Mad Rosetta - Chapter 11

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Mad Rosetta

Episode 11

Let’s Look at the Discarded Trash Again (1)

“…Penny.”

“Yes, Lady!”

“Go back into my room.”

“Pardon?”

“Go have a cozy look at the gift packages with your successors or something.”

Before she could react, I grabbed Penny’s shoulder and pushed her into the room.

I heard the girl’s cry calling for her lady, but I ruthlessly closed the door.

One of the knights standing guard was glaring at me with a look that said ‘surely she’s not starting another tantrum.’

‘Damn it, what noble lady wanders around the manor without a single dedicated maid.’

I walked down the corridor until no one else was visible, then spoke.

“Where have you been since morning?”

【Did you miss me?】

“…”

【Hmm, seeing your face turn red and blue, I guess that’s not it.】

“…If you don’t want to see me throw a thunderous fit here and return to being Benitra’s mad bouquet again, you’d better answer my question.”

When I glared and pressed him with flashing eyes, Sing gave an absolutely incredible answer as if he’d just been watching some passing cat.

【I went to visit your sister for a bit.】

“?”

【She’s probably getting dressed up in frilly clothes right about now.】

…What kind of nonsense is this?

Should I scold him for daring to abandon me and side with Odette, or was he just a perverted ghost bastard who wanted to touch any woman at least once?

I couldn’t gauge what reaction I should show to him casually confessing to peeping at others.

【I don’t know what you’re imagining, but darling. I just went briefly to see if I could pick up some precious news to tell you.】

“…”

【What’s with that suspicious look? How very unpleasant.】

It wasn’t exactly trustworthy talk, but I judged it a reasonably valid reason.

‘Well, there are so many people to trip up ahead. I should at least benefit from having a ghost.’

I seem to forget sometimes because he wanders around too much like a person, but isn’t Sing a ghost?

He could freely come and go inside and outside, and even pass through blocked places.

The more I thought about it, there was no better source of information.

“Alright, let’s hear this precious news you speak of.”

When I asked in a swaggering pose, Sing again gave his answer readily with his usual lack of prudence.

【Cessia Fordcus is coming during the week.】

“?”

【How’s that, didn’t I do well?】

This… what a light-hearted and cheerful fellow he is.

Before I could admire his innocence, the guy continued speaking.

【Rose, there was a letter from Fordcus saying he’d come to visit you while you’re ill. He seems unaware that your house arrest has been lifted yet.】

“Well, it only happened yesterday, so the news couldn’t have reached him. More importantly, Odette and Cessia exchange letters?”

My blood boiled.

I was curious about when exactly they started getting cozy together… At this point, I could believe they’d been intimate since Odette entered this household.

Perhaps sensing my complicated laughing mood, Sing added a comment.

【The letters your sister and Fordcus exchanged were mostly just talk about you being sick.】

“…You don’t need to comfort me unnecessarily.”

【Hmm? Sorry, but I don’t have enough compassion to comfort you over something like this, Rose. I’m just telling you the facts.】

“You know you’re really annoying, right?”

Though I growled at Sing who only picked irritating things to say, I was able to calm down a bit thanks to him pointing out the facts.

The possibility that Cessia had written to Odette first was almost nonexistent.

Someone who valued appearances like him would obviously have refrained from privately corresponding with his fiancée’s sister.

‘So Odette must have wanted to exchange words using my news as an excuse.’

However, I couldn’t rule out the possibility that she gradually whispered private affections while using my story as background.

【And it seems all letters coming to you go to your younger sister, did you know? Fordcus’s name was written as the recipient on this letter he sent.】

“…What?”

【My my… Your sister seems to have the household very well under her thumb.】

Only then did I remember.

Generally, all letters arriving at a household are delivered to the head butler.

The basic procedure is for the head butler to appropriately distribute and deliver them to the managers.

If that process had been carried out without fail, all letters and news coming to me should have been brought by maids or servants.

– “Sister, a letter came from Lord Cessia. Shall I read it to you?”

The moment I realized that all news coming to me had gone through Odette, I felt deeply ashamed of myself.

“Haha, that’s right… My sister was this meticulous.”

How much had I been dancing in Odette’s palm all this time?

Thinking that everything around me was tainted by Odette made me feel humiliated and gave me chills.

What kind of resentment made her endure like a breathless beast, enduring and enduring, only to take my life all at once?

