“……Dahlia?”
To my bad luck, I heard such a familiar voice.
When I was finally in a good mood, the man who is on top of my don’t-want-to-see-list called my name.
With an astonished expression on his face, He stares at me with his eyes open wide.
Dahlia turned her gaze away, pretending not to notice him.
“Dahlia-san!”
However, the person that ran over while shouting my name wasn’t Tobias but a girl that give off the feeling of a small animal instead.
Fluffy bright honey-colored hair and soft brown eyes.
Her small height and slender limbs are provoking your desire to protect her.
With makeup, her face that still has a lingering feeling of innocence is cute enough to attract the eyes of the men who are walking by.
“I’m sorry! I have always wanted to apologize for hurting you……..”
“It’s not your fault Emilia! Everything is my fault.”
The surroundings gazes immediately gathered. Dahlia’s unpleasant meter rose in one go.
Why, why didn’t they just passed by, pretending not to know me?
Why did they deliberately walked over?”
Dahlia’s feeling doesn’t move at all by the girl who is apologizing to her while crying her eyes out.
“It was my fault that Dahlia-san’s engagement was broken, I am so sorry!”
“It’s already in the past.”
They are apologizing but they are also announcing the matter to all the people here, is it their style to add salt to the wound. That’s what Dahlia is seriously thinking.
“I’m really sorry……please, forgive me………”
“Dahlia, can you not put the blame on Emilia.”
Dahlia’s reply was [It’s already in the past], a total of 19 letters.
If there’s any part of that sentence that puts any blame on Emilia, do let me know by all means.
I don’t mind even if I have to write a dedicated paper to the academy to get some detailed explanation for that.
There’s no need or necessity for me to waste my time with these two but at this rate, Wolf will get dragged into this as well. When I was dejectedly thought about that, I noticed that he already came back.
Not only at Tobias and Emilia’s, the gazes of the surroundings are also going toward the man who is walking up to Dahlia from behind.
Their gazes weren’t simply gone toward him, both their eyes and voices were taken away by his beauty.
The owner of that beauty whispers a question from behind Dahlia with a small voice that could only be heard by her.
“Any lingering attachment?”
“None at all.”
I reply with a short, and minimal volume of voice.
“…..Miss Dahlia. If your engagement was already annulled, that means you are currently single right?”
Wolf stands beside Dahlia and suddenly changes his tone of voice.
His smile that made me think of the one from a painting on sales made his atmosphere seem like a prince from a cheap play.
“I must give my utmost gratitude to the goddess of luck. I asked Miss Dahlia out for a drink a while ago but it’s a shame that she turned me down at that time. To be able to have a reunion with you when you so happen to be unattached, I am so happy from the bottom of my heart.”
To his particular choice of words and the sweet voice that is like someone pour plenty of honey on sugared sweets, Dahlia pulls her face down while her spine completely freezing over.
“Dahlia, this person is?”
Tobias asked with his eyebrows raised.
I have no memory of him calling me without an honorific and he also doesn’t have any right to question who I am having lunch with but Wolf gives him a reply before I could.
“My name is Wolfred Scarfalloto of the Royal Knight Order. And you are?”
“!”
Dahlia swallowed her voice in surprise.
What lower aristocrats.
Speaking of the Scarfallotos, aren’t they the famous Earl house who was known for their strong water magic and their supply of water magic stone that provides the capital with clean water?
Both Tobias and Emilia’s expression was completely solidified.
“A, apologies for our rudeness! I’m Tobias Orlando. I’m a member of the Orlando company.”
“I, I’m Emilia Tullini. I’m the receptionist at the Orlando Company.”
“Is that so.”
Wolf only gave a curt reply and did not continue a conversation with the two of them, they are not even included in his eyes.
He simply elegantly step up to Dahlia and offered her his hand.
“Miss Dahlia. I know a good place, how about we go there together as a change of scenery? I have a lot of things I want to talk to you about.”
We only finished two-thirds of our meal, so his invitation must be intended for us to get away from this farce.
Dahlia put her hand on his perfectly laid out palm.
“Yes, gladly.”
Wolf’s hand was very warm.
“Thank you for earlier.”
After a short walk away from the store, Dahlia gives her thanks to Wolf.
