Mask-4
Took.
The finger that flicked in front of the door knocked in the air like that.
The finger that had been passing by so that no one could hear it barely touched the door and knocked again.
When my fingers, which had been quietly passing by like drizzling rain, stopped.
Adele slowly turned her head at the presence she felt from behind.
Precisely, the presence beyond the door, I was thinking about who would soon open this door and come out.
Hearing footsteps, he realized that they belonged to Robert.
The reason for waiting in front of this door was not so special.
The two of them went in, only to realize that they hadn’t come out in a while.
what are you doing inside When I was worried about that, I couldn’t hear anything, so I let out a small sigh.
It’s not good to secretly listen to other people’s stories.
If it’s not that I didn’t realize that from the last experience, I definitely knew that Robert had a mischievous side.
…I like it because it’s pretty. Didn’t you say it so easily?
Even though I knew it was a joke, I couldn’t help but worry.
The thing that made me feel a little bad from earlier was that there was no effect of not saying a word about Robert tying his hair.
It would have been fine if you could add one more word.
It was strange to be swayed by something like this, but on the other hand, it was very strange.
Wasn’t there a single person who had this level of presence to himself?
I did it because my father is my father, but I never thought my feelings would be so deep for someone I had a relationship with after a long time after I was born.
If my former self had seen such a scene, I would have snorted.
Even if the memories of the past didn’t come back, the man named Robert already meant something to Adele.
Adele smiled for a moment and quietly looked into the air.
“Is it because of the appearance that you are interested in?”
Even if I didn’t hear that I had an ugly face anywhere, I didn’t pay much attention to my appearance.
Why bother with such a thing in a place full of men anyway?
It was only recently that he paid attention to his appearance, as he had lived for several days with blood spattering and sometimes covered in dirt.
He pats his hair tied together, then leans his back against the wall while fiddling with the hair tie.
I was looking for a reason why I was waiting here.
There’s no reason to wait here. It will probably be a long time before Robert comes out.
And…probably with the saintess.
The thought made her heart tingle, so Adele frowned slightly and bit her lip.
I once jokingly said that I was jealous.
I don’t know if you know that I mean it from the bottom of my heart. If I knew, I wouldn’t act like that.
It’s a useless complaint. Thoughts that I wouldn’t have thought of if it were like before, and there’s no use for it.
Since when did you waste your emotions on such unproductive thoughts?
Adele rubbed her forehead and slowly turned her back. Even if you stay here, you won’t hear good things, so why are you here?
I walked slowly away from the wall.
After walking for a while, I thought we had moved away, but Adele stopped walking when she heard a voice nearby.
When I came to my senses, I realized that I had only taken a few more steps from where I had just been.
The voice he heard was the voice of a person he had just been holding in his head, so Adele, who involuntarily laughed, looked behind her cautiously.
“What did you just say?”
“…I asked where you were going.”
Robert, who had just come out of the room, was looking at himself with a questioning expression.
If you ask me where I was going, well. Adele couldn’t find the right answer to that question.
Precisely, it was because I had already thought about the answer.
Walk briskly and head forward.
The steps that had been moving away from the room started to get closer again, and the steps toward the man watching her stopped no longer.
“He was coming here.”
exactly to you.
I have nothing to say, just. Wouldn’t it be enough for one reason that I missed you?
He jabbed his chest at eye level with his fingers and smiled.
The mood that had been grunting until just now disappeared without a trace, and now it was just as good.
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“Did you talk well with the saintess?”
As soon as he heard Adele’s question, Robert gave a small smile.
I thought you already knew, but it seemed like you were paying attention. Consolation was definitely received.
My impatient mind is gone and I am getting some stability.
Certainly, being embraced by Adrian…should I say it’s like being embraced by a mother?
Of course I think of her as a woman, but she has that kind of coziness.
Plus, the more you know about the past, the more you can talk about.
I had no choice but to get help in many ways. Saying thank you is probably not enough.
When I returned to the center, I was thinking of going to the Wall Tower…
“Good talk. I got help too.”
Saying that, Robert’s expression looked much better than before.
Not too long ago, there was a sign of impatientness, but now I wonder if those concerns have disappeared.
Except for the fact that it was done by a saintess, it was a good fact.
I should have made that face.
Adele rubbed her cheek, trying to get rid of the thoughts that popped up again.
I couldn’t remember what to say. I caught it and brought it to another place.
I was at a loss for words when I met those eyes staring at me.
Should we talk about work? But it must have been because of that that I was worried until now.
If he talked for nothing and his expression got worse, he thought it would be difficult to sleep.
“…Yeah, I just grabbed it. I don’t know what to say.”
So when I said it honestly, Robert, who had been making a dumbfounded expression for a moment, burst into laughter.
There was no particular reason. It was just that Adele’s awkward attitude was so different from usual.
Unbeknownst to Adele, Adele was braiding her own hair.
Even if there is something I want to say, I can’t say it out of my mouth, but at the same time, a smile burst out at the sight of me.
