Unspeakable bubbles

After waiting for a while without Charlie speaking, Isabel couldn't help but ask.

"it is good"

"Great!"

Charlie nodded repeatedly, praising, "Although you lacked a bit of grace, Isabel, you upheld the dignity of the royal family."

"This is the most important thing, yes, that's right, this is the most important thing."

"Hey, Father, it doesn't sound like you're praising me."

Isabel pouted: "My manners are for those polite, reverent nobles of Sen.

"What is a Prudential governor?"

"...If a servant treats you with gentleness and politeness, you will feel a deep sense of awe."

Charlie couldn't help but ask, "Isabel, will you give him 'gentlemanship'?"

"Servants?"

The princess tilted her head: "Just ignore him, why bother showing manners in front of a servant? It's pointless."

"kindness"

Charlie nodded and said with a smile, "Daughter, you should go back now. Your father still has things to attend to."

Although Charlie was smiling, Isabel inexplicably sensed that her father was in a bad mood.

"Okay, Father, you should get some rest and take care of yourself."

"I go first."

Section 606, Chapter 605: Old Traditions

"Oh dear, we'll be arriving in the capital tomorrow."

In the hotel that the Sixth Agency had specially prepared for Bubble and her group, the little girl said with some lingering reluctance, "It feels like time has flown by so quickly, we're almost there."

"Hehe, we had so much fun along the way that it feels like no time has passed for you, Bubble."

Petty lay on the bed with a satisfied expression.

"I've had a great time this year, and I don't want to go anywhere else this year."

"Tsk, I'm just a little unwilling."

"Ok?"

"Golden Mask was right!"

Petty said unhappily, "Since then, no lord has ever entertained us. It always feels like we've lost."

"Really, Petty, you didn't even compete against Golden Face, so how did you lose?" the little girl said with a smile.

"I didn't compete with her, but by doing this, it would seem like Bubble lost."

Petty sat up straight and explained to the little girl, "The closer you are to the south, the more enthusiastic the nobles will be towards you, but as you get closer to the capital, the nobles will start to become indifferent."

"That's normal. After all, the royal family has been operating in the central government for a long time. It would be strange if the nobles and lords didn't favor the royal family."

"but!"

“There’s something wrong with all the nobles being so in sync.”

Petty said seriously, "With the Yog family's current strength, even if they are inclined towards the royal family, they have no reason to offend you."

"Having more friends means having more options. Even if we can't become friends, there's no need to start like this right away, is there?"

"One or two, or perhaps just to show their faces before His Majesty the King, are taking a risk."

"But everyone does it this way..."

"There's only one possibility left for Bubble."

Petty cut to the heart of the matter: "The royal family has hinted to them not to have any contact with you."

"Huh, why, why?"

The little girl was very puzzled: "They clearly sent Golden Mask to escort them the whole way, but they're doing this kind of thing behind my back..."

“Weren’t Bubble and the King supposed to have a friendly meeting? What he’s doing is anything but friendly.”

"A friendly meeting is a friendly meeting, but suppressing our momentum is another matter entirely."

Petty shook her head and lay back down.

“I hate all this messy stuff. In that respect, my personality is quite similar to my dad’s.”

"If Bubble's personality is similar to Patty's, he'll definitely get along well with Marquis Gorilla."

"..."

"Pfft, hahaha, what kind of name is that?" Petty laughed and rolled around on the bed.

"Bubble asked around, and if you're not very familiar with the other person, you should add their title when addressing them as a nobleman."

“Patty, you’ve never said your father’s name. You always call him ‘Gorilla Monster,’ ‘Gorilla Monster.’”

"So, so Bubble accidentally called him 'Marquis Gorilla'."

Then, the little girl said shyly, "As expected, it's still Marquis Grant. Bubble will be more careful in the future."

"No, no, no, Marquis Gorilla is fine! Bubble, you can just call him Marquis Gorilla."

"Huh?"

"Straight, is that really how you address someone? That's not a good idea."

Petty suppressed a laugh: "My father has always been a man who doesn't care about formalities. More than a nobleman, he's a bold and strong man."

“He would definitely be unhappy if others called him that.”

"But if I were to 'bubble' you, he might be quite happy."

"why is that?"

“Well, there used to be a tradition in Saine that powerful nobles had to have a special title.”

"And these special titles are usually related to animals."

Petty gave examples: "For instance, our King was formerly known as the 'Lion King'; there was also an old prince whose nickname was the 'Leopard Prince'."

"If even the royal family is like this, then the titles of the nobles are even more bizarre."

"What 'Count Grizzly Bear,' 'Viscount Viscount,' 'Marquis Wild Boar'...?"

"Marquis of the Wild Boar?"

The previous ones were alright, but this nickname is quite funny.

The little girl couldn't help but laugh: "How could there be such a title?"

"Wild boars are also very fierce animals, although it sounds funny now."

Petty said with a smile, "This is an old tradition; nobles generally don't use such nicknames anymore."

"However, because of this tradition, if you call your father 'Marquis Gorilla,' he might... well, he'd probably be quite happy."

"After all, 'gorilla' is also a symbol of power."

"I see"

The little girl nodded seriously: "Then I'll use the title 'Marquis of the Gorilla'."

"dong dong dong"

"Annie? Come in."

The head maid entered, accompanied by an elderly, unattractive woman.

"And this is...?"

"Greetings, Your Excellency. I am Countess Mary's personal maid."

The woman was old and not good-looking, but she acted with great poise and grace.

"Countess Mary's maid, what brings you here to see Bubble?"

"I apologize for visiting so late at night, but my Earl has long admired you."

The maid took out an exquisite invitation: "Would you be able to come to the Earl's mansion for a chat tomorrow morning? My master will personally entertain you."

"Yes, the bubbles will pass."

"..."

Seemingly surprised by the girl's directness, the maid was slightly taken aback.

She quickly realized what was going on and said with a happy expression, "We look forward to your arrival!"

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"Master, are we really going?"

After the maid left, Anne reminded her, "That Countess Mary doesn't have a very good reputation."

"How so?" the little girl asked, looking at her curiously.

“Countess Mary was not born into nobility.”

Anne recalled the intelligence that Crove had given her from the various nobles before her departure: "Countess Mary's mother died a long time ago, and her father runs a small tavern."

"The tavern is doing good business, but the owner is a gambler."

“A wealthy merchant in the capital coveted Mary’s beauty and tricked her father into losing a large sum of money gambling.”

"When he was unable to repay his debts and was in despair, the wealthy merchant offered to wipe out his gambling debts if Mary married him."

"The tavern owner won't agree, will he?"

Patty's face lit up with indignation: "They're several times more irresponsible than the gorilla monster!"

“She agreed, but Mary wasn’t reluctant; on the contrary, she was very happy.”