"... you're really smart"
"Maybe he was a smart cat that was kept somewhere"
"Yes..."
While I agreed, I didn't think so.
Because it's really only recently that Noel started getting smart. Until then, even though there was something clever about it, it was well within what could be described as a cat. Yet here Noel is undergoing a radical change.
- I wonder what happened to Noel.
That said, it's only about when my spiritual covenant fails, such as on my mind. That's when Noel sucked my magic and converted it to his own. Maybe the aftermath led me to acquire a cat-like wit.
It may be a rush, but this was the most likely one.
Luke holding Noel slowly distances himself from us as he thinks about it. I told Chloe I made sure I was far enough away and switched my mind.
"You kept me waiting. Luke's gone away. So, what are you talking to me about?"
I'm also concerned about Noel, but that's later. Let's get on with Chloe's consultation that we need to talk, and then we'll think about it slowly again. So I decided, and when I spoke to Chloe, she nodded like she was in a panic.
"Ugh, yeah. Can I just sit next to you?
"Fine. Go ahead."
Nodding, Chloe sat down next to me. The side of it looks quite tired.
So I figured it out.
"... you mean His Highness Wilfred?
Probably for sure.
Asked, shall I say again, Chloe affirmed.
"Yeah, yeah. It's a hit. Actually, I get letters and bouquets from His Highness Wilfred every day since then... I can't ignore it, and I had no choice but to write a thank-you note, but in my last letter, the two of us asked me to go on a long ride... I just replied that I can't go that way, but His Highness Wilfred didn't give up, and now you said go to my father..."
"... you've been a great development in a little while. It's not rage..."
I was surprised to hear the story.
An invitation to date just the two of us.
Moreover, we are following the formal procedure of a proper letter.
Letter and bouquet of flowers from the Second Prince. I can't normally think about it and choose not to receive it, and it's natural to write a thank-you note, beyond what I've had. If that goes on, fathers will expect it too. An invitation for a long ride on top of it.
Even if Chloe tried so hard to say no, if Prince Wilfred went to the father, the father would definitely tell his daughter to "go".
That's what an aristocratic society is, and it's hard to reject it.
"... are you going?...... yeah. That was a stupid question. You don't have a choice not to go."
When I said that, Chloe nodded, "Yeah," too.
"I don't want to go. But your father said to go, so I have to go."
"Right. See you next. How do you feel about His Highness, Wilfred? You must be exchanging letters, right? Did you start to wonder if I could hang out with you or something? Are you getting a better impression?
When asked to peep, Chloe shook her neck sideways with a dark face.
I just look at that face and I know the answer.
"... unfortunately, it doesn't seem that way. I thought you were very forceful. Please don't take too much account of this feeling... what is it? It is natural for me to like Your Highness... in such a way that I am told. That's so... bothering me."
"... I don't like that."
With all due respect, I was sneaking up on my own chest.
- You're going to stab me.
"It's natural to like". Because I remember too much of this word.
I thought the same thing before I made out with Al.
This is who I am, so you'll definitely like it. I even came to make a pageant with him, convinced that he should like it.
That's too ugly of an idea to think about right now, and it's terribly arrogant. As it were, if I hadn't witnessed Al and Prince Wilfred talking about 'Villain Warrant Lady', I would surely have made a pageant with Al as I thought.
This prince deserves himself. He should have sat in his seat with an arrogant and extreme attitude that he was determined to like me and talked to Al. And there's no way Al would be interested in such a woman, but I can't admit it, and I think I went through a terrible emptiness and got stuck in further dots.
The ugly figure seems visible.
I sighed, and, uh, noticed.
- Maybe His Royal Highness Wilfred is just like me back in the day.
I also feel a little different, but I can't possibly be shaken. Only the way you assume you're determined to be liked does overlap with me before.
And if I saw where Chloe was showing her willingness to reject, I couldn't help but think that I might have been thought of something similar to Al.
- I'm sure His Highness Wilfred hasn't noticed either.
I'm sure I don't see how ugly I am.
At a time when I'm just desperate to approach Chloe and ignore her feelings at heart, that's all too obvious.
- I wish I could help you.
I know Chloe is in trouble, but I've accidentally overlapped myself with Prince Wilfred, and I think of it that way.
"Lili...... me, what shall I do? I can't believe you two are going on a long ride... even though I really don't want to go"
To Chloe's mourning, he returned to me.
No. Let's leave Prince Wilfred alone now. Now it's Chloe who's suffering, so we need to make it a priority to help Chloe.
I stare at Chloe.
She had a twilight face. I don't know how I can get rid of this predicament. That's the face.
And as I looked at that face, I remembered the last time I accompanied Chloe's spiritual covenant to a potato ceremony.
At that time, I ignored Chloe, who had been pressed by Prince Wilfred, for my own sake and to protect my heart, and returned to the mansion.
Chloe was appealing to me for help, and I knew it, and I ignored it.
And after that, I swore I would never do that again, and this time I decided to help Chloe.
- That's right. Now is the time to keep that vow.
I don't want to have the same regrets again. I help Chloe with what I can do.
I thought about what I could do and told Chloe.
"... I can't promise you anything... but I'll tell Al for once"
"To His Highness Alan?
Chloe looks at me with a gaze. I looked into her eyes and snorted firmly.
"Yeah. But I'll apologize first. It's a shame, but don't expect me to lose my promise of a long ride. It was an exchange between your father and His Highness Wilfred, so there's nothing I can do about it. But don't you know what His Highness Wilfred is thinking? Can you at least say a word from Al about the long ride with you, or around there, I think I can do enough to ask"
"Is it good...?
I heard a voice that was going to disappear and I was sure I wasn't a mistake trying to help.
"If I can't, I wouldn't say it out of me in the first place. But, you know, I've only really played that part. I don't think I can do any more, and I'm not a hundred percent likely to get an answer back. Still okay with that?
No matter how much you decide to help your friends, you can't tell Al, the first prince, my disproportionate self. At best, to the point of expecting an answer to the question. If they tell you you can't do it, you have to give up. Asking beyond that was an act of transcendence, and the moment I did it, I knew I would return to me when I was said to be a 'villain warrant lady'.
I don't think Al would like me like that.
So I can't promise you anything more, no matter how much I love Chloe.
There's only a few things I can do, and I'm really sorry.
- More, I wish I could help Chloe properly.
But Chloe held my hand, smiling with a heartfelt joy.
"Thanks! Thank you so much! Of course that's enough!