Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 19

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19.

Lian was looking at me.

Meeting his eyes, I gave a casual nod of agreement.

“Yes, well… I’ve never seen him before, so I am curious.”

Of course, there’s no way a mere NPC like me could ever encounter The Prince.

Lian, who had suddenly spoken to me, added in his usual indifferent tone.

“I see.”

After that, he didn’t say anything else.

He just occasionally glared at Hawk.

I glanced at Lian, who seemed particularly sensitive today, then turned my attention to Isadora.

Because she had opened her mouth to speak.

“The Ball may be unavoidable due to realistic problems… but how about creating a definitive situation before the Ball takes place?”

“In what way?”

Isadora was staring at the pens placed on her desk.

Among the three pens laid out, one on the left was slightly askew.

After adjusting it to align with the other two, she continued.

“We should…”

That’s when it happened.

“Want to?”

The staff’s gazes simultaneously turned to Lian.

I met his languid, half-open eyes.

“Pardon?”

“I asked if you want to.”

Lian didn’t kindly explain.

Looking at his crossed legs, I thought.

‘So…’

Is he asking if we want to attend the Imperial Palace Ball and execute the mission?

When I interpreted it that way, it was absolutely ridiculous.

‘No, youngest.’

Of course we want to.

But we’re giving up because it’s realistically difficult.

‘And what if we say we want to.’

What could you possibly do about it?

‘Hey, Lian. Are you… somebody?’

I wanted to ask this, but…

I’m a coward.

In the end, I chose to answer concisely.

“Of course it would be nice if we could go. But that’s not…”

“Then I’ll make it happen.”

“…Pardon?”

When I asked back, Lian said with a nonchalant expression.

“I’m friends with The Prince.”

At that moment, an enormous silence fell over the Center.

Such a massive silence that you couldn’t even hear an ant crawling.

I stared at Lian stupidly before belatedly opening my mouth.

“…You’re saying… you’re friends with The Prince?”

That strange youngest, that shameless noble of Lehatten Kingdom.

‘Um, Lian…’

Sorry for not recognizing you.

Only then did I realize that Lian was ‘actually someone quite important.’

* * *

Two days had passed since Lian’s bombshell statement.

“I’m friends with The Prince.”

Naturally, nothing had changed yet.

There was still a week left until the Ball, and Johan’s romantic operation hadn’t been executed once more.

However, amusingly, the atmosphere at the Center had changed a bit.

To be precise, the staff’s attitude toward Lian had completely transformed.

“Um… youngest? Would you like some tea?”

“Isn’t the sofa uncomfortable? Should I bring you a cushion?”

“I’ll soon replace the surrounding environment so you can sit comfortably, youngest.”

Originally, the staff had considered him a very uncomfortable presence.

Isadora was especially harsh.

She had been the youngest at the Center before Lian arrived.

But even after a new youngest joined, that youngest didn’t act like a youngest.

Having barely escaped being the youngest only to continue being treated like one, Isadora had every reason to be dissatisfied.

However, even she said this after learning that Lian was ‘friends with The Prince.’

“Now I understand why the director chose you as talent.”

That’s right.

The staff had surrendered to honor following capitalism.

“Good grief…”

I clicked my tongue, but it wasn’t incomprehensible.

I was still surprised too.

‘To think Lian was friends with The Prince.’

With that mysterious Castillian.

Of course, Chase was also an Academy classmate of Castillian’s.

He had mentioned him to me before.

But Chase never said he was close to Castillian.

‘And that person has maxed-out social skills.’

Meanwhile, Lian had definitely mentioned being friends.

‘And to think he’d even ask to let commoners enter the Imperial Palace…’

It seemed we had gotten ourselves a proper youngest.

Anyway, the friend incident was concluded like this.

“Shall we go, honey?”

And now, I was leaving the Center with Lian, who was calling me by another strange nickname.

‘Since we need to deliver the second script to Johan.’

Everything was due to Isadora’s opinion.

“I believe it would be better for the Marquis and Violet to encounter each other once more before the Ball.”

“…”

“The Ball is literally a day when everyone gathers. Even if we can get permission to enter the Imperial Palace, many other nobles will be distributed throughout the venue.”

