episode_0167

After class, Amelia and Elsisa returned to the mansion and practiced as usual.

Neither Adele nor Diane said anything, as if they wanted to put aside the memories of that time. The same went for Amelia and Elsie.

As if there was no need to bring up the story of what happened the previous day again, the two people practiced as usual, washed their bodies, and drank tea together.

And when our time together is over, we head back.

As usual, Adele and Diane rode in the same carriage.

“Even in this situation, I can sit next to you.”

When Diane said that, Adele’s face turned red.

The two people were sitting side by side on chairs on one side of the carriage. As expected of a carriage used by a grand ducal family, it was quite spacious, so even three people could fit in each seat, but it was a large carriage, but now Adele and Diane were sitting close to each other.

They both borrowed Adele and Elsie’s clothes. Diane borrowed Amelia’s clothes, and Adele borrowed Elsie’s clothes. Diane’s clothes were the right size, but Adele’s clothes had a lot of room left. Mainly on the leg side.

Adele’s height could never be said to be short for a woman, but compared to Elsie’s height, the difference was too large.

Even so, it hurt my pride to see that the waist fit perfectly and the chest area was a little bit left. Adele didn’t have a bad body by any means, but the bodies of the other three people I had the misfortune of being close to were comparable to Adele’s.

“So, you don’t like it? Because of last night, you don’t want to practice?”

“… … .”

Adele was actually extremely embarrassed by this situation.

I remembered the events of last night clearly. Even though I was clearly feeling hazy, it remained vivid in my memory how I hugged Diane’s waist with all my strength, compressed her chest, and covered her mouth with my mouth until she almost had trouble breathing. There was. Adele felt a little resentful of her head.

But still, I didn’t want to end this relationship.

To be honest, I saw Diane like that back then… … The reason I did it was because Diane’s face and body looked so attractive.

I knew how crazy it sounded to say this to the same woman, but—

“It’s not that I don’t like it, but… … .”

To be honest, seeing Diane quietly leaning in while looking away was a bit misleading.

How long has Diane been practicing so far? How is she able to create this atmosphere?

Adele placed her hand on Diane’s cheek.

Diane followed the hand and looked back at Adele.

“I want to ask you one thing.”

Diane said while looking at Adele from very close.

“If you had really lost your temper and gone all the way, what would you have done?”

“… … .”

“So, you know, you know what I’m saying, right?”

“If that happened.”

Adele said while looking directly at Diane.

“He must have taken responsibility somehow.”

“Anyway?”

“Somehow.”

“You don’t even like me?”

“… … .”

Adele glanced at Diane for a moment. Diane’s face turned slightly red.

“Does Diane hate me?”

“It’s not that I don’t like it, but… … .”

“You would have taken responsibility for whatever you wanted. At that time… … Because it was my fault.”

“… … .”

“Diane.”

“Yes?”

“Have you ever ‘practiced’ with a man?”

It was Diane’s aunt.

“Is that a question you want to ask now?”

“Uh, no, that is.”

“Anyway, I can’t see the atmosphere.”

Diane grumbled and said.

“If you kiss a guy, is that practice? Is it just a kiss? Why don’t you think about it before you ask?”

“… … .”

Adele sighed in relief.

I don’t know why that is.

When I was next to Diane, I kept getting strange thoughts. When we were alone like this, I wanted to cuddle up with her, share her body heat, and kiss her. Even though I knew that I didn’t have any special feelings for Diane.

Does Diane feel the same way?

… … Are the effects of the weak medicine still continuing?

Regardless of who went first, the two kissed.

Today’s practice went one step further than usual. Just like last night, it was a little more wet, deeper, and a longer kiss.

Will I ever do something like this with a man? Perhaps, Adele thought.

But at the same time, the person she was kissing in Adele’s mind was always Diane.

Before we knew it, Diane was hugging Adele’s neck and leaning on her.

“Puha.”

Their lips separated. For a moment, their lips became connected.

“That’s right. I have a letter today.”

Diane said, panting a little.

“I have one too.”

“Then, let’s exchange it when we get off. There’s still a little left.”

There was no sound of conversation in the carriage for a while.

*

When two people with conflicting impressions stand, it has the effect of making their impressions stand out more, whether it is positive or negative.

There was still a burning smell in the estate. The fire could barely be extinguished, but more than half of the forest was burned.

And of course, the most important part of the forest was completely burned down.

Most importantly, Baron Gavin does not have the ability to restore important parts of the forest at the moment.

“I’m so sorry! Count Hoover!”

In the office where Baron Gavin would have originally been sitting, there was a middle-aged man with a well-proportioned body that was the opposite of Baron Gavin’s fat body.

A middle-aged man with a neatly shaved beard and neatly combed hair, giving a truly clean look.

No, it’s not clean, but it gives the impression that it looks like it’s not clean enough.

“What am I so sorry for?”

“Because I couldn’t protect the things I should protect… … !”

“What is it that you couldn’t keep?”

“That’s… … ”

“First of all, it’s not that field. It’s not the medicine you made.”

Count Hoover sighed and said.

“You just have to rebuild the field, and you just have to make the medicine again. It costs a little money, but it’s not really wrong to think of it as a kind of investment. There are quite a few nobles who have their hands tied with that medicine.”

“Well, then—”

“But, those women.”

Count Hoover cut the Baron off.

“The problem is with the women you kept locked in the room. They ended up wandering into the estate of Baron Witten, whose territory is adjacent to yours. They have been on extremely bad terms with your family since the past. Isn’t that so?”

“… … .”

“And above all.”

Count Hoover rubbed his forehead with his hand.

“Those women were not commoners.”

“No! Definitely a commoner… … !”

“No, I was a nobleman. Although I was a common nobleman without a proper title, I was once a nobleman who lived with pride as a nobleman. Don’t you know the difference? ”

“But—”

“I know your sense of entitlement. I also understand that you grew up deeply hurt by the things you heard. But you crossed the line. If you were going to mess with me, you should have messed with a commoner in your territory. No matter how common you are, you should have touched all nobles. You touched me. Did you not understand what I said?”

The Baron closed his mouth and just lay flat on the floor.

“Nobility are always afraid that they will fall. Even if there is no war, no, it is even more so because there is no war. There is no opportunity to make merit, and the budget continues to decrease due to disarmament. The Knights Templar is disbanded and the soldiers go to their own homes. There are not many samurai families who can stand firm on the way back. Rather, this peaceful era is no different from war for the nobles.”

The Count said, looking down at the Baron.

“The reason why high-ranking nobles create relationships and gather only among themselves is to reduce competition, but at the same time, we have our own unwritten rule. We do not touch nobles who have already been eliminated. There is no way they will come back up again even if we do not touch them anyway, so we have our own unwritten rule. Is there any reason to drop it further?”

“… … .”

“You broke the unwritten rule that was there to ensure your own comfort when you fall. Moreover, even if you are not now, you used to be a noble, so it is easy to track them down. The list of commoners is full of holes and poorly managed, but the list of nobles is a different story. .It is only a matter of time before the nobles find out the story of the rescued women. Besides, Baron Witten is not even mine.”

“Well, then… … .”

“From the moment I leave this territory, I will cut off all ties with you.”

“Count… … !”

“Even if you bring up my name in the future, I will not take your side. Just know that.”

“Count, take a chance!”

Regardless of whether the Baron clung to him or not, the Count left without even looking back.

As soon as I came out of the castle, a smell filled my nose. The smell of something burning couldn’t be said to be good even with empty words.

“… … .”

The count looked towards the charred forest for a moment and shook his head.

“Eggplant.”

“Old!”

When the count said that, the knight answered in a tense voice.