My Daughters Are Regressors

Chapter 175: High Society Debuts Are Difficult! (5)

As soon as we crossed the city walls, countless people began throwing bouquets of flowers at us.

"Long live the great hero Judas!"

"You are our heroes!"

"Hey, Hans, didn't you say six months ago that Judas was an uncivilized thief not to be associated with? Didn't you say it was fortunate that Judas left the Ordor Kingdom and settled in Freesia?"

"Shh, that was then! Long live hero Judas!"

It was an incredible welcome.Feeling like my ears would go deaf from the enthusiastic reception, I decided to turn the horse's head of the carriage.

"We're not going straight to the palace?"

Brigitte asked.To that, I simply replied.

"I want to stop by the old house I used to live in."

My small single room.The carriage stopped there.Soon the children rushed out and opened the door of the house, but Cecily's mouth gaped open as if she had received a huge shock.

"People lived in a place like this? Isn't it smaller than the houses of the Molumolus in the mansion garden?"

She looked like a member of parliament seeing a goshiwon for the first time.Is it hard to believe that I lived alone in this cramped hut?

As Cecily said, it was smaller, more cramped, and older than the houses of the Molumolus in the junk garden. But if I may make an excuse, the houses in the garden for the Molumolus were unnecessarily large.Soon Naru, who knew this place well, raised her hand high.

"Naru, I remember when we came to the Ordor Kingdom to find Dad! We even got help from a huge raccoon in the forest on the way to the kingdom!"

That's right.Suddenly, Naru opened the door and started crying and calling for Dad, it was quite a scene.Although some time had passed, it was still embarrassing to think about it now.Come to think of it, it all started here.

It was strange.It felt like coming back after an unexpectedly exciting journey of over half a year.Of course, this was no longer my home.

"Since it's a place of memories, I should take it with me. Everyone out. I'll put it in my shadow."

Swish—

I put the entire house into my shadow. I'll set it up later in the back garden of the junk pile. It might be good to make it into something like my own man cave.While I was thinking about that, Brigitte opened her narrow eyes and said one thing to me.

"Houses can go into shadows too? You can do all sorts of things."

"I have to be able to do at least this much to make all the fighting worthwhile."

Anyway.Now that our business was done, we headed straight to the palace.At the palace, a large crowd was lined up to welcome us, and at the end of the red carpet was the King of Ordor.

"I thought you only sat on your throne, but you've moved your heavy bottom quite well."

I lightly bowed my head towards the King.Then the King, still muscular and spirited even at over 50 years old, glanced at me and clicked his tongue.

"The first place you visit upon entering the royal capital isn't the palace. As disrespectful as ever. I hear you've become a Demiurge or whatever, but that doesn't erase the debt you owe me."

That was true.I owed quite a debt to the King.Of course, bowing and scraping didn't suit my nature.Even if I had become like a god, this man wouldn't bow to me either.

"Wow, holy shh...! It's the King! This is the first time Naru has seen a King who looks so much like a King! He even has a beard and wears a crown on his head! He's totally a King!"

Naru raised her hand high.And then she started circling around the King of Ordor, causing some of the palace officials watching to hold their breath.It was an extremely disrespectful act.Of course, the King of Ordor didn't mind.

"You must be Judas's daughter. I heard you met with the Great Emperor Saladin in the Marduk Empire? Isn't he a King like me?"

"That's right! But he didn't look like a King!"

That was true.Sultan Saladin looked more like a young oil-rich crown prince than a king.He was too young to give off a kingly feeling.In contrast, the King of Ordor looked like a king to anyone who saw him.

"I am Cecily Barjudas or Cecily von Ragdoll. King of Ordor. It's an honor to meet you."

Swish—

Cecily pulled the hem of her skirt and bowed her head.It was quite a perfect court etiquette.Seeing this, the court maids who were glancing at this scene made groaning sounds, saying things like "How can she be so cute?" or "Look at that beautiful blonde hair. And blue eyes! She looks just like our princess when she was young."

Cecily certainly looked like a princess.She not only blended well into this fantasy court, but it almost seemed like many things were prepared just for Cecily. Except for not wearing a crown on her head, Cecily was already a princess.

