episode_0151

Diane, who was dragging Adele, looked distraught, and Adele was so embarrassed by her that she didn’t seem to know that we were following her behind her.

Part of it was because we followed at a little distance.

The sun had already set completely and the sky was dark. The moon was not very bright, so the visibility was not long.

But even though I look like this, I am a person who wandered around the forest in an area where the polar night exists.

I even went to the forest in the middle of the night to see wolves.

No matter how long you have lived in the city, the habit you developed as a child through repetition to the point where it was almost instinctual does not disappear.

Moreover, although Adele and Diane were talented as prosecutors, they were not yet at the level of full-fledged knights, so they did not notice me pursuing them with real intention.

“Amelia.”

When I spoke quietly, Amelia stopped in place.

Then he came closer to me, where I was squatting behind the bushes.

Because the weather was not yet at the level of mid-summer, it was chilly at night. Even though Amelia and I came out dressed up, it still did not completely block the creeping chill.

I was able to endure it, but Amelia will have a little trouble.

I took out a handkerchief and laid it out on the seat, sat Amelia down, and unbuttoned her coat.

Then he opened one side and covered Amelia’s shoulders.

It looked like I was holding Amelia in my arms.

This position had several advantages, one being that we both stayed much warmer. Human body temperature is surprisingly warm, so just leaning like this helps a lot. In fact, I often found myself snuggled up in the arms of wolves in the forest.

The second advantage is… … Needless to say, Amelia was right in my arms.

I’m about 10 centimeters taller than Amelia, so it’s great for Amelia to be held in my arms when we sit side by side like this.

As I wrapped my right hand around Amelia’s shoulder, Amelia naturally pushed her left shoulder under my armpit and hugged my waist with her left arm, pressing our bodies together.

Amelia’s body is soft. Even if she works hard, she doesn’t move her body anymore after sweating to a certain extent, so she doesn’t gain more muscles than necessary, and even though she wears a thick coat, her body’s outline is clearly visible. Certain areas were voluptuous.

It felt like I was deliberately taking care of my body gently.

Side to side touched, and I felt Amelia’s soft body directly on my body.

Amelia leaned her head on my chest.

Soft black hair touched my nose. It tickled a little, but I was so tired of not pressing my nose against that hair that I almost forgot to sneeze.

All four of us had been working hard today, but Adele was the only one who had washed up yet. Amelia’s body had the slightest odor.

I didn’t hate it.

Leaning against each other, we held our breath and peeked through the bushes to see Diane and Adele.

Diane, who had come into the forest with Adele in tow, was nuzzling some cotton.

Adele spoke to Diane, who was trying to catch her breath with her hand on her chest, as if she was worried.

“Diane, what’s going on? What do you want to talk about?”

“… … .”

Diane’s eyes were shaking so violently that she could see it even from a short distance away.

The visible emotion was fear.

Nana Amelia, who knew the situation, didn’t feel strange, but Adele, who didn’t know anything, just looked confused.

“… … I am.”

After hesitating for a while, Diane finally opened her mouth.

“… … I’m sorry.”

“Yes?”

“… … I did something terrible to Adele.”

“A mean thing?”

“… … .”

In response to Adele’s question, Diane bit her lip again, hesitated, and then said,

“… … Do you remember when we first met?”

“… … It wasn’t a very good first meeting.”

Adele answered Diane’s question obediently. It refers to the ball that Amelia and I first attended after coming here. That day, I danced with Amelia and then with Adele.

And then I was asked by Adele to help me train in swordsmanship, and that relationship continues to this day.

Thinking back, that day was very decisive for us.

“That day, you received an invitation from Amelia and attended the ball.”

“That’s right.”

“… … And besides that, you probably received another invitation.”

“… … .”

Adele seemed to have finally realized what Diane was talking about.

Fake invitation.

The reason we secretly followed Adele in the first place was to get to know her, the main character of this novel, and getting caught by Adele was not our intention.

