150 – Meeting example 3
The next day, Cazeros and I sat in front of ‘Mother’ again, leaving Polena, who said she was slightly unwell.
however..
Looking at her like this, I could sense a completely different atmosphere from yesterday.
‘What can I say… It’s a little bit, but it’s a bit more harmful than yesterday.’
To be honest, I was quite embarrassed when the meeting ceremony ended abruptly yesterday, but the fact that my mother in front of me, for whatever reason, was less venomous in her eyes, was a fact that could not help but give me relief.
And, seeing me thinking that way, my mother, the Duke, asked a question in a calm voice.
“If you took a break from work yesterday because you had a bit of work, now that you’ve sorted things out, I’d like to talk to you again.”
“Yes, Mother.”
“then. Let me ask you again, starting with the most basic. What is so good about our daughter?”
A question that can be said to be typical if typical.
I’m being honest about this…
I gave her the answer that was inside me.
“Everything is fine. A silky-nice personality, a beautiful appearance, and the fact that they always support and love me, who is lacking like this.”
“I’m sorry, but… because you look like me, you say that the important part is poor?”
“Uh…Mother!”
“Looking at it, the maid who came with me yesterday was so great that I couldn’t compare it to my daughter… To be honest, from a man’s point of view, don’t you like that way more?”
“Ugh..”
“… ”
It can be funny, but it feels like a needle in a question.
I thought about this for a while, feeling that I had to answer carefully.
Of course, in this situation, you can’t say something like bigger is better, so if you clumsily say something like small is better here, that’s something that can be caught as it is.
And, in this situation, my answer is…
“I can’t say anything about it, but… at least in my heart, I would like to say that Cazeros has already become an existence enough to make me not care about such trivial matters. That guy… has already become a man who has no meaning to live without Cazeros.”
“Ugh… ”
“Um… Um… ”
Cazeros blushed at my words that made me cringe even when I heard them, not knowing what to do.
On the other hand, listening to my reply, the duke also cleared his throat as if feeling a little emotional agitation.
“That… to say that… First of all, it’s not bad from a mother’s point of view..”
Seeing her reaction, I began to feel some relief in the fact that I had been fortunate enough to avoid a dangerous mine.
And then, the Duke’s gaze turned to Cazeros, who was sitting next to me.
“Then, sweetheart, this time you should try talking to me. Why do you like this guy so much? I would like to hear your feelings for pushing the marriage to such an extent that you did such a grand diplomatic thing.”
Peacock asking questions with a feeling of being a bit bored
Regarding this, Cazeros looked at me with a slightly flushed expression, and then began to speak in a tense voice.
“I also like everything about Santana..”
Cazeros tells a story similar to the one I talked about earlier.
Regarding this, I began to think that it was a simple yet good expression.
however..
“As I’ve said before, the character he showed me… has always been a milestone in my life. To me who was wandering about what true faith was, his life showed me the way I should go.”
‘..huh?’
“Seeing him achieve many things with his own strength and willingly sacrificing them for others… Watching that, I realized that I should be like a self-proclaimed disciple of God.”
‘Um…’
“Over the years… Santana’s appearance has always been a light to me. In this world full of lies and hypocrisy, the only person I can trust and rely on… How could I not love someone like this?”
A remark that makes people feel hotter than the cheesy mant I just blew.
Thinking that this was not affection, but almost faith level, I started to be seized with a momentary heavy burden.
Meanwhile..
Immediately after hearing this from Cazeros, the duke responded as if he knew how to answer that, and looked at me with a slightly sharpened expression and said.
“It sounds like this. I think this level goes beyond love and is almost at the level of faith… but as a mother, I don’t want to see such a daughter disappointed.”
“… .. Choi.. I will do my best.. I will take responsibility.”
“Yeah, that should be it. If there ever comes a day when tears flow from my daughter’s eyes, then I won’t forgive you.”
“I will keep in mind, Duke.”
Like that, the duke who blows a warning that doubles as permission.
I couldn’t help but feel chills running down my spine about this, and a sense of relief at her attitude, which was definitely more toxic.
‘Anyway, compared to yesterday, he seems to have lost a lot of poison.. What the hell happened?’
Even after that, there were several land mines, but for now, the meeting went surprisingly smoothly.
In the midst of it, I was curious about the reason for her change of heart that automatically came to my mind, but I had no choice but to remain silent about that part for now.
Thinking that if I accidentally touched a part that might be a land mine, the atmosphere that had become harmful at best might be smashed to pieces.
And after a while…
In addition to some promises in the future, after additional talks regarding a little diplomatic work, I finally began to see the end of the ‘meeting ceremony’ that had tightened my heart from my point of view.
“I warn you again, but always keep that in mind as I won’t let you go if word comes in that something happened to our daughter.”
“I will keep that in mind, Mother.”
“No matter how much it is, I won’t say anything until the issue of having a concubine, but if something unpleasant is heard in my ears because of this, then…”
“At that time, I will take care of myself and wait. I will never make that happen, so don’t worry.”
“…okay. But first of all, since my daughter likes it like this, let’s try to believe it. Be careful not to turn that trust into disappointment.”
“Yes, mother. I will do my best to live up to my mother’s expectations, even if it’s not enough.”
*
Immediately after the end of the meeting, I returned to the private room with Cazeros as I felt intense fatigue.
“Whoa..”
“You worked hard. really a lot.”
Looking at me with a tired expression at a glance, Cazeros speaks with a voice full of worry and apology.
Seeing her like this, I slowly put a smile on my lips and said,
“Well, I’m glad you gave permission in the end. To be honest, I thought you were going to put a little more pressure on me.”
“I was a little surprised about that. Considering my mother’s personality, ending at this level is quite a noble class.”
“What could be the reason?”
“..sorry, that’s me too..”
Although it was quite intense, there was a clear difference between proceeding with the conversation with the premise of permission for now and proceeding with the premise of refusal depending on the situation.
Yesterday’s conversation, in which there was a clear momentum to bite it off by any means right now.
However, despite this, we couldn’t figure out what the cause was.
Feeling doubt about that fact, I suddenly looked at Polena, who was soundly asleep, leaning against the wall on one side of the room.
Her appearance makes me feel comfortable all over again.
Seeing this, Cazeros and I began to smile slightly bitterly at the corners of our lips.
‘Even in this situation, I’m sleeping very comfortably.