It's Because You Were Supporting Me

Derek made a distinctly sour face and trudged off to the knights' quarters, while Glen went to unpack and organize his things in his room.

My morning duties were……

“Is this all of it? Good heavens……”

“Yes, please help us sort them.”

The brightly colored papers the senior butlers—experienced enough to rank among the estate's senior staff—had brought over in great bundles.

To think all of those were invitations.

We'd only arrived yesterday. How could so many have come already?

“It's all because of Her Highness the Second Princess's coming-of-age banquet.”

The elderly head butler, who was leading the sorting, explained in answer to my question.

“People are predicting that more nobles will gather here than at any time in decades. I don't know how familiar you are with the capital's culture, my lady, but you can think of it this way: there are as many social gatherings here as there are nobles.”...