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

My concern that Master Sophie might have difficulty coming to school ended in concern.

The day after the Academy learned that her engagement with His Royal Highness Prince Wang had been dissolved, she came to the Academy as usual.

"Dear Sophie!

Towards Master Sophie, who has not seen her face for about half a month, I rush to her.

With a gentle grin, she broke her expression gladly when she found me.

"You've got me worried. Now that we've cleared up the problem, we're finally at the academy."

"I'm relieved you look well. But I was surprised to hear it."

"Oh, about the dissolution of your engagement to His Highness Craig. You must have been surprised. But that's what I've been thinking. I don't think I made the right choice."

As Lady Rufus said before, Lady Sophie's expression is clear.

Maybe it feels like a chest grip has been removed.

I'm surprised, but I'm more than happy that she's laughing. I naturally loosen my mouth too.

Where the conversation is interrupted, I hear the voices of the students around me.

"Surprisingly well."

"I thought you were more depressed."

"But only Mr. Amelia goes to the side, hey. I guess the others are gone, aren't they?

No more! Don't put those words in Master Sophie's ear!

Biting her lips off, she gently put her hands on my cheek.

"No. Angry feelings don't deserve you."

"Dear Sophie..."

"Look at you calmly, I can give you back. You're always the one who stops me from going wild, aren't you?

My head gets cold on Master Sophie's serious expression.

I can see the wrinkles between my eyebrows coming off with my cheeks as a gnaw.

"Sorry"

"No, you were angry for me, weren't you? Thanks.... Nevertheless, that's just what I expected. Though I wasn't surprised because I thought the others must have left me."

"You're just ungrateful, I feel angry"

"It's my responsibility not to hang out deeply because I knew you were using me. It's the result of my actions. I'll take it right. Come on, class's about to start. Take your seats."

I am lightly slapped on the shoulder by Master Sophie.

Seeing Master Sophie quietly head to his seat, I moved my feet to my seat too.

During the holidays and lunch breaks, students came to the classroom disguised as coincidences in an attempt to see how Sophie was doing from other classes, but she looked straight ahead without wandering off.

I don't know what you think in your heart, but I was proud of Master Sophie.

After school, I am invited by Master Sophie to come to the courtyard.

She turned down the offer and opened her mouth where we were the only ones on the table.

"I have to explain to Amelia that you've been working with."

"If it's hard, you don't have to tell me, do you?

"No, then I'm sorry. Let me explain it properly."

In an unspoken tone, I stretched my spine that I had to hear this properly.

"What are you going to do that day, after graduation? And I would have asked His Highness Craig, wouldn't I? If you do, do you remember that you said that you and Rosetta are going to be remembered?

"Yes, I remember."

"When I heard that, I was disappointed in His Highness."

"It's not a pleasure for Master Sophie."

Master Sophie shook her head loosely at my words.

"I didn't suspect that Lord Craig's feelings about Mr. Rosetta were strong. That's like the hero and hero of a romantic novel. Except for the handicap, but I thought you'd say you'd be with her."

"Is that okay with you, Master Sophie?

"Even I didn't think so from the beginning. What I really admired about His Highness Craig. I didn't think anyone could beat that feeling. I thought if I changed, Lord Craig would love me. But he didn't look at me no matter how hard he tried."

"Huh?"

"His Highness Craig used to see Mr. Rosetta all the time through me. That's how you were discouraged to see how I behaved. When I saw him, I felt frustrated at first, but gradually I didn't think I had a choice."

Seeing how calm Master Sophie is, it seems like he has given up on His Royal Highness Prince Wang.

"Later, I saw what His Highness Craig really looked like, and I was confused by the preferences and personalities that were too different from my acquaintance, His Highness Craig. I hated myself for that. But Rosetta knew about them. On top of that, she admired His Highness Craig. Unlike me, I thought she was amazing admiring His Highness Craig, even with unexpected preferences, and I admitted to losing. I have to beat her."

And you decided to pull yourself back.

It may have broken my heart in a way.

"That's why I thought those two feelings were real. I was ready to pull myself clean. Yet the word returned from His Highness Craig is to make it memorable. You know how I feel about disappointment?

