Since When Were You The Villain?

d up from her seat, admiring Sophia’s change of clothes.

Sophia looked at the full-length mirror that the maids had brought.

Unlike when she wore a red dress, the coral-colored ribbon dress gave off a lovely and cute vibe.

She was not a fan of what she usually wore, but it suits the docile Sophia’s looks very well.

“Would you like to go and show it to others? I will look at Elizabeth and go out.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

As Sophia greeted her, the maid led her back outside.

~*~

After the rest of spring training, Ian Frauss returned to the Frauss Mansion.

Unlike the last time, it was a scheduled return home, so Frauss’s servants were all ready to welcome him.

He returned after only a few days, but the Countess did not neglect to welcome him.

The vase was full of fresh flowers as if it had been picked, and the wooden floor was smooth as if it had been waxed yesterday.

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When he entered the dining room, as usual, he was greeted with a rich table setting.

This time, he had buttered lobster topped with fresh caviar, scallops, oysters and rosemary, and a salad with lemon.

Ian thought they had gone too far as he looked at the sumptuous table again set up for him.

He went out for a few days in the Knights Templar, and every time he came, it was a riot, he got tired of it.

Ian looked around the large table and found that Sophia’s seat was still empty.

He moved her room to the main building, so they might have dinner together…

He was a little concerned, but he sat down anyway because it was natural for her not to be at the table.

When the meal began, the Count gave the usual compliments today.

“Was the spring training results excellent?”

The shoulder of the countess, who smiled happily, is proudly spread out.

Ian missed three days of training because of Sophia.
Nevertheless, he did not miss out on Ruchtainer’s top spot.

“Looking at our Ian, I want to know who’s Ruchtainer’s best knight in the Empire? Everyone is so far behind…”

“…There has been no change in being the number one in the Knights Templar, Mother.”

Ian stopped his hand while eating at Madame Rubisella’s excessive fuss and raised his head.

It was true that he was exceptional even within the Knights Templar, but he was proud of being a member of the Ruchtainer.

Degrading the level of Ruchteiner was also unpleasant for him.

As Ian hardened his expression, Rubisella smiled awkwardly and nodded her head.

“Yes, right.
My son is only the best of the best.”

Rubisella corrected herself and raised her eyebrows.

They kept talking as if all they had to do was praise Ian.

Ian thought that he wanted to eat quietly.
He wanted to stop hearing repeated compliments, so he brought up another topic.

“I saw an article about Sophia in the weekly magazine this week.”

As soon as he brought out Sophia’s name, Rubisella’s expression hardened and she rubbed her forehead as if she had a headache.

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“I had hoped you wouldn’t mention her name on a day like this, Ian.”

Rubisella let out a deep sigh and cleared her plate as if her appetite had gone down, and she drank the water.

He knew his mother didn’t like Sophia very much as usual, but she had never reacted like this.

Ian looked at the Count as if something had happened, and Count Frauss clicked his tongue.

“The day you went back to the training camp, something happened.”

“What happened?”

“The Archduke took Sophia.”

“…What do you mean he took her?”

For a moment, Ian stopped eating and his face hardened.

His father licked his lips bitterly, unwrapped the napkin from his chin and set it down on his lap.

“Ah, well, he said he couldn’t leave Sophia in our house, and he took her to the duchy.”

“The girl said strange things to Lady Chanelia, so there was a strange article in the weekly magazine this week.
The Archduke looked at me as if he was going to kill me with what I was doing for that matter!”

Rubisella trembled and vomited her injustice.

Sophia’s domestic discrimination article in this week’s magazine was a disgrace to the Frauss.

So Ian thought she would at least lecture Sophia.

But someone from another family intervened just like that?

“I don’t know what that bitch Sophia did to the Archduke, but it seems the Archduke is obsessed with her.”

Rubisella laid in bed for several days after that day.

Count Frauss was also contemplating what to do with his relationship with Killian, because he couldn’t decide whether this situation was in his favor or not.

It was a good thing he didn’t know Sophia, who was so useless, had the talent to lure the Archduke.

Because winning Killian’s heart can develop into a stronger relationship than a political engagement.

But on the other hand, he was worried that Killian would have a bad image for Frauss because of Sophia.

So it would be difficult if Sophia told Killian bad stories about the Frauss family and used it only to her advantage.