Perspective – Lenys

I looked in the direction of the cheers.

In the depths, there is a spiral staircase connected to the second floor. On the second floor, jutting out like a balcony, stand a pair of maids who seem to be twins. Looking at the posture like a shadow in the mirror, as well as their beautiful appearances, it is not surprising that some people mistakenly think that they are the golden and silver queens.

The two maids lifted their skirts, saluted to the crowd (Curtsy), and then said behind them.

"Tiadella, sir. ”

"Mistress Estella. ”

"Please come in. 』

The last sentence was spoken by two maids together.

The purple dress slowly parted from the shadows of the balcony.

“——”

Time was shattered.

All the feelings disappeared in this moment. No, even such a cliché word as Momentary has been knocked away.

The eyes that looked down were like mythical gems. The ideal nose bridge must have been created by a heavenly sculptor who gambled his soul. The closed lips are reminiscent of the petals of paradise and are full of the light of youth that will never be lost. And these metaphors are so stupid in front of this woman, and she is so kind because she is her.

At the end of all adjectives are lost, what.

"I am Tiadra Barujereta Izeluma, who bears the name of Golden Hime. ”

Even if they heard that voice, it would still take a few minutes for the magicians present to regain their senses.

It's humiliating, but I'm no exception.

I didn't even realize that my consciousness had been cut off.

"I am Estira Baruyereta Izeluma, who inherited the name of Silver Hime. ”

To be honest, the second person is already outside of my knowledge.

Although it is also because she covers her face with a veil, our cognitive abilities have long since broken down.

If you look around, almost all of them have not regained consciousness. Believers who have witnessed the Lord's coming may have the same reaction. Presumably driven by the urge to crumple this view into their eyeballs as the final scene, several people held their eyes down. And what suppressed this impulse was also the shallow desire to see this ■ again.

"Masterpiece ......"

The voices around me brought me back to reality.

"Although I think I'm a little immune to beautiful women...... I see, that's the golden hime. It's unbelievable. No, even this sentiment is a real masterpiece that would become a blasphemy. If it weren't for the body's early reaction, "I" would definitely jump out, and worse, it might have evolved into an infinite replacement between me and "me". ”

The boy who came to me at some point muttered.

His tone was very different from his usual tone, and I felt a moment of confusion, and then I noticed a change in the boy's face.

His eyes—as blue as a bottomless abyss.

"Well, I'm sorry, but my personality changes accordingly when I encounter such an occasion, and although I can change back later, I guess I will be surprised by the first person I see it. By the way, the eye is the automatic reaction of seeing "that" body. ”

I nodded knowingly.

There are many magicians who deliberately mutate their personalities for the sake of research. Because there is a more favorable personality when it comes to learning a particular technique. Although the personality of the young man in front of me changes according to the environment, I don't care anymore when I know that he is also such an example.

"By the way, where did [that man] go?"

"Aozaki? She woke up the man who had been in the field and left. Speaking of which, she was super terrifying after taking off her glasses, alas, and always felt that she would be killed if she stayed with her like that. ”

The boy said. By this time, he had returned to his usual feelings. After taking a few more looks at Golden Ji with unusually blue eyes, he walked quickly to Grey's side.

What are you going to do?

Bang bang bang.

A crisp slap echoed in the hall.

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Perspective – Grey

The familiar tingling on my cheeks brought me back to reality.

"It's not impossible to slap you again if you don't wake up. ”

Turning his head, the boy in front of him was about to raise his hand again.

"No, no need......"

I took a sharp step back, and while that worked well, not everyone wanted to be slapped. Thinking so, I touched my face. The slightly hot touch is probably big, and I feel like my face is swollen.

"Hmm...... Can't it be lighter? ”

"After all, there aren't many opportunities like this, and your hood has slipped down. ”

I quickly put my hood back on, and then pulled it as if I felt safe, and then looked at the boy with some annoyance.

“…… Bad. ”

"How much do you hate your face......"

As he said this, he flicked my forehead in passing, and "...... hurts," the young man who ignored my cry of pain pointed to the side.

"Somebody's coming. It looks very powerful. ”

When I heard this, I turned my head and saw an old woman in her seventies facing us...... Miss Rhaenys, to be exact.

