There was no way she, who was always calm and elegant, would have her ear to the door, but in fact, it was something I wanted to say to her.
"I want to give you the 'now that you will miss in the future."
There is no need to forget and throw away the past altogether, but to the Viscountess who has been trapped in it and has not been able to live in the 'present' for too long.
At least while I'm with her, I'll do my best to make her feel the happiness of being alive.
"You can't say that I won't receive anything from her or that I don't want anything from her."
"..."
"So, I plan to give you more than that, even more than what you gave me. It is impossible to judge the importance of something or discuss its value based on the weight given to it."
The Princess, who was looking at me silently, smiled.
"You're quite eloquent."
"Thank you."
"Then I will ask you. What is your goal?"
"I want to return to my family and reclaim Isabella Brium's castle."
"Is there any reason to go back? I heard from your guard knight that you had a fairly wealthy childhood in the Principality of Valentin. You probably have a family there who cares for you, so why did you come back to the empire?"
Actually, it was something I had thought about many times.
Why on earth did Isabella leave the people she cared for and come here?
What should I do if the person I don't even remember properly, who is said to be my father, doesn't really welcome me?
The reason why she, who had lived longer in the principality, decided to come here and join the Count's family...
"I want to meet my brother."
"..."
"My mother held my hand and worried about my younger brother until the day she died. The child was her little baby. And I should ask my father too. Why did he leave me and my mother behind? Did he really want me to die?"
"If you ask about it, even if it were true, it wouldn't change anything, would it?"
"But I will find out the truth. I need that truth."
When she came to the empire, Isabella was prepared to cut off all ties with the duchy.
Even if the truth she was faced with was harsh. She came here intending to accept it.
In the end, the result was that she died before she even reached it.
"..."
Did the answer somehow work for her?
The Princess looked at me in silence for a while, then raised a knife and snapped it.
"First of all, what should I do with the tail of your clothes?"
"..."
"Everything about Blair is good, but she lacks aesthetic sense. Is there anything more regrettable than taking a child who is at the age when she is most beautiful and wrapping her tightly in cloth?"
When she lightly rang the bell next to her, the door opened and the attendants came rushing in.
"Call the seamstress. I need to find some clothes for this child to wear."
"Yes."
"Are the gemstones you received from the last auction still in the warehouse?"
"Yes, shall I bring it?"
"Hmm. Leave them all to the workshop. We will have to make accessories to match the dress."
While I was blinking at the events that were happening so quickly before my eyes, the Viscountess sitting next to me saw my expression and smiled.
The Princess added with a very serious expression.
"And the escort knight from that principality."
"Yes."
"Wash that guy. Even a mercenary who spent several days rolling on the street would be in better shape than that."
I felt a little sorry for Hugh, who was obviously listening behind the door.
In fact, he is very neat. His appearance is just rough.
Anyway, it seemed like I got a passing grade on the first greeting.
The Princess spoke to me clearly.
"Let me tell you in advance. I'm just doing you a little favor as Blair's friend. It would be difficult to ask for help from me using my authority or status as a Princess."
"I never thought about it that way."
"Well, if you receive those things carelessly, you will collapse before you reach your goal."
There are a lot of swindlers in the social world, and just because you have a 'connection' with the Princess, they will try to gain some advantage by undermining you.
"You will receive a lot of jealousy and checks just by coming here and saying hello to me."
"I am prepared."
"It's the same as the Marchioness. I only found an appraiser for the brooch, but I do not guarantee your identity or provide any connections for you."
On the contrary, I felt much more at ease here because a clear line was drawn.
The Princess's 'clear statement of position' was not only for herself but also for us.
Although the Viscountess was grateful for the Princess's consideration, she sighed when she saw the sparkling eyes of the seamstress she had summoned.
"It looks like he's going to take you to play with dolls. You've developed a bad habit."
"I'm fine."
"It would be best to refuse in moderation. His use goes beyond what we can imagine."
"Yes."
As far as I'm concerned, Eric was a character that was never left out anywhere, so I think I can easily get over that...
It was my arrogance to think that way.
"This, everything?"
"Yes. She was upset that there were too few dresses in the catalog, so last night our boutique staff mobilized and added several designs."
She said that, as a noble wife, she would treat her like a friend's niece. Her spending of 10,000 gold in one day was definitely a headache.
'No, since the amount is this much, I should say that I don't really feel it.'
I looked at the dress studded with small diamonds with blank eyes and suddenly looked up when I smelled a familiar scent.
Next to a seamstress with a fairly good reputation, a man who kept his presence hidden caught my eye.
"This is my student. No matter what, when it comes to patterns sewn into dresses, no one below me can match that child."
He awkwardly lowered his head, looked at the person in sight, and then nodded.
The Viscountess looked at my somewhat blank eyes and then patted me on the back.
"I've been taking measurements and changing clothes all morning, so I have a headache. I would like to take a short walk in the garden."
"I'll take care of the rest."
Judging by the way she glanced at dresses with deep chests, dresses with open shoulders, and fabrics made with transparent calves, which are popular these days, it looked like they were going to send me out and start a fight.
***
I was passing through the hallway to go out to the garden.
"Hmm?"
The Princess who was coming from the other side looked at me with puzzled eyes.
"I thought you were working with a seamstress to put together a dress right now."
"Yes. The Viscountess said it would be okay to take a short break. I intended to go to the garden, take a walk, and come back."
The Princess must have read the situation just by hearing those words, and her face showed disapproval.
"It looks like you're ruining my dress to those horrible standards again."
How on earth did the two of you become close?
While looking at the brilliant pearls embedded in her headdress, words with a clear tone of disapproval continued.
"As you get older, you should know that people can become a bit cruel. She's been a little flirty since she was young, and she's still the same now."
Even now, the Viscountess is complaining, saying. 'Her spending and impulsive decision-making method doesn't change even as time passes.'
In some ways, it seemed like a great fit.
I smiled and gave an answer to satisfy them both.
"I know you both work hard for me. It's just a slightly different direction. For me, just the hearts of these two people for me is enough."
Judging by the way the Princess looked at me after speaking like that, it seemed that neither party was satisfied, as is usually the case in situations like this.
She folded the fan until it made a sound and opened her mouth.
"This is also for me. To be honest, I've been getting sick of spending money lately. Since I have never once lacked anything, this abundance often reduces my interest and motivation. Besides, my daughters are living somewhere else, so there is no room for money."
If you enjoy and enjoy so many things in life, this will happen.
Although they occasionally sparkled, the Princess's eyes mostly gave off a dull glow.
The fact that nothing could break or break her daily life seemed to prevent her from escaping boredom.
"But if your spending decreases, you will be told that your financial situation is insufficient. I can clearly see the faces of people who would laugh at Marquis Xavier because he ran out of money."
"It would be better if you did something like charity..."
"The Marquis is already renowned as a war hero. If his wife were to provide relief to the common people through her charity work, how would she accept it?"
"..."
The Princess slightly twitched her lips and asked one question after another.
"Do you dare think that the imperial family would like their dog to be given such a high reputation and popularity?"
"The Marchioness is the 1st Princess, right? She has deep ties to the imperial family. No one will doubt that the Marquis is a loyal subject and confidant of His Majesty the Emperor."
"Who would have thought that the Emperor would be killed by his favorite younger brother, the Emperor? He had strong faith in his only brother until his death. Enough for him to open the gate."
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