Episode 95
EPISODE.48
“Huh.”
Daria, unable to hide the humming sound, hurried her steps.
guns -.
Moving with quick steps, I picked up the desserts that were everywhere and ate them.
This is a banquet hall hosted by the royal family.
In other words, the sweets made by the chefs belonging to the royal family were scattered all over the place.
For Daria, who usually likes sweets, it’s like paradise on earth.
‘Feel so good. good.’
It was only natural that a humming song would come out.
“Hehe.”
How long did it take to shoot all over the venue like that?
‘There just happened to be a good seat.’
Daria found a chair on one side of the banquet hall and leaned her back on it.
Then, he placed three plates on the table next to him.
Starting with Baumkuchen made by imitating the annual rings of an old tree, finger-sized nougatine sticks and lemon madeleine.
besides this and that.
Was it not enough even after eating that much? The three plates were piled high with sweets.
“Feel so good. good. This is paradise.”
As I was nibbling my toes and eating them one by one, I heard a quibble from somewhere.
“No matter how old you get, those childlike eating habits don’t change at all.”
An old man who feels as hydrated as the sea, unlike his dry appearance like an old tree.
It was Hemingway Melville.
Although there was no one else who could do something like this to her in the first place.
“joy. The old man behaving in a twisted manner.”
Don’t be fooled, Daria shot.
“I’m saying that eating sweets gives me strength.”
“Old man.”
Although they were growing old together, and although they were of the same age, Daria’s appearance seemed to be only about forty lines.
Maybe I should use magic to reverse my aging myself.
While thinking that, Hemingway lightly glanced at Daria.
He had already attended several balls in his eighty years.
But since when?
Whenever I attended a ball, I always started looking for Daria’s attendance.
‘I only hesitated like this every time.’
It would have been much easier to speak out if it had been a place to discuss magic.
Couldn’t it be that I couldn’t attach a single word to it properly, so at some point, as if joking around, I was just arguing with it.
‘I know I’m childish, but…’
Hemingway sighed and shook his head.
‘No. no.’
I couldn’t stay hesitant because I didn’t have the courage forever. already over eighty.
He said he could break through the 8th circle and live to be over 100 years old, but he didn’t want to waste any more time.
Didn’t you even take a medicine to relieve tension before entering the prom for this moment?
Hemingway cleared his throat as he felt intense heat radiating from his heart, as if the medicine was spreading.
“Hmmmm.”
“…Don’t be restless like a dog that wants to poop next to you, and if you have something to say, say it. I mean, the old man, who usually picks up all the twit-tack-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick of, but when he comes only to the ballroom, he’ll take it easy.”
Suddenly, thick veins sprout on Hemingway’s forehead.
However, even that was short-lived, and Hemingway, who had calmed the commotion, cleared his throat once again.
He slowly averted his gaze and held out a hand.
“…if it’s okay, would you like to dance together?”
“note-?!”
Daria’s face slowly turned into embarrassment at the sudden request for a dance.
He was procrastinating as if he had something to say, so if he was going to make a mistake, he said it quickly and left.
I never thought I would ask for a dance.
This was surprising even for Daria. Of course, it was also a good opportunity to bully Hemingway along with him.
“Hmm. How?”
Seeing Daria giggling while eating a piece of cake the size of a finger, Hemingway gnawed his molars to break.
“joy. don’t do it if you don’t like it I have no work either.”
Just as he was about to say a word and turn around, seok.
Daria’s fingertips touched Hemingway. Daria got up from her seat in succession and let out a strange laugh.
“Well, it’s an old wrinkly old grandpa’s dance request, but I accept it.”
“…?”
A voice that sounds like bullying.
Daria twitched her nose as she stood there wondering if she was serious or if she was joking.
He shook his hands and clenched his fists.
“Oh what are you doing? Hurry up and escort me out.”
Part 2 follows the dance of the princess and the divinity of the kingdom that made part 1 noisy.
It was the moment when Daria Snowwhite, the lord of the salt tower, and Hemingway Melville, the lord of the spear tower, began their ball.
.
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The second part of the ball had just begun when King Alfonso Ratmos left the banquet hall.
Leaving behind the hot heat, several people, including the king, leave the venue first.
thud thud-.
The sound of footsteps echoed along the corridor lined with candles, and the Prime Minister followed closely behind the king and opened his mouth.
“You did a really good job. your majesty.”
To that voice, King Alfonso Ratmos replied as if it were not a big deal.
“The hard work was all about sitting quietly and watching.”
then added.
“All that’s left is to move them out of the way so they can enjoy themselves comfortably.”
It was also a virtue of being a senior to be able to step aside so that the subordinates could enjoy the party.
“More than that, Prime Minister. Did you see it?”
“…You mean Her Highness?”
