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maboroshi-no · 3 months ago

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Hamefura LN14 Chapter 1 Part 2 Summary

I am currently reading Hamefura LN14 and will post summaries after each chapter.

On second thought, there will be 3 parts for Chapter 1 because I couldn't help going into details in some scenes.

Previous Chapters: Chapter 1: The Encounter at the Party: Part 1

Chapter 1: The Encounter at the Party (Part 2)

Keith will make another round of greetings since the queue of people waiting to greet the royals has decreased. He asks Katarina what she will do.

Katarina would like to continue enjoying food, but she knows that greetings are important. While she is hesitating, Keith insists that she is forbidden from overeating even if she stays behind. Katarina is amazed that Keith can guess what she is thinking. Keith also adds that he can't have her go out alone in this big crowd. He leaves her with two choices: either she stays here, or she goes with him to greet people.

Mom Mary and Prince Mary

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Mary: In that case, will you wait here and talk with us? (To Keith) I will watch her so she won't overeat.

She said the second part like she was telling Keith, "I will look after your child". It was like I would switch guardians. I was an adult woman, though.

Keith: In that case, I'm leaving her to you, Mary.

Mon Keith told Mom Mary this like he was telling her "I guess I'll leave her to you then".

Nicol: Mary, your child seems to be asking for help.

Nicol murmured this.

Huh? Mary's child? When I looked in the direction of Nicol's gaze, there was the youngest prince of Sorcier, Alan.

The royals had split up a bit after the greetings had calmed down. Alan was looking even more tired than earlier, and on top of this, he seemed to be surrounded by aggressive ladies approaching him. There was "Help me, Mary!" written on his face.

Mary looked in his direction. Being a lady, she made an extremely displeased face. So displeased that I could imagine her clicking her tongue if she hadn't been a lady.

Even so, Mary was good at taking care of people and she couldn't leave alone the underling… or rather the child… no, the fiancé she had been looking after for years, so she let out a big sigh.

She said, "I will leave for a while" and gallantly set out to rescue her child Alan.

When he saw Mary, Alan made an expression that said "I'm saved!". Mary stood to protect Alan from the noble ladies and started driving them off.

If it had been a romance novel, this would have been "a prince saving a princess" scene. Of course, the prince would have been Mary and Alan, the princess.

Based on looks alone, Alan was a charming prince and Mary was as pretty as a princess, but in this world, things didn't go like in novels.

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Towards the Other Princes

Katarina turns her gaze away from Alan and Mary and looks towards the other princes. They are also approached by ladies.

Jeffrey handles the ladies skillfully as he seems used to it.

Ian is distant and rejects the ladies' invitations with a stern face.

Geordo skillfully handles the ladies, like Jeffrey. But there seems to be something wrong with him today.

Katarina wonders why there are so many ladies approaching the princes today. Keith thinks it is because there are many foreigners at the party. Katarina doesn't understand how it is related. Keith explains that many foreigners ignore that the princes are engaged. And depending on the country, they may consider it fine to freely change fiancés. Keith's explanation makes sense to Katarina.

Keith Gets Angry at Katarina

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Keith: Things are different and complicated in many ways since there are many foreigners, so please be extra careful. Anyway, will you go around greeting people with me or wait here with Lord Nicol and the others?

Keith asked me this again.

Katarina: Hmm~ In that case, I will…

T/N: It wasn't explicitly written but Katarina supposedly says here that she will go see Geordo.

Keith: Just when I thought he wouldn't come our way since he is busy, why are you saying you will go see him yourself…?

Keith inadvertently muttered this.

Katarina: What?

I asked him in response.

Keith: No, nothing… I just thought it would be fine if you didn't go since we were told we didn't need to greet the royals today.

Keith said this with a little dissatisfied face.

Katarina: I know that, but Prince Geordo's expression bothers me a little.

That's right. When I saw Geordo earlier, his expression bothered me.

It would be fine if it appeared he wasn't sick. It was just that Geordo was the type of person who endured things even if he was sick.

Keith: Wasn't he skillfully engaging with people with a smile not so different from usual?

Katarina: Huh? No, he was not. Keith, you're also his childhood friend, so you could tell, right?

After all, Keith had also been with Geordo for nearly 10 years. But Keith fell silent and fixedly stared at me.

Katarina: Eh, what?

When I stared back at him, Keith made for some reason a sulking face, extended his hand towards my cheek, and… pulled its side.

Katarina: Gné? What?!

When I let out a confused voice because of the sudden situation, Keith said…

Keith: It's because you pissed me off so much.

He said this and quickly removed his hand from my cheek.

It didn't hurt at all since he didn't put much strength into it, but I was just surprised

So he pinched me because he was pissed off? And he did with a tiny bit of strength? What was that?

After that, he indeed escorted me, but his eyes wouldn't look my way. I seemed to have completely wrecked his mood.

Keith was always eagerly looking after me and somewhat acted like my mom, so seeing him pouting like that was extremely unusual.

I remembered how adorable Keith was when he just arrived in the Claes family.

He was cute and small like a girl and his cheeks were also squishy. While his soft flaxen hair was now so high up, back then it was below my eyes and could I stroke it as much as I liked.

After thinking about it, now I incredibly wanted to touch his soft hair again. I extended my hand and touched them for the first time in a while.

