#One
Until they came closer to the front door, Rubia was contemplating something with her hazy eyes somewhere.
“I went.”
When Ezio’s voice was heard,
Rubia wakes up.
Suck-
tak, tak.
Enter the area where raindrops cannot reach, fold the umbrella you are holding, and turn it lightly. One shoulder area is wet.
On the other hand, the glass next to it didn’t seem to have hit a few drops.
It must have been Ezio’s consideration rather than consideration.
“ah… Well.”
Perhaps because the surrounding air was cold, Yuri, with a slightly reddish face, opened her mouth first.
“I was waiting here… ? I went… I don’t know if I should say goodbye, but for now. Guys.”
He greeted me with a slightly awkward smile.
I don’t know how to look at the faces of my friends, whether it’s because of something like that just happened, or whether shame has just revived.
My pounding heart is still pounding weakly… … Every time I saw the rubia in front of me, I felt even more strange.
What is this feeling?
“Yes, bye.”
Anyway, Rubia responded to Yuri’s words.
And then looking back at Ezio.
“… … I was surprised when he suddenly ran away. You went to Yuri.”
“Uh, yes.”
“It would have been better if you went with us.”
“sorry. I’m afraid I’ll miss it if I don’t leave sooner.”
Rubia shook her head lightly.
“Ugh, no, I understand. Anyway, we had to talk to Yuri at the end and then go back… … Where have you been?”
“Royal Cemetery.”
“ah… … .”
Without saying more, I was able to make a rough estimate. I went to the mausoleum where the Crown Prince was buried. After understanding the situation, Rubia nodded her head.
“I see. What happened?”
“Well, there was nothing. He was trembling a bit in front of the cemetery, so I went and got him. I knew you guys went back first.”
“Hey, what are you saying? Who is the palace? .”
“no? If you leave it alone, it will start to cry out loudly in front of you. Complaints like self-talk are just muttering… … .”
“Ah, noisy! Who said that?! Quiet!”
It could be – I would like to, but I feel embarrassed for myself. Barak screamed and tried to shut Ezio’s mouth. Naturally, Yuri’s short hand never reached Ezio’s mouth.
“This profit!”
Jump-jump-jump-jump jump.
Ezio skillfully dodged the attack.
“why not. Is it true? Did I hear everything you said? With a face that looks like the world is dead, you take a deep breath and feel a little lonely——”
“Aaah! I can not hear you! Shut up! Shut up!”
In that way, Ezio and Yuri had a small brawl, and Rubia, with a mysterious face, tilted her head and expressed her doubts.
“… … You thought we were back?”
“yes. The King must have lied to Yuri.”
Ezio, who was moving his body while raising his chin so that he could not touch Yuri, answered.
“Are you lying?”
“yes.”
Rubia and Stella did not understand well. Then Ezio began his own speculative explanation.
“We were going back soon, so I think you were trying to take as much time as possible so that Yuri didn’t talk to us any more… … As you can see, Yuri ran away.”
“Oh, so. Are you saying that you tied up Mr. Yuri, knowing we were going to take Mr. Yuri back to the Frontier? I can’t let Yuri’s heart harden on one side while talking with us… … .”
“Um, maybe. I don’t know the details.”
For this, the glass could explain the inner film in more detail.
“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha” … Whoa.”
Yuri, who was holding her breath under Ezio, looked at Ezio with resentful eyes, and then opened her mouth with a small sigh.
“I talked to my dad earlier. Tonight, I will return to the Empire with you. But no matter how many times I say it, I can’t be resolute. Besides, the kids must have already gone home, so let’s stop talking here today and talk again tomorrow. … you know Just looking at it, I could see signs of repeating the same pattern, so I just went out because I thought I was going to die of frustration. and then… … This guy followed me.”
After stopping, she rolls her eyes towards Ezio. Then, the contents of the conversation they had at the cemetery and other things came rushing in at once, and Yuri, who felt indescribable, threw up her palms in anguish.
Clap— A cracking sound came from Ezio’s back.
“Ouch! Why are you hitting me all of a sudden!”
“Because you are doing the right thing!”
The problem is that I sometimes try to joke around. This guy.
I thought you were a little serious today… Also, people don’t change. What kind of crazy request did he make to this guy?
No matter how sensitive I was in front of my brother’s tombstone, it was as if I had found a weakness that would last a lifetime… … .
“Anyway, sorry for being late. Aren’t you going to be late now?”
“It was probably late. Still, if you prepare and depart early, how can you get there by morning? … .”
Yuri shook her head at Stella’s words.
“No, you all sleep here for a day. Then you talk to my dad instead. Even if I die, you don’t even think about hearing what I’m saying. I don’t know him, but I think he’ll listen to you. Somehow.”
