Episode 149 I want to touch it a little more
Episode 149 I want to touch it a little more
Emma came to our mansion around 10 am.
I was hanging out in my room, and as soon as Clinson told me the news, he immediately got himself out of bed.
After ordering him to bring me the lunch prepared by the chef, I immediately ran to the main entrance on the first floor.
“Emma. Good morning.”
“Yes. “Good morning to you too, Master.”
Emma greeted me with a gentle smile. I quickly approached her.
Then he looked Emma’s figure up and down lightly.
“Emma. “You came wearing a hairpin and a brooch today too?”
“That’s right, it’s a gift the master gave me.”
“You definitely look cuter with jewelry on.”
When I praised her with a genuine smile, both of Emma’s cheeks turned slightly red.
After a while, the chef instead of Cleanson brought us our share of lunch baskets. Emma also greeted the chef politely.
“Emma. Are you going to hang out with Master Luke today?”
“Yes.”
“hahahaha. “I might hear some good news from you soon!”
When Emma reacted with embarrassment, the chef laughed arrogantly.
He said goodbye to us and went back to the kitchen.
“Emma. Shall we set off for the Connell River now?”
“Yes, master.”
I held out my right hand towards her, and Emma naturally joined her hand with mine.
The baron’s carriage was already waiting outside the mansion.
I escorted Emma into her carriage first and then got into it.
“Please go to the Cornell River.”
“Yes, Master Luke.”
The wagon began to move slowly along the road.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been riding in such a nice carriage.”
Emma hummed her own song as if that alone made her heart flutter.
“Please know that it is thanks to me.”
“Of course. I am truly grateful, Master Luke.”
Soon after that, we broke out in laughter, no matter who came first.
It’s just a common joke, but strangely, when I’m with Emma, I keep laughing.
After I stopped laughing, I turned my head out the window.
Seeing the quiet and peaceful village of Nedville made me feel at ease.
‘In the next few years, you won’t be able to see this scenery again.’
I firmly set my goal of leaving the Eckhart Empire and settling down in Sergel Kingdom, but it still felt far away.
I wondered if it was okay to relax like this.
‘Persuading my father is also a problem… ….’
“Luke. “Is there something you’re worried about?”
Emma, who was sitting across from her, gave her a worried look.
“Huh? “Ah, I thought about something else for a moment.”
“That’s right. Why did your expression suddenly become serious?”
The carriage carrying us quickly left the village and entered a quiet country road. After traveling for another 20 minutes, we could reach the Cornell River.
“What do you want to do on the Connell River?”
After hearing my question, Emma let out a cute moan.
I stared at her red lips. With anticipation of what words would come out of those lips.
“I want to take a walk around the river.”
“Oh. “Isn’t it simpler than you think?”
“And if there is a ferry, I want to ride with you.”
“You get wet when you play, right?”
She asked in a playful voice, but unlike expected, Emma responded with a serious response.
“Can I do it?”
“If you really want to do it, I won’t stop you.”
“I’ll give it a try!”
Emma suddenly clenched her fists, showing her motivation.
…… Did I tell you to try it for no reason?
* * *
Arrived at the Connell River.
We laid out a mat in the shade of a tree and sat on it. I felt much cooler as I felt the cool breeze blowing along the river.
“It’s so good.”
Emma gently folded her eyebrows and she smiled.
As I was watching the flowing river, I had a desire to get some water. But she quickly gave up on that idea because she hadn’t brought a change of clothes and the river was quite deep. She
Instead she decided to do one of the things Emma wanted her to do.
“Emma. “Shall we take a short walk?”
“Yes! Good.”
We got up from the mat without any hesitation. Then, naturally, we walked slowly along the river, holding each other’s hands.
I slowly looked around.
A dirt road and green wheat fields spread out around the river, and behind them were a few houses.
It was a small village that did not belong to any territory.
It’s kind of like not being able to collect taxes from people like that.
‘Ah, I unknowingly remembered the tax.’
It is clear that he is too tired of the imperial duties. sh*t.
I have to focus on enjoying my vacation right now.
“It’s so nice to be able to relax like this.”
“You too?”
I asked, and Emma turned her head toward me.
“Yes. As you know, I usually can’t go anywhere because I’m working in the field.”
“In a nutshell, are you using me as an excuse to goof around?”
“Oh, no! My parents readily agreed.”
I giggled as I watched Emma desperately shake her hands.
