I Raised an Obsessive Servant - Chapter 149

There’s a lot to prepare for the wedding.

She had heard that preparing for a wedding wasn’t easy even when she was in Korea, but it was especially more complicated here.

The noble family, and being a major noble family of the Empire, the whole family was busy preparing for the wedding.

Reynard was busy in his own way preparing for it. Not long ago, he received a title and received a territory and a mansion in the capital, and with the help of Marquis Carthia, he began to build a family.

At the same time, as he became independent from the Carthia mansion and began living in his own mansion, Yurina barely saw his face.

If she tried to visit formally, the twins would chase her away, asking where she was going, and she restrained herself from visiting secretly with magic, thinking it might just make her more hated if she was caught.

Thanks to this, Yurina spent her time exchanging letters with him occasionally or communicating with him using magical communication tools.

Although the whole mansion was busy, Yurina, the main party, was idle. Her family, especially her twin brothers, were busy preparing on her behalf. There wasn’t much time left in this mansion, so they told her to rest and accumulate more memories.

However, it seemed to Yurina that the two brothers, under the guise of preparation, kept coming to her to chat, perhaps to spend time with her.

Even she, who had been so leisurely, had one worry about the wedding ceremony.

While organizing the guest list for the wedding, Yurina suddenly put down her quill and sighed.

‘It’s too few…’

The number of Yurina’s guests and Reynard’s guests differed too much.

To be honest, since she didn’t even attend the academy and was before any formal social activities, Yurina didn’t have many people to invite personally.

At most, a few friends she became close to through family interactions from childhood. Still, thanks to the reputation of the Carthia family, there were many people who would attend the wedding.

Some people were so eager to be invited that the countess had to help her weed out the guest list.

On the other hand, even after racking his brains, the number of Reynard’s guests couldn’t exceed ten.

The family of Aunt Marie who took care of him since childhood, friends from the academy, and a few professors who cared for him, including Professor Hudson. That was all.

‘There’s no guarantee that the academy friends will come…’

Looking at the letter that arrived recently, there was a high possibility that they couldn’t come. No, it was certain that they couldn’t come with a 99.9 percent probability.

The only reason she didn’t think it was 100 percent was because she wanted to hold on to the 0.1 percent hope.

Also, even Professor Hudson couldn’t guarantee for sure that he could come. He had the desire to come, but he might be too busy to make time. Yurina honestly understood his situation.

‘It takes a month just to travel.’

It might be hard to make time if lectures and research overlap, even during the academy holidays. Given the situation, it was fortunate to meet Aunt Marie.

At first, she refused outright, saying how could a commoner like her go to such a place, but thanks to Yurina’s persistent persuasion, she promised to come.

Looking at the names of academy students, including Aiden, Yurina sighed deeply.

‘Rey seems to have no expectations.’

Just because he had no expectations didn’t mean he wasn’t disappointed. After some serious consideration, Yurina erased the name of Dave written on her side and put Dave’s name on Reynard’s guest list.

Even so, the number was pitifully small compared to Yurina’s packed list. If they couldn’t all come…

‘I hope at least one person can come.’

Yurina sincerely cheered while looking at Aiden’s name, which she had written in unusually large letters.

Whether it was threatening the professor to pass the graduation thesis, secretly crossing the border, or any other means, she wished he could come.

* * *

Yurina couldn’t hide her curiosity when she saw the five pairs of white shoes that Betsy had placed in front of her.

‘It’s strange, I was sure I liked them…’

When they were busy preparing for the wedding dress, the twins brought in famous designers from the capital after a search.

Despite Yurina’s protest that one pair of shoes for the ceremony would be enough, the two insisted that their sister should be dressed up with the best, and that everything would suit Yurina so they couldn’t choose just one.

Although Yurina wasn’t good at interfering, the twins were eager to do something more for her since she announced her intention to marry.

Even though Yurina repeatedly emphasized that it wasn’t about leaving the family but welcoming a new one, the twins behaved as if they were sending her off to a faraway place where they wouldn’t be able to see her for several years.

The result was this. Five pairs of shoes, each made by a different person.

The shoes, born from the twins’ insistence on creating the best, were objectively beautiful. Yurina also liked the designs that the designers brought.

Some of them were promising enough that she looked forward to the finished product. In fact, when one or two finished products arrived, she admired them with Betsy and Marchioness Carthia.

But once she put on the dress and tried to put on the shoes herself, there was something unpleasant about it. It was certainly pretty and not unappealing, but it wasn’t exactly to her taste either.

Betsy, observing her, cautiously asked, “Don’t you like it?”

“No, I do like it. It’s pretty.”

Yurina smiled at Betsy and, with her help, tried on each pair of shoes and examined herself in the mirror. But, ironically, trying them on herself made them even less appealing.

