NOVEL NEXT Chapter 23 - Debut Party
Today is a special day for me, or rather, for the Pezzalot Ducal family.
It’s a garden party under the guise of my debut. Perhaps that’s why there are so many children gathered here.
Not just high-ranking nobles, but also many from lower nobility.
I didn’t notice before, but this feels almost like a casual gathering.
Snap!
As I walk around, something flies at me from the side.
My hands and clothes get soaked.
Not only that, but a bit splashes onto my face too. Oh, it’s berry juice.
Come to think of it, this happened last time too.
There was a kid who threw juice at me last time.
What was his name again?
I forgot, but I remember he was a boy.
“Oops, sorry!”
I hear an insincere apology and turn my gaze in the direction of the voice.
There stand three boys about my age.
From the fact that the one in the middle is holding an empty glass, I can tell that he’s the one who threw it at me earlier.
I inwardly sigh.
In the last encounter, I was too nervous and panicked to say anything back.
I ended up crying. It was my stepsister who noticed and kicked them out of the party venue, along with their parents.
Looking back, that was the root of the problem.
Instead of relying on my stepsister, I should’ve handled it myself.
Because I didn’t, I earned disrespect from other nobles.
It undoubtedly affected my influence at the academy.
I won’t repeat the past!!
“Did you do that on purpose?” I firmly spoke out.
“Huh!?” Why are they so surprised?
It’s obvious they were deliberately picking a fight.
Or is there something else?
Do they think this could somehow spark a friendship?
That’s just ridiculous.
It’s more believable that they intended to belittle me and use higher-ranking individuals as pawns.
Well, maybe they weren’t bright enough to think that far ahead, given their foolish behavior in a public place.
“Bring the parents of these three here,” I instructed a nearby maid, and the trio suddenly looked flustered.
“Wait a minute!!”
“Why do parents have to get involved?”
“This doesn’t make sense, does it?”
What on earth are these three talking about?
“The ones acting strangely are you three.”
As those around me heard my words, they began to buzz with excitement one after another. Even those who had been watching from afar began to gather around us.
“Parents are responsible for their children’s misbehavior. It’s only natural, isn’t it?”
“D-Don’t mess with us!!”
“Yeah! It’s cowardly for parents to get involved in a child’s fight!”
What’s that supposed to mean?
I was too astonished to even speak.
Where on earth are these guys from?
They don’t seem much older than me.
How could they shirk responsibility like that?
“A child’s fight? You must be joking right? That’s not something a noble would say. Or are you mocking the Ducal family? Is that why you picked a fight with us so easily? Don’t you understand what could happen if the Ducal family took it seriously? Or what? Did you think you could apologize to me here and get away with it? That’s not going to happen.”
The three of them grit their teeth in frustration.
Could it be that they really hadn’t thought about anything?
Huh?
Is that even possible?
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