The Lady Wants To Rest - Chapter 13

I walked over to a small bridge near the center of the territory of the Roxanne Grand Duchy. It was a place where people leisurely enjoyed a walk.

Only now understanding my intentions, Marie’s eyes grew large.

“Milady, are you?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

I giggled and pulled down a hood to cover my looks.

Then I examined the current state of the harp.

‘Though it is rather old, it seems usable.’

Strum.

As my fingers strummed the strings, the sound spread through the streets. The cheap harp resounded with an unimaginably beautiful and clear tone.

“What is it?”

“A bard? Is it a street performance?”

The people who were walking to and fro on the bridge focused on me.

“M, milady.”

At the sudden situation, Marie grabbed the edge of my clothes. She appeared worried that I would be humiliated.

“It’s alright, you can listen comfortably as well. It’s worth listening to.”

I said soothingly and started a full-fledged performance.

The first musical piece was a soft and peaceful one.

It was a melodic song worth listening to, that matched the atmosphere of a slightly windy spring day in the early evening. It was the leisurely time of the day.

“Wow.”

“Who is it? Was there a bard of that level on this street?”

I heard a portion of the audience let out exclamations.

I closed my eyes and concentrated on the music.

‘It’s been a while.’

The music not only pleasantly entertained the ears of the audience but also consoled the performer’s heart.

As the soft tone spread, my heart too grew peaceful.

In my previous life, I neither touched any instruments nor had any reason to. Performing after such a long time, I was bathed in happiness.

As the performance continued more and more people gathered at the bridge.

The people who had grabbed a spot to listen to the performance remained there to listen more. Soon, the bridge was completely filled. There was barely any space left to stand, and a great number of people came to listen to my music, as if it was a performance by the Royal Orchestra.

“Ha, huh? Oh, thank you. Thank you!”

Just as I said, Marie became busy. Much of the audience came forward to place money into the hat that she was holding.

Seeing that scene, I smiled proudly and once again closed my eyes.

The peaceful tone saddened, then became bright and clear again. It was a melody that seemed to imitate the turbulence of life.

And finally, the climax.

With the strong note, the curtains fell on the performance of 2 hours, and the bridge overflowed with loud applause.

“Wow! Bravo!”

“Encore! Encore!”

Amongst the aristocrats who were listening, there were even those who said the following.

“Who is it? Why don’t you come and perform in our household.”

“Hey, why are you interfering with our conversation?! I came here first. No, why don’t you instead become our household’s official musician?”

I shook my head at them all and slipped out, away from the bridge. There were so many people that it took some effort.

When we reached a place with fewer people, we calculated our profit.

“One, two… a hundred, hundred ten… hundred fifty?”

Marie counted all of the coins and made a dazed expression.

300 coins. 300 cena!

The average daily wage of commoners was 10 cena, so within 2 hours, we had earned a month’s wage.

“If I’m not mistaken, milady had never even touched an instrument….”

As Marie muttered with a stupefied expression, I let out a cough and answered carelessly.

“I’m a bit of a genius.”

“A genius?”

“Indeed, a genius.”

It was a nonsensical excuse, but surprisingly the kind girl appeared to believe my words.

“Of course! Milady’s a genius! That’s why you always appeared a little naive!”

… No, that’s not it. Well, if that’s how it goes, then it’s okay.

“For me to have so much money. Of course, it was all earned by milady.”

I giggled at her enraptured expression.

“Take good care of that money. No, from now on, you will be in charge of finances.”

“Yes? What? But….”

“Even if I look like this, I am still the Roxanne Grand Ducal Princess, so I cannot directly manage finances. As such, you should do it in my stead.”