episode_0012
by fnovelpia“······.”
“Half? Look in the mirror without frowning.”
“Tsk.”
After finding out that there was a tea party planned, shopping with Sonia was like a war.
-half! this! How about this?
-I think it’s okay…
-Uh, wait a minute! Maybe this is better?!
Sonia entered the dressmaker’s shop and wandered around the store.
-Ugh, I want to buy everything…!
-If I buy it anyway, I don’t think I’ll wear it very often.
-You be quiet!
Sonia spoke harshly to Van, who was standing in a crooked posture. Ban avoided Sonia’s gaze.
After that, Sonia tried various clothes on Van. Among them, Sonia, who was conflicted, soon made a decision.
-Because overconsumption is bad…! I’ll live with this…!
After presenting more than ten clothes to her class, Sonia chose the one she liked best.
After buying clothes and returning to the mansion, Sonia ran to the maids.
-Please decorate our class!
With those words, the maids of the mansion rushed towards Ban.
And among them, Maya, who gathered everyone’s opinions, took on the role of decorating the class.
“Usually, when I tell him to decorate, he doesn’t even listen!”
“It’s annoying. I’m doing this now because it’s the young lady’s order.”
“···Hmm.”
Maya glanced at the class with somewhat suspicious eyes.
“Why are you looking at me with sinister eyes?”
“No, I just… Because it looks good…”
Maya took scissors and trimmed Van’s hair, then brought a small container.
“Hey, what is that- Ah, it’s cold!”
“Just stay still! Please touch my head.”
Maya spread something sticky on her hand and touched Ban’s head here and there. Even though he was struggling half the time, he eventually calmed down when Maya said that shaking him would only make things look strange.
“Oh, right. Stay calm!”
Usually, I would straighten my hair by the time it covered my eyes. No, rather than organizing it, it was more appropriate to say that it was being torn apart with a dagger.
Still, the maids were disappointed because the main version was acceptable, but they passed it on. But now, the young lady’s official order has come.
“How about it?”
“I don’t know.”
Maya neatly brushed Ban’s bangs. Van, who usually had a haircut that looked like he wouldn’t listen to anything, changed to a neat look.
“The clothes the young lady bought will be repaired, so you can wear them… Perfume! Don’t forget to apply perfume, okay?”
“···Ha.”
“Lady! It’s done!”
“Really?!”
thud! Sonia kicked down the door and entered the room. It was a hot act for a noble lady.
“Miss, didn’t Deacon Carls say that? I need to behave a little more calmly.”
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“Lady?”
Sonia’s body stiffened when she saw the class that Maya had organized.
“Uh, huh?”
Soon Sonia began to move, but she moved creakyly, like an unoiled wooden doll.
“Hehe… As expected, it’s my masterpiece…!”
“What do you say?”
Maya, who saw that, laughed, covering her mouth with her hand.
“Half! accessories! Let’s go see some accessories!”
“Ah, yes.”
Shuung! When Van went to look at the jewelry, Sonia disappeared like the wind.
“You are very active today.”
“So, who is it because of?”
“I don’t know.”
Van walked after Sonia, who quickly disappeared.
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Two days later, Van and Sonia boarded a carriage heading to the tea party venue.
“···Phew.”
Half of them were wearing clothes that had been tailored to fit their bodies and had been styled by Maya.
Carls said that noble ladies usually had an escort of their own age.
It was said that most of the guards were children of knights who were loyal to the family. Well, I am far from that.
So, Carls told the class that if they were quiet, something like that wouldn’t happen, but if anyone asks where they are from, they should hand over Eoyeongbuyeong.
“Well, something might happen.”
“···Huh? half? What did you say?”
Ban turned his head in the direction where the voice was heard.
There was a girl sitting there. It was Sonia who had planned and decorated for a tea party.
Sonia had the luxury of going out to play in the back alleys when she was bored. In fact, for an aristocratic girl, she was a bit unladylike.
Therefore, for an aristocratic girl, Sonia had little interest in decorating herself. In particular, it was often worn comfortably at the Bismuth family’s mansion.
-miss! Where are you running away!
-Si, I hate it! half! half! help me!
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Maya and the maids’ desire to decorate did not stop at half. Their fearsome magical power also turned towards Sonia.
