# Chapter 49
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Lily Amasra's acting skill was truly amazing.
The path from the Academy to Entera was not always so short.
But while I was worrying and thinking about this and that, the two of us had already arrived at Enterera and were getting out of the carriage.
However, the reaction of the attendant who received us was a little strange.
He just asked Lily and I to wait a moment with a confused expression, and didn't seem to have any intention of taking them into the room.
Considering my close relationship with Charon, this was something that could never have happened.
Even the attendant was a familiar enough figure that I could sense something had happened to Charon.
"what's the matter?"
"that's...
...
."
When the atmosphere between the attendant and me was not good, Lily, who had been watching silently, took a step back.
At that moment, Charon's personal maid came out of the castle.
I called her with a wave of my hand and asked her to answer once again.
"Can't you even tell Charon I'm visiting?"
The maid, who had been hesitating, seemed to have made up her mind and took a deep breath before responding.
"As Lady Elise Romande came to visit me, I was unable to show her the inside."
It was a name I remembered.
Elyse Romande was a classmate from Pansion's academy who couldn't understand the matter and was arrogant towards Charon.
"What does this have to do with her visiting and me not being able to enter?"
"Lose...
"He told me not to let you see me with him if possible."
"why?"
The maid was unable to respond.
Lily, unable to understand the situation, continued fanning herself with a confused expression.
"why?"
Even if I asked again, the maid just moved and couldn't answer.
Instead, it was Lily who spoke.
“Isn’t it because you don’t want to show it to Lady Kate?
It's either embarrassing or they're secretly up to something.
But looking at the maid's reaction, I don't think it's the last option."
If it wasn't the last one, the only thing left was the first one.
I thought of Elyse Romande, who embarrassed Charon by saying something arrogant.
The tone and way of speaking that irritated people and the look that looked down on others.
I clearly warned you, but doesn't that girl ever get tired and come back to harass Charon?
I shouted in a stern voice in the maid's face.
"Take me to Charon right now!"
The maid's face was a mixture of several emotions: confusion, confusion, and relief.
I led Lily and entered the castle at the same pace as the triumphant general.
There was no need to go far.
The place the maid led me to was a small reception room next to the corridor.
"When I become duchess, I want to use this hall as a small concert hall."
If you put a thick iron plate on your face, you would laugh out loud from the first sentence.
what?
What if you become a duchess?
Elise, who was looking at the living room window with a relaxed expression, reached out and picked up the lace curtain.
It was a very careful hand, as if holding a dirty object.
"These curtains are a little old.
It doesn't live up to the Duke of Enterera's reputation.
Hmm.
"The design is also tacky."
"This curtain was handmade by my grandmother 30 years ago.
"It's impossible to change it just because it's old."
"grandmother?
Did he give you permission to call him grandmother?" "I understand that Lady Charon passed away before coming to Enterera."
Charon looked at Elise without any change in expression.
A short but long time passed without any conversation.
The one who broke the silence was Elise with her characteristic charming smile.
"Well, why can't I call you Grandma?
"Even though she is an illegitimate daughter, the current Lady Charon is a legitimate member of the Entera family, right?"
Elise, who had lowered the curtain, patted the hand that touched the cloth, as if shaking off the dirty dust.
"Young lady, please help me a lot from now on.
The Duchess of Entera is a very cold person, so I think it would be a little difficult for her to integrate into the family without your help.
"I think I should imitate the social skills that allowed me to be recognized in Enterera, even though I was an illegitimate child."
My reason was cut off right there.
It was clearly Entera who visited me to find out the truth, but what really irritated me was the unexpected and unwanted guest, Elyse Romande.
Lily let out a laugh, lowered her head towards me and whispered.
"Oh my God, oh my God.
Who is that unlucky woman? princess?
Did the Little Duke have a fiancee?
"No, even if you have a fiancée, how dare you talk to Lady Entera like that?"
The fact that even that brilliant Lily got angry with a seething voice meant that I had already come to a conclusion about how I should handle this.
"Oh my God, what the hell is that smell?"
The two women's eyes turned to me.
At this moment, I couldn't help but completely forget that Lily was behind me.
I lifted my chin and walked beside Charon.
Charon looked extremely embarrassed.
"I was wondering where that vulgar smell was coming from, and that rat from before came back.
Charon?
I told you not to let anyone in the castle without permission.
Haha, it's also a problem if you have a very soft heart."
It was a sound that was emitted after calming her boiling insides, but Elise took it in stride.
"I don't know where the mouse came from, but there is one more thing I need to do.
"The task is to clean the mansion very well so that unclean things cannot enter."
I thought about it last time, but she was definitely not an ordinary woman.
"What has to be done?
What is this woman talking about?
Who would have thought that the Lady is the bride of the Little Duke of Pansion?