When I did, his blue eyes opened wide and fixedly looked at me, so…

Katarina: Your pouting was so cute that I unconsciously stroked it like in the olden days.

When I said this while sticking my tongue out, his face became bright red at once.

This was bad, I made him even more furious! Or so I thought, but Keith…

Keith: This oblivious charming…little devil.

Because he just muttered something and didn't pinch my cheek again, I felt relieved.

Then, when we arrived near Geordo and the others,

Keith: Listen, don't do anything like what you did to me earlier to Prince Geordo, understood?

…he told me with a stern face.

Katarina: Huh? What, touching his head?

Keith: …Yes, this.

Katarina: Oh, right. It would indeed be improper to touch the head of a prince in front of many people.

Keith: ……That's right. So don't do it, okay?

Katarina: Okay!

After I gave him a firm reply, Keith sent me off.

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Alan Can't Handle Mary's Lessons

Katarina heads towards the princes, but on the way, she encounters Alan and Mary.

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Katarina: Prince Alan, isn't it great that she could safely save you?

Alan: Yes, she saved me with splendid skills.

…he replied.

If it had been the child Alan, he would have probably said, "She didn't save me!" but Alan was very honest now that he had been completely tamed by Mary.

But his savior "Prince Mary" looked a little angry.

Mary: Whenever you face these kinds of ladies, you always are so useless if I don't come in. Please endeavor yourself so you can somehow handle them by yourself.

Alan: …! I know that, but I won't be able to nail it right away!

Mary: In that case, shall we have a ladies' countermeasures lesson again?

Alan: Urgh! Please spare me from that already!

Alan's face twitched.

Katarina: A ladies' countermeasures lesson?

When I asked out of curiosity, Mary answered this.

Mary: Since Prince Alan can hardly dodge the noble ladies approaching him, it is a lesson I thought of to teach him how to do so. It would be great if he could at least apply what I taught him to dodge me when I play a noble lady approaching him, but he can't even do that well.

After Mary angrily said this, Alan shifted his eyes.

Katarina: This sounds like a very useful lesson! Shouldn't you make him take more of it?

When I said this, Alan whispered this to me so Mary wouldn't hear it.

Alan: Hey, don't underestimate Mary's acting skills. Seriously, she completely turns into an aggressive lady approaching me. The real deal.

Katarina: Well, that's Mary after all.

Mary, the perfect lady widely known as the Model Noble Lady and the Belle of High Society. She even had great acting skills.

Katarina: Is it so bad? If she's like the real thing, doesn't that make it a good countermeasure?

After I had said this, Alan opened his eyes wide, turned my face towards Mary, and whispered this to me again.

Alan: Look closely at Mary. With those looks of hers, she seriously approaches me as an aggressive noble lady would. It's not the same force as the noble ladies around here.

After he had said this, I looked at Mary again.

The unequaled beauty who was reputed even in high society. Her prominent parts were prominent and her slender parts were slender, she had such splendid proportions. When I imagined such a beauty seriously approaching me, even I, a woman, felt a little apprehensive about it.

Katarina: …I'm sorry, Prince Alan. It might be an ordeal for me too.

When I whispered this back to Alan, Alan's face lit up, and…

Alan: Right? Right? I knew you would understand.

…he said in a low voice, expressing his joy.

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Katarina Tries to Convince Mary to Reconsider her Lessons

Katarina figures she should talk to Mary for Alan's sake.

Katarina tells Mary her lessons might be too strict for Alan.

Mary gives it a little thought but still thinks Alan needs to stop relying on her or he will be troubled in the long run.

Katarina agrees with Mary but she must still convince her to stop her practical lessons for Alan's sake. She hopes she can convince her without telling her the truth.

Katarina suggests to Mary that she leaves practice aside for the time being and teaches Alan using books instead. But Mary doesn't agree: Alan needs to learn fast since ladies are currently approaching him, and it will be faster through practice.

Katarina feels like she won't be able to convince Mary without telling her the truth after all.

Katarina tells Mary that her overflowing charm makes Alan nervous when she seriously approaches him. Alan is flustered now that she went and said it, but she had no choice.

Mary is shocked. She didn't expect Alan to feel nervous with her now after they had been engaged as children.

Katarina feels like Mary never expected it because she probably considered Alan like a pet she had cared for ever since he was little.

But for Katrina and Alan, fellow members of the Zero Romantic Experience Team, being approached by an attractive person seriously was a lot to handle.

Katarina: It is true, but you are so attractive that it cancels that out. Your charm is so powerful that even I, a fellow woman, could get dizzy if you seriously approached me.

Mary blinks her eyes. She asks Katarina to confirm what she has just said. If she seriously approached her, she would make her dizzy?

Katarina confirms it. With her charm, Mary could make any girl dizzy.

Mary is processing what she has heard.

Katarina adds that for this reason, Mary can't be Alan's partner for his practical lesson. Katarina offers to replace her if needed. There shouldn't be any problem with her since she isn't as charming as Mary.

Alan and Mary both refuse in unison.

Alan flusteredly explains to Katarina that with her, it would be even harder for him.

Mary tells Katarina they won't take her time since she is so busy. She also adds that Katarina has plenty of charm herself.

