Since visiting the estate of Duke Sadie, the two of them had become strangely awkward. This was the conclusion drawn by the butler Alvin, the maidservants Cézanne, Chili, and Roxy, and others.

“Seems like something’s happened.”

“What should we do?”

The three maids surrounded Alvin, pressuring him to come up with a plan.

“But Ivan, why are you here?”

Alvin looked at Ivan with a slightly uncomfortable expression.

“You haven’t forgotten that I’m the unofficial top contributor who brought the two closer, have you?”

Ivan leaned forward, speaking rather confidently. It was infuriating from Alvin’s perspective, but it was true.

“However?”

“As the top contributor, I can’t just sit idly by in this situation.”

“What’s your suggestion?”

Ivan slammed the desk and shouted.

“You need to come up with a solution!”

“Alright, is that all you have to say?”

Ivan nodded confidently.

“Get out.”

Already burdened with going back and forth between headquarters and the mansion for work, Alvin had no choice but to ask Giovanni for help.

“So, you’re asking me to prod Lord Killian’s back?”

“Yes, maybe if the two of them do something together…”

Alvin’s words made Giovanni think hard as well.

“Oh, yes! That’s it!”

Giovanni’s face brightened as he seemed to have a good idea.

“What are you thinking?”

“How about horseback riding? Boss can teach Madam.”

“Oh, that’s an optimal way for physical contact.”

Alvin, who was clapping his hands in approval of the idea, suddenly had a worried expression.

“Why is your face like that all of a sudden?”

“Well… How can we get the two of them to go horseback riding together?”

It seemed like a reasonable question as Giovanni’s forehead wrinkled in thought.

“I hadn’t thought that far.”

“Then how…”

“That’s something you’ll have to figure out, Alvin.”

“What?”

“As you know, I’m busy with various matters.”

With an encouraging tap on Alvin’s shoulder, Giovanni left the room. None of them were proving to be much help.

Left with no choice, Alvin spent the following nights staying up and pondering. Finally, on the third day, he found a way.

“Madam.”

Alvin cautiously addressed Emily.

“What’s the matter?”

“After getting married, you’ve never had a health check-up. It would be good if you could get one,” Alvin said suddenly, which took Emily by surprise However, since there was no harm in it, she gladly agreed.

“I’m not really uncomfortable, but if you say so.”

“Yes, I’ll prepare it right away.”

And so, the process proceeded swiftly. The Starr family had a physician dedicated to examining their members, and his skills were exceptional.

A man entered the room, looking strikingly young, to the point that one wouldn’t believe he was a doctor until told so.

“I’m Mr.Painless. You can call me Doctor Pain for short.”

“It’s three syllables in both cases, but I understand.” [T/n: In the original translation it’s 4 syllables so I changed it a bit to work and made it into 3 syllables for each name~ sorry if there is any confusion.] 

“Then let’s proceed with the examination.”

With the tools he brought along, Dr. Pain examined Emily’s pupils, mouth, breathing, pulse, and more.

“Are you okay, Madam?”

Alvin’s question made Dr. Pain’s expression serious, which in turn made Emily anxious.

“Why’s that? Is something wrong with my body?”

Hmm, Dr. Pain stroked his chin as he asked.

“Madam, how often do you exercise?”

“I do it regularly, as much as others.”

“Is that so? That’s strange. Do you have any issues with constipation?”

At that question, Emily’s face turned bright red.

“How could you…?”

“What kind of exercise do you do?”

“Well… I do some running.”

“In that case, how about trying horseback riding?”

“Huh? Horseback riding all of a sudden?”

Dr. Pain nodded seriously.

“The best way to resolve your constipation is horseback riding.”

Alvin interjected with a sense of timing.

“Madam! Isn’t Lord Killian an exceptional equestrian?”

“Oh, really? Then you can learn from the Marquis!”

In sync, the two of them urged Emily. However, Emily didn’t want to learn horseback riding from Killian, no matter what.

“He’s too busy, so find another instructor.”

She couldn’t reveal to Killian that she was dealing with constipation.

Faced with Emily’s firm refusal, Alvin scratched his forehead in frustration.

“It seems impossible.”

Reluctantly, Alvin decided to target Killian first.

“Alvin, what’s going on here?”

Alvin rushed to the headquarters to meet Killian, and upon seeing Nox, his mood soured.

“I’ve come to see Lord Killian.”

“Why? Did something happen to Madam?”

As if there was any chance for Nox to keep it short when he spoke; for every one word, he’d give ten.

“That’s none of your business. Where’s the boss?”

Nox intentionally provoked Alvin, who was ignoring him.

“I’ll tell you if you dodge my punch.”

“No, I don’t have time for this!”

When Nox’s fist suddenly came flying, Alvin grabbed his fist and twisted it.

“Ugh! Hold on a moment!”

