episode_0598

From the time Joy reached a certain level of maturity, she continued to appear in social circles.

It wasn’t because the social atmosphere was fun.

If we were to be honest, Joy found the unique social atmosphere burdensome.

A fight that happens all the time. It’s uncomfortable to hear, but you can’t just pretend you don’t like it. A power among nobles that is so important that it borders on obsession.

Although there were good things about it, such as delicious food, good songs, and the occasional conversation with famous people, the social world that made her think that the harm was greater than the benefit was the driving force that made Joy obsessed with romance novels. .

Nevertheless, the reason Joy attended social gatherings was to complete the duties that the Duke and Duchess had to perform.

That’s why Joy did her best to get something out of each social circle.

I felt like I would die of injustice if I had to go back without getting anything after going through this much trouble.

“I did my best to be myself as a former duke’s daughter at the time. How hard he worked to rule and control the relationship between the ladies.”

Study the relationships between families in advance, find out all the past and recent events, and intervene in advance when it seems like each other’s feelings will be hurt.

Joy told a lot of stories in order to hear people say that she was amazing, but the response she received was completely different from what she expected.

“An idiot can do something like that?”

“Joy. You have to be bluffing in moderation to be believed.”

“It’s real! Why am I lying about something like this! Do you think I’m considered the person who divides the power of noble ladies for no reason!?”

“He’s just the CEO of Baji, but aren’t you just mistaken?”

“What kind of guy can’t control his emotions properly?”

“Ahh! That’s Okay! Anyway, I’ll get back to the main topic!”

It was only natural for Joey, who was trying to understand everything around him at the time, to catch the 1st Prince and Lucy having a conversation.

Regardless of the fact that Lucy’s personality and reputation were at their lowest point at the time, she was the only daughter of Aln, the strongest warrior on the continent, and her opponent was the first prince who was famous for his talents.

“The beginning may not have been easy. 1The prince’s fiery anger became a hot topic.”

The news that the first prince, who treated even a child from an insignificant family in the outskirts with respect, shouted enough to fill a social hall was enough to become a hot topic.

“I remember that not long after the commotion broke out, Baek Aln came running to me in contemplation. You worked really hard. I’m so glad you got something in return these days.”

Lucy’s eyes fluttered as Joey spoke, recalling Benedick’s bright smile.

ah. I made a mistake! This story is not something that can be brought up jokingly! Joey, who was flustered while receiving a glare from Arthur, cleared his throat and changed the topic.

“Anyway, at that time, after Aln Baek took the two of you, the conversation seemed to have gone well, and the 1st Prince smiled and said that there was just a misunderstanding.”

There were countless people who questioned what had happened, but the First Prince brushed away all the questions.

Not only that, but he even interrupted gossip about Lucy Alln.

At the time, I thought the 1st Prince was responding out of consideration for Aln Baek’s honor, but in reality, something may have happened at that time.

“About a month after that, the two people met again at the social club and did not seem to be very interested in each other, but later, the daughter of the family where the social club was held heard that they had rented a private room and had a conversation.”

“Why did you ask that? Idiot? Are you interested in Prince Grim?”

“None.”

If she had shown even the slightest favor, she would have been embarrassed, but Joy only answered in an extremely dry voice.

I think the 1st prince is a great person in many ways, but strangely enough, I don’t have any favor at all. Is it because I heard my brother tell me to be friendly but not get too close to him?

“I didn’t ask about this separately. That young lady told the story first.”

The phrase “I’m talking specifically about you” followed by a statement is quite common in social circles. This is especially true among noble daughters who value the group.

“I heard from several ladies that they continued to talk after this, but this meeting ended at some point. I thought maybe I just didn’t know, so I checked separately, but that wasn’t the case.”

It’s clear something happened, but no one knows exactly what happened.

Because the relationship between the two has never been revealed to the outside world.

“There will be a period of speculation, right?”

Joey nods his head in response to Arthur’s question.

