Marielle Clarac’s Engagement Chapter 3.5

part 5

The room over there were used to enjoy yourself with foods and drinks, and after all that enjoyment, you move here and enjoy this and that, right! There weren’t any great illumination, but there were some small lamps placed, and the dim s.p.a.ce stirred up the charm. The curtains which hanged elegantly from the canopy were of a captivating violet colour. After having plenty about love in this bed, I guess they pleaded the entertainer to be embraced.

“......What are you doing?”

I returned to reality thanks to Simon-sama’s voice. Not good, I unintentionally touched the mattress in a trance and ended up checking the curtain’s design. Ah, the pillow has a great scent.

“It makes you feel excited ne. Does Simon-sama often visit this shop?”

“Wo- work! It’s for work, work! I come with His Highness only as an attendant, never with that kind of aim!”

“The most expensive flower in Turan Tours right now are Olga, Isabelle and Chloe; those three, right. Has Simon-sama ever met them? Which one suit your taste best?”

“Why do you know so much!?”

Why is that ne. I also know things such as like Olga is a redhead, Isabelle has chestnut colored hair and that Chloe is blonde. This is the first time I come to the actual place. However, if it’s about rumors only, then I procured many of them so far. If my wish to view their figure were to come true, then I would want to wors.h.i.+p them.

Simon-sama combed upwards his bangs, and as he breath out he fixed his gla.s.ses.

“......From where should I start to talk first? …....Also, why were you being sheltered in such a place is incomprehensible”

“It’s not a story that would take much time. You can hear it from His Highness later on”

Repeating the same explanation over and over is a pain, so I responded like that. While frowning, Simon-sama nodded.

“Right, the most important point is not that. What I want to hear the most is…...Why, and for what kind of reason did you sent the cancellation of the engagement.”

At his eyes which were mostly staring at me, I tilted my head. Why, you say? You’re asking that?

“Did I do something intolerable that made you feel dissatisfied? I don’t really understand women’s emotions. If I unknowingly did something that hurted you, please do tell me. I’ll work to improve it.”

――Wa sure?

I feel that more and more couldn’t understand, my head was still inclined. What is this I wonder, it doesn’t connect to the story at all.

Likewise, even though I thought that Simon-sama had exhausted his courtesy. Did Simon-sama himself thought to have exhausted his courtesy? I wonder why it should be so. I don’t understand at all.

“Ano~......Wasn’t Simon-sama the one who wished to cancel the engagement?”

“Me? Why?”

The eyes behind his gla.s.ses opened big, and his eyebrows raised tremendously. He was still beautiful, and while fascinated by his gallant figure once again, I said.

“There’s no need to hide it anymore already, so I’ll confess but….. my secret, you already know about it right?”

“Secret..….is it about the novels?”

My frank response came back. I nodded.

“You’re publis.h.i.+ng under the name of Agnes Vivier right? Yes, that’s without doubt you, I confirmed it”

“I wonder how did you found out…...Yes, you’re right. I am Agnes Vivier. For the daughter of a n.o.ble to write and sell popular novels, you must feel disdain, right”

“Huh?”

“To make matters worse, even though my fiancé was there, I went to have fun alone, so you must have thought that I am a frivolous woman without shame, right? That’s why at that time you were that angry. I’m truly sorry. Since then, Simon-sama hasn’t invited me once , and I haven’t received neither letters nor words. Instead, I realized that you delivered a rose everyday to hint that you knew about the novels. Simon-sama wished to cancel the engagement. But if you brought it down upon yourself then, ‘with what kind of unfaithfulness I commit?’ so abusive rumors will spread, you were urging me to withdraw first right? If I did so, the world would accept it as a matter of course because it was an engagement beyond my means”

Not only his eyes opened wide but his mouth too, Simon-sama stared at me. Somehow he was in a completely surprised state and while I was talking he tilted his head from some time ago it looked like it wouldn’t turn back.

“....Why, did it turn like that”

From Simon-sama’s throat, words that sounded like a moaning leaked out. Not to respond me, but they sounded like words that came out without being aware.

Holding his forehead, Simon-sama pondered with a face that looked to be enduring dizziness. When I wondered if my own judgement was wrong, looking at his state I finally realized.

