I felt sorry for myself.
Perhaps shocked by the reckless fire I fired like a rapid-fire cannon, Adrian looked the dumbest in the world.
It's hard to believe that he's the male protagonist of the original work!
I don't know what that bastard intends to ask me to partner with, but I don't want to be involved with him anymore...
I tell the male protagonist to go your own way!
I thought he would have understood it if I had done this, so I took a deep breath calmly.
And I politely asked the still frozen one.
"And, Your Highness. I've been in a hot place for a long time, so my body hurts a lot. Please let me go back and rest. I beg you."
"...Yes."
Adrian, who was standing dumbfounded, suddenly agreed, and Rudnine, who was holding my wrist, quickly changed to the escort position.
"I'll take you to the carriage, Yvonne."
"Thank you."
I shouted hurrah to myself.
It was a very appropriate time.
Duke Iels, who is quick-witted, is the best.
I put my hand on his hand and stared at him for a moment.
I was a little worried that he would be very disappointed when he saw me chattering.
"Let's go."
"Yes."
However, the atmosphere of Rudnine was actually softer. Fortunately, I don't think he was disappointed in me.
Walking with him to the place where the Argenthoz carriage was parked, I felt a little guilty.
It seems to have used Rudnine again.
I'm proud that I was escorted by him on purpose.
But secretly looking at Adrian, he was even more confused.
It was very savory and cool, so I couldn't give up on escorting Rudnine.
I leaned slightly towards him and apologized softly so that Adrian wouldn't hear me.
"I'm sorry. It looked funny."
"No. It wasn't funny at all. My heart hurt, but... And thank you. Yvonne."
'I haven't done it for a while. You sympathized with me.'
I laughed bitterly.
In an instant, Rudnine's expression darkened.
"Oh, and what do you mean, thank you? A gift from me?"
Stopping in front of the carriage, I let go of his hand and asked.
Rudnine glanced at his empty hand for a moment, then gently clenched his fist.
"Just now. When I caught Yvonne trying to go to the Crown Prince, you were caught obediently."
Aha. Thank you for saving the Duke's face.
I just fulfilled my personal desires to make me feel like I was being obsessed with the person I liked.
Apparently, Adrian and Rudnine don't seem to get along.
Was there a power struggle that I didn't know about?
I hesitated to see his gaze looking down at me with serious eyes, and I laughed hesitantly.
"Oh... Well, what is that... It's not a big deal."
"No, it was very important to me."
Rudnine's red lips naturally drew a line, and he smiled softly.
Alas, dazzling.
It seems that an angel has come and is scattering star dust around Rudnine.
No, it's more embarrassing than that, this subtle, tickling current flowing between us.
What the hell is this atmosphere...?
I wanted to be with him more.
I also wanted to join him for the dinner he had suggested earlier.
And I wanted to muster up the courage again and ask questions that I couldn't bear to ask because of Adrian's sudden appearance.
Possibly...
I asked you if I was a little special, a little special.
However, Adrian's gaze as he came out from a distance and looked at Rudnine was so stinging and painful.
'Damn, it's a retreat.'
I took a step that did not fall and put one foot on the footrest of the carriage.
Then I turned around again, hesitated, and apologized to Rudnine again.
"I'm sorry, and I used Rudd again. I'm sorry."
"...Did you use me?"
"Yes, that's right. Trying to escape from His Highness the Crown Prince... I wanted to let him know that I could meet someone else even if it wasn't him, so I deliberately accepted the escort."
I laughed awkwardly.
Rudnine, who was staring at me and listening to me, shook his head.
"No. As I said last time, Yvonne can use me as much as you wants."
"Well. I can't do that. How do I use it?"
I dare you...
Who I like.
How did I use Duke Rudnine, who wants to cherish and only walk the flower path, like an object?
I lowered my head and muttered.
"It's too difficult."
"No, it's easy."
When I looked at him again, I saw a strange look on Rudnine's handsome face.
His lips parted as he slowly closed and opened his eyes.
"For example."
As soon as the words fell, Rudnine strode up to me, narrowing the distance between us and raising his hand.
'Huh?'
I saw his hand brushing the side of my face, and my eyes widened.
From a distance close enough to intertwine with each other's exhalations, he gently wrapped his arms around the back of my neck and ears.
It happened so quickly.
They say that if a person is too panicked, they can't react at all.
That was exactly what I was looking like now.
"...Wouldn't it be more effective to use it in this way?"
Rudnine muttered languidly and tilted his head at an angle towards me.
Then, something soft and soft lightly touched my right cheek and then fell.
...Is it a dream?
"I'm a special opponent to Yvonne. Right?"
His breath tickling my cheeks and ears made me come to my senses.
It is not a dream, but a reality.
I stared blankly into Rudnine's eyes with a look of soul loss.
He was looking at me with a heart-pounding gaze, and suddenly bit his lip and slowly withdrew from me.
