episode_0217

Just because sparring was over didn’t mean I could go home right away.

We all sweat a lot, so if we don’t wash it off, our reputation as nobles will be damaged.

We will get on the carriage and go home, but we will look exactly like ourselves to the people in the house.

Most hair-drying tools were expensive, and there were none on Carlins Street, so we leisurely drank tea, letting our wet hair fall over the backs of our chairs.

“… … Hehehe.”

Amidst the rustling sounds, Adele suddenly burst into laughter.

Adele blushed slightly as people focused on her.

“Ah… … I’m sorry.”

“Do you have something to be sorry about?”

Amelia laughed and asked back at Adele’s apology.

“No one will say anything about laughing here.”

It was like that.

The rules of etiquette according to the noble class were similar to Confucianism, so unless the highest-ranking person said something, even lower-ranking people could not say anything.

In this way, nobles protected their close associates or pushed them to the side.

Right here, even Adele and Lady Huber, who were in many ways her dog owners, couldn’t say anything.

Rather, wouldn’t the person who is paying the most attention here be Lady Hoover?

The other three people were close friends in their own way, but the Lady Hoover was not.

“Still, I want to hear why you suddenly laughed.”

Bando, who seemed strangely nervous, relaxed a little after washing up after sparring. He had the shortest hair out of all of us, but he didn’t seem to be planning on going home just because his hair was dry.

“If an interesting story comes to mind, wouldn’t it be nice to learn about it and laugh together?”

… … It looks like she doesn’t know how to have a conversation either. Well, I guess there’s no one around to point it out to her. This isn’t the way she speaks to her parents.

However, as the Baroness’s Lady, I didn’t want to say anything, so I just drank the tea in silence.

“Ah, over there, that is.”

At first, Adele looked confused as to whether she was blaming herself or not, but she soon decided to think positively about it, and opened her mouth with a little blush.

“It’s the first time we’ve had so many guests come to our house.”

“Do you enjoy having guests come?”

Evan asked, tilting his head.

“They all seem like good people.”

“… … .”

Lady Hoover looked at Adele with a slightly puzzled expression.

I have not yet been able to properly judge what Lady Hoover’s true nature is.

Although he appeared as a villain in the novel, it seems that he was much more vicious than that in the original work.

The fact that the degree can vary in that way doesn’t mean that this child may not be as bad by nature.

Well, the time we’ve known each other hasn’t been that long to judge that.

“He’s a good person.”

Evan quietly looked down at his teacup and muttered.

“If you tell a nobleman that he is a good person, you will not get a good answer.”

“Yes?”

“They say it looks naive.”

No, I mean, don’t say that.

But when I think about it, I think the crown prince in the novel also said something like this. It was said as a warning to the main character, Amelia, because she was acting too kind-hearted.

I don’t think I mean that in a particularly bad way.

“But… … Still, the reason I can have such thoughts is probably because of the people here.”

Lady Hoover’s shoulders shrank. If there is anyone here with an impure purpose, it would of course be Lady Hoover.

It is difficult to fit into the ‘good person’ category that Evan talks about.

“… … Lady Delkisi.”

Evan asked quietly.

“Yes?”

I was quite taken aback by the sudden spark of conversation flying towards me.

“I want to keep coming here too, is it okay to do that?”

“Uh, that’s—”

Is it really right to ask me?

This is the house where Adele lives, and I am Amelia’s escort. Wouldn’t it be better to hear the story from each of them before asking me?

But both Adele and Amelia just stared at me quietly, as if my words had the power to make the decision.

“… … .”

After gathering my thoughts for a moment, I cautiously opened my mouth.

“If you wish, I can also teach you here periodically.”

That was the answer I came up with as carefully as possible.

A smile spread across Evan’s face. Amelia Adele also nodded.

Only Lady Hoover looked a little uneasy.

… … Is this really okay?

*

“Is it really okay?”

