Chapter 26 - Event? (1/2)

Ch.26 Event?

Authors Note:

Ah-well, last chapter’s ending is a bit agitating（－－；）Firstly I will apologise. Sorry!

Looking back at the caller, there are four young ladies. I say young ladies, but I do not know which house’s. It is my first time meeting them.

The voice that called out to me, was a young lady wearing a cute fluttering pink dress. She stepped out in front so she is probably the leader type?

No. Is this the promised event?! Will it not probably be ill-speech, something like ‘It is strange for someone like you matched with the Duke!’?! Eh? Is it not exciting? No no, do not be absurd!

“Ye, yes. That is correct?”

I reply, my eyes slightly shaking with a hesitating flavour. And after that I wait excited for what kind of rule-of-right words fly out but.

“Wow! You are a more lovely person than the rumours!”

She says and her slightly slanted almonds eyes narrow and she smiles.

I want to give praise to me who did not fall senseless.

“The Duke, is dreamy to such a  degree so, are you not struggling in many ways?”

The one who seems concerned, by her manner of speaking, like she is somehow implying something in a roundabout way, is the pink fluttering young lady who came up to talk to me. She is called Iris daughter of Sanguinea marquis house. At first sight she has severe looking almond eyes, but there is charm when she makes them narrow. She is a level-headed beautiful person, but it makes we wonder how about her dress preferences. She told me she is older than me by two years.

“Yes, well……”

I answer with an ironic smile to this hard to answer question. How should I put it? I am not struggling, rather I am allowed to do as I please. However, if it was an ordinary lady it would be an unbearable state of affairs, but I do not struggle with that either, so I say nothing.

“The rumours, right. I have heard a lot……”

The one who said this difficult thing to talk about to me, looks at me with upturned eyes. She is the plump, charming daughter of the Crocus count house.

Certainly, if I was a fretful type wife it would be severe state of existing. But I have the servants, and instead, is the Duke not needed? Or so I have been thinking lately? That is why.

“It is okay. The Duke is a very kind person”

*Ufufufu*, this time let’s give a fleeting ironic smile.

Now I notice it, where are the malicious ladies prepared for war, rather I am surrounded by nice ladies. Huhー? There was supposed to be a fighting scene? Fighting scene, where are you?

I incline my head in doubt in my heart at the harmonious atmosphere; it is very far apart from my anticipations, rather my expectations.

“At usual parties, that, it seems he escorts a different person”

Ah～, they know about Her existence.

“Despite being married, I am a bit worried, wondering if that is okay”

“Well”

It seems normal. Complaining that the Duke should do better.

“I think [she] is meddlesome”

“He has such a beautiful wife and he escorts another person, something is wrong with him!”

I see, the ladies are favourable to the sympathy vote! Beautiful or lovely are thoroughly social courtesies, so on this occasion I will splendidly ignore it.

Our speech and conduct does not particularly have an ulterior motive or such, so we are chattering as we are.

It appears that everyone knew that the Duke went out to evening parties with Her. Therefore, it seems they wanted to refrain from a marriage with the very rich, dreamy and elite because of how, with it, it would be very likely, they would be slighted. The plan was to give up with my whole energy, but it seems that is not necessary. And more and more concerned ‘I wonder if you are okay?’ voices are being raised for me who was placed in such a situation. In reality it is a contract marriage with every expectation involved, so there is no such bitter emotion, but I cannot say such a thing at this place even if my mouth bursts!

“Oh, ohohoho～”

Let’s give an acceptable laugh!

Well then, it is disappointing there was no fight scene but we finished without an unnecessary fight so shall we say it is good.

For a while the five of us talked about various things harmoniously but,

“Aah, Viー. Here you are. I was looking for you”