Chapter 10
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 10
Dining Mate (3)
"Why is it. The reason I feel this bad."
Until Aniel appeared as she pleased and left taking Allen with her, Lucia had just kept watching quietly.
She really couldn't understand.
She could have shouted what kind of rudeness this was right now, and she could have restrained Aniel.
But Lucia couldn't do any of that.
Except just continuously watching the face of Allen being dragged away.
"Time has already passed like this."
The window side was already visited by the darkness of night.
Except for the moon floating in the sky, everything was entirely dark.
At this time, the majority of people sought sleep. Therefore, silence visited the Academy.
She didn't dislike silence. Rather, Lucia welcomed it because it was good for organizing thoughts.
But now was different. Lucia felt regretful.
Right, she should have played more chess as much as the period she chased him.
If only she could, Lucia wanted to play hundreds of games with him.
Because it had already been ten years since she last met him.
Suddenly, Lucia recalled her first meeting with Allen.
Although he had a handsome face, he didn't look like such a stupid scoundrel as the rumors said.
Rather, he read the atmosphere better than others of his age and his eloquence was also quite interesting.
Lucia thought.
"If I hadn't gotten angry back then...."
If she hadn't been conscious of other people's gazes and thought solely of Allen alone.
Then what would have happened to him and herself.
But Lucia scoffed looking at the chessboard.
Even if the past is a bit regrettable, she doesn't regret it that much. Since right now, he and she were together in a place called the Academy.
"We can play chess like today next time too, right. Because you said it first."
Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and other days are fine too.
Lucia slightly raised the corners of her mouth.
He said it directly with his own mouth without fabrication. So Lucia looked forward to the moment she would encounter him again here.
"Now the problem would be Aniel."
The expression that felt warmth until just now turned cold rapidly.
She couldn't understand Aniel's attitude.
When she suddenly barged in and took Allen out, Lucia saw it clearly.
Her face that was thoroughly angry.
After that, despite intending to approach him right the next day, it was strangely difficult for Lucia to approach him.
She couldn't understand. She just had to simply say let's finish the chess we couldn't finish yesterday.
But that was strangely difficult.
"Princess Your Highness. Is there perhaps something you wish to order?"
".... No, nothing."
If Allen's figure was seen, she couldn't move as if her feet turned to stone.
Why on earth am I like this. Lucia, whose frustrated feelings kept rising, bit her lip.
At this rate, won't I be unable to even speak to him continuously?
It's an opportunity obtained with difficulty. Now that he is attending the Academy, they could play chess together.
If not that, it was clear Allen would avoid her forever like before.
"His Majesty the Emperor is waiting only for Your Highness's letter."
"That is correct. We received word that His Majesty is anxious because contact with Your Highness doesn't happen even for a day."
While thinking and thinking about what to do, Lucia opened her eyes wide at the words brought up by a servant.
"Right, there was a letter."
Why did she forget. There was no need to deliver it by meeting face-to-face. Writing a letter.
Like the ones sent before, let's meet at this place on this month, this day, and play chess together.
As if obtaining the answer after agonizing over a difficult problem, Lucia immediately took out letter paper.
Now she just had to convey the content to him.
However, the problem didn't end.
She wrote dozens of letters, crumpled them, and threw them into the trash can.
Even trying to refer to the contents of letters written before, she wasn't quite satisfied.
So that he doesn't run away, she had to include content that would make him follow her will unconditionally.
Because he is a coward. She could be certain that he would run away unconditionally if there was a corner to run to.
Now she just has to deliver the letter. While thinking so and walking down the hallway, a sound bothering her ears reached her.
"Did you hear that news? They say the Grand Duchess appears at the dormitory cafeteria."
"But they say that guy is also next to the Grand Duchess. The guy who entered on family connections."
Aniel didn't care. Since in the first place, she is someone who receives attention like herself wherever she goes.
The problem was the words that came after.
The guy who entered on family connections.
Lucia seemed to know who that was, but she wanted to deny it.
But right now, there existed only one person who entered the Academy on family connections.
Crumpling the letter held in her hand, Lucia said with a smile on her lips.
"Nesha."
"Yes. Princess Your Highness."
"Find out everything about that rumor."
Find out in detail about the rumor.
After finding out everything like that, Lucia visited the dormitory cafeteria and confidently proposed in the place where the two people were.
"Good. Then when is okay next time?"
".... Yes?"
Let's eat a meal together with her too.
Although it was a refusal, Lucia didn't feel bad.
Rather, she liked his appearance of trying to withdraw to keep manners.
Lucia thought. If there was another person other than Allen in this spot, that person would have contemplated between herself and Aniel.
Who would be more beneficial to follow. But he answered refreshingly as if he had made a decision from the start.
Since there is a companion already eating, let's eat next time.
"So, um, uh."
As if totally unexpected, Allen stammered.
She could have felt annoyed that he couldn't even speak properly or that he was wasting her time, but Lucia's corners of her mouth rather went up.
She looked forward to how he would answer her question.
"Surely you don't intend to refuse even though I, who am no less than a Princess, proposed it, right?"
Lax excuses don't work anymore.
Because they are currently staying here at the Academy.
Allen, who knew that, also knew, so he had to answer reluctantly.
"How about... the day after tomorrow?"
If he had his way, he would want to push it back to fifteen days later, a month later, but when a person who is no less than a Princess proposed in a public place, how could he do that.
No matter how busy the work, he has to put that off first and accept her proposal.
Then Lucia smiled satisfactorily and looked at Aniel.
"He says the day after tomorrow? Should I listen to your right to speak this time too?"
A question asking as if to tease on purpose. And as if not even expecting an answer, Lucia withdrew as is.
If she felt a strange sense of defeat before, now she certainly became the winner from her.
A feeling as if a storm, earthquake, and then a flood rushed in again.
Looking back at Aniel, it was visible to the eye that she was extremely displeased.
I couldn't understand why she was behaving so disagreeably like that.
According to what is known, the two were said to be best friends.
But according to what I observed directly just now, rather than best friends, this is, what should I say....
Right, enemy relationship.
It was a precarious feeling as if they would aim at each other if there were swords or bows right now.
Still, since they are friends, thinking hard that maybe they speak in that way, I went to Aniel and said.
"I apologize."
"What are you sorry for."
I said sorry, and she asks what I am sorry for.
I was flustered at the unexpected question.
It's that Aniel. I thought she would just let it be and not care.
When I met her gaze, a murderous look was directed at me.
Enough to make me think my head would fly off just like this if I say one word wrong.
"That, about the meal time being disturbed."
First of all, since that person came because of me, I said sorry regarding that part.
"And."
"Yes?"
"And."
But 'and'. Was she that displeased?
As I was wandering not knowing what words to bring up, Aniel relaxed her frowning brow, sighed, and said something.
"Why didn't you refuse."
"Yes?"
However, she spoke too quietly so it didn't reach my ears properly.
I asked back what she said, but Aniel only moved her lips and couldn't bring up any words.
Feeling the heavy atmosphere, I opened my mouth to say anything for the sake of ventilation.
Because if I make a mistake, it feels like hell training will resume again.
"Still, dining with the Grand Duchess is the most enjoyable for me."
"......!"
I am very grateful to Aniel who readily opened her wallet for me.
Because if it weren't for her, I wouldn't have even been able to try foods like this.
When I spoke containing such feelings, Aniel relaxed her frowned brow and said.
"Right, is that so."