Katarina feels like Alan and Mary teamed up to refuse her offer. It appears they won't ask her to help with the lessons.

Mary tells Katarina she will start by having her niece approach Alan. Alan says she really shouldn't.

Katarina leaves Mary and Alan.

On the Way to See Geordo

Katarina is on her way to see Geordo.

Katarina sees Ian with Selena. Ian tells the women approaching him that he is only interested in his fiancée Selena and that he has no intention to talk to them. Selena blushes after hearing Ian's words. Katarina is glad to see the two of them are still as lovey-dovey as ever.

Katarina sees Jeffrey. He is skillfully entertaining the women approaching him. Katarina wonders where Susanna is. When she looks around, she sees her talking with an old scholar person. Given her sparkling eyes, she is most likely talking about magic. She really appears to have no interest in her fiancé. But Jeffrey doesn't seem to have any intention of compelling her to do anything. The two of them are the same as always.

Katarina Sees Geordo

Katarina has arrived at Geordo's location.

Just like Jeffrey, Geordo is skillfully entertaining the women approaching him. Looking at him, Katarina realizes that Geordo and Jeffrey are similar inside, while Alan and Ian are similar inside (even if Alan is bad at dealing with women).

Katarina goes toward Geordo. Geordo immediately notices her, quickly dodges the ladies approaching him, and comes to her.

Geordo welcomes Katarina with a sweet smile. She feels a little nervous. His sweet smile reminds her of the adult kiss he gave her. It affected her so much she couldn't look at him for a while.

Geordo smoothly escorts her, then turns to the ladies and tells them that he will stop talking with them now that his fiancée has arrived. While smiling, he gives off an aura that won't allow any objection.

Most of the ladies silently accept it, but some strong-willed ones won't step back. One of them tells Geordo that he shouldn't care about his political fiancée. In her country, there is no political marriage and everyone marries their true love.

Katarina thinks to herself that the lady's country sounds like the setting of an otome game. She wonders if an otome game is unfolding there.

Geordo (large smile): Is that so? While there may be some political engagements, I sincerely love Katarina here from the bottom of my heart, so there is no problem.

Hearing this, all the ladies freeze in shock. Katarina can understand their reaction since a charming prince has just told them that he loves her, a villainous-faced woman who doesn't excel in anything.

After thinking about this, Katarina feels her face turning hot. She needs to think about something else. She decides to recall the time her mother saw her entering the manor covered in dirt after working the fields. It works, the heat on her face decreases.

Geordo says goodbye to the ladies and quickly escorts Katarina away before anyone chases them.

Geordo and Katarina Talk in the Resting Room

Geordo and Katarina arrive at the resting room.

Geordo turns towards Katarina and asks her with a serious face what she talked about with Cezar earlier.

Katarina is surprised that Geordo saw Cezar and her talk at the buffet since they were at some distance and Geordo was busy greeting people. Katarina realizes that it was not her imagination when she felt earlier that she made eye contact with Geordo.

Geordo gets impatient. His eyes look anxious.

Katarina tells Geordo that Cezar only asked her about her health, then left to call Keith for her.

Hearing this, Geordo feels relieved. He mutters to himself that he thought Cezar had approached her again. Katarina doesn't think Cezar would approach her but doesn't say anything since Geordo's expression has softened.

Katarina asks Geordo if it was because it felt bothered that he seemed different from usual. Geordo is surprised that Katarina found him different from usual. Katarina explains that he looked tired or sick. Geordo is very surprised: he thought he could act like usual. Katarina reassures him, most people didn't notice and she only could because she had known him for a long time. Their childhood friends probably also noticed.

Katarina has known Geordo for 10 years. Even if Geordo is harder to figure out and better at hiding his bad physical condition compared to when he was a child, she can at least naturally tell when he is pushing himself behind his smiling mask.

Geordo tells Katarina that he thinks she is the only one who can tell. Katarina is about to deny it, but Geordo puts his index finger in front of her lips.

Geordo: Yes, it is. When I am weakened, you always tell me the words I need and come to my side. It is because you are here that I can do my best. That's why I want you to stay by my side forever, Katarina.

Geordo smiles. Katarina is unconsciously fascinated by his face. She has known him for 10 years but she realizes again how handsome his face is.

Then Katarina sees the shape of his lips and it reminds her of the adult kiss. Her face turns hot. Geordo extends his hand to her cheek. His hand is firm, big, and warm…so warm…too warm…? Wait, it's hot!

Geordo Is Sick

Geordo is moving his face close but Katarina quickly puts her hand on his forehead. It is hot. She flusteredly tells Geordo he has a fever. Geordo moves a little away from Katarina and makes a pouting face.

Geordo: I am fine…

Katarina: No, this fever is not "fine" at all! You've been like this during the greetings, haven't you? You knew it and you still pushed yourself!

Geordo: I felt sick a little ago but I've been like this since I woke up in the morning. But if it's only this much, people won't notice and I can manage, so there's no problem.

Katarina is glad that Geordo has recognized that he isn't well, but he stubbornly insists that there's no problem.

Katarina: There's a problem.

Geordo: I won't cause trouble, so it's fine.

Katarina is annoyed by Geordo's stubbornness.

Katarina: No, it's not.

Geordo: I can properly do my work.

