Greeting the King
Finally, after the exchange between the three of them ended, Father said,
"Well then, go ahead and greet them, starting with you, Noel."
"Yes. It’s a pleasure to meet you. I am Noel, the eldest son of the Lampail family."
"P-pleased to meet you. I am Gene, the second son of the Lampail family."
Thinking I was next, I looked around nervously and found His Majesty and the Chancellor both gazing intently at me.
Oh dear... They're clearly expecting me to use the form of address we discussed earlier...
"U-um, nice to meet you. I’m Joan, eldest daughter of the Lampail family. Uncle Alex, Uncle Holger, I look forward to your favor."
I executed a graceful curtsy.
When I looked up, Father and my brothers were smiling wryly, while His Majesty and the Chancellor were beaming from ear to ear.
"Mmm, lovely. Daughters really are the best."
"Yeah, I have to agree with you on that."
"… That's enough. Shall we get to the main topic?"
"Right, of course. First, let me explain what's happened so far."
Then Father explained everything—how I have the Null attribute, my memories from a past life, my outrageous skills, and about little Snowy.
The King and Chancellor listened with various expressions of surprise but kept hearing him out.
"… Stanley’s story alone lacks credibility, to be honest. Miss Joan, could you show us your status?"
When the King asked me, I was about to open my status when I suddenly remembered it also shows my mental age.
Yeah... I *really* don’t want them seeing that. Is there any way to hide it?
Hey, Assist-chan, can I hide part of my status?
A: You can. What would you like to hide?
J: Anything related to mental age.
A: Got it. It won’t be visible until you explicitly allow it again.
"Joan? Are you okay?"
Father called out, worried by my silence.
"Ah, yes. I'm fine. Status Open."
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Joan Lampail
Has memories of a past life. Master of Snow (Pegasus).
Condition
Healthy
Attribute
Null
Skills
Search S
Storage S
Repair
First Aid
Aqua
Dry
Assist
Teleport
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““………””
Yeah… people freeze the first time they see it.
His Majesty even had his mouth hanging open… Bugs might fly in.
"W-what is this?! That’s way too many skills!! Even I only have four… She has eight!"
The King was the first to recover and shout in disbelief.
"A-and two of them are S rank… and even Teleport…?."
Oops, now the Chancellor's holding his head in his hands.
"See? My Joan is amazing, right? She’s not just cute, you know."
Father... why are you looking so smug?
"Well, that confirms Stan’s story. So, how do you explain the white horse turning into a pegasus?"
"Ah, you can confirm that by Searching Snowy. But to put it simply, it’s due to an overlap of Joan’s skills."
““Huh?””
Then Father explained about the Warg-wolf incident. But His Majesty and the Chancellor didn’t seem to follow and just looked like they were deep in thought, saying nothing.
"… Um, Father, when should I give the gifts?"
Unable to bear the silence, I asked him quietly.
"Hm? … Ah, I forgot. Go ahead and bring them out now."
"Okay."
From my Storage, I brought out a variety of dried fruits and a pound cake made with rum-grapes. And of course, a basket of dried sweet potatoes—a specialty product from our domain, or at least something I want to make a specialty.
Upon seeing them, the Chancellor asked,
"And these are? Hm? Withered fruits?"
"These are called dried fruits. They’re food from my previous life. By removing a certain amount of moisture, the flavor and nutritional value become more concentrated. Try them first."
The Chancellor cautiously put one in his mouth.
Munch, munch, munch, munch
"H-Hey, Holger, how is it? Is it good?"
"N-no, this won’t do. You shouldn’t eat this."
““What!?””
The King and Father shouted in surprise.
Huh? I brought the usual stuff though?
Was something off this time? Oh no, what should I do...
While I was panicking, the Chancellor, with a completely serious expression, said,
"Munch, munch... This... I’ll take responsibility... munch and dispose of them... munch, munch… don’t worry."
"… How exactly will you dispose of them?"
"That would be… through my mouth…"
"Hey, you fool! Don’t joke around! Hand them over!! Munch, munch, munch... Oh wow. The flavor’s more intense than fresh fruit. I can’t stop eating them."
Phew—thank goodness.
He just liked them so much he didn’t want to share.
Still, the way the Chancellor said that with such a straight face nearly gave me a heart attack.
Please don’t tease this old lady like that~
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