Chapter 22 (1/2)

Chapter 22 is here, I hop you'll enjoy it!

Chapter 22

Cornelia felt like soed in her ever since the day Kurats saved her from the earl's son

【”I' of Kurats who had appeared out of nowhere through his teleportation spell, Cornelia let out a strange shriek

【”I'm sorry, did I surprise you?”】

【”I-it's okay Anyway, dinner is ready”】

As Cornelia expected, she still was not being herself

She couldn't look straight at Kurats' face

And Cornelia was not innocent enough to not knohat that meant

(No, I can't think that way I a such feelings rong

(Forget it already Kurats is your precious younger brother) That thought ell established in her ether, Cornelia sat at the dining table with Kurats

【”Today's dinner sure is fancy It looks delicious”】

【”Y-you think so? Ever since you becaredients, that's probably why…”】

Indeed, the villagers had presented high-quality ingredients to Cornelia

For them, that was an affordable way to curry favor with the feudal lord who had drastically reduced their taxes

But that was not the only reason why the dinner was splendid

It was like an instinct for a maiden in love to make a meal that the man in her heart would like

Kurats couldn't stop hi in front of his favorite ht made Cornelia feel a warmth at the core of her heart

【”Kurats, co to disappear, you know?”】

【”Sorry, sorry, it's just way too tasty to stop!”】

Cornelia wondered, was this what people called a wo appetite, Cornelia's sain

【”Oh, by the way, I've been ordered by her highness the princess to go search for her assailant starting tomorrow, so don't worry if there are some days when I don't return”】

【”Haaaaaaaah?”】

(What the hell? I wasn't told about this!)

【”W-hy do you have to put yourself in danger, Kurats? After everything you went through to beco a baron, it seems like I also became part of princess Lunaria's faction And, I mean, even today, she was attacked by assassins while strolling outside, near the royal castle”】

Cornelia was too astonished by Kurats' words to ignore them

【”You were in the castle toith the princess?”】

Cornelia are that there was a crack in her voice

She was unable to suppress the persistent, dark feelings that were co that those feelings were unreasonable

(Why hy hy hy?)

【”Even though she's a princess, she's actually a pretty to her is actually pretty difficult”】

【”Oh, a girl, huh”】

Kurats failed to notice that there was soer within Cornelia's voice

【”She ate a lot, she seemed to like sht by new things, I'm pretty sure no one would be able to tell that she's a princess just by looking at her in action”】

【”Sounds like she's quite the loose canon But there was probably souys so that's fine”】

【”No, there was only me actually”】

―― ‘Clack'

Cornelia clearly heard this sound in her head, it was like the sound of rubber that was stretched past its limit, to the point where the tension ripped it apart

【”Come to think of it, she also went to a fortune-teller to ask about her future love life She was in a very good reat”】

【”O-oh~, shopping and fortune-telling, even though she's the princess, she is still a girl after all huh…”】

In short, Kurats and the princess had been all alone together, enjoying the, this could only be called a date

While Cornelia had been in anguish over her feelings, Kurats had been care-freely enjoying hiht now, Cornelia was suppressing a laugh of pure anger that was stuck in her throat

Kurats was not personally responsible for this, however, the result was the sa with a girl's feelings

【”The princess must have been really pleased with you to have let that happen”】

【”It's probably because she's not obligated to restrain herself in front of me since I used to be a commoner”】

(That's not hoorks! No matter what, she's still a princess, she's supposed to restrain herself in front of everyone!)

Cornelia barelyout with one man all alone was a special event

Especially since her life had been targeted a few days before Given her circuone out all alone with Kurats and had ended up honestly enjoying it showed that her trust towards hiuess that, so why couldn't this blockhead do asit, Cornelia ended up syh she should have considered her as her rival

(This is all Kurats' fault!)

That thought was driven by Cornelia's cos as a woman, so, how bad could she possibly be?

【”Since the princess likes you so ht?”】

At last, Kurats noticed that his sister looked different than usual

Although her face was laughing, her eyes were not

From his experience, Kurats knew that this expression ed from the bottom of her heart

【”W-what's the ht now…”】

【”I mean, you're a noble who serves the princess now With your status, I don't think it would be good if you kept treasuring the undergar sister Dorothea and the like forever”】

【”Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”】