Chapter 211 – Date With Charlotte – 2
“Did something happen?”
“No, nothing. Can I look around a bit more?”
“Of course not.”
Unlike before, the hesitant Charlotte and her aunt, who looked at me alternately, smiled sinisterly and withdrew, probably thinking it was a night-to-lover quarrel.
“Right… I’m a lover, what should I do…”
She took Charlotte, who was holding her head in an abrupt situation, and brought her in front of the objects she had been looking at a moment ago.
She gazed at the multi-colored jeweled accessories on the stall.
Rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches…
She pointed to one of the many shiny objects.
It was a ring with a clear diamond. Judging by the color, it must be fake, but she looked pretty enough on the outside.
“How about this?”
“To…”
Charlotte’s eyes turned serious from her confusion.
She’s not interested in these things, but she’s a woman too. Once it caught her eye, the way she looked at accessories changed seriously.
“It’s pretty, but it’s not fashionable these days.”
“Uh, yes?”
“Yes! These days, red jewels, pearls, and jewels with colorful patterns on the inside are in fashion.”
I’m not interested in it, but I know how popular it is.
Is this
But if you look at the kind of jewelry you’re talking about…
“Is it because of me that it is popular?”
Hehe. You are the proud owner.”
A type of jewelry called the jewel of the sun seemed to be in vogue.
Or jewelry decorated in that way.
But it must be difficult to find something that can get you there in a place like this.
It’s a gem that can only be found in a really proper place, so what’s sold in places like this are imitations of that kind of thing.
I checked to see if anything else was good.
Her hairpin is also there, but Charlotte is on the short side, so she doesn’t wear it very well, and I’ve never seen her wear it on a regular basis. I already gave her a necklace as a gift.
“What do you like about Charlotte?”
“Yes? Me? I am… Hmm.”
Her Charlotte’s round eyes shone sharply for an instant.
Charlotte glanced at her signboard in an instant and pointed to a small brooch.
“I think this is fine.”
It’s not that it’s not pretty, but overall it’s sober.
The small jewel in the center is pretty, but I didn’t think women would think it was pretty because it was shaped like a shield. I don’t know if it’s cool.
Looking at it, it’s like a collar, but it seems to be able to be attached.
“Isn’t this ring better?”
A ring similar to the trend these days, Charlotte said.
But Charlotte shook her head.
“It gets in the way of my work.”
Cool
Well, contrary to her appearance, Charlotte is a fairly strict maid, and as a semi-maid, she has a higher rank than most maids.
Seeing that she makes a thorough distinction between public and private, she does resemble Lena.
“But why is it shaped like a shield?”
“Ah, that seems to be a Müller tradition.”
“Tradition?”
She is said to have been coming down to people around here for a very long time.
A tradition in which women give swords to men and men give shields to women. However, it is said that exchanging the real thing has almost disappeared. What happened instead…
“When you propose, it is a traditional ritual to prepare a brooch, hairpin, or necklace in the shape of a shield and give it as a gift! Romantic, right?”
“Aha.”
But.
Since the symbol of the Müller family is the shield, it must have flowed from there.
Charlotte’s eyes twinkled as if she liked this kind of story, and she started talking.
Hehe, a shield.
“Shall we go over there next time?”
“Yes! Let me guide you! … Actually, I don’t know too much, but I heard a lot from my sister!”
The last time she saw her stuff Charlotte was looking at her and she left the place.
In the end, we continued walking around the city until the sun went down.
Because it is close to an agricultural society, it is time for him to sleep when the sun goes down, but because it is a festival, the streets are brightly colored until night.
Because I invested so much, there were many things to see in the situation where plays such as musicals were actively progressing.
“Whoa!”
Charlotte’s slightly flushed cheeks showed how much she had enjoyed the day.
The awkwardness at first was short-lived, but now they are accustomed to walking down the street holding hands with Charlotte.
“I think it’s the first time I’ve been to Müller and spent time like this! Hehe, it was fun!”
“I’m glad.”
I was going to hang out for a while too, but ended up hanging out with Charlotte all day.
It’s scary to think of the papers and angry Chloe that will be there when I go back to the office, but let’s leave that to tomorrow’s me.
“Are you going to go back now?”
“Lol. It should be. It’s a pity though.”
Holding each other’s hands, we headed to the inner sanctuary.
I saw a lot of sights, tried something to eat, and did some shopping, but I didn’t take any pictures. Civilian clothes were already there, and even if she bought more, what Charlotte could afford had to be higher quality than commoners. In the first place, she was in a position where she often came into contact with such high-ranking people, so it was natural.
But the last thing is to present something nice.
“Neria will be completely envious!”
“Okay?”
“Yes! Heheung. You should be proud! I went on a date with Leo!”
I looked at the sky as I smiled at Charlotte, who said my name with familiarity now, and saw the dark night sky as the sun had completely set.
