I Reincarnated as a Noble Girl Villainess But Why Did It Turn Out This Way?

Chapter 226 - 227

05 Royal Library

The dorm had been separated into two sides with Emilia being assigned the side that was formerly used by a women. It was also decided that her servant would share the space with her, not only as a guard but because Emilia had not brought any handmaidens with her when she came to Arxia.

It would be necessary to make arrangements for Emelia's handmaiden as well… But the fact she was underage was a bit of an issue here, and it was not possible for her to come until Spring vacation had ended at the school. She would have to stay with Emilia as well. Fortunately, there were the two others, Tira and Ratoka who also acted as her handmaids.

Well, Ratoka would inevitably stare at her with her dewy eyes.

Until our belongings arrived from Kaldia, Emilia would stay at the Archduke's villa and I decided to stay at the residence that I had been until now. In the meantime, I packed in order to be able to move to the new residence from there, all the while thinking of a name for the orphan.

I am trying to think of a name that does not have a Jugfena ring to it.

Names in the Einsbark family have historically been taken from bishops and priests… Generally speaking, the names were mostly from religious figures who had been revered as saints. I don't know where the name Ergnade derived from, but this applied to both Volmar and Wiegraf's names.

However, borrowing the names of saints was considered rather unusual in Arxia, and it was nearly unheard of among those in high society. And so this naming convention was considered as a distinct feature of the Einsbark family.

But I had taken in the child in order to protect its existence from their relatives, so I could not give it a name that would give voice to suspicion.

However, at the same time, one day… When I considered that the child might one day return to the Einsbark house, I felt that I could not give a Jugfena specific name either. This was because the Einsbark family were not from the Jugfena region.

In that case, it was necessary to use the royal capital as a basis for choosing a name. Settling with a standard Arxia name would be the most preferable then.

…But, unfortunately, I was not very bright when it came to such matters.

"…Mrs. Heideman, I'm sorry to disturb you, but I need you to ready a horse for me."

"Of course. Where will you be going?"

"To the Royal Library."

I had no books near me that I could use as a reference for finding names, and I was not educated enough to be able to think of the kind of words that could help me. And so I took the safe course and decided to do some re

"Well, well. That is most troublesome… But they do not have such basic lessons for ladies in this school."

"Huh?"

I purposely said this as if to push her away. Emilia's eyes widened a little as her confusion deepened.

The nobleman who appeared in the corner of my vision seemed to have been satisfied by this, as he returned his gaze to his book. The reason that there was a curl in his lip was probably due to the fact that he felt I was being a little harsh on Emilia.

"…It must be quite hard to have to live wearing such unfamiliar clothing. I will have some dresses that are closer to the Rindarl fashion prepared for you at the house."

This time I lowered my voice and whispered so that only Emilia could hear me.

I understood her, because I did not wear dresses very often myself. With Arxia dresses, even ones worn during the day were extravagant and used corsets, making them very difficult to move in until you grew more accustomed. The biggest issue was that the space between your body and the hem of the skirt was completely different, so you were constantly bumping into other things.

"Uh, oh?"

Emilia looked at me with an uncertain expression. She had stopped here a little too long now, and I could see several pairs of eyes were now being drawn towards us. Most of them had faces that twisted in contempt as if something about all of this was not amusing to them.

…Oh, well.

"What book were you looking for?"

I should quickly have her borrow the book she was after and send her back before this led to any kind of incident.

I was thinking this as I stood up, but Emilia's eyes widened once again, uncomprehending.

—I felt that this might have been the first time I saw her with an expression that fitted that of an Otome game's heroine.