Chapter 31

“Hehehe….”

“….”

“Um… who is this person…?”

“She’s a servant of our family. You don’t need to pay much attention to her.”

I brought Lady White, but what’s going on right now?

It surely didn’t take even five minutes…

“Hehe… delicious…”

How could you get this drunk in just five minutes, Sofia…?

You’re six years older than us.

Yet how is your alcohol tolerance…

“Oh…? Who is this pretty lady…? So beautiful… and her hair is completely white…”

“….”

Sofia suddenly approached Lady White and complimented her appearance.

Of course, Lady White is beautiful, but no matter what, isn’t it too dangerous to act this way toward someone you’re meeting for the first time?!

“Sofia, please control yourself.”

“Urk….”

Thankfully, Lord Kyle stopped her.

If she had continued, she would surely have done something to Lady White.

If Sofia, a commoner, had done such a thing…

It would have been dangerous.

No matter who Lady White is, she would surely be angry if a stranger did something to her.

“Um… and this is…?”

“Ah, let me introduce you. Lady White, this is Lord Kyle of Eristirol. You’ve heard of him a few times, right?”

“Ah, nice to meet you for the first time. I am Lily of the White family.”

As I listened to their introductions, I looked at Sofia, who was unable to collect herself due to intoxication.

I didn’t expect her to get drunk in just five minutes, but… she’s cute, so it’s fine, isn’t it?

Lord Kyle and Lady White exchanged normal conversation.

By the way, since they both have white hair, they look like siblings.

“And who might this person be?”

“Helloooo… I’m the Young Master’s perssssonal servant… Sofiaaa….”

Sofia, trying her best to introduce herself while drunk…

She’s so cute.

She looks even cuter because her current image is completely different from her usual one.

Usually, she has a proper, straightforward image.

“Ah, I see….”

“Lady White? Please have a seat first. If you don’t have any other company, how about enjoying the time with us?”

“Yes.”

Lady White sat down, and Lady Belpf also took a seat.

Hmm…. with four women sitting like this, it looks like Lord Kyle’s harem.

I don’t like that, though.

“Sofia, sit here.”

I had Sofia sit on my side, not Lord Kyle’s.

Indeed, Lord Kyle’s expression changed as soon as Sofia moved away from him, but…

“Yes!”

Sofia, unable to collect herself due to alcohol, casually sat next to me.

It couldn’t be helped.

A cute and pretty lady like me is better than the stiff Lord Kyle.

“Hmm….. There are so many people here. Are parties usually this crowded?”

“Lady White doesn’t know, huh? Well, today there are definitely more people than at a normal party.”

The debutante ball was an important occasion, so it was inevitable that people would gather.

Plus, it was the first debutante ball of the year.

Lady White, like another white-haired young lord, had only stayed in her domain, so she couldn’t know.

“Hehehe…. Lady Catherine…. would you like this too…?”

“Of course.”

I put the pie Sofia gave me directly into my mouth.

Sofia, acting cutely beside me… isn’t she too adorable?!

I want to take her to our domain just like this!

“…Lady Oldenburg. That’s enough.”

“Huh….. Kyle..?”

Lord Kyle suddenly took Sofia—who wasn’t mine, but anyway—away from me.

Yes.

I’ve known for years that Lord Kyle likes Sofia.

“Hmm….”

In a way, it seems like I came between them.

But… I like taking things from others.

“Hehe….”

“….”

Of course, I don’t want to have a bad relationship with Lord Kyle, so I can’t help it.

Anyway, since Sofia hasn’t decided what to do after Lord Kyle becomes an adult, it’s fine.

If she loses her job, she’ll certainly need to find a new one…

I could employ her as my servant.

“Lady Oldenburg. I don’t know what you’re thinking, but it won’t be easy.”

“Hmm…? I don’t know what you’re talking about. Right, Lady Belpf?”

“Pardon?”

“You just need to say yes.”

“Y-Yes….”

Although there are still two years until he becomes an adult… it doesn’t seem possible for the slow Lord Kyle to conquer Sofia in that time.

Given that they’ve been close for five years and still don’t have any special relationship.

Indeed… I think my personality is a bit bad.

But it’s Sofia’s fault for being so pretty.

Don’t you agree, Lord Kyle?

“Hehe….”

“Hehe…. Kyle~ Feed me a sausage….”

