"Hold a party" (Bozes)
Suddenly, Marquis Bozes said something.
"Uh, um... one more time, please." (Mitsuha)
"Hold a party" (Bozes)
Ah, I didn't hear that wrong...
"Um, let's team up and exterminate monsters..." (Mitsuha)
"That's not it! It's more of a social event!" (Bozes)
"...Ah, I thought so..." (Mitsuha)
When I asked him in detail what he meant...
I haven't had a single party since I was conferred a title.
No, that's obvious.
Troublesome preparation.
The selection of guests was complicated and mysterious, taking into consideration factions and hierarchy.
A few hours of heartwarming laughter that brings nothing but pain.
...And above all, it costs money!!
Well, for aristocrats, parties were a place of work, right?
A place for business negotiations, networking, and face-to-face meetings. It was a place of important activity and a battlefield.
...And it's also an important event for marriage hunting.
But you could do it at a party held by someone else!
There's no need for me to host it myself, right?
Fortunately, I get invited to many parties.
Even if I didn't receive an invitation, I could ask a maid from the Bozes family or Viscount Reiner's family to tell the maid from the aristocratic family who is hosting the party. If a rumor "Lightning Archpriestess told me that she wanted to go to this party" was spread, I would receive an invitation within a few hours.
The maid who brought this information to her master would receive a reward of gold coins and a special vacation.
Yes, it's a win-win relationship!
So, I've never held a party, and I've never had any trouble gathering information or making arrangements.
It doesn't require any effort, the only money I spend is buying a new dress, and I can work on my business while eating delicious food.
Yeah, there's no problem...
"That is, just eating! All nobles families hold parties at least a certain number of times! No, there is no such rule, but it is normal to hold events on the founding anniversary of the noble family, birthdays of family members, wedding anniversaries of the head couple, and more, unless there are special circumstances. The scale will vary depending on the name of the event... That's how everyone rotates the burden. Mitsuha takes only the good parts and doesn't put any burden on herself. It's about time for some people to realize this and become dissatisfied..." (Bozes)
"Ah..." (Mitsuha)
"Also, all of the parties Mitsuha has helped with so far have been well-received. The Reiner family’s daughter’s debutante ball, the food for our rank promotion party, Beatrice’s debutante ball, and so on… If Mitsuha were to host her own party, what kind of amazing party would it be? That's one of the reasons why there are so many expectations for Mitsuha to hold the party." (Bozes)
Ah~...
Oh, by the way, it seems that the Bozes family's investiture day for the Marquis was held on the same day as the company's founding anniversary.
If he didn't do that, if the founding anniversary and the Marquis' anniversary were separate, he would have to have one more party and the burden would increase.
The world is a cruel place, huh...?
"Is there any way to avoid it..." (Mitsuha)
"No. I don't think I'll be the only one who doesn't have to pay taxes!" (Bozes)
"I guess so..." (Mitusha)
Apparently, it's unavoidable. Well, I guess it can't be helped. If everyone is paying for it, the nobles can't run away. When it came to money, there were places where it's okay to be frugal and places where it's definitely not worth it. Things you couldn't skimp on are things like beds, chairs, desks, computers, and SSDs. Besides, it's part of the obligation that needs to be fulfilled. And apparently, hosting a party fell under this category.
Now, what should I do...?
First of all, it's in the name of a party...
The anniversary of the founding of an aristocratic family would be out of the question because the timing was not right.
As for birthday parties, I was the only one in my viscount's household, and when it came to my birthday parties, there's always some idiot who had no manners and asked me how old I was, so it's no good.
No, I could lie, but up until now I'd been trying to avoid telling lies by not mentioning my age. Even if something were to be found out someday, I wouldn't be blamed...
Even though they thought I was 12 or 13 years old turned out to be over 20 years old, it was their fault for having misunderstood.
However, if I was 12 or 13 years old and had been lied to and deceived, it would be a different story.
So, I don't want to lie about this as much as possible...
Moreover, if I held a birthday party, people would think, "Ah, Archpriestess-sama, you're one year older," and from now on, I will be counted as getting one year older on this day every year.
In that case, in two years I would be 14 to 15 years old, and in five years I would be 17 to 18 years old.
...I would keep it looking like this.
...no.
No, no, no, no!!
That's bad.
That's great!
I need to keep my birthday a secret so that people didn't get an impression of when I was old!!
...If so, what should I do?
Another reason, another reason...
Ah! What about political funding parties?
In that case, it'll not only cost money, but it'll also be profitable...
"Stop!" (Bozes)
I was scolded by Marquis Bozes...
"Don’t try to make money by hosting parties, don’t try to collect membership fees! Hosting a party also has the meaning of showing off the organizer's financial strength and connections, so what are they going to do with the money they collect from the guests?" (Bozes)
...Is that what it is?
So, what other kind of party would you like to have...ah!
"It's a reception party!" (Bozes)
Reception party.
It's a party to celebrate a company's anniversary, the opening of a store, and to unveil and promote products and new business.
If that's the case, we could choose the guests relatively freely, without being too tied down by factions or ties.
There was no problem in talking about the products of the Viscount Yamano territory or the products of the General Store Mitsuha.
It's easy to avoid people who ask me about my engagement, because that time was not the place to talk about such things. (talk)
Yeah, this is it! Match Collider!!
Author's Note
Announcement, Jet Stream Attack! (^^)/
On October 6th, my work "I Shall Survive Using Potions!" A spin-off comic by Sukima-sensei, who is the illustrator for the novel version of "I Shall Survive Using Potions! The Journey of Hanano and Lotte (1)" (Sirius KC) has been published!!
Cute pictures and interesting story!
Thank you very much for your support! (^^)/
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