The mansion is so huge… … ?
I stared at the large mansion in front of me. The place I arrived at was the townhouse of the Count Holman family. In reality, the county where Count Holman resided was quite far from the capital.
In her letter, Miya said that she often spends time with the ladies of the capital at this townhouse.
‘Even though it’s not the author’s original home, it feels like a lot of effort was put into it.’
I heard that Count Holman is busy with official duties and rarely leaves the county. Of course, I also heard this through a letter from Miya.
Miya, the count’s daughter-in-law, often visited the capital, so the mansion seemed to have been designed to her liking.
So, very… …
‘It’s princess style.’
Here and there, walls decorated in pastel colors such as pink, yellow, and light green were seen, and the landscaping on the road leading to the main gate was very colorful.
My second female friend has very princess-like tastes. Well, that doesn’t mean I was surprised that she was an actual princess, just like my first female friend was an emperor.
I got off the carriage feeling a little shaken.
“Celia! welcome! “I was waiting!”
As soon as I got off the carriage, I heard a loud voice full of joy. No, how can a human voice be this loud?
The voice was so loud that it seemed as if it had swallowed a train barrel. My ears were tingling, so I furrowed my eyebrows and turned my head to the side.
“uh… … Miya? “I think our distance is a little too close.”
“Wow.”
It was so loud that I thought it was strange. Miya, with a very flushed expression, was standing less than a span away. At this level, he almost put his mouth to my ear and shouted… … ?
I laughed awkwardly, picking my still-tingling ears.
“I’m sorry, Celia. I was so happy that I forgot the courtesy of a noble… … .”
okay. I vaguely remember that the etiquette teacher who ran away while teaching Celia once spent an hour teaching her how important it was to keep our distance from each other.
Even though he ran away and drank due to Celia’s brutality… … .
Teacher, I am deeply understanding your teachings.
“no. are you okay. You weren’t waiting here the whole time, right? “It’s spring now, but it’s still a bit cold.”
“lol… … “When Celia says she’s coming, her body starts shaking so she can’t stay still.”
Miya said, slightly twisting her body with a shy face. It was the appearance of an emotional lady, a girl full of excitement and joy.
I was also happy that Miya welcomed me like this.
‘Uh, um.’
The soft expression of emotions of a noble lady dressed up so brightly in this pink mansion was a bit unfamiliar to me.
No, it is a feeling closer to being painful rather than unfamiliar.
Ugh. I’m sick of this kind of thing.
I smiled awkwardly at Miya again. Then Miya smiled brightly and held out her hand. White gloves were placed on her bravely outstretched hands, as if her knight was escorting the Lady.
“Come on, let’s go in. Everyone came early today because they heard that Celia was coming. “Everyone is waiting for Celia.”
“yes… … ?”
Since we were having tea time, I thought there would be other people besides me. It’s so burdensome that everyone is waiting for me.
Still, since it was an event organized by my second female friend, I was able to participate with joy.
I put my hand on Miya’s hand.
The place I walked to after receiving her guidance was a terrace overlooking the garden. This place was also decorated with a princess sensibility, so I felt like I was getting some skin on my skin.
“Everyone please look this way. Today’s protagonist, Lady Celia Evanroir, has arrived.”
“Hello, young lady.”
“nice to meet you.”
There was a long pure white table on the terrace, and around it sat a row of noble daughters, each wearing fancy dresses.
Everyone has sparkling eyes. Those eyes look somewhat burdensome.
“hello. It is called Celia by Viscount Evan Loire. “Nice to meet you all.”
When I say hello, several ladies start shaking their butts for some reason. Why does it seem like a gesture asking me to come and sit next to me?
Despite their wishes, I ended up sitting at the head of the table with Miya.
“I really wanted to see you, Lady Celia.”
“Uh, yes.”
weird. Why are you showing such affection for me?
It’s still etched in my mind that the nobles of the past, as soon as they saw me, walked away like a tidal wave.
The last time I encountered the nobles was at the ‘Place of Rest’, and even then they seemed to be avoiding me.
Not only was this body so infamous, but when I announced Axion as my child, everyone was reluctant to approach me. Except for those who approach to start a fight.
“I heard a lot from Lady Miya. Until now, I, no, I think many nobles have had a huge misunderstanding about the lady.”
“… … yes?”
What do you mean, misunderstanding?
When I blinked a couple of times and tilted my head, the lady who was talking to me caught my gaze, cupped her cheek slightly and said, as if she was embarrassed.
“There was a rumor going around that the lady was so crazy about the menial job of farming that she missed her marriage and spent all day collecting animal feces.”
“… … .”
It’s not a rumor, it’s a fact.
“Actually, it turns out that I fell in love with a great being and deliberately farmed for him… … ”
“… … ?”
yes?
