CH 39 The speed of printing paper with the tip of tap, tap, tap,

and pen gradually increased.

“Ha.”
‘Ugh.’
I threw my pen in the air without making a clear decision.
Reflectively shuddering, I strove cynically, caressing the
ruby ring in my left hand. “Why isn’t there easy route?”

“The moment the dog bites its owner, you just pull the
leash.”
Of course, the moment the leash strangled the dog, he
had to endure a fall in favor.
It was then, a knock on the door. I was scribbling down
important things that others should not see. Therefore, my
voice stretched out sharply unintentionally.
“Who is it?”

“I thought it was the only breakthrough, but why do I feel “This is Pennel, miss.”
like I’m going to do something if I don’t get it?”
It was the butler.
I shook my head away from my anxious thoughts. And
“…Wait.”
then I went on to the next one.
I grinned, and relaxed arranged the papers lying on my
“Vinter Verdandi.”
desk and put the deep in the drawer. He allowed the visit only
He was the first character to taste the fear of a plunge in after putting the pen I was holding on to the pen stand.
favorability. I already decided not to look back at that moment,
“Come in.”
but when I saw the figure of “15 percent,” I was a little worried.
Carefully the door opened and the butler came in.
Although Vinter had the biggest drawback of having the
fastest contact with the FL, he also had the advantage of being “What’s going on?”
the one of the top person of the five.
“I’m here to tell lady that the Duke wants to have a
luncheon with Lady after a long time.”
 “…Lunch?” “If it’s…… you’re saying that all my brothers are joining
too?”
I blinked my eyes. It was an unfamiliar remark. Ever since
I came in here, I’ve been eating alone in my room. “Of course.”

Compared to the dinner of a nobleman I know, it was I doomed, I managed to catch a crumpled look. It was
honestly a series of absurd diets, but I was satisfied in my own foolish to show a blatant dislike in front of the Duke and
way. It was better than eating rotten food or starving like the Derrick’s closest aides.
first time.
‘Huh, mind control, mind control…’
Emily, who never bumps into the Duke and his sons for
I breathed a deep sigh inside.
nothing, and who is often stabbed by me, is attentive.
“Butler. I have one thing to order before I go to the dining
‘How perfect a self- meal it is.’
room…”
I didn’t want to go all the way down to the dining room
“Give me your order, lady.”
on the first floor and face an uncomfortable person for lunch.
Moreover, I was already feeling bloated when I imagined that I At my words, he looked different.
was eating under the eyes of employees who hated me for
“If you have any digestive medicine, will you bring it to
being a princess.
my room after lunch?”
“……I don’t mind eating alone in the room as it has been.”
“…You mean the digestive medicine?”
I wanted to avoid it if I could avoid it, so I gave a
He asked back as if he was curious about the unexpected
moderate refusal.
digestive medicine, even though I had not eaten yet.
“The period of self-reflection is not over yet.”
“Yes.”
“The Duke said he have something to tell to the lady, so
I nodded strongly, because I’m going to rush from now
lady must attend.”
on.
 I followed the butler out of the room.
It was because everyone was waiting for me downstairs
after all the preparations for the luncheon had been completed.
There was no time to procrastinate on the pretext of
preparation for one-sided notification that could not be
rejected.
“The Duke seems to be very busy with the royal palace
these days.”
As I was walking down the hallway in silence, the butler
suddenly talked to me, adjusting my stride. I had no idea that
the Duke was busy. He seemed to be coming home late, but I
wasn’t very interested.
“I think he did.”
But I responded with a silent nod of the head with an
expressionless face. For some reason, I felt the butler carefully
watching my face.
“In the past, every time the Duke was at home, he
attended the dinner table regularly.”
“……”
“By any chance, did you have any inconvenience at the
dining room?”
The question that followed quickly crumpled my
forehead.
‘…… Was Penelope like that?’
A brim is also good. What good there could be stuffed
food in my throat in that position? If you see it, you’ll only
receive nothing but despised of ignored.
‘She’s really, uh…oops.’
However, I couldn’t blame her thoughtlessly because I
thought I could see why she attended the Duke’s dinner.
In the past, I, who always quick to give up, never acted
like Penelope. But that wasn’t less miserable either.
The sound of tableware coming from the dining room, the
simple greeting of a day asking each other, the flawless family
without me…
“……………Lady Penelope, Lady?”
I blinked at the voice calling me. Pennel, who had already
reached the front of the stairs, looked at me with an
unanswered eye.
“……I didn’t feel uncomfortable.”
I answered casually as I went down the stairs ahead of
him before he found.
 “I’ve been on my guard for making a mistake, s it’s a good
idea to take care f my meal in the room.”
“I really think so. No, no, I’m not, I made a slip of the
tongue.”
Perhaps it was surprising that Penelope’s mouth said such
a sound, but the butler made a slip of the tongue. He hurriedly
stopped talking and changed the subject.
“The Duke was very lonely because miss didn’t come out
of the room.”
“………”
“You’re not going to blame me for participating in the
dinner.”
The butler’s words made me laugh. If your dog doesn’t
come out of your house, you’ll have to look into it.
The head of the household feels lonely, but there seems
to be no sincerity in looking into whether his youngest
daughter, who he adopted himself, eats or starve in the corner
of the room.
“Well. Would my first brother think so, too?”
“That’s…”
At my self-help question, the butler tried to say
something, but I was step faster.
“Open up.”
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the dining room.
***
He stood respectfully next to the tightly closed door to
serve the meal and gave an arrogant nod to the waiters. I
bowed and complied with my orders, but the eyes that shed to
me were not beautiful.
It didn’t matter. I couldn’t afford to care less about the
little extras.
The door opened, and though it the faces of the humans I
really had to deal with. Middle-aged man with the brusque face
at the top of the table and [Favorability 10%] sitting by side on
his right, [Favorability 20%]
“Do you have a sense of time or not? Why are you so
late?”
As soon as I entered the dining room and saw me,
[Favorability 10%] started the quarrel, frowning. It was the
beginning of a dinner in hell.
I naturally moved to the left because they were sitting on
the right side of the Duke. The butler, who followed and pulled
out the chair, withdrew after confirming that I was perfectly
seated.
I walked on my feet and felt as if I had become a sinner
who had been sent away.
“………Ha.”
And then a cold smile immediately popped out. Al the
dishes I was given were for played by young children who had
just learned how t use the fork.

‘You said its luncheon, but your table is broken.’ “What’s the matter?”

It was a feast of sumptuous food that had never been Perhaps he head my laughter, but the sharp eyes of the
seen since coming here. Of course, it would be difficult to eat Duke right next to blossomed into me.
these much-needed foods because we have to solve them in a
“It’s nothing.”
room on the second floor, but I realized the location of
Penelope. I shook my head in a hurry. And I listened to the
tableware casually.
By the time he was dazed, a heavy voice fell from the
Duke sitting at the top. Come to think of it, they wouldn’t care what kind of
spoon I was eating with anyway.
“…Prepare it.”
‘If you cared a little bit, you’d already know the Duke right
A full-fledged meal has begun.
next to you.’
In fact, I didn’t know much about the order of tableware
Someone in the kitchen dared to play this prank on a
use by the nobles. But Penelope wasn’t always so common-
princess’ table.
sense. Therefore, even if you don’t use proper etiquette, you
won’t be much flawed.

‘it’s a good thing you don’t have a reputation to lose.’

I looked down at the table ware set in front of me to

make sure everyone was holding a spoon with a single glance
and to follow.