It's been two weeks since the social season began.
With several major indoor events now over, the only event left for the summer social season is the Athena Island Tour.
The island of Athena was the southernmost island in the vast territory of the empire.
There was a beautiful summer palace there, where the Emperor was required to spend one week every year, along with other high-ranking nobles.
If the ruling class, the nobles, are stuck in a capital city where no disasters occur and never come out, the common people are bound to become dissatisfied.
'The Emperor has abandoned our region, it's a revolution!'
An event to prevent such irreverent thoughts.
So, living in the summer palace for a week was a symbolic event that showed that the Emperor did not only care about the capital.
The timid Emperor took the Crown Prince and the Margrave Kleist with him, just for show.
During the week-long tour of Athena Island, large and small events took place. The event held on the first day was the 'Athena Hunt'.
The biggest event on the island of Athena is where the person who hunts the prey most favored by the Emperor becomes the winner.
The winner is awarded a laurel wreath and has his or her face engraved on silver coins minted that year.
Also, enjoy the honor of receiving one of the royal treasures as a prize.
However, the greatest benefit for the winner was the 'right to make a wish', which allowed them to ask the Emperor for any wish. There was also a rule that the Emperor had to grant the wish.
Anyone could participate in the hunting competition, but men were also required to offer the game to women or to present a laurel wreath for victory.
That is why women who attended the Athena Island tour would come dressed in their most beautiful dresses.
Because that was also the strategy for winning the hunting contest.
That's how the saying came about.
'If you want to know the fashion of Barceha in advance, look at the Athena Island of that year.'
And this year, all the female nobles who arrived on the island were wearing pure white dresses.
"The Odette dress craze."
"Pay attention to Madame Sarah's clothing store! "
"A trend has been created where everyone, from young ladies to noble ladies, wears pure white dresses..."
"Count Lilienthal's High Praise!"
That dress that's been plastered all over every newspaper for two weeks straight since the social season started.
A white dress that even has the nickname 'Odette dress'.
The summer rain seemed like it would stop completely in an hour or two.
“Oh my. It’s been raining for days, so why is it getting colder this morning?”
Count Albrecht, who came out to the greenhouse garden of the summer palace early in the morning, looked out the window at the summer rain falling.
It was a very rare event for him to participate in the 'Athena Island Tour' event.
This was because the Count suffered from severe seasickness.
As the father of the Purifier, it was difficult for the Count to appear disliked by the Emperor even if he said, "I can't go, I'll get out of here."
“If only I could enjoy some tea in this greenhouse garden.”
In the palace's greenhouse gardens, which maintain the most enchanting spring temperatures even this summer.
The Count, who had been dizzy from vomiting for several days, felt like dying at the thought of participating in the hunting competition.
But this time, he couldn't miss it. The Count's financial situation was dire.
The Count's goal on the island of Athena was to make friends with wealthy nobles. He had to look good to them and get them to invest in him.
'Originally, I would have used Odette as an excuse to extort money from the palace.'
Strangely, after the <Crown Prince's Reckless Incident>, the royal family was indifferent to his story. Even when he told them that it was Odette's message, they seemed to say, "Do it or not."
'If I'm going to come, I might as well stay down all day.'
Then, instead of going hunting, he could have been chatting comfortably with rich nobles in a glasshouse.
'Even though I sold all the paintings that woman Sasha gave me, the price of the burnt seeds was so high. Once I paid off the debt I had for them, it was over.'
The seeds purchased after the lab burned down were priced astronomically.
Because of that, he used the money he earned from selling the paintings to pay off the seed debt, but he didn't regret it.
Because he knew that by the time those seeds bore fruit, they would be worth dozens of times that amount.
'I can't end it like this. I still have the pharmaceutical business and the casino. All my other businesses have failed, so I have to aggressively grow just those two.'
So, he took the trouble to bring Odette along. He thought he could get a lot of investment if he brought the Purifier with him.
Bringing Mrs. Becker and the maid Dolly along as guards.
'If we had a hostess, we could have held a banquet at our mansion instead of attending a place like this.'
With several major indoor events now over, the only event left for the summer social season is the Athena Island Tour.
The island of Athena was the southernmost island in the vast territory of the empire.
There was a beautiful summer palace there, where the Emperor was required to spend one week every year, along with other high-ranking nobles.
If the ruling class, the nobles, are stuck in a capital city where no disasters occur and never come out, the common people are bound to become dissatisfied.
'The Emperor has abandoned our region, it's a revolution!'
An event to prevent such irreverent thoughts.
So, living in the summer palace for a week was a symbolic event that showed that the Emperor did not only care about the capital.
The timid Emperor took the Crown Prince and the Margrave Kleist with him, just for show.
During the week-long tour of Athena Island, large and small events took place. The event held on the first day was the 'Athena Hunt'.
The biggest event on the island of Athena is where the person who hunts the prey most favored by the Emperor becomes the winner.
