I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

59. The prom, now with no attendance (4)

1.

“There is no need to worry, Rudric. Everything is going according to plan.”

“Eileen?”

This world is not a world where media is developed like in my previous life. Newspapers were everything, and of course, it was far from the convenience of simply listing the information you wanted by simply searching the Internet like in my previous life.

This meant that unless you were an aristocrat high enough to see Eileen in person, there was no concern that anyone would recognize Eileen if she struggled openly in the middle of the capital.

If Eileen was like that, I was especially like that.

Just.

There was a slight crack in his expression, which had always been cold like an ice field. The corners of her mouth that went up with a faint smile and her eyes slightly bent meant that Eileen was smiling.

Thus, naturally, the eyes of the people around her were also focused on Eileen. She didn’t know that Eileen was the Grand Duke of Norse, she just watched her in amazement at the innocent look on her face.

As for what I wanted to say, I could sum it up simply. As a result.

‘…… It’s pretty.’

The current Eileen was pretty.

Even though she was wearing the uniform she usually wears, Eileen now had a face that no one could help but feel objectively beautiful.

I didn’t know because she always had a hard expression, but Eileen was very pretty with a light smile. Even the eyelashes that tremble lightly whenever she smiles, everything, even a person who does not have universal aesthetic standards, has no choice but to admit it.

As she stared blankly at her with her mouth open for a moment, Eileen approached and tilted her head.

“Huh? Did I put something on my face?”

“……Ah. No, it’s not really like that.”

“It’s bland.”

Eileen replied with a no-nonsense tone and held out her hand to me with a faint smile on her face.

“……?”

“Still, it’s a long-awaited holiday thanks to Elena, so I don’t think it’s right to go around again. It’ll get sore from being stuck somewhere.”

“Ah…”

“And above all…”

Eileen, who was looking around her lightly, smiled brightly.

“The weather today is perfect for walking around outside.”

“If so.”

Eileen held out her hand as I chuckled.

Actually, since I don’t know what happened in the past before her return, I don’t know why such a pretty person is clinging to me.

I’m just vaguely inferring that I had a talent for flirting with women that I don’t know about.

Because there was still one unanswered question.

“Eileen.”

“Hmm?”

Contrary to her usual image, I asked Aileen, who was walking while humming and expressing the fact that she was in a good mood with her whole body.

“But why is Aileen being nice to me?”

No matter how much she does, why does she openly like me- or is my face that good-looking? The leather on my face was not thick enough to ask.

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Moreover, she has already asked Arwen a similar question once, but instead of listening to her answer, there is a record of being scolded for not talking nonsense.

She was conscious of the fact that I was not ugly, just like the saying that you have no choice but to know that you are handsome or pretty.

However, it’s just that I wasn’t on the same level as Eileen and other people to say that I fell in love with her because of her appearance.

It was the biggest question.

What the hell happened in the past before the regression, no matter how much it is a world where men and women are reversed, how did all these pretty girls cling to me enough to even return?

“……Hmm, that’s a tough question.”

Eileen, who received my question from her, raised her eyebrows in surprise, and then she seemed to be lost in her thoughts.

Then, a variety of facial expression changes continued.

Even though she wanted to remember something, she soon had a wry smile on her face, and her expression went dark and then brightened again.

…… What do you mean?

It was a series of facial expression changes that I couldn’t understand as I watched from the side, but Eileen answered with a smile.

“Well, I’m not quite sure why I was attracted to you.”

“Yes?”

“Oh, that’s a mistake. I hope you forget it.”

It was the kind of hard tone I heard often, but today it was a little softer.

Eileen, who left her meaning unknown, asked me with a smile on her face.

“So, where would you like to start today?”

2.

“Again.”

“Yes. The person whom Her Highness ordered to bring has recently made great achievements in magic and has entered intensive training…”

“I see.”

Elena, who had cut off her adjutant before the explanation was finished, shuddered as she changed into a dress to attend her festival.

