130 – A one-step quick meeting
The relationship between the two was something that no one in both families knew about, so what happened just a moment ago was not a very surprising sight.
However, as for Ariel, she still couldn’t raise her face because she was a little embarrassed that she was hugged by a man in front of her future parents-in-law.
‘It’s a very strange value.’
Ariel wringing her hands with her ears red.
Edgar, who was watching her from the side, smiled bitterly at her still unknown notion.
It’s okay to kiss your lips at a ballroom where other people’s attention is focused, but it’s embarrassing to be hugged in front of your lover’s parents-in-law.
It was because it was a really difficult standard to understand, at least in terms of the values he had.
“Don’t stroke it. I’m ashamed… … .”
Seeing Ariel counting the patterns carved on the table without a promise, Edgar quietly reached out and stroked her hair, and she rebelled, raising her blushing face.
stroking it is good, of course, but the heat on my face doesn’t go away, and it was unclear when my complexion would return if I received this additional blow.
“What are you ashamed of? My father and mother know everything.”
“… That and this are different.”
“is it?”
It was a word that Edgar couldn’t understand, but he didn’t add any more because he thought he had his own reason.
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Looking at the two people who fell into their own world even in the midst of so many people gathered, Yulken smiled happily instead of feeling uncomfortable.
Perhaps it was because Ariel had such a tough personality that she thought she needed a man to hold the reins, and the more I looked at them, the more I thought they were a really good pair.
“Hopefully, thanks to the two of them, the relationship between the families will become closer. You’re going to be your son-in-law soon, so don’t think too hard about it.”
“Woe, this is an embarrassing word. Majesty.”
When Yulken, who was sitting in the seat of honor, spoke to Lansel and Catria, the two hurriedly lowered their heads.
Thanks to Helene’s consideration from a young age, Edgar and Ariel were able to grow up as close friends, forgetting about family relationships.
Even this would be embarrassing, but now, on top of that, you’re paying attention as the next son-in-law.
It was true that from the position of a lower person, I couldn’t just be happy, and it was somewhat burdensome.
“Come to think of it, it was too late to thank you guys. Please wait a moment.”
Yulken secretly called the attendant next to him with a wink and nodded.
Since it was a matter that had been discussed in advance, the attendant immediately nodded and left the drawing room again, returning with the other servants holding something in their arms.
Even pretending, it wasn’t an ordinary thing.
The luxurious pockets were dazzlingly filled with gold ingots and jewels, and the only things the servants brought while struggling were luxurious artworks that were difficult to even estimate their value.
Without stopping here, the servants who left the room again came back with even more jewels than before.
The members of the Billhark family, like no one else, just watched this scene dumbfounded.
“Your Highness, this is… … ?”
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Lansel, who was the first to come to his senses, opened his mouth and looked at the wealth filling the room and asked what it was.
In fact, there was a part that I could guess to some extent, but anyway, it was a heavenly difference from hearing it from the mouth of the person concerned.
“It’s a token of thanks. Of course, this will not be enough to repay you from the standpoint of having your life saved, but this is my personal reward, and I will separately conduct a non-gong peddling in public.”
In other words, it meant that all these riches, which the lesser families could barely see after dozens of generations, were gifts given in appreciation of Edgar’s achievements.
When Helene added that this would not be enough, but it was conveyed in the sense of accepting only her heart for now, even Edgar, who had not been swayed by trivial things, was dumbfounded.
‘no wonder. He didn’t say anything.’
Even second to Helen, Edgar felt strange because Yulken, who was more thorough than anyone else in his work, did not pretend to want to repay him for some reason.
It wasn’t that I was expecting a reward, it didn’t matter, and it was something I didn’t want, but somehow I felt that it wasn’t like him.
But I never thought I would have hidden such a trump number.
“Perhaps he would not accept this wealth at all costs. Even if it makes me uncomfortable.”
Yulken saw through Edgar’s character in advance.
