The Villainess Wants to Make Her Husband Slim Down

CHAPTER 127

However, Alois shook his head.

"I'm fine."

"Do you even know what 'fine' means?"

Camilla frowned at his response. Despite everything that happened, Alois was still Alois, after all. He cared deeply about others, but seemed to care little for his own health.

"Are you sleeping properly? Are you eating enough? Or, rather, are you eating too much?"

"Ah, no, no."

As Camilla began questioning him, Alois quickly shook his head even more.

"I'm eating and sleeping normally, there are no problems. My brother has been taking care of everything for us, after all."

"Hmph," Camilla's frown only deepened. Just as Alois said, Eckhart had looked after both of them incredibly well. No, rather, instead of Camilla and the others, it should be said that Alois had been given especially intent care.

Perhaps this was the way the older brother wanted to express his feelings to his younger, who had gone through so much hardship. Eckhart paid extreme attention to every minute detail of Alois' stay in the capital, making sure he would never want for anything. Camilla, of course, was treated well, but there was definitely a difference in the sense of gravitas afforded to Alois.

It's no wonder, after all. Camilla herself fully understood why. But, with how little she saw of him between all the meetings Alois attended with Eckhart and other high ranking noblemen and ministers, she felt herself getting more and more frustrated. Often times, when Eckhart wished to talk to his brother alone, Camilla was left to her own devices.

Camilla, who had never had a brother, couldn't even imagine what the two of them were getting up to. She'd never gotten along with Therese like that once they'd grown older, after all.

Since it was Eckhart, surely his time with Alois would be nothing like how Therese and Camilla constantly butted heads. Eckhart was a caring person, behind that stern face of his. Their talks were probably kind, if a little stuffy and boring.

– But, maybe...

"Lord Alois, are you not getting worn out?"

When Camilla asked that, Alois shifted in his seat unconsciously. But, Camilla didn't miss that movement. She continued to stare straight at Alois, who looked away uncomfortably.

After a moment of this one-sided staredown, Alois finally relented as he spoke with a sigh.

"...A little, but you shouldn't be worried over just this much."

Alois slowly looked around the room. The beautiful decorations and furnishings that lavished the place stood in stark contrast to the rustic simplicity back home in Mohnton.

"I just really can't get used to this place, after all. That, along with there being so many people who want to talk to me, it's a little hard to catch my breath."

"I see."

"I suppose a change of pace would be nice? But, well, because of everything that's happened, it would be hard even just to have a peaceful walk outside."

Right now, Alois was the biggest celebrity in the royal capital. Any noblemen they meet would try to incessantly rub shoulders with them and any journalists wouldn't let him escape without giving them some fresh materials, and that's not even counting the horde of fawning girls that could appear as if out of thin air. If it wasn't properly hidden, that unique royal silver hair of his would always attract attention wherever it went.

Alois himself surely never imagined that days like this would ever come. For most of his life, most of everyone had kept their distance, and if he were to look their way they would very quickly avert their eyes.

"...Well, I'm just a little tired, that's all. I'll get used to it."

Alois gave Camilla a smile to try and reassure her. But, Camilla's stern expression didn't change at all. She still looked at Alois bitterly.

– How can I believe you when you look like that...!?

"Lord Alois, what are your plans for today?"

"For now, I'm free until dinner, but..."

The way he said 'for now' was a problem. What was supposed to be Alois' free time very rarely ended up actually being so. Eckhart, as well as the other nobles, often aimed to get a word in with him during this supposed free time of his. If they stayed in that room, just who knows when someone would come asking for an audience.

But, if they went outside, he would undoubtedly attract even more attention. It was fairly safe to trust the nobles and servants in the highly guarded royal palace, but who knows just who you could encounter out on the streets.

– But, the weather really is perfect for a walk.

The warm spring sun sat high in the sky and the softest of breezes tickled the petals of the newly bloomed flowers around town. It couldn't compare to the sea of flowers that covered Blume, but the royal capital was nevertheless awash in them. The fresh air outside was much more refreshing than the air back in Mohnton, in no small part due to the lack of miasma.

– What's more...

With a clench of her fist, Camilla stamped her foot.

"Lord Alois, let's go and have a 'change of pace'!"

"...I'm sorry?"

"We need to get ready, so I'll call Diana right away!"

When she heard that Camilla was going to the royal capital, Diana made sure that she was brought along. Nicole was also determined to go along as well, but Camilla managed to convince her that Diana should go instead since she was familiar with the workings of the royal capital already.

So, although she felt bad for Nicole, Diana really was the best fit for this trip. Part of that was, because whilst Nicole didn't have a mischievous bone in her body, Diana was much more of a 'bad girl'.

"There's somewhere I definitely want to show you by all means, so just wait here quietly for a moment!"

As the stunned Alois nodded silently, Camilla left the room in a hurry.

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After a while, Camilla returned to the parlour alongside Diana.

As Diana walked in behind her, she carried a large suitcase.

When she popped it open, Alois saw that it was full of clothes. Clothes for both men and women were packed tightly together, without any rhyme or reason.

"I've heard all the details!"

Diana raised her voice cheerfully. She was always energetic, but Alois saw that she was even more buoyant than usual.

"The long-awaited 'change of pace', huh? Alright, just leave it to me!"

Alois felt a cold shiver run down his spine.

He was like a frog being stared down by a snake.

Just what on earth were they going to do to him...?