Cesare and Dietrich moved out of the banquet hall for a moment to avoid prying eyes.
“Commander, I don’t want to talk for long.”
The large knight commander tensed at the Crown Prince's subdued voice.
"I, and Father, have always believed in you. But your actions, like before, are likely to create unnecessary gossip."
“I apologize, Your Highness.”
“I don’t want you to be tainted. You are that important and precious.”
“I am always grateful for your generous interest.”
“Thank you for thinking so.”
Cesare threw a bait to Dietrich, who still showed steadfast loyalty to the imperial family.
The situation in which the Tower Master also has an interest in Titiana Groval.
Dietrich was visibly delighted at the news that he would be given exclusive access to Titian Groval.
“And you might want to apologize to Lady Hayley later.”
Taking advantage of the Knight Commander's delight, Cesare made a proposal, and Dietrich immediately agreed.
“Yes, Your Highness. I understand.”
“Then be careful from now on.”
“I will act so as not to disappoint you again.”
The knight commander, who bowed to the Crown Prince, headed straight to the hall as soon as permission was granted.
'Yes, I should apologize to Lady Hayley. I'm late today, so I'll apologize next time we meet.'
First of all, she was someone he had known for a long time, and his actions today were somewhat reckless.
He should have heard both sides, but he just assumed it was Lady Hayley's fault.
Dietrich, who was almost running through the door in a hurry, saw a beautiful woman with black hair and men surrounding her.
“Titi.”
Dietrich called the woman by her nickname ostentatiously.
“Diet.”
The other man also called her by her nickname, and Dietrich pushed his way through the men's field and approached the woman.
Men who had been eyeing women like hyenas licked their lips with eyes full of regret.
"Let's go."
The moment he saw Titiana, flowers bloomed in Dietrich's mind. Lady Hayley and all had long since flown away.
“Beluga, come with me.”
As soon as they got into the carriage, Titiana put her arms around Dietrich's neck and called him by his nickname.
“Diet, who the hell was that woman just now?”
"Yes?"
"Lady Hayley, the woman with the black hair and eyes. She's been bothering me for the past few days."
“Don’t worry, you are much more beautiful.”
“How can I not care? Because of that woman today, you treated me like this... like this...!”
Titiana bit her lip, and tears welled up in her eyes.
“You took my side, but still...”
"I'll take care of it. Of course, it's not your fault, Titi. Do you understand? It's absolutely not your fault."
"I know."
Dietrich cleared his throat, and Titiana smiled brightly at him.
“Thanks anyway, Diet.”
The feeling of the woman secretly stroking his arm made the front of Dietrich's pants bulge.
“Huh...”
Seeing this, Titiana smiled, and Dietrich pushed her back, bending his upper body as well.
"Ah."
Titiana let out a moan, almost a sigh, and opened her small lips. Their night was about to begin.
“I can go alone.”
“It’s not a palace anyway. Bringing it here isn’t even a job.”
When I got off at the palace, Shish insisted on taking me to the Rose Palace, even though I could have gone to the central Lucerne Palace.
“Perhaps the damned Commander of the Knights Templar is hiding, intending to avenge yesterday?”
“If it were Dietrich, I think he would be waiting openly.”
"Haha."
It's rare for Shish to laugh out loud, so I look up, and he closes his eyes and smiles softly. He's really handsome.
“Why? Do you like my face?”
"Yes."
As I nodded, Shish looked at me with a mysterious look for a moment. Did I say something wrong?
“It’s really amazing.”
"What?"
“I’ve heard the word ‘handsome’ so many times that I’m sick of it, and it doesn’t even feel good.”
Are you bragging about how handsome you are now? If it were your face, I wouldn't have anything to say about bragging.
“I feel good when my master says I’m handsome.”
Shish met my eyes and raised his red lips.
Hick, ugh!
Alarm! Why aren't you sounding it?
Because there was no warning, the unprepared heart could not function properly and stopped!
"Be careful."
Even my legs were tangled, and my body was swaying, and Shish supported me.
I walked as hard as I could, trying to avoid seeing Shishil's face. He quietly took my hand. It was still early morning, but inside the palace, there were bound to be many eyes watching.
“So, Master, what are you going to do from now on?”
"What?"
“That woman. I don’t think she’ll back down easily.”
Seeing how far she's come, I think her personality is no joke.
Yesterday, I was the one who struck first, so that's why, but if we meet again, I don't think she'll ever lose to me.
