"Ah."
The sound of breathing tangled nearby pounded my eardrums louder than the sound of the rain.
“Rudd.”
“...You still say I’m not good enough. I guess I need to work harder. Right, Yvonne?”
I have no idea what he is saying or what his intentions are.
I was out of my mind.
The handsome lips are curved, the corners of the eyes are beautifully curved, and the red lips are so seductive.
This strange person keeps shaking my heart.
The man who went from being the perfect blind date to becoming my first love... is so embarrassing, it breaks my heart.
I couldn't stand it any longer and grabbed his hand, holding the umbrella handle, and shouted.
“What on earth are you talking about!”
Rudnine lowered his eyes, looked at the hand I was holding for a moment, and then looked back at me.
Then he tilted his head further, came closer, and whispered in a resentful tone.
“Yvonne, you took me out of Yvonne’s fishing grounds without consulting me.”
"Yes?"
“I don’t want to. I don’t want to leave Yvonne’s fishing grounds ever again.”
Rudnine looked very unstable.
Black eyes that seemed on the verge of exploding with a mixture of sadness and anger.
After staring at him absentmindedly for a while, I suddenly came to my senses as if struck by lightning.
That, that is.
Rudnine's strange words from last time, such as "strong fish" and "steerleucht"!
Have I ever mistaken him for a womanizer, someone who manages to have multiple partners?
Yes? Me?
A mere mortal like me? Duke Rudnine Iels?! He managed the fishing grounds?
It was even more absurd than the last time when Rudnine mistook Eudela for my lover, so much so that the passing familiar laughed and held its stomach.
Oh my god. Where am I, and who am I?
It was so absurd that I felt like my soul was about to run away to space, so I laughed like a crazy woman.
"Haha..."
When I laughed heartily, Rudnine bit his lower lip as if he felt offended.
And he tilted his head closer to me, creating an even more eerie atmosphere.
“Is it fun?”
'Yes...'
I couldn't bring myself to be honest, so I swallowed the answer that was on the tip of my tongue.
I don't know if it's because it's raining.
The eerie atmosphere was so desolate, it really felt like Rudnine was a deadly vampire about to devour me.
'Hehe, no way.'
I couldn't help but laugh indifferently as I imagined him as a handsome vampire, and he threatened me again.
"Don't laugh, I'm serious. I'm holding back the urge to kidnap Yvonne, so don't provoke me."
“Kidnapping?”
Isn't this a bit too radical a way of thinking for the upright and polite Duke of Iels?
I opened my eyes wide in surprise, wondering if I had misheard, and asked again, but he still had a serious expression on his face.
"Yes."
Why is this person like this?
I pointed at myself with my finger and laughed.
"Isn't something as bad as kidnapping something I'm good at? Everyone says so."
It was a joke to lighten the serious atmosphere, but Rudnine's beautiful brow furrowed.
"I haven't known Yvonne for long, but I trust the Yvonne Argenthoze I know. Have you ever done anything so-called bad?"
“...”
“Well, I don’t know. The Yvonne I know is...”
He looked into my eyes and spoke in a careful voice, but then suddenly stopped talking.
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump.
The sound of a heart beating loudly.
I started to tremble more and find it harder to stand, as I became more certain that it wasn't just my heart beating.
The rain doesn't stop and keeps getting heavier.
'Ah...'
At that moment, I realized that most of his clothes were soaked because he had tilted his umbrella all the way towards me.
We need to talk.
Very, very desperately.
I pointed to the Agenthoz mansion.
"Rudd. Should we go inside? The rain's getting heavier."
“...”
“And let’s have dinner together. Then, over dinner, we’ll talk about the dinner we promised each other but couldn’t have.”
“Right now?”
“Yes. Here... You were waiting for me, right?”
I asked in a low, uncertain voice, afraid I might be rejected.
He might be standing in front of our house because I have another appointment.
Why am I being such a coward in front of this person?
Is this what it feels like when you get rejected by someone you like, and the pain is a thousand times worse?
