It was about an hour later before everyone starting filing at the entrance to the embassy. I called it an embassy, but it wasn’t. It was only a short few months ago when Aberis and the Ost Republic were still in open conflict, so why would they offer anything like that? However, a large mansion had been gifted to the country of Aberis to reside in while they were here for diplomatic reasons. The Tibult family had been using it as their estate, but all the lords and ladies who came from Aberis were equally welcome. That was ultimately the place Eliana led us and where we met Otto.
The girls all came out in proper attire. Eliana looked beautiful and refined. The other two were dressed well, but their outfits were the outfits of workers. Faeyna and Raissa’s official roles were our servants. The only one who wouldn’t be joining us was Siti, who would remain at the mansion and rest.
I didn’t feel that great about treating the girls as the help, but it would be odder if I brought them into the celebration as my three dates. Eliana at least had the status and etiquette while the other two possessed experience serving under nobles, so everyone was comfortable on their part. There were many reasons I had chosen these three to escort beyond the others being busy.
As much as I loved my girls, Lydia, Celeste, Shao, Terra, and Miki were all a bit rough around the edges and didn’t mingle around the aristocracy very well. It wasn’t that I worried they’d embarrass me. It was just that they usually went quiet and kept their heads down when they were in those kinds of environments, and I knew they weren’t enjoying themselves. I probably wasn’t much better, but I had to force myself. Since I was a noble, I had to act the part.
“We’re going to head to the wedding now,” Otto explained. “We’ll meet up with my family there before the wedding.”
That second part made him sound extremely depressed. I sympathized with him. It seemed like even now, he was doing everything he could to separate himself from his family. A lot of his actions in the past, trying to defeat a dungeon and earn the status of hero, wasn’t just because he didn’t want to be cut off from his father. It was because he wanted to be his own man, apart from the fame of his family. It wasn’t a problem I typically had to deal with, but I at least could sympathize with him.
The group of us left the mansion. The streets were packed, so we had to walk. Getting a palanquin or carriage through these crowds would be impossible. Comparing this city to the gladiatorship, it not only was a city about ten times the size of Alerith, but the population was many times more compacted. Many people had come for this royal wedding, most of which would never actually be able to enter the actual wedding, but would celebrate in the streets all the same.
I found as we walked that the wedding would be taking place in a massive cathedral. It reminded me a bit of the one in the capital of Aberis, but this one was much larger. As we approached, my eyes fell on someone in the crowd. It was a young girl with her arms crossed. She stood out because there was a group of handsome men all around her, keeping anyone from bumping into her.
“Harem! Hey!”
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