Her youthful brother, Liel, moved out upon commencement. Liel’s independence was virtually a one-way discover to Dioletta.

Time and time once more, Dioletta tried to speak him out of leaving the home and not using a single servant in tow.

However Liel was cussed and refused each supply she made to assist.

When requested later, Lucy appeared to have recognized all alongside, however she didn’t appear to thoughts an excessive amount of about Liel’s independence.

“He has a surprisingly unbiased facet, doesn’t he? Perhaps that’s why he needed to stay alone.”

To alleviate Dioletta’s fear, Lucy spoke in a cheerful, clear voice. After all, she knew that it was a white lie meant with good intentions.

That is sensible, as Liel had a character removed from being unbiased. Isn’t it apparent simply by how he follows Lucy round?

And but, after greater than a decade, she discovered it exhausting to consider that she may dismiss Liel’s emotions for her as mere friendship.

“Dioletta pricey, which colour do you assume fits me higher?”

Whereas she was misplaced in thought, a cheerful voice got here from up forward.

Dioletta shortly made a face and turned to Bella, who was selecting out her outfit.

“Effectively, I believe you’d look higher in spring colours than both of them, as a result of once I take a look at you, it’s such as you’re caught in spring and it makes me really feel all heat and fuzzy inside.”

Dioletta continued in an off-the-cuff tone, pulling out different garments with comparable designs.

As Bella watched Dioletta, who didn’t hassle to reply even the smallest query, she realized how completely different the siblings have been.

‘No marvel Lucy has such excessive requirements, she’s been surrounded by magnificence day by day since she was a little bit lady.’

Bella shook her head in disbelief as she checked out Dioletta, who was simply as stunning as her youthful brother.

‘Perhaps I used to be meant to be with Dioletta, not Liel.’

Generally, when Dioletta would look down and smile, she would really feel like her coronary heart would plummet down with it.

“You’ll look higher this fashion—-”

Abruptly, Bella was listening intently to Dioletta’s phrases.

After all, Dioletta was utterly oblivious to what Bella was considering, and was diligently selecting out garments for her.

Then.

“I’m planning to purchase every thing from right here to there, alright? Are you, Your Grace, going to purchase that outfit? Then, please exclude that one from the calculation.”[1]

Bella’s coronary heart dropped to the ground as soon as extra when she caught sight of a really good-looking man.

Mechanically, Dioletta’s inexperienced eyes shifted to the person with lighter pink hair than Bella’s.

For a quick second, Dioletta and Dailor’s gazes met.

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Dioletta felt a bit embarrassed by the person who had appeared out of nowhere and began hawking the shop’s wares. She hadn’t even determined what she needed to purchase but.

“I’m sorry, however would you thoughts ready a bit earlier than making a purchase order? We haven’t determined what to purchase but.”

She even added that if there was one thing specifically that he had in thoughts, he may take it off the shelf.

The person smiled a pleasant smile, took a step again, pointed from right here to there, and replied.

“I’ll wait so that you can decide then, as a result of actually, I don’t care what you purchase.”

He hummed a tune and stood together with his again to her.

Perhaps it was his nonchalant demeanor, however Dioletta couldn’t assist however marvel why he purchased so many ladies’s garments.

It was only a query out of pure curiosity.

“……Might I ask why you purchase so many issues? If it’s an essential present, um, I imply…….”

“Dailor.”

“Sir Dailor.”

On the sound of his title, her consideration was all of a sudden drawn to the uniform he wore and the epaulettes on his shoulders.

“I’ve given you my title, why don’t you give me yours?”

His phrases could possibly be misunderstood at first look, however he was smiling so brightly that Dioletta realized it was his means of talking.

“I’m Dioletta Marsen, and that is Girl Bella Guidon.”

“I see. Because you answered my query, I suppose I ought to do the identical, proper?”

Dailor scratched his chin and spoke in a playful tone.

“Truly, I used to be simply selecting out a present for the individual I’m going to suggest to.”

His eyes didn’t look excited in any respect for somebody who was about to suggest. For a second, she puzzled if he was mendacity.

“I see.”

However she doesn’t reveal her ideas. She didn’t dare reveal her ideas, as a result of she felt that her questions had been answered and it was none of her enterprise.

“However I don’t know what ladies like, since there are solely males round me. I didn’t know what to do, after which I bought bored and determined to only purchase all of them.”

When he chuckles on the thought, Dioletta asks once more, puzzled.

“Why don’t you simply select one thing based mostly on what your lover often wears, by no means thoughts what’s fashionable?”

That shouldn’t be too tough, proper?

However opposite to Dioletta’s expectations, it was tougher for Dailor than anybody else.

After a second, he replied coolly.

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?”

Dioletta reflexively repeated, questioning if she had misheard.

“Sure, how ought to I do know, we’re not even lovers.”

He was about to say extra, however the look on Dioletta’s face made him shut his mouth in reflex.

“For those who’ve by no means spoken to her, then why do you propose to provide her this present? No, I believed you have been proposing to her earlier.”

Dioletta blurted out. Dailor checked out her incredulously.

“Truthfully, I’m undecided why you’re so stunned.”

“After all I’m stunned…….”

“As a member of the Duke of Marsen’s household, I’m certain you’re conscious. Isn’t this a standard prevalence amongst nobles? Organized marriages, betrothals, and so forth. I’m not a noble, after all.”

“Ah…….”

In order that’s what he meant by a wedding proposal. Dioletta shook her head as if she lastly understood.

It took her a second to grasp Dailor’s phrases, as she had by no means paid a lot consideration to such issues within the first place.

