'Elle!　What's the matter with you, Elle?　I'm ready!

　The door slams. It's loud. Very loud. I was up late yesterday working on the prototype. I need to relax on my day off.

'I'm coming in!　I'm coming in!

　At the sound of that voice, the door opens with a bang. Fee and I have recently exchanged our duplicate keys. Just in case something happens to each of us, it's so that we can run to each other immediately if something happens. But I didn't give it to him to interfere with a good night's sleep.

　I complain to Fee, who walks in without asking.

'....Hey. It's only six o'clock, right?　I'm going to sleep until noon today just let me sleep....
'I knew it!　Good thing I came early!　You're having a party today that Prince Oscar has invited you to!　Elle is really lost without me already........haha....
Hmm?　Oh ... come to think of it,

　I slink out of bed. In a daze, I pop off what I'm wearing and head straight to the bathroom.

'Geez!　Make sure you take your clothes off before you take your bath!　And I'll make you a meal!　I'm going to use it on my own, material!
.... oooh...

　I'm sleep-deprived, so I'll just have to deal with it. With that in mind, I took a quick shower and ate the breakfast Fee made for me. There's an egg roll, miso soup, a salad and grilled salmon. As I was munching on the food, I wondered why the fee for the excellent property remained unsold.

'....Hey, Fee. How come I've been able to do this much and you haven't been able to get married?　He can do all the household chores and is a good-looking man. I have a good family background and good abilities. I doubt it....
'Ughhhh........don't say that while eating a man-made breakfast........'

　Me and Fee have breakfast across from each other and then change into the suit I had on for the entrance ceremony. Well, I guess it's okay to wear this outfit. Fee's is also wearing a suit.


'Good thing, Elle. Just keep your mystic crap to yourself. You don't want to bite them by accident, all right?
Same old mimicry, right?
'Yeah, yeah. Say hello to me in genius mode!
Yes, sir.


　With that, Fee and I headed to the royal castle where the party was to take place. The royal castle of this kingdom is located in the north, further away from the town of nobility. I've only been there once, during the awarding ceremony for the Blue Star class Bluestera, so I don't remember much about it. That's why I don't remember much about it. Even back then, I left as soon as the awarding ceremony was over.


The only thing you can do is to get your hands on a few of the items. What kind of person is a prince?
'The Second Prince Oscar?　Um, he's an honest man. I can't believe you're a fanatical mystic. I'd like to believe that I'm mistaken in some way, too.
''But hey........a direct invitation at this time. And with the rumors, there is no doubt that he is the leading mystic. It doesn't seem like it's something that the other party would want to know about.
'Well, the mystics are quite assertive. I've been recruited a few times, but the faction warfare is really tedious... As a nobleman, it's important to know which side you belong to, the mystics or the theorists... haha, it's tiring... ...
'Fee's been in the middle of it all along, hasn't he? You've caused me a lot of trouble, too. Let me thank you another time.
What's the matter with you.......you're strangely perceptive these days. You couldn't be that considerate when you were a student.
That means I'm growing too. It's not enough to grow the best crops in the world. You have to sell to people. And to sell, you have to have connections. And this kind of socializing can be useful when the chips are down. You don't want to be called a mystic and look down on them.
'Elle ... ugh. You've grown up I'm so happy for you....
Come on, don't cry. We're almost there.

　Chit-chat as we arrive at the castle. It's still a big castle. You have to look up to see the whole picture. And when we got there, the maids arrived.

'Lady Elwydd Willis and Lady Alsufira Medis, please come this way. The hall is already open, sir.'

　When we followed, it was a garden. However, it was a much more elegant garden than Serena's yard. The trees beside it are neatly trimmed and the grass looks freshly mowed. In addition, the desk and chairs there have a white base color and are emblazoned with the coat of arms of the royal family.

'Hey Fee. I was wondering, what's the name of this party?
''Well it's sort of like a regular gathering of the nobility. Occasionally, the royals will hold it for me.
Well.....

　And so, as we entered the garden, the gazes of many people turned to us at once.

''Oh........that one.
"You are Elweed Willis, an alchemist of the Blue Star class, Bluesteller.
"Hohoho..... A top-notch alchemist has a different class.

　I'm used to this gaze. Normally I would ignore it in a Texan manner, but it's hard to face it.......even though I'm not such an attention-grabbing being......but after all, the blue star class 《Bluesteller》 is special to the nobles! Ugh. I'm a farmer and it doesn't sound right to me....

　I'm a little scared of my surroundings so I stick close to Fee.

