The Falsely Executed Marquis’ Daughter Wants to Live Peacefully with Fluffy God

Katariona Prepares for the Summer Festival

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Author-nim: This event takes place out-of-season.

We returned to the entrance of the dungeon with the help of Ron-sama’s transfer magic circle.

“So, are we transferring from here to the academy again?”

By the third time, Tojurou-san seemed to have gotten used to the floating sensation of the transfer, but he was fed up with it.

“No.
I wasn’t expecting to return so soon, so I didn’t prepare a transfer magic circle for the return trip.”

“Well, it was unexpected.
Shall we walk home?”

“That won’t be necessary.
Flare, are you there?”

Leon called out, and Flare-sama popped out of thin air.

“What is it? You don’t just call out to someone like that!　Mm? It’s Rio! Long time no see!”

As soon as Flare-sama saw me, she hugged me.

I felt a sense of déjà vu.

“Flare-sama.
It’s been a while.”

I think I understand Leon’s intentions.

Next thing I know.

“You dare to use me as a taxicab!”

I’m riding back to the Magic Academy on the back of a golden bird.
The golden bird is, of course, Flare-sama.

“You should have gotten a ride from Leon!”

The golden bird stood out in the night sky, but the world was fast asleep.

“I can’t carry three people.
So I thought that you, as a bird, could do the job.”

“Fufu.
Flare is very strong.”

Leon and Kikuno-sama can say all they want.
I just can’t help but feel sorry for Flare-sama, no matter what, she’s a fellow goddess of the same country.

“Hey, Yurie.
What is a taxicab?”

“It’s a vehicle from another world.
I suppose here it’s more like a horse-drawn carriage.”

Tojurou-san cocked his head with a “hmm “.
He didn’t seem entirely convinced.

“I apologize, Flare-sama.
When we return to the dormitory, Marie will have prepared some snacks for us, so you can eat them if you like.”

“What? Will there be rice? If Rio, who is my family member, asks me to do something, how can I refuse?”

Saying so, Flare-sama increases the speed.

“Unexpectedly, Flare is rather easy to handle.”

“She’s so simple to please.”

When I got back, I shall try my best to give Flare-sama the best treatment.

What happened and why?

When I returned to the dormitory, Marie was awake and waiting for me.

I still had some snacks in my space in anticipation of a few more days of exploring.

I took them out and was about to serve them to Flare-sama when I got an unexpected visitor.

It was Sylphy-sama and Ron-sama.
And Chris from next door.
When they heard about the food, even Daaku-sama, who had emerged from Flare-sama’s shadow, joined in the commotion.

“That sandwich is for me!”

“Oh, these pastries are delicious, too.”

Tria and Angel are on this floor.
Although there is a barrier between us and them, it seems that I am the only one who is breaking out in a cold sweat lest they notice.

“Miss, we have run out of ingredients.”

“Shall we go back to the townhouse?”

With so many gluttons in attendance, we had run out of not only the leftover snacks but also the ingredients that Marie had procured for us.

“You’re going home? Do you need me to send you home with transference magic?”

Ron-sama, who had overheard my conversation with Marie, offered.

“But there is no transfer magic circle in the townhouse.”

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“I can transfer without a magic circle.
Don’t worry.”

The Dragon God Tribe is formidable!

Only Sylphy-sama, Ron-sama, Leon, Marie, and I returned to the townhouse.

“I forgot, I wanted to give this to Yurie.”

Sylphy-sama took out a bag from her pocket.

“What is it?”

I took the bag and looked inside to find two shiny silver scales in it.

“Is it a reverse scale by any chance?”

“Yes.
Unfortunately, there are only two of them.”

Sylphy-sama looked apologetic.

“Not at all.
Thank you for giving me such precious items.”

Sylphy-sama’s face lit up.

“Yurie was pleased with them.
Ron.”

“I’m glad.
Sylphy.”

Ron-sama’s eyes looking at Sylphy-sama were gentle.

“I’ve heard a lot about you from Sylphy, but I see you’ve gotten yourself into a lot of trouble.”

“I know, I’m the one who dragged you into all this mess.”

“‘Don’t worry about it, Rio.
Ron! Stop talking nonsense!”

Ron-sama looked flabbergasted.

“You’ve changed, Leon.
Yurie, if you ever need help, just let me know.”

Ron-sama stroked his head.

“Sylphy, let’s get the luggage, and then we’ll be off.”

“I’m not finished eating yet.
……”

Sylphy-sama expressed her regret.
I’ll give her something to take home with her when she leaves.

When I returned to the dormitory, everyone was tired and asleep.

“Oh? Everyone, are you tired?”

Marie chuckled and pulled a blanket over each of them.

Sylphy-sama and Ron-sama waited for a little while to return, and I hurriedly made rice balls.

“If you like, you can have them for breakfast.”

I handed them the rice balls, and then the two of them transferred back to the Adventurer’s Guild.

I can see the sun rising through the window.

