I left your father's office and returned to the study.
I had some matters to discuss with father about the estate.
He still gives me a lot of credit, but he's a decent man when it comes to governing his domain.
With those instructions, I will return to my study to give orders.
On the way.
I was just walking down the hallway when I suddenly felt eyes on me.
"......
"......
"......
Maids who passed each other, maids who lurked in the shadows.
All the maids I encountered were staring at me with silent, enraptured eyes.
"What's the matter with you?
That's it master.
I was surprised to be approached from behind.
You startled me. That's Eliza.
There was Eliza in her maid outfit.
Unlike the other maids, Eliza spoke to me as usual.
But she was in her maid outfit "as usual".
What does that mean, you know?
That's because they're all looking at you, Master.
"To me?
Yeah. Here it is.
Eliza reached out with her hand and pointed at the wise man's sword that I carried on my back.
The wise man's sword that I carry on my back whenever I'm out and about, the one that is now my partner.
This?
"It's glowing. When the master walks, it pulls the light and leaves an afterimage as it goes.
"Hmmm, come to think of it,
As a side effect of the automatic spell training (...), the wise man's sword looked just like the one Elisa talked about.
The master is so good looking that all the maids were looking at him because he's even better looking.
"Huh.
Look around.
That being said, that's certainly a response.
Hiding in the shadows and around corners, or glancing at me while pretending to wipe the windows.
The maids have that "gawking" look on their faces, like Eliza said.
I didn't feel bad.
Yes, master, yes.
"What is this?
Eliza held out a sealed envelope to me.
I take it and look on the back.
It is sealed with the seal of the Emperor, Elisabeth for Sea size.
"It's for your master, Your Majesty.
"Isn't that you?
"What's that? I'm just a maid.
Eliza with a blank stare.
She seems to want to say she's not the emperor.
Well, it doesn't matter.
I opened the emperor's envelope in front of Eliza.
"Open for falconry?
"Yes.
Eliza nodded with a big smile.
No, let's stick with the setting to the end, I said with a wry smile.
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Falconry is a nobleman's game and a social occasion.
As the name suggests, it was once a game of domesticating a hunting hawk and competing with its hunting ability in the open air.
The hunting ability of a falcon seems to have been regarded as a nobleman's ability to motivate his subordinates.
Times have changed, and due to the nature of the current empire's origins (、、、、), the name of falconry is still the same, but the content has changed significantly.
The nobles demonstrate their abilities by releasing a pre-designed monster and hunting it themselves.
The content has been changed to be more direct, dangerous, and demonstrative of ability.
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On the outskirts of the imperial capital, in the usually empty, wide open grasslands, a large number of people had gathered.
Aristocrats and their men and servants from all over the Empire had gathered there.
In addition, the emperor and his personal guard, the staff that ran the falconry.
In all, more than a thousand people had gathered on the steppe.
On a man-made platform with a clear view, the emperor Elisabeth was there.
Despite the fact that it had been only a week since the announcement of the falconry, and despite the fact that it had been called almost spontaneously, none of the nobles seemed to be angry or anything.
Rather, they are all excited.
And rightly so.
Falconry is one of the few occasions when you can show your class in front of the emperor.
A brilliant swordsman once rose from a quasi-baron to a duke overnight.
The assembled nobles are all excited and enthusiastic.
"Alec has never hunted a hawk before, has he?
The Carlisle family space.
Surrounded by maids and servants, my father asked me.
'Yes, sir. It would have been the first time you were falconing now, Your Majesty.
Hmmm. It was held about once a month under His Majesty before, but this is the first time since His Majesty took over.
We're going to see the best of your father.
"No, no, I'm not joining in. I came to see the good side of Alec today.
So says your father, who is being served by the maids and is in a completely relaxed mode.
While other aristocrats around you are busy warming up and concentrating, it's rare to see your father in a relaxed mode.
Aren't you going to get it?
Of course. . because there's nothing more important than seeing Alec in action!
Father clenching his fist and making a strong statement.
Or is it like that, or is it the same as usual?
Meanwhile, the falconry began in earnest.
Several noblemen were advancing at once in a wide circle of participants - in the middle of the square.
Then they release the monsters prepared by the imperial guards.
The nobles compete to see how many of these monsters are killed by the nobles.