Syringa’s Scheme
The first-ever match-making dance party is getting close to its end as well.
Stellaria and I continued patrolling, and we found another married person. It looks like this person is still in his 20s. I perk up my ears since he’s talking to a woman about the same age as him. I guess I’ll try reading his heart if necessary.
“David-sama. It has been a really long time. To think that we would meet at a place like this”
“Suzan-sama. It has been a long time. You are as beautiful as always”
“My! Beautiful, you say. I am, as you can see, still unmarried. But David-sama is married, aren’t you. Currently, you have two wives, was it?”
“Eeh, I have two wives”
“Well then, you are searching for your third wife?”
“Yes. Of course, I am satisfied with two, but I have to think about the future of this country. Both the population and the number of men, are still far from enough. I think we nobles have that power and responsibility”
“Are you increasing your number of wives because of your noblesse oblige then?”
“No, it will be settled if I just count on my parents and ask for a third person if it was simply that. I married both my current wives by doing as my parents said. I want one wife whom I choose by myself at least”
“I see. But if you marry someone you choose yourself and love, won’t both your current wives be lonely?”
“Eeh, I am looking for someone who is compatible with both my wives and can chat with them so that it doesn’t end up that way. It would be great if it is someone like Suzan-sama who is intelligent and unafraid to talk……is what I think”
“My! Are you fine with me? An old maid like myself……”
“Suzan-sama. You are beautiful. You just weren’t blessed with the chance until now”
“David-sama……”
I see, I guess marrying multiple wives isn’t necessarily bad either. This couple gives off a good vibe.
In the end, other than the narcissistic tyrant Margrave at the beginning, it looks like there aren’t any weird participants. Nobody bothered with that tyrant either. I suppose his rumours had probably already gotten around.
Mira and Lia have both got themselves a partner and were dancing as well. I got to see their smiles as well. I don’t know whether it’ll go anywhere in the future, but I guess they’re doing pretty well for their first time.
However, Tsukikage-nee-sama didn’t find a partner. As expected, it seems they are keeping a distance because she’s the daughter of God and is the chief priest. I left her to experience the atmosphere without intervening too much unnecessarily this time around.
The fact is that there will be people who end up being left out since there are a lot of women when you look at it as a whole as expected. There’s no way everybody can get a partner so easily. Well, I suppose we have no choice but to keep on repeating this.
The dance party ended, and I sent Stellaria all the way to her room.
“Tsukuyomi-sama. There is actually no need for you to send me all the way to my room”
“Today’s Stellaria isn’t my bodyguard but my partner, so it’s a given”
“You really are kind huh……”
I sent Stellaria all the way to the front of her room in the Royal Palace Chivalric Order’s dormitory. I pulled over something I had prepared and placed in my own wardrobe ahead of time over there.
Whoosh!
“Wha-!”
“Sorry for startling you. This is the dress I will have Stellaria wear tomorrow”
“Eh! Tomorrow’s dress? Did you tailor a new dress for me?”
“That’s right. I will ask you to be my partner in tomorrow’s low-ranking noble’s dance party as well after all. There’s no way I can let you participate in the same dress as today, right?”
“N-, no way……tha-, thank you”
As Stellaria wavered slightly and placed both hands on her mouth, a single drop of tear fell.
“Ah! What’s the matter, Stellaria?”
I took out a handkerchief in a panic, placed my left hand on Stellaria’s shoulder, and wiped her tear.
“I-, I am happy. I have never been treated as a woman like this before until now……”
“I-, is that so……”
At that moment, a female knight ended up walking over from the other side of the corridor, saw us, raised a voice that went, ‘Eh!’, and went back in a panic. This picture. I wonder how in the world she interpreted it……
“Well then, Stellaria. I’ll be going back to my room. I’m counting on you tomorrow as well”
“Yes. Tsukuyomi-sama. Thank you for the dress”
“I’m looking forward to seeing you wearing that dress. Well then!”
Whoosh!
I returned to my own room with Teleportation.
Stellaria went into her room, sat on her bed, placed both hands on her chest, and immersed herself in her touched emotion. She blanked out for a bit, but before long, she got herself together.
“Tsukuyomi is an individual who sympathises and is attentively considerate to everybody. I could see it in his actions towards Mira and Lia today as well. By no means is it directed to just me”
“I must not get the wrong idea. He simply, treated me not as a knight but as a woman. Let’s just be grateful for that for now”
Stellaria, who sat on the bed without turning on the lights and was illuminated by the moonlight, said to herself.
