Chapter 10: 10

When the Prince officially expressed his gratitude, Louis, who stood next to me, wore an air of arrogance.

“What are you doing?”

What is he doing? He’s expressing his gratitude to me. I decided not to miss this opportunity, although I might be a little presumptuous.

The Crown Prince is already the ideal male lead, and he isn’t dangerous.

So I’m not going to pass up this opportunity to make him grateful to me.

Besides, the name “Marquis of Romford” was familiar. If I look back and remember things correctly then I might be winning the lottery today.

Marquis of Romford, one of Princess Lotte’s supporters, has been interfering with Alex’s work since he was appointed as the Prime Minister of State.

Since he is the Prime Minister of State, it is difficult to fight him. But if his corrupt activities are exposed, he can be easily defeated.

If that happens, the Prince’s future will be firmly rooted, and the problems will be stripped from the roots and thrown away.

“Ciel! Louis! Where are you?”

“Brother Isaac!”

Brother Isaac, who had been watching what was going on inside, came to pick us up. When he saw the Prince standing next to us, he instantly greeted him.

“Isaac Valentine greets the Crown Prince Alex.”

“Be at ease.”

It’s time for us to say goodbye. See you next time.

The Crown Prince must return to the party hall when the formal banquet begins. Brother Isaac reached out to lead us inside.

But Alex beat him to it.

“Your Highness?”

“I want you to give me the honor of escorting my benefactor.”

As expected, his attitude towards me changed after he became indebted.

“I’ll take her with me.”

“No, I’ll take her.”

I gladly accepted Alex’s offer because it felt good to be taken seriously.

So we climbed onto the railing and hid on the terrace. The curtains weren’t closed, so the four of us could watch my sister’s debut ball through the window.

“Brother Isaac, I think older sister is going to enter.”

“Oh, yeah, okay. Your Highness, thank you for taking care of my siblings.”

I asked Brother Isaac to escort my sister for her grand debut.

After being assured that the Prince was protecting Louis and me, Brother Isaac rushed to escort Clara.

All seems to be working well. By the time Brother Isaac had disappeared into the distance, I had taken a closer look at the Crown Prince and spoken.

“Your Highness, you must go in.”

“Are you asking me to leave you two alone?”

Alex seemed to have no plans to attend the ball since he had been wandering around outside for some time.

That’s because I twisted everything and broke all the flags. If it had been the original story, my sister would have been crying alone in the garden, having lost her partner to me.

Alex, who was wandering around the garden like before, feels sorry for my crying sister and claims to be an escort. But right now, Theo and Isaac are escorting Clara side by side.

So there was no need for the Crown Prince to attend the party, and he was simply roaming around the garden.

However, at this rate, Alex, the male lead, is missing from Clara’s debut ball. I figured this was going to be difficult, so I tried to lure Alex.

“Isn’t this the right time to release those documents?”

“What documents?”

Stupid brother, stay away. I pushed Louis aside and looked straight up at Alex.

Alex also looked at me to see if I agreed.

The Emperor, Princess Lotte, and the other nobles. The impact will be significant because many of the powerful nobles in the capital, with the exception of the Duke of Valentine himself, were gathered.

“It makes sense if we do that now.”

“If you have time, please dance with my older sister once.”

“I’ll do that.”

Before leaving the terrace, Alex nodded in approval.

“What the hell were you talking about earlier?”

Louis still can’t figure out the situation. I clicked my tongue and explained.

“The paper was suspicious. So I told His Highness the Prince to tell his father.”

“You told him to snitch?”

“Yes!”

I tailored my answer to this child’s questions. Louis was taken aback when I admitted that I had ordered the Prince to snitch.

While Louis normally commits a lot of offences, he dislikes snitching. Of course, what I did wasn’t merely snitching, it was more of seeking justice.

Louis and I hid in the distance and peeped inside the venue. I couldn’t understand what the Emperor was saying, but I could see him stiffly calling the aide.

In this way, I was able to indebt Alex to me. Breaking the flag of death once more, my elder sister’s debut ball began safely.

The sparkling chandeliers, the well-dressed people under the lights, and the delicious food. Adults’ banquets, which are not allowed to have children, looked much more glamorous and enjoyable than my birthday party.

“Pretty. I can’t wait to debut.”

“Yes. Adults are cheap.{1}“

Louis and I pressed our faces against the glass window and found Clara.

“Hey, there she is!”

“Wow! She looks incredible.”

Clara walked under the sparkling gold chandelier.

Theo, who resembled father, had an anxious expression, while Isaac, who resembled our pretty mother, unconsciously looked at us.

And I saw Clara in the middle. She looked like a goddess in a white dress under the dazzling lights.

