I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 163

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#163

 

Of the two shadows, the long one belonged to Leilah, and the short one to Hes.

 

“Your Majesty!”

 

As soon as she saw Hes, Katala ran to him.

 

“Katala….”

 

Though flustered, Hes didn’t run away and obediently let Katala catch him.

 

“I’ve told you so many times to let me know when you’re going out…!”

 

Katala cried out tearfully.

 

Hes fidgeted and glanced at Leilah.

 

Leilah looked at Hes gently and nodded.

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

Hes firmly grasped Katala’s hand that was holding his arm and offered a heartfelt apology as he had promised Leilah.

 

“I’m sorry for worrying you, Katala. I won’t do this again.”

 

Katala’s eyes widened in surprise.

 

Kalian also looked at Hes with slight amazement.

 

And for good reason—this was the first time Hes had admitted his fault and apologized first.

 

Usually, Kalian had to scold him to the point of tears before he would reluctantly apologize.

 

‘Did something happen outside?’

 

Did that cause a change of heart?

 

If so, what could have changed Hes’s mind?

 

As Kalian pondered this, his eyes fell on Leilah, who was smiling kindly at Hes.

 

Hes, meeting her gaze, also grinned broadly.

 

…Was it thanks to Leilah?

 

It seemed she had been a good influence on Hes.

 

For some reason, this fact made Kalian feel very pleased as he approached Hes and Leilah with a faint smile.

 

“B-Brother.”

 

Hes, who noticed Kalian belatedly, called out to him with a stiffly tense expression.

 

“Your Majesty.”

 

Leilah also greeted Kalian formally.

 

Kalian grabbed Hes’s shoulder and pulled him closer while speaking to Leilah.

 

“It seems you’ve been taking care of Hes all this time. It must have been difficult, but you did well. I’m grateful too.”

 

“Not at all. His Highness the Prince was kind enough to listen to me well, so it was comfortable.”

 

“It couldn’t have been comfortable. I know Hes’s stubbornness well.”

 

“Brother….”

 

Hes called out to Kalian as if embarrassed and grabbed his collar.

 

Kalian chuckled softly and patted Hes’s head.

 

Anyone could see they were close brothers.

 

It wasn’t easy for half-brothers to get along this well, which was remarkable.

 

It was also heartwarming to see.

 

Leilah found herself smiling warmly as she watched Kalian and Hes.

 

Then she froze when her eyes met Kalian’s.

 

“I love you.”

 

It was because she suddenly remembered the moment when Kalian had confessed to her.

 

The gentle gaze and touch that had looked at her then naturally came to mind, making her cheeks flush hot.

 

Her heart began to pound.

 

Afraid that Kalian would see her reddened face, Leilah hurriedly lowered her head.

 

“Then I’ll be going now.”

 

“Leilah.”

 

Just as she was about to flee the scene, Kalian called out to her.

 

Leilah took a deep breath and barely managed to compose her expression before turning back to Kalian.

 

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

 

She still couldn’t look directly at Kalian’s face.

 

But she had a good excuse—the pouring sunset was dazzling her eyes.

 

“Tomorrow is your weekend off, isn’t it?”

 

Originally, weekends were days off, but when there was a lot to do like now, she and Ber would take turns resting.

 

“That’s correct.”

 

Do I need to come in?

 

Tomorrow would be fine, but Sunday had other plans.

 

She had promised to show Diane around the capital.

 

“Since it’s a rare day off, make sure to rest well.”

 

She had worried about what to do if he asked her to come in on Sunday too, but it was needless worry.

 

“Then I’ll see you Monday of next week.”

 

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

 

But His Majesty seems quite calm.

 

It was as if he had forgotten about confessing to her that day.

 

He had told her not to worry about it, so that must be it.

 

I should also become indifferent like His Majesty instead of being shaken every time I see him.

 

“I should….”

 

For some reason, she had a sad premonition that she wouldn’t be able to do that, so Leilah clasped her hands tightly together as she watched Kalian growing more distant.

 

* * *

 

The streets were packed with crowds who had flocked to see the festival.

 

It had reached the point where people weren’t walking on their own feet but being pushed along by others.

 

In this situation, taking a carriage onto the streets would have been foolish, so I walked to the meeting place.

 

“Miss, let’s go together!”

 

Sara struggled to follow behind me.

 

Being smaller than me, Sara seemed to have difficulty weaving through the gaps between people.

 

“I told you that you could stay home.”

 

“No way! I can’t let you go alone when it’s dangerous!”

 

“I can protect myself.”

 

“Still, no!”

 

“Fine, fine.”

 

It seemed like nothing I said would get through to her, so I gave up early and turned around.

 

Since she was following out of concern, I couldn’t heartlessly tell her to go back.

 

As I walked through the streets packed with crowds, I saw a familiar silhouette in the distance.

 

“Diane!”

 

I hurried over to Diane.

 

Diane smiled as she looked at me, slightly out of breath.

 

“You could have come slowly, why did you run over like that?”

 

“I was worried Diane might be waiting.”

