Chapter 325: Premise
A few days later.
Today is the day of the royal council meeting.
As the appointed time arrived, Felisiana came to the front of the conference room in the royal castle… and at the same time.
“Looks like we arrived at the same time again~”
Just like during the previous royal council meeting, Elizalina showed up in front of the conference room as well.
“What an unwelcome coincidence.”
“So cold!”
Even as she said that, Elizalina’s tone stayed cheerful.
After their usual exchange, Elizalina looked at Felisiana’s face and spoke in a slightly calmer tone.
“With that look, it seems you properly understand the importance of this royal council meeting.”
“Of course.”
As she answered, Felisiana recognized that, as expected, Elizalina also placed importance on this royal council meeting—
In other words, the Fourth Royal Exchange Gathering.
That said, since she had already anticipated that, she wasn’t particularly surprised.
Setting that aside for the moment, Felisiana spoke.
“Before one of the past royal council meetings, you certainly provoked me quite a bit.”
The time Elizalina provoked Felisiana was…
“Ahh, when I bathed with Lux before, I touched his body, and it really felt like a boy. It was nice. It’s not like he’s especially big, but when you touch him, you can properly feel his muscles, especially around the front of his stomach and…”
“I don’t mind settling things right here and now.”
“Geez! Just because my relationship with Lux has progressed further, don’t get so mad~!”
That exchange.
Perhaps Elizalina, with her excellent memory, remembered it as well.
Without looking particularly apologetic, she spoke.
“Eh~? It’s not like I was provoking you. I was just stating facts back then, you know?”
“Your intentions don’t matter, Elizalina-anesama… Today, I will make good on what I told you back then… ‘remember it.’”
“Oh? That sounds fun~! But it’s for Lux’s happiness… I have no intention of backing down either.”
After Elizalina said that.
The two quietly crossed gazes.
Then, after a moment, they entered the conference room where Rezamiliana was waiting.
“You’ve come… then, take your seats as usual.”
“Yes.”
“Okaaay.”
Prompted by Rezamiliana, each of them responded and took their seats in the conference room.
Then, as always, with a dignified expression and posture, Rezamiliana spoke firmly.
“…Now then, we will begin the royal council meeting.”
Having declared the start of the royal council meeting, Rezamiliana continued.
“As previously announced, today’s topic is which one of the three of us will attend the Fourth Royal Exchange Gathering, which will soon be held at the noble academy… I participated last time, so I’m thinking of refraining this time, but what about you two?”
“Yes~! I definitely want to go this time!!”
“I do as well.”
“I see… in that case, state your respective reasons for wanting to participate in the Royal Exchange Gathering. We will decide based on that.”
Just as Felisiana had anticipated beforehand, the discussion proceeded that way.
Not wanting Elizalina to seize the pace, Felisiana immediately spoke up.
“Then, I will begin. I do not view this Royal Exchange Gathering as merely a place to interact with the noble academy’s students as before.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
Elizalina asked, tilting her head.
In response, Felisiana recalled what she had thought through together with Violet, something Elizalina could not do.
She then spoke of the premise of a plan that had a high chance of gaining Rezamiliana’s approval and could potentially suppress Floria Florence going forward.
“At this Royal Exchange Gathering, rather than simply exchanging words with the academy’s students as before… I intend to cross swords with them in the form of mock battles.”