I Shall Break Off Our Engagement For You
[Chapter 34]
Translated by: ME
In the graduation ceremony held in the morning, Rachel delivered a splendid address as the valedictorian.
Not only the parents but also the attendees from the royal palace praised Rachel with thunderous applause.
Among them, Mrs. Weiss, the head of the court poets, went out of her way to come to Rachel after the ceremony and said, [I look forward to seeing you at the ball this evening.] Rachel blushed and conveyed her joy, saying, [It's an honor.]
The ball is to celebrate the graduation of the academy's students.
It is held every year, but the graduation ball has a more intense atmosphere of excitement than others.
The students attending the academy are all children of upper nobility, but even among them, there are differences in family status, and there are a certain number of young gentlemen and ladies who rarely have the opportunity to be invited to the royal palace.
Their excitement is contagious, and from the moment they gather in the waiting room, a restless atmosphere envelops the entire venue.
[Felicia.]
While waiting for Kevin's arrival in a corner of the waiting room, Maisie called out to me.
She must have put a lot of effort into it because it was a special day but she was wearing an unusually gaudy dress.
It didn't suit Maisie's plain appearance at all.
When Felicia remained silent, Maisie made a apologetic face and began to speak.
[About Silas...]
[What's wrong with Silas?]
[Don't think that I stole Silas from you. It was unavoidable...]
[Don't worry. I don't think that at all.]
Felicia coldly interrupted.
Maisie's excuses are always unnecessarily long.
I had long lost the desire to put up with such things.
In the first place, Felicia was the one who wanted to break up with Silas. If anything, I wanted to wrap him up with ribbon and send him away to Maisie.
There's no need to worry about it at all, and I'd be troubled if she apologized while trying to hide her joy.
[I see. If that's the case, that's good... I was worried that people might think I stole a lot of things... I never...]
[Maisie.]
Felicia glared at Maisie, who was smiling faintly.
[I don't care about Silas. But other things are different. Don't lump everything together.]
I'm amazed at how cunning she can be.
Maisie intends to have one thing acknowledged as innocent, and then, in that flow, make everything else vaguely innocent as well.
[I don't think you stole Silas. But that doesn't mean you didn't steal anything.]
[Are you still talking about the poem? I didn't steal that either...]
[You just took a little reference? You were just influenced? Is that something anyone can do? I don't know anyone else who pieces together things written by various people and then claims they came up with it themselves.]
[Felicia... why are you being so mean...?]
[I'm no trying to be mean or anything.]
I just stated the facts.
At that moment, I saw Silas approaching.
He saw Maisie and Felicia together and stopped, looking embarrassed.
Intending to drive Maisie away, I told her, [Silas is here.]
Maisie, saying, [I didn't do anything,] rushed over to Silas.
Silas, who is proud and particular, looked down at Maisie in her mismatched dress with a disgusted expression.
He offered his arm as if resigned, and escorted Maisie towards the entrance of the venue.
Next, Bernie and Rachel called out, [Felicia.]
[Was Maisie here just now?]
[She was.]
[What did she want?]
I told them curtly that she wanted to make some pointless excuses about Silas.
[I thought Silas was a more wonderful person... What did she like about Maisie?]
Rachel tilted her head, and Bernie looked surprised and said, [Silas is a wonderful person?] Rachel looked back at Bernie with a puzzled expression, [Well, he's quite handsome, he's a member of the Royal Knights, and he's the heir to the Marquis family, right?]
[I see.]
[Some girls were disappointed when Silas got engaged to Felicia, you know?]
[Hmm.]
[Does Bernie have a different opinion?]
[In terms of looks, he doesn't even come close to Kevin or Adrian Weiss. Oh, he doesn't even come close to me.]
[Huh...?]
[Bernie!]
Rachel and Felicia couldn't help but laugh, but they were still convinced that Barney was, in fact, the more attractive guy.
Appearance is also important to become a member of the Royal Knights.
Just being a member of the Knights meant that it was natural for him to look good.
Bernie also knows a lot about the other "charm" of being his fiancée, the eldest son of a marquis.
But he didn't say anything about that.
He just said, [Silas is a bundle of pride, so I think he's difficult to handle.]
[Felicia, sorry to keep you waiting.]
Rachel gasped as Kevin approached quickly.
Kevin looked at Rachel's face and for some reason, made a small [ah] sound for a moment.
Bernie introduced him, [This is Rachel, the daughter of the Earl of Winter,] and he smiled, saying, [I know.]
[Nice to meet you, Rachel.]
[It's an honor to meet you, Prince Kevin.]
Kevin laughed at Rachel, who was nervous, and said, [Please, drop the 'Prince'.]
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