Chapter 37: Morning Sparring?
When it cos to wake-up calls, I want the maids doing them.
In the morning, I like to be woken up by the sweet smile of a girl; I was reluctant to move so the guy said to :
“Co on, you sure like sleeping in late.”
And poked repeatedly.
What pained the most was to wake up to the sound of a man’s angry voice.
I am devastatingly bad when it cos to waking, you know? I have no idea who you are, but I’m going to hit you until you’re dead.
Annoyed, I got up in order to change my clothes when a maid jumped in my room.
“Ah! I...I’m sorry for not knocking. I tried to stop him, but that knight kept on saying he wanted to spar with Zest-sama and rushed inside......”
The maid lowered her head hastily.
“I see, don’t worry about it. I’ll go out once I’m dressed, so wait a bit.”
“Certainly.”
She opened the door and gave so orders in a low voice.
In the next instant, she approached and helped put on my clothes.
Obviously, this is not sothing I would need help for.
But letting the maids assist you is another nobles’ rule.
Honestly now, what idiot intruded on so early in the morning, blabbering about having a match with ......
The maid said he was a knight, but he can’t possibly have the status of a normal knight.
If a simple knight assaulted , a noble, without any prior appointnt, requesting sothing like a match against , no one would complain when he gets killed.
Then, a highly ranked noble? No, if that was the case, the maid would have recognized him.
All the maids working inside the palace are elites, there’s no way she wouldn’t have recognized the guy’s face.
Then was it a middle ranked noble?......It actually could be.
Since my position as the 1st Rank Imperial Mage is not yet made known to the public, maybe it was a baron or a viscount......
This will be troubleso.
I finished changing my clothes, let out a long sigh and opened the door.
“You suddenly turn up early in the morning, what the hell do you......Hm?”
I looked around the room, but there was no one inside.
He wasn’t sitting on the chair either.
I saw there was tea prepared for him on the table, so I’m sure the guy was around until monts ago, but it seems he had left.
I looked over my shoulder at the maid, but she seed disturbed by this scene too.
Unexpectedly, I ca into contact with sothing soft and warm, on my shoulder.
By the way, she slls really good.
(Good morning, Master.)
“Morning. You’re in a good mood, it seems.”
The spirit smiled, her face was beaming.
All that annoyance I felt minutes ago was completely gone; my heart got warr.
(Yes! Since a noisy man showed up when Master was sleeping, I silenced him. Praise !)
........You silenced......him?
“Thanks, you did great. And where is that noisy guy now, if I may ask?”
I was pretty frightened so I made sure to ask in a gentle tone.
(Ehehe, I connected to the water fountain inside the city and threw him away. Master, stroke my head, please!)
“Yeah, good. Isn’t breakfast ready yet? Let’s go eat together.”
Trembling, I sat down and started brushing the spirit’s hair gently.
I’ll make sure not to provoke her in the future.......
My feelings are gradually taking over , I really must be careful about it.
I decided, and continued to caress the smiling miniature young lady spirit.
I made up my mind not to think about the knight who got thrown away.
Since it was the spirit who did it, it can’t be helped.
I’ll be sure to push through with this.
After I finished eating, I looked over the letters so nobles sent .
Who do I et first? Where will we et? I ca to the conclusion that I’ll have to consult with my master before deciding on such matters.
There are so nobles affiliated with the Frontier Count’s Household, so I can’t choose the order as I please.
After all, I’ve spent all my afternoon choosing the right order.
I’d rather just do it randomly, but the noble society won’t forgive such a thing.
It’s truly annoying.
I let out a sigh of relief, and without losing any more ti, a maid ca to pick up.
The second banquet: A eting with all the nobles in the imperial capital.
By the way, the entire city was celebrating. Food and sake was distributed free of charge for anybody on the streets, so it was like a huge festival.
Must be hard for the soldiers maintaining the public order right now, but it’s all right. Tomorrow is their ti to party after all.
The maid led to the hall’s main guests’ entrance.
At his Majesty’s signal, the door would open and I would step in.
Master was already there; he ca in from another entrance.
Since the main guests tonight were and the spirit, there was nothing to be done.
The door opened slowly.
Well now, let’s get ready for a nice session of probing each other, my dear nobles!
I stroked the spirit’s head once more as I started to walk.
