Book 3: Chapter 15: Lady Sophia's Wish Part 5
Ever since I became Imperial Princess Charlotte’s guide, I have been truly busy every day. In the morning, I would go to school together with Lady Sophia, and then we went our separate ways, taking classes for each of our courses. That routine didn’t change, but our schedule after school did change greatly.
I was currently devoting the time that I would spend accompanying Lady Sophia during her various lessons until now, to doing research with Imperial Princess Charlotte. Since I had always been by Lady Sophia’s side, I felt somewhat strange.
When I returned to the mansion at dusk, I was greeted by Rouché in the entrance hall.
“Rouché, has Lady Sophia returned?”
“Not yet. It seems that the party Lady Sophia attended today, as His Highness’ guide, is going to go on longer than expected, so I believe that she will return a little bit later.”
“…I see.”
Unlike Imperial Princess Charlotte, who had immersed herself into research, Imperial Prince Harold was eagerly attending all sorts of parties, big or small. One of his goals, certainly, was to get acquainted with the most influential people in our country, but it was also likely that his other goal was to display the fact that Lady Sophia was one of the potential candidates for his engagement.
“Are you feeling lonely because you’re spending less time with Lady Sophia?” Rouché asked me abruptly. Her expression seemed to be saying: ‘I’ve totally seen through you!’ It was truly aggravating. I turned on my heel without answering her question.
“I’m going out for a little while again. Please tell Lady Sophia that I will be arriving a little late too.”