Knights, Let’s Smash Them

157 – The festival is over (2)

“Is Regius watching you?”

It was the head of Xianne who drove the wedge.

That’s right, there was one Kamp in the Knights.

It’s not just a canop, it’s a former diamond class adventurer, a spirit sorcerer.

No matter how much frost spirits are a bit closer to monsters than ordinary spirits, they fall into the category of spirits if you have to.

Of course, it’s natural that Regius wouldn’t just stand by and watch the spirits be abused.

Because Regius always gave a greeting with a spirit in it.

“…… Hmm. Then I will dismiss this.”

I immediately withdrew my comment. You must never offend an elf knight.

Still, it was regrettable.

As there is a precedent of Tiffen Village, I thought it would be more different if we decorated the event with monsters.

It was at that moment that Lilia Hebron raised her hand.

“Wait, then, wouldn’t it be a hunting competition?”

“Yes?”

“In the end, what matters is the concept of the festival, right? It wasn’t just these additional events that we were originally going to discuss…….”

That was right.

I don’t know why the story went this far, but originally the most important thing is the concept of the festival.

“What do you think of holding the ‘Winter Spirit Festival’ in short—to coexist with the spirits—to Sir Regius?”

“Oh!!!!”

My eyes widened.

That’s right!

Is the concept I was looking for here?

The reactions of other retainers and administrators were not much different. Isn’t the word ‘spiritual system’ extraordinary?

Besides, late December to early January is the time when frost spirits are in full swing.

Even though it’s just starting to wander around, it’s not long before the power of the spirits is weak.

The perfect timing to bring a large number of people to Petalonto to play with locals and tourists.

“Then Regius’ cooperation must be essential.”

In the end, Regius’s will was the most important if it was to be held as a true elemental system. He was the only one among us who could communicate smoothly with the spirits.

“Are we finishing here?”

“Anyway, we almost unanimously agreed to hold the festival. Now, I think it would be better to have a serious discussion with Regius about that direction.”

The regular meeting ended like that.

Just because you procrastinate doesn’t mean that you won’t find an agenda as appealing as the spirit system, and if that doesn’t work, you can just hold the Sapporo Snow Festival as an Oktoberfest-like festival.

It is undeniable that even though it is typical, it is a well-selling model.

Originally, people like familiar flavors with different toppings, but they tend to be a bit reluctant to try completely new flavors.

Suppose there is suddenly a winter bikini dance party here.

A pool party with snowy mountains in the background. It may be very unique, different, and stimulating, but how many people will participate?

After all, it means that the secret to success does not lie in singularity. Even if it is adopted as a spirit system, there is no need to differentiate it from other festivals from one to ten.

“By the way, now that this has happened, Princess Lilia, would you like to accompany me?”

I caught the silver-haired princess as she was leaving the meeting room.

“Yes? Me?”

“You are the one who suggested the good idea, and honestly, you have nothing to do right now, right?”

Lilia trembled as if she had been stabbed to the point.

She has been experiencing this and that between the magistrates in order to succeed to the next title, but she can’t put a person the size of a princess into her actual work.

As a result, Lilia Hebron seemed to have quite a bit more time left than she thought.

Her thoughtful and considerate behavior is her personality, so she’s not helping, but she’s not going to sit around at the headquarters of the Knights just to make her nervous.

“And when you first came to our manor, you said you wanted to focus on political affairs.”

“Yes…… It was.”

“How about planning the 1st Lupel Festival with me? I think it will be quite a fun and valuable experience.”

She was Lilia Hebron, who until now had lived mostly as a knight.

She could be said to be more expert than anyone else in areas such as tactical strategies, dungeon raids, and public order.

On the other hand, they tend to be vulnerable in areas such as administration, manor management, and property management.

Of course, once she becomes a lord, her subordinates will help her to some extent, but there is a big difference between being able to manage the affairs herself and entrusting it only to her retainers.

I’m a little sorry, but isn’t it something our Marquis Dionaos Rupel proved himself right now?

The world in which people live is not one piece, and if you do something, you can’t decide by punching it with your fist.

