70 Chapter 4-5.5: Secret talks

This is a room with a corner of the royal castle.

As far as the interior is concerned, it looks like a woman's room, lined with furniture and conditioning decorated to an extent that is not overly flashy.

One woman sat on a chair placed next to the bed in the centre of that room.

Her name is Maria von Blumeil Crustin.

She is the first wife of the king of this country and a woman known as the Queen.

Maria was sitting in her chair, drinking wine and listening to reports of maids beside her.

"Yes, there are more than one other friendly woman in Tenma."

"Yes, there were nine of them all. I think three of them could be excluded."

"Why?

"Of the three, he said, one is still a child, like a disciple of Tenma. The other two are members of a group of adventurers I know, and it seems more right that they are close colleagues than women."

The conversation between the two seems to be about Tenma's relationship with women, and the maid reporting is Aina.

I don't know where it came from, but I've been looking into it quite a bit.

"What about the other six?

"In the long order of dating, I am the three sisters of adventurers, the deputy guild chief of the city of Gunjo, the woman who helped out of the bandits, and the three women of the Duke of Sanga family. The first three sisters are of the Beast clan, and they say they've been dating since Tenma started living in Gunjo City, and seem to have the most time among the candidates to act together. Next, the deputy guild leader, because the amount of prey that Tenma hunted was unnatural as a rookie, he began to be in charge of the surveillance, and even after the misunderstanding was solved, he often took charge of the nomination from Tenma."

"What do you call a nomination for a tenma?

"Since it was the deputy guild chief who knew what Tenma was capable of, it seems to have been meant to save time explaining it."

"The point is, it was a hassle... What's next?

"At the time, I was a bandit who was building an aside near the city of Gunjo, a woman who helped out of a banza flavor"

"From a bandit?

"Yes, he said Banza flavor occupied a village and then killed most of the villagers to replace themselves as residents of the village. That's how he seemed to be trying to attack travelers and adventurers coming to the village, and Tenma was the first one caught up in the request for lies. The woman was imprisoned with several women because of her value as a woman, but she was rescued after Tenma and the others destroyed a piece of banza."

"I can't believe the first prey is a temper...... all I can say is that the heavenly punishment side (Temba-temen)...... but why is that woman one of the candidates?

"According to the research, the woman went to greet Tenma before she left and begged her to take herself as a squire. At that time, Master Tenma said no, and she seemed to accept it, but from that she decided that she should be put on the candidate list once and for all."

"Yes... so the last one is the Duke of Sanga's three girls, Primera."

"Yes, the encounter seemed to be a contention with her men, but Tenma seemed to be close to the Duke of Sanga and not to himself. Besides, you can see verses that respect herself, Master Tenma"

"Really... so what's the conclusion?

"I would like to add that it is good as a royalty to be, first, Master Primera, secondly, Chris of Kingsguard, and thirdly, Master Luna,"

"Primera's fine, but why does it have Chris and Luna's name in it?

"Because Chris is a Kingsguard, he has pledged allegiance to the royal family, and he knows the circumstances of Tenma. I thought it was easy to control. Because Luna is simply easy to understand in terms of her connection to the royal family."

"You say clarity...... Chris must be your best friend, right?

"He's my best friend."

Maria had the wine left in the glass and poured it anew.

"So, what about Jeanne at heart?

"Out of the question."

Maria's eyes seemed to glow over the words.

"Go on."

"Ha, as far as I'm concerned, I'd like to support you, but whatever, she's too sweet for Tenma right now. I think they're both likely to be unhappy if they stay flush"

"You think the same way I do... I never hate her, but now she's short on actors."

"That's not how Jeanne used to be."

Aina's face clouded only for a moment. And it wasn't Maria who missed it.

"What was Jeanne like back in the day?

"We weren't together as long as Aura... but my impression was that we were more of a wife than a loved one, to say. I remember when I was little I ran around the garden with Aura and often pranked, saying that Jeanne's parents were mad at me and pranked me again. I've scolded both of you before."

Although it was when she was really little, Aina seemed to miss the old days.

"Surely Jeanne was the eldest daughter of the fallen Viscount Almeria... what caused the fall?

"Yes, depending on what we've checked, there's been a rebellion in the territory after a skirmish between the nobles. It appears that the house was inclined and decisive because of it was abandoned by the associate Viscount Podro il Chloride of the division. Although nominally taking the form of independence, rumours broke out to the point that it was a disobedience, and for a time supported the rebellion that broke out in the territory of the Armerian family from behind. Most of all, I no longer hear many rumors as insufficient evidence…"

"That's hard...... anyway. I know Jeanne is going to have a situation, but apart from that and this. If Jeanne doesn't see a change, I'll use any hand to keep her away from the temper"

"Ha, I'll try not to, too"

Maria, who declared so, poured wine into another glass and gave it to Aina.

"By the way, didn't you let Aura in on that candidate?

"Dear Maria...... that's rude to Tenma, no matter how much. And without that, I'd be raising Jeanne's rating a little bit more."

"... you're really amazing..."

"Thank you...... but isn't it necessary for Maria to go so far against Tenma?

Aina took a sip of wine and questioned Maria.

"Alas, that child is my dear best friend (Shelia and Ricardo). It's not natural for me to pay attention instead of the two of you... and when Caesars were there, it was done on his own initiative, so it would be a little better."

Hearing Maria's pleasant voice, Aina sighed.

"I don't think this is a bit (...)... but I don't think Tenma, in her own ignorance, even thinks that she is making the selection of a candidate for daughter-in-law (...) straight to the queen of this country,"

Aina's voice included sympathy for Tenma, in a significant proportion.

In that way, the night in Tenma's first King's Capital went deeper.