Obsessed with Regressors

Was she lucky? Why? The moment she was about to ask, someone greeted her from the side of the street.

 

“Eugenie!”

 

It was Miss Grunt. She walked to the edge of the deck to say hello to Lisa. Then Elliot quickly followed her.

 

“The bag is very nice!”

 

Surprisingly, Lisa praised the gym bag. No, of course it was sophisticated, but she didn’t expect Lisa to even compliment it. She said, shaking her hand.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“Whose boat is it?”

 

Naturally, Lisa’s attention turned to the boat she boarded. She said, pointing with her palm at Elliot who came up behind her.

 

“Count Burns.”

 

“Oh.”

 

An expression of surprise appeared on Lisa’s face. She covered her own mouth and looked at her and Elliot and then she said with a look on her face that she was having fun.

 

“I guess we have a lot to talk about. Can I visit your house next time?”

 

“Sure.”

 

Come to think of it, she had just become friends with Lisa, but due to various incidents, she couldn’t even talk to her a few times. She sent Lisa out after urging her to come visit. And as she was turning to look at Elliot, someone spoke again.

 

“Lady Biscon.”

 

Wait a moment. Did Lauren ask her to stand here for that? As she stood here, people’s eyes were on her. Even standing next to her was Elliot, who attracted people’s attention even if he just stayed still. Behind them, there was a pile of luggage bags that they had never seen before. For a split second, she couldn’t find anyone to say hello to her. Because the Countess of Devon was riding in her carriage. She waved her hand at me through the carriage window and quickly said hello.

 

“Is everything okay?”

 

At her greeting, the Countess looked at Elliot standing next to her. Then, after smiling at her, she turned her head as if she was speaking to the person next to her.

 

“I guess you came with Lady Devon.”

 

As soon as the Countess of Devon shook her hand again and left, I quickly whispered to Elliot: she heard rumors about Lady Devon. Did they say she was crazy? She didn’t know why she’s crazy. She reportedly suddenly asked her fiancé to break off her engagement and she disappeared from social circles.

 

“If you are Lady Devon, are you the Countess of Devon’s daughter?”

 

If the Count of Devon’s sister was not yet married, she was Lady Devon. She said, getting her nod in response to Elliot’s question.

 

“Yes. That would be Millie Devon. I heard she’s not feeling well, but she must be feeling better enough to come here.”

 

As she said that, she looked at Elliot and he was smiling at her. huh? When she gave him a questioning look, he said:

 

“You’re not feeling well?”

 

Elliot must have heard that rumor too. He said with a stern expression.

 

“Don’t hold your tongue.”

 

There’s no need to worry about your sanity in a place with so many people. It’s enough to say she was not feeling well. Even though Elliot got scolded by her, she seemed to be in a pretty good mood. He said, extending her arms towards her.

 

“Shall we do as Miss Liz asks?”

 

It seems like he, like her, realized what Lauren was aiming for. She apologized, placing her hand on the inside of his arm.

 

“I’m sorry for getting you involved in this.”

 

Walking around the boat aimlessly would not only be a waste of time for Elliot, but also a nuisance. That would be especially true if you walk around your luggage so people can see it. But Elliot spoke kindly.

 

“Like I said before, I’m lucky because I get to be alone with you.”

 

That’s probably because Elliot was courting her. Didn’t the Queen Mother tell her before? To marry Count Burns. It’s best to marry him… Feeling a little confused, she stopped in her tracks and looked at Elliot. Why did this man want to marry her?

 

“Elliot, can I ask you something?”

 

“Anything.”

 

Despite the easy answer, she hesitated for a moment and then asked.

 

“Why do you want to marry me?”

 

He once told her. That she wouldn’t marry Awning. That she would love him. So did Elliot love her? But why? How long has it been since they met? What did he like about her? She got scared at that moment. What if, as Her Majesty the Queen said, it was because they have what each other needs? What if he wanted to marry her because she had what Elliot needed?

 

“Sorry. It was a mistake.”

 

She quickly apologized and backed away from him. He tried to say something, but Julia shouted before him.

 

“Oh my god!”

 

What? She quickly approached Julia. She also heard Elliot following behind her with some time difference. ‘Thank god’. She breathed a sigh of relief. She thought she would be very hurt if Elliot said yes because she was the prestigious-noble lady he wanted.