◇◇◇

The appearance of the dungeon was a natural occurrence, and neither the teacher nor the students who were there were to blame.
It was a natural phenomenon.
However, except for Chris and my brother who were thrown into the dungeon, the other students seemed to have suffered a lot of mental damage.
After returning to the academy, they were sent home immediately.

The magic battle was unfortunately canceled, but the launch party will be held as scheduled.

Because of what happened, the academy decided to hold the party as a gesture of condolences.

My brother escorted me to the party venue as we entered.

I chose a dress from several custom-made dresses that I had ordered at Sandorion before entering the school.

It was a light purple empire line dress.
It was a little bit mature, but I thought it would be nice to wear something like this at least once.

“Brother, are you sure you don’t need to escort Tria?”

“It’s not like we’re engaged yet.”

“However, perhaps you should ask her to a dance?”

“Yes, of course.”

I believe that both Brother and Tria have feelings for each other without a doubt.
As a sister, I have to support them.

In the meantime, I left Leon in the waiting room.
As you can imagine, I can’t bring him to a party hosted by the academy.

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“Should I enroll as a student in the academy?” He muttered.

It seemed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was escorting Chris.

The buffet-style party started with a greeting from the head of the school.

After the long speech, a waltz began to play.

“Shall we dance, Rio?”

“Of course.
Brother.”

Everyone chose a partner and started dancing.

Chris and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were dancing in the center, whereas us siblings, who were modestly dancing on the edge, were strangely attracting attention.

“Look at the dance between the Crown Prince and the Princess, they’re in perfect harmony.”

“Hmm? The Marquis and Marquess de Grandeur’s dancing is also marvelous.
They must have inherited it from their parents.”

Such a conversation flowed through the air.

After the first dance, we bowed and the hall was filled with thunderous applause.

“Do you want something to drink, Rio?”

“More than that, I would rather you ask Tria to the dance.
She’s becoming a complete wallflower.”

He turned to Tria, who was squirming in the corner of the hall.

“I understand.
What about Rio?”

“I will be scavenging for food.”

“Okay, I will join you after the dance.”

Waving goodbye, my brother and I split up.

Just as I was about to go to the table to get something delicious to eat, a hand was extended to me.

“Katariona-sama.
Would you be so kind as to dance with me?”

I was in no position to refuse, so I took the Crown Prince’s hand.

I am not in a situation to refuse, so I will take the hand of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince.

“With pleasure.
Your Royal Highness.”

The second waltz began.

Mmmm.
His lead is as good as ever.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s lead was carefully designed so that the woman would become the main character.

In my previous life, it was Charlotte who danced to this song, wasn’t it? Then we had danced three songs in a row.

“Rio, you’re good at dancing.”

“That’s because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leads well.”

Please don’t call me by my nickname as soon as we’re alone.

“That … you look so beautiful today.”

“Thank you.”

What is this? The Crown Prince’s face is a little red.

“Rio, after this, if you want!”

The Crown Prince was about to say something when the second waltz ended.

“What can I do for you? Your Royal Highness.”

“That……one more!”

“Yes! That’s enough, Brother.
Many young ladies are waiting for your invitation.”

Chris tugged on the Crown Prince’s arm.

“Rio, please dance with me the next time.”

“Wait! Hold on, you want two ladies to dance together?”

“Don’t worry, I can dance the male part too! Let’s go! Rio.”

She shook off the Crown Prince, and I began to dance with Chris.

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“Chris, I’ll dance the male part next time.”

“By all means, do so.
My brother still wants to dance with Rio.”

“That’s right.
It would be bad considering that we’re not engaged.”

Somehow I knew that the Crown Prince was going to ask me to dance to the next song.

And it seemed that the Crown Prince danced with some of the young ladies afterward.

Chris and I got into the swing of things and kept dancing for three songs.

After that, the strange practice of dancing with friends became popular among the noble daughters.

One of the hottest seasons of the year has come to the Kingdom of Findaria.

Because of the heat, people try to stay cool, and every year the annual Summer Festival is held in the royal capital.

All of the students of the Magic Academy participate in the festival as a charity activity.

Each class is in charge of a certain area, and we have to organize a charity event at that place.

At the moment, our classes are discussing what kind of activities we should do.

“It’s really hot in the capital, don’t you think?”

Chris said, fanning her hands, lazily. 

“Our territory has short summers, and is located in the north, so it’s cooler.”

Up until last year, we had lived in the Marquisate de Grandeur, so we are not used to the summers in the royal capital. 

Our uniforms have changed from a dark blue dress to a white dress.
The white dress is our summer uniform.

You have the choice to choose to wear long sleeves or short sleeves.
Most aristocratic ladies hate to get sunburned, so most of them wore long sleeves.
Chris and I also wore long sleeves.

In the classroom, the temperature was controlled by magic stones, so it was cool, but once we stepped outside, the unrelenting heat struck us.

“Excuse me……..
Princess Christina-sama, Katariona-sama, do you have any thoughts on the matter?”

