Renee thought.
Today’s Vera is different from other days for some reason.
There is an atmosphere that is unfamiliar that cannot be expressed in words.
It wasn’t that it was bad.
No, he looked more satisfied than anything he had ever seen before.
It was also a sight to behold.
Perhaps, perhaps, he was trying to convey the words that Vera had dreamed of to me.
Maybe now I’m just trying to answer this heart of mine.
Such thoughts come to mind.
Following a series of accidents, René’s behavior began to take on the opposite form of the bold and reckless appearance he had seen in the past.
It was as if he had gone back to that day three years ago, as if he had returned to the moment when his heart felt like it would explode just by getting closer, all he could see was a bright red face.
The two of them were silent the whole time they were walking through Erne’s downtown.
I just walked hand in hand.
There was the cold northern air.
There was a gentle breeze on the day it brushed my skin.
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One, the two, who continued to be silent, felt the heat.
I felt like my whole body was being burned, and my whole body was shaking with the beating of my heart.
“… Aren’t you cold?”
Vera asked.
To that, Renee bowed her head and answered.
“I’m OK. What about Vera?”
The whispered words seemed to be fading away, but fortunately Vera’s ears were bright enough to hear them.
“I am strong enough not to be affected by such winds, so there is no need to worry.”
“Well, yes. Because Vera is strong.”
René added strength to the clasped hands.
Feeling Vera’s large hand touching mine, I recalled the words ‘Vera is strong’.
No matter how harsh thoughts came to mind at those words, Renee was making every effort to erase the thoughts that came to mind.
The same goes for Vera.
Even in Vera right now, the same thing that Renee recalls… .
No, I had a slightly different mind than that.
As today is the day when you have to take the initiative, you can’t just be swallowed up by your emotions and be shaken, so you keep reorganizing your plan.
Vera calmed his pounding heart and checked his movement.
‘First of all, we stop at the dessert cafe for a while, then take a break in the square and head to Lake Tenerne.’
It was a thought that I could carry on with a certain degree of confidence, as it was a plan I had made by reducing sleep for the past few days.
‘… Delivering the heart is from the Tenerne lake.’
Even in the northern part of Shirin, a lake that has never been frozen in winter.
They rent out a ferry there, so you should make your confession on the boat.
Vera felt relieved only after he reviewed all his plans once more.
‘It is perfect.’
this is it
You don’t even need a big song. We don’t need everyone’s blessing.
The only thing that mattered was the mood of the moment to convey his heart to Renee.
While he was thinking, Vera realized that he had arrived at the restaurant he had been waiting for, and said to Renee.
“Im here. The food here is really unique, so you can expect it.”
Renee’s body shook.
Like a new recruit who had just joined the army, he answered with a tight-knit flag.
“Ah yes!”
Renee’s heart pounded.
‘Maybe I’m just thinking too optimistically,’ said Renee, trying to convince herself, and following Vera’s guidance into the dining room.
*
It was its own advance.
At least Vera thought so.
The atmosphere of the meal was good, and the refreshments from the dessert cafe I went to afterward were very luxurious.
How was the square?
The noisy atmosphere obscured the silence between him and Renee, and didn’t he get past the awkward moment well?
So now I just have to make a confession.
Now that you’ve arrived at Lake Tenerne, you’re on the boat, so all you have to do is go to the center of the lake, create an atmosphere, and put the ring on Renee’s hand.
Surely that would be the only day.
“… It’s cold.”
Something was wrong.
Vera looked at Renee with a restless look on his face.
Somewhere with a sagging complexion.
The expression on his face seems to have subsided significantly compared to before departure.
All of Renee’s reactions were confusing Vera.
There was one thing Vera did not consider.
The surprise is that until that moment comes, you have to make sure that your partner doesn’t know what’s going to happen.
As such, the reaction that the opponent will show until that moment comes may be beyond expectations.
From Renee’s point of view… It was.
From the beginning until now, for some reason, Vera’s appearance was different from usual, and I had high expectations.
I tried to exhort myself not to expect too much, but that was also a futile act.
If so, what kind of mind would it be to become arbitrary?
I was full of excitement until I ate.
I thought this would be a preparation for setting the mood.
After going to the dessert cafe, I thought it might be a bit early.
Even if you think about it for a bit, doesn’t the answer come out that you don’t confess while eating something?
So, after heading to the square with the remaining excitement, Renee recalled his disappointment when Vera scattered only a strange look even there.
Perhaps what he felt was an illusion.
Rene, unable to see Vera’s face, which was soaked with tension and excitement, came up with such a thought.
‘Well then… .’
Rene got into the boat, blankly following Vera’s guidance, and continued her thoughts, surrendering herself to the sensations of the shaking.
‘… It can’t happen all of a sudden. It’s not like anything else has happened in the meantime.’
What was the process of Vera’s awakening of consciousness?
René, who did not know it yet, quickly made such a conclusion.
‘I was too hasty. Maybe I was greedy again… .’
It was concluded that Vera seemed to have lost his sense of impatience, knowing that he was a very careful and worried person.
Well, you have to be considerate of Vera.
I mustn’t show my disappointment to Vera for preparing this for me today.
Even as he was thinking about such thoughts, Renee’s face was getting blurry every moment.
