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☾ forty - nine ☾

Those calm words struck Mikhail with a hint of the past.

< Oh, I can't help it if there's training. You don't have to worry about it. It's okay. >

Mikhail opened his mouth without realizing it.

"You'd better listen to the condition first and then decide."

At Mikhail's words, Juvellian's eyes began to shake faintly.

At that expression, Mikhail smiled with satisfaction.

_

I was so embarrassed that I glared at Mikhail.

'No, why does that human have intervene into other people's affairs?'

Of course, I was excited when I received the proposal to join.

It was the first time in my life, as Juvellian, that a child of my age liked me.

But I couldn't just bear with it when I was in a bad situation.

'Now I'm in a position where I need to behave correctly.'

I waited for Rose to say something, she might have thought I'd reject the offer as soon as I heard it.

At that time, I saw something in the distance and inhaled.

'When did he come out again?'

I asked him to wait calmly, but I was shocked to see Max staring at me from the tree.

'If the people here see where he is, then my life really is over.'

Max is now posing as my lover.

If it is discovered that he was climbing a tree and peeping at the banquet, the nobles will surely tell me...

< You're not actually going out with that kind of loser right? Rather, marrying the Crown Prince is a better option. >

For a moment there I saw my life ending before my eyes.

"Princess, did you hear what I said?" I nodded at Rose's question.

"Of course."

"Oh, then is it really alright?"

"Oh, yes." Then Rose and the other noble ladies smiled brightly at me.

"Oh, I'm really looking forward to it."

"That's right. The moment I heard what special tea the princess was preparing, I was amazed."

'Huh? What tea?'

When I was thinking so, Rose, who was next to me, smiled brightly and felt sorry for me.

"I'll be looking forward to it."

"Yes? What?" When I asked unknowingly, she responded with a smile to see if she thought I was joking.

"It's a tea party with special tea."

At that, I sighed and glared at the tree where Max was perched on.

Luckily or unluckily, he had disappeared from my eyes.

I'll have to talk to him later.

Suddenly, Mikhail got up. "I will go get some air."

I could see Lady Terrence standing up to catch up with him. "Oh, me too..."

Then Rose called out to her.

"Veronica, you have to set a date, right?"

Lady Terrence sat down with a frown.

"Sheesh! All right."