So afraid of that, I turned back from my steps toward Father’s study.

When I quickly entered my room, those who had been concentrating on cleaning looked back.

The moment I thought there might be someone among them who only thought of helping Odette harm me, anger surged up.

“Everyone get out.”

“The cleaning isn’t finished yet…”

“Can’t you hear me telling you to get the hell out!”

When I shouted uglily, they each jumped in surprise and ran out like they were fleeing.

I caught a glimpse of bewilderment in Penny’s eyes as she passed by, but I currently had no time to look after her.

When I realized I had reverted to the villainess behavior I had tried so hard to change, this too felt unfair and sad, and tears naturally poured out.

【…It’s troublesome if you fall into despair, darling.】

Sing’s displeased voice sounded like a reprimand.

Even the guy I thought was on my side seemed to be scolding me, asking if now was the time to bury my face in a pillow and sob.

Without even wiping away the tears that burst forth, I shouted in frustration.

“What am I supposed to do! What did I do wrong to deserve this? I just…”

【Does that kind of thing matter?】

“…What?”

I was speechless at his tone, which was cold to the point of being emotionless.

When someone is despondent and crying, instead of comfort, he gives reproach.

I looked up in hurt, but Sing’s expression remained invisible as always.

That was truly hollow.

【…Even if you attach reasons to each thing that hurts you, does anything change?】

“…”

【If your sister suddenly repented and confessed her wrongs, begging forgiveness, would you have the confidence to forgive her? If Fordcus came to love you passionately in this life, would you have the confidence to accept those feelings?】

Forgive… there’s no way I could.

I came back like this solely to give them the despair I experienced, and to protect what’s mine, didn’t I?

Sing, who had been looking down at me intently, sighed softly and sat on the bedside.

Unlike his wicked mouth that had been coldly lecturing, I thought the area touched by his gesture of wiping tears felt a little warm.

【Unknown malice can be frightening. But being so pessimistic like this is what your sister wants to see, not what you desire. Think carefully about what you decided to change for.】

“…”

【If you really want to hear from your sister why she hates you so much… Overcome your current fear, darling. Giving answers is for the conqueror, not for the victim.】

Sing urged quietly while arranging my disheveled hair.

I caught a hint of laughter in his voice.

Only then did I realize he was comforting me in his own way. Though his teaching attitude made my tears completely dry up.

This was a stark contrast to Father, who used to be busy enthusiastically indulging even my smallest whining.

His way of doing things made me feel a bit hurt somehow.

It was excessively harsh comfort.

【Come, come! So hurry up and get up. Where were you heading earlier?】

“…To Father. I was going to tell him that I want to attend this banquet too….”

【Oh my, who dared to crush my darling’s spirit? You look completely deflated!】

It’s you, you bastard….

Whether it was because I had cried a bit and lost energy, it was hard to exert any strength other than sniffling.

Sing, who made a troubled groaning sound, soon began repeatedly lifting my body high up and down as if coaxing a small child.

“You, you crazy bastard! Put me down right now!”

【Oh my, seeing how lively you are, our Rose must be having quite a lot of fun.】

This insolent fool, how dare he put his hands under my armpits!

Since this guy who was already a head taller than me had lifted my body up, I felt distantly separated from the floor, truly feeling like I was floating in mid-air.

‘This is exactly like the fear I felt when riding piggyback as a child, isn’t it?’

I kicked at him several times to punish the guy who dared invade the sacred territory of my armpits.

Ridiculously, thanks to him putting me down saying I had perked up enough, the gloomy emotions from just moments before really seemed to fade away.

Whether he was being affectionate or cold.

Grumbling that he was a ghost who handled people in such a mischievous way, I had to get myself up.

“Damn it, how did I end up stuck with something like that….”

【It’s called fate, darling.】

Well then, it’s a fate that makes me want to punch whoever tied us together in the face.

I immediately rang the bell three times to call Penny and the dedicated servants.

To those who entered while watching my mood after what had just happened, I entrusted the task of fixing my tear-smudged eye makeup and disheveled hair again.

After gently persuading them to understand that my mood has been fluctuating lately, I once again sought out Father’s study.

“If you could tell me your business, I will relay it for you.”

However, a guard blocked my way and acted presumptuously.

Hey, I just finished crying and have no energy. Let’s keep this nice and easy.

I shouted loudly in front of the study.

“Fatherrrr! This Rosetta Coco is coming in!”

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