Katarina: Geez, it's not about work! You're pushing yourself while you're in such poor shape and that's why I can't help worrying about you!

Geordo: …

Geordo seems to finally understand. Katarina makes Geordo sit on the sofa. She asks him to wait here while she calls someone, and leaves the room.

Katarina Tells Jeffrey About Geordo

Katarina wonders who she should go to regarding Geordo's issue. At that moment, she sees Jeffrey coming from the opposite side of the corridor. Katarina thinks he is the perfect person in this situation and calls out to him.

Katarina explains to Jeffrey that Geordo is sick. Jeffrey is sad that he didn't notice it despite worrying about him working so hard lately. Katarina replies that it couldn't be helped since Geordo is good at hiding his bad physical condition. Hearing this, Jeffrey is first blank, then makes a wide smile. He agrees, but he thinks Geordo will be fine since he has someone who notices it when he isn't well.

Katarina decides she will scold Geordo more next time since he makes his family sad.

Katarina remembers that Jeffrey said that Geordo had been working hard lately. She asks him about it. Jeffrey explains that Geordo has been busy investigating the backgrounds and circumstances of the persons involved in Maria's incidents. Jeffrey has also been investigating them but since he had many other things to do, he had been relying on Geordo, probably too much. In retrospection, he will ask Geordo not to push himself so hard again.

From what Jeffrey said, Katarina realizes Geordo has been investigating Maria's incident all while taking care of his official business, and he even visited her the other day. It is no wonder Geordo collapsed.

Jeffrey tells Katarina he will make Geordo leave the party and rest. Katarina thinks this should be fine.

Jeffrey sends some directives to the servant waiting on him, then tells Katarina they only need to persuade Geordo to rest. He adds with a smile that he's leaving this job to her.

Katarina and Jeffrey Try to Persuade Geordo to Rest

Jeffrey and Katarina enter the resting room.

Seeing them, Geordo is surprised and stands from his chair. Jeffrey tells Geordo he has heard the situation from Katarina and asks him not to push himself so hard. He can rely on his dependable brothers at any time.

Geordo sulks and tells him he isn't so sick.

Katarina walks to Geordo and puts his hand on his forehead. It is still hot.

Katarina: It is still hot. It isn't "fine" at all. You will stop with this tough act.

Katarina puts her hand on Geordo's head.

Katarina: Prince Geordo, your job is now to rest. I won't accept any objection. You must stop being unreasonable and rest properly.

Katarina lightly taps Geordo's head. Since Geordo is putting on a tantrum, Katarina tries to scold him like an older sister.

Geordo: …"unreasonable", that's just…

Geordo is looking like a pouting child.

Jeffrey: That's right. You will stop being unreasonable. Be a good boy and rest.

Jeffrey grabs Geordo by the shoulders and starts dragging him to his room. Before leaving, he tells Katarina to return to the party with his servant. He will return once he has put Geordo to bed.

While Jeffrey is dragging him, Geordo lets out a faint "Thank you very much" towards Katarina. She couldn't see Geordo's face since he was facing downward, but she feels relieved that Geordo doesn't resent her for meddling too much. She tells him "Please rest well and return healthy!"

Katarina Tells Keith About Geordo

Katarina returns to the venue with the servant. As soon as she returns, Keith calls her out.

Keith has been worried since she didn't seem to return. He has been waiting for her near the entrance.

Keith asks her how Geordo is doing. Katarina tells him Geordo is sick and has returned to his room. Keith is surprised that Katarina was right. Katarina tells him that Geordo just keeps pushing himself hard, he's impossible. She has scolded him already but she will scold him some more next time.

Hearing this, Keith starts laughing. Katarina is surprised. Keith explains that Katarina is probably the only one who can be like this with Geordo. He adds that when he imagines Katarina scolding Geordo, it just looks so funny.

Keith starts laughing again.

Katarina tells him that Geordo wasn't dejected, he just listened with a pouting face.

Keith laughs even more. Katarina wonders if it is that funny.

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maboroshi-no · 3 months ago

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Hamefura LN14 Chapter 1 Part 3 Summary

I am currently reading Hamefura LN14 and will post summaries after each chapter.

It feels weird to see the novel covers a theory I posted a while ago ^^.

Previous Chapters: Chapter 1: The Encounter at the Party: Part 1 Part 2

Chapter 1: The Encounter at the Party (Part 3)

Katarina and Keith Meet the Foreign Siblings

Katarina and Keith start heading back to the buffet since everyone is waiting there.

Katarina encounters again the girl from before. She reflexively smiles and bows to her. The girl also bows to her.

Keith discreetly asks Katarina if she knows her. Katarina replies she has met the girl earlier at the buffet and it appears they have a similar philosophy regarding how to enjoy dishes. Keith can hardly imagine a girl similar to Katarina in regards to eating.

The girl is escorted by the man who is supposedly her brother. The man is startled when he sees Katarina. Katarina remembers that he saw her eating.

Katarina decides to introduce herself to them. She makes a ladylike curtsy and introduces herself as "Katarina Claes, from the ducal Claes family of Sorcier."

The girl also bows and introduces herself as "Haru Kaburagi, from the comital Kaburagi family on the border of Sharma"

Haru's name and kimono look remind Katarina of Japan.

Haru points to her brother. He bows and introduces himself as "Ryou Kaburagi".

