Eria, who read the tense atmosphere in the room, disappeared immediately after the announcement, and the young ladies all stood up and bowed.
Princess Miliora must have known everything about the situation in the room. Seeing her fierce eyes and stiff jaw, even I gulped.
How could a tea party be so messed up?
Princess Miliora glared at the tea party members one by one in anger. However, she didn’t even look at me.
“Pathetic things!”
Princess Miliora left, and Misha followed suit, but stopped in front of me.
Misha was probably in a difficult situation at the Academy, and that was why she wanted to escape here so badly.
But she was called here because of me and was even insulted...
Misha wasn’t strong enough to withstand the shock of growing wings, called the Academy, and then falling to a place where she was pointed at by others. As always, she needed someone to blame.
Just like me.
My guess was right. She looked at me with eyes that said all her misfortunes were my fault, then whispered fiercely and left.
“I wish you would die, Lorishia.”
Honestly, I got goosebumps.
It’s hard for me to explain how I felt at that time. It wasn’t scary. I was just sad and hurt.
When Misha left, Keryl smiled triumphantly, but the ladies left without saying a word.
I quickly sat down on the sofa in the empty room.
Then, I thought to myself as I munched on the macarons left on the table.
They really tasted as good as they looked.
What on earth happened to Misha?
I was angry at Her Highness Princess Milliora. I knew she wanted to harass me, but she dragged my family into it.
But today’s mess wasn’t my fault. Her Highness had made a mistake, believing that if she just brought Misha to the tea party, she would figure it out.
Looking at this, it was clear that Her Highness the Princess needed a strong maid. And for me, I wish it weren’t me.
Even though I was used to groundless malice, it was true that she was feeling irritated because she couldn’t eat up one illegitimate child, even though she was a member of the royal family.
“Maid, are you okay?”
Eria, who came in to clear the table, looked at me with frightened eyes.
I answered indifferently.
“Yeah. I’m okay.”
I picked up another macaron and put it in my mouth whole. The sweetness in my stomach seemed to calm me down a little.
Then I picked up two more and went outside.
I went to Director Royman’s pharmacy. And I asked the director to call Prince Kydel, even though it was a bad favor.
“What’s wrong?”
The director looked genuinely worried, so I shook my head apologetically.
“Anyway. I have something to ask the Prince, but I don’t know how I’ll get a message if I ask him to send it to the Second Prince’s Palace, so I came here. I’m really sorry for bothering you.”
“It’s okay. I’m always communicating with the Second Prince’s Palace. Wait a minute.”
“I’ll be at the herb garden. Have one of these.”
I handed Director Royman a macaron and headed down to the herb garden.
As I sat on the shabby bench for a moment, everything felt foolish.
What am I supposed to do with Misha’s situation?
When I thought it would be best to just go back, I felt the heavy density of people behind me.
“Prince Kydel.”
He came over silently and sat next to me. Then he spoke very coldly.
“It’s an honor to contact me first.”
“You wouldn’t think that way if you heard my business, would you?”
I held out the last macaron wrapped in a handkerchief to him. He was momentarily taken aback, but then picked it up and put it in his mouth.
Judging from Prince Kydel’s expression, he seemed to be enjoying it unexpectedly. However, he was nodding his head as he savored the taste, but he was watching me with his eyes.
He swallowed everything in his mouth at once and then said.
“I was touched. It was sweeter than any confession I’ve ever received. Didn’t you bring tea? I always wondered what kind of tea Lord Ronde drinks.”
I was so exhausted from the tea party that I couldn’t even laugh.
When I didn’t respond, he quickly became worried.
“What’s going on?”
Surely he knew Lord Rond was drinking tea?
“If you know so much, do you also know that Misha entered the palace?”
He turned to the backyard and shrugged.
“What doesn’t Your Excellency know?”
“It’s a question I often get asked, but it’s only natural that I can’t answer that question.”