“No, don’t mention it. I wanted to get out of there too. But, will you have any trouble with your work or daily life because of me? If there’s any then—”
“No, not at all. But I was surprised at how smoothly you delivered that.”
“But that’s not a lie you know. when we were at the gate, I invited you out for a drink but you turned me down right? When the next carriage came up, I did say that [I want to meet you again] too.”
When another carriage came up behind me, it seems the words he shouted at that time was [I want to meet you again].
It made Dahlia a little happy that he shared her feeling.
“Sorry, I couldn’t hear it because of the rain, and, sorry again for pretending to be a man back then….”
“Please don’t feel guilty about that. If I knew that you were a woman, I wouldn’t be able to bathe or taste the meal knowing that I might unnecessarily put you in danger. I wouldn’t be able to have that white wine with you too.”
Wolf stopped and looked at Dahlia with his eyebrows a little crumpled together.
“It just, umm….did I force myself on you when you wanted to be alone?”
“No, I was just having a meal. Even if it was a broken engagement, it was something our parents decided. Our engagement was broken because he said he has found his [True Love], you see.”
“[True Love]……..I really can’t understand what that is.”
“Me too.”
Wolf said that with his undisguised astonished voice and nod.
In this world, the concept of [True Love] seems to be largely unpopular.
“So that’s why you have no lingering attachment to him.”
“Yes, absolutely none.”
“I’m really glad that you didn’t submit your marriage registration.”
“Yes, I sincerely think so too.”
Dahlia nodded and smile from the bottom of her heart.
“To be honest, I feel like we were interrupted before we can enjoy the wine. There’s so much left to talk about and since we haven’t had enough drink anyway, would you like to join me for another round?”
An invitation from an unfamiliar man, a noble no less.
Until recently, Dahlia would probably have refused. Even if she isn’t engaged at the moment she would probably refuse him all the same.
When she wanted to hang her head down, the feeling of wanting to talk with him more welling up inside her.
She raised her head and give Wolf her answer.
“Yes, I haven’t had quite enough either.”
When they started walking again, they hurriedly released their hands as if they just remember that their hands were connected all this time.
“……Dahlia?”
To my bad luck, I heard such a familiar voice.
When I was finally in a good mood, the man who is on top of my don’t-want-to-see-list called my name.
With an astonished expression on his face, He stares at me with his eyes open wide.
Dahlia turned her gaze away, pretending not to notice him.
“Dahlia-san!”
However, the person that ran over while shouting my name wasn’t Tobias but a girl that give off the feeling of a small animal instead.
Fluffy bright honey-colored hair and soft brown eyes.
Her small height and slender limbs are provoking your desire to protect her.
With makeup, her face that still has a lingering feeling of innocence is cute enough to attract the eyes of the men who are walking by.
“I’m sorry! I have always wanted to apologize for hurting you……..”
“It’s not your fault Emilia! Everything is my fault.”
The surroundings gazes immediately gathered. Dahlia’s unpleasant meter rose in one go.
Why, why didn’t they just passed by, pretending not to know me?
Why did they deliberately walked over?”
Dahlia’s feeling doesn’t move at all by the girl who is apologizing to her while crying her eyes out.
“It was my fault that Dahlia-san’s engagement was broken, I am so sorry!”
“It’s already in the past.”
They are apologizing but they are also announcing the matter to all the people here, is it their style to add salt to the wound. That’s what Dahlia is seriously thinking.
“I’m really sorry……please, forgive me………”
“Dahlia, can you not put the blame on Emilia.”
Dahlia’s reply was [It’s already in the past], a total of 19 letters.
If there’s any part of that sentence that puts any blame on Emilia, do let me know by all means.
I don’t mind even if I have to write a dedicated paper to the academy to get some detailed explanation for that.
There’s no need or necessity for me to waste my time with these two but at this rate, Wolf will get dragged into this as well. When I was dejectedly thought about that, I noticed that he already came back.
Not only at Tobias and Emilia’s, the gazes of the surroundings are also going toward the man who is walking up to Dahlia from behind.
Their gazes weren’t simply gone toward him, both their eyes and voices were taken away by his beauty.
The owner of that beauty whispers a question from behind Dahlia with a small voice that could only be heard by her.