“… are you ignoring me Don’t you know that His Majesty the King only wanted me to call and talk to him?”
“In the end, it didn’t work, that. If you spoke well, the conversation with Dad and I would have come to a better conclusion.”
“… … is it? When I heard it, I had nothing to say.”
But obviously the conversation itself seems to have been a positive flow. Was it the problem that the conversation got cut off in the middle? If it was because of Yuri’s intrusion, in the end it’s not Ezio’s own fault, but Yuri’s fault.
Of course, there was no way to bring such a samurai out of his mouth.
Because I thought it would fit one more back.
“I really appreciate your consideration, but… Can you make it on time for class? . I should have contacted the professor as well.”
“Are you okay? It’s like missing a day.”
“It feels a little strange to hear that Ezio-san, who was more serious about her grades than anyone else… .”
“I ate a lot at first. I don’t think a day’s absence will make any significant difference to my report card.”
“I’m sorry, but we still need maintenance, don’t we?”
Of course, Ezio didn’t give up either. If possible, I want to get my grades. However, I am a little saddened to leave this way.
If I leave here without properly resolving the problem of return, I feel like I will never see Yuri in the frontier for the rest of my life.
… … Well, if Ezio himself really does leave the Frontiers, that doesn’t really matter.
Even for Rubia and Stella, it would be better to make sure Yuri can return to the Frontier.
“It doesn’t have to be today. It’s ok to come back later. If you have to go back quickly, you better go now. Dad and I will try to negotiate somehow… … .”
“Uh… … .”
Stella looked worried.
Then looking around
“What do you think, Rubia?”
“me? I… … .”
Grades are important too, but I think I can’t be late for tomorrow’s magic class if I do well.
Above all else, a night in an unfamiliar kingdom.
It is also a luxurious palace. It is unlikely that such an experience will be easy to try in life. Of course, it’s a little burdensome, but if you ask me if I really don’t like it, it’s not.
Rubia carefully shifted her gaze to somewhere.
“… ? why?”
“… … Nope.”
It was Ezio.
… If I were with him, I didn’t know that it would be an exciting night. I’m tired because I’ve been walking around since dawn, but if I had a little spare time, maybe I could have it.
No, even though I never came here today with an impure heart. When this kind of thing happened to me, I was terrified.
“I… are you okay. If possible, I also want to speak to the king. I may be able to persuade you properly, but I don’t think it will have any effect. Because the truth speaks… . and.”
Rubia said to Yuri with a small smile.
“Yuri, if you can’t come back, I think I’ll be really sad. You are the first friend I made when I came to Frontier. I want to be with you until graduation.”
“Rubia… … . Huh.”
Yuri clings to Rubia’s waist, crying as if she was moved. Rubia gently brushed Yuri’s hair.
The appearance of allowing her to be stroked so easily so that the history of denying anyone’s access was overshadowed, making it hard to shake the perception that Ezio was being discriminated against from the standpoint of Ezio who was watching.
… That was just a thought a while ago.
-Head… stroking me
As he recalled the famous scene that will be talked about over and over, Ezio felt his heart fill with satisfaction.
The thought of making fun of Yuri with this incident made me very excited. Of course, you have to be prepared for the follow-up as well. I really wanted to see Yuri’s reaction at least once. How shameful would you be?
Well, it’s not good to make fun of people’s sincerity. So, Ezio was going to take care of himself this year too. Before I get awkward with Yuri, I think I’ll end it with a light joking comment to lighten the mood.
“Rubia is like that, Stella, what about you?”
“I… … .”
In the end, Stella seems to have made up her mind.
“… … I guess I’ll have to get in touch with the professor. I would be very empty without Mr. Yuri. The longer the time, the more difficult it may be to change the king’s heart… … . Can I take care of you for just one day?”
He smiles bitterly as if he’s sorry and says so.
“Hey… … .”
The glass, which had been clinging to Rubia’s arms, moved, and this time, it fell into Stella’s arms.
“Yes. Of course. You are always welcome Thanks, Stella.”
“You’re welcome.”
Stella, who had her eyes wide open, then gently stroked Yuri’s back like Rubia.
It seemed to create a warm atmosphere for a while.
“Hey, me? why don’t i hug you Am I staying here for you too?”
Ezio, far away alone, points to sleep.
OK.
“You please shut up.”
“No, it’s too much… . before.”
“Ouch! Aww! Don’t say anything! Shut up! Noisy! I do not like you! cancellation! Everything is cancelled!”
Yuri suddenly fell from Stella’s arms as if in a seizure while trying to think about something earlier, and clenched her fist with Ezio’s sword. However, Ezio wasn’t a great person to be subjected to such a frivolous blow. First of all, the name is dangerous.
teruk-
“It’s funny. Come back stronger.”
