Chapter 59: Attend the Imperial Banquet (3)

I got on the carriage that Aris opened. This time, Aris and her subordinates were to escort us to the capital.

“Please get on, Miss. I will escort you.”

The inside of the carriage was quite spacious.

Nevertheless, Yona climbed onto my lap, and Emily stuck close to my side.

It wasn’t particularly uncomfortable, so I didn’t push them away.

“Start, Aris.”

“Yes. Miss.”

Aris started driving the horse. I opened the window and felt the cool outside wind.

“Rachel. Is it your first time in the Empire?”

“Yeah. What reason would I, a commoner, have to go to the capital?”

“Then, you don’t have any plans for the week?”

“I found out about attending the Imperial banquet yesterday evening. But they said there’s a festival there, so I want to go around. Will you go with me?”

“Yes!”

Yona, who was quietly fiddling with my hand, nodded.

“C-can I go too?”

“Of course. Oh, wait a minute.”

I took out the coffee and juice I had prepared in the morning from subspace.

“Shall we have a drink?”

“That’s nice.”

“I’d like to!”

So we drank juice and coffee and talked.

How much time has passed?

Aris knocked on the carriage.

Knock knock

“We’re almost at the capital. Miss.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Curious, I opened the window.

A towering castle. A huge gate that even a giant could enter, and in front of it, many people were lined up.

The carriage passed them and reached the gate.

“Where do you belong?”

“I belong to the Muelia Great Duchy. Open the gate.”

“It’s confirmed. Please have a good banquet. Open the gate!”

The soldiers who were blocking the way with spears and swords retreat. We entered the inside of the castle along that path.

‘The security is very thorough.’

The castle was not just one layer. At least three layers. The inspection was also triple-checked.

But we passed all the checkpoints at once.

As expected of Muelia.

“Miss. We’ve arrived.”

“Get off.”

I got out of the carriage.

We arrived in front of a huge four-story mansion.

Even looking around, there was no bigger and more magnificent mansion than this.

If I had to compare, it would be the Imperial Palace far away, which shows how strong the Muelia family is.

‘Anyway, it’s not where I’ll be staying.’

Aris got off the carriage.

“From now on, we will escort you from afar. If you want to call, please give a signal.”

“Yes. Thank you for your hard work.”

The presence of dozens of knights, including Aris, disappeared. Even though they were in front of my eyes until just now.

“Then I’ll be going now.”

“Huh? Where are you going?”

“I have to find a house. It’s a festival soon, so I have to hurry. Otherwise, I might have to sleep outside.”

I added the last words as a joke, but the two’s complexions darkened.

Did I say something wrong?

“Aren’t you going with us?”

“Huh? Me in that mansion?”

“Yeah.”

I was momentarily flustered.

Isn’t that place originally the exclusive mansion of the Muelia family? Is it okay for me to go in?

I asked with such a question, and the two nodded vigorously.

“Of course. Do you think we’ll kick you out? I thought you didn’t want to stay in the same house as us.”

“Me too.”

“Hey. No way.”

I’d rather like it.

It’s much more comfortable and safer to stay in the Muelia mansion than in a regular accommodation. And the two are close by.

“Then let’s go in.”

I held hands with the two and entered the mansion.

“Welcome. Misses. Welcome. But… the person in the middle is….”

“She’s my friend. She’ll be staying for about a week.”

“Oh, I see. I am Hamabiz, the head butler here. I took over the position after the previous butler retired. If you need anything, please call me anytime.”

The butler said so and left.

Emily took my hand.

“First, let’s unpack each of our luggage. You can use any room on the 4th floor.”

“Then I’ll use the room next to you two.”

“Okay. That’ll be good.”

We all went up to the 4th floor. Emily and Yona’s rooms were attached, and I unpacked in the room opposite the two rooms.

“Wow. As expected, it’s different because it’s used by the Great Duchy.”

It was really wide. One room was about the same size as my house.

In particular, the bed was so large that five people could lie down comfortably, and it was as fluffy as cotton candy.

I unpacked roughly.

Anyway, there was nothing special to pack other than clothes and coffee.

Knock, knock.

“Sister. It’s me.”

“You can come in.”

Yona came in.

“Sister said she had a sudden schedule. So I came alone.”

