episode_0564

As she approached the entrance to the magnificent Blackwood Duke’s mansion, Elysia’s heart grew increasingly anxious.

All sorts of uneasy thoughts running through my head. The fear that maybe I’ll just end up being laughed at.

And yet, the carriage she was riding in simply climbed over the fence of Blackwood Manor in silence, so all Elicia could do was try to calm her racing heart.

‘Wow, it’s big… .’

The first impression you get as soon as you enter the wall is the large mansion of the Blackwood family.

I didn’t think that the mansion of the writer Baron Rowid was that small, but seeing the real writer’s mansion was overwhelming.

It’s much taller than the mansion he’s lived in his entire life, and the yard is so big. How many servants do they employ in such a big house?

… And what kind of person is Lady Rosewood, who invited herself to such a mansion?

-… Gulp.

Elicia swallowed dry saliva to relieve her tension and carefully got out of the carriage.

Fortunately, the first person she encountered when she got off was someone Elicia also knew well.

“Ma, Sister Marien…?”

“… Elysia? You too… ?”

Even though it was a question without an object, I could understand it right away.

That Marien Hack, the daughter of the writer Haak Nam, who is two years younger than him, is also in the same situation as him.

“Sister Marien was caught too… Oh, no, did you get invited?”

“Yeah. I was worried that she might have been called alone, but seeing that Elicia was there, I feel a little relieved.”

“… Is this really a tea party? Is there anything you would like to ask our family… .”

“Shh. You shouldn’t say things like that here. What if Lady Rosewood hears about it later and gets upset? ”

“Yes… .I,I’ll be careful… .”

However, Marienhack was unable to hide his anxiety and was cautiously observing others.

The two of them somehow managed to get in on the carriage, but they didn’t know what to do after that. Should they wait for someone to come out from inside, or should they quietly go in and be guided?

Since they were the daughters of a baron’s family who did not have a maid due to the poor state of their estate, they were basically two people who had no knowledge of the etiquette of visiting a high-ranking noble family.

“The weather is nice, Sister Marien… .”

“That, that’s right… . The wind is cool… .”

Two people who don’t know what to do are having an awkward conversation while pretending to take a walk in the peacock garden.

What caught the attention of those two people was the sound of another carriage opening the door and coming in.

-Dakdak, dakdak.

“That, that pattern is….”

“By any chance, author Brielza… .”

Elicia and Marien carefully watch the carriage passing by, waiting for someone to come out.

In front of the two nervous people, there was the appearance of the author’s daughter, Pernelubriel, walking cautiously with an elegant demeanor befitting a noble lady.

“Hello, Miss Elysia and Miss Marien. I’m so glad to see you here.”

“P, Sister Pernel!”

“Oh my, Miss Elysia. No matter how happy you are to see me, you shouldn’t come running towards me like that. Of course, I will gladly accept your kindness.”

“P, did Sister Pernel receive an invitation too…?”

“Seeing you say that, it seems like you two received an invitation and arrived. Of course, I also received an invitation from Lady Rosewood and accepted the invitation.”

Among the three, she is the noble of the highest rank, and unlike herself, the second daughter, she is the eldest daughter and will inherit the House of Brielle.

She was a woman with outstanding abilities in many areas, to the point that she had shown up at various churches and even entered the academy. Just having the young lady of Pernel around made Elicia feel relieved.

“That’s fortunate… . If Sister Pernel is here, she will at least prevent you from doing anything rude… .”

“If you have received an invitation from Sister Pernell, your intention may simply be to become friends with us, the nobles of the Blackwood Duchy.”

“You shouldn’t go to the tea party with such complacent thoughts, Miss Marien.”

“Yes, yes?”

“If Lady Rosewood’s purpose was simply to promote friendship, she wouldn’t have invited you and Elicia. Of course, she would have invited Elicia’s older sister, Miss Doriella, and the eldest daughter of the Hark family, Miss Bellark, right? ”

“Hwa, I’m sure that might be the case… .”

