The Timid Count’s Daughter Doesn’t Wish for Quarrel

Sometimes when I head to the library, I don't have any students and only one clerk sits at reception.

Horrified that there were no students, I greeted the scribe and came to the bookshelf where the romance novel was placed.

Sophie, who has never read a romance novel, looks at the back cover with interest.

I pulled out some of the novels I had read and put them on the table.

"Please, please hang up. This novel has different settings, so I think it would be a great way to make it a textbook."

Yes, and Master Sophie, who took a book of novels, starts reading slowly.

"So this novel is a love affair between a low-status courtier and a superior nobleman. The character of the main character is very similar to that of Mr. Rosetta. Although I'm not being polite to the top nobles and I get harassed."

"It's a novel, so it's written loosely around there."

"But the context of the times is solid. Is it noble who wrote this novel?

"No, the author is civilian"

"Well."

Master Sophie opened her eyes as she was surprised.

Some novelists are changing their names, but the majority are civilians, aren't they?

I'm surprised to know that, too, so I can see Master Sophie's surprise.

"It's like they're talking to a servant who works at a mansion or a nobleman who supports them."

"So you're not so uncomfortable."

Master Sophie began reading the novel again with admiration.

I read it lightly at first, but I can see it gradually immersing me.

This better not be talking to you.

I'll take the novel I brought and check the contents.

After a while, I found out that Pathan and Master Sophie, who closed the book, sighed loudly.

When I look up, she has some hard looks on her face.

"What's wrong?

"Huh? Oh, no. I can't wait to think that the villain warrant for the main character in this novel is like me."

Lady Sophie, who turned away at random, put the novel on the table to keep it away from herself if she didn't want to see it.

Oh, you do have a villain's warrant in that novel that's a lover. But almost every novel will have such a villain's warrant.

I can't read them all if you snort them here.

"Lovers are tough on romantic novels. You come to a general novel because it's a character you need to reduce the distance between the main character and the other person and make them aware of each other's love heart."

"Really? It's gonna be a setback."

"Then why don't you see it as a teacher on the other hand? If you look at this behavior from the point of view of behavior, it will reduce the amount of inconvenience."

"... teacher on the other hand, teacher on the other hand. Right. I'm not this villain's maid, so you should read the meaning of self-restraint."

Master Sophie took the novel away and started reading it from where it was closed, but even if he is convinced by the words, the pace of reading is still falling to see if he doesn't feel comfortable.

I figured reading it without being able to concentrate wouldn't get me into my head, and I thought about ending it here for one second.

"It's too late, and why don't you rent that novel and read it at your home?

"Right. Something where the sun goes down if you're reading everything. Are you sure the procedure is okay over there? Wait a minute, please?

"Oh, I'll bring it to you."

We receive the novel from Sophie, and with the novel on the table, we go to the reception and borrow it.

After the library, we were walking in a completely deserted school building.

"In the meantime, I'm going to have to start by reading the book I borrowed. It's going to take a while."

"If you're immersed in the world of novels, you'll be quick."

"I hope so, though."

And Lady Sophie, who shrugged, suddenly stopped her leg.

When caught and I stopped and looked back too, Master Sophie has an anxious look on her face.

"Seems like you're going to say something of your own accord, but I want you to keep it a secret from the others about today. Because I have trouble getting into His Highness Craig's ears, and you will all be more disgusted with Mr. Rosetta than you are now. And I don't want them to know."

"Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret, even if I don't say it again. Dear Sophie, I will not imitate you in such a way as to tarnish your name."

"Thanks.... but why would Amelia do that to me? You're my friend, but you haven't talked to me face to face much, have you?

Always, I just nod and affirm to your story, something I wasn't taking the initiative to talk about.

But that was just trying to keep me from talking, because I was trying to make it more adult so that I wouldn't stand out.

Inside, you respected Master Sophie, and you wanted to help her.

And.

"... I haven't spoken much, because I truly respect and admire Master Sophie"

"I know it's gratifying, but why?