Bonama or he did not expect anything in return, and he expected that he would feel repulsed by the situation itself in which he was rewarded with money for saving his lover’s father.
So I wrote this number.
“Of course, I don’t mean that you reveal your riches. It’s because I believed that he would more calmly recognize the value of this wealth and accept it for the sake of my face.”
This was just as Helene had advised.
Unlike her, Yulken had little contact with the Bilhark family, so he did not know the personalities of the other two except for Edgar.
That’s why he asked Helene what to do if he reciprocated, and she advised him to call Edgar’s parents, not Edgar, to repay him.
“It’s not that many, but I think it will definitely be of use in reviving the family.”
“… … .”
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Lansel was about to say that he had had enough, but he kept his mouth shut and stared blankly at the treasure piled up in front of him.
Obviously, these are objects given in appreciation of Edgar’s achievements.
I wouldn’t become a shameless person just because I received these things, but considering Yulken’s position, accepting them might be the right direction.
However, Lancel really thought about whether it was right for him to step forward in this situation.
He is no longer a newborn baby, but a son who has definitely undergone a coming-of-age ceremony and has reached the age where he can take care of his future path.
Therefore, I thought that the choice of whether to receive this reward or not would be the outcome that he had to make.
“Ed, what do you want to do?”
“Are you talking about me?”
“yes. Even though His Highness asked me and your mother, even if you think about it, it doesn’t seem like it’s a matter for us to decide.”
Abandoning his usual slightly relaxed tone, Edgar fell silent for a moment at the sight of his father asking in a rather serious manner.
It wasn’t that he didn’t know the value of these riches.
I didn’t want to turn it down just because I didn’t want anything in return.
To put it bluntly, he was reluctant to accept these, feeling that he had only now repaid what he had received.
“Ed, how about accepting it if possible. If you refuse like this, your husband won’t be able to see you either.”
“Your mother is right. Even if you do something without expecting anything in return, if the merit is great, you will be fully rewarded, right? It’s your intention that matters, not the result.”
When Edgar showed signs of hesitation, Helen and Ariel stepped forward and urged him to make a choice.
Because I had seen him for so long, I knew his feelings well enough. However, their opinion was that it was okay to take a step back this time.
Edgar, who was drooling at this, smiled lightly and eventually raised his head.
Then he met Yulken, Helene, Ariel and other members of the Loveheim family one by one and cautiously opened his mouth.
“I’m sorry, but can I just say something?”
“Of course.”
When Yulken gave permission, he let go of the rhyme without the slightest hint of hesitation.
To finally reveal the thoughts I had for a while.
“I thought of Helen, who had taken care of me from before, as another mother. It was all thanks to the grace of his wife that Ariel and I were able to have the relationship we have today.”
“… … .”
“And since I came and stayed here, I even began to receive grace from Your Highness, so I made up my mind to repay it someday.”
This was Edgar’s sincerity.
It wasn’t a lie made up because it was burdensome to receive this much treasure, and it wasn’t a lukewarm flattery to paint the two people’s faces with gold.
It’s just that the opportunity came and recited the sincerity that I hadn’t had the chance to reveal until now.
That was all.
“So, I think you can think of this as a way to repay the kindness I’ve received so far. Rather, I was apologetic for not being able to give anything in return until now, but now I think I can lift my face.”
“… Too much humility is arrogance. My wife and daughter probably think so too.”
Yulken knew how much the man in front of him had done so far.
It was he who saved his daughter from an assassin who broke into the castle and unraveled the tangle of family affairs.
That’s why I was thinking that I received a lot from him, but on the contrary, I thought he would say that he received a lot.
In Yulken’s eyes, it was all the more amazing that he seemed to be saying that from the bottom of his heart.
“Even if so, my opinion remains the same.”
“Then you mean you won’t accept these either.”
“Yes, but I want you to know that I am not saying this to disparage your honor.”
When Edgar, concerned that there might be a misunderstanding, added, a faint laugh formed on Yulken’s lips.
“No matter how stupid I am, I don’t think so. It’s just that I won’t be able to see you anymore.”
