14. End of lingering – 04
It seems clear that the journey from the islands back to the Duchy of Estel was not a very friendly and joyful one.
Obviously, even at the time of leaving for the capital, the only people who could be called companions on this journey were Aria, my exclusive maid, and Iris, who could be said to be the main culprit of this incident. Could these two be added?
The four women around me, riding together in the same carriage and busy roaring at each other, made a great contribution to making me feel nervous as if I were sitting on a cushion of thorns.
because.
“What, do you have any complaints about the fact that I’m sitting here?”
“…no.”
“Then why are you looking at me like that? No matter how you look at it, it seems that your eyes are full of dissatisfaction. you always do He looked at me that way whenever there was something he didn’t like. I’ve been seeing you for years, did you think I wouldn’t know a thing like that?”
Bianca, who was busy complaining about me throughout the journey, who was so dissatisfied.
“…Bianca. Please don’t pretend to know me. When Cain is really dissatisfied with another person, his overall expression will subtly change. Of course, it’s really a very subtle difference, so it’s an element that people who haven’t been with him for a really long time don’t notice. Yes, as if you are working hard on a false leg.”
“…Are you done talking now? what about me?”
Likewise, Ariel, who has maintained a gloomy expression since the beginning of the system, but whose eyes sparkle sharply whenever another woman comes out with a story related to me.
“…A truly barbaric sight. It’s a long-awaited trip, but does it mean that we don’t think about getting along and living together for a little while? It seems that the words concession and harmony do not exist in your head.”
“Really, every phrase is correct. Except for the minor flaw that we are riding together in this carriage thanks to the poor princess using a strange trick to forcibly bring Cain to the system.”
Now Iris, who is sitting next to me with a relaxed attitude, as if enjoying the aung daung of other women.
“…..”
Even Arya, who is quiet like Ariel, but doesn’t even try to make eye contact with me with a pouty look like Bianca.
At least, Bianca and Iris maintained an atmosphere that was no different from usual, just chatting with other women as usual, but Ariel and Aria literally made a gloomy expression close to low pressure, making the atmosphere in the carriage endlessly heavy. He was making a great contribution to the work.
Iris was smiling all the way, but it wasn’t that she couldn’t help but wonder why Ariel and Arya were making such expressions. No, on the contrary, there were so many corners to figure out that it was confusing.
…yes, who the hell is to blame? It must all be the result of my karma. The secret deviation on the terrace at night with Iris gave me thrilling feelings at the time, but at the same time it also brought shame and embarrassment.
If you’re human, you can’t help but feel ashamed. Unfortunately, I don’t have the grotesque inclination to derive pleasure from letting others see the sight of me having a relationship. In addition, it would be even more so if it was a situation where the person who witnessed the scene of the princess and me rolling around was in fact my exclusive maid.
“…..”
Twisted. After various situations twisted and twisted, I was feeling in real time that the work had grown so much that I couldn’t easily handle it. I couldn’t figure out how to organize this tangled knot.
Of course, it was clear that the cause was in my lower body without a backbone. But even so, wouldn’t it be polite to slowly pull your body back when a woman like Iris is coming tightly into my arms?
I made the best choice I could at the time, and I never regret the decision I made at the time even at this moment. However, if there is one regret, I should say that it was the fact that I was caught by Aria in the end because I couldn’t stand the temptation of the moment and committed something outdoors.
Either way, I realized that things had gotten bigger in many ways. I just wanted to make everyone happy without any woman being abandoned, but how did things get to this point?
…Also, apart from Arya, how should the relationship with Ariel be resolved?
No matter how much I struggled with it in my head, I couldn’t come up with a way to advance my relationship with her. It seemed clear that this was a story on a different level than when Biancana, who simply wanted my affection and attention, and Iris, who agreed to the simple ignorant method of deciding everything with a sword like a warrior.
Unlike Bianca and Iris, who only had emotional exchanges, and it was difficult to say that they actually connected with me, Ariel had a history of starting a family after really connecting with me.
To be honest, if you remove the unrealistic elements such as regression, I think that Ariel’s current feelings are the same as those of an adulterous woman.
So the answer is also simple. It is certain that the endless flow of time will one day dull her pain. As with all emotions in the world, no matter how anxious I am, it fades by itself after time passes.
…However, that was a very irresponsible idea. Haven’t I already made a promise? I will no longer turn my back on the women around me, and I will take responsibility for them all. And I promise to make them all happy.
