'It was really fun.'
I smiled at the yellow fox doll lying on the desk and started to open the letters I had put off replying to during the holiday season. Most of them were invitations to social gatherings or tea parties. There was also something from the temple.
“Oh my.”
Looking at the seal and signature, it was a letter handwritten by the Pope. Instead, there was a written message asking me to stop by the Helleia Autonomous Region, where the Great Temple was located.
“Heh, the temple didn’t do anything in particular, so where do you want me to go?”
Rejected!
I rejected not only the pope's letter, but all other letters as well. However, I couldn’t bear to write down my refusal on this blue glossy letter.
'I'm loyal.'
While I was putting off social activities because it was burdensome, when I read the letter from the 5th princess, I suddenly thought that I couldn't just put it off any longer.
‘As long as I live as a vested interest in Asteria, I have to continue supporting and roasting with the aristocrats.’
If I have to resume social gatherings, it is most attractive to start with a meeting host by the 5th Princess. A close friend who gave me full trust even before I awakened my divine power, and who came to me without hesitation even in battle, so how could I refuse.
I picked up a quill pen and started writing a reply to the 5th princess.
2. Deborah's friends (?)
After the battle with the great demon, Princess Deborah became the most popular person in the Empire in name and reality. To the extent that even the aristocrats held meetings with the subjects regarding the princess, the enthusiasm for her never seemed to cool down.
“Is there any news about Princess Deborah lately? I've already heard the news that she’s betrothed to the Duke of Visconti, so let's move on.”
“There is nothing in particular.”
The news of Deborah and Isidore’s engagement was loud for a short while that day. To be honest, it was something that everyone expected if they had eyes and ears. Rather, there were even people who asked me whether they hadn’t been betrothed yet.
Rather, the fact that Princess Deborah was the incarnation of the saintess was still surprising and dumbfounded. I understand in my head, but should I say that cognitive dissonance is coming?
“I’d like to see her once.”
“I know, right. Thinking of that time still fills my heart. That pious and holy power that drove away the evil demons.... The word divinity was not a waste at all.”
“Thanks to her, she saved my life while fighting monsters. She’s a life saver.”
“Since she has done such a heroic thing, she should be admired by everyone in the social world....”
But instead of enjoying explosive popularity, Princess Deborah stopped social activities and chose to stay quiet at home.
“The princess’s high-handed and arrogant attitude must have been an act to deceive the evil black wizards!”
“As expected of a saint.”
Even though everyone was praising her modesty, everyone was in a state of regret, when news came that the princess, who had been absent in public, had responded to an invitation to a social gathering for the first time. It was a tea party held by the 5th princess.
