I Ran Away And The Reverse Harem Started

Chapter 17 Swish…“Ah, Count….”“Be careful.”Daniel, who was next to Deborah, grabbed Deborah’s stumbling arm without even blinking.Thanks to this, Deborah was able to lean heavily on Daniel’s chest, and the man and woman became significantly closer.Deborah immediately got out of his arms and shyly thanked him.“I’m sorry, Count. The hem of my dress got caught.”“Are you okay?”“Yes, thank you.”Daniel helped Deborah up with an indifferent expression.Daniel glanced in the direction of the closet I was in, then left the room with Deborah to help her to her feet.Click.

The door closed, and silence fell in the closet. Although it was only for a moment, the scene where Daniel and Deborah touched each other looked very beautiful and sweet.But I feel…‘Anyway, it looks like the original novel is progressing steadily.’I leaned my head against the closet door, thinking trivial thoughts.‘So, why did Deborah call me?’Even after Deborah left, I sat quietly in the closet until Daniel came back, just in case.If I went out now, I could have met other maids or other brothers in the mansion.‘Especially if Lucas catches me, he’ll get jealous and say strange things. He’s so stubborn.’He would amused me like that for about 10 minutes.The door opened and I saw Daniel come in with an impatient look on his face.“Rosieta.”Daniel burst open the closet door and looked at me with a strange expression.“Did you say goodbye well?”“Sorry.”The words were meant to be sarcastic, but Daniel apologized too quickly.I’ve heard a lot of apologies today.Just as I was about to say something, Daniel suddenly held out his hand to me.I also didn’t refuse and took his hand. Daniel pulled out his arm and took me out of the closet.“Oh my, my neck.”Daniel looked at me stretching noisily with a puzzled look on his face.Perhaps he felt guilty for hiding me in the closet all this time.“So, why did you tell me not to meet the saint? I want to know why.”When I asked, Daniel was silent.He crossed his arms, took a deep breath, and spoke.“… A while ago, I told the saint a story about a friend from my orphanage days. She was curious because I said you were a friend I became close with at the orphanage. That’s it.”“That’s it?”“The saint has a good sense, and when she sees you, she’ll realize that you’re my friend who works as a maid in the mansion.”How much of the story had he told her that she could instantly recognize me as a friend from the orphanage?‘What did you talk about with Deborah earlier?’I wondered if Daniel and Deborah were that close.“… Is it that important that she knows I’m friends with you?”When I asked with a puzzled look on my face, Daniel pursed his lips and immediately closed them.The eyes seemed to be hiding something.When I narrowed my eyes, Daniel turned his head as if to avoid my gaze.“… It’s just that I don’t want to talk about you to that person. I’m sure she like it because I got teased.”Then he said something unintelligible, like, “I almost got caught talking to her yesterday,” or, “She’ll be more interested in you if she knows it’s you.”There were only words that I could not understand at all.‘By the way, ‘that person or her’.’It felt more friendly for Daniel to call Deborah ‘that person or’ than to call her ‘saint’.I pursed my lips and looked at Daniel.However, I wondered if the orphanage was the reason Daniel didn’t want to introduce me to Deborah.In the original story, Daniel felt inferior to the saintly Deborah, so he might not want her to see someone from the same orphanage as him.Considering how Daniel felt about Deborah in the original, it’s not unreasonable.I looked at his face and clicked my tongue.“But since you’re getting married anyway, why don’t you tell her some of your old stories. When you’re married, you know all that stuff, the orphanage stuff, whatever. What’s there to hide?”“…….”He, who had been avoiding my gaze so far, looked at me blankly.Those black eyes were truly mysterious. It was only a moment, but it was a mixture of many emotions. It was a look in his eyes that made him want to ask me something.“… Do you really think I’m going to marry a saint?”Huh?I opened my mouth to a question I had never thought of.“Well, the newspapers are talking about you two getting married every day… Everyone knows that His Majesty the King is anxious to get you two married.”When I said this, Daniel’s face wrinkled strangely.It was the kind of fierce look you get when you don’t like something.He averted his eyes, but I could tell he was strangely annoyed.Daniel spoke, his voice even lower.