“Well... I can’t avoid you any longer, so I guess we should meet again sometime?”
“Why bother? I can handle it quietly.”
Shish seemed sincere, and if I couldn't stop him here, Titiana would be slaughtered.
“Shish, if that woman isn’t here, Dietrich and Yuno will come looking for me again.”
Crack.
“How about getting rid of them, too?”
Was this faint sound just my hallucination? The brightly smiling Shish was incredibly pretty, but I shook my head.
"You could just ignore it, but why can't you and Lily leave Lady Groval alone? If it's a crime of indecency, then admit it."
“But why are you trying to force me into a rivalry with the master?”
"Yes."
“It’s a matter of family honor, and it’s also a power struggle.”
“It’s brutal.”
Shish smiled faintly.
“This story applies to you, too, Master.”
"Me?"
“Yeah. The First Princess is pushing the master hard.”
Somehow, he seemed to be paying too much attention to me.
“As the future Crown Princess... no, no.”
Shish, whose speech was rarely smooth, smiled brightly when I looked at him.
Before I knew it, I'd arrived at the Rose Palace, and Shish gently lifted the hand he was holding. I wondered what he was doing, but he pressed his lips against the back of my hand, making a peck sound.
"What...!"
“I’ll come later.”
Shish's figure quickly disappeared as he left the Rose Palace. Even his back looked happy. Was it my eyes that were deceiving me?
“It’s really weird.”
I thought Shish would lock me up there, but he just let me go, smiling so brightly.
“What’s strange?”
“Ugh!”
"Oh, Tri. No lady should ever scream like that, ever, ever."
When I turned around, the First Princess, Lily, was shaking her head with her arms crossed.
“It is commendable that you flattened Lady Groval’s nose with perfect etiquette.”
“It’s all thanks to Lily.”
“I didn’t do much. Tri was already good at etiquette.”
Lily uncrossed her arms and approached me.
Her silver-gray eyes were filled with curiosity and a hint of wariness, but there was no escape.
"Yes."
“Then I understand.”
I readily agreed, and Lily immediately accepted, as if she had expected it.
"Tri's etiquette, though artificial, possessed a certain elegance. It's fitting, having learned it from someone who practiced etiquette as elegantly as His Excellency the Prime Minister in the palace."
I don't think my etiquette skills have much to do with Shish. I've never even properly observed table manners when I'm with him.
Of course, I was wise, so I kept quiet.
"Tri, are you going to the ball today? It's going to be a mess, so I'd rather not go."
I have to meet Titiana again.
No, would it be better for my health to just leave it like this without meeting?
“How about attending a tea party instead?”
Contrary to my desire to remain quiet, Lily seemed to want to take me here and there.
“Tea party?”
“Yes, going to tea parties and socializing is the real joy of the social season.”
Are you telling me to go out and defeat Titiana?
There's no way around it, Lily, Titiana's flirting with this guy or that guy. It'd be quicker to give up.
Why?
That's how I set it up.
“Marquis Hayley already brought invitations to Tri.”
“Is my father inside now?”
“Yes, he ran into me in front of the palace.”
Lily smiled gently and pulled me towards her.
I saw her glaring at Titiana with his eyes wide open yesterday. She was a scary person. Don't be fooled.
When I entered the living room, I saw my stepfather sitting on the sofa. My eyes met his, and I greeted him, spreading the hem of my dress.
“Did you have a peaceful night, Father?”
“How could I have had a peaceful night when my daughter disappeared with His Excellency the Prime Minister?”
The Marquis had a gloomy expression on his face, and I swallowed a sigh.
“Nothing happened.”
“Even if you say you are innocent, it is useless if others do not see you that way.”
The Marquis, with dark circles under his eyes, as if he had not slept all night, asked me to sit down.
It feels like I'm in someone else's house. The Milan mansion I went to yesterday felt more like my home.
Wait, isn't it okay for rumors to spread now?
Shish and I are like that!
But as if to mock my naive thinking, Lily squeezed my hand tightly with both of hers.
“From now on, I will take good care of Tri as your guardian, so please put your worries aside, Marquis.”
Wait a minute, Princess?
"I feel relieved when Your Highness says so. Please take good care of my daughter."
My adoptive father's face brightened.
"You heard, Tri? From now on, no one is allowed into the Rose Palace, and if you meet someone, bring me along."
Lily's silver-gray eyes flashed fiercely as she smiled at me.
