Haunted Duke’s Daughter

"Right. Take more carriages, take a large number of servants, wherever they may be, but live their usual lives. That's all I know about senior nobles."

"And Ardis?

It's Ray's voice. Just a little relief, while listening.

"No, Ardis is the exception. People over there often go far away, but it's always like this. Sometimes I can't even take an escort. Well, Kelvin and Cross are strong."

"Still, it's troublesome as those people's men. I don't feel like it all the time. Well, compared to other nobles, it's easy to get along."

"Oh, you might see that. I'm an apprentice to Ardis, too."

"Hmm? What do you mean?

"Nothing."

Lilia gently went back inside and tilted her neck.

- Is this trip weird?

- That's odd as a senior nobleman. But I think it's okay because it's not a bad thing. You don't have to worry about it.

Yes, and Lilia tried to go back to the blanket,

"By the way, you, look closely at Master Liliane, is something wrong?

I heard such a voice and stopped my leg.

"Hey, it's not like it's something..."

"Maybe not...... I fell in love, huh?

The silence came over whether Ray was stuck in words. After a while, seriously, the two escorts leaked.

"I thought it was a high ridge flower, huh?

"Hey, well, hey..."

Awkward silence is flowing. Eventually, okay, Dios' voice sounded.

"I'm going to tell you my oral complaint! Club, you would have had one too!

"Oh, right. Don't worry, Ray! Let us support your fruitless love!

"Really? Thanks!

Listening to Ray's delightful voice, Lilia gently returned to her blanket. Lie down again and close your eyes.

- You were so much more cursed. Unfruitful love.

- Oh, no doubt about it.

- Haha. You onylia.

Tingling, Lilia's eyebrows moved. I smile thinly and think of it.

- Oh, no! No peppers!

- I'm sure the village specialty was peppers.

- No, no, no!

Lilia leaks a sneaky laugh, and Sakura complains as if she was obstinate. I finished laughing and took a breath.

- Good night, then, Sakura. See you tomorrow.

- Yeah. Good night, Lilia.

That's how I slowly tried to fall asleep.

For some reason, I saw Sakura holding her knees in the dark.

Without time to think about its meaning, Lilia fell asleep as it was.

The itinerary after that was in order itself. Enter the village as planned and stay overnight in a small inn. I left the village with nothing to highlight as it was and entered the town with a separate mansion at noon that day.

The separate residence of Ardis is northeast of town. Tina, who had seen the building, was shuddering with her mouth half open.

"I'm sorry. In a small building."

That's what Lilia said with a bitter smile, and, uh, Tina looked back.

"Small......?

"Yeah. It'll be small. Compared to the main mansion."

"That may be..."

Tina looks at the apartment again. And the surrounding buildings. Indeed, this apartment is roughly the same size as the surrounding buildings. However, its perimeter is also a problem. If you go further out, there's a common little house lined up. Totally different from this neighborhood.

"Could it be a building around here..."

"Some nobleman's apartment, that's a lot."

"Oh, yeah."

Tina smiled like she had pulled, then sighed. With a small voice, I knew the world you lived in was different, he was squealing.

- Hey, Lilia. There are other mansions, aren't there?

Lilia frowned and waited for it to continue.

- Are the others this big?

Leaning his neck suspiciously, Lilia said.

- No, I'm not.

- Oh, right! Good, a little reassuring......

- It's not this small.

- It wasn't! What's wrong with that?

So what's the deviation? Lilia leaned her neck while the carriage entered the premises.

The grounds of the separate residence are also quite large, with a large garden in front of the building. Unlike the one in the main mansion, various plants are planted looking good. Behind it, there was a line of servants working here in front of the building. This would be the case given that the number of people is as small as five, but less than half the size of the main mansion, and even less than nobody usually lives there.

As Lilia and the others stepped out of the carriage, the servants lowered their heads simultaneously.

"Welcome home, Miss Liliane"

Lilia pulled her cheeks better to greet her without a minute of madness. If you look closely, the servants also look nervous somewhere.

When the two escorts began to unload their luggage, two from the servants, ran to help. Carefully carry all luggage indoors as if dealing with valuables. What's wrong with not putting something so important in it?

I thought about it so much, I immediately had something in mind. There's no other cause, Lilia.

- I told you. Lilia.

- Yeah, you did.

The people in this town don't know that Lilia is about to change. Even if I had known, that would have been only a report from my father or brother, and not something that would have been so easy to believe.

- Sakura. If you need anything, say it right away.

- Ai Ai.

Laughing at Sakura's energetic voice, Lilia stepped inside the building.