"...Okay, I'll talk to you directly at the next tea party!" (Mitsuha)
"Yeah..." (Adelaide)
Adelaide-chan's face became a little pale.
Well, I guess that would help Adelaide-chan, but she's probably worried about what I'm going to say there...and that I might be angry.
I rarely raised my voice.
At most, I did this when they did something dangerous or when I confronted an enemy.
...But, of course, Adelaide-chan knew.
When I was faced with a need, as the head of the Viscount Yamano family and as the "Lightning Archpriestess", I was quite strict and merciless.
Yes, that was someone who said, "I'm cruel."
The person I was in the old continent (here) was different from the person I was in the new continent, and I was not just an aristocrat.
Here, I was the head of an aristocratic family, and... I also the Lightning Archpriestess.
Therefore, in "sorority", a social circle of girls from the upper class, it was fine to have a friendly relationship as friends who had an equal relationship. But "Me, as the head of the Viscount Yamano family" and "Me, as the Lightning Archpriestess." I couldn't let myself be underestimated.
This was the opposite.
I would understand if I was treated with respect in the Old Continent (here) where I was the head of an aristocratic family and Lightning Archpriestess, while the New Continent where I was treated as just a daughter of an aristocrat from a small country. For some reason, the current situation was the opposite...
Well, I can enjoy heartwarming interactions with friends at the "Society" in the New Continent.
So, if I had a heavy title and were criticized by the members in the "sorority" of the old continent (here), I didn't really care if we couldn't have that kind of relationship.
They were not a group of close friends, but a relationship where they just used each other.
If the members themselves desired that and chose the path that would lead to that...
Well, I have Sabine-chan, Colette-chan, Beatrice-chan, and Adelaide-chan too. Also on the new continent are Micchan, members of the Society, and friends from the International Network of Women Business Owners...
Yes, I have many friends in this world as well. ...I'm definitely not a loner!
So, with people who don't want to get along with me or my friends, it's okay to have business-like relationships with people who only have a conflict of interest.
"......"
Adelaide-chan must have sensed my disturbing thoughts, and her face became even more pale than before.
"...No, you've been saying it out loud for a while now!" (Adelaide)
Ah, is that so...
"Well, for now, let’s make a list of the kids who have complained and the kids who have a bad attitude towards Adelaide-chan!" (Mitsuha)
"Right..." (Adelaide)
Yes, let's start by analyzing the subject.
And maybe I should sprinkle some more bait...
"Sabine-chan, Beatrice-chan, how are you doing?" (Mitsuha)
"......"
It was still not good...
No, I had Sabine-chan, Beatrice-chan, and Colette-chan study a lot to help me learn Japanese-style makeup techniques.
Sabine-chan and Colette-chan weren't old enough to worry about their skin yet, and they had no interest in using make-up to make them look beautiful.
Both of them had a certain amount of knowledge about Japanese-style makeup.
It appeared in comics and anime, and they saw it when they went to Japan...
...However, for future reasons, I would like Sabine-chan, Colette-chan, and Beatrice-chan to acquire full-fledged makeup knowledge and techniques through beauty-related magazines, online images, and videos.
Japan was a secret to Adelaide-chan, and we couldn't show her magazines or videos. So unfortunately, it was not the management side (godsiders), but the ordinary participants (players) side.
...And Beatrice-chan's bite was amazing...
She was muttering something like "...I won..."...
What on earth did she win? In life, perhaps?
And after that, with Sabine-chan, they crawled into my bed, covered in blankets, and were shivering.
Beatrice-chan aside, it was a bit unexpected that Sabine-chan also became like this.
The only one who was okay was Colette-chan.
...No, I was just showing you that.
A video of a beautiful girl removing her makeup.
Then, from that state, she put on makeup again and returned to being a beautiful girl.
A few of them...
Then Beatrice-chan said, "It's a lie... It's a lie... It can't be possible..." and Sabine-chan said, "She's a monster! She changed her appearance and invaded the human world!!" They started saying things like that...
...Apologize to the people who posted the videos...
Colette-chan seemed relatively unconcerned, as if she thought it was the same as the monsters disguised as humans that she saw in anime.
But Beatrice-chan and Sabine-chan turned pale, shivered, and crawled into my bed.
...Yeah, well, there's something interesting about that.
Even I, a modern Japanese person, I almost screamed "You monster!!"
It was a little too shocking for people of the civilization level of the old continent (here)...
It seemed like it would take a while for the two of them to recover, so I called the orphans and asked them to go on an errand to the royal palace and the Bozes' family residence.
No, of course they didn't go inside, they just handed over the letter to the gatekeeper, so there was no problem even if the messenger was an orphan.
The person receiving the letter would immediately check the sender's name, so once they knew it was from me, they could understand why it was sent by an orphan.
And if they're lucky, the child who went on an errand may receive some sweets.
Good gatekeepers kept a few cheap snacks in their pockets just in case.
In this country, there were many people who tried to give orphans odd jobs to earn some pocket money or to give them something to do with the rewards.
...It's a good country, isn't it? That alone is worth protecting this country.
I didn't think Sabine-chan and Beatrice-chan would be of any use today.
Okay, then, shall we watch some anime with Colette-chan?
I'd been busy with a lot of things lately, so I hadn't had time to just relax with Colette-chan and did nothing in particular.
Sometimes we just need time to be together without talking.
The same went for Sabine-chan and Beatrice-chan, but I guessed I would spend today with Colette-chan.
Family services were necessary.
Author's Note
Notice!
As usual, I will be taking two weeks break during the year-end and New Year holidays.
Therefore, updates for next week and the week after will be suspended. (^^)/
Thank you very much for everything this year.
We look forward to your continued support next year! (^^)/
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