[89] Group Sang (5)
“I heard that I was in an accident when I was young. So, the intellectual age is about 10 years old. How did you come to the party when you said you couldn’t leave the room?”
Alpheas looked back at Erina with a complicated feeling. However, she was greeting the young people with an innocent smile, not caring about the gaze of others.
As is often the case at proms, she seemed to be looking for a partner. But no one gave her a good-natured smile. Rather, he was busy avoiding the seat after saying hello once with an awkward expression. Even that was possible because of the authority of the Bastard family.
Alpheas glanced at the cap on the other side of the table. As expected, his face was flushed and he was losing his temper. Then I couldn’t stand it and yelled at my wife.
“Did I tell you not to bring Erina? Bring it out right now!”
“Honey, be patient. Erina likes to party too. It would be a waste if you try to bring it down and make a fuss. If you leave it alone, I will take it without anyone knowing.”
“Eh! I’m shy. Shame on our family! Shame!”
Alpheas pouted his lower lip. I understand how you feel, but it’s still a disgrace to your daughter. Of course, I am well aware of the position in society of the first-class nobility. Alpheas was also born into a first-class family and was even given the chilling nickname of Mirhi’s Light.
‘It’s just like looking at my old house. Anyway, nobles.’
Alpheas did not take his eyes off Erina until the music changed three times. What I found out was that she was purely enjoying the party. It seemed that he was satisfied just by saying hello to people.
But what kind of people are wizards? They were arrogant servants who regarded ignorance as evil. I could see him laughing from the front, but then turning around and mocking Erina, who had fallen less.
“Clump. hold on for a second No, you drink.”
After passing the glass, Alpheas turned to the ballroom and Clump hurriedly called and stopped him.
“What else are you going to do? Please don’t make an accident in a place like this.”
“The lesser ones are rejecting the favor of the lady because they learned a little texting. As the most popular person in Basuka, I have to step in and raise her status.”
Clump’s bear-like strength turned Alpheas back.
“Alpheas. you do that bad To Erina-san, sympathy can be taken as ridicule. enough of these people Don’t make her miserable anymore.”
Clump was sincere. The usual dark eyes disappeared, and the eyes glowed with justice. Alpheas smiled and patted Clump on the shoulder.
“Anyway, it’s simple. Do you think I don’t even know that? So far, I’ve never lied to any woman. All sins arise from discrimination. don’t you know this word? If you start caring, her life will become a caged bird. I have thoughts, so leave it to me.”
“Are you serious? are you really going to do it Hey hey!”
Alfeas, who was crossing the ballroom, looked back at Clump and gave him a killer smile that everyone recognized.
“don’t worry. Because I am everyone’s lover.”
When Alpheas arrived, no one was around Erina. Without knowing it, they all left the place. However, it seemed to be normal for her, and she was enjoying the apple without even looking depressed.
“hello? It’s a fun ball.”
Erina stopped munching on an apple and blinked while looking back at Alfeas. Just by looking at his eyes before talking, he could tell that his intelligence was declining.
But it was pure.
It was so pure that it felt like I was projecting the emotions of others like a mirror. Maybe this is the real reason people avoid her, I thought.
“ah! hello! It’s Erina!”
Erina greeted with a bright smile as if she realized something. However, the reaction was definitely different from watching from a distance. It was an expression of fear in some unknown way.
‘but. He’ll be the first to talk to you first.’
Alpheas bowed politely and greeted.
“My name is Wizard Mirhi Alfeas. I’m lost in my beauty, so I’m finally here to say hello. If you’ll excuse me, would you be my partner at the prom today?”
Erina blankly opened her chin. A piece of apple rolled into my mouth. No matter who saw it, the emotion of ‘what happened to this?’ was revealed as it was.
Suddenly, Erina lowered her head. Then, without a word, he turned around and passed Alfeas.
Alpheas was bewildered. To put it simply, the expression ‘it was blacked out’ was accurate. Was it too close to the standard of a normal person? After coming to his senses, he hurriedly threw his body to block Erina’s way.
“Wait a minute. Was I in too much of a hurry? sorry. It was because I wanted to get close to Erina-san.”
Erina still had no answer. He was just staring at the ground, stamping his feet to find an escape route.
But this time, Alpheas did not give up either. He blocked every corner she was trying to get out of and talked to her incessantly.
“all right. If you don’t like dancing, we’ll talk. Let’s talk. I’ll tell you a very funny story. Are you interested in constellations?”
“I’m going. I want to go into the room Are you scolded by your mother?”
“Why are you scolding your mother? no one scolds you You came to the party and like this I apply for a partner.”
“I told you not to tell me. When he talked to me, he said he was a bad person. I want to go into the room.”
Alpheas was frustrated. no i was nervous The technique that had won the hearts of countless women was gone, and the only thought was that he wanted to make eye contact with Erina one more time.
