Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 7

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07.

Finn, who had been tapping his fingers on the desk in a steady rhythm, opened his mouth.

“Of course, Marquis Johan Beloster isn’t lacking in either looks or title. But…”

“…”

“Realistically, he can’t compare to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Yeah.”

Heaven nodded and started eating his sandwich again.

My head tilted crookedly.

‘What…?’

Did they just insult Johan in front of me?

As Johan’s number one fan who entered this world to support him, I felt offended.

I was so dumbfounded that I crossed my arms.

“No, that’s not right. Why are you completely ruling out any possibility?”

“Huh? No, I mean realistically speaking.”

“It could work out with effort. Even if Lady Violet likes His Highness the Crown Prince, she might change her mind if she experiences the Marquis’s sincerity.”

“…”

“Marquis Beloster is someone who wouldn’t fall short anywhere. You guys acknowledge that too, don’t you?”

Finn couldn’t argue with my words.

He just stared at me blankly with an expression that said ‘Why is she acting like this…?’

Then, Lian, who had been standing next to me, spoke up.

“Center Director, do you have personal feelings for Marquis Beloster?”

It was the first thing I’d heard him say since coming to work… and it hit hard.

‘Has this guy lost his mind?’

Once again today, his perceptiveness was terrifyingly sharp as he beat people down with facts.

Naturally, I played dumb.

“Wh-what are you talking about? I told you I don’t know Marquis Beloster!”

Lian looked at me with unreadable eyes, then shrugged his shoulders.

“You got worked up when I compared the Crown Prince and the Marquis.”

“What… I don’t have any personal feelings at all. None whatsoever.”

“…”

“If I had personal feelings, I wouldn’t have taken the commission in the first place.”

Even as I made excuses, I felt guilty.

‘No, actually I took the commission because of my personal feelings.’

I couldn’t refuse those moist eyes of my beloved…

Worried that my lie might be discovered, I glanced around at the staff.

But the employees who had been looking back and forth between me and Lian immediately averted their gazes.

‘Why are they acting like this? They did this a few days ago too.’

Are they hiding something from me…?

Isadora cleared her throat and changed the subject.

“It’s a shame about the advance payment, but… I think we should cancel the commission.”

“…”

“Honestly, this job has no chance of success. Because Lady Violet Bringer likes someone like His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“…”

“She’s already established a ‘standard.'”

Lian’s gaze, which had been on me, turned to Isadora.

“What do you mean by someone like the Crown Prince?”

Then he asked an unexpected question.

‘Does he really not know?’

Ah, right… Lian is from the kingdom, so he might not know much about the Crown Prince.

The fact that he kept saying “Crown Prince” without using the honorific “Your Highness” was answer enough.

Isadora replied.

“I mean someone of high status, literally.”

She adjusted her glasses and stood up from her seat.

With her characteristic quick steps, Isadora walked over and stopped in front of the mobile blackboard.

“Everyone here should know this, but since our youngest member seems unaware, I’ll explain.”

Isadora wrote on the blackboard.

‘A’ on the left, ‘B’ on the right.

“Lady Violet Bringer is 18 years old. Since she’s become an adult, she’s probably considering marriage.”

“…”

“So along with matters of the heart, she’ll be looking at a man’s qualifications. Qualifications can be broadly classified into six categories.”

Isadora raised her left hand and extended her index finger.

“I’ll compare and analyze them one by one. First, appearance.”

“…”

“Marquis Johan Beloster is decent-looking.”

There were no additional comments.

I was shocked by this.

‘No, is Johan’s appearance something that ends with just “decent-looking”?’

Dora, what’s wrong with your eyes?

‘How can you look at that sacred and brilliant silver-haired, blue-eyed super handsome man and only say “decent-looking”?’

I shot laser beams at Isadora with my eyes, but she didn’t seem to notice.

She continued.

“His Highness the Crown Prince… I don’t know. I’ve never seen even a single portrait of him.”

