Chapter 42 - The Banquet in Full Swing (2/2)

“Really! If it was my husband I would strangle him”

“Slighting a lovely wife like this? I feel like ‘don’t be a screw off’”

While the pace of drinking steadily rises, this time the One-sama begin to evaluate the Duke’s private life. Moreover, it has suddenly changed from before and become quite harsh. Before they were informing and advocating, ‘the Duke is splendid in whatever way’ to such an extent and yet, how quick is their change of attitude! And it is not my imagination that gradually their eyes have fixed on me, right! S o m e o n e   h e l p m e!!

I cannot stop these rapid drinking One-samas, my eyes get teary,

“Wow! You guys what did you say to Mistress?!”

Corydalis from before says impatiently, turning around.

“Uh, we were explaining how Leader is a good-for-nothing…..huh?”

The One-samas are completely drunk. Hearing this, Corydalis is furthermore impatient,

“argghh, that’s unpleasant! Hey! Tear these guys away from Mistress~!!”

He gives orders to the nearby knights.

“““Yes!”””

“Hey! We are still talking with Mistress so don’t interfere!”

The knights are collecting the One-samas and, the One-samas are standing firm as if fighting for victory.

“Even though I took such with great pains to tell my daughter-in-law Cercis’s good parts! It seems you guys have made my great efforts come to nothing!”

“Uh~, we also told her?”

“It’s just the direction shifted a little along the way~”

“Not a little!”

“Is it not the truth?~”

“That’s no good!”

Corydalis is greatly perplexed.

“Vi-! Did something happen?!”

Looking on at the drunk people boisterously scuffling and speaking in this direction, the Duke hurries over here.

“Umm, the One-samas have ended up getting drunk”

I truthfully report to the Duke with a bitter smile.

“Good grief, these guys……”

Saying this, the Duke covering his face with one hand, looks up to the heavens.

“Well, it looks like they are enjoying themselves so I am glad.

“And, did they say something to you?”

The Duke bends over slightly and peers into my eyes.

“Um. various things”

I lie with a quick smile but,

“What various things?”

The Duke persists more.

“Well, it started with Duke’s achievements and leadership and then, they informed that at work you are a splendid person in whatever way to the extent of unpleasantness but, the moment it became about your private life that was a soon a parade of harsh words. There were all kinds of descriptive wor……”

“Vi-?”

“What is it?”

“Can you please stop?” because it seems I will be unable to recover…..”

He was curious so I answered and yet, the Duke interrupted me without listening to my conversation to the end, if I look closely he has teary eyes.

“Well, it seems all of your subordinates love you, Duke……”

“……it does not seem like it though……”

I’m not going to argue with you about it!