93 After Days: Annisphere'S Birthday 06
93 After Days: Annisphere'S Birthday 06
"Do you want to work?"
"Yeah. I knew it was, like, vague, but I thought so."
The night I finished my lecture work at the Spirit Ministry, before I went to sleep, I was talking to Yufi.
Get in bed and fall asleep in line. Lean over and look at each other's faces. I have a slightly tight look and Yuffi has a slightly troubled look on her face.
"But I knew I'd move too... if I wasn't in the right mood with everyone, it would be difficult."
"... right. Because Anis still has a unique sensibility."
Yufi answers quietly to my whine without denying it.
"I wanted Annis to get some rest. You've been running forever and it seemed like you couldn't afford to look around. And I thought it would take time to understand what Annis had in mind."
"Yeah. I guess I realized it again today. I don't know... I knew you didn't understand."
Say it with your mouth, even imagine. It's hard not to wake up in real life.
I have no choice but to take a small sigh. I don't think it's going to work.
"The story around my birthday ended up letting the Ministry of Magic take the trouble..."
"I can't do that either. I think it would be premature for Annis to discuss the concept directly with the Spirit Ministry."
"... but you didn't object to this lecture, did you?
"The request Lang had made had been fulfilled, and even for me, I hoped it would have been something we wanted. Even if that makes it a drama drug. It's a kind of bet."
Says Yufi with a bitter smile. The colour of fatigue appeared on his face.
"Walking away from the Spirit Ministry is desirable. Because we don't have enough people from what to what now. It's a headache to have few people who can handle my imaginary policies."
"Yeah......"
"In the future, we want to go with a heavy use of people like Lang who can move actively in response to the current situation. It would be an assumption that if he were actually that vessel..."
"Oh, my God... that's crazy."
"I guess politics is a nasty thing. No, it means accomplishing something in the first place."
Yuffi strokes my cheek to comfort me. When I'm touched by Yuffi's soft fingers, I can't stand it and hug Yuffi and bury her face in her chest.
With his face buried in his chest, Yufi strokes my head like a toddler.
"... don't rush. But I guess that's what I'm saying to myself."
"Is Uffi in a hurry, too?
"That's, well.... because your freedom is my most important wish."
Pomp, and Uffi's hand that strokes his head keeps his chest warm. Keep your eyes closed and I leaned over to Yuffi to sweeten him.
"Huh? You said you set a date for my birthday?
Time has passed since I gave my lecture at the Spirit Ministry, and since then I have begun studying my work and national politics in detail as Her Royal Highness Sister Wang.
From the teacher who worked as an educator again, you gradually sprouted your mind as a royalty, and I was delighted with tears, but as far as I'm concerned, I just laugh bitterly.
When I got used to living like that, I finally got the news that my birthday day day was set. Much of the day has passed since I was born, but I can't help it all.
"Yes, now that the day is set, you have to tailor your dress in earnest"
"Oh, already. I'm alive... please don't dress like a shoulder stiff again."
Ilia, who gave me the report, said to me with no expression, but with a boost of vitality in her eyes. I must have a decent look on my face.
Although it hasn't been as painful as it used to be to show your face to a feast or social gathering since then, wearing a dress is unwelcome because your shoulders are stiff.
"It's okay. This time, we're talking about tailoring that unusual dress that we usually wear for the ceremony."
"Huh!? Really!?"
"Master Uphilia has been wearing that dress a lot. They were asking me if I could take this opportunity to become fashionable. Since Anisphere was originally devised, don't you think it's natural for you to take the initiative to wear it and promote it?
"No, I appreciate it as far as I'm concerned... okay?
"If you don't like it, I'll get you a regular dress?
"... I don't know if I like that. But wouldn't they say something?
"Shouldn't I let you say it?
"Think of it as other HR..."
Make a fashion. It is true that spreading demonic props may also go hand in hand with creating a fashion. Then I wonder if there's anything else wrong with trying to send out this knight's clothes one-piece dress as a fashion tailored for the ceremony...?
Yeah, I tried to worry about it while I roared, but the feeling of not wanting to wear a stubborn dress won me over, and I decided to participate in the proposed dress for my birthday.
In fact, I asked my opinion when a familiar tailor came and checked the measurements and design, but he generally responded favourably.
A familiar tailor is a middle-aged woman. For a long time as a tailor, I worked and this guy was also someone I knew when I got down to Castle Town with patience.
He's the one who took on my order for a knight's clothing one-piece dress, less frequent but easier to talk to if you look at him.
Sometimes she receives requests for noble dresses, so she's also bright about noble circumstances. When I talked to him about what I honestly thought of wearing this dress at my birthday, he gave me a pleasant grin.
"Isn't that something good? Besides, Her Royal Highness the King of Anisphere is braver than femininity, or something like that, right?
"Bravery... I just feel like I don't know anything scary or shameless..."
"Besides, hey, some women might want to live on the path of the sword, like Her Royal Highness King Anisphere in the future, right?
"Huh? No, I'm not living in a sword path..."
"Yes, I know that. But Her Royal Highness Sister Wang would have acted as an adventurer, wouldn't she? Mixed with the Knights."
"Yeah, that's right..."
"Wouldn't it be a good idea to hustle and bust as one of those uniforms in the future when a woman like that comes out? Um, was it Mana Blade? Wouldn't you say that if you had the tools, even women would have no bitterness to wave their swords? Besides, noble ladies often have swords, don't they?
"Uh, yeah. Not everyone..."
