The late summer sun shone on the stone pavement, reflecting a dazzling light. The leaves of the trees were lush and green. From afar, the sound of carriages and cars crossing the road could be heard.
The warm and gentle wind blew past, like the reluctant change of seasons.
On an afternoon near the end of the holiday season, Suvalen, the capital of the Kingdom of Suval, known as the " Little Giant of Europe," was unusually quiet. The man who had just returned from his vacation was walking on the road, showing off his tanned skin. Because the young girl who was still immersed in her dreams during the long summer vacation, the majestic Charles De Gaulle built from steel and glass. He got off at Jirui Station, dragged his heavy suitcase, and stopped the rental carriage. Natsume's wind blew again, and the swaying trees rustled.
The old street with red bricks and stone slabs had a long history. It had been affected by the wave of modern times and was mixed with the smell of steel and coal. Suwaron, one of the few economic cities in Europe, revealed a majestic appearance.
A luxurious carriage stopped in front of an ancient and thick building made of red bricks. The neighing horses kicked the stone slabs, making a rhythmic low sound. The coachman opened the door respectfully. The young girl who passed by also looked around curiously. She didn't know which noble lady was about to get off the car, but she kept turning her head as she walked.
A pair of carefully maintained but old female shoes appeared in the carriage. The owner of the shoes hesitated for a moment before jumping out of the car. The coachman hurriedly advised,"
"Madam, you'll sprain your ankle if you jump down like this!”
"But the ground is so far, of course we have to jump.”
"You're here again."
The simple noblewoman jumped out of the carriage and lightly kissed the helpless coachman's face with her lips. The coachman revealed a ticklish smile.
"If you get hurt, I will be blamed by Sir.”
"If that's the case, I'll scold my husband and spank him.”
"I really want to see it."
The coachman reached out to help the young maid in a dark blue and white uniform behind the lady get out of the car. He muttered,
"It's not easy to see the police chief of Suval, Sinule, being scolded by his wife.”
The maid was also amused. Although the maid was a young girl who liked to dress up, the lady who had just jumped out of the car was dressed like an elderly lady. She wore a dress without any decorations, a casual hat, and her brown hair that was slightly to the left did not seem to have taken much time to tidy up. She had only tied it up in a hurry before leaving.
The maid noticed this and tidied up the madam's hair without leaving a trace. The unconcerned Madam only smiled at the coachman and said,"Then wait for me here." He stepped on the "Ka, Ka, Ka!" The sound of footsteps could be heard as he walked forward. The maid, who was straightening her back to tidy up the madam's hair, could not help but be stunned because the madam had suddenly walked away and her outstretched hand had missed.
"Madam, your hair is messy!"
"I don't care."
"I care. Madam…Seriously, wait a minute!”
The respectful words came to an end. The maid pulled up her heavy dark blue dress and chased after him, revealing her white cotton panties and striped socks." Hey, hey!”The coachman could not help but reprimand. Madam stopped at the door of the red brick building and held the maid's hands with a silly smile.
"Hoo, ho, ma 'am, Mrs. Jacqueline. Your hair…is messy…Uh, why are you holding my hand so tightly?”
" Marion, if I plan to buy something stupid, you have to promise to stop me…"
"If you want to do something stupid, I will definitely stop you. It's always been like this, but you won't listen to me at all.”
The madam looked to be around 25 to 30 years old, and the maid was only close to 20 years old. The maid was obviously younger, but for some reason, she kept talking.
"You know it's going to rain, but you still want to go for a picnic. Seeing that the bridge was about to break, he wanted to take a trip there.”
"Isn't this interesting? Even when it suddenly rained, they found a place to hide. The bridge that was about to break was fortunately not broken.”
"But I caught a cold. I'm different from the strong Madam. I'm very slender.”
Hearing the complaint, Jacqueline puffed up her cheeks, widened her eyes, and pretended to be interested in answering. The maid couldn't help but laugh.
Hahahaha!"
"Welcome, Madame Sigurd!”
A burly man who seemed to be the person in charge appeared and bowed in front of Jaguilin. When the door opened, there was a wide lecture hall. Under the man's lead, Jacqueline quietly grabbed the maid's hand and walked forward.
The high ceiling of the hall was decorated with colorful colored glass, which converted the sunlight from Natsume into various colors and poured onto the ground. This was the luxurious auction venue that Su Warren was proud of and was ranked in the top five in Europe. There were several rows of iron benches beside them, and many gentlemen were already sitting on them with their heads held high. It was a shocking sight to see so many people gathered in this season, when the holidays were coming to an end.
The man looked at Jacqueline happily.
"It's an honor to have the wife of the police commissioner at our company's auction this month. Today, in order to let the ladies enjoy themselves, we have specially prepared many accessories. I'm sure you'll enjoy it!"
"Aiya, that's really exciting.”
Jacqueline smiled.
"My husband is also very interested in this culture. He once told me that this was a form of entertainment that required education. He really hoped that it could flourish.”
"It's our honor. Please buy as much as you want. Come, sit down."
