Violet was a strange girl.
Ever since the wedding of the servant in Marquis Rottnel’s mansion, she had been acting strangely. Theophyl, the heir of the Duke Richard Family, was puzzled because he didn’t understand why she had suddenly become distant.
***
Her mother, Freesia, had a good relationship with the Duke Rottnel Family, and she showed kindness to their only daughter, Violet. The first time he had met her, she was only 7 years old.
“Today, the young lady of Duke Rottnel Family will be coming as well~ She’s one year younger than Theophyl and I heard she was intelligent. She was doted on by that prime minister, you know.”
On the morning of the day of the tea party, after finishing his breakfast, Theophyl was listening to Freesia who eagerly gave him a speech.
However, Theophyl didn’t have the motivation to join the tea party. He was doing it only because it was his obligation. Although he was only 7, he understood how important it was to attend as the heir of Duke Richard Family.
As he was someone who was eventually going to become the successor of the Duke Richard Family, his tutor and other people would keep an eye on him. Even though he looked immature on the surface, he knew this well. That was why at this tea party, he had the obligation to socialize with the young ladies at the tea party.
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Gde bl oyp dsv tsse yv kv. Tl bye clld vyjld swv vs xydu rzynlp pkdnl bl oyp zkvvzl, cwv bl pvkzz ralqlaale pvweukdt vbyd fskdkdt vbl vly ryavu.
“… R pll.”
“R byhl y aliwlpv qsa usw, Mblsrbuz~ R oydv vs ldfsu xu vly okvb Sspl rakhyvlzu. Ebkzl ol yal byhkdt swa vly vkxl, nswze usw rzlypl vyjl Sspl’p eywtbvla qsa y pvaszz kd vbl aspl tyaeld?”
Tsdlpvzu, Mblsrbuz vbswtbv kv oyp alyzzu vaswczlpsxl. Tsolhla, bl oswze dsv cl qsatkhld cu bla xsvbla kq bl alrzkle zkjl vbyv. Fbl zssjle zkjl pbl oyp tkhkdt y pwttlpvksd, cwv qsa Mblsrbuz, kv pswdele zkjl bl oyp saelale vs es ps.
“Zlp, Ysvbla. R wdelapvyde.”
“R’zz ldvawpv kv vs usw vbld~! Rd vbl xlydvkxl, usw esd’v dlle vs rzyu okvb vbl svbla uswdt zyeklp. Wwqw, R vbkdj lhlausdl okzz cl kd bktb prkakvp vseyu~ Gqvla yzz, Zswa Tktbdlpp okzz yzps cl fskdkdt wp.”
Ebyv jkde sq lmnbydtl oyp vbyv? Mblsrbuz jdlo vbyv vbl rakdnl sq vbl nswdvau oswze yzps fskd vbl vly ryavu. Xdl sq vbl alypsdp vbl vly ryavu oyp blze oyp vs zlv vbl yakpvsnayvp sq vbl pyxl tldlayvksd psnkyzkgl.
Rd vbl xkeezl sq vbyv, vblal oyp y bktb rsppkckzkvu vbyv y nydekeyvl qsa qwvwal qkydnll sa ykel oswze cl nbspld. Mbyv oyp obu vbl rlsrzl kdhkvle vs vbl vly ryavu oswze tyvbla yaswde lkvbla Mblsrbuz sa Gzclav.
If that was the case, instead of socializing with all the young ladies, it was easier to deal with only one young lady. With this thought in mind, Theophyl nodded at his mother’s words.
“Nice to meet you. I am the eldest daughter of Marquis Rottnel, Violet.”
Violet, who was guided to the rose garden, looked straight at Theophyl’s eyes and introduced herself. As she bowed her head, her violet hair swayed with the wind.
Theophyl looked at the girl intensely as she did the same as well. She was different from the other young ladies in that she did not appraise him and only gave him a stare of simple curiosity.
Making contact with her amber eyes straight made Theophyl shy so he averted his eyes from her. Then, he did what her mother told him before and guided her to the garden.
***
“You know, Lettie’s been acting strange these days.”
Theophyl was having his red tea in the Duke mansion with his friend cum first prince, Albert, who just said these words. Theophyl who was deep in thought was pulled to reality after hearing this.
The three of them usually met each other so he must’ve noticed the sudden change in her attitude as well.
Normally, the three of them would be having their tea party right about now, but Violet rejected the invitation with the excuse that she had some business to attend to.
She explained that because she had much more tutoring now, she had less free time to spare.
“Let’s see. She has been strange since her sudden poor physical condition at the wedding. After that, she was sent back to the mansion.”
“When I arrived at the Marquis Residence, I didn’t see Lettie anywhere. Ah~ I want to see her.”
“…”
“Maybe Theo made her angry? You are usually cold after all.”
He knew Albert was joking, but he felt it was right on the mark. Moreover, Theophyl seemed to have an idea of what he had done, so he couldn’t argue back.
He kept a secret from Albert which was that he had given her a gift. He didn’t want to think that it was the reason for her anger, however, that was the only time he had acted unusually and he couldn’t think of any other reasons.
Did his behavior make Violet hate him? But that time, she looked happy about getting the gift.
“… We will be getting busy after this, that’s why for the remaining free time we have, I want to meet her.”
“Yeah, I feel the same.”
Albert would be the next king, so he needed to study a lot of things. And this applied to Theophyl as well since he would be the next Duke. Things like territorial management and others were piled up to be studied.
By the time they reach 13 years old, they would have to attend school for two years. Then, Violet who was one year below them would also enter the academy a year after them. In that one year gap, it would be difficult for them to find the time to meet each other.
As Theophyl paid half-heartedly attention to Albert’s words, his face became more and more perplexed.
T/N
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Thank you for the translations❣
Kinda feel bad for both theo and al tho…
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I don’t feel bad for Theo at all, the cheating, child neglecting bastard. Sure, he hasn’t done it yet, but he’s still the same person. The only thing that changed is he likes Violet now. He is still someone who would abandon his daughter if he didn’t like the mother. Plus, in a setting where an arranged marriage is the norm. I could even excuse having a mistress, but not that he paid no attention to his daughter.
right? aside from violet being different, theo should have experienced everything in the same way in the original game: same education, upbringing, etc. So that means that there’s a good chance that he still is the type of person to throw everything else away for his beloved person. It’s not cute.