 

I paused for a moment to catch my slightly elevated breathing.

 

“Have you been waiting long?”

 

“I just got here. But who’s behind you?”

 

Sara, meeting Diane’s eyes, tensed up and hurriedly bowed.

 

“H-Hello, Viscountess! I’m Sara, a maid of Baron Aster!”

 

“What a cute name, just like your face.”

 

At Diane’s words, Sara blushed and covered her face with both hands.

 

Diane laughed out loud seeing Sara like that.

 

“Haha, what a really cute maid. I’d love to have a maid like that too. I’m envious, Leilah.”

 

“Aren’t the maids Diane has good too?”

 

“They’re good, but they nag too much.”

 

Diane crossed her arms and grumbled.

 

“Every time they see me, they nag about how women should be modest, how I shouldn’t wear such revealing clothes, you know?”

 

Unlike her grumbling mouth, her eyes were smiling.

 

She genuinely liked her maids.

 

‘She’s not being honest.’

 

I smiled inwardly and indulged Diane’s complaints.

 

“Oh, I’ve been talking about myself too much. Sorry.”

 

“It’s fine.”

 

“But are you going to keep bringing your maid around? It seems like it would be inconvenient.”

 

“Do you think so?”

 

“Of course. If there weren’t people on the street it would be different, but when it’s this crowded, it’s better to have fewer companions. That’s why I didn’t bring any maids with me.”

 

Come to think of it, Diane was alone.

 

Then it seemed like it would be better for me to send Sara away too, so I said to Sara.

 

“Sara, go back home now.”

 

“But…”

 

Unlike earlier when she had firmly said no, Sara hesitated while glancing at Diane.

 

Diane stared at Sara intently.

 

Sara avoided Diane’s gaze and fidgeted before soon nodding her head.

 

“I understand. But please don’t go to any deserted places. And don’t get involved in anything dangerous either.”

 

“Got it.”

 

“You must also return before sunset.”

 

After repeatedly getting my promise, Sara returned home.

 

“Leilah’s maid nags a lot too. Are all maids this nagging originally?”

 

“They all say it out of concern.”

 

“Hmm, that’s true but…”

 

Diane trailed off and shrugged her shoulders.

 

“Well, let’s set that aside for now and go have fun. If we want to return before sunset, we should hurry and look around.”

 

“Is there anywhere you want to go?”

 

“Let’s fill our stomachs first. You need to eat something to have energy, after all.”

 

Diane smiled and linked arms with me.

 

“I spotted a decent place on my way here. Let’s go there!”

 

I thought it would be a dining hall since she called it a decent place, but where Diane took me was Street Vendor Alley.

 

Delicious smells wafted from the entrance. It looked fine, but it was full of street food with poor hygiene that aristocrats rarely ate.

 

And she wanted to eat this.

 

It might be prejudice, but it didn’t suit Diane.

 

Diane looked like someone who should be eating steak and wine at a very high-end restaurant.

 

‘Is it curiosity?’

 

Right, since she came to the festival, she probably wanted to try it once out of curiosity.

 

That’s what I thought, but I was wrong.

 

“Wow, all the food here is delicious.”

 

From skewers to fried foods, Diane ate the street food without hesitation.

 

“Does it suit your taste?”

 

When I asked out of curiosity, Diane asked back as if I was the strange one.

 

“Don’t you like it, Leilah?”

 

“No. It’s plenty delicious… but aristocrats don’t usually eat this kind of thing.”

 

“Then I guess I’m not an ordinary aristocrat.”

 

Diane, who had finished a skewer in the blink of an eye, gulped down some mysterious fruit juice.

 

“And Leilah isn’t an ordinary aristocrat either. You’ve already eaten 4 skewers.”

 

“I originally like skewers.”

 

And when I was at Tebesa County, I ate things worse than this.

 

The hygiene of street food posed no problem for me.

 

“Same here.”

 

Diane said while waving around an empty skewer.

 

“I like eating street food like this more than eating with all sorts of pretense at fancy restaurants.”

 

I see. It didn’t match Diane’s appearance, but it perfectly matched her easygoing personality.

 

“Now that we’ve filled our stomachs reasonably, let’s go sightseeing. What’s famous in the capital?”

 

“Famous things would be…”

 

When I explained various things like art galleries, libraries, and opera houses, Diane frowned.

 

“What, those all sound like boring, conventional places just from hearing about them. Since it’s a festival, isn’t there anything fun?”

 

“Fun things, like what?”

 

“For example, a circus or a fighting arena.”

 

I understood up to the circus, but a fighting arena?

 

“Places like fighting arenas are dangerous.”

 

“They’re not dangerous. Actually, those places are safer because security is thorough.”

 

“Diane…”

 

“Ah, fine. You’re right, places like fighting arenas don’t suit our strait-laced Leilah.”

 

Was I strait-laced?

 

Still, I had no intention of changing my mind.

 

Places like fighting arenas where gambling happened were dangerous in many ways.

 

Diane thought for a moment then clapped her hands.

 

“Then let’s go to the town square. During festivals, fun things usually gather at the town square.”

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