Chapter 12. Changing story (10)
When Ludwig returned to the room, Emilia had already woken up.
Rubbing her eyes awkwardly, she asked where she had been.
There was no other lost cat, so he stopped laughing.
“I have been talking with Princess Adrine for a while.”
“Are you missing me?”
“… It’s not wrong, but it’s strangely unfair.”
Since he hadn’t done anything wrong, he told the truth, and a sharp word pierced his heart.
His face was distorted so subtly that it was difficult to describe in words.
Emilia, who was looking at this expressionlessly, quickly formed a smile on the corner of her mouth.
“Phud, I’m kidding.”
“It’s a joke that will fall apart. I want you to bear with me twice.”
“Didn’t I say that you like me too? You won’t say two words with one mouth, will you? Ludwig.”
This is why people wanted to be careful with their mouths.
Even if it was his true intentions, he would have thought that the words he had spoken to comfort her would come back as arrows.
Ludwig stroked her head a couple of times as she sat in a coquettish posture on the bed, then sat down next to her.
“Could that be? Wear clothes first with confidence. It must be evening time soon.”
Ludwig also found out after sleeping with Emilia, that she sometimes had a habit of taking off her clothes while sleeping.
Thanks to that, she’s not completely naked now, but her clothes are disheveled in a few places, and her coat has been thrown far away.
Ludwig tried to avoid his gaze, picked up a piece of clothing hanging on the edge of the bed, and held it out to her.
Rather than embarrassing, it was largely because of her engrossing appearance to endure her own desires.
Wouldn’t it be disrespectful to attack her on the subject who came to guide the dinner?
“Ludwig looks very different at night and during the day.”
“I will take it as a compliment. So go ahead and put on your clothes.”
“Uhm, what should I do?
Emilia shrugged her shoulders and smiled like a bad boy.
It must have been hooked on the wrong way. Ludwig laughed and laid the clothes in his hand on top of her shiny platinum hair as if it were a flower crown.
“to?”
“It doesn’t work this time.”
I hope you get revenge in this way.
Ludwig often plays pranks on her, but this was the first time.
I tried it with the intention of giving it a shot, but I wonder if I learned how to deal with it. It was just regrettable.
Emilia, who surrendered obediently, asked to wait a moment and began to change clothes.
I was watching this closely, so while Ludwig turned around, I heard only a rustling sound behind him.
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Despite Emilia’s slight resistance, we were fortunate to arrive at the restaurant in time for dinner.
As I approached the door, Adriene was approaching with cheerful steps on the other side.
It looked like a hare jumping around, but since it had white hair, it looked like a white rabbit was wandering around the mansion.
“Seeing that you two are coming now, it seems it’s not too late.”
“It looks like that. The princess must have had something good in the meantime.”
Even a three-year-old would notice enough that Adrine was in a different mood than usual.
She seemed to have no intention of hiding it, so she wrinkled her nose and smiled, saying ‘Huh-heung’, then puffed out her chest.
Somehow, at a series of actions that reminded me of Tanya, the two of them broke out into a small laugh without saying who was first.
“It’s a good thing. A letter arrived from him who left for a while.”
That was really welcome news.
I wonder if that Emilia expressed her sympathy by nodding her head.
A letter from a long-lost lover. I wondered what sentences would be written.
“Would you like to know the contents?”
Even though she seemed like a cheerful person on the outside, Adrine had a keen eye.
There was no such thing as an immature child when he immediately noticed the feelings of the two and smiled.
“Ambit, but you can’t peek at other people’s love letters, right?”
“It’s a bit much to show you, but there’s nothing I can’t tell you about. There is nothing embarrassing about it.”
Aside from embarrassing or not, a love letter must have been something embarrassing to show to others in the first place.
Nevertheless, it may be that he had a desire to boast in his heart that he would reveal the contents with his own mouth.
“I would like to hear from you.”
At the moment when Ludwig drooled at this proposal, which was ambiguous to refuse or accept, Emilia stepped forward and replied.
Of course, she had only Ludwig and will continue to do so.
But isn’t it a different story to hear someone else’s love story?
It also played a role that he became more interested in this field from a certain moment when he came to know that he was in love.
“Okay, let’s talk after dinner. It was my dream to share love stories with a young lady of a similar age.”
“It must be late… Are you all right?”
“How are you? As your parents said, we are both old enough to go to bed early, right?”
How long are you planning to keep chatting?
Ludwig laughed in amazement, but ironically, Emilia must have already been thinking the same thing as Adrine.
It was to the point where I felt resolute in the way he nodded his head firmly and replied, “Yes, then tonight.”
Since we can’t just talk in the hallway forever, the three of us entered the restaurant together.
Ludwig entered first, and the women entered while having a friendly conversation.