“Is it different?”

“It’s greatly different! Why should it turn like this! …..No, about that evening, it was me that was too narrow minded and I am reflecting on it. By no means I thought the things you said, it’s different….Um, I was just sulking at my own convenience .

“Sulking?”

“Ththat, I already reflected on it! You didn’t do anything wrong. It was only my behaviour that is to blame, I’m truly sorry. Even if you went alone, at that time the problem wasn’t that. I do think that we should have communicated with each other in advance though. But I didn’t get angry for that kind of thing”

“.....Is that so”

Ara, what a surprise. Simon-sama is a very generous person.

Then if it’s like this, why was he looked so displeased. He said that he was sulking for a different reason though, just what kind of reason made Simon-sama sulk? I can’t understand.

“About the fact that since then I haven’t shown my face even once, I apologize. That…..there’s also the fact that I was busy with work but, that’s for half an excuse…..Anyway, it was kind of difficult to show my face”

“.....On that day, we were awkward towards each other”

“That’s right…...Besides, there were various things that I realized, and I didn't have the confidence to show my face to you. If I calmed down a little and thought about it, meeting you became somewhat difficult”

Uhn Uhn, I nodded, I can quite understand.

If you’re quarrelling with someone, you should quickly apologize and reconcile, right. If not then it would has pa.s.sed too much time when you’ll finally calmed, and it will end up increasing the awkwardness. When in the past, I made a mess towards Julienne so I felt terribly guilty. At that time it ended taking 2 months to reconcile, and that was with the a.s.sistance of grandmother too. Ever since then, if possible, we would apologize immediately and reconcile whenever we fought.

Considering things so far, I somewhat understood. Simon-sama dragged along for a while the awkwardness he felt towards me, but he hadn’t thought things as far as severing connections; and also for the sake of reconciling with me, he sent a rose everyday? Wasn’t that a silent coercion?

Oh…..I completely misunderstood.

“I’m terribly sorry, it seemed like I made a serious mistake. You knew of the thing about the novels without a doubt, and I thought you aimed to tell me that hiding it was futile by keeping on sending roses”

When I apologized, Simon-sama made a really miserable face. If all the subordinates where to see that the demon vice-captain made such a face, they would surely be surprised. I too am surprised. The fact that I thought that when his intensity disappear he is somewhat lovely, shall I keep it a secret?

“To be thought of like this…..that was, merely, what you call liking…….”

“You mean, me?”

“......Did you wrote such a thing?”

“......I did”

Yes, well, I did wrote such a story.The heroine that before long came to know of the ident.i.ty of the sender, noticed his desire to watch over her in secret, and after crossing all kinds of misunderstandings they married―― it's that kind of a development.

Eh, you truly only imitate that? No, but, you didn’t do it secretly and you majestically gave out your name with the present, isn’t it normal to think that your aim was different? I thought such as he certainly that conferred such an intention. I’m sorry to have thought that you were persistent and had wicked methods to corner people. I really can’t say something like ‘Incidentally I prefer violets and lily more than crimson roses’.

“Ano….Um”

Crestfallen with his shoulders dropped, Simon-sama didn’t open his mouth further, while I was sorting my head.

“Thank you very much for that. I’m truly sorry for misunderstanding. Then, Simon-sama doesn’t wish to cancel the engagement, is it agreeable to interpret it this way?”

“......Yes”

While sighing Simon-sama nodded.

“I really haven’t thought about something like that”

“I won’t stop writing novels though”

“I don’t mind. It certainly isn’t a story to divulge to the public but I as an individual don’t have any problem with it. Didn’t I say so previously? Your stories are interesting. It would’ve been different if the content was really worthless but, I don’t remember feeling displeasure while reading. Instead, there were many things that were left on my mind.”

…...Oh.

Simon-sama that is beyond generous is a G.o.d, I thought. Far from not approving my activity, I was received with favorability. Even though I wrote story of women for their sake because I am a woman, receiving such a high evaluation from a man is a gratification I haven’t thought of.

Does Simon-sama hold just a little bit of a feminine side I wonder? Ah, that might be why he looks good next to His Highness――

“Marielle?”

