episode_0140

About a month passed in peace with nothing happening.

The days have become considerably longer now. Due to the location of the royal capital, it will not reach midnight, but if you do not close the curtains, the bright time remains long enough to be a bit uncomfortable when you lie down to sleep in the evening.

The weather was also warm. Of course, it wasn’t so hot that I was sweltering to death in the middle of summer like where I lived in my previous life, but it was still cool enough to be called cool.

The weather is noticeably different from Del Qui City—no, even from Del Qui City’s closest major city, Gratton Mount.

Of course, the country itself was a very northern country in the world, so the overall weather was cooler than other countries, but due to the nature of the country being elongated from top to bottom, the difference in weather between the north and south was also clear.

As the weather gradually became warmer and the days became longer, the activities of the nobles became very active. In particular, the number of banquet trees in the city increased significantly, so even Amelia could not keep leaving.

And the prom that I turned down and turned down, but ended up participating in.

In terms of time, it could be called ‘evening’. It was a time when commoners who went to bed early might have fallen asleep, but the sun was still up in the sky of this northern kingdom.

Maybe that’s why the nobles still think it’s daytime, and the balls were much more extravagant and intense than in spring or winter.

Of course, Amelia and I stuck together like always and turned down all dance requests.

… … The crown prince was nowhere to be seen.

In fact, lately, the Crown Prince has rarely been seen in class, let alone at balls. According to rumors, he seems to be taking classes related to the history and culture of the empire more often than magic.

Even in novels, the crown prince didn’t appear very often, really.

Because the crown prince and crown prince were both very busy.

Adele, the main character of the original work, was originally set to be connected to the owner of the Magic Tower, so it made sense.

“The three of you are still together today. Even if the Grand Duchess finds it difficult to get involved with men, Adele, you still don’t have a partner.”

As the three of us were leisurely spending time together, Diane came up to us and started an argument.

As always, when she said this, Diane covered her mouth with a fan.

Well, we all know that it’s just a facade, and in reality, he just wants to talk to Adele. Adele herself probably knows that.

Over the past month, the psychological distance between Diane and Adele has become significantly closer.

Is it because they almost always clashed swords together, and sometimes even bumped bodies? In fact, their relationship didn’t seem to have changed much on the outside, so I was a little skeptical about why the two of them had become so close.

During class, I sit next to him as if it’s normal.

Diane is usually among other noble ladies, but whenever she sees Adele, she quickly comes nearby and starts an argument—no, she talks to her.

“Oh my, I visited the prom with these two people today. Did you say that with the intention of insulting them?”

Adele calmly accepted the argument, or rather, the words.

In the past, Diane would have immediately been embarrassed by Amelia’s attention, but Diane, still covering her mouth with a fan, spoke very calmly,

“Amelia dances with Lady Elsie. However, the three of you cannot dance at the same time, so strictly speaking, you are the only one without a partner.”

It was pointed out like that.

Of course, Adele was not going to sit still after hearing those words.

Adele had a slightly somber expression,

“Then, does Diane have a partner? It seems to me that the seat next to Diane is empty right now.”

That’s how I made a point.

In reality, there was no one around Diane. She probably found Adele while chatting with the other ladies this time and quickly came over here.

Diane and Adele had completely gotten rid of their fear of Amelia, but the other girls who were not close to us still felt a little uncomfortable with us.

Relationships with high-ranking nobles can bring either great benefit or great misfortune.

If the high-ranking noble was a sociable person who liked to hang out with other people, it would have been beneficial to talk to him, but Amelia was openly showing the fact that ‘I am not that kind of person’ by refusing all the banquets and gatherings.

The two people I became close to were Diane and Adele, but since they were both ‘outside the norm’ in many ways, it seemed like no one else dared to follow them.

“… … .”

After hearing Adele’s advice, Diane looked away with a slight blush on her cheeks.

At first glance, it seemed like she felt embarrassed by Adele’s words, but from my perspective, where I had been hesitant after hearing Amelia’s words earlier, I was now almost certain, and it seemed to me that Diane had deliberately attended this ball without a partner.

That’s because it was clear that the other ladies who were talking to Diane at the moment also had their own partners.

Among them, the only thing that came ‘alone’ was… … The fact that Diane endured shame and came alone meant that there was something after her.

