Unlike the previous meeting with an aristocratic form, now it has the form of an informal family dinner with a friend invited. There is no need for pretentious wording.And when they saw Mitsuha guided by Stefan enter the dining room, the five members of the Boses family stopped breathing.
Shining brilliant white dress, sparkling enamel shoes. A large pearl necklace of an unknown price on her neck. A contrast of white dress and jet black hair with a necklace that shouldnât have existed in this world. But even that just plays a supporting role to complement the beauty of the girl.As if time has stopped, a moment of silence just passes.
Katsun!
Klaus restarts after wincing for a moment from the footstep purposely made by Stefan. Then the others also begin to move. Awkwardly. Irisâs eyes are directed at the necklace and doesnât break her line of sight.
âThank you for inviting meâMitsuha lightly greeted in courtesy and sat on a seat.âU, um, welcome. This is a family gathering so it is not necessary to worry very much about form, manners, wording, and the other things. Enjoy your meal with ease. Otherwise, this wonderful meal wouldnât taste very goodâMitsuha smiled and replied with an okay to Klausâ words.
During the meal, an unbroken conversation continued. Klaus introduces his wife and children to Mitsuha to apologize for not introducing his family in the previous meeting, with topics like the Boses territoryâs special products and delicious specialty dishes, the fun conversations continued on, and then the meal finally ended and there were only tea, refreshments, liquor, and side dish s left on the table. The main subject begins at last. Everyone was wrapped up in tension, including Mitsuha.
âAh, Miss MitsuhaââY, yes!âMitsuhaâs voice cracks at Klausâs words.âNo, no, itâs not like Iâll eat you, so take it easy.ââYesâŠâEven if itâs said to take it easy, impossible things are impossible.âWho are you? I want you to answer honestly if you can. âWell, it is finally time for the performance.
âYes, itâs really true that I came from a different place from this continent. Although I gave a family name in order to meet the earl, now that I left my country and gone to this continent my position and social status has no meaningâ
Everything is true. Mitsuha came from a place other than this continent and announced her family name to meet the earl. Whether it is completely her real name or not is another story.
âThe reason why I left my country, well, I guess it would be called a succession problemâŠ.My father died of sickness and was natural for my gentle and bright brother to succeed the title, but for some reason there were weak-minded people who insisted that I should succeed it instead of my brother. I left the house while leaving behind a letter before those people could carry me up and do something bad. Perhaps, the people who wanted to carry me up wanted to press their sons towards me to usurp the title after I took over. Because I would be found and brought back if I was nearby, I took a ship to another continentâŠ.What I brought along is this necklace, which is a part of my personal belongings and my motherâs keepsakeâMitsuha explains her elaborated story.
Ah~. I feel like I can understand the feelings of those who tried to endorse this girl. Iâm sure theyâll be rolling around in regret after learning she has fled the country because of them.Klaus who believed Mitsuhaâs made-up story, pity the nonexistent vassal.
âThatâs why I canât go back to my country anymore, and I want to live in this country if I can. I think Iâll have the funds for that if I sell my motherâs memento, this necklaceâ
âS, sell it!â\n
Iris suddenly caught on the bait.
âY, you, do you you know what you are saying!ââOh, yes, itâs made from real pearls so I thought I could sell it at a reasonable price. Uh, is it a fake or something?ââY, you!âBang, bang, Iris hit the table out of excitement.
âYou know, pearls can have a range of different prices. Color, shape, size, the thickness of the nacre, and many others things.And, this necklace, its shape is close to a true sphere while being the largest size, the depth of its color shows the thickness of its layers, in the first place whatâs with the grainsâ uniformity!One or two grains are fine. Even if there is a good pearl. They can be made into a ring or earrings, a hairpin or a chest ornament at most. But, is it possible that such pearls lined up in a necklace?How many shellfish do you think you will find one pearl! Among them, what percentage of them can be used for accessories? And, a necklace with the finest grains and color? Thereâs none! Like thereâs a way to gather enough to make thisss~?â
Bang Bang Bang! Pounding the table again and again.The children are backing away from the threatening attitude of their usually gentle mother.
âEm, if youâd like, I can hand it over to Iris-samaâŠâIris stiffens from Mitsuhaâs explosive remark. And, slowly moving only the top of neck she looked at Klaus.The pale Klaus fearfully asked his wife.
