Chapter 4: Chapter 4

If you noticed, you should take her and leave. From the Peils barony and from my life.

However, Fersen, with his unique carefree and indifferent attitude, once again turned Luna’s thoughts upside down.

“Well then, I will take the young lady and come back.”

“…What?”

“As you said, the night is dangerous. If someone is as beautiful as Lady Seira, even more so.”

The continuous insane remarks made her head spin.

“I should buy a tea that goes well with the cake on the way. Come to think of it, we had breakfast here too, but it seems too disgraceful to just settle for a cake.”

Luna pondered as Fersen mentioned having breakfast here as well.

Is this person really insane? Why would he say something like that!

Luna glanced at Seira with a sidelong glance, observing her complexion. Seeing her tightly shut lips and only glaring at the center of the table, it was clear that she was in a bad state.

It was her misunderstanding, so Luna quickly found her way out.

“No, it’s fine. Take the cake with you. I’m on a diet anyway, so I won’t eat it. Ah! How about taking the young lady to her destination and having a meal there together? If you buy the tea on the way, it won’t be too troublesome.”

“What? You’re on a diet? Where on earth do you have to lose weight? Is it because you want to become even more beautiful? You’re already beautiful enough, why? And besides, lady Seira doesn’t like cake. She has allergies, so she can only eat the special cake made at the Marquisate.”

“..”

Fersen, what the hell… Why are you the male lead?

Luna lost the will to answer and sighed deeply.

When she read the book, he was a character who was upright and competent, beyond a sense of justice.

Although he wasn’t a memorable, charming male lead, he wasn’t such an idiot.

If he was the protagonist, as usual, he would be one of those fairly decently packaged male leads. A character who is loyal to the female lead.

‘Couldn’t it be because I’m Fersen’s ‘person’…? It can’t be because he doesn’t want to miss a single person he considers his own, right?’

Fersen didn’t lose a single person he considered his own, except for Luna who died abruptly at the end of the novel. He showed irrational obsession towards everything he deemed as his ‘possession’.

Because of that, Luna couldn’t help but have a dreadful thought that rather than being a ‘caught fish’ like Seira, she was the ‘fish that might slip away,’ receiving his sincere attention.

Unable to find words to respond to the overwhelming conversation, Luna breathed a sigh of relief when Seira, who had just finished eating celery, put down her utensils.

“I feel full, probably because I had lunch late. Can I get up and take a walk in the garden?”

Then, with a neat face, she asked Fersen, as if he had never shown any discomfort. Of course, the hidden meaning was, ‘I feel uncomfortable here, so why don’t you get up now and let’s take a walk together.’

If he couldn’t understand it even after saying this much, it might be better to be just reborn.

It was at that moment when Luna anxiously awaited Fersen’s answer, hoping he would agree to take a stroll in the pitiful garden together.

“That sounds like a good idea. Although it’s small, the garden has a certain charm, and I’m sure the young lady will like it too. The roses I planted are also beautiful. I should water them early in the morning.”

Fersen was casually suggesting to take a walk ‘alone’ in the garden tonight.

Luna’s shocked expression turned pale at the absurdity of his words. There was no way to salvage the situation anymore.

Seira, with a face similar to Luna’s, nervously finished her greeting and quickly left the dining room.

“…I will show you around the garden. Although it’s still within the mansion, I’m worried if you take a walk alone at night.”

Thus, Luna, who was glaring at Fersen, hurriedly followed behind her.

It was beyond comprehension, as if playing a joke on her. It was inexplicable.

Seira, who walked out of the dining room with hurried steps, not towards the garden but towards an empty room at the far end.

Indeed, the garden was an excuse, and her heart was hurt, that much was clear.

Having experienced Fersen’s frustration for years, Luna understood her feelings very well. She hesitated at the door for a moment before cautiously knocking and entering inside.

“I… Lady Granada. Shall I bring you some tea?”

As she asked, Seira’s eyes, raised her head, appeared reddened.

Could it be that she cried? Luna felt sorry for her even though she did nothing wrong and closed the door, sitting across from her.

“Even though we have a close relationship because of my father, isn’t it too obvious that Lady Granada is also here? Even if you have no sense, it’s too much, isn’t it?”

She could simply end their friendship and be loyal to Seira, but Luna couldn’t understand why she was so desperate to tie herself to someone.

Separate from her desire to remove Fersen, Luna felt sorry for Seira and tried to find comforting words to ensure she wouldn’t feel hurt.