“I see. Let’s not even get into the fact that you haven’t visited me in ten years, even though you know my story was plastered all over the papers the day it was fictionalized.”“…….”“So you don’t mind if I marry the saint?” * * * “What?”“The king is forcing me to marry a woman I doesn’t like, and you’re standing by and cheering me on.”“No, I…”Why is he like this?I looked at Daniel with a puzzled face.Daniel rolled his eyes, not sure if he was angry or disappointed.“I’m just saying, you have the king’s gift… And there is no harm in marrying a saint.”“Are you saying it’s natural to get married as long as there are no losses?”“Why do you say that? Why does my opinion matter in the first place?”When I spoke angrily, Daniel’s face hardened and he looked at me.“It does matter, your opinion.”“…….”“It’s important, so tell me your real opinion. Not what the newspaper says.”I took a deep breath and looked at Daniel.Daniel stared at me with a complicated face that seemed as if he was going to devour me.He seemed like he wouldn’t move a single step if I didn’t answer.I bit my lip in embarrassment. This was ridiculous. Why was he questioning me like this?‘You’re the one getting married, so why are you picking on me? It’s decided that you two will get married!’But I couldn’t say that.Also, my instincts were telling me that this situation was not something that could be passed off as a joke.“I…”“…….”“My opinion….”I quietly observed Daniel’s thoughts.I don’t know what kind of answer you’re expecting… Actually, my answer was fixed.I made direct eye contact with Daniel, who was standing firmly in front of me. And I spoke in the most stern tone I could.“I wish you would do it. The marriage.”There was only one answer I could give, wasn’t there, because they were the two main characters in this world, and it wasn’t my place to say, ‘Well, if you don’t want to, don’t do it.’But after spitting out my answer, I ended up regretting it a little.“… Really?”“…….”“Yes. Get married.”When Daniel heard my answer, his expression became as cold as I had ever seen him before.But it didn’t last long.Daniel looked down at me with his usual blunt expression, and the corners of his mouth curled up.He even laughed, as if he was losing his breath…A sudden smile in this atmosphere.I took a step away from Daniel, feeling an instinctive sense of danger.“Yeah, that’s right… Get married. It doesn’t matter…”“Why, why are you like that? you!”Daniel chuckled as if he was about to burst into laughter.He seemed like a slightly lost person.I was a million times more scared of that than Daniel being so angry.“Yeah, right. You’re right, I’m going to marry a saint anyway, but until then, I can live as I please, because you’re going to leave here as soon as the inn is built.”“Huh…? What are you talking about?”Daniel walked past me to his desk and pulled out a blank sheet of paper. He scribbled something on it and handed it to me.“Hey, what’s this?”“You was curious about what the saint and I talked about.”“……?”Daniel said softly as he closed the nib of his pen.“There is a party being held by the king this time. And the king asked the saint and me to attend together.”I blinked widely and followed Daniel with my eyes.“But the saint will attend with another partner. And I plan to do the same. Originally, I wasn’t going to because I didn’t want to offend the King, but I’ve changed my mind.”“… Yeah, but what does that have to do with me…?”I smiled awkwardly and looked at Daniel.At that moment, an ominous energy passed quickly through my spine. And sure enough.“It’s you. My partner.”“What?!”“Come with me to the party at the palace.”“I am a commoner!”“I don’t care. Because I am also a commoner.”“You and I have different situations. You are a noble now….”“Colin and Lucas can also attend, so your status doesn’t matter.”Daniel scribbled some more on the blank sheet of paper before I could defend myself.Then he handed it back to me.“If you attend as a partner, I’ll write off 10% of your debt.”“…….”“Now it look appetizing to you.”“N-no… I….”It was definitely appealing.Written on the piece of paper was exactly the phrase: 300,000 billings would be deducted from the 3 million billings I owed.As I frowned, Daniel sat on the armrest of the table and looked at me with stern expression.“If what you say is true, my marriage won’t be ruined by whoever I drag to the palace party I attend before the wedding.”“…….”“You can eliminate your debt with this one party you attend with me. It’s your chance.”Daniel erased the fiercely crumpled face that had just appeared and spoke with a businesslike tone.For some reason, I really didn’t like that look.I looked down at the contract for 300,000 bills that Daniel had scribbled on. And then I stared at him again.“… You’re right. If I attend this party, I will be able to make 300,000 bills just by breathing at the party.”But this isn’t it.No, regardless of right or wrong. There was something I didn’t understand.I stopped fiddling with the contract and looked up. Then, looking at Daniel, who was sitting arrogantly, I asked carefully.“So, what do you get?”“……”“Why me? Daniel.”