CH 72

“Um, I don’t really care about social status.”

“What?”

Paolo seemed momentarily confused and spoke in a silly voice, but I continued without paying attention.

“Social status doesn’t matter to me. But when it comes to marriage and such, I think it’s better for you to avoid it indirectly until you reach the age where you can enter society… Is that okay?”

As I asked, Paolo looked at me with a bewildered expression. Since he didn’t answer right away, I became anxious and asked again.

“I-Is it possible that you’re aiming for a marriage of convenience?”

“…Hahaha!”

Despite my confusion, Paolo started laughing for some reason. I secretly looked at Dennis, who seemed incredibly angry and had a face that could be taken down at any moment. I quickly averted my gaze and asked him.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Well, I just thought that I was the one who was trapped in this country.”

“…What?”

I tilted my head because I didn’t understand what he meant.

“People say you’re weird, don’t they?”

“Yeah. But the people around me know that I have memories, so they overlook it and are always willing to correct me if I’m wrong…”

Actually, I couldn’t really feel the concept of social class. Even if I was taught that things should be done a certain way here, I couldn’t nod my head right away because it seemed to lack rationality. However, as I grew up, I got used to it and now I rarely hear about it.

“That’s right. But don’t you think this way? In this world or country, things that are considered wrong may be the opposite in the country we came from, and the way of thinking in this country may be considered wrong. So which one is right?”

“Well…”

“You’ve never thought about it, have you?”

He asked me in a different way than before when I hesitated to answer. Although he had a smile on his face, I could feel the pressure that he wouldn’t tolerate any nonsense, and as a timid person, I felt a little scared of him.

However, I understood that feeling well.

So I answered honestly.

“Of course, I’ve thought about it. But I thought it was useless just to think about it. After all, what one person can do is limited, so I thought it would be better to accept it and think about what to do with it. I’m not that smart, and I don’t have abundant knowledge from my past life…”

“Well, that’s probably true. I’m similar… yeah, you can’t do anything alone.”

Paolo said with a slightly wry smile, then let out a big sigh and scratched his head, saying, “Ah.”

“Sorry, it turned into a dark story. I used to talk about this kind of thing with people who had similar memories in the same class, but there was no one born in modern-day Japan, so I ended up saying unnecessary things.”

“Don’t worry, I was happy to hear it too.”

In fact, I finally realized how grateful it is to be able to understand nuances and even words without having to explain what I know, just by being born here.

He must have been in a similar situation.

“I see, that’s good then.”

“Yeah, but please take care of Lucia.”

“Ah, I got it. But I can’t handle it while I’m working, so you’ll have to do something about it.”

I nodded.

Of course, I had no confidence that I could do anything about it, but I intended to somehow figure it out. If I couldn’t, Lucia would be in trouble. Since I had taken responsibility for her, I wanted to avoid any trouble.

“I’ll do my best. Well then, I’ll definitely go to that shop someday. Um, what’s the name of the shop?”

“I’ll guide you when the time comes, so look forward to it.”

“Got it. Oh, you should probably get back to work now.”

Thinking that I had talked for a long time, I said so, and Paolo returned to the bright smile he showed at first and answered.

“Don’t worry about it. I enjoyed talking too, and to tell you the truth, it’s still not enough.”

I felt the same way, but the servants should be quite busy. Currently, we are the only guests visiting this mansion, but nobles who came to participate in the parliament being held in the capital city also come to this mansion.

There must be a need to handle that.

If you want to talk more, you can go to the store he mentioned.

“I had fun too. Well then, see you.”

Thinking it would be bad to keep him any longer, I said that to send him off. Then, he changed his demeanor in an instant.

“Yes, my lady. Excuse me then.”

He bowed elegantly with movements that were truly like those of a servant of the Duke family and left through the door. I was mesmerized by his gesture and became absent-minded. Although I didn’t feel it much while talking, he was still a handsome man.

Unlike Jeremiah, there was nothing bad for my heart, but I couldn’t help but admire him. Then, I heard a cough from behind. When I turned around fearfully, I met Dennis’s expressionless eyes.

She said in a low voice while still angry.

“Lady Lorraine… I didn’t say anything as you ordered, but I don’t like it. Just because you are from the same hometown doesn’t mean I’ll allow such language,” Dennis said, with bitterness overflowing from every corner.

Feeling pressured by Dennis’s attitude, I smiled vaguely and said, “I’m sorry. But it’s true that I felt relieved because you were there. Thank you.”

Dennis looked surprised when I sincerely apologized for causing her unpleasant feelings, as it is not appropriate for a noblewoman to speak to a servant in such a way. After all, I am in a superior position and they are in a serving position, so it is not acceptable. However, I still wanted to say it.

“I trust you. So please continue to help me from now on.”