Chapter 12: The Grand Masquerade Festival Begins!
And so, several days later. Finally—
“People~! From now on, let the [Grand Masquerade Festival] begin——!!!”
“Uoooooooooooh Reite-shama―――――――――!”** **Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!
*“I said BE QUIET!”*
While being annoyed by the people as usual, I leave the stage.
And so the [Grand Masquerade Festival] has finally begun.
The whole town was wrapped in gorgeous colors, packed with delicious-looking food stalls and countless people.
Of course, everyone was in costume.
Not just beautiful frilly outfits, but people dressed as monsters, people in soft and fluffy mascot costumes, and even people cosplaying as manga characters or historical figures—it’s interesting!
“Fufu~n, to squeeze out labor, you need to let them play sometimes. Everyone, enjoy yourselves today~!”
This Reite-sama is also Special Reite-sama today!
I changed from my gothic dress to a princess-style light blue dress, even equipped with a tiara.
“But the evil inside is what makes it good, you know~! It’s a costume as [a villain disguised as a legitimate pure heroine]! Hey passersby, what do you think!?”
“Uoooooooooooooooh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa it’s a legitimate pure heroine —!”
“Who is!?”
As if that’s true.
I bet everyone’s thinking inside [What’s that black-hearted woman wearing!]
“Hmph, they’re such brownnosers as usual.”
While grumbling, I waited for Weiss-kun and Ashley by the temporary changing space.
I set up this temporary changing space for people coming from outside town, you see.
I partitioned off a section of town with white cloth to make it large, so even if hundreds of people enter, they can change without trouble.
Also, for people who can’t prepare costumes due to money problems, damage, or accidents, the reception desk inside the space offers a costume rental service.
“Actually, my outfit is also a rental costume I changed into at the changing space.”
There’s a bit of a story behind this.
Since I didn’t have any particular costume I wanted to wear, I had Ashley prepare my costume, but then that guy—
[I’ve imported costumes perfect for Reite Ojou-sama from foreign countries! Akitsu Kingdom’s miniskirt maid outfit, school swimsuit, armpit-exposing shrine maiden outfit, cat ear headband, and cat underwear!]
He brought nothing but incomprehensible perverted costumes!
What do you mean “Please look forward to it until the festival day,” you idiot.
I have to give a speech on stage as the lord, so there’s no way I can wear something that looks like an exhibitionist.
“Haah, so I decided to just rent something at the changing space since I had the chance.”
It was quite an ordeal though.
At first I went in thinking [I’ll deliberately wear costumes at the level that even the people can rent and assert dominance with my natural beauty~], but then the women in the women’s space went [Reite-sama is heeere!?] [Reite-sama is so cuuuute~~!] [Your hair is so pretty~! C-can I touch it!?] [Be my little sister!] and swarmed me and petted me a ton…!
“Good grief. I had to struggle even before the [Grand Masquerade Festival] began.”
And I still have to go around inspecting everything as the lord.
Checking stores to see if anyone’s doing shady business, using my [Queen’s Mirror Eyes] to find people who are in poor health, and so on.
I don’t really care about the people, but if fraudulent stores like lottery stands with no winning tickets become popular, the festival will decline, and if people get sick and can’t work, tax revenue will decrease.
As long as they’re under this Reite-sama’s rule, both their businesses and health need to stay sound.
“Now then. Weiss-kun and Ashley are also changing into rental costumes to accompany me, but…”
They’re taking quite a while.
I wonder what kind of costumes they’re changing into—just as I was waiting, suddenly I heard a voice calling me presumptuously:
“Oi, Reite Hungaria.”
When I turned around, there was—
“Ugh.”
“‘Ugh,’ you say, you wench! I, the great me, deigned to greet you!?”
A red-haired brat yelling at me.
…This guy’s name is Koenelicht Aubright.
The heir of the neighboring [Aubright Territory], and technically my childhood friend.
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The Viscount Aubright Family
This family is neighbors with the Hungaria territory and is also a branch family by blood relation.
So this red-haired little brat, Koenelicht, is both a childhood friend and a relative of mine, but,
“Hmph, it seems your territory management is going well due to pure luck and you’re getting cocky, Reite-Hungaria! Well, if you let your guard down it’ll all be over in an instant, Reite-Hungaria!”
Like this, he keeps being all prickly toward me.
His head’s too damn high.
“Even though you’re so short…”
“Wha-wha-what did you say, you brat!?”
Oops, I said that out loud.
Well, but it can’t be helped, right?
This guy is the same sixteen years old as me but he’s only about 150 centimeters tall.
“Ah, sorry. My butler, Weiss-kun, Doctor, and everyone around me are all over 180 centimeters tall. So I just, you know.”
“What do you mean ‘just’! Damn it, just you wait! I’m going to have a growth spurt from now on!”
Ahahaha, still such a stupid kid!
“Impossible, impossible. Even I, the perfect human, have been wishing for that continuously, and I’m still only in the 130 centimeter range!”
“That’s not something to say with pride!?”
Hmph, hmph! This is Reite-sama who’s a bit frustrated about not growing at all!
“Sigh, my height won’t increase but my weight is increasing a little bit. I don’t think I’ve grown sideways though.”
“Muh, th-that’s because you…”
For a moment, I felt like Koenelicht’s gaze dropped.
“What? Where were you looking?”
“Y-your stomach, your stomach! Hmph, haven’t you gotten plumper than when I saw you last year!?”
“What—!?”
W-wait, am I really fat!?
I have no self-awareness at all, and the maids around me kept saying “You’re always so beautiful~” but maybe those guys were just flattering me after all!
Grrr, so annoying!
“Besides, don’t say it so boldly! It’s a maiden’s body situation so wrap it in a little more euphemism!”
“Sh-shut up! Your poor… yes, your poor body doesn’t matter to me at all!”
What did you say, you bastard!?
“A duel, you damn woman!”
He shouted that while pointing at me.
“My father and the others said so too. Governing the Hungaria territory that grew big due to luck is too difficult for a little girl like you! Therefore, stake your position as lord and compete with me in anything!”
Ahh!? He’s always an annoying little brat, but today he’s especially irritating!
“You can decide what the competition is. Come on, come at me, you short damn woman! You lucky-riding lord who only has luck! Before your management fails, hurry up and hand over the lord’s position and g-go get married somewhere!”
“Grrrr!”
Now Reite-chan’s really mad!
In Akitsu Country they say “A goddess’s smile lasts three times,” but this villainess gets instantly furious when angry, you little brat!
“I’ll take that bet! If I lose I’ll get married or whatever, damn it!”
“R-really!?”
And for some reason Koenelicht’s voice cracked, when suddenly—
Something rushed past both sides of me with a swoosh, and,
“”Drop dead, you damn brat!””
“Gyaaah!?”
Weiss-kun and Ashley appeared and punched Koenelicht flying!
Wait, what are you guys doing—!?
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