It’s the low-ranking noble’s dance party today.
I was surprised by how overly beautiful Stellaria was and was slightly stunned when I saw her in her dress. This dress is the same one as Olivia-kaa-sama.
When I saw Stellaria in a dress in the Gloriosa Boutique, I was sure that the same dress as Olivia-kaa-sama would undoubtedly fit her with her proportions, and I placed an order with Ariana beforehand.
It’s cherry blossom-coloured. That said, it’s not pink; it’s darker. It might be close to dark cherry. I said, ‘a colour that matches strawberry blonde hair’, and ordered it, and it looks like this is colour. It’s true that it matches. Coupled with her toned body as a knight, it’s bringing out how beautiful she is even more.
It’s just that it might be a bit too conspicuous.
“Stellaria. You look wonderful in your dress today. I ordered it, thinking it would suit you, but I was surprised it went above and beyond. But it might be a bit too conspicuous at this venue. I’m sorry for not thinking ahead as always”
“No way! It is something Tsukuyomi-sama ordered with me in mind. There is no need to apologise. More importantly, thank you for such a marvellous dress”
“If you are happy about it, then I’m glad”
At the start of the dance party. I gave my greetings and explained its purpose like I did yesterday. The music began, and unlike yesterday, 4 married men showed up where I was as soon as it commenced.
“Tsukuyomi-sama. Please help us!”
All four of them have at-the-end-of-their-rope expressions. I’m sure it’s because they can’t get a successor.
“You can’t get a successor, right?”
“Yes. We may be nobles, but we are low-ranking nobles. We do not have the leeway to support many wives”
“Aah, nevertheless, you were ordered by your parents to come here for the sake of a successor huh”
“Yes. It is exactly as you said”
Well, I guess the knowledge of my book isn’t going to go around right away. I wonder if it’s something inevitable for low-ranking nobles.
“Well then, we shall take our time talking in the seats over there”
From there, one by one, I asked about their family structure, how busy their work was, and their sexual intercourse situation, and gave my advice. And then, they said they would work hard on their family planning again from today onwards and left the venue smiling. Of course, I refunded the entrance fee.
“Stellaria. Let’s have a look around today as well then, shall we”
“Yes. Tsukuyomi-sama”
Both of us link our arms and walk. We receive gasps of admiration and passionate gazes from all over the place when we did. Aah, Stellaria in her dress is inordinately beautiful. She has ended up becoming the target of everybody’s interest.
“Stellaria. Everybody’s gaze sure is painful huh. You are too beautiful”
“My! Tsukuyomi. That is……”
Her faced ended up turning crimson red. She’s placing her right hand, that isn’t linked, on her cheek.
“Ah! Tsukuyomi-sama. That individual. It is the suspect Lia talked about previously, Viscount Syringa Perrine”
“Eh? That fellow who has been making merchants’ daughters his wives and selling the children to slavers huh”
That man is in his mid-30s with golden hair and blue eyes. But he isn’t good-looking. He comes off as a medium-build, well, ordinary middle-aged man you can find anywhere.
“Alright. I’m gonna read that man’s heart from now on. Let’s try getting closer”
“Yes”
Syringa noticed us. He opened his eyes widely for a moment, but he looked away right away. I concentrate on Syringa and read his heart.
『Shit, the God’s kid called Tsukuyomi or something huh. This dance party plan is good, but ‘don’t get a bride just for the sake of child-making’ is unnecessary』
『I’m doing the damn child-making for women’s sake. Everybody is crying in joy. It’s only natural for you to thank me, and yet you’re telling me to stop that; how ridiculous!』
『Now then, something like that doesn’t matter. I’ve got to choose at least one back today. I’m almost bored of the low-class merchants’ daughters as well after all』
This fellow is unforgivable. What should we do……
“Stellaria. Come with me for a bit……”
After moving to the corner of the venue, I talked to Stellaria about the voice in Syringa’s heart.
“This man, I find him to be unforgivable”
“It really is horrible huh. It’s just that, he has not done anything chargeable in public”
“Which means we have to grasp some kind of evidence of a crime huh”
“But, it is only recently that selling your family and servant’s children to slavers is prohibited. He might not be doing it anymore after all, and even if he is, there is nothing pointing to it……”
“It is exactly as Stellaria says huh. We cannot allow him to bring about any more new misfortunes”
All we can do is keep an eye out so that there’s no new victim for today.
