35. A Date?
Douglas said he’d be the, ‘dragon of love’, but what was he planning, exactly?
The answer to my question came unexpectedly.
“Eliane.”
When I was walking down a corridor of the royal palace…
Suddenly, Nigel called out to me from behind.
“Oh, Nigel, what’s wrong? Quite a rare occasion for us to meet at such time.”
“Indeed, I have something to request of you.”
What was it?
When I nodded, Nigel turned serious as he said.
“Would you like to go to the city with me tomorrow?”
…Huh?
“W, what did you just say?”
“You didn’t hear it? I asked if you wanted to go to the city tomorrow. Tthe two of us will have plenty of fun together…”
…
M-my goodness!
H, having fun? Just the two of us?
Why would the kingdom’s prince request that of me?!
“W, why so suddenly?”
“Haha, Douglas chided me not too long ago, that it’ll be suspicious if a woman as beautiful as Eliane were to remain locked up in the palace. As such, I have to occasionally take you out.”
B, but I wasn’t locked up!?
In addition, I often went shopping in the city to buy ingredients for cooking.
“I, I respect your consideration, that alone is enough…”
“That’s not all. Personally, I want to get to know more about Eliane.”
I looked closely at Nigel’s face—it didn’t seem like he was joking.
Even so, Douglas… he sure jumped into action fast.
Recalling his intention to become my dragon of love, I was sure that was the result of his action.
The face of Douglas, whom was winking as he said, ‘Do your best,’ cCame to mind.
“I’ve finished my work and can take a day off tomorrow. What do you think, Eliane? Are you willing to spend your day with me?”
Nigel extended his hand towards me.
Now that he had asked that, I had only one answer—
“—If you’re alright with me, I’ll be glad to accompany you.”
“That’s a relief!”
Hearing my agreement, Nigel beamed.
“Then, let’s meet in the courtyard at 10 o’clock tomorrow. We’ll slowly take a walk through Lynchgiham so you can get accustomed to the city.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
“Likewise.”
Nigel showed a handsome smile.
“Alright, I’ll be looking forward to our date tomorrow.”
After saying so, Nigel left.
“Who would’ve thought he’d ask me out…”
But, Nigel only did that because Douglas advised him such, right?
Not to mention, he was good looking.
For him to invite a girl out… shouldn’t he already be accustomed to it? Well, he had no fiancée, though…
While I was pondering, I suddenly recalled his last words.
“Our date tomorrow.”
…D, date!?
“B, but that’s actually not the case, right? It’s just two people hanging out…”
But if the two people were a man and a woman, and they were going to have fun in the city, wasn’t that basically a date?
However, I had to keep in mind he was a prince.
Even if he said it was a date, I mustn’t jump into conclusion.
“I must stop thinking about it! First thing’s first, I have to prepare for tomorrow’s outing!”
I shall talk with Douglas later!
I immediately returned to my room and started preparing for tomorrow.
By the way, when I consulted with Abby, she firmly declared that it was a date—however, that was a story for another time.
***T/N: W-why is Kaeya-senpai so supportive about his matchmaking his supposed crush?! Becausehewantedtobemineofcourse.
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You mistake the context in which Douglas said he likes Eliane. In that context, it’s more of like, “I like you as a person. You’re my best friend”. Where as Nigel’s “like” is in the context of “I like you romantically as a woman, Eliane. I can’t stop thinking about you. You drive me crazy”.
Yes! Douglas!! meddle some more! muahahahaha
Thanks for the chapter…
Thanks for the chapter
this couple reminds me of Sei and Hawk from “Seijo no Maryoku wa bannou”
Wouldn’t Kaeya’s personality dictate that he does something that would be interesting? Or at least keeps someone from doing something dangerous.
He clearly feeds Klee info that would make things interesting. Noelle being reckless and must be distracted from engaging in those activities.
Thanks for the chapter! Awesome translation! God bless you!
My ship had just… Demolished itself to become supports for another ship and I can get over the fact T___T
I know the author is trying to subvert the love triangle thing but it feels so forceddddddddddd. Probably just me
Many thanks
well, after all he is a dragon who was alive for a long time. He probably see elaine as a good friends but not as a love interest
So, we can ship Kaeya with Antoinette.
Problem solved
or mebbe like his great great grandkid once removed??
They be different races, and the dragon’s age might be… Well, he might be waiting for them to live out their very probable marriage, while helping Eliane lengthen her lifespan, so he can be next boi (just my silly imagination, don’t take it seriously).