11.1 The Rose Garden’s Retreat
“…Rosalind Ariarose, Violet Rodriguez, Camila Garry, Imelda Campbell, what do you think you’re doing?”
With folded arms, Leonardo’s eyes swept over all his fiancé candidates. His voice was cold.
“I said, what do you think you’re doing—! Explain to me, Rosalind Ariarose—!”
“Y-Your Highness Leonardo…”
“Your Highness…! Both Lady Rosalind and we were just giving them some advice…!”
This was the first time the rest of Rosalind’s group had ever spoken up.
“W-we haven’t said anything wrong!”
“Exactly—!”
Well… you guys aren’t mistaken. To be more precise, none of you had a chance to say anything, not with Rosalind being here and all…
However, their argument itself was pretty solid.
It wasn’t wrong for the Prince’s fiancé candidates to give words of truth to an ignorant noble lady who kept clinging to their Prince…
…in short, it wasn’t the argument that was wrong, but the person who was given the task to deliver it. Indeed, that person was a fatal mistake.
“Silence—! If you actually admit your wrongdoings, I would readily forgive you all—! How disappointing—! Be gone from my sight—!”
…you commanded them to explain, only to tell them to shut up afterwards—which is it, exactly?
“…Forgive my lateness. You must have been scared.”
“…no, it’s no problem…”
Sharina responded to the approaching Leonardo as expressionless as a doll.
Compared to what you did last night, Rosalind’s words only pierced my chest as deep as 1 mm.
“What Lady Rosalind has said is perfectly justified. Please don’t be too harsh on them.”
“Fuun… you don’t have to pretend to be strong in my presence.”
Ponpon—
—Leonardo was lightly patting her head.
Bile rose to her throat and she felt extremely nauseous—and no, those aren’t metaphors.
“—!!”
“L-Lady Rosalind—!!”
“Please wait—!”
Witnessing such a scene, Rosalind couldn’t stand it and ran away—her eyes were brimming with tears. The other noble ladies immediately went after her.
As Leonardo’s gaze swept over those noble ladies, the tip of his nose rose smugly, and his smirk was full of ridicule. His gaze then returned to her—
—she wished he wouldn’t do that.
—she wished she could’ve just fallen asleep right there and then.
“I’m truly sorry. Not just for now, but also for yesterday… and also for the few weeks before the party… Because I didn’t visit you, you must’ve been lonely. I’m sorry for making you feel like that.”
“…eh?”
He bowed his head—his expression looked utterly miserable. Other than that, he had certainly said something she couldn’t just let pass…
…sorry for not visiting her? A few weeks before the party? Making her feel lonely…?
…No. Actually, your absence felt rather comfortable.
“Of course, there was a reason why I couldn’t meet you before the party and had to hand the corsage that way. You see, it was part of my plan. But I’ll have to keep it to myself, since you wouldn’t understand why. I’m sorry…”
His gaze turned serious.
“…but that little plan ended up failing, anyway. Because of a certain meddlesome coward’s interference.”
Leonardo’s lips rose in a meaningful way as he glance at Sharina and Riol.
…’a certain meddlesome coward.’
Leonardo must be referring to the Blue Rose Corsage Incident. That moment when every first year girl in the dormitory received a blue rose corsage—
—the perpetrator was right under his nose, however, he probably didn’t know that.
“Because of that, I got impatient and dragged you into doing something without actually perceiving your appearance… until a certain rat stopped me.”
Sharina wondered how to deal with Leonardo’s extremely sad and annoying face.
The fact that he—the actual bully—was playing the victim card made it hard for her to empathize with him.
“That said, part of it is my fault, too.”
Everything is—!!!
“…that’s why, Black Rat. I can forget all your rudeness up to now, however.”
With his hair raised and voice lowered, Leonardo stared at Riol—
—does he think he’s acting cool?
Once again, Sharina was the actual the executioner of the Blue Rose Corsage Incident. However, if she were to appeal to Leonardo, it felt like she would only strengthen his false assumptions towards Riol.
“—there’ll be no next time.”
The same goes for you.
How Sharina wished for a certain magic to exist—a certain magic that would allow this Prince to hear other people’s thoughts without actually knowing who the owner was. A shame that such magic still doesn’t exist to this day—Sharina bit her lips.
“Fuun. Don’t pout, Cat.”
That sentence alone was enough to light her murderous intent.
“Well, let’s open up a new page and have lunch. Hey, Black Rat, how long do you plan on staying there? I don’t remember ever allowing you to remain in my presence.”
…What I wouldn’t give to banish this Root-of-All-Evil’s soul to hell right now—take my soul, Satan!
“Alright, let’s have a fun picnic.”
“…no.”
“What?”
Up until then. Right until that second. There was no way to confront that misunderstanding, narcissist, bastard who kept abusing his authority as a member of the royal family.
Without proper reason and a solid foundation, one couldn’t just decline the First Prince of one’s own kingdom’s advances. When they first met, things were much worse—especially when she refused his invitation into his carriage without thinking.
However—
“What’s wrong, Cat? Are you still pouting?”
“No.”
Today, Sharina had a good reason. The strongest trump card she had just acquired last night.
If now wasn’t a good time to use it—right when Riol was about to be forcefully dismissed, when else?
“It is as Lady Rosalind has said—this amateurish, questionable, sandwich, I can’t possibly let Your Highness eat it.”
“Fuun. That kind of thing, I don’t mind it—“
“—and not only that—!”
As he laughed ‘fufufufu’—Sharina had to desperately resist the urge of swinging both her hands at him.
“Lady Rosalind Ariarose, Lady Violet Rodriguez, Lady Camila Garry, Lady Imelda Campbell, Compared to them, I, who is of a lower stature, and also isn’t one of your candidates, mustn’t carelessly approach Your Highness—!”
