[121] New meeting (2)
“Okay. Then can I meet Amy now?”
“of course. The lady is waiting for you. Get in the carriage.”
As the carriage departed, a beautiful garden with roses in full bloom spread out the window.
If the Ogent family expressed their family style with Daejikdo, the family style of the Karmis family seemed freewheeling. Individual works that ignored standards and uniformity were erected throughout the garden.
“That’s really cool. I feel like I have entered dreamland.”
“I’m glad you like it. Karmis Garden reflects the tastes of all members from generation to generation. It is to designate an area and decorate it to suit your taste. This can be said to be a unique family tradition that values individuality. The artificial fountain you see here was built by Miss Amy when she was 10 years old. We call it the Rainbow Fountain.”
Sirone stuck her face out the window. When the cone-shaped fountain sprayed water, the water droplets scattered and created a beautiful rainbow.
“haha! a rainbow fountain It’s like Amy.”
Adele watched with benevolent eyes as Sirone looked around the garden. I could guess why Amy’s face was brighter than before when she returned home after finishing this semester.
“The Karmis family has an ability called the Red Eye. Thanks to that, no matter what I do, I stand out much faster than others. Knowing that fact, I tend not to interfere with family members. Reports also came in about the Arcane incident, but the head of the family only checked the safety of the lady and gave instructions to leave it alone.”
Sirone opened his mouth blankly. To leave it alone even though it was a case in which her daughter’s life was in danger. I could feel how bold the people of the Karmis family were looking at the world.
“Of course, it is not that there is no affection between family members. It’s just a tendency, but there were times when Amy, who is a late child, couldn’t understand such a family. When I was younger than I am now, I even wandered around.”
“Oh, I know that. But I didn’t know there would be such a story.”
Sirone remembered his first meeting with Amy. When I was bullied in an alley around the age of 12, I resented it a lot. But now it was all in the past, and it felt like we were getting closer when we learned about the circumstances of the past.
“When I look at you these past few days, I think that you have changed a lot since I was young. Would you say that now he enjoys his job like the rest of the family? Maybe it’s because of Sirone. thank you.”
Sirone could read the sincerity from Adele’s lowered head. Well, if you’re a person who has taken care of Amy since birth, you can’t have only the feelings of an employee.
The reason why he evaluated Sirone harshly also stemmed from that. Of course, the jealousy that seemed to have taken away her cute granddaughter must have played a part.
“I’m sorry I lost face because of me. It wasn’t like the butler would come out to meet you.”
“Sirone-sama is nice. But don’t worry. Lady Amy allowed entry, and I happened to be a butler passing by, and the head of the household just ordered someone to go right away.”
Sirone was curious about the Karmis family. Even the butler thinks of Amy terribly, how strict will the family treat him? I was afraid to even think about it.
“eww. I’m nervous. I hope I don’t get kicked out of the door.”
“Chuck! It will exceed your expectations. But that’s how it is, so don’t be too offended.”
While talking about this and that, the carriage arrived at its destination.
Sirone followed Adele into the mansion. A splendid hall decorated with numerous works of art greeted him. To the left and right, winding stairs like cochleas led up to the fourth floor.
“The head of the household, Lady Amy’s friend has arrived…”
“Kyaaaagh! oh my god! A real man!”
A woman who looked just like Amy patted her cheek and shouted. It was Isis, the mistress of the family.
As a dancer who made his name known in the kingdom when he was young, he still looked young even at the age of over 50. But is that so? The feeling of being immature came out in every single action.
“what? You mean Sirone was a man?”
“me too! I want to see you too!”
Two men came running from the hallway leading to the living room. They were the eldest son Diane and the second son Ares.
Diane looked young, unlike someone in her mid-thirties, and Ares, who was two years younger than her, had a thick beard, making it impossible to guess her bare face.
The two stared at Sirone in disbelief. Just by looking at their shocked eyes, you could tell how confused they were.
“Uh there… Hello. I’m Amy’s friend Sirone….”
“Now, skip the greetings and come over here quickly. Honey Amy’s boyfriend is here.”
Isis reluctantly grabbed Sirone by the wrist and sat her down on the sofa. A person was waiting there. It was Shakora, the head of the Karmis family, whose name even Sirone knew.
I heard that he was a person who exerted great influence in the political world, but he was disillusioned with all sorts of corruption and retired.
“Hmm.”
When Shakora lowered the newspaper, her intelligent appearance was revealed. He was the tallest in the family and his body was perfectly balanced for his age.
Sirone broke out in a cold sweat like a rabbit that had jumped into a lion’s den. As if appreciating a work of art, the gazes probing her body were unbearably burdensome.
As the men’s eyes glowed red, Sirone swallowed. The sight of three people activating their red eyes at the same time was quite frightening.
‘I remember. They keep me in their heads.’
Knowing the power of self-image memory, Sirone felt shackled. Perhaps they could transcend time and space and remember this moment forever.
“Hello there?”
Sirone, who couldn’t stand the awkward atmosphere, greeted her again despite her embarrassment. Only then did the red eyes disappear from the men’s eyes, and Isis clung to them as if they had been waiting.
“Wow, he is handsome. Do you want this? Are you really Amy’s friend?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Ohh? So are you in your senior year too?”