The winner is awarded a laurel wreath and has his or her face engraved on silver coins minted that year.
Also, enjoy the honor of receiving one of the royal treasures as a prize.
However, the greatest benefit for the winner was the 'right to make a wish', which allowed them to ask the Emperor for any wish. There was also a rule that the Emperor had to grant the wish.
Anyone could participate in the hunting competition, but men were also required to offer the game to women or to present a laurel wreath for victory.
That is why women who attended the Athena Island tour would come dressed in their most beautiful dresses.
Because that was also the strategy for winning the hunting contest.
That's how the saying came about.
'If you want to know the fashion of Barceha in advance, look at the Athena Island of that year.'
And this year, all the female nobles who arrived on the island were wearing pure white dresses.
"The Odette dress craze."
"Pay attention to Madame Sarah's clothing store! "
"A trend has been created where everyone, from young ladies to noble ladies, wears pure white dresses..."
"Count Lilienthal's High Praise!"
That dress that's been plastered all over every newspaper for two weeks straight since the social season started.
A white dress that even has the nickname 'Odette dress'.
***
The summer rain seemed like it would stop completely in an hour or two.
“Oh my. It’s been raining for days, so why is it getting colder this morning?”
Count Albrecht, who came out to the greenhouse garden of the summer palace early in the morning, looked out the window at the summer rain falling.
It was a very rare event for him to participate in the 'Athena Island Tour' event.
This was because the Count suffered from severe seasickness.
As the father of the Purifier, it was difficult for the Count to appear disliked by the Emperor even if he said, "I can't go, I'll get out of here."
“If only I could enjoy some tea in this greenhouse garden.”
In the palace's greenhouse gardens, which maintain the most enchanting spring temperatures even this summer.
The Count, who had been dizzy from vomiting for several days, felt like dying at the thought of participating in the hunting competition.
But this time, he couldn't miss it. The Count's financial situation was dire.
The Count's goal on the island of Athena was to make friends with wealthy nobles. He had to look good to them and get them to invest in him.
'Originally, I would have used Odette as an excuse to extort money from the palace.'
Strangely, after the <Crown Prince's Reckless Incident>, the royal family was indifferent to his story. Even when he told them that it was Odette's message, they seemed to say, "Do it or not."
'If I'm going to come, I might as well stay down all day.'
Then, instead of going hunting, he could have been chatting comfortably with rich nobles in a glasshouse.
'Even though I sold all the paintings that woman Sasha gave me, the price of the burnt seeds was so high. Once I paid off the debt I had for them, it was over.'
The seeds purchased after the lab burned down were priced astronomically.
Because of that, he used the money he earned from selling the paintings to pay off the seed debt, but he didn't regret it.
Because he knew that by the time those seeds bore fruit, they would be worth dozens of times that amount.
'I can't end it like this. I still have the pharmaceutical business and the casino. All my other businesses have failed, so I have to aggressively grow just those two.'
So, he took the trouble to bring Odette along. He thought he could get a lot of investment if he brought the Purifier with him.
Bringing Mrs. Becker and the maid Dolly along as guards.
'If we had a hostess, we could have held a banquet at our mansion instead of attending a place like this.'
The Count was happy when he had Sasha locked up in the monastery, but now that she's gone, all the bothersome things keep happening.
'I should have brought in a woman with blue blood from the beginning. When I remarry, I should bring in a younger woman from a good family.'
That was when.
“Your Grace, His Excellency the Marquis Kleist has arrived on the island.”
What the footman he brought whispered to him was.
“Really? Since that guy has the most money, I guess I should meet the Marquis first.”
The Count sighed. The days when he had been able to bully Margrave Kleist to his heart's content after the Crown Prince's rampage now seemed like a distant dream.
'It's only been about two months and my situation has become this messed up.'
“Keep a close eye on Odette. Okay?”
Count Albrecht whispered to Madame Becker.
“Yes, Count.”
Since his wife's confinement to the convent, the Count has become much closer to Madame Becker.
This was because Mrs. Becker was greatly moved by the Count's revenge on Sasha.
“Vanessa, how about a glasshouse garden like this?”
The Count smiled and lightly stroked Mrs. Becker's waist without anyone noticing.
“Sir, I told you to call me Mrs. Becker when there are people around.”
“Yes, Mrs. Becker.”
Mrs. Becker tried to hit the Count on the shoulder with a charming fist.
But the Count dodged the blow, for he saw Margrave Kleist entering the greenhouse.
Margrave Kleist, in his neat hunting attire, gave off an agile impression despite his height.
A face that is so handsome that it scares you whenever you see it.
“Your Excellency the Marquis!”
The Count approached the Marquis with a mean smile.
'I hope the interest will save my casino.'
“Nice to meet you, Count Albrecht.”
Fortunately, the Marquis returned the greeting quite briskly, even lighting a cigar.