Mr. Sophie, who has embarked on a journey, is roughing up his tone.

I know how you feel.

"My feelings for Mr. Rosetta were best served because I suppress my anger. If you think about yourself, it would be best to do so, but don't you think it's dishonest with me or with Mr. Rosetta? Don't you think it's sweet to just have the delicious part?

Somehow, I thought Master Blown Sophie was very strong in a way.

I can't believe I said so far to His Royal Highness the King who was in love...

I don't know if they have any more thoughts.

"Well, it seems to me that Sophie is not in love with His Royal Highness Prince Wang."

"Right. I don't feel the same respect, but I don't feel the same way before. Maybe it's because I've read His Highness Craig's true appearance and romance novels, plus I've been able to turn my eyes to something else and calm down, that I've become objectively seen. That's why I asked Her Royal Highness Craig to disengage me."

Huh? Did you cut it out of Master Sophie's?

And so is that, isn't it? His Royal Highness Prince Wang said that you and Rosetta will be remembered.

"'Cause you and Rosetta were seeing each other because you said it would be a memory? You wouldn't think getting married wouldn't protect you, would you? I thought it would be better to get rid of that obstacle once the feeling was burning because of the obstacle I had. If you think you still like Rosetta without any obstacles, you should ask her to marry you. If so, does that mean the thought is real? We thought we'd be happy together."

"Really...... But wasn't His Royal Highness Prince Wang surprised?

"Yeah. He was surprised. He thought I admired His Highness Craig. But we talked a lot, and you finally convinced me. It was harder to convince my parents than to convince His Highness Craig."

Oh, Master Rufus said so. The atmosphere of the house is very giddy.

Published means Master Sophie was able to convince me, though.

"With the dedication of Rufus and His Royal Highness Marion, we managed to convince our parents, His Majesty and the Queen. If being engaged is making the situation worse, let's get rid of it and chill our heads, which is the reason for the apparent dissolution of the engagement."

Not only Master Rufus, but even His Highness Marion!?

I'm in love with Lord Sophie, so I can predict that you've already desperately persuaded the Marquis of Burnett.

It's an illusion, but from somewhere I can hear His Highness Marion laughing.

"So what's the real reason?

"I can't tell you yet because the decision made at the Royal and Barnett Marquis houses will change with what choices His Highness makes. But I think your choice will make it all fit in circles."

"Then why don't you dissolve the engagement after it's at a stage where you can publish it? As it is now, Master Sophie will draw attention in a bad way."

"I guess it also means punishment for Mr. Rosetta, His Royal Highness Prince Wang, who has decided to dissolve his engagement on his own and has loved me and the others. Because if the engagement is dissolved, I don't like to get people's attention and get called this. Until it's ready to go public, you have to live with it."

Still, I find it intolerable to be exposed to curiosity.

Why does Master Sophie look so cool? Isn't it hard?

"When the engagement was dissolved, I thought I might be bothered by the gaze that could be directed at me, but I thought it was okay because Amelia was here."

"No, I'm not doing anything. Isn't it Master Sophie who made the decision?"

"Without you, I wouldn't have thought of disengaging you. That's all there was about your presence in me. I trusted that you would never abandon me."

Master Sophie has laid her own hands on mine.

"You're right, Mr. Amelia didn't abandon me. This is how you stay on your side. I am a very happy man because only one of you is on your side worried about me. Thank you so much."

To Master Sophie, who is smiling gently, my tears creep up.

I laughed gleefully that I couldn't cry.

"There's no way I'm off Master Sophie's side. Master Sophie is my esteemed man, isn't she? Please let me stay by your side until the end."

"... it's really good to meet you. Though they might say a lot because of me."

"That's on the ready side. Let me support Master Sophie with all my might."

On the overlaid hand of Master Sophie, I grabbed the other hand.

There is nothing false about my words.

I want to see the honorable Sophie happy. I don't want to see you hurt and cry.

If that's what you're doing, you don't mind if they point at your back finger.

As her eyes gradually moistened, Lady Sophie meditated her eyes so strongly that she could enjoy them.

After a while, she nods to confirm something with her eyes open.

"Keep it up."

"Nice to meet you."

We exchanged words in tears with each other.