The Villainess Who Was Dumped Got Married into My Family, a Mob Noble from the Frontier, and Turns Out, She's an Amazing Capable Wife? - Chapter 26: Made Friends with a Commoner

Chapter 26: Made Friends with a Commoner

I’ve never heard of the protagonist opening a café in the game, and I don’t remember anything like it either. 

If there was such a setting, it should be part of an event.

It’s a fresh and appealing idea. It wouldn’t be strange if it became a popular café, a hangout spot for handsome guys. 

And then, coffee spreading among the nobility… No, that’s not good. It would make coffee too expensive to buy cheaply; that’s definitely a no-go.

“Are you just looking around? Oh, if it isn’t Alicia.”

“I’m here, Mariana.”

As I stood frozen in front of the shop, Mariana opened the door and showed her face.

Just sharing the same last name, I thought it couldn’t possibly be the shop run by the former main character, but there was Mariana Ocean, just like that.

The two called each other by their first names without any titles. 

Mariana’s dignified appearance was vastly different from when she was in the classroom. 

Standing in front of nobles, she used to be overly humble, and the difference was like night and day, which felt slightly odd.

“Are you the one who loves that particular coffee?”

“Yes, it’s Ragna.”

It seems my introduction had already been taken care of, and the conversation went on smoothly.

“I’m Ragna, nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you too… huh? Wait, aren’t you from the same class?” 

Mariana squinted her eyes, pinching and adjusting her glasses frame, looking closely at my face. 

“Really? That’s unexpected.” 

“Yeah, though we’ve never talked before.”

When I nodded at Alicia’s words, Mariana in front of us suddenly turned pale and began to act nervously. 

“I-I-I’m so sorry! I had no idea a noble was coming!”

“Huh?”

Alicia was surprised by the sudden apology. 

“I-I-I’m not sure if we have anything worthy for your taste…”

Seeing Mariana’s flustered state, Alicia glared at me.

“Ragna, what did you do?”

“Eh?”

I hadn’t done anything.

The most I did was observe her closely, without getting noticed.

“Why is Alicia with a noble…?”

“Well, because he’s a noble…? He’s my fiancé.”

The moment Alicia said that, Mariana panicked. 

“A noble?! Hii! I’m so sorry, so sorry!”

Mariana was bowing deeply, her head rubbing against the floor in a perfect bow. 

“Eh?” 

“Please forgive me, I didn’t know you were a noble!”

“H-Hey, stop! It’s embarrassing!”

“Aaaaaaa, I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry!”

“Come on, lift your head!”

“I completely misunderstood our positions, I’m so sorry, so sorry!”

“Ragna, do something!”

“That’s impossible.”

I don’t know what caused it, but Mariana Ocean is someone who goes to great lengths to show humility in front of nobles.

All we can do is wait for her to calm down. 

It seemed different from how she was in the classroom; maybe she just hadn’t realized Alicia was a noble.

“A-Am I committing a crime of disrespect? Am I a criminal? Will I be punished? Oh no, mom, dad, I’ll be joining you soon.”

“You won’t be punished! We would never do that! Come on, stop rolling your eyes back and come back to us! Please!”

“Blub, blub, blub, blub.”

“Ragna! She’s foaming at the mouth! What should we do!?”

Haha, what chaos. 

“Mariana, you’re not going to die, right!? Is this okay!?”

“She won’t die from that, don’t worry.”

After that, Mariana kept waking up and then fainting again. 

She wasn’t just uncomfortable around nobles; it was more like she had an allergy to them.

It was definitely abnormal.

This kind of thing would never happen in the game world. How did the former main character end up like this?

“I’m very sorry for causing such a disturbance.” 

Finally, things calmed down, and Mariana, holding a cup of coffee I had made, was blushing with embarrassment.

“I’m sorry too, I didn’t expect things to turn out this way.”

“It’s not Alicia’s fault. I misunderstood everything on my own.” 

It was as I thought. 

“I heard that there were two sage’s progeny this year, so when I saw Alicia studying alone in the library with a cup of coffee, I completely thought she was just like me.” 

Just like Alicia tried coffee for the first time when she came to the Brave territory, nobles in this world don’t drink coffee.

Nobles should enjoy tea, while coffee is seen as a drink for commoners.

Mariana thought they were both sage’s progeny because of these aspects and decided to speak up.

Also, seeing someone studying alone in the library fueled her misunderstanding. 

Naturally, nobles at the academy wouldn’t be found studying alone in a corner of the library while drinking coffee. 

They usually hang out with others. 

Especially in special classes, they are always in a large group, including servants and followers, with snacks and tea laid out.

“I tend to stand out in a bad way at the academy, so I always act alone… I thought everyone knew my situation… sorry for not saying anything.”

“Don’t worry about it. I was the one who started rambling about coffee before asking about Alicia… I was excited, thinking I might make a friend for the first time…”

“Now, I only have Ragna… and when someone talked to me, and I got to share a lot about his favorite coffee… I was thrilled too…”

The two kept apologizing to each other like this. 

It was a cycle of saying sorry for causing a misunderstanding and sorry for misunderstanding, which left me with nothing but to smile wryly. 

They seem to get along perfectly, don’t they?

I’m feeling kind of jealous.

Right now, I’m just like air.

“Mariana, we’re good now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, right?”

“Yes. I was taught and raised to believe that no one who likes coffee can be a bad person, so I won’t panic anymore.” 

Alicia asked cautiously, and Mariana responded with a smile. 

“But I never thought a fellow sage’s progeny like me would cause such a commotion… Even though we’re called sage’s progeny, we’re only allowed to attend the academy…”

Hearing about the engagement cancellation drama from Alicia, Mariana’s smile quickly turned into a look of distress.

The reason she hadn’t heard about the big fuss was apparently because the shared carriage she used to go to the academy had, for some reason, started heading out of the capital. 

“I’ve always been directionally challenged, but I never thought I’d get on the wrong carriage. I use the same one every time, yet I often end up making mistakes…?”

Mariana tilted her head, puzzled, but it seemed like someone’s scheme.