#12
“Fuha- Rice, a perverted baby… … !”
As soon as he released the squash stuck in his mouth, he was sold.
The time when the reddish sunset is falling down the sky. Standing with her back against the wall on the side of the building in the shadows, Yuri trembled.
“Come on, I’ll scream when you come closer.”
“… I didn’t bring you here to eat you.”
While I was covering my mouth, I roughly wiped my hands, which had become a little shriveled from the touch of Yuri’s breath a few times, on my clothes, and I said with a small sigh.
“You can’t talk nonsense in front of the kids. Hey.”
“Hey, I’m going to tell the kids everything. You are a real pervert among the perverts who keep smelling the handkerchiefs that others have washed… … ”
“Let’s do it for sure. I’m sure I smelled the handkerchief because it smelled strange, but I’m not the kind of pervert you think you are. No twisted s*xual orientation, no smelly fetish. Do I look like that?”
Yuri looked at me with a face that seemed to ask why she was saying something natural. it’s sad really
“… … great. I won’t deny that I smelled the handkerchief and that it was more fragrant than I thought. That’s obviously true, isn’t it?”
“Hey, you’re a pervert too… … !”
Glass is shocked. I raised my hand.
“Nope. listen. I was just curious It was pure curiosity.”
“That makes sense now… … ”
“Because someone else washed it, it must have been quite different from the handkerchief I usually use. You would have washed it yourself. But are you a princess who grew up precious? Have you ever washed clothes yourself?”
“… … I don’t have What does that have to do with… ”
“It has a lot to do with it. A new curiosity was sparked there. The handkerchief smells similar to your school uniform, but what did you use to wash it? Did I write the same thing? It’s a pretty unique scent. write something good If you see that it smells like a school uniform, you must have washed the handkerchief yourself. A handkerchief washed with my own hands by a princess who seems to have never put a drop of water on her hand. Oh, this is precious. This stream of consciousness… … ”
erai shit. What is he saying now.
I do not know.
“… No, wait. I said I just smelled it, so what’s the pervert? Suddenly you don’t understand?”
Instead of speaking alone, Yuri, who was staring blankly at the sudden acceleration, murmured as if answering.
“Come on, you’re a pervert who doesn’t even realize he’s a pervert… … ? you are really bad… … ?”
“No, honestly. Am I not a pervert? Who says you smell bad? You say you like something good enough to keep taking it, so what do you say?”
“… … uh, what? what?”
Yuri seemed to have stopped having a brain freeze.
“If you see a fragrant flower on the way, don’t you want to smell it a few times? Did I just do that too? Thinking about it for a moment, I’m so excited that I’m going to be sold like this. Have I committed a crime of blasphemy that deserves imprisonment and imprisonment? Anyway, isn’t this a bit too much? That you didn’t listen properly and you’re a pervert – that you’re not even close with me before-“
“It doesn’t matter if it’s behind or behind… … ”
“That’s why I didn’t say that. Just tell me.”
“… … I did, what did I do?”
The momentum of Yuri was noticeably reduced.
… … what.
It’s close to just saying something out of shame, but somehow I think I’ve found a solution. Can I just push it like this?
“A person like me. I get really hurt when someone I thought I was a friend told me that they weren’t friends in front of me. know?”
“… … Well, how do I know that… ”
“If you don’t know, you should know now. I thought I was pretty close to you But when it comes out like this, I’m in a bit of trouble. Not a little, but a lot.”
“… … ”
“Have I expressed my desire to get closer to you before? It was like that when you exercised before. … yes it was there I just grabbed him because he was afraid that I might fall and be in danger, but he didn’t even say thank you. I’m so embarrassed, how can I buy it?”
“… … ”
“Yuri. I don’t want much.”
“… … ”
“I will ask again. Are you friends with me or not?”
“… … I am not friendly.”
“That’s it, fart. properly.”
“Um, what… ! That’s enough… … ”
“Are you my friend? Yes, no- only answer.”
“… … yes.”
“But why did you do that?”
“… … ”
“Write.”
“… … Mom, I don’t know.”
“If you don’t know, what should I do?”
“… … I’m not joking, I really don’t know. … Ah, probably because I mean that I’m not close enough to go on a trip with you-“
“Ah, so we are friends, but the trip crossed the line a bit, didn’t it? Are you afraid to go with me?”
“It’s all right, isn’t it? How with the opposite s*x… … !”
“Then don’t just say that. Why did you even need to cut it off and say you’re not close with me?”
“… … ”
Yuri was silent. That’s right.
