Chapter 62 – Episode 62. Cute When Drunk (4)
“Don’t you have something to say?”
Emily asked as she and Leopold stood by her table, looking at her spirited Astrid.
But no answer came back.
【… You, how can you be more incoherent than me… 】
‘Oh no! Isn’t that so?’
【Then let’s talk. What were you trying to say?]
When he saw Leopold, who was having lunch with another woman, Emily, who was also running for crown prince, she became suddenly angry and came running, but she had nothing to say when she arrived.
It was she who asked her to become a candidate for crown prince, and it was she who asked her to try it if she could. So, if I tell my fiancé what he’s doing here and there right now, I can’t help but seem like an idiot who can’t keep his word.
“Astrid, don’t you have something to say?”
“… No, no. Nothing.”
‘Change it.’
【What, what? Now? Yes?!】
‘Change! Hurry!’
Until now, it was usually the real Astrid who was making a fuss about switching. However, in this situation, on the contrary, Astrid is asking for a change first. She couldn’t think of any clever way to get out of this situation.
Even Astrid herself couldn’t understand why she had acted like that in the first place, why she had come all the way here when Leopold didn’t care much about whether or not Leopold had lunch with Emily, and why she couldn’t say anything.
【No, why did you take care of it after an accident… 】
‘So are you going to change or not?!’
【Okay, change it. Change.】
Astrid drained her power from her body. Then, without a doubt, her vision changed, and she saw the real Astrid sitting in the seat next to Leopold.
“Lady Georgien… No, cadet Emily.”
“…”
Emily stared at Astrid without answering. It felt like this again. Unlike the others, Emily, who had a strong bond with Mana, stared at Astrid because of her momentary sense of incongruity.
This is the second time.
Once at the ball, once again now. As Astrid’s momentum changed, Emily didn’t respond to the intense sense of discomfort she was looking for, she just stared at Astrid.
“Cadet Emily?”
“… Ah yes. Cadet Astrid. Excuse me.”
Astrid, who had been staring disapprovingly at Emily for a moment, looked at Leopold this time.
“Cadet Leopold. I would be grateful if you could explain.”
Her gestures changed. Astrid quietly sat down in an empty seat, and her hands on the table were neatly placed neatly on top of each other. Looking at her like this, it’s clear that Astrid is also a noble lady.
Besides, she was certainly different from before, in that, rather than lashing out at Emily, she demanded an explanation from Leopold.
“I think I could have said that the two of you had lunch, but shouldn’t having lunch with a young lady other than your fiancée in this public place be something you should be careful about, Your Highness. So, I want to know what kind of conversation you two had.”
Astrid’s gaze turned to Emily, then to Leopold.
‘Something… I did change In a good way.’
In any case, Leopold decided to think on the positive side. Besides, Astrid was surprisingly speaking based on logic. As her fiancee, it was not an unreasonable request to know the conversation between Leopold and Emily.
Compared to the past, when it was almost certain that the two of them would blindly ask what they were doing, Astrid must have changed.
“… Cadet Astrid, you probably know what my class is.”
“Aren’t you a magic knight? That toothpick… Excuse. Using a sword and a bracelet.”
There were some words that bothered him, but Leopold decided not to care.
“That’s right. Then, do you know who the creator of the magic bracelet is?”
“Aren’t you the Marquis Giorgien?”
When it came to fighting, Astrid also had vast knowledge. Astrid was well aware of what kind of equipment the Magic Bracelet was and what kind of history it was made from.
“You’re right.”
Leopold nodded his head politely. If you know this well, the explanation is easy.
“The development of the successor to that magic bracelet has been completed, so you wanted to ask me what you think after trying it on. The Marquis Giorgien, the father of Cadet Emily, who is here.”
【What is the Magic Bracelet?】
‘There is, something like that. Study later.’
【It’s really awkward because you have to study… 】
‘It’s noisy!’
“Anyway, I understand what you misunderstood… It’s not like that.”
Leopold responded calmly and smiled slightly at Astrid.
“Besides, Marquis Georgesien is the one who taught me great things about magic and sorcery, and is like another teacher to me. I didn’t really have a conversation with Cadet Emily to the extent that Cadet Astrid cared about it.”