Alicia-sama, who was officiating the event, hesitantly approached us.
She is a member of the executive committee for the summer festival.
As the daughter of the Earl of Ferguson, Alicia-sama, like Tria, was not very comfortable with public appearances.

And due to her reserved disposition, she was forced to be a part of the tedious committee.

Our first year, Class A, was assigned to a waterway charity project in the royal capital.

But what are we going to do? All I could think of was cleaning the waterways.

The worst draw to receive for charity at the Summer Festival is the waterways that are pulled from the river.
The water is clean but lacks glamour.

“Hey, we’re supposed to have boats floating in the canal, right?”

Chris called out to Alicia-sama to confirm if she had thought of something.

“Y, yes.
It’s a good way to cool off.”

The boat was not a big one, but a small one that could hold about three people.

” Then what about setting up a stall on the waterway?”

“A stall? What kind of stall?”

Alicia was relieved to hear Chris’s thoughts.

Did nobody voice an idea until now?

I was talking to Chris and wasn’t listening to Alicia-sama, so I couldn’t tell …….

“‘Since it’s a charity event, how about some sweets or something? We can donate the proceeds to the orphanage.”

The people who go boating and enjoy the cool air are the wealthy.
They would give us a good amount of money.
No, no, no! We can solicit donations.

“Sweets? Do you know of any stores that would be willing to help?”

No one raised their hand.

“If it doesn’t have to be candy from this country, I know of a place.”

Tojurou-san, who had been listening quietly in the corner of the classroom, offered a helping hand.
And Leon, on the other hand, was lying down at the foot of Tojurou-san.
He was lying at his feet because it was the coolest place to sleep.

“Teacher, are you sure? Please introduce me!”

Alicia-sama begged with a tearful face urging Tojurou-san to help her.
She must be at her wit’s end.

After school, I was invited by Tojurou-san to go to Ayano-san’s store.

“‘Aren’t these types of things supposed to be done by the executive committee?’

Chris mumbled as he followed Tojurou-san.

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“‘Don’t complain, just shut up and follow me.”

We were chosen to go and negotiate on behalf of Alicia-sama to see if we could get some sweets for the booth at the summer festival.

“Will Ayano-san agree?”

It was a charity event, so part of the proceeds would be donated to charity.

Unless the store specialized in sweets advertised as approved by the royal family, most of the sweets stores were not too keen on the idea.
Thinking this, I was expecting a rejection.

I was sure they would say no.

“If that’s the case, that’s fine.”

Ayano-san gave a quick consent.

“However, there are conditions.”

“What is it?”

I gulped down my spit.

“I want to sell it with added value.”

“Added value?”

Ayano-san nodded and held the raw sweets for sale in her palm.

“For example, the paper that wraps these confections has the words “jackpot” written on it every thirty confections.”

“What happens when you win?”

There must be something to it because it’s called jackpot.

“I’ll give you one of your favorite sweets.”

“What! I haven’t won anything before!”

Leon was the one who took the bait.
He was in cat form and was riding on my shoulder.

“Fluffy-kun, you have terrible luck when it comes to lotteries.”

Chris laughed with a smirk on her face. 

Leon liked the store’s raw sweets so much that he dropped by many times on his way home from school.

However, he had never seen a wrapper with any text written on it.

When he first came to this store, he took advantage of the fact that it was on the house and ate without hesitation.
It may sound strange to call it a punishment to a god, but …….

“What about the added value of if a girl gives a boy one of the sweets our store offers, the girl’s feelings will be sent?”

Ayano-san’s suggestion was so far-fetched that I couldn’t quite comprehend it.

In the Kingdom of Findalia, there is no such custom for a woman to confess her feelings to a man.

I did a confession-like attempt to Leon, but …….

“That’s a good move because Ayano has the blessings of the god of business.”

Tojurou-san agreed.
As the name suggests, the god of business is the god of business prosperity.

There are even gods of commerce and chain of command in Hinoshima? I’ve heard that there are eight million gods, but it’s really a country where anything goes.

“Isn’t it closer to the fulfillment of love than the establishment of more business relationships?”

Chris asked, tilting her head.

“It doesn’t have to be a love affair, just a small wish like a date or holding hands.”

Ayano-san waved her hand in the air. 

“When you sell the sweets, you can advertise them as ‘wish-fulfillment’ sweets.”

“But if their wishes don’t come true, Ayano-san’s shop will lose its reputation.”

“That’s why it’s limited to the summer festival.
It’ll be fine! About one in ten people’s wishes will come true.”

With a smile, Ayano-san stroke my head.

“Will it work that well?”

Chris was skeptical.

“No.
It might work out better than you think.
Gods do not grant human wishes, but they can help.
If the desire to make a wish come true is strong enough, people will sometimes grant their own wishes without knowing it.”

“You’re like a god, Leon.”

Ayano-san remarked, giggling.
I cannot say that he is in fact a god.