How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 23



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Episode 23. Banquet Preparation (1).

After Kael met the Emperor and returned to the Viscount Damier, he was able to receive the ‘banquet invitation’ that Emperor Bastian had mentioned from Hugo.

The intention behind sending the invitation, which could have been delivered from the palace, to the Damier family through the palace messenger was clear.

This banquet is something you must attend no matter what.

It was obvious why he had gone to such lengths to send it like this.

Perhaps it was to make him attend, as he had not attended a single banquet since the current emperor’s enthronement.

“I understand, but.”

Anyway, no one would say anything if he didn’t attend the banquet. He had received an invitation before the return, but he didn’t attend.

Kael muttered to himself and handed the invitation back to Hugo.

Returning the invitation means that you will accept the invitation and that you should help prepare it. Hugo bowed his head after checking the contents of the torn invitation and said.

“I’ll call a tailor.”

“Do as you wish.”

The banquet is in two weeks.

The invitation didn’t say why the ball was being held, but Kael already knew.

It was a celebration of the chosen one passing the first ordeal, as was also the case in the original work, and it was also a place where the chosen one was officially announced.

The next day, a tailor arrived at the Damie home.

* * *

Mabel has been enjoying peaceful days recently.

After waking up, I wash up and have breakfast with Kael.

While I was spending time playing or reading books with Lily, who had gone to work as a writer, a tutor came to visit and taught me three-hour lessons on the history of the Tius Empire and the etiquette of the nobility, organized by week.

It was a headache to go back to studying the boring stuff I had done in the pre-regression world, but it was quite fun to study the fantasy world I had only read about.

Today’s class is ‘Balls and Banquets’.

“Do you two know the difference between a ball and a banquet?”

The governess, who looked to be in her late forties with a gentle appearance and neatly tied hair, looked at Mabel and Lily, who were looking at her.

The tutor was from a fallen noble family. She was the daughter of a family that had lost its family name after more than 20 years. The reason she accepted the offer to teach the adopted daughter of the Viscount Damier and a commoner child was simple.

Money. It was the money that allowed me to live in peace until I died, having overcome the hardships of life that I had been suffering from.

“Ugh-!!!”

“The difference between a ball and a banquet… .”

However, when I saw the two children enjoying my class and trying to follow along, I unconsciously became more enthusiastic about the class. I even looked up the latest trends and social trends that were not necessarily necessary.

The tutor, who had been smiling happily at the sight of the two children pondering the question I had posed, soon looked at Mabel, who was raising her hand.

“Mr. Bell! It’s me!”

“Miss Mabel. Do you remember what a noble lady should do when expressing her opinion?”

“Oh, that’s right!!!”

Mabel lowered her outstretched arms, cleared her throat, and then raised her hands so that they did not go over her shoulders as before, and spoke again with a smile.

“Mr. Bell, may I tell you the difference between a ball and a banquet?”

“yes.”

“I think the difference between a ball and a banquet is whether it is a party focused on socializing or a party with a purpose like celebration or welcome.”

A deeper smile appeared on the lips of the tutor who was called Miss Bell.

“Miss Mabel is right. Balls are parties held for socializing, while banquets are parties held when there is good news for the Empire. Well then, Lily, if Miss Mabel were to go to a ball and banquet, how should I help you dress up?”

Lily seemed slightly surprised at the question directed at her. But soon she thought carefully about the question from her tutor, Belle, and opened her mouth with a cautious expression.

“At the social ball, I think I should help Miss Mabel stand out. At the banquet where the host is being congratulated, I should help her look calm and elegant.”

“Lily is right. Whether it’s a ball or a banquet, you should dress up for the purpose, but you should also make sure that the host you’re serving stands out.”

Afterwards, Belle, who had explained the etiquette and rules to be observed at balls and banquets, ended the lesson by saying, “You worked hard today too.”

After class, when Belle disappeared, Mabel said to Lily.

“Lily. I’ll go see Kael! Now that class is over, Lily, you should rest too!”

“Your Highness?”

“huh!”

Mabel disappeared quickly without Lily even being able to ask why.

– Tada da!!!

With light and quick steps, Mabel headed to the reception room of the Damier family, which had the most spacious space.

It was mostly a reception room used to check the goods of the upper store run by the Damie maker. Mabel had heard from Hugo a few days ago that today, a tailor was there instead of the upper store agent in charge of the upper store on Kael’s behalf.

The meeting room one minute before Mabel breaks in.

Inside the meeting room, tailors Phil and Kael faced each other as they laid out various fabrics, clothing samples, and jewelry.

“I… Your Majesty, I heard it was a celebratory banquet… but with slightly brighter colors…”

Phil, with his thin brown hair and droopy eyes, timidly expressed his opinion, but when he met Kael’s sunken purple eyes, he trembled sweetly.

“In dark colors.”

