99 – Episode 98
When the sun sets.
He leaves for major studies.
Of course, I was worried that if I was caught by Theodora or Lucius, I would get yelled at, so I carefully escaped.
Whoa… No one would know this much, right?
Perhaps because it is still early spring, it is already dark outside.
It’s only 6 o’clock.
Thanks to you, you will be able to escape quietly, right?
Thinking like that, I head to the newlywed room.
When I opened the closet in my newlywed room and looked through the pockets of my winter jacket, I found a leather pocket in my hand.
Open it and check the ring.
Goodbye.
After taking the ring and holding a paper bag containing clothes that a citizen of the empire would wear, I head to Joy’s room.
-Knock knock!
“Who are you?”
I hear Joy’s voice and I answer.
“It’s me.”
There was no response to what I said…
Soon the door opens wide.
“Brother-in-law?”
Looking at Joey, who didn’t expect me to come, I spoke quickly, wondering if Theodora might come.
“You said you wanted to go outside, right? “I’ll let you go out today.”
Joy, with a face full of doubt, hesitates at my words.
“Uh… How?”
I say that with a grin.
“First, put on your street clothes and follow me, ah! And would you like to change into something plain rather than something too flashy?”
Joy is embarrassed when I say this while looking at the clothes with fancy frills that would only be worn in the imperial palace.
“Now?”
I nod my head at those words.
“Now. But I need to change quickly. “Theodora might be angry when she comes.”
Joey nods.
“Now… Just a moment.”
So I anxiously wait for her to change her clothes.
After a while, Joy’s visit opens…
“When going on a picnic. “What do you think about the clothes you wear?”
I am rather worried because the sleeves of the blue dress are clearly visible.
“I think that would be too cold?”
It is still early spring.
If you go around like that, you’ll catch a cold…
“Phew… I can’t help it.”
It reminds me of the clothes she used to wear when she was secretly practicing with Theodora.
“Wait a moment.”
She said that and went to the newlywed room to find Theodora’s secret clothes.
Ordinary clothes hidden in the corner of the closet.
It was easy to find normal clothes in a closet full of fancy dresses.
With those clothes in hand, he stands in front of Joy’s room and knocks.
“Now, would you like to try this on?”
I brought her some women’s clothes… She was a little surprised and nodded her head.
“Sleep… Just a moment.”
After a while, I look closely at her as she comes out after changing her clothes.
It’s okay.
I smile and hold out the ring, thinking that it would be perfect as long as I didn’t have gray hair and red eyes.
“Then put this on and follow me.”
Joy soon puts on the ring.
“Okay, the magic is working normally.”
Joy changed to black hair and black eyes.
The atmosphere has completely changed.
Should I say that she looks a little calm and cold in the atmosphere of a bright, cute and lovely girl?
“Is this…?”
I tell Joy, who is touching her hair as if she noticed that her hair color has changed.
“Now, follow me.”
So, he leads her and goes to ride in her carriage.
“Agripa.”
Agrippa, whom I had summoned in advance, looks at me and sighs.
“Grand Duke. “Are you here?”
At those words, I nod her head.
“Joy, get on the wagon.”
Her face is full of doubts, as if she still doesn’t know what’s going on.
“I’ll get in the carriage and talk to you.”
Joy soon gets on the carriage.
And I also get into the carriage, and Agrippa also gets into the carriage.
“Brother-in-law… Where are we going?”
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“Roman City.”
Joy’s eyes widen at my words.
It feels awkward because it doesn’t have red eyes, but its unique big eyes are cute.
“Really?”
“Yes, the night market is also open today. “Let’s have fun.”
Joy smiles brightly and nods her head.
“But Your Majesty the Archduke. “If the imperial palace finds out that the princess is missing…”
“It’s okay, just tell Theodora that you went out with me for a moment.”
“Is it okay? “I’m sure the Empress Dowager is very worried…”
-Finch.
Joey and I flinched at the same time.
“That’s…”
Because I’m missing dinner too. There’s no way you don’t know.
A daughter who suddenly disappeared.
Her mother-in-law cares for her daughter very much, so there’s no way she wouldn’t be worried, but I’m sure Theodora will take care of it.
Thinking of that, I nod my head and say.
“That Agrippa… I’m really sorry. “Can you just tell Theodora that you’re going out with Joey?”
So Agrippa was sent to Theodora.
***
Me and Joey look around at Roman.
“Wow!”
Joy loves to fly.
Seeing her like that brings a smile to my face.
I walk with her and look around downtown Roman.
“Brother-in-law! Look over there. “It used to be a clothing store, but it disappeared and became an accessories store.”