Thanks to the hand that waved in front of me, I returned. No good, when I was moved, my consciousness unintentionally jumped in the world of delusions.

“Thank you very much! Next I will write a story with Simon-sama as model! And as for the other companion, as expected, is a black haired person alright!?”

“What companion!”

At the time Simon-sama impressed came near, a buhu voice that burst into laughter of various people could be heard from the back. It wasn’t only a person, but the laughter of various people.

“N-no way…….What’s with that, so interesting”

“That cold-blooded knight had lost face. Laughable”

“You guys, restrain yourself”

“You say so, but even Your Highness is laughing, isn’t it?”

“Hahaha, iya young people are good ne. Truly charming”

“Far from smiling, weren’t you on the verge of roaring in laughter, Van Rail-dono？“

”No, no, I’m not thinking about who might be the model for the black-haired companion you know”

“....To not let something like a misunderstanding outbreak and cross over the border, here, I must clearly voice my objection”

“Ara isn’t this fine, I’m okay with that kind of thing tooー”

“There is no such thing!”

The door that was supposed to be closed, before I knew it was narrowly opened. Over there, the figure that were wriggling weren’t just one or two.

“…………”

“…………”

We silently took a little distance.

“You lot are behaving considerably without dignity. If you want to look that much, then you don’t need to sneakily peek. It would be fine to just get inside, right. I welcome you”

　――Wow.

Simon-sama’s face as he called out towards the door was, extremely beautiful but also frightening, it was a smile that had dreadfulness. Ahh! This is the diabolic black-bellied officer! That’s right in the center of my taste! Simon-sama to the highest dreaminess!

Raising his eyes and noticing me while I was panting, Simon-sama rearranged his expression and cleared his throat. And in that place, he kneeled.

Huh, what? Taking the hand of the surprised me, he bowed his head.

“I’ll propose to you once again, Marielle. Please become my wife”

…….Woww.

A different throbbing from a while ago broke out. Exactly like stories, just like a highlighted love scene. He gave me a kiss, and I nodded absent-mindedly .

“Yes, with pleasure. There isn’t anyone that makes me go moe like you. Please let me be by your side to let me gaze at you for many years to come”

“.......Yes”

I feel like his last response was a bit subtle, I wonder if it’s just my imagination?

I didn’t had the time to confirm it, because people rushed inside from the door.

“Kyaー I will show you!”

“I say, Simon-sama is quite a lovely thing in front of his fiancé”

“Reaーlly, this man that can’t be stewed and eaten as you please has become so hasty

O-oh. Flowers. Beautiful flowers came charging in. My eyes which were drawn in are attracted by those white breast. What audacious open collar. That abundant cleavage is something dazzling! Like in a dream we were surrounded by beauties.

“That's rude. You all, is it that you don’t know of something called discretion?”

”It’s not Simon-sama who said to stay put”

“That’s right. More importantly, is it true that you are Agnes Vivier!?”

The red-head onee-san’s hands interposed on my cheeks, and forcibly turned my face around. What smooth and tender hands. And a nice fragrance that makes chest throbs. And then the cleavage. The cleavage is in front of my eyes.

“Ah, yes…..”

When I somehow nodded, a kyaー cheer rose from the onee-sans.

“No wayー, to have met Vivier in person!”

“I have all your books! 『The Mist Castle’s Love』is my favorite!”

“I didn’t expect that it was such a cute ojou-chan who wrote it. Won’t you give me your autograph later?”

I was being jostled by beautiful onee-sans, and before I knew it, I was separated from Simon-sama. On the opposite direction, His Highness Sevran and Amba.s.sador Van Rail patted Simon-sama’s shoulders to comfort him. Inside the room, no matter where you looked, there were just extraordinary handsome men and beautiful women. What supreme bliss, what paradise. It’s so dazzling that my eyes are going to cease to function.

“Ah, are you…..perhaps Olgsan, Isabelle-san and Chloe-san?”

“Ara, you know us?”

“How can I not know, the highest flowers of the peak of Turan Tours thoughtly yearned in Saint-tale! Give me your autograph too please!”

