
Chapter 73
My eleventh birthday party begins.
The Lombardy banquet hall was full of guests.
It was a pretty big birthday party. Compared to my eighth birthday party, this is like twice as much as before.
the difference was, grandfather had deliberately invited people at that time, but this time, his party naturally became bigger because many people wanted to come alone.
It's all my dad's and grandpa's guests, but I don't mind.
"Oh! Miss Florentia Lombardy!"
"Did the dress come in a limited edition?"
"Happy birthday, Miss! You are so beautiful today!"
The number of people who know me has increased.
"Hello, thanks for coming!"
Smiling softly at them, I looked around the banquet hall.
A large fountain flows in the garden connected to the banquet hall.
And next to him, I saw my father talking to someone else.
"Haha! That's a brilliant idea!"
Now, Dad's more active than he was before he got sick.
Green eyes sparkled as he looked at the person he was talking to.
He seemed very good at dealing with people with a relaxed smile.
Maybe that's why there are so many people next to you.
Everyone seemed to be listening to my father's words, jokes, and stories.
"Happy birthday!"
"Wow!"
Suddenly, something white and delicate appeared from the side of my face.
"Gilliu, Mayron! You're scaring me!"
The twins play with a big white teddy bear.
"Hehe."
"What surprised you, Tia?"
Now that they had entered a period of full growth, both of them were growing fast by the day.
"During not meeting. Hasn't it been a month since you got back here?"
"Yes, right."
"I'm bored to death."
For the past month, both were on the Schultz estate.
It was to spend time with their father, Vestian, for a vacation.
"There's nothing there."
"And the atmosphere is not pleasant."
"We're in a bad mood."
The twins answered my question at the same time.
"I thought dad was a strict guy, but he wasn't."
"Father is very tame compared to her relatives."
"No way, really."
"Especially at mealtimes, everything was silent like a statue."
"I'm suffocating."
There might be many things that made them uncomfortable, but both of them issued endless complaints.
"If it's so hard, you should be back halfway. You don't have to stay for a month."
Schultz's house isn't too far away.
Not long ago, the twins were 15 years old, they were able to go by train on their own.
But Gilliu and Mayron's reaction was a bit strange.
They looked at each other, then turned around.
"Come, get your birthday present!"
they handed him a big white teddy bear.
"Hm."
It's very suspicious, but I'll let them fool me this time.
I received the teddy bear.
It's soft and smooth, but not so impressive.
They're not twins who don't know me, they should know I'm not interested in dolls.
Why did they give this gift?
While I was still staring at the teddy bear, Mayron asked in a mischievous voice.
"What do you think? Do you like teddy bears?"
"Yes, that's great ... thanks."
But I am not a rude person to complain about what was given to me as a gift.
But Gilliu patted Mayron on the shoulder and said.
"Listen, Tia won't say anything! He's too good for that."
"Oh, I thought you were going to throw the teddy bear away! You're too good, Tia!"
Gilliu grinned and Mayron held her head in regret.
I think they're betting on my reaction to the teddy bear.
Mayron sighed and said.
"Tia, if you don't like something, you have to say no. You always think too much of others."
Did ya?
"you're too good."
Now Gilliu is joining.
"This is not our real gift!"
"You should look forward to something bigger!"
"What's bigger?"
They didn't answer my question, they just smiled.
"What does Tia want?"
"Me?"
If you ask me to tell you what I want, I can stay up all night.
But then I saw my father chatting pleasantly with the people around him.
"I don't think I could have expected more today."
That's because my dad's still alive on my 11th birthday.
Different from my previous life where I spent my birthday alone, for me this was enough to have a fun birthday party today.
"You can't do that!"
"I'll buy you a present soon, so let's go with us."
"Yes, there are some interesting places in the center of Lombardy."
"But it's dangerous for Tia to go alone, so be sure to go with us!"
How do you know I'm going to walk around a lot alone from now on?
"Tia?"
Mayron squinted his eyes and called out to me.
Oh, true.
They have sharp senses.
I nodded quickly.
"In case, never go alone."
Gilliu told me, acting like a considerate cousin.
"How are you guys??"
A soft voice asked the twins.
"Hello, Larane."
"Happy birthday, Tia. I put my gift there with another gift. Tia is so beautiful!."
"Thank you, I'll use it well!"
"And Gilliu, Mayron. I don't think they're two people who can give Tia that advice."
larane said comfortably.
"No, why not?"
"Who are the people who don't know that you've been stuck in a big house in the meadow for months since the day after your 11th birthday party?"
"Well..."
The twins failed to refute Larane.
I changed the subject with a smile.
"Larane is getting pretty and pretty. I'm so envious."
That's not bullshit.
With only two years left of adulthood now, Larane is literally blooming day by day.
Just now, a man my age at my birthday party couldn't take his eyes off Larane.
They must have fallen in love with Larane when their ears turned red.
She's like a lily.
She was so pure and fragile that people were afraid to see her, so they wanted to protect her at the same time.
"People around me keep saying that."
Larane's white face turned red.
Lombardy is usually immune to praise like this.
This is definitely a matter of innate character.
"But I'm glad Tia said that. Tia's getting pretty, too."
"Really! Tia is the best!"
A small face appeared from behind Larane.
It was Crane, Astalliu's 7-year-old younger brother, with beet-like red hair and a mottled face.
After hiding in the bush and eavesdropping on my conversation with Perez, Crane somehow became a fan of mine
"Tia is the best!"
Crane rushed in and hugged my waist.
And stared with clear eyes that seemed to shake the heart.
"Crane, you can't do that to Tia."
Larane gently reprimanded Crane and kept him away from me.
"Wow... But Tia was always busy, so I just met her after a week today."
I don't know why, like I've seen that face before.
But next to Crane, the twins started grumbling together.
"Right, Tia's been too busy lately."
"You're in your study every day. I can't even see your face."
Oh, fellows.
Sighing inwardly, I said to Crane.
"Crane, do you read a book a week like you promised?"
"Yes, I read all the books that Tia lent me. Can I borrow it again?"
"Alright, I'll let you come to my study to borrow books from now on."
"Wow, I'm happy! I'll read a lot!"
First of all, early education is the best.
I pat Crane on the head.
Crane is very intelligent, it's like a lie that he's Astalliu's brother, who seems to have a head full of muscles.
In his previous life, the last news I heard was that Crane had stood out quite a bit since entering the Imperial Academy.
When he was young, I felt pity.he could enter the academy better prepared if he did not waste time with Viese.
But this time Crane started following me instead of his brother Astalliu, and now I decided to help Crane a little.
When I pat her on the head, her smiling face was quite sweet.
And then I looked up.
"Huh?"
A boy who passed me was seen walking without knowing that his handkerchief had fallen.
"Hi!"
A boy turned on my call.
"You dropped this."
The boy, who looked to be about the same age as the twins, took turns looking at his handkerchief and blushing.
"T, thank you. Lady Florentia Lombardy."
Some of the kids who were interested in Larane were like that sometimes, and his face flushed red.
I held out her handkerchief while grinning, 'relax, I don't bite.'.
And the tip of my finger and the boy touched a little.
"Ups!"
Surprised, the boy missed his handkerchief and chased after it with his own eyes when it fell to the floor.
A hand that emerged from somewhere grabbed a white handkerchief.
It was an unusual rough hand among nobles, with many calluses.
"Here we go."
Dark red eyes and darker black hair under the sun.
"Hi, Tia."
That's Perez.