Chapter 52: 52 - Romance Fantasy (17)
A warm weekend afternoon,
In a space that was supposedly reserved for the wealthy, three young ladies with the right appearance gathered together to hold a tea party.
"Hehehe, hello. Miss Louisa Aubert? This is the first time we've met in a place like this, right? I'll say hello again. My name is Cecilia Asil. Nice to meet you."
"Hello? This is not our first meeting, is it? I'm Aria Melts. Nice to meet you!"
"… Hello… Everyone? I'm a little… flustered. Hmm, this is Louisa Aubert. Please take care of me too."
Louisa Aubert seemed taken aback by the unexpected appearance of the two people.
Cecilia Asil and Aria Meltz greeted Louisa with smiles as if it were nothing special.
"Something came up for Mr. Rain, so we said we would come in his place."
"I really wanted to have a place like this with Miss Louisa! I was really sad because I kept getting rejected!"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I've been really busy. I've been unintentionally turning you down."
"It's okay though! Because this is how we met!"
Since Louisa had been avoiding the two people, she was feeling quite uncomfortable in her current position.
Aria Meltz, the original protagonist and the person who stole his current love, or rather, who he thought had been stolen.
Cecilia Asil is a witch who committed terrible massacres, but for some reason she is quiet in the current world.
They were all difficult people for her to deal with.
"But, what brings you here? I've heard of your names, but I don't think we have a close relationship enough to be here for this… I'm curious."
"I just wanted to be friends with you! Miss Louisa is the most famous person in the academy!"
'You should know the topic. Who on earth taught you manners to insist on meeting a low-ranking noble without any reason?' Louisa wanted to ask.
"Hehehe."
I couldn't bring myself to say anything because I was worried about Cecilia Asil, who was laughing meaningfully next to me.
In the original, she was a witch who committed murder with that smile, so Louisa couldn't help but cringe.
"Oh, but if you had called me in advance, I wouldn't have been so flustered… It's a little disappointing."
So, it was best for Louisa to say it indirectly.
'Hmm? Why is Aubert acting like this…?'
But that was why it was Louisa who aroused Cecilia's suspicion.
The Louisa that Cecilia knew was a cold and sharp person who really hated rude behavior like this.
So, it was natural to say things I didn't like.
'But you tried to smile and let it go. And you were aware of me at that… I wonder if Aubert noticed something…'
'… Then, shall we give it a try?'
"I wanted to do that, but I was worried that other rumors would start. I wanted to ask you about your father's… treatment."
"…Treatment?"
"It's not really a secret, is it? Everyone who hangs around the infirmary knows that Miss Louisa is receiving treatment from her father."
When the topic of Deokbae Asil's treatment came up, Louisa was visibly flustered.
As I recalled the moment he touched me, I also worried about how much Cecilia knew and why she was saying things like that.
If he knew his own shame, what was the meaning of his current question and what answer he wanted… I was afraid to know.
"T-Why is that? Strange… Well, isn't that not strange? It's a simple act of getting treatment because something hurts."
"Oh my? I'm worried because you're so flustered. As his daughter, I just wanted to ask if there were any particular problems with the treatment… Is something wrong?"
"that…"
But that was Louisa's mistake.
Her unnatural attitude aroused suspicion in both of them.
"I should have asked back more confidently…" Louisa regretted, but it was already too late to turn back.
"Hehehe, actually I knew everything."
"… Huh? No way… I promised I wouldn't tell anyone…"
"There is a way to know everything."
"There's nothing Miss Cecilia doesn't know!"
Louisa's face hardened at Cecilia's answer and Aria's confident support.
The hand holding the teacup trembled and the tea inside splashed around.
I was breathing, but I couldn't breathe.
My breathing became rapid and my vision became blurry.
She felt as if she was going to faint from the shame that seeped into her bones.
Cecilia opened her mouth after seeing Louisa like that.
"Louisa Aubert. Stop being treated by my father. I will say it again. Stop being treated by my father."
"That's right! Stop it! For Miss Louisa's sake, it's right to stop from now on. It'll reduce the amount of time I have to receive therapy… Oh, anyway!"
"…What…did you say?"
Louisa had a terrible imagination.
This is the image of a witch using her weakness as an excuse to swing herself around as a toy, and the image of a pearl artificial taking everything around her.
But contrary to her expectations, the two actually comforted her and advised her to stop doing that.
In my memories, in the original work, the two people looked so different.
'Why on earth?'
I was grateful. I was relieved. But at the same time, I felt a sense of rejection.
'Me… why?'
Stopping treatment would have been suicide. I had to get treatment to live. Those two words were like telling me to die.
'Are you telling me to die…?'
Louisa's whole body was covered in goosebumps.
Words of rejection poured out of my mouth reflexively.
"No, I don't like it! I don't know what you guys are worried about. The doctor treated me and I got treated. Thanks to that, my body got healthy and that's the end of it. I don't understand what right you two have to tell me what to do."
It was a full-fledged resistance. In a way, it was a rude way of rejecting a favor.
But she didn't have time to care about that.
From the moment the two people appeared before her eyes, she had been unable to think normally.
"Did you say… you didn't like it?"
"Yes! I appreciate you both worrying about me, but please don't cross the line. If that's all you have to say, I'll get up now."
All Louisa could do was to be stubborn and run away from this place immediately.
Aria laughed at her helpless behavior, which had always been elegant. Contrary to rumors, Louisa was as easygoing as she was.
But Cecilia couldn't laugh.
'The hint... didn't work?'
His pride and joy, the suggestion magic, did not work on Louisa.
He had planned to use this Louisa party as an opportunity to hint to Ruina and keep her virginity, but he failed.
'Hehe, hehe... Ahaha!'
'I never thought that it wouldn't be affected...! As expected... It's Louisa Aubert! She is truly my father's wife!'
For Cecilia, this was the first time that there was anyone other than her father who did not have any hints about her.
She felt that it was not easy, but at the same time she felt destiny.
Because they were not easy to obtain, Louisa Aubert seemed more precious.
"Now, wait a minute! Am I going to tell Lucius Hesse everything?"
"…What did you say?"
"If you're so confident, there's no problem!"
"Ugh…"
If the hints weren't there, we would have to bring forward our plans.
Time was running out, as there was no telling when Deokbae Asil would take Louisa's virginity.
'I guess I'll have to be a little pushy. But I'm glad we have Rain. She'll give us enough time.'
"Miss Melts! Stop bothering Miss Aubert."
"yes!"
"what…!"
Ruina, who was shaking with both legs due to Aria's pressure that was pushing her into a corner,
I was dumbfounded when I saw Aria change her stance immediately after hearing Cecilia's words.
Aria was truly Cecilia's minion.
"Haha, I'm sorry for being rude, Aubert. That's right. We don't have the right to tell Aubert what to do.
But please take care of your own body. Then… I will take my leave now."
"See you later, Miss Louisa!"
"… … "
Louisa felt like she was caught in a storm.
I felt dizzy, nauseous, and queasy.
The two left the place, leaving Louisa like that.
'It would be good if the next full moon comes out. It would be dangerous to delay after that.'
Cecilia reflected on what had happened today and adjusted her plans.
The total solar eclipse that we had previously thought of was too far away to wait.
She considered several variables to bring forward her plans.
'It's possible… enough. It was the right thing to do to keep the prince and his knights away from Aubert. Lord Hesse would never be able to stop them on his own.'
'Ahh… I'm already excited. It's really coming soon.'
'The moment I get to have Aubert's body…!'
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