Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter: Volume 17 by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano [NANANO, RIKU]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2025-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

“Th-Thank you,” I said. “I’m concerned about an unconfirmed report that His Majesty held secret talks with the previous Hero, Lady Aurelia Alvern, within the past few days. And to make matters worse, I hear she went back to the imperial capital right after.”

“So, she didn’t just come to deliver Luce, then?” Ellie gave me a puzzled look.

I wonder what could have happened. Still, no amount of thinking will get me any closer to an answer, so...

I gave my cheeks a light slap.

“F-Felicia? What’s wrong?” The young maid froze, wide-eyed.

I can’t fight, and I don’t know much about war or politics. But I can still gather information and supply it to Allen. It’s up to that kind, sweet, and occasionally mean young man to read something in it.

“It’s no use. I can’t make head or tail of it,” I said. “So what should we prioritize now, apart from our duties?”

“I...I don’t know. What?”

I opened a desk drawer and withdrew a top secret document with a picture of a girl dressed to kill on its cover.

Ellie covered her mouth and blinked in surprise. “I-Is that...?”

“Yes,” I said. “A special issue on this year’s hottest winter fashion in the city.”

The girl Allen called an angel scrutinized the document on the desk. It must have given her some ideas, because she started babbling and covered her cheeks in embarrassment.

“Ellie,” I said, in the same voice I used to negotiate business deals, “wouldn’t you like to go shopping with me before the others get back? We can get a head start on them if we go now.”

“W-Well, um, I mean... B-But I’m Lady Tina’s maid.” Though sorely tempted, Ellie tried to remain loyal to her mistress. But her gaze never left the booklet.

Time to help this angel fall.

I spoke the fatal words:

“That’s too bad. I know it would win you a compliment from Allen.”

The maid groaned. I giggled, captivated by her struggle. I suspected I was about to open a door better left closed.

“Y-You’re setting a terrible example,” Ellie grumbled, toying with her white ribbons and refusing to look me in the eye. She almost never sulked like this.

“May I take that to mean you will come with me to look at clothes?”

The angel gave an embarrassed nod. I had won.

A few months ago, I wouldn’t have considered going shopping with anyone other than Stella or Caren. I would certainly never have picked out new clothes to impress a boy. But I didn’t mind the new me. She’d learned to tease her juniors, for one thing.

Ellie eyed my smirk a little resentfully and started weaving beautiful emerald mana, conjuring and dismissing illusory plants.

“That’s really something,” I said, thinking that maybe this was her take on the spell-control exercises Allen sometimes did.

Ellie responded with a “Huh?” and then an embarrassed cry as she cut off the flow of mana. I guessed that she hadn’t realized what she was doing.

“I...I hope Mr. Allen and the others get back soon, don’t you?” she murmured, giving her feelings the air of an excuse.

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