My Lady Please Become My Heroine Chapter 23
My First Dance to you (3)
Translator: Effe
Editor: Aurum (SilverandGold)
The party venue was filled with the voices of adults and small children who occasionally followed their parents.
The Countess soon discovered something strange as she looked around to see if all the people she had invited had come. A group of noble ladies who had a close relationship with them did come but left one person out.
As she looked back at memories of sending invitations, she certainly sent invitations to everyone and everyone said they’d be willing to participate, but it was weird for all of them to be visible except one.
Even as the Countess talked to her friend who came alone, there seemed to be no particular problem. Everyone who could not come just said that they were busy right now.
Sensing strangeness, but there with no evidence, the Countess greeted the other guests and said that they should enjoy it.
Claire stood alone in the middle of it and looked around.
At the beginning of the party, the Count introduced Claire and many looked at her, but that was it. The nobles who were close to the Countess knew Claire’s position and knew better than anyone else that there was no need to get acquainted with the little child.
Claire, who had few chances to be exposed in front of many people, stopped looking up as if it was difficult to look up at many people with her small body and moved to the corner of the party hall with her head bowed.
I want to see Beth… The tears threatened to fall, but the little child knew that there was nothing good to shed tears at this place. The child was quick-witted and clever for her age.
Beth had told Claire ahead of time that she had to work, so she couldn’t be next to her, so Claire could not bother her. Occasionally, when a brown-haired person passed by, she would look up in hopes that it was her, but it wasn’t Beth. She hadn’t seen Beth since she entered this banquet hall, and Claire was heartbroken because she wasn’t on her side.
A familiar voice said, “Hey, what are you doing alone here?” Claire raised her head quickly.
“Ke . . Kedrick.”
As he stood with the chandelier on his back, he looked down at Claire, and his eyes glistened. In Claire’s position, he was a most reliable protector compared to anyone else, bar Beth.
Unlike usual, Kedrick wore a silky uniform and a sword was strapped on at the waist. He explained to Claire that he was inside the banquet hall for the safety of the nobles in case of any danger. Not only for that reason, but because he was a man with a simple appearance.
In fact, the location Kedrick was assigned wasn’t next to Claire, but he brazenly appeared around Claire and volunteered to care for her. The manager didn’t seem to like it, but Kedrick appealed to protect Claire’s side from the start, and the manager let him go.
Kedrick stood side by side with Claire as he smiled – he was happy that his charm worked.
“Lady, the pudding at this party is delicious.” With that said, he led Claire to a long table in the corner of the party.
“Wow…”
Small and colorful foods were neatly placed on the table. There were three kinds of fruit juices for young children, such as canapés that sparkle multicolored like precious stones, and sangria with plenty of fruit. Sandwiches cut into bite-sized pieces, and sweets sprinkled with sugar that shined like jewels as they reflected off the light and the pudding that Kedrick recommended was set in a nice glass.
Kedric handed over some pudding to Claire with a spoon.
Claire, at Kedrick’s recommendation, carefully spooned into her mouth. As soon as it entered Claire’s mouth, the fluffy pudding melted like soft silk, and the flavor of milk and vanilla spread into her mouth.
“It’s delicious.”
Countless stars twinkled in the child’s eyes and then disappeared. Her cheeks rose red, and she started to eat a bite or two of pudding. Kedrick just looked at Claire with happiness.
Obviously, if Beth hadn’t advised that the pudding was delicious, she would have asked why he knew the taste of pudding, who worked as a knight, but this little lady who was his master never had such doubts. Of course, she wasn’t old enough to make such doubts, but she was much more pure than Beth.
That’s why Beth is doing that. The maid was bold in her position as a maid. Thought Kedrick, who naturally sipped a glass of sangria.
He didn’t forget to follow Claire as she moved away from the pudding and handed her a glass of sangria-like fruit juice. The dark scented grape juice was less astringent and sweet, so it was perfect for a child’s mouth.
As she enjoyed the delicious pudding and grape juice, it reminded her of Beth, who worked elsewhere.
“Kedrick….”
“Yeah?”
“Is Beth very busy now?”
Claire looked up at Kedric with round eyes. Inside those eyes, which sparkled different colors depending on the light, reflected Kedric who had an awkward expression. It wasn’t a serious situation, but it was awkward.
It was obvious that Beth would be busy, but it was Kedrick who would be scolded if Claire knew about it and worried about her throughout the party.
Beth, who looked like it’s okay to do anything with everything, overreacted only to Claire alone – at least it was like that in Kedrick’s eyes. Beth cared about Claire more than just a young master.
