Chapter 204 \n204. Societyâs Grand Operation 1\n
âCherylea-sama, is there something the matter?â
At the [Society] âs tea party, Mitchan worriedly reached out to one girl who seemed to less cheerful than usual.
Yeah, thatâs Mitchan for you, exerting care here and there⊠tte, Itâs a little bit different this time.
Cherylea-chan is the daughter of a baron family, which is rare in this gathering.
This sorority is mostly composed of daughters of count families, along with the [real purpose] of its establishment.
The marquis families were originally small in number. Either they declined the invitation because they have an equal relationship and didnât want to be under the Mitchell family or that they led a rival faction to the Mitchell family. After the foundation of the [Society], no one has been able to be admitted because of the rules.
Dukes families and the Royals were not invited from the beginning since it would be unbearable if they are poorly interfering or trying to take control over the gathering. Well, [Since it is a gathering of daughters of Marquis families and below].
But it is, more or less, an [Informal social gathering where status difference does not matter]. And on top of that, it is a place where several [daughters of baron and viscount families, which are somewhat influential regardless of the ranks, whose parents and themselves, both, have virtuous personalities] are gathered.
Of course, I myself bear the Viscount title, and as everyone might imagine, itâs different from my parentâs rank or the line of succession to the throne. Not all of the daughters here have a title after all.
(Note: Reminder that Mitsuha is assumed to be a royal descent (of her home country, of course) by the people of this country)
So thatâs why the daughters of baron and viscount families who were called out were happy to participate.
Well, being invited to a gathering of Countâs and Marquisâ daughters was a tremendous honor for them. If they can get along with the daughter of senior nobles, it will bring an invaluable advantage for their own family. No matter what they think, their parents will make them participate.
âŠand now the results are about to come out.
ââŠn-no, itâs nothingâŠâ (Cherylea-chan)
The baronâs daughter, Cherylea de Wennarl, leaned back and said that with a slightly dark expression on her face.
However, Mitchan will not withdraw with just that.
âThatâs a lie. Didnât we, the [Society], vowed that we would not abandon those in need and will always help each other!â (Mitchan)
Ooh~~, as expected of Mitchan, what a splendid actingâŠ\n
âB-but, different from something like a personal love affair, for little girls like us who doesnât even have our own power, no matter even if weâre noblesâ daughters, thereâs nothing we canâŠâ (Cherylea-chan)
âPlease wait!â (Mitsuha)
I interrupted her speech and approached her.
And, in preparation for this, I took out something from the shoulder bag that was hanging on my shoulder and presented it to Cherylea-chan.
ââŠâŠarrow?â (Cherylea-chan)
Yes, itâs an arrow that used to shoot something with a bow. And itâs the one that used with a small bow. Large bow arrows wonât fit in the shoulder bag.
âYes, please break itâ (Mitsuha)
ââŠeh? Y-yes, I understandâŠâ (Cherylea-chan)
Even though she didnât get a clear idea, Cherylea-chan received the arrow and broke it, thinking that I might have some reason. AndâŠ
âNext, please put this together and try to break themâ (Mitsuha)
This time, I took out three arrows from the shoulder bag and presented them to Cherylea-chan.
âYesâŠâ (Cheryl-chan)
Cherylea-chan once again received the arrow and tried to break them altogether.
Huh!? She can break them!!!??
â â â â â ââŠâŠâ â â â â â\nSeeing my appalled expression, everyone knew that something had gone wrong, and Cherylea-chan realized she had apparently made a mess.
â â â â â ââŠâŠâ â â â â â
But thereâs no need to worry! I expected if something like this might happen, soâŠ
âNext, please put this together and try to break themâ (Mitsuha)
Saying that I took all the remaining six arrows out of the shoulder bag.
She might be able to break them again if with just four or five, so just in case, I took out all of the rest of the ten arrows I brought.
Using your war potential one at a time is sheer stupidity, always use all of your maximum strength to destroy whatever your enemy is!!
Iâm glad I prepared a lot of arrowsâŠ
And Cherylea received the remaining six arrows I offered.
âPlease try to break them togetherâ (Mitsuha)
Right, letâs pretend that the matter about the three arrows from earlier has never happened.
âY-yesâŠâ (Cheryl-chan)
She put her strength in her arms, but she couldnât break the arrows this time.
âlike this, even if each one of the arrows is weak, they will become stronger if there are 6 of them together. And we have more than 6 friends in our [Society]. That means, even if we are powerless alone, if everyone works together, our power is invincible!â (Mitsuha)
â â â â â âOooooohh!!â â â â â â
I wonder just how many of them noticed that the six arrows made an awkward sound and that Cherylea-chan hurriedly eased her strengthâŠ
Cherylea-chan is overpowered!!!\n\nWe, the [Society], are comrades!!
âŠas well as a bunch of simplistic heroines who yearns for a wonderful friendship story.
Although worn by the nobilitiesâ daughter, those are still just childâs accessories. They are expensive for the commoner, but from the nobilityâs point of view, they are not that valuable. And, if we try to sell them as secondhand items in an urgent, thenâŠ
However, if their stones were to be recut and re-polished on Earth, as well as have their stone-seating and pedestal rebuilt, perhaps they could be sold at reasonable prices.
Well, Iâm prepared for the deficit from the beginning. This was never a profitable plan, after all.
This is just a performance, a publicity stunt.
To instill the impression in the people that [Society] is an ally of the people, and those who interfere with it are enemies of the peopleâŠ
Right, it is to drive the blames towards the country in case the nobilities, royals, or merchants are laying their hands on the [Society] and trying to seize its control to make use of it.
Beautiful girls who are on the side of the people and dirty adults are trying to use them.
In case something happens, I wonder what the outcome would be if the information were to be leaked to the general publicâŠ
âFufufu, yeah, sometimes my genius is almost frightening!!â (Mitsuha) (Note: insert meme here)
Colette-chan caught me saying that in a low voice.
âIs that so? If anything, you looked like the worst fraudster to meâŠâ (Colette-chan)
Yeah, Colette-chan awakened a new habit with bad puns recently âŠ
You donât have to awaken such a thing!!
Since youâre a cute otherworld girl, if you want to awaken something, how about you awaken a magic skill instead!!