Isekai Yururi Kikou ~Raising Children While Being an Adventurer~ - Chapter 162
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Chapter 162

Chapter 162

Evening Party

I, who handed over the unwilling Allen and Elena to the castle maids and the Royal Guards including Isaac-san, arrived with Matthias-san and Rebecca-san to the entrance of the evening party hall .

There will be many dressed up nobles, right? I am getting a bit nervous .

“Are you prepared, Takumi-kun?”

“Fufu . Now then, Takumi-san, let’s enter . ”

Although I was still feeling nervous, Rebecca-san supported herself with my arm .

Rebecca-san’s escort is naturally Matthias-san, but I am escorting her with him today as well . This is apparently called a double escort .

When we entered the gorgeous hall, not a small racket stirred .

Is this normal or is it because someone they are not familiar with like me is with the Count couple… I couldn’t tell since it was my first evening party, but curious gazes gathered on us .

“Takumi-kun, we must greet His Majesty first . ”

“Y, yes, I understand . ”

“Takumi-san, your expression has stiffened . ”

“Eh?”

“It’s understandable that you are nervous, but we are with you, so you don’t need to be worried . ”

“… I will do my best . ”

Although I say that, I don’t know whether I will be able to suppress my nervousness .

“Haha, it seems that eyes are nailed on your accessories, Rebecca . ”

“Oh my, oh my . ”

Matthias-san leaked quiet laughter without breaking his expression .

I see, the majority of the gazes is directed towards the pearls!

Today, Rebecca-san is wearing a wine red, slender dress with a charmful white embroidery with the pearl accessories Matthias-san and I gifted her .

“There isn’t anyone going to ask even though they are all interested?”

“Eh? To His Majesty——Tristan-sama’s place . ”

“Right . There’s no way they would obstruct us when we are going to this party’s organizer, the King of this country, right?”

“Ah, I see!”

It’s standard to greet the organizer of the party first . There isn’t anyone without manners who would contact us before we finished our greetings .

“Now then, Takumi-kun, it’s our turn . ”

We advanced through the queue of people that came to greet Tristan-sama .

When it became our turn, Matthias-san went forward and bowed .

Following after Matthias-san, Rebecca-san and I bowed next .

“Count Ruven, Lady Rebecca, thank you for coming this evening . ”

“Thank you very much for the invitation . ”

Talking casually is apparently a breach of etiquette for those of status . Therefore, when Tristan-sama addressed Matthias-san, Matthias-san gave his greetings .

It feels like the stern Tristan-sama wrapped in kingly aura I had an audience with was a different person .

“Your outfit is truly beautiful tonight, Your Majesty . ”

“Oh my, thank you, Count Ruven . Your wife’s attire is also wonderful today . ”

I don’t feel any friendliness from Grace-sama she had when I met her in private .

This is exactly what a “Noble woman” is .

“You did well coming, Takumi . ”

“Thank you very much for the invitation, Your Majesty . ”

The moment Tristan-sama called out to me, the surroundings have gotten momentarily noisier .

Are they surprised that someone they don’t know was known by His Majesty?

“How is your first evening party?”

“I feel a bit nervous from this truly gorgeous place . ”

“Hahaha~ What, no need to be this tense . Just enjoy yourself without worries . ”

“Indeed, Takumi-san . Since you are already here, you better enjoy yourself . ”

As Tristan-sama and Grace-sama talked with me intimately, the noise of the surroundings grew louder .

“Good evening, Takumi-dono . ”

When Austin-sama and Aurora-sama who finished greeting other nobles joined us, the noise grew even louder .

“Thank you for the invitation, Austin-sama . ”

“It’s my first time seeing you dressed like this Takumi-dono, but it seems that you are quite used to it . ”

“Do you think so?”

I was always dressed in my usual adventurer-style clothes when meeting with Austin-sama, so he was staring at me fixedly .

Generally, adventurers (commoners) wouldn’t be used to wearing this style of clothes, but I am used to wearing a suit, so I don’t feel out of place when dressed like a noble .

“Both Grace-sama and Aurora-sama are wearing the pearls, I see . It suits you very well . ”

“Thank you . Although I believe that one would be able to get used to wearing something this wonderful immediately . ”

“Indeed . I also switched the dress I was planning on wearing tonight for something that would match with the hair ornament~”

“If I am not mistaken… you wanted to wear a pale-pink dress tonight, no?”

“Yes, they are of the same color though, so the pearl wouldn’t stand out . ”

“Truly . ”

Grace-sama and Aurora-sama were wearing the pearl accessories I have brought them the other day . Aurora-sama decided to choose a new dress that would go well with the pearl hair ornament .

“Rebecca’s jewelry is also wonderful . Were these pearls also…”

“Yes, indeed . ”

Grace-sama praised Rebecca-san’s pearl accessories and glanced at me .

Rebecca-san also replied in an unclear way .

“Takumi, I can’t praise you for hogging our women all for yourself~”

“Eh?”

Tristan-sama on the side was poking fun at me .

From the side, it apparently looks like the three women were gathered around me .

“Nono, Your Majesty . You should have seen Takumi-kun when he was surrounded by young ladies at our tea party . ”

“What? That’s incredible . ”

Matthias-san, I don’t need to guess that you are talking about the matter with Pastel Rabbits, right? Please stop saying it as if the ladies were gathering around for me .

Also, stop smirking at me please!

“… It was the Pastel Rabbits that were popular, not me . ”

“You think so? They might have been swarming around you, you know?”

“Definitely not~”

“My, oh my . Your Majesty, Takumi-san is going to sulk if you tease him too much . ”

“Right . ”

Tristan-sama was trying to tease me further, but he quickly withdrew thanks to Grace-sama’s defense .

“It’s amusing talking with you Takumi and I would like to talk more, but let’s do that afterward . Well then, Count Ruven, Takumi is still unfamiliar with a place like this, so look after him carefully . ”

“Understood . ”

Tristan-sama and others still have many nobles left to greet, so they are not able to spare too much time for us . I felt a bit uneasy from Tristan-sama’s words, but we bowed and separated from him and others .

“… How tiring . ”

“Now, now, the evening party has just begun, you know? —— Look, they are here . ”

After we separated from Tristan-sama and others, I grumbled a complaint .

But, aren’t people unconcerned about that and coming this way!?

“Long time no see, Count Ruven . ”

“Count Ruven-sama, Rebecca-sama, gokigen’yoh . ”

“Rebecca-sama, it has been a while . ”

And before I noticed, we were surrounded by many people .

“Rebecca-san, your necklace and earring look wonderful . ”

“What a splendid pearls~”

“Where might you have purchased them?”

They came to ask about the pearls .

Is that why there are only three men, but seven women? Because of the pearls?

“Fufu . This was a gift from my husband . ”

Rebecca-san gave an evasive reply to the questions of the women .

“Who might be this person?”

“He is not your son, is he?”

There also were people who wanted to know about me .

“He is an adventurer under my guardianship . He is very exceptional, so he had the privilege of obtaining His Majesty’s favor . ”

“Certainly, his conversation with His Majesty seemed quite intimate…”

Matthias-san appealed his guardianship of me and His Majesty’s relationship with me .

Without being able to interject even once, I watched Matthias-san and Rebecca-san’s conversations from the side .