Akuyaku Reijou ni Nanka Narimasen - Chapter 488 (Patreon)

Lunch time and an unexpected aspect.
After that, I continued to tease Duke Carlisle's son. He seemed to enjoy our conversations and wasn't bothered unless I threatened him. Surprisingly, he has a broad perspective and isn't that bad. And it's quite fun to tease him.

At lunch, his attendants weren't around, and he was in a bit of a bind, so I invited him.

"... Natural disasters?"

"Rosarin, just tell me honestly what you're plotting."

"My older brother and his bestie, who's like my older brother, have received harsh evaluations."

Alphage-sama casually spat poison, and my brother looked suspicious of me. How awful! What do they think of me?

"Pfft..."

Duke Carlisle's son trembled. Annoyed, I scared him a bit.

"If you laugh, I'll spill the beans."

"!? Sorry!"

"... Well, I was lying. I won't say anything, so don't worry. Rinka, Lavita, and Ditz-kun, let's keep what happened the day before yesterday confidential."

The three of them nodded obediently.

"Is that okay?"

"Well, if possible, I'd like you to apologize to Ditz-kun for the violence, but it's pointless if you don’t think you were truly at fault... It's not like I want to demean you or anything."

"... Miss Rosarin, why do you favor commoners so much?"

"They're fellow human beings. It's only natural to show respect. There are times when it's difficult from a noble's standpoint, but if you forget that, you'll eventually be removed by the commoners. That's an extreme view, of course. Besides, wouldn't it be better if we could both work together harmoniously? Even if I'm in a position to pay wages, I want to express gratitude if someone does a good job. You shouldn't forget gratitude. It's not a given that someone will do things for you. You were in trouble today, weren't you? Besides, there are plenty of commoners worthy of respect."

Well, Duke Carlisle's son had trouble finding a place to eat lunch today because I poached Ditz-kun. It's my fault, though.

"............"

Duke Carlisle's son pondered for a while. He stood in front of Ditz-kun, he bowed his head.

"I'm truly sorry for everything until now. I'll think about how to apologize to you in the future. It's not something that can be forgiven with just an apology."

Everyone else was frozen. This must be his true nature, I thought absentmindedly. I had always assumed Duke Carlisle had messed up raising his child, but it seems I was mistaken.

"Duke Carlisle's son... Are you okay in the head?"

Casually harsh, brother.

"Miss Rosarin, what did you do!? Is this some kind of brainwashing!?"

"I didn't do anything like that."

Even if I could, I wouldn't. What does Alphage-sama think of me?

"No, Alphage-sama... It's not like that. Rosarin-chan probably trained him with discipline!"

"You're not getting it either, you idiot!!"

"Shumitect!!"

Rinka soared through the air with a Valkyrie's Harisen.

"Rinka!?"

"Ojousama?! Rosarin-sama, that's too much!!"

"It's fine, I toned it down!"

"Is this toned down!?"

Ditz-kun promptly applied healing magic. He's really talented.

"Huff... Though Rinka may perish, fujoshi shall never die... cough"

"Rinka!!?"

"Rinka, please stop. Lavita is genuinely worried."

"Yes."

"Rinka, are you okay!?"

"Well, um... Sorry for messing around."

Lavita looked like he was about to cry, so Rinka apologized sincerely.

"But seriously, what happened to Duke Carlisle's son?"

I casually erected a soundproof barrier and smiled.

"He was being manipulated... and still is."

(... Huh?)

Everyone except me froze. My brother, and his bestie who's like an older brother, Cidar-kun, had about five seconds until they scolded me.

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