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Chapter 17 – The Mystic Society –
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Translator: Xean
Editor: SevenTails
「Elle! Are you there? Are you ready!!?」
There was knocking—or should I say, loud thumping at the door. It was loud. Very loud. I was up until late yesterday working on Proto. Give me a break, it was my day off.
「Elle, I’m coming in!!! Here I go!」
At the sound of the voice, the door opened with a bang. Fii and I had recently exchanged our duplicate keys so that, in case something happened to one of us, we could rush to each other immediately. But I didn’t give that to her to interrupt with my good night’s sleep.
I complained to Fii, who entered without permission.
「Oi, Fii. It’s only six o’clock and it’s a holiday, so please let me sleep until noon today.」
「You forgot, didn’t you!? Good thing I came early! Today is the day of Prince Oscar’s invitation! You’re really gonna screw up without me… ha~a…」
「Hmm? Ah, now that you mentioned it…」
Hearing that, I slipped out of bed. While still in a daze, I popped off what I was wearing and headed straight to the bathroom.
「Geez! Make sure you take all your clothes off before taking your bath! In the meantime, I’ll make you breakfast! Let me use your ingredients!」
「… okay.」
I’m still so sleepy, so don’t ask me and do what you want. With that in mind, I took a quick shower and ate the breakfast that Fii made. There was an egg roll, miso soup, salad and grilled salmon. While I was munching on food, I wondered why Fii was still not married.
「… Hey, Fii, how come you’re still single? You’re very pretty and can do all the household chores. You also have a good family background and good alchemy skills. I doubt that no-」
「Ughhhh. You don’t discuss that while having breakfast…」
After breakfast, I changed into the uniform that I wore during the entrance ceremony. I guessed it was okay to wear this outfit since Fii was also wearing it.
「Just one thing, Elle. Keep your opinions of the mystics to yourself. We don’t want them to be annoyed by accident, okay?」
「Same old same, right?」
「Yeah, that’s right. Turn your genius mode on just like in the entrance ceremony!」
「Roger that.」
With the preparations done, Fii and I headed to the royal castle where the party was taking place. The royal castle of this kingdom was located further north, in the noble district. I didn’t remember it much since I’ve only been there once, and that was during the awarding ceremony for Blue Stellar Class Alchemy. I went home as soon as the ceremony was over.
「Hey, Fii, what kind of person is the second prince?」
「The Second Prince Oscar? Um, he’s an honest man. I really can’t believe he’s a die-hard mystic. I’d like to believe that to be a mistake in some way too.」
「But… a direct invitation at this time, with all the rumours spreading around and the fact their leader is missing, it does seem to be trouble.」
「Well, the mystics are pretty assertive. The warfare between factions is really troublesome. With nobility, you have to belong to either Mystics or Theorists… Ha~a, so troublesome…」
「Fii has really been in the middle of it all along, huh. I guess I’ve gotten you into trouble because of me too. Let me thank you at another time.」
「Wh-what’s the matter with you? You’re strangely perceptive these days. You weren’t that caring when you were just a student.」
「That means I’m maturing too. It’s not enough to grow the best crops in the world, I have to sell them to people. And to sell, you need to have connections. These kinds of social skills are useful when the time comes. I don’t want the mystics to see my crops as evil and look down on them.」
「Elle… uuuuuu. You’ve really grown up… I’m so happy for you…」(EN: “uuuu” here is an onomatopoeia for sobbing.)
「Come on, stop crying. We’re almost there.」
While chatting, we arrived at the royal castle. It was big, you had to look up to see the whole thing. As we arrived, the maids welcomed us.
「Please come this way, Master Elweed Willis and Lady Alsufira Medis. The party is underway.」
We followed them and arrived at a garden. It was a much more elegant garden than Serena’s yard. The trees beside it were neatly trimmed and the grass looks freshly mowed. In addition, the desk and chairs there had a white base colour and were decorated with the royal crest.
「Hey Fii. I was wondering, what’s this party all about?」
「Well… i-it’s like a regular gathering of nobility. Occasionally, the royal family hosts them.」
「I see.」
Then we entered the garden and all the eyes turned to look at us at once.
「O-oh, aren’t you…」
「Are you by any chance, Master Elweed Willis, the Blue Stellar Alchemist?」
「Hoho… your greatness is unmatched. A top-notch alchemist in a class of his own.」
I was used to those gazes. I usually ignored them, but it’s hard to face them when it’s this close. I didn’t even want this much attention, but I guess the Blue Stellar Class is special to nobles. I’m a farmer, I don’t know how to handle this type of thing.
I was a little scared of my surroundings, so I stuck close to Fii.