“no. I am Class Five.”
“Hmm?”
Isis frowned. The brothers also tilted their heads. Perplexed, Sirone opened her mouth thinking that she had to add one more word.
“But starting next semester, it’s class four.”
“aha!”
Suddenly, the three of them smiled brightly. Same expression, same reaction. Sirone panicked. From the beginning, it seemed that he had no interest in classes.
‘Where the hell are you? What the hell are these people…’
Sirone suddenly remembered Adele’s words.
– It will exceed your expectations. Don’t feel bad.
Adele’s advice was no lie. However, it was a family that exceeded expectations in a different way from what Sirone thought. Would you say that you have a pleasant yet eccentric temperament?
“When did you and Amy meet? Are you dating right? huh? Do you go hand in hand at school?”
“yes? No, that’s…”
Sirone took the time as much as possible. Amy’s position took precedence here, so it was better to save her words.
“What did you see? There is no party involved, so what are you doing around your family?”
A voice from upstairs saved Sirone from the brink of collapse. Amy was looking down the hall from the snail stairs on the second floor.
Ares, the second son, said with a twitching beard.
“what? did you change clothes? When Sirone came, he ran frantically into the room.”
Amy blocked the misunderstanding in advance.
“whatever? Shall we meet in pajamas then? Anyway, everything disbanded. Is it okay if I talk to my dad’s friend?”
“So be it. Isn’t that the boyfriend you brought for the first time? It’s Karmis’s family tradition to do everything possible so that you won’t feel unfair later. ha ha ha!”
Amy didn’t raise an eyebrow at Shakora’s mischievous joke. It was important not to leave any gaps at all, as they would persevere if they were swung just a little.
Even as Sirone climbed the snail stairs, Isis continued to ask questions.
“Amy, be honest. Are you a lover? Are you dating? huh?”
Amy accelerated her steps as if she couldn’t hear anything. But the mother who passed on her blood to her daughter was as persistent as Amy.
“Stop talking about it. What are you two doing? You two are dating right? yes?”
“uh!”
In the end, Amy couldn’t stand it and shouted ferociously and headed for the room.
Isis’s mouth fell open in a daze. This time, Shakora looked up at the stairs as if surprised.
However, the figures of the two had already disappeared from sight.
Sirone and Amy entered the room and awkwardly sat facing each other across the table.
Sirone looked around the room first. The library was full of magic books, and in a corner out of sight lay a few unopened love stories.
‘haha! That must have been lent to me by Seriel-senpai.’
At school, she is known as a heroine, but the room was surprisingly feminine. In particular, my eyes were drawn to the large doll sitting on the bed. It was a teddy bear with a ferociously torn out eye.
“I have a doll. A teddy bear, too.”
“So what? Shouldn’t there be dolls in my room?”
“No, I just think I look like you. haha!”
Amy clicked her tongue and shut her mouth. To be honest, I couldn’t think of anything to say. It was also the first time she had ever shown her room to a man outside of her family.
“But are you really okay? You only pretend to be dating at school, but I don’t think you need to lie to your family.”
“don’t mind. Because you won’t be interested anyway. They just do it because they have fun with each other.”
As Amy said, it was a freewheeling and unique family. However, in a place that is not revealed, I could vaguely feel that they were connected by family love.
“It’s a nonsensical sound. What happened to my house all of a sudden? Do you have something to talk about?”
“Actually, that’s…”
Sirone was about to say something, but the door slid open. Isis’s face sneaked in through the narrow crack in the door
. Let’s do it while having tea.”
Isis moved her feet and set the tea on the table. In the meantime, the eyes were nailed to Sirone.
Sirone was about to speak again, but the door opened again, and this time Diane entered.
“I brought you some snacks…”
Diane’s gaze also did not know how to leave Sirone. It was funny to see her body walking forward while her head turned to the side.
Amy sighed. It will be fun for them as they have never been like this before.
The older brothers were not even interested in anything other than the extraordinary, but their sister’s boyfriend had never come to the house.
“okay. just come in all I know you’re waiting outside.”
As soon as Amy’s words dropped, the soles of her feet pushed against the door. I saw Ares standing with a plate in both hands.
“I have some fruit… haha.”
“It’s okay, come in. Well, let’s officially introduce what happened like this. Sirone are you okay?”
“Oh sure.”
So, except for Shakora, everyone in the family sat across from Sirone.
“This is a promising student from Sironego Magic School. And Sirone, this is my mother. You were a dancer when you were young.”
“I see. It was somehow beautiful.”
“Ho-ho-ho! Amy looks like me But it’s hard if you fall for me. Because I don’t want to hurt my daughter.”
“Ah yes.”
Sirone agreed. No matter how much I thought about it, there was nothing else to answer.
“And this is my eldest brother, Diane. I’m a certified 5th grade swordsman and I’m in charge of the archery team in the royal castle. I came down to my hometown because I had something to consult with my father for a while about a political issue.”
After Amy finished speaking, the family looked back at her in surprise.
No matter how much a lover is, there is no need to mention the internal circumstances of the family. In the end, she was only pretending to be calm, but it was proof that she was also nervous on the inside.
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