Third Person View
"Finally, today is Mitsuha’s… no, it’s the day of Viscount Yamano’s first party…
She said something I didn't understand, like a reception party, but it was just a different way of saying it, and it was like a normal social party, so there was no problem with that.
I was surprised that the venue was set in the hall of the royal palace, but Mitsuha did a good job.
If she was having trouble finding a venue, we had planned to offer the hall at the royal residence (our house), but it looked like she was able to manage that well.
But even so, Beatrice…"
"Yeah. This time, she said she would work as Mitsuha's staff... She won't tell me about the preparation status or content, saying she's keeping it a secret, and she's been staying at Mitsuha's since yesterday..."
"Well, now that she has finished the debutante ball, she has become a full-fledged adult and a lady. I'll let her do as she please. ...But when she was young, Beatrice was sickly and worried about a lot of things... She’s gotten bigger…"
"Yeah. She's gotten bigger..."
The carriage moves forward with the Bozes couple and their second son, Theodore, on board.
By the way, the eldest son, Alexis, was acting separately.
To save on expenses, he was not building his own mansion in the royal capital, but was instead renting space from his parents' mansion, but as the head of a noble family he had been officially invited by Viscount Yamano, and so he thought it would be embarrassing to ride in his parents' carriage, so he arranged for a separate carriage to be rented by himself and headed to the party venue, the royal palace.
They understood that feeling.
After all, the invitee was Mitsuha.
And since he didn't have his own royal residence, he had plenty of budget, so he didn't have to worry about paying for the carriage.
So, the Bozes couple and his younger son watched over their eldest son's actions with warmth.
A carriage bearing the famous coat of arms of the Bozes family passed through the castle gates with a free pass.
It's not like the guards didn't have a job.
He was on good terms with the Princess Priestess, a great hero of the nation's salvation, and his daughter was a Great Saint (though this is not yet officially recognized, the temple itself had trumpeted it), and the Marquis Bozes, which was undergoing great development as a strategic point for national defense.
There wasn't a guard who didn't remember that face...and even more famous than that, Madame Iris was on board.
No one had the courage, or even suicidal thoughts, to stop this carriage and inspect the inside.
The Bozes family's carriage then moved forward and stopped in front of the entrance to the hall. The doorman opens the carriage door, guides the carriage into the hall, and hands it over to the usher.
Beyond that...
"What, what is this..."
A world of chaos spreads out in the wide halls of the royal palace.
Clusters of people all over the hall.
The higher-ranking nobles didn't enter the venue too early.
The big players were the ones who enter later, a little later.
...Of course, there's no way they'd be later than His Majesty the King.
So, when the entire Marquis Bozes family came, most of the nobles, excluding the same marquises, dukes, and royal families, were already there, and they were supposed to enter there dignifiedly... not just the Marquis Bozes. Even though Madame Iris was accompanying them, the Bozes family's entrance did not attract any attention and was ignored by everyone.
And no one was willing to welcome Marquis Bozes and his family.
Normally, if they saw Marquis Bozes and his family, many people would come over to greet them...
The Marquis Bozes family, famous for its military port and warship construction site, as well as being the birthplace of the Great Saint Beatrice, was completely ignored.
...But it wasn't because of any malicious intent.
It's just that his entry wasn't noticed.
But was there such a thing?
The three people who stood out the most were Bozes, his wife, and their second son.
Then, the guide announced the Bozes family's entrance in a moderately loud voice.
And yet, at an event like this, and the organizer was Viscount Yamano, who had a good relationship with the Bozes family, it was surprising that a member of the Bozes Marquis family was ignored...
"…Mmm…"
However, both the Marquis and his second son, Theodore, soon realized the reason.
"Everyone, it’s not like there’s any particular difference between our family…"
"Everyone seems to be so engrossed in something that they either don’t notice us entering the room, or even if they do, they don’t seem to notice..."
Just as the Marquis and his wife had muttered with an exasperated look on their faces, it seemed that everyone in the hall, except for the servants of the guests (hosts), was engrossed in something.
"The invitation said that you should bring your children as well, but...I guess this is what it means..."
Yes.
The great hall of the royal palace.
Normally, the layout would have been such that the central part would be a space for dancing, and various food and drinks would be placed on tables arranged around it.
But now, in that vast hall, mysterious objects were placed here and there, and tables with food and drinks were placed randomly between them.
"Look at them while you're eating and drinking..."
"It seems so..."
"I wonder what that is..."
The Bozes couple and their second son, Theodore, look at them curiously...
A ball pool where young children are rolling around laughing.
A fluffy dome, a mountain-shaped trampoline with a large inflated membrane.
Many other air toys.
Super ball scoop.
Yo-yo fishing.
Shooting range.
And many other things....
"What is this..."
"What! Isn't what they're using over there the sacred treasure of Mitsuha's country, the 'Lightning Staff'? To let an outsider touch defenselessly like that..."
...It's just a cork gun for shooting.
It looked just like a rifle, so it's no wonder Marquis Bozes thought so.
However, even if this cork gun were stolen and researched, it would be impossible to develop it into a deadly weapon, and on the contrary, it would definitely lead to misdirection, so Mitsuha was completely indifferent to the fact that it was in the hands of the guests.
There was also a board game corner.
A half-life (半生) game...it's not Hannama. It's Hansei.
As expected, she was reluctant to use the name as it was.
The strategy games chosen were ones that remind players of the importance of supply and rear-line forces.
There would also be fireworks which would be set off outside at the end,, but they would have to go outside at the end to do so.
The main thing was what they had on hand, and of course, the Japanese atmosphere and sparklers were also prepared.
It was nothing compared to the fireworks at Beatrice's debutante ball.
There were also a place for playing cards, and instructions on how to play were posted next to it.
The paper wasn't very durable yet, but there were no noticeable irregularities, and if you use it a few times and then replaced it, there wouldn't be any problems.
...That way, more would be sold, so it's not a problem for Mitsuha.
Well, you could probably buy two sets and replace any cards that are bent or damaged with ones from the other set.
Some of the play equipment was purchased, and some was rental.
However, what could be said in general was that...the expenses incurred for a party for a noble family were all quite cheap.
There was no need to prepare an orchestra or invite a famous diva for the dance.
...However, she was sure that the guests would probably misunderstand that it would have cost an enormous amount of money to prepare these things.