Marchioness Carthia, hearing her story, surprisingly agreed with her.

“I had the same problem once.”

“Did you, Mother?”

“Yes. As the wedding approached, I found everything displeasing. The dress, accessories, shoes… I wondered if there was something else that would be prettier and suit me better.”

She shyly smiled as she recalled. With her youthful appearance and such a smile, she looked like a woman in her twenties preparing for her wedding.

Yurina was suddenly curious about what her thoughts were when she was preparing for her wedding.

“How did you feel, Mother?”

“I was excited. But at the same time, I was also anxious.”

As far as Yurina knew, the Marquis and Marchioness of Carthia had a strategic marriage, but not much different from a love marriage.

They had been introduced and met each other under the guidance of their family elders, but they got along so well that by the time they got married, they were as close as any couple in love.

I wonder if the Marchioness, too, had a lot of thoughts before her wedding.

“Could I, who have lived under the protection of my family, establish another family? Could I truly love this person for a lifetime? Will I really have no regrets about this choice?”

“Uh…”

Yurina didn’t empathize well with her words. She had never thought of the things she listed. But there was one question she wanted to ask.

“So, how do you feel now? Do you regret that choice?”

“How do you think I feel?”

She smiled as she lifted her teacup. Her expression showed no shadow of regret.

“You look happy.”

If she regretted it, she wouldn’t have such an expression.

“Right? Of course, I can’t always say it was good, but I have no regrets. After all, I have such a beautiful daughter. So, you’ll be fine too.”

Yurina couldn’t understand why a simple conversation about shoes suddenly turned into such a deep conversation. She just smiled without being able to retort.

Seeing her awkward smile, Marchioness Carthia put down her teacup and stood up.

“Oh, we were talking about shoes, right? If it’s hard to find what you like, why not choose with me? You need someone to objectively evaluate. Betsy thinks everything is pretty, right?”

Even without seeing it, her statement was accurate as if she had seen everything in front of her. Yurina swallowed a laugh and nodded her head.

In reality, Betsy showed enthusiastic reactions that everything looked good on Yurina as she tried on all five pairs. So it was even harder to choose.

With Marchioness Carthia, Yurina chose a pair of shoes. It was a white shoes with diamonds embedded. It wasn’t the best, but it was the best choice, so she decided not to regret it anymore.

One day, when she was busy preparing and forgot about the shoes, the twins left the capital due to work, and Reynard visited the Carthia mansion for the first time in a long time.

As Yurina was having a casual conversation in the drawing room with Marchioness Carthia and Reynard, the butler, Robert, came to her.

In his hand was a box larger than four combined palms.

“A gift has just arrived for Miss. But…”

Contrary to his neat handling of affairs, his stammering was suspicious.

“What’s wrong?”

Marchioness Carthia asked on behalf of Yurina, and Robert answered with a troubled face.

“There is no sender.”

As she said that, Reynard got up and approached him. Yurina nodded, and Robert handed the box to Reynard.

Just as Robert had said, there was no trace in the box that Reynard had brought.

Normally when sending a gift, a letter is enclosed or at least a family seal is stamped, but no matter how much they looked, they couldn’t see it.

Reynard poured magic into the box, but there was no special reaction. He asked with a reluctant face.

“Can I open this?”

When Yurina nodded, he tried to open the box. However, the box didn’t open by force.

With a hint of anticipation, he used magic to open it and only then did the box open. Reynard squinted his eyes. Yurina was equally surprised.

‘Sealing the box with magic?’

It’s an uncommonly used magic. It’s a method that’s only possible if both the sender and the receiver can use magic, so unless it’s strictly confidential, there’s no need to use it.

Of course, there was no one to send confidential documents as a gift to Yurina.

“There’s a letter here?”

While examining the inside, Reynard took out a letter from the box and checked it with magic. After carefully examining it with a few different magics, he was sure there was nothing harmful in the letter before handing it to Yurina.

The letter sealed with green wax had no seal, just like the box. There was only a fresh yellow flower that seemed to have just been picked on the green wax seal.

Feeling somewhat strange, Yurina opened the letter.

[Dear Lady Carthia,

I heard about your marriage. Since Lord Reynard is so famous, even outside the Empire, they are buzzing with stories about your wedding.

I know this letter may not be pleasant. I know I have no right to send you a letter like this. But there is something I really want to say, so I picked up the pen without any shame, after hesitating several times.

This letter will be the first and last letter.

I sincerely congratulate you on your wedding.

I may not be able to attend the wedding, but I think you will be the most beautiful and happy bride in the Empire.

I hope you will be happy. I will take all the bad memories and atone for them, so just be happy.

And thank you.]