Chapter 66

Afterward, I continued spending time trying on clothes that Kyle recommended.

Somehow, spending time like this made me feel as if I was truly a woman without any issues.

I couldn’t feel this way normally, but today I felt it.

Was it because I was only wearing extremely feminine clothes?

That could be it.

Although I had a woman’s body, I hadn’t lived a feminine life.

I always wore comfortable clothes or pants, and spent every day running around as an adventurer, and for the past few years, I’ve been working as Kyle’s servant.

“Miss Sofia, how about this kind of clothes?”

“I’m sorry, but that short skirt is a bit…”

“Then how about this?”

“Young master… How could you think of making me wear such clothes…”

A short skirt was one thing, but that wasn’t it.

I’m already uncomfortable with clothes that have exposure.

Kyle probably knows that well.

Yet he’s asking me to…

“How could I wear something that reveals my shoulders completely…”

“This won’t do either? That’s disappointing.”

“Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to wear such clothes?”

Kyle, whose body and mind are completely male, wouldn’t understand that feeling at all.

It’s different from cross-dressing.

When cross-dressing, you often feel what’s commonly called a “reality check,” but this is a different feeling, so he definitely wouldn’t understand.

This embarrassing and strange feeling.

In fact, I’m feeling it intensely right now, but I’m just enduring it as much as possible.

It was somewhat okay since the clothes Kyle recommended weren’t weird.

“I think it would suit you really well, can’t you wear it just once?”

“But it’s embarrassing…”

“Just try it on once. It’s really a clothes that would suit Miss Sofia well.”

“Young master…”

I don’t understand why he’s trying so hard to make me wear an off-shoulder.

There are many other feminine clothes, so why specifically that one?

It’s better than a mini-skirt, but honestly, that one was also not great.

To begin with, I don’t understand why shoulders need to be exposed.

Because it’s hot?

“Miss Sofia. Wear it just once.”

“Even if you say that…”

Kyle suddenly approaching me and saying that, I really don’t understand why he wants me to wear that so badly.

Wouldn’t it be better to make the Imperial Princess wear such clothes, not me?

“Quickly.”

“Hah… Alright. Let’s just wear this and leave.”

“Yes.”

Anyway, I reluctantly entered the dressing room and ended up wearing clothes that exposed my shoulders completely.

It wasn’t as bad as the dress I wore before, but it was embarrassing to wear.

Clothes that completely reveal the shoulders, perhaps because of the style itself, also ended up showing my cleavage completely.

“This is really fucking uncomfortable.”

It was really uncomfortable to have this happen every time I wore clothes.

Naturally, I couldn’t possibly enjoy this since I’m not some pervert who feels happiness from showing my body to others.

It was really uncomfortable to have my cleavage all exposed when wearing pajamas, and even when wearing a dress.

Some clothes were forcibly made smaller to the point where my stomach would show.

I couldn’t help but say it was really uncomfortable.

“Are you satisfied now?”

“Yes. You look beautiful.”

“If you think so, then I’m glad.”

“Now let’s go out.”

“Wait, let me change clothes…”

“It’s fine.”

“…”

Kyle suddenly grabbing my hand and pulling me out of the store.

“It really suits you well, so you don’t need to worry.”

“No, that’s not it…”

The current situation was somehow embarrassing.

Wearing completely feminine clothes and holding hands with Kyle like this outside was extremely embarrassing.

Thinking about how others might see me now made it even more embarrassing.

“How do you think other people will see us right now?”

“Well.”

As lovers…

That’s probably how they’d see us.

No matter how inadequate I am compared to Kyle, other people would surely see it that way.

The woman is wearing completely feminine clothes, and the man is smiling while holding her hand.

“I think they will definitely misunderstand.”

In reality, we’re not that kind of relationship at all, but they would misunderstand us as lovers.

Even though Kyle and I are really not that kind of relationship, people will misunderstand.

They can’t help but misunderstand.

If I were one of the people walking on the street, I would think that way.

“Young master, could you please let go of my hand?”

“Why?”

“What do you mean ‘why’… You obviously should let go.”

It wasn’t right for him to hold hands with me like this.

It would be really troublesome if we were misunderstood.

It was even more so because the people on the street now weren’t unaware that Kyle was Kyle.

Everyone knows who Kyle is, they’re just not showing it.

“It could possibly interfere with your marriage arrangement, young master. If we walk like this and people misunderstand, thinking that you have a lover…”

“It’s fine.”

