Albert Duchy. The owner of this residence is now said to have as much power as the King…… but the said owner, Lilia Albert, was in her office with a troubled expression on her face.
At the end of her gaze was an invitation card placed on the table.
[……What should I do…… I’m having second thoughts about this.]
[My Lady…… You’ve been repeating that line for 30 tis already. Make up your mind already.]
Lilia’s personal maid, Lunamaria spoke to her with a dumbfounded expression on her face, but Lilia kept her eyes on the invitation, looking really worried.
Seeing this, Lunamaria sighed loudly before speaking.
[It’s just “inviting Miyama-sama to the evening party”, right? Why don’t you just make up your mind……]
[N- No, but…… Kaito-san doesn’t really like noble gatherings like this, and he’s quite a celebrity to begin with, so his attendance would cause quite a stir…… Also, it’s embarrassing……]
[The last one was just the real reason, right……?]
What was currently troubling Lilia was really quite simple. In the party that had been the major catalyst for her getting together with Kaito…… She had danced with Kaito there and had really enjoyed it, so she was thinking about dancing again.
It was unlikely that Kaito would raise an invitation from his girlfriend, Lilia, and he would certainly make ti for her. As a noble, it isn’t difficult for Lilia to attend a party that allows her to dance, and she can easily arrange a place.
If I were to list only the conditions necessary to get there, all of them would be easily accomplished. Except, there’s one thing stopping her…… It’s the fact that Lilia was extrely shy, fatally pulling her feet down from moving.
Unlike the ti when she danced with Kaito before, Lilia is currently Kaito’s girlfriend…… A dance between two lovers, in a place where a lot of people can see it…… Thinking about such a situation, Lilia felt so embarrassed that she couldn’t invite Kaito.
[……My Lady, if you’re going to be like that, “what about when you’re finally going to be betrothed with Miyama-sama”?]
[T- That is…… I’ll just leave it to Kaito-san’s lead…… ummm……]
[Haahhh…… My Lady, seriously…… If you’re going to be troubled every ti you get an invitation to a ball or an evening party, then you should just cut it out and make up your mind already.]
[Ugghhh…… I- I know that. B- But, Kaito-san also has his own schedule and other things to deal with, so I have to make sure that it’s convenient for him……]
Looking at the blushing Lilia, muttering intelligible words while poking her fingers together, Lunamaria loudly sighed again.
Thinking that Lilia probably wouldn’t be able to ask Kaito out again this ti……
On the carriage ride ho from the evening party, I slumped down my disappointnt.
I couldn’t ask Kaito-san out again. Uuuu, why am I so cowardly…… I really hate this part of .
In the end, I had to leave without dancing with anyone at the evening party tonight.
I don’t know if I should say I’m fortunate or not, but how should I say this…… With Chronois-sama’s True Blessing, I have gained a very high standing among the nobles, and even if I am invited to a dance, I can simply say “I don’t feel like dancing today”.
Recently, more and more people have started to think that I don’t like to dance, or that I only talk to people and won’t accept any dance invitations.
Well, about that…… I don’t really want to dance with anyone other than Kaito-san, so there isn’t any problem but…… the problem is that I wasn’t able to dance with Kaito-san even once.
I’ve tried to ask him out many tis, only to get cold feet…… It’s really pathetic of . Even Luna was quite astounded.
It can’t stay like this forever. We’ve already been engaged, and Kaito-san and I will be getting married soon.
If we’re going to be a married couple, and I’m always shy about every small detail, Kaito-san might be disappointed in .
……Next ti…… I’ll properly invite Kaito-san next ti.
Making up my mind for the umpteenth ti, at that mont, the carriage arrived in front of the mansion.
Getting off the carriage parked right inside the gate, I walked through the moonlit garden to the mansion.
I normally ride the carriage to the front of the mansion, but I like gazing at the moonlit garden, so I walk from the gate only when I co back from an evening party.
It’s quiet, but the night garden looked fantastic…… I feel strangely calm as I enjoy the night breeze while watching the stars twinkle in the night sky.
As I continued to walk slowly, enjoying the scenery, I saw the figure of soone in the central garden, standing by the fountain……
[……Eh? K- Kaito-san?]
[Good evening, Lilia-san.]
[Ah, y- yes. Good evening……]
Why is Kaito-san here? No, rather than that…… Why is it that he’s wearing a “suit”?
Seeing my astonishnt at the unexpected eting with the suited Kaito-san, Kaito-san gently smiled and spoke.
[No, it’s just that the night looked beautiful…… Reminding of the night party where I danced with Lilia-san before…… And sohow, I wanted to see you, Lilia-san.]
[……Kaito-san.]
Seeing Kaito-san’s gentle smile…… I realized that Luna finally moved in secret. I guess she had enough with my cowardliness.
……Seriously, she’s usually scolding with an words, but she has always been by my side. She’s really quite troubleso, isn’t she? My beloved best friend, I an……
Kaito-san didn’t say anything more, just staring at with a smile on his face. I guess he’s waiting for huh. For to bring out my courage……
My best friend has pushed so far, and my beloved is trying to respond to . Then, I can’t just say I’m feeling embarrassed.
[……Kaito-san, it is truly a pleasure to have t you on a wonderful night like this. I’m thinking of preserving this joy I felt as a happy mory.]
[……………….]
[That’s why, ummm…… will you please…… dance with ?]
[Yes. I’d be happy to.]
Saying that, Kaito-san respectfully bowed, smoothly approached and took my hand.
Then, as Kaito-san slightly moved his gaze to the side, Phantasmal King-sama’s clones appeared a short distance away, each clone holding various instrunts, and began to play a beautiful lody.
……Good grief, for him to treat Phantasmal King-sama as an orchestra…… Seriously, this person is…… Sohow, I’m feeling embarrassed of myself for worrying about sothing very insignificant.
[Well then, shall we dance?]
[Yes. I’m looking forward to it, Kaito-san.]
Under the gentle moonlight, our dance begins. It was not a flashy dance, nor was it a particularly spectacular dance.
But yes, the happiness welling up from my heart…… was incredibly great.
As if my heart was connected with Kaito-san, I felt like at this mont…… the only people in this world are Kaito-san and I.
If I danced to my heart’s content tonight, I think it would take us quite a while. But I’m sure, for …… no. For us, it will feel like a very short ti.
I wonder what we should do afterwards? I would have dinner with Kaito-san, and we would talk until we fell asleep…… No, before that, should I also end our dance just like last ti?
I may writhe around rembering how I did such a thing, but right now, I’m brimming with so much happiness that it encourages .
Then, I would turn to the dumbfounded Kaito-san and ask him out. If he would be willing to attend the next evening party with …… I’m sure he will nod with a gentle smile.
After we attend a party together, I will introduce him to the nobles I usually talk with…… that he’s my fiancé that I’m proud of……
I can think of endless futures, and say with certainty that they will co true…… Ahh, I see…… This must be the feeling of being “happy from the bottom of my heart”.
Thank you, Kaito-san. For choosing soone like …… I will not let you regret it. I will work harder than ever so that you can also feel what I’m feeling right now.
That’s why, even in the future…… please let stay by your side…… I love you.
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