【That would be nice.】
‘It’s good, of course.’
【… Being honest is an advantage, yes.]
From Astrid’s point of view, and even from the real Astrid’s point of view, these two didn’t see any room for a male-female relationship at all.
Emily’s expression didn’t change much, it seemed that she had said everything about herself, and Leopold’s expression was too far from her to have had such a conversation between a man and a woman.
‘I don’t think anything special happened, right?’
【Hmm… Well, I guess. There doesn’t seem to be anything to worry about.]
“Cadet Astrid.”
It was around that time.
Emily, who had been sitting still and staring at Astrid and Leopold, suddenly called for Astrid.
Astrid, who had been looking at Leopold with honey dripping from her eyes, suddenly changed her gaze to Emily. She was about to ask what was going on, but Emily asked Astrid at the same time.
“Cadet Astrid. What do you think of Her Highness Leopold?”
“I beg your pardon?”
It was Astrid who was really taken aback by this. The first was that he didn’t know what he meant, the second was that he couldn’t figure out why that question was being asked now, and the third was the question of whether he usually asks this question in front of the person concerned.
“It is literally. Cadet Astrid is asking what you think of Cadet Leopold. Isn’t it a very valid, reasonable, and appropriate question to obtain evidence for the relationship between the two of you in the current situation?”
‘Muh, what are you talking about, that?’
【I think it’s just a question of whether you like Leopold?】
“You can’t answer right away. But I can answer right away.”
Emily picked up the napkin that was lying on her table and wiped her mouth thoroughly. The sauce of the southern fried noodles smeared slightly on her lips, and Emily folded the napkin again and set it down on the table.
“I will become the Crown Princess.”
【Enemy!】
‘It’s an enemy!’
“Because I have a reason to become the Crown Princess.”
“… Um, wait… Cadet Emily, what is that now… “
When Astrid was just opening her mouth, Leopold answered first as if to represent Astrid. Leopold also smiled awkwardly as if he was embarrassed by everything.
Arkemilla had stepped up a few times, and her Violet had, but she didn’t expect even Emily to step out like this.
“It is as I said. I also have a reason to become the Crown Princess.”
“As for the reason… ?”
“I can’t tell you yet. But, Cadet Astrid.”
“Tell me.”
Astrid’s face was full of heartache. She didn’t seem to have talked much, so she was a little relieved, but she didn’t know that Emily would hit her in the back like this.
‘As expected, I have to get rid of the root of the fire… ‘
【Calm down, calm down… ! You can’t do that!]
She managed to make a good impression on Leopold. It couldn’t be done like this here. However, Astrid’s efforts were futile, and the real Astrid easily passed the limits of her patience.
“Wasn’t it you who allowed that?”
“Cadet Emily, you now… !”
I couldn’t even hear Leopold’s voice trying to rectify the situation.
Astrid, who raised his eyes in anger, slowly rose from her seat, already clenching his fists. Somehow, lately, my patience has increased a lot, and I was thinking that I should be considerate of the other person’s feelings, but that was also wrong.
There are so many things in the world that you shouldn’t look at. Yes, just like Emily, right in front of my eyes.
“Now, calm down. Astrid.”
A voice pressing her on the shoulder and making her sit back.
Violet was none other than Violet, with a cheerful and bright voice full of playfulness.
“Astrid, if you get into an accident here, you’ll be in big trouble.”
When Violet whispered in Astrid’s ear, Astrid responded with a puzzled expression. What would be the trouble if I had an accident here? Isn’t there anything that could be a problem?
“You don’t seem to know that we were penalized for drinking yesterday. If you make a fuss here and take extra points, it will be very difficult in the future. You don’t want to go to the academy with Leopold, do you?”
【Isn’t it?】
‘No.’
If so, I had to put up with it for now. Astrid gritted her teeth and forced a smile.
“… It may not go the way you want, but I wish you luck. Cadet Emily.”
“Thank you.”
Emily didn’t have a special expression on her face, as if she didn’t notice Astrid’s subtle threats in those words. Rather, Leopold was staring at Astrid with her meaningful expression.
And on that face of hers, there was a smile that looked like she was sure to be happy.