Isadora wrote a question mark between A and B.

I tried to picture the cover of 【Crown Prince’s Love Story】 in my mind.

‘Hmm, Castilian is…’

But it had been too long since I read the work, so I couldn’t remember well.

All I could recall was that he was a nuclear-level sexy handsome man with blonde hair and red eyes, and had an absolutely divine physique…

‘But I can’t tell them this.’

The transmigrator could only keep her mouth shut.

Isadora’s voice was heard again.

“Second, personality.”

“…”

“Marquis Beloster is widely praised for his good character. I don’t know about His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“…”

“However, since he was chosen as the next emperor, I assume he possesses noble character.”

Isadora drew two circles under A and B.

“Third, wealth.”

“…”

“Marquis Beloster’s wealth is substantial. This was already proven when he offered a total of 100,000 gold as commission.”

“…”

“However…”

She trailed off, then drew a circle under B.

It was a much larger circle than the one she drew for ‘personality.’

‘No matter how much Johan is my favorite, the royal family definitely wins in terms of wealth.’

Isadora maintained her characteristic expressionless face as she spoke again.

“Fourth, family.”

“…”

“The documents submitted by Marquis Beloster stated that he has three younger sisters. Since the Marquis is a person of excellent character, he must be warm to his family as well.”

“…”

“On the other hand, His Highness the Crown Prince has one younger brother.”

Heaven, who had been scratching his head, chimed in.

“It’s true that men with female siblings tend to understand women better.”

“No, the Marquis is a different case.”

Finn pointed out sharply.

“If he really understood women well, why would he come to a relationship counseling center?”

That was a perfectly valid point.

‘Right… Johan is good to his younger sisters, but he’s hopeless at romance.’

I remembered how Johan couldn’t approach Milaira and just fumbled around for 120 episodes.

Isadora, who had drawn a triangle between A and B, continued speaking.

“Fifth, reputation. As I’ve repeatedly mentioned, the Marquis of Beloster has a good reputation.”

“…”

“However, as a woman, I would like to support The Prince.”

The sound of chalk scraping against the blackboard rang out, and a circle was drawn under B.

I couldn’t hold back any longer and asked.

“Why? Are there bad rumors going around about the Marquis of Beloster?”

Of course, there wouldn’t be any gossip about the kind Johan.

I felt Lian glance at me.

Isadora shook her head.

“That’s not the reason.”

“…”

“We commoners hear various rumors about the nobility. We enjoy listening to gossip about high-ranking people.”

“…”

“The rumors about the Marquis of Beloster were all good stories. He’s kind to everyone and naturally considerate.”

“…”

“However, when I think about it not as human to human, but from ‘a woman’s perspective,’ it’s different.”

“…”

“I think I would be very bothered if my husband’s name came up in other women’s conversations for any reason. So I said The Prince, who has no connections with anyone, is better than the Marquis who is kind to everyone.”

I couldn’t hide my dazed expression.

‘That makes sense…’

It’s kind of like that thing.

A (handsome) loner who’s only nice to me is better than a popular guy who’s liked by everyone.

‘Though that doesn’t mean Johan is bad at all.’

Isadora took a breath and said.

“This is the last one. Sixth, title.”

I caught a glimpse of Isadora’s eyes behind her glasses narrowing into a straight line.

She silently drew a circle under B.

Once, and then drew another one on top of it.

Finn and Heaven nodded simultaneously.

“Of course.”

“Mm-hmm.”

I bit my lips tightly.

‘Johan, how many times did you die today…’

My favorite character was being beaten down so mercilessly with facts.

‘Violet, this is because of you.’

Why did you have to like The Prince of all the many men out there?

Lian, who had been silent until now, spoke up.

“So you all think The Prince is better?”

“Right?”

Heaven affirmed while putting the last piece of his sandwich in his mouth.

Isadora and Finn also nodded.

Lian’s gaze, which had been looking around at them, reached me.

“What about you, Center Director?”

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