Unmotivated Hero's Tale

Fourth Crown Princess Miriam von Kelm. Common name, Flower Princess.

She, the daughter of Rialto's last, was sometimes the only daughter in the hands of the Emperor whose sisters had already been married.

Milia, who was to be eighteen this year, is loved by the people, by his subordinates and, above all, by the emperor, also known as the Princess of Flowers, because of her calm and tender character and her appearance so pathetic as to alter the air on the spot.

It was precisely on the day the party took place that unexpected visitors were unveiled on such a occasion to celebrate her birth.

"Hey, did you hear that?

"Oh, I heard... I hear he's coming"

He is the ambassador of a country where no alliance has yet been formed, and Yui Istarz kicked the Imperial Army in last year's battle. Rumors that the man would come to the occasion at the direct invitation of the emperor quickly spread throughout the venue, and the story whispers at his arrival in the venue.

"But His Majesty has also done thoughtful things. I didn't expect to be called to the celebration of my beloved daughter..."

"No, isn't this to appeal internally and externally to repair your relationship with Clarice? Recently, kisletins and filaments have also shown disturbing moves against our country. At least with Clarice in the north, you want to repair national traffic."

Anyone who speaks of the reasons for Yui Istarz's visit out of political conjecture will reflect on the reasons for this from the current situation in which the Empire is currently located.

However, it was not such content that was the most talked about in the venue, but Yui Istarz himself.

"But Yui Istarz......? Anything, I hear you're twice as tall as a normal man and fierce enough to handle an axe with one hand and both hands. Would such a nasty man be familiar with that Miriam's birthday celebration?

"No, I heard Yui Istarz was a magician when he was a demon, wearing glasses and always having a chilling grin."

"No, no, both of those are mistakes. There are plenty of Yui Istarts present in Clarice, and only one of them is here. I mean, Yui Istarz is a common code they use."

The gathered spoken voluntarily of their own imaginations and flair, and the statue of Yui Istarz, which does not hold its original shape at all, is constructed on the spot.

In such surrounding circumstances, the statue of Yui Istarz, which was being built in that space, and the distant person had come from the front without any hesitation to enter the venue.

And with that characteristic dark hair in his eyes, he was not noticed by anyone as himself, and he smiles bitterly at Alex at the corner of the venue.

"Did you hear that, Alex? Hey, you can all say whatever you want. This is how the real thing is here."

"Ha. Yui is surprisingly inconspicuous. Assuming you've even brought him in at Aynce, he'd be surrounded by your ladies by now, but unfortunately, you. Bye."

Alex, dressed with his usual grin, replies that way to Yui.

On the other hand, unlike Yui, who treated the air like it was, Alex had received a glimpse of flickering and ladies from his neat appearance, if not from Eince, after his visit to this venue. And he keeps smiling slightly at all of it in a way he's used to.

"I regret it, but I'll admit it. But even if I wasn't on your side..."

"Let's not lose, Yui. Besides, if someone called you, you wouldn't want to deal with them, would you? Then be rude to the woman who spoke to me."

Without bragging or anything, when Alex says so with the same grin as usual, Yui denies the statement as she scratches her head.

"It's not like I'm an abstinent. I'm just saying I don't feel like it yet."

"Ha... I sympathize with the women around you, not at all"

Yui gives a slightly dissatisfied look when Alex spouts that word in a sigh. But as he switched his mood with the air on the spot, he shifted his gaze to the altar, which became a little noisy.

"Hmm, leave me alone. More than that, it looks like the guest of honor is here. Shall we be quiet?"

Alex also moves his gaze to follow Yui's gaze toward the altar.

At the end of their gaze, a poor woman with the same long silver hair as my father was slowly walking towards the center of the stage.

"Is this... the princess of flowers who hears rumors? If you'd heard about today around Eince, you'd have regretted it."

Alex keeps his gaze on the woman, who attracts the attention of the venue all by herself, and mouths the name of the woman he loves who is not here.

Yui then concurred with him as he hoisted the corner of his mouth slightly, thinking of the painting if his junior was there.

"You must be. Sure, this is so beautiful that you can hardly see it. I see, the flower princess. Maybe the rumor that Emperor Rialto didn't want to let go isn't a lie."

An unbeatable, tidy beauty from the top of your head to your toes. But there was no fine dust in the atmosphere that would make people feel awkward, which was common in overly beautiful women, and the calm and gentle air wrapped her up like bright wildflowers filled with sunlight.

