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[Episode 62] – My first friend (3)

‘What is this…’

When I followed Mrs. Serena into the room I was guided to, I had nowhere to focus my eyes, so I just stared at the wine glass in my hand. Since there was a story, I thought I would only drink alcohol, but that wasn’t the case at all. Immediately after arriving in the room-

*

“Would you like to change into a negligee? “You’re uncomfortable wearing a dress, right?”

Mrs. Serena smiled brightly and lent me a ‘negligee.’ A negligee with no sleeves and a deep neckline. It was made of silk, so it wasn’t transparent enough to see through, but it wasn’t enough to hide everything.

I frowned as I looked at the negligee that Lady Serena handed me. I came here asking for a drink, and then suddenly you changed into your pajamas? When I looked at Mrs. Serena with an expression of not understanding, she smiled and unfolded the negligee in her hand and showed it to me.

“I’m going to drink on the bed, not the table, so it would be a problem if I spilled the alcohol on my dress.”

“In bed?”

“Uh… didn’t you know that you came here?”

You came here knowing? When I tilted my head, Lady Serena tilted her head in the same way. After a moment of confusion, Mrs. Serena widened her eyes as if she understood what was going on and continued talking.

“Ah… Her Majesty the Queen has never shown her face in social circles these days. So, you probably don’t know the ‘slang’ that has recently developed for women to drink ‘in their room’ together… I was mistaken for a moment.”

“Ayu, Rani?”

“Um… I mean, how should I explain this… It’s not that big of a deal.”

Lady Serena, who was smoothing her chin, thought for a moment about what to say, then looked at me with a grin. The ‘slang’ between wives… I guess you could say it was like a gloomy socialite, but even the way my wife looked at me seemed to have an insidious atmosphere for some reason.

“The ‘slang’ for drinking in one’s room literally means having a drink together. Instead, the idea is to drink more comfortably than at other times, ‘in a room’ where you don’t have to worry about what other people think. So, most people have a drinking party while wearing a negligee, comfortably on the bed, without being noticed by others, and this is what is known as the ‘Women’s Secret Tea Party’.”

“Is that so…? But, to suddenly wear a sheer negligee like this…”

“I… I’m sorry. “All the negligees in our mansion are made from such materials… If Her Majesty the Queen is uncomfortable, it is okay to drink them on the table as usual…”

I glanced again and looked at the negligee that Lady Serena was holding. No matter how I looked at it, the translucent negligee seemed embarrassing to wear in front of others. A negligee like that was something I only wore in my room, and it was something I never showed in front of anyone except the princess I was sleeping with.

Just listening to Mrs. Serena’s story, the slang for ‘drinking in the room’ seemed to mean inviting women to a ‘pajama party’. Climbing into bed in each other’s pajamas and chatting. Isn’t what I’ve been invited to a social gathering like a slumber party?

It was easy to reject the negligee offered by Lady Serena. Anyway, I am the ‘queen’. However, actually refusing here means being invited to a slumber party and thinking, ‘I don’t like it? Isn’t this the same as saying ‘I’m going to be wearing clothes?’ Aren’t you the kind of person who can’t read the mood?

Even so, I was still trying to get into the social world these days. Since the princess was now entering the children’s social world, I thought it would be good if I could become the princess’s successor in the social world. Anyway, when the princess turns 18, I leave the castle…

‘Anyway… wouldn’t I be a tactless person if I refused here for no reason? Lady Serena is still a person with some speaking power in the social world. And there is a young count next to the wife. Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to accept than to reject here? is not it?’

I thought hard with my alcohol-addled brain, wondering if the thoughts of a drunk person were not that deep, but all I could think about was like a hamster wheel. I don’t know which is the right answer, so let’s just stand still-

“…sorry. “I think I made Her Majesty the Queen uncomfortable because my thoughts were short-lived.”

“Now, wait a minute…!”

Lady Serena turns her head with a sullen expression. That sight looked so sad that I stopped the wife without realizing it. After I actually called, I felt like there was no end to it. Because I don’t know why it stopped. I ended up opening my mouth before I expected.

“Really, is this kind of thing normal in social circles these days? I think I know how my wife felt when she used ‘slang’ for me. However, no matter how much it is for socializing, wearing only underwear is…”

“I think I know what Her Majesty the Queen is thinking. Even though it’s just women, you probably think it’s not advisable to meet face-to-face while wearing just one piece of cloth. “And since we’ve only met twice, it’s only natural that you think that way.”

I nodded slightly. My drunken head no longer worked properly, and I could sympathize with Mrs. Serena’s words. I felt like he was telling me what I was thinking about but couldn’t say out loud.

“Actually, I don’t know if all other wives also use this ‘slang’. “No matter how influential I am in social circles, I don’t get along well with all the wives.”

“is it…?”

