82 – Reciprocation (1)
The talkative exchange meeting and the Moonlight Festival have passed.
I had to get out of bed with open eyes from the peaceful weekend morning that hadn’t come for the first time in a while.
Marie, if you know that he worked hard, it’s because you made a fuss over the weekend to buy some food.
To be honest, I thought of using it as a substitute for a security guard, but I didn’t know it would cause that much trouble, so I said I would too.
It’s because he’s the kind of person who can’t afford to live without debt.
“Huh? Bell, do you have something to do in the morning?”
At the moment of changing clothes and going out.
Aden passed by the hallway and greeted me while carrying his luggage somewhere.
Come to think of it, this guy said that he had to move to the female dormitory after the procedures were completed from next week, so he said he was preparing for that today.
Only Tina must be excited.
“Oh. I decided to give Marie a treat. They made a fuss about buying food since yesterday…. Tsk.”
“Even if you say that, it’s kind. If it was like everyone else, I might have pretended not to know.”
“You say that? It’s true that I made you suffer, so you have to pay the price.”
It’s not a matter of being kind or not, it’s a matter of whether or not you have a conscience as a person.
Thanks to that, my wallet will be a bit thinner, but I decided to receive a reward from Olberus for this job, so I’ll just have to hold on until then.
If things don’t go well, you can just stick with Lone.
“Well, Marie-chan suffered a lot. Still, if Belle buys it from a nice place, I’m sure she’ll be happy.”
“The hurdles are too high. In the first place, a woman from an aristocratic family would be satisfied with a meal served by a commoner.”
“Are you satisfied? It’s okay to bet on anything.”
Arden even mentioned her skeptical opinion to me, and she assured me that Marie would be delighted.
Where does the confidence come from?
Do you seriously think that I can treat you to such a wonderful meal?
“… What kind of bet do you even make? It’s okay. Unless he’s an idiot, he won’t even want a nice meal.”
“That’s right. For some reason, if it was Belle, it would be like buying her a meal, taking her to a suitable place, and leaving after just one meal.”
Unprecedented chicken meat swelled up on my arm at the action of the guy who gave a blow to others with a smile on his face.
How did he know me so well?
Reciting exactly what I was about to do is almost at the level of predicting the future.
Or is it that I’m the easy-to-read type?
I hate to admit that.
“Anyway, Miss Marie would be satisfied with that, but I think it’s a bit lacking. Wouldn’t we need something fancy?”
“One room?”
I don’t know why this is a place to confess, and I don’t know why I need a nice room, but I feel like I’m being humiliated.
To be honest, even if I thought about it, it was a car that I thought it was a bit lacking in conscience to make it go through that hardship and finish it off with one meal.
But what is that single room?
In the first place, this guy must have met Marie less than I did, but I don’t know how he can say it like he sees through it so clearly.
Since you have to make a living, should you give it a listen?
* * * *
Marie woke up early in the morning and was busy getting ready.
It is said that women usually take longer than men to groom themselves, but considering that the appointment time was noon, it was an unusually early wake-up time.
Correspondingly, the handmaid, Julis, of course had to go to work early.
Much of what she does is to serve her master, Marie, she says.
“Uris, how do you like this outfit? It’s a dress recently sent by the family, wouldn’t even that fool die with this?”
The first outfit Marie chose was a dress with a rather flashy appearance that she would have worn only yesterday at the monthly festival.
Obviously, the design itself is fine, but the decorations in the middle and the atmosphere itself are close to what one would wear at a social circle or party.
Even though Marie wasn’t stupid enough to not know that, Julis, who could fully guess the reason why she couldn’t tell her toxic sarcasm according to her today, carefully remonstrated.
“My lady, wouldn’t that outfit be too flashy to wear on a date with a man?”
“Ba, you fool! You said it’s not a date! I’m just trying to get something in return for all the hard work I’ve done!”
When her wrath fell on the single word date, Julis stopped laughing at her.
If you want to deny that fact, it would be nice to say something about the corners of your mouth hanging in both ears.
However, considering even this to be part of her master’s charm, she bowed her head slightly to offer her apology.
“It was true. Excuse me.”
“Sah, there is no need to apologize. Anyway, as you said, it might be a bit too much to wear outside…. What should I wear?”
Mari was troubled as she carefully examined each of the broken clothes on her bed.
It’s a similar situation to the last time, but a little different.
At that time, a misunderstanding occurred during the conversation with Bell, and she was told to dress comfortably from him, so she went out dressed as naturally as possible.
Even though it looked pretty decorated to Belle, it was a dress that minimized the glamor to Marie’s point of view.
Anyhow, the important thing is that this time, since it was a proper meeting without any misunderstanding, Marie decided to think a little more about her outfit.
She didn’t care what the taste of that man was, but at least her true intention was to show off the gap between commoners and nobles and show off her own beauty properly.
