Why did you bring Rams?
And he wasn't even the servant who had been caring for Rams with Rosie.
The servant, carrying Rams, stumbled into the party hall, startled to find Princess Resilia in the middle of the hall.
His body froze, his eyes bulging in surprise, and he slowly walked to the side, standing next to a pillar.
Rams, quietly held in the servant's arms, smiled brightly at the group dancing the shoulder dance. He even reached out and waved his arms to Princess Resilia.
It was as if he knew it was Moiya, not Princess Resilia, dancing.
The servant seemed to have decided now wasn't the time to step forward, as he stood by the pillar, seemingly waiting for the dance to end.
I kept my eyes on Rams and Princess Resilia dancing in the middle of the hall, observing the situation for a while.
"The dancing is getting louder..."
Moiya, now in Princess Resilia's body, seemed to enjoy the waltz music playing, and her shoulder dance was becoming more and more intense.
The court musicians, perhaps eager to witness this rare spectacle, were playing faster than the original waltz tempo, as if encouraging them.
This was truly mind-blowing.
At first, the crowd was astonished by Princess Resilia and the ladies' dance, then they burst into laughter, and eventually, some even playfully followed suit, achieving a truly astonishing phenomenon.
As Princess Resilia's shoulder dance grew more intense, the ladies' shoulders also began to move wildly, as if competing with each other.
The three potential concubines were gathered in the direction of Prince Norton, while the remaining ladies took their places in front of Linel, Grand Duke Martins, Hetor, Commander Macrom, and Count Ethan.
The ladies seemed to know that this dance was the "courtship dance" performed by wyverns during mating, and each appeared to have a target in mind. I guess I should at least acknowledge their passion.
I could see why Moiya, who had taken on Princess Resilia's body, had been so captivating as she taught those ladies the shoulder dance.
Most of them were married men, so the gazes of the Lapion Empire's concubines, including me, grew fierce.
"They're seriously crazy."
Catherine's icy gaze was slicing through each of the ladies, one by one.
"Just wag your tail... In-laws, call the wyverns. There's a pile of them over there that need to be thrown into the sea."
Melanie whispered to me, clenching her teeth.
Everyone growled and stared at the ladies.
I was no exception.
One of the ladies, obsessed with Linel, was approaching him, shaking her shoulder mercilessly.
That wouldn't sway his heart, but it was unpleasant to witness a woman attempting to seduce my man right in front of me.
“If you’re not going to summon the Wyvern like Melanie said, then use some fire. By the way, I’ve definitely seen that weird dance somewhere before.”
Catherine tilted her head after urging me to light a fire.
“Really? Where have I seen it before? Oh! Isn’t that the dance Her Highness Rosie danced to Prince Norton at the party?”
“Oh, that’s right! And she did it again during the hunting competition, when we played the handkerchief game.”
Both times, Moiya entered Rosie’s body, but the concubines, unaware of this, thought the shoulder dance was Rosie’s exclusive dance.
Rosie scratched the back of her neck, approached us, and quietly asked me,
“Your Highness, doesn’t it look like Moiya entered Princess Resilia’s body?”
“That’s right. It’s Moiya.”
I replied calmly.
“Huh-! What should we do?”
“What can I do? It’ll just be a complete embarrassment. We can just watch the dance and eat cake.”
I handed Rosie a plate of grapefruit cake.
The moment Rosie took the plate, Moni flew in with a fork.
“Just one bite for me. You missed this cake, right, Moni~?”
“You eat it all.”
Rosie handed Moni the entire plate.
“Huh? Rosie, you’re trying to lose weight? I’ll eat well.”
Moni, with a moved face, scooped up a large piece of grapefruit cake with her fork and put it in her small mouth, munching on it. Then, she gave a harsh scolding to the young ladies who were dancing with their forks.
“Hey. You shouldn’t be shaking your shoulders like that. You should be shaking them like this, like this~ in a seductive way!”
Moni showed off her shoulder dance and gave them some advice.
“Ah, Rosie. Rams is here.”
