The Earl's Bad Wife - Chapter 20 Part1
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Chapter 20 Part1

็ฌฌไธ‰ๅ่ฉฑใ€€่ƒธใŒใ–ใ‚ใ‚ใ

Chapter 30 My heart is fluttering

ใ€€ๅ•้กŒใฏๅ…จใฆ่งฃๆฑบใ—ใŸใ€‚

The problems were all resolved.

ใ€€ใชใฎใซใ€ๅฟƒใŒใ–ใ‚ใ–ใ‚ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใฆ่ฝใก็€ใ‹ใชใ„ใ€‚

And yet, my heart was beating so fast that it won't calm down.

ใ€€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€ๆ‚ชใ„ใ“ใจใŒ่ตทใใ‚‹ๅ‰ใฎ่ƒธ้จ’ใŽใชใฎใ‹ใ€ใใ‚Œใจใ‚‚ๅคซใธใฎๆƒณใ„ใซๆฐ—ไป˜ใ„ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใฎใ‹ใ€‚

Was this the uneasiness before something bad happens or could it be because I've realized my feelings towards my husband?

ใ€€ๅ‚ใซๅฑ…ใŸไพๅฅณใซ็›ธ่ซ‡ใ—ใฆใฟใ‚‹ใ€‚

I tried to consult with the maid beside me.

ใ€Œๅฅงๆง˜ใ€่Ÿฒใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใจๆˆ€ๅฟƒใฏใพใฃใŸใๅˆฅ็‰ฉใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€

ใ€ŒMadame, foreboding and love are two completely different thingsใ€

ใ€Œใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‹ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰่žใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใฎใ€

ใ€ŒI think it's better to ask someone else because I can't tell which it isใ€

ใ€Œใงใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๆ—ฆ้‚ฃๆง˜ใซ็›ธ่ซ‡ใ‚’ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใฏใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€

ใ€ŒThen, how about consulting with the master?ใ€

ใ€Œโ€ฆโ€ฆๆœƒใ„ใŸใใชใ„ใฎใ€

ใ€Œโ€ฆโ€ฆI don't want to see himใ€

ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ†ไธ‰ๆ—ฅใ‚‚ใŠๆœƒใ„ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€

ใ€ŒHasn't it already been three days since you last saw each other?ใ€

ใ€€ใ‚ใฎๆ—ฅใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ใŸใใ—ใฏๅคซใ‚’้ฟใ‘ใพใใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

Since that day, I had been constantly avoiding my husband.

ใ€€็•ถ็„ถใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ไบ‹ไปถ่งฃๆฑบใธใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฌใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฏใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚ŠใจไผใˆใŸใ€‚ๆ‰‹็ด™ใงใ€‚

Of course, I did clearly tell him how grateful I was over how he resolved the problem. Via a letter.

ใ€Œๆ‰‹็ด™ใ€ๅ–œใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ‚“ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผŸใ€€ใ ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ€‚ๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใ‚‚ไป•ไบ‹ใŒๅฟ™ใ—ใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใ—ใ€

ใ€ŒHe was really pleased with the letter, wasn't he? Then, isn't it fine? Besides, he seems rather busy with workใ€

ใ€Œใงใ™ใŒโ€•โ€•ใ€

ใ€ŒButโ€•โ€•ใ€

ใ€€ๅคซใฏไปปๅ‹™ๅ…ˆใง็„ก็†ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ€ใใฎๅพŒๅ‡ฆ็†ใงใ“ใ“ๆ•ธๆ—ฅๅธฐใ‚ŠใŒ้…ใ„ใ€‚

Perhaps because my husband had done the unreasonable in his previous mission, he had been coming home late these last few days to settle the aftermath.

ใ€€ๆ˜Žใ‘ๆ–นใซๅธฐใฃใฆไพ†ใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใ€‚

It seems there were even times he comes home at dawn.

ใ€€ใชใฎใงใ€ๆญฃ็ขบใซ่จ€ใˆใฐๅคซใ‚’้ฟใ‘ใพใใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†่กจ็พใฏๆญฃใ—ใใชใ„ใ€‚ๆ™‚้–“ใŒๅˆใ‚ใชใใฆใ€ใ™ใ‚Œ้•ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ ใ€‚

So when I said "I was constantly avoiding my husband", that expression wasn't quite right. It was just that our schedules didn't match up so we keep missing each other.

