Chapter 10 (2/2)

“Haaa?”

“Look, he is a acting like a spoiled child and he has an uneven temper”

It is a marvel because if you try do that it would look like a large cat.

“But he wasn’t such a person before”,

Dahlia muttered with a distant look in her eyes.

“Oh, he was different before?”

What does that mean?

“Yes. As the first born of the duke house, that he is a man who is burdened by taking over from the previous duke, so from very young he studied from the previous generations with enthusiasm and the predecessors strictly taught him.”

“Hoho that is a common story”

“And then around the time when he was a boy he was already set to become a reliable head of the family and everybody was expecting it but”

“Hmm, I see”

“Since meeting companion-sama he has completely become a fool and that has come to an end”

The Duke is treated like a fool. Snigger. My mouth is likely to emit sound so I hold it back with my own hands and urge her to continue with my eyes.

“Until then he didn’t behave like a spoiled child to anybody and grew up without being spoiled and had probably braced himself to be the person to take over the Duke house. He encountered companion-sama and was able to be accepted not as the ‘Heir of the Duke household’ but as ‘Cercis’. After he knew what it was like to not have to tighten your shoulder but act age appropriately spoiled, he lost his head over it”

“oh~”

He was being strictly regulated so the reaction was intense.

“So if a bit of reason could be worked into him, it would be good”.

Continued Dahlia, it is regrettable that he is addicted.

That is right.

Cercis the juvenile (no young man?), is lacking the moral tolerance of older people!

Companion-sama was a wandering dancer. Also she has various and charming stories to hear. She is someone rich in life’s experience gained through much adversity, so it was easy to steal the heart of a naive boy who knew nothing”

“And it reaches till now. It has been going on for a long time~”

If I remember correctly it has been going on for six years already? In the case of such person you would think it would be easy to heat, easy to cool.

“If the people around him are opposed it, it would probably heat it up”

I see, certainly.

“I see, I see. however, from what I saw, they looked to be in a very harmonious relationship so let’s sneak out of here”

“Eee?! Is Mistress alright with that?”

“Yes. It is such a story and I myself do not have any such feelings of love for the Duke”

This is an important matter.

Because the Duke and I without feelings of love, became a couple through a contract!

“As I thought  the Master took measures right?”

Said Dahlia looking mortified

“I am relieved to do it exactly as it is? Besides I am having fun living here with everyone, so even if the Duke isn’t there it’s of no concern?”

“That feels like a slight adaption but thank you”

Dahlia gave a bitter smile.

“Seems so. So let’s quickly look for Bellis. We’ve completely dawdled”

I say as we have been crouched down for a while and removing any the sign of us, I leave the detached building.

There is a big gap between the Duke I saw here and the Duke I’ve seen other places (through mainly hearsay)! Aa, I will not do things like gap moe[1]?

Authors note:

Thank you for today as well（*＾－＾*）

The main house and the detached building have the image of a a bit more reduced Versailles and le Petit Trianon（＾－＾）

The Duke. If you thought his appearance after a long time was bitterly disappointing. Sorry (sweat)

T/N:

[1] Gap moe (ギャップ萌え) for the those who do not know, happens when a character sees another character do something contradicting to what their usual habits/looks/character etc. dictates, resulting in them having a crush on them.

We finally get some more of the Duke and Calendula! Also Viola and Dahlia doing a bit of this: