11.3 The Queen and The Fiancée
“My, well, I don’t mind.” The queen said after listening to Marietta.
Dia’s joy of finally being able to return to her peace was crushed—it seemed that the new fiancée had something to say.
Based on each other’s relation, she didn’t have a good premonition.
All Dia wanted to do now was stomp her foot against the ground.
She wanted to taste more of Dilvier’s black tea!
The garden, which was exposed to the pure light of the Evemeria’s morning, had already begun to change in hue due to the light intensity before she could enjoy it through the window.
For some reason, she couldn’t bear missing such a scenery more than being thrown out of the social circle.
Enduring the sadness and regret she couldn’t quite understand deep within her heart, Dia was terrified there was almost no space left to store said bitterness.
Concealing the fear, Dia confronted Marietta, who remained inside her room.
“…Lady Diarashe, this is the first time we’ve ever talked alone.”
As if a little embarrassed, Marietta stared at the back of the Queen, whom had left the room.
The escort of the current future queen was the same knight whom was always there when Ricardo visited Dia.
The knight, hearing that it was a private talk, waited outside the room.
Dia also signaled Dilvier to keep waiting in the next room.
The daughter of the marquis, whom slowly turned around, had a silvery hair like a drizzle on a calm day. Her pale green eyes were gorgeous and beautiful.
This woman, who had a strong smile and a sharp tongue, had always been the target of Dia’s envy even before she became Ricardo’s new fiancée.
“Indeed, only now the opportunity arises for us to speak alone like this… what you want to talk about, could it be… His Highness Ricardo?”
“Fufu, even until recently, Ricardo still speaks of you, his precious sister—as if you can’t be left alone. Even though to me, Lady Diarashe is such a strong woman.”
“I’m sure the height difference from the current me and when we first met was quite shocking. Now that I’ve grown up fine, I can manage just fine—but to him, I may be a child forever.”
Staring into Dia’s eyes, Marietta smiled softly.
The fresh green leaf-colored eyes, as if moist with rain, belonged to the person that knew the joy of living—
—which was quite different from Dia’s dim, pale, bluish-purple eyes.
…hm?
A strange sense of incongruity was incited inside Dia when she thought such—
—surely, that was the color of her eyes.
Indeed, that was the color of her eyes—they shouldn’t be another color.
“That’s what he believes, I think. So, I always thought that Lady Diarashe was in love with Ricardo.”
“As of now, I don’t think so.”
“Yes, as I thought, you don’t think of Ricardo the way I do. He’s quite troublesome. Because of Lady Diarashe’s lovely smile, he’s soaring—he thinks you thought of him as a man.”
Although her smile conveyed concern, Marietta’s eyes gave a glimpse of rich love—love that could fill the entirety of both hands.
Even Dia herself thought that the person loved by such a woman would be happy.
She was a woman who had beautiful eyelashes, which when lifted, secreted off a vibe of someone who generously give her love.
The dress she wore seemed to be a winter dress. It had a light-hearted lemon color, and the embroidery of the winter rose bore the same color as her irises—
—as if hinting to the fresh joy that woman would be experiencing from now on.
Still, because it was also elegant, the tailor who made that dress must be skillful.
Then, Marietta swiftly blinked her eyes.
“Lady Diarashe, I won’t regret it. To know you, and to be able to converse with you, I am honored. I will never forget what I understand, and endure it.”
…ah.
What did she mean by all that?
There was only one explanation.
“Lady Marietta, I think you deserve happiness, and deserve to stand beside His Highness. I don’t want you to regret it. But, if our circumstance had been different, I would have wanted to talk to you about many more things.”
“I cut off your future.”
Marietta’s mellow eyes told Dia once and for all, that she indeed understood that Dia would be killed sooner or later.
The fact that Marietta could still stare straight into her eyes like that proved that she was indeed the perfect match to stand beside the first prince.
“…You might be.”
