[Episode 74]
“….”
His touching words brought tears to my eyes.
However, I don’t think the job of head of household is too much.
Even though I thought so, I just nodded because I liked the affection.
“yes.”
I don’t know what it is, but I’ll try my best. Dad’s big hand stroked my hair.
I fell asleep quietly in his arms.
* * *
“Good morning Airi.”
“Hello sister!”
“Yeah, my Eirin is still small, precious, and cute…”
Sharnet, who hadn’t seen me before, took me in her arms.
She must have been only thirteen, but a grace flowed from her, as if she had already become a great society lady.
‘As expected, the female lead buff.’
I smiled and patted Charnett’s head. Charnett kissed my cheek.
“Let’s play today too!”
“Yes. Unnie, can you keep coming to my room?”
It’s been a week already.
From the day after I heard that I had woken up, Charnett came every morning for a week and barely broke up with me before I went to bed.
It was even to the point that Erno Etam forcibly expelled Charnett.
Of course, the heroine, who has grown splendidly every time, uses her awakened abilities to break through the frayed guards and return to my side.
“But to fill five years’ worth, even if you stick around 24 hours a day and 365 days isn’t enough.”
“Yeah…”
But I also need some alone time.
“Besides, today is the day we go to the imperial castle together anyway.”
“Are you going too?”
“Yes, I am going to be your guardian today.”
Sharnet snorted and stuck out her chest.
The voice that confidently said that he had won the lottery was quite confident.
‘A lottery draw…’
I just laughed, thinking that it would be necessary to do such a grand job even though it was only going to the Hwangseong.
“Are you ready?”
“huh.”
“It’s pretty too.”
It’s still small in my opinion.
Compared to Charnett, who had grown up, I was still the same as when I was a kid.
I seemed to be slightly intimidated, but Charnett opened her mouth affectionately while holding me in her arms.
“They say that a dragon needs a lot of love to grow up. Don’t worry, I just didn’t grow while I was asleep.”
“Yeah….”
“We love you so much, but you might soon become 3 meters tall.”
that’s kinda creepy
Perhaps seeing my expression rotting away, Sharnet smiled pretending not to know and pulled my hand.
“let’s go!”
When I went down to the first floor, Erno Etam was there.
“dad!”
When I let go of Charnett’s hand and ran to Dodo, he held me in his arms at once.
“Yes Erin.”
“Is Dad going too?”
“No, unfortunately, I have work today.”
“is it so…?”
I don’t know why, but somehow I felt disappointed.
‘I need to be loved by my father.’
I put out my lips in a sudden thought that I did not know, and Erno Etam pressed his forehead against my forehead.
“I’ll pick you up in the evening instead.”
“really?”
“of course.”
“yes.”
After receiving permission, the mood returned to normal again.
‘That’s strange…’
Was he originally this sensitive to each and every action of his father? I guess it didn’t.
“Let’s go, Eirin.”
Charne stomped her foot.
As I smiled and approached her, the knight bowed his head to me.
“Hello lady. This is Jill Hemonts, who will be escorting the lady today.”
“Ah yes.”
He was a man with a blunt impression. His strong muscles and big sticks seemed reassuring, as if they would protect us no matter what.
“Please take good care of me!”
“…it’s an honor for me to be escorted.”
After answering like that, his earlobes turned red as he cautiously put me on top of the carriage.
I wondered what would happen if I slipped because the grip that held me had no strength at all.
Jill said she was coming on horseback from outside. Before long, the carriage carrying Charnett and me departed.
‘Hwangseong…’
I went because someone was looking for me, but I didn’t feel good.
‘Will Enosh be safe?’
When I asked Erno Etham, he was reticent, saying that you’d better go check it out yourself.
So even though he was afraid of the road to the imperial castle, he couldn’t hide his faint anticipation.
Since there was a potted plant that had sprouted, wouldn’t Lillian have grown it and made Enosh better?
‘What if something goes wrong?’
I don’t know what kind of expression I should make if the news I get is not so good.
When I opened the window slightly on the way to the imperial castle, the atmosphere of the street was not very good.
It felt more somber and sunken than the last thing I remembered.
There were also people who had fallen in the alley.
“What are you doing these days?”
“huh? What happened? no?”
At Charne’s answer, I quietly tilted my head.
‘It’s okay then…’
Somehow, I felt cheap.
‘5 years… the heroine is thirteen years old…’
What was in the novel?
‘Come to think of it, it’s amazing. It seems like five years were just omitted in the novel.’
Due to the nature of child-rearing novels, it was not possible to transcribe all periods in writing, so there were occasions when time was exceeded.
Coincidentally, the time when the heroine jumped out of time coincided with the time I fell asleep.
‘It must be a coincidence?’
I guess I should follow the novel to that point.
‘What is the first incident that a 13-year-old heroine faces…’
I opened my eyes narrowly, and Charnett smiled brightly and stuck out her face.
“What’s so serious, Eirin?”
“no.”
I looked outside through the slightly open window.
At that moment, a woman in the street drank something and leaned against the wall with a smirk.
“Ah…”
I remembered.
Around this time, a poisoning incident occurs due to a drink called ‘Hatar’.
Hatar is colorless and transparent like water, but it tastes like sweet honey or sap, so people of all ages and genders are fascinated.
Hatar was a drink that paralyzed the nervous system and acted as a sedative.
At first, not knowing that this is an addictive poison, they think it is a drink and come across it, but it quickly spreads throughout the empire.
It was about the heroine drinking this and getting involved with Hill Rosement.
The culprit in this case was not Hill Rosemont, but Hill Rosemont knew the culprit about this earlier and pretended not to know.
The emperor was also shocked by the death of his son, and pretended not to know about the Hatar incident, and for a while the entire empire was in disarray.
And it seems that this incident became the beginning of those who were resentful of the emperor who was in danger and decided to rebel.
‘I can’t do that.’
Hill Rosemont might be able to stop this.
To do that, first…
‘I have to buy Hill Rosemont’s favor.’
Well, how do you buy that crazy guy crush?
‘I don’t know.’
For now, Enosh was in a hurry.
“Eirin? What are you thinking about?”
“huh? Oh, I’m just… nervous.”
“It will be fine.”
Upon arriving at the Hwangseong, we were immediately guided by the Hwangseong servants and headed to the parlor.
As I stood in front of the parlor door, my heart beat fast.
‘are you okay.’
It will be fine.
Charnett held my hand tightly. He glanced at her and nodded, and the attendant opened the door.
When the door opened wide, the sunlight pouring in from the front blinded me, so I closed my eyes for a moment and then opened them.
At the slowly returning sight, I just blankly held my breath. The outline was a little blurry in the backlight, but the voice was familiar.
“Even after five years, you are still a piece of dough.”
At the arrogant yet nostalgic tone, I just stood there, stunned for a moment.
“Why are you there? Don’t you have the heart to hug a friend you haven’t seen in a while?”
I was stunned for a moment by his tall height, well-fitting muscles, and firm-looking shoulders, and looked at his open arms.
“How long are you going to let this body open its arms? You want to be imprisoned for insulting the imperial family?”
He spoke arrogantly, but there was no malice in it. It felt like a mischievous joke, though.
“Hey, my arm really hurts. Accompaniment…”
I hurriedly ran over and clung to his arms.
“Oh, really…”
He looked a bit surprised, but then he smiled and hugged me tightly.
“It’s been a while, dough.”
Enosh looked much healthier than she had last seen and greeted her with an arrogant expression on her face.
