What I thought was the main topic turned out to be a curve ball
“Takumi. How are things with you and Lady Claire? You’re always flirty…it’s quite embarrassing to have to watch you two… I didn’t expect you to be able to act like that without being self-conscious.”
“Huh!? Me?”
Phillip suddenly brought up Claire and me.
Wait, we were supposed to be talking about Mr. Euto and Ms. Lugretta.
“Ah, that! I would like to hear about it too!”
“…I don’t know if that was the main topic… But I am interested.”
“You too, Nicholas!? Well…we are doing quite nicely. Yes.”
“We already know that, Takumi! What we want to know is what you like about her. Or if there was anyone else you interested in!”
Mr. Euto said excitedly, much to my annoyance.
“No, there are absolutely no other women. Even though I’ve been surrounded by a lot of people, Claire is the only one who I have ever felt… Ah, really! Why are we talking about this!”
I suddenly came to my senses and shook my head in frustration.
“Oh, he doesn’t want to talk about it!”
“I’ve never seen him act like this before. How amusing!”
“Hmm. I see. A man who only loves a single woman. That is one path…”
“Don’t look so persuaded, Nicholas!”
The fact he was taking it so seriously made it most embarrassing.
“Now, what was it about Claire that made you fall for her? Because she is pretty? Or was it her chest…no, there are others if it was just that.”
Mr. Euto was relentless with the questions.
The last part was so rude that I just ignored it.
“What drew me to her… Her kindness? She is very pretty, but that alone didn’t make me fall for her, I can tell you that.”
“Huh…so typical. Don’t you have anything else to say? Did you imagine the ways that she would torment you?”
“Uh, you’re the only person who would like that… Well, maybe not the only person. But I’m not one of them.”
I did not like to be looked at with cold eyes or berated.
“Ah, I like how Claire is very expressive. Everything just shows up on her face.”
“Oh, that’s a better answer. Even though it sounds like something from a book. You are very boring, Takumi.”
“I wasn’t exactly trying to entertain you…”
I was talking about someone I liked, and so it wasn’t about making them happy with my answer.
Anyway, that was quite enough about that.
“Now let me ask you. What is your preference, Mr. Euto? In fact, is there someone you like right now?”
“Me? Hmm…indeed… I used to be married, so back then, it was my wife.”
“You were married!?”
Philip was greatly surprised. Nicholas just looked thoughtful.
“Ah, a slip of the tongue. Forget that I said anything, you two. In any case, as for now…”
“Hah…”
“Someone I like…eh? I don’t think there is someone.”
“There isn’t?”
Ms. Lugretta, this is defeat… No, no, no. Even if there is no one now, he could become interested, and then…
There were still possibilities, so it was too early to be giving up. I think…