I closed my eyes tightly for a moment and opened them. When I saw his eyes, I felt courage again.
'Ah!'
Because his face, which had lost its light, began to show color again.
It's not my mistake.
So I sat right next to him, nagging him while adjusting the position of the umbrella with my fingertips.
"And we use it like an umbrella. What if I'm the only one using it? Rudd's going to get wet."
“Oh, yes. Well, excuse me.”
I was breathless with excitement as I watched his hands grip the umbrella handle tighter.
His body temperature feels closer to my arm.
It was so hot I thought I would get burned, but I was so happy that I secretly prayed that time would stop.
As soon as I got home, I heard some great news.
My house is empty! (Of course, it's not empty.)
Anyway, is heaven helping me today!
It is said that neither Duke Argenthoz nor Barden will return home until late in the evening.
“Um, really?”
“Yes, that is correct, my lady.”
As I listened to the butler speak in front of me, I had to do my best not to twitch my lips.
Calm down, my cheekbones. Stop moving up.
Duke Argenthoz had to stay late at the tower today and had a lot of work to do, so he was definitely going to work overtime. Barden had to go visit the Dean's father, who had collapsed.
I'm really sick of social life here.
On top of working overtime, I also have to visit my boss's family every day.
Duke of Argenthoz and little Duke of Barden, thank you for your hard work.
And goodbye to the troublemakers, far, far away.
Hehehe.
I wanted to be alone with Rudnine, but honestly, I was annoyed by Duke Argenthoz and Barden, who kept interfering.
'Hmm. But Rudnine seems a bit dangerous.'
I frowned as I looked into the dangerous desires stirring within me.
If this continues, won't I be doing something bad to the innocent Rudnine?
To a guy who hasn't even confessed his love yet and just declared that he'd rather be stuck in a fishing boat?
Actually, it's a very ambiguous situation.
What does Rudnine think of me?
Still, she's a bit special, no, unusual... She's a woman, after all.
Anyway, the country was in a slightly dangerous situation without Duke Argenthoz and Barden to protect Rudnine from the scary beast.
It feels like bringing my boyfriend (not my boyfriend, of course) to an empty house without my parents.
'Calm down, Yvonne Argenthoz. If you overdo it, this guy could freak out and run away.'
I looked at myself in the mirror, trying to make myself look as neat and tidy as possible, and headed to the dining room.
I remembered that not long ago, I invited Rudnine and we had dinner here together, but I didn't really get to talk to him.
'I wonder if today will be different.'
Arriving in front of the dining room with a pounding heart, I looked inside.
Because we prepared it in such a hurry, it wasn't as fancy a meal as last time, but it was a decently luxurious meal for two people.
“Did you see that? The two of them came in affectionately holding umbrellas.”
“Hey!”
Just then, the sound of the employees decorating the dining room with white summer hydrangeas and green ribbons was heard again.
"No, then what did the Princess sing about when she said 'like being shot'? Didn't she still love the Crown Prince? I thought she liked him because he became her partner this time?"
"You fool. I like His Excellency the Duke of Iels better! He's more handsome."
"Then a love triangle? This is crazy! Whoa! I love it all!"
Employees... I’m going crazy because of you guys.
What a love triangle!
Hey, can you please leave Adrian out of our relationship? I really don't care at all!
“Ahem.”
I deliberately cleared my throat to make a sound, startling the employees who had been secretly chattering into silence. I then hurriedly finished setting up and left.
"What's this."
The head maid approached me as I was looking around the dining room, filled with the scent of flowers, with blank eyes.
“We paid some attention.”
“Isn’t it pretty?”
The chef was also very proud of me and joined in, so I was speechless and let out a hollow laugh.
"Haha..."
If anyone saw me, they'd think I was proposing to Rudnine today! Why did you decorate it so extravagantly? It's embarrassing. Sob sob.
The problem was that the people around me kept getting ahead of me, even though I hadn't even confessed my feelings yet.
