I Ran Away And The Reverse Harem Started

Chapter 25

 “Well, I’m not sure.”Colin stammered in response to my question.Lucas frowned, then shifted his gaze to Colin, as if changing targets, and then twisted the corners of his mouth in a hmmm.“I’m not so sure. Colin, aren’t half the letters in front of you requests for partners from noble ladies?”“Hmm, is that so?”“Aha, you’re saying that on purpose because you’re in front of Rosie, are you being pretentious now?”Lucas laughed mischievously. Colin shrugged as if he expected it.“It’s not like that, Lucas. Even if I have a partner, it’s just annoying…. And the reason why a noble lady is flirting with me, even though I don’t have a title, is that she’s looking for someone to have some fun with rather than something serious. I’m a little tired of that sort of thing.”“Yes.”Lucas agreed.Although the two were promising high-ranking executives, most nobles still valued position over money.The two men in front of me may seem suitable for a passionate relationship, but they are not considered good husbands in the marriage market.While Colin was looking a little tired of the nobles’ obvious intentions, Daniel, who had been sitting quietly, raised his teacup and opened his mouth.“Come to think of it, Colin, there was also a marriage proposal. Was she Baron Genbetsu’s daughter?”The three people’s eyes turned to Colin. It was natural for them to be surprised.“Wow, really? A proposal of marriage?”I stopped chewing my cookie and turned my attention to Colin. Then Colin laughed, embarrassed that it wasn’t a very pleasant story.“I’m of marriageable age, so I get those letters every once in a while… I guess some noble lady with unique tastes viewed me favorably. I don’t think it’s a big deal.”“Well, there isn’t a woman in this world who wouldn’t like Colin. Then are you going to meet her?”When I expressed interest, Colin avoided answering by saying, “Hmm.”“Well, I don’t have any intention of doing that.”“Why?”“ Because… I feel like I don’t have enough space in my heart?”As he said that, Colin looked at me quietly, then closed his eyes and smiled.