As if he had waited for Alfonso’s question, the Prime Minister replied.
It has been decades since he has been by his side to assist the king and discuss state affairs.
How many trials have you crossed and how many waves have you overcome? To him, the king’s intentions were pretend.
“Yes.”
Sure enough, the king nodded.
“Hecate, that boy is dancing with a young man my age…”
My partner was a child who had never had a proper interaction with a man of his age, unlike when I was young when I shouted out loud that I would choose him.
Noblesse Oblige.
Although it is said that she is an ideal princess and an heir to the throne to be revealed to others, it is also true that she was worried as a father.
But it wasn’t enough that such a child danced with a boy his age, he even whispered something with his lips close to my ear.
“Count Russell Raymond…”
Alfonso murmured, and the Prime Minister answered.
“Wouldn’t that be fine?”
“…?”
“Isn’t he a young man whose ability is so great that he even excelled? It’s not bad as long as it’s good enough, and the teacher is Yeomtapju. And…”
The Prime Minister, who had said that, kept quiet. Whatever the case may be, the Raymond family was a family of founding contributors.
It was also a family that was once a strong ally of the royal family.
Because I fell for such a family, so there is no need to worry about my maternal relatives.
Of course, even if he didn’t have to say it out loud, the king would have known.
“I’m sure it’s as clear as a man’s eye that he resembles my mother.”
After saying that, the king let out a meaningful look.
Is it that fathers and children look alike?
Like the princess, he also had no intention of proceeding with the engagement while ignoring the will of the other party by borrowing the authority of the royal family.
It was clear that if such a thing were to happen, even if the engagement were to take place, it would lead to an unhappy married life for the princess.
But what about help as a father?
‘How should I help.’
As if imagining something pleasant, the king’s eyes gently curved in an arc.
* * *
The King wasn’t the only one who escaped the banquet hall.
Part 1 and part 2.
the song changes
Russell, who escaped the banquet hall while the winds were distracted, took a cool breath.
“Sup-.”
The place he escaped through a small door different from that of the king is a garden directly adjacent to the royal banquet hall.
Chow-.
Despite the late hour, the fountain in the garden squirts water vigorously.
Feeling the heat that enveloped his face cooled by the night breeze that soon blew in, Russell let out the breath he had inhaled.
“after.”
My face still felt hot.
“I never thought I’d hear those words to my face.”
I knew he had an outspoken personality, but I never thought it would be that much. Even now, the words of Princess Hecate Latmos seemed to linger in my ears.
“Is there a woman who expresses interest in a man who has no heart?”
“If there is such a person, at least I am not.”
Hecate Latmos.
‘The only blood relative of the king and the first right to the throne.’
If I could marry her, it wouldn’t be much more than reviving Raymond.
‘If the first and second surnames are different, Raymond’s surname will also be possible.’
However, this is only a story when you think only calculatedly.
‘Honestly, I don’t want to.’
As much as Hecate spoke the truth, he wanted to give Hecate a sincere answer.
I don’t know if someone might say I’m stubborn or inflexible.
‘What can I do?’
that this is your personality.
The only question is whether he can feel the charm of her as a member of the opposite sex.
two years older.
‘We’ve only met twice and danced once.’
It was clear that he had a crush on him, but when asked if it was due to his attraction as a member of the opposite sex, he was vague in answering.
‘Hmm.’
Jerk-jerk-.
Russell clicked his tongue after a while as he wandered around the garden for a while and continued his thoughts.
‘Tsk.’
He shook his head and muttered to himself.
‘It’s not a matter that can be concluded right now anyway.’
It was a matter of waiting a little longer to see if this crush would turn into love feelings or not.
In the first place, Hecate didn’t seem to want an immediate answer.
Bassrock at that moment-.
The sound of stepping on the grass echoed in the quiet garden.
“Sir Alan.”
Russell, who had been aware of his identity from the moment, opened his mouth and in the shadows.
thump thump.
Alan makes his appearance.
“sorry. Sir Russell. You seemed to be deep in thought, so I didn’t want to disturb you-”
“it’s okay. If you think about it, it just ended.”
At Alan’s apology, Russell shrugged.
“and-.”
Thinking of the fruit basket placed in front of the hospital room not too long ago, I slightly lowered my head.
“I also received the gift of hospitality that I left behind.”
“haha. It seems that you were concentrating back then, so I did that, but somehow the situation became similar.”
He let out a short laugh at the inconsequential coincidence and hardened his face.
He withdrew his smile and looked at Russell with serious eyes.
“Actually, I wanted to make a personal suggestion to Lord Russell, so I went after him even though I knew it was rude.”
“Any suggestions?”
“A bet between the two of us.”
Alan muttered to Russell, who tilted his head at the word suggestion.
“I hope to finish that bet soon.”
“-!”
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