"Do we really need to be in a relationship that promises a future?
"There is a future that can be anticipated even without a promise."
Is this what it's like to talk to a wall?
I felt a sudden feeling of dizziness and turned to Charon.
Thinking about Charon's sadness at having to talk dozens of times with that strange woman, the fever that had subsided started to rise again.
“Karon?
"I think we need to get this crazy woman out of the castle."
However, Elise, who was crazy about the Duchess, couldn't sit still.
"Everyone wants to impose their ideas.
And he doesn't hesitate to say harsh words to people who are different from him.
"I don't know if that's diminishing my own value."
Should I act crazy and grab my hair?
In the end, is this the only path left?
"What a commotion, Charon.
What's going on...
...
."
At that moment, someone entered the room accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps.
It was a familiar voice now, so I could recognize it before I even saw its face.
“Miss Kate?
"What's going on here?"
Elise collapsed onto the couch, holding her head.
"Iced coffee."
Pansion, who was looking around with a complicated face, carefully walked towards Elise.
Then he looked worriedly at Elise sitting on the couch.
"Elisa? are you okay?"
"huh."
Elise, with her pure white face and sad expression, aroused such pitiful sympathy that it made the hearts of those who saw her sink.
"I only attended the banquet a few times and dressed like this, so it seems Lady Ezelott thought I was Enterera's maid.
After shouting for a while...
...
."
The faint voice addressed to Pansion now turned towards me.
"He He.
"Even though I have a slight limp, I didn't think I was in a position to be ignored."
I fell asleep saying something ridiculous.
Laughing at the absurd is the reason for this situation.
I had just learned for the first time that Elise had a limp, and in the first place, limping maids and servants weren't allowed to work at the mansion.
There was no way I could do my job properly with an immature body.
“I think the young lady was a little displeased to see me resting comfortably in the room.
I understand.
Raggedy like me...
...
."
"They said she was a duchess?"
Now, Elise has decided to draw attention to the mess that is going on.
It was thanks to the belated realization that it was more efficient to separate Charon from that crazy bitch than to separate that crazy bitch from Charon.
"Right, Mistress Lily?"
I looked at Lily with a smile on my face.
Lily, who only followed me to cheer me up, got involved in the mud fight, looking more indifferent than I expected.
"Isn't it true that you signed a betrothal vow with the Little Duke of Pansion?"
"I've never heard anything like it.
"The duke said he was very busy and had no intention of getting married yet."
The look on Lily's face when she heard my answer was pure shock.
"And yet you described yourself as a future duchess?
Just...
... like...
...
."
“Romanesque.”
I whispered quietly into Lily's ear as she stuttered.
"Lady Romande?"
It was an exaggerated voice, but Elise, who was 100 levels shy, only slightly distorted her expression and accepted it in a calm tone.
"I just said that I was visiting Entera and wanted to meet the Duchess, but I think there was some mistake...
...
."
Elyse was speaking clearly, but Pansion's eyes were looking straight at me.
I suddenly wondered why I had to make such a fuss in front of Pansion, but I remembered the treatment Charon had to endure and interrupted Elise again.
"You know what, Duke?
In the conversation between Charon and Lady Romande, the word illegitimate child appears five times.
Lady Romande seems to be very jealous of Charon.
Is it because the topic of illegitimate children is gaining traction in social circles?"
I counted them one by one, but there were no more than five illegitimate children.
However, since the basic principle of gossip is to exaggerate the message, I simply reinforced what I said.
At the same time, a cold shadow appeared on Pan Shion's face.
Do you believe me, not Elise, who was said to be an old friend?
Elise must have noticed that the atmosphere quickly cooled down and a sad expression appeared on her face once again.
"It's really scary, Lady Ezelot.
Don't you like me so much?
How can you corner a person...
...
."
"You seem to be misunderstanding something, but I have no interest in knowing where Lady Romande is and what she does.
Do I really need to meet you?
It doesn't seem like a big deal, but why bother and waste my precious time?
Stay on topic, future Duchess of Enterera."
Only now did Elise react.
His face turned from red to blue.
Was telling him to understand the matter really that insulting?
I was just telling the truth.
Just looking at Charon's personality and Elise's attitude, it was clear what the relationship between the three of them, including Pansion, would be like.
Despite Elise's rude comments, Charon must have remained quiet, thinking about Pansion.
Elise must have noticed this fact and continued to harass Charon.
I didn't know where the symbol came from, but it was none of my business.
"Ah, I wonder what this rumor is.
I heard that the Duke has a secret lover.
Is it her?" Then I understand the nickname of the future Duchess."
It was a rude question, but Pan Shion responded immediately without delay.
“I don’t know who you heard such nonsense from.
"There is no hidden lover."
"So you're harassing our Charon for nothing?
"And that's while saying the word 'illegitimate child' five times!"