“……..”
cool
It just makes my spine shiver to such an extent that I can only feel it.
Obviously it’s summer, so the heat should come down, but the cold air stimulates the nerves through the tip of the skin.
An indescribable cruelty to the point that I am in the glacier now.
However, the place where I was actually was in the middle of the royal road, crowded with many people and scorching hot sun.
But the reason why I feel so cold…
“…”
“…..”
Right now, even at this moment, the two girls who gave me cold eyes made my body freeze and I couldn’t move.
“haha…”
I couldn’t overcome the atmosphere, so I finally smiled unnaturally, but…
“Now, does this look like a funny situation?”
“If you dare to deceive and despise the princess, I will admit that one gut.”
Why is it that they shake off the cold chill?
Dare to predict, I make a careful guess as to whether I might have gotten a grudge because of my wrong choice…
◆◆◆
It happened yesterday at the academy.
If you think about it now, what kind of a joke of fate would have been, if Marika and Aris had been in the same place at that time, the situation would have been a little different?
“Harold!”
Aris came to me when Marika was away for a while.
“Do you remember the promise for tomorrow?”
From the first day of school, there was a storm in which various incidents occurred one after another, but the remaining 4 days until the weekend approached went smoothly without incidents.
The memory of what was going to happen to me in the future was also slowly fading away, and when this morning came, it was erased from my mind as white as if it had ever happened.
I forgot the information that had been provided to me, as if I was going to go away because I had overcome the moment of crisis right now.
What the hell happened… Fragmentary memories that seep into my head as if they were telling me what would happen in the future…
I have no way of knowing, but if it happens again, I’ll have to make a note of it before I forget it…
Aside from the abduction of Marika and Aris, there seemed to be a lot of information imprinted on it… but it disappeared like a lie.
“Like I said last time, I’ll put a lot of effort into decorating it, so please look forward to it!”
Personally, I thought I had a light meal with my friend… Does she think differently?
It seemed like something was drenched in a fantasy more than I thought, so I was worried about everything.
Aris and Marika were the only students I became close with over the past four days.
Perhaps it was the aftermath of having an accident from the first day, except for the girls who helped me, the other students hardly liked me.
Of course, it’s hard to make a decision as it hasn’t been long since I’ve been admitted, but it seems like I’ve mostly spent time with them.
There were times when the three of us were together, but every time it did, there was an unfamiliar atmosphere, so it was almost like we were dealing with one person at a time.
Still, I can’t say that Marika and Aris were very close, but it could be said that they were quite close, so it was a little unusual for three people to gather, but it wasn’t too much of a burden.
“Then I have a little work to do with the student council, so I’ll go check it out!”
In the midst of other miscellaneous conversations, Aris said that she had work to do, greeted me softly and left the classroom.
“Harold, I have something to tell you.”
The moment my conversation with her has just ended, Marika comes to me at the perfect timing.
“What’s going on, Princess?”
I answered her in a formal way who called me, but she gave me a slightly displeased expression.
“You said you can let go of your words, in the academy, the wall of status doesn’t work much, so you can speak comfortably if I allow it.”
“Then Marika? What’s going on…”
When she talks in a light tone as if she’s really a friend, as she wants, she smiles with satisfaction, and then she talks about the meeting tomorrow.
“Did you say we’ll meet for lunch tomorrow? Then why don’t we go straight to the restaurant, because it’s luxurious and knows where many nobles frequent.”
He tells me about his plans, but to be honest, I didn’t really care what happened.
In the beginning, I didn’t ask for compensation, and I was rather burdened with an undeserved gratitude, so I thought that I would simply get a meal and eat it.
“We’re having dinner together… and…”
However, unlike my attitude, Marika’s attitude is now inflated with tension and anticipation that is not worthy of her status as a princess, and she wiggles her fingers to see if there are any embarrassing points, and mutters to herself inaudible.
“Huh… I’m really looking forward to tomorrow.”
Unlike me, who like Aris and the two of us who think lightly, it felt like we were preparing for something…
Maybe this is not the time to just think about it…
Did you know that in the first place, they meet in three people?
