[Episode 97]
“If it’s hard, let’s go back, baby.”
“no. great. All good.”
I shook my head and said. I just pushed the thought away. Because it was something I didn’t want to think about on such a happy day.
Dad, who was looking at me with concern at my words, nodded with a very displeased face and casually threw the dress that Cruneau Etam had brought to me on the floor.
Then, put the dress you picked out there.
“…why are you throwing away your normal clothes?”
“Move puberty.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It might be a disease because I went through puberty rebellion until this age. What if I accidentally infect my daughter?”
Cruneau Etam looked at his father with a trembling expression, with the expression of seeing an idiot for the first time in his life.
“It’s pitiful…”
“My older brother, who has gone through puberty, is more pitiful.”
“….”
Is this referring to the second grade disease? I guess so.
[mouth.yang.gak] The writer couldn’t bear to write the word because he was a romantic fan, so it seemed that he had hardened to the point of puberty.
“It’s my youngest nephew!”
“hey!”
Nelia and Acrea ran to me as if they had won all their other siblings and held out their dresses one by one.
“What do you like more!”
Behind them, who were gasping for breath, I saw all sorts of messy dresses.
‘How much is that…’
I told her not to look at the clothes that didn’t even have a price tag on it, but hundreds of clothes were scattered all over the banquet hall.
And in the meantime, I saw Hayel Etham and Charniel Etham, who had become rags.
Apparently, he couldn’t beat the two sisters.
Both were very pretty dresses.
“Are you both pretty?”
“what? have to choose I can’t go to the imperial banquet in two dresses!”
“Since the imperial banquet lasts for five days, shouldn’t we take turns wearing them?”
Charniel, who was stuck in the corner, spoke from behind Crunno Etam as if he had never done that.
“ah…! Then it fits perfectly.”
Acrea Saffile nodded.
“Mine, my sister’s, the youngest’s, and the remaining cream…”
Acrea Safile crossed her arms as she saw Hiel’s anticipatory gaze and Charniel’s proud expression.
“The last one would be good.”
It was Devane who opened the door to the banquet hall without warning.
She was accompanied by a lady-in-waiting, and the dress the lady-in-waiting was holding was a beautiful light purple dress.
“Wow….”
Even when I saw it, exclamation naturally flowed.
“I interrupted a little bit because the man was about to order a dress that wasn’t all that stellar. Do you like it?”
“yes!”
It was a pastel color that I like while not being too noticeable. Just before night fell, the silvery patterns that seemed to be studded with stars were also very beautiful.
“Then the last thing has been decided.”
“yes.”
“Nonsense! I’m sorry mother Why are you interfering so suddenly?”
Devane laughed at Acrea Safail’s words.
“Does it make sense to arrange a party like this without telling us?”
“That’s…”
“Leah, didn’t someone tell you not to wage a fight you can’t win? Cherry and you don’t get tired of it from the old days.”
“… uh mother really annoys me.”
Acrea Saffile turned her head. Devan smiled as she looked at her swollen cheeks.
When I turned my head slightly, Charniel Etham was completely white with a troubled expression. It looked like he didn’t like it.
What’s up with all the nicknames?
“Because it is the first place we send our granddaughter out, we have to put effort into dressing up. Neither do you.”
“I know.”
“It’s a bit early, but Charnett’s debut is also with you, so let’s all help.”
“Oh…”
Nelia Zardan and Acrea Saphir’s eyes lit up at the same time.
“Then, since you have decorated the head of household, shall we decorate Sylphy’s daughter this time?”
The two women snatched Charnett, who was hurriedly choosing clothes.
“Kyaaaagh! What is it?!”
“Hehe, should I choose clothes?”
“The clothes I’ve already thought of… kyaaak!”
Dad took this gap and held me in his arms.
“Let’s go back to this noisy marketplace.”
“yes.”
Gradually I was getting tired too. I let out a long yawn and he patted my back.
‘What time is it?’
I moved my hand and put it in my father’s jacket pocket and naturally took out the pocket watch.
‘It’s noon now.’
Thinking that I should go to the market tomorrow, I looked up and my dad was looking at me.
When I put the watch back in my pocket, he laughed.
“How did you know there was a watch there?”
oh yeah
Somehow, I thought it would just be there. Is this also a dragon’s ability?
“It just… seemed like it would be.”
“okay?”
“yes.”
I winced and answered cautiously, and Dad kissed me lightly on the forehead.
“It’s time for a nap.”
“Yeah…”
Actually, since I’m ten years old, I’m not old enough to take a nap, but my dad always tried to put me to bed.
‘This must be a habit.’
As expected, my eyes were tightly closed. He leaned his cheek on his father’s shoulder and closed his eyes.
“Sleep well, daughter.”
The voice was so kind that I was plunged into endless darkness.
* * *
The preparations for the imperial banquet were completed in an instant. My participation seemed to be arranged quite abruptly, so everything was fast paced.
When I woke up, two weeks had passed….
‘Where am I? Who am I…?’
Sitting in the rattling wagon, I looked intently at my adorned father.
The Etam family had well over ten thousand wagons moving, as if all of them were participating.
It was almost at the level of a procession.
