Misunderstanding
Siana’s Side
It was a holiday at the noble academy.
They were not doing anything in particular, but as Lux spent time with Siana, he suddenly spoke as if something had come to mind.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t really been able to meet with Felisiana-sama lately. I wonder if she’s doing well.”
“…!”
“During the swordsmanship tournament, I saw her sitting in the royal box with Elizalina-sama and Rezamiliana-sama, but I haven’t spoken to her since that time on the luxury cruise ship…”
I haven’t been able to see Lux-kun as Felisiana recently, so he must be worried about me! I’m happy, but I don’t want to make Lux-kun uneasy by causing needless worry. I have to clear away his concerns here.
With that decision made, Siana turned to Lux, who wore a worried expression, and said,
“Just as Master mentioned, I also saw Felisiana-sama during the swordsmanship tournament, and she didn’t seem to be in poor health at all!”
“I see. That’s a relief… I wonder if she would speak with me again.”
“Of course! I’m sure Felisiana-sama spends all day thinking about you, Master!”
At Siana’s remark, Lux gave a small laugh and said,
“I don’t think that’s the case. Felisiana-sama is a very busy person, after all.”
That’s exactly the case! It’s true that as royalty I’m sometimes busy with my duties, but even then, all I ever think about is wanting to see Lux-kun’s face or talk with Lux-kun. In the end, my mind is always filled with him!
Of course she could never say that out loud, but at the very least, in her heart, she shouted it with conviction.
Then Lux continued, his expression clouding slightly.
“And also… I want to decide on my own answer first, so I haven’t even told Siana about this yet, but… back during the luxury cruise, Felisiana-sama gave me a certain proposal. But I still haven’t been able to give her an answer.”
Could this be about the engagement…? Since the proposal came so suddenly from royalty, it’s only natural that Lux-kun can’t come up with an easy answer.
As Siana, she wanted nothing more than to be engaged to Lux, so of course she would be happy if he agreed right away. But that did not mean she would ever blame him for struggling with his response.
“So that’s how it was.”
“Yeah… So the reason I haven’t been involved with Felisiana-sama lately might partly be because she’s a busy person, but… maybe, even though she’s so kind, she still feels something about the fact that I haven’t given any response to a matter I should have agreed to immediately. If that’s the case, then I feel truly sorry…”
“!?”
There’s no way I could ever feel that way about Lux-kun! I love him more than anything!!
Siana desperately wanted to shout that from the bottom of her heart, but she could not.
This is bad! If things continue like this, Lux-kun might completely misunderstand and start holding back around me… No, I absolutely won’t let that happen!!
“Please excuse me, Master, I’ll step out for just a moment!”
“Eh? O-Oh, okay.”
Leaving behind Lux, who was flustered by her sudden words, Siana stepped out of his room. Then, to clear up Lux’s misunderstanding, she quickly took out pen and paper and wrote…
[To Lux-kun. I’ve been busy lately so we haven’t been able to meet, but things should finally start to settle down soon. It’s fine if you take your time thinking about the engagement, but aside from that, I simply want to spend time with you. So when that time comes, would you meet with me, just the two of us?]
That was the message she wrote.
Immediately after, she went back into Lux’s room and said,
“Master! I just checked, and it seems a letter had arrived at the mansion!”
“Eh? I wonder who it could be from…”
As Lux muttered this, she handed him the letter she had just written. Looking surprised yet happy, Lux said,
“Eh!? I-It’s from Felisiana-sama!! She says that even though she’s been busy and we haven’t met lately, she wants to meet with me, just the two of us!!”
“That’s wonderful news.”
“Yeah! I’m so glad, it wasn’t that she disliked me… She really is such a kind person.”
Watching Lux speak with both relief and happiness in his voice, Siana smiled gently.
There’s no way I could ever dislike Lux-kun… I love him more than anyone.
After whispering that in her heart, Siana eagerly began looking forward to the opportunity, now drawing close, when she would finally meet Lux as Felisiana for the first time since raising the subject of engagement.