So Kedrick told a white lie, “She’s not very busy. Beth must be enjoying this party in her own way.”
“Is that so?”
When Kedrick answered that, Claire’s face lit up as she picked up another pudding from the table and put it in his hand.
“Then, give this to Beth.”
It was her own affection for Beth. It was the best food Claire had at this party, and she also wanted Beth to try it.
“But I am the lady’s escort? It’s my duty to protect you and follow your orders.”
“Well…” Claire made a short groaning sound, as if she was contemplating the firmness of his words.
“Then, I’m ordering you, so can’t you give this to Beth?”
“…..”
“You said that it was Kedrick’s job to follow my orders…?”
“……”
“So Kedric is obeying my orders now… it’s okay.”
Claire gave Kedrick a pudding in his hand, and nodded her head, perhaps happy because of what she said. Kedrick felt a blow. When he first saw her, she was just a little girl, but she learned how to speak from Beth little by little.
Kedrick laughed out loud and leaned over, making eye contact with Claire. “Then I’ll be back soon, so you have to stay in the hall?”
“Yes.”
“Otherwise, Beth will scold me.”
“I, I am getting scolded too?”
“No way.” It was obvious that Kedrick thought that if anyone scolded Claire, they would get an earful from Beth.
Kedrick reconfirmed that it would be okay for Claire to be alone and set out to find Beth.
“….”
In fact, he didn’t even have to look for her.
“What are you doing there?”
“Please be quiet.”
On the way, Kedrick stopped by the kitchen for a while, on the back wall near the entrance to the hall on the first floor, Beth squatted in the corner with a telescope.
Kedric squatted together next to her and said to her.
“You don’t even need to be quiet anyway.”
“Because you are mentally distracting, so stop all the questions.”
“Would you like to drink this?”
“Shut up.”
“Drink. “
Suddenly, Kedrick held the tea from the kitchen in Beth’s hand. The warm steam and the unique scent tickled Beth’s nose.
“You haven’t had any meals today, right? Oh, the lady gave me pudding for Beth. Let’s drink tea first before eating the pudding.”
Beth looked at Kedric as if he was a pesky bug, but as soon as the word ‘lady’ was said, her expression relaxed. When she wondered why Kedrick left Claire’s side, she also realized that it was because of Claire’s errands.
As soon as she took a sip of tea in her mouth, a unique scent she had never drunk stuck in her nose. At first, the scent poked her, but the taste was sweet at the end. At least it fit well in Beth’s mouth. She was a little surprised by the unique tea taste.
“What is this….?” It was really weird.
But again, she was addicted to it and kept sipping, so Kedrick looked at Beth with a proud expression and smiled bitterly somewhere.
“I’ll make you a drink every day from now on.”
“It sounds terrible to meet every day.”
“No way. I’ll only give you about 12 more years.”
“It’s terrible.”
He gave her the pudding he had received from Claire earlier to Beth, who quickly emptied her cup of tea.
“Don’t leave it because the lady gave it to me to give to you.”
“There’s no way I can leave it.”
“But Beth doesn’t like sweets, right?”
“…..”
Beth had momentarily told Kedrick that she hated sweets, but she never spoke to Julia, Anne, and Catherine, who shared the same room as her. She didn’t really intend to keep it a secret, but she never thought that she wanted others to know. It wasn’t an important fact, but the fact that the first person to know it was Kedrick, was uncomfortable.
No, it wasn’t necessarily awkward, but it wasn’t good when Kedrick talked in a way that seemed to know her, as if he knew her.
“I don’t hate it, I eat it in moderation. I’m not just looking for it when I eat.”
She actually hated it, but Beth had to correct her pride, and then, as she held the pudding in one hand her mind focused on Claire again.
It was a big deal. It was really unusual for Beth, because Beth has never negated or affirmed even if someone infers something about her. But Beth decided to ignore that fact.
There was something Beth intended and she hoped it would actually happen. She thought the likelihood of what she wanted would happen was higher than the probability of a coin flipping face up.
“Who the hell are you waiting for?”
“There.”
Kedrick realized that Beth had waited for someone and asked it, but Beth didn’t notice it and answered roughly. That’s how much she waited for someone to approach Claire.
“……!”
“??”
Beth’s body leaned forward as a middle-aged man and a young girl approached the crouching Claire. Accordingly, Kedrick leaned together and looked at the side she pointed at with a puzzled expression.
It worked! A very important person has approached Claire.
As always, everything proceeded according to her plan. Beth smiled.
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