Come to think of it, Adele danced with me once. Does Diane remember that too?

“Tell me. Isn’t Diane the one who is more pitiful? Diane is in a position to pick a man if she wants, but she couldn’t find a partner and came this far, right?”

Diane’s face became even redder. She hid her face a little more behind the fan. Other than her eyes fluttering back and forth, all she could see was her well-groomed blonde bangs framing her forehead.

It would be shameful. Regardless of one’s intentions, in other people’s eyes, it would appear no different from Adele’s evaluation.

“Umm.”

And Adele looked at Diane, who was blushing like that, with one hand on her chin and narrowed eyes.

“Well, if you ask me, would you like me to dance for you?”

“Yes?”

“Even if I look like this, I can dance like a man. Diane is shorter than me and has a delicate body, so if we dance together, wouldn’t the balance look pretty good?”

“… … Ugh.”

It seems that Diane had a height complex.

It would be similar to Amelia.

Well, in the first place, Amelia didn’t seem to have any complaints about her height, so I didn’t think she would be upset to hear this.

It is highly likely that the reason Diane reacted this way was because she was ‘smaller than Adele’ rather than because she was small.

“Well, if you don’t like it, there’s nothing you can do—”

Adele takes her hand away with an expression that says she knew that would happen.

“… … I like it.”

Diane took his hand tightly.

That’s right.

I glanced at Amelia, who was standing next to me, and saw a slight smile on her lips.

The expression on his face says, “I knew that would happen.”

Rather, the person who was surprised was Adele.

Diane said while glaring at Adele, who blinked with an expression that said she had never expected this to happen.

“I will accept your dance request.”

“… … uh… … Yes.”

Diane took Adele’s hand, who responded a little blankly, and went to where the nobles were dancing.

Adele, who was much stronger than Diane, did not bother to reject the touch.

The moment Diane turned around while holding Adele’s hand, she seemed to catch a glimpse of the mouth behind the fan.

The fact that his mouth was smiling probably wasn’t just an illusion of my eyes.

“Now, let’s dance one more song.”

Amelia said, pulling my arm.

My arm touched Amelia’s chest and it felt hot.

“… … Yes.”

Compared to Amelia, I was much stronger, but I was dragged along by that strength.

I liked it when Amelia dragged me around like this.

It seems like it will stay like this forever.

From the beginning, I was planning on living in this world without thinking, but thanks to Amelia, I was able to find direction.

I hope I can see that smiling face for the rest of my life.

I always hoped that it could be just like that.

*

“We will notify you again.”

In the last class of the week before the weekend, Matabju said with a smiling face.

“If you would like to participate in camping, please prepare in advance as we have told you. Of course, we will prepare everything you need for camping, but we cannot prepare all the items you personally use.”

It was an announcement about preparations for camping.

For reference, the schedule itself was already released last week. In this class, except for a very small number of people, most people seem to be participating. Well, in the first place, the schedule of the nobles is probably only a flexible one that can be changed in this ‘nobles should refrain’ line. .

From what I heard, the justification for the camping trip was ‘to see if magic could be used practically’, but in reality, it seemed to be a recreation for the nobles.

The age of 17 was actually the age at which people were treated as adults in this world, but at the same time, it was still an age that could be considered young. There were many people who wanted different experiences, so it seems they were preparing for an ‘event’ in this way.

In fact, it seemed like he wasn’t just going to sleep, but was also experiencing a theme similar to ‘Test of the Wizards’.

… … No matter how you look at it, it seemed like the original writer had no useful events so he just crammed it in, but hey, it’s a good thing, isn’t it?

I am also quite looking forward to camping. Even if it looks like this, I am from Delki City and I know a lot about sleeping in the snow. Well, it may not be a literal wilderness like the camping I knew.

Still, you can stay in the same tent with Amelia, light a bonfire, sit around, and talk… … You may be able to sleep snugly inside a sleeping bag under the pretext of sharing body heat.

Ah, the romance of camping fills my head.

Without realizing it, I looked in Amelia’s direction, and then I saw Amelia laughing in this direction.

Yikes.

It seems like I just gave an awkward smile without realizing it.

I have to be careful. I’m glad that Amelia caught me, because I didn’t want other nobles to see me like this.

It’s been a while since I had to buy some fresh potatoes.