ใ€Œๅฅงๆง˜ใ€ๆ—ฆ้‚ฃๆง˜ใฏไปŠๅ›žใฎไปถใงใŠๆ€’ใ‚Šใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€

ใ€ŒMadame, I don't think Master is angry over this incidentใ€

ใ€Œใใ‚Œใฏๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ€‚ๅฏ›ๅคงใชๅคซใงๆœฌ็•ถใซ่‰ฏใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ใ€

ใ€ŒI know that. I'm really lucky to have a tolerant husbandใ€

ใ€€ๆœฌไพ†ใชใ‚‰ใฐใ€็”ทๆ€งใจใฎๅฏ†ๆœƒใชใฉ่จฑใ•ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ“ใจใชใฎใ ใ€‚

By all rights, it wasn't forgivable to meet a man in secret.

ใ€€ใงใ‚‚ใ€ๅคซใฏใใฎ้ปžใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ไธ€ๅˆ‡่ฒฌใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚

But my husband never condemned me for that.

ใ€€ๆœƒใ„ใŸใใชใ„็†็”ฑใฏใใ‚Œใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚

The reason I didn't want to meet him wasn't because of that.

ใ€€ใ‚ใŸใใ—ใฏใ€่จ€ใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใฎใ ใ€‚ๅคซใธใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’ใ€ๆœฌไบบใŒ่ƒŒๅพŒใซๅฑ…ใ‚‹ใจใฏ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใšใซใ€‚

It's because I'd said it. I said my feelings about my husband, not knowing the person himself had been right behind me.

ใ€€ๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใซใ‚‚ใปใฉใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

It was embarra.s.sing beyond belief.

ใ€€ใใ‚Œใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ๅคซใŒ่žใ‹ใชใ‹ใฃใŸๆŒฏใ‚Šใ‚’ใ—็ถšใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚‚ใ€ใชใ‚“ใ ใ‹ๆฐ—ใพใšใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

It was even more awkward since my husband continued on pretending he hadn't heard it.

ใ€€้ ญใ‚’ๆŠฑใˆใฆใ„ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๅจ˜ใŒใใšใ‚Šใ ใ—ใŸใ€‚

As I was at my wits end, my daughter started becoming fussy.

ใ€€ใใ‚ใใ‚ใŠไนณใฎๆ™‚้–“ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

It was probably about time for her milk.

ใ€Œใƒชใƒผใƒชใ‚จใ€ใŠ่…นใŒ็ฉบใ„ใŸใฎ๏ผŸใ€

ใ€ŒLillie, are you hungry๏ผŸใ€

ใ€€ใŠใ‚€ใคใงใฏใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใ€ๅฐใ•ใช้ซ”ใ‚’ๆŠฑใไธŠใ’ใฆไนณๆฏใฎๅ…ƒใธใจๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ใ€‚

After making sure that there was nothing in her diapers, I lifted her tiny body and headed to her wet nurse.

ใ€€ๅคซใจใ™ใ‚Œ้•ใ„ใฎ็”ŸๆดปใŒไธ€้€ฑ้–“ใจ็ถšใ‘ใฐใ€ใ•ใ™ใŒใซใชใ‚“ใ ใ‹ๆ‚ชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆฐ—ใ‚‚ใ—ใฆใใ‚‹ใ€‚

When a week pa.s.sed by without crossing paths with my husband, even I started feeling a little bad about it.

ใ€€ๆ‰‹็ด™ใฎไบคๆ›ใฏใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใŒใ€่‹ฅๅนฒใฎ็‰ฉ่ถณใ‚Šใชใ•ใ‚‚ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

We did exchange letters but it felt a tad bit lacking.

ใ€€ๅคซใฏๅจ˜ใซๆœƒใ„ใŸใ„ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€่ตทใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ™‚้–“ใซๅธฐใฃใฆไพ†ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใจใ€‚

It seems my husband wanted to see our daughter, But I hear he can't come home at the times when she's awake.