“Don’t misunderstand. We’ve known each other for a very long time. We meet at the Duke’s house every day. It’s like a friendship among men, you know.”

More precisely, it’s like the frustrating friendship between men who have eaten about a hundred sweet potatoes.

“But still, I’m sure it bothers you, so I will be more careful to avoid such situations in the future. Although I really wish I could go to some remote area with Father, as you know, it’s not possible.”

“…”

She spoke to lighten the mood, but Seira still didn’t respond.

However, she must have understood the main point. That Luna will do her best not to cause Seira any harm.

I’m explaining so much, but if you don’t understand, you really are a blockhead.

Moreover, although the conditions aren’t favorable now, if they mine gold, they’ll make money, so Luna was thinking of going to another region then.

Gold always has demand, so if they mine it, they can become rich.

It would take about a year, nothing more, and it’s gold, so she need to be cautious.

Since the conversation had already become too long and there seemed to be no need to explain further, Luna sighed with relief, thinking that it was enough, and Seira, who had been silent for a moment, spoke up.

“…It really have no sense.”

As the subject wasn’t clear, Luna mistook it for Fersen and let out a relieved sigh.

Indeed, Luna thought that she also realized Fersen was the problem.

But that was Luna’s misconception. Seira, who tightly gripped the handkerchief to the point of bleeding, expressed the anger she had been hiding all along.

“Was it because you needed money? Do you really think that if I give you money, you’ll just disappear somewhere far away? How much do you need? Huh? Should I find out about the Baron’s job!?”

“…What did you just say?”

Due to the sudden mention of money, Luna responded with confusion, unable to understand.

In response, Seira contorted her beautiful face and burst out with built-up frustration.@@novelbin@@

“If you’re saying you’re keeping your distance from Fersen only on the surface, then what’s the reason behind it? To torment me? Huh!? Do you find pleasure in tormenting me!? Or is it to bring up the topic of money like this!?”

“What are you talking about? I didn’t bring up the topic of money. Not at all! I truly have no interest in Fersen, and I have no intention of tormenting the young lady. If anything, I would call the young lady again! All I want is to get along well with the young lady!”

“Lies!”

Seira exclaimed so suddenly that tears welled up in her eyes and fell down like transparent drops. They were pure and clear tears, as if Luna had tormented her.

Feeling like a real villain, Luna couldn’t choose her words to respond and bit her lip, overwhelmed with emotions. Seira, affected by her emotions, bit her lip for a moment and then spoke again.

“You followed me all the way here to witness my miserable state like this!”

“Why would I…! No, why do you keep having such negative thoughts? It’s really not like that! So what do I gain from this!”

“Money! It’s money, isn’t it!? I’ll give you any amount, so please stop tormenting me! I just… I just want to live happily with Fersen!”

With that, Seira, leaving only her words behind, threw the handkerchief she held in her hand at Luna’s face and stormed out of the room like a dramatic heroine.

‘Even if it’s just a handkerchief, did you hit me just now? Treat me like a beggar? …Is she crazy?’

Luna couldn’t comprehend Seira’s sudden change, not even considering a split personality.

She thought only Fersen was insane, but it turned out that Seira was also far from normal.

Luna quickly picked up the handkerchief and hurriedly chased after Seira, grabbing her wrist as she tried to escape through the front door.

“Wait! Are you going to hit me and run away now!?”

Seemingly surprised that she was caught, Seira struggled to break free from Luna’s grasp, swallowing her breath.

“Let go!”

“I can’t let go! Are you just going to say what you want and then run away? I did nothing wrong, I tried to resolve things nicely, and now I look like a fool!?”

“Let go of me!”

“You shouldn’t have tried to escape! And money! Why do you keep acting so strange when it’s not even your business? You act like you obtained it by mooching off rich parents or something. It’s really amusing!”

Although there were still countless things left to say, Seira, who had been thrashing about fiercely, managed to break free from Luna’s grasp. She hurriedly left through the front door and squeezed out tears as she told my butler and maids, who were waiting outside, to quickly return to the mansion.

“What’s going on!?”

Fersen, who appeared late, finally opened his eyes and asked what was happening.

Outside, the sound of his lover Seira’s crying could be heard, and in front of him his lovely friend Luna stood with a flushed face, showing determination.

Even though it would be appropriate to immediately follow his lover, Fersen enveloped Luna’s shoulders around her and checked her condition.