Letter from the North-4
It wasn’t as cold as when I came before, so the warm wind was a bit awkward.
I think it was always cold when I came to the North in this lifetime.
Isn’t it only then that the old thoughts come to mind? As I reached out of the wagon, I felt the wind hitting my hand.
Almost gone now I think Adele will probably be waiting, but I’m glad this time it’s not as late as the last time.
If I’m late again, I’m sure he’ll say something.
I felt the need to go a little faster, so I urged the wolf, and then I felt a little bit sharper wind.
As I waited for a while, I heard the familiar howl of a wolf when the white snow outside gradually got thicker.
There are many different ways of howling wolves, but it was even more so with the wolves Adele raised.
A roar that seemed to rip through the air, and a cold and ruthless voice that resembled Adele’s, made me quickly realize who the owner was.
“Get off here.”
tadak. The wolf stopped and slowly stepped towards the ground and saw a woman running towards me.
I thought it would be a unique expressionless face, but a smile burst out at the expression that looked bright today.
It seemed that he himself did not know.
As if he didn’t know he was laughing, he smiled quietly at the corners of his lips that sometimes moved unnaturally.
“…Hmm, is there anything that makes you feel good enough to laugh as soon as you see it?”
“It’s been a while, haven’t we seen each other? That’s fine.”
“You still speak well. I guess I was worth living more than I thought.”
Even so, the gaze reaches every corner of my body.
It seemed like they were checking to see if there were any injuries, but in fact, there weren’t many occasions to use force while gaining the position of head of the household.
As the mana that had been lightly touching my body disappeared, Adele glanced into my eyes for a moment before turning her back and opening her mouth.
“I guess you didn’t fight recklessly with your body. Didn’t Yuria do something useless?”
“I subdued it before I did. It won’t be enough for me to win.”
Adele’s expression when she talked about YuRia wasn’t very good.
It seems that the bad feelings from the previous memories are still there.
In fact, how many people would think well of Yuria?
It was a natural reaction for anyone who had regained their memories.
It was still a bit awkward for me, but when I see this kind of reaction, I realize that there are other people besides me who recalled the memories of the previous episodes.
I’ll have to talk to Adrian about the fact that Mirajen’s memories will come back someday.
It would be better to think together about how to deal with it later, so eventually I erased those thoughts and went to Adele’s side.
She got off the wolf and was walking, but strangely realized that her lieutenants were not around.
To be precise, it’s coming this way, but should I say it looks like it’s coming slowly on purpose?
As soon as I realized their intentions, I let out a laugh, and Adele tilted her head at the sight of me.
“Why is that all of a sudden?”
“No, what. I think I have good lieutenants.”
Perhaps they think in their own way that my relationship with Adele is not normal.
It’s not wrong, but I don’t know how to handle it when I’m caught.
Lotos met his eyes and bowed his head.
It was a somewhat unappealing expression, but Irona, who pressed down on the head of such a lotus, waved a small hand at me.
…This time it didn’t seem like Lotos was leading the way.
Perhaps, rather than making a fuss like last time, they all chose to be quiet together.
Not bad. Rather, it was because I was the only one who felt uncomfortable if he moved like Lotos.
Adele is dull in that respect, so she probably won’t notice it all the time, but the last time I visited, I was worried that she would notice.
Perhaps this time, it seemed that Irona had stopped Lotos.
I’ve been quick to notice this kind of thing since before, so I think I’ll do well.
As I looked at the lieutenants like that, I heard Adele’s voice in my ears.
When I turned my head, I saw eyes staring at me.
As if a little annoyed, a blue discoloration rose between the slightly narrowed eyes.
“Where are you looking at that? You should have been talking to me.”
“I just looked around for a while. Don’t worry about it.”
“You haven’t contacted me even once, but your attitude is impure. Pay more attention to me. Don’t look anywhere else.”
Laughing at the slightly blatant remark, Adele frowned as if he meant it.
I don’t know what happened while I was gone. Originally, I wasn’t that active.
After a moment of surprise at the gap that was a little closer than in the previous episode, Adele let out a sigh and slowly wiped her forehead.
“People worry like this, but there is no contact. Do you like drying someone to death?”
“I had no intention of doing that. Seriously.”
“Yeah, I don’t think that was the intention. If you had sent me just one letter, I wouldn’t have said this. I wouldn’t have called.”
If I hadn’t called, I would have come, but Adele must have been quite dissatisfied with my attitude, so she started pouring out complaints.
When I said that I had trouble sleeping, it was really noticeable that my eyes were wide open.
