episode_0110

In fact, taking a light bath after finishing training is something you should do even if you are not a noble.

Maybe it’s a place where there’s no place to wash, so it’s impossible to make Amelia smell of sweat on the way home. Of course, I didn’t shed much.

I, who didn’t sweat much, thought that way, so the three people who were soaked from head to toe must have thought the same thing.

Up to this point, it was an idea that ordinary people, even if they were not nobles, would do, but the story changes after that.

It was polite for nobles to always dry their hair before going out.

To be exact, it wasn’t just the hair that was the problem, but ‘going outside unprepared’ was the problem.

To be more precise, it is not polite to show a less-than-perfect side to someone of the opposite sex.

Even in modern society, there is a minimum etiquette that says you should at least be properly dressed and neatly groomed when meeting someone, but in this era, that was even worse.

Women had to be beautiful and ladylike, and men had to be dignified and gentlemanlike.

So, even though it may be a little difficult to get all your makeup done here, it is etiquette to make sure your hair is dry before you leave. You never know if you might run into some nobleman on the street.

“It’s a pity that you don’t have enough money to even buy magic tools.”

Yes.

In Adele’s house, there were no special tools to dry hair.

Since it was a place where technology was not as advanced as in modern times, there were no mass-produced items such as hair dryers. The only similar items were tools that used magic created from hemp towers, and of course, such tools were very expensive.

“… … .”

As if Diane had regained her strength after successfully attacking me, she started poking around at Del’s personality again.

“Next time I visit, I should bring my own hairdressing tools. I feel like I will become lazy if I spend time like this every time.”

The four of us were sitting together in the living room of the mansion.

I wiped my hair by squeezing it as hard as I could, but there was still a lot of moisture left in it. Since all four people here had quite long hair, it took quite a long time for it to dry naturally, and we were just gathering to have a cup of tea in the meantime.

… … In fact, even this ‘car’ was an item that put a bit of a burden on Adele’s household situation, but pointing that out would be giving Diane one more means of attack.

“Lady Hoover seems bored this time.”

In any case, Adele was not the type to sit still after hearing the sound of someone attacking her.

“… … Yes?”

Diane blinked at Adele’s words.

“I thought today’s training was very fun and I gained a lot. I also think it’s good to gather together and drink tea after training.”

Last time, Adele and Diane barely talked, so it was a bit awkward to just drink tea.

“I think this time of tea drinking with the Grand Duchess and Lady Delkisi is very enjoyable and meaningful, but Lady Hoover doesn’t seem to think so.”

As Adele said that, she deliberately looked at Amelia and me once in a while. The two of us nodded slightly towards Adele with a small smile on our lips.

“… … profit… … !”

Diane must have been annoyed when Adele gently dodged her attack, and made a noise like a child screaming.

“I, too, think that spending time with you two is fun and beneficial!?”

Since Diane cares deeply about power, it seems she does not want misunderstandings to arise in her relationship with the Grand Duchess.

Well, the reason I attended this meeting in the first place is probably because of the two of us.

It is highly likely that Adele, who we are friendly with for some reason, came to tell us how unworthy it is.

The problem was that my strength was too strong to show off my skills.

“Is that so?”

Adele didn’t seem to be very hurt by the fact that her name was omitted from Diane’s words. She had been indirectly harmed by Diane since childhood, so there was no reason for her to be hurt by hearing such words now.

“… … .”

Silence fell in the room for a moment.

Adele was the first to break the silence in the room, which had been filled with the sound of tea clattering for a while.

“Actually, my thoughts about the Lady Hoover have changed a lot today.”

“… … What kind of thoughts are you talking about?”

Diane asked Adele with a very wary expression.

“For so long, I thought I only lived by joining the Hoover ladies.”

“… … .”

Diane’s mouth opened blankly.

It’s only natural that a common noble would say something like that to a countess. You can’t even imagine saying that at a ball or banquet.

Adele did not show any closeness to Diane openly, and if we were to be honest, her attitude was closer to hostility, but the reason she could say this was also because they had become psychologically close to her.

If you look at it that way, you could ask whether Diane felt close to Adele, but the attitude of a noblewoman toward a count’s daughter and the count’s attitude toward a common noblewoman are bound to be different.

“The fact that I thought I was just living my life means that I have changed my mind now?”

Normally, Diane would have gotten angry right away, but this reaction probably meant that she noticed that Adele’s voice was not that aggressive.

“Yes. Contrary to what I thought, Lady Huber’s swordsmanship skills are better than mine now.”

“… … Hmph.”

There was very little gap in Diane’s reaction.

However, somewhat different from her previous attitude, which seemed a bit porous, Diane’s expression became completely cold and hard.

“… … In that case, it would be natural. I had a separate teacher until relatively recently.”

“… … .”

hmm… … .

Somehow the atmosphere has become awkward again.

Was Adele’s words something she shouldn’t have said to Diane?

Rattling.

However, Amelia seemed to not mind the atmosphere at all, and put down the teacup without saying a word.

“My hair has dried out, so should I go back? It’s not really late, but the sun has already set.”

The street outside the window was definitely dark.

“Is that so?”

At Amelia’s words, Diane also placed a teacup on the table.

“… … Contrary to my expectations, it was a great car. Still, it looks like the training was definitely received in this regard.”

Diane said that in a slightly overbearing manner, but Adele just smiled defiantly at her.

*

“I don’t think Diane didn’t have that much of a role in the family.”

On the way back in the carriage, Amelia suddenly said something like that.

“Huh?”

“So, it seems like the Ama family doesn’t really care about Diane. If not, they don’t think about it beyond the long term.”

“Was that story in the original work?”

“He didn’t appear. He was just a supporting character who stuck by Amelia’s side and played a vicious role until his downfall. However, seeing as the family abandoned Diane like a devoted partner in the original, it is useful to have, but even if he gives up, there is no big problem – at least ‘give up’. It must be something that can be done.”

Amelia said thoughtfully.

“You and I are not part of our family that can be easily given up, right? Aside from our position, both your parents and mine care about us.”

That’s right.

If I get caught up in a political incident, Delki City will go to great lengths to protect me. Regardless of whether it will be successful or not.

“But, why is that?”

“Huh?”

I asked Amelia again, who was looking at me with her head tilted.

“Will Diane’s family problems affect us?”

“Ah.”

After hearing my question, Amelia smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth.

“Well, it’s not that family problems affect us.”

Amelia said, looking out the carriage window.

“A home that treats an average child like that is likely to fall behind in many ways, right? It’s a place that can’t even keep the basic laws of heaven, so what do you think?”

“That’s why?”

Amelia smiled and said to me who still didn’t understand.

“I don’t think it will have an immediate impact, but it could explode at some point. I don’t think there’s any harm in knowing what’s going on inside, so what do you think?”

“Well, it would be nice if that were possible, but… … .”

“It’s quite possible.”

Amelia said with a slightly evil smile.

“I think we have a place to utilize our newly acquired maid.”

Of course, that smile was pretty too.