Balance of the World

Episode 9: The Silent Lady

"Spinel! Please, teach me how to have a good conversation with the ladies...!"

"……teeth?"

In the courtyard of the castle, under the garden parasol.

As I lowered my head, Spinel, who was drinking tea, let out a silly voice, and His Highness Esmerald's eyes widened.

I'm not good at tea parties. In particular, I'm not good at tea parties with young ladies.

This is from my previous life. After all, he was not very sociable to begin with.

And the prince's attendants are very popular with women. To put it bluntly, he is popular.

A young man promised a high-ranking position in the future. No matter how you look at it, it's a bargain. Moreover, if you do well, you can get close to the prince and the royal family.

Therefore, it was very easy for women to talk to me at both the tea party and the academy.

Is he looking for his servant Linalite, is he looking for the prince, or is it both? There are so many young ladies who keep snuggling up to me and sell me flattery. But her eyes are like those of a falcon hunting its prey.

The eyes of jealousy and envy from other sons are also quite painful.

In addition, His Highness, who is usually present (although I am the one who is asked to be present), is silent and doesn't speak much. Inevitably, there will be many things that I will respond to. My stomach hurts so much.

Therefore, I am not good at tea parties.

In this world, I, Linaria, have been receiving more and more invitations to tea ceremonies from daughters of my age who are over 12 years old.

For some reason, he rarely comes from his son's house. Is this the kind of daughter of a lowly Marquis?

But it doesn't matter, the important thing is the young lady. Same-sex relationships among aristocrats are extremely important.

If you carelessly neglect them, you'll end up getting kicked out and end up having a tremendous amount of trouble, from school life to marriage to employment. It's not uncommon for her parents and siblings to get into trouble. I would be in trouble if it interfered with her brother's marriage.

Above all, I have an important purpose to explore the trends and identity of "that woman". I absolutely need the information network that the ladies have.

That's why I tried to participate in several tea parties with enthusiasm, but it was more painful than I imagined.

Most of them talk about flowers, the opposite sex they admire, and rumors between nobles in a friendly way, but just listening to the boastful stories, groping, jealousy, and restraints that are interspersed from time to time makes me lose my mind. It's all the more so if the story is shaken.

I was used to groping each other between men in my previous life, but there was a different kind of nasty feeling between women. very spicy.

Also, it's extremely troublesome to be asked so many questions about His Highness and Spinel. I can't really talk about anything.

…so back to the beginning.

"...Actually, I can't speak well with the ladies at the tea party. I'm not good at feminine social conversation..."

"Oh... I guess..."

"I understand"

In response to Spinel's satisfied face, His Highness nodded, "Me too." I'm a little happy.