Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 35

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35.

 

The reason Lian told her not to send the hawk back was…

 

‘He felt sorry for Butterfly being exploited for labor.’

 

Lian was acquainted with the Prince.

 

Not just a casual acquaintance, but close enough to ask big favors.

 

So after coming to the Empire, he must have visited this Imperial Palace knowingly or unknowingly.

 

‘That’s why he already knew about the existence of these hawks.’

 

Lian must have felt pity seeing the hawks being trained to find someone.

 

Hadn’t Siena also witnessed the hawks trapped in narrow iron cages?

 

Those were truly terrible conditions.

 

‘Cramming such large hawks into those cramped spaces…’

 

Lian must have felt sorry seeing that too.

 

“Never let this hawk go.”

 

That’s why he spoke to me in such a sharp tone.

 

“That’s right…”

 

Honestly, it was surprising.

 

‘I had no idea Lian would care about animals.’

 

After all, he only babbled crazy talk about remarriage and such every day.

 

But it turned out he was quite a warm-hearted person.

 

“There are many unexpected sides to him.”

 

Siena muttered this while still not realizing.

 

That she was thinking about Lian more and more.

 

One of the knights spoke up.

 

“My lady, your cup is empty. I’ll make you more cocoa.”

 

“No! It’s fine.”

 

“My lady, you’re too thin.”

 

“You’re definitely underweight. That’s why you need to drink at least three more cups…”

 

“No, I’m really fine. I’m quite full.”

 

Siena politely declined with a smiling face.

 

‘If I drink more here, my dress will burst.’

 

I need to maintain a state where I can at least suck in my stomach.

 

Siena wasn’t attending the ball today to impress anyone.

 

No one would know she was wearing an expensive dress procured from Valerie Atelier.

 

But Lian would recognize it.

 

“Everything looks good on our darling, but this dress is particularly pretty.”

 

“…”

 

“Maybe it’s because it’s gold, which I like. It catches my eye.”

 

She felt a little excited.

 

Well, he’d obviously say in that greasy voice, ‘As expected, our honey is pretty.’

 

* * *

 

30 minutes later, Siena barely escaped the cabin.

 

“Please drink more cocoa.”

 

“I’m really full. Full enough to skip dinner.”

 

“That won’t do. Don’t skip meals.”

 

“My lady, you need to eat more. That’s how you’ll escape being underweight.”

 

It was difficult to get away from the knights who treated her like a chick.

 

‘Fierce-looking knights trying to force-feed me cocoa.’

 

Their appearance and actions were so mismatched it was causing cognitive dissonance.

 

Anyway, Siena barely managed to enter the banquet hall.

 

“Wow…”

 

The scene was quite splendid.

 

Countless nobles from all over the Empire and tables set with luxurious food.

 

And among the nobles divided into various groups, there were ‘male leads.’

 

“Amazing.”

 

Siena observed the male leads who shone even from a distance.

 

‘The one by the terrace is Grand Duke Kaline Reversel.’

 

The one conversing with nobles at the central table is Grand Duke Euclid Eron.

 

‘The one with half-closed eyes looking listless is Grand Duke Trosian Politeum Rocksherd…’

 

Of course, this wasn’t Siena’s first time seeing the male leads.

 

She had seen them at last year’s Imperial Palace Ball too.

 

But back then, she had no awareness of being possessed, so she felt no emotion.

 

‘Now it feels different.’

 

The male leads had visuals that screamed ‘I’m the male lead! I’m tonight’s protagonist!’ with their whole bodies.

 

“As expected of million-seller male leads.”

 

Then, servants moving around the banquet hall came into her view.

 

She snapped back to attention.

 

‘Right. I came here to manipulate romance, didn’t I?’

 

As soon as she arrived, Butterfly ran away, and she was dragged off by burly knights to drink a bowl of cocoa, so she had momentarily forgotten.

 

Soon, Siena spotted the employees.

 

“Oh…”

 

She couldn’t help but admire them at first sight.

 

That’s how perfect Finn, Heaven, and Isadora’s disguises were.

 

‘But who am I?’

 

The director of Willow Counseling Center.

 

Because Siena was Siena, she recognized the employees at a glance.

 

Soon, Isadora also spotted Siena wandering around the ballroom.

 

She conveyed in Dora-speak to Finn.

 

“The Center Director has arrived.”

 

“Okay. I’ll go check.”

 

Finn pretended to offer drinks to nobles while sneakily approaching Siena.

 

A little later, the two made contact.

