Welcome Party
We return to the room for once until the dinner’s preparation is done.
“Nina, Ria, Mira. Since the dinner will be a party today, sorry, but can I have you stay until the end? I am sure everybody should have the bearing as well after all”
“No problem”
“O-, of course”
“I-, it is alright”
“It looks like Ria and Mira are still nervous huh. Well, it’s probably the first time you’ve seen a scene where the Royal Family’s people are all present after all. It’s inevitable for you to be nervous huh. Yeah. Well then, Nina, could you prepare tea for everybody here?”
“Would ‘everybody’, include us?”
“Eeh, of course”
“Understood”
“Let’s rest and have tea time for a bit”
Ria and Mira flusteredly helped Nina make tea, arrange sweets on the plate, and set it on the table.
“Now then, all of you take your seats. Don’t mope around!”
“Ye-, yes”
The three of them sat in a row on the sofa while making bashful-looking faces. Okaa-san and I sat over on this side with the table between us.
“Now then, let’s first drink some tea and eat some sweets”
The three of them timidly extended their hands towards the sweets and started eating the cookies after they were told.
“Today, you probably had nothing but all kinds of surprises. You’ll calm down when you eat a bit at times like these”
“Ria, Mira. Your Onee-samas were my classmates. We got along well even in school”
“Paula-nee-sama?”
“Anna-nee-sama as well?”
“Eeh, that’s right. Both Paula and Anna are my friends. I’m happy that their younger sisters came here. So, are Paula and Anna doing well?”
“Yes. Paula-nee-sama gave birth to a girl 3 years ago, and last month, she gave birth to a boy”
“My! That is great”
“Anna-nee-sama, gave birth to a girl 2 years ago, but she still has not conceived a boy”
“I see, but she can probably still conceive one from here on out”
“Yes. It would be great if that is so……”
Mira ended up making a very dark expression.
“My! What is wrong? Did something happen at where Anna married to?”
“N-, no, that is……”
“I see. In the near future, I will have to go and meet her huh. Mira. Could you contact Anna beforehand that I will be visiting”
“Ye-, yes. Understood”
“Now then, eat more cookies!”
It sure seems there are all kinds of issues with noble households huh. Something like nobles is already only left in shape on Earth after all. I don’t know how to get along with those kinds of people, and unfortunately, I’m also not that interested.
“Mira. Is your hair colour natural?”
“Natural? Ah. Ye-, yes. It has been this colour since I was born”
“It’s not golden colour?, right. I guess it’s a slightly ‘cherry blossom colour’?”
“Tsukuyomi. It is called ‘strawberry blonde’, you know”
“Strawberry blonde. Is it. I am seeing it for the first time. What a beautiful colour!”
“M-, my! Beautiful, you say!”
Mira is placing both hands on her cheeks and blushing beet-red.
“Tsukuyomi. That is the same as hitting on a woman, you know……”
“Eh! Is just praising the hair colour considered hitting on in this world!”
“Eeh, though Mira and Ria may be maids, they are noble daughters after all. Please be careful with your speech and action, alright”
“Mira. Tsukuyomi still doesn’t know anything about this world. He has come here for the study of that as well. Mira and Ria, please tell Tsukuyomi if he says anything weird, alright”
“I-, is that so. Understood”
“Yes. Understood”
I’ve done messed up. To think that I can’t even carelessly praise their hair colour!
We headed to the dining hall when it was time for dinner. I was surprised when I entered the dining hall. Tsukikage-nee-sama was there.
“Tsukikakge-nee-sama! It has been a long time”
“Onii-sama! You really came to Nemophila Kingdom huh!”
“Tsukikage. Have you been well?”
“Yes. Armeria-kaa-sama”
“Otou-sama. You called Tsukikage over as well huh”
“The consultations at the shrine would over at this time as well, and Tsukikage had been wanting to meet Tsukuyomi after all”
“Thank you”
King Viskam sits at the top seat of the big and long table, and on his right is the First Queen Silenus. Beside her is Stuart the Prince, Audrey, Louisa, Forlan, Torenia, and Annika in a row, and on his left, there are Second Queen Wisteria, Okaa-san, me, Tsukikage, Shion, and Romy in a row.
“Well then, let’s start the party. Armeria and Tsukuyomi will be staying here together from today onwards. Let’s all welcome them, shall we! Well then, cheers!”
“Cheers!”
