episode_0101

After asking her eldest sister Arina for a favor, Flora met Carcein as soon as she left the office.

Thanks to this, the smile on my face that was smiling quickly faded into worry due to worry, and I thought that Karssein might reject me, so I climbed the stairs again and watched from nearby.

“When will it come out…?”

It takes quite a while for Karssein to come out after going into the older sister’s room.

The eldest sister said that she would definitely speak well to Karssein. But if it took this long, Flora was bound to get nervous.

Now that I think about it, my eldest sister, who always said she would listen right away, seemed a little worried this time…

“Was that an unreasonable request…?”

Then it won’t work.

But on the other hand, I thought that Carcein might not respond to the invitation to the tea party.

Flora lowered her head in despair.

Right then.

Karsein opens the door and comes out.

– Sweet.

‘Hmph!’

Flora quickly covered her mouth and hid next to the stairs.

You probably didn’t hear it.

Maybe you didn’t hear it. Because I couldn’t hear it here either.

“I learned a lot there. If you have changed even a little since your visit, you will be able to get your permission to participate in the meeting back without any problem.”

Big sister’s voice. Flora’s ears perked up.

Seeing as he said he wanted to learn a lot there, I guess he also answered that he would like to go to the tea party, right?

The anxiety that I might have if Karssein rejected me flew away like a butterfly at the sound of my eldest sister’s voice.

However, I had no idea that Karssein would walk here. Thanks to this, as soon as she made eye contact with Carcein, Flora was intoxicated! And I had to be very nervous.

“What are you doing here?”

“Huh? Uh, ah… that…”

What can I say?

Flora, whose eyes were fluttering for a moment, said as if nothing would happen.

“My, why am I here!”

“…huh?”

Karssein let out a laugh as if he was shocked.

Then Flora reacted as if she were a thief whose feet were numb.

“It could go up! You were here earlier too! Is there any reason why I shouldn’t be here?”

Isn’t it a natural right?

The duke’s youngest daughter walks here. It was a very natural thing.

Flora confidently countered, saying that even if she were here, there would be nothing to worry about.

Without knowing at all that it actually made it look even clearer.

“Who said what?”

“…Huh?”

“You didn’t say anything, so why are you making a fuss? Indeed.”

Carcein didn’t say anything, but Flora was making a fuss to herself.

As soon as the situation seemed to be resolved, I had nothing to say.

Flora complains because she doesn’t like it for no reason.

“Are you in a position to say that to me? You said you got a chance from your sister because of me. If it weren’t for my request this time, you wouldn’t have been given permission to participate in the Eastern Noble Council!”

“So what? Should I at least thank you?”

“Well, that’s right!”

Saying that in the affirmative, Carcein once again burst into laughter.

“Ah. okay. Let’s leave it at that. Where and at what time is the tea party held?”

“Held at Viscount Gelgeten’s villa. Time is…”

“It will be about two hours from now.”

“…How did you know?”

“You there. Please park the carriage.”

Carcein did not answer that question, but called a servant to prepare to go out.

Really, how do you know?

***

Two hours later.

Flora, carefully dressed up by the maids, looked like the duke’s youngest daughter, just like always.

It’s so cute and pretty.

The maids were each making strange expressions, such as clutching their breasts or feeling a strange thrill.

Watching that scene, Flora suddenly got the feeling that nothing much had changed from before to now, and she became anxious.

“By any chance, is Karssein being decorated?”

The maids asked out of the blue, “Are you “ Master?””, and they answered with a sigh that there was no problem, alleviating Flora’s worries.

Flora asked once more, thinking they might not know, but they were told not to worry and they smiled warmly as they looked at the close relationship between siblings.

Flora came down after getting dressed.

There was no need to ask where Karssein was, he was standing in front of the carriage.

‘Originally… was Karssein like this?’

Even though he was leaning against the wall, his stature was long enough that I had to look up.

Besides, he wasn’t just tall.

I thought that my body was so thin that it had nothing to look good on. However, the Karsein I was seeing now felt distinctly different from the old days when he was simply skinny.

Why has so much changed?

Flora thought while looking at Carcein blankly.

“What are you doing? There.”

“Uh, huh?”

“If you came, let’s go quickly. There is nothing good about being late.”

That is correct.

It’s not good to be late. It is an unwritten rule among nobles to arrive a little earlier than the appointed time.

But… Carcein’s current appearance did not satisfy Flora.

“Why are you dressed like that?”

“What. I dressed up properly.”

“Where are you seeing this? It’s a place where only nobles gather… You should dress more properly!”

Yes. Karsein is currently too plain to say the least.

The reason nobles dress somewhat frugally is to maintain the virtue of modesty, but this is not moderately plain, but extremely plain.

Unfortunately, there is no decoration whatsoever.

There are no symbols symbolizing the dignity or dignity of nobility.

The clothing should have at least the emblem of the Bagland duchy, but it doesn’t even have that. All I had was a sword.

Flora was dissatisfied with the outfit, which was neat but too neat.

“It’s a tea party. Even so, it won’t just be a tea gathering. Why should I, as a man, wear such striking clothes?”

