62 2. Ring resonance

"Oh dear Tiara Rose... what is wrong with you?

"Filine. No, it's nothing."

Filine and the maids who prepare to head to the wedding of Acari and Haltonites. Tiara Rose watching it but felt strange discomfort in her fingers.

- Something wrong with the ring?

My left hand pharmacopoeia.

The "ring of the starry sky" Aquasteed gave to Tiara Rose seemed slightly glowing. And I get that feeling, like I'm looking for something.

If it's just a ring, I don't care that much with Tiara Rose. I wonder if the gem reflected into the light, and that's it. But this ring is not a good substitute for getting rid of it.

As Tiara Rose stared at the ring, Filine asked, "Do you miss it?" Ask.

"It's been almost two years since you last came home from Lapis Lazuli. It was kind of a short while..."

"Right. I'm only staying at my parents' house for a day, so I'd like to talk to your father and mother a lot."

"Yes."

After that, we must also check whether a new confectionery shop is in place. If new sweets had been made, would it be possible to eat them all... what a thought.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Acari's position seems a lot more stable."

When Tiara Rose tells her it was good, Filine gets a muffled look.

- Oh, I was still mad.

Akali has previously snuck into Tiara Rose's bedroom to get Aquasteed and caused injuries.

I don't care about Tiara Rose herself already, but Philine still doesn't feel comfortable. Halt Knights badly slammed his engagement into Tiara Rose.

"Now, of course, we know that Tiara Rose and Akali are close. But Akali scratched Tiara Rose's face!? Even though it disappeared beautifully, it was terrible."

"Yeah, yeah."

"And Master Halt Knights, how well you invited Tiara Rose, your ex-fiancé, to your own wedding!

"It's just a neighbor I'm being kind to..."

When he's angry just thinking back, Filine bites off the handkerchief he took out.

"Well, let's have some tea and settle down, shall we? I have recently bought honey, and I have scones with me."

"Dear Tiara Rose... Yes, I will be ready in a moment"

"Philine's share, too. Shall we have tea together today?

"Thank you"

If Tiara Rose smiles because it's also important to calm down, Philine also laughs out of her shoulders.

A bite-sized scone has a fragrant smell of baking.

Cream cheese on accompanying honey and jam are all things Tiara Rose likes to eat these days.

"Speaking of which, Philine, we've had more new ornaments lately, haven't we?

"Yes, many hair decorations and brooches with matching designs are brought in so that Dear Tiara Rose's ring looks beautiful"

"It was..."

The dress worn by Tiara Rose was also decorated with a jewel with a chest line similar in design to the ring. Though I admire you for watching so closely, I'm purely happy about that.

"This is also a testament to Tiara Rose's popular support."

"Yes."

I am very pleased with the fact that I am accepted by Marine Forest. He wants to do something more for this country, I think so.

Filine seems proud and makes me look happier than I am.

Tiara Rose thought you were blessed with everything, both for the marriage and for the samurai.

"So I'm sure it was for this reason that I and Master Haltnights broke up. Oh, my God, I'm trying to think so now."

"For this reason...... sure, that's right. Master Tiara Rose is the most adorable person to be with His Highness Aquasteed."

"Already. But thank you, Philine"

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That's as the ring's name suggests, as if it were a star.

Chickatika and the rings of the starry sky glowed.

"I knew it wasn't my fault"

As Tiara Rose was reading in her private room, the ring glowed clearly flashing. Like the other day, that? Glowed? It's not like that.

- Is there anything on this ring?

It's like asking for something, appealing, it doesn't even look like such a reaction.

"Does Master Aqua know anything about the ring?

If there's anything on the ring, I was wondering if you could tell Aquasteed, but apparently that's not true either.

Though I didn't think it was anything I particularly cared about - I think I might want to talk to you about it once.

Speaking of the person...... I called it a break for a little while and now I'm in a dream with Tiara Rose's knee on my pillow.

Afternoon break time while sitting on your own couch.

"... sleeping face, cute"

I watch it every day, but I never get tired of it.

Gently stroke your comfortable sleeping face and turn the book one page.

