The party organizer who was stunned, shouted at the servants.
âHurry, she might be injured!â (party organizer)
The height difference between the window and the garden is rather high for a delicate noble lady to jump off. It would be still fine if she only sprained her legs, but if it went poorly, she mightâve fractured her bones.
If rumors spread that a foreign noble girl was seriously injured, it would not be tolerated. After such denunciation, itâs no wonder if all responsibility falls on him.
And, if the protest from her angry parents come via diplomatic route from the girlâs home countryâŠ
Just by looking the pale expression that [Count Wonrade and Viscount Efred] have, everyone will be also have the same pale expression.
Apparently, it didnât seem to be very useful.
âCountâŠâ
âCountessâŠâ
When they realized, the host couple were already surrounded by a lot of party guests.
âWhat does this meanâŠ. Can you explain why is that the talk that I was about to receive the high-quality liquor which is the specialty of Viscount Yamanoâs territory has been broken off?â (Guest A)
âShe promised me to give me alcohol and exotic food on my birthday, but that has been canceled too? If you donât give me a proper explanation of whoâs to blame, I will not be convinced!!â (Guest B)
On the surface, the girlâs expression seemed to be kind. However, no one knew it was a smirk of to hide her anger. And, that the girl was pretty⊠angry.
Outside of the crowds that were surrounding the party organizer, Marquis Mitchell who has a relieved expression on his face was stroking his chest.
(âŠit was really fortunate that this is a party of another factionâŠ) (Marquis Mitchell)\n
âEh? Why does it suddenly âŠâ (Secretary A)
Says the secretary of a certain mid-sized firm, stunned.
âWell, the young lady who is the wholesaler of our products was fooled, trapped, and about to be presented to a strange group of people by a certain Count family. All transactions with that noble family and their relatives are prohibited, and the same were applied to the companies who are doing business them⊠In addition, this seems to be applied not only to wholesale but also to retail. Itâs a matter of life and death if we were to be cut by the wholesaler who is our lifeline, so we have to follow her instruction you see, thereâs no one who can blame us for it right?â (Rephilia)
âWhaâŠâ (Secretary A)
A few days later, the royal capital was in turmoil.
And rumors have been flowing below the city surface where the general public has no idea.
Yes, itâs the underground information network among merchants and nobles.
[It seems that you can not trade with Rephilia Trade if you got involved there].
[It seems that they refused a purchase contract for liquor and spices from a large store that had been delivering ingredient to that noble family]
[It seems that the exporter seems to be furious, so no matter how much you bow down to Rephilia Trade, itâs totally useless]
The count who hosted that party was at his witsâ end, he was criticized and blamed by all of his family members as well as the members of his faction.
The king and the prince were busy removing all the culprits who set up coward lies and traps.
Marquis Mitchell and other nobles who have built friendly relation with Viscount Yamano, who has been missing since then, cannot hide their impatience.
And that Viscount Yamano, who is the main topic of the rumors, currentlyâŠ
âAah, I worked a bit too much, I think Iâm going to relax for a while. Alright, letâs go to a hot spring trip with Colette-chan and Sabine-chan. Recently, my shoulders are getting stiff and hurt. Even though thereâs not much weight hanging on my chest, ahahah⊠tte, shut up will you!!â\nA self-masochistic retort.
âŠit seems that sheâs quite tiredâŠ
(Mitsuhaâs POV)
âso thatâs how it is, right now weâre here, at the Arima Onsen!!â (Mitsuha)
â âOoh~â â (the two lolis)
Colette-chan and Sabine-chan, who are in good mood, have been changed into yukatas.
Itâs been a long time since the three of us have been together [Close contact 24/7].
Hot spring trip, 2 nights at a minimum!!
You canât relieve your fatigue if youâre arrived at the inn in the evening and went home the next moring.
You have to stay at least 2 nights in order to idling all day long and get into the hot springs many times.
Thatâs why 3 days 2 night.
âŠone day trip is actually enough because we came here by using Transfer. Well, donât worry about such a small detail!
Anyway, letâs go to the bath!
âNo diving, no swimming, no soap and no stomach on the floor!â (Mitsuha)
â âI canât swim in the first place!!â â (the two lolis)
âŠoh, is that so?\n\nâYes. Since nobles and great merchants all know that those names are the aliases of His Majesty and His Highness, those who related to royal palace, whether merchants or nobles, would also be excluded if Viscount Yamano or the Rephilia Trade knows that⊠And thatâs the very reason why I canât tell the people of the Rephilia Trade that that name is actually the alias of His MajestyâŠâ (the Subordinate)
Thereâs no way someone can let that happen.
Even if everyone knows it, itâs just an [implicit understanding] at the very least, making a formal notice about it would only be a source of laughter.
And it is uncertain whether it would really work for the furious foreign girlâŠ
Besides, the girl is not from this country, so she is not obliged to obey the kingâs orders. She can just leave the country and start doing business in another country.
Spices, salt, sugar, fine ingredients, fine liquor, and⊠precious metals and gems.
This country will have to buy resale goods from there at a high price âŠ
âIt seems that resale outside the country is prohibitedâ (the Subordinate)
He was reluctant and dropped his shoulders upon hearing the additional report from his subordinate.
ââŠwe have no other choice but to change the plan. Invite Viscount Yamano to the Royal Palace. The king gives permission to the foreign noble who carries their goods to our country for an audience, I will meet her as the King rather than Count Wonrade. Letâs tell her that [a relative of the royal family, Count Wonrade, who resembles the king, has left the royal capital for a while to go on a journey]. What do you think, this would be fine right!?â (the King)
The subordinate shook his head to the king, who thought it was a good idea.
âI do think that itâs much better than the previous plan. However, that is if we can solve the problem that [Viscount Yamano has been completely disappeared and we canât get in touch with her at all, whether by visiting her store or via Marquis Mitchell]âŠâ (the Subordinate)
ââŠâŠâ (the King)
It seems that thereâs still a long way to go until the King can officially obtain the items from Viscount Yamanoâs homeland.
Until then, heâll have to enjoy the unofficially bought items that are several times the market price.
âDamn, just where did I go wrongâŠâ (the King)