Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5
5 (The Depressed Lady)
– Author Note: This time it is first person POV because first person POV is easy to write –
“… [I’ me], ne…”
I heave a sigh and threw the letter casually at the table Even if this was a letter that comes from my little sister, it is still a letter fro accused of lese h I’m sure my sister won’t even complaint even if she found out about it…
For aristocrats a frank letter froies, this kind of letter
“… Well, that girl won’t sent this kind of letter to other aristocrats though, thankfully…”
But that was also a proof that that child, Elizabeth Orlenfeld Flame is related by blood to me, Erika Orlenfeld von Flame
“No matter howthe saood, I wonder?”
I, Erika Orlendfeld von Fladom’s Queen In this country, usually the eldest child inherited the throne, but there is a reason as to why I as three years older didn’t inherit the throne
That is because I was a child born from a concubine… Or commonly known as “Mistress child”
Normally, in the world of aristocrats, the child of concubines would live poorly But I have noin a shady place at all
[Look Erika! I tried to make some sweet! Go on, try it!]
When I closed ure of the previous first Queen, Her Majesty Angelica, appeared inside my mind
Well… The taste of the sweet itself is norredient if it was only ended up tasted like that but, Angelicsama still loved me despite I was only a child born froelicsae
Of course, I don’t know if that was bad or good then… She would pour her love to the child of a h,It was as if discrimination and differentiation didn’t exist, her behavior was indeed similar to that of a holy mother
Thus we ht look like an ideal family but, unfortunately, we’re a ‘royal family’
“Well I guess, she is indeed the child of Angelicsama…”
Did Angelicsama know that behind her kindness, those disloyal retainers tried to instigate my mother to put me on the throne instead?
Did Angelicsae of her kindness and demanded me to be on the throne?
… I bet Angelicsama didn’t realize Because of her kindness, those disloyal retainers had planned to kill my cute little Liz…
“…”
sigh There’s no use forthat, I resumed my work and read the income and expenditure report, the result, it caused my mood to
turn darker instead
“… Deficit again…”
I sighed without thinking after looking at the last line of the report, red [▲] is written… Honestly…
“… Eriksama”
Suddenly the door was knocked, when I turnat me
“I don’t think there’s athe door if you opened the door before I replied, don’t you think so, Emily?”
“Pardonthis, Eriksa”
“Is that so?”
“Yes Please close the door properly if Eriksa seen would turn into an aard situation…”
Saying that ht with deadpan expression at h I said that, she is the only maid here… For now, I replied her with a bitter smile on my face
“That’sserious, so I don’tseen…”
‘Do you want to see?’, I offered her to read the documents in my hand After she read the doculoomy
“… Deficit again is it?”
“Yes…”
I shrugged my shoulders
“… This is not Eriksama fault”
“… Thank you Even if it’s just to amuse me, I’m happy”
“I’ to amuse Eriksama Even if other Flame… No, rather, even any nobles in this Orkena continent, if they are being given this land, then the result would still be the sariculture, and due to the salty soil the harvest also negligible In this land, Rondo de Terra, we don’t have tourist resort or even special product that could attract people… In fact, it is thanks to Eriksama virtue that we only suffer this much deficit”
Saying all of that in one breath, Emily’s expression returned to her usual deadpan
‘Virtue’, she said…
“… Thank you, E here just to comfort me?”
“… Right, I alot… Dinner is ready… Does Eriksama want to eat it here?”
Looking at the docuain, I decided… I know I’m busy, but still… –
“… No Today is the day weroom…”
“Are you sure?”
“It is true that I’m busy, but it does not mean that I could not spare some little time…”
Showing consent, Ehtly bowed her body I leavebehind me
“Well let us go… Shall we hear the story from the ‘hero’ from another world?”
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“Ah, Eriksan…”
“O ht for you to eat first you know?”
As I went to the dining roo me he immediately stood up from his chair I then took the seat in front of Kota
“No no, there’s no way I could eat before the owner of the house…”
“You don’t have to be that humble you know? Try to relax a little bit…”
“Well, this is notto be humble… But more like a common courtesy, I think?”
… I see He’s not trying to be humble, but common courtesy
courtesy is it?
“That is good attitude… Is that your country, no, is that common courtesy of the world you’d come from?”
Hearing aze at E behind me
“It is fine… Emily already knows your identity…”
“… It ht be rude for me to ask this but, is that really okay?”
“Let see… At least I think it should be okay, so you can trust her”
“Your words are wasted on me”
Behindback I can feel it
“If that is the case then, there’s nothing I can say Well, I did say that what I did was courtesy but, it is not to the point of being called as the etiquette of arded as normal, no?”
“… Well, I guess you’re right… Then, I’ve kept you waiting… Let us eat now…”
At the saht dishes for two people It was not luxurious dishes but thehis lanced at Kota
“… Hee…”
“… W-What is it?”
Kota turned his gaze to me Oh my, did he hear me?
“That was rude of me I was surprised by your unexpectedly superb table manners
“… Ah, that was a lapse of memory Does my table manners up to your standard?”
“I do find soance froe Did you learn it from the time you’re with Her Majesty?”