After finishing the story, we returned home and lay down on Amelia’s bed, and Amelia carefully began the story.

“Yes.”

I was able to answer with a slightly clearer voice than when I answered earlier.

Well, wouldn’t it be okay if they said they liked it? If it’s inconvenient to gather at Adele Jung’s house, you can change the location.

Even so, the mansion and royal palace that the Lady of Hoover owns are a bit different, but wouldn’t Amelia also approve of this mansion?

“Are you okay? Actually, I’m not really interested in swordsmanship.”

“Hmm… … .”

Amelia hesitated to answer and tossed and turned a little.

As Amelia’s face moved, my heart also moved a little, which made me feel embarrassed, but I didn’t want to leave either.

Because I like Amelia.

These days, there are a lot of embarrassingly beautiful girls around me, but I still like Amelia the best.

I moved my hand slightly and touched Amelia’s fine hair, but she didn’t say anything. So I was a little bolder and stroked her head like I was stroking a puppy.

Amelia didn’t say anything in particular that she liked or disliked.

“Because I have no talent for swordsmanship. I learned it when I was young, but gave up quickly. As expected, I am a bit more comfortable with magic.”

Amelia responded as she received the touch.

As someone who can’t use magic at all, it was hard for me to sympathize with it, but when I think about it, there were kids in high school who found solving math problems fun. Everyone’s tastes are different, so I decided not to mention it.

“I will meet Evan periodically from now on.”

“Yes.”

“It doesn’t change that she’s the crown princess, but there’s a strong backlash even within the empire. The education she originally received seems to have stopped for now.”

When on earth did you collect that information?

Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of different things, and I’ve been receiving a lot of books and documents through the mail. It seems like I’ve been collecting that kind of information.

“So, there is probably almost no day when the Crown Princess does not come to class. Anyway, with you… … I think I want to become friends.”

“It seemed like that.”

I’m not sure why.

It wasn’t just that he wanted to be friends, it even seemed a little desperate.

So I was even more confused.

In the first place, I’m not even sure if Evan can be said to be the same character in the novel. He mostly dressed up as a boy when he was young, but he wasn’t a real man. Maybe he was taller, too?

Even if the crown prince from the original approached me, I would have thought it was strange, but since a person of the same gender approached me, there was no answer.

“That’s why I’m asking. Are you sure it’s okay? Aren’t you uncomfortable being with the Crown Princess?”

“… … .”

After thinking for a moment,

“If it’s uncomfortable, it’s uncomfortable, but don’t just leave it alone… … .”

I blurted out a vague answer.

“If it becomes more difficult to be together, please tell me. I will do something.”

“Okay.”

Amelia’s words felt so cute and lovely.

Actually, it may be true that I feel reassured, but how could I not be cute and lovely when the girl I’m holding with her face buried in my chest is like that?

I hugged Amelia tightly and engraved in my heart once again how happy I was to have this child by my side.

*

… … however.

It was purely by chance that I found out about it.

When I closed my eyes just to sleep and was just about to fall into sleep.

side.

When I felt that sensation from my lips, I almost opened my eyes without realizing it.

Amelia was still hugging my body.

So there is no way someone else stole my lips.

Amelia’s scent. Amelia’s body. There’s no way I can forget that.

Then, the person who put his lips on mine must have been—

A moment later, our lips overlapped again.

side.

There is a small sound.

It wasn’t a deep kiss with tongues mixed together like you see in movies, but it was a shy, cute, but clear kiss.

“… … .”

sleep talking?

Could that be possible?

“Ugh.”

Amelia made a whining sound and snuggled into my arms.

After feeling Amelia’s hair on my chin, I slowly opened my eyes.

Amelia was already sleeping clinging to my body, breathing evenly.

“… … .”

I was afraid that Amelia would wake up, so I couldn’t fall asleep for a long time while holding Amelia’s body.

Actually, I just couldn’t fall asleep. I stayed up that night with my eyes open.