66 – Unexpected news
When the two of them had a year to come of age, unexpected news knocked on the gates of the Loveheim family.
This was the reason why I got on the carriage at an untimely time and left Hespania for a while… … .
“Because you don’t have to come.”
“What, do you mean you don’t want me to go with you?”
Edgar talks to Ariel with a troubled expression in the running carriage.
When Ariel responded in a brusque tone, I had to try to calm her down, asking if that could be the case.
Edgar didn’t say it out of simple thoughts like wanting to get away from her and be alone.
It was because he knew better than anyone else that every minute and every second was a waste for her, who would soon become an adult next year and had to jump into public affairs in earnest.
Nevertheless, when he heard that he would go to Ardenum with him according to his schedule, he was busy trying to stop him.
It won’t take long anyway, so please wait a moment. That’s how he calmed her down.
But Ariel’s answer to that was simple.
‘It didn’t take long, so that’s good. We can go together.’
Edgar, who was sunk in that one room, eventually had to make a schedule to go to Ardenum with Ariel.
Now that we are on the wagon together is the result.
“Besides, if it’s your family’s business, it’s also my family’s business. I mean, don’t look at me as someone who is too mean.”
“… … .”
The fact that Ariel, who was stingy with cheesy words, said this without the slightest embarrassment must mean that it was a statement that came from the heart.
Edgar was well aware of this, so he just nodded silently and held her hand tightly.
‘I didn’t expect it to be a younger brother all of a sudden.’
A letter from Ed about a month ago.
The content written there was nothing different, but the news that a new person had been added to the list of successors of the Billhark family.
It wasn’t even that she was pregnant just now, and she hid the fact that she was pregnant in case it would be a nuisance to her son, who was away on a long way, and only revealed it after giving birth this time.
How surprised Edgar was when he first heard this.
“Would you like a girl? Would you like a boy?”
“I think you somehow want to have a younger brother.”
Edgar, who was staring blankly at the ceiling while leaning on the backrest, still seemed to relive the startled feeling he had when he first saw the letter.
When Ariel asked, tapping him on the shoulder, in addition, Shuri, who had been silent and listened to the conversation, stepped in to help.
“Well, I never really thought about it.”
In the first place, he had never assumed that he would have a younger brother, so there was no way he had even thought about gender.
“I wish I had at least one younger brother.”
“Your brother to Shuri? I’m sure you’ll take good care of it.”
Ariel nodded in agreement as she imagined Shuri taking care of her little brother.
Even though she was always busy whining, the fact that Shuri had maintained her position as a lady-in-waiting all this time meant that Shuri liked to take care of others and had a good personality.
“Um, but I wish I was a younger sister.”
“younger sister? Why?”
Assuming he enters the Robeheim family, it would be better for the heir to be a son.
His answer was quite unexpected for Ariel, so he tilted his head and asked his thoughts.
“Before, I felt like you were my little sister. But not anymore, so I wanted to have a new younger sister.”
“That, is it? If that’s what… I wish I was a girl too.”
Even though he didn’t praise her, Ariel, who was somehow embarrassed, blushed slightly.
If it’s his younger sister, then he’s also her younger sister, so if you say he’ll treat her cutely later on, it’s clear that the younger sister is better.
For some reason, it seems strangely reluctant to deal with a boy.
“Oh, there will be a puppy when we arrive, so you will like it.”
“puppy? hit. Didn’t you say you’ve been there since before?”
“uh. It was very small then, but it may be a bit bigger now.”
Ariel’s fondness for animals was a fairly well-known story.
It was only a problem because the Loveheim family had Helene, who was weak against animals, so the premise of raising a puppy could not be established.
Still, there were stray cats and puppies that the guards used to play with outside the castle, and Ariel would occasionally survive watching them.
“You haven’t told your parents that you’re dating yet, have you?”
“Because I didn’t have time to talk. Besides, it’s not something that can be discussed lightly in a letter.”
“If that’s what you think… … .”
He said that, but deep down, Ariel was happy that he wasn’t taking his relationship with her lightly.
Today, I’m greeting you as a prospective daughter-in-law, not as a childhood friend who always stayed with you like a tomboy, so you should look good.
With that thought in mind, she turned her head slightly, and before she knew it, the image of Edgar, who was breathing softly with his eyes closed, came into her eyes.
“You must have been tired, too.”
“Why? Did something happen yesterday?”
Shuri looks at the sleeping Edgar and says as if she’s guessing something.
Ariel blinked her eyes at this question, and a bitter smile formed on her lips.
“The master asked me not to tell you, but… … .”
“… Are my orders more important or Ed’s words more important?”
“That’s it, young lady. That’s why I’m worried.”
Had it not been for Ariel, Shuri would have kept her mouth shut without even saying such a thing.
However, it was just something I brought up because I thought I should tell her.
“Actually, it seems that there are a few people within the family who have a negative view of the Bocchan.”
“You look bad… what does it mean?”
I just brought up the topic.
Shuri flinched for a moment at the murderous blood gushing out of Ariel’s body.
Even the reaction to the person he considered as an enemy was similar, in case someone thought it was the father and not the daughter.