“But… you are a noble too…”

“Inviting me to a place where female nobles gather and then having a man dressed in flashy clothes barge in seems like a waste of money. Isn’t it?”

If you dismiss it as a tea party, there is nothing to say.

However, this is no ordinary tea party.

“Other ladies will also bring people and talk to them! You’re not the only guy!”

Didn’t everyone say let’s bring one person at a time?

In that case, it was not necessarily a place where only women gathered.

But Karsein does not respond.

“That’s it. Since I don’t have time, should I just go?”

“…”

“If you feel like you’re going to be embarrassed, you should leave now. I heard that Claire is also at the mansion.”

“Oh, really. okay! You can just go!”

I’m leaving it alone because it’s embarrassing.

This is absolutely impossible.

How did you get this opportunity?

For Flora, the purpose of this tea party is to properly introduce Carcein, clear his false accusations, and change his perception.

Things like clothes are probably good. Getting him there was the most important thing.

But part of me wondered what it would have been like if I had said something different. It’s a pure wish that I would dress up a little more nicely.

Before long, a carriage arrived for the two of them to ride.

‘Why two?’

Flora tilted her head and looked at the two carriages in turn.

One carriage would have been enough, but I couldn’t figure out why two were called.

The preparation of the carriage was done by Karsein.

Does that mean you plan on taking more people with you?

‘It could be so. Camilla or something… Yeah. ‘That could be so.’

I heard that there are times when ladies from other families prepare separate carriages to take their servants with them. If you think about it that way, it wasn’t particularly strange.

Carcein had been talking to Camilla often in his office recently.

Meanwhile, Karssein went to the front of the carriage first and opened the door.

Flora, who realized that this was a preparation to escort a noble lady, rushed over and grabbed Carcein’s hand.

The escort process was infinitely smooth. No, it’s not so smooth that I would say it’s perfect.

Flora is on the short side, so when the height difference is this much, she is usually escorted by a slightly shorter servant to alleviate the inconvenience.

Nevertheless, the fact that Karssein’s escort had no flaws also meant that he treated the other person well.

“…Did you learn it because of that fiancee?”

“What?”

“This escort. Did you learn it because of your fiancee? You didn’t know how to do it in the first place.”

“Yes. I learned many things.”

“…”

Seeing her obediently admit it made Flora feel bad for no reason.

“What are you doing! Once you’re done with the escort, you should go quickly! If you keep doing this, you’ll be late!”

Such useless complaining.

Flora sat in the carriage with an unpleasant feeling rising up for some reason.

“…?!”

Suddenly the door closes.

Without saying a word, Karssein closed it.

Flora quickly got up from her seat and opened the door again.

“Now, wait a minute!”

“Why?”

“Why don’t you get on…? We’re going together.”

We’re going together, but we’re not taking a carriage.

Then, wondering if I was just pretending to go, I immediately ran out.

However, Carcein seemed to have no problem.

“Because we are going together, this is how we ride.”

So I answered.

“Wasn’t that something prepared separately for the users to ride…? Camilla or something.”

“Why do I invite Camilla to the tea party you wanted to go to? Same goes for other people.”

“…Then, are you sure you prepared two carriages to ride separately with me?”

Probably not.

That can’t be possible.

No matter how much you hate me, riding in a carriage separately…

“Why are you asking when you know so well?”

At those cold words, one side of the blonde girl’s chest immediately became stuffy.

I feel like something is stuck. That single word filled me with indescribable frustration.

“Cee…!”

Flora, who was watching Carcein get into the carriage right behind her, immediately got down from the carriage she was riding in.

Then he ran at a slow pace to the door of the carriage where Karssein was riding.

“Heron! Open this carriage! Because I’m going to ride this carriage too!”

“…Okay.”

The carriage door was opened by Heron’s hand.

Karssein was sitting in his seat and reading a book. As soon as the door opened, I made eye contact with Flora, but I didn’t even look upset and turned the page again.

“I’m going to ride this carriage too!”

“So.”

Flora shouted while pursed her lips, but Carcein just snorted and did not take his eyes off the book.

Even though I got on the carriage with Heron’s help, I felt bad for some reason.

Even though the carriage is leaving soon, Karssein does not say anything.

Flora, feeling bad for no reason, was the first to open her mouth.

“Why are you calling for two when you can just take one?! Only the servants have a harder time!”

“Well. There is no one in the dukedom who would think that you and I are on good terms.”

“…!”

“Oh, there must be some of the new maids I don’t know. No one, but some people probably don’t know. Actually, at that level, it’s not strange for me to call for two carriages, right? Even if that wasn’t the case, I have more memories of fighting, so I would have had to call two cars anyway to get there without a problem.”

Ugh.

Flora clenched her fists as if to deny this.

It’s not wrong.

But why do I dislike it so much?

I want to deny it. No, I had to deny it.

“No! No! You are wrong! All I had to do was take a carriage!”

I didn’t bring Karssein here to get angry like this.

I didn’t get into the carriage with Karssein to shout and shout like I did now.

But with her lips pouting, she was clearly the Flora Bagland of the past.

“Cee…! You stupid idiot!”

From the first button, it was already all messed up.