āAs I thought, it should be five peopleā¦ā (Mitsuha)
āWhat should be five people?ā (Sabine-chan)
Sabine-chan, who heard Mitsuha murmuring, questioned her.
Right, because Mitsuha usually thinks something pointless at such times.
āWell, Colette-chan, Sabine-chan, and I make three people, right? And, as the candidates for the other two, there are Beatrice-chan, Rephilia, Mitchan No.2, Princess Gegegeā¦. Well, we can also choose the children in the orphanage, butā¦ā (Mitsuha)
āNo, what are you talking about!!ā (Sabine-chan)
Sabine-chan was a little frustrated because she didnāt understand what Mitsuha is getting at.
āNo, I was thinking about a party or a team, I guess. Something like Mitsuha Girls, Mitsuhaās Angels, or Peace Corps Mitsurangerā¦. Then, I thought five members are the cliched number after allā¦ā (Mitsuha)
āā¦ā¦ā (Sabine-chan)
Sabine-chan looked at Mitsuha with cold eyes suggesting that she was really disappointedā¦
āI will! I will join you!ā (Colette-chan)
Colette-chan jumped from the side and said so.
Right, Colette-chan, who has repeatedly watched [such DVDs and Blu-rays], would never miss such an exciting topic.
However, in contrast to Mitsuha, who was thinking about something like Combat Squad, Colette-chan was thinking about Magical Girlās kinds of stuff.
If itās a combat squad, one might be able to imitate it by using firearms. As expected, Mitsuha didnāt seem to be able to use Magic, after all.\n
ā¦and it appears that Princess Remia of Darrisson Kingdom finally came to be called [Princess Gegege]. And of course, both Colette-chan and Sabine-chan completely ignored itā¦
Today, after a long absence, I will attend a party in the Kingdom of Vanel.
Since I am more or less the head of a noble family, even though Iām a nobleman of another country, I have to show up in the social circle every now and then. Besides, I have to collect information regularlyā¦
Everyone in the [Society] is still a minor, so they can only be present at birthday parties before their debut. Even if they were present, I canāt use them to gather information for me since they canāt talk to adults from another house.
In my case, even if Iām a minor (or thatās what they think), I can attend normal parties because Iām the head of a noble family and involved in foreign trade, so itās okay for me to talk to themā¦
So thatās why I will be attending a party after a long absence. I also want to confirm the reaction of the social circle about the shipās soul event.
Of course, the [Count of Wonrade and Viscount of Efred] from that time will not appear. I reminded the count who is the organizer just in case. Considering what happened to that count who set me in, I donāt think he would deceive me.
ā¦well, even if they decide to deceive me, I could just run away again. Itās not like they could do any harm to me.
If I say that I want to go to the restroom, or Iāll die if I donāt take a bath or something along the lines, I should have the opportunity to be alone. And then, I would be able to escape using transfer.
ā¦as expected, thereās no way I could disappear by using transfer in public in this country.
Even an idiot would understand that Iāll have to completely cut the connection with the social circles in this country when that happens. Right, in [this country].
So, itās unlikely that anyone will pull the trigger and take all the blame.
And so, the party I attended this time is the party of a naval faction, though I chose it without worrying about factions too much.
Of course, even though itās the party of a naval faction, it doesnāt mean that it is limited to nobles and military officers of the Navy.\nItās just that [the organizer is a navy-oriented noble family, and the invited guests are a little biased toward that direction]. There are also nobles and military officers of the Army, people who arenāt so closely related to such factions, and the great merchants who have received their first title.
ā¦and thereās also Marquis Mitchell.
I chose and attended this party solely by my own decision, completely unrelated to Marquis Mitchell. I looked up the information about the party myself, then gently released the information that [Viscount Yamano seems to want to attend] through the servant route, and the invitation arrived the next day.
It seems that the maid girl who told her employer that [she heard the rumor by chance] from the person I hired was awarded a special bounty of one gold coin and was rolling around on her bed.
Anyway, I have made clear that Marquis Mitchell has been released from the role of [selecting the party where viscount Yamano will attend].
But, for Marquis Mitchell, it doesnāt mean [one less hassle for him], but rather [he had lost the trust of viscount Yamano], which seems to be a considerable loss in the social world.
Well, it seems the fact that it was because of the Kingās evil intention and that the Marquis was not at fault was widely knownā¦
No, he is at fault! The immediate cause that made me angry is because of the Marquisās attitude and words!!
Well, I wonāt bother to go around spreading that fact, thoughā¦ He is more or less the father of my friend, after allā¦
āViscount Yamano, I see that you have started to attend parties again after a long absence. Have you been well?ā (?)
Oh, an acquaintance viscount-san spoke to me. He was a senior officer in the Navy, and he mustāve on a ship before he was on duty in the Royal Capital.
He knew why I was away from the social circle, but he doesnāt touch that topic or try to inquire about the details about the trade goods and talked to me casually. As expected, heās not a [smart sailor] for nothingā¦
āAh, yes, I was just busy traveling around the surrounding countries, helping out with the [Society], and dealing with my sister who came from my home country. My body is healthy!ā (Mitsuha)
Even if heās serving in the military, as long as heās in the capital, thereās no way he doesnāt know about the [Society].
āHou, your sister?ā (?)\n\nHii, is he still going on? Someone, help meā¦
āViscount Yamano, I have a proposal about the alcohols and cosmetics that you are dealing withā¦ā (?)
Another troublesome thing has come!!
āViscount Yamano, there is a company that we take care of, wonāt you listen about it just once?ā (?)
āViscount, my daughter seems to be interested in what they call [Society], I wonder if thereās some way for her to joinā¦ā (?)
Aaaah, everyone seems to have been waiting for the story of the shipās souls to end, but when they saw a Count from somewhere interrupted the story, they all rushed to me at once to prevent that count from getting a head start!!
āViscount, about the jewelry tradeā¦ā (?)
āHow much is the grain priceā¦ā
āSpiceā¦ā
āViscount!ā
āViscount!ā
āViscount!ā
āViscount!ā
Aaaaaaahhh!!!
Why do they come to surround me like this!!
Are these guys a group of cats that attracted to a matatabi stick! (Note: The [once again] part of the title of this chapter is also [matatabi])