ใ€€ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฎๅจ˜ใฏๅคœๆณฃใใ‚‚ใ›ใšใซใ€ใใฃใ™ใ‚Š็œ ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚

These days, our daughter can sleep soundly without crying at night.

ใ€€ใพใŸใ—ใฐใ‚‰ใ็ตŒใฆใฐใ€ๅคœๆณฃใใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ๆœŸใซ็ชๅ…ฅใ™ใ‚‹ใจไนณๆฏใฏ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€‚

The wet nurse did say we'll be back to her night time crying in a while, though.

ใ€€ใ ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๅจ˜ใ‚’้€ฃใ‚Œใฆใ€่ทๅ ดใธๅทฎใ—ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆ่กŒใ“ใ†ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ใจ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚

If that's the case, why don't I bring our daughter along with some sweets and visit him at work.

ใ€€ไน…ใ€…ใซใŠ่“ๅญไฝœใ‚Šใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚‚ใ€ๆฐ—ๅˆ†่ปขๆ›ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ„ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚

It's been awhile since I made some snacks, so maybe it would be a good change of pace.

ใ€€ไพ็„ถใจใ—ใฆใ€็ฉใ‚„ใ‹ใงใฏใชใ„่ƒธใฎๅ…งใฏ็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

Still, my restless heart continued on.

ใ€€ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚‚ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒๆˆ€ๅฟƒใ ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๅซŒใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ€‚

If this is love, then it was way too unpleasant.

ใ€€ไธ€ๅ‘ใซๆฒปใ‚‹ๆฐ—้…ใ‚‚ใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใŸใ‚‰ๅคซใซๅˆใˆใฐ็—‡็‹€ใŒๆ”นๅ–„ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใŸใ€‚

Since there was no signs of my condition being cured, I thought maybe it will improve once I see my husband.

ใ€€ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšใ€ๅคซใฎๅ…ƒใธๅ‘ใ‹ใ†็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚’ๅŸทไบ‹ใซ้ ผใฟใ€ๅจ˜ใฎไธ–่ฉฑใ‚’ไนณๆฏใซไปปใ›ใ€ใŠ่“ๅญไฝœใ‚Šใ‚’้–‹ๅง‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

For now, I asked the butler to inform my husband that I'll be coming over, left my daughter in her nanny's care and started making the snacks.

ใ€€ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใฎใงใ€็ฐกๅ˜ใช็„ผใ่“ๅญใซๆฑบใ‚ใŸใ€‚

I couldn't spend so much time so I decided on a simple baked pastry.

ใ€€ใพใšใฏใ€ๆž—ๆชŽใ‚’ๅ‰ใ„ใฆ่–„ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใซใ—ใ€็ ‚็ณ–ใจ่œ‚่œœใ€ใƒใƒ‹ใƒฉใƒ“ใƒผใƒณใ‚บใจใŠ้…’ใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆ็…ฎ่พผใ‚€ใ€‚

First, I peeled some apples and slice them thinly, added sugar, honey, vanilla beans and wine and cooked them together.

ใ€€ไพๅฅณใซ้‹ใ‚’้ ผใฟใ€ใ‚ใŸใใ—ใฏ็”Ÿๅœฐไฝœใ‚Šใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

I left the saucepan to the maid and started making the batter.

ใ€€ๆบถใ‹ใ—ใƒใ‚ฟใƒผใจ็ ‚็ณ–ใ‚’ๆททใœใ€็™ฝใฃใฝใใชใฃใŸใ‚‰ๅตใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใ•ใ‚‰ใซๆททใœใ‚‹ใ€‚ใใฎๅพŒใ€ๅฐ้บฅ็ฒ‰ใจใ‚ขใƒผใƒขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒ‘ใ‚ฆใƒ€ใƒผใ‚’ๅŠ ใˆใ€ใ‚‚ใฃใŸใ‚Šใชใ‚‹ใพใงใ‹ใ็ซ‹ใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚

I mixed in melted b.u.t.ter with sugar and once it turned a bit white, I mixed in the eggs. After that, I added the wheat flour and almond powder and stirred it until it was smooth texture.

