Outaishihi ni Nante Naritakunai!!

Or because I'll call a doctor... Millie raised her voice to block my words when I tried to say that.

I don't know what makes her so stubborn.

But I just figured I couldn't say any more, and I just decided to run errands.

When the tea party is over, even she has to go home. Millie, who denies going home strong, had no choice but to do this anymore. I wasn't calling a woman because I was going to talk to her, and, well, okay.

"Millie."

"Yes... Um... Dear Lydiana"

"Hmm?"

"Take this..."

At the time I wanted to talk to you, it was a bag of white paper that Auntie and Millie had been offering. It's still warm when I receive it.

I peeked inside and it contained freshly baked madraines and financiers.

"Oh, thank you. This is your mansion cook?

Marianne and the others often bring souvenirs during tea parties, so I didn't think it was unnatural.

Receive it quickly and smile.

But Millie shook her shoulder for some reason.

"Yes, no. The... Actually, and it's a gift from someone I know.... would love to be served to Lord Lydiana... so..."

"Did you bring it on purpose? I wonder if it would be a pretty delicious treat. I'm looking forward to it. Thank you, Millie."

"Yes, no..."

He just thanked me, but now for some reason, I let tears seep in, and I leaned down slightly. While wondering about that attitude, arrange the confectionery on a small plate that was placed on the table.

"Oh, you're burning to a good color."

"It's... its... no, it's nothing"

Millie is suspicious of behavior from earlier. I sat on the long couch with her, wondering what was going on, and offered her a small plate.

Millie stares at me like a surprise.

"Huh..."

"Hmm? You eat, too, don't you? Go ahead."

It was a natural consideration, but Millie insisted no.

"Well, I'm not feeling well..."

"Yes... unfortunately, I can't help it."

"also, sorry"

"What are you talking about? You must be the one who brought it to me, right? Then I'll take this."

Isn't it a good idea to force it? I thought so, I took one finanche and carried it to my mouth.

It's a little different from the flavor I expected. What a strange flavor.

"Heh, unusual flavor. Is the butter a little strong? Are you changing the seasoning, too? A unique flavor."

"Ha... yes"

Much different from Baltic, the chief chef of the castle, or what I baked. It didn't feel like an authentic financier, but it never tasted bad. Is it some sort of local baking method? Wilhelm is wide. It is often the case that confectionery is made in different ways and tastes depending on the region.

"Yeah...... it's different, but that's not bad. Millie, where did you get this?

"Hih..."

I wanted to ask you purely about the method, but Millie's complexion turned whiter than paper.

"Millie?"

"... yes, no, nothing. Wow, I got it from people too... more details..."

"Really?"

Have a cup of tea and take a breath. Somehow the silence flowed and I cut out the conversation again "you know".

"... Millie, I called you to the Tea Party today for a reason"

"Huh?"

To my sudden confession, Millie looked up lying down.

Eyes on her like that.

"I'm sorry I couldn't answer properly before this. I'm late, but I just wanted to let you know."

"Tell...?

"Yes."

He nodded at Millie, who looked not sure, and slowly opened his mouth.

"I love His Highness Friedrich. I am also ready to stand as his righteous queen.... Is this all right? The first answer to your question?

……

Laughing and asking so, Millie opened her eyes wide and held her own mouth with both hands.

The hand is shuddering as a mess.

"Millie?"

"No... no... because"

"Millie? What's going on?

Millie's condition changed visibly. She trembles with rattles and all over her body, shaking her neck to the side to deny it over and over again, "Lies."

And so he found me with a flashing look and inquired.

"... does Master Lydiana love Prince Wang...?

"Yeah. Very much. I can't think of anything else but him."

I'm not going to hide my feelings or anything, so I snort with a smile. Millie looked like she was about to cry for some reason.

I whine so low that I can't hear you.

"Oh no... then... what am I really for...? Nothing... didn't make sense? I knew it... it's just that I was stupid... oh..."

"Millie!"

Millie tried to get up off the long couch, but she couldn't help herself, so she snapped from her knees on the spot.

Sitting on the carpet, Millie just kept shaking her neck sideways for a while, then stared at me with a vain eye.

"Millie? Are you okay?

I think I should sit back on the couch, and I give you my hand.

Millie did not take my hand and instead stared seriously at my face, blinking her eyes as if she had returned to me and said with a serious face.

"Li, Dear Lydiana. Yes, please run away from here now. Or Prince Wang... Quickly...! Otherwise, we won't make it......!

"Millie? Suddenly, what are you talking about?

Grabbing the hem of my dress, rattling and trembling, Millie has complained in desperate shape.

But this is a nearby neighborhood, but it's still a pretty royal neighborhood.

Weird people don't get in. And yet I leaned my neck to her words of running away with a pale face.

Millie pulls the hem of the dress over and over again.

Tears were flowing through her eyes like a single muscle.

"I don't have time to explain now. Oh, please, stay away from this... As always, I apologize to Prince Wang... ah... ku"

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Millie fell to the carpet holding one arm down like a groan.

I don't know what's going on. I was just trying to hold her up to see what was going on - the ground rocked.

"Huh... what, to?

I got my hands on the carpet reflexively. The world is shaking.

I'm about to throw up in a terrible dizziness that came suddenly. It even started sounding like tinnitus. The noise echoed in my ears with woe, and I fell next to Millie, unable to stand the sudden dizziness and vomiting.

"... eh. What... so? Suddenly... I can't believe I'm dizzy"

"Li, Dear Lydiana... please... stand up. Come on... run away... ugh."

The weak Millie voice echoes from next door. But I couldn't move.

All you have to do is exhale rough breaths. From over our heads like that, I could hear a woman laughing.

- Well done, Miriam.

As consciousness seemed distant, it was another being - the voice of a third party - who could not have been in the room.