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Instantly? Who? Luna, who had stopped explaining, regarded again at Karen.

Rosemary and the younger girls additionally requested with puzzled faces”

“What are you speaking about?”

“Being deceived? About what?”

“What do you imply?”

“I imply the 4 of you might be being fooled proper now.”

Karen regarded on the three younger girls and Rosemary, then lastly set her gaze firmly on Luna earlier than answering.

Upon listening to this, the three younger girls who had been following Karen’s gaze appeared to shortly understand what she meant. That they had additionally doubted Luna just a bit whereas in the past.

“No, it’s not like that. You’re misunderstanding, Girl Karen.”

“That’s proper. We mentioned this earlier, and it appears there is likely to be a misunderstanding. Let’s discuss calmly and clear it up.”

“You stated you’d clarify intimately later. How about calming down for now?”

“No, my buddy Flory skilled it herself.”

Because the three younger girls denied it, Karen pointed at Flory. Flory, stunned to be immediately pulled into the dialog, widened her eyes.

She thought she’d deal with the difficulty discreetly. What ought to she do? Ought to she step in?

As she hesitated, Rosemary, who had been watching, requested with a puzzled expression.

“It’s unusual. You met on the Baron’s residence, on the boutique, and even performed a recreation. What incorrect did you do?”

“It wasn’t a recreation however a wager, and simply because she misplaced, she needed to stroll from the boutique to the mansion. Appears you didn’t know that.”

Stroll from the boutique to the mansion?

The three younger girls, stunned by this extreme motion, stared at Luna. Moderately than doubting, their faces had been demanding an evidence for the scenario. Rosemary did the identical.

Luna, who had been watching the scenario, calmly started to talk. Being misunderstood wasn’t a brand new expertise for her.

“To clarify that, I first should inform you why we wager within the boutique or why Miss Flory visited the Baron’s residence.”

Her tone was as if she was about to recite a traditional fairy story.

Instantly, the environment felt as if an incredible story was about to be instructed, and everybody’s consideration targeted on Luna.

“Miss Flory got here to me out of the blue and threatened me.”

“…What?”

Shocked by the accusation of ‘threatening’, Flory couldn’t resist and countered. Whatever the gathering or needs, she needed to tackle the accusation towards her first.

“Why are you saying such horrible issues?! I simply went to present recommendation! You stored interfering between Girl Seira and Lord Rodrian!”

“So, almost ten younger girls got here abruptly to confront me, simply me, and that’s simply recommendation?”

“Properly…! Many individuals had been offended with you. It simply turned out that approach. Since you at all times act improperly. Everybody simply snapped.”

Certainly, about ten individuals ganged up on Luna. Regardless of how offended they had been, it was a low transfer.

Nevertheless, Flory believed she could be the victor of this dialog.

So long as Luna interfered between Seira and Fersen, she wouldn’t be forgiven by anybody.

“Why did you intervene between Girl Seira and Lord Rodrian within the first place? You always known as for him, stopping the 2 from assembly, proper?”

Flory raised her voice barely as new younger girls appeared within the hall resulting in the glass backyard.

By now, they certainly would have heard. As Flory imagined everybody becoming a member of forces to drive Luna away, she awaited the response.

“It was a misunderstanding.”

“That’s proper. I heard earlier, and there was a transparent misunderstanding.”

However to her shock, it wasn’t Luna however the different younger girls who rebutted her.

“A misunderstanding?”

“When checked, it doesn’t make sense. There’s just one carriage on the Baron’s residence, and that’s used for the Baron’s commute. How may she always name younger lord Rodrian and not using a carriage to depart the mansion?”

Everybody naturally denied it, leaving Flory perplexed. Nevertheless, she shortly introduced up one other incident.

“Then what in regards to the time you immediately sought out Girl Seira and precipitated a scene? Have you learnt how a lot she cried that day?”

“Girl Granada paid me to keep away from Fersen. She requested me to depart the capital. I simply stated I didn’t wish to go. Why ought to I go away the capital?”

Luna responded flexibly. Startled by this surprising reply, Rosemary requested Luna:

“Girl Granada paid you to depart?”

Although it was a robust expression, it wasn’t incorrect. The opposite younger girls additionally widened their eyes, ready for a solution.

“Sure. I’ve a letter from Girl Granada. I didn’t throw it away, so I can present it to you if there’s an opportunity later.”

“My goodness, she paid you to depart the capital.”

“I by no means thought she was that type of individual…”

Listening to that there was even proof, Girl Seira’s popularity plummeted straight away.

Panicking at having unintentionally tarnished Seira’s popularity, Flory rushed to do injury management.

“Wait a second! Isn’t it as a result of Girl Peils has repeatedly stated she’d go away the capital if she had the cash!?”

“I believed so. I didn’t do something incorrect, however misunderstandings stored arising, so I used to be pissed off.”

“She gave you the cash you wished for, so why…!”

