The plain and unnoticed me is no more
24. Near Aaron's Tweet
To be clear, I didn't want to be close to His Highness Frederick.
What I like about it has officially come to me as a close associate. I don't think His Highness Frederick is a bad person, but he has the disadvantage of not listening to people.
Now Sandra's obsession adds to the trouble. It would have been better if Elaine had been around.
At that party, there was a disturbance while I was grabbing a drink, and when I scratched the hedge with a light feeling and went to the center of the disturbance, His Highness suddenly took away the wine that I had not yet drunk. When I looked where it was going, I saw Elaine sitting on the floor.
When I saw the unexpected act of throwing a glass at a woman, I honestly wondered whether His Highness had been touched.
I couldn't understand what was going on in that place at the moment. I was stunned and could only look at the scene like bullying Elaine in front of me, confused for a while. Like Hubert, I still regret having the power and courage to reach out for freshness and salvation.
At that time, His Highness suddenly revoked his engagement to Master Elaine without a word of consultation, lined up Sandra's harassment and pleaded guilty. I was surprised and stunned. I know Sandra was angry after her second raid, but I didn't think it would suddenly explode at that time. It may be effective at damaging the opponent, but it's a human act.
Later on, not only was the violence there, but it was suddenly pushed away first. You shouldn't have pushed that tiny woman away with the power of a man. The other two were there, and why didn't you stop His Highness?
Until Evan arrived, he was with His Highness, holding her head down with that foolishness. I can't say things because I'm stunned. Surprised by the voices around you, did you really think that the familiar childhood friend had turned into a poor woman driven by jealousy? I thought we were just talking on the spot. I seem to have bought a little too much.
By and large, there were three close associates, too few to support His Highness.
Hubert, one of the three close associates, was not on our side from the beginning if he thought he was a foolish man. I thought he was a reliable person who could complain to His Majesty without fear of being fired, but he would rather be fired. I'm glad we got that party back to where it was.
I don't put up with it either, but instead of being fired, His Highness has somehow admired me.
Another close candidate, Evan, is still at the candidate stage and has not been formally decided.
There were vulgar rumours about this man as if he were Elaine's lover, but no matter how he looked, it wasn't that kind of relationship, and it seemed to me that someone was intentionally spreading rumors.
Who was the first to spread such a rumor? I don't know the source of the rumor. Once the rumor comes out, there are a lot of lousy men who spread it amusely. Elaine probably didn't know there was such a rumor going on. She talked to Evan happily, as usual, and the look on her face when she was cold ignored hurt her chest.
When I returned from the party a few days later, the order to deliver her turned to me, and I told him why, but he interpreted me as comforting. I couldn't tell her that there were rumors that Evan and I were close.
That night, Elaine, who was illuminated by the moonlight in the carriage on her way home, looked at the starry sky from the window in a lonely way, and even though she thought she shouldn't be on her side with sadness that she would unexpectedly want to embrace, my eyes were nailed.
"Master Elaine, you've been worried about Evan's attitude lately."
"Ah... was it on your face? I'm ashamed of you. I was trying not to get emotional, but I still am."
"No, it was just a glimpse. I'm sure he decided to distance himself from you because he was afraid of strange rumors about being close to you. It's because I've been too familiar with it until now. Perhaps she became too sensitive to her surroundings to even speak."
"Fufu... thank you Aaron. You're comforting me. I must have done something that bothered him without realizing it. Don't worry, if you remember what you did to piss me off, I'll apologize and fix it."
After looking me in the eye and saying that, I fell down with a smile on my eyelashes. It was so sad and pathetic that I couldn't think of anyone else in the world. I reached out my hand unexpectedly.
I wonder why His Highness does not realize the kindness of Elaine. I would have chosen Elaine without hesitation. It was a hard thing to keep this evil feeling from anyone.
It's no wonder you only have eyes for understandable and flashy beauties like Sandra. That is a greedy ambitious man. Even His Highness would think only of steps to get himself up. A Virgin who knows she's beautiful and spreads a sweet smile on the men around her.
She is certainly beautiful. It looks so perfect that I don't like it. On the contrary, I feel distorted and sick.
Master Elaine has a heart worthy of the Virgin's name. I told His Highness that Sandra's assault was not only orchestrated and fitted by someone, but it was futile. If you're a real mastermind, why bother leaving your name behind?
Evan and Sandra were the only men who saw him escape. I don't know the other person's characteristics or what kind of person they are, and I don't want to remember even asking Sandra. His Highness told me to keep trying to find out, and for some reason I was scolded. Don't you want to catch the killer?
Evan, the other victim, also said he wasn't a distinct group of men. I can't find it now.
Oh, it looks like he just went to school. You look terrible. What happened in the last few days?
"Evan, what have you been doing away from school for days? Your Highness was worried. Could it have been a face wound or a fight?
"I went to apologize to the Duke of Norris and my grandfather beat me up. He thought he had no love for his granddaughter, but he approached him with a run that didn't make him feel paralyzed on one leg and hit him with all his heart. That's why I was beaten up helplessly until my grandfather got over it."