“Looking back, it hurts a lot. it’s glass I’m a little disappointed with you. I thought he was a good kid, even though he was a bit clumsy in expression. I wonder if I can give you a word of sincere apology… … ”
“… … ”
“Actually, maybe I was the only one who wanted to get to know you. I’m sorry if I’ve only burdened you up until now. If I’m too burdened and you don’t like it, I won’t come any closer to you here.”
“what… … ”
“I don’t care what you say to the kids, and you don’t have to apologize to me. From now on, let’s just get to know each other in moderation. I have no intention of forcing myself to make friends. I just thought it would be good to get to know each other as soon as possible, as we will have to see each other more often. But if you say you don’t want to be friends with me, there’s nothing you can do about it. Is not it?”
Yuri rolled her eyes.
“that… Something like that… … ”
“It’s not like that, and if you want to get to know me too, just apologize for what happened so far. That’s it. Because I don’t need everything else. If it’s the other way around, what… … Sorry for dragging you all the way here. it’s okay to go back not. I’ll just go back first.”
“… … ”
As I pushed forward like a storm without a break, Yuri repeated stuttering, barely avoiding my eyes. Then, as if I was genuinely sad, and even made a bitter smile as if I was sad, I was noticeably restless, and finally, reluctantly, murmured in a voice like a mosquito.
“… … Mi, sorry… ”
i won
I smiled softly and said.
“Yeah, you’re nice too. That’s why I like you.”
“… … !”
Whoops, whoops.
percussion.
“Hey, don’t really do this… ! I really hate it.”
“okay okay.”
“Okay… And you’ll do it again… ”
How did know.
I don’t like it, so there’s another taste of doing it on purpose.
Anyway, it’s true that I was hurt inside. The original body is a sensitive person. That’s why I felt even more unhappy.
great. Somehow I managed to get over it.
I thought that
“… But, that’s a real pervert. If you look at it objectively, of course you can’t help but think that way… … ? Imagine taking back the handkerchief you washed and someone sniffing deep into your nose. Isn’t it strange… … ”
He murmured so much before leaving the seat, so I countered while stroking my chin.
“Of course it may be strange, but it may not be a pervert. Doesn’t that mean everyone is a vicious criminal just because they’re doing something suspicious?”
“Yeah, yes, but… … ”
“And this is like praising you in the end. What the hell is wrong with saying it smells good? The face is important to determine a person’s first impression, but the appearance, especially the smell, is a big part. In that sense, Yuri, you can make a near-perfect first impression on most people. Her face is so cute and pretty, like a doll, and she smells like sweet milk and fresh lemon, fragrant and mellow… … ”
“Hey, stop, stop. It’s more perverted. really! ‘Cause I know! Don’t talk about the smell anymore… … ”
Yuri seemed to be genuinely disgusted by that.
How did this happen, I made an expression on my face and finally let out a soft sigh.
“What kind of a friend of the opposite s*x I met for the first time… … ”
“Oh, am I the first? Surprisingly happy.”
“Don’t be happy. Upset.”
Yuri, who was wiping her shoulder, continued her speech.
“… … I’ve only lived in the royal palace all this time. I’ve never seen a boy my age except when I was younger. I’ve seen it a few times with the children of nobles, but the things I’ve learned are all just young… There were only guys I didn’t like.”
Leaning back against the shadowed wall.
Yuri opens her mouth as if muttering.
“And, even if you don’t want to see it, you can see it. For now, I am the only legitimate heir to the throne. Whether it’s the parents or their children, the eyes of me are full of dirty desires. do more of what you have I’d like to have more there. The endless lust for power, or even… to s*xual desire. I don’t quite understand On the topic of coming of age, what the hell were they thinking of a little girl who was just over ten years old? … ?”
Her fine eyebrows curve inward, and she bites her little cherry-colored lips. It seemed that some very bad memories were intertwined. It seems to be a thing of the past. Think of Yuri, who is younger than she is now.
Oh my gosh. You’re getting smaller and cuter here? You may want to protect it even if you sacrifice your life. If there are still pictures, I’d love to see them. Anyway.
To such a child, have a heart.
I frowned unconsciously.
honestly it’s disgusting
“… I called you a pervert, but you don’t see that. I’m giving you special access. Okay? Thank you.”
Yuri pouted her lips and stabbed my shoulder with her finger. It doesn’t hurt very much.
In the end, he returned to his usual glass, but as he talked, the shadow that was hidden on his forehead was still there.
okay. I wouldn’t have turned into a selfish tomboy lady for no reason. There must have been a mixture of Yuri’s own circumstances and difficulties.