She’s so pretty. Clara is really pretty. I felt like I was sending my daughter off to marry, and I wiped my tears away with my sleeves.

“It’s touching. It’s wonderful.”

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“You’re crazy.”

Louis laughed at my appearance cause he doesn’t know anything.

Oh, our pretty Clara, please continue to walk down the flowery path.

Clara, who looks happy, was escorted by two wonderful brothers and greeted the Emperor. No matter how much she is a foster daughter, she is also a daughter of the Valentine family.

And then it was time to dance.

Is she going to start dancing with Brother Theo first?

“That’s because he escorted her. Are you a fool?”

“I know that.”

Theo and Clara looked pretty good together. While watching the two dancing, I worked hard to look for Alex’s whereabouts.

“Why are you there?”

I muttered unknowingly. Alex was having an intense conversation with the Emperor.

Somehow I had an ominous premonition. I thought that even if I intervened, I expected that the two would definitely raise their love flag. But after this happened, the connection between the two had disappeared.

Would this be better for me?

In addition, Theo and Clara, who are dancing, looked good together.

“Louis, Ciel! You’re hungry, aren’t you?

“Wow! Snacks!”

Brother Isaac, who had just returned from escorting Clara, came to pick us up. Then it occurred to me that it was very late, and I was starving.

Brother brought warm tea, cookies, and blankets from the kitchen for us who were freezing and starving outside. Isaac, as expected, is the best.

Wrapped in a warm blanket, I had a sip of the tea that Brother Isaac gave me. We sat on the terrace, sipping the fine lemon-infused black tea and admiring the dazzling hall.

“Hey, look at that.”

Louis pointed inside. Finally, Alex finished the conversation and was approaching Clara.

I knew this was gonna happen.

“Is the Crown Prince asking a dance from Clara?”

“What, is that true?”

Isaac was shocked by Louis’s words and slammed his head against the glass window.

“What’s wrong?”

“Prince Alex is famous for not liking balls. He doesn’t like dancing.”

Although he said he didn’t like it, he was already dancing with Clara. They look good together, just like a couple in the original story.

Yeah. Be like that. I’d like them to dance for a few more songs, but they just danced for one and then left.

My mission is now complete. I wanted to relax a bit, but Clara started to look around.

And walked towards us.

“Huh?”

Clara found the three of us sitting side by side on the terrace. Clara, who ran at the speed of light, caught the three of us without giving us an opportunity to escape.

“Ciel! How did you get here?”

“Well, I’m just here.”

I look very ridiculous with a blanket wrapped around me and a cookie inside my mouth. While I was wondering what excuse to give., Clara approached me.

Clara suddenly hugged me, squatting on the floor without worrying about getting her dress dirty.

“Sister?”

“His Highness said you did something dangerous earlier.”

Alex, you traitor! Why did you tell Clara about what happened?

Isaac, who had no idea what was going on, questioned Louis.

“What does she mean, what’s dangerous?”

“Well, that’s what it is.”

I skipped the finer details and stroked Clara’s long black hair. It might have been a difficult situation for me, but I was proud of myself for doing it successfully and without trembling.

“I came here because I wanted to see your debut.”

“Ciel.”

“Our Clara was the prettiest. She’s the best.”

Clara’s eyes were filled with tears. I brushed her tears away and giggled. I didn’t mean to make her cry.

Clara sobbed once more and then laughed.

“What the hell are you doing here?”

Brother Theo, who was searching for Clara, eventually found us. After that, Prince Alex followed. Now that I’ve been spotted by the stern Brother Theo, there’s only one thing left for me to do: be severely reprimanded.

This is all because of Alex. While Isaac was having a hard time getting scolded, I approached Alex, who was standing far away, and complained.

“Prince, why did you tell her?”

“Didn’t you want me to tell her that you are here?”

I was speechless when he proudly asked me what the problem was. Could he have misunderstood what I meant about dancing with my sister is to let her know I’m here?

Anyway, if it hadn’t been for Alex, the dull Clara would have missed my presence. Perhaps that’s why Clara, who was moved by the Prince, wiped her tears and expressed her gratitude to Alex.

“Thank you very much for letting me know, Your Highness. I almost didn’t notice that they are here.”

“You owe me one.”

I like the warm atmosphere, but let’s not go any further. If we do something else here, we could get caught by our mother.

“Come on. Let’s go back, Clara.”

Theo took Clara, and the three of us began to leave. I brushed my skirt and started to get up, but Alex took my hand.

“Let’s go together.”

 

Notes:

{1} he means that the adults are stingy because they do not allow children to participate in those splendid balls.

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