The Human Saint is Bored, so I was Summoned to Another World

Time in the Dungeon (Part 1)

Our group had just finished unloading and unpacking our baggage; thus, we were summoned into the main hall of the Duke's manor. By this time, the Duke had been sitting at his throne at the other end of the room, flanked by his other two kids. His older daughter, the Human Saint, was seated to his right—which was, by the way, a dignified place in Chersea. The Beastman Saint was offered a seat to his left—a common position for visitors of secondary importance in this world.

So much for being an 'enemy' of the Rubinforth household...

The rest of the group, which was led by Her Royal Highness, Lilyhaven Tamriel von Leese, including myself, and we all stood before the esteemed aristocrat.

"..."

Everyone was solemn and quiet. If I'm not mistaken with my hunches, this seemed to be the traditional welcome of Chersea's people towards their respected visitors.

"I see you brought some friends with you, my daughter!" the Duke's eyes wandered around the hall as if he was examining us carefully. Honestly, I'm quite nervous that he may single me out, so I tried my best to appear as inconspicuous as possible. The Duke then continued with his speech, "Even though our family had been in rough terms with you, I bid you a warm welcome, oh Great White Wolf!"

To this, Saint Ruro of the Wolf stood from her chair and did a curtsy.

Oh, so Her Fluffy Holiness is capable of royal manners as well, huh? Impressive.

She quickly shot a glare in my direction. Well, I better pipe down my thoughts...

The Duke then turned to the royalty before him, "And you're welcome to my humble abode as well, Your Royal Highness Princess Lilyhaven."

Lily graciously gave her curtsy to the old aristocrat.

"Of course, I will never forget the other nobles who were with my beloved daughter. Thank you for your hard work and please help yourself! My home shall be your home."

Everyone else did their curtsies, too. And I, not wishing to stand out, followed suit.

"Alright, now that we had the formalities..." the Saint's father stood up and raised a glass of wine, "My daughter and I talked earlier. We decided that we're temporarily restoring your aristocratic rank for the duration of your stay here. I've instructed my household to treat you as a noble like you always are."

At that point, Her Holiness then stood up and also raised her glass of wine, "Everyone! I implore you to take a rest and enjoy your stay here at Fen!"

With that, everyone was jubilant. I couldn't help but sigh with relief. At least I evaded that old guy's radar. A few moments in, and the happy commotion eventually died down. Then, little by little, our group dispersed in different directions as they attend to their businesses right after the Human and Beastman Saint went out of the main hall.

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Anyway, with everyone gone, I went to do my business while staying here. Those beautiful paintings hanging on the Duke's hall looked nice; I thought I'd like to see those well this time...

"Why hello again, young man!"

"!!!"

I couldn't keep myself from jerking when I felt someone tapped my shoulder. However, I was even more shocked when I saw the Duke of Rubinforth himself standing behind me. Though he wore a smile on his face, I could tell that this old guy didn't want me here. And the two armored guards that flanked him didn't look that friendly, either.