Well, it’s fine here.
I don’t know what the festival schedule is today, but I’ve already scanned the city once and saw that gunpowder is in the warehouse, so there won’t be any fireworks.
“Shallot.”
“I envy Irene unnie too… Yes?”
When I stopped and called, Charlotte tilted her head.
As expected, no one will disappear when you get close to the castle. I changed the way I was going and stopped at a small park and took out a small box from my bosom.
“It is a gift.”
“Uh…”
Saying so, I opened the box.
Inside was a brooch that Charlotte said was fine. It’s too cheap to gift Charlotte, but today I’m not an aristocrat, but a commoner.
Paaang!
“Is it a tradition?”
Dark night.
Firecrackers exploded in the sky.
“Uh, uh, uh… !”
Tears form in Charlotte’s eyes illuminated by the firecrackers that brighten the sky.
“Are you going to accept it?”
“Yes yes… !”
She wiped away Charlotte’s tears as she tried to shed them and put a brooch on Charlotte’s collar.
The light from the firecrackers reflected the transparent jewels.
Even though it was a fake, it was in the shape of a jewel and it turned out to be beautiful.
“Now Charlotte. I can’t get married to someone else.”
“Uh, uh… !”
Although embarrassed by my words, Charlotte did not avert my gaze.
“Put it on, I will serve you for the rest of my life… !”
“I am happy.”
Because I’m greedy
Charlotte was meant to stay by my side for the rest of my life.
Even if she struggles with my greed, she won’t let go of things that came into my hands.
“Huh!”
He grabs Charlotte’s shoulder as she begins to cry in earnest and brings her face closer.
“I like you, Charlotte.”
“Me too… ! I love you too.”
At the end of the words containing each other’s feelings, their lips collided.
* * *
While working in the castle office, Chloe suddenly looked at the light shining outside the window.
“Under.”
While working in the castle office, Chloe suddenly looked at the light shining outside the window.
Pure magic that is so pure that it is difficult to determine whose magic it belongs to.
But there was only one person in the city who would do such a thing.
“Really. He.”
Chloe sighed and smiled bitterly, and decided to take a short break at this timing as well.
Colorful fireworks seen through the window. Although it is clear that he did it not for himself, but for another woman, drinking tea while watching the whole city beautifully light up is not bad either.
Squeeze!
In the office, where the refreshing scent spreads, Chloe poured lemon tea while watching the flames light up in the distance.
“You’re going to sleep outside tonight.”
I can’t help it.
You’ve been working hard lately, so there should be days like this.
Chloe smiled as she watched the fireworks etch the night sky.
* * *
“I-over there… Leh, oh my…”
“No, Leo.”
“Ugh. Gwa, will you be okay?”
She smiled at the bewildered Charlotte.
Of course it’s fine.
I smiled and pushed her on Charlotte’s back.
“Sleep, it’s okay. It’s okay, so let’s go.”
“Hey. If Lena-sama finds out, she’ll die…”
“Huh. That Lena is in Franz.”
Even Lena wouldn’t notice the gossiping at this distance.
Now that the good mood is over and we have entered the castle with a slightly sweet atmosphere in the small park.
I’m heading to Charlotte’s dorm.
There are several buildings in the dormitory where the maids live, and among them, Charlotte is staying in a pretty good place. The only women staying here are maids from good families.
But even so, it is a dormitory after all. In the case of Irene, who has Triana, who can be called Müller’s princess, and has her own lineage, she has a private room, but Charlotte and Neria live in a dormitory.
Of course, we could prepare a private room for the two of us if we wanted to, but we refused and are living like this.
“I’m not coming here though…”
“Ooh~ I don’t have anywhere to sleep today. If Charlotte doesn’t let her sleep, she has nowhere to go and has to sleep outside?”
“No place to sleep… Leo has no place to sleep, so we all have to hang ourselves.”
I avoided staring at them as if they were dumbfounded, and finally arrived at the dormitory.
Excluding the children who are active at night due to shifts, they are already in the dormitory at this time. As if to prove it, lights and women’s laughter came through the window.
“Are you quite lively?”
“Come on, it’s usually quieter than this. After all, it’s a festival, so there are things like that.”
“Ah, I see.”
That too.
Still, Charlotte pondered a lot, but eventually she sighed and opened the door.
“Ah, Charlotte! Are you here?”
“Did you still find what I was looking for?”
“Shallot! Listen! Neria is… Uh?”
As soon as she opened the door, women dressed in negligees greeted Charlotte.
Then one of the women approaching her for the last time noticed me and she stopped talking.
“Bae, Count… ?”
“Huh. Hi?”
She sighed Charlotte as she smiled at her maid looking blankly at her.
“Boo. I do not know.”
It’s okay, it’s okay!