In that situation, fortunately, Adele was a huge fan of Kissy, and we were able to naturally invite Adele to the ball.

Meeting Adele was not intentional, but due to coincidence, we were able to achieve our goal much faster.

“And, that invitation was a fake invitation.”

Diane spoke, and Adele just listened.

“When I found out about the existence of the invitation, I talked to you and asked if the invitation was fake.”

Maybe it was because she continued talking. Diane seemed much calmer than before. Her breathing was much more steady, and her face was much calmer.

In short, it was the face of a person who was determined.

After this story is over, the face is determined to accept whatever reaction Adele shows.

“That invitation was an invitation I sent.”

Diane said.

“Through the information guild, I sent you a fabricated invitation so that you could come to the ball with that invitation and cause trouble… … .I hated you. At that time, I was compared to my teacher, and I was also compared to my father… … ”

Diane, who had been talking up to that point, interrupted.

“I’m sorry. This is all an excuse. Everything… … It’s all my fault. I planned it and I did it—”

“Wait a minute, Diane.”

Adele raised her hand and stopped Diane.

Then, with my hand on my forehead, I fell into thought for a moment.

While Adele was silent and lost in thought for a moment, Diane wriggled nervously.

“Why are you telling me this now? Do you still hate me?”

“No, that’s not it!”

Diane shouted.

“I, so… … Because I don’t hate you anymore, so I… … I’m saying this. Because I didn’t want to hide it. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.”

“… … .”

Adele stared blankly for a while as Diane apologized repeatedly.

and.

“To be honest, I wouldn’t say it’s okay.”

He said that a little coldly.

Diane’s shoulders shrunk. She was usually thin and gave the impression of being somewhat frail, but now that impression felt even stronger.

“But, thank you for telling me.”

At those words, Diane lifted her head.

And, when he saw Adele’s face right in front of him, he jumped.

“Oh my.”

Amelia, who was sitting next to me, muttered softly. There was a hint of happiness in her voice.

“And… … I’m asking this because I’m really curious, but did you think I didn’t know?”

“Yes?”

“I knew that there was no one to send me an invitation. And only I and the person who sent it would know that I received it, and you were the first person to talk about it at the ball. Well, if I hadn’t received Amelia’s invitation, I couldn’t resist the temptation to use it… … If you think about it carefully after that, there is no other culprit other than you, right? Diane.”

“… … .”

After hearing this, not sure if it was a bluff or not, Diane froze with her mouth wide open.

“Was that why you didn’t look for information at the guild headquarters earlier? I was afraid you might get caught?”

Adele walked closer to Diane.

Diane tried to turn as if to run away, but Adele grabbed her arm and turned back again.

And in Adele’s arms—

“… … Huh?”

“… … Huh?”

Sentences burst out of Amelia and I’s mouths.

Even Amelia seemed to have not expected this development.

Adele was hugging Diane tightly.

So that they can’t run away.

“Well, I knew, but I don’t plan on forgiving you easily.”

“Ah, ah, ah, Adele?”

And it seemed that Diane was also unable to accept the situation clearly.

“So—”

And, just like that, Adele covered Diane’s mouth with her own mouth.

“Ugh!?”

Diane, who was unable to move in Adele’s arms for a long time and had her lips stolen, just looked up at Adele with blank, open eyes.

“So, pay it back with this.”

this?

“I said that nobles do things like practice kissing, right?”

“What practice?”

Amelia muttered absentmindedly.

“Then, I will repay that debt with Diane’s cooperation until I can hone my skills so as not to be envious.”

“Eek?”

Did you have that conversation?

“… … .”

Diane looked up at Adele for a long time with moist eyes.

“… … I like it.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

No, a kiss is a kiss, what about practice… … ?

Could it be that something happened while we were setting up the tent?

What on earth happened?

I looked at Amelia, but she was just frozen with her mouth open.

No, what on earth?

… … I think I saw something good, but I have no idea why that good situation happened.