“Look at that department store over there! “It’s on sale today!”
Apart from Joy’s excitement, I speak cautiously because I am hungry.
“Sister-in-law, shall we go for dinner?”
Joy nods his head at my words.
“Brother-in-law, what do you want to eat? I know all the good restaurants here! “Just say it.”
I think about those words for a moment.
“White rice and soy sauce crab sauce.”
Joey hesitates and speaks to me.
“There are foods made from rice, but… What is soy sauce crab?”
He smiled at those words.
I used to like soy sauce crab sauce, so I tried it out while looking at Joy, who was excited.
“There is such food, then shall we eat that type of rice?”
Rice is also grown here.
However, since wheat is mainly grown, rice is sold at a rather high price.
Joy nods his head at my words.
“Just a little bit over there, there is a restaurant famous for risotto. “Eat there.”
So, I go to the store she mentioned and listen to her story.
“Hey, I bought a dress a while ago. It’s really pretty, right?”
A certain store’s dresses are pretty, or a certain store’s desserts are delicious.
This definitely feels like a date.
“Brother-in-law, are you listening to me?”
I smile softly as I look at Joy, who is slightly sulking because she thinks I am ignoring her.
“Did you hear that the bread over there is delicious?”
Joy nods her head as if satisfied with my words.
“Yes! “Mom likes the bread over there… and Dad too…”
The atmosphere becomes momentarily gloomy.
No… Why is this happening all of a sudden?
The moment I felt I had stepped on a landmine.
“Brother-in-law! They’re all here! Hurry! “It’s so popular over there that you can’t eat there if you’re late.”
As Joy said, there is already quite a line.
“Wow? “I see business is going well here?”
Joy nods her head as if it were natural to hear what I said.
“Of course, this is the restaurant I chose.”
As she said, the line is quite long.
“Wow…”
But it seems like there are a lot of couples, right?
I think so and whisper it into Joy’s ear.
“I guess most of the people here are couples?”
Joy answers what I say.
“That’s right, hmmm… There’s a reason for everything.”
What is it?
I feel puzzled by her proud face.
Why does the presence of so many couples in the restaurant have anything to do with your satisfaction?
At some point, it was our turn and we entered the restaurant.
The interior of the restaurant does not have a luxurious feel, but has a cozy feel.
The waiter guided us to the table and we sat down.
“Now, here is the menu.”
I leave the menu and hand it to Joy.
“I’ll give you cream risotto, and what about my brother-in-law?”
With those words, I look around the menu.
“Huh…?”
What did I just see?
There is something strange on the menu.
[Risotto highly praised by Princess Joy.]
[Quattro Starzoni Pizza loved by Princess Joy.]
What is it?
Are my eyes wrong?
I rub my eyes and flip through the menu.
[Red wine from the year Princess Joy was born.]
What is this…?
What does Joy have to do with this restaurant?
When I look at Joy as if asking for an explanation, she smiles and says.
“If you don’t know what to eat, how about risotto and Quattro Stazzoni pizza?”
“Uh… Huh? “Please do with that.”
After Joy finished ordering, I spoke in a low voice.
“Here… Why is your name on every menu?”
Joey laughs, covering his mouth with his palm at my words.
“Well, I’m a regular here. This place became famous. “I come here often.”
I am puzzled by that statement.
“Why is that?”
Can Joy become very famous?
No… Wait.
I heard that Princess Joy has been popular in her romantic circles for a long time due to her unique cuteness and kind heart…
Is that what this meant?
“Even though I look like this, I am Roman’s celebrity. “How popular am I in Roman?”
I speak while slightly lifting the menu and covering my face in case someone hears me.
“So…there are a lot of young couples?”
“Is it because I am the idol of Roman women?”
Joy’s words, which I had never thought of, are absurd.
No… Aren’t people who are envied as idols usually pretty or cool?
I think he is someone like Agrippa or Theodora.
Those two…Anyone will think they are beautiful.
But Joy… I guess it feels like a cute puppy?
That is why it is difficult to accept it easily.
“Huh? “You don’t trust me now, brother-in-law? If I take off this ring, there will be a lot of chaos here.”
I speak softly because I am afraid that someone might take the ring off.
“Trust me, I believe it, so don’t take it out.”
Watching Joy fiddling with the ring viciously gives her a headache.
Was it a good thing that I came out like this today?
What if someone recognizes Joy?
Things like this are confusing in my head. What? Taking off the ring?
When that thought occurred to her, she remembered that she was Theodora’s younger sister, and her sighing deepened.
“Haa…”
The women in this family really don’t think about the future…