Chapter 163.2 \n<h1>Chapter 163 White Sword Gathering ③</h1>\n\n And that’s when I opened my eyes.
“…… This place is not that bad. I get it, I get it, greetings are important.” (Hunter)
Just then, a Hunter who had entered earlier went out of his way to greet the servants. It was a brown-skinned man wearing a tightly fitted suit. He is probably a fighter who uses his bare hands to fight.
If you look closely, you can see that everyone, even the nobles, was greeting the servants and giving their thanks. Some of them were even chatting and laughing.
I see, the nobles from the Empire also chat with their servants, noted.
You would think that many of them would be arrogant, but it turns out that when you get this high up in the rank, they all seem to be ladies and gentlemen. It seemed that the Hunters were all people of character. When you think a little about it, the Hunters who are invited here (Except for me) are all of the same rank as Ark, so I guess that is normal.
That was dangerous, I was almost the only one who walked in without saying hello. My bad upbringing is showing up. After all, I guess it was a good idea to take a wait-and-see approach.
“Cry-san.” (Eva)
“Yeah, I know.” (Cry)
There is no one better than me when it comes to following other people’s lead. This is especially true among high-level Hunters.
With a smirk on my face, I *kossokosso* sneakily sneaked behind the nobleman who was moving in front of me and waited for my turn to give a greeting.
If you look closely, you will see that all the servants are beautiful. I am currently wearing the suit that Eva prepared for me, so I’m not inferior to them in terms of clothing, but I’m clearly losing in the look. As expected of Zebrudia, which is at the height of its prosperity, everything is top-notch.
On top of that, some of the servants are clearly younger than me. The girl with light-blue hair was particularly striking. She looked younger than Tino, but like the other servants, she wore her apron dress well and was smiling perfectly.
Even this young girl was working so hard, while I was like this ―― I straightened my back and smiled.\n
There was no need to be so nervous. Eva’s expression was unusually tense, but…… Calm down. It is not like I will be dealing with noblemen or Hunters.
The other party also must know that we are not people who have learned manners. Eva told me that Hunters don’t need to worry so much about etiquette, yup.
The servants had calm expressions on their faces, but only their eyes were not smiling. I greeted her while being slightly taken aback.
“Uuuuum…… Thank you for inviting me on this special occasion?” (Cry)
“Cry-san, it is the Emperor who has invited us.” (Eva)
Said Eva in a whisper. And I frowned. So what should I say when I greet her?
“………… Yeah, you are absolutely right. This was so shameful of me. My apologies, this is all due to me being uneducated…… Good evening. It is an honor to meet you.” (Cry)
Shocked eyes were looking at me. It was a look that said, “What kind of country bumpkin are you?”. I had expected to be called a country bumpkin by the noblemen, but I hadn’t expected to be looked at like that by the servants as well.
I cleared my throat and *pachin* snapped my fingers. Let’s get rid of my souvenirs here. It is my chance to appear humble.
“I know! Let’s give a souvenir to this “young lady (Ojou-san)” who has been working so hard.” (Cry)
“Ah……” (Light-blue haired maid)
I handed over my box of Onsen Dragon Eggs to the light-blue-haired maid girl. Her eyes widened and she sounded taken aback, but rest assured, their taste is guaranteed.
Eva froze. The other servants were also stunned as if they were surprised by my extreme humbleness.\n Yes, yes. I am uneducated, but I am harmless to any humans and animals. And, full of friendliness, I said this.
“What, it is nothing much, really. Those are just Onsen Dragon Eggs. It is delicious, so you should eat it with your ――” (Cry)
“Dragon’s Egg!?” (Light-blue haired girl)
―― Friends. Just as I was about to say that, the girl let out an astonished scream.
The next thing I knew, I was surrounded by the knights guarding the venue. They were so fast that I would think that they were monitoring me. Swords were thrust at me from all sides, and I froze up with a smile on my face.
The box of Onsen Dragon Eggs was passed from the maid to one of the knights. When he lifted it up fearfully, he put his ear next to it. No, this isn’t a dangerous good. And it is also not Dragon’s Eggs. Onsen Dragon Egg is just a brand name, and what’s inside are just chicken eggs.
The eyes of the attendees were drawn towards me. And Eva was turning pale. Among the knights who rushed in, a large man who was wearing a magnificent armor shouted at me.
“You bastard………… What do you think you are doing!? Do you have any idea who this person is?” (Knight)
“…………” (Cry)
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…… Who?
I didn’t understand what was going on, and people around me looked at me as if they couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Eva’s face became deep blue. The man said out loud in front of me, who was still smiling.
\n …… Oh, sure, sure. If you really want me to give it back to you, I will ―― Show my good faith…… And consider it.
When I looked at Éclair-jou with the intention of thanking her, her shoulders shook with horror.