74 – You may feel that the meaning of a gift is different for the giver and the receiver
Hyunjin’s intentions were obviously not bad.
Because Amelia felt it too.
However, from Amelia’s point of view, she was in an embarrassing situation.
The clothes Hyunjin handed over are furisode…… It was normal to think so.
However, Hyunjin overlooked one fact.
‘What does it mean? This…… ?’
As Amelia thought, the gift Hyunjin bought included a costume.
She wasn’t an idiot who didn’t understand the costume either.
There was a reason why the reaction was a bit tepid even after receiving it, and it was the first time.
What Hyunjin bought.
Because it wasn’t furisode.
‘Somehow the reaction was a bit sluggish.’
Looking at Amelia, Hyunjin felt puzzled by her.
Precisely, I was inferring what emotions were hidden in her expression.
Hyunjin bought a traditional ceremonial robe, but it was not a furisode worn by unmarried women.
It was true that Hyun-jin chose expensive and good-looking formal clothes.
The costume I bought was a tomesode.
Tomesode.
What is it?
It is the same traditional ceremonial dress as the furisode, but there are some differences.
Tomesode is a traditional dress with short sleeves. It didn’t have long sleeves like a furisode.
And most of all, what separates furisode from tomesode is that the circumstances in which they are worn are different.
If Furisode is a traditional dress strictly for unmarried women, Tomesode is a traditional dress for married women.
‘I thought it was furisode.’
Amelia was able to infer from the box’s cuffs and folds.
To be honest, I thought that the first furisode I received as a gift was from my parents.
It wasn’t because the amount was expensive.
It was because Iori, the family on Amelia’s mother’s side, was a family that mainly wore traditional ceremonial clothes.
So she didn’t want to buy much because she thought her mother would make her own furisode.
With a complicated expression on her face, Amelia continued to alternate between looking at the gift box and Hyunjin.
‘What is the intention, Hyunjin?’
Amelia’s deep-seated anxiety only grew.
I know she has good intentions, but in this situation, what is the reason she gave herself a tomesode?
It occurred to her that she had no idea.
Since Hyunjin was watching Amelia’s eyes right now, it was easy to find out her feelings.
Joy and aspiration.
I didn’t even feel like scolding for the innocent feelings.
Above all, it’s too late to say that I should change it right away.
Hyunjin didn’t really think about that. It was because she understood the situation in her head, saying that it was roughly like that with the atmosphere, because she was not as good at Japanese as the locals.
At a store that sells traditional ceremonial clothes, I told the storekeeper to buy expensive and high-quality ones, and the storekeeper thought it was tomesode.
Hyunjin understands the subculture and Japanese culture to some extent, but his eyes aren’t good enough to tell the difference between traditional ceremonial clothes.
Misunderstandings created by those situations created the current situation.
“Then, shall we go back to our room now? Make sure Hyunjin gets some rest too.”
“Yes, I understand. Miss!”
Amelia’s state of mind began to become more complicated when she saw Hyunjin’s pure laughter.
Hyunjin returned with a pleasant smile.
Amelia said to Ed, who was next to her.
“Ed, follow me for a moment.”
“Yes, I understand. Miss.”
***
Amelia returned to her room with Ed accompanying her.
Then she opened her mouth at once and she said to Ed.
“Ed.”
“Tell me, young lady.”
“About the box Hyunjin gave me.”
“Yes.”
“For what purpose did you give me this as a gift?”
At Amelia’s question, Ed pondered for a moment before opening her mouth.
“Didn’t you get some clothes from the lady the other day? I think it’s a gift for that.”
“I think that is also true, Ed. What he sent has a slightly different feel.”
“What are you talking about?”
At Ed’s question, Amelia suddenly turned red in the face.
When I explained the whole situation, she felt like losing something.
“Oh, no. Please go back and rest.”
“Then, excuse me. Have a good night. Miss.”
Ed didn’t bother asking. The servant is obliged to answer the master’s questions, but the elderly butler read the mood.
It’s a difficult situation.
After Edgar went to Amelia’s room, she lay face down on her bed, struggling with her arms and legs and screaming in silence.
‘Ah…… What the hell am I supposed to mean by this, me!’
Amelia, who was in pain as she rolled over on her bed, suddenly remembered the books she had read since childhood.
I wonder why the story of the forbidden love between the servant and the master comes to mind at this moment.
Amelia had a hard time accepting this feeling.
Bewildered, confused.
Those things were eating away at him.
‘Is that the intention? It must be a mistake…… !’
She somehow denied the thoughts creeping into her head, but she couldn’t help but be concerned no matter how much she thought about it.
A traditional dress worn by married women.
