Amidst the growing discussion about childbirth and parenting, the gentlemen who had finished the first day of hunting finally returned.

Not only in my eyes but among them, the most shining man walked towards me. Then, he confidently kissed me on the forehead. Envious glances from the noble ladies poured in.

“Were you not bored?”

“It was fine. Was the hunting satisfactory?”

“Not really.”

Cahilern frowned as if he was dissatisfied. However, the prey brought by Machi and Rendols was piled up more than anyone else’s. What could be lacking when they had caught so many?

“I’ll definitely catch a silver fox tomorrow.”

It seemed that he was concerned about not keeping his promise.

Cahilern reached out his hand.

“Let’s go.”

“Then, I’ll get up first.”

As I bid a short farewell to the noble ladies, I stood up with Cahilern’s escort.

From behind, voices of envy from the noble ladies were heard. Floria had an annoyed look, but I wasn’t concerned, as Shaner’s promised ten days were almost up.

I sent a glance to Shaner, and she nodded subtly.

“Everything was fine, right?”
“What’s happening?”

“Did you hear anything unpleasant from the authors?”

“It was comfortable to be treated like a non-existent person. If I have to pick one complaint, the snacks weren’t tasty. I hope there will be something sweeter tomorrow.”

I have to sit quietly, but the appetizers should at least be delicious. When I narrowed my eyebrows seriously, Cahilern burst into laughter.

The next day of the hunt had many unmarried ladies participating. They had many questions to ask me, but perhaps because of my infamous reputation, they couldn’t easily approach me.

Those who spoke to me were mostly those who picked fights or made snide remarks. Of course, I responded in a noble lady-like manner, so there was no significant impact.

Again today, while the gentlemen were hunting, there was a tea party exclusively for women. Unlike yesterday, the faces from yesterday were present at the tea party by the lake.

Nevertheless, while enjoying much better cookies than yesterday, I overheard discussions resembling debates about which family’s young master would be the most excellent groom.

I was amazed at how everyone seemed to know all the rumors in the world and turned my gaze to the lake. In that moment, I abruptly stood up from my seat.

Then, running towards the lake, I shouted for the knights. The voices of the bewildered noble ladies calling me were heard.

However, there was no chance to explain because, in front of my eyes, people had fallen into the lake. The knights who ran in response to my shout seemed to understand the situation as they observed the turbulent surface of the lake.

The knights who quickly crossed the bridge jumped into the lake and rescued the lady who had fallen into the water. Fortunately, the lady who slipped and fell into the lake while walking alone had no injuries.

“Oh, that was close. What if Princess Consort One hadn’t seen it?”

“That’s right. But how on earth did you discover that? It’s not even visible from here.”

Excited noble ladies who were surprised by the unexpected incident grabbed me and started asking various questions. As a result, the situation reversed for Floria, who had been the center of attention just now.

“But I didn’t expect Princess Consort One to run so desperately to save that lady.”

The noble ladies seemed surprised that the protagonist of the notorious rumors, me, had moved so desperately to save someone’s life.

Although it wasn’t intentional, my messed-up reputation seemed to have risen slightly with this incident. Of course, it wasn’t what Floria wanted, so I felt the gaze of scrutiny.

Shaner hoped for nothing more than to get my heart back as soon as possible.

Cahilern kept his promise today. As soon as the hunt was over, he approached me just like yesterday, kissed me, and said he had caught the silver fox, smiling with satisfaction.

Receiving Cahilern’s escort and leaving my seat, unlike yesterday, the noble ladies bid me a friendly farewell.

“What happened?”
Cahilern also seemed puzzled by the atmosphere quite different from yesterday. Machi, who had heard the story in the meantime, spoke on behalf of me.

“Princess Consort, you rushed here so urgently, gesturing for the knights to come like this.”

I stared at Machi, who was acting out my urgent movements, with a bewildered expression. I could swear that it wasn’t such an exaggerated display.

On the last day of the hunting competition, the young lady of the viscount who had fallen into the water yesterday came with her father to express gratitude.

“The favor of saving my daughter will be repaid someday, Princess Consort.”

I didn’t expect it, but later, Machi told me that she was a noble with quite an influence in the moderate faction. Although it wasn’t intentional, it seemed like it would be quite helpful for future actions.

Cahilern demonstrated overwhelming success in the hunting competition and claimed victory.

Everyone congratulated me. However, since Eric didn’t show any notable achievements, the noble ladies paid attention to Floria’s reaction.

Floria gently smiled, saying she was relieved that everyone was unharmed. Still, it was evident that she was quite annoyed at the moment.

I vowed to myself that I should probably stay close to Cahilern for a while.