I saw Moni waving at Rams and said to Rosie,
“Oh my, why is Rams here? Does he hurt somewhere?”
Rosie followed my gaze and turned to Rams, muttering,
"...That's not Misha? Who's holding Rams?!"
Rosie, realizing that the person holding Rams was not her servant but a stranger, glared at the servant with wary eyes.
“Let’s go.”
Understood,
I said, leading Rosie.
Rosie quickened her pace and strode towards the servant holding Rams.
The servant recognized Rosie, made a frightened expression, and suddenly started running towards the center of the hall, avoiding us.
“Princess-!”
The servant called out to Princess Resilia, who was dancing in a trance while holding Rams in her arms.
As expected, it was Princess Resilia who had the servant bring Rams to the party hall.
Princess Resilia, who was dancing facing Raphael, bobbing her shoulders as if competing with him... Moiya turned her head and looked at Rams.
“Huh? A human cub? Nice to meet you!”
She raised her hand and pretended to recognize Rams.
Those who didn't know Moiya was Princess Resilia were all stunned by her words.
It felt strange for a mother, reunited with her own child after a long absence, to wave at him.
It wasn't "My baby is here," but rather "Your human baby is here."
The very tone of the words didn't quite ring a bell to her own young child. Princess Resilia danced as she approached the servant, scooping up Rams and carrying him away.
"Shouldn't we stop him?"
Rosie asked me anxiously.
"Don't worry. Rams will be safe."
Moiya wouldn't hurt Rams, so it was best to just watch.
If Rosie stepped in and snatched Rams from Princess Resilia's arms, things would get even more awkward.
Moiya placed her hands under Rams's armpits and continued her shoulder dance.
The real problem was what happened next.
Moiya, disguised as Princess Resilia, suddenly picked Rams up and rocked him vigorously from side to side, as if she were carrying him in a cradle.
It wasn't a cradle, but a sailboat rocking violently up and down on the waves.
Rams's eyes felt dizzy and spinning.
Even though she was his own mother, she couldn't shake his precious body so wildly. Criticisms could be heard here and there, asking if it was okay for him to be so intoxicated and shaken. Rams should have burst into tears, but instead, he was clapping and enjoying the situation.
The ministers and nobles watching were all shocked.
It was a different kind of shock than when they watched the shoulder dance.
"My goodness, how dizzying!"
"Shouldn't someone stop her?"
"What kind of mother would do that?"
No, actually, rather than passing it...
It would be more accurate to say she passed it like a ball.
Fortunately, Moni caught Rams naturally.
Judging by the three of them, this wasn't the first time they'd passed and exchanged the ball.
"They're taking Rams again...!"
Rosie sighed in relief, then snorted in anger.
Judging by those words, Moiya and Moni had definitely been playing around with Rams like passing a ball.
Fortunately, Rams seemed to accept it as a game.
He didn't cry or show any surprise; his expression was pure innocence.
However, the ministers and nobles had a completely different opinion.
“Why are you giving Rams to a Wyvern all of a sudden? What if it didn’t receive him?”
“How could you do such a heinous thing if you weren’t crazy?”
“Oh my, look at the way you laugh after doing something like that. It’s creepy...”
A biological mother who treats her own child so carelessly. People’s perceptions hardened like that.
Then, people were busy praising Moni for safely receiving Rams.
Even I, who had been silent, was praised.
Things like Moni saving Rams’ life, or that I, the Wyvern Lord, ordered Moni to receive Rams, or that Wyverns are better than humans.
The quick-witted Moni was about to throw Rams back at Moiya, but when she heard the people praising her, she looked down at Rams with affectionate eyes and repeatedly said "Peekaboo" while taking care of Rams.
The ladies who had been dancing shoulder dances in line with Princess Resilia saw Princess Resilia turn Rams over her head and immediately moved away from her.
Just then, Misha, the servant of Rosie who was taking care of Rams, ran into the party hall.
"Her Highness Rosie! We're in trouble. Rams... Huh? I'm the servant! The servant snatched Rams away while he was sleeping!"
