Countess Amber told the maid to tell them that she would be late for the tea party, and then dragged me into a quiet room.
âMy husband is weird these days.â
As soon as they were alone, she brought it up.
âHe keeps going out and he doesnât even come home often. Sometimes he smells like womenâs perfume!â
Oh.
It is a typical form of affairs.
âThe smell of the affairs is strong.â
âRight?â
Countess Amber said, dangling with tears which didnât suit her cold face at all.
âMy husband and I were famous for being golden loveâhow did this happen!â
Ugh!
She sobbed, covering her face with a handkerchief.
I donât know how to comfort her.
First of all, since the affair was not confirmed, I thought that all I could do was determine whether it was true or not.
âFirst of all, I donât think thereâs anything I can do with my black magic.â
âYes?!â
âIâm talking about now. For now.â
I said calming the enraged Countess Amber.
âIâll go back home, find out more, and contact you.â
I had a rough idea.
The necromancer that I saw in the black magic book that I looked at the first time.
Iâm thinking of using it.
But I closed my mouth because I thought it would be better not to say it now.
âIs it possible?â
âIâm going to make it possible.â
I roughly answered and put my hands together. Then, I glanced at Countess Amber.
âOkay, then.â
âYes, please say it.â
âWhat can you give me?â
Countess Amberâs lips went up in a line.
Maybe thereâs something prepared.
She changed her posture a little and put her chin on her hand.
âIâm from the Duchy.â
âSo?â
âIf Madam has nowhere to go after the divorce, I can give you a nice house in the Duchy.â
My eyes shook without realizing it.
First, I was surprised that Countess Amber knew about my divorce plan.
Second, because Countess Amber was likely to have a significant impact on my plans after my divorce.
Similar to her, I twisted my lips.
âHow did you know I was going to get divorced?â
âI have ears, too. And I have a pretty good hearing.â
Countess Amber said, bringing her ears to the palm of her hand.
Rumors seem to be circulating in society.
Then thereâs no way the rumored Countess Amber wouldnât know.
I nodded.
âOkay. Then Iâll try to search with that.â
âOkay.â
I reached out to Countess Amber to shake hands.
She grabbed my hand.
I grabbed her hand hard and said.
âYouâll have to give me a house that Iâm satisfied with.â
Countess Amber also grabbed my hand hard.
âMadam will have to give me a satisfactory answer.â
Look at this.
I laughed in vain.
âYouâre so arrogant.â
Countess Amber burst into laughter.
No, I mean.
I just said it because I was really annoyed.
I got embarrassed and scratched my cheek.
*****
On my way back home. I leaned against the window and fell into thought for a moment.
Countess Amber seemed to be very sad.
It has to be.
Because she started to suspect that her husband, who have such a good relationship with, was going out and having an affairâ.
Suddenly, Sylvester came to mind.
What if Sylvester cheated on me?
âOh.â
I hate just thinking about it.
Isnât that crazy?
Never.
With that in mind, I pulled the face I had been leaning on.
I donât even want to imagine Sylvester having an affair.
It was ridiculous that he would have another woman! I had to be next to him.
Of course, I canât help it after we get divorcedâ.
âNo, I hope you can continue to live alone even if you get divorced.â
It would be impossible in reality, but I really hope so.
Sylvester would ask what nonsense it is if he knew.
Butâ.
âI hate when Sylvester is with a woman other than me.â
That doesnât mean that I really like him.
I just donât like it. If someone ask why I donât like it, thenâ.
âAh, I donât know.â
I messed up my hair and buried my face in my hands.
âNo, Iâm like this, but Sylvester is just fine?â
I am openly seducing Callian.
According to Sylvesterâs orders.
But Sylvester is fine. Like me, it doesnât seem like he doesnât like it just by imagining it.
Uhm.
âIs Sylvester really not interested in me?â
I was a little disappointed with this.
Still, I thought we had our own partnership. And we slept together yesterday, too!
âNo, if you donât have any feeling, why do you want to sleep together?â
And even combined the rooms.
âHeâs so mean.â
I pouted my lips and raised my head.
âIf Madam has nowhere to go after the divorce, I can give you a nice house in the Duchy.â
Yeah.
Iâm going to get a divorce.
I will live a peaceful and happy life after divorce.
So I canât give Sylvester more feeling.
I spent the rest of my time making up my mind and promise to myself.
In fact, the promise was not made well.
*****
When I arrived at the mansion, it was already time for the evening moon to rise.
It takes this long if I cross the boundary.
As soon as the carriage stopped, I got up.
I heard Neil rushing in. Soon after, the carriage door opened.
âWelcome back, Madam.â
I stared down at Neilâs hand. And glanced at him.
âDonât you have something to say to me?â
âPardon?â
Neil opened his eyes wide as if surprised.
I frowned at him like that.
âIt means you donât have anything to say to me.â
âAh, thatâsââ
Neil was flustered and didnât know what to do.
Of course.
Because itâs the same as said, âIf you have something to say, tell me.â
If he answer incorrectly, he might think that she will smash it.
So Neil remained silent.
I stared at Neil.
âI mean, shouldnât you apologize for posting an article without my permission and without my husbandâs permission?â
âAh!â
As if Neil knew what was wrong with âAh!â He raised his head while shouting.
âIâm sorry. I made a big mistake.â
âIâm glad you knew it now.â
After that, I blew wind from my mouth and brushed the flowing bangs back, and I opened my eyes.
âIâm not going to let it slide.â
âPardon? Thenââ
Neil asked with a blank face.
I laughed at him to the fullest.
âLater, when youâre having the most trouble, Iâll put more weight on you.â
Neil sighed and bit his lip.
He looked at me as if he was a little resentful.
âMadam, do you know that you said something really mean?â
âYeah.â
âYouâre so meanââ
He dropped his head hard.
So mean?
I laughed in vain because I was speechless.
âYouâre too much. How can you write an article that harms my reputation like that?â
âThatâsâ! It was for His Excellency.â
âHa?â
I crossed my arms and looked up at him obliquely.
âYou know that His Excellency doesnât like this too, right?â
ââ¦.â
Neil couldnât answer more.
Maybe Sylvester scolded him a lot.
Hmm, Iâm satisfied for it.
I tapped Neil on the shoulder and said.
âAct in moderation, moderation. Donât get fired for doing useless things.â
Neil opened his mouth, then shut it tight. Perhaps he thinks that he will never get fired.
Is this what Neil thought?
He was no longer talking.
Instead, he just guides me.
I followed him into the mansion slowly. But the inside of the mansion was a little strange. It was not a quiet and calm atmosphere as usual.
It was a chaotic and noisy atmosphere.
I tilted my head.
âItâs a bit chaotic inside?â
âThereâs a guest here.â
âWho?â
Neil opened his mouth.
It was that time.
âOh.â
A creepy familiar voice came out.
I slowly turned my head toward that side.
The one slowly coming down from the stairs.