After protecting her mouth for a second, Dioletta hesitated, then spoke up.

“I believe it’s finest to not deliver a present if it’s like that…… it may be overwhelming for the opposite individual.”

At the least for her, it was embarrassing each time somebody she’d solely met a number of instances confessed to her with an costly present.

Generally she’d be compelled to eliminate the presents, which was comprehensible, since she’d typically refuse.

Drawing on her personal expertise, Dioletta sincerely provided recommendation to Dailor, whom she had by no means met earlier than. Not for him, however for somebody who is perhaps the recipient of an overpriced present.

“Is that so? It appeared like a good suggestion…….”

“It will depend on the individual, at the very least it does for me.”

Having mentioned that, Dioletta gestured to Bella, who was nonetheless her and Dylan with dreamy eyes.

Bella, who had been watching the 2 of them with bated breath, nodded.

Now that two out of three have been saying sure, he wasn’t so cussed anymore.

“I suppose it’s, then.”

Dailor gave her a pleasant smile and relented.

“Effectively, thanks for the recommendation. I may have gone with two palms full and been checked out like a freak.”

He introduced his proper hand to his coronary heart and bent barely on the waist in gratitude.

As if it have been no large deal, Dioletta returned the favor, dipping her neck barely as effectively.

Then Dailor hummed a tune and strode out of the store, and Dioletta’s forehead furrowed barely as she watched him go.

“I’ve heard rumors of the free-spiritedness of the Knights of Filia, however they’re not exaggerating within the slightest.

With that transient remark about Dailor, Dioletta lower off her ideas about him.

‘We’ll in all probability by no means meet once more anyway.’

⁂

From yesterday, there was all of a sudden an unplanned enhance in work.

“Marquis, there’s extra right here.”

Sarah dumped a stack of letter envelopes onto her desk. Effectively, extra precisely, it was a stack of envelopes that would slot in each of her arms, abruptly.

I glared on the letters that blocked my view by way of narrowed eyes.

“How come the variety of nobles appears to have elevated greater than once I was memorizing their names……?”

“Ah, Marquis, you solely memorized the names of Imperial nobles, however this contains nobles from different nations, so it’s not shocking.”

Yeah, after all it’s…….

I rubbed my brow and muttered in frustration.

“Seeing as you’re a marquis, I suppose it’s a job to ship a reply…….”

Recognizing the weariness in my voice, Sarah glanced forwards and backwards between me and the letter, as if she have been seeing one thing unlucky.

For now, I used to be glad for her sympathetic gaze.

I turned within the chair I used to be sitting in to alleviate my fatigue and walked over to the window.

Past the window, the knights who had taken the doorway exams have been lined up earlier than Liel.

Like me, Liel had been busy currently. I couldn’t whine about how busy I used to be. Not that we had time to speak within the first place.

Nonetheless, I used to be jealous that he was capable of be outdoors on a sunny day, whereas I used to be caught in my workplace working.

As I stared behind his head in wistfulness, I noticed a wierd man method him and begin speaking to him in.

‘Right here we go once more.’

It was a well-known sight currently.

It didn’t take me lengthy to comprehend that he was about to provide Liel an excellent beating for his conceitedness.

The best way the person drew his sword, it was clear that he had requested a duel.

It wasn’t lengthy earlier than he couldn’t even get an honest strike off, and Liel had him crushed.

The final knight to take a blow to the shin was slumped in his seat, a dumbfounded look on his face.

Often, a knight would come to an initiation take a look at like that and underestimate Liel’s talent and problem him.

Even essentially the most affected person of males, Liel wouldn’t put up with this, and he would show his abilities.

However I didn’t like the thought of Liel even granting their impudent request for a duel.

Once I requested him if he couldn’t simply ignore them, he shook his head, saying that will deliver a criticism on to the Marquis of Seywint.

Futile sincerity.

I shook my head, echoing Liel’s previous, and turned away, slumping again into the chair in my workplace.

Then I glared on the mountain of envelopes.

“Sarah, I scent a robust fragrance.”

Positive sufficient, a foul smelling fragrance was filling the room. It was so robust, like a combination of flavors, that I lined my nostril in panic.

“I believe it’s coming from the envelope.”

Sara additionally turned up her nostril similar to I did. The individuals who got here yesterday appeared comparatively regular, nevertheless it appears to be like like peacock-like individuals flocked right here in only a day.

The explanation for this outpouring of letters had nothing to do with the rest, however with my marriage.

As quickly as I got here of age, gives of marriage got here flooding in from varied households, as if that they had been ready for this second.

Since I had no intention of getting married but, I used to be busy sending out rejection letters with a lightweight in my eyes. I didn’t overlook to have a look at the sender fastidiously, simply in case.

In case a proposal got here from a household or upper-class that would trigger bother if uncared for, I needed to set them apart individually.

I needed to say no to them in individual, not in a letter, so I wouldn’t lose face.

However now that I give it some thought, it’s ridiculous. They’ll ship me a bit of paper and I’ve to say no to them head to head. After all, they didn’t ask me to admit in individual.

Grumbling to myself, I moved my palms diligently, and step by step I may see the tip. Once I lastly reached the underside of my desk, I noticed the pink envelope.

I opened it, vaguely questioning if the sender favored the colour pink.

“Filia, Dailor…….”

I acknowledged the title.

My pondering didn’t final lengthy.

“Agh!”

I used to be so startled that I swiped the envelope out of my hand.

Tuk—

The envelope, which was fluttering back and forth, landed gently on the desk.

Why the hell is the title of the unique male lead showing right here?

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[1] Dailor is most definitely speaking to the store’s attendant right here.