I sighed and glanced towards the open dining room door.
'When will Rudd come?'
I gave him the guest room, as he was even more drenched than I was, and told him to come down to the dining room after washing up.
As I was waiting for him in advance, I became anxious for some reason and bit my fingernails.
Should I confess my love?
A while ago, I decided never to confess to him. I swore I wouldn't let him know my feelings...
It's hard to hide my growing feelings, so what should I do?
“Princess, what are you doing? You’re ruining your pretty nails!”
I barely came to my senses because of Eudela's terrified scream from behind me, and I took the fingernails I was biting out of my mouth.
And then I turned my head and looked serious.
“Why aren’t you guys there yet?”
“Hmm.”
"Ah."
“...”
Carol, Eudela, and even Liana were all standing behind me.
Since I was going to have dinner with Rudnine, I gave orders that no one should come in.
So I told them to set up the food in advance. Did they ignore the Princess's orders?
Why are you holding on so shamelessly instead of going out!
I took a long sigh and asked as coldly as I could.
“What? Do you have something to say to me?”
Liana was the first to quickly make an excuse, adjusting her glasses.
“If the Princess shows an opening while talking to Duke Iels, he may cause harm.”
"The Duke will not harm me. Dismissed. Get out."
Liana turned around and left with a sullen expression.
This time, Eudela put her hands together on her chest and chattered with sparkling eyes.
“This time, I will make sure that Duke Iels is not playing with your heart!”
"I'll take care of myself. You don't have to. Dismiss, get out."
“Hmph.”
Carol glanced at Eudela as she left with her shoulders slumped, then looked straight into my eyes.
Carol, her eyes fixed on me, determinedly shouted, "I will never back down."
“This time, I won’t miss your important moment!”
“What is the important moment?”
“Like a kiss?”
"There's no such thing! And why are you looking at that! Everyone, get out!"
"...Yes."
Carol walked out with a slow, turtle-like pace, her eyes filled with regret, and her sighs as if the ground was about to cave in.
These are very.
The sound of breathing tangled nearby pounded my eardrums louder than the sound of the rain.
“Rudd.”
“...You still say I’m not good enough. I guess I need to work harder. Right, Yvonne?”
I have no idea what he is saying or what his intentions are.
I was out of my mind.
The handsome lips are curved, the corners of the eyes are beautifully curved, and the red lips are so seductive.
This strange person keeps shaking my heart.
The man who went from being the perfect blind date to becoming my first love... is so embarrassing, it breaks my heart.
I couldn't stand it any longer and grabbed his hand, holding the umbrella handle, and shouted.
“What on earth are you talking about!”
Rudnine lowered his eyes, looked at the hand I was holding for a moment, and then looked back at me.
Then he tilted his head further, came closer, and whispered in a resentful tone.
“Yvonne, you took me out of Yvonne’s fishing grounds without consulting me.”
"Yes?"
“I don’t want to. I don’t want to leave Yvonne’s fishing grounds ever again.”
Rudnine looked very unstable.
Black eyes that seemed on the verge of exploding with a mixture of sadness and anger.
After staring at him absentmindedly for a while, I suddenly came to my senses as if struck by lightning.
That, that is.
Rudnine's strange words from last time, such as "strong fish" and "steerleucht"!
Have I ever mistaken him for a womanizer, someone who manages to have multiple partners?
Yes? Me?
A mere mortal like me? Duke Rudnine Iels?! He managed the fishing grounds?
It was even more absurd than the last time when Rudnine mistook Eudela for my lover, so much so that the passing familiar laughed and held its stomach.
Oh my god. Where am I, and who am I?
It was so absurd that I felt like my soul was about to run away to space, so I laughed like a crazy woman.
"Haha..."
When I laughed heartily, Rudnine bit his lower lip as if he felt offended.
And he tilted his head closer to me, creating an even more eerie atmosphere.
“Is it fun?”
'Yes...'
I couldn't bring myself to be honest, so I swallowed the answer that was on the tip of my tongue.
