Chapter 1893: Ship Party 18
Having decided to introduce Greene-san to Lilia-san first, I talked to Greene-san as we moved along.
[Greene-san, would you mind if I formally introduce you to Lilia-san...... to Duchess Lilia Albert? When it comes to nobles I'm acquainted with who are knowledgeable about social circles and are kind and easy to talk to, I feel that Lilia-san is the most applicable......]
The runner-ups would be Amalie-san, Orchid, and Chris-san, but all of them are royalty, so I thought Lilia-san would be a better choice...... No, Lilia-san is also royalty but......
Thereupon, upon hearing my words, Greene-san's eyes lit up.
[H- Her Excellency Duchess Lilia Albert!? T- The one that's currently Top 1 in the noble ranking in terms of momentum...... I- Isn't she the great noble everyone looks up to......]AlL new chapters at novelhall.com
[Noble ranking? Is there such a thing?]
[Ah, Kaito-san, please don't mind her. That's apparently some kind of ranking that's only in Greene-san's head......]
I don't really understand what's going on, but for the time being, it seems like she's receiving it favorably...... It seems like Greene-san sees her as someone to look up to, and that isn't exactly something I would have any objections to.
[To be introduced to Her Excellency Duchess Lilia Albert, I'm so moved! I had given up the thought of talking to her because of the difference in our status, feeling it would be too presumptuous but......]
[You don't have to be too nervous. Lilia-san is truly a very kind person......]
As we were chatting like that while I was using my Sympathy Magic to search for Lilia-san, I began to see a slightly strange sight. I did find Lilia-san, but I found Luna-san standing at a distance, observing Lilia-san from afar.
[......Luna-san, what are you doing?]
[Ahh, well, my mother seemed to be doing well at the party, so I went back to MIlady's side and am now observing Milady as she draws hardship to herself.]
[......I don't really get it, but what about helping her?]
[In the first place, my status basically doesn't allow me to be part of their conversation, and I don't really want any part of those stomachaches......]
[......................]
That's strange, why is she suddenly looking at me with dead fish eyes? It's like she's silently saying "You made me think I was saved, only for you to unexpectedly come attacking here? Don't you have any compassion in your heart?", but I can't really complain considering my past behavior.
[Who is it this time? A God of some world? An authority from the otherworld?]
[No, I don't blame you for thinking so, but they're ordinary people...... I've met them when we participated in the Flying Board competition before. This is Greene-san......]
[N- Nice to meet you! I- I hope Your Excellency is in excellent spirits today, ah, errr...... My name is Greene.]
[And this is Anne-san.]
[I- I- I- It's a pleasure meeting you for the first time. My name is Rimegithe Lenoria Githurd Armetes Anne of the Kruels. P- Please call me Anne......]
Both of them seemed extremely nervous, and for some reason, Lilia-san also looked bewildered, as if she was seeing something unusual.
[......Kaito-san, come to think of it, I'm actually quite the distinguished person, aren't I?]
[You are a Duke after all.]
[Right, I am...... No, well, it's just refreshing seeing the people Kaito-san brought along being so clearly nervous about meeting me......]
Indeed, people having this kind of reaction around her might be a first. Although Acht and Eva weren't used to formal speech, they interacted with Kuro and other distinguished people on the Demon Realm side regularly and weren't nervous around Lilia-san. Akane-san is also someone with nerves of steel, so while she might have been respectful of Lilia-san's social standing, she wasn't overly nervous, so people having such a reaction around her really is rather refreshing.
<Afterword>
Serious-senpai : [That's right, she's a Duke. If you think about it normally, she should have had a higher position than most people...... but because Kaito usually brings along people who don't fit the norm, even the person herself has also become somewhat desensitized......]