Keith also introduces himself and bows his head.

Both Pair of Siblings Hit It Off

Ryou looks at Katarina and apologizes for his sister's crude manners earlier. Before Katarina can tell him she found them magnificent, Keith also apologizes to Ryou for Katarina's crude manners. Katarina can't believe Keith apologized for her "crude manners" when he wasn't even there. But Ryou seems to completely understand what Keith means.

With a tired face, Ryou tells Keith he is glad that he is so understanding. No matter how much he scolds his sister, she won't act ladylike and she keeps running outside and stuffing herself on events like this. It is so hard to keep an eye on her.

From what Ryou said, Katarina feels like she and Haru have more affinities than she thought.

Keith tells Ryou he completely understands what he means. Katarina won't listen no matter how much he scolds her, and even today, despite all his warnings, she went straight to the buffet, got absorbed in her eating, and wouldn't come back.

Keith and Ryou seem to have found a kindred spirit in each other since they both have troublesome sisters. They shake hands.

While the boys are excitedly talking to each other, Katarina decides to strike up a conversation with Haru.

Katarina asks Haru if she likes to eat. Haru says yes. She has been looking forward to Sorcier's food so much that she went straight to the buffet upon arriving.

Katarina tells Haru that the castle's food is so good that she always ends up overeating. And there are especially a lot of desserts today. Haru is excited upon hearing about desserts. Katarina asks her if she hasn't tried them. Haru confirms she hasn't since her brother dragged her to greet the king. She was just on her way back to the buffet. Katarina suggests they head to the buffet then. Haru wholly agrees.

Ryou and Cyrus Meet Again

Katarina, Haru, Keith, and Ryou head to the buffet together. Keith and Ryou seem to have hit it off and keep telling their sisters not to overeat.

Upon arriving at the buffet, Mary welcomes Katarina back. Alan is also with her. The two seem to have returned here.

Mary notices Haru and Ryou. She looks at them with a puzzled look. Katarina introduces them and explains how she came to meet them.

Ryou suddenly recognizes Cyrus and calls him. Cyrus also recognizes Ryou with surprise. They seem to know each other.

Cyrus explains to everyone that Ryou is his childhood friend. They played a lot together when they were kids because their territories were next to each other. But he hasn't seen him ever since he went to the royal capital to enroll in the Academy of Magic.

Ryou tells Cyrus he's such a cold person. He thought they were friends but Cyrus barely sent him any letter since he departed to the Academy of Magic, and he wasn't even here when he came to this party in Sorcier.

Cyrus replies that he actually sent him several letters.

Ryou tells him the number of letters is not the issue. Cyrus only wrote about mundane things, so he was worried Cyrus might be hiding painful problems.

Ryou grabs Cyrus's shoulders and pulls him close. He asks Cyrus in a low voice if he has overcome his problem since he can handle being surrounded by such beautiful women.

Katarina is standing close to them, so she can hear them. But as a lady, she pretends she doesn't.

Ryou is aware of Cyrus's apprehension of young women. Cyrus didn't talk about his problem in his letter so Ryou wouldn't worry about him. From their conversation, Katarina can tell the two are close friends.

Cyrus painfully tells Ryou that he still hasn't overcome his problem. It has actually become worse.

Katarina still pretends she doesn't hear anything.

Ryou is so surprised that he inadvertently raises his voice when he asks Cyrus how he can spend time with these beautiful women. Mary and the others have probably heard him but since they're ladies, they pretend they didn't.

Cyrus whispers in response that Katarina and Maria are his subordinates at work and the other ladies are their friends. He can somehow manage to deal with ladies when he puts himself in work mode.

Ryou is relieved that Cyrus can somehow manage to deal with ladies but he worries that Cyrus might never marry at this rate. Cyrus says it isn't a problem at all since his older brother has already taken over the family and his nephews are growing healthily.

Ryou worries since Cyrus has told him that his issue grew worse and that he doesn't mind remaining single. He wonders if something happened.

Katarina wonders if Cyrus has completely given up on Maria since he has no intention to marry. She thinks he can't woo Maria because he has no villainess to make his love progress.

Haru and Cyrus Meet Again

Haru speaks to Cyrus and asks him if he remembers her. She gracefully walks to him like a "Yamato Nadeshiko". Cyrus gets flustered looking at Haru. If Ryou wasn't grabbing his shoulders, he would have probably moved back or run away.

Cyrus tells Haru he doesn't think he is acquainted with her.

Haru tells him she is "Haru". They played a lot together with her brother when they were little.

Cyrus is surprised because "Haru" is supposed to be Ryou's little brother.

Haru replies she had short hair and wore boys' clothes when she was little. She noticed Cyrus took her for a boy but she was a girl all along.

Katarina takes from this that Cyrus misunderstood Haru's gender when they were little. He told her before there were no women his age in his hometown but he seems to have misunderstood things. Cyrus is so dense.

Cyrus is shaken while processing that Haru is a girl. Anyone would if they discovered the boy they were friends with was actually a girl and had grown into a beautiful woman. What's more, Cyrus was apprehensive of young women.

Haru tells Cyrus he has become even more splendid than when they were children. She smiles at Cyrus. Cyrus somewhat smiles at her. He flusteredly tells her she has greatly changed.