As even Yui nails to her one-by-one throw as if time had stopped, Miriam slowly moves forward on the stage, smiling and uttering soft words towards everyone in the venue.

"Thank you so much for bringing so many people together for me today. You'll never forget this Miriam, this day today."

Miriam's greeting, which began with words of gratitude to the people in the venue, pinches an acknowledgement to those who came to this occasion many times in her words. And when every word of it was spun with her soft voice, the atmosphere in the venue vanished into something warm, such as a hustle and bustle by unexpected visitors.

And when she finishes her speech and finally gives an in-depth salute to the venue, an unbroken applause is sent to her.

"Thank you to all, Prep, on behalf of Miriam. For my daughter, I will never forget that you took me to this place."

Rialto, who was listening to her greeting with a full grin next to Miglia, also said a short but thankful word towards the venue. Then again, a great applause is sent from all over the venue.

That's how, when the guest of honor greeted him, the chief of the Imperial Ritual Service went up to the edge of the stage and began the procession of the meeting.

The first scheduled gift time for the Crown Princess was from some of the venue's attendees who were said to be leading players in the country. First from the royal family, Noyne, the first prince and crown prince, and Thor, the second prince, give gifts to their sister in turn. And afterwards, for the great nobles of the country to celebrate the princess, some gave her silk textiles made in the East, while others gave her villas in scenic spots famous in the country.

Naturally, of course, the gift did not come solely from a pure celebration, but included no less than an appeal to the King, a boast of wealth, and an impression on the Empress to introduce her son. Therefore, few gifts are not even visible to ordinary people, and whenever surprises are given, cheer and envy sigh is emitted to the venue.

Thus, when all the numerous gifts of the leading aristocracy in the country were finished, the Secretary of the Ritual Service took a moment and became a somewhat nervous face. And this last giver, he calls up the name of the so-called ambassador outside the country.

"Finally, then, the Honourable Yui Istarz, who has come from Clarice to become our ambassador, presents a celebratory gift."

The moment that name was called up, the venue, which until then had been soothing, quieted down as soon as possible. Then, when the people in the venue noticed the brunette young man walking up to the stage scratching his head, a mixed gaze of various emotions poured on him simultaneously.

Being the object of attention in an instant, Yui could only feel the innumerable gaze of curiosity and disgust as if it were just a needle. As a result, he gradually ascends to the altar and walks forward to Sosa and Miriam.

Meanwhile, against him with a weak look, another party, Miriam, somehow showed a trick that would only blow out for a moment if she admitted to his appearance. But that's only a few things too, and she quickly relives Yui's tension with a soft grin. And earlier than Yui uttered the word, he uttered a voice out of his mouth to such an extent that none but Rialto, who stood next to him, could hear him.

"You're Yui Istarz, aren't you? I have heard rumors. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"I'm afraid... unfortunately, it may not be a very aromatic rumor"

As Yui grinned bitterly as she scratched her head, Miriam shook her neck small, left and right, denying what he had said.

"Of course, I've heard that before. But if you told me about you the other day, they said you were a wonderful young man."

"Really... unexpectedly, who the hell is that?

Surprised that someone positively acclaimed him in the Empire, Yui asks her with a surprised look on her face.

Miriam then glanced at Rialto standing next to her, grinning like a prankster.

"Don't you see? He's the man standing next to me."

"Ri, is it His Majesty Rialto? I blew that into you."

"Come on, don't you think I blew in much, Lord Istarts"

Unexpectedly speaking of an expression of lack of gratitude, Yui hurries to hold his mouth by his hand. But Rialto didn't blame him for what he said, joking and laughing away.

"Ko, this is rude, I'm in the middle of a meeting anyway, and I'm not going to stay on the stage very long. It may be boring, but please take this"

"What's this?

Miriam recieves the little black box Yui offers with interest. Then she turned her gaze to Yui and asked him if he could open the box.

Yui, who received that gaze, nodded small with a slightly shy look on her face. Inside the small box thus opened, the pendant sat in its center with a beautiful red gem as if it were clear.

"This is a masterpiece of my Lemuriak, the Demon Stone, processed for decoration."

"What, is this that demon stone!... clear to pale red as if there was nothing there. Some magic stones are so nice."

Removing the pendant from the box, Miriam, her gaze nails as if she had become captivated by its slightly beautiful and clear demonic stone.

