3. Asherah Glade – (5)
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“No matter what you think, I have nothing to say.”
I was ashamed.
She even felt that she had sinned against the young lady.
It is said that there was no evil intention, but that he put his hand on the body of a sleeping lady.
The fact that he did that to the lady and not to anyone else….
That kept bothering me.
“So… You don’t have to answer heavily. I just wonder what you were thinking when you reached out to me.”
On the contrary, Ashera was taken aback by Ed’s appearance and said nothing was wrong. Rather, it was difficult for Ed to face Ashera’s gaze.
Even though she wasn’t hiding her meaning or making excuses, her blue jewel-like eyes were reflecting herself so clearly.
That’s why she had no choice but to say it as if she were confessing it without glossing over her actions.
“Believe it or not, she seems uncomfortable with the lady having her sleep, trying to straighten her lady’s disheveled hair… ….”
Even though she cuts off her words halfway through, she forces herself to swallow her heart, which feels like it will sigh for no reason, wanting to believe her words.
However, despite my words, she spoke as if she understood without any selflessness.
“Yes. Because it’s Ed, not anyone else… Believe.”
It was difficult to read her emotions when she spoke with a light smile.
I could understand that he had no intention of blaming himself or criticizing his actions, but the meaning contained in the words themselves was so meaningful that if the target was a man other than himself, he could misunderstand the meaning. One word.
Before she could even chew on the meaning of the words, she heard a soft tone.
“So, are you feeling okay?”
She still had the heat lingering around her body and the heat continued to obscure her gaze, but she didn’t want to cause any concern.
Because she was like that, she said it was something that time would solve, so she vaguely opened her mouth.
“Because time will naturally solve it… It’s not like the lady cares that much. And she belatedly asks… Why are you in my room, lady?”
“You… I must have fallen asleep while nursing because I was worried.”
Carefully stroking his hands that are still touching, he speaks softly.
Asera said that, her appearance was full of emotions like worry even from her appearance.
In the end Ed had no choice but to look at Ashera at Ashera’s coquettish appearance.
“….”
Who could see such an appearance in a young lady?
Seeing her sincere concern for herself, she couldn’t help but lose her gaze.
From her blue hair, which is trimmed to her shoulder line instead of her long hair held up to her waist, to her expression embracing various emotions, each one feels new.
It’s as if she’s not the girl he knows….
That’s why she couldn’t take her eyes off her.
If the figure of a young lady with long, glossy blue hair reminds us of an elegant noblewoman, the figure of her now 20-year-old girl with blue hair that extends to her shoulders He seemed to feel a freshness appropriate to his age.
“Ed? Are you really okay?”
Seeing Ed staring blankly at her, she seemed to be concerned about something. Instead of her answer, she nodded her head at the figure of Ashera, which she brought out anxiously.
She felt like she was about to make another mistake by opening her mouth.
Even if she casually handed over her words, even if the placenta, a knight of the Gleard family, risked her life, he seemed to understand at this moment.
‘But something….’
You can feel the soft hand of a young lady in your hand. Even recognizing the hand, Ed couldn’t get rid of the thought that something was different about Ashera.
The way she casually held her own hand, the way she spoke that was different from usual, and even her current appearance.
She wondered if something had happened while she was away for several days.
When I thought of the young lady who was not shaken by anything, everything that had just happened felt strange.
It seems that there is a lady in her room at this late hour, and even though Lady Ashera, who is no one else, is in her room at this time, there is no way that no one in her family will stop her.
How can I use my skills to help Lady Ashera… I had never done anything like that, but there must have been something called an outside gaze.
For a woman who has undergone adulthood to be in her man’s room at night, in itself, it is not a good thing in the eyes of her vassals or servants.
Moreover, if the target was Lady Ashera, she was favored by everyone even in the Glead family.
“Even so, it is very late. I’m fine, so go to my room… Coke!”
She recognized it, and the moment she cautiously opened her mouth, she unconsciously forced herself to gasp for her own breath.
The feeling that the heat that had been swirling around her body swelled as if it had been greeted by a crab.
The hot heat that fills my whole body keeps interrupting my thoughts as if cutting off my thoughts.
As the boiling heat begins to fill the whole body again, the consciousness is released in a daze.
“…… Ed!?”
She opened her mouth at the sight of the young lady urgently calling her in the blurry gaze.
Kooung!
Her moment felt like something huge was hitting her chest.
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ㅡㅡ!!
It’s like hitting yourself in the chest with a huge hammer… He was unable to utter a word at the sudden suffocation of her breath.
Ashera looked at Ed, who paused while opening her mouth, looking at her strangely for a moment.
“Chi, I’ll call the healer right now!!”
The figure of the lady leaving the seat in a hurry seemed very slow, and at the same time, he lost consciousness as if he was about to collapse from the pain that continued to knock on her chest.
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A gloomy scene was seen through the blank consciousness.
The appearance of an unforgettable luxurious palace.
A beautiful garden located on one side of the splendid palace.
