Episode 143 Please introduce yourself.
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“Lady, the old man is calling.”
“You said you were going soon.”
“This is already the second time. You have ordered that if you don’t come right now, you will be treated with respect, so please come to the main house as soon as possible.”
His words were resolutely delivered, but his actions were not decisive.
I was restless and just lingering in front of the door.
It wasn’t that Ainara didn’t notice that the servant was trembling with anxiety right in front of her.
Still, the reason she didn’t go out was because there were things that bothered her more than mere trifles.
‘After saying that I want to see you and I want to meet you! Why is there no contact for four days?’
Aina knew that Park Seong-jin was a busier person during vacation than during semester.
It was hard to believe that a topic that didn’t even tell you what nonsense you were doing, and that your schedule was so full every time, was hard to believe, but Aina could understand it nonetheless.
Because it was the same with him.
Besides, he always asked me how I was doing, even though I was busy, and once the matter was settled, I was told what I was doing and what I was doing, so I never had any major complaints.
However, it was different now.
He’s trying to find time somehow, but Park Seong-jin hasn’t even contacted him.
One day, in a nervous mood, he tried to make a call first, but what came back was a voice message saying that the other person was unable to answer the call.
I wondered if something was wrong, so I tried to activate the shadow sculpture in the ring that was secretly planted, but the only news the sculpture delivered was the happy and frustrating news that ‘he is fine’.
As a result, Aina was feeling sad and angry at him for the first time.
There were times when I felt sad because I lost contact from time to time, but I never intentionally avoided contact with him.
“miss.”
“Okay. I will leave now.”
Aina calmed her mind, adjusted her outfit, and followed the servant.
If you protest against Park Seong-jin, who is not even here, the victims will be your own family members.
However, the servant had a bright expression on his face, unlike before, when he was nervous.
“Did something good happen all of a sudden? By the way, it looks like you’re busy watching the head of the family.”
“I can’t help but be happy that the young lady, who always said things without an expression, is getting angry for the first time. I don’t know what other seniors will think, but I’m glad you’ve grown up.”
“… Do you see that?”
“Not like that. Of course, others will not notice, but as a member of the Mitsuru family, I have been taking care of the young lady for many years. I have to see Perhaps… Was the seed topic too cheeky? Then I apologize.”
“No, it’s okay.”
The servant was smiling brightly until the moment he arrived at the main house, as to what made him so happy.
It wasn’t even an ordinary laugh, but it was a laugh that seemed to be happy to see the growth of a child or a close relative, so Aina had a strange feeling.
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“My lord, I have brought you with me. May I come in?”
“You will.”
“Yes. Then we’ll just walk away.”
After all the attendants had left their seats, Aina sat down.
On the other side, Mitsuru Kazunari, the current head of the Mitsuru family and Aina’s father, was looking at Aina’s eyes.
“You are late.”
“Yes.”
“Is it okay if I ask why? As a leader, that’s a question. Don’t listen to boring apologies like I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“A person whose succession to the head of the family has been confirmed has the right to refuse the words of the current head of the family. I was just exercising my rights.”
Kazunari raised one eyebrow slightly as if interested.
Aina had never disobeyed her words, whether as a member of the Mitsuru family or as her daughter.
I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of wind would suddenly make such a cheeky noise come out.
It was something I already knew to some extent.
“Then don’t ask me as a father. Aina, isn’t it so hard to say hello to this dad, who will step down from his position in a year and hardly see his face?”
Kazunari looked at Aina with a sad smile.
On the surface, it may seem like an ordinary couple talking about their sadness, but Aina knew that her father was saying things like that to reveal herself, so she did not hesitate and did what she wanted to say.
“There was an important concern.”
“Don’t blame me for that. Seeing a daughter who is nauseous because of a love fight and refuses to even say hello to her father is very unpleasant to see, but at your age, experiencing it is just as important as fulfilling your duty as a child.”
“There is no way… !”
I hate that smile as much as today.
In the old days, I did everything I could to see my father’s one smile, but today, I wanted to do the exact opposite and make sure that I couldn’t make that expression at all costs.
“Are you ashamed?”
“no.”
