Chapter 126: A battle of Sincerity
“I thought you moved alone.”
So, he has colleagues. It seemed I had just dragged around valuable manpower. After this was done, I should take better care of him. The help he received from Abel wasn’t enough. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Sometimes I move alone, and sometimes I don’t. I travel with people when the request involves monster subjugation.”
“I see.”
Gunther hesitated for a moment before saying, “If you need my help later on, you can ask me. Just remember to put in a commission first.”
“Don’t I annoy you?”
“You’re annoying, but you’re a good girl.”
“….”
“You have a sense of responsibility, but you’re a bit… reckless. I hope you don’t take what Sigren said too much to heart. Objectively, what you did was the right decision.”
“Yes, thank you.”
His attempt to comfort me was a bit clumsy, but I could see he was sincere, and to be honest, I found it comforting. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Thank you for saving me. Honestly, you could have just left me.”
He was a mercenary. He didn’t have to risk his life, and if he had left me, no one would have blamed him.
When I smiled, a relieved expression appeared on Gunther’s face.
“It’s a personal question: are you dating Sigren?”
“Yeah.”
And we just had a fight.
“Don’t nobles usually get engaged or married?”
“That’s correct, but I’m the heir to Heilon, so the Duke doesn’t really mind it…”
My position is more comfortable than that of an ordinary noble girl.
“Of course, if you’re going to be a duchess, you can do whatever you want…”
“Why do you ask that all of a sudden?”
“It’s just that you and Sigren seem ambiguous. Not in a bad way, though.” Gunther scratched his cheek. “Are you two just dating casually because it would be difficult if something went south?”
“It’s not like that.”
Talking about Sigren made me feel heavy. We rarely fought, so it bothered me a lot. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Then… is it a burden?”
“Well… maybe.”
It wasn’t a burden in a bad way. Rather, I felt like my feelings for Sigren might be a burden for him.
Wooshhh—
The wind blew, causing the leaves on the well-groomed trees to sway. After a few days in the Dead Land, the sound of these living plants was very pleasant.
“Ah.” Gunther let out a short groan.
“What’s the matter?”
“Ah, maybe because we’re on the promenade, but I think I see some animals.”
“A squirrel?”
“No, something a little bigger than that—”
“A rabbit? I want to see it once.”
“It’s already gone far away; I don’t think it’ll be easy to find.” Gunther replied in a calm tone. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Really? That’s too bad.” I brushed the dirt off my skirt. My tears had stopped flowing. “I’ll be going now.”
“I’ll take you there.”
He really worked hard until the end.
Gunther looked at me, “As expected, let’s make what I said earlier be real.”
“What?”
“Later on, if someone makes you cry again, let’s beat him at least once.”
Was he joking? I smiled briefly. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Ahaha.. Okay, thank you.”
***
My body felt much better after returning to the Capital and resting for a while. It was only then that I started to deal with the invitations for balls and tea parties. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Lady Fiona, I heard you made a significant contribution this time.”
In a short time, the news had spread widely, and my popularity in society exploded. I thought it would only be Sigren’s popularity, but mine was growing too, especially among the noble girls my age.
I maintained a social smile.
“Ah… I just did what I had to do.”
From a distance, I saw Livya smiling. I left the group of young ladies and approached her.
“Is this Lady Livya’s doing?”
“Oh, I was just telling them about Lady Fiona’s accomplishments.”
Not only the incident in the Dead Land but also what happened at the arena was being talked about everywhere—in a positive way, of course.
Livya winked at me. “I said I would lend a little assistance, didn’t I?”
“It’s just a bit embarrassing to suddenly receive such attention.” Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Don’t worry! This is good; we’re going to dominate the social scene like this.”
But I wasn’t ready for this sudden influx of attention! Of course, the greedy socialite queen didn’t care.
“Because you were born into this world, you have to dream big.”
Haha… I see.
“By the way, did you have a fight with Prince Sigren?”
“Well, it’s similar. Is it that obvious?”
Livya gave me a sideways glance.
“That’s because Prince Sigren keeps looking this way with such a fearful expression.”
I sneakily glanced at Sigren and then quickly turned my head away. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“No matter how I look at it, that doesn’t seem like a loving glance from a lover.”
Livya agreed.
“It’s almost like the eyes of a predator preying on its prey.”
Ugh, it seems that when we meet, it won’t be a sweet, romantic reconciliation.
“Have you two had a conversation?”
“I haven’t, and I won’t for the time being.”
I still felt I hadn’t done anything wrong.
Livya smiled as if she found something amusing.
“Surprisingly, it turns out that Lady Fiona can act like a child.”
I knew deep down that I was behaving childishly, but hearing it felt like a stab to the heart. It hurt.
“Both of you are the most popular people in the social world right now; he should manage his expression,” she added sarcastically.
“Anyway, in Lady Fiona’s position, having two or three men on the side isn’t even a big deal. Don’t worry too much if you two break up.”
“Ahaha….”
That was a more radical consolation than what Gunther had given me. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Oh, he’s coming this way.”
Livya stepped back slightly after muttering that.
I turned my head and saw that Sigren was indeed approaching. I hoped he hadn’t overheard our conversation.
Ugh, I wanted to avoid him.
Meanwhile, Livya stood by, watching with keen interest.
Wasn’t it a bit much to openly observe someone else’s business?
Sigren stopped right in front of me. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Lady Fiona.”
He held out his hand to me.
“May I have this dance?”
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