episode_0563

A few more days have passed since the day Lizzie visited and taught her the language of the noblewomen, and Agnes visited and played with Iris for a few days before leaving.

The maid, Melissa, who was teaching me manners as usual, suddenly came out, made eye contact with me, and said this.

“I think that’s enough etiquette training, Miss Release.”

“Yes?”

“Thank you for your hard work. You don’t have to come to the training room tomorrow morning.”

As usual, I was receiving training as a Duchess under Maid Jang Melissa, when suddenly, the graduation declaration fell from her mouth.

… To be honest, I was still a bit anxious because I felt like there were still a lot of things I was lacking.

“Is it really okay to end it here? I think there are still many things lacking.”

“Of course, compared to noble daughters who grew up in good families, Miss Lilith’s education may be a bit lacking, but even so, at this level, you can proudly say that you are the master’s wife wherever you go.”

“But… .”

“Above all, from now on, this is not an area I can teach you. The education and knowledge of noble ladies can only be filled by talking to other noble ladies. Only by actively talking to more people can Miss Release’s education blossom.”

“… I see.”

Well, as Melissa said, the best way to learn practical knowledge is to talk to other girls directly.

I also had a vague sense that Melissa had nothing more to teach me, and her etiquette lessons had become much looser than when I first learned them.

Since he hasn’t even brought a whistle in the past two weeks, I guess that means there’s nothing to criticize about my every action.

“From now on, I think it would be good to meet as many people as possible and gain knowledge. Let’s try to communicate with many young people in a wider range of ways than usual.”

“… Broad direction.”

“If you are a person who is good at amaryllis, you must have received many invitations to tea parties. How about attending a tea party that is not too burdensome?”

“If it’s a tea party invitation, I’ve received quite a few… .”

There are always nobles lining up just to be the next Duke of Blackwood’s wife.

Even if she is a lowly young lady of baronetcy, the moment she becomes the next duchess, that becomes meaningless.

The problem is that even if I received such an invitation, I would not be able to leave the Blackwood Manor.

Since Ethan had a strange misunderstanding and ran away from the mansion, I explained that he could not leave the Blackwood estate until he had at least made sure that they were married and his mind was at peace.

“Yes, that definitely happened two years ago. I remember it too. When Miss Lilith ran away from the master without saying anything, the atmosphere in the mansion was quite serious. ”

“… That, that must have been it.”

“Then, on the contrary, it might be a good idea to hold the tea party yourself this time. If it’s a tea party that Miss Release herself holds, she can invite the guests herself, so she can invite people she doesn’t feel bad about making a mistake.”

“A person who doesn’t feel burdened by making a mistake… .”

The first ones that came to mind were naturally Dorriji and Agnes, but since I already talked to them every day, it was likely that they wouldn’t be of much help in improving my culture.

If it was just Lizzy, she might be able to learn some aristocratic manners from Agnes. Even if you force her to be polite, she’ll probably get up from her seat in less than an hour.

Besides that, among the other young ladies I knew at the academy, there was no one I was particularly close to, and I had never visited any nearby estates… .

“If you don’t have a suitable young lady to invite, you can ask a noble lady in a nearby place to get to know her better.

The families near Blackwood Estate, big or small, already have relations with each other, so I don’t think they’ll be surprised if Miss Lilith suddenly sends them a letter of friendship. ”

“Is that so…? But why do you feel burdened just because it’s a letter from the Duke’s family… .”

“If that’s the reason why you feel burdened, you wouldn’t be able to say anything even if Miss Lilith were to make a rude remark. She would be even better as a practice partner for the first tea party.”

… The Duke’s maid’s basic awareness is different.

The idea that the more burdensome it is, the more advantageous it is for me was an idea that Melissa could come up with because she had worked in the ducal family for a long time.

“First of all, what about Elicia Rowe, the young lady from Rowe, who is closest to the Blackwood estate? She is said to be about two years younger than Lilith.”

“… I think that would be no burden at all.”

“And Baron Hack’s daughter Marien Hack would be fine too. Baron Hack’s territory is right next to Blackwood’s territory. As far as I remember, this girl is the same age as Miss Lilith.”

“… From the beginning, aren’t you two a bit too much…?”

“It will be much more burdensome for the party to invite only one person. Inviting other guests of similar level will help emphasize that it is a pure tea party with no other purpose.”

“Oh, I see. Then, you two… .”

“But since you might still feel burdened if we invite only two people, let’s invite just one more person, Writer Youngae.

How about the young lady of the here and now, Pernellubriel? I heard that she graduated from the academy two years ago. ”

“I don’t remember seeing you at the academy… ? Besides, you graduated two years ago, so you’re a year my senior considering your leave of absence period, but I’m upset that I don’t remember you… .”

“Don’t worry, Miss Release. Since Lady Pernel entered the archery club because she likes archery, it’s only natural that she has no connection with Miss Release or the master. It’s enough to just use the story from her days at the academy to lightly stir up the topic.”

“Yes, yes… .”

“Then, should I first write an invitation to Miss Se-ah? Considering the time it takes for the messenger to come and go and the preparation time, I think it would be good to set the date at least a week later. And other than that… .”

Under the leadership of Maid Jang Melissa, she wrote invitations to be sent to the noble ladies as if possessed by something.

By the way, Melissa is the head maid of the Blackwood family, but how does she know so much about the girls of the noble families around her?

Just in case you knew that I didn’t have any other friends besides Lizzy and Agnes, I prepared in advance…

“Please write the letter to Brielle Youngae a little differently. The youngaes might be friends, so it would be better to differentiate them a little so that Lilith doesn’t hear different stories later.”

“Yes, yes… .”

It was a reasonable doubt, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask.

If the answer I got was that it really seemed like I didn’t have a girlfriend, I would have felt even sadder.

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Elysia Rowe.

The second daughter of a man from a remote village with no special talents.

Elysia looked out the window, fiddling with the hem of her dress, which was much neater than usual, but even the scenery of Blackwood Estate passing by outside the window could not calm her mind.

‘What happened? Why did the young lady of the Blackwood family send me an invitation…?’

I wondered if it was sent by mistake, but it definitely had my name written on it. And it wasn’t my eldest sister’s name, it was my own name.

The problem is that he has never had any connection with the Blackwood family’s daughter.

From the beginning, she had doubts about whether she should be invited to a tea party for a dukedom, especially one of the size of the Blackwood family, so she had not been able to sleep comfortably even for a single day since the day she received the letter.

‘Could it be something like bullying…? In fact, I was the only young lady of the Baroness family who was invited, and when I actually arrived, only the young ladies of high status, like the other duke’s families, were sitting there… .’

Elysia often heard that there were nobles with such bad tastes, so she was even more fearful. Of course, it would be rude to refuse the invitation from the Blackwood family, so she had no choice from the beginning.

I knew about Lilith Young-ae through rumors. Although she was a baronet, she caught the eye of Prince Blackwood and was soon to become a duchess.

It wasn’t much of a consolation. It was already certain that she would become a duchess, and her status as the second daughter of the Baron was clear to everyone.

The story of Prince Blackwood’s love for his wife was secretly famous throughout the empire. Even if she was a junior baronet, the fact that you must treat her with the same courtesy as you would treat a duke’s daughter did not change.

‘I really don’t think it’ll end with just a tea party. Rather than going myself, it might have been better to ask my older sister to go instead…’

A tea party invitation that is so simple that it is almost suspicious.

Elicia, who was holding her trembling heart and feeling anxious, was wondering about the letter from the unknown person, just like the other two young women.