The Noble Lady of Lust

Chapter 306: Gardens

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Finally we managed to escape to a free terrace, which also had servants at the disposal of the guests who went there for fresh air or a change of scenery, and I gave orders to one of them to bring everything he could, while the girls and I sat at some tables, chatting a bit.... well, I was focused on something else.

”yum, mnm!, oh, this is the only good thing about this, mngh!!, water”

”here you go, my lady” (Elena)

”glup! huaaa~ I’m saved, thank you, Elena”

”I really can’t believe you’re the same person” (Silvia)

”what? what do you mean? ”

”that I can’t believe that you used to act so impeccably before, and now you eat like a pig” (Silvia)

”hey Silvia, acting like this is not easy, I need to de-stress a little, besides, the food at the palace is really good...”

”well, anyway, I thank you, I’m not very good at dealing with my father” (Silvia)

”huh? your father? at what point... oh, the weird guy with blue hair and red mustache?”

”yeah, that was him, although he left without being able to say anything” (Silvia)

’Shit Silvia! why didn’t you warn me?’

I didn’t remember talking to Silvia’s father, but among the people who came to me, there was a middle aged man with a red mustache and blue hair. He was so strange that I remembered him.

I just guessed, and well, I related them by the color of their hair. It was the first time I had met him, although when he arrived I treated him like the rest.

As I saw him looking penetratingly at Silvia, I politely told him to fuck off like the others.

Apparently I had been mistaken, and he wasn’t looking at her out of interest or some ulterior motive. Maybe he was appreciating how beautiful his daughter looked. I should have talked to him better, like I did with Alice’s father.

”no, this way is fine, he and I have a complicated relationship”(Silvia)

uff, false alarm if that’s the case it’s ok’.

”uhm, oh well, if you say so, ñomn. oh, Elena, you must learn to make this! it tastes delicious, ñomn”

”yes, I will keep it in mind, my lady” (Elena)

”big sister, try this one! it is also very good”(Alice)

”oh, good. by the way, Alice, this one has cherries in it, I know you like them”

”oh, thank you, humm, yes it is delicious, big sister”(Alice)

”The difference is abysmal...rather, Elena, doesn’t it bother you that she’s acting like this? I heard you warn her not to act like this before” (Aurora)

”...”(Elena)

”hey don’t put her in doubt, there’s no one around, so it’s okay, right?”

”...Yes, my lady. Just make sure no one else besides us sees her.” (Elena)

I heard Aurora criticize me , and it wasn’t for my acting like Silvia. She was looking between Alice and I, who were side by side, probably because while I was devouring things in one bite, Alice ate them slowly, quietly enjoying them.

But if I ate like her, I wouldn’t be able to try the whole menu. It’s a matter of efficiency, I need to see if there’s something delicious for Elena to consider.

Besides, Aurora has some of the least manners after me. She’s just pretending she’s holding back.

She was just talking out of envy, and even trying to accuse me, with Elena, but it’s my deserved reward .

”By the way, what did you mean when you said that the Silvercres would sponsor us? You were saying it every time the subject of sponsorship came up. It’s the first time I’ve heard something like that.”(Silvia)

”Oh yes, my father told me a few days ago that the nobleman he serves would give me his patronage. In fact, he was the first one who approached me, my father serves the Glass house...”(Lys).

Now I understand the confidence of that person, despite not knowing me directly.

Although my father had previously made arrangements, perhaps he thought to take advantage of the subject to talk, with us, but in the end I did not give him the opportunity either.

”Oh... well, don’t worry, I already have it covered, my family will sponsor all of you so-.”

”I don’t need it...” (Cordelia)

”...”

’no, Cordelia, you definitely need it.’

That pesky instructor continues to coerce Astrid to fund her with resources and patronage in exchange for a double marriage bond.

Astrid, who was buried among so many wives - and not to mention she was only the previous patriarch’s - doesn’t have the resources to properly support Cordelia.

I think I’m beginning to understand what became of Astrid after I graduated, in the alternate line... something that definitely won’t happen anymore.

Well, as for Lys and Silvia, it was better that my house gave them sponsorship. I had already talked to my father and he agreed.

I remember how both of them, on the alternate line, were on their own. Lys, is a late bloomer and didn’t get much attention during the academy, and Silvia apparently didn’t get along with her family.

Although I used to think it was because I was a commoner, and something like this banquet didn’t seem to have happened.

So everyone was getting by as best they could, with the basic help from the kingdom, for the 50 students, which in that place is not that special and only served to keep you alive.

’Things are really changing.’

”Well, the arrangements are already made and they’ll all be sponsored by the Silvercres.”

”oh, that’s what my father was referring to earlier, I hadn’t understood-” (Alice)

”Well, Alice, in your case it’s more of a collaboration. And the same with your father, Aurora. We won’t be short of money or any resources we need.”

”You’re really doing what you want behind our backs!” (Aurora)

”Hey, I’m sure I told them... ehmm, hey Elena, did I tell them?”

”No.” (Elena)

”Well... little details.”

”I don’t need it...” (Cordelia)

’Fuck, Cordelia, you’re the one who needs it the most here. What’s this useless nonsense?’

”Haaa... well unfortunately I also talked to your mother, and we already came to an agreement.”

”You know her...?” (Cordelia)

’Ugh, I shouldn’t have said that.’

Well, I don’t think it matters if I know who her mother is, but her gaze suddenly became so sharp I felt it pierced me. I don’t know what the problem is.