“Yes, yes! That’s right. If I knew what I didn’t know, then it wouldn’t be something I didn’t know!”
I cried alone and then felt embarrassed. But he was so calm.
I mustered up my courage and said,
“Misha, what’s going on at the Academy?”
It seemed that my question wasn’t what Prince Kydel had expected. He furrowed one eyebrow and said,
“You know I can’t answer that question.”
“...”
He was right.
A person with such a complicated mind wouldn’t be interested in someone as simple as Misha. It was only natural that he didn’t know anything.
And even if he did know, he wasn’t so low-class as to divulge a lady’s private life.
If he did tell me, he’d demand a price. For example, acknowledging the copyright of a letter that I absolutely could not accept.
I asked in vain, even though I already knew the answer.
“Can’t I just get one macaron?”
Then he pretended to think seriously for a moment.
“Hmm. I don’t think that’ll work.”
“That wasn’t a bribe in the first place. I brought it because I was upset and wanted to eat something sweet, but it just made me lose my appetite.”
Actually, I brought two to share with him, but I was really upset when I said that.
But he responded as if I had said, ‘I brought it carefully to give to you, Prince!’
“I was touched. You thought of me from the moment you picked up the sweets.”
In your mind? You could have done it in your head, but you’re deliberately slyly doing it like that. What bad luck!
When I sighed uncomfortably, he asked,
“I thought you would be quite uncomfortable by now because of Miss Misha.”
“How hasty.”
When I tried to get up, he laughed like a conspirator.
“The terms of the deal are the same. If you were to honestly tell me that you were worried about Miss Misha, I think I’d change my mind, but I also don’t think I would...”
This kid...
This was a complicated and ingenious trap.
I was worried about Misha. I hated her, and I detested the Countess. If the Countess hadn’t burned my mother’s letter, my mother might still be alive by my side.
It was all because of the Countess that I lost my mother and that my academic admission was thwarted. The Countess was like that because of Misha.
So they were my enemies. If I cared for or worried about even one of them, it would be a betrayal of my mother and my life.
But it was also true that I didn’t feel good seeing Misha being attacked in front of so many people.
It was painful to think that the Count would point his finger at the fact that his legitimate daughter was acting as a maid to her rich friend and that her illegitimate child was daring to covet the position of a maid to the royal family.
To be honest, I wish I had the right to fuck Misha.
I didn’t want to tell Prince Kydel that and have him see into my feelings. There were already many other problems between us.
I said bashfully,
“I think it was wrong to call you, Prince.”
“Oh. The conclusion is gradually becoming something I don’t want.”
Prince Kydel looked at me with a blank expression and then raised his head to the sky. Before I knew it, the sky was turning red.
“Isn’t it pretty? Sometimes I walk around the garden to see that color.”
“...”
“If you want to see me too, take a walk around the garden at this time. Then I’ll believe it was a coincidence.”
“Ha.”
Perhaps because of the continuous whirlwind of emotions, I couldn’t even think of holding back and ended up laughing in vain.
But he said with a very calm face, as if I were being pretentious.
“I promise.”
“Oh, my blood pressure is rising.”
“Are you okay? Should I take you to Director Royman?”
I shut my mouth tightly and glared at him. Then he laughed.
His calm, charming smile made me laugh, too.
This is how you make the ladies of the empire squirm. Misha too.
But you’d be mistaken if you thought I’d be the one to suffer, Your Excellency.
Princess Miliora must have known everything about the situation in the room. Seeing her fierce eyes and stiff jaw, even I gulped.
How could a tea party be so messed up?
Princess Miliora glared at the tea party members one by one in anger. However, she didn’t even look at me.
“Pathetic things!”
Princess Miliora left, and Misha followed suit, but stopped in front of me.
Misha was probably in a difficult situation at the Academy, and that was why she wanted to escape here so badly.
But she was called here because of me and was even insulted...
Misha wasn’t strong enough to withstand the shock of growing wings, called the Academy, and then falling to a place where she was pointed at by others. As always, she needed someone to blame.
