"No problem. You can get as drunk as you like, as long as you finish your work—and make sure no one catches you while you're drunk." The chancellor bowed. "You are a naïve child now, after all. Children do not drink."
"Fine, fine." The girl picked up her wineglass and took a huge gulp, then sighed.
"Ah, if only our country could produce a few more orichalcum-ranked adventurers."
Meanwhile, while Her Majesty the Queen of the Dragon Kingdom was still worrying over her nation's future, another "appearance fraudster" was being born in Darkmoon Forest on the border of Maplemoon Territory in the Dragon Kingdom.
Author's Note:
I had a dance exam this morning. I thought I would be late with the update at noon, but our group drew second place, so although the exam was nerve-racking, I still managed to make the update in time.
This chapter drew on the original setting to introduce the Dragon Kingdom's situation, as well as one of my favorite characters: the "Dragon Queen" Draudillon, a legal loli (fake). She'll have plenty more scenes later on.
Beauty-Faced Young Man (Fake)
"Hey, hey, Camellia, Preya, say something." Ever since Aya had stepped out of her room three minutes ago, her two daughters had not said a single word.
Or rather, they had not even moved. They merely stood there, staring at Aya with complicated expressions.
"Preya, I'm going to calm down." Patting her younger sister on the shoulder, Camellia held her forehead and walked back to her room.
"I-I'm going to calm down too." Preya followed her sister out, leaving Aya and Lilith staring at each other.
During their earlier discussion about adventurers, Camellia had pointed out that Aya appearing in her true form would cause a great deal of trouble. Aya had considered that