reverberation-2
It was a flowing water-colored dress.
It gives off a slightly cold color in line with the cold moon, but it left a not-so-cold impression as it went well with her face.
The always arrogant woman had a blush. Embarrassed, hesitantly, he tugged at his skirt.
Was this the first time Adele wore different clothes? Adele’s eyes narrowed as she couldn’t open her mouth for a moment.
I could see her hair flowing naturally as she moved her head.
The pure white hair seemed to touch the dress like that, making the surroundings achromatic for a moment.
At the same time, I felt a sense of déjà vu.
I had already seen this dress somewhere, so I couldn’t just say it was beautiful.
A voice pierced through the blurred thoughts. It was Adele’s voice, frowning.
“Anything special?”
“No, so…”
What should I say? The sight in his eyes was unimaginable.
To see Adele in a dress, would it be terrifying to see her in the social world?
However, even though she was wearing a dress, her posture was still crooked, so a smile leaked out for some reason.
“Then why are you laughing? Don’t frustrate people. For the first time…yes, it’s the first time I’ve worn it. I just want to ask how it is.”
“Why haven’t you worn it for a while? You look so good together.”
“huh.”
Even while snorting, I slowly brush my hair to see if I didn’t feel bad.
Looking back, I couldn’t believe it. Rather than being awkward, it was because it matched me well, as if I had been wearing it from the beginning.
I was at a loss for words because of that.
I don’t know what she meant by pulling out the dress, but if she wanted to embarrass me, it would be a success.
…Honestly, it was pretty.
Other than that, I couldn’t find anything else to say.
She was always beautiful, but Adele in a dress stood out especially in that way.
Watching Adele awkwardly fixing her skirt, I suddenly wondered why she was wearing a dress.
When I asked, she glanced at me saying, “Isn’t it obvious?”
“Did you forget that there is a New Year’s event at midnight today? I was going to show and send that far, so I told them to leave it for two days.”
“ah.”
I was so absorbed in the South that I completely forgot about it.
It must be New Year’s after midnight this time, but she wouldn’t be the type to dress up.
However, it was her whim to change so much from time to time, so I accepted it.
I guess I just wanted to wear a dress. Even if I can’t deny that the reason is in me, I didn’t have the heart to say anything because it suits me well.
However, my outfit was not very neat compared to her dress.
I didn’t even think of this situation, so Adele opened her mouth to me as I was about to change clothes.
“You don’t have to go. It’s not like you’re wearing it to show off to anyone anyway.”
“But isn’t there such a thing as etiquette?”
“Who are you trying to show courtesy to? I said I don’t care, just keep quiet and be my escort.”
As she did at the Full Moon Festival, she reached out to me and waved.
When I lightly grasped my hand to grab it, Adele smiled and stood next to me.
Adele, wearing a dress rather than armor or a cape, looked awkward and seemed to be the only one who hesitated.
Even while smiling awkwardly, she follows Adele.
Probably the last night in the north, towards a festival to decorate the last day.
“Go now. The festival in the north will be a bit new.”
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The word “new” didn’t seem to have a positive meaning.
Probably because of the cultural difference between the north and the center.
There were a lot of things that Adele in a dress was a bit radical to participate in, and all of them were bleak to see.
Although it was a festival for the New Year, it had a strong shamanic character.
Unlike the shamans of the south. I just worship animals and nature, and give thanks to God for letting me pass this year safely.
That’s probably why the people of the church are uncomfortable with the north.
Those who worship nature more than the god of the moon have gathered, so maybe it’s because of this area that Adrian and Adele feel uncomfortable with each other.
After looking around for a while without doing anything like that, Adele frowned when she found Bunta running around with a barrel.
“I told you to walk around quietly, but it seems wrong.”
“Well… I think it’s fine. As long as it doesn’t harm others.”
Kwajik, my forehead trembled when I saw one of the stalls being destroyed.
There’s no way Bunta won’t have an accident. No matter how much he was an adjutant, Adele could not condone such a thing.
As a subordinate of the Grand Duke, shouldn’t he set an example? It was the moment when Adele sighed and tried to move.
“Hey Bunta. The Grand Duke would have told you to stay calm.”
Lotos, who trudged somewhere, grabbed Bunta by the collar.
Seemingly angry, the guy who was staring into Bunta’s eyes slightly tilted his head this way.
Then glance. He made eye contact with me and smiled and spoke.
“Today, the Grand Duke is busy. I can’t pay attention to you one by one. Grab a bottle and follow me. I have to fix it here.”
Lotos, who had one eye gouged out, bowed his head in our direction and quickly disappeared.
Should I say that I am quick to notice, or should I say that I am not.
Adele, who was looking at Lotos with a spirited expression, shook her head and laughed.
“You’re so damn crazy.”
“If so, what will you do now?”
Looking at Adele’s dress, she asked softly. It was a movement that seemed quite awkward even while walking with me.
Her feet are going to hurt, but high-heeled shoes will be quite difficult for her.
It didn’t make much sense for me to go through such hardships, but I didn’t want to see her constantly walking around uncomfortably.
Adele looked at me for a moment, as if she had understood my meaning, then nodded and answered.
“…I guess I should take a little break.”
“I don’t know if your feet are okay.”
“Okay. It doesn’t hurt just by wearing some shoes.”
Then, after shaking her feet a few times, she strides toward somewhere.
The direction Adele was going was definitely towards the forest.
A forest where there are no people and you can see the entire sky this winter.
As she walked through the bare trees with no leaves, she held on to Adele’s slippery body from time to time.
“Are you okay?”
