Tofu Pilgrimage – 4
A bite of the tofu dish my mother sent me with reflection, a bite of the healthy food I received during vacation with repentance, and finally to Majonggong I took a bite of the red ginseng liquid with a promise that something like this would never happen again.
The most luxurious breakfast ever was finished like that.
‘It must be crazy.’
I just stared down at the floor in a daze with a bitter feeling. I can’t help but look up at her mother’s warm love.
Innocent big taffy is so painful. If it was teabagging full of ridicule, I would fight back, but I have no choice but to accept the gift of motherhood.
After looking at the floor for a while, I glanced at the handwritten letter still in my hand.
[ The days are getting colder, so you should always dress warmly. No matter how busy you are, don’t skip meals, and if you feel unwell, go see a priest or wizard right away. ]
The letter contains no mention of the detention case, and is purely concerned about the son. I even seriously contemplated biting my tongue when I saw the traces of tears and smeared ink in the corner.
If I had been a real son, not a fake son, I would have rushed to the mansion right away and committed the crime of plaster. I endured it because it was fake.
‘I have to restrain myself.’
With a sigh, I put the letter into the drawer.
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No matter how much I think of my family as strangers, from that person’s point of view, I am a real family member. The more I act, the more damage my family will suffer.
Yes, as Section 3 said, detention resets the existing stack. Let’s be careful not to write anything in the future.
“Damn it.”
If I had come to this world as a reincarnated person rather than possessed, would it have been okay?
Today, during club time, a welcome guest came.
“Brother, are you okay?”
After the second semester, Irina came to the confectionery club room for the first time. However, as soon as he saw my face, he greeted me not with joy but with concern.
The first greeting is not hello, but how are you? It’s a rough guess, but it hurts my heart.
“Don’t worry, it’s fine.”
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Now, he answered with a smile that came naturally.
It’s okay, I’m fine, don’t worry. How many times have you said these words? I feel like I’m going to have to live with those words in my mouth all this month.
Still, it was really good and we got along well. To the point that if they saw my life in prison, they would regret the time they spent visiting.
“That, yes, I get it.”
Irina, who was hesitant, nodded her head with a slightly sullen face.
I think I know why. You must be sad because you think I forcibly said that I’m fine.
‘It’s okay.’
It’s really okay. Honestly, it was more comfortable than my time at the academy. Would you have been fine if you were in my position?
I asked a young female student, ‘Would you like to go in too?’ I couldn’t say the same thing, so I didn’t say anything.
“I just brought a little present because I didn’t want to come.”
She was silent for a moment, then instinctively flinched at the sight of Irina cautiously opening her mouth. Gift? A gift?
‘No way.’
Due to the first stroke of Leu Tis and the second stroke of her mother, she is in a state of disorientation.
Isn’t it? Aren’t you tofu too? If you get hit by 3 strokes, it’s really 3 strokes. You can’t just have a three-year-old.
“I don’t know if you’ll like this…”
Hesitantly, Irina held out a flowerpot she had hidden behind her back. Come to think of it, she had been hiding her hand from a while ago, so she did something.
Hawthorn seedlings in white pots. White flowers like potted plants were in full bloom, giving off a bright atmosphere.
And as soon as I confirmed that it was a potted plant, I felt a sense of relief. Thankfully, I avoided Samyeonbong.
“It’s the same gift as last time… But he’s grown up pretty…”
But apart from my relief, Irina rolled her eyes and blurted out her words, as if she was bothered by the fact that I had given her the same gift.
It’s useless to worry. Now I am confident that I will be happy to receive anything other than tofu. I think PTSD will come from being white, but aren’t you eating it though?
“It’s pretty. You raised it hard.”
She said with a slight smile, and Irina’s eyes widened as she looked at her.
“I will also work hard to raise it.”
“Yes!”
Seeing Irina smiling brightly, she seemed to calm down her bitter heart from the morning.
***
When the potted plant in her hand passed into her brother’s hand, she burst into laughter.
‘It’s fortunate.’
As she prepared the hawthorn, she hesitated several times. Wouldn’t she hate it because it’s the same gift, wouldn’t it show a cold reaction.
Still, after much thought, she picked up the hawthorn tree again. Hawthorn is an unforgettable, monumental child to me.
A symbol of her fear and hatred towards her brother. A symbol that acknowledged her feelings for her brother.
‘…The only love.’
Even now, thinking about it makes her face hot. It wasn’t particularly intentional, but it’s also a symbol of how I confessed my feelings to her brother.
Unfortunately, my brother didn’t notice, and only the pathetic Louise noticed, but it didn’t matter.
‘Because I can confess again.’
How can an unintentional confession be called a confession?
So she gave the hawthorn back to her brother. This time, with my will and with all my heart, I gave you my only love.
Your brother won’t notice this time either, but…
‘It’s okay.’
Because I am satisfied. Because I confessed to my brother not by mistake, but by my own will.
Of course, I have no intention of stopping here. Confessing to my brother directly in my own words, not indirect flower language. I’ll try to make that day come someday.
