Chapter 108 (1/2)

Chapter 108

Translator: Yonnee

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About thirty minutes prior—

For a while, Diana and Alicia stayed at the barracks, resting But then, an unexpected guest arrived

To be precise, he cauest was none other than Daniel Freesia, the Young Duke of House Freesia

He briefly greeted Alicia, then he asked where Rosetta was, as he couldn’t see her anywhere Alicia promptly explained

“Gosh, I was a step too late”

I was going to invite you both so we could all take a stroll together, but…

Daniel spoke regretfully after hearing that Rosetta had gone out first

His blue eyes blinked once, twice—gli with disardless of what he had just said, he opened his lips to speak once again

“It’s a shame that Lady Rosetta isn’t here, but why don’t we take a walk together instead, the two of us? The weather is really nice”

Alicia iestion

She had never taken a stroll with someone asn’t her family, let alone a man

Still, her worries were short-lived

Alicia was lost in thought briefly, but her head soon went up and down slowly

She had gotten more comfortable around Daniel ever since they becaht that she ht run into her sister, as herself on a stroll

And as Daniel mentioned, the weather was really nice

As her bashful consent was given, the two other people who saw this had differing reactions

One shed inwardly

The former was, of course, Daniel, while the latter was Diana, atching everything silently

‘A stroll together out of the blue, huh’

Aat the hunting festival’s grounds, she had received an order from Rosetta

‘Protect Alicia No matter what’

It was the very first ‘order’ that Rosetta had given Diana, and so she vowed to succeed in this As it was said—no ed glances, too

After seeing the sharp look in Rosetta’s eyes before she left, Diana realized that it meant, ‘I’ll leave Alicia to you’

Noas the tiiven Rosetta a straight-laced smile as she nodded

Beneath that smile, her determination soared

‘Don’t worry, Milady I will protect her No ht, that’s how it surely would be

Until this man appeared

Even if it was just a ‘stroll’, there were certain risks to take into account

In fact, Diana hadn’t expected that Alicia would accept his suggestion

Even more of a surprise to her was the shyness that was apparent on the ducal lady’s face

In any case, that’s how this situation came to happen

Diana did not like the external variables that were present in this ht noas far from ideal She did not like it one bit

‘I mean, even if I don’t like it, what can I do’

She had wanted to dissuade Alicia fro out, but she was merely a maid

Lady Alicia and that man were both nobles

In a society divided by class, she couldn’t dare to stop theo out

She couldn’t stop the behind them

However, the man took one look at her and shook his head

“Only the Lady and I will be going out”

“Pardon, sir?”

Diana asked back in surprise

This, too, was outside her expectations

“Uht, she could only hold her tongue

Really, she couldn’t say anything back

‘But I’ in this place, given the unique environment

Typically, any noble lady would be accoo on an outing But that wouldn’t be the case here at the hunting festival

This place was rife with nobles

For those who hadn’t left for the hunting grounds, it’s like an extended outdoor social gathering, in a way

As it was,around their hts in such a place

It’s allowed to take them, but it’s not very necessary

“You don’t have to follow We’ll be taking a walk at the safe side of the woods nearby, on a path”

“Um, but, if perhaps there coave this excuse, she had to wonder whether it was the right one

To reiterate, this was the hunting festival where

If anyone were to get hurt, just one ould get the knights’ attention There were uard at the border between the woods and the barracks

They would defend the others froo down from the mountain

Of course, in the written history of all the hunting festivals that had gone past, there was never a time that this had happened

Anyway, this ht be an attack’ wouldn’t fly

And sure enough

Daniel laughed as though he heard a funny joke

“Haha, you don’t have to be concerned about that Even if that happens, there’s nothing to worry about”

I’ll take responsibility for the safe return of House Valentine’s precious daughter

Like a whisper, Daniel added in between his laughter

There was nothing ether

She just thought to herself, ‘I’ll still protect her’

Diana heard from Rosetta that this man couldn’t even jump down from a tree by himself, and he had to ask for someone else’s help to do so…

Who in the world was he going to protect with that kind of body?

However, she wasn’t allowed to say this either, so Diana had no choice but to see them off with a smile

Then, as Daniel and Alicia were already some distance away, the smile on her lips disappeared in an instant

“Ha… Yeah, it can’t be helped”

Diana rubbed the back of her neck as sheabout how she wished that Rosetta was here, Diana pursed her lips

Glancing at the two people, whose figures were retreating further away, Diana waited until the distance between them and her was a little wider Then, she quietly left the barracks

With the intention to follow those two secretly