“Hmm… ….”

I pretended to be hesitant, but as an A+ student in Introduction to Princess Analysis, I analyzed it and that was not a bad reaction.

“What are you trying to bounce? It’s no fun if you push and pull with me.”

“What, what…… ! It’s wheat sugar!”

“But it will be really helpful. It’s event planning.”

“I agree with that. But… ….”

“If you are concerned about the outcome, don’t worry too much.”

I added with a grin.

“Who do you think I am?”

***

“Yes?”

As soon as Regius heard me, he showed a reaction he had never seen before. I never dreamed that a stupid sound would come out of the mouth of the always relaxed elf knight.

“So, you mean you want to invite the spirits to the festival?”

“That’s what I mean.”

“Who the hell is the agenda? What kind of person is this crazy idea…….”

“Oh.”

Instantly, a small voice came from behind.

I quickly made eye contact with Regius and applied unspoken pressure, and the elf knight, who understood perfectly, hurriedly dealt with it.

“Ah…… There must have been a misunderstanding. It was crazy in the sense that it was too good.”

“Eh, do elves use slang words for exclamation!?”

“I learned recently. It stuck very well.”

Lilia Hebron said, “That’s right…… ?” I passed, and I managed to breathe a sigh of relief.

“Let’s get down to business, there’s nothing wrong with that, but what are you planning to do with the spirits?”

“Ummm…… Like playing hide and seek?”

I thought of ‘Escape’ or ‘Cops and Thieves’ that I had played all the time in my elementary school days. How about decorating a district of the city with just such a place, and then letting the spirits become hunters and catch people?

“Since they are very playful children, they will be suitable for such games. Are you seriously able to handle it?”

And that imagination was turned into a scene of abusive war with a single word from Regius.

Spirits shooting ice magic, houses destroyed and bloody festivals.

Of course, frost spirits rarely attack people directly, and when they do, they don’t use strong magic.

Property damage, such as damage to glass windows, stalls, and items of a house that are in good condition by ice needles (it hurts), is a separate issue. It is clear that the number of casualties that will result from the process is not so small.

‘Kyaaa!!’

Just imagining it made me feel like my goals were craving. Instead of making money by opening the festival, they went out more.

“Is there really no way?”

“I’d rather think of another way than playing hide and seek.”

“…… Then how about an ice or snow sculpture exhibition?”

Princess Lillia cautiously opened her mouth.

A piece of ice. Regius thought for a moment, then nodded.

“That won’t be a problem. Carving snow or ice is one of the favorite things of the cold spirits.”

It’s not for nothing that the scenery of the snowy mountains where many frost spirits live is superb.

Because the beautifully blooming snowflakes and snow sculptures with unique patterns that can be found all over the snowy mountains were the work of cold spirits.

She knew, but the princess had a big stake in coming up with an idea she hadn’t thought of.

“Oh, Princess Lilia? Strangely, your batting average is good right now?”

As I laughed and joked about a fairly satisfying compromise, Lilia Hebron raised her head slightly as she put her arms around her waist.

I didn’t say anything in particular, but somehow it felt like I could hear the sound effect of laughing like “heheheeng”.

‘Yes…… Unlike how he looks, his reaction is pretty cute.’

A gray wolf from the Duchy of Hebron.

Her trademark expressionless expression was her trademark, but it was nice to see that her emotional expressions became more and more abundant as the time she spent with them increased.

“Anyway…… Do you think there will be no change in holding the festival itself? First of all, let’s go to the mountains together tomorrow.”

“It’s only November yet, do you already have frost spirits?”

“We call them micro-spirits. After more time here, they will change into different spirits. If you communicate with them in advance, you will be able to control them to some extent during the festival later.”

As always, Regius was the owner of insane momentum, once he was determined, he moved right away.

Isn’t it fundamentally different from me, who executes me if I’m wrong? If you don’t like it, you can’t.

“Good. Oh, and there is one value we must save at this festival—”

“What is that?”

I confidently answered Regius’ question.

“It is romantic.”