Leon was lying on a sofa in the drawing room next to the bedroom, kicking his legs excitedly, and when I entered, he quickly got up.
“Bill!”
He ran to me energetically like a puppy seeing its owner.
“But...”
“Here are the chocolates and candy!”
“No, not that, your hair is like a lion’s mane?”
In contrast to his questioning face, his gaze was sharp.
“My hair was itching, so I scratched it a little.
Are there fleas on my head?”
"Oh, I hate fleas!
Belle, you're dirty."
“Okay, I’ll pass it on to you.”
I grabbed Leon's head and rubbed my hair against his.
He tried to get rid of me seriously, so we lost our balance and fell together.
I fell right on top of him.
I raised my head in astonishment, and found Leon looking at me with an expressionless face.
I was close enough to feel his breath.
I took a deep breath and stopped.
His deep, sweet scent made me feel dizzy.
But this was not the time to enjoy it.
"Oh!
I'm sorry."
I tried to get up quickly, but my huge dress today made movement difficult.
“Your Highness the Princess, your decorations...”
Joan entered after knocking on the door and started talking, but stopped when she saw us.
"I apologize!"
Joan quickly ran out in panic.
‘Why?
I didn't let her in, so why did she come in?
What did I misunderstand?'
"Belle, you're heavy.
Get up quickly."
Leon said in a soft tone, avoiding looking at me and turning his head.
I got up with all my strength, my face red.
“Who said I was heavy?
You are really funny!”
I muttered to myf as I shook off my dress.
“Are you mad at me, Bill?”
I dressed up carefully and came to the capital, but everything became a complete mess.
“Joan!”
I called Joan out sharply, angrily.
Joan carefully opened the door and emerged.
“Help me get dressed quickly.
I’m in a bad state.”
Joan and the maids entered with quick steps based on my sharp tone.
As I entered the dressing room, which contained the dressing table, I glanced at Leon.
He was quickly sitting on the sofa, eating chocolate from the basket I brought, and looking at me.
When our eyes met, he smiled confidently.
I felt angry when I saw him.
I'm trying hard to pretend I don't know!
"Wow, Belle is beautiful!
But what about me?"
"Hello."
I almost cursed unintentionally.
Leon's white uniform was completely smeared with chocolate.
'Please, stop.
We have to leave soon, are you crazy?'
I looked sharply at Joan, who was laughing behind me.
“You must have brought a spare uniform.
Bring it and call His Highness’s servants.”
"Good."
I moistened a handkerchief with water and wiped his face and hands while the maids prepared the uniform.
“Was the chocolate delicious, Leon?”
“Yes, DC chocolate tastes different!”
“Well, we should buy a lot when we get back to Aster, right?”
"Yes!"
With the sound of a knock on the door, the old servants who had accompanied us from Esther entered.
“Help His Highness change his clothes.”
Since he wanted to hide his powerful body, it was best to leave it to his servants.
'Strong body?
How did I know that?'
I remembered what had just happened, and I started to feel heat coming out of my nose.
I ate the chocolate Leon was eating to calm my beating heart.
“The chocolate is really delicious.”
After completing the preparations, we boarded the carriage with the Marquis and his wife to go to the Duke of Hollande's palace.
All the way, the Marquis was constantly talking, and Leon was laughing merrily for some reason.
The Marquis's wife and I replied expressionlessly.
After our previous conversation, I couldn't tell what the Marquis's wife's intentions were, and whether she wanted to help me or not.
I felt that her expressionless face was hiding a lot.
“Your Highness the Prince, Your Highness the Princess, we have arrived.”
I felt a slight tremor in Leon's hand, which was holding mine tightly.
The hall was crowded with people who had come to see the idiot prince who rarely appeared in the capital.
We started to slowly enter the concert hall.
When we appeared, there was complete silence in the vast hall.
My father, Marquis Sweden, seemed to enjoy people's stares.
His shoulders were raised proudly and his face was full of a smile, as if he was showing off that he was the one who brought this idiot couple here.
No one would wish to be ridiculed by Léon more than the Marquis, according to the Emperor's intentions.
“Your Highness the Prince.”
The Duke of Holland, a short, fat man, ran towards him excitedly as if he were meeting a member of his family after a long absence, and hugged him warmly.
“Leave me, you pig.”
“Your Highness, Pig?
Your tongue has become sharp since the last time I saw you.”
He wiped away fake tears, but I, who was nearby, knew his eyes were dry.
After wiping his tears, he looked at me sharply.
'I?
Do you doubt me?
Well, I will accept any accusation of villainy for the future.'
“As Your Highness the Princess entered, this hall was lit up with your beauty.”
“Thank you, Duke Holland.”
When I said that, the Duke looked at the Marquis with a hesitant expression, as if he did not recognize me as a princess.
“I'll go greet the others and come back.
Enjoy.”
Duke Holland left staggering, and then other nobles began lining up to greet Leon.
They didn't really want to say hello, they were just waiting for Leon to say something stupid so they could make fun of him later.
I could clearly see their faces light up when Leon said something stupid.
I can't bear to see that anymore.
I raised my hand to stop the next noble who was approaching to greet me.
“Enough, I'm very tired.
My legs are swollen.
If you have more to say, I'll give you a big piece of paper to write on.”
I frowned and took Leon's hand, pulling him to a chair at the auction venue and we sat down heavily.
“Bill, do your legs hurt?”
'Don't pretend to be childish.
'You're really nice.'
'Wait, what am I thinking?'
"No, I mean, I'm so tired.
Don't you want to rest too, Leon?
You've been yawning all the time."
"That's right.
Belle is a genius.
She knows my heart well."
'True, I know more about you than you think.'
I nodded.
“But it's a little hot, isn't it?”
"Me too...we're already a couple.
Hee hee."
We sat listening to the soft music and watching the nobles comfortably.
After my previous words, no one approached us.
'Didn't Bill have any friends?
Why doesn't anyone greet her?'
‘If I return to the capital later, will I find someone to mingle with?’
However, that thought disappeared after I saw the Marquis's true face yesterday.
Suddenly, Leon stood up, tapping his legs anxiously.
“What's wrong, Leon?”
I looked at him in amazement.
His face was red as if he was drunk.
Is it too hot?
His red eyes were shaking with worry.
“Bill, I have to get back.”
“What?
The auction hasn’t started yet.”
'By the way, Bill said?
Is there something urgent that made him speak so clearly?'
“I can't control myf.”
“Leon, Belle doesn’t understand what you mean.”
I gave him a hint to keep up his act.
Leon frowned upon hearing my words.
He closed his eyes and sighed deeply, then suddenly ran into the middle of the concert hall.
“Leon!”
I quickly followed him.