In fact, she was a princess.

The princess of 「Abyss Land」.By the way, 「Abyss Land」 was the otherworldly territory I gained after defeating Nocturne. It was a different world located between the gaps of the void, a place full of monsters.

Since I became the ruler of that place instead of Nocturne, I would become the god of that world, and Cecily, Naru, and Hina would become its princesses, but I had never mentioned it.It's not a very interesting land.

Splash—

At that moment, I clearly heard the sound of quite large breasts shaking.When I turned my head, Cariote was standing with her arms crossed, resting her breasts on top of them, with a very confident expression.It was as if she was boasting, "Look at my daughter."

Her eyes were looking at Salome and her daughter Hina.Salome let out a small snort.Soon Hina came forward and bowed her head to the King, just like Cecily, and said.

"King of Kings Lear von Ordor, King of the Ordor-Voluntari Kingdom, Conqueror of Veron, Volma, Puafur, and Talisman, Grand Duke of Karl Enz and Maliorn territories, Grand Marquis of Sterben, Margrave of the Long Wall in the Far North, Duke ruling 18 islands of the Damas Archipelago, and Marquis of Yan-Sendel. Delkai, Sen─."

Hina recited the long title like a machine.People in this world thought the longer the title, the more impressive the being.As far as I knew, the title of the King of Ordor, who was a conqueror, was the longest among humans.

It usually takes about 5 minutes just to recite all those titles.After that long time passed, Hina finally bowed her head.

"Thus─, Hina Barjudas greets the King of Ordor, protector of humanity and royal authority."

It was a perfect court etiquette even from my perspective as a thief.Who would think this was a greeting from a 6-year-old?

In fact, the court ladies watching this scene could only open their mouths round in surprise, unable to even express admiration.Only Salome was narrowing her eyes at Cariote with an expression that seemed to say "Did you see that?"She must have educated Hina anticipating something like this would happen.

Since Salome was a thief who specialized in infiltrating high society to steal expensive artworks, she would have been more familiar with palace etiquette than Cariote, so there would have been no problem with the education.Is this round a victory for Salome and Hina?The King slowly nodded his head.

"That was a very splendid greeting. But in fact, I'm not such a great person. I'm just an ordinary human being. You can just call me Grandpa Ordor comfortably."

Calling the King grandpa.It was quite a radical suggestion.As murmurs arose here and there, Naru shouted.

"I'm Naru! Judas's daughter! Naru Barjudas! Princess of the back alleys! And the slaughterer of winter strawberries and destroyer of science homework! Also the nightmare of garden ant hills and terror of dragonflies, and the one who combs the fur of Molumolus! I'm about to become the terminator of summer vacation too!"

"Is that so? I see. Indeed. While the other children look like princesses to anyone, you look just like that Judas's daughter to anyone. You look like you don't listen well to your mom and dad."

The King of Ordor laughed heartily.He seemed to find Naru amusing.The royal maids were slightly surprised at this sight.

"The stern King is smiling?"

"That child does look just like Judas's daughter to anyone."

"Right. To be honest, the two children before didn't really resemble him. They look too much like princesses. Compared to them, that child Naru looks just like Judas's daughter to anyone."

Is it a compliment or an insult?

"I'll have rooms prepared for everyone in the palace. You must be tired from your long journey, so change your clothes and rest first! Hey! Escort the guests!"

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"I really thought we were in big trouble."

This is the huge bath in the palace.Brigitte broke out in a cold sweat in the hot bath, thinking about what Naru had done earlier. Naru was reckless in many ways, but who would have thought she'd act like that even in front of the King of Ordor.

'Have I been letting Naru be too free until now....'

Brigitte took time to reconsider whether her educational policy had been wrong.Since Brigitte had a more oppressed childhood than anyone else, she had vowed never to do that to Naru─.But she began to think that being too permissive might be no different from neglecting and abusing a child in a way.

'What does Naru think of me? To be honest, this mother-daughter relationship is too difficult for me.'

For Brigitte, the existence of 'mother' was worse than a stranger. To be honest, she didn't have much confidence in being a good mother because she had nothing to learn from.

