The next day, we changed into proper attire for a tea party and headed to the Southern Margrave’s residence in the royal capital.
We were also planning to visit the Adventurers’ Guild in the capital with Arisa-sama. Apparently, quite a number of nobles’ and merchants’ children registered as adventurers in the capital, so there was no need to worry too much about what we wore.
“Hey, hey! What are we doing with our hair today?”
“Today, we’re going with ponytails. Shiro and Fran can have their usual hairstyles.”
Once again, I was helping the three girls get dressed and ready for the day. Honestly, coming up with hairstyles that matched their dresses was quite a challenge. As I worked, I couldn’t help thinking that being a noble young lady involved all sorts of trouble.
With that, Horn’s hairstyle was finally finished, too.
“All right, let’s head to the entrance.”
“Okay!”
With Shiro and the others answering cheerfully, Ao and I made our way to the entrance.
Waiting for us there were Gandof-sama, dressed in his knight’s uniform, and Sue, wearing a pale blue dress.
“Gandof-sama, I’m sorry for leaving the investigation in your hands.”
“Don’t worry. This is something we must take care of ourselves. You have no reason to feel guilty about it, Shun.”
There wasn’t much we could do since we had no authority to conduct the investigation ourselves. Still, having been involved in the incident, I couldn’t help wondering what would happen next.
For now, all we could do was leave the investigation to the military. Apparently, they planned to continue searching the mansion for at least several more days. At the same time, they would examine the confiscated items and question those who had been arrested.
The recovery of the former Marquis Broker’s wife might also provide an important clue toward solving the case.
“Well, shall we get going? Uncle, we’ll be off now.”
“Bye-bye! We’re heading out!”
“Very well. You all enjoy yourselves today.”
We decided to leave a little earlier than Gandof-sama and boarded our carriage. Sue and the others cheerfully said their goodbyes to Gandof-sama before we set off for the Southern Border Marquis’s residence.
Clip-clop, clip-clop.
“Huh? We’re heading toward the royal palace!”
“Each of the Margrave families has a residence surrounding the royal palace. The more powerful the noble family, the closer their residence is to the palace.”
“Oh, I see!”
I wondered if the residences of the various Margrave families were arranged to the east, west, south, and north of the royal palace, corresponding to their respective territories.
Sure enough, our carriage continued south from the palace before entering the grounds of a huge mansion.
“Whoa! It’s so big! There’s so much space!”
Shiro and the others were peeking out of the carriage windows, but even the grounds alone looked to be several times larger than those of the Victory Baron family.
The garden was enormous, yet meticulously maintained, giving it an air of refined elegance. It was exactly what you would expect from a noble’s garden.
Waiting for us in front of the entrance was Arisa-sama, dressed in a beautiful red gown befitting the wife of a great noble house’s head. Several attendants stood beside her.
“Arisa-sama, thank you very much for inviting us.”
“Hehe, everyone has been looking forward to seeing you. Now, let’s head to the reception room.”
Arisa-sama greeted us with a warm smile as we stepped down from the carriage. For some reason, she seemed to be in an especially good mood today.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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