Actually, I Was The Real One
Chapter 40

The next morning Ludwig received the bill in question.

In front of him, a letter stamped with the Transportation Administration stamp arrived.

The contents of the letter beginning with a long greeting can be summarized like this:

'Pay money spent on plane rental.'

Ludwig grinned and said.

Ludwig: "Some stupid officials must have sent the wrong bill."

The Grand Duke looked as if receiving such correspondence was unimaginable.

The butler was agitated. Maybe this is the bill that the young lady talked about yesterday.

Without knowing the contents of the letter, Robert only thought it was Keira's spending bill when he went outside.

Robert: “S-Master.”

Ludwig: “What?”

Robert: "The young lady said yesterday that you'll be receiving the bill soon, so please settle it."

Spending money and putting it under his family name is not a problem. After all, this was a method often used by nobles.

Ludwig: "You mean the airship rental fee?"

Robert: “...Yes?”

The problem was that they did not know why he was spending money on this.

Robert: "You mean the young lady rented a plane?"

Ludwig: "If you don't believe, see for yourself."

Robert was given a bill. The seal that was clearly listed on the paper was the seal from the Traffic Administration. His eyes widened when he saw the evidence.

The rental fee is not a problem.

Why did you rent that plane?

However, unlike him who was confused, Ludwig seemed to have come to a conclusion.

Ludwig: “Well, it's normal to feel suffocated and rebellious once in a while. That's what I used to think when I was that age.”

Robert: “Ya?”

Ludwig: “Pay rental fee as needed. It would be more annoying to come out for no reason.”

Robert: “Ya, Sir.”

After confirming the amount requested by the administration, Robert sorted out the correspondence.

The Grand Duke seems to think of this incident as a young miss

The Grand Duke seemed to think of this incident as a young miss breaking away from her usual routine, like her presence at a banquet.

The strict disciples of the Parvis family were very famous.

The butler looked at his master who was engrossed in his work.

'Your Majesty, I think ... I think he's having an affair.'

At least, that's what the knights said.

Why else would she suddenly declare she would participate in social activities, walk around with flowers in her ear, looking for romance novels she had never read, she said, and turning away from his father like never before when he followed him like a chick following his mother. ?

This is proof that there was a man involved.

'Should I tell him?'

Of course Robert knew that the relationship between the two was not harmonious. But he might soon have a son-in-law, so shouldn't you know that first?

Moreover if, according to the knights, the person involved had a bad reputation.

Robert: "Your Majesty, there's something I want to tell you."

Ludwig stared.

Robert: "I happened to hear what the knights said, and they said that the young lady seemed to be thinking of a man."

Ludwig: “...What?”

Robert: “Well, of course the young lady is an adult now, so maybe she's dating. So this means you should know everything beforehand.”.

Before Robert finished speaking, Ludwig had already muttered to himself.

Ludwig: “Then the reason why you act differently is because you're dating someone?”

Assuming that was the case, her recent change in attitude made sense.

“…”

Ludwig remained silent. All along, she thought her daughter was rebelling because of her strict life or lack of interest.

But in reality, it was because he was in a relationship.

He recalled what Keira said a few days ago.

“I'm old enough to get married, so wouldn't everyone believe me if I said I was trying to find a husband?”

An excuse! He said it was just an excuse!

For some reason, he felt betrayed.

Ludwig: “Robert.”

Robert: “Ya, Sir.”

Robert: "It's true that the young lady went to lunch with a noble yesterday."

"…Is that so."

No, her first daughter is an adult.

Since there was no law that said a Saint could not marry, it would be very inappropriate for him to interfere in this matter now.

Immersed in thought, he buried his forehead in his clasped hands.

At this point, he could guess the reason for renting the plane.

He wanted to show his lover a beautiful sight.

'...No, you mustn't be too hasty.'

What if Robert simple jumped to the conclusion after hearing what the knights said? It was possible that others around him were just making speculations and nothing was certain.

Louis got up from his seat and said.

Ludwig: “I think I should ask him myself why he rented a plane. “I don't need to pay the rental fee without knowing the reason.”

"You just told me to pay the rent as requested."

Instead of voicing his thoughts, Robert asked something else.

Robert: “You want to go directly? I'll tell the woman to come here. ”

Ludwig: "If I called him, he would probably be here after sunset after making so many excuses."

“…”

Of course, Keira did not respond to her father's recent call for this or that reason.

If she called him now, she would probably show herself after dinner.

Robert did not think Duke could hold back his curiosity until then.

Robert: “She may already be in her room by now. The waiters are very excited to choose the clothes he will wear.”

Then Ludwig came out without a word.

......................

As the butler expected, Keira was sitting on a chair in her bedroom.

Next to her, Lira and Emily muttered excitedly.

"Beautiful…"

“I feel like I'm going blind..”.

Both hands were joined in prayer.

"How much do you think this is?"

“It must have been very expensive.”

With the salary of a servant, it was impossible to buy them even if they worked for the rest of their lives.

After gazing at the jeweler for a long time, the two let out a sigh of resignation and closed the jewelry box. They put it in a drawer next to a mannequin wearing a dress.

Dark blue dresses with intricate embroidery and sparkling gems are beautiful enough to be placed in temples.

“Haa..”

However, Keira, the owner of the item, sighed for a different reason.

What's the point of having a dress to wear when she doesn't have a partner?

Moreover, he had no acquaintances he could talk to if he entered the banquet hall alone without a partner.

He sighed again after imagining himself walking around the banquet hall alone without hanging out with anyone before returning home.

In his past life, his father told him not to interact too much with others. He sincerely regretted following too hard.

'I should have made at least one noble friend that I can contact once in a while.'

But it is too late to regret.

He sighed again, wondering if he should cancel attending the banquet.

“Why are you breathing so much? Do you not like your dress? Should we choose again?”

Keira: “No, not her dress problem..”.

He could not bear to say that he was worried that no one would talk to him.

Keira bit her lips and only revealed half of her worries.

Keira: "I don't have a partner."

Lira: “Of course, if you're alone, others might gossip a little.”

Keyra: "Ugh."

The lira hit the sick spot.

He was approached by the nobles, and they said, "I've spoken to you a few days ago, and the conversation didn't work out."

He was sad to hear some people say, 'He's such a boring person that he has no friends.'

'I didn't mean to do that on purpose ...'

He remembered some of his comrades who had spoken to him in the past.