Satou's here. In foreign dramas, there's often a scene where young people go to a dance party. In Japan, I only ever saw it in school festivals, but I really liked the simple feeling of extraordinary days.
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"Duchess Mito Mitsukuni is, it?"
"That's right."
"Please take care of me~"
The Manager and Tifaliza were awfully surprised when I introduced Hikaru to them.
Tifaliza didn't raise her voice, but I know that she's surprised from the subtle change in her expression.
"Ku-Kuro-sama! D-did you get married to Nanashi-sama?!"
"--married?"
The Manager changed her expression and inched closer, but I don't understand what she means.
How'd it end up in Kuro marrying Nanashi--.
After thinking that, I somehow understand her misunderstanding.
She probably misunderstood that Nanashi is a woman after seeing Hikaru.
"Calm down, Manager. I have not married anyone. For an unspecified reason, Mito has become Duchess Mitsukuni, but in a way, she's also Nanashi."
"What does that mean?"
I explain it in simpler term to the Manager who seems puzzled with my explanation.
"Nanashi's body double--she's assumed the position of Duchess Mitsukuni in Nanashi's place, and will be in charge of socializing with the upper nobles and the king."
"Then she's one of the golden knights is she."
"Something like that."
I have to make Orichalcum armor for Hikaru soon.
"Then, from now on, Mito-sama will manage Echigoya Firm--"
I hold back the manager who's jumped to conclusion with one hand.
"I entrust Echigoya Firm to Manager from now on. Mito is only going to carry out the socialization duty with the king and the prime minister."
I don't think that Mito who's more careless than me can manage a firm, so the management of the firm should be left to the Manager from now on.
"I'm counting on you."
"Yes! I will meet Kuro-sama's expectation!"
While feeling overawed by the manager who declared so in high tension, I called the other executives and introduced Mito.
It seems the executives have misunderstood like the Manager too, but I'll leave it to the manager to clear things up.
In addition, we're planning to hold a celebration party for the auction tomorrow evening.
I've been making them work hard everyday, so today they'll get plenty of rest and tomorrow we'll have a party in perfect conditions.
Mito had finished her introduction, so I was going to go back to Pendragon Mansion with her so that she could change to the party dress, but I was called by the Manager.
"Kuro-sama, there is pressing matter that I want to talk about before you go back."
"Let's hear it--"
I send Mito ahead with Unit Arrangement, and then listen to the Manager's talk.
"The prime minister has requested a remodeling of a newly made small airship."
"To Echigoya Firm?"
"Yes, the firm's workshop doesn't have the facilities to remodel an airship even if it's a small one, so I had refused the request at my own discretion, however, the prime minister ordered us to have Kuro-sama and Trismegistus-sama examine it...."
I receive a resume from the apologetic Manager, flipping it to see the content.
By the way, Trismegistus is my alias for when I'm making magic tools.