“Young master, you are none other than the Duke of Eristirol. It’s different from when you were a child. So being like this…”

“Being like this?”

“Is not right.”

“Is it?”

“Yes.”

Kyle continuing to hold my hand despite my lecture.

I’m really worried that this might ruin Kyle’s marriage prospects.

“Hah… So it would be better if you let go quickly.”

“Do you dislike it?”

“Pardon?”

“I’m asking if you dislike it. Holding hands with me.”

“That’s…”

It’s not that I particularly dislike it and that’s why I’m saying this.

I’m just really concerned about Kyle and that’s why I’m saying this.

It wasn’t the first time I held hands with Kyle.

I had already held hands with Kyle several times before, so there’s no way I would dislike it.

“I’m really just worried that people will misunderstand.”

“Then it’s fine to keep holding hands.”

“Hah…”

“I like holding hands with Miss Sofia like this.”

“…”

Thump…

“And besides, I don’t particularly mind being misunderstood.”

What on earth does that mean…

Not minding being misunderstood.

Is it okay for Kyle, a duke, to say such things?

“Now, don’t just stand there, let’s move.”

“… Yes.”

Kyle ignored my concerns and continued holding my hand while walking down the street.

I had already come down with Kyle alone several times before, but I could feel people’s gazes.

And a lot of them.

“…”

And so I spent the whole day on a date with Kyle.

Perhaps it’s because I haven’t spent this much time with Kyle in a while.

It was more enjoyable than I thought.

“Did you enjoy being with me like this, young master?”

We were sitting on a bench, not yet returning to the castle.

I thought it was time to return, but suddenly we ended up spending time sitting.

I just kept sitting and suddenly got curious, so I asked.

I had a decent amount of fun.

It was also comfortable because the Imperial Princess, the castle’s guest, wasn’t around.

But I don’t know how it was for Kyle.

I think it might have been boring for him to be with me.

I’m not particularly a person with varied reactions, and we didn’t go to especially fun places while we were out.

It might have been boring.

“It was fun.”

“Is that so?”

I thought it was fortunate if he felt that way.

If one person feels bored when they go out together, it would be disappointing.

I think if two people go out together, both should have fun.

“Yes, it’s always fun being with Miss Sofia.”

Kyle looking at me, smiling, and saying that.

Thump…

Somehow seeing that smile gave me a strange feeling.

What is this?

“And if Miss Sofia had fun, that makes me even happier.”

“Young master… how would you feel if I said I’m quitting my job now?”

Looking at the stars visible in the darkening sky, I said that.

Something I had been pondering several times.

It was a sudden statement.

I had no idea I would say this today.

“What?”

It was something I had been thinking about for a while, but I had never mentioned it to Kyle.

I had this thought after working for several years, and lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about quitting.

Nevertheless, I had never brought up quitting to Kyle.

“Now young master is an adult, and soon to be the family head. I was hired as a tutor and also work as your personal servant.”

What started as a way to make the then-shy Kyle comfortable has continued until now.

In some ways, I think I shouldn’t have done this from the beginning.

Being both a tutor and a servant is… somewhat strange, isn’t it?

“Actually, rather than being a proper servant, I was temporarily employed, but somehow I’ve ended up doing this until now. Since young master no longer needs a tutor, I thought it might be good to quit.”

“…”

“Young master?”

“You’re quitting?”

“Yes. It wasn’t supposed to be a job I would do for this long in the first place.”

Kyle’s expression couldn’t be described as good.

Yes, I could understand.

Someone who had been working for years suddenly talking about quitting.

But for me, I felt it was good to say it now.

“There’s no place that employs a tutor until age 20, and no family that would employ someone like me as a duke’s personal servant. Young master needs someone better.”

“Is that really the only reason?”

“Yes.”

“Let’s… discuss that slowly. There’s still a lot of time.”

“Understood.”

As Kyle said, there’s still plenty of time left.

I wasn’t planning to quit right away either.

I would need to hand over responsibilities and such.

“Hah…”

“Don’t worry too much. You might think it’s strange now, but if there’s someone else, young master will be more comfortable.”

“I understand, so let’s stop talking about it for now.”

“Yes.”

Anyway, I finally told Kyle something I had been pondering for a long time.

Kyle seemed a bit confused, but I thought he would be fine.

As time passes, Kyle will understand.