Chapter 80

Good morning.

Today's weather is clear and sunny.

Shell came a little earlier than usual, and I was bathed in the morning, and then had a good-smelling cream, which is usually not applied, rubbed all over my body, and got dressed.

A light off-white shirt, a deep blue-purple tie, a cream-colored three-piece suit. And it's short pants!

The pants come with suspenders, and a blue-purple handkerchief in the pocket.

My hair was also tidied up, and the change of clothes was complete.

It looks like a Shichi-Go-San (a traditional Japanese festival for children aged 7, 5, and 3).

Alrshein is also dressed in a similar suit.

But with his good figure and posture, he looks like a model. He's dazzling.

I remembered that Alrshein is a prince.

I was carried to the dining room.

Anne-Louise was already seated, fidgeting and shaking restlessly.

No one else had arrived yet,

"Good morning, Brother Hein, Lord Kaito. You're late!"

"Good morning, Louise."

"Good morning!"

Alrshein replied with a wry smile.

After that, the twin princes, Ingrid, and the king entered the room, holding hands with the maids.

A little later, Queen Leitria and Princess Clemone arrived. They were wearing their usual dresses, but their skin's glow was different.

Once everyone except Cavendish was gathered, the food was brought in, but then,

"What is this?! Why is my menu different from everyone else's?!"

Her body was trembling with anger.

It's no wonder, as Anne-Louise's meal alone had half the usual amount of meat and bread, and twice the amount of salad.

"Of course, I asked that Louise's meals be limited to this amount until her weight returns to normal."

"That's so cruel!"

"A-N-N-E-L-O-U-I-S-E?"

Just as she was about to start shouting, Queen Leitria called her name in a low voice.

Anne-Louise froze reflexively.

"I also thought Clemone's treatment was too harsh and was going to warn her. But when I asked your maid, she said that your dress size has actually increased, and the maid was crying because she couldn't adjust it in time!"

Anne-Louise was speechless.

"Furthermore, when I asked the maid, she said that not only do you intrude on Carlo and Nelro's snack time, but you also take the maids' snacks? I was so disappointed when I heard that."

Queen Leitria looked down, her shoulders shaking, and the twin princes were flustered.

"So, I've decided to be strict and help with your diet! Anne-Louise, I won't allow any of your whining from now on!"

Anne-Louise, who was stared at with strong, stern eyes, sat down quietly without a word, her head bowed.

Tears streamed down her face, but no one showed any sympathy.

Even the twin princes ignored her and ate silently.

Anne-Louise was also crying while eating, but there was no problem.

After a quiet breakfast, everyone went to their respective schedules.

The party, which is actually a tea party for children, started in the early afternoon.

Gathered in the castle's courtyard were children aged 4 to 13 and their guardians.

The king and Princess Clemone only made a brief appearance for the initial greeting, and Queen Leitria took over from there.

Queen Leitria, dressed in an elegant, luxurious, and ornate dress, was incredibly beautiful, but the way she glared at Anne-Louise, who was fixated on the prepared light snacks and sweets, was truly terrifying.

I didn't have to participate, but I couldn't escape because the twin princes were holding my hands tightly.

The curious eyes of the children, who were looking at me as if I were a novelty, were painful!

Arshain, who was forced to accompany me, was standing in a corner of the venue, smiling wryly as he was being watched from a distance by the little ladies.

Once the initial greetings were over and everyone was free to mingle, I was immediately surrounded.

"You're so small, yet you're attending a party? That's so presumptuous!"

"Yeah, yeah! Little kid, little kid!"

Surrounded by a group of boys, who looked a bit older than the twin princes, they started complaining.

"Shut up! Lord Kaito is amazing, and he wanted to show everyone, but I don't like you guys!!"

Twin princes, I appreciate your support, but I'm not a sideshow!

"What? You guys are also being presumptuous!"

One of the larger boys, in particular, flew into a rage and tried to punch me, but since I always have a barrier up, it had no effect. The twin princes were also within the barrier's range.

The boy fell on his bottom when he was repelled by the barrier.

He looked confused, not understanding what had happened, but then, perhaps angered that his attack didn't work, he stood up and tried to punch me again.

But it was the same result every time.

The twin princes were smirking, even though they didn't do anything.

The boy eventually started crying, and the other children around him followed suit.

Hearing the commotion, the boy's guardian rushed over.

Upon realizing who his son was confronting, his face turned pale.

"Prince Carlo, Prince Nelro, I'm so sorry! My foolish son, you should apologize too!"

He grabbed the boy's head and forced him to bow.

The boy cried even louder, drawing more attention.

"Well, well, what a commotion?"

Queen Leitria appeared, and the guardian's face turned even paler.

"Queen Leitria!"

The twin princes hugged her from both sides.

"Can you tell me what happened?"