An impossible love with a great being? Me?
I blinked several times, then quickly looked around. The other ladies were all nodding their heads with slightly tears in their eyes.
No, there… …
Before I could say anything, the lady who had mentioned earlier continued speaking.
“It was a love that could not be fulfilled, so instead of letting him go, she conceived life with her heart and gave birth to a child named Axion… … .”
“Wow, it’s so touching.”
What on earth are these women talking about? I gently scratched my cheek.
I was wondering why they suddenly developed a crush on me, but it seems like a huge rumor has been spread to stimulate their sensibilities.
Great being… … ? What kind of existence is this love that cannot be realized? And you can conceive life with your heart. Is that possible?
I was about to open my mouth because I thought I should correct it because it was a vain rumor. There was a hand gently holding my hand.
Miya seemed somewhat restless when the story about me came up.
“everyone. Wouldn’t Celia be a little embarrassed if I spoke to her directly like this? “Let’s stop talking about this now.”
“oh. I’m sorry, Lady Celia. I was too presumptuous. It must be heartbreaking for the young lady… … ”
“Uh, um. no. are you okay.”
The other ladies seemed to be paying attention to the lady who brought up this story. And then he gives me infinitely warm eyes… …
Those eyes are so,
‘Good?’
Because I was looked at with so much contempt and disgust, my heart was a little hurt. Such warm gaze.
‘Is this situation Miya’s work?’
I felt Miya next to me constantly watching me. Perhaps, she was thinking that I had licked her lips without my permission.
But I didn’t feel particularly bad. Rather, I liked the current situation.
‘When Axion appears in the social world as a representative of Evanroir in the future, it is better than forming relationships with people amid bad rumors.’
In fact, they say I am the only one who can shake off people’s bad reviews, but Axion didn’t know that. No mother would want to inflict that kind of pain on her beloved child.
I slightly softened my eyebrows and smiled sadly, as if what they were saying was correct.
“Thank you, everyone.”
“Hmm.”
I don’t know what my thanks provoked in them, but several ladies held their breath and turned their heads.
what. She just sat there quietly, and her opinion of me improved?
That’s such a piece of cake.
* * *
Gulp, Dazar looked down at the soy sauce egg rice in front of him and swallowed.
The one brought by Viscount Evan Loire’s butler was shiny and shiny, and looked really appetizing.
“Thank you. “Go away.”
“Hmm. all right.”
After the butler stepped away with a voice full of pride, Dazar lifted his spoon with reverence.
He finished his soy sauce egg rice the way Celia used to eat it and leaned back on the sofa with a satisfied expression.
‘As expected, it’s delicious.’
As he forgot his memories of ‘her’ in the past, Dazar also forgot his memories of taste. To be precise, it is correct to say that I have forgotten what ‘delicious’ means.
But this food… … No, the food Celia cooked was different. All of those foods were ‘delicious’.
Maybe it’s because this rice is such a great food ingredient. Once it began to spread to the continent, wheat would soon be pushed out of the staple food.
I felt a little sleepy because my stomach was full.
Dazar’s golden eyes slowly closed.
‘… … It’s her.’
Dazar had a dream.
A dream I have never dreamed in this life.
It was a dream about ‘her’.
‘what… … ?’
In the dream, Dazar was as conscious as if he were awake. When he realized that, he tried to look straight at the woman in the white dress sitting in front of him.
‘Her’ and he were facing each other. Just a little more, just a little more. I slowly, very slowly raised my downward gaze.
If you raise it a little higher, you can see ‘her’ face. The face of my fiancé, whom he had forgotten with a curse.
His gaze slowly rose from the tips of her thin, white fingers to the area around her neck. Soon, she saw her lips quivering.
What was she saying?
‘Remember me, me. I am… … Near you… … .’
“… … omg!”
close to me… … ?
Dazar opened his eyes.
“Huh, oh oh… … .”
“What just happened? Dazar. A strange power… … .”
Come on! As soon as he woke up, what he saw before his eyes was Ruben from his last life, the red bird. The red bird muttered, its eyes shining brightly.
“A strange force broke my chain. “Didn’t you feel it too?”
“… … .”
The red bird looked urgent, but Dazar did not have the energy to answer.
Just now, he saw a little bit of ‘her’. Forgetting her with her curse. Just a little… … She remembered a little bit.
Dazar had no intention of sharing this fact with the red bird. He closed his mouth and slowly stroked his hair.
“… … What is this strange power? I had a nightmare because of you. Move.”
As I waved my hand, the red bird looked dissatisfied and fluttered away. He still looked anxious.
‘… … Something just broke the curse on Ruben.’
No, it didn’t stop there, and ‘she’ went further and made her presence known directly.
Dazar’s golden eyes trembled slightly as he dried his face.
