Tensei Saki ga Shoujo Manga no Shiro Buta Reijou datta Chapter 75

As soon as she said what she wanted to say, the princess and her kuroko maids went out of the room.

After the tempest of a princess had went away, I was left alone in the room.

Right now, I was near Angela's room. It was located at the east wing of the castle.

(Originally, I do intend to lose weight, but two months…)

I was not confident that I could lose 10 kilograms in that time frame.

However, if I stayed fat, it would be troublesome to incur Angela's imperial wrath.

I decided to go on full-blown diet more than ever.

First of all, dietary restriction and exercise were indispensable.

I hurriedly left the room, I then stopped one of the kuroko maids and asked if I could go to the garden, she then went to ask Angela's permission.

Nonetheless, only the east garden was under Angela's jurisdiction.

(East garden, if I'm not mistaken… it's where poisonous plants are planted.)

Feeling a bit nervous, I went straight to the east garden.

There, poisonous flowers were at full bloom. The season from spring to summer was when flowers were blooming. The foxgloves' beautiful pink flowers were swaying due to the wind. Oleander and Aconite bloomed during summer, so they were still covered in green.

TN: From left to right is foxglove, oleander and aconite.

Beside those, there were daffodils, lily of the valley and rhododendrons.

TN: Left to right is daffodil, lily of the valley and rhododendrons.

(They can be used to make medicines…)

There was a corridor surrounding the east garden, a part of which was connected to outside.

(Somehow, audacious shouts can be heard from the other side… but what on earth is there?)

I was curious and walked towards the voice. There were soldiers training at the garden. It was a boot camp that was familiar to me.

However, it was much too lenient compared to the boot camp of Hakusu earldom. If this was the case, I would still be fat back then.

I tried to exercise while following the movements of the soldiers at the corner so as to not get in the way. It's painful… but I could manage it somehow. This body remembered the intense movements of the boot camp.

After a while, the soldiers noticed me. Looking at me, they talked between themselves.

[Oi, why is there a chubby young lady here? Where are you from?]

[Those movements… those are for soldiers. It's not for ordinary person to use!]

I was somewhat conspicuous. I felt embarrassed and left the place.

I tried to get back to the east garden, but I saw an orange colour in the building and paused.

(That hair, Ricardo?)

His hair colour, an orangeish blond colour, was a little rare and stood out.

Perhaps he had come to see Ryuze and the crown prince.

(I may be wrong, but let's go there.)

As I turned my direction, I walked towards the person who I assumed to be Ricardo.

He was standing in a building located between east and west gardens.

Since I went up the stairs as quickly as possible, my legs became unsteady.

(If I move this much, I'll lose my weight.)

When I arrived at the place where I saw the orange hair, the person was still standing beside the window.

It seemed that there's no mistake, he seemed to be the real Ricardo. He had grown taller than the last time we met.

(Also, he has matured well.)

I approached him from behind and spoke aloud.

[Ricardo, long time no see!]

This was the first time we met in a year.

Since Ryuze put our engagement on hold, he did not come to my territory last summer.

Ricardo, who seemed surprised by my sudden call, looked back towards me while trembling.

[Britney?]

He turned his jewel-like green eyes to me, he was silent with a somewhat difficult face.

I wondered why. Perhaps it's because I had gotten fat again.

[Hasn't it been half a year? Did you come to see Prince Marlow?]

[A, aa, I came since I was called by him. We had just finished talking, so I was about to leave.]

[Is that so. Ryuze-oniisama is also here, have you seen him?]

[He was with His Highness.]

[I'll be staying in the castle for a while, so can we meet again? I also want to tour around the capital city together again.]

[E… no, that's unpleasant.]

Ricardo's gaze wandered around as if he was perplexed.

[Why?]

[Why you ask me… you, how old are you now?]

[Etto, I'm 15 year old.]

[…Isn't it? It's the age when engagement and marriage is becoming realistic. If a young lady of such age goes out with a member of opposite sex without chaperone, won't you have a bad reputation?]

Apparently, he seemed to be worried about me.

The average age for marriage in my previous life was during twenties and thirties, but it was during the teens in this world. If it's early, a young lady could get married at my age.

(As usual, Ricardo is kind.)

Even so, my chest felt tight when he said what he thought was right.

[…Ricardo, I'm sorry. Ryuze-niisama has put our engagement talk on hold. I thought we could get engaged, but…]

[As for that, I also have the same thought as you. But what Ryuze had said is correct. My future is still unstable. I am not fit for you at this moment.]

Was Ricardo giving up on our engagement?

If he was engaged to another young lady, there's no way we could get married.

(To be honest, rather than being in a pending engagement, there are many houses that will welcome him with better conditions…)

Imagining his future with an imaginary woman and having a family of his own, I was shocked by myself.

(In the first place, it's hard since Ryuze-niisama elevated my value.)

Nonetheless, Ryuze who had become Earl Hakusu was now my substantial guardian.

There was no deciding my engagement without involving him.

[It's okay, Britney doesn't have to worry about it.]

Seeing the conflicted me, Ricardo assured me.

It just made me feel uneasy and restless.

(Even though I'm fat now, Ricardo is as gentle as ever.)

He was kind enough to interact with me similarly to when I was thin. It made me happy.

[Ricardo, thank you.]

A fleeting silence came between us.

I wanted to break this delicate atmosphere, so I spoke aloud.

[A, that's right. When I meet you, there is something I plan on giving you. I'll retrieve it now, so please wait a while.]

It's true that there's something I wanted to give him.

Fortunately, the room given to me was nearby, so I could get back to Ricardo not long after.

[Yes, this…! It's a new product of my territory that's just made this spring!]

I offered the small bottle in my hand to Ricardo.

In the small bottle decorated with delicate patterns, a transparent liquid was contained.

[This is…?]

[It's a perfume that my house just started to produce. This fragrance is specifically tailored for you. The only one in this world.]

Ricardo seemed to be wary of the small bottle, remembering the musk perfume incident last year.

He timidly opened it far away from his face.

[…It's not smelly?]

[It's fine! I won't give anything suspicious to you.]

(That perfume shop was so traumatic…)

Such Ricardo felt a little adorable to me, so I reflexively spat those words out.

He brought the opened bottle closer to his face and timidly sniffed it.

[…It smells nice. It's not that strong, and it's a calm and mysterious scent.]

[Isn't it? Since it's for males, I made the scent not too strong and sweet.]

[Thank you.]

Looking at the smiling Ricardo, my heart beat loudly.

TN: There's a lot of oleanders in my neighborhood. Should I be worried I wonder?

Chapter end