Chapter 19
Episode 19
Translator: missme Editor: Aru
“If this is not mere speculation but the truth, then your situation becomes much better . ”
Needless to say, if this regularity becomes the truth, then saving Ari will be twice as easy rather than staying in such a jagged situation .
I don’t need to be nervous all day but just have to be ready at a certain duration of the day and the chances and efficiency of avoiding the crisis, of course, increased, also Ari’s behavioural constraints will be loosened .
It was favourable for both Ari and me .
“Don’t stay away from me today, just in case . Let’s check in the evening and make a clear decision . ”
“Yes, Eonni . ”
Then there was a glimpse of Sir Davery’s anxious voice . Looking back, Jinny, the maid who had dropped a vase, was kneeling on the floor .
After exchanging glances with Ari, I approached and comforted Jinny . There were also many scapegoat-victims of this world attempting to kill Ari .
A four-day series of birthday parties will be held at the same time as an aristocratic coming-of-age ceremony .
Today was the second day of the banquet .
I almost forgot the fact and spent time with Ari, as I was suddenly carried off by Bessie, who appeared at one point, and suddenly I was faced with a dressing-up time .
It was only at the banquet hall that Ari and I were reunited after a brief break-up .
“You’re looking really gorgeous, Eonni . ”
Bessie dressed me today in a red dress that clung to the upper body and spread generously downwards .
The hair was naturally loose and no ornament was used .
As an accessory, I only had one simple and easy-to-use earring, but even that looked fancy enough, perhaps because of the color of the dress .
I stared at Ari, whose eyes glowed as she stared at me .
Ari was wearing a decent white dress today, similar to what she wore yesterday .
Although I lent my dress because she stayed here without a plan, it really suited her like her own dress .
The hair was braided and a pearl necklace was worn on the exposed neck .
Looking at her, I said, “You’re pretty, too . ”
“Really?”
“Yes . Right, Sir Davery?”
Sir Davery, whose name was called, turned this way .
As he attended a banquet as my escort, so rather than a tailcoat, he was wearing his comfortable clothes and partial armour .
He cocked his head .
“Yes, good . ”
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“I felt no sincerity in your answer . ”
“Both of you are dazzling, so this Davery Shack is having a hard time even to take a peek, as it dazzles me . ”
“Okay then . ”
Ari giggled a little at Sir Davery’s reply . I could feel the attention of people around us focused on Ari .
Of course, it was not easy for me, as I felt harsh gazes on my skin because of their stares .
Yesterday, the centre of attention would have been Ash, but today it was on Ari and me .
‘I wonder if Ash will arrive today . ’
Ash hasn’t come down to the banquet hall yet . If he had planned to attend, he would have come to escort me earlier, so there’s a high possibility that he would not attend .
I heard from the butler that he woke up around lunchtime and moved from his bedroom to his office, but he said Ash had not come out for a meal, which implied that he will spend time in his office today .
‘I expected it, but…’
I shrugged my shoulders, puzzled . At first, Ash often used to show his face only on the first day of a banquet, even if it was a seven-day banquet . I had wondered if he would do that even at the banquet where he is the main personality, but I guess the answer is yes .
In fact, Ash should have appeared at the banquet hall earlier today to follow the development of the book .
Then, he watched Agrita persistently throughout the banquet and later killed the two young men who asked for her dance .
However, such a sequence seemed to be ignored .
Anyway, it would also be absurd if Ash came out and followed the book smoothly, even though many things were wrong from the beginning .
I let go of my lingering feelings and fumbled with my watch .
It’s half-past six .
It’s time for Ari to face a new crisis .
Nothing has happened yet since the vase accident around lunchtime .
Now, if something happens sooner or later and upholds quietly until tomorrow morning, then regularity is almost true . Therefore, my job right now is waiting for the moment .
‘But what danger might come?’’
Suddenly I was a little curious .
It’s time for the world to try to kill Ari, but I’ve worked hard to clean up all that could be a threat in the banquet hall .
Here it was a kind of safe zone, with not only statues that could fall, but even carpets .
Ari won’t go out there to put herself in danger like she did yesterday . Sir Davery will save her no matter what happens, but what the hell is going on?
Someone spoke to me when I was thinking that .
“Nice to meet you, Princess . You’re still so beautiful today . ”
I peered at an unfamiliar voice . It was a young man dressed up in a grey tailcoat .
“You shine the most in this vast banquet hall . ”
“Thank you . But you are?”
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The man’s face stood out as much as his voice . I think I’m seeing him for the first time .
“Oh, I said hello last time but it seems like you don’t remember . ”
The man who smiled awkwardly continued .
“I’m the eldest son of Count Kami, Rigaa Kami . It’s an honour to see you again, princess Lydia . ”
“Ah, Son of Kami . Yes, it’s good to see you, too . ”
The man had a faint impression .
After hearing his self-introduction, still, nothing comes to mind, so I will probably not remember it again the next time we meet .
