Satou, if you're going to sightsee when we've entered the port, invite me!"
Contrary to her words, Lady Karina is posing like she's showing her dressed-up self.
She's certainly beautiful enough to make you hold your breath.
She's spreading charm violent enough that it would have made me involuntarily propose to her if I didn't have Aze-san.
It's a bit vexing, so I first praise Erina and Newbie-chan beside Lady Karina for their effort instead.
"Thank you for your work, must've been hard."
"Yes, it really was.... It'd be nice if Karina-sama dressed up like that everyday."
"W-wait Senpai."
The all-too-serious Newbie-chan is fretting from Erina's disrespectful words.
Lady Karina herself seems like she's waiting for my words, it doesn't seem like she hears outside noise.
I feel slightly mischievous, but I've decided to normally praise Lady Karina who has gone with the trouble of dressing up.
"You are very beautiful, Karina-sama."
Yet, Lady Karina blushed instead, without being able to reply back.
It seems she's not used to praises since she usually wears unfashionable clothes even though the base is good.
I've got to enjoy the wonderful valley peeking from her dress until Lady Karina moves again.
Arisa and Mia are kicking my feet from behind, but please overlook this one since it's just a mere lip service.
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The airship has arrived at the airport on the outskirt of the Royal Capital.
We collect our cabin's luggage and gather in the observatory dome once again.
"Waa, there are a lot of people."
"The people are like garbage~?"
"Like ants nanodesu."
"Nn."
Liza reproves Tama for the slightly impolite thing she said.
There's a wide space in the airport, but it's overflowing with people and carriages.
I feel that there are a lot more people than carriages who have come to welcome Duke Bishtal.
The airship slowly lower its altitude, and then the suspension legs gently touch the ground, ending the landing.
『Everyone, please wait in your room or the observation dome. Guides will lead you to leave the ship.』
A female crew speaks via the speaking tube.
There's no need for us to hurry since the first one will be the party of Duke Bishtal anyway, we'll be leaving the last.
When I peek at the ramp from the deck, there's a blue carpet spread from the ramp to the luxurious carriages of the duke house.
--It's not a red carpet huh.
The elite soldier of the duke are on both sides of the carpet, keeping bad people from approaching the blue carpet.
The Duke leads the way with a depressed face, and then 11 ladies follow behind him.
Those women are all the wives of the Duke.
The three women right after the Duke are of the same age as him, but the age of the women continues getting younger behind them, the last one looks as young as Nana.
Checking on the map, she's 17 years old.
I almost reflexively quip, "How many years the gap is."
After the wives, there are seven children of the Duke house who are coming of age this year and the unmarried ones, and then dozens of retainers after them.
Quite a lot of people. Half of the passengers are people related to the Duke.
However, his guards are only the private knights even though someone is aiming for his life. Even though Jeril and his party would have immediately agreed if he asked them to guard his party.
I guess credible people are more important than their strength.
While I'm thinking of such thing, the carriages that carry the duke and his party form a line going toward the royal castle.
The nobles follow them, since it's going to be us explorers' turn soon, I decided to go to the airship door.