“I am by no means a bad person. look at my face How is this the face of a bad person?”
Alpheas grabbed her shoulders with both hands. At the same time, Erina started the game and screamed.
“Kyaaaagh! no!”
All the nobles in the hall turned to Erina. It was a spectacle of Alpheas committing atrocities no matter who saw it.
“mom! Help me! mom!”
“Erina! look at me! I’m not trying to hurt you!”
“mom! mom!”
Among the wizards invited was Alpheas’s rival, Sarov. While watching Alpheas’ absurd acts, he was speechless. I knew he was crazy, but I never imagined he would be this stupid.
“It’s not enough that you grabbed all the Basuka girls, so now you’re even going to seduce a retard? I went crazy because I wanted to succeed.”
Most nobles thought the same. Even if her intelligence was low, she was the eldest daughter of the Bastard family. If he seduced her, the future was as solid as ever.
The only person who knew Alfeas’ true feelings was Klumph, but when things got to this point, he let go too.
‘Ah, such a psychopath. It’s shit you made, so clean it up.’
Erina was struggling, close to having a seizure. A sane person would have let her go in front of his family, but Alpheas was clinging to her shoulder.
“Wait a minute, Erina. look at me See me.”
“mom! Scared Mom!”
“Erina!”
When Alpheas shouted, Erina’s movements stopped. But a trembling that was much more fearful than before came through.
“Please look at my face just once. I will ask you this.”
Erina slowly turned her head with a terrified expression. I could see the burning eyes of Alpheas. The hot energy was sucked in, and even her heart seemed to heat up.
“How are you? Nothing happens. I’m not a bad person. I won’t do anything if it’s something you don’t like. But it’s a party. Don’t you want to dance?”
Erina’s expression was filled with excitement that could not be hidden. Particles of light shattering on crystals. The music of musicians. She just wanted to laugh like everyone else.
“Miss Erina. i want to be with you Please be my partner tonight.”
There was no answer, but I had no intention of listening. Alfeas, holding Erina’s hand, walked to the center of the hall. She was toddling like a baby just taking her first steps. And for the first time in my life, I was held in the arms of someone other than my family.
As the cunning musicians resumed playing, Alpheas started dancing, leading Erina. The nobles looked stunned. Even Erina’s parents looked at each other at a loss for words.
Alpheas didn’t care. Because Erina doesn’t care. I entrusted my body to the music as if only the two of us existed. It was a dance that was far from dignified. But it was instinctive and passionate. Spinning like a top, he often lost his balance and collided with people. The more that happened, the louder Erina’s laughter grew. Around 10 minutes passed, Erina was able to become the main character of the party for the first time.
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Playful laughter echoed through the garden. Alpheas and Erina, who almost ran away from the party and ran away, ran frantically through the forest.
Alpheas, who had reached the end of the garden, stuck out his tongue and breathed heavily. Humiliatingly, Erina didn’t look very tired. Are you weaker than a woman? Thinking that he should cut back on his drinking, he looked up at the sky.
It was a night full of stars.
Erina had a surprisingly quiet personality. But isn’t it Alpheas who is famous in Baska for talking a lot? The conversation continued without interruption to the point where there was no time to cool down.
As time went by, I got the illusion that Erina was telling the story. No matter what topic was brought up, she listened silently. Sometimes, when he smiled as if he understood, Alpheas became more excited and spoke like a waterfall.
In the end, the story went beyond the question of the identity of the photon, which has been a concern lately.
Is light a wave or a particle?
Sarov defined it as a wave, but Alfeas was convinced it was wrong. But that didn’t mean advocating granularity either.
To be honest, I don’t know. All I had to do was start by admitting I didn’t know what I didn’t know.
“Isn’t it very rare? Light is a really strange property. The interference experiment reveals wave nature, but on the other hand…”
Alfeas stopped talking when he realized that he was too absorbed in his story. As they chatted so frantically, they didn’t even pay attention to the fact that it was Erina who was listening. She was squatting on the grass, looking down at the garden. But the smile on her lips was still beautiful.
“ha ha ha! Did you talk too much? I think it’s the first time we’ve talked like this for a long time. I usually get tired of it.”
“You are a good person.”
Those were the first words Erina uttered. And Alpheas blinked as if he had heard such a story for the first time. I couldn’t figure out why my heart rate suddenly increased.
My mind was confused.
why am i here What the hell am I expecting from this woman?
It was an unknown world. A world where you can’t judge anything because the desire to enter and the fear coexist.
Alpheas turned away. He continued his story as if he had not heard her.
“haha! It’s embarrassing to say, but since I’m a wizard, I have to write a thesis, but I don’t know anything about it. I don’t know which way to take the strand. What do you think of Erina? Is light a wave or a particle?”
Erina wasn’t disappointed with Alpheas’ attitude. She stood up and looked up at the stars in the sky.
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