Haru replies that it is to be expected. Her family nags her to wear female clothes now that she is grown up. She still wears men's clothes on her family's territory but she properly wears female clothes in public.

Cyrus somehow enters something like work mode.

Katarina feels even more affinities with Haru after hearing she usually wears men's clothes.

Haru Asks Cyrus To Become His Fiancée

Haru shyly asks Cyrus if he has a fiancée.

Katarina assumes Haru didn't hear Cyrus and Ryou's conversation earlier. She doesn't seem aware of Cyrus's young women issue either.

Cyrus replies he doesn't have a fiancée.

Harus asks him if he has someone he loves.

Cyrus glances at Maria and ponders what to answer. After giving it some thought, he tells Haru he has no one. He seems too embarrassed to say that he loves someone.

Haru's face lights up and she asks him if she can become his fiancé then. Cyrus is dumbfounded and freezes in shock.

With sparkling eyes, Haru tells Cyrus she wants to marry him.

Everyone is taken aback and speechless. Maria is no different from everyone.

Cyrus still hasn't recovered from the shock and can't utter a single word because he is overwhelmed with confusion.

Out of consideration for Cyrus, Ryou tells his sister that Cyrus can't possibly process her sudden proposal right now. She should leave him alone for now and continue the discussion another day. Haru is reluctant but she accepts.

Ryou apologizes to Cyrus for his sister's proposal and tells him they will probably come to see him another day. He also apologizes to everyone for the commotion caused by his sister.

Ryou takes his sister away. Even after they're gone, Cyrus is still confused.

Cyrus Processes Haru's Proposal

Katarina speaks to Cyrus. Cyrus is startled and slowly turns his head towards Katarina.

Cyrus is still processing what happened. He really thought Haru was his childhood friend's brother. And she is not only a girl, but she has grown into a beautiful woman.

Katarina nods to Cyrus's words. Haru is as pretty as her beautiful friends.

Cyrus is processing Haru's proposal. Katarina asks him if he isn't used to this kind of thing.

Katarina thinks Cyrus should be used to women asking him to become his fiancée. Leaving aside his issue with young women, Cyrus is a capture target, handsome, competent, the director of the Magic Research Department, a strong fighter, and a powerful magic wielder. Women probably don't leave alone. Katarina has also heard several single women in the Ministry talk about how Cyrus is wonderful and how they'd like to marry him. Cyrus is so popular, there is no way no women ever asked to marry him.

Cyrus replies there indeed were people sounding him out about the perspective of marriage but there never was anyone directly asking him to marry him. What's worse, the other party is someone he has known since childhood.

Hearing this, Katarina thinks the women approaching Cyrus probably never considered a direct approach because Cyrus looks like an intelligent person used to women. After all, no one would expect this high-specs handsome man to be uncomfortable with young women.

Cyrus panics about remembering Ryou saying he would come another day.

Maria and Cyrus

Maria shyly speaks to Cyrus, looking worried. Seeing her, Cyrus snaps out of his gloom and sharps up.

Cyrus apologizes to Maria for losing his composure despite escorting and guarding her.

Cyrus has the face of a capable superior. He must have entered work mode after remembering that he was supposed to escort and guard Maria. Or maybe he didn't want to look uncool in front of the woman he loves. Whatever it is, Katarina is glad that Cyrus has snapped out of it.

Maria tells Cyrus that it is perfectly understandable to be upset after this sudden development. Then she asks him if he shouldn't go after Haru.

Maria seems to feel concerned about Haru since she seemed upset when she left. Katarina also thinks Cyrus should go after Haru but he probably won't.

Cyrus decisively tells Maria that he is currently escorting and guarding her, so he won't go after Haru. Besides, Ryou told him they would come back another day, so he will see them then.

Katarina thinks Cyrus looked like a handsome man and not a grade-schooler when he said that. Katarina wonders if Maria felt some heart flutters. She glances at her but she doesn't seem the tiny bit charmed.

Maria thanks Cyrus.

Maria is a beautiful, smart, and sweet girl who possesses valuable magic. And yet, no rumor goes around about her regarding a special someone or someone she is intimate with. Like Cyrus, Maria is popular at the Ministry and many single men ask Maria to go out with them or to marry them. What's more, she also has many love flags as the heroine of the game. Despite all of these, she doesn't seem to be in love at all, and the first game even ended with a friendship ending. Katarina wonders if the second game will also end with Maria not getting together with anyone.

Maria asks Katarina if something is wrong. Katarina snaps back to reality. She seems to have been in lost thoughts thinking about Maria.

Katarina tells Maria she was just wondering what to eat next. Maria suggests they go eat the new sweets that have been added. Katarina gladly accepts.

Katarina Enjoys Herself With Her Friends

Everyone accompanies them to eat the sweets. Keith reminds Katarina not to overeat.

Everyone wonders about Geordo, so Katarina tells them he is a little sick and currently resting. She doesn't tell them about Geordo pushing himself hard because she thinks Geordo would hate it.

Katarina enjoys herself talking with everyone around sweets for the first time in a while. But they can't talk for long since they have to greet and socialize with people because of all of their respective positions. They all promise to have a tea party together before splitting up.

Katarina and Keith Meet Cezar Again

Katarina is going around greeting people with Keith. She meets Cezar again.