When we tried going back, Syringa had captured a meek-looking woman. This is bad.
“Stellaria. He has already captured one person. We have to rescue her”
“Ah! That girl, if I remember correctly, I believe is Veronica’s friend”
“Veronica is participating as well today, was it?”
“Yes. She is the daughter of a Viscount after all. I will go and find her”
“No. I’ll find her. Stellaria will stay here”
“Yes. Understood”
I levitate all the way close to the ceiling and search for Veronica. Ah! There she is. She stands out quite a bit since she’s a redhead in a green dress. She’s eating with her fellow knights. I descend in front of Veronica.
“Hii! Ah! Tsukuyomi-sama”
“Veronica. My apologies for interrupting your meal, but there is someone I want you to help. Could I have you come with me for a bit?”
“Eh? Ye-, yes. Of course”
“Well then, pardon me”
I hug Veronica tightly.
“Eh? Eーh?”
Whoosh!
With Teleportation, we moved in front of Stellaria.
“Uwah! Ah! Stellaria-sama! Where is this?”
“Veronica, the one captured by Syringa over there, is she not your friend?”
“Eh? T-, that is right. It is Monique. But why? That girl, she should be shy”
“He probably targeted sheepish-looking girls. We have to save her”
“Veronica. We will be here, so please speak to Monique, tell her ‘Tsukuyomi is calling for her’, and bring her over here”
“Ye-, yes. I will be going!”
After jogging over to where Monique and Syringa were, Veronica spoke to Monique, apologised to Syringa, held Monica’s hand, and started walking over here.
As soon as he looked over here, Syringa clicked his tongue, 「tch!」, and glared at me.
『Shitt! I was just about to be able to bring her back! What an unlucky day』
“Monique. Are you alright?”
“Yes. Veronica. I am alright. Tsukuyomi-sama. Is there something you need with me?”
“Monique. Nice to meet you. I am Tsukuyomi. What did the man just now say to you?”
“Eeh, initially, he complimented me a ton, saying that I am beautiful and whatnot. After that, it continued onto the topic of my family and whatnot, and I ended up being unable to escape”
“I see, that was a close one huh. Did you know the rumours about him?”
“Yes. It was scary because I knew about it”
“I’m glad you didn’t get brought away”
“Eh? Was I about to be brought away?”
“Eeh, it seems that man intends to bring you back”
“How frightening……”
“This dance party is something that is conducted at my proposal. My apologies for making you experience something scary at that party”
“No, it was my fault for blanking out”
“But I’m glad you’re fine, Monique!”
“Eeh, thanks for saving me! Veronica”
After that, Stellaria and I marked Syringa closely and followed him around the whole time without separating from him. Syringa, who noticed that, left the venue while muttering something under his breath.
“It was a bit, obvious huh”
“He probably won’t get it if we don’t go that much”
“But, we cannot leave that man be huh”
“I wonder what we should do”
“He is that kind of a man. He has surely committed some kind of crime. First, let’s grasp the evidence. We will search around him”
“Understood. I will gather the information”
“Stellaria can’t move directly”
“Why?”
“It’s obviously because it is dangerous, isn’t it!”
“I am the Sword Saint. A man like that or two is……”
“No, it is not about swordsmanship. You are too beautiful, so if you move to gather information, you will end up standing out, and it will end up alerting the other party right away, you know”
“Eh! N-, no way……”
“Listen up. Ask somebody. Somebody who won’t be suspected even if they go around asking the merchants”
“Yes. Understood”
Perhaps because the dangerous person left, I have a feeling that the atmosphere in the venue improved after that.
As a result of talking to me, Veronica and Monique were spoken to by a pair of men and were chatting happily.
There was a man kneeling in front of a female knight wearing a knight’s outfit on the other side of that.
I wondered what was going on, and as I thought, it seems he fell in love with her dignified appearance at first sight. It’s like he’s suddenly proposing that way, isn’t it. But she doesn’t seem all that unsatisfied with it either, and it seems they went on to enjoy a dance.
Nothing makes me happier than the fact that it seems my advice that ‘the knight’s outfit is also an option’ bore fruit. Stellaria was also staring at that sight with a smile.
The sons of big merchants were quite popular. It seems they’re well received amongst the Baron and Chevalier’s second and third daughters in particular. Whatever it is, I think it’s great they’re not becoming brides in a way where it’s like they’re being sold by their parents but are able to choose by themselves.
Like this, the curtain is drawn on the first match-making dance party with high praises.
