The Book Of Flowers
Towards the Inauguration Event
--- The next day ---
Ah, the freshness of seeing the morning sun slowly creeping out of the horizon...
I wanted to have a poem while enjoying my time watching it...
Hm... Let's take a look...
Lu
"VAIN!!"
-- feed...
"Can you please don't slam my bedroom door like that...?"
And you ruined my time...!
Is telling you all night still not enough??
"Then get ready! Today is an important day!"
"Huh? Where does that enthusiasm come from? You're Verdea, aren't you?"
Really, why is he suddenly excited?
"Come from me, so get ready. Replace your clothes with something better"
"Son, I'm not a Luxor who changes clothes often"
I only have 3 colors and 3 types. White clothes, black pants, and yellow hooded robes
There are many replacements, but that's all it's got...
Then, he himself had not even changed clothes and was still wearing his nightgown, but somehow even persuaded me first
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Heh?
He left without saying anything further. I turned around and thought that he would say a few more things, but it turned out that he was rushing over...
Huh... Alright...
"I get it, I get it... Basic children..."
Whatever he did, the energy in my body was always drained
I'm too old to handle him...
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-- - Dining room --
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See how to eat. I don't know why he feels like he's back to what he was
"Verdea, don't make me clean your mouth so many times. I want to eat too" I told him
"I mean... He really likes chicken. But for some reason today she ate as if it was her last meal" Ivor commented
They were all also stunned half in shock to see Verdea right now...
"I just want to fill my stomach so I don't have to eat too much there. I hate the food served by the royal chef, minus the cake" Verdea replied
He even held a burp in the middle of his sentence
Substantial. I really had to clean his mouth many times. His servants did not even dare to disturb him, perhaps assuming that what they were about to do was impolite
"Ilias, please clean his mouth whenever there is sauce"
I turned my handkerchief over to Ilias who was sitting not far from Verdea, so that he immediately shifted his seat to carry out the task
Ah yeah. I forgot that the waiters here also ate at one table with all of us, except when there were guests for a few days
The impression is a little strange, especially when considering that the servants belong to Hortensia, even Orion always stands ready to stand by the wall or the dining room door of the nobles
They were also acting so at first, but no matter what Verdea told them, slowly they began to comfortably sit at the same table as us. Even now they started to consider this place as their own home
"You guys are actually quite painstaking and make the atmosphere around comfortable. But you guys should at least be a little more independent-minded..."
At least, if you want to do something good for your own body, you don't need a command right?
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My eyes turned towards another seat. The seat occupied by Remina, was between Lyralia and Ivor
His face looks very down. He tried to hide it a few times when he noticed my gaze, but I could not be fooled at all
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Hopefully later in Miralius he can talk normally with me. He's my responsibility, and his father wouldn't be happy if something happened to him
"Ah, I forgot to say some things to you guys" Verdea spoke later
Hm?
All the eyes in the room were turned towards it, until the sound of clinking dishes or chewing mouth came to a halt
He asked for a handkerchief from Ilias, then cleaned his own mouth using that and placed it into the corner of the place table after it was finished
"Vainzel and Veskal may already know this, but you don't. About my inauguration..." He paused for a moment while rearranging his sitting position close to the table. "... The entire Hortensia family will hold a banquet until evening arrives. So, for those who don't want to stay in Rose's castle for too long, I don't recommend coming" she continued later
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"Ah, so. I thought there was going to be something really big, but you were just trying to think about our condition..." Ordelia commented
"I expected there would be a banquet or a dance-like party yesterday, but I didn't expect that you guys would do it until evening" Luxor followed
"The problem is, Verdea is a prince of the royal family. I'm sure her family would like to do something like this to celebrate her inauguration, especially since today is the last of the Flower Festival in Hortensia" Eleanor explained
He's correct. What Eleanor said was the most appropriate thing about the Hortensian family's current thinking. Mainly, it belongs to Rosalia
Everyone nodded in understanding, then turned back towards Verdea
"Uwah-Cyth said something that sounded smart" Lyralia mocked, so Cyth just tried to ignore it
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Actually, even if the others want to come along...
