Mad Rosetta - Chapter 50

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Mad Rosetta

 

Episode 50

 

A Cowardly Man (2)

 

After returning from the Facade Estate, it was inevitable that things became awkward between him and me.

 

Since I knew it was an indirect but clear confession, we both became cautious about how we treated each other.

 

When did we get so used to living together almost like cohabitants?

 

Now, just being in the same space as Sing made me so uncomfortable that I told him he didn’t need to come along on today’s outing.

 

He probably had no intention of going anyway, but it seemed like he wanted me to at least take a knight along.

 

【Then make sure you don’t come back too late, da…】

 

“…”

 

【…don’t be late. You understand, right.】

 

That bastard, there he goes again.

 

Sometimes it’s “darling,” sometimes “honey.”

 

Whenever something resembling a pet name slipped out, he would change the subject with an expression that clearly showed he’d made a mistake.

 

It looked exactly like he was drawing a line, and I felt myself becoming rapidly depressed.

 

If Penny and the servants hadn’t come in just then, I might not have been able to bear this awkwardness and would have run out first.

 

“Lady, shall I prepare a parasol for you today as well?”

 

“…Yes, absolutely.”

 

This was all because of that sudden downpour that day.

 

Not wanting to suffer from unexpected weather again, I quickly grabbed the parasol Penny handed me and left the room.

 

Come back early my ass.

 

Today, at least, I should thank those bastards who made it possible for me to be away from Sing.

 

* * *

 

“Lord Cessia, look. That’s the Orphedom Shop. Their perfumes are really famous.”

 

“Yes, I know it well. I believe my mother also uses products from there regularly.”

 

“Oh my, really? Your mother must have similar taste to mine. I’m somehow pleased.”

 

“Shall we try some samples before we go? What do you think?”

 

Cessia pointed to the perfume shop and asked for my opinion, and I forced a shallow smile in response.

 

‘Just play by yourselves…’

 

How many times was this now?

 

Not even a few hours after arriving at the Benern Shopping District, I was already exhausted.

 

Was it because it wasn’t a stuffy banquet hall?

 

Odette constantly calling out “Lord Cessia” and chattering away, and Cessia responding to all her chatter, had completely drained me.

 

And that wasn’t all.

 

Odette, who had been busy visiting this place with Lianna until before the Spring Stage, showed off her knowledge and dragged us here and there at every step.

 

But what made me most tired was ultimately Odette’s attitude.

 

“The sunlight seems particularly strong since it’s midday. What should I do? I unfortunately forgot to bring a parasol…”

 

She said this while glancing at me with a dejected expression.

 

She seemed to want the parasol I was carrying under my arm.

 

I guess this parasol would have to say goodbye today too.

 

Thinking this and finding it bothersome, I handed the entire parasol over to Odette, and she didn’t hide her delighted expression.

 

“Thank you, sister! I’ll hold it, so let’s share it as we walk.”

 

“…You’ll hold it?”

 

“Oh my, of course. I’m clearly the one borrowing it, so I can at least do that much.”

 

Why is she being so scary like this, really?

 

Odette opening the parasol vigorously and linking arms with me was so strange that I couldn’t even hide my uncomfortable expression.

 

Was it because we were in front of Cessia?

 

Odette’s overly sweet behavior today was truly difficult to adapt to.

 

In the dining hall, she said she liked lamb because I did and that she would order the same thing.

 

When she even bought a perfume and pressed it into my hands as a gift, I really suspected she might have gone mad.

 

Trying to figure out Odette’s intentions one by one gave me such a headache that my initial mindset disappeared, and I just wanted to return to the manor as quickly as possible.

 

“Oh! Could we stop by there too?”

 

…Grumble grumble grumble.

 

Exhausted, I gritted my teeth and turned my eyes toward where Odette was pointing.

 

And soon I discovered an unexpected shop and widened my eyes in surprise.

 

It was a weapon shop that mainly sold swords.

 

Cessia also seemed to think it wasn’t the kind of place Odette would want to visit, so when he asked back with a puzzled tone, she quickly replied in a cute voice.

 

“I wanted to give Lord Cessia a gift too.”

 

“To me?”

 

“Yes! Do you know how happy I was when I learned that you two had prepared a birthday gift for me? So I wanted to repay you both, even if just a little.”

 

Odette said this while touching the hair pin neatly placed in her hair.