Only then did it occur to me that I had asked Colin a question that would be difficult to answer.‘Ah, no matter how good of a friend you are, marriage is a big deal, so maybe I was too excited.’It seems difficult to answer, so I should change the topic.I started with a ‘hmm’ and then told her a story that popped into my head.“Now that I think about it, there was a lord in the village where I lived, and he also had a daughter.”“Really?”Lucas asked formally. For some reason, the three brothers also seemed not very interested.“She’s a bit prettier because she doesn’t take after her father, the Baron. She was famous in our territory. They say she has a nice personality. If you’re interested, I can tell you what kind of person she is…”“I’m not interested at all.”“I’m fine too, Rosie.”“Rosie! All I need is Rosie.”“……”The three men horribly interrupted me before I could finish speaking.“No, but let’s think about it… If a girl says she’s pretty, she’s really pretty…”“Forget it.”Daniel said, frowning. It seemed quite unpleasant that this story was brought up in the presence of the four of us. but!‘Yes, you have Deborah, but the other two do not! Because in the original, Deborah chooses you in the end!’Shouldn’t they be happy to meet a pretty girl too!I felt like a matchmaker for some reason, telling the others how nice the lord’s daughter was.“She really has a pretty heart! She has brown hair like Colin, and I’ve seen her face once. The lord is a total asshole, and his daughter hasn’t the slightest bit of his character.”“Huh? Did the lord do something to Rosie? I know everything about that lord’s personality.”At Lucas’ question, the three men’s gazes focused on me. Despite my efforts to talk about how beautiful the lord’s daughter was, Lucas so naturally turned the topic to me.I looked at the three people in turn, a little embarrassed. The three people now looked at me with some curiosity. Among them, the one who looked at me with the most suspicious eyes was Daniel.“I see. What business do you have meeting with the lord in private?”“Huh? Nothing, I just met him for a place at for my inn…”“So?”The three men stared at me as if they were going to pierce me.He seemed to be curious that I met with the lord alone. But it’s not that good.I scratched my cheek in embarrassment and then managed to recall a conversation I had with the lord a few years ago. It was when I met the lord for a place for my inn.“Well, since I said I wanted to build an inn in a nice place, um… What did he say? He said that if I become his concubine, he can build my inn or something… Did he ask me to be his mistress?”I wonder how young and easy-going I must have been for the lord to have come out so shamelessly.After hearing my words, Uncle Hans and Lynne became angry and told me not to speak to the lord again, but I didn’t want to go against the lord’s judgment anyway.Because of that bastard, my inn shouldn’t be built on a street where no one comes and goes!Still, I swore that I would not get involved with the lord, kept my distance from him, and treated him as formally as possible, so I was able to get a good place at a low price. In the process, I also saw the lord’s beautiful daughter…That moment.Crash!The cup Lucas had missed clattered onto the table.Tea spilled all over the table, but that didn’t matter now. The mood had changed.“… Guys?”The eyes of the three men in front of me became fierce, as if they were going to tear someone to pieces.I was sweating and opened my mouth before them. It was to make excuses. I don’t know why I need to make excuses.“Well, of course I just ignore it. I even thought about giving up the location of the inn and had a huge fight with that lord. There was nothing for you to worry about. Really!”“Yes, I guess so. I wonder if you took care of it well.”Daniel nodded mechanically. But he couldn’t stop a crooked smile from forming on his lips.“But I think that insolent lord deserves to be pinned upside down in the ground…”Daniel muttered grimly with dead eyes.The look in his eyes seemed to be simulating beating the lord’s head with a shovel and pinning it to the ground.Beside me, Lucas cupped his face in his hands and looked at me.“Yeah, he’s a really weirdo. Who dared say that to anyone? Haha, it’s really funny.”“…….”“Brother Daniel, why don’t you plug it in backwards, let’s just call the assassination guild!”“Lucas!”When I was shocked, Lucas smiled brightly like a baby angel. It was really scary to think that he didn’t hesitate to say things like a little devil with that face.“Colin! stop him.”As I shouted, Colin took a sip of his tea and then gently put it down. He was the one who listened to my story the most calmly, so he will stop these idiots.“Yes, don’t say scary things. I really believe Rosie. It was all just a joke, so don’t worry too much, Rosie.”“Isn’t that right?!”“Ye-yes. But what is the lord’s name? Oh, just write it down, just in case.”“…….”“A bastard who lives somewhere… No, I mean the lord name?”Colin smiled kindly and held my hand lightly.When I saw the two brothers smiling suspiciously and Daniel looking like he was going to kill anyone, I couldn’t help but smile.‘Hey, these guys are really…’You’re not joking!I rolled my eyes, feeling one hundred percent alive.Ha, really…‘Please leave that kind of overprotection to the female protagonist!’I shouted loudly inside. * * * After a quick weekend tea time, I staggered back to my dorm. I shuddered as I recalled the icy stares I’d encountered.“Really, this guy and that guy grew up in an eerie way and they’re not cute.”I think I brought up a pointless story. If I had known that they would so calmly conspire to commit murder, I would not have even mentioned the lord.I shook my head.The men who would be obsessed with Deborah once she married Daniel and moved into the manor were going to be obsessed with her anyway, and they were bothering me before the story began.I guess it’s urgent that I get out of this mansion before Daniel marry Deborah.“Oh, by the way, I should go to Roan in the evening too.”From what I heard, it seemed like the preparations for making the dress had been completed and all I had to do was measure my measurements.I went back to my dorm with light steps knowing that the pretty dress in my sketchbook would be completed.Perhaps because it was a weekend where they only worked briefly in the morning, most of the maids had gone out or were resting in their rooms.I went into the empty kitchen and poured some water and drank it. At that time, a door opened and Angela came out wearing comfortable clothes.“Ah, you’re here! I’ve been looking for you.”“Me?”“Yes. Earlier, the head maid left some bread for us to share. I left yours!”Angela said cheerfully, pointing to the bread basket.I nodded indifferently.“Thank you for letting me know. I’ll eat it later.”“Huh? Are not you hungry? did you get something to eat outside?”“Yeah, just some…”I was already full because Lucas and Colin had given me too many snacks during tea time earlier. I drank three cups of tea….Angela shook her head as I stroked my slightly bulging belly.“That’s weird. I thought you hadn’t eaten lunch.”“Oh, yeah. Well.”“So, where have you been hanging out lately?”