“—while understanding so, I still yearn for Ricardo. My one childhood friend—my only beloved person, I want to release him from the evil shackle that is you …I want to say this without fear of misunderstanding.”
“That… could you be referring to the origin of this kingdom?”
“Yes, an ancient, heavy, and sad thing. Because of such an origin, the people of our kingdom have been in poverty and hunger to protect the rich forest. No matter how good you and you family are, you’re the thorns that would destroy the kingdom—that is for certain.”
“I’m still the daughter of Gillasfi, therefore, I can’t agree with you. But please, you don’t need to mince your words anymore. Lady Marietta, I can’t change who I am. Therefore, you might be amazed at the amount of disagreeable words you might receive from me.”
After Dia said so, Marietta stared at her—her once teary, troubled, gaze vanished without a trace.
“…I want to thank you and apologize. But in the end, I’m only satisfying myself. Lady Diarashe, forgive me for saying such a terrible thing… please, be at ease. This kingdom will become richer from now on. The deep forest obscured this kingdom, making it a place where the sun doesn’t shine. I can promise you one thing for sure—from now on, I will be the one who supports His Highness, whom you’ve supported for the past thirteen years.”
Suddenly, Marietta was in higher position.
Although she was still just a fiancée, she was a woman determined to become queen.
After the long engagement with Dia, the engagement period between the first prince of Fashitar and the marquis’ daughter Marietta had been shortened—they were due to get married six months later.
However, said marquis’ daughter was now bowing deeply to Dia.
If it was Marietta’s way of bullying, Dia had no choice but to accept it quietly.
In the end, Marietta supported killing Dia, while Dia never gave up exacting revenge for her family.
During such mutual preparations, they were given an opportunity to face each other like that.
When she lifted her face, Marietta’s smile was unwavering.
Marietta was done mourning for Dia. The woman had completely erased all traces of Dia within herself.
Therefore, Dia also returned her bow, and saw the fiancée of the first prince off. Afterwards, she too, forgot about her.
“Finally, has she gone home?”
“…What type of tea is this?”
“It’s black tea flavored with night dew and night fog. Since you must be tired, I’ve added rose jam.”
“My! The rose jam is twinkling…”
“Yes, because it contains night dew. The genealogy of the night is good for calming yourself.”
“…Yes, thank you.”
After opening the window a little, Dilvier managed to lower the curtain a bit, allowing Dia to see the outside scenery and appreciate the snowy festive garden.
“Is this jam from the kingdom of fairies?”
“No, it was handmade by Noin.”
“…the jam…”
“Yes, he has that kind of hobby.”
“As I thought, am I going to get cursed?”
“Doesn’t seem so. However, the explanation will be given by the person himself. I hope that the preparation for that time will be completed as soon as possible… but, this land of redemption called Fashitar, there are things that are dangerous in a magical sense… please wait a little longer.”
Dia had the fairy prepare breakfast for her as she quietly passed the festival morning.
There was no gift in the end, but it could be said that after having a tea with a magical jam and a beautiful fairy servant, she acquired something that was as great as Evemeria itself.
***T/N: …No word could express my hate for Marietta–hence why I have especially prepared an infographic to visually aid you guys to know the depth of my hatred for the bitch:
…Basically she came in just to thank Dia for being such a good stepping stone and a tool to keep other women off Ricardo until she can assume the role herself AND BITCH AINT SUBTLE ABOUT IT–
–SHE WILL DIE RIGHT?!?!?! SHE WILL AT LEAST SUFFER RIGHT?!?!??!??!??!! NOIN, THIS BICH HAS TO BE PLACED ON YOUR TOP KILL LIST OTHERWISE I WOULD FRICKIN RIOT!!!!!!!
Wow, that thot literally cae in to say thank you for dying, lol. sharpens hatchet lets go thot hunting!
In one ear out the other…I’ve always thought this saying was a subtle insult…
The most frightening thing in this world is when people commit acts of terror by believing that it was an act of justice and mercy. Mariette reminds me of that sort of radicals.