“Any lingering attachment?”
“None at all.”
I reply with a short, and minimal volume of voice.
“…..Miss Dahlia. If your engagement was already annulled, that means you are currently single right?”
Wolf stands beside Dahlia and suddenly changes his tone of voice.
His smile that made me think of the one from a painting on sales made his atmosphere seem like a prince from a cheap play.
“I must give my utmost gratitude to the goddess of luck. I asked Miss Dahlia out for a drink a while ago but it’s a shame that she turned me down at that time. To be able to have a reunion with you when you so happen to be unattached, I am so happy from the bottom of my heart.”
To his particular choice of words and the sweet voice that is like someone pour plenty of honey on sugared sweets, Dahlia pulls her face down while her spine completely freezing over.
“Dahlia, this person is?”
Tobias asked with his eyebrows raised.
I have no memory of him calling me without an honorific and he also doesn’t have any right to question who I am having lunch with but Wolf gives him a reply before I could.
“My name is Wolfred Scarfalloto of the Royal Knight Order. And you are?”
“!”
Dahlia swallowed her voice in surprise.
What lower aristocrats.
Speaking of the Scarfallotos, aren’t they the famous Earl house who was known for their strong water magic and their supply of water magic stone that provides the capital with clean water?
Both Tobias and Emilia’s expression was completely solidified.
“A, apologies for our rudeness! I’m Tobias Orlando. I’m a member of the Orlando company.”
“I, I’m Emilia Tullini. I’m the receptionist at the Orlando Company.”
“Is that so.”
Wolf only gave a curt reply and did not continue a conversation with the two of them, they are not even included in his eyes.
He simply elegantly step up to Dahlia and offered her his hand.
“Miss Dahlia. I know a good place, how about we go there together as a change of scenery? I have a lot of things I want to talk to you about.”
We only finished two-thirds of our meal, so his invitation must be intended for us to get away from this farce.
Dahlia put her hand on his perfectly laid out palm.
“Yes, gladly.”
Wolf’s hand was very warm.
“Thank you for earlier.”
After a short walk away from the store, Dahlia gives her thanks to Wolf.
“No, don’t mention it. I wanted to get out of there too. But, will you have any trouble with your work or daily life because of me? If there’s any then—”
“No, not at all. But I was surprised at how smoothly you delivered that.”
“But that’s not a lie you know. when we were at the gate, I invited you out for a drink but you turned me down right? When the next carriage came up, I did say that [I want to meet you again] too.”
When another carriage came up behind me, it seems the words he shouted at that time was [I want to meet you again].
It made Dahlia a little happy that he shared her feeling.
“Sorry, I couldn’t hear it because of the rain, and, sorry again for pretending to be a man back then….”
“Please don’t feel guilty about that. If I knew that you were a woman, I wouldn’t be able to bathe or taste the meal knowing that I might unnecessarily put you in danger. I wouldn’t be able to have that white wine with you too.”
Wolf stopped and looked at Dahlia with his eyebrows a little crumpled together.
“It just, umm….did I force myself on you when you wanted to be alone?”
“No, I was just having a meal. Even if it was a broken engagement, it was something our parents decided. Our engagement was broken because he said he has found his [True Love], you see.”
“[True Love]……..I really can’t understand what that is.”
“Me too.”
Wolf said that with his undisguised astonished voice and nod.
In this world, the concept of [True Love] seems to be largely unpopular.
“So that’s why you have no lingering attachment to him.”
“Yes, absolutely none.”
“I’m really glad that you didn’t submit your marriage registration.”
“Yes, I sincerely think so too.”
Dahlia nodded and smile from the bottom of her heart.
“To be honest, I feel like we were interrupted before we can enjoy the wine. There’s so much left to talk about and since we haven’t had enough drink anyway, would you like to join me for another round?”
An invitation from an unfamiliar man, a noble no less.
Until recently, Dahlia would probably have refused. Even if she isn’t engaged at the moment she would probably refuse him all the same.
When she wanted to hang her head down, the feeling of wanting to talk with him more welling up inside her.
She raised her head and give Wolf her answer.
“Yes, I haven’t had quite enough either.”
When they started walking again, they hurriedly released their hands as if they just remember that their hands were connected all this time.