Adele frowned at Robert’s sudden smile, but the hair wrapped around her fingers turned her cheeks red.
“You didn’t know?”
“I didn’t know. If you hadn’t laughed so much… I probably wouldn’t have known.”
He bends his finger and hides it behind his back, then makes eye contact with Robert and lets out a blank laugh.
Can’t we just ignore this and move on? It was an act that did not need to be revealed.
It would have been okay if only I knew about it, but you dare to show off each one of these things.
“I’m too withdrawn. If someone laughed in front of me, I wouldn’t let them laugh again.”
“Remember that I was always an exception to that?”
“…I don’t remember. I never did.”
In fact, I remember everything, but I belatedly remembered that these words were often uttered from my previous life.
Robert was always the exception to Adele’s threats.
Maybe when we were apart, but in our life together, Robert was like a person who received preferential treatment from Adele.
I wondered how others would take such a thing for granted, but now that I think about it, what a stupid question.
after a lot of tea Probably enough even for a stupid person to know at a glance,
I couldn’t ignore the emotions that were revealed on the outside.
He tried to brush his face away naturally, but his creaking hands only moved awkwardly.
The grand duke’s dignity would probably remain as little as a speck of dust.
A moment before that thought came to mind, Adele moved her stiff body and looked at Robert again.
It’s too late to show a dignified appearance now.
Robert had a tendency to loosen up a little anyway, but I thought it was better to be honest about what happened.
Isn’t that what you were holding on to say anyway?
Even though I couldn’t talk to him because I was embarrassed after catching him, even that shame had long since disappeared.
After tidying up her clothes, she peeks out her ponytail.
‘I’m sure they’ll notice.’
Unless you’re an idiot, you probably don’t know about tying your hair.
However, Robert, who could clearly see Adele’s intentions, only laughed inwardly.
I already thought it would fit well.
It seems like he wants me to talk about him, but if it comes out like that, how can I say that?
I had a desire to play around with it a little.
After thinking for a while, Robert corrected his posture and opened his mouth with a serious expression.
“Then let’s talk about the masked ones.”
“…mask? suddenly?”
“Yeah, now that I’ve seen it like this. Wouldn’t it be better to talk about what’s coming soon?”
“I guess so…”
Seeing the expression of disappointment on his face, he seemed to burst into laughter, so Robert suppressed his laughter with all his might and continued.
I wasn’t talking about nothing. While listening to Adrian’s words and thinking a little slowly, there was something that came to mind.
Capturing one of the masked people and infiltrating it.
There is no need to move in a hurry, and if you borrow the power of Arwen, who will come with the results of the investigation on the evil dragon anyway…
It’s probably because infiltration can be done easily.
The thing to infiltrate and find out was Keitel and the purpose they were plotting.
Is it the resurrection of the dragon, or is it purely for subjugation in the south?
I would like the latter if possible, but I already knew it wasn’t going in that direction.
“I plan to move alone when infiltrating, but what do you think?”
“I don’t want to send it. Why are you asking for the obvious?”
“When you say that, it sounds like you’re willing to give permission if need be.”
“…No matter how much I try to stop you, you’ll still be there. Even if I try to stop you, you won’t listen.”
Seeing his grunt, Robert laughed bitterly.
It was because it clearly showed what Adele thought of her attitude.
If you leave without listening to her, it will be to protect her.
It seemed better to listen a little this time.
Because she didn’t give me the answer she wanted, and she was very upset.
“Then I won’t go. Let’s send someone else or use an alter ego.”
“What?”
“They told me not to go, so I just didn’t go. Is it that bad?”
“…No, it’s nice.”
The bewildered expression clearly seemed to interpret my intentions.
However, there was no lie in this statement.
There would be no reason to take the risk and infiltrate directly inside.
I thought that it was best to give up if I had to.
As the conversation continued, Adele’s expression became more serious, and at the same time, the look of disappointment disappeared.
By the time Adele’s thoughts clouded over, expecting praise for her appearance.
Robert, who finished talking about the impending infiltration, glanced at Adele.
“Then we can finish it like this.”
“I’ll have to explain the details to the saintess, so that’s probably true.”
The hair reflected in the darkened window was showing pure white light.
Hair as white as snow and sparkling like stars.
When Adele tied them together and put her hair back, she thought of how naturally beautiful she was.
why wouldn’t you think like that
He himself was a man, and in the past, a woman who had a love affair was like that.
I just didn’t say it on purpose out of spite, and I didn’t intend to go on without saying anything until the end.
“The hair.”
Adele’s shoulders trembled at the sudden words.
It was a voice I heard while I had forgotten about it, so the reaction was bound to come much louder.
When I met the slightly shaking blue eyes, Robert smiled softly and continued.
With a slightly mischievous smile, as if he really thought so.
“I thought it was pretty from the beginning. I’m just saying it now.”
“Is that so? Then I’m glad.”
Adele, thinking that she answered calmly, lowered her head slowly.
If I didn’t do that, I was afraid that my cheeks would be reddened.
In fact, it was even after the red-stained ears had been exposed for a long time.