Mad Rosetta - Chapter 44

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Mad Rosetta

 

Episode 44

 

The Second Spring (1)

 

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【She looks just like a bird puffing up its feathers…】

 

Sing quietly watched his darling preparing to attend a banquet today as well.

 

Lustrous hair, a lilac-colored dress dyed lighter than her master’s eyes.

 

Her skin had become soft with healthy weight gain, and her neatly groomed fingertips – everything was in full bloom befitting a young lady announcing the start of spring.

 

Seventeen.

 

The more mature Rosetta exuded a completely different atmosphere from the painful appearance of the past that both she and Sing remembered.

 

“Lady, how about these earrings? I think they’ll go wonderfully with today’s dress.”

 

“Oh, right. Petro asked if there’s anything specific you’d like for dinner tonight.”

 

After Rosetta replaced her attendants.

 

The first thing she did when she began her activities in earnest was to bother the servants.

 

His darling changed dresses more than ten times a day and always picked exactly what food she wanted to eat.

 

It was as if she was thoroughly imprinting her position.

 

– “Haha, Mother really. You worry about such trivial things.”

 

When Lianna indirectly scolded her for seeming to indulge in luxury lately, Rosetta achieved a small victory by saying that Benitra wasn’t a place that would waver over such things, so it would be better to adapt gradually.

 

Since Lianna had only regained her authority over household management this year after losing it.

 

The Duke’s anger at that time was so great that it had to be talked about everywhere.

 

Thus Rosetta constantly called for servants, constantly attended gatherings, and constantly left her room to stir up the manor.

 

However, if she had merely stopped at throwing tantrums and bothering her attendants, she would still have been a villainess throwing fits while relying on her father’s backing…

 

The situation had changed considerably.

 

“You have quite an eye, Sara. I’ll go with this today.”

 

“Hehe, that merchant’s goods are pretty nice, aren’t they?”

 

“Yes, tell them to stop by next week too. And Reina? For dinner I want that white fish, you know. The one with tomato cream. Tell Petro I want to eat it again because it was delicious.”

 

Rosetta treated them well.

 

Even if she didn’t give pretty words with hollow courtesy like Odette, she appreciated servants who recommended accessories to match her taste.

 

She expressed gratitude to the head chef who made satisfying desserts, and had given precious snacks to his staff several times.

 

As such time accumulated for a day, a week.

 

After more than a month passed, even those who had initially watched nervously out of fear of the Duke began treating her differently.

 

The fact that Rosetta’s reputation had changed was something one could realize naturally without trying to find out.

 

– “I’m grateful that the Princess gave me inspiration, but I’m also deeply thankful that she wholeheartedly helped me prepare the patent despite my ignorance about everything except sewing. I am deeply grateful to Princess Rosetta.”

 

Moreover, starting from last spring’s Spring Stage, the Eturaine dress that Rosetta wore sold like hotcakes.

 

The interview at that time with Miss Ant Etienne, who was a seamstress, also became quite a hot topic.

 

What did his darling say when she saw that newspaper?

 

– “I told you to leave out the inspiration talk, you fool… When did you say you were inspired by the fairy Linke who completely captivated the sun god? Am I Linke? Really doesn’t listen to a damn word…”

 

Hmm, she seemed to grumble quite a bit about whatever displeased her.

 

Thus, Benitra’s scoundrel, who began her social activities in earnest along with the new trend, was perfect material for gossip.

 

Even those who were initially busy disparaging her began to gradually discern the truth of the rumors when faced with her noble and consistent attitude.

 

“Penny’s here.”

 

“Yes, Lady. There are letters from support organizations, and, um… Miss Marmint sent a letter?”

 

“Give it to me right now.”

 

The decisive event that would completely reverse her social reputation occurred around the end of that summer.

 

It was because of the young girl who was adopted into the Beaumont household by the will of the late Dr. Beaumont.

 

⟪Late Dr. Beaumont, controversy arises over proxy research suspicions… Actually his granddaughter?⟫

 

⟪’Adoption with reason’… The reality of House Beaumont exploiting children⟫

 

⟪Children’s Welfare Organization rises up over Beaumont household incident…⟫

 

When it spread that the late Dr. Beaumont, known as an authority on herbology, had adopted a young girl as his research assistant, House Beaumont was thoroughly beaten down.