Clytia! You are here too? Fancy seeing you here! How do you like the story so far?
I’ve been following this series for a while. Remember my previous comment in the earlier chapter on whether Noin has a d—……..yeah….hahaha.
I like how the author writes a detailed account on the ambience and setting of the story. It helps with the imagination while reading. ?
Gloating lol yes gloat moaaaarrrrrr. I hope the spirit of death has alot of fun.
Oh hey moto! You read this too???
“She wanted to taste more of Dilvier’s black tea!”
As we can see, Dia has set her priorities straight. She’d rather have tea than listen to a
censored…*slow claps as show of admiration for Dia“The fresh green leaf-colored eyes, as if moist with rain, belonged to the person that knew the joy of living—”
Well this
censoredbetter enjoy that so called joy of living as much as she can cause it ain’t gonna last and I’ll make sure of that.“Yes, an ancient, heavy, and sad thing. Because of such an origin, the people of our kingdom have been in poverty and hunger to protect the rich forest. No matter how good you and you family are, you’re the thorns that would destroy the kingdom—that is for certain.”
Isn’t it the opposite??? Isn’t the forest the one protecting you, you bunch of ingrates??? Don’t
censoredblame a forest because your people are going hungry, blame yourcensoredinefficient leaders who can’t even find acensoredmethod to provide for the people and thosecensoredfoolish citizens who took the Dia’s family for granted, youcensoredidiots!!!!!!!Specially made for Marrietta:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17SSKwn_dHXzOSWpXjwANRjenCfWtqyXI/view?usp=drivesdk
Bonus:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16y72_eQiiwhFecres0dMR1bEtiOOvT47/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16yKJOE_U_qGEoFAVlP2NuZC3ALK0I6tD/view?usp=drivesdk
P. S.
I am loving the labels on Commander’s infographic, and I would totally give support on Commander wrestling the
censoredby standing in the side and giving a foldable metal chair or ladder to commander like a good support from WWE: Smackdown.Like this:https://i.imgur.com/5JT4pmI.gif
AHHAHA OH MY GOD.
Ummm gabeee is the thot patrol is now recruiting label at the end of the first gif necessary?
And from what ep of psycho pass is that!?!? The one with shimotsuki???
We need more people to beat Marietta up so yes it is necessary as I would like to believe, as the saying goes the more the many-er so lets recruit more….hahaha
The Shimotsuki one is from the Sinners of the system movie: episode 1 crime and punishment. Its the movie before season 3 and was screened during Tokyo International Film Festival. BTW, the first gif is from the third Sinners of the System film.
GONNA WATCH IT ASAP.
Yes, the third one is specially reccommended by me. I haven’t watched the first and second sinners of the system film cause the first has Shimotsuki so I keep pushing it off and I haven’t downloaded the second one but apparently the second one is also good as the reviews says. (Watched the third one first cause Kogami was there and I was hoping he’d reunite with his wife, Akane, too bad they didn’t)
When are they gonna reuniiiite
Soon…
SPOILERS BE WARNED!!!!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A0cDpOyKHiswMQu6XCn41hifkOqaVIwI/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AN_2MxLXNP4Zak4rSLHHQEgRegOC5DOV/view?usp=drivesdk
….YOU JUST CANT HELP IT HUH.
DID THEY KISS
Can’t help it I need someone to join me in squeeling, JUST LOOK AT HOW THEY GAZE AT EACH OTHER, ITS GIVING ME DIABETES…and unfortunately no they didn’t kiss but in my dreams they did and they are already married with a son who does parkour……hahahaha
THE THE LONG WAIT AAAHHHHH
IT TOOK 3 SEASONSSSS
Yess!!! They are finally reunited but somehow I feel that it isn’t enough so I’m starting to look for fanfics of Akane x Kogami but I always end up finding Kogami x Gino or Kogami x Makishima, I wonder why is that??
When akane keep lighting kougami’s cigar brand to help her focus…
I am telling you they are the golden ship
now this was satisfying, thank you.