Translator: MTL

Editor: Shizo

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No, she should have known that...

The next morning, Luna went down to the dining room happily, but met an unexpected person.

"Luna."

"...Fersen?!"

Why had he come back the next morning?! She had already told him not to barge in like that! Why again!

He lost his words in embarrassment, but pointed to his head and asked.

"What do you think?"

"What?"

Was he asking about his face? She was prepared to criticize it very harshly, but that wasn't Fersen's question.

"My hair."

It was quite easy to see that his hair had been parted, but Luna, who couldn't understand what his intentions were, frowned.

"Doesn't it look good? I tried it because it's trendy these days."

"What the hell are you saying?"

"What do you mean. I came here to show it to you first... or are you feeling unwell? Or is my hair not good?"

"It's trendy but that isn't important right now. What are you doing here? I told you not to come back!"

"To eat together."

Fersen, unaffected by Luna's cold reaction, pointed to the seat next to him and responded calmly.

Luna asked again, tapping her chest.

"You're going to eat here? Why?"

"Well... because I want to eat with Luna?"

"...Fersen, are you joking? Did you not hear what I said yesterday? Didn't I tell you not to come back? Do I look like a pushover to you?"

She didn't want to meet him and die¹Shizo: Probably talking about her in-novel death..

As the sun rose, Luna's mood plummeted into the abyss. Then Fersen, who was looking at her intently, began to increase his bullshit.

"You look so pretty even when you're angry."

"What nonsense are you saying now?!"

"It's just what I think."

"Are you for real!"

Luna was about to tell him to listen to her, but then Baron Pales entered the dining room with a smile.

"Luna, good morning. We have a special guest²Shizo: I think he's referring to Fersen. today, so breakfast will be enjoyable."

Fersen saw that he was Luna's father and gave him a nod.

Yes. He could continue to sit there because someone had allowed it.

And the only other person who could do that in this house was her father, who was close to Fersen.

They already said goodbye to each other yesterday and said not to meet again, but they're having breakfast together not even 24 hours later. If anyone else saw it, they would definitely misunderstand. It was crazy.

"Sit down. Let's start eating."

"Father..."

Luna turned her eyes to her father and couldn't hide her despairing expression.

Baron Pales was a person who cherished his family, but he had a few shortcomings, and it was that he wasn't aware of what kinds of misfortunes his child was getting because of Fersen.

Luna had tried to say something a few times before, but every time he said, 'Haha! You are so close, there are bound to be a few misunderstandings³Shizo: I might have gotten that last part wrong...!' It just didn't work out. In that way, he resembled Fersen.

When she started to find those shortcomings, she shook her head to empty it.

Luna, who had no intention of making a refreshing morning unpleasant, finally sat down quietly. It was clear that if two people who were on good terms got together, they would go on by themselves anyway. This problem had to be dealt with in a different way.

"How about taking my carriage to work today?"

"Then it'll be hard to get back."

"But wouldn't you like to ride a duke's carriage?"

"Um, I don't know if I can."

"Haha, of course it's fine. Or I can come here to have dinner together."

"Really? That's a good idea!"

In addition, there was one more reason why Luna couldn't get angry at Fersen in front of the Baron. It was because Baron Pales worked for Fersen's family.

He was in charge of managing the budget, even though his own family was living in poverty.

It wasn't a professional job, though. It was the simple task of recording, verifying, and executing the budget that was in writing. Of course, there was some knowledge that was needed, so Baron Pales, a lower-class noble, took over the job.

Because of that, she was able to overcome the class difference and become childhood friends with Fersen.

'Now that I think about it, that was the cause.'

Fersen and her would become childhood friends, so that she could become a third party and break the peace between the male and female leads.

'I can't just leave it like this.'

She had just declared to Seira yesterday that she would not meet Fersen. He hadn't been invited to the mansion, but it was still a situation that would cause misunderstanding.

'It's funny that he keeps coming, but I can't help it.'

Luna left the dining room, leaving half of her soup behind, while the Baron and Fersen were still eating happily.

