"Ahem!"
In the reception room, where the atmosphere had begun to turn serious, Subaru Natsuki cleared his throat and spoke.
"Now then, I will deliver Lady Anastasia Hoshin's message to everyone."
Only then did Subaru Natsuki's flippant attitude become somewhat restrained.
That made Fang Li raise an eyebrow slightly.
Even Subaru Natsuki, who only ever caused inappropriate trouble no matter the occasion, knew how to read the room now?
It seemed that over the past year, Subaru Natsuki had undergone quite a few trials and matured somewhat.
However, this modern-day transmigrator clearly still lacked an understanding of status and rank.
Even when facing a Royal Selection candidate, and even after becoming serious, Subaru Natsuki's behavior still carried little respect.
Fortunately, Emilia was not the sort to care about such things.
Otherwise, Subaru Natsuki would have been in for a hard time.
Without noticing any of this, Subaru Natsuki reached into his clothes, took out an invitation, and placed it on the table.
"Per Lady Anastasia's instructions, we would like to invite Lady Emilia to visit Pristella for some leisure."
Subaru Natsuki smiled rather affectedly.
"That is the young lady's message, okay?"
Hearing Subaru Natsuki's words, Emilia looked somewhat surprised, while Fang Li fell into thought.
"Pristella...?"
It was one of the five great cities of the Dragon-Affiliated Kingdom of Lugnica, neighboring Kararagi and located along the national border.
Since the city had been built in an exceptionally vast lake, large amounts of lake water often flowed into it during periods of heavy rainfall. Thus, waterways crisscrossed the city, while high walls surrounded it to prevent the lake water from flooding in. Several water gates used to regulate the water level had also been built into those walls, creating a truly spectacular sight.
For that reason, Pristella was famous for its