While watching my older brother take the hawthorn to the window, I felt something stab me in the side.
“Louise?”
When I turned around, Louise poked his side with his finger while smiling single single.
“Does Irina have two loves?”
My face heated up at the playful words. If you look in the mirror, it’s probably red.
Only Louise knows the real meaning behind the hawthorn tree. Fortunately, it didn’t spread rumors here and there, but sometimes he jokes like this.
By the way, two loves.
‘It’s too much.’
With that being said, you seem to like two men. I only like my brother
I stared at her with a sad heart for no reason, but Louise just kept smiling.
…Ah, I just remembered something good.
“Louise. Please listen.”
With a slight gesture, Louise obediently shook her head while tilting her head.
He’s not suspicious even when he makes fun of others. This innocence is Louise’s weakness.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry… I’m good at mote…”
I whispered in Louise’s ear with a deliberately slurred voice. With the line that you cried and said in front of me before.
The response was clear. Louise’s face, which had only blinked, heated up in an instant, and then he hurriedly covered my mouth.
‘How dare you.’
This is a satisfactory result. Who are you kidding me with a more embarrassing past than me?
Louisé’s face turned even redder as she smiled at the rising satisfaction. She’s covering her mouth with her hand, so her eyes stand out more.
“Sorry…”
In the end, Louise made a small declaration of surrender by removing his hand. It was a bit funny to see him go first and surrender first, but he was willing to accept it anyway.
Even if I look like this, I’m the count’s daughter. How active was he in the social world?
“There are only three flower pots now.”
At the words of his brother who just happened to be approaching us, Louise hurriedly adjusted her expression.
“Do you like it?”
“Extremely.”
It was an appropriate word to buy time for Louise to organize her expression, but her firm answer brought a smile back to her.
I didn’t expect you to like it that much. How nice it would have been if he had reacted like that even after knowing the flower language of the hawthorn tree.
‘…Do you know?’
My heart was pounding for no reason at the delusion of quietly raising my head.
Perhaps, by any chance, did you notice my confession? Do you know if you like it that way? It would be nice if so…
“I’ll raise you well. I hope you live a long time.”
I heard that you want to live with me for a long time.
***
The desperate tofu relay ended thanks to Irina.
Thank you, Irina. If the day comes that you spit in my face, I’ll laugh it off. Thank you so much…
– Doesn’t it mean that the more gifts you have, the better your popularity? Proof that Carl lived a good life.
“Thinking that way makes me feel better.”
I tried to smile at Jeon Seung-gong’s words. If the price of popularity is teabagging, then I want to walk the path of a madman.
But I couldn’t say such a thing in front of an adult who was about to celebrate, so I held back.
– Think so. It’s tiring if you dwell too much on the past.
Jeon Seung-gong said with a small smile as if he liked my answer. I’m glad you said the correct answer.
Jeon Seung-gong, who burst out laughing for a moment, caught his breath and continued.
– So, you’re coming with Marghetta?
“Yes, sir.”
The Crown Princess’s birthday banquet is just a few days away. Wouldn’t it be easier to prepare for a banquet if you at least know who is attending?
So I told Jeon Seung-gong that I would attend with Marghetta. Surprise guests look good in creations, but in reality they are a little nuisance.
– It’s nice to think that a matching pair will shine. Thank you, Carl.
There must be many meanings in the meaning of thank you.
– Even Iron-Blooded Workers will be delighted.
“Haha…”
I couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly at those words. I didn’t know that Sang-Blooded Workers would also attend this banquet.
In fact, since entering retirement, Iron-Blooded Workers do not come out of the territory except for the New Year’s celebration. So he thought it would be the same this time.
‘Of course.’
Why is the iron blood attacker coming at this timing? You know what to say as soon as you see it.
“I didn’t see you kneel, so why are you with Marr?”
My hands and feet trembled at the voice that played automatically.
I was going to go to the Iron Blood Ball’s castle right after the New Year’s ceremony. He knelt down and begged for permission to marry Marghetta. Due to the iron-blooded character who keeps his word, he has to show that kind of side in order to be able to be with Marghetta.
But he hangs out with Margeta before going through the procedure? You will experience with your whole body why iron-blooded people are called iron-blooded.
‘…It will work somehow.’
Yes, it will work somehow. Would he bend the waist of a prospective son-in-law in front of his precious youngest daughter?
To be honest, the limbs are dangerous, but the spine can be protected.
“I didn’t expect His Excellency Sang-Blood Engineer to come.”
A banquet scheduled to break somewhere. When he said it with a little lamentation, Jeon Seung-gong smiled.
– That’s right. Prince Majong is also coming, but what if he is already surprised?
“Yes?”
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No crazy.
‘Gong Majong is coming too?’
If Iron Blood Ball is a fantasy Pokémon, Majong Ball is a legendary Pokémon. Even during the New Year’s Celebration, it’s to the point of going back to the Mage’s Tower after only one day.
By the way, not a New Year’s ceremony, but a banquet?
‘…What happened?’
Did something happen to the system without my knowledge?