Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 43
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43.
“…Crazy.”
The curse came out as a spoken word.
“I’m… I’m lying in that bastard’s room.”
Why did I realize such an important fact by looking at something as small as a hairpin?
Because that wasn’t just some mere accessory.
The golden beaded hairpin belonged to Castillian’s nanny, ‘Hedia Kindeste’, who was frequently mentioned in 【The Prince’s Invasion】.
『Castillian, sitting on the edge of the bed, fixed his gaze on the jewelry box.
Inside it was a golden hairpin.
Castillian, who had been staring at it intently, opened the jewelry box.
Though much time had passed, it still seemed to carry his nanny’s scent.』
Hedia was the only person novel-Castillian had relied on, and someone who had lost her life to an epidemic.
Castillian had carefully preserved her hairpin to remember his nanny.
‘It was one of that bastard’s few human qualities.’
But wait…
“I didn’t know he had it in this world too.”
As I’d said many times, this was an independent world where the novel’s worldview didn’t apply.
‘So is it just a meaningless object then?’
I looked at the golden hairpin contained in the jewelry box.
It bore traces of time and was slightly faded.
Even so, it sparkled gently with a subtle hue.
“Yeah, well… it could just be placed there randomly.”
That item would be suspicious not to know if you’re a reader of 【The Prince’s Invasion】.
‘It’s such a famous object that it might have been casually inserted to pay attention to detail.’
I concluded it that way.
Apart from the hairpin, there was something else I needed to worry about right now.
“This place… is that bastard’s room.”
This isn’t a dream, is it?
‘There’s no way a mere NPC like me would be lying in The Prince’s bed.’
Still unable to believe it, I pinched my thigh.
I felt a tingling pain on my skin.
‘…It’s not a dream.’
Unable to contain myself, I muttered once more.
“Crazy. This is crazy, really.”
But it was really strange.
‘Why did he bring me to his room?’
‘That’ bastard, why would he, seeing me for the first time…?
Even if he was being considerate of me as an acquaintance of his friend, this didn’t make sense.
After pondering for a while, I eventually gave up.
“I don’t know. Just enjoy it.”
How could I figure out what that taciturn Prince is thinking no matter how much I rack my brain?
So I decided to just savor this moment.
“I’m lying in my bias’s room!”
I’m finally getting rewarded for working like an ant all this time.
‘Besides, I had amnesia for 19 years and then had Johan stolen from me.’
I thought this world was being unfair to me, but today I finally received a reward.
Indeed, God doesn’t ignore diligent people.
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After lying on the soft bed for a while… I got up not long after.
“The Prince said you should rest as long as you want.”
Since the maid said this, I wanted to get my money’s worth, but…
‘My conscience kept bothering me.’
I had a personality that couldn’t feel comfortable in places that weren’t my home.
And the fact that this place was the Imperial Palace kept weighing on my mind.
‘If I had been playing a game, I would have said “Thank you!” and stuck around like a bedbug for days.’
Also, as time passed, my foot didn’t hurt at all.
“Anyway, it was nothing serious, but Castillian was the one who overreacted…”
So I left The Prince’s room.
The Palace Corridor was very quiet.
Just like when I came here earlier, carried by Castillian.
“Which way should I go?”
I looked around, searching for the Banquet Hall.
That’s when it happened.
Thud, thud.
Faint footsteps began to echo from behind.
At first, I thought it was just a palace servant passing by.
But the footsteps were getting closer and closer to me.
‘Who is it?’
I stopped and turned my head.
Soon, a familiar silhouette came into view.
“…Center Director.”
It was Lian.
“Youngest…?”
“Why are you out here?”
As soon as Lian reached me, he questioned me point-blank.
His thick eyebrows were slightly furrowed.
I tilted my head slightly.
“Why am I out here?”
How does Lian… know that I came out of The Prince’s room?
Suddenly, I remembered Castillian who had abruptly left his seat and stormed out.
‘Ah, did he perhaps tell him about my situation?’
It seemed like he had gone straight to Lian and told him about the incident.
‘Whatever the case, it’s still ridiculous how he suddenly left like that.’
I replied.
“Well, that’s not my room.”
“What does that matter? He told you to rest comfortably.”
“Even so. I have to return to the Banquet Hall anyway, and it doesn’t hurt much, so I got up…”
“I clearly told you to rest. But what if you’re already walking around?”
“No, Youngest. I told you I’m not in pain.”
Then Lian closed his eyes tightly and let out a sigh.
“Hah…”
He roughly tousled his bangs.
An agitated voice flowed through his lips.
“That’s Center Director’s problem. You’re always in pain but you don’t even know when you’re hurting.”
“…?”
“Did you think I wouldn’t know about you hiding in the break room when you get nosebleeds, waiting until they stop? You’re exactly the same now as you were then.”
“…”
“Whether you’re hurt somewhere, how badly you’re hurt, whatever it is, you’re injured. That’s why I said you need to rest enough.”
“…”
“But you don’t listen and come out this quickly? Why are you ignoring my words… no, the Doctor’s words?”
I met Lian after three days.
And as expected, he poured out countless words the moment he saw me.
‘Though the content was different from what I had anticipated.’
Moreover, he seemed a little angry.
I couldn’t quite understand it.
‘Why is Lian angry at me?’
Just because I hurt my foot a little…
The words that had been circling in my head unconsciously slipped out.
“Why are you angry?”
Lian’s long eyes widened for an instant.
They slowly returned to their original size.
A voice much softer than before leaked out.
“…I’m not angry.”
I thought he would add something more, but Lian just closed his lips.
Instead, his Adam’s apple bobbed slowly.
“Young master, I’m really fine. I’m walking around because I’m okay.”
“…”
“If it hurt enough that I couldn’t walk, I would have gone home already, right?”
I narrowed my eyes and crossed my arms.
“By the way, young master…”
“…”
“You must have been watching me intently all this time, right? You even know what I do in the tea room.”
“…”
“I caught you red-handed lying about having poor eyesight.”
I had deliberately thrown out a joke.
‘Because I can’t get used to the butter boy’s gloomy atmosphere.’
But it didn’t have much effect.
Lian was still facing me with serious eyes.
With that kind of reaction, it was hard to lighten the mood.
‘He’s acting strangely today.’
Normally, he would have said nonsense like ‘Center Director, you’re hurt? Should I blow on it for you? Then it’ll heal completely.’
‘That would be normal.’
I had somehow come to think of Lian’s abnormal words and actions as normal.
“Ahem.”
The sound of me clearing my throat echoed loudly in the quiet corridor.
Then I widened my eyes.
‘Huh…?’
It was because I finally noticed Lian’s appearance.
The Lian I knew was quite a neat person.
Of course, there was that see-through shirt incident last time…
But other than that day, he dressed impeccably and cleanly.
But today was different.
The shirt Lian was wearing was wrinkled.
‘Just like something carelessly pulled out from being stuffed in a closet.’
Moreover, a couple of buttons near his neck were left unfastened.
‘Come to think of it, his hair is a mess too.’
The black hair covering his forehead was disheveled as if deliberately tousled, and the back of his head looked like a bird’s nest.
My gaze scanning Lian soon dropped to his feet.
‘…Even his shoes are mismatched.’
The shoes he wore were the same color but clearly different in design.
‘Why did this guy come out looking like this?’
Like someone who rushed out to receive a delivery.
But…
“…”
Even while inwardly criticizing Lian, my heart raced as I took in his disheveled appearance.
Thump, thump, thump.
For some reason…
I felt like he had rushed out in a hurry to meet me.
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