 

It was the hair pin that Cessia and I had given her as a gift.

 

‘…Right. I didn’t think she’d actually wear that out.’

 

I definitely thought she would hate it.

 

Even though the gem on the hair pin was a bit flashy, she had coordinated it with a bright yellow dress to match the gold decoration, so it didn’t look too bad.

 

“If that’s your intention, it’s fine, Miss Bonita. Wasn’t it a day that deserved to be celebrated?”

 

“It makes me sad when you say that. Besides, Sister Rosetta already received perfume, so what would that do to sister’s dignity?”

 

“Ah…”

 

Because Odette mentioned me and pressed for a choice, Cessia’s expression became awkwardly troubled.

 

On the other hand, I felt much more refreshed.

 

‘Haha, I thought so. She wanted to confidently give Cessia a gift, so she laid the groundwork in advance.’

 

I had briefly suspected whether Odette had really reformed and was showing unnecessary kindness, but I could breathe a sigh of relief internally.

 

Well, because she insisted so much, Cessia agreed to at least take a look, so we ended up having to enter the weapon shop anyway.

 

“Wow! There are so many cool-looking weapons. Are there displays on the second floor too?”

 

“Yes, of course. Please look around comfortably, but you must refrain from touching them as you could get hurt, miss.”

 

“I will!”

 

Once inside the shop, Odette wandered around excitedly like a delighted child.

 

Why was she acting so excited when she was completely ignorant about swords?

 

I couldn’t understand why she, who was usually extremely modest, looked unusually lively.

 

But at some point, like Cessia, I too began to carefully examine the weapons.

 

“…I say, shopkeeper. I see that each product has an engraving. Do the weapons come out like this from when they’re made?”

 

“Ah, the engravings. Since they’re products from different craftsmen, that’s usually the case. But if you have a specific name or pattern you want, we can also make custom orders.”

 

“Then that means you can also make weapons without any engravings.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Despite the shop owner’s questioning, I gave no particular reply and carefully examined the daggers lined up in the display case.

 

Since I didn’t know how things would turn out, I thought I might need one for revenge.

 

Before I killed Cessia with my own hands, he hadn’t yet established the infamy of being someone who deserved to die, so that would be a matter for later.

 

Did she read my thoughts?

 

Not long after we left the shop, Odette cried out in a startled tone.

 

“Oh, what should I do? I think I left sister’s parasol at the shop we just visited.”

 

“…Are you certain you left it there?”

 

“Yes, yes… I remember putting it on a display stand briefly while looking around the second floor.”

 

My irritation at Odette looking up at me with a tearful expression was brief, as I subtly shifted my gaze to the side.

 

Just then, Cessia had gone to the shop across the street, saying he would buy something to drink.

 

The shopping district during the busiest time with the most foot traffic. And Cessia, who would return in just a few minutes.

 

There was a high possibility that people who recognized these two together would spread gossip.

 

“Then I’ll go back alone, so Bonita, you wait here.”

 

I couldn’t miss this opportunity.

 

Thinking this, before Odette could say anything, I quickly turned around and headed back to the weapon shop.

 

“Welcome… Hmm?”

 

“Ah, my companions left something behind. May I look for it for a moment?”

 

“Yes, of course. However, there might be a bit of dust flying around, so please bear with us, Lady. I wonder where all this resin powder came from… The floor is a mess, so I was just about to clean it.”

 

Just as the owner said with a troubled murmur, yellow powder was indeed scattered here and there across the shop floor.

 

‘How strange. There shouldn’t be any coniferous trees on this street at least.’

 

The Benitra Estate was unimaginably vast, but Benern, being equivalent to the capital among them, was a place I had heard much about since childhood.

 

For instance, the fact that they conducted landscaping projects every few years.

 

So there was no way they would have planted trees that produced noticeable pollen.

 

Moreover, even though it was spring, it was strange that such a large amount of resin powder had entered a shop that hadn’t even opened its windows.

 

Crash!

 

I flinched at the sudden noise, but only for a moment.

 

Both the shop owner and I had no choice but to scream immediately.

 

Not only had something that flew in out of nowhere broken the lantern hanging by the door, but that something that flew through the window was an arrow.

 

“Th-this is, insane…!”

 

And the fact that if the fallen lantern met the resin powder, a fire could start in just a few seconds.

 

Each point was enough to cause shock.

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