I rode in the carriage with my dad, Callan Cillian, and Charne.
‘Everyone is really cool.’
As I was staring at the brightly colored faces, I felt a bit like I understood why everyone called me fluffy.
Of course, objectively, I’m pretty cute, but…
should I say that I look very normal because I’m here? Shall I say that the ambient halo is so good that it covers my face?
“Daughter.”
“yes?”
“What are you thinking?”
“It’s just that my heart is pounding. It’s the first time I’m participating in something like this.”
In fact, I’ve never had a birthday party, and I’ve never been invited to such a place.
Damn my younger brothers went to a friend they were close to and teased them, wondering what was so precious about me when I was happy.
“Eirin.”
“huh?”
“You are the best. don’t worry. You are the main character of this banquet.”
Charnett held my hand tightly and said.
When I laughed at the warm hand because it felt good, Callan, who was across from me, opened her mouth.
“I have completed everything you said. And there’s nothing to be afraid of They are all those who come to see you.”
“okay?”
“Yeah, the news about your participation spread about a week ago, and from then until today, the number of wagons that have entered the capital has been seven times the usual.”
Silian added an explanation to Callan’s answer. To be honest, it was a number that I couldn’t even feel, so my eyes went round.
“I see…”
I replied, but I still don’t know.
“Because I am a dragon?”
“It will still be like that. The fact that you succeeded to the headship is a story known to Etham and some members of the royal family.”
I was a little surprised because I had never received so much attention. I pressed my cheek with the palm of my hand.
“uh? His cheeks are red.”
“really?”
“It’s true…”
Charne and the two brothers approached mischievously. The moment I panicked and panicked, my body was lifted up.
“dad…?”
Erno Etam, who was watching me dangling in the air, looked out the window and suddenly opened his mouth.
“…Arrived.”
My head tilted naturally as I felt as if I was covering up the reason I found late with an excuse.
“Your uncle is also…”
“Father…”
“Get off.”
Ignoring the booing that came from behind, Dad jumped out of the wagon at once with me in his arms.
Seeing the people of the Etham family pouring down, I felt a little embarrassed.
It was a little hard to believe that I was at the front and center of the row, so I buried my face in my chest while holding him in my father’s arms.
‘I have to stop running away like this…’
It must be okay since it hasn’t been revealed yet that he is the family head. Glancing back, I saw that Krono Etham was also present.
The man not wearing the white priest’s uniform seemed a little relaxed.
“A member of the Etham family, other than the head of Erno Etam, is entering!”
The son-in-law became silent, and in the midst of it, Dad stepped on the carpet confidently.
“Eirin, don’t fall from our side.”
“huh.”
As soon as I arrived at the banquet, when I was suffocating from the pouring stares, Callan Etam and Silian Etam blocked my way.
“Let’s stay over here.”
The two stopped me at the empty seat at the banquet and stood as if to protect me.
The two of them opened their eyes wildly, so when people only turned their heads this way, they startled and turned their heads back to the other side.
The person who tried to sneak up on me also moved away, and soon there was no more ant crawling around us.
I bowed my head in embarrassment.
“Would you like something to eat?”
“huh.”
“okay? Then I’ll bring you something delicious. Stay here for a minute.”
“I’ll go. What do you know about Eirin?”
“Do you know more than you?”
“No way. I even know what color socks Eirin is wearing.”
what is that.
why do you know that
“Heh, what does a guy who goes through swordsmanship training all the time know? That’s a stalker.”
“It’s probably better than my brother stuck in the lab. I’m interested bro.”
Callan Etham and Silian Etham started growling. Well, it might have been Dad’s mistake to put these two together.
“Then where shall we bet?”
“good.”
“Find Eirin’s favorite food in 5 minutes. how is it?”
“good! Eirin Five minutes is just here. Understand? We’ll be back soon.”
The two disappeared in an instant through the crowd without even listening to my answer.
‘Because it’s only 5 minutes…’
I think both of them would get scolded if Dad found out.
I felt like I was still a child even though my body looked like it was all grown up. He smiled lightly and rubbed his cheek.
I was so happy that there were people in the world who thought of me like this, so I couldn’t stand it.
‘Luckily, thanks to kicking them out, no one will come for a while… Huh?’
As I was thinking, a shadow grew thicker over my head. When I looked up, a gorgeous-looking boy was looking at me.
The boy, wearing drop earrings with familiar patterns, had dark amethyst eyes and hair the same color as his.
A peculiar long-haired boy whose pigment fades as he goes down.
I opened my mouth in a daze at the familiar sight.
“hi.”
“…Richard…?”
It was Richard Collins.
The white-skinned boy, who had grown up before he knew it, looked pretty with his eyes folded into crescent moons at my call.
It was a beautiful smile that could captivate people.
“Looking at how big you are, it looks like you’ve been doing well, BamBam.”
“…”
“I haven’t been.”
Richard’s fingertips lightly tapped my cheek.
“I was writing a letter, but it suddenly cut off, and he said he would come to see me, but he didn’t come…”
Richard’s voice became slightly gloomy.
“BamBam, I’m very angry. So, where do you want us to go together?”
Richard Collin held out his hand to me, asking affectionately.