To Master Sophie, who looks strange, I begin to tell her why.

"Will it be about five years now? I was so grateful to Sophie for her help."

"Me?

Five years ago? and Master Sophie is leaning her neck.

Although I remember that time vividly, for Master Sophie, I'm sure you don't remember it for casual everyday things.

"I had no one to talk to at the tea party five years ago, and I was alone when Lady Sophie said to me, 'Would you like to talk to us?' That's what you invited me to do. I was impressed by the kindness with which you reached out to me, alone, and I wanted to be beside Master Sophie."

"Yes, I was... But I'm sorry. I don't seem to remember."

"No, because I'm just saying I appreciate Master Sophie. Even if you don't remember, it's an important memory for me."

"... it's kind of embarrassing. Even though I'm not a big man. Besides, Amelia said she was alone, but you're very attractive now, aren't you? That's a good story, and you have a lot of expressions. Something I don't think I was alone in."

I was alone because I was caged in a mansion.

But I really had to attend a tea party, and I didn't know how to make friends, and I just couldn't talk to anyone.

For five years, I've been near Master Sophie, and this is what I've learned from studying how you talk.

"For me, caged in the mansion, that tea party was my first social place in five years. So no one I know."

"All the way to the Mansion? Were you sick?

"Oh, no."

"Maybe, even now? Is that why we didn't talk much? I've let you hang out all this time, but are you okay?

"It's..."

With my mouth caged, I was worried about whether to tell Master Sophie what happened ten years ago.

Originally, I was the one who told the story.

I don't mind saying ten years ago because Master Sophie is not the kind of person to talk to.

If I didn't tell you, you'd make some big mistake and make me care.

Ten years ago, to some extent in me, it's organized. I never get hurt as much as I talked about it. So it's okay. Yeah. I'm fine.

Resolved I took a big, deep breath to calm my feelings.

"Actually, I became caged in a mansion because something that happened ten years ago was cut off."

"An event?

"Yeah, let me tell you about my situation before I do."

As I began to speak quietly, Master Sophie corrected her posture.

It's not a big deal, so I kind of feel bad, and I open my mouth.

"I am the only daughter born ten years after my parents got married...... thanks to that, from the time I was born, it was already adored by my parents and servants." My Angel. "I grew up saying it was" the cutest thing in the world. "That's why I thought I was such a beautiful girl."

"You were raised with love."

Even though it was loved enough already. That's why I was wrong.

I coughed with Cohon to get down to business, watched with a loving eye from Master Sophie.

"As a mistake, I was seven years old, and I was a piano addict. Sometimes I was better than kids my age, and I was invited to a noble mansion to play the piano. So, when I started playing, the people you were watching started talking to Hisohiso, and they were laughing softly. I was concerned about my voice, my concentration was interrupted, and a boy who had been invited to say to me, 'The dress is flashy, but my face is plain' threw it at me."

Lady Sophie is stunned by too many stories.

Now I know, but I think the nobleman I invited was trying to make me laugh.

Besides, I guess she noticed, too.

"So I cried when I realized that my surroundings were laughing and that I was being ridiculed, and my parents took me after that mansion. I was too shocked to cry to get out of the room for a while, but one time I saw my face in the window and realized it. Unlike the ladies I was invited to, I'm not cute, plain,"

"... what a terrible story. You look so cute, though you're not flashy. The nobles who were there were heartbroken. I don't care about such slander."

I stopped Master Sophie with my hand trying to comfort me.

It's alright, because I was shocked at both the laughter and the ridicule, but I'm also thankful for making the mistake right.

'Cause if I'd grown up like that, I'd be an over-conscious embarrassing adult.

You made me realize that, so I think that was necessary for me.

That said, though such an experience is enough for once.

"Thank you for your kind words. But I'm not overestimating myself. So at the time, people were worried about their eyes, and they were caged in the mansion."

"You were the reason for that... So my mother did that..."

"What is Master Sophie's mother?

They say something that bothers me, and I tilt my neck.

"No. It's nothing. Never mind."