 

When that content was revealed, Rosetta had already extracted 100 million shillings in penalty fees through legal enforcement.

 

As a result, House Beaumont not only went bankrupt but had to relocate to a distant frontier to avoid people.

 

The important point was that while various organizations moved to support the girl, it was revealed that Rosetta already existed as the child’s legal guardian.

 

Moreover, it was soon revealed that the child sponsored by Benitra’s Princess had passed the Academy’s entrance exam with near-perfect scores…

 

Her infamy as a villainess disappeared completely within half a year.

 

“She should have taken another exam around this time, how is Miss Marmint doing?”

 

“I heard from the headmaster that she’s the top student of her year. I don’t know why she doesn’t mention such things. And in today’s letter…”

 

“…Lady?”

 

“A senior confessed to her?”

 

“Oh my.”

 

“Bring me a pen.”

 

Saying it would be troublesome if she started this already when she was sent to school to study, Rosetta furiously wrote a letter among the maids helping with her grooming.

 

Watching such a darling, Sing laughed out loud.

 

– “Sixteen was nothing but noisy.”

 

On the day she turned seventeen, Rosetta said this with derision at a banquet.

 

The way to survive being swept by waves is to ride the waves.

 

People who supported her changed course appeared, and there were many who wanted to ride that current.

 

Originally, don’t they say people are moved twice as much when someone who usually treated them like dirt treats them kindly just once?

 

His darling was exactly that type.

 

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“Let’s get married this year.”

 

“Cough…!”

 

Damn, I almost spit out my tea.

 

I was the one who was flustered, but Cessia seemed more surprised as he quickly stood up asking if I was okay and handed me a handkerchief.

 

‘On such a nice day, receiving this in my room’s reception room is embarrassing enough to die, but what did he say?’

 

Embarrassed from choking, I wiped my mouth with the handkerchief he gave me and laughed jokingly.

 

“This isn’t a proposal, is it?”

 

“Haha, of course not. I just wanted to confirm your feelings.”

 

My answer was no. Absolutely no.

 

But since I couldn’t answer like that, I brought the teacup to my mouth again to try to hide my reluctant expression.

 

Though Cessia’s eyes looking at me were particularly clear, which didn’t make me feel any better.

 

‘Does he have a tendency to be attracted to women who despise him, or what…’

 

Those straightforward eyes that were fixed on me at every banquet.

 

His awkward gestures when I deliberately treated him friendly to show off to Odette.

 

Thinking of his unusually frequent contact and how he only showed courtesy to Odette, it was more than enough to realize.

 

That Cessia loved me.

 

And sincerely at that.

 

‘Who decided to kill me and then like me?’

 

I was still firmly caught by Cessia, and the feeling of Odette’s poison flowing down my throat was still so vivid!

 

If I wanted to give him the feeling of being betrayed by someone he loved, I wouldn’t be unwelcome to it.

 

But when Cessia smiled like a boy in love, my insides twisted.

 

Setting aside personal feelings, Cessia’s statement was a hasty decision from my perspective of knowing him well.

 

“…We’re going to marry anyway, so there’s no need to be hasty.”

 

“Rosetta, you’ve had your coming-of-age ceremony too, so I don’t think there’s a problem.”

 

No, there are tons of problems.

 

“It’s been almost 8 years since we got engaged… If we’re going to marry anyway, there’s nothing bad about hurrying.”

 

No, it’s extremely bad.

 

Should I first answer positively and smoothly get through this situation?

 

Or should I buy time with an ambiguous answer even if it meant going against Cessia’s feelings a little?

 

“Hmm? Rose.”

 

I flinched.

 

Was it because of this guy who didn’t carelessly use pet names? Or was it because I had already grown accustomed to the voice Sing used when calling me?

 

I felt quite strange and unpleasant.

 

However, Cessia, who had no way of knowing such circumstances, spoke to me once more as if saying something perfectly natural, yet with a slightly bashful smile.

 

“Marry me.”

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