“uh. Thank you. For being friends with me.”
“… … good to know Even if I don’t say anything, I just want to think about where I am sensitive and act.”
“No, it is difficult. You have to tell me to know. I am no mind reader.”
“… … ”
Yuri, who looked at me with a tired expression as if she had to say that, sighed again.
“Go back to sleep. The dark circles are huge right now.”
“… … Uh, okay?”
Is it worth pointing out separately?
He patted his face and shook his head.
“Your skin is a little rough.”
“okay. So go in and sleep. I’m going back to my kids now.”
With those words, Yuri turned her back from the wall.
I suddenly looked back at the glass walking out of the street.
“… … Handkerchief, can’t you tell me?”
“I will not!”
Yuri, who had raised her hair like an angry cat, ruffled her horsehair and disappeared in the distance.
#13
Sunday. 2pm.
Arriving at the Frontier Headquarters, under the guidance of the maid, I went down to the basement, passed a maze-like hallway with no end in sight, and stopped in front of a secret room.
“I am waiting for you from the inside.”
After the maid finished the guidance, she slipped out behind me.
A tightly closed iron door. For some reason, even before the door was opened, the smell of stale cigarette smoke spread throughout the hallway. I think this one is more serious. Can not help it. I couldn’t go back since I had come this far, so I took a small deep breath and grabbed the doorknob and carefully pushed it open.
profit… …
“I’m here, Elena-senpai… Kollock, Kellogg.”
The heavy iron door creaked open. Gray smoke billowed in. After waving my hands and croaking, I finally opened my eyes and looked ahead.
Elena-senpai, whom I had heard of in advance, couldn’t see where she had gone, and a beggar was sitting limp in a chair in front of the table.
“… Oh, are you here?”
Cigarettes, cigarettes, cigarettes and ashtrays. A ghoul-like voice rang out. I slowly lifted my forehead, which had been planted on the table. Elena, with a face that anyone would think is a prisoner imprisoned here, no, more serious than that, Elena, stares at me with dazed eyes.
“Sit down.”
“… … ”
wave your hands I sat down on a chair as a commander.
“Wait a minute. write… Whoo… … ”
Elena, who had been smoking a new cigarette once, swept through her oily, flowing hair, and wanted to touch the pile of papers sitting next to her like a mountain.
“I don’t even need to see. You already know everything.”
“Why did I call you… … ”
“Shut up. I will ask the question.”
“Yes, yes… … ”
I sat up straight and upright.
“Baby, it’s still new to see your f*cking handsome face. I feel energetic It’s a lie.”
“… … ”
“It doesn’t matter why I called you. Recent talk magazine. recent talk. It’s also true that I called you, but even if I hadn’t called you anyway, I would have called you from Frontier. The impact of this incident was quite large. Because we have to summon and investigate the people who were directly involved in that. You must have been number 1 among them- wool Somehow, you were the last. understand.”
I don’t know what to understand, but once I nodded my head. Elena, who laughed so hard to lose energy, rubbed the burnt cigarette into the ashtray and put out a new cigarette very naturally.
“Junior.”
“Yes, sir.”
“What kind of expression do you want?”
“… … ”
“Well, it’s okay. are you okay. You can be comfortable without the other bastards. If you want something, tell me, and if you’re hungry, ask me to buy you food. If you want anything, just tell me. I’ll listen to you all. uh. Of course, I’m just listening to what you’re saying. Uhhh.”
“… … ”
Elena’s expression hardened at my unresponsiveness.
“Guray. Is there anything you can’t take care of for a pretty junior?”
“… … ”
“If you need money, I can give you a small amount. it rots artifacts? Shi-Fal, if money doesn’t work, I’ll catch even a dragon. Continental travel doesn’t matter. Have you ever heard of a gate free pass? If you wish, I can provide you with personal training as well. It’s about maximizing your potential, it’s not difficult at all. Of course, even if I don’t do it, you’ll take care of yourself and grow well. … Oh, but can’t you make a girlfriend? Homunculus is possible. Are you interested? there will be no Because you seem like a person who values the mind more than the body. Anyway, you can say it comfortably. whatever you want.”
Elena exhales a gray breath.
“After all, it means nothing to you or me.”
Elena giggled for a moment at the new smoke emitted from the opposite side, then suddenly tapped her eye patch and said:
“My junior. Ezio Cranil. You poor bastard.”
It seems like he’s thinking about it for a while.
I immediately put my hand away-
Look directly at me with the other eye.
“Remember, what if you could find it right now?”