I decided not to attend the party on the pretext of not feeling well.
The book didnât show any signs.
I thought itâd urge me to partner with Gregory, but it was rather quiet.
It was a bit of a strange situation for someone who was willing to bear the penalty.Â
âCome to think of it, when I went boating with Gregory, there was going to be an event, but there wasnât much of an incidentâŚâ
The belated realization of the facts increased my doubts.
Iâve never seen the book miss out on development like this.Â
âGuide.â
â What can I do for you, traveler?
âWhy did you skip the boat game event?â
â It was not omitted.
âWhat?â
I tilted my head at the guideâs clear answer.Â
There was nothing special that day.Â
Gregory said he was afraid of water, so I thought he would fall into the water, but we just came back.
However, the following guideâs answer relieved me.
â The main stage is still ongoing. Gregory will arrive soon.
âWhat are you talking about?â
I was just about to protest to the guide.
Suddenly someone knocked and spoke.
âMiss, are you awake?â
âYouâre really here!â
When I realized that Gregory had come, I glanced at the book.Â
Before I knew it, the book was suddenly displayed in active mode.Â
It must be time to enjoy the party in full swing, but he came all of a sudden.Â
I floundered and laid in bed in a hurry to pretend to be sick.Â
âCome on in.â
Moments later, Gregory opened the door and entered.Â
***
The banquet was noisy.
A party attended by most of the people living in Bael.
What was unusual was that the partner rule was removed from this banquet.Â
This made Seirin feel very unhappy.Â
Gregory recalled what Seirin had asked for a few days ago.
âMy brother, please partner with Miss Tiarozety. Iâm supposed to be with Lord Lexion.â
âDid Lexion say that?â
ââŚYeah, so youâll be Miss Tiarozetyâs partner. She doesnât have a suitable partner.â
âWell, thatâs not hardâŚâ
No partner rules for the banquet.
It was a tremendous blow to the social world.
Well, it seemed to have made the atmosphere a little freer.Â
âSeirin knows how to lie too.â
Gregory laughed lowly. He recalled Seirin who told him that she had spoken to Lexion.
It was a fit of cute jealousy for Gregory, who already knew that Seirin had feelings for Lexion.Â
However, he felt that it might be a bit burdensome for Lexion.
âIâll have to try to soothe her later.â
Gregory approached Lexion, who had just finished talking to another person.
âWhy canât I see her?â
âSheâs not feeling well.â
âReally? Is she in a lot of pain?â
ââŚâ
Lexion simply remained silent on Gregoryâs question.Â
His gaze met briefly and then fell.Â
âI think sheâs been under a lot of stress lately.â
âStress?â
âPrincess Seirin called her almost every day.âÂ
ââŚReally?â
Gregory was a little surprised to find that out for the first time.
Seirin already had plenty of maids.
He heard that she needed a companion, but he couldnât believe she called her everyday.
He was worried that she might have been subtly bullied out of jealousy.Â
âThatâs not rightâŚâ
Then Lexion said.
âSo when are you going back?â
âWell, I donât knowâŚâ
Gregory hesitated as he recalled the Emperorâs orders.
Besides, it seemed that Seirin had a special order, but he didnât know exactly what it was.
Gregory told Lexion what he had guessed.Â
âActually, the evil dragon made a second attack on the capital and it failed.â
âI see.â
âThe response is more lukewarm than I thought. You knew it already, didnât you.â
Gregory quickly noticed Lexionâs reaction.
Moreover, even though the capital had been attacked, it was even more strange that there was no word that they would send assistance.
The character Gregory, who had originally planned to stop him, simply rolled his eyes.
At this, Lexion asked.
âWhy? You thought Iâd send a support team?â
âI was going to stop you if you did, man.â
Gregory replied, poking him in the ribs with his elbow.
It was always a pity that he was too loyal to the Emperor, so Lexionâs change was welcome to him.
It was the imperial family that had to protect the empire before the Sparrow family.
âOkay. Just like now, be loyal while taking your share, Zion.â
âItâs funny to hear that from a member of the royal family.â
âWhat kind of royalty am IâŚ? Anyway, I feel relieved that youâve come to your senses. I was worried that the royal family might be sucking you dry.â
âOriginally, it was supposed to be like that.â
âOriginally?â
âGregory, donât you ever feel like the world is stuffy sometimes?â
Gregory tilted his head at Lexionâs out-of-the-box remark.