As I said before, it was a bit awkward when the three of us got together, so I decided to use this weekend’s meeting as an opportunity to get to know each other and improve the atmosphere.
So, the appointment time and place were set the same for both of us…
Come to think of it, I couldn’t tell you that there were three people.
Should I tell you this right now?
I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but…
“Are you sure it doesn’t matter?”
The more people, the better.
◆◆◆
And such an easy choice brought about the present situation…
“Harold… didn’t you hear that the princess was accompanying you?”
“Weren’t we just having time for the two of us? When the hell did you make an appointment with Aris?”
As if interrogating him, he still looks at me with his cool, sharp eyes and speaks.
“I just thought it would be nice if we all met together…”
I hoped that this heavy atmosphere that only flows through us right now would be relieved a little bit by making such a small remark…
“Even so, I don’t think it’s polite to combine promises like this without a word in advance.”
“It’s a little disappointing.”
On the contrary, it made the situation worse…
Unlike the sweltering weather in our current atmosphere, the ambient temperature has dropped like a frosty winter.
It was so foreign compared to the atmosphere of those who looked at me with pitiful eyes as if it were a parallel world.
“I was an idiot who expected it! You’ve only made me feel bad for nothing!”
Marika shouts to herself as if booing me, then turns her body around.
“Whether you two spend time together or not, I’ll go, so let’s pretend we didn’t have an appointment!”
In the end, she snorted and farted and left the place without looking back.
“……”
Although the pressure in my eyes has decreased, there is still a girl staring at me, so I was worried about what expression to make.
“Um… Aris?”
He called out her name carefully, but what he returned was apathy.
“I’m sorry, but will you stop calling me by name?”
As if dealing with an enemy, he speaks softly and naturally lowers his head.
“Sorry…”
“what?”
Every time I said something, I felt like a sinner for nothing because of the monotonous but sharply penetrating words.
“ha…”
He bowed his head as if he was reflecting as much as possible, took a deep breath, and then turned his cold eyes away as if there was nothing he could do about it.
“Really… Of course, I thought we were spending time together, so I decorated it with all my heart, but what is this…”
Aris, who has lost her vigilance and mumbles to herself with a look of disappointment, hasn’t paid much attention to her because of the atmosphere, but even now, her outfit stands out.
The monotonous but beautiful outfit that went well with her silky silver hair, and the black and white color scheme were the perfect combination for her.
As she murmured, I felt that she really wanted to show me a good side, and that she had prepared with an abyss from the way she dressed.
“Yeah, it suits you so well, it’s beautiful whenever you look at it.”
There are things to relieve her mood, but when I tell her what I really feel, the mood changes once more.
“Go.. all of a sudden?!”
The face, which had just sat down terribly just before, went somewhere and began to twist the body as if embarrassed.
“G… Even if you come and say that right now, you don’t feel better?!”
He said not to be rude, but he was heartily agitated by the word that he was pretty.
“Am I just saying my true intentions?”
“”
However, once again, she is hesitant about what to say because of my sincerity clearly conveyed.
“Uh… it’s true that I prepared this way to hear those words…”
At times he was embarrassed, at times hesitant, and at times he seemed a bit confused…
“It’s really against the law to say that…”
The atmosphere became lighter again, and I finally returned to the atmosphere I knew after complaining a little.
“Then… Shall we go?”
When I asked him to carefully start today’s schedule, he stared at me with bad eyes for a while, but it was quickly released.
“Are you going to do your best today?”
At those words, she smiles as brightly as possible and walks along the path she leads.
◆◆◆
After Harold left Aris,
“……”
There was a girl who had been watching him closely.
From the moment Marika and Aris dismissed him, until the moment he disappeared into sight, there was a person who did not lose sight of Harold.
Tub… Tub…
Contrary to her appearance, which looks like a poor girl, a girl who takes steps with her own weight
Standing where he had been before, he stared blankly at the street where he disappeared for a while.
“Harold…?”
As if we had known each other for a long time, an unidentified girl muttering his name in a warm and longing voice.
Whiik!
At that moment, a strong wind blows in this place…
“Are you really…?”
Her red hair is blown by the wind, and she asks questions she can’t reach with an anxious expression on her face.