“….”

By the way, that’s a bit messy.

No matter how drunk she is, to cling to a nearly adult man and ask for sausage like that…

Lord Kyle must be tired.

“Sigh……”

“Kyle~”

As always, Kyle’s patience was being tested.

By none other than Sofia.

It couldn’t be helped.

After all, not many people approached Kyle closely except Sofia.

“Kyle, aah~”

Sofia, who had previously taught him to be cautious of women.

But now she was doing all those things herself.

“Aah~ Open your mouth quickly!”

Kyle was losing his composure with his personal servant, who was now speaking informally instead of the polite language she usually used.

He somehow collected himself and opened his mouth to take the food Sofia was offering.

Of course, he couldn’t taste it at all.

“Hehe…. Kyle’s hands have grown so big too…. Shall we compare them with your big sister’s?”

“….”

Sofia took Kyle’s hand without asking and was comparing their hands.

Kyle was even more embarrassed because three women were watching this scene.

Though he had met Catherine before, this was his first meeting with Karin and Lily.

Even for Kyle, it was embarrassing to show such a scene at a first meeting.

“Hah….”

‘W-What on earth is happening…?!’

Karin, who knew nothing, began to misunderstand the scene between them.

That they had that kind of relationship.

It wasn’t unheard of for love stories to occur between masters and servants in reality.

But for Karin, it was totally unexpected for it to happen right before her eyes.

“Awawawa……”

“Hehe…. Your hand is so big….”

“Sigh……”

Contrary to Karin’s thoughts, they were still, still not in any kind of relationship yet, so Kyle had no choice but to endure.

On one side was a woman targeting Sofia, on the other was a woman misunderstanding the relationship between him and Sofia.

And beside them was a woman looking at Sofia with strange eyes.

‘White.’

It was a family name that even Kyle, who didn’t know much about high society, had heard of.

Since Sofia had mentioned this family several times, he couldn’t forget it.

According to Sofia’s explanation, they were a family that practiced homosexuality.

And the heir of the White family now was not a young lord like other families but the young lady in front of him.

“….”

Kyle concluded that the White before his eyes was also a homosexual, since Sofia had said that both the head of the White family and her wife were women.

If so, her gaze toward Sofia was understandable.

It was natural to be attracted to Sofia with her always beautiful appearance.

Especially being a homosexual.

Kyle thought that it wasn’t just by chance that Lily seemed slightly surprised when she first met Sofia.

And that thought was somewhat accurate.

‘She’s pretty….’

In fact, even now, she was looking at Sofia and thinking she was pretty.

“Kyle~ Shall we go get something to eat together~?”

Sofia suddenly linked arms with Kyle, unknowingly shaking his heart while being completely unaware.

The reason Sofia became so playful when drunk was simple.

The usual Sofia always had to behave properly because she was in front of Kyle.

But drunk Sofia didn’t have enough normal mental capacity to care about such things.

“Hehe…. The alcohol is delicious…. Kyle, do you want to drink too…?”

“….”

Sofia, with her face slightly flushed from alcohol, was now offering Kyle a drink.

But Kyle refused by gently pushing the glass away.

On a day like today, if he drank, he couldn’t guarantee what he might do.

Kyle probably would have drunk normally if Sofia wasn’t beside him.

Kyle had already drunk alcohol several times at Eristirol Castle.

Regardless of whether one is strong with alcohol or not, alcohol clouds the mind.

It makes one easily fall into temptation.

Kyle already knew this much, not because of Sofia’s lessons.

‘Endure. I must endure, Kyle.’

He repeated that to himself.

It even felt like his father, whom he hadn’t seen for years, was whispering to him.

‘Wait…. We’re staying in the same room again today….’

“…Ha.”

Kyle lost his composure again at the thought that arose in his mind.

Of course, part of it was due to Sofia rubbing her breasts against him, but the bigger issue was the thought in his head.

Yes.

As always, Sofia had forcibly booked the same room for her and Kyle.

Because of this, Kyle would have to take Sofia, who was losing her composure from drinking, from the Imperial Palace to the hotel via carriage.

‘I’m doomed.’

He might be able to endure somehow until they reached the hotel, but what about inside the hotel?

How could he handle this female who was drunk, unable to collect herself, and rubbing her body against him?

Kyle seriously anticipated that tonight, he would experience the limits of his patience.