“I’m sorry. It looks like our daughter stole your lover.”
“It’s okay because it happened so often. Sir Fendrick.”
While Tanya was still staying at the Baiemurn family, there were fewer days when Emilia had not been taken away.
Still, it’s a pity to put it in its place during the most leisurely time, and if it wasn’t for that, I wonder if even Ludwig would have been jealous at least once.
“is it? Then I was worried for nothing. Come on, have a seat.”
As I headed towards the seat he indicated, Emilia, who had been having a casual conversation with Adrine, came over and sat down next to me.
And then snug.
Wouldn’t he have complained that he had talked about it excluding himself? He carefully raised his head and examined his complexion.
“You seem to be on good terms with Princess Adrine.”
“Yeah, I think she’s somewhat similar to Tanya.”
“I felt that way too. Of course, Tanya is more like a tomboy.”
Emilia’s eyes shone sharply as the two people, who had similar feelings about Adrienne, continued their conversation.
tomboy Of course, it’s not an expression with malicious intent, but it’s also a word that can react in a wide variety of ways depending on the listener.
Even the opponent is that Tanya. Maybe he asked for a good number.
“Tomboy… I wonder what Tanya will say when she hears it?”
“ah.”
Does this feel like time has stopped?
A drop of cold sweat ran down his back, accompanied by the sensation of being hit in the back of the head for an instant.
Neck creaking back.
Ludwig barely opened his trembling mouth while facing Emilia’s pastel eyes.
“Emilia, you won’t betray me, will you?”
“I do not know. Wouldn’t that have depended on how Ludwig behaved?”
“this.”
How did you come to recognize that this person was on the same side?
Of course, there are no allies as strong as this in normal times, but when Tanya is with Emilia, she is always more like an enemy.
In a sense, he was more adept at making fun of him than Tanya. I even enjoy it more.
Only then did she tie herself to a rope and throw it in front of the tiger’s mouth.
And the support that supports that rope must be in Emilia’s hand.
Depending on her mood, she could be put back in front of the tiger at any time, or returned to a safe place.
After a long confrontation, Ludwig looked away and shook his head.
There were only a handful of means that could be taken out from here anyway. No, it’s safe to say that it doesn’t exist in this situation.
If so, it would be the proper course of action for the weak to bow down to the strong.
“Let’s finish the meal and negotiate. Emilia.”
“like. I’m already curious what kind of proposal it will be.”
grow up.
How could he have such an ominous smile to promote an unfair treaty?
But Ludwig, realizing that cubing now was of no use to him, shut his mouth.
‘Sleeping with the enemy… No, in this case yesterday’s lover is today’s enemy. Is this how it feels?’
Either way, it’s not a very happy ending.
His taste was bitter, so Ludwig took a glass on the table and took a big sip of water.
When the atmosphere seemed to be somewhat refreshed, Fendrick, who was sitting in the high seat, cleared his throat and opened his mouth in earnest.
It wasn’t a grandiose content, it was just a formal procedure, including the content of welcoming the two people who came to congratulate the daughter’s marriage in advance.
Although it was not a comfortable ceremony, as if he was wearing clothes that did not fit him, it was inevitable as it was a duty he had to do as the representative of a family.
After that, the food started to come out in earnest.
There are many things that show the characteristics of each region, such as culture and clothing, but one of them is food.
Even the hors d’oeuvre, which had entered the lead, was unfamiliar to the two of them.
“I had a guest from far away, but I couldn’t even ask about my taste in food. I will apologize in advance.”
“no. There’s not much to hide, so you don’t have to worry about it. Sir Fendrick.”
“It is the same. Please don’t worry.”
Fortunately, when it comes to food, the two of them tended to eat just about anything without much dislike.
As if to prove this, despite seeing the food for the first time, I boldly took it to my mouth after simply hearing how to eat it.
It probably looked like a dish with fish meat, but it melted in your mouth and was plain, just right for an appetizer.
“Come to think of it, do you play some chess?”
“I don’t usually put it, but I used to do it often.”
“Good. How are you after dinner today? There is no one in the mansion who hangs out with me at all.”
Gladia, who had been quietly eating next to Fendrick’s complaint, scolded him for what he was talking about in a rude manner.
Ludwig readily nodded, as it was not something he could reject.
Come to think of it, I used to do it often, but since I came to this world, I had no one to share it with, so I forgot about it before I knew it.
“I don’t know if I’ll be a match for Sir Fendrick.”
“If it doesn’t work out, I’ll leave out a few words. It’s just for fun anyway.”
“Please take good care of me.”
Apparently, tonight, rather than spending a quiet time with lovers, it seems that they are spending their time together.
Ludwig and Emilia met their eyes and smiled without saying anyone first.
As if telling each other to have fun and come.