“…”

“Especially since Johan is popular, and so is Violet.”

“…”

“In other words, even if we move according to the script, there’s a high probability of unexpected variables.”

I agreed with that statement one hundred percent.

‘We might be able to enter the Imperial Palace, but it’s impossible to buy off everyone there.’

Also, since Johan and Violet were such social butterflies, there would be many people trying to talk to them.

“So… Dora, you’re saying we should create an exclusive bond between just the two of them that others can’t interfere with before the Ball?”

“Yes, I think that way we’d have a chance of winning no matter what kind of interference appears.”

The interference Isadora mentioned was as follows.

Levels 1-4 were nobles.

The 5th stage boss mob is Castillian.

‘The ultra-sexy man has suddenly become an obstacle.’

Anyway, I came up with an idea to strengthen the bond between Johan and Violet, and wrote a script.

I was now on my way to the Beloster Marquis estate to deliver that script.

“Center Director.”

As soon as we got in the carriage, Lian, who had crossed his legs and was tapping his foot, spoke up.

“What is it.”

“What’s the script about?”

Ah, this time I wrote the script alone.

So neither Lian nor the staff knew how we would execute the second meeting.

‘Well, the staff are half busy with backlogged work, and Lian… isn’t helpful anyway.’

I had judged that it would be more satisfying to just do everything myself.

“You remember when we went to ‘Valerie Atelier’ last time, right?”

“Yeah, the place where we got married?”

“…Anyway, that’s where the second encounter will take place.”

The reason I chose that place was because of what I heard Violet say that day.

“I’d like to purchase accessories that match the dress.”

“Oh my, young lady. What perfect timing! Accessories will be arriving from the workshop soon. That day is…”

I overheard the date when Violet was scheduled to revisit the atelier, and made a note of it on my record sheet.

“On that day, we’ll have the Marquis of Beloster visit the atelier.”

“…”

“Men don’t wear earrings or necklaces like women do, but wouldn’t it seem reasonable if he went to buy a ‘handkerchief’?”

“…”

“That way, we’ll make the two of them coincidentally encounter each other again at the atelier, and the Marquis will ask Lady Violet to ‘recommend a handkerchief design.'”

Then kind-hearted Violet would gladly choose one for him.

Johan could take that handkerchief and go to the ball.

“Then on the day of the ball, when Lady Violet sees the handkerchief, she’ll think ‘Oh? He’s carrying the one I chose for him?'”

Of course, this method alone wouldn’t be enough to develop into a romantic relationship.

However, I knew something.

That ‘common ground’ plays a major role in men and women feeling attraction to each other.

Many of those who had applied for counseling at the Center had said this:

“The reason I came to like that person is because we have the same hobby. I grow succulents, and they do too.”

“Last time we were walking together, I unconsciously hummed a song. And that person said they knew that song too! It was really amazing. It was the first time in my life I met someone who knew that song.”

Growing succulents, knowing an uncommon song.

In reality, these might seem trivial to a third party, but between a man and woman who feel attraction, they become tremendously significant.

“The Marquis of Beloster has already planted a memorable impression from their first meeting in Lady Violet’s mind.”

“…”

“If we create this common ground of a handkerchief in this situation, the young lady will become even more curious about the Marquis.”

Well… anyway, to summarize the operation, that was it.

So this job didn’t require the staff’s help.

I would write the script alone, and on the day of executing the atelier operation, I planned to observe them by myself.

But… before leaving the Center.

The youngest suddenly butted in.

“What about me?”

“Pardon?”

“The Center Director and I should go together. We’re married, after all.”

So that’s why I was now heading to Johan’s estate with Lian.

‘I wanted to shake him off because it was bothersome, but I can’t break this guy’s stubbornness.’

Lian raised his eyebrows.

“This should be fun.”

He nodded with that ticklish voice like Chase.

His languid expression, his crooked shoulder line with arms crossed…

‘He’s really like a hot air balloon itself.’

It was an appearance that didn’t show even a gram of seriousness.

‘I still can’t believe it.’

How did someone like that become friends with that prickly guy?

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