Chapter 3

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“Is dating someone that easy?”

“You can start a relationship with anyone even if you stand in the square in front of the palace for about 10 minutes, anyway. It’s not a big deal. If you just meet a guy, hold hands, and kiss him, and there you go, that’s a relationship.”

“It’s easy for you…”

“Oh, dear Estelle. There is nothing difficult. Even so, the Knights of La Frontera from the south are planning to visit, so let’s try to find one guy there.”

Estelle rolled her eyes.

“They only stay a week and go back!”

“There are many things that you are picky about. Shouldn’t you be grateful that they are staying for just a week?”

“How can I date someone for a week?”

Dalia snorted with astonishment.

“Have you heard of a love affair that ends in one night?”

“….That’s different!”

“Here it is. I’ll show you.”

Smiling, Dalia beckoned to the maid, “Bring me a black envelope from my pile of letters.” The envelope brought by the maid was suspicious at first glance. Estelle wrinkled her forehead.

“What’s this?”

“Something that will blow Viscount Duran away when he sees this.”

“Um…”

“Invitation to the Eclair Salon.”

Estelle blinked. Thick eyelashes fluttered with surprise.

“This?”

“Come on.”

“Really?”

“I will restore the trust in me that I haven’t recovered since you were ten, Lady Duran.”

The princess greeted her with an exaggerated gesture. Estelle grabbed the black envelope, exclaiming, “Oh, that’s amazing!”

The Eclair Salon. It was the first meeting held by the Countess of Arles several generations ago to share a dessert, but the meaning of the meeting changed over time. It was transformed into a banquet hall where young nobles gathered to meet a lover, and now it has been transformed into a promiscuous place to enjoy a one-night romance.

Countess Arles sold the invitation letter to the nobles for a high price. And, the place where the salon was located was greatly renovated to make the entire mansion a holy place for promiscuous love.

To a certain extent, things for contraception are hidden throughout the mansion like treasure hunts. It’s under the garden rock, inside the room’s table.

Naturally, it was a group that conservative parents hated the most, and a party of envy for the aristocratic children who dreamed of breaking away at least once.

As obvious as it could be, Estelle had only heard a lot of rumors and never approached it. The reason was obvious. It is because of Viscount Duran.

Dahlia added briefly.

“You can’t enter without a mask, so buy a pretty one.”

“Dahlia, you’re the best!”

“If I’m the best, can you go and talk to your father? Ask for some money for my political group…”

But soon Estelle held onto the invitation and sighed.

“How can I do it though…”

Estelle was naive and selfless. In other words, although the marriage was made by the order of the father, she has a personality to refrain from acting arbitrarily and breaking the marriage.

“Well, how about a premarital deviation? For young women these days, that’s not a fault.”

“That’s what you can say because you’re a princess, Dalia.”

Estelle muttered under her nose.

“Still I shouldn’t put a stain on my father’s reputation.”

“Well, if His Majesty the King, whose reputation has been strained because of me, hears you, he will want to nominate you as heir to the throne.”

Estelle laughed a little at Dahlia’s words. In any case, premarital deviance is a far-fetched thing for Estelle. Instead, Estelle decided to drink the expensive bottle of sparkling wine Dahlia gave her and go. Even that is quite a departure for Estelle.