---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
After that, I went to the party venue, and my father, who was wearing a public face, gave a greeting, and the party began smoothly.
This time, because I was making my social debut, several other noble young ladies and sons were also making their debuts at the same time.
"Lord Raymond! I'm glad to meet you! I'm Leandra Baltzar. Um... do you remember me?"
Soon after the party started, Leandra-jo, with slightly blushed cheeks, approached me.
Seeing the anxiety in her expression, I smiled to reassure her, since I also felt guilty.
"Yes, of course. I'm sorry for turning down the tea party. I was a little busy because a little sister was born. Since we were able to reunite, Leandra-jo, would you dance one song with me?"
"E-eh! With pleasure!"
Anyway, you have to dance at least one song at your social debut.
I invited Leandra-jo, who had called out to me first, to dance, and walked onto the dance floor as it was.
I'm saying this myself, but at the age of twelve, I'm more muscular than most because of special training with Master Cyrillos.
Even if my growth is faster than expected and I'm taller, girls have their growth spurt earlier, so there's not much difference in physique.
However, as someone who aims to be like Master Cyrillos, I couldn't do an unsightly lead, so I properly covered the lacking parts of my physique with muscle.
I finished dancing smoothly and smiled at Leandra-jo.
"Thank you, Leandra-jo. Well then, excuse me."
"E-eh, um, Lord Raymond!?"
I bowed once and immediately left the dance floor, moving to a space with standing buffet-style meals.
It would have been nice to have a little conversation as it was, but it seemed like the other young ladies around me would come over, and there were also several adults who were observing us with great interest, so it was the right decision to leave early.
During that time, there were many children who spoke to me, but I brushed them all off lightly.
Even though I'm the seventh prince, I'm still royalty.
It seems that there are many people who are trying to get on my good side.
"Lord Raymond. What do you usually do, Lord Raymond?"
"Lord Raymond, aren't you going to dance anymore?"
"Hey! Lord Raymond is tired, you know! Right, Lord Raymond?"
While I was looking around the venue after separating from Leandra-jo, I was surrounded by other young ladies.
When I was surrounded by numbers, my escape route was cut off, and I couldn't escape.
At first, the young ladies, who were talking to me and raising yellow voices, gradually started to resent each other, putting me aside.
I slipped away from the spot in that gap.
"Hmph. You're popular even though you're still small."
"Andrea-niisama?"
Andrea-niisama, as if teasing me with a smirk, called out to me.
Since it was Andrea-niisama who had chosen my clothes for today, my brother observed my clothes from top to bottom, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Yeah, yeah. It seems that my sense was right after all."
"Of course, there's no mistake in what Andrea-niisama chose."
"You're saying such nice things! Wait, what? Those earrings are?"
Andrea-niisama blinked his eyes at the gifts from John-niisama and Jean-niisama swaying on my ears.
"Those are Dragon Jewels, right? The design is also good, they're nice earrings."
"Ah, thank you very much. They're presents from Jean-niisama and John-niisama."
"Heeh? That's good. I like things like this."
Andrea-niisama's fingertips, which were extended to touch my earrings, grazed my cheek, and then, as if to make it easier to see, he gently combed my hair and put it over my ear.
"Hey, Raymond. Do you know the flower language of the Dragon Jewels?"
"N, no."
It's because Andrea-niisama's face is so good that I get a little nervous.
Of course, not in a romantic sense.
Even if it's the same gender, I'd be nervous if I was talked to up close by an overwhelmingly beautiful person, right?
"You are my light. Jeancarlo, in particular, has always been worried about his weak body, and Giovanni has been worried about not being able to use magic, so you must have been a light-like existence for them, right?"
Saying that, Andrea-niisama kissed the Antares flower that was stuck in my hair.
How affected.
If I were a girl, I would have absolutely fallen in love regardless of brotherhood.
Having an overly affected brother might be a problem.
Or is he getting excited like Jean-niisama?
".........If you do that to a girl, they'll misunderstand."
"I don't do it indiscriminately! I'm trying to choose the other party even so."
Andrea-niisama winked with a happy look.
I see... There were already victims of Andrea-niisama.
When I looked around well, the women of about the same age as Andrea-niisama were looking at us and saying "Kyaa Kyaa."
"Women are a treasure trove of information, and I like cute girls too? I'm doing it for both fun and profit. I'm going now too."
Andrea-niisama, who stroked my head, returned to the crowd.
What, just a rich guy.
"Ah, Lord Raymond!! I've been looking for you!!"
"Lord Raymond! Were you in a place like this?"
It seems that I have been found by the young ladies that I had scattered while talking to Andrea-niisama.
I get tired of them making a fuss around me again.
"Lord Raymond! Please dance with me!"
"No! I'm first!!"
I was getting tired of them starting to argue again, putting me aside, but I was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Hey! You all, Lord Raymond is having trouble, right!? If you're just going to argue, would you mind doing it somewhere else?"
It was Leandra-jo, who I danced with the only song today.
Perhaps there was no child with a higher rank than Leandra-jo, who is the daughter of a duke family, everyone uniformly shut their mouths.
As if satisfied with that, Leandra-jo snorted and then turned to me, showing a wonderful bow like a noble young lady.
"Lord Raymond. I apologize that the others have caused you trouble."
"It's not for Leandra-jo to apologize, is it?"
"No, Lord Raymond. I must be a role model for everyone as the daughter of a duke family. Therefore, if they have caused trouble to Lord Raymond, it is my responsibility."
She put her hand on her chest and said that confidently.
But perhaps because she was a little embarrassed, the ears peeking out from her coral-colored hair were a little red.
I laughed a little at that somehow funny look.
"...Leandra-jo, do you intend to enter the academy?"
"Eh!? E, eh. That's what I intend to do."
"Then, since I'm not very good at parties, I'll see you next at the academy, right? It seems like it will be more fun than I thought if you're there."
Since I'm not very social, I want to withdraw from this party venue as soon as possible.
I bowed to Leandra-jo and the other young ladies once, and walked again through the crowd at the party venue, scattering the young ladies.
That's why,
"T, that smile just now... was unfair!!"
I didn't notice Leandra-jo, who was blushing red, saying things like that.
----------------------------
Previous Chapter | Index | Next Chapter
Comments
Post a Comment