“You can’t even hold me. You won’t get hurt if you fall.”
“You don’t have to.”
I grabbed my waist and slowly raised it up, and Adele, who had been staring at me, brushed her back and started walking again.
If that was the case, it would have been more comfortable to wear them as they were. I thought it might have been worn to give a speech, but
There was no speech from Adele at this New Year’s celebration. The reason is because it bothers me.
If Adele did it, it’s understandable.
It must have been that she found a dress and put it on in the spare time she had left.
If you ask me why, I’m not sure. Hwareuk, a small flame rose from the now completely dark forest.
The artifact in Adele’s hand produced a small flame, which spread into the forest and created a soft light around it.
So it wasn’t too dark.
I was able to reach my destination without much difficulty in the light as pale as twilight.
It was a familiar place to me. It was where Adele often took me.
I wondered when it would come in this life, but today must have been the day.
The only place in this forest where the sky is open and a fallen tree is placed like a chair.
There was only one full moon floating alone in the round sky. Countless stars stamped like dots next to it.
The wind seeped through the trees and there was a moment of silence, then I met Adele’s eyes as she looked at me.
It was a very visible face even in dim light. Is it because of the intense outfit?
Looking at Adele, who seemed completely out of the title of Grand Duke, she slowly parted her lips.
“Do you remember where you were going to come?”
“Yes, it is where I often come. When you want to be alone.”
“It’s just two of us today.”
“know. Because I brought it on purpose. Didn’t I tell you, there’s something I want to show you.”
I thought it was a dress that I wanted to show off, but it seemed like there was still something else left.
What is it? So I looked at Adele, and Adele shrugged her shoulders when she realized that my gaze was on her.
It was noticeable that her dress was thin.
It seems to be okay to some extent because it is treated with magic, but this is not the northern part.
After staring at her for a moment, she opened her mouth again.
“It looks cold.”
“It’s not cold.”
Me in a cape, and Adele in a dress without a coat.
If anyone saw it, wouldn’t it be safe to say that I was doing something bad to her?
I care. Even if she’s fine, it means I’m uncomfortable.
I strode toward Adele, who was sitting at the base of the tree.
Adele, startled by my approach, then stared blankly at me as the cloak fell over her shoulders.
“I would have said it wasn’t cold.”
Seeing him wrinkle his brow asking what he was doing now, a small laugh leaked out for no reason.
The cloak disappeared and my shoulders felt empty, but instead, my heart felt at ease.
“You are just doing that. I’m afraid you’ll be cold.”
“…don’t worry about it unnecessarily. On the subject of leaving tomorrow anyway.”
“Why are you wearing a dress? If you’re going to come here, wouldn’t it be more comfortable to wear what you normally wear?”
It wasn’t meant to be a speech, and it wasn’t meant to be worn officially for a festival.
When I asked, Adele pursed her lips for a moment as if contemplating an answer.
After thinking about it for a long time, she made eye contact with me and answered slowly.
It was different from what I was used to seeing. It was a soft, rippled eye, as if recalling some vague memory.
“Because, a long time ago, I felt like I wanted to show you this.”
“yes…?”
When I asked in response, wanting to know what to say, Adele shook her head and did not open her mouth any more.
It was a long time ago. I don’t know when she wants to say it, but it doesn’t feel very old.
A strange question arises and settles in your mind.
Her way of talking just now seemed to be talking about the ‘past’ that only I knew about.
The dress Adele was wearing was something she had seen before.
The dress that Adele entered the room she was staying in when she couldn’t stop her from dying for treason.
I still have vivid memories of embracing the dress that lost its owner. Seeing him say that to me somehow seemed to bring back memories of that time.
Perhaps it was just a word. It was just a coincidence, because no one else had ever recalled the previous episode.
so I turn my gaze again. It was a time when I lifted my head toward the sky, escaping from memories of the past.
“Robert. That’s what I wanted to show you.”
Pissiung-
Something crossed the sky with Adele’s voice.
The sound I heard at the Full Moon Festival that woke my consciousness, which was still deep in thought at that time.
phut-!
Firecrackers exploded all at once across the sky, instantly coloring the surroundings with noise.
A deafening sound, and a light so bright that the moonlight was dimmed and could no longer be seen colored the night sky.
white, red, blue. A feast of colorful lights covered their eyes.
“I liked what I saw at the last Full Moon Festival. That’s why I airlifted it directly to the North.”
phut-!
The loud noise erased all sounds at once, but Adele’s voice was clearly audible.
Looking at the light I see in the middle of the open forest, I look at Adele again.
Suddenly, a shadow came. Adele’s face, seen under the bright sky, was covered in darkness.
Even so, while facing the eyes that come into the eyes. A voice came through her lips again.
It was a slightly cautious voice.
“Isn’t it pretty? The expression… looks a little off.”
Old memories bloom. There was a woman here who said she had something to show her and told her to wait, but never came back.
this is reverberation It was a reverberation like a curse to me who lived in my memory, and in the end, I could only overlap it with Adele.
When the blurry afterimages overlap to form a single image, a faint smile can be seen on the faces facing each other.
light, darkness.
What remained in the repetitive scene was not the light of the firecrackers.
Neither the moon floating in the sky nor the stars regaining their light.
It was just a woman in a blue dress.
“…pretty.”
I answered while looking at Adele, not the sky.
Without adding that it was a firecracker, Adele slightly averted her gaze at her staring gaze.
Looking at her like that, I added a small smile and smiled.
“Very much.”
Words that should have been said before, but now spoken.
and even realize
Still, I live in the reverberation of memories.