ใ€€ๆœ€ๅพŒใซใ€็…ฎ่พผใ‚“ใ ๆž—ๆชŽใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใ€ๆฒนใ‚’ๅก—ใฃใŸๅž‹ใซๆตใ—่พผใฟใ€็ซˆใง็„ผใ‘ใฐๅฎŒๆˆใ€‚

Lastly, I added in the cooked apples, poured it into the oil smeared mould and baked it to completion in the furnace.

ใ€€ใ“ใ†ใ„ใ†็„ผใ่“ๅญใฏๆ—ฅใ‚’็ฝฎใ„ใŸๆ–นใŒใ—ใฃใจใ‚Šใจใชใ‚‹ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ๅ‡บไพ†ใŸใฆใ‚‚ใใ“ใใ“็พŽๅ‘ณใ—ใ„ใ€‚ไธ€ๆฐ—ใซใŸใใ•ใ‚“็„ผใ‘ใ‚‹ใฎใง้ธใ‚“ใ ใ€‚

This type of baked pastry would turn moist if left out for a day but it's quite delicious when it's just fresh from the oven. ย I chose this since I could make tons of it in one go.

ใ€€ใ—ใฐใ‚‰ใ็ฒ—็†ฑใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šใ€ๅ†ทใˆใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใงๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๅˆ†ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ…จ้ƒจใงไบ”ๅๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใปใฉๅฎŒๆˆใ—ใŸใ€‚

I let it cool for a moment and, once it cooled, I cut it up. There were were 50 pieces all in all.

ใ€€ใ“ใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใ€้šŠๅ“กๅ…จๅ“กใซ่กŒใๆธกใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

This will probably be enough for the entire troupe.

ใ€€ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒซใƒญใƒƒใƒ†ใŠๅง‰ๆง˜็›ดไผใฎๆž—ๆชŽใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญใชใฎใงใ€ใใฃใจๆฐ—ใซๅ…ฅใฃใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚

This apple cake was made using Charlotte-oneesama's secret recipe so I'm sure everyone will love it.

ใ€€ๅคงใใช็ฑ ใจๅฐใ•ใช็ฑ ใ‚’็”จๆ„ใ—ใ€็ด™ใซๅŒ…ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญใ‚’่ฉฐใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅคซใฎๅˆ†ใซใฏใ€ๆžœๅฎŸๆฑใฎ็“ถใ‚‚ๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใฆใŠใ„ใŸใ€‚

I prepared large and small baskets and stuffed the paper-wrapped cakes inside. For my husband's share, I added a bottle of fruit juice.

ใ€€ๆ™‚้–“ใซใชใฃใŸใฎใงไพๅฅณใ‚’ๅพ“ใˆใ€ๅจ˜ใจๅ…ฑใซ้จŽๅฃซ้šŠใฎๅ…ต่ˆŽใธใจๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚

It's time so, accompanied by my maid, I headed to the knight barracks with my daughter.

ใ€€ๅคซใŒๅƒใ้จŽๅฃซๅ›ฃใฎๅ…ต่ˆŽใฏใ€่ก—ใฎ้ƒŠๅค–ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

The knight barracks where my husband works for, was at the outskirts of town.

ใ€€ใ“ใ“ใซ้…ๅฑฌใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๆ•˜ๅ‹ฒใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใฎ้จŽๅฃซใฎๅคงๅŠใฏใ€ๅฎŸๆˆฆ็ตŒ้จ“ใฎใชใ„่ฒดๆ—ใฎๅญๆฏใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ€‚

It seems majority of those freshly granted knighthood a.s.signed here were the sons of n.o.bility who had no combat experience.

ใ€€้€šๅธธใฏๅพ“้จŽๅฃซใจใชใ‚Šใ€ๆง˜ใ€…ใชไปปๅ‹™ใซๅฐฑใ„ใŸใฎใกใซๆญฃๅผใช้จŽๅฃซใจใชใ‚‹ใŒใ€ไธ€้ƒจใฎ่ฒดๆ—ใฏใใฎๆฎต้šŽใ‚’่ธใพใชใ„ใง้จŽๅฃซใจใชใ‚‹ใ€‚

Normally, one would be a.s.signed various tasks as junior knights before becoming official knights, but a part of the n.o.bility didn't have to go through that phase.

