Chapter 198 \n198. Society 3\n
Today is the first [Society]ās tea party.
Cosmetics have been successfully distributed, and everyone seems to be practicing their makeup for a while.
Although there are some differences in their skills, they all seem to be working with the maid or studying with the whole family. They refused to give up even after seeing how their faces looked when they put on their makeup as thick as geisha.
Women are scary when theyāre serious.
Then, following after the greeting from Mitchan which is the president, I handed out the club rings that just completed.
TheĀ center stoneĀ of the white gold ringĀ is the finest ruby.
The head of the ring is engraved with [Society], the joining date on the side panel, and the full name of the respective members on the inside of the ring.
Those who wear this ring are sisters and comrades. They will never betray each other.
It canāt be helped If thereās a conflict between their parents, even so, their friendship is immutable and undying.
Yup, in such a spirit, it will bind everyone in this game of getting along.
And since Iām [the one on the administrator side], Iām not bound by the in-game rules. Fuhahahaha!!
No, what am I trying to get by retorting myself?
Ah, white gold is an alloy of gold and white metal such as palladium, which is kinda white but is different from platinum. About 75% gold and 25% palladium.\n
The white color is giving a calm and unobtrusive impression, and pure gold is soft and easily deforms and wears away. Besides, white gold is cheaper.
These rings arenāt free gifts. Theyāre loan items.
These are the proof of the [Society] membership, and they have to be returned when the member leaves.
Since the date when the member joined and their names are engraved, they cannot be reused. Each of these rings was made only for one girl and will be scrapped when they leave the association. These rings can serve only one member.
The girls who just received the club ring are staring at their respective rings.
Well, the center stone ruby is, of course, synthetic ruby, but synthetic is not a fake. It has the same composition and structure as the natural one, it is genuine ruby. ā¦It just created by human beings instead of the power of nature.
So, even if it boasts amazing purity, it is treated as [Splendid Jewel], not as [Composite that cost next to nothing]. ā¦in this world, that is.
It is not something that they inherited from their mother like an heirloom that has been passed down for generations. And it is not something that their parents bought for them.
They keep staring at the captivating red jewel on the ring where their name is engraved and made exclusively for themselvesā¦
After that, itās time for chatting while eating sweets.
Since this is a [tea party], we do both the serious talk and the funny talk while eating the sweets, drinking, and having fun. We donāt do it like a super inflexible meeting.
And itās time for the examination of membership applicants.
A number is assigned to each of the applicants on the list and have each member to write the number of [Those who they donāt want to join] on the provided paper. Of course, they can write any number. And those whose number doesnāt get written by anyone would be qualified.
And then put the paper in the ballot box anonymously and count the result in front of everyone fairly.\nAnd read out the written numbers one after another. Those whose number is read will be given a cross mark next to their names on the applicantsā list.
Everyone seems to have tried to eliminate those who would likely try to take control of the [Society]. Hence, those who have a hard personality, those who are far older than the current members, those who are politically problematic, and so forth, have received [Nomination] from everyone.
Of course, I do a lot of research beforehand, so Mitchan and I also wrote the numbers of the problematic applicants, so itās safe.
āIt appears that the only one who has been admitted is a daughter of count family, Farenia de Garbarek aloneā (Mitchan)
Mitchan declared so to everyone.
The first princess, the second princess, and the third princess who wanted to join were not admitted. Too bad!!
Farenia-chan seems to be a cute, innocent, and obedient girl that can stir up everyoneās desire to protect her. Sheās the so-called [Everyoneās little sister].
ā¦I donāt need her because I have Colette-chan, Sabine-chan, and all of the Yamano Maid Girl Corps!
By the way, the ballots were supposed to be anonymous, but actually, it can be easily recognized by the handwriting style.
ā¦of course! No one believes that [No one would know who wrote what on the questionnaires at schools or companies], and write their honestā¦ no, itās nothing!
Anyway, Iām not that stupid enough to miss the chance to learn raw information such as personal relationships and ties between houses. Since there are also other tricks besides the handwriting, I will make a human relationship correlation chart later.
And then the photo session using a digital camera.
Everyone not only makes formal expression, but they also make free expressions such as playful expression, etc. Looking at the sample portrait of Mitchan, they realized that it was more effective to attack with various expressions, not just the formal one. ā¦umu, as one would expect.\n\nHmm, isnāt it possible to sell books from Earth by translating the popular ones, such as OO book or XX series, into the language of this world? Of course at aĀ nobleāsĀ priceā¦
But it seems troublesome to write one each of them by hand.
Thinking about the future, it might be better to make custom fonts on my personal computer, assign the letters to the keyboard, and make one for this countryās language. I can also make one for the old continentās language.
Alright, this will be put on hold. Iāll think about it when I have free time. I can also ask someone to do the actual work.
I donāt have to do everything myself. Just what do you think Iām making money for.
Even if itās impossible for an amateur, you can pay and leave it to a professional. For that reason, there are professionals who have such specific skills.
Mochi is in the mochi shop, and momoās companion is Mocha.
(Note: The first part is an idiom, Mochi wa mochi-ya =Ā one should go to specialists for the best results. And the latter part isĀ Magical Princess Minky MomoĀ reference, where Mocha is Momoās monkey companion. If you write Mochi-ya in hiragana it would be (ćć”ć) and Mocha is written in katakana like this (ć¢ćć£), both of them virtually looks the same on paper. So long story short, itās a wordplay, I guess)
And just like that, the first [Society] tea party was over with great successā¦
āā¦so, Mitsuha. Letters are coming one after another from the Royal Palace. Saying [Why you donāt let the princesses join], [This is blasphemy!], [We suspected that this is a rebellion against the Royal Family], and so on. The contents are becoming more and more dangerous as they send more lettersā¦ā (Mitchan)
āJust because they canāt get into a childrenās playing group, they went as far as treating us as rebels!!?ā (Mitsuha)