Chapter 6

I opened my mouth with an expression that said, "Don't talk nonsense."

“She hates Thérèse terribly.”

[One of the seats gives a meaningful smile.]

That meaningful smile can freeze to death.

I am the game developer, ladies and gentlemen.

Knock knock.

At that moment, a servant knocked.

“Miss, I’ve prepared brunch. Shall I bring it in?”

“Sure.”

[Seat 'LookingForEatingBJ' hastily wipes away the drool and prepares a coin.]

I haven’t even opened the dish cover yet, so what did he see to drool?

I shook my head and opened the cover.

A touching reunion scene is about to unfold, so I need to recharge my energy before that.

* * *

Raoul arrived at the mansion with Livi as the sun was setting.

“The master is coming in!”

When the servant rushed into the lobby to announce the news, Rozanne, who had been waiting anxiously, clutched her skirt and ran out.

No one said her behavior was undignified.

They were busy wiping away tears, understanding the feelings of a mother who thought she had lost her daughter.

The people of the ducal family followed Rozanne to the entrance to welcome Livi.

“You have truly done a great job, Lady Squire.”

Someone spoke to me, standing a bit away from Rozanne and Giuseppe.

It was Rozanne’s brother-in-law, Lord Kevin Williams.

“Yeah, what.”

I gave a casual response and turned my gaze to the front.

“However, your expression doesn’t seem very bright. Is there something troubling you?”

As the daughter of one of the five ducal families in the empire, Thérèse was a very noble existence.

This meant that Lord Williams should not provoke Thérèse with disguised criticism.

‘He probably thinks I will be abandoned by Raoul soon.’

If Thérèse plays 'God’s Play' properly, she will always be abandoned by Raoul, so it was a reasonable assumption.

I nodded in agreement with Lord Williams.

“Yes, I’m worried. I think there are too many outsiders in the family. I plan to tell my father that we should only allow people of dignity into the house starting next month.”

“...”

The only reason Lord Williams was here was due to Raoul’s consideration.

I pointed this out, and Lord Williams’ face hardened.

He quietly slipped away into the crowd of other relatives.

Ding!

[Seat 'CiderPass' has donated 100 coins.]

[Phew... Cider is so sweet.]

In fact, what I said wasn’t wrong.

Not long after Raoul sent a messenger to announce that Livi had been found, the collateral nobles and Rozanne’s in-laws all gathered at the ducal mansion, creating a commotion.

They all wanted to be part of the historic moment of welcoming the true Lady Squire.

‘That’s just an excuse; they just want to impress Raoul.’

Indeed, the leeches who drained the ducal family’s coffers needed to be weeded out.

If left unchecked, the funds would flow to the antagonist.

Soon, a massive carriage stopped at the entrance.

Click.

The first person to step out of the carriage was Raoul.

He extended his hand toward the still open door, and a white, delicate hand appeared.

No matter how much the heroine was supposed to have suffered in the slums, her hands couldn’t possibly be rough, right?

‘This feels a bit strange when seen in live-action.’

Soon, a woman wrapped in the coat Raoul had worn stepped out of the carriage.

It was Livi.

“Goodness...!”

Everyone around gasped.

Livi had lovely golden hair that fell to her chest and emerald green eyes like tender leaves.

[Seat 'FaceDiscriminator' nods quite satisfactorily.]

Oh, this seat had applauded Thérèse’s appearance.

‘Thérèse and Livi are definitely different in feel.’

Thérèse, with her cold and haughty demeanor.

Livi, with her warm and gentle demeanor.

They could appeal to different tastes, one a cold beauty and the other a warm beauty.

“She looks exactly like the lady in her younger days. Yes, exactly the same...!”

The old maid who had served Rozanne for a long time buried her face in a handkerchief and sobbed.

Livi, trembling with fear at the unfamiliar situation, blushed and cautiously greeted everyone.

“Everyone... hello?”

Rozanne, unable to approach Livi, clutched her chest and burst into tears, collapsing on the spot.

“Lady! Are you alright?!”

“Madam!”

Everyone was shocked and tried to approach her, but the first to move was Livi.

“...Mother.”

“Livi...! Oh, my daughter, finally... Lord, thank you. Thank you...”

Everyone present shed tears at the touching reunion.

Except for me.

I had even worried that I might shed tears, which wouldn’t be like Thérèse.

But it turned out to be just a worry.

The actual reunion scene was... just okay.

I muttered in a voice too low for others to hear.

“I should have put more effort into the introduction. It was too melodramatic.”

The thought of Ozwald’s sharp criticism made me feel bad.

Ding!

[Seat 'MBTIIsScience' has donated 100 coins.]

[Confident T.]

“...”

Even the seat believes in pseudoscience...