I don't know if it's because it's raining.
The eerie atmosphere was so desolate, it really felt like Rudnine was a deadly vampire about to devour me.
'Hehe, no way.'
I couldn't help but laugh indifferently as I imagined him as a handsome vampire, and he threatened me again.
"Don't laugh, I'm serious. I'm holding back the urge to kidnap Yvonne, so don't provoke me."
“Kidnapping?”
Isn't this a bit too radical a way of thinking for the upright and polite Duke of Iels?
I opened my eyes wide in surprise, wondering if I had misheard, and asked again, but he still had a serious expression on his face.
"Yes."
Why is this person like this?
I pointed at myself with my finger and laughed.
"Isn't something as bad as kidnapping something I'm good at? Everyone says so."
It was a joke to lighten the serious atmosphere, but Rudnine's beautiful brow furrowed.
"I haven't known Yvonne for long, but I trust the Yvonne Argenthoze I know. Have you ever done anything so-called bad?"
“...”
“Well, I don’t know. The Yvonne I know is...”
He looked into my eyes and spoke in a careful voice, but then suddenly stopped talking.
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump.
The sound of a heart beating loudly.
I started to tremble more and find it harder to stand, as I became more certain that it wasn't just my heart beating.
The rain doesn't stop and keeps getting heavier.
'Ah...'
At that moment, I realized that most of his clothes were soaked because he had tilted his umbrella all the way towards me.
We need to talk.
Very, very desperately.
I pointed to the Agenthoz mansion.
"Rudd. Should we go inside? The rain's getting heavier."
“...”
“And let’s have dinner together. Then, over dinner, we’ll talk about the dinner we promised each other but couldn’t have.”
“Right now?”
“Yes. Here... You were waiting for me, right?”
I asked in a low, uncertain voice, afraid I might be rejected.
He might be standing in front of our house because I have another appointment.
Why am I being such a coward in front of this person?
Is this what it feels like when you get rejected by someone you like, and the pain is a thousand times worse?
I closed my eyes tightly for a moment and opened them. When I saw his eyes, I felt courage again.
'Ah!'
Because his face, which had lost its light, began to show color again.
It's not my mistake.
So I sat right next to him, nagging him while adjusting the position of the umbrella with my fingertips.
"And we use it like an umbrella. What if I'm the only one using it? Rudd's going to get wet."
“Oh, yes. Well, excuse me.”
I was breathless with excitement as I watched his hands grip the umbrella handle tighter.
His body temperature feels closer to my arm.
It was so hot I thought I would get burned, but I was so happy that I secretly prayed that time would stop.
***
As soon as I got home, I heard some great news.
My house is empty! (Of course, it's not empty.)
Anyway, is heaven helping me today!
It is said that neither Duke Argenthoz nor Barden will return home until late in the evening.
“Um, really?”
“Yes, that is correct, my lady.”
As I listened to the butler speak in front of me, I had to do my best not to twitch my lips.
Calm down, my cheekbones. Stop moving up.
Duke Argenthoz had to stay late at the tower today and had a lot of work to do, so he was definitely going to work overtime. Barden had to go visit the Dean's father, who had collapsed.
I'm really sick of social life here.
On top of working overtime, I also have to visit my boss's family every day.
Duke of Argenthoz and little Duke of Barden, thank you for your hard work.
And goodbye to the troublemakers, far, far away.
Hehehe.
I wanted to be alone with Rudnine, but honestly, I was annoyed by Duke Argenthoz and Barden, who kept interfering.
'Hmm. But Rudnine seems a bit dangerous.'
I frowned as I looked into the dangerous desires stirring within me.
If this continues, won't I be doing something bad to the innocent Rudnine?
To a guy who hasn't even confessed his love yet and just declared that he'd rather be stuck in a fishing boat?
Actually, it's a very ambiguous situation.
What does Rudnine think of me?
Still, she's a bit special, no, unusual... She's a woman, after all.
