Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy chapter 250

250 – Happy New Year – 7

I sent the chef away and went right behind Louise, but Louise didn’t respond. He didn’t hide the sound of his steps, he just kneaded the dough. He’s not such a dull kid.

Even the dough was not made properly. I’m still messing around with one part. Shouldn’t that be called the flour version of the liquid monster rather than dough?

“Louise.”

“Yes, four!?”

When I tapped him on the shoulder, I looked back in fright. A little embarrassed If you clap loudly in front of a cat taking a nap, wouldn’t that kind of reaction come out?

As if feeling my embarrassment, Louise smiled awkwardly. At the same time, it seemed that he was properly surprised that he was breathing a little faster.

“Ah, brother. Are you here?”

“Yes. I just came.”

Then I glanced at the dough appeal. I am not talented in confectionery, but I have experience as an advisor to a confectionery club for two semesters.

“I can’t use that.”

At least it has the eyes to judge usable materials.

“Ahahahaha… That’s right. Too bad…”

Of course, there’s no way Louise doesn’t know what I know. Louise, who was smiling shyly, glanced at me.

I know what you want to say. Fortunately, the chef gave me a word in advance. If I hadn’t heard anything, I would have been worried about why he was like this.

Today should be a happy day for Louise. I decided so.

“I enjoy eating cookies now.”

So there is no need to go round and round. I didn’t want to go over without saying anything and build up misunderstandings. Didn’t Marghetta show with her tears the consequences of a lack of communication?

As he smiled with such a heart, Louise’s eyes widened. I bet you didn’t know that I, the person in charge, would say this directly.

“Can I talk to you for a minute?”

As he wrapped his right arm around Louise’s waist, she saw her blushing face in an instant. But he didn’t care. Because today should be a happy day for Louise.

Just as he was about to leave the kitchen, the chef in the corner gave him a thumbs up. As if to cheer up well.

‘Anyway.’

Unlike the naive shell, it almost made me laugh out loud. He is also the one with the body of a beast and the soul of a gentleman.

Of course I answered with a thumbs up. It’s right to the bong.

I was going to go to the garden─ but gave up because the wind was getting cold. It could be a long story, but isn’t it harsh to make a lady tremble outdoors?

So I just went to the drawing room. It’s a space with hazy memories of using it, but I couldn’t see a speck of dust, probably because I had worked hard to manage it while I was gone. Also, everyone does a good job.

“Rest well after you come. Aren’t you tired?”

First of all, I sat Louise down and said. To go straight to the kitchen after toiling at Ulken for days. Are you sincere or do you like confectionery that much?

“Everyone treats you well, so I want to give you a present.”

Seeing Louise answering with a hee hee hee hee, his mouth fell shut. Who will stop me from wanting to repay you for being grateful? Even the butler was happy.

Besides, Louise, who seemed to be suffering, said it because she felt sorry for her.

“So, what were you making?”

I could see my body trembling at those words.

“I was going to make cookies… But just bread…”

And then Louise, who had been looking around, carefully opened her mouth. Looking at his anxious, quivering eyes, he seemed to be remembering the number of cookies he had fed me so far.

I didn’t have to. So far, Louise hasn’t force-fed anything. I ate it all because I voluntarily asked for it.

But Louise kept rolling her eyes this way and that, as if she didn’t think so. It would have been a big deal if I had left it alone. The chef saved a person’s life.

“I like cookies. Have I ever forced myself to eat them?”

I shook my head hurriedly as we sat down next to each other and talked. He shook it so passionately that his pink hair swayed against my cheek.

Even so, Louise’s face was still mixed with confusion, guilt, and depression. The chef says I don’t eat cookies, and I like them. One of them is lying.

From Louise’s point of view, who doesn’t doubt people, it must be really complicated. A situation in which someone deceives himself, a situation in which someone has to be suspicious. If I had been alone, I would have shed tears.

“Actually, the chef wasn’t wrong. He never ate a cookie.”

Anyway, I thought I’d catch someone if I left it any longer, so I added it quickly.

“It’s not that I didn’t eat it because I didn’t like it. If so, you wouldn’t have eaten what our manager gave you, right?”

As I gently stroked Louise’s head, her head went down little by little.

Are you ashamed? No. How many times have I petted you so far? It’s about adjusting your posture. He deliberately lowered his head to make it easier for me to stroke him and to receive his touch more comfortably.

‘Capybara.’

It’s been a while since I remembered that name. The capybara is a friendly animal. At the same time, animals like to be touched by others.

“I’m going to tell you something a little boring.”

After watching Louise like that, he opened his mouth again.

The first misunderstanding has been resolved. It’s not that the chef cheated on Louise, and it’s not that I hate cookies. It’s okay to end with this.

But the fact that I never touched a cookie. That fact doesn’t change. That question must also be resolved before it can be said to be complete.

“Will you listen?”

“Yes.”

A small smile at the answer without hesitation.

“Raise your head.”

“Oh, yes.”

Unlike the clear answer, his head was still lowered. At least make eye contact and talk.

***

My brother, who asked me to listen, did not open his mouth for a long time.

Still, I didn’t press. I’ll tell you if you wait. Right now I’m just thinking about where to start.

“Four years ago… You know it was a great subjugation war, right?”

“Yes. I know.”

I was a little surprised at the unusual start, but I didn’t show it off. If you get agitated for no reason, your older brother, who barely opened his mouth, might save his words again.