Ignoring Nox’s screams, this time Alvin aimed for his abdomen, causing him to fall over. Writhing on the floor beneath Giovanni’s foot, he shouted,

 “Alright, fine, just get this off me!”

“So don’t mess with me recklessly.”

In truth, Alvin was a caporegime within the Star Family, leading a crew that was the most powerful within the family. [T/n: caporegime commonly known as a ‘capo’ , is a mid-level member of a Mafia crime family, who captains a ‘crew’ of soldiers . Power hierarchy of the mafia is attached below] 

“So don’t come at me recklessly.”

Having exerted himself physically for the first time in a while, he turned his wrist and quickly moved in the direction where Killian might be.

Fortunately, finding Killian wasn’t that difficult.

“Lord Killian.”

Killian’s expression hardened when he saw Alvin rushing to the headquarters. Since there could only be one reason for Alvin to urgently come at this time—Emily.

“What’s the matter?”

“Doctor Pain came and went today…”

He stopped short in his explanation.

The room wasn’t just occupied by Killian alone. Members of the organization dressed in black were seated around the table. Alvin hesitated, wondering if he could reveal to them that Lady Emily was suffering from constipation.

‘It probably won’t be good for Lady Emily’s reputation.’

As Alvin’s hesitation grew, Killian’s patience reached its limit.

“Alvin.”

“Ah! Yes, well… One of Lady Emily’s organs has a problem…”

As soon as Alvin finished speaking, murmurs started among the organization members.

‘One of Lady Emily’s organs?’

‘Is it something serious?’

‘I heard that noble ladies often have delicate constitutions.’

Killian adjusted his coat with a daunting air as he stepped forward.

“Prepare the carriage immediately.”

Seeing the situation escalate, Alvin became flustered.

“This, this isn’t it…”

However, Killian was already walking away, his steps brisk and determined.

***

Meanwhile, at that moment, Emily was eating yogurt that was said to be good for constipation.

She didn’t think her constipation was that serious, but Doctor Pain’s expression as he made the diagnosis was grave.

He mentioned that if left untreated, it could even affect her face.

“This is  scary. I really need to learn horseback riding.”

As Emily made this resolution and took her last bite, Killian suddenly burst into the room, knocking and opening the door simultaneously.

Emily looked up at him with a surprised expression.

“What brings you here at this hour?”

“I heard Doctor Pain came and went.”

“Oh, yes…”

Emily glared at Alvin, who was standing awkwardly behind Killian.

‘I told you not to tell Killian!’

“What do you mean by saying there’s an issue with her internal organs?”

All of a sudden, an issue with her internal organs? Emily didn’t immediately catch on to what Kilian was saying, but soon she realized he was referring to her condition.

‘I guess Alvin hasn’t explained it in detail yet.’

“It’s nothing.”

“Tell me.”

“If I tell you more, it’ll hurt.”

“What do you mean, it’ll hurt if you tell me?”

“It means I don’t want to talk about it.”

Kilian’s head throbbed with frustration at Emily’s newfound stubbornness.

“Then I’ll call for Doctor Pain.”

“What?”

Kilian called out to Alvin, who was standing by the door.

“Fetch Painless immediately.”

“But, Kilian…”

Alvin hesitated, caught between the two.

“Don’t just stand there and do nothing!”

“Just wait a moment.”

Emily sighed and restrained him. She really didn’t want to have the diagnosis for her constipation explained twice, especially not in this manner.

“Just tell him.”

Emily’s eyes trembled at the thought.

“Please tell me.”

“It’s just that… Well, I actually…”

Under the pressure of an answer, Emily, who had remained silent, finally opened her mouth, her voice full of frustration.

“It’s constipation.”

In other words, Killian had rushed here, abandoning an important meeting, due to his wife’s constipation. He turned quietly and looked at Alvin.

Alvin, swallowing nervously, spoke.

“So, I wanted to ask if Your Highness could teach my lady horseback riding.”

“Horseback riding?”

In response to Killian’s gaze that seemed to ask for further explanation, Alvin’s mouth opened again.

“For my lady’s… constipation, it’s said to be the best remedy.”

‘I should’ve kept my mouth shut…’

Alvin clenched his teeth and turned his head away from Emily, who sent him an exasperated look. Kilian, having heard the explanation, walked over to the chair across from Emily and sat down.

“…Then, I’ll finish my work by tomorrow afternoon, around four o’clock.”

Learning horseback riding from Kilian to cure constipation. And all this, brought about in the most embarrassing manner imaginable.

Emily felt like crying.

***

Translator note: Sorry this is a day late, I was really exhausted when I came home yesterday, and for this chapter I wanted to upload a picture of the mafia hierarchy.  I might be doing it wrong but I have to go to the coding to input an image and even then it doesn’t always work out or come out correctly so I have to troubleshoot it, and sometimes it takes me like an hour to work it out. And I reallllyyy didn’t feel like messing with that yesterday. ~ Mae

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Anyway here is a mafia hierarchy picture 🙂