episode_0139

In the returning carriage, there was silence between the two people.

Neither Adele nor Diane knew what to say.

Diane’s decision to take the carriage back with Adele was not an impulsive decision. It was something I had been thinking about from the moment I woke up this morning.

The reason why I sat next to Adele in class, and the fact that I am now facing Adele like this.

But, there’s one problem—

He said he didn’t know how to talk to Adele.

The two don’t have that much time to talk.

Although they were traveling by carriage, Diane’s residence was not that far from Amelia’s residence. In fact, they were in the same neighborhood, so if she had something to say, she had to do it urgently.

However, Diane’s mind was completely white.

To talk to someone at a social gathering, all you have to do is compliment their clothes. After hearing their name, all you have to do is bring up the content that comes to mind when you hear that name. In the first place, at the banquet that Diane attended and at the ball, she talked to a nobleman of the same level as Diane. ,The name of such an ‘important nobleman’ was already in my head.

And the various achievements that come with that name and stories about the generations before that.

However, the name ‘Adele Carlins’ was still quite unfamiliar in Diane’s mind.

In an era without war, it was difficult for a knight to become famous unless he worked in a really important place. By the way, Diane didn’t even know where Adele’s father worked.

When I was with Amelia or Elsie, I would naturally say something, but now it was difficult.

On the contrary, even for Adele, Diane was an unpredictable being.

Until recently, he had been acting like a child in an enemy family, but recently he has suddenly become friendly.

I didn’t think it was a false feeling. If I had, I would never have sent the letter to Adele Diane.

When Amelia and Elsie were together, Adele was proud to argue with Diane, but she still didn’t want to start an argument in a situation where there was no one to mediate.

No matter how bold she is, Adele is a common noblewoman. If you just mess with the other person’s personality and then make a fool of yourself, the already tilted position may not be able to recover.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Was it about a minute that we kept our mouths shut like that?

“Oh, really!”

Diane blurted out those words.

Although it was a fairly wide carriage, it was enough for the voice to resonate loudly. Ian, who actually said that, was surprised by the unexpectedly loud sound of his own voice and shrugged his shoulders.

“Adele, if you are with a nobleman higher than you, of course the lower one should talk to you!”

“… … From what I learned, I heard that it was actually rude.”

It is rude for a noble below to speak rudely to a noble above.

“That’s what I say when there’s a noble relationship between me and Adele.”

But Diane was also right. The reason there are such unwritten rules at balls is because there are so many nobles in them.

Before a baron or nobleman talks to a count, they first talk to the same count slowly and have the conversation they need to have. Although they do not stand in line in front of him, they look at each other and wait for their turn.

Likewise, the baron talks to people similar to him and those of lesser rank, and the same goes for nobles below him.

Otherwise, people will only flock to high-ranking nobles and you will not be able to have the conversation you need to have.

Of course, it also had the meaning of establishing the prestige of high-ranking people.

“When there are only two people like this, of course such unwritten rule does not apply.”

“In that case, the count’s big-hearted daughter could give the grace of speaking first to this nervous nobleman.”

Even as she said that, Adele had a smile on her face because she knew that Diane had ‘intentionally’ spoken to her first.

Either to break the mood, or because I actually have something I want to say.

Considering the way Adele has seen Diane so far, it’s not like she’s genuinely angry. And, to be honest, even if Diane is truly angry, she’s not that scary. When she acts, she has the appearance of a scared prey. Should I do it?

“Heung.”

While saying that, Diane calmly turned her gaze out the window, but still did not continue blaming Adele.

Avoiding eye contact, Diane moved her hands.

Diane rummaged inside her coat and took out a white envelope.

It seemed to be an envelope made not of parchment, but of paper imported from the East. It was a very expensive item in itself.

And then he handed the envelope to Adele.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … Oh, don’t you accept it?”

“Yes?Oh, yes.”

After hearing Diane say that, Adele carefully took the envelope with both hands.

I accepted the slightly scratchy envelope and—

“Wait!”

Adele’s shoulders shook when she heard Diane shout that again. Diane herself was the same way.

“Open,Open,Open,What would you do if you opened the letter right in front of the sender!?”

Adele’s mouth opened slightly as she stared blankly at Diane, who was startled.

“A letter?”

“Then what were you thinking, hmm!”

As I was looking blankly at Diane, who was already turning her head in the opposite direction, I blushed and continued speaking.

“I was grateful for the letter that day. But… … .Ulysses is small, so he can’t carry a large letter. But it’s embarrassing to give him boo, boo, boo, in front of other people!”

Amelia continued to stare blankly at Diane, who was yelling again.

Luckily for Diane, the carriage stopped at just the right moment.

“Then you must read that letter! Yes? Okay! Don’t throw it away, make sure to read it! And… … If you want, you can reply at least, hehe!”

There’s no reason to add “heung” at the end of a sentence.

But before Adele could argue, Diane got out of the carriage with a bright red face.

“… … .”

I couldn’t even say goodbye.

Adele thought idly, looking down at the pure white paper bag with no sentence or anything stamped on it.

*

Dear Adele.

Thank you for the letter. I had a lot of things to do, but you don’t know how fortunate I was to receive a letter from a friend at that time.

But you don’t need to worry too much. I just had a lot of thoughts, and there’s nothing wrong with my health.

I was relieved to hear that Adele wasn’t very interested in Kissy. I can’t tell you why yet… … If I get a chance someday, I hope I can slowly tell you the reason.

Once again, I would like to apologize for being angry at you in an unadult way. I acted too emotionally, unbecoming of a nobleman. It was fortunate that the only people there were Amelia, Elsie, and us. If it had been a public event… … .

I will be careful not to do something like that in the future.

By Diane Hoover.

PS What is Alexander’s favorite food? In the last letter it was written that it was fishing bait, but are you really talking about earthworms?

*

“… … .”

After returning home and reading the letter, Adele blinked several times and rubbed her hands.

However, the content written in the letter did not change at all.

For a moment, I thought that someone had replaced the contents of this envelope with someone else’s writing, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

It seems that Diane wrote this letter secretly. Moreover, Diane did not even reveal to Amelia or Elsie that she had this letter.

“The way they speak is completely different.”

When listening to a story from a teacher, I heard that when you write a letter, you use a tone that is very different from your usual tone.

Some people become more honest, while others hide their weaknesses by correcting themselves several times.

But the tone in this letter… … Diane was much friendlier than usual.

Could this be Diane’s true personality?

Certainly, considering the way he treated Ulysses, it was worth it. Considering the name Ulysses Huber ‘II’, it seems that he had already raised animals before, and the way he treated Jesse was gentle and warm enough.

Adele carefully folded the letter again and put it in the envelope.

And I carefully placed the letter in the first drawer.

“So, this is a reply to the letter I sent.”

This is truly ironic.

It was the first letter I received from a friend in my life, and I never thought I would receive it from Diane and not Amelia or Elsie.

The smile did not leave my mouth.

For some reason, I felt like I could tolerate Diane, who I was meeting tomorrow, even if she was a little more annoying than usual.

“By the way, Diane also has a cute side.”

Adele lay down on the bed, muttering something that would have scared Diane.

Diane also had the ability to bring smiles to others.

After all, Adele thought, it is not something to judge people only by their appearance.