Don’t Dote on Me! ~10 Days of an Onomatopoeic Noble Lady Translation

21: The Circumstances of the Green Yandere

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“Are you truly going to meet with Lady Lamneria tomorrow?”

“Ragri, I’ve told you not to disturb me at this hour.”

Today, I—Grimwald Von Nerneige—was disturbed by his personal attendant—Ragri—as well.

Fortunately, I was in a good mood, so I overlooked it.

“Aren’t you misunderstanding something? I’m merely filling in for my brother’s absence.”

Even as I spoke, I was fixated on my aquarium.

—After all, my Lumiere had just given birth.

My violet-colored tropical fish, Lumiere, was swimming gracefully in the tank. Her expression was as innocent as always.

Aah, ignorance truly is bliss…

By the way, her mate had already been removed from the tank.

No, I didn’t do anything to him. On the contrary, I even prepared a small ornate plate for him. Right now, that small plate rested beside the aquarium. On it was a small, dried-up, fish.

Lumiere had grown even more beautiful after laying eggs. Don’t get me wrong, though. I also loved her while her belly was filled up, even if it gave her difficulty swimming.

I wish for Lumiere to stay healthy forever.

Therefore, I properly maintained the aquarium and feed her exquisite food.

“But Lady Lamneria is Prince Redmond’s fiancée… I advise you to avoid excessive contact without His Highness’ permission—”

“—How noisy. Besides, it isn’t like Lumiere is in love with my brother. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t really matter which prince the duke’s daughter marries. Furthermore, her princess education will only begin in earnest after her graduation.”

Yes, I’ve always been thorough with everything.

Even if Lumiere failed to understand me until her death, I didn’t mind. As long as she kept swimming innocently in my aquarium, I’d be happy.

…Hence why, Lumiere didn’t need another man.

I was just putting up with it for the time being, but… that bastard truly thought that my innocent Lumiere was his!

That’s why, I don’t care about my older brother.

He’s nothing but an eyesore.

“But as your attendant, I also have to regularly submit reports to His Majesty—”

“—Be quiet! What, are you dissatisfied that you ended up serving me instead of my brother!?”

I threw the small plate at Ragri.

It was just a small plate. It wouldn’t do him any harm, much less break upon crashing against the carpeted floor. Although, something that was on top of it fell off somewhere…

Ragri used to serve my brother, so I decided to steal him. I wanted to see how much my brother cared, but unexpectedly, he conceded rather easily.

That’s why, if I can find the right timing, I’m sure he’ll concede Lumiere to me, too…

However, when I looked at my brother’s recent state of being… I wonder what’s going on?

Anyway, the attendant I inherited from my older brother had a somewhat indecisive look on his face.

“It’s not like that. I’m merely trying to fulfill my duties.”

“Hmph.”

I reluctantly left the aquarium.

Well, there’s nothing to worry about. It’s not like Lumiere can leave the tank.

I pulled Ragri’s tie.

“You’re free to report anything you saw. Thanks. You’re trying to protect me, aren’t you? It’s alright, though. No one can blame me for meddling with a servant?”

I left Ragri with a smile and returned to my tank.

Did I accidentally step on that? Well, I didn’t bother to check. Anyway, in the long run, the person you were engaged with since your childhood was simply one of your memories.

Someday, you won’t even be able to remember his face. I’m sure of it.

Thus, in order for that to happen, I had to get rid of her potential love interest right away.

When I looked at the aquarium again, one of her children jumped into her mouth.

“Aah, you’re cute today, too, my dear Lumiere…”

I gently caressed the tank.


***T/N: Ok this one takes the cake for being G-R-O-S-S

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