When Queen Leitria asked kindly,

"This boy was being naughty and tried to hit Lord Kaito, but he was stopped by Lord Kaito's barrier and lost."

They said proudly.

"I-I-I'm so sorry!"

"Hehehe, Lord Noël, it's just what children do. There's no need to worry so much. It was just a bit of mischief."

With Queen Leitria's permission, the situation was temporarily resolved, but when she met the eyes of the still crying boy,

"But, you know, it's very unbecoming for a boy to bully someone smaller or weaker than himself! A boy should protect the smaller and weaker ones!"

She firmly lectured him.

Her eyes weren't smiling.

The boy, who was looking directly at her, nodded vigorously and pressed his face against his father's leg.

Yeah, she was a bit scary!

Then, the twin princes led me to the food corner.

Anne-Louise was in top form.

She was eating the sweets as much as she could without being too vulgar.

The castle's sweets have been improved, so they are very popular with the other children and the ladies, so it's not just Anne-Louise who stands out, but I'm still worried that she'll skip dinner if she eats so much.

Queen Leitria is caught up with other ladies, so she's not looking this way, but the maids and attendants are watching carefully.

While thinking about this, sandwiched between the twin princes and eating sweets,

"Ah!"

Anne-Louise let out a short scream, straightened her back, and started sweating.

Following her gaze, I saw Queen Leitria's cold, piercing eyes, which were smiling but definitely emitting beams, stabbing into Anne-Louise.

The twin princes, unconcerned, ate a bit and then went off to play somewhere.

Finally free, I walked to Arshain's side, as flying would cause another commotion, and then quietly slipped away.

Back in the room, I took a break and drank the tea Shell had prepared.

The children's tea party usually ends around 3 PM, and then, in the evening, a party for those 14 and older begins.

The reason it's 14 is that it's the age when they graduate from the children's academy.

At the New Year's party for the final year of the children's academy, they perform a debutante ceremony, marking their entry into adult society.

After the debutante ceremony, they are legally allowed to marry.

It's a world where people marry young.

Those who are making their debutante appearance wear white flowers, the national flower, and white clothing, making them easy to spot.

Arshain completed his debutante ceremony last year.

While listening to this from Shell, I was also dressed.

As a fairy attached to Arshain, I apparently have to attend the party.

I changed from a cream-colored suit to a dark navy suit with silver embroidery.

The tie and handkerchief are a light blue-purple.

And, it's the same as Arshain's.

Arshain's tie is an ascot, which looks like a scarf styled as a tie. I don't know much about it.

Well, since we're quite different in size, it's more likely to be seen as cute.

Like Shell is now.

Shell is wearing a black tuxedo, which suits him very well.

A little before the time, Jyuu entered the room, and his outfit, while the same shape as the official guard's uniform, which is white with gold decorations, is black with silver decorations.

It's like a more luxurious version of a school uniform.

This is apparently given to personal guards of the royal family.

"Hey, Kaito, you look like a Shichi-Go-San! And Jyuu and the stable boy are in costume too!"

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"

We laughed for a while and then headed to the venue.

After walking a considerable distance, we entered the waiting room for the royal family, where Ingrid and the king were already eating light snacks.

The royal family has many greetings to make, so they don't have much time to eat, so they eat now.

We joined them and ate as well.

To avoid staining the clothes, everything was bite-sized.

Since it was too big for my mouth, Shell wrapped a scarf around my neck like a bib.

Jyuu and Ingrid laughed at me.

I was afraid of staining the unnecessarily luxurious clothes, so I endured it!

After finishing eating and drinking tea, Queen Leitria and Princess Clemone arrived.

The king and Ingrid quickly stood up to escort them.

Very smooth.

When I looked at Arshain, he avoided my gaze.

Shell was smiling.

Queen Leitria, in a different kind of luxury and elegance from the afternoon tea party, with more exposure, was also seductive, but still had a sense of dignity, and was amazing.

Princess Clemone, while still luxurious and elegant, lacked a bit of seductiveness.

Both are incredibly beautiful and a feast for the eyes!

Upon closer inspection, Queen Leitria is wearing a blue-purple outfit, and Princess Clemone is wearing a red one, but they are the same style.

The accessories are different, so the impression is quite different, but they are a good stepmother and stepdaughter.

"Both of you are so beautiful!"

I walked around them and praised them.

"Oh, Lord Kaito is so cute!"

Princess Clemone tried to capture me and give me kisses, but

"No, Clemone, your lipstick will smudge."

Queen Leitria stopped her, so my cheeks didn't turn red.

While the two were taking light snacks and resting, Cavendish arrived.

"Cavendish, you're late! It's impolite to take longer to get ready than the ladies!"

"I'm sorry, Sister Clemone."

Uncharacteristically, he apologized immediately and started eating the light snacks that Duran offered.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time."

At Duran's voice, everyone stood up.