A young girl in a village without protection - Chapter 16

Translator: Darling | Editor: Coming soon…

Soratek carried Selesina like a princess and took her to the guest room. 

Selesina impatiently said.

“Lord Soratek, is it alright if you don’t escort Lady Meria?”

Why didn’t he escort the heroine? Why did he escort me the villainess instead? There was great chaos inside Selesina’s mind. Selesina had spilled the wine on the heroine’s dress, isn’t he supposed to be worried about her according to the fantasy game right?

‘There was certainly that kind of development on the game! Then why is he escorting me —-!?’

She was sure that it was the heroine that was to be carried like a princess.

Soratek watched Selesina with a doubtful look.

“I’ve asked the maids to take care of Lady Meria so that’s fine, isn’t it? Sele, aren’t you feeling cold since you got drenched? I’ll quickly have a new dress delivered so please wait for a bit.”

“No, only a little bit of wine spilled over me so I’m fine. But the dress that you gifted to me was stained. I’m really sorry.”

“Don’t worry about such things.”

The original plan was to spill the wine only on the heroine though.

‘—–Ah, is that so?’

She noticed it once she came here.

The reason why Soratek escorted her and not the heroine was because Selesina spilled wine on herself as well.

In the game, only the heroine’s dress was soiled. The only victim in the game was the heroine so there was no reason to choose…………between the heroine and the villainess.

‘In other words, it was my mistake.’

Selesina sighed inside her mind.

‘No matter how much he likes the heroine, since his fiancé’s clothes also got soiled, he had to give her priority. Since he also had social obligations as a prince.’

Next time she swore to only soil the heroine’s dress. 

Even though this was an event that would bring them closer, but due to her mistake in spilling the wine, it was ruined.

If she could correct the trajectory somehow it would be great…………..she was thinking of a way. Soratek would certainly remain by her side till she finished changing into a fresh set of clothing.

It was a little bit of waiting.

“…….The roses are beautiful aren’t they?”

“Nn? Ah, I had the maids decorate the room with them.”

She suddenly noticed the vase and spoken out loud but Soratek cheerfully smiled.

Soratek often gave Selesina red roses. In fact, roses were the only flowers that Soratek ever gave Selesina. Most often they were red but they were also white or pink occasionally.

“Come to think of it, the guest room that is prepared for me is always decorated with roses.”

“It’s because I ask for it.”

“Eh?”

Well, the castle does have a rose garden she lightly thought but……….something was strange.

“Do you give the directions for the decorations of the guest room?”

That wasn’t the job of a prince, Selesina curiously thought.  She thought that it would be fine to leave it to the maid or the head maid.

“Only the guest room that you use Sele.”

“Mine?”

She blinked her eyes when he said that. It wasn’t a response she expected. Soratek said it softly.

“Yeah. Sele you like roses right?…… You were really happy when I gave them to you as a present a long time back. I think it’s good to give roses to you.”

“…………………”

“Don’t tell me, do you dislike them?”

His eyes looked anxious as Selesina inclined her head. It wasn’t that she dislikes them. If she really had to choose then she would say that she likes them but ever since she recovered her memories of her previous life, looking at roses in the garden of her mansion increased her stress levels.

“I see, that’s great.”

Seeing Soratek relax, she realized the reason why Soratek brought her roses.

She always thought that he found it troublesome to think about which flowers to give so he had settled on roses. But her fiancé seemed to think about her a lot more than she knew.

‘Then those flowers that he gave to the heroine at the flower shop were at the request of Lady Meria?’

She was thinking about the incognito date that Soratek and the heroine had in town the other day.

It should be fine to ask about it a little.

“Lord Soratek, have you ever bought a bouquet other than roses before.”

“Nn? What, are you concerned about that………?”

Sensing Selesina’s interest in him, he was really happy and his mouth loosened.

“…….I have often given flowers. But I’ve decided to give roses to you only Selesina. Basically, when I need to give flowers I make it with something other than roses.”

“Is that so……..”

Soratek wasn’t aware that the usually unconcerned Selesina was concerned about roses to that extent.

Maybe because Soratek was feeling guilty but he started to explain to Selesina about that time.

“I coincidently met Lady Meria in town the other day. I left it to the flower shop owner to make a bouquet that day and he chose various kinds of flowers to make one.”

“Did you give a bouquet to Lady Meria?”

“Yeah, because she helped me find an ornament to gift to Sele—–“

Ah, it was already too late by the time he realized it.

Selesina wondered if it would have been better not to ask but Soratek quickly let out an ‘Oh damn.’

“It was meant to be a secret till I gave it to you but I accidentally…….I asked Lady Meria to bring me to a shop that was popular amongst women and the bouquet was in thanks for that.”

“That’s how it was……….”

She had always thought that it was a date but the truth turned out to be something completely different. To think that all of that was done in order to give her a present.

“That, thank you very much……….Lord Soratek.”

“No……….I guess that was pretty uncool of me.”

He wanted to keep it a secret but he was found out by me. Soratek smiled wryly.

There was a knock on the door.

The maid seems to have finished preparing the new dress.

“I’ll wait here so please go and change.”

“Yes. Thank you for your thoughtfulness Lord Soratek.”

Selesina followed the maid to the room at the back in order to change her clothes.