Keith thanks Cezar for his help earlier. Katarina also thanks him. Cezar insists he didn't do anything special.

Cezar is in prince mode. They all talk about mundane topics, then split up to greet other people.

Katarina feels sad that Cezar kept his prince mode the whole time. She thinks he did it because Keith was there.

Katarina looks back at Cezar going away. Their eyes meet, so Cezar grins at her. Katarina grins back at him.

Cezar is also an FL2's capture target so he might have still a role. He doesn't seem to have fallen for Maria but if he does, the villainess Katarina Claes will probably be involved.

Katarina needs to be on the lookout for it, think about measures against the doom flags, and be careful of the dark magic organization. She has a lot of things to think about.

Katarina and Keith Rest in the Resting Room

Katarina is exhausted. She sinks into a chair in the resting room and stretches out her legs. She just greeted people a little but there were so many of them that it is already sunset. The party will probably end soon.

Katarina was exhausted from putting on the noble lady act for such a long time so she asked Keith to let her rest. And then, they came to the resting room.

Keith tells Katarina her posture is unladylike.

Keith has a proper posture but his face looks tired. It must be because he paid more attention to people than usual since there were many foreigners. He has been adapting the topics and greetings to each country. Keith is so amazing.

Katarina has inadvertently voiced "Keith is amazing". She can't think clearly and feels sleepy because of the exhaustion.

Keith gives Katarina a puzzled look.

Katarina drowsily tells Keith he is so amazing. He has properly studied all those countries and used this knowledge in public.

Keith doesn't know what to say.

Katarina adds that he was so cute when he was a little but he has grown into such a cool and splendid person.

Katarina feels at ease since Keith is here. She feels more and more sleepy.

Keith notices Katarina is falling asleep and urges her not to close her eyes. But it is too late. Katarina has fallen asleep.

Fortune Lover 2 Dream

Katarina has a dream of Acchan playing FL2 again. She still doesn't know what caused it but she will be on the lookout for hints about the game.

Sora appears on Acchan's screen. Given the events of the party, Katarina expected to see Cyrus's route this time but it doesn't seem to work like that.

Sora tells Maria he will work outside today. Then, they have some kind of chat.

The scene seems peaceful and ordinary. Katarina wonders if Sora's route is the type where Sora and Maria just raise their affections inside the Ministry. Still, Katarina can't learn any hints from their casual talk. Unless there is some kind of hidden meaning in it? Katarina ponders the words but she can't figure anything out.

Sora makes a seductive move on Maria. She blushes.

Katarina has never seen this scene in reality. The actual Sora is with her most of the time and never alone with Maria. Katarina wonders if Sora sweet-talks Maria when he's alone with her. Katarina would like to see that.

A mob character tells "Sora Smith" that he will go out soon.

Katarina doesn't recognize the man, but since Sora is talking to him, he is probably a member of the Magic Tool department. But the actual Magic Tool department directed by Larna is full of weirdos and this mob character looks ordinary. The only ordinary-looking person in the department is Nathan, but it can't be him since he wouldn't have been able to go outside and meet Sora.

Sora calls the mob character "Director".

Katarina is shocked that the director of the Magic Tool department is not Larna but this mob character.

Sora and Maria smile at each other like lovers and split up.

Katarina is still shocked that the mob character is the director of Sora's department. Does it mean Sora doesn't work in the Magic Tool department in the game? She assumed he would but maybe things changed because of her, the "irregular"? Then what is Sora's department in the game?

Katarina briefly saw the other departments' directors when she enrolled in the Ministry. Did any of them have mob faces? Or maybe they are just drawn with mob faces in the game not to stand out and their real faces are different? In any case, what is certain is that Sora doesn't work for Larna in the game. The director may be a mob character but he is not a woman.

On the note, it was written that Sora was kept in custody at the Ministry after a certain case. Given how much of a magic otaku Larna is, it would be strange if she didn't take the new capable dark magic wielder in her department.

Katarina feels like there are more differences between the game and reality in the second game compared to the first game. She wonders why there are so many differences.

Katarina Wakes Up

Katarina hears people calling her name. She wakes up and sees Mary, Sophia, and Maria looking at her.

Katarina asks the girls what they are doing here.

Katarina remembers she dozed off while in the resting room with Keith.

Mary explains that they searched for her at the end of the party to say goodbye. Then, they heard she was resting here, so they came over. Katarina was sleeping so soundly that they couldn't bring themselves to wake her up. But since it is now time to go home, they have been calling her to wake her up.

Katarina is surprised that she has slept for so long. She thanks the girls for waking her. Then she notices Keith isn't here and asks them where he is.

Mary replies she offered Keith to continue his socializing while they watched Katarina then chased… saw him off. Now that Katarina has woken up, she will contact him so he will come back.

Katarina feels like she heard Mary say she chased Keith off. But it must be her imagination.

Katarina thanks the girls again for waking her up. Mary says it is nothing. In truth, she would have loved to carry Katarina into her own carriage and take her away but she didn't have enough arm strength. She resents her body.

The girls laugh at Mary's joke. Katarina remembers when she and the girls had silly talks like this in the academy's dorms. They haven't had the chance lately.

Keith comes back and the girls split up to go home.