Jacqueline, who was brought to the VIP seats at the front, whispered to the young maid standing beside her,
"If I plan to buy anything, you must stop me.”
"Eh, do I have to? It's rare to have so many beautiful things..."
"Definitely. Our family's financial situation is already very bad. Although her husband was a noble, he had no inheritance left by his ancestors and could only rely on the salary of the police to survive. Our family's situation is really dangerous.”
For some reason, Jacqueline was so proud of herself.
"I, I understand. I will definitely stop it…"
Just as the maid pouted regretfully, the noise in the venue suddenly quieted down. It seemed that the auction was about to begin. Jacqueline sat upright and looked around.
"Madam?"
"I'm fine. Um…it feels like someone is looking at me, and it feels like someone is poking me. Is someone watching me?"
The maid also looked around and found that a young man seemed to have deliberately averted his gaze. However, because there were too many people at the scene, she could not see it clearly. The heavy red curtain was pulled open at this moment, and the auction began with applause.
Swords used by medieval royalty and beautiful decorative art furniture appeared on the stage one by one. The gemstones were also rare treasures. Sighs and whispers could be heard from the venue, as well as the sound of competing bids.
Jacqueline, on the other hand, propped her face up with a bored expression. The maid beside him did not know what to do and quickly corrected him,
"Madam, you should pretend to be interested. Make a happy expression."
"Oh. Hmm, that's true."
"Madam should have been scolded by a teacher when she was young, right?”
"How did you know?"
"You'll know when you see it. You're the kind of young lady who would make the tutor cry out of anger.”
"Oh, Marion, look at that.”
Suddenly interested, Jacqueline pointed at the stage. It was completely different from the tasteful antique furniture just now. Now, it was a strange pitch-black mask with a scary demon expression. Jacqueline couldn't help but laugh, and the maid did the same.
"Annoying, that thing is really interesting.”
"That's right. How interesting-"
Just as the two of them were playing around, the base price was announced. Such a high base price made the two of them look at each other, and no one else placed a bid. "Does anyone want to bid?" said Jacqueline, raising a hand to the laughing maid.
"Oh, the police chief's wife raised her hand!”
"Eh…?"
Jacqueline looked back.
Everyone in the hall was looking at her. Jacqueline was shocked and her face turned ashen.
That was not a price the Senule family could afford, but there was no room for retreat now. Just as he turned pale…
A male bid came from the seat directly behind. Jacqueline heaved a sigh of relief and slumped back in her chair. It seemed that no one else wanted that strange mask, but even if there was only one, there were still people with strange tastes in the world. Just as she was thinking this, she heard the name of the gentleman bidding.
"Then this item will go to Mr. Gurewynd Blois!”
Jacqueline couldn't help but turn around in surprise.
Colorful rays of light fell from the ceiling, and the familiar golden sharp object was covered in red, blue, green, yellow, orange, and other colors.
It shone brightly. The man who stood up----has become the talk of the town recently, and there are pictures attached to the newspapers.
It was reported that a gentleman and a young girl came to ask for a handshake on the road. The famous police officer, Gurewin de Blois, had a look on his face.
He greeted everyone with a friendly smile and even waved at them before taking his seat happily.
Noticing that the police chief's wife was staring at her with wide brown eyes, she spoke first,"
"I've always wanted that mask. Today was different from the past. He didn't come to Su Warren to buy dolls. I'm here to buy a mask. This was definitely not for Jacqueline.”
"Ah…is, is that so?"
Jacqueline believed him.
Jacqueline and the other guests left the auction hall. Seeing Gurewin standing at the side, the maid looked up with her mouth wide open.
His lustrous blonde hair was combed as sharp as a cannon. The handsome outline of a noble was a pity. If only he didn't have this strange hairstyle. Her silver sleeves and breeches were impeccable. As long as he removed his sharp hair, he would look like a prince from a romance novel.
Jacqueline explained to the maid that he was the legitimate son of the Marquis of Brois and her childhood friend. Gu Lei and Wen Mo walking on the stone road
Moe grabbed Jacqueline's skirt and pulled it a few times.
"What's the matter, Gurewin?"
"Do you want a cup of black tea? I'm thirsty."
"Thirsty?"
He turned around and saw Gurewin with an ashen face, probably because of a stomachache.
"It's like we're in the desert. I'm dying of thirst. I really want to drink a cup of black tea immediately.”
"Alright, I understand. He remembered that there was a cafe behind this place. Let's go, Gurewin."
Hearing that she was dying of thirst, Jacqueline hurriedly left the carriage and ran. Gurewin hugged the mask he had just bought and followed behind with a terrifying expression that was no different from the mask.
The two of them finally arrived at the cafe. It was located on the first floor of an old hotel in Suvalen. It was a cafe with high ceiling and luxurious decor.
The two of them ordered black tea while the maid stood aside and listened to their conversation. "This gentleman is thirsty," Jacqueline said to the waiter. Hurry up." Then, he looked at Gurewin again.