"Read the book looking at Master Aqua's sleeping face, up to the sweets"

Aquasteed on the knee.

Read a book as you sink into a relaxed sofa. Tea and macaroons are placed on the side table just next to each other.

Exactly, a time of happiness would be this.

Tiara Rose finds herself in this situation so much that she thinks she might be too extravagant to be punished.

Recently, Aquasteed has been busy on the job.

I'm leaving the country to attend Akali and Haltnites weddings, so I'm in the middle of doing quite a bit of work upfront.

For that reason, it's late to go home here these days. There were several times when Tiara Rose fell asleep at night without being able to town, and it was morning when she realized... oh my god.

- I can't believe you fell asleep first, even though you're my wife!

I think so, a lot.

But Aquasteed says you can sleep first. Philine, too, can't resist because staying up late is bad for beauty and because she brings Tiara Rose to bed.

I apologize for giving such aquasteeds further troubles.

I drop my gaze on the ring and wonder what's wrong.

Or so, if you keep your mouth shut, you'll definitely be scolded later.

"When Master Aqua wakes up, let's just tell him that the ring glows occasionally"

It's not sneaky to force you to wake up where you're tired. He said he still has a butler after this, so he looks busy for a while.

So now, I just want you to get some rest.

With that in mind, Tiara Rose gently fingers Aquasteed's hair. Then Aquasteed's eyebrows moved and his eyes opened.

"Oh, did I wake you...?

"No. Something, coming"

"Huh?"

Aquasteed wakes her body, even though she looks a little sleepy.

Tiara Rose wonders what the hell it means to miss the warmth of a knee walking away - but soon, the answer came.

There was a gleam in front of me, and a single letter danced.

"Wow."

When I accidentally received it, it was written 'To Dear Tiara' in adorable letters.

Soon I find out that's the word for the acari, and Tiara Rose laughs unexpectedly. Aquasteed, watching, groans "I knew it" and returns to Tiara Rose's lap again.

"Tiara and Miss Acari are really close..."

"Right, especially these days"

"If I get in contact with Tiara so easily, I'm going to be jealous"

Though bitterly smiling at the stubborn narrative, Tiara Rose opens the letter.

What the hell kind of letter is this at such an important time near a wedding? A peek into the text reveals a brief greeting written in the letters of this world. And the happy content that I look forward to the wedding.

"What's it say?

"Master Akali says he's swinging Halt Knights and getting ready for a grand. Looking forward to your wedding day."

"Right...... Halt Knights is tough too. Something's going to get messed up that day."

"Dear Aqua..."

Aquasteed says you're going to be tired before you go.

While I do agree with that, I look at the bottom of the letter's text - as always, the text written in Japanese.

- I wonder what the hell happened this time.

I wonder if he even found it in a secret passage in the royal castle of Lapis Lazuli.

There it only said, 'I made a big discovery!! Let's solve the mystery together'. As usual, it's an acari-based message, and it doesn't say what the hell kind of big discovery you made.

This, then, Tiara Rose doesn't know what to do.

It doesn't even say that we want to figure out the mystery together, so extend our stay... But I wonder if that might have happened because greedy for the maiden game she told me it was a big discovery.

Mum thinking about it, Aquasteed reaches out and strokes Tiara Rose's cheek, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, no...... I thought it sounded like a letter from Akali. He said he made a big discovery, but it doesn't say anything at all."

"Sure sounds like Miss Acari. I don't really want you to get my tiara involved."

Aquasteed tells him, as a joke, that Tiara may be reduced.

"Don't worry, it won't decrease"

"I know. But in Lapis Lazuli, we also go to Tiara's home. It's Miss Acari's wedding, so we can't make that much time for each other, can we?

"That's right..."

Acari, the lead actor in the wedding, won't even be able to play around before or after the ceremony. He doesn't seem to mind at all, but it's not strange to have a hole in Haltnights' stomach.

Well, maybe it's a good idea to have a hard time here... and Tiara Rose thinks.

However, Akali's personality is well understood by Aquasteed as well.

Aquasteed sighed now that something was going to go wrong, even if maybe not.