Regina, as soon as she took her seat, began to unravel interesting stories she heard during the Tifati parties she attended.

Volonico casually responded while listening to her stories with closed eyes.

“Yawn.”

“!”

Regina’s stiffening was not because Volonico, who had never been bored by her stories, openly yawned for the first time. The act of pretending to wipe non-existent tears made him seem unlike the gentleman who had treated her with utmost courtesy and flawlessness.

“Yes?”

Volonico, smiling at the uneasy gaze of the woman, reassured her.

Enjoying the intersection of relief and anxiety in her gaze, he whispered, “Volonico is not interested in those around him, Lady Regina. Volonico is interested in you.”

In an instant, Regina’s cheeks, which were growing pale, flushed. She was unaware that Volonico, who had been courteous, was starting to patronize her.

And the eyes Volonico liked. Those eyes that greedily coveted others flashed very briefly toward him without any filter.

Regina Feliase overflowed with pride not so much about Feliase itself but about her position as the ‘Viscountess.’

A court noble without a single territory, overshadowed by a father who couldn’t properly participate in politics.

As Volonico’s lips rose smoothly, guile began to accumulate gradually at the corners of Regina’s hand, which tightly grasped the railing of the box seat.

“Enough of other people’s stories. Now we need more time to get to know each other. What do you think, Lady Regina?”

On Volonico’s slippery tongue, Regina felt more anticipation and impatience. It was a natural course.

“Volonico wants to know more about you and your family, Lady Regina.”

The elegant and slender fingers of the beautiful prince, without a speck of dust, touched the back of Regina’s hand that was tightly grasping the box seat.

As she straightened her waist and tensed, the smooth voice coiled around Regina’s eardrums like a snake.

“Do you know what this means, Lady Regina?”

Legendary stories passed down through generations existed in any family.

Since that day, Volonico openly showed his respect and curiosity for the legend and uniqueness of Feliase.

Regina, while hoping for such Volonico, had to confirm every time that she knew too little about Feliase.

Regina scraped together any information she could from her father, mother, and even the useless Frederick and the aging butler, who were all scrubbed for information.

“Anyone can understand that much, Lady Regina.”
“However, it is natural for ordinary people to assume that the painkillers produced by our family are particularly effective, Your Highness. The reason lies in the special experiments I mentioned before.”

Regina, who had run out of conversation topics, even talked about the laboratory conducting experiments on stray dogs, stray cats, or sheep and goats that had strayed from the herd. However, it was futile.

Compared to the bizarre training inflicted on the rare animals in Volonico’s palace, it was at a trivial level.

As the small price for bringing such information, Regina felt a sharp sense of how mundane her provided information was when she saw a yellow elephant writing numbers with its trunk for the first time in her life in Volonico’s palace.

In other words, Volonico wanted very provocative and unthinkable stories.

When Regina’s azure eyes dimmed or were tainted with boredom, she couldn’t stand the impatience.

It seemed that she was less interested than the parrot that always lingered by his side or perched on his shoulder.

However, whenever she looked sulky, Volonico, like a ghost, would feed her honey-like words.

“Although our family has a high reputation as medical professionals, how many of those eccentric things that Your Highness finds interesting do you think we have?”

“Don’t underestimate Feliase, Lady Regina.”

Golden gloves with elaborate embroidery and Volonico, hiding his elegant hands in them, whispered affectionately as he gently stroked Regina’s beautiful face.

“Isn’t it special? A noble who works. Where else can you find such a noble and sublime noble?”

It was the words she wanted to hear.

To Regina, who was already looked down upon by some nobles for being a working noble and had the label of being tainted with merchant blood because of her mother Priscilla.

“Isn’t Feliase, who studies and contributes to medicine for the sick, more deserving of credit than the incompetent nobles who complain about not being able to collect taxes properly?”

That was what Regina wanted to say to the noblewomen who ignored her for being a working noble!

But the reason Regina was bothered by Volonico’s interest was different.

“But even if Your Highness is curious about it… what difference will it make?”

Will there really be a place for her by the side of this beautiful prince?

The secrets and legends of Feliase. Even if she scrapes together and tells everything, what will change just because Volonico knows?

Volonico, as if he didn’t know Regina would ask such a question, looked at her for a moment, then responded with a polite, slippery smile.

“In Upris, where people suffering from various illnesses abound. It’s natural for Volonico, a member of the royal family, to be curious about the sublime Feliase.”

Volonico whispered with a hint of irony.
“And if it’s the true distinguished family, the Countess of Feliase, it should be enough… To become the protagonist at the upcoming debutante ball in the royal palace, the qualifications are more than sufficient. Don’t you think so?”

The royal palace debutante ball.

An official event where everyone’s attention is focused.

“Isn’t it boring to always go see things like plays or salons? Don’t you want to let everyone know how close we are in front of so many people, Lady Regina?”

Regina’s emerald eyes began to shake very intensely.