Gurewin, who seemed to be unable to calm down, kept shaking his feet. Every time he shook the golden cannon, it would shake up and down. The noble's dark green eyes kept looking around, and then he looked down at the mask beside his hand. He couldn't help but ponder…In short, he couldn't calm down. Jacqueline looked at him in surprise and finally smiled."
"Long time no see, Gurewin."
"Is that so?"
Gurewin chose to look at the ceiling and answer. Jacqueline, who seemed to have calmed down a lot, tilted her head in disbelief.
"Yeah, we've become so estranged. The long childhood sweethearts we once had seemed to have left us. You didn't even come to look for me. You're so different from before.”
"We met once in the early summer, but you seem to have completely forgotten.”
"How could I forget? But I didn't think of it as a reunion with you. Because you returned to the village as soon as you had finished the strange incident at Jedan's Department Store and displayed your astonishing skill, and I couldn't even entertain you in my house if I wanted to. After all, there were not many people who could talk about their childhood together. You are my precious childhood sweetheart.”(The otaku said that I skipped some parts of the story, or else I would have to write a lot more…Don't hit me…)
"I've forgotten all about my childhood."
Gurewin replied in a hoarse voice, but suddenly he looked straight at Jacqueline. The shaking cannon stopped moving, and the green light in his eyes deepened.
Seeing Jacqueline looking back at him, Gurewin, who was at a loss, took up his black mask to cover his face, leaving only two green eyes peeking out from the two holes. He could not see the expression under the mask at all.
"Jacqueline, why don't you look energetic?”
"Eh?"
Jacqueline was shocked. She looked at the mask and asked,
"How did you know?"
"Humph!"
Gurewin snorted.
"When you're tired, you do stupid things. He would go out with messy hair, pretend to be excited, then fall in strange places, and the worst thing was to become a suspect in a murder. It was the same just now."
"Just now?"
"No, it's fine…In short, I've seen your failures.”
"Aiya. But I don't know much about you."
"I know about this."
Gurewin could not help but smile bitterly.
The black tea was delivered. The waiter respectfully set up the silverware and poured the ruby-colored black tea into the cup.
Without even looking at Black Tea, Gurewin spoke through the mask,"
"What happened?"
"Oh…"
"Didn't you always tell me honestly where you fell when you were young? She even said that her underwear and petticoats were all exposed. Don't you always scream whenever something happens?”
"…What? You remember everything from when you were young.”
"Oh, as long as it has something to do with you."
"And it's all a bunch of strange things!"
"Tell me about it. You don't have to fall. After all, you are now the wife of the great police chief. Hmph, I really can't mess around. So just sit."
"Gurewin is really…"
Staring at Gurewin who was hiding behind the mask, Jacqueline sighed.
"Actually…"
Although this year's holiday was pleasant, there was also a disturbing thing. Jacqueline began to talk about it.
Every year, when it came to vacations, she would always go out with her husband and his relatives, but this year was different. This was because the police chief, Sigurd, had been busy all summer dealing with the Jedan incident. The young madam of the in-laws 'relatives was pregnant, the young man could not leave school and go home for vacation because of his improper behavior, and the grandfather had a summer cold. In short, there were too many things that were different from previous years. I originally planned to not go anywhere this year and just stay in Suvalon. However, my classmate Sophia from my school days rarely contacted me. She said that she was bored at home and invited me to the Mediterranean for a vacation.
"I'll definitely be as happy as when I was still a student, right? You should move more."
"Sophia, are you alone too?”
"No, it's not that. Hehe, I want to travel with my cupid.”
"Cupid?"
"Let me introduce…Oh right, I must introduce you.”
Even so, her husband waved his hand and advised her,"Go!" Go!" Therefore, Jacqueline headed to the coastal cities of the Mediterranean.
Cupid and Sophia met at the Charles de Girly station, and they were happily together. Although he was quite surprised, when he heard " Hello Cupid, I'm Jacqueline. He had been friends with Sophia since their school days.”After the self-introduction, the other party only smiled in response. She looked rather shy on the outside, but they became familiar with each other during the ride. Perhaps influenced by Jacqueline's personality, they quickly established a friendship.
"Where did you meet?"
"Su Warren. It was just a very old-fashioned story. They fell in love with each other when they looked at each other.”
"What a beautiful story."
They chatted leisurely from all over the world, but just as the train approached the coastal city of the Mediterranean Sea, Cupid suddenly felt something was wrong. He was eating the same food as Jacqueline and Sophia, but only Cupid seemed to be in pain. In the train, he didn't know what to do. When he finally arrived at his destination and was sent to the hospital in the city, Cupid was already weak and soon died.
Sophia was so stunned that she couldn't even speak. Jacqueline asked the doctor on her behalf. She only said that it was because of the change in the environment during the trip, her body had become worse, and she had eaten rotten food, so she became like this... The holiday was unveiled in an unexpected event. After that, he would bury Cupid on a mountain where he could see the sea. Then, he would start a peaceful summer with Sophia, who cried all day long...
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。