Just like me.
My guess was right. She looked at me with eyes that said all her misfortunes were my fault, then whispered fiercely and left.
“I wish you would die, Lorishia.”
Honestly, I got goosebumps.
It’s hard for me to explain how I felt at that time. It wasn’t scary. I was just sad and hurt.
When Misha left, Keryl smiled triumphantly, but the ladies left without saying a word.
I quickly sat down on the sofa in the empty room.
Then, I thought to myself as I munched on the macarons left on the table.
They really tasted as good as they looked.
What on earth happened to Misha?
I was angry at Her Highness Princess Milliora. I knew she wanted to harass me, but she dragged my family into it.
But today’s mess wasn’t my fault. Her Highness had made a mistake, believing that if she just brought Misha to the tea party, she would figure it out.
Looking at this, it was clear that Her Highness the Princess needed a strong maid. And for me, I wish it weren’t me.
Even though I was used to groundless malice, it was true that she was feeling irritated because she couldn’t eat up one illegitimate child, even though she was a member of the royal family.
“Maid, are you okay?”
Eria, who came in to clear the table, looked at me with frightened eyes.
I answered indifferently.
“Yeah. I’m okay.”
I picked up another macaron and put it in my mouth whole. The sweetness in my stomach seemed to calm me down a little.
Then I picked up two more and went outside.
***
I went to Director Royman’s pharmacy. And I asked the director to call Prince Kydel, even though it was a bad favor.
“What’s wrong?”
The director looked genuinely worried, so I shook my head apologetically.
“Anyway. I have something to ask the Prince, but I don’t know how I’ll get a message if I ask him to send it to the Second Prince’s Palace, so I came here. I’m really sorry for bothering you.”
“It’s okay. I’m always communicating with the Second Prince’s Palace. Wait a minute.”
“I’ll be at the herb garden. Have one of these.”
I handed Director Royman a macaron and headed down to the herb garden.
As I sat on the shabby bench for a moment, everything felt foolish.
What am I supposed to do with Misha’s situation?
When I thought it would be best to just go back, I felt the heavy density of people behind me.
“Prince Kydel.”
He came over silently and sat next to me. Then he spoke very coldly.
“It’s an honor to contact me first.”
“You wouldn’t think that way if you heard my business, would you?”
I held out the last macaron wrapped in a handkerchief to him. He was momentarily taken aback, but then picked it up and put it in his mouth.
Judging from Prince Kydel’s expression, he seemed to be enjoying it unexpectedly. However, he was nodding his head as he savored the taste, but he was watching me with his eyes.
He swallowed everything in his mouth at once and then said.
“I was touched. It was sweeter than any confession I’ve ever received. Didn’t you bring tea? I always wondered what kind of tea Lord Ronde drinks.”
I was so exhausted from the tea party that I couldn’t even laugh.
When I didn’t respond, he quickly became worried.
“What’s going on?”
Surely he knew Lord Rond was drinking tea?
“If you know so much, do you also know that Misha entered the palace?”
He turned to the backyard and shrugged.
“What doesn’t Your Excellency know?”
“It’s a question I often get asked, but it’s only natural that I can’t answer that question.”
“Yes, yes! That’s right. If I knew what I didn’t know, then it wouldn’t be something I didn’t know!”
I cried alone and then felt embarrassed. But he was so calm.
I mustered up my courage and said,
“Misha, what’s going on at the Academy?”
It seemed that my question wasn’t what Prince Kydel had expected. He furrowed one eyebrow and said,
“You know I can’t answer that question.”
“...”
He was right.
A person with such a complicated mind wouldn’t be interested in someone as simple as Misha. It was only natural that he didn’t know anything.
And even if he did know, he wasn’t so low-class as to divulge a lady’s private life.
If he did tell me, he’d demand a price. For example, acknowledging the copyright of a letter that I absolutely could not accept.
I asked in vain, even though I already knew the answer.