ใ€€็•ถ็„ถใชใŒใ‚‰ๅฎŸๅ‹™็ตŒ้จ“ใŒใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ไธ€ไบบๅ‰ใซใฏใปใฉ้ ใ„ใ€‚ใใ‚“ใช่€…้”ใ‚’็จใ‚Š็ซ‹ใกใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅคซใฎใŠไป•ไบ‹ใ€‚

Since they naturally didn't have practical experience, they were far from becoming men. Making such individuals stand on their own teo feet was my husband's job.

ใ€€ๆ•™่‚ฒ้ƒจ้šŠใŒ่จ“็ทดใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ•ทๅœฐใฏๅบƒใ„ใ€‚ๅใฎ้ƒจ้šŠใŒๆ‰€ๅฑฌใ™ใ‚‹ใจ่žใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

The grounds that the training corps uses for training was wide. I'd heard there were ten corps.

ใ€€้šŠ่ˆŽใŒไบ”ใคใ‚ใ‚Šใ€่จ“็ทดใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๅบƒๅ ดใ‚‚ใ„ใใคใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

They had five buildings and even several open s.p.a.ces for practice.

ใ€€ๅคซใŒๅƒใๅปบ็‰ฉใฏใ€ๆ•ทๅœฐใฎ็ซฏใฎๆ–นใซใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚่จชๅ•ใ™ใ‚‹่ฉฑใŒ้€šใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ€่ฟŽใˆใฎ้จŽๅฃซใŒๅ…ฅใ‚Šๅฃใซไพ†ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

The building my husband worked at the edge of the grounds. Perhaps word got out that I was paying a visit since a knight was waiting in welcome at the entrance when I came.

ใ€€ใ“ใฎๅ‰ๅฎถใซไผ้”ใซไพ†ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸ้จŽๅฃซใ ใฃใŸใ€‚

It was the same knight who had come to our house a while ago to pa.s.s my husband's message.

ใ€Œใ”ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ•ใ„ใญใ€ๅฟ™ใ—ใ„ๆ™‚ใซใ€

ใ€ŒSorry for disturbing you during such a busy timeใ€

ใ€Œใ„ใˆใ„ใˆใ€ใจใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ“ใจใงใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€

ใ€ŒNo, no, don't worry about, it's no big dealใ€

ใ€€้จŽๅฃซใฏใŠ่“ๅญใŒๅ…ฅใฃใŸ็ฑ ใ‚‚ๆŒใฃใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

The knight helped carry the box filled with the sweets.

ใ€€้•ทใ„ๅปŠไธ‹ใ‚’้€ฒใ‚ใฐใ€ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎ้จŽๅฃซ้”ใจใ™ใ‚Œ้•ใฃใŸใ€‚

We pa.s.sed a long corridor and came across a number of knights.

ใ€€ใƒใƒฉใƒใƒฉใจใ€่ฆ–็ทšใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใ€‚

I felt repeated glances sent my way.

ใ€Œใญใˆใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใฆใ€้ขๆœƒใฃใฆ็ใ—ใ„ใฎใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰๏ผŸใ€

ใ€ŒHey, is it perhaps rare for people to come here to visit๏ผŸใ€

ใ€Œใˆใˆใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๅคšใใฎ้จŽๅฃซใฏใ€ๆ•™่‚ฒ้ƒจ้šŠใซๆ‰€ๅฑฌใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€ๅฎถๆ—ใ‚„็Ÿฅใ‚Šๅˆใ„ใชใฉใซ่จ€ใ‚ใชใ„ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใฎใงใ€

ใ€ŒWell, yes. I hear it's since many of the knights don't tell their friend or family that they are affiliated with the training corpsใ€

ใ€Œๅค‰ใช่‡ชๅฐŠๅฟƒใฃใฆใ‚„ใค๏ผŸใ€

ใ€ŒAre they thos kinds of people that's weirdly full of themselves๏ผŸใ€

ใ€Œใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€

ใ€ŒYeahใ€

ใ€€ๆ•™่‚ฒ้ƒจ้šŠใซๆ‰€ๅฑฌใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’้ข็™ฝใๆ€ใ‚ใชใ„่ฒดๆ—ใฎใŠๅŠใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ‚‚ๅคšใ„ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ€‚ใ“ใ“ใงใฏใชใใ€ใใกใ‚“ใจใ—ใŸ้ƒจ้šŠใซๆ‰€ๅฑฌใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ„่ฆ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–ฐไบบใ‚‚็ใ—ใใชใ„ใจใ€‚

It seems there were young masters from the n.o.bility who don't believe being under the training corps was any fun. He explains that it wasn't rare for newbies to say that they are from a proper corp not from this one.

