Tearmoon Empire: Volume 4 by Nozomu Mochitsuki

Author:Nozomu Mochitsuki [MOCHITSUKI, NOZOMU]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-04-11T00:00:00+00:00

“Please accept my warmest welcome, Princess Arshia Tafrif Perujin, as well as my deepest gratitude for taking the time to come here. I know you’re very busy with the harvest festival.”

Arshia regarded the brightly smiling Mia, feeling a growing pang of regret at her decision to come. After declining the offer to teach, she hadn’t had the nerve to turn down the ensuing invitation to tea, but that didn’t mean she was glad to be here.

“Your Highness is most generous with your words. It is an honor to be invited to this occasion,” she replied before glancing at the other guests.

Gathered at Mia’s party were the exact same people who’d mocked her during her own. They even wore the same sneers. It was as if she’d been transported back to that terrible day.

Is this payback? For turning down her job offer? But if Rania is to be believed, Princess Mia isn’t that kind of person, in which case... Maybe it’s the opposite? Is she going to order them to apologize?

She sighed. After all this time, what was the point? Even if they apologized, it wouldn’t change her mind. She had no intention of working for Mia. As the party began in earnest, she was consumed by a profound sense of weariness. The more she observed, the less she cared. It was all so blatant. So staged. All of the food they were being served was made with fruits and vegetables grown in Perujin. It’d taken her no more than a single bite to realize this. She looked to Mia, who was showering the food with profuse praise. Well, when she wasn’t busy stuffing her face with the stuff, anyway. Her behavior was so comically excessive, like visual hyperbole, that it made Arshia cringe.

Ugh, such blatant flattery. It’s so obvious that she’s putting on an act. I mean, it’s a pretty thorough act, but still...

After every bite, Mia seemed to revel in the moment, radiating so much bliss she practically glowed. Arshia watched her with a quirked brow, unsure if she was supposed to be offended or impressed by the display.

“This cake is simply exquisite! The fruits in it, they’re just... Mwah!” Mia exclaimed, making a kissing motion with her hand.

“I agree wholeheartedly.” One of the young nobles chimed in casually. “The empire’s fruits are superb. Nothing like that grub we get from a certain agricultural country I could mention...”

A grin spread across Mia’s lips.

“My, how strange of you to say that...considering all the agricultural products used to make the food you see here were grown in Perujin.”

Ah, so that’s the script they’re following. After being told that the produce they spoke so highly of is actually grown in Perujin, they’ll come to me and apologize.

Arshia observed the theatrics with mild exasperation. Presumably, these nobles were under direct orders from Mia to participate in this clumsy farce and deliver an apology at the end.

This is so stupid. If I’m right about her plan, then Rania seriously needs to have some higher standards for her friends, because this Princess Mia person really isn’t much to write home about.

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