“Oh, there are many dark colors besides black… .”

“In black.”

“Well… well… at least the gems to be used for jewelry or cufflinks…”

“Do as you wish.”

Phil felt like crying.

He was a tailor who had just opened a clothing shop. He was a rookie tailor who was not even famous. The first noble customer who entrusted him with making clothes was Viscount Damier.

There were even rumors that he would attend the imperial banquet!!! Since it was the first ball in years that Viscount Damier would attend, all eyes would be on him, and if he did well, he could make his name and skills known, so Phil took this opportunity.

However, Viscount Damier only wanted black and dark colors. He told her to decide on the jewels for the accessories as a focal point, but it was difficult to do as she pleased because of the colors mentioned above.

He was a nobleman, and I was a commoner. If I tried to disobey him, my head might be cut off.

– Knock knock knock- Knock! Knock!

I don’t know what Phil is thinking.

No, Kael, who wasn’t interested, turned his gaze to the door of the meeting room at the sound of a knock.

It was a small, brisk sound that could be called Hugo’s knock. There was only one person here who would knock like that.

“Kael! Can I come in?”

Naturally, the target was Mabel, and Kael sighed at the child’s characteristically bright voice.

The person who informed him of his presence was his own aide, who would be sorely disappointed if he told him to go back. He probably wouldn’t even listen if he told him to.

“Come in.”

Knowing that Mabel would come anyway, Kael had no choice but to ask for permission.

Compared to before, when they would slam the door open without hesitation and barge in, it was a great improvement. I took comfort in that.

With his permission, the door opened and Mabel appeared, wearing two pink dumplings on her head.

Mabel sat down on the sofa next to Kael, as if it were a given. Kael’s bewildered gaze turned to the child as she sat down.

“…Why did you come?”

A cold question flowed from his lips, and Mabel’s eyes widened.

“You’re going to the Kael Ball! I came to help you choose your outfit!!!”

you?

Mabel straightened her back and gestured for him to come closer, as Kael’s face seemed to read her inner thoughts without her saying a word.

“Let’s bend down slightly,” Mabel whispered in Kael’s ear.

“I majored in design in my past life!”

“… … .”

After hearing the whisper, Kael returned to his original posture and thought.

… I think it’s 100 percent going to be annoying.

“Just trust me!”

Kael spoke with repeated sighs as his clear purple eyes were filled with enthusiasm, to the point of overflowing with it.

“Do as you wish.”

“Yay!!! Tailor!!!”

“Yes… Yes?! Me?”

“Yes!!! I am Mabel Du Damier. Kael just gave me permission. I think it’s okay for you to talk with me now!”

Phil’s mouth fell open at the thought of the surname that followed Mabel’s name.

The story that Viscount Damier had adopted his successor still circulated around the capital. I knew that the Viscount had an adopted child, but I never expected it to be this kind of child, so it was a reflexive reaction.

Phil’s gaze shifted between Kael, who had his arms crossed and his eyes closed, and Mabel, who was looking at him with sparkling eyes.

“First of all, altar server. Could you tell me the progress so far?”

“Mabel.”

“Oops! Can you tell me?”

Mabel let out a hollow laugh, ‘Hehe’ as she corrected her words at Kael’s call with her eyes closed.

“It’s Phil.”

“A flute?”

“Tailor. Name. Phil.”

“It was Phil! I’ll just call you Phil for convenience?!”

It seemed as if it would freeze the surroundings. The voice that answered the cold and hard voice had a clarity that did not feel the cold at all.

These two… no, these two are really father and daughter?

Purple. Even in the most populous capital of the empire, she had extremely rare purple eyes. But still, they were father and daughter. So.

“Phil?”

Phil came to his senses again when he heard a voice calling him.

Yeah, Phil. Let’s do some work.

I don’t know how much help the newly introduced little lady of the self-published book will be, but this is the only way to get even a little better!!!

“What has been decided so far is….”

When Kael said he had requested black or a dark color, Mabel slapped Kael’s shoulder next to her with her small palm.

– Swish swish!

“I knew this would happen!!!”

It was a trivial blow to the person who was hit, but the person who struck smiled with a look of satisfaction on his face after finishing the blow.

Kael’s attire was as black as if he could go to a funeral anytime, anywhere. He was a child of darkness, and a second-year middle schooler, so much so that he wouldn’t be out of place. He was always black from head to toe.

How surprised I was when I heard the news that you had gone to the palace, the last time I saw you through the window!

?The master doesn’t really care about clothes… It’s been years since he’s attended a banquet. I’m worried about this old man.?

“Okay, let’s start from the beginning! Can you show me some of the purple fabrics you brought? Excluding the ones that are too bright, and if there are any navy blues, can you show me some?”

Hugo, don’t worry.

I’ll take care of everything!!!

Namely, the Blackie Kael Escape Project!!!

Go! Let’s see-!!!