Chapter 18
Noble street of the Rozeria Kingdom’s Royal Capital Pireaus .
The horse carriage passes by the back gate of the annex house of the former Earl Salzberg that stand on the corner .
The sound of the wheels traveling on the stone pavement resounded .
Meanwhile, inside the carriage with Viscount McMaster crest on it, Diggle McMaster heave a deep sigh .
The light of the pale moon reflected on his eyes .
However, soon thick cloud covered the light .
That seems to imply the situation within the Rozeria Kingdom .
(That was Mikoshiba Ryouma huh?)
He had heard rumors about Ryouma since a long time ago .
Good rumors, bad rumors…
However, rumors were in the end just a rumor .
No matter how high his reputation as a Hero, on the battlefield, someone could even die by a low ranked soldier if they make a small mistake . One could develop the territory by bringing wisdom from the outside, but one also could cause huge loss just because of a simple political policy .
In this world where long-range communication was hard, words from person to person can often be different from reality .
In the end, it fell into the category of ‘rumors . ’
However, even if that was taken into consideration, what reflection on Diggle McMaster tonight was a monster beyond anything he had faced .
At any least, Viscount McMaster could not find any words to describe what he saw .
“As expected of someone being supported by the White Goddess of War… To think he grasped all of our situations…”
“Indeed . He himself didn’t say anything, but judging from his words and behavior…”
Toward Viscount McMaster who heave a deep sigh, Rosetta McMaster laughed merrily .
It was probably because of the burden have been lifted from her shoulder . She showed a natural smile that he never saw since a long time ago since the time she stopped being a woman .
(As expected, I’ve forced her such heavy burden huh…)
A sense of guilt clouded Viscount McMaster heart . –
Since his brother Glad had suffered illness, Rozetta McMaster has abandoned her identity as a woman .
It was not just a merely by being a strong-minded person either .
Hairstyle, clothes, behavior .
Up to her character, Rosetta literally came alive as her twin brother, Glad .
Of course, having a woman disguised herself as a man could be considered as a big gamble .
As a rule of nature, a woman is a woman, no matter how she conceals it .
With a slight disturbance, the disguise could fall apart .
A day or a week might be okay, but it would be impossible to deceive the surrounding for years .
However, such a thing was made possible since the two of them were twins . –
And the biggest reason was, they still have not developed their secondary sexual characteristic .
It was not impossible for the twins, Rosetta, to pretend to be Glad, if they just be careful in regard to the clothing and hairstyle .
A man that was not masculine .
It was something that Viscount McMaster could not be proud of as someone who familiar with the battlefield .
Of course, Rosetta herself didn’t have any intention to voluntary become her elder brother .
It was a bitter decision they made .
At that time, Viscount McMaster only had Glad and Rosetta .
This was rare for aristocrats who usually had a lot of bloodlines including from the mistress .
It was not unusual to have concubines and mistress surrounding them .
However, it would be arrogant to say all of the aristocrats were like that .
Of course, it was not like he had no pride as aristocrats, or he didn’t feel any pleasure from woman company .
But that was not all of it .
Protect one house and pass it to the descendants .
To achieve that, many try to use any means necessary . It was like an insatiable survival instinct .
However, the commoner which didn’t belong to the nobility, such sense was something hard to understand .
But looking at that, other than inherited the house, there was no other meaning .
At least, had he have concubines and mistress, Rosetta might not have to live as a man .
However, that was all in the past .
Tonight, the meeting with Baron Mikoshiba, which was held after the dinner party changed everything . –
“I wonder, how much money did he spend at that dinner party?”
“I think it was around a year worth of our tax revenue . Not just the best food, they also give the best drink . Everything was splendidly arranged . Perhaps, even the Royal Palace could not produce such show…”
“I guess so… But, that was not just to entertain us, no?”
In response to that words, Rosetta showed a wicked smile .
In fact, Daggle McMaster had attended a lot of parties after he took over the Viscount household, but it was the first time that he had seen such extravagant on the table .
The spices from the central continent erased the smell of the meat, a dish that came from the eastern continent .
Furthermore, the dessert was something masterpiece .
(To think that I would be able to eat sweets that made of sugar…)
Diggle who didn’t like sweets too much could even tell the high workmanship in the dessert presented to them .
Among the bowls made with glass by experienced craftsmen, countless fruit was swimming inside the jelly .
With the bright appearance, the taste was indescribable .
On top of that, he didn’t feel any vulgarity from such show of wealth .
Not just the cooking .
Even the conduct who serve them was attentive to every corner .
It was a perfect feast .
Speaking of the one being entertained, the consideration showed was something exemplary .
To be honest, midway, Diggle forgot about his daily hardship and pressure during the dinner, he just wanted to immerse in the taste of the food and drinks .
However, no one had such carefree impression after the dinner party tonight .
Come to think of it, those who were invited might be only those who could understand that .
“It was to threaten us… Huh?”
“That is indeed without saying . The problem is, your feeling after knowing that, father . ”
The two gazes intertwine .
There was no need to say more than that .
Knowing that Viscount McMaster sighed once again, and looked outside the window .
While he worried the future of this country .
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