98-Episode 87: Have a dinner with the strongest Onmyoji





 The Holy Princess is not an official title.
 It's just that the city people call Fiona that because of her birth.

 In the Urduite Empire, the state religion is the ancient polytheism.
 It is similar to the beliefs of Japanese Shinto and ancient Greek mythology.
 Although I am not aware of it in my daily life, the imperial capital has a huge central temple, the headquarters of the empire, where a large scale festival is held once a year.

 The temple is served by maidens.
 They live apart from the mundane world and appear in public only in limited places, and are revered by the people.

 As was often the case in previous religions, priests, especially goddesses, are expected to be pure.
 Adultery is a mortal sin on either side.
 There are only a few records of convictions, but there were no exceptions to the verdict.

 About fifteen years ago, a priestess was impregnated with a child.
 It should have been a death sentence, but again, as was often the case in previous lives, there was a custom in this country for pregnant women to be exempt from the crime.
 Banishment from the temple. That was the only way to get rid of her.

 But not the other man. He would not be exempt from the death penalty.
 The name the Inquisitor had gleaned after relentless questioning day after day was astonishing.

 The current Emperor of Urdwight, Zirzelius Urd Ehrgriffe, the current Emperor of Urdwight.

 The Emperor of Uldwight also holds the office of Supreme Priestess, the head of the Priests.
 To mess with a priestess who was protected at best and unfree at worst, well, it wasn't impossible.
 The problem was - no one could judge the Emperor.
 No one could restrain the emperor, who had command of the entire army, including the Kingsguard stationed in the imperial capital, and who kept his own intelligence unit.
 The assembly was naturally in turmoil.
 A senator who had accused the emperor of refusing to attend the trial died suspiciously, and there was no candidate for the next emperor.

 Fiona was born when all that fuss died down.

 Unfortunately, her mother died of poor maternal fertility, but in her place was born an imperial princess of the blood of a temple priestess, which should not have been possible.

 Holy Princess Fiona.

 Because of her birth, she seems to have been under house arrest for a long time, but over the past few years, her name has become well known to the people, and she is said to be making her presence felt in the imperial family.

 The miko princess was born at the end of a forbidden love affair.
 This is the kind of image the people of the city have of her.

When I'm reincarnated, I'd like to be able to fly.

 And all of a sudden, he would say something like this and freeze the dinner table.

''.........''

 Brilliantly, no one said anything.
 Father, mother, Luft, Glai, me, and Amu were at the table, decorated with candlesticks and vases, but there was an awkwardness in the air that made it hard to react.

 I had no choice but to open my mouth.

I would recommend the birds of the southern forests. They have an abundance of food, few predators, and a beautiful, colorful appearance.
''Then I've seen what the merchants are dealing with once before. But now that we're here, I'd like to be more powerful in my next life. Like a dragon.
'The raw dragons looked like they were having a hard time with it, too. From what I've seen in Astiria.
Well. The famous? I'd love to hear more about that story.
In the summer I'll be the one to...

 As we talked, I glanced around the table and saw Glei looking at me like, "Oh, man, this guy's for real?
 Well, I get it.
 Fiona can be quite strange, to say the least.
 I guess it's surprising that I'm willing to take the trouble to get her on board.

 Glei seems to be liked, and he seems to be fed up with being made to talk to people on a regular basis. Maybe that's why he's so careless with the Imperial Highness.

 This man, despite his strange nature, talks a lot.......

''Well, Yifa-san was with you, wasn't she? I was curious, but what kind of relationship do you two have?
f*ck! Geez, geez!

 Yifa coughs as she's suddenly turned off the conversation.

 Yes.
 Actually, Yifa had arrived at the dinner table with him.
 Yifa was adamant that it was fine because she was a slave, but now she was Seika's classmate and guest, so Luft forced her to join him.
 However, looking at this atmosphere, it's not clear if that was good for the boy.
 There is even a possibility that Luft just wanted to increase the number of victims.

''Well, yeah, well, I'm Seika-kun, I'm a servant and a slave to you, so that's... that's all...''

 Fiona laughs funny at Yifa, who is slumped in nervousness.

'Uh-huh. Are you calling me Seika-kun? Own master?
Yes, uh, I mean, it's been that way for a long time...
He's kind of cute. Ummmmm........take good care of her, don't you, Seika-kun?
Don't make fun of me.

 Then Fiona suddenly changes the subject.

''That's right, the school accepts slaves equally, right? I heard it was a meritocracy, but it's true. It's a good thing that Amu-san and Mabel-san have done well despite being born a commoner.

 Mabel and Amu, who had been told, looked somewhat mystified.

''Yes, but........''
Did you ever tell me that Mabel was born a commoner, for instance, or that I was born a commoner?
'Oh my...? I suppose it was my mistake to think that I was adopted by the Baron Crane. I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I've offended you.
I don't mind. I'm adopted, really.
Also, he doesn't have a good grade.
"....! I don't want Amu to tell me that. You're just taking a lot of practical skills and fooling around.
What do you mean you're cheating?
What is the practical skills of the Magical Academy?

 I watch as the girls start to talk amongst themselves and go back to my meal. Oh, man.

"Seika.

 I raised my head when Blaise called out to me.
 My father," he says, not laughing, "is still the same.

"Everything okay?

 Blaise and I hadn't had much to say to each other yet, partly because of the timing.
 I answer with a smile.

"Yes, sir. You're doing very well, Father.
'Good work on Astiria. The report was well done. It seems to have been a hot topic of conversation for a while among scholars who specialize in monsters.
Thank you. It was worth it to me to have studied at the school.
Is the school ... still a good place?
"...? Yeah, it's a nice place.
Okay. Okay, then.

 Blaise said and then fell silent.
 He is still a man of few words.

'Write to me a little more often. It's hard to get a sense of Rodnea's condition when you're here.'

 I was so startled that I almost dropped my spoon.
 I'm already looking down at my plate, but I'm pretty sure that the voice that was called to me earlier belonged to my mother, who is there.
 Even though she's been almost completely ignored ever since her reincarnation.

''Ha........yes. Mother.''

 For now, that's all I could do to return it.