Haunted Duke’s Daughter

It's been about a week since Ray came to Aldis' mansion. Ray has yet to return and is naturally sitting in the mansion. As a result, there was also a slight change in Lilia's life.

Ray also became present during morning study hours. The burden is only slightly increased because we have to teach both of them, but to such an extent that it is not so bitter. After noon, as usual, Ray seems to be taking a few servants who work in the mansion and strolling around.

"Brother, is it still going to take your job?

One morning. When Lilia asked her brother at the breakfast table, he nodded and replied.

"Oh. Don't take it yet. I'm sorry, but I need a little more time."

"Okay. If that's what I can do, I can help."

"Don't let a woman come out."

Pissy told her brother, and Lilia bowed her head sorry. I was hoping I could help at all because I'm the one who's saying I can't, but my brother still doesn't seem to like me.

- I don't think so.

- Really? It just seems like they don't like it.

- Maybe you care about Lilia. I don't think you want me to help you with your work, but you want me to look at other things.

- Something else?

- Uh... Other work, something like that? so that you can have more choices.

I don't understand Sakura's words very well. What options are you going to increase?

- Lilia. When you graduate from school, what do you do?

- What are we going to do...

Trying to answer, I got stuck in words. I never even thought about it until you asked me. Vaguely, I'm only thinking about the future of marrying someone. He was a prince before, and now he'll marry someone else, he said. Because that's what a lady in a noble house is called.

- Well, your family didn't tell you to do that, did they?

- With that said, yeah.

Engagement with the prince is what Lilia wanted. Other than that, I've never talked about an engagement. The other day, they asked me about my preferences, but after all, I haven't been told anything in particular.

- I think you'll respect Lilia's wishes. I think that's why I want you to look at all sorts of things. It's not just noble work, is it?

I see, Lilia nodded. But I can't think of anything.

"Oh, yeah. Lilia."

To my father's voice, Lilia raised her face. My father says as he thinks a little.

"You'll be bored to be in this mansion all the time. Why don't you go to a separate residence in the north? It would also change your mood. You can keep waiting for the cross and head over to Mr. Tina's home. What do you say?"

I don't think that's a bad suggestion. I did start to feel a little bored lately. It would be nice to go to a separate residence.

"Wow. I have a separate residence..."

Tina sitting next to me said as a surprise. Lilia says with her neck tilted.

"There's about a separate mansion. It's in Tina's house, isn't it?

- No, I don't. It's not normal.

- Really? Ardis took it for granted that there were four separate mansions.

- Wait, you can't do it if you're a junior nobleman, there are four!? What's wrong with that?

I don't know what's sloppy, but apparently it's normal that there really isn't. When I looked at Tina, she was laughing bitterly.

"I wonder if it's in my house. So I wonder if you can imagine what a separate residence is like."

"Nothing. It's a normal house. Not as big as here, though."

One of the separate mansions is north of here, about three days away by carriage. It's a small town, somewhat of a village. It used to be a place that was too quiet to even want to go, but now I find it a little attractive.

- How's Sakura? You want to go?

- I want to go.

- Yeah, I got it.

Lilia nodded and turned to her father.

"I'm going to go"

"Right. Then let's make arrangements here. Tomorrow, but you don't mind?

"Yes."

Lilia nods and takes a glimpse of Tina. I said something. I saw you do that.

"Father. Would you mind taking Tina with you, too?

"Oh. Of course."

"Oh, I want to go too"

My father nodded before Lilia said anything with his hands up as if Ray were going to hitch a ride.

"I'm in awe. Let's make arrangements."

"There's also an escort. Father, should I get you out of my men?

"Right. Please."

"If it's an escort, I'll do it, okay?

Ray smiled and my father and brother looked at each other with a slightly troubled bitter smile. I guess I didn't know what that reaction meant, Ray tilting his neck.

"Ray."

When Lilia called, Ray turned this way.

"You are the third prince of Krabiles."

"Yeah."

"Do you have a consciousness that you have to be protected the most?

Ray blinks several times. Lilia sighs again in response to what happened.

"You have to be protected the most. What are you gonna do if you wave your sword in front of me?"

"Ah...... Really."

He really didn't think of it. Lilia held her temples with her fingers so that she could have a headache and took a deliberate, long sigh.

"Oh, sorry"

"You don't have to apologize for anything. Brother, please make arrangements."

"Oh. Okay."

My brother gave me a firm nod to Lilia.