Chapter 192

Chapter 192

The Heroine of the 1st Playthrough Remembers My Training.

Episode 193: Isn’t It ‘Common Sense’ For Family To Come To The Invitation Festival? (2)

“Haa… haa… damn Carnea.”

Isn’t this place just too damn big?

I wiped the sweat flowing down my forehead with my shirt.

Even though it’s just from one end of the academy to the other, I arrived near the main gate only after running breathlessly.

“…It wasn’t a lie.”

As the students were chattering, a black carriage nearly twice the size of other carriages was standing at the main gate.

I wondered if it might be from another family, but the Calliope flag was fluttering magnificently on the roof of the carriage.

Since my father or eldest brother wouldn’t be attending an event like the invitation festival, Garcia or Reika must be inside.

‘No, it’s probably both of them…’

A headache throbbed deep in my mind.

I hated to admit it, but there was a high possibility that both of them had come.

If only one of them came, the other would desperately try to interfere.

I sighed and squeezed through the crowd of onlookers to start examining the carriage.

‘Please, let nothing have happened…’

If they arrived without any incident, I could even forgive them for coming to Carnea secretly without a single letter.

That was how desperate I was right now.

‘There are no signs of an accident… Am I wrong?’

Fortunately, there were no signs of an accident on the carriage.

Still, just in case I missed something, I was looking around the carriage when a man with a rough voice blocked my path and spoke.

“Hey there, can’t you see this flag? Who are you to dare search the Calliope family carriage like that… oh, oh? Young master? I… I’m sorry. I must have gone crazy for a moment. Please, be lenient and forgive me…”

The coachman, who had been scolding me abruptly, checked my face and bowed deeply, his head almost touching the ground.

I patted his shoulder and asked.

“It’s alright. More importantly, was there any accident?”

“…Pardon? I don’t quite understand what you mean by accident.”

“I’m asking if there was any accident on the way here.”

The coachman looked puzzled at the sudden question, but soon regained his composure and answered.

“Hahaha, don’t worry. Nothing happened. And even if something were to happen, the carriage would be safe. It’s filled with various protective magic spells, as much as its expensive price.”

I was asking because I was worried about a carriage accident that could trigger a civil war, but the coachman seemed to have misunderstood the intention of my question and chuckled.

“…You’re not lying, are you?”

Even though I asked with a hint of intimidation, the coachman nodded without hesitation.

“Of course not. How could I lie to the young master? If you don’t believe me, you can ask the guards outside.”

Hearing the coachman’s firm answer, I finally relaxed and let out a long sigh.

“…Haa, that’s a relief then. I’m sorry for asking as if I was interrogating you.”

“No, not at all. It just shows how much you cherish your family, young master. Hehe. I wish my daughter would treat me like this.”

“I’m sure your daughter cares for you deep down.”

“Hehe, I hope so. Ah, the entry procedures are complete, so we’ll be able to go inside soon.”

Knock knock—

As I was listening to the coachman’s nonsense, I heard a knock from inside the carriage.

“Oops, the madam is calling. Young master, please wait a moment. I’ll be right back.”

The coachman quickly jumped down, stood in front of the door, and started talking to someone.

“Yes, we’ll be able to go in soon. Yes? The young master? No, it’s not. Yes. Understood. I’ll pass it on right away.”

After finishing the conversation, the coachman stood carefully in front of me, scratching the back of his head, and said.

“Um… young master. The madam wants you to come inside the carriage for a moment…”

“Isn’t this too much! In the end, he didn’t come back!”

“Bianca.”

Inside Lucia’s room, Bianca, who was wrapped in a blanket, kicked the bed.

“Right! I kind of expected it! Whenever things get a little cozy with that guy, there’s always an interruption! But I didn’t think it would be today!”

“Bianca.”

“Why! It’s always just me!! Can’t I have some sweet time too?!”

“Bianca!”

“You think it’s too much too, don’t you?!”

No matter how many times she called her name, Bianca didn’t even pretend to listen.

Lucia, who ended up raising her voice, pressed her nose and shook her head.

“Bianca, I can’t understand why you’re coming all the way to my room to tell me this. You should talk to your friends. Or do you not have any friends?”

“…Ugh…!”

Bianca made a face as if she had been stabbed in the heart.

As Lucia said, Bianca didn’t have any friends at all.

Unlike Vivian, who was bullied, Bianca was the type of person who thought she was the one bullying everyone else.

“…Huh… wh-wh-who said that?! I have friends too!!”

