Chapter 40
<strong>Ch . 40 Visitors Again</strong>
The first tea party ended sessfully,
“Another time please by all meanse to my house!!”
With these unanimous words, thedies returned home in good humour .
At once the feeling of my mentality havingpletely splintered and fallen was intense so, for tidying up I am allowed to hurriedly retire to my room .
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I am in my usual home position of diving into the soft andfortable couch .
“When did I end up bing a neat and sweet, madam~?!”
I writhe in embarrassment while I grip a nearby cushion close .
“Well, Mistress . That is not incorrect,” Mimosa watches over me, who is cowering, with a smile .
“How can I have the nerve to participate in parties and the like in high society anymore? I am too embarrassed! I will return to being a shut-in again like I have until now!”
My face is buried in the cushion, my head (face) is hidden but my bottom is sticking out .
“However it seems that will be difficult,” Dahlia says to such a me, lowering her eyebrows apologetically . Good gracious, what could be difficult? I lift my face from the cushion and blink several times at Dahlia who is saying strange things .
“Why?”
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“Yes . Party and tea party invitations will steadily be delivered more than recently . ”
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What .
“NO~~~~~!!!!”
I thought it would be the reverse . In contrast to me who is greatly perplexed Dahlia states the truth with a faint smile .
“It seems Mistress’s status in high society has risen rapidly, since the evening party the other day . Not just because of that awakening of the Duke’s, more than that, it seems that Mistress’s own charms are being very praised......”
What .
“NO~~~~~!!!!”
Please do not say anymore? Because I will really end up having a out-of-body experience!
I cover my face with a cushion and, cover my ears . Please do not speak of the dark history in front of everybody?!
“There there, Mistress . It is not necessary to participate in all of them . ”
“Really?”
Dahlia says with a gentle tone of voice and rubs my back like she is soothing me who is greatly disturbed .
“Yes . Because not all of them will be only invitations from entirely good intentions . In exchange with even just a friendship with Physalis you gain prestige in society so, there are also families who are aiming for that . ”
She is speaking with a gentle tone but, the contents of what she is saying are frightening .
Scary! High society is scary! Until now because I was a declining aristocrat, I waspletely left out from such a muddy high society so it was quiet . For the super first-ss there are super first-ss hardships .
Despite being on the couch, I unintentionally slide back and my cheeks twitch .
“Mistress you do not have to be so worried! Because it will be properly dealt with by Lotus and I,” she says with a dazzling smile to me who is spooked at hearing the behind the scenes of high society . To the side of Dahlia, Mimosa is also vigorously nodding and, is smiling in a simr way .
What will be dealt with how? ......no, I cannot interfere with nice smiling faces of Dahlia and Mimosa . Uh huh . It’s okay . They are extremely reassuring wicked smiling faces!
“......thanks . I will rely on you . ”
Aah, I will be protected by everyone!
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In the meantime, one of the Duke’s attending maids turns up to notify of the Duke’s return home .
“Excuse me Mistress . The Duke has returned”
“Aah, is it already that time?”
It is not the situation to be struggling with such things as the scary high society and my dark history . Today I had a tea party so as such I am dressed up so I do not have to get changed but, I was idling on the couch so my dress is quite dishevelled . I hurriedly get up from the couch and, I am fixing and grooming the wrinkled dress when,
“Umm~ . Still more... there are visitors......”
The maid hesitantly advises with upturned eyes .
“Oh, who is it?” Dahlia asks the maid with her usual stern head-maid face,
“They are the Duke’s coworkers”, The maid returns to her normal serious work face and answers .
“Coworkers... so that means, knights?” I ask the maid while Mimosa fixes my clothing .
“That is right . They are from the special duty division . ”
“Oh~! We have to hurry at once . ......thanks, Mimosa . Now, let’s go”
Mimosa rapidly fixes me up as far as makeup, and I hurry to the entrance way . However what is this? It is the first time the Duke has brought friends over .
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“Wee home, Duke!”
I go towards the entrance way in a half run .
As always the Duke is talking with Lotus but, today,
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“Hello~ Madam!!”
“Excuse us for disturbing you~!”
“Wa! She is really a pretty person!”
“Uo~, she genuinely is~!”
“She is a dreamlike Madame~!!”
“Kyaa~, she is a beautiful person~!!”
There is a noisy crowd of people talking . Exactly how many people did he bring along? I mean, what is a ‘dreamlike madam’?! ......*cough* I have be unsettled .
In the normally peaceful entrance way, there are people wearing the knights uniform being noisy . No sooner than I show appearance in the entrance way, the knights surround me . How many people are there? There are also women .
“Uh, umm~!”
Wai, ... d o n o t c r u s h m e !!
I am tall and thin but, I am surrounded by knights with better statures and builds than me and I have no way out!!
I am panicking when,
“Hey!! Do not swarm Vi!”
Saying this the Duke pulls me towards himself by my shoulder with a jerk and rescues me from the encircling .
Ho . I’m saved .
“Wel... wee back Duke! This is also very well-attended......”
I say wee back again while looking up at his nearby beautiful face mixed with a wry smile,
“I am sorry it is without warning . They said they muste no matter what and would not listen...... They are my subordinates from the special duty division . ”
The Duke is weary .
“Oh, is that so? Then we must show hospitality,” I say while looking out over the faces of the knights and, everyone’s whole face is smiling and they are nodding every moment . This feeling of being looked at with judgy eyes, is my persecutionplex, right?
“No, it is okay to give them alcohol and drinking snacks instead,” The Duke gazes with half-open-eyes at the these knights .
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“Huh~!? Leader is cruel~!!”
“Madam is an angel~!”
“Blow it up~!”
Wow, it is a storm of booing .
Well, for now I peel off the Duke’s hand that has been tightly embracing my shoulders *rip*,
“That’s not going to happen . They are people who assist the Duke so we will courteously show hospitality! Everyone, please wait just a minute in the salon . Rosa, please lead everyone to the salon . ”
“Yes, Mistress,” I give out directions to one of the Duke’s nearby attending maids .
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Immediately there is a huddle after the Duke and the knights are driven from the entrance way .
“Lotus, how many people were there in total?”
“Altogether there is 15 . ”
“As I thought! Thanks . Well then, please request Carthame to prepare the meal . To buy time something like hors d’oeuvres will be fine! Ah, also plenty of alcohol . ”
“Certainly . ”
As soon as I say this Lotus hurries to the kitchen . To see him off are the next instructions .
“Dahlia has arranged the maids but, today please send around some people to the salon as well . ”
“Understood . I will also immediately prepare some tea . ”
“Thanks!” saying this, Dahlia disappears in the direction of the servant dining room .
“Mimosa and I and, afterwards with the helpers from Dahlia, will show hospitality,”
I instruct the left-over Mimosa .
“Certainly . ”
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Thus the ‘urgent visitor shift’ is deployed in emergency applying the ‘Master shift’ .
However today is a very rare day with many visitors......