episode_0143

“Diane, are you really okay? Do you mind if I don’t tell people?”

“I just got a little sore from moving suddenly. I’ll probably be fine tomorrow morning after a good night’s sleep.”

“You usually move your body like that and still feel fine, why are you like that today?”

“Everyone has bad days.”

“Oh my, I wasn’t very delicate. Was today an important day?”

“… … Isn’t there a serious lack of aristocratic delicacy at the point of asking if it’s an important day? Is it because they’re ordinary nobles?”

When Diane, who was lying on the cot, looked at me with a straight face, Adele let out a short laugh.

“I’m doing this on purpose because the other person is Diane. Do I really think I’ll say this to other people?”

“… … .”

“Have you seen him say this at least in front of Amelia or Elsie?”

“I’ve never seen it before… … .”

As Diane said that and turned toward Adele, Adele looked down at Diane.

The bed Diane was lying on was also one of the reasons why Adele was so upset.

It is not the inconvenient folding bed that one usually thinks of when thinking of a camping bed. Although it looks somewhat simple, it looks like it could be brought into a regular home and used.

Of course, this was also prefabricated. The outside was made of wooden boards, and a folding mattress was placed on top. So the bed was basically for two people.

For physical comfort, you can bring something heavy and share it with others, or for mental comfort, you can bring something somewhat uncomfortable and light and use it alone. It seems that Yiyayoung chose the former.

Well, there are many nobles who have never even tried indoor training such as sword training, let alone camping like this. At least men can learn swordsmanship or martial arts at least a little, but women are not like that.

If I were told to spend 2 nights and 3 days in a folding bed, I would definitely get sick right away.

For your information, Diane ended up sharing a bed with Adele.

“There are still some cute aspects in the letter, but why does that cuteness disappear as soon as you open your mouth? … .”

“What did you say just now?”

Diane got upset at Adele’s muttering.

In the past, Adele would have been in a bad mood every time Diane complained. Adele does not have the superpower to read other people’s minds at once. So, people she had only met for a short time had to be judged based on their appearance.

But that doesn’t mean you’re hard-headed enough to decide your attitude towards that person for the rest of your life just by looking at their appearance.

From Adele’s perspective, Diane was trying.

These days, they often exchange letters. Usually, the letters were without much content, but when Adele sent her a letter, Diane always responded, even if it was short.

Adele was also happy because she had a friend to share letters with for the first time. Diane’s way of speaking was so cute in her letters that whenever she felt a little depressed, she would open her drawer and take out Diane’s letters and read them, which made her feel better.

“I said it was cute? Why do you not like it?”

“He said he was cute to a noble nobleman—hehe.”

Diane tried to complain again, but as soon as Adele came close to her face, she screamed and fell backwards.

“If you were so scared, how did you think of sleeping in the same bed?”

Adele smiled and took the seat next to Diane.

In fact, the reason Adele acted like that was to hide her shame.

I heard that some noble ladies invite their close friends to their home and talk to them in the same room until late at night before falling asleep.

Of course, this was something Adele had never experienced before, as she had no friends like that.

And that’s why I was actually really looking forward to tonight. Because everyone who could be called a ‘friend’ to Adele would be sleeping in this tent.

“You can’t let Amelia and Elsie sleep separately. They already don’t know how to separate from each other.”

Diane looked away and said that.

“That’s right.”

Adele also agreed.

Amelia and Elsie were never separated from each other as usual. The reason was obvious. Elsie was Amelia’s escort. Since they had been so close since childhood, the concept of being apart disappeared.

Even if two people get married, won’t they stay close to each other?

I was thinking about this as I stared blankly at Diane’s golden hair, which was turned away from me—

“Oh my.”

Suddenly, I raised my hand and pulled her hair.

And I smelled it slightly.

“Hiik!?”

Diane, who heard Adele’s breathing coming from behind, was startled and quickly turned around. The hair on Adele’s hand followed her spinning head and ran away. Thanks to this, the hair fluttered and the smell filled Adele’s nose once again. It smelled great.

“It smells good. I guess you usually use good bathing products.”

“Ugh—!”

At Adele’s words, Diane tried to scream again but held back.

The faces of the two people were quite close. It wasn’t like they would collide if they moved a little or something.

At that moment, Adele belatedly thought, “Ah, did I get too close?”

But that didn’t mean she pulled back. Well, it was because if she pulled back now, it would look like she was paying too much attention. Diane was blushing and glaring at her right now, but she didn’t push Adele away or anything.

