59 – lie
Edgar trudged out of the main house on his feet and headed for the back garden.
Originally, I should have gone to see Sylvia with Ariel, but the schedule got messed up.
The reason, of course, was the accident at the gymnasium that had just occurred.
It was a mistake, but when it turned out to be a sudden kiss, Ariel yelled at Edgar and demanded that Edgar not even follow him.
Normally, Edgar would have followed him to give him an apology, but today he couldn’t even dare to follow him because the mistake he made was so great.
The image of his childhood friend, whose face was dyed red and unable to say anything, was still clearly lingering in his mind.
‘driving me crazy.’
Edgar let out a deep sigh and hurried his steps weakly.
Mistakes aside, I didn’t have the courage to see Ariel in the future.
Amman, even though he was usually a childhood friend, he couldn’t help but harbor a dislike for a girl like Ariel.
Recently, Ariel’s behavior has become strangely open, and it was a difficult car, but Edgar’s heart was set on fire through an accident a while ago.
Only then will he not be able to use the excuses of being a childhood friend or a nabal from now on.
“Oh, Edgar! Why are you so weak today?”
When Edgar arrived in the backyard, Leonel, who had been walking for a while, waved at him happily.
Beside him, sure enough, Enya stood with her hands clasped together and a soft smile on her face.
“Uh, uh… I have a little business.”
“What happened? Do you have any concerns?”
“Nope. Thanks for caring, Enya.”
Edgar tried to reassure the two with a smile, but he couldn’t control his expression.
The two of them looked at each other and had a hunch that something was going on, but since he didn’t want to talk about it, they didn’t ask further.
“But weren’t we supposed to meet the princess’s friend today?”
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Leonel, who heard a brief schedule from Edgar yesterday, expressed his doubts.
“I thought it might be okay to leave. I came here to get some fresh air.”
Edgar came out to organize his thoughts, and when he saw the two now lovers, Edgar sighed again.
I was suddenly worried that if I was with this couple, my heart would become more troubled.
“yes? I heard that you always go out with the princess, but that’s a big deal.”
“Sometimes there are days like this.”
Shrugging his shoulders, Edgar noticed Creed walking behind him and greeted him.
Creed, who only raised his hand to greet him lightly in his own way, looked at Edgar with a hand on one side of his waist as if asking for something.
“Because Sylvia is here. They let the two of them play together and I came out for a while.”
“yes? Then, why don’t you at least have a sparring with Leonel while you’re here?”
“Dalian?”
Edgar tilted his head at Creed’s sudden request.
The two of them had sparred a few times before, but since Creed was a good teacher, sparring with him was more helpful in improving their skills.
Nevertheless, the fact that Creed made such a request must mean that there was a reason.
When Edgar inadvertently moved his gaze to Leonel, he grinned and confessed that he was the culprit.
“I’ve been wanting to hang out with you for a long time. Are you fine? Edgar.”
“you? It’s a big deal.”
“Before becoming the knight commander, I thought that if there was someone I could target, it would be you.”
At Leonel’s enthusiastic answer, Edgar smiled as if he finally understood.
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Leonel had always told Edgar and others around him that his goal was to become a knight, and above all, to rise to the position of captain, which is said to be the pinnacle of knighthood.
In other words, in order to aim for the top spot, Edgar thinks of a rival that needs to be defeated first.
To Edgar, this was quite surprising.
I knew that he was considering the leader of the knights as his final destination, but I had never heard of him being the target before advancing.
“Leo always said. He wants to become strong quickly like Edgar.”
“yes? This is embarrassing. I’m not the kind of person to hear something like that.”
When Enya came forward to prove the fact, Edgar scratched the back of his head shyly.
It was a happy yet embarrassing story for him, who is still acutely aware of his own shortcomings.
Besides, I don’t know if it’s a younger brother with a big age difference, but hearing this from a friend of the same age made me feel that way even more.
“Okay then, shall we stick together for the first time in a while?”
“… … .”
When Creed handed Edgar one of the wooden swords he had just brought, he grabbed it and showed his teeth with a warlike smile.
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Leonel put strength into the hand that was holding the wooden sword at the fighting spirit that grazed his skin.
When I told Creed that I wanted to fight Edgar, the words he said lingered in my head.
‘Bumped with death momentum. With your current skills, you’ll only have to win one game or not.’
For Leonel, who had huge ambitions, it was a very shocking statement.
It meant that even if he fought to the death, it would be difficult to reach Edgar now.
At first, I was dubious, but I could definitely feel it when I saw it face to face and felt it with my skin.
Then let’s fight to the death and win at least once.
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Leonel set his target low, then rushed towards Edgar, who gave up the first attack.
* * * * * * *
Edgar returned to the castle after sparring with Leonel.
Still, perhaps thanks to the sweat, I felt like my head was more organized than a moment ago.
Because he couldn’t avoid it forever, meeting Ariel was the most urgent thing for him.
Just as Shuri was approaching from the other side, he lightly raised his hand in greeting and asked a question.
“Ah, Shuri. What about Ariel?”
“You are still with Miss Sylvia.”
“yes? It takes quite a while.”
He had heard that Sylvia would be staying for two days, so his expectation that the conversation would be short was wrong.
‘Or is it that he doesn’t want to meet me yet.’
A small shadow fell on Edgar’s face thinking that it wasn’t an impossible story.
Having gone through such an accident, Ariel will need time to rearrange her thoughts and face her face.
Edgar thought there was no need to think too fast, and shared the luggage Shuri was carrying.
“Even, until you need help from the young master… … .”
“Anyway, if Ariel isn’t around, what’s the point of playing and eating? More than that, titles are still busy going back and forth.”