“Hey profit! you have to be right! really!”
After lightly blocking it with one hand, he argues again with Yuri, who is full of teeth, and eventually shrugs his shoulders and shows his intention to give up.
“Okay, I’ll stop. All right, lower your voice. What if a princess doesn’t respect her dignity in the royal palace?”
“What, what? Who is this all because of… !”
at that time.
“… Princess?”
Whoops, whoops-
Someone walked out of the corridor.
“What are you doing there?”
A mature knight in heavy armor,
It was Halton.
“Oh, Sir Halton. that is.”
Finally, after giving Ezio a glance like ‘If you tell me, I will kill you,’ Yuri turned her head excitedly and approached Halton to explain the situation. That’s how it happened, so it was to take action so that the party could stay overnight.
So there were only three left.
“now… What will happen?”
Ezio heard Stella’s murmur.
“Well, you will have to tell the King to find out.”
“Is there any possibility? I think you’ve already made up your mind… .”
“You don’t know until you try something. Even if you say no, you have to push through to the end. You never know, you’re tired of us, so you’ll be reluctant to allow it.”
“Ahaha… By the way, Ezio-san is surprisingly very desperate. You seem to care more about Yuri than I thought.”
“Uh, is it?”
“yes.”
If you are surprised, then you are right. Right now, even with Yuri, he never said anything close to gossip about Ezio, and their relationship didn’t seem to be that close. We just fought each other… … .
“What… You wouldn’t be wrong at all.”
“… … okay?”
“uh. Above all else, it is my nature to try to do what I can to the end. Because I know how much he values you – and how much he wants to go back to the Frontiers… I’d like to help as much as possible. If you can’t go back, you’re going to have a hard time here alone, that guy.”
“… … .”
Stella just nodded her head without saying a word. It was not known whether he understood Ezio’s words or not.
after a while.
“You know, Ezio.”
“yes?”
Rubia, who was alternately looking at the glass in the distance with them, slowly brought out the question she had been holding in her chest for a long time.
“Why are you calling me?”
“that is… … .”
“yes.”
“really… Did anything happen?”
“… … ? what?”
Ezio tilts his head. Rubia shut her mouth. It was clear that something had happened between the two of them, but I didn’t have the courage to investigate further.
If so,
I feel like this uneasy feeling will be reflected in my tone of voice.
“Oh, no. nothing.”
… It can’t be.
That Yuri and Ezio couldn’t do that.
That he couldn’t be ‘jealous’ of those two people.
’cause I know everything
“Oh, what happened in the graveyard?”
“… … !”
However, it has reacted. I was startled.
But.
“Even if nothing happened. really.”
“… … that, right?”
“Because it is.”
Ezio calmly shrugged.
Rubia laughed bitterly.
“yes.”
‘lie.’
“I’ll believe you.”
Even if it’s a lie, I believe it.
As Ezio said.
Nothing really happened.
that nothing will happen
… because I believe
Seeing Ezio’s innocent face, Rubia was relieved.
He thought it was strange to be relieved, but Rubia slipped it over to the other side of her mind.
“Guys.”
At that time, Yuri, who had finished talking to Halton, spoke.
“Follow me at once. I will give you a room where you can stay.”
Rubia, Stella, and Ezio each nodded their heads, passed the front door they entered, and put their feet on the corridor.
#2
Moonlit night training is always right.
“Whew… … .”
The young man, who ended the day while capturing the clean energy, hung the tip of his sword on the dirt floor of the dead garden.
There were very few drops of sweat. The young man, who exhaled a hot breath against the cold air, suddenly turned his head to somewhere.
“… … ah.”
It reached the end of his gaze.
pale pink hair.
A pure, fresh, and pitiful girl.
My heart was completely taken away from the first time I saw it.
Vincent Derwein. His eyes could only see the figure of a pale pink girl. It doesn’t matter who’s around… … .
“this.”
it would have been Vincent’s chest throbs and he feels uncomfortable emotions at the same time.
… … With the approval of King Sigrid, Vincent was entrusted here for a while. This is because the place to return to is located quite far from the kingdom. It was supposed to leave as soon as the rooster crows tomorrow morning, but I was thinking of staying longer depending on the case. Even if the salt wears off, somehow.
If that girl stays here longer.
Because I thought so too… … .
However.
Vincent gripped the handle of the sword tightly. His eyes seemed to have a very sharp anticipation.
‘For sure tonight.’
It’s only been a day since we met,
A relationship has occurred.
It’s also very strong.
‘If not today, there is no chance.’
sulleung-
Vincent put the sword into its sheath.
Recognizing the sweaty body odor from a short training session, I turned to wash my body thoroughly.
bum bum, bum bum.
As I walked, I caught the girl’s back in my eyes until the end.
Because I had to know where she was going.