ใ€€ใ“ใฎๅ‰ๅ•้กŒใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ—ใŸๆ–ฐไบบ้จŽๅฃซ้”ใ‚‚ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ไธๆบ€ใ‚’ๆŠฑใˆใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใŸใ€‚

ใ€€ใชใ‹ใชใ‹ๅคงๅค‰ใชใจใ“ใ‚ใงๅƒใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ ใชใจใ€ๅคซใซๅŒๆƒ…ใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€‚

I end up sympathizing my husband, he has his job cut out for him.

ใ€€ใ™ใ‚Œ้•ใ†้จŽๅฃซใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅจ˜ใซ่ฆ–็ทšใ‚’ๆˆปใ›ใฐใ€ใ ใ‚ใ ใ‚ใจใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝๅ–‹ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

When I return my gaze from the knights we pa.s.sed by back to my daughter, she was trying her best to babble something with a โ€œDaa~ daa~โ€.

ใ€€ใ‚ใŸใใ—ใฏใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—ใงใŠ็ˆถๆง˜ใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใซ็€ใใ‹ใ‚‰ใญใจใ€่ฉฑใ—ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€‚

โ€œWe were almost where daddy is, okay?โ€, I told her.

ใ€ŒใŠๅฌขๆง˜ใ€ใŠๅฏๆ„›ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€

ใ€ŒYou're daughter is really cuteใ€

ใ€Œใใ†ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผŸใ€

ใ€ŒIsn't she just๏ผŸใ€

ใ€€ไพๅฅณใŒๆŠผใ™ไนณๆฏ่ปŠใฎไธญใฎๅจ˜ใฏใ€ๆ‰‹่ถณใ‚’ใƒ‘ใ‚ฟใƒ‘ใ‚ฟใจๅ‹•ใ‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

My daughter pattered her feet on the baby carriage she was in as the maid pushed it along.

ใ€€ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚ŠใŠๆ™ๅฏขใ‚’ใ—ใฆใใŸใฎใงใ€ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚

She had just taken a nap, so she was lively.

ใ€Œใ“ใฎๅญใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏๆฉŸๅซŒใŒ่‰ฏใ„ใฎใ€

ใ€ŒThis girl is in a good mood todayใ€

ใ€ŒใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใซใŠๆœƒใ„ๅ‡บไพ†ใ‚‹ใฎใŒใ€ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€

ใ€ŒPerhaps she's happy to see her dadใ€

ใ€Œใˆใˆใ€ใใ†ใญใ€

ใ€ŒYes, that's trueใ€

ใ€€ไธ€้€ฑ้–“ใถใ‚Šใฎๅคซใจใฎ้ก”ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใซใ€ใ‚ใŸใใ—ใพใงใ‚‚่ฝใก็€ใ‹ใชใ„ๆฐ—ๅˆ†ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

It's been more than a week since I've seen my husband, even I couldn't keep calm.

ใ€€ไปŠใพใงๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใŸ่ƒธ้จ’ใŽใจใฏใ€ใพใŸ้•ใ†ๅฟƒใฎใ–ใ‚ใคใใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚

The unease I'm feeling right now is a different sort of unease from before.

ใ€€ๅคซใŒๅฑ…ใ‚‹ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎๅ‰ใซๅˆฐ็€ใ—ใ€้จŽๅฃซใŒๆ‰‰ใ‚’ๅฉใใ€‚

Arriving at the room my husband was in, the knight knocked on the door.

ใ€€ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ€Œใฉใ†ใžใ€ใจใ„ใ†่ฟ”ไบ‹ใŒ่žใ“ใˆใŸใ€‚

Once he did so, I heard a ใ€Œcome inใ€ as a response.