The adults seem to be drinking beer or wine. The children; juice or tea. I went with tea.
“Well then, one by one, if you have any welcome words, requests, or anything you want to do with Tsukuyomi, please say it to him. Well then, we’ll start from Sinolus”
“Tsukuyomi. I welcome you. I hope Torenia and Shion can conceive boys like Mallee”
“Silenus-obaa-sama. Understood. Thank you”
“Tsukuyomi. Thank you for coming. I welcome you. And, I’m entrusting my wives, Torenia and Shion, to you”
“Stuart-oji-sama. Understood”
“Tsukuyomi. Welcome. To Nemophila Castle. Please enjoy your life here”
“Yes. Audrey-oba-sama. Thank you”
“Tsukuyomi. Welcome! I will graduate from school in another year. That is why I might not be able to live together with you for a very long time, but please let me hear the stories of your previous world when we are together”
“Louisa-nee-sama. Thank you”
“Tsukuyomi. Please play with me!”
“Yes. Forlan. Let’s play together”
“Tsukuyomi. Welcome. I welcome you from the bottom of my heart. Please give me guidance, so that I can conceive a boy”
“Thank you. Torenia-oba-sama”
“Tsukuyomi. Welcome! I will be attending school for another 4 years! Please get along with me!”
“Thank you. Annika-nee-sama”
“Tsukuyomi. Thank you very much, for coming here with Armeria. For the ten years from here on out, let’s spend a meaningful time together”
“Wisteria-obaa-sama. Thank you”
“Onii-sama. Welcome, and thank you for coming. I had been eagerly waiting for Onii-sama to come”
“Tsukikakge-nee-sama. Thank you”
“Tsukuyomi. Welcome. I welcome you from the bottom of my heart. Like Torenia-nee-sama, please give me guidance, so that I can conceive a boy”
“Understood. Thank you. Shion-oba-sama”
“Tsukuyomi. Welcome. I would like to be able to talk to birdies”
“Yes. Let’s talk tons. Romy-nee-sama”
“Everybody. Thank you, for welcoming us, parent and child. I will be in your care for 10 years from here on out”
“Everybody. Thank you, for welcoming us. I am counting on you for the 10-year-period”
It looks like the meal of this castle is not Japanese food. Of course, it’s the Royal Family’s meal, so there’s no way it isn’t delicious. But I suppose I’ll find out from here on out whether it’s just today that isn’t Japanese food, or it’ll continue the whole time. Nevertheless, everybody’s attire is like the medieval nobles you see in movies on Earth.
I’m a little bit not used to it. Okaa-san is beautiful, so it doesn’t feel off no matter what she wears though.
Now that I think about it, even this castle is quite literally a medieval European castle. There’s a tall tower, and the windows are oblong and big. It’s fundamentally made of stones with furniture that also matches the vibe. I wonder why.
And then the shrine next door is quite literally a Japanese shrine, and at the entrance is a towering large red Torii. All while being beside a medieval European castle. It’s a very unbalanced and strange view. It’s as though it’s a theme park like this.
But, now that you mentioned it, Tsukikage-nee-sama and I having Japanese-style names despite having European faces is also pretty strange. This world is still filled with things I don’t know.
It moved to dessert and tea time after the meal ended and the conversation kicked off.
“Tsukikage. Why do you call Tsukuyomi ‘Onii-sama‘, even though you are older than Tsukuyomi?”
“Ojii-sama. When talking to Onii-sama, all I feel is that he is much older than me. So, the Moon Palace’s girls, all of them are calling him ‘Onii-sama‘”
“I prefer that too”
“Me too”
“Me too!”
“Aah, yeah. Uーn. How about it? Armeria”
“Yeah. I think it is better than conversing awkwardly”
“Got it. Then, Louisa, Annika, and Romy, you can call Tsukuyomi ‘Onii-sama‘”
“Thank you!”
“That’s right, Tsukuyomi. Just now, you were saying that you want to learn swordsmanship, right?”
“Yes. Ojii-sama”
“Did you not learn it at the Moon Palace?”
“No, I have not started on anything yet”
“I see, then, you’ll first have to start with building up and training your base strength. It’s probably difficult to even hold a sword up with that body”
“Let’s build up your base strength together with Forlan from tomorrow onwards then, shall we”
“Yes. Oji-sama. I am counting on you”
“Your body isn’t fully developed yet, so we’ll go bit by bit”
“Has Forlan already started training?”