How much more like that?
It was only natural that the situation caused misunderstandings for Amelia.
Hyunjin really innocently picked out clothes for the summer, but she couldn’t see through her intentions, so of course she couldn’t help but be mistaken.
‘Wearing this…… Are you asking me to go to a summer festival with you?’
I definitely felt that there was a lot of intention.
‘Tomesode, not furisode…… ‘
Until then, the feelings that Hyunjin had shown to himself were not love feelings, but feelings like parents wanting him to be happy.
A passion close to that of a fan, even if you think a little lighter.
It was because she liked that feeling, and she was a man who, above all, thought that he would look good in housekeeper clothes.
‘I shouldn’t just pass by.’
I didn’t want to complicate things right away.
Whatever Hyunjin’s intentions were, she eventually got her gift. She wears clothes that look good on her.
Suddenly, I took out a wind chime from the gift box and shook it lightly.
My daughter, my daughter.
In the windless room, the sound of wind chimes could be heard quietly.
After shaking the wind chime a few times, Amelia took out her smart phone and made a call.
***
“Early Bird…… Weather window!!”
Strong and strong morning! If you ask who I am, Hyunjin!
“Hmm.”
A thought came to me as soon as I woke up after removing the blanket.
Yesterday, Amelia was showing an ambiguous expression about my gift.
Rather than feeling moved, why are you giving this to me? It seemed to be that expression.
“I don’t know.”
Since I’ve never given a gift like this to a woman, is it a good gift after seeing the other person’s reaction? I felt like wanting to
“I don’t think it’s wrong… ….”
…… I do not know. I’ll know when it’s time to wear that, but for now, let’s make it not bad.
I couldn’t hand the gift to Rachel yesterday because the owner hadn’t arrived yet, but let’s leave it for later.
She thought so and she got ready for school.
***
Inadvertently, I wanted to take a different course from the one I took today.
Since I have enough free time, it should be okay…… When I leisurely turned around and went the other way.
She saw a familiar woman looking blankly at the sky.
I focused for a moment and looked at the other person.
‘Ayako?’
The person sitting quietly and looking at the sky was Ayako Hozuki.
Seeing him like this, is it because of his mood that Kanade came to mind?
For some reason, she felt like she couldn’t get past it, so she slowly approached her and opened her mouth.
“Miss Hozuki?”
I cautiously called out to Ayako, but she didn’t answer.
She came closer and held her hand in front of Ayako’s eyes and waved it. Then she turned her head and opened her mouth, perhaps noticing her side.
“Oh my God, Mr. Kim…… ? Good morning.”
Ayako stood up from her sitting and she greeted me briefly.
“I must have interrupted you.”
“Not really.”
“It’s school time, what were you doing here?”
“The sun was nice, so I sat and watched the butterflies for a while.”
“A butterfly?”
“Yes.”
That’s why I’m so carefree…….
“Then why is Kim here?”
“Oh, I was on my way to school too.”
“Isn’t school going the other way?”
“What…… Yes. I just want to go a different route along today.”
“Then would you like to go to school together? I will tell Inuzuka.”
Ayako opened her mouth with a light smile. If it’s Inuzuka, is that the guy I saw last time?
I think he’s like a butler who helps Ayako by her side.
“Oh, it’s okay. Come on a bicycle.”
“I see… ….”
“We have time to talk for a while.”
It’s a short ride from here to school.
“You are kind, Mr. Kim.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
“Actually, the last time I went out…… I didn’t know what to do…… “
“It seemed like that.”
He didn’t even know that she was a girl who had never drank ramune before. In the original work, I saw a lot of people who were curious when hanging out with Ryunosuke.
It wasn’t until I met her in person that I felt that she was a neat and innocent young lady.
“Will you be all right this week?”
Ayako asked me about this week.
‘Ah, that’s it.’
You must be referring to the schedule the three of you planned to meet on the weekend.
“I’m fine.”
“I see.”
“Is Hozuki-san okay? It doesn’t matter if we postpone the schedule until later…… “
“I rather hope.”
“Really? If so, that’s good.”
Honestly, I was full of thoughts of wanting to separate the schedule because it was a word that I accidentally said.
I asked this because I thought it would cause some problems if I tried to separate it first.
If Ayako is okay, she’s not going to be able to say anything.
“Oh, the time is already like this…… I have to go to school now.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“It was nice to meet you since morning, Mr. Kim.”
“Me too.”
Ayako got up and walked leisurely to the luxurious car.
Then, she suddenly turned around and opened her mouth.
“It looks like something good will happen today.”
Ayako leaves without giving her a chance to answer.
…… What do you mean, what the hell?
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