IT WAS A COMPLIMENT MY SISTER IREMIA HEARD ALL THE TIME...
IT SEEMS YOUR GRACE IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE PERSON YOUR STAFF KNOWS.
CONSIDERING HOW WELL YOU SPEAK.
BECAUSE I WAS TAUGHT TO ONLY SPEAK WHEN NECESSARY.
THAT WASN'T WHAT I MEANT...
NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, THIS MAN...
"AS A MAN, YOU ARE MORE MY TYPE, PRINCESS RIEN."
EVEN WHEN WE HAD JUST MET, HE SAID SUCH CHEESY THINGS SO CASUALLY.
THE WOMEN AROUND YOUR GRACE MUST BE QUITE PLEASED.
SINCE THEY WOULD ALWAYS RECEIVE SUCH EXCESSIVE PRAISE...
IS THIS MAN ALSO THE TYPE TO JUST SHOWER WOMEN WITH COMPLIMENTS LIKE ANY ORDINARY MAN...?
AS IF MY SISTER HAD CREATED ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD,
YOU MUST BE BUSY, SO I SHOULDN'T TAKE UP YOUR TIME.
YOU MUST BE BUSY, SO I SHOULDN'T TAKE UP YOUR TIME.
IT SEEMS YOU ARE HAVING A LOT OF MEETINGS BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
I USED TO WONDER IF THEY WERE ALL JUST COPYING FROM THE SAME BOOK.
...PRINCESS.
DON'T YOU FEEL THAT THE WEATHER IS PARTICULARLY WARM AND THE WIND IS GENTLE TODAY?
...THIS MAN ISN'T VERY CREATIVE EITHER.
...AH...
ARE YOU GOING TO SAY THAT IS ALL THANKS TO ME NOW?
I MEANT IT LITERALLY...
THE WEATHER IS WARM TODAY AND THE WIND IS BLOWING LESS.
I BELIEVE YOU DON'T POSSESS THE TALENT TO CONTROL THE WEATHER...
TH-THAT'S TRUE...
WHY DID I JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS LIKE THAT?
COULDN'T I HAVE JUST STOPPED MY THOUGHTS BEFORE GETTING CARRIED AWAY?
FOR PROCEDURAL REASONS, I AM NOT INCLUDED IN THE STAFF MEETINGS, SO PLEASE DO NOT WORRY.
RATHER, IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH IT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LOOK AROUND THE NEARBY DOMAIN TOGETHER?
...ME,
WITH YOUR GRACE?
...YES.
M-ME, WITH THIS MAN?
H-HOW?
...AH...
WELL...
IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE...
I WOULD LOVE TO.
I WAS ALSO... FEELING SUFFOCATED JUST STAYING IN MY ROOM...
THEN, WOULD YOU WAIT HERE?
I WILL GO GET READY.
YES...
YOU AGREED NOT TO ACT LIKE THAT IN PLACES WHERE PEOPLE PASS BY.
BUT THERE'S NO ONE HERE.
...I AM A PERSON TOO.
...ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT SOMETHING?
...THE ARMOR STAND
WAS JUST OUT OF LINE.
FIRST, WE WILL TAKE A CAR TO A SUBURBAN VILLAGE,
AND THEN TRANSFER TO A CARRIAGE.
Have a safe trip, Your Grace!
AN OUTING,
A PICNIC,
SIGHTSEEING...
FOR A VERY LONG TIME,
IT FEELS LIKE I'VE ONLY SEEN THESE WORDS IN BOOKS.
WHAT A TRULY PRETTY VILLAGE.
WE STARTED MAINTAINING THE OLD, SMALL VILLAGES IN THE SUBURBS LAST YEAR.
WE IMPROVED THE AESTHETICS OF THE VILLAGES AND REPAIRED OUTDATED FACILITIES. ALL THE ROOFS WERE NEWLY REPLACED AS WELL.
AH...
NO WONDER IT LOOKS SO ORDERLY AND WELL-ORGANIZED... THE COLORS ARE UNIFIED TOO...
EVEN IN SUCH A SMALL AND BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE,
IT WAS BIZARRE THAT THEY PLACED A HIDEOUS GARGOYLE STATUE AT THE ENTRANCE.
"Driving away more wicked evil spirits with the face of a hideous monster."
IT IS QUITE IRONIC THAT WHILE THEY PRAY EVERY SINGLE DAY SEEKING GOD'S PROTECTION,
THEY ERECT DEMONIC FIGURES WHERE THEY LIVE AND TRY TO RELY ON THEM.
AH RIGHT, THE RESIDENTS OF THE DOMAIN DO NOT YET KNOW THE NEWS THAT I HAVE FORMALLY INHERITED THE DUKEDOM, SO...
It's the Lord Regent!
Lord Regent!
A YOUNG CHILD...?
TO THINK A CHILD WOULD RUN UP TO WELCOME HIM,
DOES HE UNEXPECTEDLY HAVE A FRIENDLY IMAGE WITHIN THE DOMAIN...?
Huh? Lord Regent! Did you get a girlfriend?
HOW ILL- MANNERED.
WHO TAUGHT YOU TO BE LIKE THAT?
Clockwork Lovers Chapter 8 marks a turning point that opens with Princess Rien's misunderstanding with the duke. Rien mistakes his compliments for the same kind of ordinary flattery constantly paid to her sister Iremia, even taking his remarks about the weather as mockery. After feeling regret and questioning herself, she accepts the duke's offer to tour the nearby area together and sets off on a trip toward Red Windmill Village.