“Commander, I don’t want to talk for long.”
The large knight commander tensed at the Crown Prince's subdued voice.
"I, and Father, have always believed in you. But your actions, like before, are likely to create unnecessary gossip."
“I apologize, Your Highness.”
“I don’t want you to be tainted. You are that important and precious.”
“I am always grateful for your generous interest.”
“Thank you for thinking so.”
Cesare threw a bait to Dietrich, who still showed steadfast loyalty to the imperial family.
“If His Majesty were to learn you have taken an interest in a lady, he would surely be pleased. Who knows? He might even grant permission for you to marry her ‘exclusively’.”
Dietrich was visibly delighted at the news that he would be given exclusive access to Titian Groval.
“And you might want to apologize to Lady Hayley later.”
Taking advantage of the Knight Commander's delight, Cesare made a proposal, and Dietrich immediately agreed.
“Yes, Your Highness. I understand.”
“Then be careful from now on.”
“I will act so as not to disappoint you again.”
The knight commander, who bowed to the Crown Prince, headed straight to the hall as soon as permission was granted.
'Yes, I should apologize to Lady Hayley. I'm late today, so I'll apologize next time we meet.'
First of all, she was someone he had known for a long time, and his actions today were somewhat reckless.
He should have heard both sides, but he just assumed it was Lady Hayley's fault.
Dietrich, who was almost running through the door in a hurry, saw a beautiful woman with black hair and men surrounding her.
“Titi.”
Dietrich called the woman by her nickname ostentatiously.
“Diet.”
The other man also called her by her nickname, and Dietrich pushed his way through the men's field and approached the woman.
Men who had been eyeing women like hyenas licked their lips with eyes full of regret.
"Let's go."
The moment he saw Titiana, flowers bloomed in Dietrich's mind. Lady Hayley and all had long since flown away.
“Beluga, come with me.”
As soon as they got into the carriage, Titiana put her arms around Dietrich's neck and called him by his nickname.
“Diet, who the hell was that woman just now?”
"Yes?"
"Lady Hayley, the woman with the black hair and eyes. She's been bothering me for the past few days."
“Don’t worry, you are much more beautiful.”
“How can I not care? Because of that woman today, you treated me like this... like this...!”
Titiana bit her lip, and tears welled up in her eyes.
“You took my side, but still...”
"I'll take care of it. Of course, it's not your fault, Titi. Do you understand? It's absolutely not your fault."
"I know."
Dietrich cleared his throat, and Titiana smiled brightly at him.
“Thanks anyway, Diet.”
The feeling of the woman secretly stroking his arm made the front of Dietrich's pants bulge.
“Huh...”
Seeing this, Titiana smiled, and Dietrich pushed her back, bending his upper body as well.
"Ah."
Titiana let out a moan, almost a sigh, and opened her small lips. Their night was about to begin.
***
“I can go alone.”
“It’s not a palace anyway. Bringing it here isn’t even a job.”
When I got off at the palace, Shish insisted on taking me to the Rose Palace, even though I could have gone to the central Lucerne Palace.
“Perhaps the damned Commander of the Knights Templar is hiding, intending to avenge yesterday?”
“If it were Dietrich, I think he would be waiting openly.”
"Haha."
It's rare for Shish to laugh out loud, so I look up, and he closes his eyes and smiles softly. He's really handsome.
“Why? Do you like my face?”
"Yes."
As I nodded, Shish looked at me with a mysterious look for a moment. Did I say something wrong?
“It’s really amazing.”
"What?"
“I’ve heard the word ‘handsome’ so many times that I’m sick of it, and it doesn’t even feel good.”
Are you bragging about how handsome you are now? If it were your face, I wouldn't have anything to say about bragging.
“I feel good when my master says I’m handsome.”
Shish met my eyes and raised his red lips.
Hick, ugh!
Alarm! Why aren't you sounding it?
Because there was no warning, the unprepared heart could not function properly and stopped!
"Be careful."
Even my legs were tangled, and my body was swaying, and Shish supported me.
I walked as hard as I could, trying to avoid seeing Shishil's face. He quietly took my hand. It was still early morning, but inside the palace, there were bound to be many eyes watching.
“So, Master, what are you going to do from now on?”
"What?"
“That woman. I don’t think she’ll back down easily.”
Seeing how far she's come, I think her personality is no joke.
Yesterday, I was the one who struck first, so that's why, but if we meet again, I don't think she'll ever lose to me.