"Yeah. Not all demon stones can do that, of course, but very pure demon stones can also be this kind of ornament by properly processing the magic to keep it from spilling out. Of course, there is still magic in it, so it can be used as a magic stone in times of need."

"Thank you, Master Isterz. I'm going to take care of something really, really nice like this."

Miriam, who said so, says a word of gratitude when she hugs the Demon Stone with her chest whether she likes it from the bottom of her heart.

"Ha, I'm glad you're happy. If there's anything wrong with your pendant, don't hesitate to say it. Then I'll do it."

Yui said so and lowered his head, and went straight down from the altar.

And as he walks inside the venue scratching his head, the people who were in his direction of progress rush to distance themselves from the spot. By the time he returned to Alex, there was plenty of space around them to draw large circles.

"You're quite alert, Yui"

"Absolutely. Nobody saw anything about us until just now. Well, that doesn't matter now. Better than that, after this, it sounds like a party in a standing meal format. I'm not gonna talk to anybody, and if I just eat dinner, I'm just gonna walk away."

That concludes the planned event on one street, and the venue begins a meal in the form of a standing meal in the name of a welcome.

As that time began or not, and as he sidelined the imperial nobles busily moving around the venue under various thoughts, Yui did not hesitate to speak of a number of dishes that could not be represented by the word gastronomy one after another.

"Phew, that's just what I'd call a royal celebration seat. This level of cooking is hard to come by."

"Yui eats a little too much. I guess I could shy away for a little while. If you find out, you might get fat."

That's what Alex advises with a nicotine look as he carries a sparkling wine called Kaba into his mouth. On the other hand, Yui, advised, turned his gaze on his abdomen and groaned unexpectedly when he gave him a dodgy look.

"I guess... I do have a lot of desk work to attend to lately."

"I don't think you even do desk work... but this is a good opportunity too. There's one good way for me--"

"No, because that's fine"

Because Alex didn't have to ask him what he was proposing until the end, Yui speaks of rejection sooner than he finishes his words.

"... you haven't said anything yet"

"It's okay, because I generally know what I'm trying to say. And if I take your suggestion, instead of losing weight because it moves, you lose weight because your diet won't go through your throat for a while."

When Yui speaks of the foreseeable future, Alex smiles with regret without denying it.

That's how they mouthed a meal that only satisfied them, and when they thought it was time to spare time, they were hung slightly lower majestic voices from behind it.

"Lord Istarts, and Lord Alex. I don't know, do you enjoy it?

"This, Your Majesty. Thank you for calling."

"Yes, I thank you for calling with Yui."

It was a man who had spoken to Yui earlier, even on the stage, to intimately stop them from coming back from behind. Yes, it was the Rialto of Emperor Kelm at the top of this country.

With Alex further narrowing his fox eyes and a slightly nervous, face-to-face yui, Rialto spins his words towards them as he smiles moderately.

"Ha, Lord Istarts, of course, but the valiant name of Lord Alex is also ringing in our country. When you get a chance, you'll want to teach our soldiers."

"No, you should stop that--"

When he hears Rialto's genuine and pre-built mixed proposal, Yui hastily opens his mouth to try to hold him down. But sooner than he ran out, Alex, standing next to him, responded instantly to Rialto.

"Is it true, then, that next time I will work with your swordsman?"

"Better, is that good? Let's tell the army next time."

Having heard that Rialto remark, Yui sidelines Alex with a grin that contains more joy than usual next door and meditates on his eyes just saying he doesn't know what's after with his hands on his forehead.

"Hehe. Yui, it's okay for you to come with me."

"I don't envy you for making a mistake... please don't get me involved"

"Hmm, I'd love to see Lord Istarts' sword moves... but I almost forgot the point at stake"

Rialto, intrigued by the rumored swordsman Zhu, returns to me unexpectedly and hastily recalls his original business.

"The real deal......?

"Oh. Lord Istarts, do you have time after this?

"I don't have any particular plans..."

Sometimes I thought I'd go home already, and Yui doesn't think deeply about the meaning of the inquiry and honestly answers that. Then Rialto, hearing the words, smiled niggardly.

"That was good. So why don't you have tea with me in the other room after this? I wanted you to behave like tea because you behaved like that last time."

Having heard a suggestion from its emperor, Yui smells the slightly dangerous smell contained in his words.

But when I realized it, it was already all a later festival.