ใ€€่ฒใ‚’่žใ‘ใฐใ€ใƒ‰ใ‚ฏใƒชใจๅฟƒ่‡“ใŒ้ซ˜้ณดใ‚‹ใ€‚

When I heard the voice, my heart beat out of my chest.

ใ€€ๆˆ€ใฏ็—…ใจใฏ่žใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ๆœฌ็•ถใฎใ“ใจใ ใจ่บซใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใฆๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚

I heard that love was a disease before but I now know how true that was after experiencing it first hand.

ใ€€้จŽๅฃซใŒๆ‰‰ใ‚’้–‹ใ„ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

The knight opened the door.

ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€

ใ€ŒThank youใ€

ใ€Œใ„ใˆใ„ใˆใ€ใ”ใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใ€

ใ€ŒNo, no, don't worry about it, please take your timeใ€

ใ€Œใ‚ใ€ใใฎใŠ่“ๅญใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅไฝœใฃใŸใฎใ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚‰็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใงๅฌใ—ไธŠใŒใฃใฆใ€

ใ€ŒOh, those pastries were just baked today but if you don't mind please try some with the rest of the unitใ€

ใ€Œใใ‚“ใชใ€ๅฅงๆง˜ๆ‰‹ใšใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎใŠ่“ๅญใ‚’้ ‚ใ‘ใ‚‹ใชใ‚“ใฆใ€ๅ…‰ๆ „ใงใ™ใ€

ใ€ŒReally? It's an honour to receive pastries from the missus herselfใ€

ใ€€้จŽๅฃซใฏๆทฑใ€…ใจ้ ญใ‚’ไธ‹ใ’ใ€้ƒจๅฑ‹ใซใฏๅ…ฅใ‚‰ใšใซๅŽปใฃใฆ่กŒใฃใŸใ€‚

The knight gave a deep bow and departed without entering the room.

ใ€€็ฝฎใๅŽปใ‚Šใซใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ใŸใใ—ใฏไธญใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹ใ€‚

Having been deserted, I went inside.

ใ€€ไนณๆฏ่ปŠใ‚’ๆŠผใ™ไพๅฅณใ‚‚ใ‚ใจใซ็ถšใ„ใŸใ€‚

The maid carting the baby carriage followed behind.

ใ€€ๅคซใฏใ€ๅฑ…ใŸใ€‚

My husbandโ€ฆ was there.

ใ€€้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎ็œŸใ‚“ไธญใซ็ซ‹ใกใ€ๅ…ฅใฃใฆไพ†ใŸใ‚ใŸใใ—ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Standing at the centre of the room, he was looking at me as I walked in.

ใ€Œใ”ใใ’ใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€

ใ€ŒGood dayใ€

ใ€Œใƒ˜ใƒซใƒŸใƒผใƒŠๆง˜ใ€ใƒชใƒผใƒชใ‚จ๏ผใ€

ใ€ŒHerminsama, Lillie๏ผใ€

ใ€€ๅคซใฏๆ—ฉ่ถณใงใ‚ตใ‚ฏใ‚ตใ‚ฏใจๆญฉใ„ใฆไพ†ใฆใ€่•ฉใ‘ใใ†ใช็ฌ‘้ก”ใงๅจ˜ใฎ้ก”ใ‚’่ฆ—ใ่พผใ‚€ใ€‚

My husband walked over in quick, smooth steps, and looked over our daughter with a charming smile.

ใ€€ๅฏถ็‰ฉใ‚’ๆ‰ฑใ†ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆ‰‹ใคใใงๆŠฑใไธŠใ’ใ€้ ฌใ‚’ๅฏ„ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚

He picked her up like he was holding a treasure and brought her cheeks to his.

ใ€Œใ“ใ“ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ€ๅคงๅค‰ๆทฑๅˆปใชใƒชใƒผใƒชใ‚จไธ่ถณใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒ˜ใƒซใƒŸใƒผใƒŠๆง˜ใ€ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€

ใ€ŒI've been missing Lillie so much these days. Thank you very much, Herminsamaใ€

ใ€Œใ„ใ„ใˆใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใฃใฆใ‚ˆใ€

ใ€ŒNo, it's quite alrightใ€