“It is not good to try to hide too much. You have always had a strong tendency to treat me as the head of the family rather than the father. I know, though. Now that I think about it, it was my mistake, but in order to live up to your expectations, I only treated you as a ‘successor’ rather than an ordinary daughter. Then I am glad to see such an innocent daughter, and I am glad that she seems to have grown up. You should say thank you to your lover.”
“father!”
In the end, Aina couldn’t stand it anymore and screamed.
It was not Aina-like appearance, but even that was a welcome appearance to Kazunari.
“Still, we need to find out where he came from, so next time, be sure to bring him in front of this father. Because I can’t ruin my daughter’s first love.”
“… If you don’t have anything else to say, I’ll just leave.”
“Yeah, take it easy. Don’t be too heartbroken. If you have something you want to say, tell it directly to the child, or if you can’t, tell it to your father. It hurts my heart to see your angry face so clearly even during difficult times that you didn’t say anything.”
Aina left the main building without looking back.
When Kazunari heard the news that she had entered her room, another person appeared from the small space behind the main house.
“How are you?”
“Since you have endured so long in a very sensitive time, the backlash against it must be expressed now. I don’t think you need to worry too much.”
“So, do you know why you are angry?”
“If you see a young lady who used to build a wall with electronic devices and look at her cell phone every day, I think she might be waiting for a call. For some reason, we communicated every day, but suddenly there was no news, so it must have been frustrating.”
“It’s my daughter, but it’s an incredible story. I never imagined it would be like that.”
“It’s the same as when you were young. Were you not worried if the hostess missed contact with you even for a day before you got married? You don’t even need paternity verification. People say that daughters resemble their fathers.”
Kazunari seemed to be uncomfortable with that fact, so he sent a signal to quietly leave.
The elderly servant chief nodded his head as if he knew it, and then immediately erased his presence.
However, he could not hide the raised corners of his lips under his bowed head.
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‘It has changed so much.’
Even if she tried to hide it, Aina knew that it was already useless.
Rumors were already circulating among the servants inside the manor.
He said, ‘Girl has become much brighter’.
It was fine up to there though.
One of the things that improved was that the atmosphere of the servants, who had been treating them with difficulty, improved a lot, and the relationship with relatives including the elders of the family improved a lot.
However, this situation was not very pleasing to Aina.
It’s no different from the people he treated as pathetic.
It was the same thing as not only doing debauchery, but not being able to properly distinguish between colors because of color.
Especially since it was the first time for Aina to experience this kind of emotion, she couldn’t help but show a lot more.
‘I can’t. If you don’t solve this frustration quickly, you’ll end up hurting people other than close family members and relatives.’
In the end, Aina decided to bend her pride once more.
He was also willing to forgive all the sins he had committed so far if he answered the phone now.
However, even the child or himself could not predict what would happen if he ignored himself this time.
So, just a few seconds after the ringback sound, the voice of the person who had been waiting was heard.
“Are you?”
“What have you been doing so far, ignoring my calls… !”
“Did you call?”
“okay!”
At Aina’s voice filled with sadness and anger, Park Seong-jin couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
Well, because no one has contacted him in the past.
And, as a result of desperately rolling his head, there was only one answer.
It was said that he contacted Serena when she entered this unique space, the treasure hall.
It was because of the place that was not affected by time and space.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I was in a place where there was no radio.”
“In this day and age, where is the radio wave? Communication is possible even at the South Pole, at the North Pole, or even on the moon!”
“I was deceived by this space created by my imaginative power. Really.”
As if it was not really intentional, Park Seong-jin began to recite the events and schedules that had taken place so far.
It was no different from the previous Park Seong-jin in that he was gibberish and said he was sorry.
At that familiar tone and appearance, Aina was regaining her composure at some point.
No, actually, before the story was finished, Aina had returned to the same state as before.
It only brought back a smile when the story was over.
Because he was so gibberish, I couldn’t remember what he said, but that’s the way it was.
‘Cause everything you need is back
“… That’s how it happened.”
“Sung Jin-ah.”
“yes?”
“I want to see you right now. A lot of.”
“I always do.”
The enraged and raised voices were no longer heard from the room.
It was quiet, but only a voice that could not hide the joy was heard.
The expression was the same.
Because he had a bright smile that made it seem pointless when others saw it.
But I didn’t want to fix that smile.
At least I wanted to keep that smile that was in full bloom now.
‘Come quickly. I’ll be waiting for you.’
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