 

“Oh.”

 

When she walked up to Julia and Lauren, she was equally surprised by what they saw. There was a small artificial lake there. Wait, could she call this a lake?

 

“This…”

 

“It’s a swimming pool.”

 

Elliot said, coming up next to her. What was that? Not only her but also her mother had expressions asking what that was. Then Lauren said.

 

“A place to swim.”

 

“Do you need a place to swim?”

 

You can swim in a river or lake, right? Or there was also the sea. Lauren looked like she didn’t know how to explain to me, who didn’t understand. Was this perhaps Elliot’s private swimming pool? No, but this was a river, right? Everything around the boat was water. She didn’t know what’s going on with creating a swimming area on a boat that’s already floating on the water.

 

“In the dream I had.”

 

Then, Lauren opened her mouth. Dream? She said she had lived her own life in advance in her dreams. There she said Eugenie was the king. She naturally focused on Lauren’s story. She, a king. It’s a ridiculous dream, but it’s interesting.

 

“Not now, but some time later, private swimming pools will become popular.”

 

“Private swimming pool?”

 

She didn’t know what she meant about having a private swimming pool. This boat was Elliot’s, so this swimming pool was also Elliot’s personal pool. But what about a private swimming pool? To the confused looks of her, her mother, and Julia, Lauren sighed and said,

 

“If I recall, a swimming pool opened in Newkirk a few years later.”

 

That’s very confusing. It’s Lauren’s memory, but the tense was future. She gaped at her and Lauren continued speaking.

 

“But it’s so dirty that it’s closed down.”

 

“Uh, um…”

 

She knew what he meant. If you keep water in it like this, it will naturally get dirty. Moreover, if many people use it, it will become even more dirty. Lauren shrugged her shoulders at her horrible groans.

 

“They say people with money build private swimming pools. It spread here and in Balcian too…”

 

Spread? She nodded for Lauren to continue talking, but Lauren paused and gave a half-hearted look.

 

“It disappeared quickly.”

 

“It will disappear soon.”

 

She was about to ask her why it disappeared so quickly, but her mother intervened. She told Lauren it was a funny dream and then turned to her.

 

“A private swimming pool. It will only be made by people who really like swimming. Of course, ordinary people will quickly lose interest.”

 

There was someone here who really liked that swimming pool. Elliot Burns. She looked at him with an expression asking if he liked swimming and Elliot smiled and said to her mother.

 

“Yes. I like swimming.”

 

She guessed so. Her mother nodded her head at Elliot’s words. And turning her body she said:

 

“I want to see the inside too.”

 

“This way.”

 

They followed Elliot into the ship. To be precise, underneath the ship.

 

“This is Count Burns’ ship?”

 

Oliver, who came to see me and his mother before the game, was impressed by Elliot’s big belly. He whetted his appetite when he saw the food and refreshments laid out on deck, and when he saw the swimming pool on deck, he whistled frivolously.

 

“Oliver.”

 

Immediately her mother criticized her. She knew it would be like that. She talked to Oliver quickly so he wouldn’t get scolded in front of everyone.

 

“I heard you’re riding a friend’s boat?”

 

She didn’t know who it was, but she didn’t think it’s bigger than this ship. There were many boats floating on the river for swimming. Among them, there were few ships bigger than Elliot’s. His Majesty the King’s boat and that of the Duke of Germarot, patrons of the rowing club, were the largest. However, she heard that Duke Germarot’s ship was empty. He said he was just keeping the boat afloat at the Duke’s house and no one was present. It’s probably because my son is traveling. She heard that Germarot was also a rowing club. Sir Germaroth was influential in Oliver joining the rowing club.

 

“Uh, I’ll go see them later.”

 

“Who is your friend?”

 

“Ah, Lord Voltigor.”

 

Oliver answered his mother’s question. Lord Voltigor? He was someone who she knew. He wasn’t friendly, he just said hello and made friends. But what mattered wasn’t whether she knew him. She asked as she accepted the teacup brought to her by Elliot’s servant.

 

“Isn’t Lord Voltigor the fiancé of Lady Devon?”

 

“He ‘was’ her fiancé.”

 

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