The Grand Duchess Is Defeated Again Today

The princess finishes her meal.

I was very perplexed.

As usual, after finishing swordsmanship training in the morning, I was on my way back to the count’s house to have lunch.

Because I found a very colorful and familiar carriage coming towards the Count’s house.

When I first witnessed that scene, I was skeptical.

I sent you a letter yesterday saying I don’t think I’ll be able to find it. According to the butler’s words, it would have arrived this morning.

As soon as that Princess Rebecca read the letter I had sent, there was no way she could have set off for the Countess.

“hello?”

“····.”

However, it was clear that that thought was wrong.

Look at Rebecca with a fat expression in front of me right now.

“How did you come here?”

“You told me to come.”

“····.”

A princess who responds with the tone that she has no idea what she did wrong.

It felt like I was at a loss for words to say.

No matter how many letters you send to ask to come, I know that it is a common noble way to visit after setting a schedule by exchanging letters through replies.

It seems that this procedure was not necessary at all for our Princess Museongseong.

only sighed

“Have you eaten lunch?”

“No, I only ate breakfast.”

“I will inform the users that the princess has arrived, so please wait a little bit.”

And when Princess Rebecca informed everyone that she had come to the Count’s House.

The fact that the peaceful house of Count Xernias was turned upside down by a sudden guest was a matter of course.

*

“Do you have any taste for food?”

“Yeah, that’s fine.”

Fortunately, the hastily prepared lunch seemed to suit Rebecca’s taste.

The princess, who is secretly picky in this part, would have mercilessly criticized her if she didn’t like the food.

Whoa-

The sound of users sighing in relief could be heard from all over the place.

Everyone must have been quite surprised. Who wouldn’t be surprised when suddenly the only daughter of the Duke of Valencia and the master’s fiancee arrives?

Nevertheless, the servants of the Earl’s House succeeded in preparing enough to satisfy the demanding Rebecca, and I was very grateful for that.

Maybe I should give a bonus to my salary when this job is over.

Thinking that I should tell my father sometime, I spoke to Rebecca while she was eating.

“······· So. Why did you suddenly come to see me?”

“You told me to come by letter.”

Rebecca still uses the letter I sent as an excuse.

However, the intention of the question was not to ask the reason why the princess came.

“I mean, you probably didn’t receive the letter I sent you this morning. You’re asking why you came as soon as you checked the letter.”

Why did the princess come so quickly?

When I wrote the letter, I thought Rebecca would only reply and not come at all, or if she did, she would come back after a while.

I was just curious as to why he came to me as soon as I received the letter, rather than after a while.

“…do you hate my visit?”

But Rebecca’s answer I heard was something I didn’t expect at all.

Even if it wasn’t specific, I thought it would be an answer about the reason I came. He had a sad expression on his face and didn’t expect to respond.

“Do you know that I didn’t ask in that sense?”

“Then why are you wondering why I’m here?”

“It’s just out of curiosity.”

“Are you curious?”

“Yes. Didn’t you see me yesterday as well? I’m just curious as to why the princess who saw me yesterday came so quickly.”

“······mother…”

This time, Rebecca is speechless, talking about her mother.

mother? Rebecca’s mother would be the Duchess of Valencia.

What did the Duchess mean?

“My mother told me to prepare the imperial banquet here.”

“…the imperial banquet… he told me to prepare here.”

“yes.”

“····.”

I’m already at a loss for words twice today alone.

The expression “I have a lot of things I want to say but I can’t do it” is probably an expression that was created to be used in times like these.

Of course, the imperial banquet was actually a very important event.

All nobles of the Empire must gather, and unless there is a special occasion, the only event held a year was the imperial banquet.

Most aristocratic girls made their debut at the imperial banquet. The same was true of Rebecca, the only daughter of the Duke of Valencia.

‘Why are the princesses preparing for the imperial banquet here?’

But why is the preparation of such an important debut tangent being done by the fiance’s family and not by the Duke of Valencia?

I had no idea what the Duchess was thinking.

“My mother said that it is natural for you and I to be partners anyway, so we should practice together.”