"Apologize? What kind of apology is it now that the person is absent? You didn't believe Miss Elaine? You ever wave violence at a defenseless girlfriend?
"All of it. Everything I've done since Sandra came was a mistake. If I had checked with Elaine once, I might have seen if she was involved. There was only one ink in town. When I asked who bought it in the past year, I soon found out that Sandra had ordered it. The order was signed because it came from Alford. It was an alias."
By this time, this guy started believing that Elaine wasn't the killer, and he was off to school to get behind it, and he was going around the store? And to be honest, Grandpa beat me up.
"How did you know it was Sandra, even though it was a fake name?
"The shopkeeper saw Sandra waving from the stage during the festival and noticed that the Virgin was shopping in her shop. I kept the order form carefully without having to look for it. Originally, Sandra brought the ink bottle to the store, and there was no other store to handle it, and she still wanted the same thing."
"Didn't you say that was something special for the royal family? How did you get it?"
To my question, Evan answered with an unfortunate face.
"I'm sorry, it was my mistake. It was used correctly by royalty and nobles of high rank. What Sandra bought was a fake that was sold at Alford's souvenir shop, and the colors were similar, but it was a crude item that seeped when it was written, so you could tell if it was real. Even if I could buy the real one, I wouldn't know how much it would cost. If you spill it on your skirt, it's enough fake. Instead, the product used in the instructions was genuine. Elaine... gave Sandra a present."
"Hah?! Why would you do that? It's because I was close."
What's he talking about? Those two are rivals for His Highness.
"Remember the day Sandra first soiled her skirt with ink?
"Ah, someone came to tell you that Elaine is bullying Sandra. His Highness went to Elaine angrily because his favorite toy gave him his hand. After Elaine had already left, Sandra, who was still in the classroom, suddenly burst into tears and was comforted by His Highness."
Where does the flow of ink come from?
"The truth is that Sandra was completely different from what she said at that time. In fact, Sandra tried to steal an expensive ink jar she'd forgotten about Elaine."
"You didn't steal it, you tried to steal it?
"Elaine realized she had forgotten something and came back to class. So Sandra dropped the ink jar in her hand and the skirt got dirty trying to hide it. The ladies who had transferred to school the other day told me that the ink spilled on the floor had been wiped with their skirts. Elaine didn't blame Sandra, and if she liked the ink jar, she gave it to Sandra with a brand new ink."
What the hell is that? I don't have to take the back, but it's an episode like Elaine's.
"Hey, if that were true, would my Sandra be a big liar thief?
"Your Highness!! How long have you been there?
His Highness Frederick, who should not have come to school yet, stood at the door. The expression sank calmly and darkly, even though it was angry, and it was usually definitely intense, but somehow I came quietly into the conversation.
"I thought the sooner I got here, the sooner I could see Sandra, the sooner Evan was walking in front of me, so I stopped trying to speak up. I've heard the story from the beginning, but it must be a lie. Sandra is the daughter of a poor house, but she can't plan on stealing. They're saints, bring them here. It's a lie to defend Elaine."
"Your Highness, I know it's unbelievable. But that's the truth. Some of the men you saw came to inform us of Sandra's crisis. When I asked, it was the same as what the ladies said. Ask the man when he comes to school. You will admit that you used your Highness to help Sandra."
Oh, my God. I was half-hearted, but was Elaine really guilty? And yet, did they wave violence in front of a crowd and blame her? Evan, you look fine. If that's all you've looked into, apologize to him. Stupid bastard, there's nothing wrong with Elaine being dragged out of poverty by herself... it's too much.
Sandra, you eliminated Elaine to get His Highness. She's a horrible woman. Is that what the Virgin does?
The man who came to inform us of Sandra's crisis, when I asked, reluctantly admitted to using His Highness, as Evan said. His Highness, who was hiding and listening to it, expelled the man on the spot.
His Highness was unilaterally bidding farewell to Sandra when he finally met him yesterday. She went to school early this morning to ask if she meant it, but Sandra never came to school again and had already been expelled.
He did not tell me the reason for the farewell, but it seems that it was caused by the fact that His Highness was no longer the Crown Prince after the festival.
The throne of Prince Wang is now floating in space. His Majesty the King, who wants the first prince to be crown prince, and his brother, who wants the second prince to be crown prince no matter how bad, and his opinions are split in two, each faction scattering sparks. That's true, Your Highness Frederick, you won't be able to do it anymore. He ended his engagement with Elaine.
I still didn't want to be close to His Highness Frederick. The road to the world has now been completely closed.
I can't help it, so I'll keep going with His Highness. Instead, I need you to reconsider that idea. First let's make you aware of your foolishness.
I'm sorry, Elaine. Without my help, I caused you a lot of trouble and hurt your heart. If it is possible to meet again somewhere, will you apologize at that time?
You can't punish Sandra anymore. She is protected and valued by the state.