142 – Belated Confession
Ariel leaned against the balcony railing, leaning against the cool breeze.
It was a series of encounters and encounters to the extent that I wondered if I might have met more new people during the day than all the people I have ever seen.
It was fortunate that Edgar sometimes got attention, but if it wasn’t for that, he would have collapsed from exhaustion right away.
With a light smile at his use, which was more useful than he thought, Ariel calmly tidied up the fluttering hair.
“Ariel.”
“Ah, here you go… What, do you think I will stop drinking?”
As she was spending time alone, she turned her head to the familiar voice and saw him holding a glass in one hand.
Unlike other wine glasses, the outside was opaque, so the contents inside could not be seen, but Ariel expressed disapproval, wondering if she had brought another drink.
“Will I give you a drink? Drink some water and wake up.”
“Was it like that? I’ll have a good drink anyway.”
Edgar, who smiled and handed the glass, came over and leaned against the railing in the same way.
I shared a glass with everyone I met, and I got quite drunk, but I felt like I was getting drunk a little bit because I was blown by the cool wind here.
“When are you going to go to Hilldeck?”
“Wouldn’t it be okay to write Morena? There will be some guests left until tomorrow.”
“but.”
The schedule for the succession ceremony ends today, but there was a high probability that those who live far from their home will start a little late.
First of all, Ariel did not rush to schedule a trip to Healdeck, as she had to watch all the guests leave as the inheritor of the family head.
Although, from Edgar’s point of view, there was still a sense of urgency even after two or three days.
“Aren’t you drinking too much? Drink while moderating.”
When Edgar smelled of alcohol, Ariel immediately bruised him and pinched his forearm.
There was a little bit of an intention to bully her, but it was a cute ploy to make sure that the pain would make her drunkenness go away a little bit.
“I was thinking of doing that, but when some people offered me a drink, I couldn’t refuse.”
“Well, even those idiots will recommend it in moderation if they have any sense… … .”
Having implied the simple word ‘idiots’ against an unspecified number of people who were about the head of each family, she held out a glass with a little water left to him.
“drink. Because I’m not very drunk.”
“I wasn’t particularly drunk either.”
“It’s okay, so hurry up. It smells like alcohol.”
When asked to drink, Ariel raises her voice in frustration as she wonders why not to drink finely.
With the effect of the magic potion, Edgar eventually overcame his stubbornness, accepted the cup she offered and drank the remaining water at once.
It was quite cold because it was just taken from the water, so it felt like my head was a little more refreshed.
“Then why did you bring only mine? like an idiot.”
Would it be that hard to bring two people’s worth of water on the way?
When Ariel bruised him in frustration, Edgar raised one corner of his mouth and smiled awkwardly.
In fact, there was a hidden back story here.
“You were originally going to bring mine too? But as I was taking care of you, I forgot about it.”
“… ‘I’m an idiot.’ Are you bragging?”
The ridiculous Ariel snorted in response, but couldn’t help the corners of her mouth go up.
How can you not be happy that the person you love has forgotten about you in order to take care of yourself?
“So it is. I guess what my father said before was right.”
“What did you say?”
“When you see someone you like, you think of that person first. He said he felt like an idiot at first.”
“That, is it?”
Ariel felt a slight sting, but she didn’t try to express it and responded in a calm tone.
Normally, Edgar might have noticed that little agitation, but today, because of his drunkenness, it passed without even him noticing it.
“My mother likes flowers, but my father has no interest in them. But when you were dating, you must have remembered your mother just by looking at flowers.”
“ah… … .”
It was certainly the same feeling she had felt when she was in the middle of realizing her feelings for Edgar and was confused.
It’s similar now, but at that time, whether I really saw flowers or the moon, I thought of him even when I saw the snacks Shuri brought.
He would like this taste.
That flower also bloomed in the garden of the villa of the Bilhark family where he lived.
The moon I saw with him before was a bit bluer and clearer. For example, it was like this.
“then… Are you like that now?”
“I told you. Originally, I was going to bring my own water, but as soon as I saw it, I thought of you. So I brought yours and came back, only then did I realize that I forgot mine.”
‘You’ve never been like this before.’ Ariel felt that he was especially lovable today.
I liked the fact that he took care of her and was bold even though he seemed a little playful on a daily basis, but this unexpected appearance he showed from time to time made her pound.
It’s as if a side of her that had been hidden for so long suddenly popped out.
The only thing I didn’t like about Ariel was, on what basis did she presume that she hadn’t experienced anything like that?