“Your Excellency Kleist. I have something I would like to discuss closely with you. Would you please listen?”
So the Count was able to open his mouth without feeling intimidated.
Sion drank a cup of black tea while expressionlessly looking down at the refreshments arranged in the greenhouse garden.
“Your Excellency, even from what I’ve said so far, don’t you see the potential of Ulrich Casino? How bright the future holds!”
While listening to the boring Count's story, Sion's eyes caught sight of the Count's hand holding the handle of the teacup. The hand shape was such that the little finger was raised too stiffly.
'It's different from her daughter.'
It was a different shape from Odette's hand, which had been elegant, with only her little fingers slightly spread apart.
“It’s promising...”
Sion pronounced the word as if it were quite funny.
“Well, isn’t there a new casino across from yours?”
“Oh, you mean ‘Wolfgang Casino’? Don’t worry, Your Excellency. I found out that the owner of the casino was a commoner. Don’t you know? Casinos were originally a luxury for the nobility.”
Hmm, hmm. He cleared his throat and continued.
“What kind of card game do commoners play? That’s why the main gate is so vulgar. It’s made of pure white marble, and the chandelier is so dazzling that it’s blinding. There’s not a single trace of old-fashioned restraint! Nobles wouldn’t enter such an uncultured place.”
'You don't have a brain for making money. You'd be better off throwing your money on the street than investing it for interest.'
It would have been worth investing in that commoner's casino business.
“I don’t care-”
As Sion was about to get up from his seat, he saw Odette's back as she left the greenhouse garden holding an umbrella.
“What do you mean by collateral?”
Seeing that sight, Sion impulsively asked the Count a question.
'I should have brought in a woman with blue blood from the beginning. When I remarry, I should bring in a younger woman from a good family.'
That was when.
“Your Grace, His Excellency the Marquis Kleist has arrived on the island.”
What the footman he brought whispered to him was.
“Really? Since that guy has the most money, I guess I should meet the Marquis first.”
The Count sighed. The days when he had been able to bully Margrave Kleist to his heart's content after the Crown Prince's rampage now seemed like a distant dream.
'It's only been about two months and my situation has become this messed up.'
“Keep a close eye on Odette. Okay?”
Count Albrecht whispered to Madame Becker.
“Yes, Count.”
Since his wife's confinement to the convent, the Count has become much closer to Madame Becker.
This was because Mrs. Becker was greatly moved by the Count's revenge on Sasha.
“Vanessa, how about a glasshouse garden like this?”
The Count smiled and lightly stroked Mrs. Becker's waist without anyone noticing.
“Sir, I told you to call me Mrs. Becker when there are people around.”
“Yes, Mrs. Becker.”
Mrs. Becker tried to hit the Count on the shoulder with a charming fist.
But the Count dodged the blow, for he saw Margrave Kleist entering the greenhouse.
Margrave Kleist, in his neat hunting attire, gave off an agile impression despite his height.
A face that is so handsome that it scares you whenever you see it.
“Your Excellency the Marquis!”
The Count approached the Marquis with a mean smile.
'I hope the interest will save my casino.'
“Nice to meet you, Count Albrecht.”
Fortunately, the Marquis returned the greeting quite briskly, even lighting a cigar.
“Your Excellency Kleist. I have something I would like to discuss closely with you. Would you please listen?”
So the Count was able to open his mouth without feeling intimidated.
***
Sion drank a cup of black tea while expressionlessly looking down at the refreshments arranged in the greenhouse garden.
“Your Excellency, even from what I’ve said so far, don’t you see the potential of Ulrich Casino? How bright the future holds!”
While listening to the boring Count's story, Sion's eyes caught sight of the Count's hand holding the handle of the teacup. The hand shape was such that the little finger was raised too stiffly.
'It's different from her daughter.'
It was a different shape from Odette's hand, which had been elegant, with only her little fingers slightly spread apart.
“It’s promising...”
Sion pronounced the word as if it were quite funny.
“Well, isn’t there a new casino across from yours?”
“Oh, you mean ‘Wolfgang Casino’? Don’t worry, Your Excellency. I found out that the owner of the casino was a commoner. Don’t you know? Casinos were originally a luxury for the nobility.”
Hmm, hmm. He cleared his throat and continued.
“What kind of card game do commoners play? That’s why the main gate is so vulgar. It’s made of pure white marble, and the chandelier is so dazzling that it’s blinding. There’s not a single trace of old-fashioned restraint! Nobles wouldn’t enter such an uncultured place.”
'You don't have a brain for making money. You'd be better off throwing your money on the street than investing it for interest.'
It would have been worth investing in that commoner's casino business.
“I don’t care-”
As Sion was about to get up from his seat, he saw Odette's back as she left the greenhouse garden holding an umbrella.
“What do you mean by collateral?”
Seeing that sight, Sion impulsively asked the Count a question.
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