The Holy King of the Kruvan Holy Kingdom is given a name in infancy, but once crowned, he becomes the âHoly Kingâ and discards his name. And he is called the âHoly Kingâ until he dies.
The characteristics of the Holy King are always light blue hair and eyes. This color is called âHoly Blueâ. When the Holy King has a child with a partner from any race, the child either inherits the âHoly Blueâ or completely inherits the characteristics of the partner. It seems to be either or.
In a sense, this is also a unique inheritance such as the Magic Eye.
Since âHoly Blueâ can appear in both men and women, it is quite possible for a woman to become the king. However, if the âHoly Blueâ does not appear, they will live as a relative of the royal family without being called âHoly Princeâ or âHoly Princessâ â in which case, they canât even call themselves âDukeâ. Only those who have the âHoly Blueâ can be dukes. And of course, âHoly Blueâ can disappear going down the family line, but even if it disappears, the duke status will not be revoked. Thus, although House Ebene has halfling family lineage, they are still dukes.
The âHoly Blueâ is a special color and is the most noble color in the Holy Kingdom â I learned from the private tutor.
ăHis Majesty the Holy King himself!?ă
ăWhy is His Majesty here?ă
ăIs His Majesty the Holy Princeâs attendant!?ă
Clamor was at its peak.
However, the children at the table where I was â the highest-ranking spot in the venue â knelt and bowed their heads, and us, escorts, followed suit.
Following that, the same thing happened at other tables. The large venue became silent, as everyone bowed.
On the outside, the afterglow of sunset disappeared, and darkness suitable for a new moon night covered the skies.
However, the chandeliers in the hall cast a brilliant light.
The footsteps of the Holy Prince and the Holy King approached us.\n
The aura is amazing. Akashi-kun from âKurokoâs Basketballâ would probably say, âHeâs tallâ⊠Ah, itâs painful that no one in this world will understand my references!
ăUh, um⊠Everyone, please raise your heads. I am also a participant in the same banquet as everyone, after all.ă
The Holy Princeâs formal speech absolutely didnât fit his incredibly child-like voice
But no one raised their head.
ăUh, ummâŠăthe Holy Princeâs flustered noise was heard in the silent hall.
ă-Did you guys not hear that? Raise your heads.ă
When a deep voice rang â if a glass was nearby, it wouldâve definitely vibrated from the low frequency â first, the two from the duke houses raised their heads, and then, one from the marquis house raised her head. And now, it was okay for me, the young lady, and everyone else to raise our heads. So we did.
Needless to even check who told us to raise our heads, it was the Holy King himself.
Looking directly at him, his aura was quite incredible. Something looks to be shining. Eh, is it mana? Is he leaking mana? Isnât that bad, Holy King?
ăIâm sorry. If I had informed my arrival, it wouldâve been a big fuss, so I kept it on the down low. Just think of me as Kluvshratâs escort.ă
Itâs still a big fuss if you come without saying, though? âŠIâm sure everyone was thinking that, but no one said a thing. Because the other person was the Holy King himself.
Prince Kluvshrat seemed relieved because everyone got up. He walked up to our table and took his seat.
Following that, the Holy King stood behind Prince Kruvslat and surveyed the people at the table. Is he serious about being treated as an escort? Is that really ok? But no one can sit as long as the Holy King is standing, right?
ăâŠYour Majesty, please donât make jokes.ă\nHoly shit!!! The gray bear spoke!!! âŠI thought, but it was just the Berserker standing behind Lady Mira. Oh, the Berserker was the one who spoke huh⊠Iâm relieved.
I mean not. An escort canât simply talk to the Holy King. Thatâs really bad.
ăWhat? You also took up being an escort for your own child, right, Your Excellency Border Earl Mule?ă
The Holy King cast a sharp glance by raising his eyebrows. Wait a minute, Berserker was the Border Earl himself!?
Even the young lady and the sons of the duke houses were surprised.
What! There are other cases where the escort himself is a VIP? Letâs check. Louisâs escort is Arthur, so his identity is in the clear. And Lady Charlotteâs cool-guy escort is⊠looking at the whole scene with his mouth agape, so thereâs no need to worry about him. Though, Iâm not really sure if he can perform his duties as an escort.
And as for the Halfling escort of Lord Ethan⊠Yeah, sheâs intently staring at me. âI donât have a secret identity that Iâm hiding. Iâm not a kinder egg with a surpriseâ â to pass on a message along those lines, I raised both hands up and shook my head. Whether she got my message or not, she nodded with an âUmu.â What does that âUmuâ mean?
ăIf so, let us concentrate on the role of escort.ă
ăYeah, Iâm going to do that too. Hey, you guys! How long are you going to be standing? Sit down already.ăthe Holy King said.
In which part of the world does the escort tells the guests to âSit down alreadyâ?
But I mean, this might be what it means to be powerful people. They canât understand the feelings of lower-class people.
When I noticed, an orchestra appeared from the corner of the hall and started playing music. They played a stringed instrument similar to a violin, and it was a pleasant, mellow music which did not disturb the conversations in the hall. A servant of the mansion brought a chair to the Holy King, but the Holy King rejected it saying, âHave you ever seen an escort sit?â making the servant grow pale. You see, they donât understand the feeling of lower-class people.
The banquet finally began. Something like a ceremony program was placed on the table. It had the menu name for the dishes, and there seems to be a greeting from the sponsor mid-way through the banquet. A high-ranking noble is supposedly the sponsor, and the name âHouse Duke Rozierâ, Louisâ house, was written on it.
What if the Duke himself is coming? The number of VIPs will further increase? I can see several children who are feeling suffocated by the fact that not only the Holy King but the Border Earl himself is also here. Do they not plan to let these children catch their breath?\n\nThe Holy King dropped a knuckle on Prince Kluvshratâs head. No, no. The escort shouldnât bring harm to his host.
ăCalm down, Kluvshrat. Young Miss, you are⊠Victorâs daughter, I see.ă
ăYes, Your Majesty. House Sillys is grateful for Your Majestyâs holy lightâă
ăStop, stop. Those things are unneeded right now!ă
When the Holy King addressed her, the young lady descended from her chair, knelt down, and bowed her head, but it was the Holy King himself who stopped her.
ăSit down, sit down. You all are the main characters today.ă
Many people must have thought, âThe person who stands out more than the main characters shouldnât be the one saying that!â
ăâŠI am deeply grateful, Your Majesty.ă
When the young lady returned to her chair, the aperitif was carried in.
The table was lined with white plates, and a fork and knife of pure silver polished like a mirror. The center of the table was empty. Dishes served on a platter will be placed there.
The aperitif was a glass of various colors containing drink which tasted like fermented apple cider. It was sweeter than cider.
The young lady took a sip of the aperitif and placed the glass back on the table. Louis and Lady Mira were absentmindedly watching her each and every move.
It was pleasant to watch. I wonder if the escorts would get to eat too⊠Most probably not. As I was thinking that, the Holy King spoke.
ăBy the way, Victorâs daughter, are you engaged?ă