âI, Iris⊠I wonder how much is the market price âŠââMarket? Thereâs no such thing, itâs something that shouldnât exist. Something that shouldnât exist in this world, a priceless treasure one of a kind throughout the world. A status that will absolutely never be overcome by anyone, being able to boast throughout the world forever. A dream item that can leave your name in the world just by owning it. Do you think some king or rich man could spare money to get it?Oh, Iâll tell you just in case, auctions are useless. Thereâll be a scramble and bloodshed, the seller will disappear on the same day to have them vomit out the sourceâ
Heeee! Beyond expectations!!I thought that it would sell high in a world without aquaculture, but not that high⊠Although I did think that if itâs cheap on Earth itâll be expensive here but cultured pearl necklace was over-specâŠ.Would it been better to get one worth 300,000 to 500,000 instead of the highest class worth 1.3 million? Or would it been better to use other artificial jewelry?
The jewelry was anticipated to cause turmoil on the market and start a search for its origin so the plan was to take it to the earl instead so it wouldnât flow in the market and also to get both money and backers in a single shot from its purchase. Thatâs why itâs a high-end product with no mistakes.Ah, thatâs right!
âIris-sama, in that case couldnât the necklace be divided and the parts sold separately⊠hee!â
Iris was staring with the eyes of a murderer.âDivide! This treasure! This necklace of a goddess! You, do you want to pick a fight with a god!!âMou, I have no idea what to doâŠâŠ
After silence once again continued for a while, Mitsuha was forced to push the original plan.âUm, if this can not be sold, then Iâm stuck in a country I donât know anything about without money or acquaintances. What I need right now isnât a necklace that is beautiful but useless, but money that supports life, money.âBut itâs a memento of your motherâŠââI think my mother would be happier if I sold the necklace and live rather than starve to death with itââW, Well, thatâs certainlyâŠâ \nClaus who tried to discourage the sale of the necklace falls silent from Mitsuhaâs counterargument.
âAnd also I want to give it to Iris. Being part of the earlâs family, you wonât be forced to tell its source, and it will not flow to the market and cause confusionâ
âB, but its priceâŠâKlaus becomes stiff.âIf itâs enough to be able to start a store in the capital thatâs all I need. Iâll do my best on my own after that!ââMitsuha-san, you, such a thing âŠâIris is astounded.
âItâs okay. BesidesâŠâMitsuha looks above Iris head and says.âI want Iris-sama to have it. And when I want to remember mother, if Iris-sama wearing it holds me tightâŠ.âAs Mitsuha said so, Iris was trembling with tears floating to the corners her eyes.âMitsuha-chan!!âKicking down the chair, Iris runs towards Mitsuha and hugs her.âIris-samaâŠâŠâ
âŠâŠYes, itâs working!
In this world, there are neither movies nor TV, and barely any books for entertainment. Even the upper class has few opportunities to be exposed to stories such as in theaters, or when nannies and mothers tell bedtime stories. In other words, they have no immunity.The earlâs family got hooked easily to the template tear jerker. They werenât foolish on the contrary, although they are capable theyâre also a good family. It was just as the information Mitsuha collected. Things might have been different if profits and losses were involved, but for from profits and losses, there is only âprofitâ for the earl.
The place becomes calm and the conversation becomes gentle. The earl familyâs children who couldnât get a word in so far due to the rapid developments in the conversation were able finally able to join in. Everyone was itching to talk to Mitsuha.
âMitsuha, your beautiful black hair and mysterious black eyes, itâs the color of miracles that the Goddess has given to you onlyâŠââOh, most people in my country have this color.âBoses familyâs son Alexis, 17 years old. Sink.He hit on the girl, but he isnât a bad man. He just simply âloves pretty girlsâ.
âMitsuha, that versatile knife that father got, itâs amazing, donât you have anything else you have brought from your country?âThe second son Theodor, 15 years old. A thoughtful, intelligent face. He would be the magician in game terms.âOh, I have a normal folding knife. Yes, this is it.Mitsuha rolls up the hem of the dress in a big way to take something out after some rustling and puts it on the table.âMi, Mitsuha-chan!âNext to Beatrice the yelling daughter, Alexis and Theodore became red
Huh? Did I do something?
âPlease be careful because it is sharpâWhile saying that, the knife locked with the blade out is presented to Theodor.ââŠAmazingâ \nAnd fell asleep like that before she noticed.