Misha burst in, gasping for breath, and told Rosie that Rams was gone. She then pointed to the servant who had run away with Rams in her arms.
"I'm a servant from the Empress's palace. I'm one of the servants I temporarily sent to Princess Resilia."
Princess Jasper glared at Princess Resilia and the servant, revealing the servant's identity to Prince Norton.
"Bring the Princess out now!"
Prince Norton, unconcealing his anger, shouted at the top of his voice as he ordered his knights.
I exchanged a glance with Linel, standing next to Prince Norton, and smiled faintly.
A moment ago, I had witnessed Linel whispering to Prince Norton in the chaos.
It seemed he was informing him that Moiya was in Princess Resilia's body.
Prince Norton must have simply watched this unfold without any intention of intervening. As soon as the order was given, two knights in the party hall swiftly grabbed Princess Resilia's arms from either side.
Princess Resilia trembled as the knights held her arms.
Princess Resilia's head shot up.
Judging by the way her tone and expression had returned, Moiya had apparently just left the Princess's body.
Judging by the absence of any bugs or insects, it seemed she had entered the body of someone at the party.
“What are you doing? Do you know who I am and treat me so carelessly?”
Princess Resilia, regaining consciousness, was bewildered by the sudden capture of the knights.
Of course.
The Princess’s last memory was of being surrounded by young ladies, smiling friendly and receiving sympathetic looks from everyone.
She also noticed that the gazes of those staring at her had become sharp and cold.
As she was dragged out of the party, contemptuous gazes followed Princess Eesilia.
“Prince Norton. What is this? What have I done wrong?! Prince!”
Princess Resilia cried, turning to Prince Norton.
She sobbed heartily, but no one sympathized. As she was being dragged away by the knights, Princess Resilia found Rams in Rosie’s arms and struggled with all her might.
“Rams? Oh, my baby... Let go of me! Get out of my way!”
Princess Resilia, who had grown more and more assertive at the sight of Rams, shouted in a fit of rage. The knights flinched and let go of her.
“Rams, come here!”
Princess Resilia ran towards Rams, who was in Rosie’s arms, arms outstretched.
Melanie asked me urgently, fidgeting.
“Leave her alone. She’ll be fine.”
Moni was guarding Rosie.
If Princess Resilia tried to harm her, Moni would stop her, so there was no need to worry.
And the people inside the party had already witnessed Princess Resilia’s previous actions, so they couldn’t have been pleased with her forcibly taking Rams from Rosie.
“Not only did you steal my man, but you’re trying to steal my son too! Rams is out of the question!”
Princess Resilia, aware of her surroundings, raised her voice to Rosie and hugged Rams.
“Princess, please calm down. Rams is freaking out!”
Rosie, who had lost Rams, clasped her hands and begged earnestly, as if in prayer. The ministers and nobles seemed to empathize more with Rosie's feelings.
Moreover, Rams began to cry bitterly as soon as he entered Princess Resilia's arms.
When Moiya entered Princess Resilia's body, Rams had clapped his hands in delight, but when Moiya left, he became very unfamiliar with his real mother, the Princess.
Furthermore, Rams cleverly struggled with both arms and legs toward Rosie.
Everyone felt sorry for him as he desperately tried to reach Rosie.
"My son, why are you like this? You can't stay still in your mother's arms! Rams, do you know how much I missed you? Sob, sob, sob..."
Princess Resilia spoke to Rams in a sad tone, then, aware of the gaze of those around her, pressed Rams' cheek against her and wiped away tears.
"Eaaaah!!"
But Rams stretched out his small hands pitifully toward Rosie and began to wail.
What a special guy.
And he wasn't even the servant who had been caring for Rams with Rosie.
The servant, carrying Rams, stumbled into the party hall, startled to find Princess Resilia in the middle of the hall.
His body froze, his eyes bulging in surprise, and he slowly walked to the side, standing next to a pillar.
Rams, quietly held in the servant's arms, smiled brightly at the group dancing the shoulder dance. He even reached out and waved his arms to Princess Resilia.
It was as if he knew it was Moiya, not Princess Resilia, dancing.
