My Husband Hates Me, But He Lost His Memories - Chapter 91.1
Translator: Effe
Editor: Yonnee
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When I received Zen’s birthday greeting, I was much more thankful and happy than I initially expected to be. Perhaps it’s because he was a person whose sincerity was transparent.
Formal congratulations do not elicit any emotion in me, but heartfelt congratulations do move people.
“Thank you so much, Young Duke Delacroix. You came to congratulate me like this, and even brought me gifts…”
“Haha, don’t mention it! It’s natural between friends!”
I was more moved by the fact that he called me a ‘friend’ than by his gift or flowers. Because there were very few people in my life that I could call friends.
“…Thank you, really. Please come inside. Please leave the flowers and gifts to the servants.”
“Ah, yes!”
The servant approached him obediently and quickly accepted the flowers and gift. I instructed them to put them in my room and then brought Zen into the parlor.
As expected, the air was chilly in the parlor.
“…Ke-humm.”
Zen cleared his throat with an embarrassed look. He smiled brightly, taking the gaze of the three men sharply focused on him with considerable ease.
“Hello, Duke Valentino. How have you been?”
“…I’ve been well. You seem to be doing well, too, Young Duke Delacroix.”
Theodore responded bluntly to Zen’s greeting. He also glared at Zen disapprovingly, but he was still a more noble person compared to Owen and Hessen. The two looked like hyenas ready to bite Zen to death at any moment.
“…I didn’t know that Lily had Young Duke Delacroix as her friend. It’s amazing to see.”
Owen said in a surprised tone. Hessen, who was sitting next to him, just glared at Zen in silence. Zen didn’t mind Owen and Hessen’s rudeness and greeted them with a friendly smile.
“We somehow became friends. Anyway, it’s a pleasure to meet you two.”
“Pleasure, what…”
Instead of accepting Zen’s greeting, Hessen muttered rudely, and the atmosphere in the living room instantly became cold.
But surprisingly, Zen wasn’t angry. His eyes opened wide and he just smiled a little awkwardly.
“It looks like Lord Hessen is not happy that I came here. But the visit was approved by the head of House Valentino.”
In other words, she was euphemistically criticizing, ‘The owner of this castle is Theodore, so why are you being so territorial?’
I was surprised because I didn’t expect Zen to use this kind of speaking style. Well, in the end, he was also a nobleman so it’s only natural. At some point, my impression of him became like that of a shepherd boy walking in the grass wearing a straw hat. Or a shepherd dog…
“Young Duke of Delacroix is right. I was the one who invited him, so if you have any complaints, please direct them to me.”
…Unexpectedly, Theodore helped Zen. But in some ways, it was for granted. He must be aware that today’s plan must succeed.
“This is amazing. It seems like Lily isn’t the only person who became friendly with Young Duke Delacroix?”
“…….”
As Owen asked tentatively, Theodore raised his teacup with a slightly nervous expression. He answered after taking a sip of tea.
“It’s a personal relationship.”
“Oh, really?”
Theodore did not respond to Owen’s question and ignored him. Owen’s cold gaze shifted between Theodore and Zen… I knew it would be like this, but as expected, Owen was suspicious of a collusion between Delacroix and Valentino.
‘That’s why I was hesitant to involve Zen in this.’
In any case, Delacroix could suffer a loss. Even though he knew all that, Zen readily agreed. …I’m not sure if Duke Delacroix gave permission.
‘For the sake of Zen, who helped me, I must succeed with today’s plan.’
At this point, I felt like it was time to speak up, so I opened my mouth with a smile on my face.
“The dinner party will be held in thirty minutes. Would you three please go to the dining room first? I would like to show Young Duke Delacroix to the gardens of the Valentino castle.”
It was common for the mistress to give a tour of the garden to guests who were visiting the castle for the first time.
A well-maintained garden is like the face of a house and can make a good first impression on guests, so noble ladies would put a lot of effort into cultivating their gardens.
Of course, the person who has been tending the garden at Valentino Castle so far was not me, but Missus Seymour… Owen and Hessen had no way of knowing such a detail though, so it didn’t matter if I pretended just that I was the one who took care of it.
“It seems like a good idea, then do so. I will take care of the Everett family’s Lords.”
Before Owen and Hessen could say anything, Theodore spoke first. Since he, the head of the family, has expressed his consent, Owen and Hessen, who are merely guests, will have no excuse to object. The two just glared at Zen and me with sharp eyes.
Either way, I smiled and said to the two.
“Then see you later in the dining room, Brother, Hessen.”
And I left the parlor with Zen.
* * *
‘Theodore will have to be mindful of the time as well.’
Zen and I came out to the garden and stopped in a deserted place… Now this is really the beginning. The remaining time is about twenty-five minutes. Within that timeframe, we must successfully succeed in today’s key plans.
“Lily, are you ready?”
“Yes, let’s go.”
When I nodded to Zen’s question, he smiled and woke up the spirit. Ventus appeared in the air, creating a golden wind that enveloped us, and when I closed my eyes once, I opened them—
We had arrived at the back of Everett Castle.
“Thank goodness there was no one around.”
“Yes, but the patrolman might see us, so we’ll use this.”
After changing my appearance with the transformation magic tool, I also used it on Zen to change his appearance.
That’s how we took on the guise of servants of the Everett family… The problem was that we might just run into servants who we had borrowed their appearance from. So we have no choice but to be as careful as possible.
‘Still, thanks to teleporting through Ventus’ power, there will be no traces of magic left.’
Teleportation magic tools were convenient, but they often left traces. This is because magic that transcends space is much more complex and involves large-scale magical arrays than people think.
For that reason, even if I wanted to sneak into Everett Castle, I couldn’t do it for fear that the magical power traces of the teleportation magic tool would remain.
However, because the power of spirits is pure and originates from the natural world, it leaves no trace. In other words, I don’t have to fear being caught.
‘I was fortunate to hear that Zen was helping me… No, I guess it was great luck to become friends with him.’
For some reason, I felt even more grateful to Zen. However, it was time to put off expressing those feelings until later, and now was the time to hurry up and implement the plan. Because there is not much time left.
‘Twenty-three minutes.’
Counting the time in my head, Zen and I passed the back garden of Everett Castle and headed toward the main building.
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