So, if there’s one thing I can do for Ariel, it’s-
‘…Ariel.’
On the outside, I try to make my face as normal as possible, but I made a firm resolution in my heart as I looked at Ariel, who was somehow gloomy.
Somehow, sooner or later, I thought that I should have a serious conversation with Ariel.
It must be clear that only I, no one else, is the only person who can heal her pain.
****
“Oh, you arrived a little later than I thought. Welcome, Cain. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Duchy of Estel.”
As soon as Cain entered the dukedom’s main castle, the scene he faced was Kyrie, who greeted the group with an elegant attitude, as if this place were his own mansion.
“…Kyrie? How are you here?”
As Cain was just looking at her with an absurd and confused attitude, Kyrie’s smile toward Cain grew even thicker.
“Well, that sounds pretty disappointing. Cain, is it really wrong for a wife to come to her only companion?”
“…No, what about a partner…”
“what? Surely you’re not thinking of using my lifespan as you please and running away from it now, do you? I don’t think you could be such a shameless and impudent man.”
“…..”
There was a woman who took a step forward as if she had been waiting for Kyrie, who had easily destroyed Cain with a few simple words.
“It’s been a while, Kyrie el Denaris. Wasn’t this the first time we’d met like this since we met in the Great Forest because of Bianca?”
“Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you again. decline of the princess. I am also very happy to see you again like this.”
Because of your monopoly and stubbornness, I was able to see Cain grow into a wonderful man in a short time. At least this time, I think I can take good care of you as a woman. Yeah, even if you and Cain were shamelessly filthy out in the open-
However, contrary to Kyrie’s feelings, Iris only wiggled her eyebrows.
“Didn’t you just say this to me the last time you met me? He thinks he can ‘rent’ Cain to another woman for a while. So, at this moment, I don’t really want to care what kind of woman is attached to him.”
“Yes, it certainly was.”
Kirie nodded without hesitation. The thoughts he had revealed to Iris at that time have not changed to this day. No matter how the other woman struggles, it is certain that Cain will be by her side at the last moment. So what did it matter if he flirted with another woman for a while? It would all end with a moment of pleasure anyway.
“Then, what was the reason for visiting the Duke of Estelle now? If, as you said, Cain was ‘loaned’ to us, wouldn’t it be just a matter of quietly waiting by the World Tree for us to grow old and die?”
To Iris’s question, Kirie only smiled mysteriously. don’t give the right answer just-
“I do not know. At the very least, I would like to clarify in advance that I did not visit this place to make an ugly aung daung with Cain in the middle.”
“…what?”
No matter how Iris looked at her, Kyrie’s eyes were on the women standing behind Iris. Bianca del Castana, Arya, and Ariel Thier-
“…Huh.”
As soon as we met Ariel’s eyes, Kyrie made a very satisfied expression. Although she tried to hide it in her own way, Kyrie was able to grasp in an instant what pain was lurking deep in Ariel’s eyes. Somehow, it seemed that something must have happened that would change Ariel’s heart while she wasn’t seeing it.
…good night. It is also very good. Even when she faced Ariel before, she was able to shake off all anguish by using her faith in the goddess as a weapon. He had a strong enough heart to conclude that Kyrie’s proposal was ‘wrong’ and reject Kyrie’s words with a single stroke.
But what about now? The current Ariel is just unstable and precarious, like a piece of glass on the verge of breaking. Of course, since she was a woman who would be called a saint in the distant future, her mental strength wouldn’t go smoothly, but from Kirie’s point of view, that seemed only a matter of time.
For women like Bianca and Iris, the past is just the past.
In the past, they met Cain and fell in love, so they are staying by his side at this moment. To them, the past is just a memory. It must be clear that the most important thing for them is this moment with him.
…But Ariel is different. What Ariel wants is not the present happiness, but the happy memories of the past. Her vision was not looking at the future that did not come, but only the past that would never return.
So I could guess. Even if she didn’t do anything, that woman would soon collapse.
As if he had nothing more to say to Iris, Kirie walked past her without saying a word.
However, as she quietly passed Ariel, Kyrie whispered in her ear very quietly. In a strange voice containing a little excitement, as if something was expected too much.
“If you want to hear from me again about the proposal I made to you before, is it okay if you visit me anytime?”
I have a hunch that you will also show me a very interesting sight.