“If it’s practice.”

“Dance. You don’t know that everyone dances with their partner on banquet day, right?”

Rebecca looked at me with a pathetic expression as if she didn’t know that.

“I know that much.”

I also knew that kind of common sense.

In the original novel [The Prince Holds the Sword], there were many mentions of imperial banquets, and in romance fantasy novels, it was a common cliché for the characters to dance with their partners at a banquet hosted by the imperial family.

Rather, it was strange not to know.

“But…” Why, though, I didn’t fully understand.

“······but?”

“Trying to match the staff would be enough in two days at most, but the Princess has a week left to the imperial banquet, so haven’t you already come?”

It was because Rebecca had arrived too early, even considering the imperial banquet.

Over the past three years, I have not only learned swordsmanship.

Courtesy as an aristocrat, attitude as an aristocrat. Various noble banquets and events.

I was able to learn how to live as a nobleman, and among them, of course, there was dancing at a banquet.

This is how I know about dancing. There was no way Rebecca, the daughter of the duke, did not know how to dance.

If both of you know how to dance with your partner. Naturally, it didn’t take long to match.

Since we already know each other well about dancing, it might be a matter of guessing at least once or twice before we go into practice.

Why did the princess come here at this point in time, one week left until the imperial banquet?

“that…”

Rebecca wiggled her tail.

As if it were a reason to be ashamed to answer. As if he couldn’t get it out of his own mouth.

For some reason, I looked at Rebecca’s face, which was gradually turning red.

I opened my mouth softly.

“Did you even want to see me like that?”

“······yes?”

It wasn’t a word that meant anything.

I just felt frustrated with the princess who didn’t say anything to my question, so I suddenly wanted to make fun of her when I saw her cheeks blushing little by little.

It was a simple utterance with only that level of meaning.

“Isn’t it strange that the princess, who usually hated me so much, came to see me right after receiving my letter.”

“····.”

“Did you really want to see me?”

“If so.”

“Yes?”

For a moment, I doubted my ears.

Because the Rebecca Valencia I know wasn’t the type of person to say that.

Because I wasn’t the type of person who looked directly into the eyes of the other person with a blushing face as if embarrassed.

But.

“What would you do if you said you came to see me?”

As always. There was absolutely nothing wrong with my hearing and vision.

thump- thump-

Someone’s heartbeat, I don’t know if it’s Rebecca’s heart or mine. There was a quiet echo in the dining room.

***

“Yes?”

Watching her fiancé look stupid as if she heard something wrong.

“What would you do if you said you came to see me?”

Her heart was beating fast.

‘······ I told you.’

At the thought that she had spoken a thought she had kept in her mind.

My heart was pounding.

It was true that Count Xernias had come to prepare for the imperial banquet.

In fact, her mother had read Albert’s letter and told her how about going to the Countess.

But that was just advice on how to do it, not a command to do it.

Still, she obeyed her mother.

The look on the face of the fiance I saw yesterday made me want to see it again for some reason.

Even though it is possible to depart three days later due to the period, the same day I received the letter, the Count left immediately.

If we have to meet anyway, I thought it would be better to meet early.

So it was.

I couldn’t figure out why I felt this way.

Why does she want to see her fiancé as soon as possible, and why does she want to see that ugly face as soon as possible?

I don’t know why these thoughts were running through her head.

As a result, she felt it was a good choice.

At her bold words, what would you do if you came to see me?

“····.”

Because her fiancée was blushing as if she couldn’t help it.

It’s been a long time.

To see Albert making such an expression.

The last time I saw her was in a dream where she kissed her fiancée.

In reality, I couldn’t quite get a sense of how long it had been since I’d seen it.

The last time she said her words, both of them remained silent and continued eating.

Rebecca had to take a bite of the food in front of her and feel puzzled.

I thought that this food wasn’t as sweet as it used to be.

Food that was just plain ordinary. It’s sweet like it’s filled with sugar.

Although I couldn’t figure out why the food suddenly became sweet.

Rebecca happily finished her first meal at Count Xernias’ house.