Outing Report
After that, I returned to His Majesty, said my goodbyes, and came back to the mansion.
That day, we used the transfer gate to return to the Lampail estate mansion, and told Mother, Grandfather Will, and Grandmother Lindsay about my time in the royal capital and the royal castle.
“So, the royal capital was that fun? I’m glad to hear you made friends too. You’ll need to write a letter properly.”
“Yes. I promised Belle, so I’ll write her a letter later. Please check it for any mistakes afterward.”
“Of course, I will.”
“Thank you, Mother.”
“Oh my, such a spoiled little girl.”
Mother gently hugged me after I hugged her.
“But to think you’re from the same hometown as Her Majesty—what a coincidence.”
Grandmother said.
“Yes, I was surprised too. But we really hit it off from the first meeting.”
“Wahaha, that’s just like Joan.”
“Yes, even I was surprised. She didn’t return for over an hour, and when she did, they were holding hands. Well, the princes were more surprised than I was.”
“So, are Noel and Gene coming back riding Snowy?”
“Yes. Snowy said if Noel is in control, then Gene can ride too. They said they’d depart in the evening, so they’ll probably arrive by early morning.”
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Bang!
““Whoa…!””
“Ah… ehehe.”
“‘Ehehe,’ my foot. Young kady. You had us thinking you’d stopped doing that, then this?”
“Seriously. It’s bad for my heart—please, give us a break already.”
Abe and Ben scolded me.
“I’m sorry. I won’t d—I mean, I’ll be careful.”
“Hm? Why did you change what you were going to say?”
“Uhh, because I couldn’t promise I won’t do it again?”
“So you will!?”
“Well, you never know until the time comes!”
“Ahh, forget it. Head Chef, this is that circular logic Gene was talking about from Joan.”
“Ahh, that.”
I don’t get it...
It’s not circular logic. I just didn’t want to lie!
“So, how was it? Your first time in the royal capital.”
“It was amazing. Bigger than the General Market, and there were all kinds of shops. I had skewers, fresh fruit juice, and a Jetbull sandwich. Oh, and I had two Ripple Pies at the café Grey recommended.”
“Sounds like all you did was eat.”
“How rude! I also bought a letter set and sketchbook from a general store, and a book about legendary creatures from a bookstore. Since you said that, Ben, I’m not giving you the Jetbull sandwich I bought as a souvenir because it was delicious.”
“Ah, no, sorry! I wanna eat that Jetbull sandwich!”
“Gahaha, Ben lost that one. But with all that eating in town, I bet you couldn’t eat anything back at the mansion. The royal capital chefs were all fired up too.”
“Huh? I ate properly! I think it’s the flavoring they use in the capital? It’s a bit different from here. It was so good, I ended up eating too much.”
“Seriously!? And you ate two Ripple Pies right before dinner, didn’t you?”
“Yeah. That’s why I ran back from the café!”
““Whaaa!?””
Huh? I wonder why they’re so surprised?
Sure, I wanted to eat Ripple Pie, but I also wanted to eat the mansion’s dinner, so I needed to burn off what I ate, right?
“You mean the café Mr. Grey recommended was that one? The one with the waterside terrace?”
“Yeah, that’s the one.”
“Huh? That café’s about halfway into the market, right?”
“Yup, that’s right. There were a lot of people in the market, so I started from the edge. Not a big deal, right?”
“No, Missy. The noble district is up on a hill, remember? You ran up there?”
“Yup. Brother Gene did too. Oh, and the two attendants as well.”
““Two attendants?””
“Yeah. I think they were probably guards.”
““………””
“Uh… Joan, you noticed those two?”
“Yeah, but I only noticed when we entered the café.”
“By the way, what kind of people were they?”
“What kind? Hmm… One had deep green hair tied in a single ponytail, and the other had short navy blue hair. They weren’t there during introductions, so I don’t know their names.”
“… Why did you assume they were mansion attendants?”
“Well, they followed behind us when we left, but they were gone when I turned around at the gate. I thought maybe they were from another mansion, but just in case, I went around to the back gate—and found them soaking their heads at the water spout.”
““Ahhh…””
Huh? Why are both of them hanging their heads?
“D-Don’t tell me—you talked to those two?”
“I did. I felt bad since they ran up the hill with us, so I said ‘thank you for your hard work’ and gave them water and salt candy.”
“Hahaha… S-So kind of you.”
“Missy… Just to confirm, did you tell anyone about those attendants?”
“Hmm? … Ah, I mentioned them to Martha during my bath. When I said I ran back, I added, ‘those two were amazing too.’”
“What did Martha say?”
“Hmm? Uh… She said, ‘I see. They’ve been training, so I’m sure they’ll continue training afterward.’”
““Aaaaahhh…””
Martha mumbled something else too, but I couldn’t catch it—it was too quiet\~
“… Of all people, Martha’s the one who found out? Poor guys.”
“Those two don’t stand a chance…”
“Huh?”
“Ah, nothing. Sounds like you had fun, and that’s good.”
“Yeah.”
It’s only natural that Mr. Abe and Ben would pity those two attendants...
The head maid of the royal capital mansion, Martha.
Her background: former adventurer, once a member of an A-rank party. Her element was Water, and she was a master of the bow. Her title: Archer of Ice.
And the steward, Liam. He, too, was a member of that same A-rank party as Martha. His element was Fire, and he had superhuman speed. His title: Blazing Sword.
After hearing from Joan about the blunder of the two attendants, Martha whispered some “loving words” to them for nearly an hour, followed by Liam’s “loving guidance” … It lasted late into the night.
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