“You know. “I was just joking.”
“Oooh. After working at the imperial palace, he seems to have become more mischievous.”
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Emma blew up the fire with a disgruntled look on her face. But in my eyes, she only looked like her sister.
After taking a moderate walk, we returned to the seats where we had laid out the mats.
After eating baguette sandwiches and finger foods carefully prepared by the chef, we lay down on the mat.
“The dessert was so delicious.”
Emma’s tone was filled with happiness.
“What about baguette sandwiches?”
“That was delicious too. “Tell the chef that it was a good meal.”
“Of course it should be.”
After hearing my answer, Emma let out a laugh.
Anyway, I’m doing really well now that I’m back home.
Yesterday I enjoyed the view from Nedville Hill, and today I lay down and relaxed in a shady spot by the Connell River.
Well, if you think about it, there is nothing we can do about it.
I haven’t had much time to rest comfortably in the imperial palace.
“Emma.”
“… ….”
Why is there no answer all of a sudden?
I turned my head to the right. Emma was fast asleep with her hands neatly placed on her stomach.
“… ….”
Without realizing it, my eyes were drawn to my chest rising slowly every time I took a breath.
What did you really eat to grow so big?
It wasn’t like this even a few years ago.
I turned my body sideways. This time Emma’s brown hair, spread across her mat, came into view.
I cautiously stretched out my hand. Then he gently picked up a few strands of Emma’s hair between his thumb and forefinger.
When I gently touched it, I felt something strange. It’s like you want to touch it more…….
‘No, instinct. ‘Go back to the corner.’
I quickly let go of her hair.
I guess I should just sleep like Emma.
I couldn’t think of any other way to solve this agony.
I lay flat again and closed my eyes. Feeling the pleasant breeze blowing gently, I slowly fell into sleep.
* * *
The time when Luke spends a leisurely time with Emma.
“Mr. Ilya, have you worked at the imperial palace for a long time?”
“Do you have a lover?”
Ileina was surrounded by the five maids of the Baron’s residence and being bombarded with questions.
“I’ve been working here for about 4 years now.”
For reference, the four years she is talking about were when she started working as a member of Luna. But the maids, who had no way of knowing this fact, could only look at her with envy.
‘Why are you looking at me with those eyes?’
This situation was uncomfortable for Ileina, but she decided to persevere in order to carry out Luke’s instructions.
“I have no lover.”
“Oh my, really? You are so pretty…….”
“That’s right. “If you’re Ilya, knocking down a man wouldn’t be a problem.”
“You say you knocked it over?”
Il Reina asked back, blinking her eyelids.
The expression ‘toppling over’ that she knew had only one meaning.
Knocking down the target to subdue it.
But the context seemed different from what I knew about the maids here talking about falling over.
“Yes!”
“I think if you put your mind to it, you can really make one or two men fall for you!”
“Ah… ….”
Ileina only then seemed to understand a little of the meaning of the maids’ expression of knocking over.
“This is my first time hearing something like that.”
“Oh my! Really? “It doesn’t make sense.”
Miti spoke first and the other maids immediately joined in.
Ilayna felt doubtful again at their reaction.
Because in her whole life she had never thought about her appearance.
But she didn’t think to ask that. Because I thought she would get tired if I brought up her words again.
“True. Mr. Illya, you came this time to serve our master. “Do you think Her Majesty likes our young master?”
As Mitty asked Ileina her question, the four remaining maids all focused their attention on her.
After a while, a very faint smile appeared on Ilaina’s lips.
It was something she knew very well because she always watched her Luke.
“Yes. “You are doing a really good job as the direct secretary.”
“As expected!”
“Well, our master did a really good job at the estate.”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
Seeing the maids at the Baron’s residence happy as if it were their own work, Ilaina felt proud for some reason.
“Come on! “Then shall we skip this now and start an event for Ilya?”
“Event, tyo?”
Despite Ilaina’s questions, her maids only smiled meaningfully.
As Meethi snapped her fingers in the air, two maids came from somewhere pulling a cart. Various decoration tools and accessories were placed on it.
“We are going to properly decorate Ilya. “Are you okay?”
“Ah… ….”
Il Raina revealed her embarrassment at the sudden situation. But her maids paid no heed to her and surrounded her.
“You can look forward to it because we will decorate it properly.”
Seeing her maids holding her make-up in her hands, Ileina felt genuine horror.
‘Secretary. Please come back soon… ….’