129 – get together
Time passed and Edgar finally got out of bed and became free again, but he couldn’t welcome it with open arms.
“Ed, where are you going?”
“Uh, uh… Wait a minute, His Highness called.”
Even after Yulken returned, the office was taken over by Ariel.
As a result, Edgar naturally came to stand by her side, and occasionally when he left the room on business, she would always ask:
“Are you coming soon?”
“maybe… do?”
The first person he met was Yulken, but there was no way he could arbitrarily decide when he would return.
So, when Edgar replied with a bit of a doubt, Ariel looked up at him with sharp eyes and repeated the words she had just spoken.
“… maybe?”
“I’ll be back soon.”
“yes.”
In the past, Edgar often counterattacked at least, but after he returned, the situation was rarely reversed.
It was also because Edgar couldn’t keep his promise to Ariel, so he had thoughts of losing for a while, but on the other hand, it was because Ariel’s eyes crossed the line of mere angst.
“Sigh.”
“You’re having a lot of trouble, Bocchan.”
Edgar let out a small sigh as soon as he left the office and closed the door.
Shuri, who was approaching with something in the trolley, witnessed this, and when he understood his grievance, he offered a small comforting word.
There was no consolation that felt so empty for him.
“If you know, try drying yourself.”
“Ah, but the Bocchan did something wrong too? If I were a young lady, I would have reacted similarly.”
“… Even so, they always ask me about skewers every time I go, but at this point, isn’t it an obsession?”
Edgar wondered if Ariel should receive psychological counseling, but Shuri, who had been watching her all along, gave a different answer.
“Please be patient. While the boy was lying down, the lady even drank alcohol that she hadn’t even drank. Rather, it is better now.”
“… Did you even drink alcohol?”
Edgar’s eyes widened when he heard the news for the first time.
He couldn’t help but be surprised.
It’s not like Ariel doesn’t drink at all, but it was true that she doesn’t drink alcohol unless there’s a specific reason.
“Yes, at night I have to drink until I can’t control myself so I can barely go to bed… Sometimes he would go to the boy’s room and cry.”
“… … .”
Ariel basically hated people who drank to the point of getting drunk.
That’s why, whenever Edgar was about to drink, he told him to drink in moderation.
The fact that she drank so much that she couldn’t even control her body must be because the reality was so hard.
To the extent that I can get some sleep only if I somehow forget it with alcohol.
It was so shocking that she, who always tried to face reality confidently, brought out the option of avoiding it.
“… Awesome. Having said that, there’s no point in calling me a bad guy.”
He scratched his cheek awkwardly, glanced at the door of the office for no reason, then turned his gaze to Shuri again.
Whatever the reason, it gave Ariel an unforgettable trauma.
However, I didn’t know that, and it was my mistake to try to pass it off in moderation, thinking that he must have had a hard time.
Of course, it’s true that Ariel’s policy was a bit tough, but he was the cause anyway.
“Ambit, but the lady wouldn’t think that far. Neither do I.”
“Still, it’s embarrassing. Of course, I didn’t think that it wouldn’t be possible to live together and not cry for the rest of my life, but… … .”
In life, there are times to cry and times to laugh.
That’s why Edgar never entertained vain delusions that he couldn’t fulfill even while thinking about the future with Ariel.
If there was anything I wished for, I hoped that the crying wasn’t because of it.
Even if you are sad because of something else around you, if he is by your side, you will be able to comfort him.
However, if that caused her to cry, then I couldn’t figure out how to care for her.
“Anyway, thank you, Shuri. Maybe we should talk to Ariel later.”
“Even if you’re Amman, you shouldn’t bully the young lady?”
‘Of course, I’m also in a position to bully them sometimes.’ Shuri smiled broadly.
Edgar smiled and nodded.
“I will try. I have to visit Her Highness for a while, so Ariel, please.”
“Yes, please be careful.”
As much as the last greeting, Shuri carefully bows deeply to see him off, and then carefully enters the office.
Ariel, who discovered this, rummaged through the piles of papers and briefly said, “Are you here?” he said.
When she seemed not to have heard the conversation she had with Edgar, Shuri let out a small sigh of relief and said, “Yes.” He replied and put the snacks he had brought on the table one by one.
Hopefully Edgar will come back soon before Ariel gets uncomfortable.