"Ha."

I'm curious, but Master Sophie says it's nothing, so it's rude to ask persistently.

Besides, Master Sophie's mother and I are not supposed to know each other.

"More than that, I'm sorry for imitating you to ask why."

"No, because it was my will to talk. Besides, at that time, people like me could learn that if they imitated more conspicuously than people, the pile would be struck, so we didn't lose everything."

It was more of what I got.

"So when I was with Sophie and you, I tried not to talk much."

Lady Sophie, who listened to me, spoke out, to her satisfaction, oh.

"You always wanted to go where you pulled a step, so maybe it's boring? I was wondering. You didn't say much because you had that reason."

"I can't believe I'm bored...! That's never the case! I was just happy to be near Master Sophie."

"Yeah. I was convinced to talk to you. In the first place, you offered me a handkerchief for hurting me, and something you stayed with. If you thought it was boring and uninteresting, that's what you were home for. Thank you for staying on my side."

Master Sophie wraps my hand around me and turns a warm eye.

The warmth of my hand made me weep by accident.

"I'm sorry I reminded you of something sad"

"No, it did hurt, but now that I can be seen objectively about myself, I also appreciate it"

"You're strong."

I can see it with respect, but I'm not that strong.

"It can't be strong.... and I have a favor to ask of you."

"What could it be?

This is how I decided to help Master Sophie change, but I'm still afraid I'm too conspicuous.

'Cause if evil stands out, it's something you might see like a decade ago.

At that time, I had a bad part too, so I managed to swallow it.

But right now, if they laugh and make fun of me the same way, I'm sure I can't get back on my feet.

Besides, Lady Sophie has never spoken intimately to His Royal Highness the King or to anyone other than the Second Prince.

If you talk to me, I'm sure you'll get my attention.

"Hopefully, I don't want to see you two in front of you. I'd like to ask you in the direction of seeing me after school, which is not as popular today."

"That's troublesome. corner, it's sad to have a friend who can forgive you, but can only talk after school"

"... but that stands out"

"It's inconspicuous. How many students do you think there are in this college? It might get your attention at first, but if you get used to it, that's what makes it everyday. It's okay, and what happened ten years ago is something you might not remember as a child."

Right? And Master Sophie says, but I'm more scared that evil will stand out and be laughed at for saying it with that face or something than I am reminded of ten years ago......!

"Master Sophie is getting along with you on an equal footing, so if you just talk to me, all your other friends might say a lot."

"Sure, I don't have any friends I've been particularly close to before, but you're not the ones to say this, no matter what."

No, you're all strong.

If I get special treatment from her here, I'll definitely get a complaint.

Sophie puts her hand on her cheek and thinks about whether the idea was on her face.

"... then I'll speak to you all equally tomorrow. Then I think it's okay. If anyone asks about you in the library... may be enlightened by His Royal Highness Craig, so let's say we met by chance in the greenhouse. So I talked a little bit, and I realized I felt comfortable, and I started talking. I'm sure you'll be comfortable with this."

Yeah, then there's less confusion, and maybe you'll convince me.

"Besides, if you really care about your outfield voice, I'll do something about it. I'll protect you and show you. Because you're my friend."

I was struck in the chest by powerful words, and at last I flew a white flag.

I can't. No one is relieved that Master Sophie told me to protect him.

"... I understand. But, you know, not really."

"I know. Don't worry, I won't talk to you only openly. Besides, when I tell you about the future, I promise not to be popular after school properly."

"I apologize for my loss"

"No, I'm my best. I'm sorry, but I need your help with a romance novel."

... You're familiar with romantic novels, but not with real romantic matters.

I've never even been in love.

But if the esteemed Master Sophie counts on me, I want to help.

"... I don't know how much I can help, but I will support Master Sophie"

Although I have some anxiety about things starting tomorrow, I am more than happy to be of service to her respected.

Master Sophie says to speak to you, so I'm the only one who can't stand out.

Yes, thinking positively, I followed the college with Master Sophie.