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Then Lexion comforted him on the shoulder, thinking that he might have some difficulties.
âItâs not just frustrating. Sometimes I want to abandon the castle of Arden and go into exile.â
âI didnât ask thatâŚâ
Lexion was about to speak, but Chris Martin approached.
âDuke, I have something to tell you.â
ââŚâ
âGo.â
At Gregoryâs words, Lexion sighed lightly and followed Chris.
Gregory sipped the champagne for a moment and sneakily slipped out of the hall.
Soon, he picked flowers from the garden and headed to the Myersotis room.
***
âWhat are you doing here?â
I stared at Gregory, leaning against the head of the bed.
He quietly set the flowers on the bedside table.
âWhy did I come? Iâm visiting you.â
âWhat about the party?â
âI came out for a second. Can I sit down?â
Gregory flopped down on a chair with a question.
It doesnât seem like he was asking for permission.
Gregory said.
âI heard Seirin has been bothering you lately.â
âAhâŚno.â
âNo? But your face is full of tiredness. The shadows under your eyes have gotten very dark.â
âItâs not because of thatâŚâ
I rubbed the corners of my eyes for no reason.
It wasnât that I wasnât tired of Seirinâs constant calling, since it wasnât too hard either.
Rather, it was only difficult to keep up the tension with Lexion due to her visits.
It was then.
âI think Seirin is jealous of you.â
âMe?â
âYes. She lied to me, saying that she decided to partner with Lexion.â
âHuh? He didnât have a partner?â
My eyes widened at the unexpected information.
Then, Gregoryâs eyes widened at the same time and then smiled and lightly brushed my hair.
âWhat? Donât tell me that made you feel worse.â
ââŚâ
âOh my God. Seirin lied to you too. She should be scolded for this.â
âNo, itâs my fault for not checking.â
I waved my hand quickly, but it was a bit of a shock.
I couldnât believe Seirin lied.
I never thought about it.
She had always been honest and sincere.
âDid some of her settings change during the regression?âÂ
When I thought about it like that, there was nothing I couldnât understand.
On the contrary, it was even more disconcerting that I hadnât doubted it until now.Â
I guess my old memories kept influencing me without realizing it.
âWait a minute. Didnât Seirin say she had something to give that day?â
I was called to the garden because she had something to give.
Then I saw the two of them kissing and ran away.Â
But after that, she never called me again.
ââŚâÂ
Come to think of it, the location was also a place where you could see the two of them very well.Â
âNo wayâŚâ
It was just at the moment when I was starting to have doubts about Seirin.Â
âIsnât it more frustrating like that? Why donât we take a short walk?â
Gregory suggested with a smirk.
As I hesitated without answering, the book started to alert me.Â
â The event will begin. Enjoy a night walk with Gregory!
PR/N: Bruh
ââŚâ
âCome on, letâs go.â
Gregory pulled my hand without listening to my answer.
âWait a minuteâŚ! Iâm not leaving yetâŚ!â
âLady, itâs Daisy. I have something to tell you⌠Huh?â
Then Daisy came into the room.
She seemed a little surprised to see Gregory.
Then Gregory smiled and spoke.
âWhat should I do? Iâm taking the lady for a night walk.â
âOh, go ahead.â
Daisy sent me off as if she had forgotten what to say.
In the end, I missed the timing to refuse and had no choice but to follow Gregory.
***
After Tiarozety left the room.
Daisy hesitated, holding a note.Â
It was not long before she murmured softly.
âI was going to let you know because Vector just said he knew the informationâŚâ
The note Daisy brought was written by Vector.
âOnly let the lady see it. After she sees it, make sure to tell her to burn it.â
It was the information that Vector gave with a careful request.
She didnât know what information it was, but it seemed quite private when he told Daisy not to look at it.Â
At that moment, on the table was a Bible that Tiarozety had read often.Â
Even if it was activated, the main body remained as it was, which stood out to Daisy.
âIâll put it in there first and tell you later.â
Daisy sandwiched the note between the book like a bookmark.Â
Even then, she left a note in advance, just in case she didnât check it.Â
[Lady, Iâll tell you later, I put a note in the Bible with the information you asked for from Vector. After youâve checked it, please read it and discard it. Have a good night.]
Daisy left the room, placing the note prominently on the cover and securing it with a stone.Â