”W-well, she and I came to an agreement, just like with the rest. And you’ll have our sponsorship, whether you want it or not. Do you have a problem with that conclusion?”

”...No.” (Cordelia)

Well, I’m still confused whether she’s really picking a fight or her intentions are otherwise, but if I’m blunt like I am now, I get answers free of misunderstanding.

So I think there’s no problem. Although now she seemed thoughtful about something... well, Astrid will take care of it, then I’ll ask her.

”Anyway, oh, if you ask, my heart is magnanimous. And Mike and Ban are sponsored too. The others can on their own.”

Willian is now a nobleman, and the kingdom will definitely support him a lot on his own. Alexander was also a noble, and Cordelia’s henchmen were the sons of decent nobles... or so they said.

And Ivan caught his father’s attention, and will be sponsored by the Argent, even though he is not a legitimate son.

As for those two, Ban came from a fallen noble family that was just rising, and Mike is only the son of a baron - the lowest within the nobility, not counting knights.

So I felt a little sorry for them, as they seemed nervous about not having support. Although this event was for that, it didn’t hurt to put them under our veil.

Still we lose nothing, and since it’s a collaboration between my family, the royal family and some other nobles, there’s no one who would object to this amount of patronage for the most talented.

So I asked my father to sponsor them as well, since he is the center of all this. He asked me a lot of questions though... and he seemed to have even more questions for them. Well, if they survive, they’ll have a strong sponsor.

”Hey, what about Chris?” (Aurora)

”Huh? What’s Chris got?”

”You’re not going to sponsor him? As far as I know, he’s just the son of one of your knights.” (Aurora)

”...oh, that’s right. I’ll sponsor it too. That’s obvious, I left that out because it was obvious.”

”Oh, I was worried about that too. Since you didn’t mention it...” (Lys)

”Yeah, well, that obvious...oh, I know, let’s go for a walk around the gardens.”

I wanted to bury the subject, and now that I had tasted everything well and was full, nothing better than a stroll through the uselessly large and beautiful gardens of this castle.

”Huh? Can we do that?” (Lys)

”Yes, let’s go. The gardens are beautiful. It’s better than going back in there; the smell of perfume and makeup of those nobles makes me dizzy, as long as they are with me no one will mind.”

.

..

”Then, when he tried to follow me to my personal balcony, I grabbed a flowerpot and threw it at him.”

”Do people like that really exist?” (Lys)

”Yes, and that’s why I didn’t want to leave them alone. In fact, there were many predatory looks from old men before, tasting them up and down.”

”Hii!!”(Lys)

”My Lady, don’t disturb Miss Lys.” (Elena)

”Well, it’s the truth. You must have felt them too, didn’t you, it really bothered me, I wanted to throw a punch at them,”

”Still you did great, big sis.”(Alice)

”he~ , your praise makes me stronger..., it certainly was hard, Although the number one victim was Silvia’s breasts”.

”The only look I felt was yours...and Chris’.” (Silvia)

”Well, that’s true, but you’re not going to deny the rest, are you, you of all people must have noticed it?”

”haaah~ yes, and it’s not very nice, in fact I prefer yours a thousand times”(Silvia)

”true, Besides, I was correctly appreciating how nice that dress fits you. That...and your breasts, but it’s appreciative. I’m sure Chris was too.”

”Hum... although that fool took a hit from Eira for looking at me so much...”. (Silvia)

”Ahem, Chris is a gentleman, and you probably misunderstand, he was probably just looking at nothing.”

’Silvia, if you’re listening to me, shut up. That Lys might have a bad opinion of me. ’

I relayed my intentions to Silvia, who lately seems more intent on sabotaging me than helping.

And well, it was true that curiously Silvia got a lot of the looks. She is beautiful, along with that wine dress, her breasts and without her glasses, plus her perfectly coiffed hair, along with her big breasts. She could even outshine me.

I really wanted her to spend time with William, but there were a lot of problems. Considering that being next to him meant being the center of attention, it would be very difficult to do anything.

In the end, I let her do whatever she wanted. She would make her decision, and she has stuck with us. In fact, she broke away of her own free will and came with us, even though I didn’t encourage her.

’Well, that’s better... I don’t know if William has the skill and tact to keep her safe, as beautiful as she is now.’

After thinking about it I looked at her and realized that she was definitely using her skill.

’Heee~, you’re blushing. How cute.’

”Shut up!” (SIlvia)

”Hey, what’s wrong Silvia, did I say something wrong?” (Lys).

”Uh... no, Lys... I was thinking about something else. What were you saying?” (Silvia)

’Hue~ silly, only you listen to me. That’s what you get for using your skillso much.’

I laughed at Silvia, who inadvertently shushed Lys as she spoke. And well, it’s funny to pick on Silvia, considering that it’s getting hard to bother her.

”Oh, I was saying Chris seemed nervous for some reason. You were coming in the same carriage, do you know why?” (Lys)

”Well, apparently he’s going to meet his father-in-law. Hopefully he’ll get a beating for messing with both sisters.”(Silvia)

’Hey!’

”Oh, so that was it? They’re going to formalize their relationship, huh...”(Lys)

”Oh, Lys, what do you think regarding-”

”My Lady, Sir Andres is looking this way.” (Elena)

”Who?”

Suddenly Elena interrupted me as I was about to ask Lys what she thought about that, pointing to a guy on the balcony who, after looking at us, smiled and came back inside.

He looked like he had intentions of coming this way. He looked familiar from somewhere, and if Elena knows him, I should...

”...My Lady, her fiancé!”

”Oh, that’s right, he...”