The servant seemed to have decided now wasn't the time to step forward, as he stood by the pillar, seemingly waiting for the dance to end.
I kept my eyes on Rams and Princess Resilia dancing in the middle of the hall, observing the situation for a while.
"The dancing is getting louder..."
Moiya, now in Princess Resilia's body, seemed to enjoy the waltz music playing, and her shoulder dance was becoming more and more intense.
The court musicians, perhaps eager to witness this rare spectacle, were playing faster than the original waltz tempo, as if encouraging them.
This was truly mind-blowing.
At first, the crowd was astonished by Princess Resilia and the ladies' dance, then they burst into laughter, and eventually, some even playfully followed suit, achieving a truly astonishing phenomenon.
As Princess Resilia's shoulder dance grew more intense, the ladies' shoulders also began to move wildly, as if competing with each other.
The three potential concubines were gathered in the direction of Prince Norton, while the remaining ladies took their places in front of Linel, Grand Duke Martins, Hetor, Commander Macrom, and Count Ethan.
The ladies seemed to know that this dance was the "courtship dance" performed by wyverns during mating, and each appeared to have a target in mind. I guess I should at least acknowledge their passion.
I could see why Moiya, who had taken on Princess Resilia's body, had been so captivating as she taught those ladies the shoulder dance.
Most of them were married men, so the gazes of the Lapion Empire's concubines, including me, grew fierce.
"They're seriously crazy."
Catherine's icy gaze was slicing through each of the ladies, one by one.
"Just wag your tail... In-laws, call the wyverns. There's a pile of them over there that need to be thrown into the sea."
Melanie whispered to me, clenching her teeth.
Everyone growled and stared at the ladies.
I was no exception.
One of the ladies, obsessed with Linel, was approaching him, shaking her shoulder mercilessly.
That wouldn't sway his heart, but it was unpleasant to witness a woman attempting to seduce my man right in front of me.
“If you’re not going to summon the Wyvern like Melanie said, then use some fire. By the way, I’ve definitely seen that weird dance somewhere before.”
Catherine tilted her head after urging me to light a fire.
“Really? Where have I seen it before? Oh! Isn’t that the dance Her Highness Rosie danced to Prince Norton at the party?”
“Oh, that’s right! And she did it again during the hunting competition, when we played the handkerchief game.”
Both times, Moiya entered Rosie’s body, but the concubines, unaware of this, thought the shoulder dance was Rosie’s exclusive dance.
Rosie scratched the back of her neck, approached us, and quietly asked me,
“Your Highness, doesn’t it look like Moiya entered Princess Resilia’s body?”
“That’s right. It’s Moiya.”
I replied calmly.
“Huh-! What should we do?”
“What can I do? It’ll just be a complete embarrassment. We can just watch the dance and eat cake.”
I handed Rosie a plate of grapefruit cake.
The moment Rosie took the plate, Moni flew in with a fork.
“Just one bite for me. You missed this cake, right, Moni~?”
“You eat it all.”
Rosie handed Moni the entire plate.
“Huh? Rosie, you’re trying to lose weight? I’ll eat well.”
Moni, with a moved face, scooped up a large piece of grapefruit cake with her fork and put it in her small mouth, munching on it. Then, she gave a harsh scolding to the young ladies who were dancing with their forks.
“Hey. You shouldn’t be shaking your shoulders like that. You should be shaking them like this, like this~ in a seductive way!”
Moni showed off her shoulder dance and gave them some advice.
“Ah, Rosie. Rams is here.”
I saw Moni waving at Rams and said to Rosie,
“Oh my, why is Rams here? Does he hurt somewhere?”
Rosie followed my gaze and turned to Rams, muttering,
"...That's not Misha? Who's holding Rams?!"
Rosie, realizing that the person holding Rams was not her servant but a stranger, glared at the servant with wary eyes.
“Let’s go.”
Understood,
I said, leading Rosie.
Rosie quickened her pace and strode towards the servant holding Rams.
The servant recognized Rosie, made a frightened expression, and suddenly started running towards the center of the hall, avoiding us.
