Kifujin Tachi No Uwasa Banashi Ha Kyo Mo Tanoshi 3 (EARTH STAR LUNA) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] The time goes back a bit, before the marriage of Kastehelmi. Ronia, a daughter of the Kingdom of Lahti, was in dire straits in the Ibrina Empire. She is a skilled connoisseur and a fierce advocate of justice, and she discovers that a piece presented to the emperor by some of the most important figures in the imperial art world is a forgery. The disgraced artists are outraged, and, out of the blue, plot an assassination attempt on Ronia! Ronia and Castellammi are the first to catch wind of the rumor, and Ronia is forced to return to Japan in a hurry. However, there is a serious incident in the kingdom involving a painting...? I'm so depressed! I'm really, really depressed! Forgeries and rumors complicate the case, and before long, Ronia finds herself embroiled in an international problem that even the military is involved in. Will she be able to survive and get rid of her depression?

時は少し遡り、カステヘルミの結婚前。ラハティ王国の令嬢・ロニアは、イブリナ帝国で窮地に陥っていた。優れた鑑定力を持ち、猪突猛進に正義を貫く彼女は、帝国美術界の重鎮たちが皇帝へ献上した品が贋作であることを見抜いたのだが―。面目を潰された彼らは激怒し、あろうことかロニアの暗殺を企てるのだった!いち早く噂を掴んだカステヘルミと共に、ロニアは急遽帰国することに。しかし王国では絵画を巡る重大な事件が発生しており...?「はあ～、憂鬱だわ～!本当の本当に憂鬱よ～!」贋作と噂が事件を複雑にし、やがて軍も出動する国際問題へと巻き込まれていくロニア。果たして無事に生き残り、憂鬱を晴らすことはできるのか―!?