The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 76

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The Maid of the Grand Ducal House Writes a Counseling Log Today Chapter 076
The chandeliers of the Imperial Palace were pouring down brilliant light.
Hundreds of candles were reflected in the glass decorations, dyeing the entire banquet hall in a golden hue.
The melody of string instruments softly drifted through the hall, and the nobles elegantly tilted their glasses while dressed in their respective splendid formal wear and dresses.
And.
Elysia felt as though she were suffocating.
“…….”
The Imperial Ball, which was the center of the Imperial Palace and high society.
To her, who came from a commoner background, it was truly another world.
Elysia, who adjusted the hem of her dress once more for no reason, swallowed a small breath.
-Tap.
A large hand lightly supported the back of her waist.
Elysia turned her head in startle.
“Your Grace?”
Yulias was scanning the surroundings with a nonchalant face.
“You’ll bump into someone if you stand there blankly.”
Elysia’s heart thumped again at the low, deep voice that seemed to be worrying about her.
……Why does this man do skinship so naturally?
Elysia tried her best to pretend to be unfazed and took a step away.
On the other hand, Yulias faintly moved the corners of his mouth upon seeing her reaction.
He looked exactly like a person who had found enjoyment in teasing someone.
It was then.
Sheila, who was standing beside Elysia, quietly grabbed the edge of Yulias’s sleeve.
Strength was put into her small fingertips.
Yulias’s gaze immediately directed downward.
“What is it?”
Instead of answering, Sheila slowly turned her gaze toward the opposite side of the banquet hall.
Elysia also inadvertently turned her head along that direction and froze just like that.
Two people who stood out exceptionally even among the crowd.
They were Princess Aresina Askilla and Prince Erian Askilla.
The twin siblings.
They possessed the same golden hair and similar eye shapes, but their atmospheres were completely different.
Aresina was as glamorous as the sun.
A dazzling golden dress and a smile without a single hint of disarray.
The perfect elegance that only someone accustomed to receiving people’s attention could have was enveloping her.
On the other hand, Erian had a much looser and languid atmosphere.
The prince, dressed in a black uniform, was smiling faintly as if he found it bothersome, but his gaze alone was excessively sharp.
And both of them were looking at Sheila.
Elysia instinctively moved as if to half-shield the front of Sheila.
At that, the corner of Aresina’s mouth went up very minutely.
“It’s been a while, Sheila.”
It was a soft and sweet voice.
But strangely, it felt as though her breath was being choked up.
Sheila’s body visibly froze.
Yulias’s gaze also sank frostily.
He naturally took a step forward.
It was a position that precisely blocked the space between Sheila and Aresina.
“I greet the third star of the Empire, Princess Aresina Askilla, and Prince Erian Askilla.”
Aresina looked at the polite Yulias and smiled without a word.
Elysia read the room with a tense face.
At that moment, Erian, who was standing beside her, leisurely opened his mouth.
“Aresina.”
The prince, who let out a long sigh as if he found it bothersome, tilted his head crookedly.
“Isn’t the silence a bit too long?”
“Erian.”
Aresina narrowed her eyes minutely, but Erian had a face that did not care at all.
Rather, he muttered while looking at Sheila.
“Look at Sheila’s expression.”
The prince’s gaze quietly directed toward Sheila.
Sheila stood with a tense face, her lips tightly pressed together.
She looked frozen, as if she would swallow her breath at any moment.
Erian looked at her for a moment before lightly shrugging his shoulders.
“It’s been a while.”
This time, it was a much softer voice.
Unlike his playful attitude from a moment ago, it was a strangely deflated greeting.
And for a very brief moment, Erian’s gaze lingered on Elysia.
“……Hmm.”
At the meaningfully curved corner of his mouth, Elysia felt a chill run down her spine for no reason.
It was impossible to read the mind of this young prince.
Moreover, he was much quicker on the uptake than she thought.
Yulias also seemed to have noticed that gaze, as his eyes sank frostily.
It was at that moment.
-Ding.
The sound of a bell resonated from the center of the hall.
It was the signal announcing the start of the ball.
The nobles began to gather in the center one by one.
Aresina looked at Sheila until the very end before slowly turning her body.
“Let’s talk again later.”
The remaining air was strangely heavy.
Elysia carefully looked down at Sheila.
Fortunately, the child did not have a frozen expression like earlier.
Rather, she was sticking close to Yulias’s side, and Yulias lightly stroked that Sheila’s hair.
“You’re doing well.”
At the short remark, Sheila’s eyes turned round.
Elysia looked at that sight and smiled small without realizing it.
They were truly clumsy, but they were changing nonetheless.
It was then.
“Your Grace.”
A noble young lady approached and bowed her head elegantly.
“For the first song, do you happen to have a designated partner?”
Starting with those words, the surrounding atmosphere changed in an instant.
“I also really wanted to dance with Your Grace.”
“An opportunity to dance with the hero of the North is rare, after all.”
“Your Grace is truly wonderful today as well.”
In an instant, noble young ladies began to flock over.
Elysia pressed her lips tight for no reason.
It was a natural thing.
Yulias May Demint.
The Grand Duke of the North.
On top of possessing immense power and overwhelming looks, he was a man who was still unmarried.
There was no way he wouldn’t be popular in high society.
That wasn’t a strange thing at all.
However, Elysia strangely felt a corner of her chest tightening up.
The noble young ladies who flocked around Yulias were all glamorous and beautiful without exception.
Someone smiled shyly behind a fan, and someone else revealed interest overtly.
Elysia lowered her gaze for no reason.
It was at that moment.
Sheila, who was standing right next to her, was staring intently at her.
She had a face that looked exactly like she knew everything about what she was thinking.
Elysia hurriedly composed her expression.
“Wh-why are you doing that, My Lady?”
Sheila narrowed her eyes without saying anything.
Then she slily shifted her gaze toward Yulias’s direction.
Precisely toward the noble young ladies clinging to him.
And she looked back at Elysia, her gaze strangely teasing.
The tips of Elysia’s ears turned red in an instant.
Seeing that sight, the corner of Sheila’s mouth went up ever so slightly.
On the other hand, Yulias’s expression was gradually hardening.
A frosty look even drifted in his sunset-colored eyes.
“……I am sorry, but.”
The moment he opened his mouth lowly, the surroundings became quiet.
“I have to take care of my companion today.”
The nobles’ gazes naturally directed toward the same direction.
It was Elysia.
Elysia felt as if her heart had dropped.
It was because the word ‘companion’ sounded uncommonly sweet.
The surrounding noble young ladies also had their expressions freeze subtly for a split second.
However, Yulias alone had a nonchalant face.
Rather, he was unperturbed as if he were doing it on purpose.
Elysia ultimately could not endure any longer and opened her trembling lips.
“I, I will go get some fresh air for a moment.”
“……Elysia?”
Despite Yulias’s call, Elysia only looked at Sheila.
Sheila opened her eyes roundly, but she managed a smile.
“I’ll be right back.”
And she left the banquet hall just like that.
The cold night air had settled over the Imperial Palace terrace.
Elysia let out a long breath while holding onto the railing.
Her heart was strangely noisy.
……Why is he being like that, really.
Making me look forward to it, and making my heart flutter.
Elysia ultimately covered her face with her hands.
It was at that moment.
-Click.
With the sound of a door opening from behind, footsteps gradually drew closer.
……Surely he didn’t really follow me out, right?
However, the gradually approaching footsteps betrayed her expectation all too easily.
“Why are you here?”
At the unexpected voice, Elysia turned around.
Edward, whose silver hair was sparkling in the moonlight, was looking at her.

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