The last time he had received a gift... had been last time.
And that gift had been especially thrilling to receive.
Glancing at the two Nymph Maidens standing beside him, bent at the waist as they earnestly handled the dishes with cutlery, carefully cutting each serving and placing it onto the plate before him, their bent postures accentuating their curvaceous figures and drawing Quellerus and Percips's eyes over several times, Riezel could not help falling into thought.
"Sir?"
Lilithia called out to Riezel in puzzlement, snapping him out of it.
"What is this?"
Riezel turned his gaze toward the box in Lilithia's hands.
He knew perfectly well that even if he politely declined, it would be useless.
These people were all practically stuffing things into his hands. If he refused, they probably would not let the matter rest.
After going through this several times, Riezel no longer bothered with futile resistance. He decided to find out what it was first.
"According to Father King, it is merely a trifling little trinket."
As she spoke, Lilithia opened the box, revealing its contents to everyone present.
Inside lay an emblem.
It was roughly palm-sized, crystal-clear like water, with an unusual pattern engraved within it.
The lines of the pattern were red, its shape resembling three swords combined together.
Riezel recognized at once that two of those three swords were Holy Swords he knew well—the Sword of Malfa and Moslo's Sword.
"So, the remaining sword must be the last Holy Sword... Dilam's Sword?"
Riezel curiously studied the pattern formed by the three Holy Swords.
Within the pattern, Malfa's Sword was positioned in the center, Moslo's Sword on the left, and Dilam's Sword on the right. The three Holy Swords were not arranged in sequence, but had their blades interlaced, forming the character for