The Duchess of the Attic

"Are you alone again tonight?

"Yes, it is."

Over the past few days, I have spoken to Opal, who is attending a night club by herself, as Erik ridiculed me when I approached him.

Still, Opal answered politely, but Erik's disrespectful attitude never stops.

"Won't you be vain? I attend nightclubs everywhere by myself every night. I guess Claude can't even hang out."

"... this night club is open for charitable purposes, but Baron Prado is here for what? With our donations, we can support children who have lost their parents to the plague and civil unrest, right? There are other nightclubs for charitable purposes, like every other night, you know?

Smile and inquire, Erik blushed.

But laugh quickly.

"Why isn't Claude with us? If we both attend, that's all we can support, right?

Some collects participation fees from attendees, most recently at night clubs for charitable purposes, etc.

And the participation fee goes straight to the donation.

I guess Erik is saying that.

"Isn't your brother Viscount Amadi with you? If you two attend, we'll be able to assist you."

"My brother is away from Wang Du for business..."

Erik, who almost answered, seemed to realise the true meaning of the words Opal had been enquiring about because he disliked them.

In short, Claude also said he was away from Wang Du for "use".

Erik hasn't changed at all.

Even if it's hard to grow in this short time, Opal thought that we should at least think about it a little more before we act.

Seems more and more hated about the last time, but anger dazzles me.

"Now, if you'll excuse me,"

Opal, who also greeted him politely, walked away from before Erik, who clogged his words.

It's a little early tonight, but I'm going to keep greeting the organizers and go home as well.

Opal exhaled when he looked around the venue and found the organizer.

To be honest, I don't really like nightclubs and tea parties.

But thanks to that newspaper article, there were more nightclubs for charitable purposes and so on, and Opal had become invited as a guest of honor and asked for a lot of advice.

Of course that is not great, and Opal intends to cooperate as much as possible.

It's just that our duty to the people is neglected.

Plant growth doesn't wait for me to relax.

So we were going to take a first-hand look at the current state of the territory as soon as possible and take the necessary measures.

(There are a lot of improvement measures, as per the preliminary investigation)

Opal sighed again as he rode home in the carriage.

If it was true, Claude and I would have already gone to Duke's Lands.

I've waited awhile since, but Claude hasn't heard from me.

I don't know if I am busy or not in that situation, so I am not angry but I am worried.

But when Opal returned to the mansion, the butler gave him a single letter.

It's from Claude, Opal hurries to open it.

"Oh..."

Unfortunately, the letter seemed to prolong the errands a little longer, and it said I couldn't go back to the mansion for a while.

Opal was also quite disappointed in this, but blaming Claude and moaning alone is not in his nature.

"I don't know what to do..."

I don't know how long it's been.

Even if we honestly wait for Claude to come back here, we will still be delayed in reforming in the Duke's territory.

"Well, fine. Then I'll have to go first by myself."

If I decided so, I would only have acted later.

We decide to leave the day after tomorrow and inform Naja and the butler accordingly.

There will be no fuss as preparations were originally under way.

Opal wrote back to Claude as he headed to the library desk.

'I can't believe I've been left alone for so long. I can't be in the king's capital anymore by myself, so I'm going to the duke's territory'.

It's a bit of a prank and Claude will tell you this joke.

The letter was addressed to a detached palace near Wang Capital.

It was written that Claude is currently staying there.

The letter was entrusted to the butler, and Opal went into bed with sleep support.

And early the next morning.

With samurai, maids, escort knights and servants, including Naja, Opal set out for the Duke's land.