After the night club, I had several conversations with Shayla. Many of them began with Deanna going to her place after reports that Shayla was in an unpopular place even though she had no purpose.

In repeating that on several occasions, the 'promised place' with Shayla - deep in the rear palace, in the shadows of the hallway near the backyard where no one usually passes - was able to do so.

…………

Even now, Shayla was there. My eyes are firmly open, but my heart is not here, and I look somewhere far away and blurry. For not crying or disturbing, the condition was extra painful.

"... Dear Shayla"

"! Dear Dee, is it?

"Yep. I'm sorry I'm late."

"No, that's outrageous. You just came and I..."

Shayla seemed to have brought her consciousness back here. Hiding in the bushes entering the hallway, Deanna spins her words.

"Are you sure you want to join us?

"... Huh?

"... Yesterday, I hear something terrible happened. There's nothing I can do to help Shayla."

"Dear Dee! Don't worry about that."

Kuru turned to Deanna, Shayla said.

"You've all been worried, but I'm really okay. The Peony people were just surrounded, and the tea was cold, and... most importantly," The Red Rose "helped."

"That would have been nice. But... Was Master Shayla really okay with that? What does" Red Rose "mean to help mean about how Shayla feels, and didn't Shayla be seen by the" Peony "people when they give it to" Red Rose "? Lady Shayla doesn't want you to join the faction."

I helped him during that, but that's where Deanna was most concerned. More than this, 'Red Rose' turns to the full protection of Shayla is the one hand that can most effectively protect Shayla. But at the same time, it's about forcing Shayla, who doesn't want a faction fight, to drag her into the circle. If Shayla's will is otherwise, we still have to think of other hands.

"... I certainly don't like every dispute very much"

"Right..."

"- But if you can reward 'Red Rose' for putting up your body for me, I will also name you 'Red Rose'. If" Red Rose "wants it."

Hmm?

There's something wrong with the story. Shayla's voice was stiff and her determination seeped out. Shayla's heart couldn't grasp, and Deanna tilted her neck and inquired.

"But you don't want a factional protest, do you? I think that Shayla's entry into the Red Roses would inevitably amount to being thrown out into the middle of a dispute."

"That may be... It's too much to ask 'Red Rose' to just protect you and give you nothing back..."

No, it's okay, because I don't care at all.

I can't say as' Dee '. Deanna talks to herself quite carefully today, separately from the Red Rose. Shayla is a rather sharp daughter, though unknown to the public. If you accidentally slip your mouth, you may instantly lose your identity.

Deanna, as' Dee ', let her speak out in disgruntlement.

"Master Shayla cares too much. That's not what Shayla cares about."

"Why? I got help from Red Rose..."

"Didn't Master Shayla ask you to 'help me,' did she? Yesterday, then, the Red Rose did it on its own."

"But thanks to" The Red Rose, "I helped. Not only that, but you also said that 'Red Rose' would protect me in the future."

"It's all 'Red Rose', too, but you didn't listen to Shayla, and you did it on your own? Just because" The Red Rose "offers protection, there's no place for Shayla to go into" The Red Rose "herself."

"That's too selfish of a mindset, Dear Dee!

Shayla, who rarely abhors her voice, has returned a sharp word with her voice high.... this, maybe even.

"... Master Shayla, are you angry?

"No......, I'm sorry. Master Dee worries about me and tells me so."

But... Shayla continued.

"I've been thinking about it for a long time, isn't Master Dee cold on 'The Red Rose'?

"Huh? Uh, maybe?

"Yes. Sure, he's a constant bad rumor, but I don't think that one is that much worse. … is Dee thinking that 'Red Rose' is trying to draw me into the faction to develop his power in the rear palace?

I have trouble replying to you even if you ask me that. I know the idea of "Red Rose" better than anyone else (who is who I am anyway), but I have never thought about what "Dee" thinks of "Red Rose", etc. "Red Rose" equals myself, so it's a story I really pushed away, but that seemed 'cold' to Shayla.

Well, how do I answer that? It seems that Shayla regarded the silence of 'Dee', who looked for words, as an affirmation.

"Don't worry, Master Dee." Dear Red Rose, you are not trying to use me. "

"... how do you know?

"There's no reason. Night club day and yesterday and. I've only seen you twice, but that doesn't seem like someone who uses, torments, or hurts others."

The point is, it's just a can. Perhaps I should have said that I should have stopped believing people cheaply with my senses, but Deanna, who was unconsciously stuffed with breasts, couldn't speak up.