* * * * * * *
When Edgar went to the drawing room where Yulken was waiting, there was an unexpected guest.
It was a very familiar face to Edgar, but he didn’t expect to meet him here, so his face was perplexed.
“Cow, Sonia?”
“Ah-!”
Ajang. Ajang.
Despite the precarious step, the identity of the small baby who ran at full speed as soon as he saw Edgar was none other than Sonia.
Just as Edgar was about to ask himself why his sister, who should have been in Ardenum, was here, he belatedly saw a couple sitting on the sofa.
“Father and mother… What are you doing all this far away?”
In contrast to Lancel, who waved at Edgar with a calm expression, Katria, who was sitting next to her, finally let go of the emotions she had endured at the attitude of her son who did not know her parents.
“What a win! My son almost left his parents alone, but where in the world are there any parents who would be able to sit still!”
“I’m sorry.”
Edgar, who had never dreamed that the news had reached Ardenum, belatedly handed over an apology and hugged Sonia’s small body.
Certainly, the weight I felt was different from when I first saw him.
It was also strange to Edgar to see his little sister, who had only been lying in the cradle, toddling about, albeit a little clumsily.
But today, thinking about being nagged by my mother before I even had time to feel the joy of the reunion made my head dizzy.
“Welcome. Actually, I secretly called the two of you, but I don’t know if it would have been a good present.”
In fact, rather than being called by Yulken, the Billhark family was contacted when the timing was somewhat ambiguous, and the couple, who had heard the news about Edgar, had packed their bags and came.
Fortunately, it was after Edgar was conscious, so the two of them were less nervous.
If he had heard the news while he was not even fully conscious, Catria would have fainted on the spot, even if Lancel didn’t know.
“It’s a wonderful gift, Your Highness. Then why did you call me… … ?”
“Since it’s been a while, I called because I thought it would be nice to share time with my family.”
“I see. Umm… … .”
Of course, I appreciate that thought, but as for Edgar, I was worried about Ariel being left behind in the office.
I’m sure he’s thinking that he’ll come after talking lightly with Bonama and Yulken.
“Is there something going on?”
“Because Ariel said to come back quickly… … .”
“… I forgot about that. I’ll have to call my wife anyway, so let’s sing it together.”
Yulken immediately ordered the attendant who was waiting next to him to call Helen and Ariel.
Then, when he left, he called Edgar to his seat and sat on the sofa with Sonia.
“Anyway, he has grown up a lot. Have you ever seen a horse often?”
When Sonia, who was clinging to him, repeatedly spat out the word ‘brother’ with a weak pronunciation, Edgar, who was watching her happily, asked Lancel.
“then. In particular, how he understands the sound of eating snacks like a ghost.”
“That is a bit surprising.”
Maybe it’s because he’s still small, but he doesn’t seem to have a lot of appetite.
Edgar looked at Sonia’s face, thinking that perhaps Sonia was destined to become a glutton in the future.
Certainly, the cheeks were quite thick, so it seemed that one or two plates of meat could be stored there.
smart.
– Your Highness, I brought you two.
“Well, come in.”
Edgar was in the middle of playing with his sister when two females arrived, and he got up and went out to greet them.
tight.
As soon as he said hello to Helen, Ariel ran up to Edgar and hugged him.
Helene, who was watching this from the side, carefully covered her mouth with her hand and smiled happily even though she had a surprised expression on her face.
No matter what you do, it’s a positive thing that Geumseul is good.
“Ariel, since I have eyes, let go for a while… … .”
“You have seen your father and mother many times. suddenly.”
Even in normal times, Ariel never flinched or hid expressions of affection just because Yulken or Helene were watching, so it wasn’t particularly wrong.
But there was something she overlooked… … .
“No, my parents are here.”
“… … ?”
As Edgar’s unexpected remarks continued, Ariel’s body stiffened in an instant.
Then, with a creak, she turned her gaze and found Lancel and Catria, who were already seated.
Immediately after, a red aura rose from the tip of her chin, and her pure white skin took on the shape of Edgar’s hair.
“Mi, you should have told me earlier!”
“You rushed at me without even looking.”
“Yeah, but… … !”
Even if she did not hesitate to hit her lips in front of others, it was embarrassing to express affection in front of her future parents-in-law.
About 30 minutes after that.
Ariel had to count the number of patterns carved on the table without even having a proper conversation with the two people who had come to visit.