“Did you finish unpacking?”

“Yes. Shall we take a tour of the mansion together?”

“A tour of the mansion? That’s good. Let’s go.”

I left the room holding her hand. Yona began to explain the structure of the mansion to me.

“First of all, there are rooms on the 4th floor. So there’s nothing special to see… Ah. Terrace. Let’s go there.”

Yona grabs my hand and leads me.

When I opened the door at the end of the hallway and went inside, a large outdoor terrace appeared.

Grass was planted and there was a swimming pool.

“The water temperature can be adjusted, and the lights are turned on at night, so it’s really nice.”

“Wow. There was a place like this?”

As the height itself was considerable, everything around came under my eyes. The scenery was also quite beautiful because they took care of it.

Not only that, but there was also a table on the terrace so that you could drink coffee.

“It would be nice to drink coffee here later. Yona, you drink juice.”

“Hehe. Sounds good.”

There was nothing special on the 4th floor, so I went down.

“The 3rd floor basically has guest rooms and a space where you can enjoy games.”

Billiards, table tennis, tennis court, etc. At a glance, more than dozens of sports equipment were installed.

There is no such thing as a game here, so it seems that they all relieve boredom with these sports.

“Yona, is there anything you like?”

“Sister and I like billiards!”

“Billiards?”

“Yes!”

I could guess the reason.

Originally, billiards here is one of the social sports like golf in Korea.

The reason is that it doesn’t move actively like tennis or soccer, and it can be done elegantly.

Honestly, I don’t understand, but anyway. Emily, who was in charge of politics, learned billiards from an early age to use it for business.

Yona would have had no choice but to play billiards naturally because she was playing with her.

“On the 2nd floor, there are magic training halls, alchemy workshops, and training rooms.”

“Why are those in the mansion?”

“Um… I don’t know?”

Then Emily came down the stairs.

“I’ll tell you the reason. As you know, a Muelia is born with talent, right? So it was installed for those people. I heard that Father also trained here when he was the successor.”

“Oh. Sister. Then can I study poison too?”

“Of course.”

Fortunately, I have a medicine to try this time. I know a lot about poison, so I think I can do it with Yona.

“Then shall we go down?”

“Yes.”

Now, I went down holding hands as usual.

“On the 1st floor, there are a dining room, an audience chamber for outsiders, and a servant’s quarters. Aren’t you hungry?”

“Yes. I’m hungry.”

“Me too!”

Emily smiled and guided us to the dining room.

When we entered the dining room, a man in a chef’s hat approached.

“It’s been a while. Misses.”

“It’s been a while. Please have lunch today too.”

“Leave it to me.”

He bowed politely and went into the kitchen to start cooking.

In the meantime, we sat at the table and talked.

“Rachel. You said it’s your first time at the banquet, right?”

“Yeah. That’s right. It hasn’t been long since I became a noble.”

“Then you obviously don’t have a dress, right?”

“Huh? Oh. That’s right.”

The banquet is not just a place to drink alcohol and relax.

Sometimes there is a specific dress code, and all men and women come wearing clothes called suits and formal wear.

In particular, many female nobles in the play put in a lot of effort to wear colorful and beautiful dresses.

Some people book dresses a year in advance, and fights break out because of this.

‘Come to think of it, I have to get a dress too.’

It’s been a while since I transmigrated, so I got used to skirts and dresses.

Honestly, there were times when it was more comfortable than pants.

So I didn’t have any particular thoughts about wearing a dress at this banquet.

The problem is finding a dress that fits me.

“Then I’ll help you.”

“Huh? What? Oh, choosing a dress?”

“Yeah.”

“Me too! I will help you.”

The two clenched their fists passionately. I nodded without thinking because I thought they would do better than me.

“Do as you please.”

Yona and Emily exchanged glances for a moment and exchanged unknown signs. That figure was so bright.

Then the cook approached and brought out the food.

“Here you go. Enjoy your meal. Misses.”

A feast that I ate at the mansion was set.

I was hungry, so I diligently ate this and that. If you walk around a large mansion, everyone will be hungry.

Especially last night, I ate with Delkarmen Muelia, so I couldn’t eat properly.

Chew chew chew

Steak full of meat and flavorful lobster. It was so delicious that it was incomparable to what I made and ate at the mansion.