章 16: Learning Etiquette
Azgoth said he would throw a party to celebrate Carl's recovery, but from the perspective of Carl, who was actually involved, everything was just terrible.
First of all, Carl was completely unprepared to enter the world so suddenly. The books he read from the imperial library were meant to prepare for future events, not to join the party right away.
He had no clothes for the party, no money to buy them, and no idea where or from whom to order them.
And etiquette and dancing too! I don't know anything!
I didn't even think about it because I was too busy looking for hints in the library about strategies, tactics, or other major branches of the original story.
He doesn't know how many noble families there are, what kind of power they have, or how they are connected.
As for the families that Carl knows, there are only a few major families that survive even after Adrian becomes emperor in the original novel. And there was no way for Carl to make a good impression on such a family.
It's all shattered and he don't know how to fix it.
"Master Carl, let's learn etiquette and dance first."
Fortunately, Lilly, a member of the Felt family, a noble family, although weak, stepped in to control the situation before Carl.
Carl faced Lilly and clumsily moved along with her, learning the royal etiquette.
However, he does not have the ability to ensure that Lilly knows everything he needs to learn as a prince.
After much thought, Carl boldly gave up dancing. Even if he wants to dance at a party in the first place, he doesn't have a partner.
The only woman that Carl knows is Lilly.
Lilly is just Carl's maid and has no power or status. It's hard to even call her a noblewoman. So Lilly cannot join the party.
In other words, Carl must participate in the party alone. He cannot rely on Lilly forever.
"There, you're the servant, right?"
"Yes, Master Carl."
"Teach me manners."
"…Yes."
Carl left the room, caught the first attendant he saw, and learned etiquette.
Even the imperial attendant was so embarrassed that he stopped, as if he had not thought that Carl would do such a thing.
"Please straighten your back and shoulders. When walking, you should never drag your feet. Push the floor with your big toe and maintain a powerful, dignified step. Your chin should not be forward of your chest. Keep your neck straight and your chin pulled in."
Due to a long period of illness and a broken body, everything from Carl's standing posture was a mess. He really had to handle everything from start to finish like a baby taking steps.
Fortunately, surprisingly, Carl was able to absorb them in an instant and move forward by following the attendant's strict instructions.
"Great. You can skip right now...Hmm… ."
Carl followed along so well that the overly satisfied attendant smiled softly and cleared his throat.
'It doesn't feel like my body.'
Carl himself was incredibly powerful and was greatly surprised by his body moving according to his will.
In the original work, the character who was cured of the disease used a lot of mana to fight, but his health did not suddenly improve like this.
On the other hand, Carl gained strength and stamina that could not have been expected from a thin body, but was unable to obtain the abundance of mana he had expected.
Carl learned all the etiquette in just one day.
But the problem is that it is impossible to memorize everything about which etiquette should be followed in each situation.
'What kind of crazy person created this?'
'Who memorizes all this?'
He muttered it to myself, but not only the imperial family, but also the servants and maids all memorized it.
In the end, all that remains is memorization.
"Can't we contact the Felt family?"
Next, Karl tried to contact the Felt family through Lilly. They may not be good enough to save Frost Corpse Flower, but wouldn't it be possible to contact them?
No matter how much he is the prince, Carl has absolutely no backs. It's so bad that he don't even have a penny right now.
This is because he suffered from illness all his life and was bedridden, so he did not even receive compensation for maintenance of his dignity.
"You might be able to contact them. But I don't know if it will really help. Felt family is so weak..."
The answer that came back was only pessimistic.
Only then did Carl realize that he knew nothing about the Felt family and was able to hear a more detailed story from Lilly.
"After marrying into a powerful family, His Majesty the Emperor always married into a weak family. The Empress is a direct descendant of the Duchy of Lyras, and the late Empress Emma was the daughter of her husband."
Nero's mother, Bella, is from the Count Beria family, which amassed enormous wealth through salt mines, and the next family, the Felt family, is from the family of Carl's mother, Diana...
"Felt grinding… In fact, there is nothing talk about."
It is nothing.
"As an administrator, They only carry out minor official duties for the empire. Even though they are nobles, they are not even hereditary. It is nothing more than a small family that has steadily produced low-level administrators for a very long time. You're mother, Diana, also worked as an administrator and caught the eye of His Majesty..."
So, there is nothing that Carl can receive from the Felt family.
'It's difficult. There is no answer.'
Carl fully realized his situation.
His situation is no different from being abandoned alone in the open ocean.
"Then, there is nothing we can do."
Carl finally made up his mind.
If he doesn't have it, He have no choice but to get it from someone who does.
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