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“Prince Harold, Lady Alexandra, your entrance!”
The door opened, and Sandra and I stepped into the hall that was the party venue.
Following us, Wilfred and his partner Marion, and then King Aival, accompanied by Lorenzo and Christia, were scheduled to appear on the hall’s balcony.
“If it were up to me, I’d purely enjoy the party with you, but…”
Unfortunately, as the host, I have to take care of the Barthian Holy Kingdom’s people, so I can’t let my guard down until the end.
More than anything, I absolutely can’t leave midway, you know…?
“Please don’t worry about me. Rather, please allow me to assist Lord Hal in any way I can.”
“Ah, thank you very much.”
She placed her hand on her chest, smiled sweetly, and made such an offer, making me feel deeply grateful.
Seriously, why didn’t the ‘EnHaza’ developers make her a heroine? I strongly protest.
Then.
“His Majesty the King, His Eminence Cardinal Salvatore, and Lady Saint Christia, your entrance!”
The voice of a civil official, loudly announcing the arrival of King Aival and the others, echoed throughout the hall.
Huh? Wilfred hasn’t entered yet… Could it be that that guy, despite being the host, is late getting ready…? Wait!?
“…So that’s what’s going on.”
“………………….”
Following King Aival, Lorenzo appeared. And… escorting Christia was Wilfred.
Certainly, it’s not strange for Wilfred, as the host, to escort her.
But, what is he thinking, changing the arrangements without any prior notice?
“…That scum, he’s done it now.”
Sandra put strength into her small hand, glaring at Wilfred resentfully.
Knowing her, it’s probably anger at him for neglecting me, the other host.
But.
“Ahaha, there’s no need to worry about it. The fact that that guy volunteered to escort Lady Saint means I don’t have to take care of her.”
“But, still…”
“Thanks to that, a load has been taken off my shoulders. Let’s purely enjoy the party.”
I tried to joke with Sandra, who frowned, unconvinced.
It’s not that I don’t have my own thoughts, but in the first place, I’m only reluctantly hosting this because of Raphael, so if it means more time with Sandra, it’s a net zero. No, it’s a plus, isn’t it?
“That’s how it is. Anyway, I’m hungry. Let’s eat something.”
“Geez…”
Sandra pouted, but quickly switched gears and smiled shyly.
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“Excuse me. May I have a moment?”
The one who called out to us as we were browsing the hors d’oeuvres was Carla, one of the heroines and a Holy Knight.
Seriously, is it okay for her to be here, abandoning her duty of guarding the Saint…?
“Uh, well… yes…”
“I sincerely apologize for my rudeness earlier…”
“Whoa!?”
I hurriedly stopped Carla, who bowed deeply.
No, no, I haven’t even told Sandra about those abusive words from back then, so please stop!?
“…Lord Hal. What ‘rudeness’ is she referring to?”
“Eeeek!?”
See! I’ve touched Sandra’s reverse scale! Now I’ve ended up screaming!
I know that Carla wasn’t at fault back then, so I deliberately ignored it!
“Well… the truth is, even though Prince Harold went out of his way to greet us, I said this… ‘To be greeted by the ‘Incompetent Rascal Prince,’ the Holy Kingdom must be looked down upon,’ or so I said.”
Sandra directed an absolutely frigid gaze at Carla, who spoke awkwardly.
She could easily kill someone with just that.
“So, you’re saying that you deliberately brought that up in a place like this, and did something like this in order to belittle my (・・) Lord Hal?”
“!? That’s a misunderstanding! I certainly didn’t mean to…!”
Carla desperately denied it, after being pointed out by Sandra in an icy voice.
I figured. She’s not that crafty of a character in ‘EnHaza’ either, and more than anything, she has a character of pure integrity and simplicity.
“Um… Lady Carla, was it? I don’t mind at all, so please don’t worry about it.”
“But…”
“Even back then, I immediately understood that you didn’t intend to insult me. It seems you’re not very good at lying.”
“Ah… um, yes!”
When I told her that with a wry smile, Carla’s face lit up as if she had found her purpose.
Wow… as expected of a main heroine, she’s super cute. Of course, Sandra is even more so.
“More importantly, why did you say something like that?”
“Well… that’s…”
Carla was quite hesitant, and she looked down.
Well, it was probably Christia who instructed her to say that.
She’s overflowing with chivalry as it is. As someone serving her, it’s hard for her to speak ill of her master.
“Please tell me quickly. Otherwise, I’ll have no choice but to direct all of this anger towards you.”
“Sandra, please calm down.”
I desperately tried to calm Sandra, who looked like she was about to grab my collar at any moment.
I’m happy that she’s angry for my sake, but she’s a little too much of a combatant.
“Anyway, I don’t want to force you to tell me the reason. Let’s put that matter to rest and enjoy the party as much as time allows.”
“I’m sorry…”
Carla bowed deeply once more and returned to her master, Christia… which is fine and all, but.
“Muuuuuu…”
“Ah, haha…”
After that, I ended up having to appease Sandra, who had become completely displeased, including the fact that I had defended Carla. Woe is me.
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