Chapter 1 (2/2)

「Duke Physalis Sashi+s and I are getting married? 」

Just when I ondering why father called me to his study, I was told this unbelievable story

I thought that my sapphire blue eyes, which went completely round, would fall out of their sockets It was that much of a shock It was not just me as shocked

「That is right Moreover, the other side is completely aware of our financial situation They said they would take over the debt, in exchange they ask for your hand in e Voila 」

Father had a confused look on his face

Certainly this is sudden, isn’t it This sure came out of the blue

But suddenly doubt welled up

「Am I per chance acquainted with the lord duke?」

I tiltedever met him at all

「Yeah~ indeed Of course you are not, right? Because ih society, the life of the poor began, so you didn’t attendparties? 」

Father tilted his head just like me

「Right? Besides, I don’t have much in the way of floords? Were there even any ruh society?5 And yet, why? If it is the lord duke, he should be popular」

Like a e of each other, father and I fold our ar ‘h comes to mind

The youthful 24 years old duke, who usually is on knight duty in the royal palace Also, we are talking about Mr Elite who becae His looks are lovely too, the toned and flexible body in the knight order’s uniforhters and s Ah, I have never met him, those are just hearsay and rumorsSo ould such a duke (read as: super superior property)6,that hter? I don’t understand the reason at all

「Well, since there is no reason to refuse here, or rather I’d be happy to accept it, but how about you Viola? If you don’t like it, I will refuse 」

My gentle father wants to respectthat, but I can’t refuse here, now can I As if a count fae proposal froious duke family Besides, this isn’t the place for an in debt covered un either

Also because thinking『Being singleIf by this the household is saved, wouldn’t you gladly hand out one or two of me?!

「No, father If it is for the sake of the faladly accept 」He showed a wholeheartedly sreement1ロージア: is there a flower that has a name close to rojia? Rose is rozu afaik

2Apparently a genus of plants Euphorbia

3This chinensis and physalis

4They were poor but lived a hunity

5社交界の噂どころか口の端にも上ったことのない私ですよ？: For the lack of better words, I had to wing this one Suggestions are welcome I think the sentence wants to convey, that she is so unimportant/unknown that the other nobles don’t takearound

6In japanese soana’s are written above a kanji to indicate how they are read and thus interpreted Here the words ちょうゆうりょうぶっけん (Chō yūryō bukken) are written above the kanji for duke, indicating thatin your dreaood property to invest in

7へこむわぁ(hekomu wa~a)