“When did I ask for cash? I used to be going to avoid wasting up alone and go away the capital.”

There was no have to ask ‘how’ she supposed to avoid wasting, as a result of on this place, there was no younger girl as wealthy as Luna.

Karen, who had solely believed in Flory’s phrases and bought out Luna, requested in shock:

“What occurred with the boutique? Should you made her stroll all the best way to the mansion, it wasn’t your fault however because of circumstances, proper?”

“Girl Flora mocked my poverty. She stated I couldn’t even purchase a ribbon from the boutique. So, I simply wagered whether or not I may purchase a costume or not.”

In different phrases, she began the quarrel and needed to pay the worth for shedding. She shouldn’t act like she’s the sufferer.

“The rationale she needed to stroll residence… There was a significant difficulty on the Baron’s home. At some point, immediately, a horse died, the carriage broke, and the highway out was in horrible situation. My father, the servants, and I had a troublesome time.”

So, it was implied as a type of revenge. Flory angrily retorted”

“Maintain on! I didn’t try this!”

“Actually? Then inform me who did? I believed you may know.”

“Wh…!?”

Instantly, the counter-argument become an inquiry. Luna pressed Flory additional, who was shocked by the surprising query,

“Have you learnt? The perpetrator. Inform me who it’s. I’ll use my second want right here.”

If what Luna stated was true, it was a criminal offense. Whereas it wouldn’t result in a significant penalty, it was undoubtedly morally condemnable.

Everybody’s eyes had been on Flory. Not simply Rosemary and the younger girls, and Karen, however different girls who had arrived late on the glass backyard entrance had been additionally ready quietly and discreetly for her reply.

Luna seized this chance to nook Flory.

“Go on. Should you don’t know, simply say so. Then everybody could be cleared, proper? I don’t like suspecting harmless individuals both. Let’s make clear the reality now.”

In fact, if it was a lie, she’d should turn out to be a servant.

Flory, experiencing this for the primary time in her life, gasped. It was her first time being on the receiving finish.

She felt like collapsing beneath the load of dozens of eyes gazing her. She was outraged and dizzy with concern, questioning why she needed to endure this unreasonable therapy.

“I, I…!”

Unexpectedly, the reply she selected to present to everybody’s heightened curiosity was:

“I don’t know something! I actually don’t know! I’ve an pressing matter, so I’ll be going!”

“…Huh? Girl Flora!?”

She ran away. Flory hurriedly left the glass backyard, clutching the hem of her costume.

Stunned, Karen chased after her. Luna stopped Rosemary, who tried to comply with.

“It’s okay. Simply let her go.”

“However she didn’t give any reply, proper?”

Luna consoled the livid Rosemary who appeared intent on extracting a solution:

“No, she did. In any other case, she would have vehemently stated no, as an alternative of operating away.”

So, it was implied that both Flory or one in all her acquaintances was the perpetrator, in all probability from the group of Seira.

Luna by no means thought she would discover a clue in regards to the previous incident in such an surprising place and scenario. Figuring out it for sure now was sufficient for the second.

“How may this occur?”

“And she or he acted just like the sufferer?”

Whereas Luna, who was the actual sufferer and was deceived, remained calm, the opposite younger girls couldn’t cover their anger.

The younger girls, who had arrived late and had been secretly listening to the dialog from the doorway of the glass backyard, felt the identical approach.

“I’m sorry for leaping in halfway, however do you actually have little interest in younger lord Rodrian?”

“Is each rumor recognized to the world false? From begin to end?”

It was tough to reply as a result of there have been too many rumors spreading. She wanted to know what rumors had been circulating to refute them.

“I don’t actually know the way or the place the rumors about me have unfold. Ah, I’ve little interest in Fersen in any respect. I can say that with certainty.”

So when she replied that approach, they turned much more outraged.

“My goodness, at this level, I can solely suppose that the rumor was unfold maliciously.”

“I’m sorry. I believed badly of you with out realizing that.”

“Me too. I apologize.”

At this, Rosemary, as if she had been personally attacked, passionately defended Luna.

“After speaking with Girl Luna and discovering out, it was clear that it was all false. Such a fantastic and clever individual would by no means do such a nonsensical factor. Why would somebody with a lover do such a factor? It doesn’t make sense.”

“A lover?”

“You might have a lover? Actually?”

“My goodness! You had a lover? Then the rumors actually don’t make sense.”

“How may this occur? To somebody with a lover, what a impolite act…!”

Upon listening to in regards to the lover, they had been satisfied of Luna’s innocence.

It was a really useful rationalization, however simply because it was useful didn’t imply one ought to blab about it. It was very questionable how Rosemary even knew about it.

Stiff with shock, Luna managed to smile and known as out to Rosemary.

“Girl Rosemary, are you able to come right here for a second?”

“…”

Rosemary nodded slowly, squeaking  like a damaged toy.