Chapter 223 I Had a Feeling that Things would Drastically Change (1/2)

After Lilia-san left the assembly hall, I slightly raised my guard.

I may feel like there isn’t a single bit interesting in me…… but apparently, I’m quite famous among the nobility, so that gives me some idea of what’s about to come.

“Could I refuse their dance invitation well?” is what I was thinking about…… but for some reason, the result was different than I expected.

The nobles who tried to approach me near the entrance were somehow talked to by another noble at the right time or even offered a dance, and as a result, they didn’t come up to me.

As I was tilting my head at this situation that seemed to be too convenient for me, I heard someone whisper into my ear.

[……Kaito-san, please look at the table on your right.]

[Alice? Why are you suddenly telling me that…… Table on my right, are you talking about that?]

Tilting my head at Alice, whose figure I still couldn’t see, I looked at the table to my right as I was told, and saw a variety of dishes on it.

In this buffet-style party, the food was basically self-service, and the table was surrounded by some nobles who were holding their small plates.

[Yes, you can see that roast beef that looks really delicious, right?]

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[……I can see it.]

[……I think I deserve a reward for my hard work.]

[……How many slices do you want?]

I see. I finally understood…… The nobles who came by earlier were being led elsewhere at the right time because Alice is using her subordinates to guide them well…… Unnn. She certainly is working hard, and it’s helping me a great deal.

Thinking that, I moved to the table where the food is placed, and while watching as the nobles who were originally there were spoken to by other nobles at the right time again, I take some slices of roast beef onto a small plate and quickly move the plate to the right…… and the roast beef that was on it disappears.

[Hnnn~~ As expected of the royal palace, that tastes wonderful! Nothing really tastes better than free food.]

[Come on, if you’ve got any more food you want to eat, I’ll go take some.]

[Eh? No way, Kaito-san is being unusually nice to me! So, it has finally come. You’ve finally decided to take my flag. You’ve finally become madly in love with Alice-chan’s charm, right!?]

[……Does that mean you don’t want to eat anymore?]

[Aaahh, I’m sorry. That’s not true. I’m going to eat!]

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Even in a place like this, I felt somewhat reassured by Alice, who was still the same as ever. I then started picking out a variety of dishes for Alice to eat until Lilia-san returned.

I thought that if Alice wanted to eat, she should just take some herself, but Alice said something like “I think it tastes better this way.”, which I honestly don’t understand at all.

As I continued to eat for a while, I heard Lilia-san’s voice at the same time as I heard her footsteps from behind me.

[……K- Kai- Kaito-san!? T- Thank you for waiting!?]

[L- Lilia-san!? Ah, no……]

As soon as I heard Lilia-san’s voice, I remembered that incident that just happened earlier, and I looked back at her, strangely nervous……

[……Errr……]

[C- C- C- Come, let’s go see Amalie.]

[……Ummm, Lilia-san?]

[Hyiihhh!?]

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When I turned around, the one behind me was the familiar Lilia-san but…… Lilia-san, with ears that looked really red, had her face completely looking at a different direction.

How should I say this…… Her posture is a bit funny.

[……Why are you looking that way?]

[T- T- T- That’s because…… errr…… I just feel like looking this way!!!]

[……I- Is that so……]

She’s really bad at lying…… Without a doubt, the reason why Lilia-san’s face is turning bright red is because of the actions she did earlier.

In fact, I’m not entirely sure myself, but I think I’m probably also blushing.

[T- Then, how about we go to where Amalie-san is…….?]