It is also a subject that I have seen all sides, such as being jealous or obsessive.
Ariel pouted her lips in displeasure and tapped him on the shoulder as he turned his back.
“there is.”
“… what?”
“There is. There’s no way it wouldn’t exist in the first place, you idiot.”
Ariel clearly showed her uncomfortable feeling while resting her chin on the railing.
As if to prove this, the two cheeks were puffed up.
“Why? Can’t I think of you?”
“Oh, no, it’s not that bad… What is it?”
At Ariel’s sullen tone, Edgar hurriedly waved his hands and asked again.
He wasn’t stupid, and I didn’t think Ariel really didn’t have that kind of experience.
If I had to express it, what he said a while ago was ‘You won’t be honest today.’ had to be interpreted as
Of course, even after they became lovers, there were many times when Ariel showed an insincere appearance in a really strange corner.
It means that while she was so honest when revealing her possessiveness toward him, she was not very active when it came to saying that she loved her or expressing her affection.
That’s why today, assuming it would be the case, she made a hole to escape by arguing, but rather, it worked in reverse.
It was an ironic situation indeed.
“I know. I always tell you not to look at other women, and I’m strangely disingenuous about things like that.”
It wasn’t that she didn’t look back at her actions.
The only reason I reacted a little sensitively to Edgar’s words was because I was worried that he didn’t really think so.
Ariel didn’t care if the love she gave him was greater than the love he gave her.
She could say with certainty that no one in the world would like him more than herself, and this was also the pride that supported her.
If there was only one concern, it was that he might not notice that she cared for and liked him so much.
“So today I’ll borrow the power of alcohol and tell you honestly. Wash your ears and listen carefully.”
Ariel sucked in the air around her as if taking a deep breath.
Then, after grabbing his hand leaning on the railing with her own to prevent him from escaping, he recited his feelings one by one in a low voice.
“I mean. I thought of you every night when I saw the teddy bear you bought for me when you came to Hespania. When you were in Ardenum, I lay in bed and thought I wanted to meet you in my dreams.”
“… … .”
“You know that’s all? Just looking at the moon reminded me of the night sky I looked up at in the garden with you, and it drove me crazy. I was wondering if I couldn’t go to Ardenum with any excuse tomorrow.”
Ariel decided to take this opportunity to reveal all the stories she had been hiding until now, even the old stories she hadn’t wanted to tell, even blocking Helen’s mouth.
Normally, I would never have done it.
Even if I was ashamed, I would never have said such a thing.
Because she was very vulnerable to such sentimental words and actions.
That’s why Ariel assumed that all of this was due to drunkenness.
When tomorrow comes, all these embarrassing memories will be gone, and I will return to my usual routine of arguing with Edgar.
It would be a look that would suit them more, but I thought that sometimes it would be okay to have fond memories like this.
“… OK, sorry. I didn’t mean it that way.”
“huh.”
After hearing about her endless memories, Edgar finally realized that he had made a mistake and offered a sincere apology.
Ariel snorted and shook her head.
However, when Edgar spread his arms and silently invited him to come, he pretended not to win and fell into his arms.
Their eyes were the last of their pride, but they still hadn’t met.
“Anyway, I’m dying of hatred… … .”
“You say you hate it, but you hug me?”
“Otherwise, you would have looked at me like an abandoned puppy again.”
Ariel’s sudden attempt to distort the facts made Edgar feel a little unfair.
To be sure, I had never looked at her like an abandoned puppy before.
On the one hand, it felt cute because I thought it was an excuse she made up with difficulty.
It couldn’t have been a princess who showed a lot of colorful charm, no, Her Highness.
“What should I do if I kiss someone I hate so much when everyone else sees them?”
“I know yeah. But it doesn’t matter.”
Ariel returned her averted gaze to its original state and looked up at Edgar.
By the time his face was filled with red eyes, I carefully lifted my tiptoe and kissed his lips.
It wasn’t the smell of alcohol that I had smelled a while ago, but I felt the unique sweet grape scent of wine.
If the usual kisses felt a little more fresh, today somehow it felt thick and dense.
Thinking that this might also be due to drunkenness, she muttered quietly with a pouty yet affectionate expression on her face.
“Even though I hate you, I love you.”
“… I’m glad that’s the case.”
This time, from Edgar’s side, he carefully supported her chin with his hand and lowered his head to kiss her.
Even the moon was ashamed of the young man and woman’s intense love affair and hid behind a cloud for a while.
It’s as if they’re trying to hide the two of them for a while so that no one can see them.