“However, all the ladies in the ‘tea club’ I joined use this ‘slang’ to socialize in this way. When you take off your tight dress and talk on a bed with a small distance between you, there are times when you reveal your true feelings. “It’s a little easier to say things that I couldn’t tell others.”

Lady Serena, who covered herself in a negligee, moved gently and continued her story. The swaying negligee gave the illusion that the wife was wearing a negligee. Just listening to the wife’s story, the use of ‘slang’ was really a ‘pajama party’ in this world.

“Well… if you reveal too much of your inner feelings, you may act differently.”

“hmm? “What did you say?”

“no. “He didn’t say anything.”

I’m sure I said something… but did I mishear? It was a very low voice that seemed to be muttering, so I couldn’t tell what was being said. In the end, Mrs. Serena, whose voice was slightly tearful, glanced at me and lowered her head.

“I just used this slang because Her Majesty the Queen seems to be worried a lot… so that she can speak a little more comfortably…”

“……”

I always had a lot to worry about. I didn’t think he made it obvious… And, when he told me that he thought of me in that way, he wasn’t in the mood to reject me even more. I eventually closed my eyes tightly and reluctantly held out my hand to my wife.

“Give it to me.”

“Your Majesty… there is no need to force yourself too much…”

It was no use talking like that now. No, he said it while crying to prevent me from rejecting him in the first place! I took the negligee from Lady Serena’s hand, almost as if taking it from her, and sighed softly.

“…I’ll wear it right away, so just wait. As you said, I have a lot of worries. “If you wear this, your mouth will feel lighter.”

I walked quickly into what appeared to be a dressing room and sighed so that Lady Serena and the Count could not hear. Even though I already regretted it, there was nothing I could do about it. Ultimately, it was my choice to wear this. I decided to just drink, but I wonder what’s going to happen…

-Is there anything special? From what I could see, it seemed like she really cared about you.

“okay? “I felt uneasy for some reason…”

I sighed again out of frustration for some reason and began to whine and take off the dress I was wearing. I tried putting my arms behind my back to pull down the zipper, but…

‘Oh right. ‘I was the type of person who couldn’t take off the dress I wore today unless someone else took it off.’

The dress I wore today was the result of the maids putting all their effort into dressing up as I was leaving the castle for the first time in a long time. Maybe that’s why I felt more stuffy than usual, and I couldn’t take off my dress without help from others.

No matter how hard I tried to grab the zipper, I couldn’t reach the zipper located in an awkward place in the middle of my back. Even when I rubbed my back against the wall, it just hurt, and the zipper didn’t come down.

“Hehe… Is there really nothing we can do…?”

I really hate it, I really don’t want to call it that, but in this situation, what choice do I have…

“Ma’am… can you help me take off my dress…? “I’ll do it myself…”

“Well, of course! “Your Majesty the Queen!”

All I had to do was ask for help from Lady Serena or the Count. My wife was startled when she saw me and ran over to me. She laughed and grabbed the zipper that had no intention of coming down. Then, he carefully got off the car and even helped me change my clothes.

I definitely said I would change my clothes by myself…

*

And currently, I was busy on the bed sipping wine. Well… I was too busy to notice, but I wasn’t the only one wearing a negligee here.

The wife and the young count. Because they were sitting in front of me, wearing thin negligees that looked exactly like mine, and talking to each other. The room was dark so I couldn’t see clearly, but I was still able to tell what condition the lady and the count in front of me were in.

This is why I have nowhere to focus my eyes. what? Do you feel more at ease as you take off that stuffy dress? As we climb into the narrow bed together, the distance becomes closer? Not at all. Rather, I had no choice but to close my eyes tightly as the mental distance became greater than before.

Even when I drank, I felt embarrassed and the alcohol kept disappearing. Then, I suddenly wondered who created this type of drinking party. Usually, nobles are extremely reluctant to take off their clothes in front of others…

I sipped the wine in my hand and asked the woman sitting right in front of me.

“Now that I think about it… who started this secret drinking party first? “Didn’t you say that this type of drinking party started recently?”

“Ah, Her Majesty the Queen knows this person’s name. “They say it started from a secret social group run by a woman who is not from my country… but a woman I recently became acquainted with personally.”

“Secret social church…? “Do I know…?”

Do I know any foreigners…? The moment the thought crossed my mind, a name suddenly came to mind. A woman who is a foreigner and started a business together with Count Serina.

“Madame Elise Sergius…?”

“no. Even though they have the same last name, they are different wives. Wasn’t there originally a wife who was invited to the princess’s first tea party?”

“Now that I think about it… my family member, Mrs. Elise Sergius, attended for personal reasons. Her name must be…”

When I thought of the name, Mrs. Serena looked at me with a grin as if she knew the answer. Are you saying that someone who is not a noble person penetrated our country’s social circles and created this trend?

“It’s a slang term that originated in a secret social club hosted by Catherine Sergius, a businesswoman I invested in. “I also attend there as a member.”