Read Novel Full Chapter 390 – Mountain Feast
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Chapter 390 – Mountain Feast
I, in a kimono made of elven cloth, Grande, in a crimson modified Chinese dress with gold ornaments, Isla in a luxurious robe decorated with mithril threads, Driada in a dress made of elven cloth like mine, and the two beastmen maids, Gerda and Olivia, were invited to the banquet.
Well, it was not a formal dinner but rather a standing buffet. In fact, it is said that the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom does not have a culture of formal dinners with fancy cutlery, and even when the royal family has parties, they have parties with lavish food and plenty of alcohol to make themselves merry. The royal family has mastered the proper etiquette to deal with formal dinners when they visit other countries, but they never hold such dinners in their own country.
According to them, such fancy food customs are created by lowly people to show off their authority, and a real meal is a sacred ceremony in which food is shared with friends, family, and guests to receive life. I don’t know if I understand what this means or not, but I appreciate the fact that I don’t have to strain my shoulders.
But I also have to learn the manners of a formal dinner… I think I’m getting pretty good at it, but I’m still uncomfortable. Sylphy is worse than me, by the way. She spent a lot of time in the Black Forest, and I heard that she spent a lot of time alone in the forest because of her vigilance. I wonder if that is inevitable. I guess I can’t say from now on.
“””Oh…”””
When we arrived at the dinner party, we heard some kind of groaning. This is probably because they are surprised by Grande’s appearance. It is said that there are many nobles, or rather famous people, from the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom here. Of course, there might be quite a few guests like us, but there is no reason for anyone other than people from the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom to be surprised when they see us.
By the way, Gerda and Olivia are waiting in the waiting room for the servants, so they are not here.
“How should we act in such a situation? First of all, should we greet the organizers?”
“Yes, I think that would be a good idea.”
“Well, it is important to greet the host who organized this party.”
Grande agreed, so we went to the host, His Majesty Hoskat. However, His Majesty the King seemed to be in the middle of a greeting rush at the honorary table, surrounded by nobles, distinguished guests, and guests from other countries waiting to greet him.
“Ah, this is going to take a while, isn’t it?”
“No, let’s go.”
“Huh?”
Driada moved forward at a brisk pace, and I followed her with a puzzled look on my face. But Grande and Isla are neither confused or upset. Huh? We are not allowed to cross the line, right? But as soon as they saw us, the crowd surrounding His Majesty King Hoskat quickly split to the left and right. Apparently, they were willing to let us pass.
“Good to see you, Your Majesty. Thank you for inviting us here this evening.”
“Likewise. I hope you enjoy the hearty hospitality of our proud cooks and the fine liqueurs brought from across the continent. And you, Grande-sama. Thank you for coming to the party I am hosting this evening.”
“Umu. The smell of deliciousness can be felt even from here. I’ll eat it without reservation, but… I’m really in a bad mood!”
“Hahaha, Grande. I told you we would leave that to Driada, didn’t I?”
“Mmm.”
“I apologize for such a rude appearance. Grande and I will enjoy the banquet together.”
“Umu… I hope Companion-dono enjoys it as much as I do. And Mage-dono, too.”
Isla, who looked at His Majesty King Hoskat and was told this, bowed her head in silence. Hmm? Unlike me, who is a royal, Driada, who is a royal, and Grande, who has nothing to do with the status of the human race, Isla is a court mage, so I wonder if she refrained from giving a direct answer to the royal family.
“Sindriel.”
“Yes. Leave it to me. Driada-dono, Kosuke-dono, Grande-sama. Mage-dono, this way, please.”
When His Majesty King Hoskat called his name, Sindriel―we already knew he was the Crown Prince―rose from his seat and led us to a table that seemed to have been specially prepared for us. The space was divided by a partition so that the inside could not be seen from the outside.
Apparently, he was going to be our host. Now, it seems that when we sit at the prepared table, the maids of the royal castle will bring us food. So it’s a special service just for us.
Well, it will be difficult to mingle with guests from other countries since we can’t move around freely here… but that can be arranged later.
“What about drinks? We have wine from the Holy Kingdom, distilled spirits from the Empire, and so on… oh. I’m not very good at using a formal tone. Kosuke-dono and ladies, please feel free to use your normal tone and speak to me as if you were addressing a friend.”
“Well… I’ll have a glass of wine. What about everyone else?”
“I’ll have some wine too.”
“Me too.”
“I want to taste the food. I prefer a non-alcoholic drink.”
“Understood.”
The maids prepare the drinks under the watchful eye of Crown Prince Sindriel. It seems that a fruit juice mixed with water has been prepared for Grande.
“To our well-spun ties.”
Now that the drinks have been distributed, we raise our cups at the Crown Prince’s words. The wine was more astringent and sour than the honey wine, I thought. To be honest, I prefer the honey wine I am used to drinking. Maybe it’s just my childish tongue; I don’t know.
“First of all, let me tell you about the duel at the training camp. As it is, we only witnessed that duel, which was a dispute between the Merinard Kingdom and the Lionel Chiefs Union… Well, I’m sure you won’t be convinced by such a statement.”
“Of course. If I really wanted to, I would have used my power to reduce this castle to rubble.”
“Please forgive me for that… Although it brings shame to my relatives, it was the work of my foolish brother. He was so full of himself that he decided the stories about Kosuke-dono single-handedly subduing Grande-sama’s elder brothers and defeating the Duchy of Dihart and the Kingdom of Tigris almost single-handedly were lies, and he was determined to expose them… I am truly sorry for that. I know that the excuse of being young is not a good one, but please have mercy on him, as I will discipline him thoroughly.”
Saying this, Crown Prince Sindriel bowed so deeply that his forehead rested on the table. Grande still looked unconvinced. When he says he’s going to discipline his younger brother, he doesn’t specify how he’s going to clean up the mess, and, well, I’m sure it will be like that.
“What exactly do you mean by “discipline”? If things had gone badly, Kosuke-kun’s neck and torso would have been torn apart.”
“I physically beat him up and broke one of his horns. He won’t be able to go out in public until it grows back with a good balance. It will take at least five years.”
Will they grow back? I’ve been told that Melty and Olivia’s horns don’t grow back once broken or otherwise… I wonder if having dragon blood in the body makes the body’s ability to regenerate differently.
“…Grande’s blood that you received earlier can be used to make a regenerative drug that will heal him in no time.”
Isla blurted out, but Crown Prince Sindriel shook his head in disbelief.
“There is no way that Grande-sama’s blood would be used for such a fool. If such a story were to come up, I would go around beating up everyone involved, so please trust me on this.”
“Umu… Well, that’s okay. I hope it will not happen again.”
“Thank you for your forgiveness.”
“By the way, just so you know, it’s much more dangerous to make Kosuke angry than to make me angry. If it were me, I could reduce two or three human cities to rubble in a day, but if Kosuke gets serious, dozens of cities will be wiped off the face of the world!”
Crown Prince Sindriel, hearing Grande’s story, smiled vaguely as if to say, hahaha, you must be joking, but Grande’s face was quite serious. And Driada and Isla both nodded their heads in agreement.
“Really?”
“I am a dragon, you know. I may breathe the dragon’s breath, but I do not tell lies.”
Crown Prince Sindriel, hearing Grande’s words of affirmation, turned his eyes on me as if he were looking at a monster.
No, if you ask me if I can do it or not, I probably can… but no matter how angry I am, I won’t make such a world-destroying move like a demon king. Oh no, there is a possibility of that happening if someone kills everyone, including Sylphy, but it won’t happen, and I won’t let it.