Day 431-440/Day 439

Day 439
After eating breakfast, finishing up training with Minokichi-kun, and returning to the inn, elite soldiers of the giants came.
Guards soldiers with thick armor-type magic items and huge sword-shaped magic items on their waist.
The guards, who do not differ greatly from other people who are well equipped, except for their height is 30 meters, have an invitation from 【Prince Mitsutake】 and, although it is a sudden invitation for tomorrow evening, 【Prince Mitsutake】 wrote to invite us to his personal palace «Goko Miya».
However, I do not know how to read the characters written, so I asked a near-by guard to read it.
Although I am studying to read the characters of the giants, for the time being, the characters used by 【Prince Mitsutake】 are written like an ancient language lost to modern times. The difficulty in deciphering it was too high.
Although he was proficient enough to read what was written, it seems that the guards did not believe the contents, but he could not doubt after reading it over and over again, it was unbelievable but they fulfilled their duty.
As we are treated like dwarves as compared with them, it is not normal for us to receive invitations to a meal directly from the royal family's successor who they pledged their loyalty to, 【Prince Mitsutake】, so that reaction is only natural as well.
Normally, where the interests of the royal family lies, it is impossible to invite people who are unknown.
Even if you are a subordinate nobleman, you would rarely be given a direct invitation to meals. Whether there are a lot of aristocrats gathering for the party or something else, is he asking me to a friendly personal meal, or is there another reason?
Either way, that will not be the case.
Well, it is strange if we consider the social status of people we are acquainted with, such as the Tomboy Princess who we are acquainted with, but let's put the finer details aside for now.
I can not write in the characters of the giants yet, so I can not write out a reply. So I entrusted that to the Guards.
The Guards listened courteously with lowered heads and returned to their work. In order to deliver my reply sooner, they took a horse-shaped big beast and traveled on the side of the road.
While watching them leave, I thought for a while.
I've already given 【Prince Mitsutake】 a big iron card so that he can personally contact me.
So if he wanted to contact me, the Guardsman would not have to bring over a letter, and I could reply as soon as possible.
However, since he did not use it, I can only imagine that there are some other reasons.
An invitation to an official meal must be made in accordance with certain procedures.
It is not personal, the circumstances surrounding 【Prince Mitsutake】needs to be public rather than private.
While thinking about other reasons why they might have come out, I decided to prepare for anything that might happen.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, I was supposed to bring all of my companions, such as Kanami-chan and Minokichi-kun.
Delicious food will be prepared, so all of us are going to go.
However, this time I can not bring Miss. Craith along.
She is not yet an official part of our family and that family is a line for Miss Craith. When there is something going on with us, it is impossible to forsake the possibility of getting caught up in our trouble. If she does go, it would be better to go alone to prevent that possibility from the start.
Well, would a demon or a snake comes out?
No, it is already confirmed that giants will be coming?
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　“四百三十九日目”
　朝食を食べ、ミノ吉くんとの訓練を終えて宿に戻ると、巨人族の中の精鋭である近衛兵がやって来た。
　近衛兵は分厚い鎧型マジックアイテムに身を包み、巨大な剣型マジックアイテムを腰に下げている。
　身の丈が三十メートル級である事以外は装備が充実したヒトと大差ない近衛兵は【光武王子】からの招待状を持っており、招待状には急ではあるが明日の夜、【光武王子】個人の宮殿≪光宝宮≫に招待したいという事が綴られていた。
　尤も、書かれている文字が分からないので、近衛兵に代読してもらった。
　一応巨人達の文字は読めるように勉強中だが、【光武王子】が使う文字は現代では失われた古代語のような扱いになる。それを解読するのは難度が高すぎた。
　流石にスラスラと読める程習熟していないので代読してもらうしかなかったのだが、近衛兵も内容は知らなかったようで、代読しながら何度も疑うように、あるいは信じられない様にコチラを見つつも職務を全うしていた。
　自分と比べても小さい小人扱いになる俺達が、忠誠を誓う王族筆頭の【光武王子】から直々に食事の誘いをされるなど普通ではあり得ない事だろうから、その反応も当然だ。
　普通、王族がどこの馬の骨とも知れない輩を誘うのはあり得ない。
　配下となる貴族だとしても食事に直接誘われるのは稀だろう。パーティで多数の貴族が集まるなどであればともかく、個人的な食事に誘うのはそれだけ親しいか、あるいは何か理由があるのか。
　そのどちらにしても、そうある事ではないだろう。
　まあ、知り合いに居るお転婆姫なども社会的地位を考えればその辺り変なのだが、細かい事は横に置こう。
　俺は巨人達の文字はまだ書けないので、返事の手紙を書ける訳もない。だから近衛兵に返答を託した。
　それを聞いた近衛兵は礼儀正しく頭を下げた後、サッサと帰還する。返答をすぐに伝えるためだろう、馬型巨獣に乗り、道路をかけていった。
　その後ろ姿を見送りながら、しばし考える。
　俺は【光武王子】に、個人的に連絡できるように大型の名鉄を渡している。
　それで連絡をくれれば近衛兵が手紙を持ってこなくてもよかったし、返事もすぐにできた。
　しかしそれを使われなかった事から、何かしらの理由があるのだろうと想像できる。
　手順に則った正式な食事の誘い。
　個人的ではなく、公的な身分ある【光武王子】として動く必要がある事情。
　幾つか浮かんだ理由にあれこれ考えつつ、何があってもいいように準備を進める事にした。
　幸か不幸か、カナ美ちゃんやミノ吉くんなど、身内は全て連れて来て良い事になっている。
　美味い飯も用意されているだろうから、全員で行く予定だ。
　ただし、流石に今回はクレイス嬢は連れていけない。
　まだ正式な身内ではないし、クレイス嬢の家系が家系だ。何かあった時に、互いに何かに巻き込まれる可能性も捨てきれない。なら、最初からその可能性が無いように身内だけで行く方がマシだろう。
　さて、鬼が出るか蛇が出るか。
　いや、巨人が出てくるのは確定しているか。
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