92 – Trouble for a friend
Something was strange.
The scenery is very different from what I thought.
I imagined grand mansions or luxurious villas.
However, the house in front of me was just a modest house that looked far from such wealth.
Still, it wasn’t serious enough.
Because it’s an ordinary and common house that doesn’t differ much from the house I live in right now. It wasn’t enough for me to live alone while I came out of my hometown and concentrated on my studies, so it was overflowing.
The reason I felt strange was because of the value of the name Grace.
The most famous and powerful aristocratic family in the country.
In particular, Julia has no right to inherit, and is considered an important lineage that is very close to the direct line.
So I thought it wouldn’t be strange for her to be treated better than this.
Apart from that, the house in front of me looked very ordinary.
Above all, I kept thinking that Yulia’s house, which appeared in the original work in my memory, was better than this one.
Of course, my memory may be distorted.
I don’t have the confidence to answer if you ask me specifically how the house was. It’s just that I don’t know why. There was only a vague feeling that this house was not like this.
“It’s more ordinary than I thought.”
Rachel looked around the exterior of the house and murmured softly, probably feeling the same way.
Actually, it wasn’t particularly important what the house looked like.
To put it bluntly, even if Yulia’s house is luxurious, it’s not like we’re getting beans. I have no desire to do so.
If there’s one thing that bothers you, if it’s really different from the original as I thought, it’s a vague anxiety about whether it’s because of my influence? However, there was no reason why the house would change because of me, so there was a very high probability that it was just an illusion.
“Don’t stand here, let’s call.”
After standing awkwardly in front of the house for a while, we moved forward and carefully knocked on the door.
“Yulia? Are you inside?”
If she really didn’t come to the academy because she wasn’t feeling well, then of course she would be resting in her house.
In other words, if Yulia doesn’t come out on the contrary, the fact that her body hurts is just an excuse, and the probability that there is another reason is going up.
“…Isn’t it coming out?”
“Wait a minute. You might have been sleeping.”
As he said, he decided to wait a little longer and knocked on the door a little louder.
“Yulia! I was worried, so I came to see you in the hospital!”
And after a while.
From inside, along with the sound of shuffling footsteps, a drooping voice was heard.
“Cro…?”
“You were inside. Are you okay with your body? Rachel and Sharon are also here.”
“Ah, all three of you came…”
Does this look really bad?
Honestly, I expected that there might be some other reason hidden, but just by listening to her voice, it was clear that she wasn’t the usual Yulia.
Soon after that, the door opened slowly and Yulia appeared.
Dressed in her pajamas and flip-flops, she greeted us with a strained smile.
“Thank you. Come inside.”
The interior of the house was well-organized as if it represented her personality, giving it a neat yet cozy feel.
In addition, her scent, which was subtly felt in the warm color, was pleasant.
Yulia, who naturally brought us to the table, tried to serve her tea.
“You can just rest…”
“No. It’s been a long time since you came, but I need a cup of tea.”
She looked at Yulia restlessly, worried for nothing.
The corners of her lips are brightly raised, but the dark circles under her eyes are clearly visible.
Besides, her movements didn’t feel bouncy like usual, but rather, it was obvious that she was struggling with dragging the floor.
Anyone could tell that he was in very poor condition.
In the end, Yulia served tea and snacks to everyone despite our objection.
“You don’t like it very much?”
“Hmm. I think I just got sick. Just rest for a day and you’ll be fine.”
“You were fine yesterday, but why did you suddenly do that?”
At Rachel’s question, she smiled and evasive.
“Okay. Did you sleep with the window open at night?”
“Is it okay not to go to the hospital?”
Even the barely talkative Sharon revealed her concerns.
Perhaps it means that Yulia doesn’t look good.
“Even if it’s okay. You already feel better after waking up and talking to you?”
“Yulia. If it’s hard, don’t overdo it and lie down on the bed. Because we are fine.”
“All three of you don’t listen to people, do you? How many times do you say it’s okay?”