“Can’t I just get one macaron?”
Then he pretended to think seriously for a moment.
“Hmm. I don’t think that’ll work.”
“That wasn’t a bribe in the first place. I brought it because I was upset and wanted to eat something sweet, but it just made me lose my appetite.”
Actually, I brought two to share with him, but I was really upset when I said that.
But he responded as if I had said, ‘I brought it carefully to give to you, Prince!’
“I was touched. You thought of me from the moment you picked up the sweets.”
In your mind? You could have done it in your head, but you’re deliberately slyly doing it like that. What bad luck!
When I sighed uncomfortably, he asked,
“I thought you would be quite uncomfortable by now because of Miss Misha.”
“I’m quite uncomfortable right now.”
“You're not worried about Miss Misha.”
“...”
When I heard Prince Kydel’s words, I felt like I was being presumptuous.
I had forgotten for a moment because I had entered the palace, but I hated Misha Loire.
The only good thing about the current situation was that I didn’t have to try to explain the situation to Prince Kydel.
He usually knew more than I did and was more understanding. If that were the case, he would have guessed the Princess’s intentions based solely on Misha’s history of entering the palace today.
That’s right. I suddenly came to my senses, wondering what I was doing, thinking of asking someone else to help me with the housework when I couldn’t even solve my own problem.
“You're not worried about Miss Misha.”
“...”
When I heard Prince Kydel’s words, I felt like I was being presumptuous.
I had forgotten for a moment because I had entered the palace, but I hated Misha Loire.
The only good thing about the current situation was that I didn’t have to try to explain the situation to Prince Kydel.
He usually knew more than I did and was more understanding. If that were the case, he would have guessed the Princess’s intentions based solely on Misha’s history of entering the palace today.
That’s right. I suddenly came to my senses, wondering what I was doing, thinking of asking someone else to help me with the housework when I couldn’t even solve my own problem.
“If you’re not going to tell me, I’ll just get up.”
“How hasty.”
When I tried to get up, he laughed like a conspirator.
“The terms of the deal are the same. If you were to honestly tell me that you were worried about Miss Misha, I think I’d change my mind, but I also don’t think I would...”
This kid...
This was a complicated and ingenious trap.
I was worried about Misha. I hated her, and I detested the Countess. If the Countess hadn’t burned my mother’s letter, my mother might still be alive by my side.
It was all because of the Countess that I lost my mother and that my academic admission was thwarted. The Countess was like that because of Misha.
So they were my enemies. If I cared for or worried about even one of them, it would be a betrayal of my mother and my life.
But it was also true that I didn’t feel good seeing Misha being attacked in front of so many people.
It was painful to think that the Count would point his finger at the fact that his legitimate daughter was acting as a maid to her rich friend and that her illegitimate child was daring to covet the position of a maid to the royal family.
To be honest, I wish I had the right to fuck Misha.
I didn’t want to tell Prince Kydel that and have him see into my feelings. There were already many other problems between us.
I said bashfully,
“I think it was wrong to call you, Prince.”
“Oh. The conclusion is gradually becoming something I don’t want.”
Prince Kydel looked at me with a blank expression and then raised his head to the sky. Before I knew it, the sky was turning red.
“Isn’t it pretty? Sometimes I walk around the garden to see that color.”
“...”
“If you want to see me too, take a walk around the garden at this time. Then I’ll believe it was a coincidence.”
“Ha.”
Perhaps because of the continuous whirlwind of emotions, I couldn’t even think of holding back and ended up laughing in vain.
But he said with a very calm face, as if I were being pretentious.
“I promise.”
“Oh, my blood pressure is rising.”
“Are you okay? Should I take you to Director Royman?”
I shut my mouth tightly and glared at him. Then he laughed.
His calm, charming smile made me laugh, too.
This is how you make the ladies of the empire squirm. Misha too.
But you’d be mistaken if you thought I’d be the one to suffer, Your Excellency.
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