Declaration
After the luxury cruise party ended and the ship docked at the port, Felisiana-sama, Elizalina-sama, Violet, and I each went our separate ways. Later, when leaving the ship, I was able to meet up with Elina-san, who had gotten separated.
“Elina-san!”
“Sorry, Lux. I got a bit tied up with various things, so in the end, I could only spend the early part of the time with you.”
“P-Please don’t worry about it! Thanks to you inviting me, I was able to have a very enjoyable time!”
When I sincerely said that, Elina-san replied in a bright voice,
“I’m glad! Hey, can I invite you to something like this again? Next time, somewhere we can really be alone together!”
“Of course. Let’s talk a lot, just the two of us.”
“Yeah!”
After exchanging such words and waving goodbye, I headed to where the carriage was and took it back home to the Rodwell residence.
Then…
“Welcome home, Master!”
Siana greeted me as usual with a bow.
“I’m home, Siana… It’s rare for me to go out and come back at this hour, so it feels kind of fresh.”
“Today was the luxury cruise party, but normally you shouldn’t go out late at night, you know? There are many dangers lurking at night.”
“Yeah, thank you. I’ll be careful.”
After that, Siana and I went into my room together, and I told her about what happened at today’s luxury cruise party and the visions I dreamed.
I did not mention the engagement proposal from Felisiana-sama.
I thought it might confuse Siana, and more than that, I didn’t know how to explain it to my father.
Until I can properly decide how to respond to Felisiana-sama, I cannot tell Siana or my father about it.
After talking with Siana for a while, since it was getting close to bedtime, we decided to stop for today, and Siana left my room.
…There are many things I need to think about, but with the upcoming special training for the swordsmanship tournament, things will get busier, so I decided to get a good night’s sleep.
Siana’s Side
“…How was today, Ojou-sama?”
When Siana returned to her room, Violet, still wearing her black maid outfit, who had been waiting there for her, asked Siana this.
“I was able to properly convey the engagement proposal to Lux-kun. He said he would give his answer later, though.”
“I see… From Rodwell-sama’s perspective, since the third princess Felisiana-sama suddenly brought up the engagement, he probably couldn’t decide on the spot.”
“Yes… Either way, now that the engagement proposal has been made to Lux-kun, there’s no turning back… From now on, because the engagement has been mentioned, I will make many approaches to Lux-kun in ways that only this situation allows!”
When Siana declared this, Violet bowed her head slightly with a small smile at Siana’s declaration and said,
“Yes… For Ojou-sama’s wishes, I will do my utmost to support you.”
Hearing that, Siana showed a satisfied expression and after a short pause said,
“By the way, Violet, may I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
When Violet asked this, Siana raised her voice and practically jumped at Violet saying,
“Today! I held hands with Lux-kun in a lover’s grip!”
“Is that so? How was it?”
“It was really wonderful! It might be obvious, but since Lux-kun handles a sword, his hands are surprisingly large, and holding hands like lovers meant each finger touched properly… Ah, I want Lux-kun’s hands to one day hold me tightly… And also…”
After that, Siana continued talking about similar things to Violet for a while, and Violet, as always, listened to the end.
And… after hearing that, Violet herself felt a little embarrassed but secretly her feelings stirred, wanting to hold hands with Lux someday too.