“They aren’t even my fiancé. They are but foolish women, blinded by their desire to ascend to the throne.”
“It happened just the other day—! Lady Rosalind directly advised me against approaching Your Highness—! I can’t just shamelessly ignore it—!”
“…what did you say…?”
The strongest trump card—the technique of Shifting the Blame. It was a technique that would put all the blame of her rejecting the invitation of the Prince to Rosalind.
“Is that what that woman told you? To stay away from me?”
“Yes. Therefore, it is I who should be taking my leave. Pardon me for my rudeness.”
“Ho…”
***T/N: OH MY GOD, EWWWW *Spray Sharina’s head with disinfectant BAD, THAT, BAD. And…
…it, it worked? The trump card? slowly back away from the screen, before approaching it again …phew?
Guys, guys! I’m starting a new series since my projects are almost over, check it out! This time we have a sturdy, battle-hardened, girl as our heroine–!! As always, imma jump in it blindly, hopefully it won’t disappoint–!!
The Returnee Noble Lady Attack His Majesty the Dragon Emperor
I’m sorry I tolerated Sharina enough. Yes, her, not the prince. She’s annoying as a real fck. She can’t say no. The thing is him being a prince, that is a kingdom not an empire. Plus he has four fiancée candidates way above her status. No kingdom can force low status nobles to marry their heirs. On the contrary they seek stronger political ties. This is simply stpid.
at some point, shes going to have to, or she is digging her grace deeper and deeper and putting the entire country on the brink of a massive civil war.
Just shout, “IM IN LOVE WITH RIOL AND NO ONE ELSE SO LEAVE ME ALOME.”
And all problems solved. But if this happens, there wouldn’t be no plot ?
The writer should make a plot that isn’t so annoying ?
Nah. She can’t do that. It would put the prince in too much shame that her family would have to be condemned.
That’s not smart. It’d paint a target on Riol, who by the way, is only the third son of a baron. In other words: A nobody.
They’ve had to do things in a roundabout and tricky way because they don’t actually want to challenge the prince directly.
Gosh I wish she could just say what she feels, but she can’t because apparently refusing and standing by her rights would hurt the “””””prince’s””””” fwealing and WILL get her and her whole family’s head CHOPPED.
UGH
Oh God, he might just turn around and kill those girls.
Arghhhh it’s so frustrating hoe she just kept her inner monologues all the time instead of letting it out. ?
Uh-oh, sounds like trouble. I think that excuse of “I was told to not approach you” won’t work a second time…..
The real trump card, “I’m sorry prince, but seeing you just reminds me of those heights. The ones you ALWAYS try to raise me towards. I just… I can’t stop seeing them in your presence.” And running off.
“Sharina wondered how to deal with Leonardo’s extremely sad and annoying face.”
To Antoinette Vanessa:
You can further emphasize the “annoying” by typing it in bold, red, italicized and underlined font……you can repeat it as muh as you want if not enough…..it won’t look that good aesthetically but it looks the best option in my heart.
“…What I wouldn’t give to banish this Root-of-All-Evil’s soul to hell right now—take my soul, Satan!”
I died laughing at this one…as expected of my dear Sharina. This humble one shall help you in summoning the demon by giving you the perfect sacrifice……..I present you the incestious prince of Kratos Kingdom, Geraldo the fking bastard and his fking hoe of a sister (if you wanna know who the sacrifice is read Antoinette Vanessa’s new tl project (shamelessly advertising here) and please be warned that before you read it you should bring some kind of weapon (preferrably one that can’t kill a person in one hit) for the prince)
“As he laughed ‘fufufufu’—Sharina had to desperately resist the urge of swinging both her hands at him.”
I feel you Sharina!!! I feel you!!!!!
But I think she should stop resisting lest she ruin your health from stress….just hit him once then say “I am sorry my hands slipped!” I firmly believe he will let it pass saying it is Sharina so it is okay!!!
P.S.
Hurry Sharina wash your hair before the filth spreads and taints you!!!!!!
Thank you for the chapter!!!
Did you submit this reply six times??
LMAO SIX TIME? AND ALL SIX GOT SENT INTO TRASH? GABE, SATAN EITHER HEARD YOU RIGHT AND PLAYING TRICK ON YOU OR DEEEM YOUR SACRIFICES NOT ENOUGH
YOUR COMMENT DIDNT APPEAR FOR APPROVAL AT ALL WHAT HAPPENED WORDPRESS
My shitty phone was acting up and I have slow internet connection hence the number of times. most likely not wordpress’ fault.
I marathoned this series until I caught up.
Now I’m working with a bad mood. God damn you prince.
Thanks for the translation.
Well shiiiiiiiit, this is nto going to end well for rosalind.
She is being saved from her own stupidity
Hmmm, this prince being very stupid makes me wonder of the King or Queen are just as bad.
I kinda agree since if roseland does marry the prince. Them pink glasses will fly off and she’ll have to endure a loveless marriage. But now she might get exiled.
I doubt she’s actually stupid since she’d have flunked out of the queen’s training. I can’t tell if the personality problems are a result of the education program itself (notice how we saw that Leonardo was told only he was important as part of his tutoring) or the queen is expected to pick up the slack for Leonardo’s stupidity once he becomes monarch.
SO YOU GUYS ARE FRIENDS NOW, replying to each other’s comment and what not. This translator feels left out salto inside
I agree with K . I highly suspect their education system. I believe they are giving the future monarch dubious education so someone can control them from the shadows, that or they just have really incompetent tutors in the palace which is worse by the way!
being the moderator
As such, we hereby arrive to the conclusion that education is important.