“Princess-!”
The servant called out to Princess Resilia, who was dancing in a trance while holding Rams in her arms.
As expected, it was Princess Resilia who had the servant bring Rams to the party hall.
Princess Resilia, who was dancing facing Raphael, bobbing her shoulders as if competing with him... Moiya turned her head and looked at Rams.
“Huh? A human cub? Nice to meet you!”
She raised her hand and pretended to recognize Rams.
Those who didn't know Moiya was Princess Resilia were all stunned by her words.
It felt strange for a mother, reunited with her own child after a long absence, to wave at him.
It wasn't "My baby is here," but rather "Your human baby is here."
The very tone of the words didn't quite ring a bell to her own young child. Princess Resilia danced as she approached the servant, scooping up Rams and carrying him away.
"Shouldn't we stop him?"
Rosie asked me anxiously.
"Don't worry. Rams will be safe."
Moiya wouldn't hurt Rams, so it was best to just watch.
If Rosie stepped in and snatched Rams from Princess Resilia's arms, things would get even more awkward.
Moiya placed her hands under Rams's armpits and continued her shoulder dance.
The real problem was what happened next.
Moiya, disguised as Princess Resilia, suddenly picked Rams up and rocked him vigorously from side to side, as if she were carrying him in a cradle.
It wasn't a cradle, but a sailboat rocking violently up and down on the waves.
Rams's eyes felt dizzy and spinning.
Even though she was his own mother, she couldn't shake his precious body so wildly. Criticisms could be heard here and there, asking if it was okay for him to be so intoxicated and shaken. Rams should have burst into tears, but instead, he was clapping and enjoying the situation.
The ministers and nobles watching were all shocked.
It was a different kind of shock than when they watched the shoulder dance.
"My goodness, how dizzying!"
"Shouldn't someone stop her?"
"What kind of mother would do that?"
"I've never seen parents soothe their children like that in my entire life!"
"His own mother was out of her mind..."
The noble ladies especially pitied Rams, believing there was a reason Princess Resilia had been abandoned by Prince Norton.
Princess Resilia, who was dancing a shoulder dance with Rams, met Moni's eyes.
"Aren't you excited, Moiya~?"
Princess Resilia, or rather, Moiya in her body, had caused an irreversible accident.
"Gyaaak-!"
"Huh-!!"
Everyone screamed at once.
Princess Resilia passed Rams to Moni, who had flown in.
"His own mother was out of her mind..."
The noble ladies especially pitied Rams, believing there was a reason Princess Resilia had been abandoned by Prince Norton.
Princess Resilia, who was dancing a shoulder dance with Rams, met Moni's eyes.
"Aren't you excited, Moiya~?"
Princess Resilia, or rather, Moiya in her body, had caused an irreversible accident.
"Gyaaak-!"
"Huh-!!"
Everyone screamed at once.
Princess Resilia passed Rams to Moni, who had flown in.
No, actually, rather than passing it...
It would be more accurate to say she passed it like a ball.
Fortunately, Moni caught Rams naturally.
Judging by the three of them, this wasn't the first time they'd passed and exchanged the ball.
"They're taking Rams again...!"
Rosie sighed in relief, then snorted in anger.
Judging by those words, Moiya and Moni had definitely been playing around with Rams like passing a ball.
Fortunately, Rams seemed to accept it as a game.
He didn't cry or show any surprise; his expression was pure innocence.
However, the ministers and nobles had a completely different opinion.
“Why are you giving Rams to a Wyvern all of a sudden? What if it didn’t receive him?”
“How could you do such a heinous thing if you weren’t crazy?”
“Oh my, look at the way you laugh after doing something like that. It’s creepy...”
A biological mother who treats her own child so carelessly. People’s perceptions hardened like that.
Then, people were busy praising Moni for safely receiving Rams.
Even I, who had been silent, was praised.
Things like Moni saving Rams’ life, or that I, the Wyvern Lord, ordered Moni to receive Rams, or that Wyverns are better than humans.