 

“Finn, were you doing well?”

 

Siena practiced ventriloquism while picking up a drink from the tray.

 

Finn grumbled.

 

“Center Director, why did you come so late?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“We all thought you weren’t coming. We were worried this operation had failed.”

 

“Ah, that…”

 

She recalled the cabin incident from earlier.

 

‘Hmm… it’s not really something to hide.’

 

It would be better to tell them later.

 

The Butterfly story wasn’t immediately important right now.

 

“I just had some personal matters.”

 

“Anyway, I’m glad you came, even if it’s now.”

 

Finn shrugged and nodded toward the left.

 

“The Marquis of Beloster is already here.”

 

Then Siena’s eyes instantly became alert.

 

‘Johan…!’

 

Because.

 

Actually, she had been looking forward to ‘today’s’ Johan.

 

‘Johan is always incredibly handsome, but he’ll be even more handsome today!’

 

She looked around the ballroom.

 

“That’s Grand Duke Jeminen, and over there is Grand Duke Terimus…”

 

Although Siena had her Johan Beloster radar, it took quite a while to find him.

 

‘There are too many sparkling male leads surrounded by nobles.’

 

Finally, silver hair came into her view.

 

Siena let out a hollow laugh.

 

“…Good grief.”

 

Today’s Johan was ridiculously handsome.

 

Don’t people get annoyed when they eat food that’s seriously delicious?

 

Right now, Siena was feeling exactly that way.

 

‘He’s so handsome it makes me angry.’

 

Also, Johan was surrounded by a crowd of nobles just like the grand dukes.

 

But unlike the grand dukes, he was smiling as he dealt with the nobles.

 

‘He’s the only male lead with the #gentle keyword in a field of #prickly men.’

 

As expected… my favorite is perfect.

 

Siena seemed to have forgotten once again that she was supposedly losing interest.

 

“Got it, Finn. I’ll try exchanging signals with the marquis first.”

 

“Yes, please be careful not to get caught.”

 

Finn pressed down firmly on the mustache attached to his philtrum.

 

“Oh, right. Lady Bringer hasn’t arrived yet.”

 

“Mm.”

 

He disappeared leisurely again, pretending to carry drinks.

 

Siena took a deep breath.

 

“Phew…”

 

It was a necessary task before approaching Johan.

 

‘There are too many people around Johan…’

 

…If she just approached recklessly, she might have breathing difficulties from that nuclear-level beauty.

 

That’s how devastatingly handsome today’s Johan was.

 

Siena, having made all preparations, finally began to take steps forward.

 

“Ahem.”

 

Arriving near Johan, she surveyed the desserts placed on the table.

 

She had gotten close, but this was to pretend she wasn’t interested in Johan.

 

As the distance narrowed, she could hear voices.

 

“Honestly, I was really surprised. I didn’t expect Marquis Beloster to come to the ball.”

 

“Exactly. What brought you to attend the ball?”

 

“Haha, I thought I hadn’t been socializing enough with others. It’s not that I avoided such occasions because they made me uncomfortable, but it might have appeared that way to others.”

 

While Johan was a people-loving extrovert, he wasn’t the type to enjoy such banquets.

 

This was because he didn’t like environments where only superficial relationships were formed.

 

So he only participated in small groups like reading clubs or riding clubs, where he could have meaningful exchanges with people.

 

Whatever the case, the nobles knew nothing.

 

They just seemed very pleased that Johan had appeared at the ball.

 

‘They’re watching Johan like predators eyeing prey.’

 

Parents with daughters, and young ladies of marriageable age were doing so.

 

Because.

 

Johan was a top-tier marriage prospect with all the right qualifications.

 

The thoughts mixed in the nobles’ gazes were like this:

 

‘Which young lady will capture Marquis Beloster’s heart tonight?’

 

Siena muttered.

 

“Who else but Violet Bringer…”

 

Johan would surely stare at her in a daze when Violet made her entrance.

 

‘I’m already getting annoyed.’

 

Why couldn’t I possess Violet instead?

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Oh…”

 

Johan, who had been conversing with the nobles, suddenly spotted Siena.

 

He stared blankly at Siena for a moment.

 

As if time had stopped.

 

Siena’s head tilted slightly.

 

‘Hm…? Why is he acting like that?’

 

Is there something on my face?

 

A moment later, Johan came to his senses.

 

He showed a faint smile in his eyes.

 

“Center Director, you look beautiful.”

 

Adding such nonsense with his lip movements.

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