The silver hair was as noble as a wolf. The old woman was dressed in a fashionable green dress, with a straight back, and although she was old, there was a vitality in her bones that even young people would sigh at.

"Monarch Barujereta. ”

I don't know who said.

With the appearance of this name, Golden and Silver Hime were once again brought back to the shadows of the balcony by the maid.

"That stupid apprentice of [Master], was he still here just now? ”

She smiled meaningfully and looked pleasantly dangling the glass with whiskey.

Strange self-proclaimed. I muttered something to myself, and then realized something.

“…… Monarch Baruyereta is the one who created the family (Baruye)."

I whispered to Leenys. Rhaenys smiled wryly.

"Speaking of which, it's the first time you've come face to face with the monarch besides your brother. Yes. Like my brother - one of the twelve members of the Clock Tower. The Lord of the Creation Branch (Baruye). ”

"—It's been a long time since I've seen you with any other than Trimmau's retinue. ”

The old woman said with interest.

She smiled contentedly.

I'm not happy at all, though.

"Inolai Barujereta Atolohom. Please advise. ”

He stretched out his right hand.

I resisted the strange feeling and carefully held the hand.

“…… I'm Grey the Grave Keeper. ”

Then Rhaenys said from the side.

"She is an inner disciple of her brother. ”

Miss Rhaenys, don't leave me alone at this point, okay!? Although I really want to blurt it out, but looking at Miss Rhaenys's expression, it seems that she really just said it to add.

"Yes. Looks quite capable. ”

"Ah, this, that...... Actually, I'm not a magician."

I panicked and explained, but it could go on and on. Fortunately, Inolai didn't care, just nodded vigorously.

Then her gaze returned to Miss Rhaenys.

"How's it going? It's almost time to change the valve, right?"

Poof!!The young man who was listening to the conversation between the two not far away while eating suddenly squirted out the orange juice in his mouth. Probably even he knew that this kind of invitation was definitely not kind. In fact, knowing more about magicians, I felt like my heart had stopped.

- The clock tower is roughly divided into three factions.

Led by Barsermero, Ermelo belonged to the aristocratic faction.

Centered on Tranbellio, it contains the democratic faction of Barujereta.

The neutral valve represented by Meastia.

The reasons for the disagreement are varied, but Ermelo is right to be aristocratic. But I heard from Miss Rhaenys that things have started to get complicated in the past few years.

Ermero is aristocratic because Miss Rhaenys' brother, the former monarch Ermero, was one of the few nobles in the clock tower before his death. However, it is a pity that the current Ermelo does not have any authority and financial resources left.

Rather, the Elmero classroom, now crammed with the New–Age, is essentially closer to Tranbellio's democracy. In addition, not to mention the Ermelo faction, the Master's own behavior did not please neither the conservatives nor the reformers, which in the eyes of the aristocratic leader Barsermelo inevitably gave birth to the idea of "what the hell is going on under the roof of our faction", which is the current state.

However, there is only one meaning I want to express after saying all this. It's not that if you turn against you, you will definitely die.

Barthomelo, who was also considered the heaviest among the twelve monarchs and even the three major nobles. As long as they wanted, they could even openly strangle Ermelo without hiding.

“…… No, I appreciate the kindness. Weak like us, we've exhausted all our strength just to survive. ”

Miss Rhaenys resigned as a matter of course.

"That's a pity. ”

"Thank you for having me. But what do you really like about my brother?"

"Is this what you should say? It's true that I'm looking forward to the talents of Monarch Ermelo II, but after seeing the situation in Ermero's classroom at the beginning, aren't you the one who chose him as Lord. ”

"To a certain extent, it is also forced by the situation. ”

Hearing the old man's words, Miss Rhaenys smiled slightly bitterly.

A figure interjected.

The gentleman from before, on crutches, quickly walked between us.

Byron Baruyereta Izeluma.

"Here you are, Lady Enolai. ”

"Oh, Bai Longqing, tonight is quite pleasant. ”

The old woman drank the whiskey again in one gulp, and the gentleman leaned his face close to her and whispered.