-I think it would be a good idea for you to decorate yourself too. You will become more noble.
-What!
-Okay then.
-Baaan! You traitor!
Sonia ended up being caught by the maids. It was karma.
And Sonia, decorated like that, was beautiful. So much so that Van could not face Sonia directly.
“It’s not a big deal.”
“Chii. What is it?”
Sonia and Van bickered like they usually did when they were alone. How much was that, said the coachman.
“Miss, we will be arriving soon.”
“···Hi!”
Sonia’s body jumped when she heard that she was coming to the tea party venue.
“Lady.”
“Ugh, yes! Why?”
“Are you nervous?”
Until now, Sonia had never talked to a girl her age or similar status. This was due to his father Bert’s frequent moves.
Her mother died after giving birth to Sonia. With her father not at home, the only person Sonia could freely talk to was Van.
So Sonia was nervous but also excited. The expectation that I might be able to make a new friend.
Soon the carriage stopped, and Sonia arrived at Lady Patton’s mansion, the venue for the tea party.
“···Ah?”
“It’s spacious.”
Lady Patton’s mansion was huge. It seemed to be three times the size of the Bismuth family. Sonia’s shoulders shrank at the majestic sight.
“Did you get pecked?”
“Jjo, who is tough!”
Sonia advanced majestically, step by step. It didn’t look that cool with the left arm and left leg moving forward together.
“What’s going on?”
“Tea, I’m here as a guest at the tea party!”
I handed the letter to the gatekeeper guarding the front gate. The gatekeeper, who checked the imprint, opened the way.
“Welcome to the Sylvia family mansion. Please, have a good time.”
Nod. Sonia greeted politely and headed into the mansion. I followed Sonia and walked inside.
As we entered the mansion, a middle-aged man who appeared to be a butler led us. And not long after, we arrived at the garden of the mansion, where the tea party was held.
“The escort driver can wait at the provided location.”
“Ah, yes.”
The butler said that the escorts had a separate waiting area. It wasn’t that far from the garden, but it was a location where the ladies’ voices couldn’t be heard.
“Half! I’ll be back!”
“Yes. Lady”
Sonia seemed resolute and followed the butler’s guidance toward the center of the garden. Although my legs were shaking, I was in much better condition than before.
‘Well, at least Sonia won’t be outdone.’
Even from the class that spent the most time together, Sonia was beautiful today. really.
And the Sonia that everyone had seen so far was not someone who would just tremble in a place like this.
After seeing Sonia off, Ban followed the butler’s instructions.
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Ban arrived at the waiting room following the guidance of the butler.
The waiting room was not a grand building, but rather a simple building built for the purpose of waiting. If I ran at full speed, I could reach the tea party location in about 20 seconds.
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The waiting room was quiet. A bit much.
I also had the expectation that we might be able to talk about something. Because I couldn’t talk to anyone my age other than Sonia for half of the time.
But the atmosphere in the waiting room was not like that at all. It was a room filled with silence.
‘Why are their facial expressions like that?”
No emotion was expressed on the faces of the escorts who were leaning against the wall instead of sitting on the prepared chairs. It seemed like he had probably been trained to hide his emotions.
There was nothing to do, Ban observed the guards closely.
The escorts here seemed to be the same age as Ban or one or two years older.
Every guard had a sword at their side. Here, Ban was the only one not equipped with a long sword.
And all the guards had deep calluses on their hands. It was proof that he was not lazy in training.
‘What if we fight?’
Van closed his eyes and imagined his confrontation with the guards. I don’t know the exact reason for the inaction, but at least it seemed like it wouldn’t fall.
Thinking that there was nothing else to do, Ban continued the battle in his head as if he were playing chess. How long had it been since then that the Sylvia family’s butler came to visit?
“Part 1 of Tea Party has ended. There will be a break, so you can leave for a while.”
I heard that it was break time, but the escorts just stood against the wall as if they couldn’t hear.
Only Ban kicked down the waiting room door. I escaped from the suffocating place and breathed fresh air into my lungs.
While Ban was walking around the mansion, he noticed a familiar blonde figure in the corner who shouldn’t be here.
“···Lady?”
“Uh, huh? Half?”
It was Sonia with red eyes.
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