'.........Fee, help me.......I'm scared, this gaze is scary.......'
'Bear with me. I'll have to leave when it starts in earnest, okay?　It's about time you stood on your own.
'd*mn I'm only 16 years old!
''We can't afford to be like that. You're a jasper-class Blue Star. They don't think of you as a child.
'Oh yeah.... Yeah, I know........

　Sad. I've tried to change things up a bit too, but this is hard. I used to completely ignore it, but now that I'm facing it, people are looking at me curiously. A lot of people have been watching me in class, but this is different. It's the eyes of prey trying to secure me. Probably, only the mystics are gathered at this party. I was keenly aware of this, when the second prince Oscar arrived. It seems that he's going to start off with a short speech.

Thank you all for coming here. I'm very happy to see so many people here. Now, now that my greeting is over.......let's have today's main character appear. I'm Mr. Elweed Willis, a Blue Star-class "Bluesteller" alchemist.

　The people around me applauded overflowing and made their way open to Prince Oscar. Oh.........how could this happen.......I didn't hear this.......

　I head to Prince Oscar's with a grudge in my mind. And I decided to speak just one word. The air around me is telling me to do so........


''Ah. Hi, my name is Elweed Willis, and I'm happy to accept your introduction. Thank you so much for inviting me to this kind of meeting........


　I said a few words like that to the Texan and the party started promptly. My trusty fee has gone somewhere, and as I'm cringing, about five young women come barging in.

'Master Elle!
'Kyah!　It's Lord Raw El!
'Dear Elle, thank you for coming today!
Oh my Lord Elle, you are precious.
'Cool. Ha ... ha ... ha ...

Ha ha ha, hi.

　When I had a conversation with them, I found out that they are all daughters of noble families and don't come to this party. But this time they heard a rumor that I would be there and rushed over. They all said they were my fans and handed me a pen and paper, so I signed my name as usual. My signature, by the way, was made by Fee. As usual, he's an excellent person.

'Well, if we get another chance........'

　I cut off the conversation and try to run away quickly, wanting to take a break, but he grabs me by the shoulders.

　Heeeeeey good!　This feeling!

Doctor, you're here.
Oh, Princess Alice. Thank you for this...

　I greet them with a bow. In the meantime, I respond with a respectful tone of voice, since I have eyes all around me. And then Alice begins to speak in my ear, sneaking around.

"........Sensei, why did you come here?
''Well no, I can't smash that Fee guy's face in... and it's a royal invitation...''
It's Fee again.
Put the black princess away for now. And that's just the way it is.
'....Yes. There are almost exclusively mystics here. Today is just like the unveiling of our guru.
.....

　As I'm talking about it, someone comes lazily approaching. This is..........

Hi, Alice. Would you like me to join you in the conversation?
Brother Oscar.

　The second prince, Oscar the Second, arrived with a smile on his face. He had short, pale, pigmented, blue hair, and an unpretentious but graceful demeanor. Without a doubt, he was a member of the royal family.

"How do you do, Lady Elwydd Willis? I'm Oscar Canovaria, the second prince of this country. I am the second prince of this country.
This is polite Elwyd Willis.

　We shake each other's hands firmly. He's smaller than I am in stature, but I still sense an air of elegance and grandeur. It's something unique to royalty.

''Speaking of which, Alice. Your father was calling you, he said you'd understand if I mentioned that incident.
'Gee!　Ah.....................Ohohohoho. I see, then I'll take it........

　The last thing I asked for, Alice, has gone. Normally I'm annoyed by being tangled up, but today I wanted her to stay with me the whole time....

　Just as I was thinking that, Prince Oscar comes over to talk to me with a big smile on his face.

''I'm sorry about earlier, that was sudden. You said you didn't even have a meeting.
'No, no. I'm used to saying hello...
You're a brilliant blue-star class "Bluesteller" alchemist.
No, it's a work in progress.
Well, you still have a long way to go. After all these results, you are not proud of yourself. That's as good as it gets, Master Willis. I heard you were a remarkable man, but you're even more than they say you are.

　Smiling, Prince Oscar appears to be just a young man with no malice in his heart. But surely he must be planning something in his heart.

''Well then, I'll take my leave...''

　As I turn to leave, Prince Oscar utters a word I can't miss.

''........Proto, was it?　It seems to have paid off lately, and I'm as happy as I am.
Where did you.........about that?
Hmmm... where could it be?

　The prince smiles as he did earlier. But there was definitely something evil lurking in his eyes.