“Oh really? Then name three of your friends.”

“…Uh… well… there’s Lilith, and Vivian, and… well… you’re kind of a fr-friend, aren’t you?”

As she spoke, Bianca’s face turned red with embarrassment, and her voice became smaller.

Lucia shook her head, as if she was dumbfounded.

“Even if I concede a hundred times and accept you and Lilith as friends, are you including your younger sister as a friend too…? Your human relationships are as shallow as your chest.”

“Hey! Even if I tell you, you’re still complaining!! You’ll understand what I’m saying when you get the same treatment tomorrow!!”

Lucia snorted and laughed at Bianca’s words.

“Hmph, if my lord leaves during a date, there must be a good reason. Or are you perhaps thinking he ran away because he was bored with you?”

“Wh-who said that! Ugh!!! Fine! I won’t talk to you anymore!!”

“That’s a very welcome statement. I’d be even more grateful if you’d stop talking to me from now on. I’m very busy planning my date course with my lord for tomorrow.”

As if that was the end of the conversation, Lucia picked up her pen again and was about to write on her notebook when…

“Lady Lucia!!!”

“…I…I…I didn’t! I didn’t call you!”

“I know, Bianca. Who said anything?”

“It’s… it’s a big deal, Lady Lucia!!”

It was Marjan who shouted.

Marjan was panting heavily, as if she had run.

“It’s… it’s… haa… it’s a big deal…”

“Marjan, calm down and tell me. What’s the big deal?”

“Haa… yes… whew… a carriage… from Calliope… has arrived!!”

Lucia narrowed her eyes and clicked her tongue at Marjan’s words.

It was obvious who was in the carriage without even saying it.

“…Tsk, Garcia and Reika must have been really impatient. Coming all the way here like this.”

“What! Yujin’s mom and sister came here? Wh-what should I do? I’m not ready to see them yet…”

“You don’t need to prepare.”

Bianca frowned at Lucia’s words and crossed her arms, glaring at her.

“Huh, are you saying you’re not worried? It’s nice to be born into a good family, isn’t it?”

“No, I’m not saying that. I’m saying there’s no need to waste time because they won’t acknowledge us no matter what we do.”

“What? Who else would be the next head of Uruella if not you?”

Even though she always grumbled and picked fights, Bianca acknowledged Lucia’s abilities.

If it were Lucia, whether she came to marry him or brought Yujin as a son-in-law, Calliope would welcome her with open arms.

“No one else will be. They’ll be blinded by jealousy, so there’s no way they can make rational judgments.”

“Jealousy…?”

Bianca looked puzzled at Lucia’s answer.

“Yes, jealousy. It’s not really anything special. Wouldn’t you be jealous if I married my lord?”

Bianca, who briefly imagined such a future, pouted her lips and said.

“….I guess so.”

“It’s the same thing.”

“But they’re family. What kind of jealousy is that?”

“…If it were a normal family, yes.”

Bianca tilted her head as Lucia gave a bitter smile.

“If it’s not a normal family, then what is it? Don’t tell me you’re saying that because she’s not his real mother? That’s not a big deal…”

A thought flashed through Bianca’s mind as she spoke.

“Hey, no way… is it?”

“…Who knows.”

“Tell me it’s not! No matter how promiscuous that bastard is, he wouldn’t touch his own family!”

“…Is… is that so? To make even his family reach out for ‘forbidden love’… I knew it, but Yujin’s charm is endless.”

Marjan, who was fixated on the phrase “forbidden love,” trembled, but no one had the mind to pay attention to her.

“Are you out of your mind!! I knew he was promiscuous, but how could he touch his family…!”

“There’s a reason. But you know, don’t go spreading it around.”

“I won’t!! Ah! Still, this is too much!”

As Bianca jumped up and down, Lucia asked seriously.

“So what? Can Bianca give up on my lord? Do as you please. I can never give up on my lord no matter what he does.”

Bianca, who regained some composure at Lucia’s cold words, spoke in a calmer tone.

“…I can’t either. But I need to hear the explanation.”

Bianca was just shocked, but her feelings for Yujin hadn’t changed.

“That’s up to you. What’s important now is to take my lord back from those two she-cats.”

“…Do we have to go that far? They’ll be going back after the invitation festival anyway. Just wait a few days…”

“They’ll be sticking to him throughout the invitation festival. …I don’t want my last break time to be disturbed.”

Lucia, who closed her eyes briefly and opened them, declared.

“Then, let’s show them who’s superior as a woman first.”