Rudnine, who was clenching his fists, held back as if something was going on.
But I had no time to worry about him. I was on the verge of dying.
So I decided to write a suicide note in advance.
I have no regrets even if I die now. Rudnine Iels... because my first love kissed me on the cheek.
Instead, never wipe or wash my face; I want to enter the coffin like this.
I looked at his soft smile, and then I was pushed on my back and got into the carriage.
"Goodbye, Yvonne."
"Yes..."
"We make another appointment for dinner. Even then, I would be sad if you refused."
"Yes..."
"I'll contact you soon, take it."
"Yes..."
Repeating the same answer like a parrot, I stared blankly through the carriage window as Rudnine waved his hand to see me off.
It wasn't until long after the carriage left that I came to my senses.
"Wow!"
"Hurry up!!"
I screamed first, and Eudela, who was sitting across from the seat of the carriage, followed suit.
The coachman and Lord Rodan were startled, and there was a brief commotion to stop the carriage, but soon they set off again.
"Oh my God!!"
Eudela's eyes sparkled with madness, as if she were more excited.
Oh, that's right. I forgot that she was waiting in the carriage. She must have seen everything instead of me, who was at a loss for words. Eudela chattered instead.
"It was even better than any play I've ever seen! The two of you got along so well and were so beautiful that I was blinded... I can't see, what can I do?"
"..."
"Princess, when are you going to have a wedding? I like blue sky autumn, snowy winter, and blooming spring?! No, it's hot this summer?"
"Be quiet... Eudela."
I stopped Eudela, who was very far ahead, and buried my face in my hands, thinking again of what had happened earlier.
What's going on?
I'm going crazy. Is my heart alive...?
No, it's not okay.
It was as if my heart, which had been pounding and jumping out, had fallen to the floor and been left in front of the Iels' mansion.
I muttered as I cooled my hot cheeks with the back of my hand.
"It's too much. How can I forget this..."
Realizing that I was in a sea that I could no longer get out of, I stomped my feet.
Like a debtor who could not repay Interest, my feelings for him were growing rapidly like a snowball.
***
Empress Verbent's Palace, which is called the Palace of Peace.
It is praised that it is a good match for Empress Giselle Cardin Verbent, who is the gentlest and wisest of all Empresses.
Empress Giselle, the owner of the Empress's Palace, was dressed modestly and took care of the flowers in a glass greenhouse.
The inside of the glass greenhouse was installed with a magic artifact that emitted a cold breeze, which was very refreshing and cool.
It was a pleasant place to look at with colorful and beautiful flowers, but Cordelia's face was very bad.
"That's strange, Cordelia."
A sorrowful voice echoed in the huge glass greenhouse with a high ceiling.
"You can't get Rhodia grass? Didn't you tell me that you were confident?"
Cordelia, who was nervously following Empress Giselle's hand as she trimmed the flower branches, swallowed her dry saliva and barely opened her mouth.
"Uh, I will definitely find the person who monopolized the Rhodia grass, Your Majesty."
"Hmm."
Cordelia squeezed the hem of her skirt and gnashed her teeth.
All the Rhodia grass on the market disappeared like a persimmon. For the rhodia grass to grow again, you will have to wait until early spring next year.
'I need it right now!'
She spent a lot of money to ask the information guild to find a reseller of Rhodia grass, but she got all the commission fee back.
With the futile result of not being found.
'What the hell is going on!'
Empress Giselle, with her red hair braided into a fine braid, shifted her gaze to Cordelia.
"This person is not interested in Rhodia grass. What I want from Cordelia is to win the hearts of the Prince and the nobles."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I'm sorry...."
"We, Cordelia, have to find a way again, right?"
"Yes, yes!"
Empress Giselle has a gentle voice, a soft voice, and a gentle smile.
But Cordelia, knowing how scary she felt inside, trembled.
Empress Giselle gracefully lowered the scissors on the table.
"Besides, the Crown Prince didn't name Cordelia as his partner for this birthday banquet."
"...I'm sorry"
Cordelia bit her lower lip tightly
She didn't expect Prince Adrian to show such an interest in Yvonne Argenthoz.
I am staying in the Crown Prince's palace, but he asked Princess Yvonne for a partner!
The situation was getting worse and worse.
She doesn't know if Yvonne used the Fountain of the Sun or not, but she couldn't leave it like this.
Cordelia gulped as she measured her remaining life span and black magic power.
'Give that woman a familiar... I'll have to send you one last time.'
While Cordelia was making a big decision, Empress Giselle, who was looking down at the pale purple flowers blooming in the pot, looked through the window.
"It was around the Crown Prince's birthday banquet the year before last. A rat cub came in here."
"Rat...?"
It was a sudden sound, but Cordelia was nervous.
"There was a rat who overheard our grand plans. He was so clever that he ran away, but he probably died. Because I put a powerful curse on myself."
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