“Well... I can’t avoid you any longer, so I guess we should meet again sometime?”
“Why bother? I can handle it quietly.”
Shish seemed sincere, and if I couldn't stop him here, Titiana would be slaughtered.
“Shish, if that woman isn’t here, Dietrich and Yuno will come looking for me again.”
Crack.
“How about getting rid of them, too?”
Was this faint sound just my hallucination? The brightly smiling Shish was incredibly pretty, but I shook my head.
"You could just ignore it, but why can't you and Lily leave Lady Groval alone? If it's a crime of indecency, then admit it."
“But why are you trying to force me into a rivalry with the master?”
"Yes."
“It’s a matter of family honor, and it’s also a power struggle.”
“It’s brutal.”
Shish smiled faintly.
“This story applies to you, too, Master.”
"Me?"
“Yeah. The First Princess is pushing the master hard.”
Somehow, he seemed to be paying too much attention to me.
“As the future Crown Princess... no, no.”
Shish, whose speech was rarely smooth, smiled brightly when I looked at him.
Before I knew it, I'd arrived at the Rose Palace, and Shish gently lifted the hand he was holding. I wondered what he was doing, but he pressed his lips against the back of my hand, making a peck sound.
"What...!"
“I’ll come later.”
Shish's figure quickly disappeared as he left the Rose Palace. Even his back looked happy. Was it my eyes that were deceiving me?
“It’s really weird.”
I thought Shish would lock me up there, but he just let me go, smiling so brightly.
“What’s strange?”
“Ugh!”
"Oh, Tri. No lady should ever scream like that, ever, ever."
When I turned around, the First Princess, Lily, was shaking her head with her arms crossed.
“It is commendable that you flattened Lady Groval’s nose with perfect etiquette.”
“It’s all thanks to Lily.”
“I didn’t do much. Tri was already good at etiquette.”
Lily uncrossed her arms and approached me.
“Was it His Excellency the Prime Minister who taught you basic etiquette?”
"Yes."
“Then I understand.”
I readily agreed, and Lily immediately accepted, as if she had expected it.
"Tri's etiquette, though artificial, possessed a certain elegance. It's fitting, having learned it from someone who practiced etiquette as elegantly as His Excellency the Prime Minister in the palace."
I don't think my etiquette skills have much to do with Shish. I've never even properly observed table manners when I'm with him.
Of course, I was wise, so I kept quiet.
"Tri, are you going to the ball today? It's going to be a mess, so I'd rather not go."
I have to meet Titiana again.
No, would it be better for my health to just leave it like this without meeting?
“How about attending a tea party instead?”
Contrary to my desire to remain quiet, Lily seemed to want to take me here and there.
“Tea party?”
“Yes, going to tea parties and socializing is the real joy of the social season.”
Are you telling me to go out and defeat Titiana?
There's no way around it, Lily, Titiana's flirting with this guy or that guy. It'd be quicker to give up.
Why?
That's how I set it up.
“Marquis Hayley already brought invitations to Tri.”
“Is my father inside now?”
“Yes, he ran into me in front of the palace.”
Lily smiled gently and pulled me towards her.
I saw her glaring at Titiana with his eyes wide open yesterday. She was a scary person. Don't be fooled.
When I entered the living room, I saw my stepfather sitting on the sofa. My eyes met his, and I greeted him, spreading the hem of my dress.
“Did you have a peaceful night, Father?”
“How could I have had a peaceful night when my daughter disappeared with His Excellency the Prime Minister?”
The Marquis had a gloomy expression on his face, and I swallowed a sigh.
“Nothing happened.”
“Even if you say you are innocent, it is useless if others do not see you that way.”
The Marquis, with dark circles under his eyes, as if he had not slept all night, asked me to sit down.
It feels like I'm in someone else's house. The Milan mansion I went to yesterday felt more like my home.
Wait, isn't it okay for rumors to spread now?
Shish and I are like that!
But as if to mock my naive thinking, Lily squeezed my hand tightly with both of hers.
“From now on, I will take good care of Tri as your guardian, so please put your worries aside, Marquis.”
Wait a minute, Princess?
"I feel relieved when Your Highness says so. Please take good care of my daughter."
My adoptive father's face brightened.
"You heard, Tri? From now on, no one is allowed into the Rose Palace, and if you meet someone, bring me along."
Lily's silver-gray eyes flashed fiercely as she smiled at me.
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