184 – Scene 184# Hwahyangyeonhwa
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“Go, thank you. Chairman… .”
In the hands of Sia, Rachel, and Wendy, there were containers full of strawberry ice cream.
“It’s okay if you don’t even buy from us… . Besides, so many… .”
“If you’re going to thank me, give it to the princess, not me.”
At those words, Bella, the silver-haired princess standing next to Tristan, smiled softly.
“I was just standing in line for ice cream. In addition to buying my own ice cream, I was thinking of buying Wendy’s ice cream too… .”
Feeling sorry for Wendy who dropped the ice cream, Bella joined the long line to buy ice cream.
Wendy’s party also had to wait for more than an hour, but it only took a few minutes for Bella to buy ice cream.
It wasn’t that Bella was taking advantage of the position of the duke’s family to cut in line. Above all, she was known among people as an upright character.
Then, what was the reason Bella was able to buy ice cream faster than others?
It could just be that the man standing behind her was overbearing.
Tristan’s planting didn’t look good even to Wendy.
He repeatedly emphasized to Wendy to keep her dignity as a maid of the Ruelberta family. She didn’t say anything, but the image of her dropping the ice cream must have been reflected disapprovingly.
His uncomfortable planting was also conveyed to the people in line.
As far as Wendy knew, Tristan was the only person who could express ‘anger’ without saying anything.
Once he got angry, the air around him changed. How careful the people of the count’s family were to know that, not to offend him.
Eventually, everyone in line started giving up their order.
Bella sternly refused, but the people finally sent the two of them to the front.
“really… . That’s why the count’s reputation is still bad. What do you mean when a person like the chairman of the board threatens people?”
“I said nothing.”
“With such a scary face, he’s giving off an aura that he’ll kill you if you don’t get out of the way.
“There were a lot of kind people who happened to be able to make concessions. Consider yourself lucky.”
“Awesome… .”
Bella shook her head in disbelief.
Tristan bought a bunch of ice cream for Wendy and the other three.
In particular, Sia, who had high expectations for ice cream, couldn’t hide her joy when she saw the container full of ice cream in her hands.
“thank you… . However, since only one ice cream is sold per person, how can the chairman… ?”
“Is it? I don’t know.”
“Huh… . Is it because you really don’t know? count.”
“I bought it to sell. It seems that he wanted to sell me a lot.”
Tristan, who responded deftly to Bella’s words, muttered as he looked at the ice cream in Wendy’s hand.
“… It won’t matter if you drop a few of them.”
“Sorry, sorry… .”
“I have nothing to apologize for. Are you not doing well?”
“Yeah… .”
Wendy looked sullen and lowered her head.
Why do I always show such a dirty side whenever I run into him… . It was embarrassing.
“Now, anyway, it’s a snack that our president buys for cute students, so enjoy it.”
“Yes! thank you!”
“Then we’ll just go. Have a good festival, everyone.”
Bella hugged Tristan’s arm.
Seeing the two of them like lovers who are on good terms with anyone, complex emotions rose in Wendy’s mind. Those were never good feelings.
Wendy knew.
That these are ugly and weak emotions like jealousy and frustration. Knowing that, I had no choice but to hold it in.
‘It’s fine… . The two of you aren’t in that kind of relationship yet… .’
As I was repeating that, Rachel, who was next to me, said something unexpected.
“By the way, how are the two of you related?”
“Heeep?!”
I was so surprised that the hiccups came out.
I didn’t expect Rachel to ask such a direct question.
In response to her question, Bella asked back in an amused manner.
“Huh… . How does it look? Us.”
“uh… . It looks like you two are dating.”
“Yes? whooping… . It seems that way too.”
“Then really, you two… .”
“well… .”
Bella put her hand on her cheek and said in trouble.
The silver ring on her hand sparkled.
“What? Should we say more than lovers and less than couples now?”
“Yes?”
“So… .”
“Not lovers, not a couple.”
However, it was Tristan, not Bella, who answered Rachel’s question.
“Shh! count. You should be quiet.”
“Do not order me.”
“really! You keep doing this because you can’t help?”
Bella stabbed Tristan in the side as if he was upset. Even the way they bickered like that seemed like lovers.
“I’m leaving.”
“Suddenly? what the… . Then we’ll go first. Have a good time everyone.”
Tristan turns around indifferently and Bella returns close to him.
Rachel muttered as she looked at her back.
“I don’t know what it is, but it suits me well… . Two people.”
“Yes… .”
“… … .”
Sia agreed with Rachel’s opinion, but did not respond as much as Wendy.
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how far did you go
The time for the sun to set soon came.
“I really enjoyed the meal… .”
Blanche, who was sitting across from me, said while wiping her mouth with a napkin.
Helga also put down her fork, as if she had finished eating.
“phew. I’m full… . Thanks to the Count, I enjoy this kind of luxury while on duty.”
The four of us shared a variety of food from the festival.
As for why it was four people instead of two, the starting point was that Bella called Blanche who was nearby. She thinks that she felt sorry for her faithful Blanche, who came to the festival after a long time and skipped meals.
In the same flow, I also called Helga who was nearby.
The four of us gathered at a table set aside for the festival and enjoyed a friendly dinner.
Come to think of it, it was no different from a college festival in the real world if there was alcohol.
The food sold at the street stalls right now was not much different from Korean street food.
“Did you say this was chicken skewers? Because it is grilled over charcoal, it has a rich taste and is easy to eat with your hands.”
“The giblets stir-fried on an iron plate were also spicy and delicious. The texture was more fun than I thought.”
Watching Bella or Blanche speak, I suddenly felt that the nobles of this world and the upper class like knights were not formal about eating.
Perhaps these are some kind of easter eggs planted by my younger brother in the process of translating the original into a game. So, sometimes I found good food in a place like this.
“The Count eats raw fish better than I thought, doesn’t he?”
“Well.”
What Bella said was sashimi.
I never thought I would be able to eat sashimi in this world. Among the shops that participated in the festival, there was a shop called Kruger that cut and sold raw fish on the spot.
I tried it just in case, but the taste was unmistakable. It’s been a long time since I ate it, so the taste was very good.
Helga across from me stretched out and said.
“The two of you are having a long-awaited intimate time, and I don’t know if we interrupted it or not. Lady Gong.”
“… It can’t be. Whoops. Anyway, shouldn’t we eat rice? If you want to protect us, you have to eat on time.”
“I’m really happy that the princess is worried about me.”
I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but it felt like there was a huge wall between Bella and Helga from earlier.
I feel like we’re trying to keep each other in check, but that must be my mistake. maybe.
“ah… ! Everyone, take a look at this.”
What Blanche pointed out with a small exclamation was the petals falling on her head.
“Wow… .”
As night fell, the hwahyangyeonhwa finally started to shine. True to its name, it emits a bright light and emits a strong scent.
‘This incense… … .’
It was different from the scent I had smelled last time.
The hwahyang lotus flowers, which had just begun to shine and fall, were sweet to be called flowers, and smelled too fragrant to be called sweets.
The flower petals falling all around us were spectacular beyond words.
Like falling star fragments, they embroidered everywhere in the darkening night.
All of you were at a loss for words at that beautiful figure.
At that time, Bella, who was next to me, quietly whispered in my ear.
“count.”
“… ?”
“It’s been a long time, but isn’t it sad that we parted like this today?”
Under the table, Bella’s hand gently cupped the back of mine.
While the leaves of the hwahyang lotus flower were scattered like fireflies, she stared at me with faint eyes and said.
“a little bit… . Can you stay with me a little longer?”