The countess' eyes widened for a split second before returning to her usual blank but polite expression. "His majesty?"
"Yes. Since his majesty and I will be working together, I would like to do my best and get along with him."
That and also... I need to confirm something.
"..." Countess Friar took her time to answer and leisurely sipped on tea.
...?
Am I imagining it or is she... grinning?
Nah, no way.
The tea was finished, and the countess finally spoke.
"Cold, cruel. A tyrant." Countess Friar put down the teacup and then looked at me. "Are you aware that his majesty is described as that?"
Duh.
That's the charm of .
It falls under the trope of a sunshine character melting the cold tyrant.
It's literally in the title.
But Raina's just a girl who never associated herself with high society.
Someone who isolated herself in the deepest part of the duchy, how could she know?
I shook my head and lied.
'Badump.'