On the way to the carriage, Katarina discreetly contacts Jeffrey to know how Geordo is doing. Jeffrey tells her that Geordo is sleeping like a good boy. Katarina feels relieved.

Katarina Ponders About the Dream in the Carriage

Keith and Katarina ride in the carriage home.

Katarina thought she would fall asleep in the carriage but she doesn't feel so tired, probably because she slept in the resting room.

Katarina recalls her dream from earlier.

Katarina expected to get a dream confirming that Haru was a rival character, but she didn't. What she learned from the dream was that Larna wasn't Sora's superior in Fortune Lover 2. Even so, she doesn't know whether this information will help her avoid her doom flags.

Katarina wonders if Larna may not be in the Ministry in the first place in Fortune Lover 2. Or maybe she is, but she is not the Larna she knows. After all, the actual Larna shouldn't have been able to resist taking the dark magic wielder Sora in her department.

Katarina asks Keith why Larna is crazy about magic in the first place.

Keith replies that it is because one of her friends gave her lots of magic books as a present. He is surprised by Katarina's question because it is she who told him in the first place. Katarina indeed remembers telling Keith after his kidnapping incident.

As a child, Larna found her life tedious until a certain person gave her many magic books as a present. It is because of the influence of that person that Larna is how she is today. In other words, the current Larna wouldn't be here without this person.

There may have been other causes, but for now, Katarina decides she will ask Larna about the person and the circumstances of her enrollment in the Ministry. Once she gets a grasp on this, she may be able to understand the differences between the game and the current reality. She needs to investigate any details since she hasn't played the game. After all, she doesn't know what could be connected to her doom.

The carriage arrives at the Claes's house. Katarina changes clothes but she is overcome by sleepiness and falls asleep.

Geordo's POV

Someone knocks on Geordo's door. Geordo invites the person to come in. It is Jeffrey, Geordo frowns.

Geordo remembers Jeffrey told him misleading information a few days ago, which led him to do something wrong to Katarina. He wouldn't like it if Jeffrey realized he had been worrying about it, so he puts on a facade like always.

Jeffrey asks Geordo how he is feeling.

Geordo shows him a fake smile and tells him he feels better after resting. He is fine now.

Jeffrey has doubts about it. He moves towards Geordo and puts a hand on his forehead. Jeffrey frowns.

Jeffrey tells Geordo that he is not "fine". His fever hasn't decreased at all, so he must properly rest tomorrow too. Geordo protests: he only needs to rest a little and his fever will decrease.

Geordo is aware that he has a high fever but he knows from experience that he will heal after a night of sleep. After all, he had to manage his health ever since childhood.

His parents didn't look back at him because things were difficult after his father had taken the throne from his many half-siblings, and also because Alan had a weak constitution as a child.

His older brothers were also both taken into custody by relatives after his father's ascension to the throne, so he couldn't interact with them. As a result, he had no family around him as a child.

Now that he has grown up, he understands that this situation couldn't be helped, but as a child, he couldn't understand it. There were days when he cried because of it. Still, he knew that his servants were troubled whenever he cried or was sick, so he conducted himself so they wouldn't see him cry or notice he was sick. He hid his plain face behind a smiling mask so people wouldn't see his weaknesses, and just lived aimlessly in this insipid grey world.

Until he met Katarina.

Jeffrey sighs over Geordo's stubbornness. Geordo can probably convince anyone when he talks like that. But Jeffrey was told by a certain source that Geordo always says he is fine and pushes himself hard and they advised him to make Geordo rest properly. Because of this, Jeffrey won't simply do as Geordo tells him.

Geordo asks Jeffrey who his source is. He can imagine who it is, but he still asks. Jeffrey confirms that it is Katarina.

So far, Geordo's servants never noticed it whenever he was sick. He would deceive them with his perfect smiling mask like always.

But a little while after meeting Katarina, there was a time when he was sick while visiting her. He was hiding it behind a smile like always because it was a pain to show it, but Katarina noticed it. Geordo was very surprised at that time because he thought Katarina was dense. And then, she greatly worried about him. He felt very shaken about it because it was the first time someone worried about him.

Later on, Katarina would instantly notice whenever something was wrong with his body (despite not noticing his feelings at all). It would happen again and again, so it became a bother to keep up appearance and he started to show his natural side to her. Even though he wasn't perfect and had bad sides, Katarina still interacted with him the same way as always.

To this day, Geordo still often uses his smiling mask because he doesn't want to show his weaknesses to others. But Katarina alone will never deceive him. When Katarina is involved, before he knows it, he becomes unable to control his emotions even in front of others. Even so, he has come to think that it wasn't such a bad thing.

Katarina changed his world, and by doing so, changed him.

Geordo doesn't want to lose Katarina. Even if his rival is a foreign royal way more composed and mature than him, he doesn't want to lose to him. And he will not let a mysterious and suspicious group harm her.

It was these very thoughts that made him desperate and then sick. Geordo feels pathetic.

Jeffrey can tell that Katarina is someone irreplaceable to Geordo. And it is exactly why Geordo shouldn't push himself hard and end up sick. Katarina was worried after all. If he cares about her, then he should properly rest and show her that he is well.

Jeffrey strokes Geordo's head as if he were a kid.

Geordo has mixed feelings about this, but for the time being, he decides to rest properly.

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