I Reincarnated as a Noble Girl Villainess But Why Did It Turn Out This Way? Ch 162

“……Mm, delicious. I never thought that I’d be able to taste fish and other seafood from the northwestern Fushobari region in the royal capital.”

“Is it good? I’m glad to hear that you enjoy it. As for the fish…… chances to eat it are limited, as it’s a bit difficult to transport fish all the way to the royal capital. If you go closer to the sea, there’s even more delicious foods that you can taste there.”

“It must taste even fresher there.”

“Yep. Cut the fish into thin pieces, grill it, and season it with ru vinegar. It’s out of this world, how delicious it is.”

“Gerberries and oinocera oil also go wonderfully with fish.”

Rus and gerberries are so strongly sour fruits that grow in the northern Fushobari and Ugaria regions, they can be made into fruit jams, processed into vinegar, or even cooked into fruit pies.

“I see,” I nodded, and I rembered a similar taste from my previous world, a drink called lemonade. Even though I can’t recall the specific ga scenarios clearly anymore, my mind is coming up with such an insignificant mory now, it’s amazing how it works. Well, in my past life I had only played this ga as a way to pass so ti, it’s only natural that it would be easier to rember things from my daily life.

“And, here’s a ru pie. You still have enough room to try it, right?”

“Ahh, I’ve heard of it, but never tasted it before. I shall try indulging myself.”

“Okay,” Zephyr gave a slice of pie, and seed to exchange an expression like he was trying to hold back his laughter with Lucius. Although I was a bit dubious, I placed the pie into my mouth, and chewed.

“…………, …………Nn……!!”

An unimaginably sour taste started spreading out in my mouth all at once. The sourness was stronger than anything I’ve ever tasted. It’s such a sharp taste. Well, it’s not so strong that it will linger on in my mouth, but it’s so acidic.

At seeing my reaction, Zephyr exploded into laughter. Although I almost thought about glaring at him, I changed my mind, smoothed out my facial expression, and decided to pick up the remaining part of my pie slice. Since the pie was also considerably sweetened, once I got used to the sourness it was actually quite delectable.

“Kaldia, what do you think? Is it savory?”

“……I was a bit shocked at how sour it was, but yes, it’s quite scrumptious.”

“Everyone who tries ru for the first ti reacts just like how you did. I’m sorry, but if I told you how sour it was, you would have been ntally prepared and it wouldn’t have seed as sour. That pie’s main flavor isn’t even the sourness of the ru, anyways.”

“Since young children are forbidden from eating rus, everyone in the Fushobari region tries it for the first ti around the ti they beco a teenager. I tried it for the first ti myself just a few days ago, but unlike you, I gave a loud shout at how sour it was.”

“Ah, I see,” as I responded, Lucius offered so wine to wash the taste out of my mouth. It was definitely delicious, but I definitely felt a need to rinse the sour acid out of my mouth.

……This, I have an idea. I absolutely have to make my double Ratoka try this. I won’t stand for being the only one to experience this sourness. Although, it was both sour and mouthwatering at the sa ti.

“Zephyr-sama, Lucius-sama.”

A girl that seed like she was a teenager held the hems of her dress and approached us at this mont. Judging by the emblem embroidered in her dress, she must be from a branch family of the Moltons. Zephyr and Lucius welcod their relative warmly, and briefly introduced her to . However, is her social status a bit low I wonder, I only learned that her na was Irche.

“Alright then, Irche. What’s the matter?”

“The master is in the main hall and has a ssage for you. He says it’s about ti to co to the ballroom for the dance. After the pavane dance, the two of you are to go to the great dining hall…… Especially Lucius-sama, since you’re the main character for tonight, please spend a little more ti in the dance hall.”

Zephyr and Lucius were smiling ambiguously. ……Um, maybe I’m not good at reading this expression, but doesn’t this an that they think it’s troubleso? I see Margrave Molton hovering around the House of Lords every ti there’s a discussion about jewelry taxes on the agenda as well.

“……Well, birthday celebrations are basically dance parties at this age.”

As I muttered my concurrence with Irche’s statent, Zephyr took my arm with a smile as if he had thought up of so good idea. Huh?

“Earl Kaldia, please co attend together with us. Today there will be many beautiful young ladies gathering at the Molton residence tonight, so I would like use this chance to announce to them all that there’s already a girl that I’m taken by.”

“……Very well. I’m saving myself for Rashiok, though…… Jokes aside, I might as well go to the dance hall together with you. Since Margrave Molton went to the trouble of inviting , I’d feel bad about staying in the dining hall for the entire ti.”

I made a joke that ca from the classical literature I had been reading recently in class. While socializing in the dance hall is a bit botherso, Zephyr and Lucius should be more accustod to it than , and it might not be bad to go with them as their friend.

Although co to think of it, aren’t those words that are usually said to a girl you intend to marry? I’m soone who always wears male clothing though, and I’ve never even thought about marriage.

“Earl Kaldia, who might be this Rashiok person you speak of?”

“Oh, he’s my draconis, a magical beast that I’m raising. Of course, I was just joking when I said I was saving myself for him.”

When I entered the dance hall together with Zephyr and Lucius, all the noble girls’ gazes gathered upon us at an amazing speed. I was being pierced by so many glares that I think I would have been dead if this had been a battlefield. In so ways, it’s scarier than ard enemy soldiers.

……Although they’re the hosts, I suppose I must acknowledge that Zephyr and Lucius were more popular with girls than I realized. At noble school, maybe Zephyr pales in comparison to the crown prince’s features, but his beautiful silver hair and azure eyes from his father probably cause him to be adored by many girls. Actually, it’s unusual for his appearance to be inconspicuous. aning, the crown prince just stands out by a ridiculous amount.

In order to not be bothered by all the noble girls, I took half a step away from the others.

“Uh, um, Zephyr-sama. Who might this be?”

However, before I could get any further, I heard Zephyr introducing . Ehh, why ? As the hosts, they need to use to block this wall of flowers, are they that desperate?

Zephyr ended up introducing to the flock of girls as his classmate. I wonder if they know my infamy, the teenaged girls stepped back from and so hid their faces with fans, but all the girls that appeared my age ca closer to for so reason……

“E, Earl Einsbark, could you dance one ti with ……”

“No, um, please do the honor of having this dance!”

“Hey! Didn’t you girls say you were going to dance with Margrave Molton first!”

“Earl, do you like the sarabande dance? I’m confident about my sarabande dancing!”

Oof, I was pressured with invitations to dance from all sides, as I managed to take another half step. Then I was able to put one step’s distance between us.

“As expected of the earl that everyone in the royal capital is paying attention to. You have so many other admirers, apart from myself.”

Lucius seed to be pleased with all the adulation I was receiving for so reason. No, I think you’re the one that’s strange here for admiring soone with as bad a reputation as . The reason why I’m a hot topic in the royal capital was because of my cruelty, there’s no reason to admire anything there.

Look at this, these girls all have expressions like they’re on the battlefield, fighting over . This is probably nothing more than nobles that want to make a connection with for their own ends, no matter if I’m good or bad, just because everyone has been talking about .