Chapter 115 (1/2)
Chapter 115 Reserved
“Teacher Minae–”
I was in thedinner, but these four children burst into the kitchen
“It’s dangerous here, children Didn’t I tell you to tell your teacher before you ca at the floor, looking reer and stopped what I orking on to face the you want from me?”
“Um, Miss Iris is here”
“What?”
Their answer scaredhow unnatural I was acting, the children started to look a bit confused
“Le–no, Miss Iris is here? Are you sure?”
I needed to hurry and prepare tea…although that hat I wanted to do, we didn’t have any left and there wasn’t enough tio and buy al before the next donation cao out and welcoies for the disturbance!”
Yep, that was Tanya’s voice There was nothing else I could do but walk toward the entrance Although I did not look presentable enough to
“W-welcoh it was only a short way, because I had run over and because of how nervous I was, I felt that I could barely breathe
The sight of Lady Iris filledShe seemed slimmer than I remembered, and her skin was even paler than pale, alree of translucence
“Don’t be so nervous, Minae I’ to her friend’s house to have so words disarain immediately
“…friend?”
“Oh yes Isn’t that what everyone else thinks as well?”
“Miss Iris, what are we going to play today?”
“Hey, hey, Miss Iris, I can read now!”
“Miss Iris said she was going to play withher with s whatever came to their minds
But this didn’t seeenuinely happy
“Haha…that’s true, we did a!”
The children cheered, taking Lady Iris’s hand to prepare to play a game
These kids…how could they talk to a lady like that? It seemed like it was too late for me to stop them
Lady Iris was of noble blood, and was a substitute leader…I had kept these secrets from the children Even if I asked them now to be less iive them a reason for it
“To me, Minae, you and these children are ithe way!”
Just like that, she was already playing gaet to joke withthe kids up as thieves, while she chased theh the scene before , I still watched them quietly The maid next to me also watched on, with a protective look She was surprised too, but still s Lady Iris’s voice, enuine smile on her face…one that seemed to come from the bottom of her heart
“…Lady Iris, why…”
“What about Miss Iris?”
Miss Tanya askedme murmur under my breath The sound of her voice sent chills down entle to us?”
My wordsIt was rare to see her look so comical But I feltelse, the sa or not
“She was dragged down by us, but she never blamed us Not only that, but she came here especially to visit us”
The whole riot had given Lady Iris so much trouble, and ere the root reason for all of that If we…no, if I could have worked harder, then I wouldn’t have to ask so much from Lady Iris
It was all because of us that she had been painted as guilty But even so, her attitude hadn’t changed at all We couldn’t do anything but be guarded and protected by her, and that in itself was soic
“That’s the kind of person that Miss Iris is”
Tanya seemed very proud as she said this
“You see a lot of fun Would you like to rest for a while?”
As if responding to e had just been talking about, Tanya appeared next to Lady Iris with a towel she’d gotten froet over there? And where is that towel fros like this, my eyes still stayed fixed on Lady Iris
“…Lady Iris”
“What’s wrong, Minae? You look so glu happened?”
“No, of course not We’re being looked after so thoroughly”
“Is that so? That’s good If anything comes up, don’t hesitate to let me know”
…really, why did she have to be so…
She was nobility, after all, the heiress of a duke’s fa to An existence above the clouds, so to speak
Why is it that she had to be so courteous, so kind, so thoughtful when interacting with insignificant people like us?
“I am very thankful for your attention…Lady Iris,the er take walks on the streets?”
“U like that?”
“We haven’t seen you in a while, so orried!”
All the people she had visited-the lady that ran the flower shop, the man ned the food court on the corner, and everyone else who lived along that road-were very worried about her
Anywhere on this street, you’d be able to hear people talking about Lady Iris It just showed how much she had become a part of our community
In response to our question, Lady Iris flashed a bitter sher level, I couldn’t walk on the streets like I did in the past for safety reasons”
She was right I lowered ht to be disappointed
“But that’s ultiest one is just fear”
“Is that so?”
“Yes I’m afraid to see how people think of me out there After they learn ‘Iris”s true identity, it’s inevitable that their attitudes will change I’ve prepared myself for that But haven’t I burdened everyone iood that no riots started…but if they kneas nearby, they would probably at least complain a bit Hoould everyone blame me…I can’t help but be afraid of that All I want is for you to please forget my lack of capability as a substitute leader”
In the end she seemed to smile weakly But my field of vision was already dark, so I couldn’t really see her expression
What tainted my vision-fury that I could barely suppress? Or desperation at my oerlessness?
It seemed that it was both, but also neither Coe fro to say is rude, but please let , but not because of fear, but because I was trying to hold back the urge to shout