Since the Marchioness has invited me to an afternoon tea party, I should ask her to collect information with Baronet Dyukeli's idea in mind.
After enjoying the tea and cakes and some long gossips, the talk became about the spoils from the floormaster.
"My, so even Satou-dono has something he wants."
"Yes, it is the Gift Orb. Does Retel-sama has anything you've set your eyes on?"
By the way, Retel is the Marchioness's name. After coming here so many times, I've acquired the permission to call the Marchioness's name.
"Yes, did you see that wonderful tiara? If I were to wear that to the salon during the Kingdom conference, wouldn't I become the center of attention?"
"Yes, it does really suit the Marchioness."
"How about using that egg-like big emerald in a necklace?"
The noisy wives on the surrounding flatter after the Marchioness's remark.
Baronet Dyukeli's wife stated "Panacea" in a low voice with her fleeting existence, but it doesn't seem to reach anyone's ear. I probably wouldn't have heard it if I didn't have the Straining Ear skill.
"Does the medical diet not going well?"
Since the fact that her son is sick is a secret, I obfuscate the subject.
"Yes, he doesn't like vegetables, so he didn't eat much."
"Was the recipes I gave before no good?"
"He ate the dish that Chevalier-sama's cook had made while saying that it was delicious, but he didn't eat the one made by our cooks, and said that it was bitter, or smelled of earth."
Fumu, the difference in (cooking) skill huh?
However, among the recipes that I gave there were a lot of dishes that only needed finely chopped, strained, or souped vegetables, so it shouldn't need that good of a skill...
Maybe I should make and sell vitamin supplement and vegetable juice, since there are considerable number of nobles who suffer from lack of vitamin in the labyrinth city. Let's present the trial product to Baronet Dyukeli as a thank for the talk a while ago.
The tea party became lively when the talk was about the floormaster spoils, and the Marchioness would gather information about which person want which items in the auction before I even asked her.
Although it seems that I have to bid for the tiara too now, it's fine if I think of it as the information fee. At worst, if it became too expensive, I could just make a gorgeous imitation, and she should be consent with it.