Chapter 45 - Invitation (1/2)

Ch.45 Invitation

The night of the first time spending time laid-back with the Duke.

After dinner I am relaxing in my room when,

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“Viola! How about we go on an outing, tomorrow?”

Saying this the Duke has expressly come to invite me.

“Huh? An, outing?”

I almost tumble off the couch that I usually sit on, at the suddenness. I somehow answer while I narrowly brace myself and cling to the armrest, blinking my eyes in surprise. However, it is just me who is surprised. Both Dahlia, who is making tea, and Mimosa, who is preparing a bath, are as normal, furthermore they are feigning ignorance.

“Right, I thought it would be even nicer to go out once in a while,” approaching immediately with his long legs, the Duke gently sits down next to me with a smile. It seems like stars are flickering about. He is too dazzling and is flashing.

Far from ‘once in a while’ rather it will be ‘the first time’ though.

I cannot give an uncouth retort ‘Well then, who did you go on an outing besides me?! Shameless~~~!!’ or something like that though.

“No~? I have not particularly thought of wanting to go on an outing?”

Rather I am someone with a great love for home. Why, at this time, would he say let’s go on an outing? I incline my head and answer the Duke,

“No no, since coming here you have not been on an outing this whole time, right? There are various confectionary shops and new shops where delicious and popular food is served, by all means let’s go!” The Duke invites with increasing enthusiasm.

I don’t particularly have any interest in the shops he said that are places with delicious food though? I also want to avoid eating gourmet food and encounter intestinal terror, if it is Carthame I am more than satisfied. Rather for me I would be more charmed *gugu[1]* by it being said that there is a cheap and fresh greengrocer. Ah, but I would probably end up being a little charmed by the confectionery shop.

“Uh~huh……”

The Duke does not miss me letting my gaze go free for a moment at the talk of a confectionery shop,

“The course is that we will have fun from when it becomes tomorrow. Mimosa, tomorrow put in all your skill and prepare Viola.”

“Certainly!!”

Unrelated to me who has not answered at all, it seems the outing has been decided inside the Duke and he has given instructions to Mimosa about tomorrow. Mimosa gleefully accepts this kind of request (dressing me up). She replies with a smile on her face.

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“Well, cya tomorrow then.”

“Yes. Good night.”

Despite my reluctance the plans for tomorrow are settled and it seems the Duke is leaving to his room so I see him off to the door.

At the same time he is leaving he looks back at me and,

“Tomorrow morning, I will need to wake properly so”

The Duke looks over here flutteringly. Ng? What is it?

“Yes? Well then I will tell Carthame about the preparations for breakfast?”

So please freely ask Lotus to wake you up!

The Duke lightly closes his eyes at my reply,

“……yes”

With a slight down-heartened feeling he returns to his room.

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I make sure the Duke has entered his room then I also return to my room. I have to make arrangements for tomorrow. There is not any special preparations from normal though~.

“I wonder what his intentions are, suddenly going on an outing tomorrow?”

I cannot guess the intentions of the Duke’s words and reveal it in the silence,