「… Fii, help… Scary, their gazes are scary…」
「Bear with it. We’ll leave once it starts, okay? It’s about time you stood on your own.」
「Damn it… I’m only 16 years old!」
「You shouldn’t say that. You’re a Blue Stellar Alchemist. People don’t see you as a child.」
「A-ah… that’s right. Yeah, you’re absolutely right…」
It’s sad. I thought I had changed a bit, but this is tough. I used to completely ignore it, but now that I am facing them, they are looking at me curiously. This is completely different from the ones that have been watching me in class. Their eyes looked at me as if I was prey, trying to capture me. Probably only the mystics were gathered at this party.
As I was observing my surroundings, Second Prince Oscar arrived. It seems that he was going to start off with a short speech.
「Thank you all for coming here. I’m very happy to see so many people here. Now then, let’s end my greeting here…. and let us welcome the star of the day, Mr. Elweed Willis, the Blue Stellar Alchemist.」
People around me applauded endlessly and opened a path to where Prince Oscar was. A~ah, how could this happen… I haven’t heard anything about this…
With a mind filled with bitterness, I headed over to Prince Oscar. I could feel it in the atmosphere that everyone was waiting for me to say something.
「Ah. Hi, my name is Elweed Willis. Thank you so much for inviting me to this gathering.」
After saying a few kind words, the party started immediately. My dependable Fii had gone somewhere, and as I was collecting my thoughts, five young ladies came rushing in.
「Elle-sama!」
「Kyaaah! It’s Elle-sama in the flesh!」
「Master Elle, thank you for coming today!」
「Ha~a… My precious Elle-sama.」(TN: lord of the rings?)(EN: Yes, probably…)
「So cool. Ha~a… ha~a…」(EN: I don’t even know what here.)
「… Hahahaha, hi.」
I talked with them and found out that they were all daughters of noble families that usually wouldn’t come to parties like this, but they heard a rumour that I would be here and rushed over. They all said they were my fans and asked for my signature, which by the way, was made by Fii. She really is a dependable person.
「Then let’s meet again when we have the chance.」
I cut off the conversation and tried to run away quickly, wanting to take a break, but someone suddenly grabbed me by the shoulders.
「Hyi-ii! This feeling!」
「Sensei, you came.」
「P-Princess Alice. Thank you for the opportunity…」
I greeted her with a bow. Because of all the eyes around me, I responded to her with a respectful tone of voice. Alice then began to whisper in my ear.
「… Sensei, why did you come?」
「… I couldn’t turn it down, or Fii would lose face… and it’s a royal invitation…」
「… It’s Fii again, tch.」
「Put the black princess act away for now. So, this really is…」(ED: “Black princess” means mysterious or dark.)
「… Yeah. The nobles here are exclusively mystics. Today is like they are unveiling of their leader.」
「… I see.」
While we’re talking about it, someone approached in a leisure manner.
「Hello, Alice. I was wondering if I could join in on the conversation.」
「Oscar-oniisama.」
The second prince, Oscar, arrived with a smile on his face. He had short, pale, blue hair, and an unpretentious but graceful demeanour. Without a doubt, he was a member of the royal family.
「Nice to meet you, Master Elweed Willis. I’m Oscar Canovaria, the second prince of this country.」
「It is nice to meet you, Prince Oscar… I am Elweed Willis.」
We shook each other’s hands firmly. Even though he was shorter than me, I could still sense an air of elegance and grandeur. Maybe it’s something unique to royalty.
「Speaking of which, Alice. Father was calling you, he said you’d understand if I mentioned that “incident.”」
「— Ge! Oho~ho~ho. Well then, if you’ll excuse me…」
My last line of defence, Alice, was gone. She’s usually annoying, but today I wanted her to stay with me.
As I was thinking this, Prince Oscar came over to talk with a big smile plastered on his face.
「I’m sorry for being abrupt earlier. You didn’t even have time to prepare for the speech.」
「It’s no problem at all. I’m used to greeting people all the time…」
「As expected of the Blue Stellar Alchemist.」
「No, no, I’m still working on it.」
「Well, I can see you still have ways to go. With all your achievements, you are still full of yourself. You’re really great, Master Willis. I heard you were a remarkable man, but you’re even more impressive than they say.」
Prince Oscar appeared to be just a young man with no malice in his heart, but surely, he must have been planning something.
「Well then, if you’ll excuse me….」
As I turned to leave, Prince Oscar utters a word I couldn’t miss.
「Proto, was it? I’m happy about the progress you’ve made.」
「… where… did you hear that?」
「Fu~fu~fu… I wonder?」
Prince Oscar smiled just like before, but there was definitely something evil lurking in his eyes.