“Do you remember the time when Prince 1 went into a Class A dungeon alone and achieved results? According to my guess, it was around that time that the two of you became separated.”

“Ah. I remember. There was a lot of commotion at that time.”

“This is the day when Prince 1 announced once again that he was a genius.”

“Did it look that way from the outside?”

“Was it different inside the palace?”

“It was cold. The dungeon raid was something my brother did on his own, disobeying the First Queen’s orders.”

1 Arthur, who was muttering that this might be the first and last time the Queen had shown such a serious expression, flinched his shoulders when he saw Joey who suddenly got up from his seat.

“That’s it! 1The Queen must have stopped him! Because Lucy was a bitch back then!”

“That makes sense. If it were back then, I would have urged them not to get close to me. no. No. If this is the case, there is no reason for you to feel betrayed.”

“Lucy thought she was a nuisance and pushed Prince 1 away on purpose?”

“Well, even if he’s a fucking idiot, Lucy Arlen is Lucy Aln. Maybe he was considerate of the person he liked.”

It was an inappropriate conversation to have in front of a crazy person, but the two people who were lost in thought did not notice this.

Lucy, who normally would have added a word, was silent today.

*

On the way back home after breaking up with the two people. I ignored Benedick’s fuss about what had happened and threw myself onto the bed.

Without being able to understand the atmosphere, I came next to me and grabbed the idiot fox who was bumping into me, saying that I had to get rid of that perverted guy’s smell. I held him tightly, and placed my chin on his head and replayed the scene that passed through my head.

“Lu. It’s Lucy. It’s nice that you like me, but isn’t this too close?”

Renee was excitedly talking about what she had accomplished, and Lucy had a sad expression on her face as usual.

A voice that started to get louder at a certain moment.

The self-blame I harbored after breaking up.

As Joey guessed, Renee and Lucy must have been quite close at some point.

I don’t know how we became friends, but it must have been a relationship worthy of being called a friend.

And this relationship was ruined after a one-day fight.

“Stir. Wouldn’t it be better if you just lay down on a cushion and sit down? flaw. Hehe.”

Isn’t this the first time since I remembered Lucy’s feelings for her mother that I have felt such vivid emotions even though I haven’t gone anywhere?

I let out a long sigh as I felt my heart becoming complicated by emotions that were mine but not mine.

iced coffee. shit. If you can remember, it should be from beginning to end. Why does just one scene come to mind and make my head hurt? This is how I become a bitch.

After hearing my grandfather’s words, I turned my gaze toward the goofy fox and saw him melting with white floating around.

‘Why is this person like this?’

‘…Me?’

uh. Have I been holding on for that long? I’m not sure, but I let it go because I felt like if I kept it like this, I would see the stupid fox die from a bad fate.

‘Just a little bit. I actually think we were close friends in the past.’

From my perspective, it’s just a disgusting story.

Umm. What was Lucy thinking in the past? I feel like something will work out only if I figure this out.

But waiting for your body to recover takes too long. I feel like if I wait for no reason, I’ll end up in a place I can’t return from.

As I crossed my arms and frowned, a thought suddenly occurred to me and I ended the conversation between the two people.

‘grandfather. In the past, you gave Erginus a holy relic full of divinity, right?’

‘If I embrace the divinity of a hero like my grandfather, my body will recover considerably, right?’

Is that so? good. Originally, I planned to enjoy this quest alone, but given the circumstances, I decided to compromise accordingly.

‘yes. ‘I’m going to see my grandfather’s doll.’

The people who go with me can be my friends. It’s convenient because I don’t have to explain the situation, and above all, there’s no one I can trust more than my friends.

‘It can’t be helped. ‘This is the best.’

‘are you okay. ‘It’s also fun to harass one-sidedly.’

Amid the laughter of Garrad, who realized what I was talking about, my grandfather tried to stop me with a voice that was almost like a scream, but that didn’t change my decision.