“I didn’t expect it to work this way.”

“Yes?”

“I didn’t mean to you, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Elena waved her hand at the questioning adjutant and said leisurely.

“Among the nobles and guests who were notified of their absence today, who is worth noting?”

“…First of all, His Highness the Archduke of Nord has informed us that he will attend from tomorrow. Other than that, there are no other absentees that His Highness should be aware of.”

“I’m sure. Then it’s Eileen’s turn today.”

Elena, with the help of a lady-in-waiting beside her, changed into her fancy dress for the party, her hair tossed back with her graceful movements.

Since it was the first day, most nobles naturally attended. It is also the largest festival held in recent years, and since it lasts for several days, it is customary to attend most of the opening or closing of the festival commemorating the birthday of the emperor.

Thus, Eileen’s behavior was unusual, as she was absent from the opening and attended the rest of the days that were less important.

As a participant in the overall festival, it was a good thing for Elena, who attended every day, but a picture was easily drawn in Elena’s head after she was all prepared to attend the festival.

“The cause was roughly picked up and served… You can roughly tell by looking at the faces of the people who are absent. It’s clear that they have already been siphoned out of the imperial palace.”

Elena muttered to herself and her adjutant fell silent with her head bowed.

Her adjutant couldn’t understand her muttered self-talk, but Elena’s brilliant mind already made it easy for her to infer the whole story of what had happened.

She has nothing to reason about, it’s simple and obvious, but it’s so effective that there’s no way to stop her from Elena’s part.

“You’ve been using your brain quite a bit.”

But.

“To some extent, within the expected range.”

Elena smiled briskly.

A simple but effective method. Elena and Rudrick only verbally promised to participate, and they did not make a magical contract that could be forcibly bound.

Normally, even if it was a verbal agreement, no one would dare to lie to Elena, the princess of a country, but since it was Rudric, Elena had no way to use her hand. It wasn’t because of her status, but because she couldn’t harm Rudrick.

However, Elena had already grasped the entirety of the incident and was already prepared to respond to this situation.

“I don’t like it, but…”

“……Her Highness the Princess, it’s time to head to the venue soon.”

“I know even if the Lord doesn’t tell me. But what can I do when it’s true that I don’t like it.”

“Yes…?”

“Since I was little, I really hated sharing my things with my older sister or younger brother. But this time, I feel like I have no choice but to do that.”

Elena shrugged her shoulders.

I hate to admit it, but I was in a state where I ate a punch even though I knew exactly how the opponent would turn out. It was impossible in Elena’s dictionary, but since it actually happened, you should know how to admit it.

It felt like her blood was gushing backwards when she thought that she was going out one by one over four days, excluding herself, and everyone was enjoying a date with Rudrick, whom she had already stole out of the imperial palace. ….

Elena said to her lieutenant as she moved her steps towards her venue.

“Adjutant, I have something to tell you.”

“Please tell me as much as you like.”

“Would you like to go and tell Admiral Leppert? I have something to discuss with Sir Rudric about Sir Rudric’s sister, so please contact me.”

“Okay.”

At Elena’s command, her adjutant saluted and ran to the Burinake venue. On the first day, Eileen was not present, but Rasil, who is in charge of the Imperial Navy, was present as a matter of course.

She, of course, had no intention of making a bad blackmail. She said that what Elena wanted was true love, not fake love. Before that, she couldn’t accept the fact that Rudrick was harmed in any way.

However, she said that if Elena had an advantage over other prominent candidates, she was the princess of a huge empire called the Empire of Esgeland.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

Her steps towards the venue were light. And she smiled at Elena with her satisfied face.

As in the old fairy tale, it was not the fierce wind that took off the coat of a passer-by, but rather the warm sunlight.

It was enough for Rudrick to give her a gift that was too big to refuse. Elena had the strength to do so, and she was in a position to do so.