3.
‘ah… … no!’
If you break it like this, you will die. Ronnie desperately reached out his hand and grabbed his glass cup.
widely.
Fortunately, the glass cup came back into my hand. But the contents had already been poured out.
“Uh, what should I do… … .”
Unfortunately, the child became lost in thought. Not only did I spill this precious juice, I also ruined my expensive clothes. You will definitely be beaten severely. And you will be kicked out.
“S-sorry!”
“oh!”
A startled maid came over holding a napkin. My pants were completely covered in juice.
“S-sorry! sorry… … ! I’m really sorry.”
Ronnie couldn’t even get down on his knees for fear of ruining the carpet because his pants were dirty, so he stood there trembling and begging.
“Just stay still. “It spreads even more.”
Even though the child looked like he was crying and begging for forgiveness, the maid was busy cleaning up after him. Every time the child trembled, juice dripped from his pants. From the looks of it, she was wearing thin cotton pants, so even her underwear must have been wet.
Thinking it wouldn’t work, the maid stretched out her hand to Ronnie.
“… … !”
Yes, that’s right!
Startled, Ronnie flinched and closed his eyes tightly.
“… … Why?”
The maid tilted her head at the incomprehensible reaction, then realized that she had misunderstood the child and quickly explained it.
“Hey, I need to take off all my clothes first.”
“… … yes?”
But Ronnie became even more pale. She quickly pulled away, avoiding her maid’s hand.
I instinctively knew that I shouldn’t show my lower body. I never saw it exactly, but the boys who stood and urinated on the tree seemed to have something different about them. Because those kids were holding something with their hands and aiming.
But I don’t have anything like that.
“I told you to stay still.”
The more I moved, the more the juice dripped and spread on the carpet. Ronnie, who was embarrassed by the thought that her gender should not be revealed, did not even see that far.
The maids, who were in trouble for ruining the carpet, held Ronnie’s arms tightly and took off his pants and underwear without him having time to resist. After all, she was a seven-year-old child, so there was no room for her naughty thoughts.
But that casual behavior became a very big problem for Ronnie.
“… … oh!”
I couldn’t cover it because my hand was being held. They didn’t notice it right away at first, but soon they realized something was off.
“you… … ?”
Ronnie closed his eyes tightly. She got caught. So quickly. In vain.
fool. Stupid Ronnie. Why did you do such a pathetic thing!
Tears flowed out of my eyes as I thought that it was all over now. I thought I didn’t cry for the most part, but since I came here, my tear ducts seem to have broken down.
The sight of the child with his head down and tears streaming down his face created an awkward atmosphere. It was also a difficult situation for her maids.
The boy I thought was a boy was actually a girl.
Although I was embarrassed, I was about to go to report first, but someone grabbed the hem of my skirt and pulled it down. It was Ronnie.
“please… … “Can you please keep it a secret?”
There was no way I wouldn’t feel weak seeing the sight of a child shedding tears. However, maids cannot dare to do this as they please.
The maids made eye contact among themselves for a moment before shaking their heads.
“I’m sorry, but that won’t work.”
The maid decided that it was not possible and took Ronnie away from her and walked out the door.
The Duke and Duchess who received the report were equally embarrassed.
“Girls… … “You said it was?”
“yes. lady.”
There was silence for a moment. The Duchess looked at the Duke, wondering what to do with this. The Duke shrugged his shoulders. It was a sign that he would follow her will.
“for now… … .”
The duchess, who was crying, found it difficult to continue speaking. The maid calmly waited for the hostess to speak.
“First of all, we should dress appropriately for our gender. “Please dress me in girl’s clothes.”
“yes. lady.”
There was no need to worry, so the child was left half-naked. My body, which was already shaking, must be shaking even more. Although it was not an order given after knowing the details of the situation, it was a very good decision.
＊＊＊
“How old are you?”
“They say he’s seven years old.”
Andrea’s nanny, Mrs. Cape, was confused by the sudden instructions, but prepared the girl’s things.
“Hmm, let’s see… … .”
In the empty room of the castle, there was a mountain of clothes that the duchess had bought to give to the young lady when she was born. It wasn’t just for newborns, I had bought a bunch of clothes for babies who weren’t even born yet, even dresses for five or six year olds.
The generous nanny excitedly chose clothes for the unknown girl. She was seven years old, so it was long, but given her small body, five-year-old clothes seemed to fit her just fine.
“okay. I like this. Where was the hair ribbon… … ?”
She looked very excited.
After a while,
Ronnie, who was bowing his head in the corner as if waiting for a death sentence, heard heavy but cheerful footsteps.
＊＊＊
‘Why did they dress me like this? … .’
I didn’t understand. Was it before he died that he dressed him in nice clothes one last time?