“This is what I want to say. I’ve never been familiar with seeing Your Highness, but now I can raise my head.”
“is it. Then, it means that now we can stand at eye level with each other.”
Yulken never thought so, but after Edgar spat out what he wanted to say, he glanced in the direction of Lansel and Catria.
The two of them were smiling proudly, as if they were proud of him, with eyes that didn’t care at all that their son had turned down this wealth.
“As I said before, we will have a non-gong peddling ceremony sooner or later. Even if you see my shame, please accept that.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Apart from repaying him personally like this, it is Yulken who loses his honor if he does not praise Edgar in public.
That’s why Edgar didn’t intend to refuse that much, so he calmly nodded.
Yulken, who stared at him blankly, opened his mouth with an uncharacteristically mischievous smile.
“Somehow I think I know what you’re thinking.”
“If you think… … ?”
“Anyway, if you marry our daughter, all the treasures of the Loveheim family will come in. If that’s the case, isn’t it the intention to save face and keep the trust of my wife and I, rather than being greedy for this riches?”
“… Yes?”
Edgar responded in a bewildered voice, but Ariel let out a low exclamation and glanced at him.
With eyes as if he hadn’t known that he had looked out that far.
“Have you already thought about getting married? He said he wasn’t interested in me… Did you have that in mind too?”
“Oh no I… … .”
Edgar waved his hand in an unexpected direction, showing a clear expression of bewilderment, and a delightful smile appeared on Yulken’s lips.
Unless he was an idiot, I never thought that Edgar would do this with such thoughts in his heart.
I just tried to make a small joke to evoke the atmosphere that was trying to get a little heavier.
“I can’t decide too quickly, but I think it’s best to do it as soon as possible. How is Ariel?”
“I like being as fast as possible. That way, it will be easier for me to keep it next to me.”
“What am I?”
Ariel’s last remark made Edgar take a stand, but the effect was negligible as he was overwhelmed by the atmosphere of the Loveheim family.
“How are you guys? It can’t be decided unilaterally only on our side, so I wonder if it’s better to set a date and set a date.”
“I will follow your will.”
When the arrow went back to Edgar’s parents, who were sitting still, the two of them hurriedly responded with their pale complexions.
It was not easy to imagine the son they had and raised would truly become a member of the Loveheim family.
Even though Ariel and Edgar are lovers, it was a topic that was embarrassing for the two people who thought it was impossible.
“Since we will become in-laws someday, let’s come over often and build friendships. It would be nice if I could go to Ardenum myself, but the schedule doesn’t match yet.”
“Woe, that is an embarrassing word. If you call me, I will come anytime.”
To think that a big man like Yulken would stop by Ardenum. The news alone made Lancel feel dizzy in front of his eyes.
It would be more comfortable to lead a wagon to Hespania, but I had to prevent that somehow.
“Catria, it’s been a long time, so why don’t we go over there and talk separately? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, but I haven’t been able to talk to you.”
“Yes, yes… wife.”
And on one side, there was always a somewhat uncomfortable conversation going on.
If Edgar and Ariel got married, it would be a sense of distance that would be resolved someday, but from the perspective of the Billhark couple, the Loveheim couple were no different from being far away.
“Bah, it’s boring.”
“Boring? okay. Then shall we go out and play? Sonia.”
“Ugh!”
The two of them, who watched the conversation between the adults from a distance, were guided by Sonia’s hand and eventually left the drawing room.
“Can I hold Sonia with one hand?”
“If you do it wrong, you will fall. Be patient.”
“huh… … !”
On the way, when he didn’t hold her hand because he was holding Sonia, there was a small incident where Ariel complained, but somehow he managed to get over it.
‘Every day must be difficult.’
What should I do with this princess who is jealous even of her younger sister?
Thinking that he had to come up with a countermeasure somehow, Edgar gently pulled Sonia’s cheek in his arms.
It seemed that a rather turbulent time would continue until his parents returned to Ardenum.