“Ehehehe… I’m too sorry to call you ‘Mr. Edgar’ now.”
Shuri smiled awkwardly with her tongue sticking out.
This is because Edgar has secretly been favored by Yulken in the castle since he made a remarkable contribution to removing the core of the Loveheim family.
Of course, Yulken didn’t announce this in front of many people, but the people in the castle, including his retainers, couldn’t be unaware of it.
That’s why Shuri used to stick to the title ‘Mr. Edgar’ even because of Ariel’s orders, but at some point it became difficult to do so.
Originally, he wanted to return to the old title of ‘Confucius’, but Helene asked in a calm tone one day that ‘Confucius’ was hard, so how about ‘Bocchan’.
Shuri wasn’t stupid enough to not know the meaning of the words, so he accepted it and became the current title.
“Call it what you feel comfortable with. But don’t act like I noticed and call you a young master. The tone is perfect now.”
“Yes I will. Because the lady said it too. Master Edgar doesn’t like being too polite, so I thought it would be better to be a little more comfortable.”
“Did Ariel say that?”
Hearing this for the first time made Edgar’s eyes wide open.
Shuri nodded with an innocent face and cautiously spoke about Ariel’s hidden side.
“Don’t you know, Bocchan? The young lady talks a lot about the young master.”
“I thought you would only curse at best.”
“Phhh, even if you see the young master from time to time, he’s innocent.”
Of course, it’s not that the owner doesn’t gossip about him.
However, Ariel’s way of talking was to take sides at the end even when gossiping.
‘Is it okay if I help you a little?’
It would be a disqualification as a servant to show the master’s personal parts, but wouldn’t it be forgiven for stepping out for the master’s future?
With those thoughts in mind, Shuri cleared her throat and began to tell more of the story between the two of them that she had shared with Ariel.
“You always talk about the young master. For example, what the young master bought me today or what he told me about. Are you telling me even the most trivial things in detail?”
“… yes?”
Edgar was embarrassed for no reason and scratched his cheek with his index finger, avoiding his gaze.
I knew that Ariel was not being honest, but hearing the truth in front of me like this made me feel really strange.
If possible, I want to hear more of the story as it is, but hearing these words in the absence of the person concerned made it difficult to do so because of the accumulated guilt.
“But where should I take this?”
“Ah, everything is here. It’s right in front of you.”
In the end, when he subtly changed the topic, fortunately Shuri caught on.
When she replied, pointing to the hallway that passed through the drawing room, Edgar sighed in delight and pretended to be calm.
bang!
It was immediately after that that the commotion broke out.
“I told you not to come after me!”
“Ah, Ariel! That’s not the front! Look ahead!”
Suddenly, the door to the parlor opened violently, and Ariel jumped out and charged toward the two of them.
Sylvia belatedly tried to dissuade her, but by the time Ariel turned her head, Edgar was already at close range.
thud.
In the end, Ariel, who couldn’t slow down, collided with Edgar, and things he and Shuri were carrying spilled onto the floor.
“eww… Ariel, are you okay?”
“… … .”
Despite this situation, Ariel didn’t scream a word, let alone apologize.
No, I didn’t exactly spit it out.
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Laying Edgar on the floor like a carpet, she lay face down on it, feeling the heartbeat in her chest.
“Hey, what are you doing? Did you get hit hard?”
“I-I’ll bring the doctor!”
After letting out a hiccup, Ariel looked down at Edgar in silence.
Surprised by this, Edgar, wondering if he had hit her head, reached out and touched her forehead.
Shuri hurriedly went down the stairs to call the doctor in the castle, and Silvia just watched.
“hahahaha… … .”
Ariel, on the other hand, had no time to answer Edgar’s worried questions.
I don’t know if it’s because of the candy I just ate, but it’s because I felt something wriggling inside my body, passing through the pit of my stomach and slowly rising up my throat.
‘I want to talk, I want to talk.’
Ariel broke into a cold sweat and struggled to overcome that desire, but she felt that she was gradually reaching her limit.
‘What will happen to me if I spit out these words?’
Even if he conveyed his true feelings, he did not like this method.
At least, I wanted to convey my heart to him with my own will without borrowing outside power.
But the moment he puts these words into his mouth, even the most foolish man will have no choice but to know.
If so, what should I do? Is there any way to overcome this situation?
Within a short period of time, turning the thought circuit as much as possible and continuing her thoughts, her eyes soon opened to the size of a fire.
There was only one way.
“Ed, I’m fine… Listen carefully.”
“Are you really okay? Are you sweating like this?”
“Yes. Because it’s really okay… … .”
actually not okay But somehow he spits out lies.
And the moment she realized that it was possible to lie even if she ate the candy from earlier, Ariel opened her mouth again without delay and explained the situation to him.
“I just ate the strange candy Sylvia gave me.”
“candy?”
Edgar knew that Sylvia brought all sorts of things, but he didn’t know what this situation had to do with candy.
In order to further explain this, Ariel continued her explanation with difficulty, keeping her true heart that seemed to jump out at any moment.
“Yeah, so… Words I don’t want to say keep coming out… . understand? It is not my will to speak from now on.”
“Uh, uh… … .”
“I hope you understand. So… … .”
When Edgar nodded like a broken marionette and expressed his affirmation, Ariel’s eyes changed at that moment.
As if the last shackles binding her reason had been released.
Then, as if her strength had run out, Ariel, who fell on top of Edgar’s body again, brought her mouth to Edgar’s ear.
It’s fine now. Because I made an excuse so that I could get out at any time.
This isn’t your true heart. It’s just a lie spouted out by the effect of candy.
So anyway,
“I love you, Ed… … .”
You can tell him this.