There had been things like jumping from the attic, the inside of the Earl’s house being turned upside down, Bellion slapping Niel’s hand, etc…. but Delina just smiled consistently. Being together like this was good enough for now.

“Huh?”

Delina soon realized that there was someone else besides Felik and blurted a word. She thought it was only Felik, but she was stunned by the sight of Callis behind him. Then Felik laughed.

“Callis waited with me too.”

“……Really?”

It seemed more like he was waiting reluctantly rather than voluntarily, but it didn’t matter. Delina waved her hand slightly in gratitude, and Callis just looked at her indifferently.

“Ah, by the way. Didn’t you talk to my brother earlier?”

Before getting on the carriage, Delina had seen Gideon whispering something to Bellion. Then Bellion answered.

“If you alternate between sweet and salty, you can feed more.”

“…….?”

Hey, you…….

Only then did Delina realize what she had said to Gideon. Felik, who had been listening to the story, asked curiously.

“If your brother says that… Miss, do you have to eat a lot?”

“No, no. I don’t eat that much….”

Delina couldn’t continue her words. There was one person whose eyes had been shining at the dessert story.

“…Ah, about nine plates?”

In the end, Delina said nine plates. Bellion and Felik looked at Delina with surprise, and she just swallowed her tears.

(This is a time divider.)

Thus, the noisy debutante party ended. Delina, who had returned to the duke’s house, was having quite smooth days.

If only Bellion hadn’t served Delina nine plates at the table, taking interest in Gideon’s words, it would have been even smoother. Of course, she had refused for various reasons, but the amount of food provided to Delina had increased considerably since then.

Since Bellion had been to the Earl’s place, they thought it would naturally become noisy, but it was quieter than expected.

According to what Delina heard from Felik, the influence of the Count of Diamond, who runs the information guild, had reached.

Of course, they couldn’t suppress the rumor that Bellion had been to the Earl’s place. But it was only known that Bellion had personal matters to attend to at the Earl’s, and there was no mention of Delina anywhere.

“But if they dig, there’s no way to stop it. The royal palace might even investigate it.”
울피림 Duke’s family had been standing on edge for so long, especially because they were a royal family, the possibility was even more likely. Delina did not take Felic’s words lightly.

‘Actually, it’s not just that side, but the other side is a problem too…….’

Delina recalled the debutante ball. She had no knowledge of what happened after she danced with Ashud and ran away so as not to be caught by Gideon. But one thing was certain, meeting Ashud was not such a good thing.

‘No. During the test, he didn’t even show me his face so that his identity wouldn’t be discovered, right? Then, isn’t it okay to meet in the Duke’s family? Maybe after some time passes, his anger will subside a bit…….’

Delina tried to think positively about the situation.

“Here he is.”

That was until Ashud suddenly appeared right before her eyes, with a face full of anger.