* * *
The maid, who had been walking ahead at a reasonable speed, stopped and opened a door with both hands.
“Here it is.”
Erica’s golden eyes sparkled as she entered.
Is there anything about the Archduke’s residence that isn’t beautiful and wonderful?
Erica, who almost exclaimed involuntarily, quickly came to her senses.
‘Let’s keep our mouths shut!’
I belatedly remembered that the daughter of the Marquis Blanche would not open her mouth to such luxury.
Oh, of course… … .
I already opened it once when I got off the carriage and once when I entered the entrance… … .
Even so, I couldn’t open it three times.
That was because I looked like a country bumpkin even to myself.
Trying to ignore her pounding heart, Erica slowly entered the room.
“This is the room I’ll be staying in?”
My voice didn’t tremble, but my throat kept getting choked up.
“yes. Is there anything you don’t like? “If there is anything lacking, please tell me.”
“No, nothing like that. “I just asked to confirm.”
“I see. “First of all, if you rest, I will prepare some bath water.”
“all right.”
When I nodded my head as permission, the maid nodded politely and then took a couple of steps back.
When she heard the door close behind her, Erica quickly turned around.
Only after confirming that no one was there, the girl ran straight to the bed.
Jump! Slurp!
Erica jumped straight into the spacious bed and buried her face in the soft blanket.
The excitement never went away.
The girl muttered while burying her face.
“My room?”
It was a voice of complete disbelief.
Erica was only ten years old… … .
But really, I’ve never had a room this nice in my life.
So right now, I couldn’t suppress my excitement.
It was much nicer than the real Marquis de Blanche’s room, which I often went into when I went to get scolded or vent my anger.
That room had everything Erica wanted.
Warm sunlight, large windows, fluffy bedding that smells like sunlight, white and shiny furniture, and soft carpets.
What was there was also here.
Needless to say, the quality looked even better.
Although it was night now, I had no doubt that this room would be filled with warm sunlight in the morning.
“oh my god… … . i love it… … !”
Erica was so happy that her legs were moving up and down as they wanted.
After being excited alone for a while longer, I got up.
Her cheeks were still flushed, but she had calmed down considerably.
As she became calmer, Erica felt a little embarrassed because she thought she had acted too much like a child.
As I got up, I straightened up my disheveled clothes and combed my hair with my hands.
That’s when I roughly finished organizing it.
smart.
A knock was heard outside the room.
Oh, is the bath water already ready?
Erica cleared her throat loudly, thinking that she was glad she didn’t show any indecent behavior, and raised her voice toward the door.
“Yes, please come in.”
The door opened smoothly.
However, the person who appeared outside was not a maid.
“… … “Deacon?”
It was Vincent.
He bowed silently outside the room in a polite manner, just like when he greeted me on the first floor earlier, and then explained the purpose of his visit.
“Excuse me for being late. “I brought the little lady’s luggage.”
“ah.”
Erica blinked quickly and then nodded.
“I decided to do that, indeed. “Come in.”
As Vincent slightly bit back, the two male servants who had followed him bowed their heads towards Erica and entered the room.
Good, good, good.
Three bags were placed side by side, one after another.
The servants left the room as politely as they had entered.
“thank you.”
Erica greeted me with sincerity.
Since it was quite late, I thought the butler would leave after saying a brief good night.
However, Vincent did not close the door and hesitated.
“… … Butler? “Why are you doing this?”
Is there even something more left to say?
Erica tilted her head to one side with round eyes.
After hesitating for a moment, Vincent cautiously opened the door.
“I am offended, little madam.”
“yes?”
“Is this all the luggage you brought from your parents’ house? Or will additional carriages arrive later?”
The question was so polite that it seemed excessive, but there was a hint of concern that my question might hurt Erica’s feelings.
“iced coffee… … .”
Golden eyes turned stiffly to the three bags placed near me.
‘It’s simple… … .’
She is the daughter of a marquis.
I didn’t come for a short trip, but to live permanently – ostensibly.
Naturally, you would have thought that they would have been carrying a huge amount of luggage.
So Vincent must have also sent several male servants in the carriage.
But there are only three luggage.
One of them was Bonpiju’s luggage, so there were actually two.
Erica naturally spoke out the answer she had prepared.
“It’s a growth period. Since I was going to grow up soon, I didn’t bother to pack any trivial clothes. “I just thought it would be inconvenient.”
“ah… … .”
“And jewelry trends change so quickly these days that I didn’t even want to wear them.”
I tried to imitate the real Lady Blanche from memory as best as I could with my tone of voice and facial expressions.
If Bonpiju were alive and next to me, what would he say when he saw me now?
I looked at Vincent intently, hiding my nervousness, desperately hoping that the butler would be fooled.
Fortunately, the butler didn’t seem to find her answer strange.
“If there is anything you need, I’m going to ask you to send it to your parents’ house. Or, you could also get it here. “I heard that Grand Duke Acliffe is the second most prosperous city after the capital.”
“That’s right. “That is correct.”
Vincent seemed to be completely convinced now.
He nodded slightly and lowered his gaze slightly again in a polite manner.
“There was a lot of rudeness late at night. Then little madam. “I will send a new maid back soon to help you pack up.”
“Oh, no.”
Erica raised her hand and declined.
The girl naturally avoided Vincent, who was looking at me with a questioning look.
Even with all the other luggage, he had to take out the dye bottle himself from Bonpiju’s bag.
And where will I hide it in the future… … . It was something only I needed to know.
We have only just arrived at the Grand Duke’s residence.
No matter how much you like the room, that’s not a reason to relax.
Erica let out a small fake yawn on purpose.
“I’m so tired. If I bring in someone now, I think my bedtime will be too late. Today I just want to take a shower and go to sleep right away. “We’ll do it tomorrow.”
Vincent’s eyes fell on the clock.
Since it was such a simple load, it was clear that it wouldn’t take much time, but it could have been a sleepy time for the kids.
“I’ll call you if I need anything. “Please leave me alone until then.”
“Yes, little madam. Then I will do as you said. “I will introduce ourselves again tomorrow afternoon.”
“thank you.”
Erica smiled and saw Vincent out of his room.
* * *
The next morning.
“weird.”
Erica, who woke up a little late due to exhaustion, muttered while holding the sling rope in her right hand.
I waited a moment more and pulled it down one more time.
Golden eyes turned straight to the door.
However, as with the previous several attempts, there was no knock this time.
“Why isn’t anyone coming?”
Didn’t you hear?
Or is it just a busy time?
Either that or… … .
“Is he doing that on purpose?”
Erica muttered in a slightly depressed voice.
The maid who took Vincent and his bath water yesterday was polite.
However, it was too much to think that that alone meant he had a crush on me.
Even though I tried to tell myself not to think negatively, it didn’t work.
This was because the self-esteem that had been chipped away while living as a posthumous writer for a long time did not quickly build up after just a few days.
“I really don’t want to be hated here… … .”
I didn’t even want to be pretty. Because that’s greed. I knew it well too.
Erica, who had been holding and releasing her pajamas several times, suddenly bit down on the flesh in her mouth and slapped her cheek with both hands.
‘I must also say hello to His Highness the Grand Duke.’
I felt like I had to hurry since I couldn’t say hello to the head of the family yesterday, but I got anxious because there was no response.
“I can’t.”
After sighing loudly, Erica jumped up from the bed.