“Adele, what kind of perversion is that!?”

Diane protested. She was screaming, but it was a bit amusing that she had to suppress it so that it wouldn’t be heard outside the tent.

“My friend’s hair smelled so good that I just smelled it a little. Why should I try to eat it?”

“… … .”

Diane didn’t answer for a moment.

Suddenly, Adele wanted to make fun of Diane.

No, actually, that expression was a bit wrong. Adele always wanted to make fun of Diane whenever she saw her. It was very fun to see the arrogant daughter of a high-ranking noble family screaming, yelling, and stomping her feet at every word Adele said.

And beyond that behavior, I could feel Diane’s sincerity in treating Adele without walls. Although she usually showed the appearance of an overbearing noblewoman, Diane was always honest in front of Adele.

Even though it had only been a while since Adele had made a friend, she was not so foolish as to not notice it.

“Now that I think about it, have you ever heard a story like that?”

“What’s the story?”

“It is said that noble daughters often receive ‘secret bridal lessons’ in preparation for when they meet their husbands in the future.”

Of course, it was a lie. To be exact, it was a story from a novel with somewhat extreme content that I occasionally read when I was young. The books themselves were quite expensive, so I didn’t read them often, but there were books that were published for the hobby of wealthy noblewomen and young ladies. Adele knew that. I bought it, read it, and reprinted it several times.

And since it came from a book like that, it was obviously a lie.

“I heard that you practice kissing with a trusted maid or a close friend. Is that really true?”

“That, that, what is that—”

Diane reacted immediately to Adele’s words, but quickly covered her mouth.

… … uh?

“… … How did you know that?”

Diane immediately became serious and said that.

… … to?

“Inherently, a woman’s virtues include not disobeying her husband and not disappointing him. Of course, chastity must be maintained until marriage, but if not, there are quite detailed bride lessons. Of course, Adele, a common noble, would not know. .”

“… … .”

Adele, who was staring blankly at Diane with her mouth open, soon pulled her eyebrows together.

“Such a lie—”

“Aha. I guess I don’t know either.”

Diane suddenly came up to Adele with a relaxed expression for the first time in a long time and said,

Diane’s face was still bright red, perhaps due to body aches, but the expression on Diane’s face was the same as when she looked down at Adele at the ball or banquet.

“Even though I look like this, I have quite a bit of experience. If Adele wants, I can teach her a little. How about that?”

“… … !”

what?

Adele was very confused.

To what extent is the content of the novel based on a true story?

When I think about it again, stories from the past often slightly mix true stories to increase the persuasiveness of the story. This story is said to be from a certain dynasty or from a certain period.

Moreover, there seemed to be surprisingly promiscuous rumors going around among the nobles.

perhaps-

“Can I teach Adele, who has no experience and knows nothing?”

Diane spoke again.

“… … Ugh.”

Adele gritted her teeth,

“Oh, no? I have some experience too. When I was young! When I still had friends.”

“… … .”

This time, Diane’s mouth opened slightly, and her expression soon became slightly angry.

“Oh, really? Then, why don’t you show it to me? If you know it well, and if you already have experience, you can prove it, right? Or—”

The corners of Diane’s mouth formed an arc.

“Perhaps you want to lie because of pride—”

However, Diane’s mouth couldn’t finish those words.

This was because Adele’s lips were covering it.

“Ugh… … ?”

Diane, who couldn’t accept the situation with her eyes wide open for a moment, soon relaxed her body.

Could it be that Diane really had experience? Diane, who closed her eyes and leaned back, looked much more relaxed than Adele, who attacked Diane in anger.

Adele’s heart was pounding like that.

The lips that had been touching without doing anything soon separated.

“Ha.”

I thought that Diane’s exhaled breath was sweet.

I just touched it, but my lips felt hot, as if they had been burned.

“Have you seen it?”

Diane said with a relaxed expression.

“I have a lot of experience, a lot of it.”

Diane’s fingers lightly touched Adele’s lips.

“On the other hand, your body was stiff the whole time our lips met. If you want, I can practice until it becomes a little more natural.”

“… … .”

An unfair feeling welled up in Adele’s heart.

Adele was surprised that she didn’t feel like, “It was my first time.”

Rather, it was unfair to Adele that Diane was not the first.

why?

“I—”

Adele slowly opens her mouth to say something to let go of those feelings—

“Ugh!”

I heard that sound from far away beyond the tent.