Certainly there are martial arts enthusiasts, and they are incorporated as classes at the College of Lords. Whether or not you just take classes is how you can make your own choices.
Looks like Raini or Halfis didn't choose. Yuffi was choosing a class because of the Duke's preference. No, I don't think there's a bunch of all-purpose Supermen like Yufi.
"It's fundamental that noble women protect their homes and raise their children, isn't it? You know, dowry or son-in-law in a relationship is my job."
"Keeping the blood alive is a noble job."
"Yeah, that's right. But it's not like anyone sticks out of that kind of common sense. Wouldn't women come out wanting to join the Knights in the future as one of those women's employments!
Basically, the knight is aware of a man's work, so he's not wrong. I can't deny it, either, if it's my job to keep the blood of my house alive if I'm born as a nobleman's maid.
But if that's not all we can do, we can show the way. Regardless of whether that's good or bad, I thought it might indicate that the possibilities have widened.
"You skip the details, and this dress is the ideal dress that looks like His Royal Highness the King of Anisphere, right? It's a birthday in the corner, so it's best for Her Royal Highness Sister Wang to behave the way she thinks!
"I wonder if so..."
"That's right! These days, everyone is making a scene day and night wondering what can be done with the spread of magic props! The blacksmith and the mechanic will run out of people! He was screaming delightfully."
"Yes... I'm glad to hear that."
If the propaganda of magic props will enliven us all, it would be a great pleasure for me.
I want not only nobles, but also civilians, to smile at the people who live in this country. Wishing a long time ago, my eyes twitched and became hot that some dream I was about to give up was taking shape.
"Oh, and is it the extraction of His Royal Highness Sister Wang? The musicians have been making a lot of noise lately."
"The musicians?
Speaking of instruments, I was on the agenda at the Ministry of the Spirit and that was clear, but was the story moving properly? I heard you discussed it with the Ministry of Magic, but you were curious because you didn't even hear what it was about.
Once, I asked Halfis to see it, but it's a birthday in the corner, and it's a rest period, so it's been kept a casual secret. I didn't see any shade in Halfis's face at that time, so I don't think it's a bad story.
"Everything seems to be at a meeting with the mechanic. No one will open their mouth with the story that I can't tell you the details yet. Yeah, Tomas' guy was called up, too."
They even call me Tomas. Thomas is a blacksmith, but naturally because he is most deeply involved in the creation of magic props.
The mechanic was also consulting on the machining of parts when moving magic props, so would he convert the technology to an instrument? Maybe a new work will be born in the world, working hand in hand with the musicians. If you think so, my chest is bouncing.
"I owe this to Her Royal Highness the King of Anisphere."
"Huh?"
"The nobles cannot make magic props alone. Even if magic is the prerogative of the nobles alone, it is the job of the civilian population to tailor the part that forms the foundation of the magic props. It's not like we've had a reciprocal position or anything... the nobles have shown a lot of interest in our work lately and listened to us more than before."
I looked back at Nico and the smiling tailor woman's face.
"Good aristocrats have been eager to listen to us for a long time, but indifferent aristocrats have never paid attention to the contents of our work. That's not to blame, but I knew I felt the distance. Oh, they're not like us."
"... yeah"
"But with His Royal Highness the King of Anisphere sending demonic props to the world, the nobles also began to pay attention to our work. It makes me nervous, but it's worth it more than before."
"Good, then.... but if you were a tailor, wouldn't you still benefit so much from the magic artifact?
"That's right. But what about now?
Ni, with a pranky grin, says the tailor woman in a mix of laughter.
"Tomas, he asked me to tailor some fine clothes because I had to go to the castle. Aren't you going to stay only with the nobles, if this flow continues in the future? The hard-headed craftsmen may even be called to a feast that cares about the eyes of the nobles."
"Oh... was there such a demand"
"Yep. Besides, I wonder if I can use the processing technique of the spiritual stones knitted by the engineer with His Royal Highness the King of Anisphere."
"In clothes? That's an interesting idea!
I see, there may be a way to use the technique of processing magic props in your clothes!
"If it's just going to be processing spiritual stones, it's going to cost a lot of money. I don't even know if it's gonna work."
"That's right. But I'll hang it from up there. Because I think it's a good idea."
"Hehe, thank you. Her Highness Sister Wang. … you stay put"
"Hmm?"
I tilt my neck at the words thrown at me suddenly. Then the tailor woman looked at my face as merciful.
"At one point, Tomas told me that there was a time when I was thinking very much about it. Was it before Her Majesty Queen Uphilia was yet adopted by the royal family..."
"... oh, yeah. I think it was a long time ago..."
"Everyone was worried. You are free and free. Besides, he wasn't even royal, and he spoke to us casually. If we were in trouble, he used to hang on to the king, and as an adventurer, he used to give us a hand in the trouble of town."
Ho, exhale and the tailor woman lays her eyes down.
"Some people said if His Royal Highness would be king, some people would just as well let him be king."
"... anxious to leave it to me?
"No, I'm not. I was wondering if you would lose your smile. It was our anxiety that you might change."
Open your eyes where you were lying, smile softly and look at me.
"Her Majesty Queen Uphilia has come to power, and you are now in your position. Still they exchange words like this unchanged. That's what makes me happy."
…………
"So just celebrate what hasn't been celebrated before. I know some noblemen still don't feel comfortable about Her Royal Highness Wang, but if we can celebrate your birth, we should welcome you with all our heart."
All I could do was snort back without words to the words I was told to smile softly.
Thank you. I had to start with this seemingly zero tear to convey the word.