"Speaking of which, when is Chloe's debutant?
After going out to the orphanage as usual and finishing up one of the kids' opponents, I asked Chloe.
The kids take a nap and we're the only ones awake. Nobody's listening, so I thought it would be okay if we talked about this, but she seemed to think the same thing, and I got right on to it.
"Oh my God! You said Lili's debutant was about to arrive. I guess I'm about to be weak for another six months. I'm better off later, so can you tell me all about it?
"Yeah, that's good."
Chloe, the Count's daughter, also refrains, of course, from being a debutant. It's the same year, and it would have been nice for the same period, but she was away for her birthday.
Chloe, holding Noel back, asked me as she indulged in the mundane.
"Have you got a dress yet?
"Yeah, the designer's sticking it out for me."
Chloe's eyes sparkled as she told her as she remembered how the designer floated.
"Wow. I'm sure Lili in her debutant dress is very pretty. I wanted to see it! Where's the escort? After all, your fiancée, His Highness Alan?
"Yeah... I plan on doing that"
"Wow! Lili, you look so cute now. Nice. It feels like a maiden in love!
"Stop teasing me."
"I'm sorry, but when I look at Lili, I think I want to fall in love quickly. I want to fall in love and get married. Of course, I don't think it's gonna work that way."
"You'll find a good man."
She's the kind of kid who not only goes to the orphanage to take care of me, but also to be friends with me. Without a doubt, she'll get a good man.
When the time comes, I want to work with you on what I can do.
"Oh, this is such a time already. Lili, is it okay if I don't leave?
"Oh, yeah."
I checked the time. Chloe's rushing me.
Earlier than usual time to leave.
Today, Luke asked me to run another errand, and I didn't bring him in.
Instead, I'm calling another escort. He's one of my father's escorts, and I've had Luke's replacement several times before. A trusted escort.
Nevertheless, Luke, who has something surprisingly worrying about him, said souring his mouth to come home as soon as possible because he doesn't have himself.
I also promised, "I just want to talk about the debutante, so I'll be home as soon as that's done," and it's this time to go home, well, if Luke's going to be relieved with that, it's good.
It's still noon, the kind of time the kids take a nap.
I can't believe I'm going home at this hour, but the promise is a promise.
"I wanted some more, but I promised Luke I'd go home."
When I stood up from the chair I was sitting in, Chloe looked serious and nodded.
"Yeah, I think that would be better. Lili is a Duke lady. Not in the evening."
"You know what, you're a countess too, aren't you? You're the one who's always worried. You're always up to a pretty late hour. Come on, you should have one of the escorts."
"I'll be fine."
Even though I'm really worried, Chloe didn't care at all.
Even though she is a countess, there are places where she is free and often she does not have an escort.
I'm sure my father's Count is worried too, so I advise him every now and then to put an escort on it, but she laughs and doesn't take it seriously.
If this happens, I've been thinking lately about sneaking him up on Chloe, even with the escort I hired myself.
"It's already... it's too late for something to happen. Noel, I'm going home."
Speak up to Noel. Noel jumped right out of Chloe's arm and came under my feet. I can hold that body.
"See you tomorrow"
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow, Lili"
Chloe drops me off at the entrance to the orphanage. I left the orphanage grounds with the escort I was waiting for there.
"I'm sorry. Did I make you wait?"
"No, generally, as planned, so no problem."
Grab Noel, escort him, and head to the mansion. The carriage cannot pass because it passes a fairly narrow path to this church. It wasn't that far away, so I went by on foot every time.
Through a narrow alley. An escort came out in front of me at the point where I was about to leave for the boulevard.
"Ma'am, please stop"
"What?"
To a severe halt, I stopped, as I was told. The face of the guard is dangerous.
"... is anyone there?
"You're not alone. Multiple."
"Eh."
"It's okay. I'll pull them off, lady, so please run. Go through the boulevard for the mansion. We'll meet you later."
"... ok"
Today's escorts are pretty unfavourable in narrow alleys because they're good at swords, not magic. As we were having a meeting, from behind us, men appeared who seemed to be ruined doors. A drunken breeze in town. In a group, obviously targeting us, did someone hire you for money?
The men, five, six, seven… there are eight.
"... what can I do for you lady"
"I don't need you. I'm just trying to make that young lady a little hurt.... Don't interrupt."
"Eh."
Injuries, reacted to the word. Even listening to the way they say it doesn't seem like their own will.
"... that hurting me would mean that someone in the aristocracy didn't like the fact that I was engaged to His Highness Alan. Make it hurt, let it dissolve our engagement, and we'll sit in the cauldron ourselves.... listen carefully."
It's a story that makes me feel bad, but I actually hear that a lot.
We already had an opponent for the fiancée candidate we were after. Then you just have to make sure you can't marry that other person.
If you're a man, kill him. If it's a woman - you don't have to tell me the rest.
Al is the first prince. Anyone would envy me for being engaged to him. So I knew I was going to be able to double my jealousy, but I didn't think this was the right time.
To my sober demeanor, the men showed more agitation.
"Hey, what is it? This woman is frightened."
"I'm just being strong! If you fuck me, they're all with you!
"Lady, please run away!
An escort raises his voice and stands to shelter me. I held Noel and ran out for the boulevard.
"Huh! The woman has escaped! Go after him!!"
You can hear metal behind you. I know the escorts are attracting some of us, but we're outnumbered. About three of them came after me.
He's wearing a slightly higher heel, so running hard won't speed him.
"Ok! We'll catch up!! Knock it down to the ground!!"
There's a man's voice right behind you. Almost, almost to the boulevard, but I don't think I'll make it to the critical.
"Huh!"
Rest in peace.
Still running desperately, Noel, who had grown up in his arms, whispered in a tall voice.
"Nah!
"Wow!!"
I heard a loud noise behind my back. Looking back at something, all the men who followed us were rolling to the ground like they were stuck in something.
"What... what?
"Nah."
"Yeah, yeah. Well, not in that case."
Ringing with a voice that blamed Noel, I hacked back to me and left the alley. When we get to the main street, a lot of people go out, and so far it's been a lie of serenity.
I wasted no time breathing and ran out again as they might still be following me. Looking at me running in a relaxed atmosphere boulevard, one person changing his blood phase, the people of town look back at me with a strange face.
- If you get so much attention, I'm sure you won't be following me anymore.
Still don't know what it is. Maybe there's a second line. If I thought so, I couldn't loosen my legs.
"Lili!"
"Al!?"
A voice can be heard from the front. When I looked up, I saw Al on the horse rushing over here with a hasty look. Al came to my side, getting off the horse and holding me in his arms as he thought.