"There's something I want to tell you. ”

"Oh. ”

The next whisper caused a subtle change in Inolai's expression.

And then

"Then, the master will take his leave first. - See you later. Princess and inner disciple of Ermeiro. ”

The old woman bared her neat white teeth and smiled at us.

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Perspective – Teenager

"That mother-in-law didn't even look at me from the beginning. ”

After that, the social evening ended with the same mutual greetings as before.

I thought that Jin Jin Ji and Bai Yin Ji would definitely come down to the lobby to greet everyone, but there was no such event. However, if you want to face that level of ■, you may not be able to keep your senses in the magicians.

Many magicians go back straight after the party, but even for financial reasons, I have to wait for tomorrow's train, so I borrowed the Tower of the Sun across the street today.

It seems that the Moon Tower is arranged for the family to live, and the Yang Tower is the guest's room.

"Huh?"

Mentally exhausted, Rhaenys buried herself in a bed that felt as if she had entered a weightless space just by lying down, and looked at me suspiciously.

"Not only that, but even when I talk to you, I only mention Grey, but I don't say a word. ”

“…… Of course. Because you weren't with us at all. ”

Well...... That's right. After all, I went to eat pasta at that time, and although I reacted to the conversation with Lyenys, it wasn't enough to be like "I'm in the same league with Lenies". But......

"I always feel that something is wrong......"

"You've said this many times. ”

Rhaenys waved her hand indifferently.

"Actually, it's nothing. The other party is a Lord, so it is impossible to confirm the relationship between a gluttonous man with an orange body and a down-and-out nobleman. (And everyone wants to be as nosy as their brother.) ）”

Hey, I hear you, it's small, but I do hear you muttering, uncle, Miss Rhaenys. How much brother do you have to mention him in this kind of thing? Because are they all monarchs?

“…… However, it was okay that he was not attacked. ”

A voice came from the side.

It's Grey who is still sitting on the couch.

Probably because she had been tensing her nerves, she hadn't relaxed yet, and she was a little restless.

I think back to the golden girl who appeared at the party.

"Really...... That's already a weapon. ”

"Huh?"

"Golden Ji, I really don't know what to do with such a beautiful person. ”

I've wondered what I've been created for, but that's in the past—and while I still can't let go, it's not a reason to get in my life. The past is meant to be remembered, not self-destructive.

"Hmm...... What to say to you, a layman?"

After a few drops of eye drops, Rhaenys replied.

"You've probably heard of it. The sense of beauty is a function that human beings form in order to survive. ”

"I've heard of it but I don't know what it means. ”

"For example, the senses of smell and taste are developed to avoid poisons, and the senses of sight and hearing are exercised to avoid danger. However, in addition to the five senses, beauty existed as a feeling of 'bringing pleasure' before we humans had thoughts. ”

For example, the frescoes in the Lascaux caves in France.

For example, the various nudes from the Paleolithic period excavated at the remains of Willendorf.

These groups of works, known as primitive art, point out that human beings and art have an inseparable relationship.

"Regarding the role of beauty, it seems that in magic it is thought so. - [Watching beauty will also make you beautiful]. ”

"Make yourself beautiful?"

A voice came from the side, and it seemed that this statement was really beyond comprehension, and Grey's gray eyebrows were wrinkled cutely.

"Hmph. Weird, right. But if you say that art and art are the food for the soul, you should have read it in magazines or something, right?"

"Ah, I heard a little girl say this. ”

"It's basically the same. My brother said that the so-called art is a kind of empathy spell. Through appreciating art, we have a sense that our soul and spirituality have also been purified—this is what we feel as beauty. ”

Is it. I nodded knowingly, and Grey asked.

"Well, if there is ultimate beauty......

"Maybe we can lift our souls to a higher dimension in one breath, that's it. How's it going? Do you think you're a little better than before? Even though the orange over there is still the same. ”

"It's rude, even I was shocked by that beauty, and I still know that I have become more handsome. ”

With that, I took a mirror out of my pocket and looked at it to myself.

"Well, at least he's more handsome than that bastard guy!"

I say this with pride. didn't notice that Gray next to him was looking at him with a complicated expression.