After I received the offer to become a lord, someone who was the Queen’s representative arrived from the royal palace in the blink of an eye. They were here to celebrate the victory of the war, and approve my assumption of the Lord title.
By the way, as a tradition of the kingdom, they don’t hold any formal ceremonies. The opening is the victory party. Just like in the graduation ceremonies, the dislike for rites is thoroughly enforced from top to bottom.
The venue for the victory celebration is in Philip-san’s castle. Since Nasha-chan was the commander and it was the war between the North great lord and the dwarves, it’s only natural that the party is held at the victor’s base. Well, they can’t prepare anything even if we throw a party at the dwarf village, so it’s not an issue.
I was also one of the major players, and the designer Adrine called prepared me a formal wear. Lina-chan and the girls had their dresses made in school so that’s fine, but I didn’t have one. Since I can’t join in wearing casual clothes, I ended up having one made.
This time, my marriage with Nasha-chan had been approved by her parents, and Nasha-chan will be making the main clothing, while Lina-chan and the girls will make the accessories.
Since Philip had been asked to arrange personnel to run the dwarf village, it seems like the outer moat is completely filled. Well, since we’re neighbors and in-laws, we intend to get along well.
「Adrine-san, thanks for all your support. If you don’t mind, would you use this accessory for the next party? This is a small thank you from me」
「My, are you sure? I’m going to feel bad for the girls」
「It’s alright. Nasha-chan and the girls already have their accessories prepared for the party, it’s not an issue」
Since I took things without giving anything back, I provided some party accessories. The dwarf king’s castle’s treasure vault had a lot of items the dwarves have been creating in generations just lying there. Philip-san and the others may have sensed that place but they left it untouched since I was to become the lord.
All of them were wonderful masterpieces, even an amateur like me could see it. I invited Adrine-san to pick among the accessories within the treasure trove, and she took her time examining each one.
In Kiryu society, clothes are made from mana matter, but using real precious metal and gems for accessories is considered to give you status. And regardless of gender, dragons generally like shiny things, and many of them have a collector’s streak. Apparentlyh, a Kiryu’s house treasure vault is packed full of gold, silver, and other treasures, so I’d like to see Philip’s castle treasure vault at least once.
After that, the preparations are complete, and the lords who held their territories in the northern part of the kingdom were also invited, resulting in a grand party. My valor was read aloud in front of many Lords, and Philip himself declared that I had defeated the leader of the dwarf tribe, Surut, and became a new lord. And by conversing with the knight who visited as Her Majesty the Queen’s representative, I was formally recognized as the lord by the Kingdom.
「Blessings to the new compatriots of the Kingdom!!」
ーClap clap clap clap!!!
The participants applauded at Philip-san’s call and my turn was over. Was that enough in total? After me, Nasha-chan is called up and praised for achievements and everyone’s paying attention to her.
「If you actually participate, the party is better than the ceremony」
「Alec-kun, good job. The food here is good~ Have some」
「Thanks, Mira-chan, I’ll bite」
When my turn was over, Mira-chan found me and called me out, holding out some food. Lina-chan and the girls were huddled near the table, enjoying the feast. They have it easy.
No men were flirting with Lina-chan who are younger than themーbecause in the Kiryu society, those who target those younger than them are excluded by the other malesーThat’s why they can take it easy.
Philip-san praised Nasha-chan excessively, displayed his doting behavior, and enjoyed the sight of Nasha-chan blushing shyly, I also savored the food and the celebratory party ended successfully.
ーIf it ended calmly, that would’ve been great.
「Are you Alec? I heard that you defeated those who claimed the throne of the dwarves…I see」
A blonde young man came and called me. The look clearly told a story.
“He’s just a kid zatsuryu who defeated a dwarf by luck”