Vol Chapter 3 (1/2)
‘Doki-doki Love Gakuen ~ Koisuru Otome to Omoide no Ouji’, shorten as ‘Dora-gaku’; set Mary Albert’s Household as the second power holder subsequent to the Royal Families.
She had always dressed in expensive garments; as might be expected her school uniform was haute couture.
Affluent with fortune she tended to be in charge of everything and did whatsoever she wants.
She had relentlessly taunted the heroine’s commoner sense into realizing their immense disparity in financial weight. Hence, Mary’s flaunting event scenes were termed the archetypal ‘obnoxious-sn.o.b’.
“Heh~, The Ojou in game has such lavish expenditures, huh?”
“That’s right. After bragging about something, she’d shot ‘Oh my, isn’t it stinks of plebeian here?” at Alicia’s personal belongings.”
“Again with the typical……..”
There’s nothing unexpected about it – Addie equivocated and Mary nodded in consent. Even both were n.o.bles, even having an identical name ‘Mary Albert’; thatMary has poor intrapersonal skills.
But alas, this world’s reality is almost all of the n.o.bles are acc.u.mulation of prides.
A princess imprisoned by the cage of Albert House, for Mary, spending her parents’ wealth to obtain anything she desires was a matter of fact. For instance getting numerous horse-carriages or had a villa built as her birthday present. Since her favorite foods were foe gras and caviar, she’d invite first-cla.s.s patisseries to create them in her parties…….
The game’s Mary was possibly pompous in this fas.h.i.+on; likewise she’d boast her affluence by proclaiming ‘I’m the winner’. A girl born from Albert House, withal how prestigious her opponent’s lineage is they are compelled to admit defeat* and listen on her tall talk.
Howbeit, the real Mary has infinitesimal self-importance, everything new unfolding before her has constantly generated her ebullient reactions. One house-carriage is plenty; the archaic villa hasn’t posed any problem in accommodating her stay by far either**……….
“But, I have to be arrogant henceforth.”
“Speaking of arrogant, I haven’t yet seen you bragging Ojou. Also, you’d never buy anything expensive. Why’s that?”
“Even you ask why, I did buy things I want and I ate whatever I wish.”
“By the way, nowadays what do you want the most?”
“Someone’s dismissal”
“…………………..Ojou’s favorite food?”
“A dismissal letter is pretty hard to get, well I did get it but it disappeared when it’s still half-completed. Hey Addie, are you aware where your dismissal letter has gone?”
“No, I haven’t the slightest idea. Perhaps, a dwarf living inside your room has stolen it.”
“What a fantastical answer.”
“That wasn’t me, leaving aside ‘a dismissal letter which has no correlation to me’, Ojou’s favorite food is?
To Addie who faked a cough to change the topic back, Mary m.u.f.fled, “My favorite food…” and her face soon brightened.
“Is Croquette!”
“…………………Ojou, with that kind of level please don’t be so proud***”
Blowing a deep breath, Addie directed his sight on the menu.
Incidentally, they were in the third building dining hall. Given that it was lunch break, it was jam-packed.
Among them, Mary and Addie were looking at the lunch menu lists while lining up for their turn.
If it was ‘Dora-gaku’ Mary, once she entered, she’d take a seat and adjure “Hurry up Addie!” unfortunately, Mary didn’t do such eye-catching endeavors.
On the contrary, observing the compact dining hall, she nonchalantly uttered “We should have taken a seat first.” Unlike from ‘Dora-gaku’ one, Mary would never force others to give her their seat either.
“At any rate, the foods here are pretty pricey.”
“Well it’s a n.o.bles’ academic inst.i.tution after all.”
“Like foe gras and caviar, I’m surprised they can serve these.”
For Mary who still bemused, Addie nodded “That’s to be expected.”
Certainly as Mary mentioned, St. Karelia foods were profusely exorbitant, even a single dessert costs more than general house’s nourishment expenses.
The design layout was grandiose, equaling a first-cla.s.s restaurant interior.
Moreover, chefs gathered from around the world plated their foods; it’s already surpa.s.sed the definition of ‘dining hall’.
Nonetheless, their customer-services were indeed lacking, as evidence of the lengthy lines. It’s a predictable outcome considering they put an extra care in each dishes.
It’s precisely an inefficient system, someone cannot help it forasmuch as the n.o.bles being the cause. For commoners ‘fast, cheap and delicious’ are their priorities. Meanwhile, for people who have a leeway in time and pouch, ‘leisurely, high-priced, delicious and valuable’ are their approaches in selecting meals.
“But they sure are dilly-dallying. Shouldn’t they construct another one?”
“Ojou, again with the n.o.bles’ whimsical remark………we can eat wonderful foods, so let’s be an adult and wait patiently.”
“Geez, I’m Mary Albert, y’know? Any foods listed here, I can eat them whenever I wish at home. If Addie doesn’t need to come, who wants to go to this boisterous place?”
“Well, if I wasn’t enrolled here, I probably would never eat something so pricey either.”
Mary heaved a sigh noticing Addie joyful expression as he grabbed a tray.
Where in the world you can find a lady accompanying her servant buying his lunch……….well, she’s here, okay.
Spotting someone, Addie abruptly tapped Mary’s shoulder who was engrossed in her thought.
“Ojou, please look over there. Isn’t she Alicia?”
“Eh, where!?”
Indeed on the spot Addie appointed, Mary figure could be seen.
She sat in the corner of dining hall as to hide herself, edgily paying attention to her environs.