In contrast, Cariote and Salome really liked their mothers.It would be better to learn about the relationship between daughter and mother from those two.So what is Naru doing now?In a corridor of a separate palace.

"Hey! Get down from there!"

A palace maid was shocked to see Naru hanging upside down from the ceiling.

"How on earth are you hanging there!"

"Just use the strength in your soles!"

Pat—Naru jumped down to the floor.And then she started running around the palace, while the palace maids were at a loss, unable to catch Naru.

"Wow, holy shh...! The corridor is so wide! But there's not a single porcelain to break!"

Hina trembled as she watched this scene.

'...I want to play together.'

Hina also wanted to run and play with Naru in the wide corridor.But if she did that, it might affect the upcoming princess vote. So she was watching Cecily, who was also staying still, when it happened.

"Tsk tsk tsk. I don't know where this child is from, but to be so noisy and arrogant. This is the separate palace where the Princess of Ordor resides. It would be better to behave properly. It might become a place where I should be someday."

Someone appeared, clicking their tongue.The child was holding a feather fan in her hand and was wearing a voluminous dress made of blue silk.Her blue hair was so long it dragged on the floor.Her eyes were also as blue as the sea.

"Who are you? You're all blue. Are you a blueberry?"

Naru asked.

The blue-haired girl frowned."Huh? You don't know who I am? Indeed, you're a barbarian just as you look. As for me, I am this year's Ordor Princess─ya!!!! Where are you going after talking to me! How dare you insult me, Neva de Voluntari! This is the first time this has happened to me!"

Neva de Voluntari.

Something came to Hina's mind.It was the name of a child who ranked high on the list of participants that her mother had written down.Cecily also noticed through her excellent noble-friendly princess power detection sensor that this girl was more suitable for the word 'princess' than anyone else.

'We need to become friends with this child.'

Cecily and Hina thought.However, there was something more important than that right now.

"The Princess of Ordor is in this separate palace? Naru, I want to meet the Princess! Dad said! The Princess of Ordor is the Princess among princesses!"

Naru started heading straight for the room where the Princess of Ordor was. Princess Neva of the Voluntari Kingdom was so surprised that her hair stood on end at this.

"You can't meet her carelessly! The Princess of Ordor is not someone anyone can meet! The Princess of Ordor stays only in a sterilized room even in the separate palace because her health is poor! Don't go! Wh-Why is this kid so strong! Stop!"

It was as Princess Neva of Voluntari said.The reason why guests are invited from all over the world for grand banquets every year on the birthday of the Princess of Ordor, making the whole world bustling.It was to invite the world to the palace for the Princess of Ordor, who is said to have never left the royal palace since she was born.The princess's body was so weak that she couldn't even marry and lived alone until she was 40.

"Hmm..."

Naru finally stopped walking and slumped down in disappointment.Seeing Naru like this, Princess Neva of the Voluntari Kingdom, which was a blood ally and relative of the Ordor Kingdom, clicked her tongue.

"Who on earth is this? Who is she to be so rude? Girls, you must be princesses of some countries too, right? Say something to this ill-mannered little one! You can even slap her cheek!"

Princess Neva spoke as if handing a bow to Cecily and Hina. Cecily and Hina were both flustered because they would have to attack Naru to side with Princess Neva.To attack their sister Naru in order to make a strong ally at the banquet.

Cecily looked at Hina.And Hina looked at Cecily.Cecily and Hina are at war right now.

If they vigorously sided with Neva here and criticized and hit Naru, they could gain Neva's support.But the sisters didn't do that.

"Naru is my sister. Telling us to slap Naru's cheek, that's the rude thing to say! Nobility is about family. Family is family. Those who abandon family cannot be called nobility!"

"Neva de Voluntari... 6 years old, extremely arrogant and insolent character, having never been scolded... What an unpleasant child...!"

The three sisters were family.Because they had crossed tremendous death lines together, there was something unbreakable flowing between them.

"Wh-What? What did you say? You dare to insult me like that and think you'll be okay? Just wait! I don't know who you are, but when I'm selected as this year's Little Princess, I'll make you greatly embarrassed!"

Pat—

Princess Neva, whose face had turned red like a tomato, ran away down the corridor.