While the four were excitedly chatting in the that room…
“Yawn~”
In the ducal family’s bedroom, with its grand estate and impressive gates…
On a spacious bed, a platinum blonde young lady with a beautifully clear voice was sprawled out, completely relaxed.
Her well-proportioned features and perfectly maintained hair had a cotton-like, fluffy quality.
It was the kind of appearance that would make any woman envious at first glance, but her current behavior ruined it all.
“L-Lady Aria…”
How many times had she seen this sight?
Sonya, the dedicated maid of Aria Thielle, wore an exasperated expression as she interjected with a sharp voice.
“Um, don’t you plan to fix yourself up?”
“Nope.”
Aria answered immediately, wrapped in her sheets. Her appearance was far from “flawless.”
“I need to relax like this, or I’ll get sick.”
“That applies to everyone except you, My Lady.”
Sonya agreed that relaxation was important.
However, Aria spent all her time in her bedroom like this, except for studying and eating.
She understood that Aria was busy with parties, dinners, and birthday celebrations, but surely no other young lady was this slovenly and unrefined.
“You know, you’ll get fat.”
Sonya uttered the forbidden words, but even that had no effect on the ducal family’s songstress.
“I’m totally fine~ Look~”
Without any hesitation, Aria pulled back the sheets, covering her ample chest with her arms while revealing her slightly toned stomach.
This was always how Aria looked in her bedroom. Completely naked.
If a man were to see such a defenseless and seemingly seductive figure, he would surely be overcome with desire in an instant.
It was true that she was called the “beautiful songstress” for a reason—perhaps due to her sleep-when-you-want lifestyle, she was quite well-developed compared to others her age.
Except for her height, which hadn’t grown much.
“That’s indecent. Please cover yourself.”
“Okay.”
“Sigh…”
An unbelievably casual response for a young lady.
And the same could be said for Sonya, who sighed so openly in front of her mistress, but this was the nature of their relationship.
“Really, please pull yourself together. If people knew that the duke’s daughter was like some caterpillar, even if you got engaged, you’d be abandoned immediately.”
“That’s fine. No one’s found out so far… Ahem. ‘I can become proper in an instant, you see?'”
The moment Aria cleared her throat, she changed her expression, voice, and manner of speaking.
It goes without saying that she instantly took on a much more mature air, and it also goes without saying that she was still sprawled lazily on the bed.
Thinking how truly skillful this was, Sonya sat down on the bed where her mistress was melting into the sheets.
“Well then, please listen as you are.”
“Okey-dokey.”
“Regarding the dinner party this Saturday evening…”
“Yes!”
“Entry will begin at 6 PM. There will be two hours for greetings and dining. Your song performance is scheduled for 8 PM.”
“6 PM entry, greetings and dining for two hours. Song at 8 PM… got it. When can I leave?”
“You’re free after your song performance. You may leave at any time you like.”
It was impressive how, despite her sloppiness, she was making an effort to remember the schedule.
Sonya thought this inwardly, but knowing that praise would only make her more slovenly, she didn’t voice it.
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“Hey, who’s attending this dinner party?”
“Among those you’re close with, Lady Elena Leclerc and her younger brother, Alan Leclerc, will be there as the hosts.”
“Mhm, mhm~”
A pleased voice.
“This surprised me as well, but Lady Luna Perenmel, the third daughter of the baronial family, will also be attending.”
“Eh? That Luna-chan?”
“Yes, that Lady Luna.”
“Really, really Luna-chan!?”
“Without a doubt.”
“Mm~!!”
In an instant, Aria began kicking her feet on the bed.
Being naked, her slender legs and thighs peeked out from the gaps in the sheets.
The spot where Sonya was sitting shook violently.
“I see. I’m looking forward to seeing Luna-chan in a dress!”
The difference in status between a duke and a baron was like heaven and earth.
Moreover, Aria only attended school on exam days.
It seemed there would be no connection between the two, but on the one day Aria came to school for exams, the test location was the library where Luna attended classes.
That became the catalyst for their conversations, and from the young lady’s perspective, they had become friends.
“I’m sorry to interrupt your good mood, but I have one more thing to report.”
“Hm?”
“Lord Byleth Saintford of the marquis family will also be attending the dinner party.”
“…Eh?”
Aria’s smile, which had been beaming until now, vanished in an instant, and her face turned pale.
“Y-You must be joking, right?”
She asked back in a pretentious tone, having tensed up at Sonya’s report, but the answer didn’t change.
“It’s the truth.”
“Uu-uuh…”
“This is no time for ‘uu-uuh.’ It’s a fact.”
“But he’s scary…! When we passed by each other at school once, he glared at me like he wanted to kill me!!”
“As I’ve said before, he might have thought, ‘You’re putting on too much of an act.’ Some people have sharp intuition.”
This was Sonya’s honest opinion, so her feelings came through quite strongly.
Of course, she still cared for Aria despite this.
“Even if that’s true, those eyes were really scary! He’s the only one who does that to me!”
“…”
“Ah~ If he glares at me while I’m singing…”
Aria covered her face with the sheets, trying to escape reality, but Sonya reassured her.
“Well, I think it’s all in your imagination.”
“H-How can you say that?”
“I heard a rumor that he’s incredibly popular among the servant class.”
“Eh?”
Aria poked her head out from the sheets again, her pink eyes wide with surprise.
It wasn’t unreasonable for her to be this shocked.
“If he’s well-liked by those of lower status, it means he must have a generous attitude.”
“I-If that rumor is true, then maybe I was mistaken…”
“Do you feel a bit better now?”
“I do.”
“Well, there’s no denying that you put on an act, Lady Aria, so there’s still a good chance you were glared at.”
“Geez!”
Skillfully provoked, Aria changed to a sulky look and voiced her displeasure before taking action.
“Sonya, come here.”
“Ah!”
Aria reached out and grabbed Sonya’s wrist, pulling her forcefully into the sheets.
“Please stop, Lady Aria. I still have work to do.”
“This is my order.”
“…Sigh.”
Although they had built a casual relationship with each other, the absolute positions remained unchanged.
Offering no resistance, Sonya allowed herself to be pulled in, becoming her mistress’s body pillow under the sheets.
“It’s warm.”
“It’s hot. And my clothes will get wrinkled.”
“Hehe~”
Aria dodged the sharp words with a smile, quickly grew quiet, and soon began to breathe the steady rhythm of sleep once more.
“…”
During this idle time,
Sonya, exasperated, gently stroked her mistress’s head to pass the time.
As slovenly as this young lady was, Sonya wanted to help her forget, if only for a moment, her busy days.
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