If you think about it, simply getting kicked out wasn’t the problem. It was possible that he would die for the crime of insulting a nobleman.
Ronnie bit his nails in fear and looked at the woman walking ahead of him down the hallway.
She came in without warning a little while ago, brought a mountain of something, and put it down next to me. It was a face that somehow looked smiling.
Ronnie was relieved to see the atmosphere was different from what he expected. He thought that at any moment a bunch of servants would come and beat him up.
She even showed off various luxurious items with a very excited look on her face. These were all eye-popping things, but they didn’t really reach Ronnie’s terrified eyes.
In an instant, I was swayed here and there, and before I knew it, I was walking down the hallway to meet the Duke and Duchess.
smart.
It would have been nice if it took a very, very long time, but despite the wind, Ronnie arrived at the door in an instant.
“Master, madam. “I brought it to you.”
The nanny went inside first and gently comforted Ronnie, who was too scared to go in and hesitated. Strangely enough, she had a very happy face.
“Let’s go in quickly.”
Despite the friendly voice, Ronnie felt like the inside of the door was the jaws of hell. But she couldn’t hold on like this, so she forced her shaking legs away.
As my vision, which had been dark for a moment, became brighter, I saw a luxurious space that was incomparable to the room I was in just moments ago. The level of elegance she possessed was something she could not even dare to guess.
And immediately the faces of the duke and his wife came into view. Ronnie quickly got down on his knees, blaming himself for forgetting the situation and leaving his mouth open in a daze.
“I was wrong… … ! What a mistake! I’m really, really sorry, I was wrong… … .”
The Duke and Duchess, who had been staring blankly at Ronnie, belatedly came to their senses and looked down at the child. She didn’t know why she was reacting like that, so she was delayed in reacting for a moment.
“nurse.”
The Duchess gestured to the child to wake him up and soothe him. She probably misunderstood that she had called them to punish her, but she decided that it would be better to talk to them through the nanny who had brought them here rather than talking to them directly, as they were the ones she was afraid of.
After Ronnie calmed down a little, the Duchess spoke in a soft voice.
“I didn’t call you here to punish you. First, we have to meet again and make a decision. “Come closer.”
Even though he was shaking in fear, Ronnie walked slowly. His instinct was to survive by following orders unconditionally.
“oh… … .”
The Duchess, seeing the child up close, let out a small exclamation.
… … so cute!
The girl wearing a cute pink dress was absolutely adorable. Her white cheeks were nicely flushed, probably from her bath, and her clean cream-colored hair had a cute red ribbon with large white polka dots on it.
Also, how are the feet wearing the white ribbon shoes so small? … . This is not human. It’s a doll.
For a child, his cheeks were a bit shabby, but his big, tear-filled lavender eyes were something no one could help but fall in love with. If only she gained a little more weight, she would knock everyone down.
The Duchess was already wide-eyed at the child’s bright, shining eyes.
“… … honey.”
She opened her mouth as if possessed.
But then,
Quadang!
The door opened roughly and Andrea came in. Andrea, who had been running to chase away her play partner, suddenly stopped.
“uh? “Why is the doll alive?”
I muttered absentmindedly.
“Phew.”
Only the nanny’s small laughter echoed in the room. Andrea, who represented what everyone wanted to say, approached Ronnie without even looking at the duke and his wife, who couldn’t help but laugh.
“uh? you… … ? “That guy from earlier?”
Ronnie nodded, confused and not knowing what to do.
“Eek! “Was it a girl?”
“… … yes.”
Andrea looked at her blankly and said, ‘I see. It was somehow cute… … .’, ‘Wow, the girl is cute, isn’t she?’ And so on.
Finally, upon seeing him start circling around to look at her, Ronnie knelt down on him and clung to him by the legs of his pants. The duke looked so scared that he decided to pray to the master, who was his age.
“I was wrong… … ! Come on, I’ll take whatever punishment I can for daring to cheat! Please don’t kick me out. please… … young master… … .”
“… … .”
While Andrea was confused and looking for something to say in response, Ronnie continued to shout at rapid fire.
“please. Please order anything! I am confident in any chore! Master, please… … .”
Andrea’s heart sank as she heard the crying girl’s plea. If I had a younger sister, I think she would be like this… … It’s such a pitiful sight.
‘for a moment. W, sister?’
okay. This is an opportunity. It’s a girl! You don’t need a playmate, but girls are different!
I also have a younger sister!
Andrea’s eyes lit up at the thought that this was a golden opportunity to show off to Prince Henry, who thought my little brother was so cute.
I didn’t say it honestly, but I was so jealous… … . Because the little princess was really cute.
“father!”
Andrea began to pester Duke Dazzagozza.
“Father, father!”
“… … “Andrea.”