After all, she hadn’t contacted me for over a month, so she was just as disappointed.
However, I did it on purpose because I wanted to go find it myself.
Maybe I was thinking too much from my point of view.
After looking at Adele for a moment, she felt my gaze and shook her head with a sigh.
Even if I hate it, I don’t have anything to say, so I’m looking at it, but Adele quietly opened her mouth to me.
“To be honest, it would be strange if I wasn’t sad.”
“…I think so. You’re worried about me, yes. To be honest, I didn’t think of it.”
“I was going to hit you, but… I can’t even do that.”
She let out a small sigh and continued talking while rubbing her cheek quietly.
“It’s not strange. I was going to do that, but I’m already angry.”
“Yes?”
“Seeing you makes me feel angry. i can’t be mad at you I guess I’ll have to take care of Lotos again later. For the crime of disturbing people’s hearts.”
I couldn’t understand her words for a moment, so I looked at her blankly, then realized the meaning of her words and shed a blank laugh.
Then Adele smiled and pulled my wrist.
The arm he touched was exceptionally warm, so he did not bother to reject that touch.
A little while would be fine. It would be enough time for this game without thinking.
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“My room is always gorgeous. It was like that last time too.”
“Because I don’t know how you are doing in the center. Lotos didn’t do it like last time, so I tried my hand.”
“Are you talking directly?”
Somehow, when I said it was strange that Lotos was surprised when he saw this room, I couldn’t help but be surprised when he said that Adele had taken care of it.
It wasn’t much different from when I came before.
I think I tried to bring the same look I saw before, if there is a little difference.
“The beds are different.”
The configuration of the bed was different from before, but to point out the difference.
It was similar to Adele’s room. Adele didn’t care.
It’s comfortable for me to write, so I just decorated it the same way.
Is that really the intention? I thought about it, but I didn’t ask any more about it.
You know you did well. Asking here didn’t do anything good.
This visit was to make Adele feel better, so all she could do was shrug her shoulders and say that she liked it.
When I said I was fine, Adele nodded lightly as if satisfied.
I didn’t have much time to stay in the room anyway, so when I said I’d unpack my things, the lieutenants quietly headed outside.
“I didn’t expect you to have feelings in a place like this.”
“You don’t have to give unnecessary compliments. Don’t you know that you don’t have any sense for this kind of thing?”
“It would be nice to get used to it, though. We’ve slept together before.”
When I jokingly said that, Adele frowned and coughed.
We used to sleep together. I did it because I was drunk. Well… it’s because I really just did myself.
Adele may have recalled that memory as well, so she blushed slightly and averted her gaze.
It was a different reaction from when he made fun of Mirazen or Adrian.
Should I say that I’m ashamed and try to hide it?
I liked it so much that I tried to do it a few more times, then shook my head and opened my mouth again.
“I am going to change clothes now. Are you going to stay here? It doesn’t matter if you look at it.”
“If that’s the case, I’ll go out. I have no interest in looking at other people’s bodies.”
I laughed at the way I got up a little hastily.
It was also a bit funny to see him being particularly flustered when he saw my body.
Maybe it’s because he’s a person who’s far from being embarrassed by Won-chae, but since he’s only showing me things like that, this kind of reaction wasn’t bad.
Rather, it would be right to say that it is good.
Adele went out the door and was about to change, but the door creaked open again.
After staring through the door for a moment, Adele slightly poked her head out and pursed her lips without looking at me.
“Come to my room when you are done changing your clothes.”
“You mean the room?”
It’s been a while since I’ve been here, so I thought we’d meet together, but should we go to the room instead of the banquet?
When asked, Adele hesitated, then answered quietly.
“…It’s been a while, so it’s better for the two of us to see each other. I’ve prepared a drink for you. Come. If you don’t come, I’ll force you to come, so keep that in mind.”
With those words, I stared blankly at the door that slammed shut.
Glancing out the window, where it was slowly getting dark, I also realized that the time was now approaching night.
Drinking alone in a room other than a banquet hall. Isn’t it pretty bold for Adele’s proposal?
It’s been a while, the words that bothered me.
I think it’s been a little over two months since we met and broke up in the South.
I don’t know what kind of heart change happened during that time, but it was clear that the gap between her and me had narrowed before I knew it.
Drinks, nights, and men and women.
If it’s a time when these elements come together, I think I should be a little more careful.
If an accident happens, it will be a headache.
I looked at the place where Adele was, who had disappeared with the one-sided notification, then smiled bitterly and changed my clothes.
I wondered what to say.
Maybe if it were me, I would say I missed you.