“What is an aristocratic ojou-sama saying? We’re just entertainer here you know”

“So what! Aren’t the flowers in Turan Tours all ladies that have top-notch education and abilities! You’re not being tied by contract, but you’re business women who do their work with pride! You’re not a commodity that can be bought with money no matter how you commute or what kind of support, you’re celestial maidens that can’t be bed unless you wants it! And among them you’re the highest ranked flowers, you’re already a G.o.ddess to me!”

“......That’s why I’m saying, why do you know so much?”

I feel like I heard Simon-sama’s voice but, I don’t think so. I’m engrossed in these G.o.ddesses that are in front of my eyes.

Aah, what a wonderful day is today. I tasted the feeling of an heroine thanks to Aurelisama, then dissolved the misunderstanding with Simon-sama and reconciled too. The engagement continued, and on the contrary it become better not to keep my writer activity a secret.

Furthermore, furthermore, I was able to meet the flowers that I longed for!

Please make it that this is not a dream. Please make this one night dream not disappear.

Far from us ladies whose hearts were in sync and excited, the men were in a battle formation and quietly talking.

“Simon…..it’s already too late but, is that really fine?”

“.......Yes”

“Is that so. If you are okay, then I won’t say anything…….”

“Iya iya, isn’t this fine? She’ll be a fun wife not tedious”

“Amba.s.sador, you’re thinking that it’s someone else’s problem”

“Men and women gap needs to be moderately stimulating. Since life is long, it’s fine to slowly enjoy yourself right”

“.......Right…….”

About two months from then, the new work of Agnes Vivier was published. Starting from antagonistic relations to love and the story’s conspiracy, it won considerable popularity, it was popular with Turan Tours’ flowers too.

“That’s nice but, this, the strange atmosphere that you’re taking out aside, what’s with the two of them then?”

This time too, Simon-sama has read my work. While sitting adjoining each other, the inquiry arrived.

“What’s with the hero’s best friend?”

“I understand that. No, that’s not it…..why between fellow men there was that kind of atmosphere”

“For the sake of my best friend, and for the goods of secret kindred minds. But, I haven’t wrote it distinctly right? Since it’s a story intended for common women, I can’t write more than this. Just on the level were you can smell it”

“If it was possible to do it, then you would’ve write it!?”

“I don’t write them but, there are that kind of books. I just borrowed a new one from Julienne. Do you want to read it?”

When I took out the said book, Simon-sama refused while holding his head. As one would expect.  I wonder if this type of books is too much for a man. If you are seriously a man that’s it.

“Well…….I wouldn’t bother if you had took in just that kind of component but…….why do I have a strange feeling that he is similar to someone I know?”

“Hohoo, oh my, who might that be? There are no black haired and blond haired people though”

“It’s about us after all, right!? Why out of everyone it was those two people!?”

“Well, what’s wrong with that? There are often those Royal Roads coupling you know? It’s not unusual in a story, it’s a common combination. I’m certain that the readers also don’t particularly consider who is the model”

“If so, then it’s fine. But people who realized it would know…….completely, absolutely! Don’t write a sequel, I beg you”

While having a grim face, Simon-sama circled his arms around my waist, tightly adhering to his embrace. Recently, our distance was extremely shortened. Before, we didn’t stay adjoined with each other, instead, we sat facing each other on separate chairs.

Reading the stories that women like, he did various research. To not let this political marriage a cold-hearted separation, I am happy that he is going through the great effort of building a satisfactory relations.h.i.+p with me. I also have to do my best, and aim to be a good wife, I think.

I’ll devote myself with all my powers for the sake of my husband.

Though I’ll continue to write novels.

Unexpectedly those two side character had a great success, and about the fact that I was told by the editor to do a sequel without fail, what should I do? Julienne was also pleased, and as for me I want to write it too.

When I looked up, his frown loosened, and returned to a smile. I leaned my head on his wide shoulder.

If I go again to Turan Tours, I wonder if I would be taught a skillful way to coax.

Scooping a strand of my hair, while I was giddily thinking of a plan for the sake of an enjoyable tomorrow, Simon-sama dropped a kiss.

Today, tomorrow and also hereafter.

Let’s spend everyday with fun and happiness okay?

*****The end*****

　　　　　　　　　　

It’s the end but there are still 4 more extra next >.