“Then, how about this outfit this time?”
“Isn’t that what Elisha would wear? A little bit for me….”
Hearing Marie’s plan, Yuris asked as she lifted one of the clothes lying on her bed.
Marie’s reaction to this was quite skeptical.
Of course, that’s because the dress Yuris picked up right now has a nice design, but it’s a pure white dress that would suit a neat and calm woman like Elisha.
The last time I wore it was a one-piece dress, but I chose it because it was more fitting to the body and showed off her lively charm.
But this time, I was hesitant because I didn’t even have that feeling.
“No, lady. Rather, that is the goal.”
“Aim?”
However, as if waiting for the master’s hesitation, Julis waved her index finger left and right as she held it in front of Marie’s body.
At this, Marie tilted her head with a look in her eyes that she did not understand.
What kind of absurdity is that to say that an outfit that doesn’t suit you is a target?
“Whoops, don’t worry. Miss. If you follow what I said, good results will come.”
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“… I hope it’s not just weird.”
She knew well that her lady-in-waiting was quite erratic, so Marie decided to take care of her clothes in a cold sweat.
No matter what, the person who always helped her the most was Julis.
* * * *
In the end, Marie, who arrived at her meeting place wearing the clothes that Yuris had chosen for her, looked down at her condition and blushed her shyly.
A pure white dress with almost no decorations and a wide-brimmed hat.
It’s an outfit that I think would be more suitable for going on a picnic somewhere rather than a date, but I decided to try it on believing in Julis’s advice.
“Oh, are you here?”
As she approached the school gate, Bell, who was leaning against the wall and staring at her distant mountain, raised her hand and greeted her.
For some reason, Marie felt her face heat up as soon as she saw him, but she brushed her thoughts off, saying that it must be because the sunlight was strong on her today.
“Yes, yes. What’s more? On the subject that kept her lady waiting every time.”
Belle wasn’t the type to be late for her appointments, but usually when she left on time for her appointments, her bell was only slightly behind her Marie.
For example, if Bell comes out 5 minutes earlier than the scheduled time, Marie comes out 10 minutes earlier, so they don’t mesh together.
It was quite unfortunate from Bell’s point of view, but it’s true that she made me wait anyway, so she came out a little earlier to please me today.
If she had come out late today, it would have been obvious that she would have been criticized.
“Well, sometimes there are days like this. Let’s talk as we go.”
But she knew very well, unless Belle was an idiot, that there would be nothing good if she dared to say it.
So, it was the moment when she shrugged her shoulders, spat out her answer as an appropriate excuse, and was about to move on with her steps.
“Hey, over there!”
“…… ?”
Belle’s body suddenly turned back as Marie raised her voice, looking down at Marie, who was a half a head smaller than herself.
Marie, hesitantly trying to meet his and her eyes, was startled when their eyes met and covered her face with the brim of her hat.
It wasn’t summer yet, so the sun wasn’t strong enough for even a hat, but for some reason, her face kept getting hotter.
“That…. How do you like this outfit? Eh, I got this as a gift, but I tried it on for the first time….”
“No matter how you say it…. I don’t know much about clothes.”
This stupid man!
When she answered the question without even noticing that she had courageously asked her question, Marie felt angry and angry at the tip of her head.
“That’s just how you look at it, you idiot! Even if you don’t know much about clothes, you can tell at least whether you like the look or not!”
“Then say yes. Anyway, my temper is boiling….”
Bell scratched his cheek shyly when he said he was just asking for his impressions.
Honestly, if you ask me if it suits you well or not, you can say that it suits you well.
Anyway, Mari is also a very beautiful girl in the original version, and above all, she reveals a neat charm that she doesn’t normally show, so her pure white one-piece dress was close to passing.
But when he said it out of his mouth, Johnny Bell felt like his limbs would disappear.
It didn’t fit his personality to say such a thing to a woman who wasn’t even his lover in the first place.
‘Should I be honest?’
I wanted to make fun of her by saying that it didn’t suit her, but she was worried about Marie’s eyes, which she occasionally met while avoiding her gaze.
For some reason, if I said that, I’d say it’s an atmosphere where you’ll kick your calf and run away.
In the end, Belle, who couldn’t stand her awkward silence, decided to reveal her feelings with less candor.
“Doesn’t sound too bad? I feel a bit of a gap because you wear such innocent-looking clothes.”
“You don’t need to talk behind your back! Ah, anyway, it suits you, right?”
“… Well, think for yourself.”
It was hard for her to say the sweet words that suited her, so Bell moved her steps away from her eyes.
Her attitude as an escort was not felt at all, but a bright smile appeared on Marie’s lips as she looked at her from the back.
It seems that the clothes Julis chose was the correct answer.
Marie chased after Belle, who was ahead with her face full of joy.
It was the result of one sunny day.