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16-8 Ringrande's Ho

Satou here I always came back to e days, but that got less and less often theadult

It's not because I didn't like getting pestered about when is the wedding or getting offered to go to athe truth you know?

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"Satou, sorry but could you please escort me back to Duchy Capital?"

"Yes, I wouldn't mind"

When I was onthe fake Holy Shell Mobile Arrande whom I ca of going back to the duchy capital, so it's just right

I had proo right ae departed to the duchy capital on the Touris

"Satou-sama, so this is Satou-sama's personal airship"

For sorande

It's hter of Gururian's viceroy, who's also attending the royal acade to me as it's the Tourisic furnace, ic cores, comes frorande said that as she boarded the ship after carrying in the Flying Wooden Horse

"If you really feel sorry then you can just fly there with that Flying Wooden Horse"

The one who reproached Lady Ringrande with thorny words was her little sister of the sa Solitary Island Palace irls seem to have business in the royal capital here

Additionally, Lady Karina is going to act as a guide in lady Soruna's capital tour

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"Ehehe, Satou-sa on ht

Looks like she's gotten attached to entleman's arm who is not your fiance is sha and peeled Miss Ririna off rande teased her little sister while grinning

"I' her how to act like a lady"

"Hleefully watches Sera who's desperately insisting her official stance

Lady Ringrande's eyes , they shined like that of a cat who found its prey

"--Ey!"

Lady Ringrande hugs my head with a mischievous look

The a captivating sensation

"Aa!"

"Eeh?"

Sera shouted when she saw that, Miss Ririna also sounded surprised

"Onee-saleefully looks at the flaring Sera

"Ara? Grandfather-sama told me to marry Satou you know? That ht?"

Looks like lady Ringrande who's crazy about her little sister can't help herself teasing Sera

"Sa-Satou-sarande-sama?"

"No no, it was just a joke so"

Miss Ririna was asking rande is like an idol in Oyugock Dukedom, she's probably a fan of her too

And then--

The sine devised by Prof Jahad only took half the time needed for a conventional airship to reach the duchy capital

I ended up having to watch endless quarrels or rather, teasing, between sisters, in the whole duration of the flight though, it was a bit troublesome

That ascetic journey finally came to an end and the airship arrived at the duchy capital to rande's father, who is also the next duke

The personnels were a bit lacking since the duke and the two glutton nobles weren't present, but I got to ock who took care of us e first arrived at the duchy capital back then for the first ti while

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"It has been awhile Satou-san"

"Nice to ain, Head Miko--No, Miko Lily"

Sera and I irl, Lily in Tenion Te and the ot into the point

"--Meeting with Gods?"

"Yes, I'd like to knohat the gods want from humans"

Lily and Serathe sa an oracle?"

"Yes, I have"

It was during the divine punishment back then

That oracle was--

『Gods wish for pious prayers froratitudes for their joyous life』

--like that

But was that really all there is to it?

"Do you not believe it?"

"I believe in Lily-saods want"

Lily and Sera looked troubled to hear my reply

"I feel it in my journey and the Weasel Eod's irrationality, I think it's in contrast to wanting prayers and gratitudes"

Even if I were to yield 100 steps and regard as said earlier to be God Tenion's true intention, there is still a risk of an even bigger tragedy happening as long as I don't knohat the [Gods] want

"Therefore, you're thinking of ave my affirmation to Lily

"Since that's what you wish for, I'd love to have it granted it, but--"

According to Lily, es, words andthat a miko can decipher can be conveyed

"If you want to talk with a god yourself, then there is no choice but to use 『Invoke Deity』 to let a god advent into ic is "

"If it's for you and this world's sake, I don'tup this soul of mine you know?"

I shake ht"

Lily contemplates with her hand on her cheek

"Maybe with thewith a God--"

I was led by Lily to a room where the banned books of Tenion Tempel were stored

"Here it is--looks like it's quite a difficult cere over a banned book

"Looks like we need soh they're fundamentally the same with the ones for oracle ceremony"

"What kind of articles are they?"

"World Tree Sap, World Tree Leaf, and Philosopher's Stone--they , but every one of theet hold of easily"

Lily looks up at me with a profound look on her face

"I have those with "

Lily took the aze to Sera while putting theic you see If Sera can recite it, can I leave it to you?"

"I have never tried using the ic, but I believe I can do it"

"If you aren't sure, I don'tto Sera with a mischievous look on her face

I turned off the Attentive Ears skill since that see!"

"Sera, he'll hear you if you're too loud you know?"

"Eh? U-umm, err--"