Anyway, when I came to check on him, it seems that he was absent because he was really not feeling well.
Did I think too much?
To begin with, if you think about her, she’s not the type to lie without hesitation.
It seems that Yulia was so focused on the idea that she was hiding something that her vision was narrowed.
Is this why anyone can become a detective?
No matter how hard I reason, if there is no evidence, I will end up with my own delusion.
“Come to think of it, this is my first time visiting this house.”
“I couldn’t clean the house… Is it a little worse?”
“If this is dirty, my house… Uh.”
Rachel shakes her head.
From what I’ve seen, the house isn’t particularly dirty. It’s just that her older sister has a cluttered and clumsy personality, so she feels the same way about the space around her.
“I came here after a long time, can I take a look around the house?”
“Huh…? It’s a bit embarrassing…”
Yulia scratches her cheek and feels embarrassed.
Originally, I would have respected the landlord’s mind and just sat still, but in fact, Rachel as well as I had already experienced the same experience.
Even considering that she was the one who took the lead at that time, it must mean that she accepted the same suffering herself. Even if that’s not the case, I’d like to take a look.
“It’s just neat and nice.”
I didn’t see anything special other than that. Maybe it’s because my usual interest is in music, so there’s nothing special about it except for the fact that there are instruments everywhere.
Still, to protect privacy, I left the main room and looked around the house. Then, I found a letter that had fallen on the simple veranda.
“Huh? Here is a letter.”
Did you accidentally drop it and not find it? As she picked up her letter to inform Yulia, she accidentally identified the date and sender written on her envelope.
The date was just yesterday.
And the sender is Richard Grace.
“·······.”
Richard Grace.
I never thought I would encounter this name here.
What is it about? Why is this guy writing a letter to Yulia?
Since they come from the same family, it can’t be said that they are not related at all. Maybe it’s just a simple greeting that doesn’t contain anything special.
However, there were only a couple of things that bothered me to pass it up like that.
Yulia received this letter yesterday and she did not leave the academy today. She said that she had body aches, and she actually showed a bad condition, but this letter was not the cause.
I was particularly concerned about the timing. The same day her scoop came out, she sent her a letter. In a situation where her own name is spreading all over the place and she is busy responding, she suddenly sends her letter to her kinsman?
I held the letter in my hand for a moment, and I was in a great conflict.
Should I read the contents of this letter?
Even though she thought it was right to help Yulia, she wondered if she would be happy to receive help like that.
It didn’t matter what the content of the letter was.
Are you willing to help with a problem you didn’t ask for and read a letter you didn’t ask for?
At that moment, a separate problem would already arise.
In the worst case, the relationship itself may collapse as trust and trust are broken.
Of course, I don’t want to break up with Yulia.
That’s because regardless of the contents of the original story, she was already a close friend whom I really like.
But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t want Yulia to be used or hurt by her guy.
The reason was the same.
For the same reason, I had to choose one of the completely different options.
In fact, the answer was decided from the beginning.
It was an easy problem that I didn’t have to worry about.
Read the letter. And save her
In the end, there is no problem as long as the fact that I read the letter that I was worried about was not caught.
From nob le mt l dot com
Just like you have done before, you can solve it as a phantom thief or Lupine. Yulia’s classmate, Cro, is enough to act like she doesn’t know anything.
I know it’s disrespectful. Still, if she could help Yulia in this way, she had no reason to hesitate.
First of all, I am not a hero of justice, but a thief.
Because it is more like a dark shadow than a bright light.
Now that I have come to a conclusion, I immediately read the contents of the letter without hesitating any further.
‘To my dear nephew.’
[I am concerned that my cute nephew, who is living alone and devoted to his studies despite his young age, is doing well.
I hear about you from time to time from your father, but it seems like it’s been a long time since I’ve personally asked you through a letter like this. The reason I am writing this letter today is no different…]
It was then.
“What are you doing there?”
I hurriedly took my eyes off the letter and turned my head at the voice I heard from behind.
There, Sharon opened the door and came in, staring at me.