I'm sure there's one who doesn't want to. And I know very well who that man is
Verdea said that, saying just staying here would not be a problem. He wanted that person not to force themselves
Not long after, he raised his hand to attract the attention of everyone, until I realized that my guess was right
"I don't want to come..."
Some of us were shocked, looking at him. A hidden opinion, now it has been expressed thanks to the sentence Verdea
Everyone asked why, but they immediately knew the answer without needing any further explanation
A slow sigh could be heard coming out of my mouth after that
"No problem. Looks like some of you have to stay here to accompany Remina..."
Remina was also down to hear my words. An apology slowly sounded from him, although everyone could not clearly get it
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"I'd better stay here. The others can come" Lyralia offered
His smiling yet indifferent face showed that he really did not mind
"Mrs Lyralia..."
"It's okay Remina. I don't mind at all, anyway when we're in Rose's castle it'll just wait for Verdea to come back" Lyralia continued
One more person looked doubtful, slowly raising his hand to offer himself up
"I'd better stay in Thyme castle too" Luxor said later. "Why do I feel that leaving this place without protection is a bad decision. I'm also not sure that these new servants are strong enough to protect themselves" he added afterwards
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Luxor!!
"WHAT??" The Verdean servants cheered in unison
"I can explain! The thing is, we have to leave you here not because you want to, but because Verdea thinks that you will only be burdened there!" I'll talk soon
"But that means you've decided from the beginning we're not coming, right??" Riko protest
"I expected a lot..." Frit followed the conversation with a limp face and looked to be grimacing
I know it's my fault for telling them 'will discuss with Verdea first', but how do I know that Verdea won't even let them come?
Verdea!! You made me the sender of this message!!
Verdea just smiled little looking at me who was overwhelmed, making me want to hit her head
"Then I'll stay here too. I'd better be lounging around while I can't?" Ivor said
All eyes were on him with eyes intent on judgment, making him flinch and shout, "WHAT HUH??", at all of us who were watching
"Ah, Ivor~! You must have wanted to stay here because I also chose to stay instead of~??" Lyralia exclaimed, which Ivor immediately responded with,
"Not really"
--- Makes him immediately retreat with his head down and face disappointed
The entire Black Hunt crew raised their hands after discussing with each other not to have to come along
"We still have to make a plan, because soon we'll be gone too, right?" Cyth explained briefly, representing them all
And the last one to raise her hand was Claudia, arguing, "I just don't want to stand out too much, let alone because so many people are starting to not come along"
Father himself does not need to come. He already knew that being there might be a danger to himself
So most people will not follow hm...?
I'm not too much of a problem, and I'm sure Verdea is too. Instead, for some reason he seemed happy now to see everyone starting to give their own opinions
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Hm. Meal time is over
We'd better get ready
I began to get up from my seat, making everyone realize that time was running low
The Verdean servants immediately ran around to prepare for their master's departure first
Not long after, Ordelia got a signal from the plant outside, that the chariot drivers had arrived
Nice, nice. Everything was just in time
"Come on. A new time will be opened through the inauguration of Verdea" I said, allowing Verdea, Vescal and Frank to go first
Hm hm~
I don't know why I also join the spirit, but Verdea will be awarded the new position
Proud, that's for sure. It's just that there are other flavors that make me much happier than I should be
Maybe it's just because we're one step ahead before we reach that final goal. Soon the position will be closer, until we can all get through it
Verdea who will get an official position in Hortensia will actually make us more free to act. That way, all the eyes in the world will not be on us alone
Alright Vainzel. A new chapter will open for tomorrow
A new chapter that will open up a better life, and mark the end of a tragedy that was not supposed to happen
Whatever happens, we all have to end this stupid game
We will definitely be able to achieve that. It's definitely...
