NOVEL WEB C86
The letter from the king said that it was one month before the entrance to the academy, and after thinking it over, I realized that I would not be able to make it if I did not leave immediately.
I would not be able to return to the mansion for a while.
I might have forgotten a few things, but I would be able to find everything I needed in Royal Capital, even if it was a little expensive.
In other words, most of my problems can be solved in King's Landing.
But there is one thing,
"Mmmm ......”
I can't solve Maria's bad mood as she sits in front of me, interrupting my pastry making with Mina.
Maria is unstable because of her mercy ability, and now she has to go to the capital, where there are many people, and meet with the king, so I want to keep her in a good mood and stable.
It has been a while since we left the mansion, and we'll be in the capital tomorrow. ......
"Guh! Ggg! Gggg!"
But the blowfish, which I had thought of as a means of improving Maria's mood, was squealing angrily at me.
'Guh!"
“......”
Who in the world does this puffer think he was summoned by, though he could easily be erased and recreated in one of my moods.
'Hooooooooooo!!!"
Hoo-chan?”
With a slightly murderous glance, the blowfish that was protesting me went to settle into Maria's arms.
He must have properly remembered that his life is in her hands.
I had to be careful not to make the same mistake again.
"......”
What do I want to do when I win against a creature I summoned?
"Mina, do you have anything light to eat?
If so, I'd appreciate it if you could share."
"Please wait a moment!"
I asked Mina, who was sitting beside Maria for a change, for some food.
"I'd like to share something with you, if you don't mind.
I can prepare tea and other food, but the road is a little bumpy and I'm afraid I'll spill some. ......"
"No, that's all I need.”
The gummy bears are sweets developed in the royal capital, and besides the gummy bears, sweets that cannot be eaten outside of the royal capital were delivered from the king as a celebration.
The large amount of sweets delivered were given out to the people in the house, especially the maids, who became obsessed with them, and more and more maids were making them to reproduce the sweets.
However, the use of slightly expensive sugar was increasing, and there were many cases of running out of stock.
Eventually, Bosco solved the problem by lowering the wages of the maids who made the pastries and using the money to buy ingredients for the pastries.
"But all that's left is the sudsy flavor, is that okay?”
"I'm fine, thank you.”
Mina was one of them. There must have been many different fruit flavors available, but the only one left was mint, which Mina probably didn't like.
“I'll buy you whatever sweets you want, since I doubt you'll get an audience as soon as you get to King's Landing.
I immediately knew that these words were meant to put her in a good mood.
Bosco, with whom I consulted on conversation methods, told me that if I wanted to have a normal conversation without any calculations, it would be better to speak honestly and refine my senses than to think about it until I get used to the act of conversation.
"I wanted to make it with Mina,......"
“......Okay, I'll give you free use of the cooking area in the mansion.
I will buy all the ingredients myself."
"Thank you, brother!"
Thanks to such advice, I think the amount of conversation has somehow increased.
Let's do our best to reproduce it together!
"Yes! Let's do our best, Maria-sama!”
Maria's smile, which I now only see in front of me and Mina, took a long time to get to the point where she would even smile in front of us.
I hope it won't get worse by meeting the king in the royal capital. ......
Where I don't understand IMO, there is the question of whether Maria will be nostalgic for someone who can't hear her heart.
Let's say that my power of deadly sin is popping mercy, she definitely won't be able to hear the hearts of the king and prime minister, who have stronger staying power than I do.
If I were to miss the king and the prime minister, I would never let Maria out of the mansion until the original story is finished.
If she misses them to the extent that she cannot hear their hearts, I can see a future in which she will miss that self-righteous hero and be used for his own convenience.
If she had no powers and posed no threat, I would kill her heart and execute her myself, but as long as there is a chance that she will be enhanced by virtue of mercy and become Odd-Eye, I must avoid antagonizing her as much as possible.
Knock-knock.
"What's the matter?”
"The carriage driver behind me wishes to address the Marquis Dicaman.
He asks that you take time out during the next break.”
A knock is followed by the voice of the escort guarding the carriage.
'Is the other party a nobleman?"
"I beg your pardon, the carriage in the back belongs to the Count of Mapia."
"The Count of Mapia?"
I had assumed that a merchant steeped in the hyena spirit had followed me, but it turned out to be the count from the frontier with whom I had a brief conversation at the party hall.
The Empire facing the Maypia frontier count territory is not on good terms with the Frontier Count, and although they are still at loggerheads, they have not yet entered into a war. For this reason, the Count of Mapia is on his way to the royal capital to make a regular report directly to the government.
It was probably a coincidence that he ran into me.
"Tell him that I accept."
“Yes, of course.”
The Count of Mapia, who did not appear in my knowledge at all.
The name was not mentioned during the revolution by the protagonist, and it is not even known whether he was on the king's side or the protagonist's. But because of his position as the frontier count, it is not clear whether he was on the king's side or the protagonist's side.
Nevertheless, because of his position as a frontier count, he has permission to set up a group of knights, and it would be quite reassuring if he were to become an ally.
Let's be careful and cautious in making a determination.