Volume 5 Chapter 245, Questions from Lemon_3

Translator: Nonon

Proofreader: Silavin

 

Now then, why was Lady Violet here?

Did she leave her seat to go to the restroom, or was she worried about Ms. Kriemhild not returning?

Glancing down at her hands, I noticed she was holding a settler-style land-expansion board game. Ah, so she went to fetch a new game. Hahaha. How sweet of her. Hahaha…

 

“Hey, Vi– Mr. Clo?”

 

I couldn’t harbor the faint hope that she hadn’t heard anything. If she hadn’t heard, her face wouldn’t be flushed the shade of red that definitely wasn’t anger. How adorable.

Then, seeing her expression, a certain desire rose in me.

Walking past Ms. Kriemhild, who seemed a bit bewildered by her sudden appearance, I approached Lady Violet.

 

“U-Um, Lord Clo, I feel bad that I overheard you two. I’d intended to leave right away at first, but while I was embarrassed, I was also curious, so I stopped, and then our eyes met.”

 

As I approached, Lady Violet started stammering ambiguously while nervously laughing, and it was unclear if she was apologizing or not. She would have said it differently normally, but right now she seemed to be talking without thinking about what she was saying. How very endearing.

 

“Lady Violet.”

“Y-Yes.”

 

I put my hands on her shoulders and lowered my gaze slightly, looking at the face in front of me. Yeah, that upward gaze is really nice. Ms. Kriemhild also looked at me the same way, but I love Lady Violet’s gaze with this expression.

That’s important too, but that’s beside the point. Something else takes the priority now.

 

“Lady Violet, my—”

“I-if it makes you happy, I don’t mind wearing it!”

 

Before I could even finish speaking, Lady Violet hastily gave her consent.

Huh? She’s fine with it?  I haven’t said anything yet, but she’s really fine with it?

She seemed more embarrassed by our conversation than angry or disgusted, so I thought I had a chance, but she’ll really do it?

 

“But Cyan’s outfit is… n-no, it’s not like I think she’s wearing an embarrassing outfit, but going without underwear is… still embarrassing, so maybe we could do it later, or if it’s Apricot’s outfit…”

 

That’s what I thought, but Lady Violet seemed to have misunderstood me in a different way than I expected.

What I was trying to say was completely different– wait, still embarrassing? Does this mean she’ll wear something like Cyan’s outfit one day?… to make me happy?… Alright.

 

“T-that’s right, Robot’s outfit would be fine, I’d happily wear it!”

“Vi, with that exterior, I don’t think the person inside changing would make any difference.”

“T-then I’ll wear the school uniform! Once Cyan comes back, I’ll show it to you, Lord Clo!”

“The way you put it makes it sound like we’d have to build up the courage just to pull those outfits off! Come on, Vi—if you want to make Mr. Clo happy, you’ve got to start stepping outside your comfort zone~”

“U-ugh…”

 

Wait, that’s not right. To start with, Cyan’s outfit, slit aside, is a religious garb, and not something meant to fetishize and get excited over by making women wear it. Though I would like to see Lady Violet in it.

Besides, I wanted to talk about something completely different.

I turned back to face Lady Violet and Ms. Kriemhild, who had somehow acquired the board game out of nowhere. As they were chatting, I fixed my gaze on Lady Violet once again.

 

“Um… Lord Clo, do you want me to wear clothes like Cyan’s or Apricot’s…?”

“I would certainly be happy if you wore them, Lady Violet, however… I must make it clear that it’s only meaningful when you are the one wearing those clothes. I would be happy because you would be the one wearing them.”

 

I had to make that clear, or it’d seem like I was looking at Cyan and the others with lewd intentions. So I needed to make her understand that it only had a meaning when Lady Violet wore those outfits.

Huh, her face is getting redder. It’s cute, but why?

 

“Actually, let’s talk about that later. That’s not the point right now.”

 

I couldn’t see her properly, but was it my imagination that Ms. Kriemhild’s face was practically saying “you’re really going to continue this later…?”

Anyway, I should get straight to what I wanted to say.

 

“Lady Violet, would you mind… wearing clothes I made for you?”

 

Lady Violet was a little bewildered by my words, her expression turning quizzical soon after.

 

“Not only did I wear a dress you’ve made to the party, I also wear clothes you’ve made on an everyday basis…”

“No, what I want you to wear is a wedding dress.”

“Wedding–?!”

 

Then, after hearing me out more, Lady Violet’s expression changed to that of astonishment, and I could hear Ms. Kriemhild say “Oh?!” out of sight.

 

“It was a sudden marriage and the wedding ceremony kept getting postponed because we were both busy, but I really want to do it properly, and more than anything–”

“… More than anything?”

“I want to see a beautiful Lady Violet adorned in a wedding dress with my own eyes! A beauty such as you wearing it would be beyond better than seeing you in Cyan’s or Apricot’s clothes!”

 

It’s not like I’m looking down on sister habits or witch outfits, but talking about dressing up made me remember wedding dresses. A traditional shiromuku would be nice too, though.

Part of me had always hoped to hold a proper ceremony for us eventually, but we just hadn’t had the luxury. More than that, I held back from bringing it up because I was worried she’d turn down the idea of a grand wedding where she would have to wear a wedding dress.

Our married life is plenty happy already, so I was thinking of holding just a small ceremony, but talking about all these outfits made me desperate to see her in a wedding dress. Watching Lady Violet’s adorable, flustered state only made that urge stronger.

Now it was just a matter of whether I could actually get consent…

 

“…I’m… okay with it. If putting one on will make you happy, then… I would like to wear it, too.”

 

Speaking unusually formally to me, she gave her consent, with her eyes cast downward.

Yes! I’ll finally get to see Lady Violet in a wedding dress!

 

“Alright, no time to lose! I’ve got to procure some thread and fabric right now so I can get to work! I’ll be back in a bit!”

“Lord Clo, it’s still a full-blown blizzard outside?!”

“Haha! A snowstorm is practically a gentle breeze to me right now! Off I go!”

“There isn’t even anyone around to sell you supplies at this hour! Where on earth do you plan on going?! L-Lord Clo! Lord Clooo?!”

 

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Mr. Clo is really head over heels for Vi, huh… but, there’s no way… right? I must be imagining things. Yeah.”

 

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TL/N: Shiromuku (白無垢) is a pure white kimono worn during weddings.