The quick-witted Moni was about to throw Rams back at Moiya, but when she heard the people praising her, she looked down at Rams with affectionate eyes and repeatedly said "Peekaboo" while taking care of Rams.
The ladies who had been dancing shoulder dances in line with Princess Resilia saw Princess Resilia turn Rams over her head and immediately moved away from her.
Just then, Misha, the servant of Rosie who was taking care of Rams, ran into the party hall.
"Her Highness Rosie! We're in trouble. Rams... Huh? I'm the servant! The servant snatched Rams away while he was sleeping!"
Misha burst in, gasping for breath, and told Rosie that Rams was gone. She then pointed to the servant who had run away with Rams in her arms.
"I'm a servant from the Empress's palace. I'm one of the servants I temporarily sent to Princess Resilia."
Princess Jasper glared at Princess Resilia and the servant, revealing the servant's identity to Prince Norton.
"Bring the Princess out now!"
Prince Norton, unconcealing his anger, shouted at the top of his voice as he ordered his knights.
“Does the Prince act a little too?”
A moment ago, I had witnessed Linel whispering to Prince Norton in the chaos.
It seemed he was informing him that Moiya was in Princess Resilia's body.
Prince Norton must have simply watched this unfold without any intention of intervening. As soon as the order was given, two knights in the party hall swiftly grabbed Princess Resilia's arms from either side.
Princess Resilia trembled as the knights held her arms.
“What the hell? Why are you dragging me along?”
Judging by the way her tone and expression had returned, Moiya had apparently just left the Princess's body.
Judging by the absence of any bugs or insects, it seemed she had entered the body of someone at the party.
“What are you doing? Do you know who I am and treat me so carelessly?”
Princess Resilia, regaining consciousness, was bewildered by the sudden capture of the knights.
Of course.
The Princess’s last memory was of being surrounded by young ladies, smiling friendly and receiving sympathetic looks from everyone.
She also noticed that the gazes of those staring at her had become sharp and cold.
As she was dragged out of the party, contemptuous gazes followed Princess Eesilia.
“Prince Norton. What is this? What have I done wrong?! Prince!”
Princess Resilia cried, turning to Prince Norton.
She sobbed heartily, but no one sympathized. As she was being dragged away by the knights, Princess Resilia found Rams in Rosie’s arms and struggled with all her might.
“Rams? Oh, my baby... Let go of me! Get out of my way!”
Princess Resilia, who had grown more and more assertive at the sight of Rams, shouted in a fit of rage. The knights flinched and let go of her.
“Rams, come here!”
Princess Resilia ran towards Rams, who was in Rosie’s arms, arms outstretched.
“Shouldn't we at least trip her up?”
“Leave her alone. She’ll be fine.”
Moni was guarding Rosie.
If Princess Resilia tried to harm her, Moni would stop her, so there was no need to worry.
And the people inside the party had already witnessed Princess Resilia’s previous actions, so they couldn’t have been pleased with her forcibly taking Rams from Rosie.
“Not only did you steal my man, but you’re trying to steal my son too! Rams is out of the question!”
Princess Resilia, aware of her surroundings, raised her voice to Rosie and hugged Rams.
“Princess, please calm down. Rams is freaking out!”
Rosie, who had lost Rams, clasped her hands and begged earnestly, as if in prayer. The ministers and nobles seemed to empathize more with Rosie's feelings.
Moreover, Rams began to cry bitterly as soon as he entered Princess Resilia's arms.
When Moiya entered Princess Resilia's body, Rams had clapped his hands in delight, but when Moiya left, he became very unfamiliar with his real mother, the Princess.
Furthermore, Rams cleverly struggled with both arms and legs toward Rosie.
Everyone felt sorry for him as he desperately tried to reach Rosie.
"My son, why are you like this? You can't stay still in your mother's arms! Rams, do you know how much I missed you? Sob, sob, sob..."
Princess Resilia spoke to Rams in a sad tone, then, aware of the gaze of those around her, pressed Rams' cheek against her and wiped away tears.
"Eaaaah!!"
But Rams stretched out his small hands pitifully toward Rosie and began to wail.
What a special guy.
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