- Yes, I only met Shayla twice as' Red Rose '. It never shows up close to the vegetables, only as a' side chamber head '.

Is it true that in just two encounters, Shayla spotted 'Deanna'? I thought such a peculiar existence was none other than the Swan family.

Shall I reveal who I am? The temptation after a moment was inhibited by greater hesitation than that.

Shayla trusts' Dee 'and reveals herself inside her chest. Laughing, crying, angry. It's like a normal friend. I don't even show up, for such a' dee '.

And at the same time, Shayla is convinced that 'Red Rose' is someone different from the rumors. I'm not sure what kind of filter it's on, but he apparently recognizes me as someone I trust enough.

What happens if Shayla finds out that both of them are the same person?

If it fits well, there will be no problem. My bond with Shayla is deeper and I congratulate her.

Deanna, however, had been dealing with Shayla for a long time, changing her voice and falsifying her identity. If Shayla feels' deceived ',' Dee 'and' Red Rose ', trust in both may vanish. I'd like to believe that's not true only for Shayla, but people's minds are unpredictable.

... It's better to stay like this than to be inadvertently hated.

Deanna surprised herself at the calm conclusion there.

I don't care what people think, but I don't care. If you have enough relationship to show the real deal and cut it, that's all you got to say.

Wasn't that the way you thought before? That's against Shayla, such as revealing the 'truth' and fearing being hated.

"... Dear Dee?

Suddenly you must have been surprised by the silent 'Dee', Shayla calling out to you as a farce. Deanna slowly, breathed.

"I think I like Shayla a lot more than I thought I would."

"Huh!? Uh, and, Master Dee?

"Don't you like me, Master Shayla?

"Please don't even joke! Love it!

Shayla seemed to scream for real. I look straight at the bush where Deanna is, and she sues me cut.

"Do you have any idea how happy I was to see Master Dee? Master Dee always saved me when things were hard, when I was about to lose my fear.... even today, even if it doesn't come true to see you, just come here and work hard."

- Master Shayla.

"It's good. From the beginning, that's what I knew. As much as His Majesty's whim won't last forever"

Is it because I let my emotions go once? Shayla's voice was unnaturally bright. The air is very dangerous, and if you shouldn't leave it like this, you feel a tingle.

"Master Shayla."

"So it's good. If you greed me, I wonder why 'Peony' is." The Red Rose is more beautiful and full of talent. "

"... you mustn't, Master Shayla"

"What is it, Master Dee?

"- Don't deceive yourself."

I cut in quietly. Shayla stays silent.

"Honestly, it's hard for me right now to understand Master Shayla's heart. But I know what Shayla can't do right now."

"... I can't, I can't believe..."

"If it's painful, it's painful, if it's sad, it's sad, isn't it good? Don't try to deceive me. It's harder to watch."

Says. I heard a light noise. Shayla is on her knees, covering her face with her hands and shaking.

Whimpering, voice arrived.

"... I knew, it should be. I'm ready, I was. And yet, I,"

"Master Shayla, you don't have to talk to me."

Shake his head beside him, Shayla goes on. I don't think I'm willing to stop it.

"It did break my heart to hear that I, Your Majesty, had gone to another...!

"... it is,"

"I can't. Don't like it. His Majesty was on a whim, he was just nice to me.... I know, but why is it so, so heartbreaking..."

... What are you doing, Your Majesty?

Deanna's heart boiled with undisputed genuine anger.

I don't know what the intent is, what you think, or how you got into this behavior. But as a result, I'm making a girl who's supposed to be a thinker cry in such a rear palace corner. Shouldn't I at least reveal my thoughts to Shayla in letters and messages there? Impossible as a man.

Gasa.

When I realized, my body was moving on its own. Get out of the bush, kneel down in front of the crying Shayla, and slowly embrace her body. Shayla's shoulder shook with horror.

"... Dee, are you sure?

"Please, don't raise your face."

No matter how much you deceive with your clothes, if you're seen from the front, you can just crack it. Attracting Shayla's head, Deanna said.

"Because this is what I'll be doing until I calm down.... let me do what I can, Shayla"

"... Dee"

I can't really feel how Shayla feels. But if you're gonna lean on Shayla, who's crying, you can.

- Rather than mourning what you can't do, now. I can do it, do my best.

Authentic, sobbing sounds around. While stroking Shayla's back, Deanna meant half of it and worked out a king's hanging plan.