Vera continued to speak hurriedly, recalling a lot of embarrassment at Renee’s appearance like that.
“This is Lake Tenerne. It is the only non-frozen lake in the North, where even the moisture in the atmosphere freezes on the coldest day. There is a legend related to this, that the spirit of winter who loved a human bites the lake in winter in hopes that he will find it all year round… .”
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Originally, it was something that should have been said more leisurely and stimulating René’s curiosity, but when it came out, it was so bad.
Vera, who has never been in love.
Atmosphere is Vera who knows only in theory.
Being such an Vera, he ended up making a mistake.
Renee’s expression never seemed to brighten.
It intensified Vera’s impatience.
Tuk-.
The ring case, which he had kept in his arms, fell at Vera’s feet.
Vera’s pupils shook.
“Vera?”
“… sorry. Something I had kept in my arms for a while fell apart.”
Vera’s words, which could not handle all the embarrassment, were slightly trembling.
It was only then that Renee realized that Vera was in trouble.
No, should I say it’s difficult?
For some reason, it seemed to resemble sadness.
Renee’s expression darkened.
fists clenched
After a moment of silence, Renee said with a labored smile.
“… Sorry.”
“Yes?”
“Did I look so bad? just… .”
It was Renee who knew better than anyone that he was fighting now.
Isn’t that right, he used to play pranks on Vera every time, and there’s nothing that can’t stop him from pranking him by saying ‘request a date’ just because he’s Vera.
He had just accepted it as a fact and was expecting and disappointed by himself.
“It’s just that I was thinking differently. So that’s… .”
sorry.
I didn’t know I was joking.
I thought it would be okay to say that, but I thought it would be a good idea to laugh and enjoy an outing after a long time.
Renee was perplexed that it didn’t go her way.
“… Heh, um, that’s right.”
Renee smiled awkwardly and blurted out.
Vera realized his mistake only later in it.
‘I… .’
During the day, I couldn’t look at Renee because I thought I had to create a mood.
You have forgotten what this place is for now.
He was so caught up in the act of ‘delivering his heart’ that he could not see what he really needed to see.
Wasn’t that a plan for Renee?
Isn’t that a plan for your own success?
Vera’s fists clenched.
The ring case that I loved in my hand was crushed.
‘… What is this?’
Did you just think of telling this now?
Vera’s head was raised.
I looked straight at Renee.
So I tried to open my mouth, but… .
“… .”
When I thought about taking the ring off, I had nothing to say.
It was.
It was obviously a confession for her, and if this ring was just a means, looking back, the message he had prepared was the introduction of the ring.
It is the hesitation that any merchant would do, saying, ‘This ring has a certain function and is used in a certain situation.’
Tuk-.
Vera released the ring case from his hand, and the case tumbled under Vera’s feet.
Vera threw away every comment he could think of.
‘This is not it.’
This wasn’t what he had to do.
What he really needed to do was to respond to the heart that had been staring at him for a long time.
“… Lady.”
“yes?”
“Actually, the reason why I am here today is because I have something I want to say to the saint.”
Renee’s head tilted.
Renee had already come to the conclusion that Vera was not making a confession, so it was an action he did because he could not grasp the other meaning of that word.
Vera looked at Ren like that, and weaved the words in his head again.
I like you.
Sorry to keep you waiting so long.
I was finally able to see my heart straight.
It’s too late, but I want to convey my heart.
Thank you so much for waiting.
I will make sure that the waiting will never be in vain.
There were horses fluttering, but none kicked into Vera’s castle.
Those are not the words to convey the most complete sincerity, this was due to the thought that something was lacking.
Vera looked at himself.
A promise engraved in your heart, your soul.
After looking at it all, I looked at Renee again.
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Only then did Vera realize why he was not satisfied with the words that came to his mind.
The name of the emotion was love.
It was so clear.
But he put too many faults on those two simple words.
If you flip it over, it’s only two words.
How can I say that in the end.
How can you like this because you are trying to wrap it up tightly?
Renee had put so many packaging on it that he couldn’t unpack it all.
Vera unwrapped the padded packaging himself one by one.
He digs up his flaws and brings out his raw emotions.
It was a very childish form, but that was the essence.
Human words, no matter how good the packaging is, their essence is the expression of childish emotions.
Vera reached out.
He covered it over the back of Renee’s hand.
“… Lady.”
In an instant, Renee felt something called intuition become an electric current and flow down her spine.
Literally intuition that there is no way to describe it.
So, Renee didn’t know why she was doing this now.
Just thinking that something was about to happen, I cluttered my expression to the thrilling delusion that came to mind again and again.
blush occurred.
Mouth opened slightly.
Her eyelids lifted wide, revealing all her glassy blue eyes.
Vera found himself in those eyes.
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Only now, he fully realized that those eyes contained him.
Slowly, trembling Vera’s lips twitched.
“I have something I want to tell you.”
I held my hand tighter.
“This, say… .”
He stopped talking and bit his teeth for a moment.
I cleared my breath.
Again, he took a deep breath and continued.
“… So, I think I have to make a big mistake with the saint.”
The inner feelings that finally came out were conveyed with very poor words.
“good… Oh I do.”
Nevertheless, it was conveyed with sincerity that will reach you most deeply.
“a lot. A saint.”