Elicia, who always believed what Sister Pernel said as if she was possessed, nodded, and Marien cautiously kept silent as if her doubts had not been resolved.

“The eldest daughter is not home either, so why do you think she invited you, the second and third daughters?”

“What is the reason, Sister Pernell…?”

“Lady Rosewood wants to test you. She wants to see how educated the girls in the surrounding territory she will marry are, and how tactful and polite they are compared to her.”

“Yes, yes… ?”

“Is that so…?”

Two people looking at Pernel with eyes filled with doubt or worry.

She was the one who answered with a confident expression, unfazed by the gazes of those two people, while spreading out the fan in her hand.

“That’s right. According to what I know, Lady Rosewood is a noble lady of the baronet family. I heard that she lived in this mansion as his exclusive maid before becoming the fiancé of Prince Blackwood.”

“I’m your exclusive maid… ?”

“How do you know that, Sister Pernell…?”

“… This is an admiral’s ability to gather information. If you go out to many social gatherings, you can easily come across this kind of information. ”

It wasn’t something I learned through my own information gathering ability, but rather something I just learned while attending the same Luminor Academy.

Lilith, who had even modified her school uniform to wear it as if it were a maid’s uniform, was a famous person not only in the Magic Department but also in the entire Academy, so even though she had never really talked to anyone, it was information that she could not have not known.

Of course, Pernel always tried his best to show off in front of the surrounding lords by actively participating in social gatherings and building connections with various nobles.

“Uh-huh-huh. Anyway, Lady Rosewood wants to check it out. Even though she is a junior baronet, she will eventually become the Duchess of the Blackwood family, so she too… no, just like the two of you, is probably a little anxious.

So, you must have called us to check if your level of education is applicable to the nearby territory. ”

“And, indeed… .”

“As expected, Sister Pernell… .”

The assumption was wrong, but the result was roughly right, so it was one of the few true boasts she had made.

Of course, even Pernel, who said that, was trembling with anxiety inside, thinking that what he said might come back to him in the wrong way later.

“If that’s the case, can I really feel at ease…?”

“No, that’s why you should be even more nervous, Miss Elysia. From now on, your level of education will be that of the Rowid family. The same goes for Miss Marien.”

“I represent the Hark family… .I’m just the third daughter who hasn’t even decided on a wife… .”

“It doesn’t matter whether you’re the second or third daughter. In any case, to Lady Rosewood, we’re all the same as each family’s first impression. Since you’ve decided not to run away and to comply, you should try your best not to tarnish the family’s name, right?”

“Yes… .”

“… And the most important thing. If Lady Rosewood makes a mistake during the tea party, we must correct her as much as possible. ”

“Yes, yes?!”

“… Why is that, Sister Pernell?”

“If Lady Rosewood makes a mistake without realizing it and we ignore it, problems will arise when Lady Rose makes a mistake somewhere else later.

For example, if you make a mistake by choosing the wrong type of black tea, we may not tell you and just let it go, but if you make the same mistake at a really high-level tea party… .”

“… You might be holding a grudge and taking revenge on us for not pointing out your mistake that day.”

“Yes, yes?! Is that really true?! Uh, what should I do?! I, I’ve never had tea other than Dazzling and Assam teas?!”

“… I just told you one possibility. But you need to be careful. Besides, according to rumors… and my own information network, there was an example where she cut off her wrist at the entrance ceremony because a guy she didn’t like talked to her. So we need to be especially careful not to make any rude remarks. ”

“… You shouldn’t take her lightly just because she’s a baroness. No, maybe it’s because she’s that kind of person that she can be even more aggressive… .”

Three people continue their emergency meeting in front of the mansion entrance with serious faces. And… .

‘Why are they not coming in when they arrive and are just talking among themselves in front of the mansion…?’

It was Lilith who was looking down from her fourth floor bedroom at the sight of the three people loitering in front of the mansion’s gate.