Although Shuri had never seen Yulken on the battlefield, enough of his reputation came through his mother Sheppy.
“Excuse me, but could you lower your voice for a moment? miss. Maybe the young master will wake up… … .”
“… OK, tell me.”
It is of course important to lower your voice, but it was also like saying to kill your emotions.
Nothing will change if you get excited right now.
Shuri had already expected that Ariel’s eyes would roll when she said this.
So in this situation, it would be important to tell the story so that she could understand it as best as possible.
Of course, Edgar asked him to keep quiet about this, but Shuri was always Ariel’s squire.
That means that you have to prioritize Ariel’s happiness above anyone else.
It would be better if this fact was revealed belatedly and the owner blamed himself.
In the end, this was also a choice made for the happiness of the owner.
“Please keep this story a secret from the boy.”
“I will keep it a secret from Ed. I don’t know what to do with those beggars.”
Watching Ariel gritting her teeth and clenching her fists, Shuri felt that she was trustworthy.
It’s different from the girl who was always protected by her parents, family, and friends.
So I believed that I could tell this story with confidence.
‘I hope this leads to the result of the young lady protecting the young master.’
It must be necessary for the two of them to look at each other more straightly and move forward.
Shuri decided to play the villain for today.
* * * * * * *
Ardenum, which returned after a long time, was still the same.
Unlike Hespania, the warm air and green vegetation.
The scenery of the village I saw on the way was also full of friendliness rather than bustling.
It was Ariel’s first visit to Ardenum in nearly four years, so the feeling was all the more fresh.
Edgar used to drop in from time to time whenever he could afford it, but she stayed in Hespania all the time.
“Kkeuh, I can’t get used to riding a carriage anytime.”
Edgar, who stretched lightly, muttered to himself, loosening his stiff neck and shoulders.
It’s a shame because the time was shortened through the dimension stone, how much more suffering would have been if it wasn’t for that.
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Later, if I met the person who developed the dimension stone, I wanted to give it as a gift.
“Should I stop by the Magic Tower?”
“What are you doing in the Magic Tower?”
“… ! Wow, what a surprise.”
Ariel, who had heard him talking to himself, sneaked up to him and asked, Edgar’s body, unaware of this, floated in the air for an instant.
In case someone isn’t a genius, he taught me martial arts, and as the days go by, I get better at killing enemies.
Every time like this, Edgar would tell me to show up, but ‘Is there something you’re hiding?’ In response to the bloody reply, he often kept his mouth shut.
“What are you doing in the Magic Tower?”
“I heard that the person who developed the dimension stone is the current Mage Tower owner. I just wanted to show my thanks.”
“… Isn’t it because of the woman?”
The look in her eyes, saying that if she said nonsense, she would give her a leg club right away.
Edgar felt a chill run down his spine for an instant and hurriedly waved his hands.
“Women freeze to death. Was the current Mage Tower owner a woman in the first place?”
“I don’t know, I just did it. I don’t care who it is.”
“You are you too.”
Still, the current mage lord would have a higher reputation than the head of a decent number of aristocratic families, but the fact that she didn’t even know her gender was a part of her personality.
It was Ariel Loveheim, a woman who did not even pay attention to the objects that were excluded from her interest in the first place.
The three of them arrived at the door of the mansion, having such trivial conversations.
The guard guarding the entrance was about to say hello to Edgar, but when he realized the identity of the woman behind him, he stiffened.
“Did you go! young master!”
“I’ve been And since he doesn’t eat it, there’s no need to be so.”
“What beast am I?”
Ariel grumbled from behind, but Edgar tried to ignore it and asked to open the door.
As the guards standing on either side opened the gate in an orderly manner, two familiar figures from the opposite side came into view of the three.
“Two of you, too. I said you don’t need to be with me.”
“My son is coming home after a while, can you see that? Fool.”
“Iknow, right. I think this may have been the Bocchan’s misunderstanding.”
“Yes, yes. I am the one to kill.”
Edgar crossed the garden, lightly passing the porridge coming in from both sides, and exchanged greetings with his parents on the other side for the first time in a while.
“My son, welcome. Was it a lot of hard work on the way?”
“Come on. But did you bring the princess with you?”
“I will go up and tell you the details. Anyway, my mother was not feeling well, but she was with me for some reason.”
A faint smile formed on Katria’s lips at the behavior of her son, who did not even know her mother’s heart and hurt her.
“My son’s wife is coming, but as a mother, you can’t just stay at home. The weather was nice today, so I came out to see the flowers.”
“You can look in a mirror to see the flowers, but why do you have to go all the way to the garden?”
“Phud, the son is good at putting gold on his mother’s face. Even your father doesn’t say that anymore.”
Even if he said that, Edgar knew at least that his parents were very good at gold.
If Geumseul wasn’t so good in the first place, she wouldn’t have been able to give birth to a late baby.
In this way, the Billhark couple talked with each other for the first time in a while, and then hurriedly greeted Ariel, who had come closer before he knew it.
Ariel smiled at this, then held both sides of the hem of her skirt with both hands and opened her mouth in a discreet yet respectful tone.
but,
“It’s been a while. Father, mother.”
The only problem was that the contents were enough to make the spirits of the Billhark couple far away.