77 – To the Holy Kingdom (4)
As always, when someone covets what belongs to you, as a person, anger is the inevitable response.
Asti’s state of mind was exactly like that. Recently, there was no one who didn’t know that Arist is approaching Prach during break time.
Just by looking at the surrounding priests, didn’t it seem like they were curious about how the two people who experienced that incident were able to restore their relationship?
She couldn’t understand why those priests were interested, but she was constantly annoyed by the fact that Arist always called for Prach separately.
What right does a woman who has already abandoned Prach have to cling to him? Of course, Prach is currently in a situation where he cannot enter into a relationship with anyone else, but she didn’t like other women getting involved with him.
In the end, Asti decided to intervene. Whenever Arist called for Prach, she always stayed by his side. Arist would smile strangely whenever that happened, and Asti knew very well what his smile meant.
In other words, it was an attempt to make Prach like her.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have smiled like that, the same woman who had just thrown daggers at her with her eyes during the final exams not too long ago. It was obvious. She wanted to emphasize that she was not a woman Prach could fall for.
In her heart, she wanted to grab Arist by the hair, but Arist was an important figure in Prach’s plans. Even Asti, no matter how powerful she was, couldn’t casually lay a hand on him.
That fact was very frustrating. If she wasn’t an important person, Arist would never have been able to approach Prach.
In the end, Asti had only one choice left. To interrupt their time together as much as possible.
Of course, she didn’t distrust Prach. Every time she read his emotions, she knew that he perceived her as someone of the opposite s*x and had a favorable impression of her.
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If it was anyone other than Arist Winslet, she would have laughed it off. Yes, even if he were someone like Lina Reisrain, Asti wouldn’t have reacted so sensitively.
But.
Arist Winslet was different.
She had always thought this way before, but Arist Winslet was a woman who Prach had feelings for and was his first love.
Asti had never been in a relationship or experienced love, but she knew what a first love was from long observation.
Regardless of whether the target of intense first love was a man or a woman, it was not easily forgotten. Moreover, if Prach, who was in a situation where he wanted to see Arist, the target of his first love, again, there was even more room for her heart to waver.
Damn b*tch. Asti chewed on her lips. She made an effort to smile nonchalantly, but that face with a forced smile was disgusting.
Asti protruded her lips for no reason when she returned to the carriage. Prach saw that and chuckled, knowing why she was doing that.
“Why are you laughing?”
“Just like that.”
They already had a rough idea of each other’s thoughts, but they didn’t say anything more. They didn’t need to speak anymore, as they could already understand what the other person was thinking.
A brief silence fell in the carriage.
“You can’t like her no matter how hard you try.”
That was Asti’s evaluation of Arist’s feelings. Prach listened silently.
“I know why you’re doing that, but honestly, it annoys me every time I see it.”
“….”
Prach kept silent. There was no need to forcibly intervene now. He just had to quietly listen to Asti expressing her emotions.
“Are you not going to say anything?”
However, Prach was lost in his own thoughts as he watched her irritated appearance.
It’s cute.
Watching Asti being jealous of someone was both cute and loveable. Suddenly, Frah felt a burst of laughter. Asti, naturally, had no choice but to witness Frah’s laughing face up close.
“Why have you been laughing so much?”
Even her sulky appearance was cute, and Frah suddenly had a thought.
“What if I just said it?”
Maybe an interesting response would come out. It might be a good entertainment for the boring month-long carriage journey. Of course, it was a very rude thought, but still.
“Just because it’s cute.”
“Cu…!”
Before Asti could ask why she would say something that didn’t make sense, she closed her mouth and turned her gaze away, as Frah sent her a look as if she was looking at a cute little animal.
“What are you saying….”
With her gaze turned away, she looked out the window, slightly hiding her fiery face with one hand. Maybe, Frah was certain that what was inside created a line.
“Don’t dislike Aris too much. Just because he’s laughing now, I hope you can try to get along with him on the surface at least.”
That was all Frah could say. Even that, she didn’t know exactly how to treat Aris. Frah also immediately noticed that Aris wore a mask when dealing with Asti.
Above all, Frah was certain that Aris still had feelings for her. It was because of her recent attitude. Even if she wasn’t stupid, she could tell.
However, Frah had no intention of reciprocating Aris’s feelings. She didn’t even have the thought of wanting to reciprocate. She just waited for time to pass. So that Aris could let go of her feelings.
No, she couldn’t even begin to understand why Aris had feelings for her in the first place.
If he liked her, he should have liked her from the beginning. Why did he suddenly start liking her now that her content had changed?
Not being able to understand that, her head became a little complicated.
“Sigh…fine, I got it.”
Asti could now clearly understand why humans are bothered by complicated love affairs. This was how it felt, they were.
It was more enjoyable and happy than she had imagined, but it was also more terrible than she had thought.
Fortunately, what she was grateful for was that Frah had no lingering feelings for Aris.
But the situation could change at any time. Since Frah already knew that Asti liked her. Asti also sensed it unconsciously.
“…Should I just attack later.”
There is always such a saying in human history. When bodies mix, affection often arises. Asti had seen that scene a lot.
Couples who weren’t particularly close to each other, who kept fighting and then drank alcohol and ended up in a relationship while feeling embarrassed, and eventually getting married later on.
“No, I should use it as a last resort.”
If Aris enters Frah’s heart again… she would have to stop him even if it meant throwing herself at him.
Asti reminded herself with a strange determination as she looked at Frah.
Sensing her gaze, Frah smiled a little bitterly and spoke.
“I’m always sorry to you.”
Aste knew well why he said such words.
So, Aste lowered her head.
“No, I also threw a tantrum.”
“You can throw as many tantrums as you want. It won’t hurt my feelings.”
“Then, can I keep throwing tantrums in the future too?”
“Just don’t overdo it. It’s difficult for me too.”
“Ahahahaha. Don’t you dislike it?”
Aste laughed evilly like her species. Frah just looked at her with an adorable gaze.
* * *
Time passed quickly. Before we knew it, the kingdom was getting closer. Maybe there’s about a week left. And that means the time for me and Aste to move is coming.
-Maykang, when should we open it?
Sensitive conversations in Chloride, insensitive conversations in common speech. That was the rule we established for this journey.
-It’s not time yet. And this time, strong monsters need to come out of the Maykang.
-Then we’ll have to use more power. That means we need some time.
-Do you need a lot of preparation time?
-Not a lot…just enough? I’ll need at least three days.
-Three days then. Let’s start from three days later. It seems most appropriate to arrive at the kingdom the day before.
-Okay. I’ll set up invisible barriers around the carriage without anyone noticing, and prepare to open the Maykang.
-Can it be completely concealed?
-Don’t worry. Even if I use magic secretly, Esthe won’t be able to notice.
She had a confident smile on her face.
I responded to her smile with a smile and got lost in thought.
From now on, the narrative will take a completely different path from the original work. So, I had a lot to worry about. When will the kingdom’s knights come? How long can the priests endure? Can Rusan and I stop the Holy Maiden? and so on.
I had thought about it along the way, but I didn’t expect everything to go as planned.
I always had to consider variables. The Holy Maiden might be stronger than I imagined.
Once we get through this hurdle, there won’t be much for me to do for a while. The rotten things inside the kingdom will be exposed by Rusan as time goes on.
Anyway, it’s three days. I have a lot to think about.