“Oh! Is that the spirit?”
“The new 1st Rank is surprisingly young.”
“It seems he doesn’t have any concubines yet.”
“Hee? Is he allowed to wear black clothes?”
“Hmm....Such a snob.”
The banquet hall was full of such whispers.
As I was chatting with his Majesty, mostly rascals gathered around .
During a party, a man can’t approach a woman who he’s never t before.
First, her father or another male relative must co to talk with , and only after that will I be introduced to the lady.
It’s always like this.
Again, annoyingly enough, there’s a rule for court ranks too.
Those with a lower rank are not allowed to start a conversation with those superior to them.
It’s not yet official, but his Majesty already told them that I’ll be the next 1st Rank Imperial Mage.
And so, they treat like a marquis now.
The only ones I can freely talk with, at a first encounter, are the mbers of the imperial family, the dukes and the male marquises.
Without this rule, all parties would see so corpses.
By doing nothing but greeting the several hundred nobles here, my head was already hurting.
As per the imperial capital’s rules, the only ones I can et and talk to freely are the mbers of the imperial family.
Normally, dukes and marquises are the top figures of the empire’s territories, so they are scattered to various placed.
That’s why, everyone was starring from the distance; all they could do was wait for to start a conversation with them.
Again, that’s why, all I could hear was whispers.
“Oh, right. Zest, let introduce you to my daughter. She’s Tsubaki.”
Tsubaki?.....Is that the Japanese Callia?
I rember them saying that long ago, there was a stranger hero who ca from another world.
“I am glad to et you, Zest, the next 1st Rank. I am Tsubaki. I hear that it’s the na of the flower the legendary hero-sama loved.”
She lifted her dress a little and bend her knee lightly.
This very sweet young lady, who seed to be around 10, was the spit image of the Empress.
She might have felt nervous thought, since her smile was pretty stiff.
“Thank you for your courteous greeting, your Highness, Princess Tsubaki. I am Zest. The spirit doesn’t have a na yet, but would you give us the honor of greeting her too?”
She offered the spirit a grandiose greeting, like she was an actress in a play, then she smiled broadly, quite childishly.
Hehe, kids sure are lovely.
“Yes, I don’t mind. Spirit-sama, nice to et you. I’m Tsubaki.....My na is Tsubaki.”
She corrected herself; despite being so young she really acts splendidly. My face beca loose without even realizing.
A little girl is giving her best to do the greeting properly....Isn’t this a charming spectacle?
The spirit seed to like Princess Tsubaki too, so she jumped in the air and flew towards , only to stop in front of my eyes.
Imitating the young girl, she bowed in courtesy and smiled sweetly.
When Princess Tsubaki saw this, her face covered in smiles; she seed to get hooked on the spirit too.
(Did I do it right, Master?)
“Yea, you did great.”
I gently brushed her hair and she narrowed her eyes just like a cat; she seed to enjoy it greatly.
Haha, she’s too cute.
In this comfortable atmosphere, my master joined us and we departed in order to make the courtesy calls.
However, Princess Tsubaki didn’t want to leave the spirit’s side, so we had to let her accompany us.
And so, we couldn’t go greet all the nobles we had planned to.
His Majesty is too indulgent when it cos to his little girl.....I quite understand him though.
Thanks to her presence, the nobles could not talk about intricate matters, so it all ended with a few courtesy greetings.
On the contrary, it was rather helpful for .
After we finished with the greetings, we sat on the seats prepared for us near the wall. I couldn’t get tired of gazing at the spirit and the Princess playing together, and in this manner the party was reaching its closure ti.
“I’m more than happy to see that everyone enjoyed this evening and warmly welcod the birth of the new 1st Rank. We, as well, must strive for the well-being of our empire.”
With his Majesty’s words, the banquet ca to an end.
It ended just like that and all I did was mostly play with Princess Tsubaki.
However, I was more than happy with this developnt.
Because I was able to avoid the nobles’ probing and scheming....
Escorting Princess Tsubaki, I passed through the main guests’ door, mont in which she revealed a voluptuous smile, not an inch of childishness in it, and whispered:
“Zest-sama, thank you for keeping company the entire evening. The nobles are sending us their blessings.”
The Imperial Household’s won, even though small, they sure are scary......
Did she just fra ?.......My stomach hurts.......
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