The man, who had no way of knowing my thoughts, glanced beside me and said,
“But I don’t see the Duke today . ”
“It seems he was busy with his work . ”
“I see . ”
The man smiled big and wide .
Unlike his blurred features, his smiling face was surprisingly distinctive . It’s slightly… vulgar…?
No, with such features, he can’t be like that .
While I felt guilty for nothing, the conversation continued .
“It’s not an easy job to take over the family . I’m already exhausted from the successors’ class, haha . ”
“I see . ”
“I respect him a lot . Oh, would you like a drink?”
His manner looks vulgar… No, I can’t even read his expressions .
With his own distinctive smile, he held out a glass of drink he was holding .
He appeared with one in both hands, apparently thinking of giving one to me from the beginning .
There was no particular reason to refuse, so I reached for it . It was also when I was thirsty .
It was then .
“You can’t take that!!”
A shrill voice spread out at the scene of the banquet .
I hesitated in astonishment . The man might have been surprised, but he could see that he dropped the glass he was holding .
Clink, clink!
Sir Davery quickly pulled me behind him, so no debris nor drinks splashed on me .
Instead, some of the red drinks tainted my shoes .
While I and Sir Davery were asking if we were all right at the same time, the main character with a shrill voice came this way .
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“You are…”
“You dirty bastard . ”
A number of eyes, including myself, turned to one place . A young woman dressed in a light pink dress with dark brown hair was staring at the man as if she were going to kill him .
Her red lips were chapped .
“I didn’t know you’d even try to play such a dirty trick on the princess . ”
“Lady Daanda, what the hell is this?”
“What did you do? That’s what you’re trying to do . ”
Ha, the woman with a tongue-tied smile continued in an exuberant tone .
“You don’t think I know that you’ve put a pill in the glass you were about to hand to the princess?”
“Oh, my God . ”
“Drugs?”
The surroundings were agitated . I opened my eyes wide, too .
Even the fool could know that the pill they were discussing doesn’t mean the pill you take when you’re sick .
The man immediately denied it .
“What the hell does that mean, Lady? What do you mean drugs!?”
“Are you going to play the same trick as last time and be brazen?”
“Didn’t I say that it was a misunderstanding!?”
Shaking his head in frustration, this unfaithful looking man glanced around .
“Everyone, please listen . The lady now is having an absurd misunderstanding . ”
“Misunderstanding?”
Before I knew it, people were huddled around . The man raised his voice to the crowd .
“I helped a drunken woman on the terrace at one of our last banquets . But she’s doing this to me because she had misinterpreted it . ”
“That’s right, someone was drunk . It was because you drugged the glass and gave it to her!”
“I’ve told you many times that’s a misunderstanding . It’s my mistake to give a woman a hard drink without knowing she’s so weak, but what do you mean drug?”
The man went on to appeal to his surroundings .
“I didn’t know it was a strong liquor because it was sweet . The woman who drank too much and got drunk made a little mistake in front of me that day . I understand that it was embarrassing and shameful to show indecent behaviour to strangers under the influence of alcohol . But I can’t believe I’m being framed like this . It’s really unfair . ”
“Oh, that’s a lie you’ve……”
“It’s not a lie . Lady, I’ve had enough . I understood the shame that she must have felt, and I thought I should understand Lady who only listened to her friend’s words . But isn’t this going too far? I will not stand still any longer if you slander me without any more importance and discredit me!”
The woman’s face turned pale . The man’s attitude of denying the charges was very imposing .
It was hard to imagine that he was lying .
If that was acting, the man could take the path as a theatrical actor .
While my surroundings were whispering in confusion, I made eye contact with Ari .
“What do you think, Ari?”
“I don’t know . What about you, eonni?”
“I wouldn’t have asked if I knew . ”
I felt a sincere hatred standing with a woman who was staring at a man fiercely .
But it was true that there was no evidence, as the man said, to give her a hand in the woman’s argument .
Words can make any doubt . The problem is that it is important .
I looked down at the broken glass shards and drinks on the floor .
The story would have been a lot easier if that glass had been intact .
It would have been over if I had fed that drink to anyone .
If the man hadn’t been surprised and dropped the glass… .
‘Huh? Hold on . ’
Huh, did he really drop it by mistake?
Maybe he didn’t slip his hand because he was surprised, but the moment I heard the woman’s voice, he purposely…… .
By the time I was wrapped up with this crazy thought, Sir Davery stepped out .
“Excuse me, but let me ask you one thing . ”
“To……me?”
“Yes . Do you happen to know what medicine this young man used?”
“……I don’t know the name, but I know the effect . It makes the body to get tired and lose memory partially . ”
The woman bit her lips .
“If I hadn’t found him on the way that day, he’d done something terrible to my friend . And she wouldn’t even remember . Everything he says is a shameless lie!”
“Lady!”
“Calm down . ”
Sir Davery stepped in between and separated the two . A few words followed .
“I understand roughly the type of medicine . Then I’ll have to ask for some help now . ”
“Help ……?”
Someone muttered while watching the situation . Sir Davery smiled as the answer .
In a while, Ash came down to the banquet hall .