***

As said in the morning, Fersen returned to the mansion with the Baron in the evening.

Damn it. Luna had asked her father to come back alone.

Unsurprisingly, it hadn't worked this time either because the Baron took this matter lightly.

The Baron said he would change his clothes and disappeared into his room, leaving Luna and Fersen alone.

"Luna. I bought your favorite cake, so let's eat it together after dinner."

Fersen grinned and said happily.

That fool. Did he know what he was doing right now?

"What kind of cake is that? Take it away before I crush it on your face."

"Haha, speaking of that, doesn't it remind you of the old days? When we were young, you accidentally threw a cake on my face. Your surprised face was pretty cute."

Fersen laughed happily. What on earth was she supposed to say to him?

The moment she thought that she really had to throw the cake into his face, the sound of a carriage came from outside the mansion.

To that incredible timing, the feeling of being stuck in hell quickly floated back up. It was a relief to have him before he became an evil spirit⁴Shizo: I don't really know what that means either lol.

"Looks like they're here."

"Huh? Who?"

"Because Fersen came, I invited one more guest."

"Guest?"

As if she had never tried to use violence, Luna went outside to greet the guest with a pleasant smile on her face.

She was relieved, because Fersen followed her like a puppy, saying it was alright.

Seira, who got off the carriage, said hello to Luna, who couldn't hide her tired expression.

"I'm seeing you again."

"I know."

It was uncomfortable, so Luna hoped that she wouldn't have to see Fersen again. But what could she do? Her boyfriend was doing this here.

Rather than being misunderstood by Seira by being with Fersen, it was better to be with her. By directly showing her the reality, Luna was hoping that she could resolve the misunderstanding that she was trying to seduce Fersen.

Of course, there was also the way of overcoming this difficulty by becoming friends and having a conversation with her. Because she was a nice person, it would be easy to get close to her.

It wasn't her who had brought upon her own death, but her surroundings.

In fact, Luna's death had been described as being quite a shock. She had been with Fersen, who had been saddened at the loss of a friend.

So, in many ways, it was better to call Seira.

"Seira? Why are you here..."

Fersen's head suddenly appeared behind Luna, who was sharing greetings with Seira.

When he saw Seira here, he had a face that seemed to ask, "Why did you come here?"

Seira stared at him with her green eyes. Luna wondered what the heroine would do now.

Luna, who had praised her a little while ago, was embarrassed. Fighting at the entrance wasn't good so she was smiled gently and mediated between the two.

"I invited her. There's Fersen here, so it'll be sad if Lady Granada isn't here either. You two are inseparable. Come inside, although it's a bit shabby."

Seira looked at Fersen with an uncomfortable expression. Even though he was the one who brought about this kind of situation, Fersen didn't have the courage to confront it himself.

Luna sighed, passing the two of them and heading to the dining room first, followed by Fersen and Seira.

With such a strange combination, dinner took place at the Pales Barony, the birthplace of misunderstandings.

Needless to say, it was the worst. The worst for Seira. Even though Fersen was right next to his girlfriend, he did not take care of her at all.

"As expected, the Pales Barony is always cozy and comfortable. I want to spend the night here and return to the duchy with the Baron tomorrow morning."

"Haha. The room is so cold, I wish I had extra clothing⁵Shizo: I'm not sure if this is correct.."

"Extra clothing? Why not? There must be something you left behind when you stayed at the mansion last time."

"Really? If so, that wouldn't be too bad either. As a matter of fact, I also like to ride carriages."

Fersen said so, but even her father...

She put down the knife and intervened between the two people's absurd remarks. 

"Father, what are you saying? What about Lady Granada? Fersen, are you really thinking of sending Lady Granada off alone? Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for her to go home alone in the dark night?"

"That's right. I didn't think much. It would be better to return with Lady Granada."

Only then did Fersen, who didn't even look at Seira until the main dish came out, turn to her. He kept his head down, unable to touch his meal, which had turned pale⁶Shizo: This sentence...doesn't seem right. But I'm not sure what else it could be..