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Demonstration
(5)
"Wait a minute! Rosaria will fold
it for you!"
Rosaria started to diligently fold a
rose with a napkin, her face beaming with a smile.
'What's with this girl?'
For the first time in her life, Yuria
encountered a formidable opponent.
Typically, everyone envied the
possessions Yuria had, and she was proud of it.
However, it seemed that no matter what
she said to Rosaria, she only felt inferior.
Not only did the conversation not flow
as she intended, but she also found herself losing control of it.
Even now, Rosaria was busily folding the
napkin, humming a tune.
"Oh my, the prince is here."
"Let's go greet him."
Upon hearing the excited voices of the
young ladies, Yuria turned her head.
Among the girls was a blonde-haired, green-eyed
handsome boy, Prince Morgan the Second.
Of course, for Yuria who was lining up,
Prince Morgan the Second was her main target.
Leaving Rosaria behind, Yuria moved
toward him.
On the other hand, Rosaria, who was busy
folding the paper rose, completed the rose and turned her head toward where
Yuria had been.
"Done! I've finished... Huh? Where
did she go?"
Looking around, Yuria was nowhere to be
seen from Rosaria's view.
With the folded rose in her hand,
Rosaria wandered around the banquet hall.
Eventually, she spotted Yuria, who was
exchanging greetings amongst the young ladies.
"Nice to meet you, Prince of Hupper
Kingdom. I am Yuria, the eldest daughter of the Frenda family..."
"Yuria!"
An abruptly cut-off greeting.
Yuria, who was elegantly extending her
greetings, flinched at the sound of Rosaria's voice.
"Take this!"
"Miss Roton, if you come in like
this while I'm greeting the prince..."
She was in a dilemma whether to be angry
or act coy.
Her face twisted as she alternated her
gaze between Rosaria and Prince Morgan the Second.
Upon hearing 'the prince', Rosaria
turned her head to look up at Morgan the Second.
"You're the prince?"
Prince Morgan the Second, who had been
observing the situation, nodded his head.
"Huh? Ah, yes, that's right."
As Prince Morgan the Second nodded,
Rosaria closed her mouth and silently let out an exclamation, 'Oh!'
"So, can you swing a sword
well?"
"A sword... are you talking
about?"
"Yeah! Can you swing it around like
the prince from "'The Brave"?"
When Rosaria made a swishing motion with
her eyes sparkling, Morgan the Second answered with a smile.
"Haha, "'The Brave"
is a story that I also really enjoy. Isn't it a classic tale of good triumphing
over evil?"
"Good triumphing over evil?"
"It's about good winning and evil
losing."
"Yeah! Rosaria also likes good
triumphing over evil!"
Rosaria nodded her head.
Morgan softly smiled and introduced
himself first.
"My name is Morgan Hupper the
Second. May I ask the beautiful young lady's name here?"
"I'm Rosaria."
"Rosaria... Ah, Miss Rosaria
Adeleheights Roton?"
"Yeah!"
Since Reed was the protagonist of this
banquet, Prince Morgan the Second was already aware of his daughter, Rosaria.
Prince Morgan the Second continued the
conversation with a smile, talking about Reed.
"I had a conversation with the
Tower Master a while ago. He seemed like a very good person."
"Papa is a good person! He hasn't
been playing with me much lately... but I still like him!"
"I'm glad to hear that you think
so, Miss Rosaria."
His behavior could be considered
ill-mannered, but Prince Morgan the Second only responded with a soft smile.
No, it was different from the courteous
smile he had been giving while greeting the young ladies until now.
It was a sincere smile that matched her
innocence.
As their conversation continued, the
young ladies who had come to greet dispersed.
All except for one.
"Ugh..."
Yuria, who was watching everything,
began to seethe.
'Why is she casually chatting with the
prince? I'm supposed to be the one showing a harmonious image, not her!'
Yuria felt like she wanted to chew on a
handkerchief or something.
In the middle of their conversation,
Prince Morgan the Second lamented to Rosaria as if he was regretful.
"But I am sorry that I couldn't
keep one promise."
"What promise?"
"I promised to listen to the Tower
Master's music."
Rosaria tilted her head.
"Just listen to it then?"
At her innocent remark, Yuria snorted
and interrupted.
"Hmph! You call that a solution? We
don't have musical performances at our social gatherings!"
"Is that so?"
"Yes, as the young lady Frenda mentioned,
we only listen to the music of the invited orchestra."
Rosaria, who was thinking deeply,
suddenly took Prince Morgan the Second's hand with determination in her eyes.
"Then let's go listen!"
"But we have to stay here."
"If you made a promise with Papa,
you must keep it! Let's go to where Papa is and listen!"
Rosaria was dragging Morgan along.
Morgan, grabbed by her hand, wore a
flustered expression, and Yuria preached to Rosaria.
"Lady Rosaria, adults have their
own circumstances, and children should not go there."
"But Morgan wants to listen."
"Mo, Morgan? Miss Roten, it's rude
to call someone by their first name! How could you be so impolite!"
Yuria spoke as if she was astounded.
She raised her voice as if for Morgan to
hear, but Prince Morgan the Second was quiet, thinking as their conversation
continued.
Finally, as if he had made a decision,
he looked down at Rosaria and spoke.
"Okay. Let's go listen."
"Yes!"
"...Excuse me?"
Rosaria's joy and Yuria's dismay crossed
paths.
Prince Morgan the Second spoke with an
interested look on his face.
"If a promise was made, it should
be kept. And stepping out of a children's social gathering and into an adult
one. Doesn't that seem like an adventure? I want to have such an
adventure."
"That's right, it's an
adventure!"
Rosaria got excited at the mention of an
adventure.
Yuria could not understand Morgan's
behavior.
'I thought a prince of a country would
certainly prefer dignity?'
How could he be so childlike?
To participate in such rude behavior of
an immature girl.
Yuria shook off her confusion and
informed them of the reality.
"Even so, you won't be able to
leave here."
"Why?"
"Because the banquet hall where we
are has a barrier magic! It's a solid barrier made with a spell from the
Imperial Workshop!"
Yuria spoke proudly about the barrier
magic, which was also a feat of her father.
"Hmm..."
Upon hearing this, Rosaria stood at the
door.
The barrier on the door was clearly
visible to Rosaria, who could sense mana, although it was invisible to ordinary
people's eyes.
She had seen it once before.
"I know this!"
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She really got that shoujo protagonist rizz
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