“No, he hasn’t done anything yet, so just right, you two can start together”
“What kind of life did Tsukuyomi live in the Moon Palace?”
“Yeah. Ever since I was 1 year old, I had been practising using my power every day”
“What kind of things can you do using your power?”
“Wisteria-obaa-sama. I can move objects and send them flying with ‘Telekinesis’. Also, Levitation, Teleportation, Telepathy, See-Through Vision, and Healing. And if it doesn’t rain and the crops are about to wither, I can make it rain”
“Ah, you are able to make it rain huh!”
“Yes. Please ask me any time”
“Because Nemophila Kingdom is situated in the north, it is about time snow starts piling up. There is the snow that piles up in the mountains during winter, so there are no troubles with water even in summer. But, you probably can’t stop the storm when the snowstorm is awful, right?”
“In that case, you just have to clear the snow cloud, so I can do it”
“Then, I might ask of you when it turns into a dangerous level snowstorm”
“Yes. Please ask me at any time”
“What can ‘See-Through Vision’ see”
“Torenia-oba-sama. If I use see-through vision on the room’s wall, I can see the inside of the room, and if I use see-through vision on a person’s body, I can also see the inside of the body”
“Inside the body? What can you see with that?”
“Like the baby inside the belly and the body’s organs”
“Can you see the baby inside the belly!”
“Eeh, that is why I can also tell whether it’s a boy or a girl before it’s born”
“You really are amazing huh”
“Er-, erm……Onii-sama. Can you see inside the dress as well if you use see-through vision?”
“Eh? Ah! Tha-, that is, well, I can probably see it if I try. But I am a doctor, so I am always looking at the inside of the body. Did Louisa-nee-sama think I would look at Nee-sama’s naked body and got worried?”
“N-, no, something like that is……”
“Nee-sama. It is a given for me to look at the human body since I am a doctor. That’s why I have seen thousands of female bodies until now, so I’m not so tempted to see it that I will use see-through vision”
“Tsukuyomi. You are going too far again”
“Ah! Okaa-sama, sorry……”
“Onii-sama saw that many women’s naked bodies huh……”
“Well, though that would be the truth, I believe that expression might bring about a bit of misunderstanding……”
“Louisa. Is there something you want to have Tsukuyomi see?”
“Er-, erm. Please, hear me out next time”
I wonder what it is? Her face is beet-red. I wonder if it has something to do with puberty?
“Anytime”
“Onii-sama. The parent and child you saved previously, were extremely grateful to Onii-sama”
“Is that so, both of them are doing well huh”
“Yes. But I was notified by Otou-sama and Ojii-sama, that I cannot rely on Onii-sama anymore”
“As far as it goes, that is how it is on the surface. But since it is such a rare chance that I am beside you, please rely on me if there’s anything. Okaa-sama, that is fine, right?”
“Eeh, I will leave it to Tsukuyomi’s discretion. But please do not push yourself here, alright”
“Yes. Okaa-sama. Tsukikage-nee-sama, it has been a long time, so please let me observe at the shrine tomorrow”
“Onii-sama! Thank you!”
Tsukikakge-nee-sama hugged me as always.
“Aahー! Tsukikage-nee-sama, that’s unfair! Hugging Onii-sama!”
“Oh my. Louisa can just hug Onii-sama as well if you like him, can’t you”
“Is it fine?”
Louisa-nee-sama is staring over here with a red face.
“Eh? It is not like you cannot……I guess. Well, I imagine it is not a problem since we are siblings though……”
“Well, how heart-warming”
“Audrey-onee-sama. Tsukuyomi is able to say that because he is still small now. In Tsukuyomi’s previous world, it seems the marriage between siblings is not recognised. That’s why he is thinking that it will not turn into something like that if it is himself. But in this world, it is recognised. We need to have them restrain themselves to a certain extent”
“My! I see huh. Why is the marriage between siblings not allowed?”
“There are cases where there are problems with the children because the blood becomes too thick. That is something sad for both the parents and the child after all”
“That is terrifying huh……Louisa. You understand, right?”
“Yes. Okaa-sama. Of course”
“Now then, it’s about time we wrap the meal up. For the children, they will return to the room. For us, let’s shall move to the saloon, shall we”
It looks like I’m not in the children’s group, and I was brought to the saloon as is.
