Book 2: Chapter 7
When I asked the people in the mansion about the young lady’s mother, they always dodged my question saying, “sometimes it’s better not to ask”. Thus, I assumed the young lady’s mother had passed away. And I have never heard the young lady mention anything about her mother, as she was raised full of love and care and pampered by everyone in the mansion.
「Reiji!」
「I’m right in front of you. Please don’t call so loudly.」
「I am happy. Everyone in the mansion is kind to me and I have a strong escort like you.」
「Thank you. Your feelings alone are more than enough, so please don’t–」
「I think I should share my happiness with everyone!」
Lady Eva never listens to what people have to say. No, she listens when she has to, but whenever I’m thinking “Please move on to a different topic already, or skip to the part which has nothing to do with me,” she almost never ever listens.
Previously, she said “I want to climb up to the roof!” and didn’t listen even when I refused like 7 times, so I gave in and carried her up to the roof. The scenery was amazing, but the Cold-Blooded Lord summoned me at night and stared at me for 15 minutes straight without saying a word, just smiling silently. That’s when I decided I never want to see that scenery again. The Cold-Blooded Lord seems to be over-doting when it comes to his daughter.
Another time, she said “I want to go out into the city and see how the people live there!” What a cliche young lady line, I thought, while refusing her about 12 times without giving up. But of course, there was no convincing the young lady and I had to give up. I bought worn-out clothes for us to wear, and also hid the young lady’s beautiful hair in a cap – or at least a sack which looked like a cap – and took her to the city. As a result of my thinking, where I thought, “I’m not gonna be able to stop her when she’s like this, so might as well save my energy and take her to the city,” backfired. When we returned home, a search party was formed and they were only a hair’s breadth away from alerting the city guards. The maids screamed (2 of them fainted) when they saw the young lady’s rugged appearance. I was locked together with the Earl in his private room until midnight, having a heated discussion about “What is an escort?” The Earl’s idea was “escort means keep away from danger”, and my opinion was that “there is a problem with parenting”. Although our opinion didn’t match, when I recalled the grim expression of Maxim-san who was appointed as the leader of the search party, I felt sorry for making everyone in the mansion worry, except for the Earl.