And I see children running among the bushes in the garden.
Through the mysterious silver hair, the child with bright red eyes like blood was smiling brightly.
At first glance, it looks unusual, and the moment I saw it, I realized that each and every one of the clothes the child was wearing were luxurious fabrics.
However, what stood out more than the flashy clothes was the bright smile of the child, not even a spot to be found.
The blonde child, who held her hand as if being dragged around by that silver-haired child, seemed cautious about her every move.
She was staring at her silver-haired child with a worried expression on her face that made her look like she was not a child at all.
It was as if the silver-haired child was trying to keep her feet in line, as if she were going to get hurt, but also tried to control her speed so that the silver-haired child wouldn’t run too fast.
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A series of sights.
Just watching the two children running around the garden made me feel strange.
A fiery emotion seemed to take hold of his heart between the blurry consciousness. Just by looking at that scene, she seemed to be looking at something she shouldn’t have seen….
The silver-haired child in the scene casually splashed water at the blonde child as he dipped his foot into the lake that stood on the side of the palace.
The blonde child who was hit with water splashes water on the silver haired child, shouting something with a lively smile.
After a while, the two children, who were completely soaked in water, chatted in a nearby bush as if they were exhausted.
Then what did you hear?
The silver-haired child is seen screaming, holding the blond child’s hand tightly as if to use her swarm.
A blonde child embarrassed by the silver-haired child’s attitude while talking.
For some reason, the children’s voices could not be heard.
That felt so strange.
The sound of splashing water.
Even though the sound of running through the bush was clearer.
Strangely, he couldn’t hear anything as much as the children’s conversations.
However, strangely enough, the figure continued to draw his attention.
I even felt as if someone had forcibly fixed me so that I could not take my eyes off the scene.
Even while staring blankly at the scene, I continue to wonder.
Why is this sight that he has never seen before attracting his attention?
It felt too vivid to be a dream, so it felt like reality.
But when she tries to move something, she doesn’t feel anything, as if she’s become an insubstantial being.
It was as if I had been subjected to an irresistible spell.
As if someone is forcing you to see this scene… However, his thoughts did not continue.
Suddenly, as if the blonde child had said something, the silver haired child tilted her head with her big red eyes wide open.
Afterwards, the blonde child caresses her child’s hair with a clumsy expression as the silver-haired child presses on as if to urge her.
A silver-haired child who was touched by a seemingly friendly child suddenly began to cry.
What is so sad about it?
She seemed to dislike silver-haired children to the point that even the viewer herself felt down. She continued to cry while holding the blonde child.
Her eyes, which glittered like red rubies, were messed up, and tears continued to flow down her child’s cheeks.
It must be a child he has never seen before, but strangely, he seemed to keep knocking on his heart.
The sight of the silver-haired child continuing to cry sadly continued for a while.
And looking at it felt so hard that I wanted to turn away.
But still, with the sense that his eyes were fixed, he had to look at the silver-haired child until he finally stopped crying.
The blonde child caresses the silver-haired child’s hair with sad eyes, and then gets up from her seat. The silver-haired child extends her hand and then stops.
It tickled his heart as if he wanted to hold on to the leaving blonde child, as if telling him not to go.
Let the blonde child leave like that.
Again, the silver-haired child started crying.
She couldn’t take her eyes off the silver-haired child when she suddenly seemed to hear a very subtle voice.
A very faint but earnest voice.
As if someone was calling him….
ㅡEd!
At the moment, he opened his eyes with excruciating pain as if his chest was bursting.
“Ugh.”
Involuntarily, I groaned and grabbed my chest. But even then, for a moment, everything felt unfamiliar.
I didn’t feel any pain in my chest as if it was an illusion. A strange feeling as if one’s own body is not mine.
“Ed!?”
A voice that sounds absolutely clear.
As she absently turned her head, she saw a beautiful woman with a surprised expression on her face.
A woman’s name came to mind in his still dazed consciousness.
ㅡAsera Glad.
And soon, it seemed as if someone was overlapping in Ashera’s appearance, but even that soon disappeared without a trace.
“Ed… what’s the matter? Why are you doing this? Still… Where are you sick?”
At the appearance of Lady Ashera who repeatedly asked, she slowly shook her head and answered.
It was like a dream, but it was like facing a mirage… He didn’t remember anything.
“… I don’t know either.”
In a daze, Ed felt all of this happening strangely, to the point that he even forgot her high regard for Ashera.
Just holding her hand lightly makes me feel an unprecedented sensation.
Her feeling is so familiar, as if it belonged to her originally….
“The healer said there was nothing wrong with your body…. However… But Ed, you haven’t woken up for days….”
Ed just accepted the girl’s body as she slowly leaned towards him.
And just like the child in the scene did.
Her
Her Ed’s hand wrapped around her before she even realized it.
“Please… Please, please, no more… No more pain.”
… After Ashera’s mournful voice mixed with crying, Ed’s hand slowly caressed her blue hair.