The plain and unnoticed me is no more

Will took a sip of the tea I offered and cut out the story with a serious face.

"The story is about the Duchess now rumored to be in the country. Someone's looking for a bounty, and it's making a scene. Can you hear it?

Chiyo told Will the information she had actually heard.

"Yes, a thousand gold coins, right? Ex-fiancée's second prince is looking for it, or the king of the neighboring country is looking for it... there were other names that I didn't know, but which was true after all?

"None of this is true. None of the royals are involved, nor is her grandfather King Alford."

I was relieved to hear Will's story.

I had heard from Maria that Her Highness Frederick was looking for me, and I was actually a little worried when I saw Her Highness's behavior after she abandoned her engagement.

"After all, the story was horrible. I thought it was strange that my client wasn't clear."

"Sin's right. I think I'm being mean, but I'm not sure yet."

"By the way, Fred didn't come here to say that, did he? Is this a hard story to tell?

Hearing Sin's words, Will looked me in the face.

It's strange to come all the way to talk about the bounty to an unrelated innkeeper... did you realize I was Elaine? Did you meet my family and find out where they are?

But if that's the case, you can't be so calm. Then what?

I get anxious because I can't read at all what Will is thinking.

Even these last few days, I've heard people gossip about me every day. I don't think it will be easy to find someone who really wants to find out.

I like my life here.

And I made an irreplaceable companion. I think it is a miracle that Sin and the others have accepted me as I am, even though I am the daughter of a family that has power after the royal family.

But... no matter how close the customer gets, that's not the case. I'm sure you'll see me differently.

From the customer's conversation, it seems that a lot of people are saying that if they find out it's a grievance, they should return to where they were.

Even though I know that's a word of their goodwill, if this isn't where you belong, I feel like I'm being called home in a group.

How many people will understand that I am here?

Unexpectedly, a small sigh of breath leaked.

Then, I felt my left hand on the bench's seat feel warm and fluffy. Sin is sitting on my left.

I feel my cheeks getting hot, and I look down to hide them. Then I saw my hand wrapped in Sin's large hand in sight. I was ashamed to see his face, but I felt like he sent me a message saying, "It's okay, calm down."

At that moment, your heart calms down. With just this much, the negative thoughts that occupied your head are blocked, and now you're concentrating on your left hand.

Then Will, who had a sip of tea for a while, opened his mouth looking at the faces of all of us.

"... here's the point. I haven't told the public yet... there have been many incidents where girls with platinum blonde hair with the same blue eyes as Miss Elaine have been taken from everywhere."

I heard an incredible word in my ear, distracted by the warmth of Singh's hand. I set out unexpectedly.

"Huh!? What the hell was that for?

"It's for the bounty. I have contacted the nobleman with the specific name, but he says that it is annoying that all the houses are named. Some of them offered me a completely different person, Miss Elaine, and asked me for money."

"What? There was a fool. Even if they didn't know, the aristocrats would have met him before, and if they saw him, they would soon find out he was someone else. Hey, owner."

"Ah... yeah, I see."

Singh reacted excessively and gently let go of his hand once he shook it so hard to watch out for me.

"Well, they were caught by the people in the house immediately, and the girl who was being held captive was returned home. But there are others who are still hiding and looking for opportunities."

Here, Chiyo stumbled on his mouth.

"Um... does that mean that until the bounty payer finds out, the girls will be trapped by someone else? If you move, you'll be caught for kidnapping."

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

"Awful... I can't believe you're holding irrelevant people for selfish reasons...! Then why don't you make an official announcement that the royal family has confirmed the girl's safety? Otherwise, if you let me know you're home already, there's a way..."

Will exhaled at my suggestion.

"That's not going to work. Regarding Miss Elaine, the Royal Trust has fallen to the ground. The same goes for the Duke of Norris, who threw him out of the house without asking questions."

If I hadn't had the opportunity to talk to my grandfather, I would have spent the rest of my life thinking I'd been abandoned.

But it wasn't. My grandfather was able to see through my nature and free me from the aristocratic community.

If you don't know the situation, you may have no choice but to think that it is a terrible family, but I want to solve the misunderstanding there somehow.

But... I don't really care if I don't have any contact with the general public. Turning away from the scoundrel lady into a tragic heroin has aroused a strange interest.

I wanted you to leave me alone if you could.

"If you do what the General says, the problem will be solved, but there's a rumor that just words won't convince the people."

"What's a rumor?

Chiyo does not hesitate to ask questions. Will started explaining to the extent that he could talk, even though he was pushed by Chiyo.

"I can't go into too much detail, but in some cases she's already dead... but that's definitely not all."

"Perhaps you're talking about being executed even though you're innocent, or being abandoned by your family and harming yourself?

Well, that's it.

"I see. Words aren't enough because the crowd is making noise that the royal family is trying to hide the death....."

I wonder if this flow... has come to tell me to take my place again? If we find even the missing Elaine, we won't have to look for it, and we won't have to talk about the bounty.

Will came here today because the royal family officially talked about the bounty and thought that if Elaine appeared there herself, things would converge....?