Anyway, the country was in a slightly dangerous situation without Duke Argenthoz and Barden to protect Rudnine from the scary beast.
It feels like bringing my boyfriend (not my boyfriend, of course) to an empty house without my parents.
'Calm down, Yvonne Argenthoz. If you overdo it, this guy could freak out and run away.'
I looked at myself in the mirror, trying to make myself look as neat and tidy as possible, and headed to the dining room.
I remembered that not long ago, I invited Rudnine and we had dinner here together, but I didn't really get to talk to him.
'I wonder if today will be different.'
Arriving in front of the dining room with a pounding heart, I looked inside.
Because we prepared it in such a hurry, it wasn't as fancy a meal as last time, but it was a decently luxurious meal for two people.
“Did you see that? The two of them came in affectionately holding umbrellas.”
“Hey!”
Just then, the sound of the employees decorating the dining room with white summer hydrangeas and green ribbons was heard again.
"No, then what did the Princess sing about when she said 'like being shot'? Didn't she still love the Crown Prince? I thought she liked him because he became her partner this time?"
"You fool. I like His Excellency the Duke of Iels better! He's more handsome."
"Then a love triangle? This is crazy! Whoa! I love it all!"
Employees... I’m going crazy because of you guys.
What a love triangle!
Hey, can you please leave Adrian out of our relationship? I really don't care at all!
“Ahem.”
I deliberately cleared my throat to make a sound, startling the employees who had been secretly chattering into silence. I then hurriedly finished setting up and left.
"What's this."
The head maid approached me as I was looking around the dining room, filled with the scent of flowers, with blank eyes.
“We paid some attention.”
“Isn’t it pretty?”
The chef was also very proud of me and joined in, so I was speechless and let out a hollow laugh.
"Haha..."
If anyone saw me, they'd think I was proposing to Rudnine today! Why did you decorate it so extravagantly? It's embarrassing. Sob sob.
The problem was that the people around me kept getting ahead of me, even though I hadn't even confessed my feelings yet.
I sighed and glanced towards the open dining room door.
'When will Rudd come?'
I gave him the guest room, as he was even more drenched than I was, and told him to come down to the dining room after washing up.
As I was waiting for him in advance, I became anxious for some reason and bit my fingernails.
Should I confess my love?
A while ago, I decided never to confess to him. I swore I wouldn't let him know my feelings...
It's hard to hide my growing feelings, so what should I do?
“Princess, what are you doing? You’re ruining your pretty nails!”
I barely came to my senses because of Eudela's terrified scream from behind me, and I took the fingernails I was biting out of my mouth.
And then I turned my head and looked serious.
“Why aren’t you guys there yet?”
“Hmm.”
"Ah."
“...”
Carol, Eudela, and even Liana were all standing behind me.
Since I was going to have dinner with Rudnine, I gave orders that no one should come in.
So I told them to set up the food in advance. Did they ignore the Princess's orders?
Why are you holding on so shamelessly instead of going out!
I took a long sigh and asked as coldly as I could.
“What? Do you have something to say to me?”
Liana was the first to quickly make an excuse, adjusting her glasses.
“If the Princess shows an opening while talking to Duke Iels, he may cause harm.”
"The Duke will not harm me. Dismissed. Get out."
Liana turned around and left with a sullen expression.
This time, Eudela put her hands together on her chest and chattered with sparkling eyes.
“This time, I will make sure that Duke Iels is not playing with your heart!”
"I'll take care of myself. You don't have to. Dismiss, get out."
“Hmph.”
Carol glanced at Eudela as she left with her shoulders slumped, then looked straight into my eyes.
Carol, her eyes fixed on me, determinedly shouted, "I will never back down."
“This time, I won’t miss your important moment!”
“What is the important moment?”
“Like a kiss?”
"There's no such thing! And why are you looking at that! Everyone, get out!"
"...Yes."
Carol walked out with a slow, turtle-like pace, her eyes filled with regret, and her sighs as if the ground was about to cave in.
These are very.
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