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13-4 New Year Special Training

Satou's here I soo back to my school days when I'et back toout of money then

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"Welco frodom Conference, I'm welcomed by the butler and the ot off the carriage

It's like I'm a royalty or a noble--wait, I am a noble

"Master, Marientail-sama and her friends have come to visit you"

"Okay Are they in the parlor?"

"Yes"

"Then I guess I'll go greet the my clothes"

When I said so, one of theeood to call several loli maids in the labyrinth city to let them learn here

I enter the door that's been opened by the butler, and go toward the parlor where Zena-san and the others are waiting

As expected, the rooreet back with "I'irls elcome me

It seelea you Satou-san umm, I have to call you Viscount-sama now don't I"

"Please call me Satou like ale're not in public"

I tell so to Zena-san who looks a bit lonely

Even though it's only natural to differentiate between public and private matters, I don't really like to be treated distantly by a friend

"--Is it alright?"

"Yes, please call me like you've always been"

"Yes!"

Zena-san replied with a smile that was like the sun

As ever, Zena-san's expression when she's like this is quite nice

"I'll change ether Zena-san and her friends are eating with us right?"

"Uht that Zena-san and the others would naturally dine with us, but it seems they've been invited to a dinner with Earl Seryuu

Looks like it's also for theress in Labyrinth City

"That's unfortunate You're going to stay in the royal capital for a while right? Then there will another chance To a whole sakura sal forward to it"

While having such conversations, I see Zena-san and the others off as they are going back to the Earl's ot some kind of parcel from Lulu It seeirls like

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As for the dinner of that day, the royal court dishes which have been taught to Lulu in the royal castle are lined up on the dining table

They're all luxurious dishes There are some new year dishes leftover so it's kind of wasteful, but we can just eat them for breakfast tomorrow

"--Pochi plucked it, then Pochi threw it, Pochi plucked it then Pochi threw it, it was a great success nodesu!"

"Ta to Pochi and Taainst their classht school

I asked Arisa with my eyes, "Did you let them hurt anyone?"

"Don't look at me with those eyes please I had told to the two to only attack the weapons, so it was alright There should be less challengers tomorrow, and the two understand how to hold back froht I said"

"It's alrite~"

"That's right nanodesu Master (teacher) taught Pochi to go easy on weak people nodesu"

Oops, that's a problematic remark

"Pochi, you must not say that your friends are 『Weak people』 okay"

"Pochi can't nanodesu? Master (teacher) often said it nodesu"

U~n, I guess that's because it's natural for the elven ards of ine~?"

"Nanodesu?"

I look at the tith "let ine if a martial artist whom Pochi and Tauys are weak You're worthless', what do you think?"

"Pochi is not weak nodesu!"

"Tained what I said and becary

"However, if the martial artist said, 'H to you till you do?"

"Fight~?"

"Pochi will challenge hilad that the two react as I've led theht If you two said 『Weak』 to your friends, don't you think they will get angry like with the iined ine it hard with difficult faces

"They will absolutely get angry nodesu!"

Pochi is tre shocked

"Tama won't say weak~"

"Pochi too won't say it nodesu!"

I affirht", and pat their heads

Now they won't hurt anyone nor get into so for so your opponent in actual battles you know?

I had Arisa to report about people and nobles in the knight school e should be careful with

There are a lot of interesting capable people, doesn't seeet bored in that school

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"Then, was it fun too for you Mia?"

"Nn"

Mia nods, and then puts a peeled orange into her mouth

Huh? That's all?

Geez, it's very like taciturn Mia

Toic school where Mia is anyway, I guess I can just hear it from Arisa

"There wasn't any probleht?"

"Y-yes It was unfortunate that eren't with Master, but I was able to learn various things like techniques, the way to see through ingredients, and knacks"

Seeing through ingredients is probably needless once she gets the Iteranted the day after the auction is over

I', I'll be learning those techniques froood care of so I report"

"Thank you Nana"

Lulu ht have been bullied if she was alone, but since Nana said it frankly, she was probably really taken good care of

Lastly I asked Liza where she guided Zena-san and the others to

"Iout and arms shops"

"It's really like Liza-san"

Just as Arisa has muttered, it's very like Liza

But since it's Zena-san and the others, they ht be happy about it instead

"Then you should show theether There are many pretty accessories and clothes there"

"Certainly"

I would have bought them accessories if I ith them, but please treat it as a preview for now

I sure want to show Zena-san and her friends around the city at least once during their stay here

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"Oh right, the pink princess frorinning is probably the princess of Rudom who has anime-like pink hair, Princess Menea

"That should be the case considering Princess Menea is a student of the Royal Academy However, don't use 'pink princess', call her Princess Menea normally"

"Ye~s"

As I chide her, Arisa replies back like a child

"And then, and then, Princess Menea was being contested by two handsohed, but even when that girl met me, she said so, so I can't necessarily deny it

"Hee, she sure is popular"

"What's with that disinterested reaction"

What kind of reaction did you expect co from me

"Then you see, the real issue is after that"

Arisa changes her posture and leans forward on the kotetsu

"One of thehness』"