Chapter 1887: Ship Party ⑫

Chapter 1887: Ship Party 12

A little after the start of the party, Rosemary was standing quietly with her arms crossed in the party hall, which was starting to get bustling. She had long, loosely curled golden hair, sharp eyes, a slender, model-like figure and a beautiful dress that was at the forefront of fashion. Her standing posture was like that of a single dignified rose, one that held quite the intensity.

Of course, Rosemary herself was just nervous, or rather, her expression was frozen in nervousness, but that was something that gave her a ghastly atmosphere. At that moment, Camellia approached Rosemary and called out to her.

[......Are you alright, Eri?]

[I- I- I- I'm not alright...... T- This is scary. D- Doesn't it feel like I'm attracting attention? D- Do my outfit look weird?]Folloow current novÊls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m)

[No, it's more like you're attracting attention because your outfit looks really good at the party. Eri has an appearance that easily attracts attention.]

Rosemary's appearance indeed combined flamboyance and beauty, reminiscent of a noble lady...... Strictly in appearance, of course. Inside, as Kaito put it, she was more like a chihuahua......

[Lia, s- stay with me...... If someone talks to me while I'm alone, I don't think I'll be able to respond properly......]

[I suppose so. I've done with my brief greetings with the people I know, and since Eli probably won't be able to move around properly anyway, I'll stay here with you.]

[T- Thank you...... Uuu, unnn. I'll really just stay still here. It's scary with so many people around......]

Though this was a party with a considerable amount of acquaintances in attendance, she's resolved not to move from that spot for a while...... Just as she made this decision, Caraway stepped onto the stage and began speaking through the Loudspeaker Magic Tool.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy the party as you listen. For this party, we have prepared various sideshows, and presumptuous it may be, I will be the one overseeing the proceedings. In simple order......"

"To begin with, according to Phantasmal King-sama, the Seven Planets are said to be the result of the painter creating a painting using unknown paints, and with leftover paints mixed with it, they created this painting which was painted before the paint was used for Seven Planets...... The name of this painting is "Blue Earth"...... It's a mysterious painting depicting the scenery of an island, but the island depicted in the painting doesn't exist anywhere in this world. According to Phantasmal King-sama, it's said to be a painting of an island in another world, making it a work of art with a very mysterious charm. Now then, without further ado, let's get on with the reveal!"

With these words, Caraway removes the cloth that conceals the huge painting prepared in the back and reveals a beautiful and fascinating painting, drawn with mysterious paints, and those who are interested in art, including Rosemary, gazed at the painting with passionate eyes.

Gazing at the scenery depicted in the painting from afar, Makina spoke to the nearby Alice in a murmur.

[How nostalgic...... but isn't that one too neatly drawn?]

[Well, what was actually mixed in that paint were just pieces of iron shavings and the wreckage of a nearby wall I smashed.]

Yes, the painting was created some time after Alice arrived in this world. It depicted the artificial island where she met Makina while she was reminiscing about their memories together.

For her, it was simply a depiction of a landscape filled with memories, and she had no intention of making it public, but after meeting Kaito, reuniting with Iris and Makina, and reconciling with her past, she eventually decided to make it public.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [She said that so nonchalantly, but given Alice's condition at that time, she probably drew that filled with heavy emotions......]

? ? ? : [N- No, it's not like that...... I really was just feeling a bit nostalgic for the past...... Ah, no, I don't think Alice-chan is thinking that deeply......]

T/N: That fanfic has been updated again, check it /novel/the-sugar-has-escalated-into-nocturne-in-trinia/chapter-10/