“That’s when I met my first love.”

This time I had no choice but to show off. The first love of the man you love. If she hears that and she doesn’t react, she must be an emotionless woman.

And it bothered me that the time I met my first love was during the war. My older brother’s first love, but a first love I’ve never seen.

‘No way.’

A word flashed through my head at the moment, but I tried to shake it off.

“I left first because I was not enough.”

But my brother put it in his mouth first. A faint smile appeared on her lips, but her eyes contained a sadness that could not be hidden.

My older brother continued with a smile.

A bureaucratic life that started as a member of the Inspection Department, a sudden promotion to team leader, and a sudden participation in the war.

“Where did all those things come from?”

Especially when talking about other team leaders who were recorded as 6 swords in textbooks, he smiled even deeper. Like that was the most fun. As if reminiscing about that time that can never go back.

“I’m not normal, having been in a relationship between them.”

Of course, when talking about Hecate among the six swords, he smiled broadly beyond the level of a smile.

Seeing that, she felt envious. Hecate was really loved. He must have been the man that my brother loved so much. At the same time, his heart ached. When the person he loved so much left, what the hell was he feeling.

But he said nothing. It’s a big disrespect for you to sympathize with your brother who is talking nonchalantly.

“…Ah, I forgot to tell you something important.”

My older brother, who was enjoying himself in the memories, changed the subject belatedly as if he had remembered something.

“As I said before, I didn’t eat cookies until I came to the academy after the war.”

Hearing that, my body energized without realizing it.

If you suddenly don’t put something in your mouth, it means that something happened. And whether I wanted to or not, I suggested cookies to such a brother.

“Even during the war, desserts were supplied. I had to eat sweets even for buying purposes.”

If you only chew hard bread, don’t you feel weak?

I just nodded at my older brother who added that. My brother didn’t really want an answer, but he said something else right away.

“There were cookies among them, but it’s embarrassing to even call them cookies. It was about pouring sugar into flour dough and baking it.”

Instinctively, I imagined the cookies my brother said. A loaf of dough with only sugar added, without any ingredients.

Can I… Call it a cookie?

“It’s still sweet, so I have to eat it. Even that was not enough, so I had to eat sparingly.”

The older brother who laughs. Although he seemed to be complaining with his mouth, he seemed happy just by looking at his expression.

“Hecate liked it. Knowing that, the others gave it to Hecate, and he gave it to me again.”

“…Precious cookies.”

“Yes. It was more precious than anything else.”

Now I get it. Even if you try not to know, if you hear such words, you will not be able to know.

From my older brother’s point of view, cookies are not just snacks. Food filled with memories and a reflection of love with the first love. And the cursed food that the brother who left his first love couldn’t bear to touch.

‘Idiot.’

I bit my lip. My eyes were burning with tears, but I held it in.

I made a big mistake with my older brother. Mujira hid behind a shield and ripped out his brother’s heart. From the moment I first met my older brother until now, all the way.

I can’t cry in front of my older brother. It’s too cowardly for the perpetrator to cry in front of the victim who should have cried.

“Sorry—”

“Don’t do it.”

The apology, which was too late, was blocked by my brother’s fingers and could not come out.

Index finger pressed lightly on the lips. My older brother still smiles.

“After that, I didn’t eat it because there was no one to give it to. There was no other reason.”

“Yeah, but I just…”

“Rather, it was nice to eat it after a long time. Who will get me some cookies?”

Seeing my older brother burst into laughter, the tears I had been holding back flowed.

I shouldn’t be like this. You shouldn’t run away by crying cowardly. I shouldn’t be so quick to apologize…

“Thank you, Louise.”

Besides, it’s no good to hear these words…

But my brother held my hand and looked straight into my teary eyes.

“It’s not empty words. I’m really grateful.”

I couldn’t look into my brother’s eyes like that.

What qualifications do I have? I just sprinkled salt on my brother’s wounds and fed him cookies every day, under the illusion that it was for him. Even if it’s like poison.

“The disconnected memories continued. I was able to see the present while covering the past.”

However, his hand grabbed my chin and carefully lifted it, and our eyes met again.

“You helped me when I might have been stuck in the past for the rest of my life.”

The older brother smiled warmly and took out a small case from his bosom.

“You might think it was a coincidence, a mistake, but it definitely helped me.”

And a hand untying the pink ribbon tied to the case.

“So now I have to give you a return.”

My hands started shaking. He couldn’t calm down when he saw what his brother had taken out of the case.

Ring. Obviously a ring It’s a strange shape split in half, but that’s why it’s all the more thrilling.

Because that’s the type of ring worn by the princess. Because it is a beautiful ring where two rings come together and become one.

“Can you accept it?”

It’s embarrassing, but I cried out loud.

***

I cried for a while, but in the end, I felt proud of myself when I saw Louise, whom I liked wearing Unit 3.

And I felt intuition that now is the time to bring out the words I had been holding back. Speaking at this timing, it’s perfect.

“Louise. Actually, I have something I want to say.”

“Yes! Speak!”

“…Now you don’t have to put strange ingredients in your cookies.”

“Ah…”

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Louise, who was fixing her ring, lowered her head slightly sullenly.

I’m sorry. Actually, I started feeling the taste a little while ago. I think I know why the members couldn’t eat it.

I’m sorry…