I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 155



155 – The Lady’s Request

When Edgar and Hagel returned after looking around for a while, the women had already left the store and were waiting for the two people outside.

As the men approached, Sylvia first handed them an apple.

Even though there was a reason, the four of us came to hang out, but because of her dogmatism, we ended up spending our time scattered.

“I’m sorry for making you bored, Hagel. I’m sorry Edgar too.”

“There is nothing I can do if I have a story to share.”

“That’s right, Sylvia. “Don’t worry too much.”

Because Edgar knew the situation roughly, she didn’t say anything, and Hagel seemed unconcerned, thinking there must have been a reason.

Of course, spending time with a lover is fun, but talking with like-minded friends is not that boring.

It wasn’t that bad, as she had gone by for about an hour just by mentioning what had happened at the imperial palace yesterday.

Sigh.

“What, what?”

“I thought you must have had a hard time.”

As soon as they met, Edgar started stroking her head, which made Ariel sound embarrassed, but she soon realized her reason and shook her head.

Meanwhile, Edgar felt a strange sense of disconnect from that innocent appearance.

She thought obviously that as soon as she met Ariel, she would be angry and say that she had left her.

Of course, it was her fault for not being careful with her mouth, but it was still the tyrant named Ariel Loveheim who was speaking out her.

“But it’s no big deal. “I thought you would definitely say something.”

“What am I?”

Ariel gave a puzzled look as Edgar muttered with her volume down so that Hagel could not hear.

As her red eyes widened with suspicion, along with her her pure white skin her her her, it really seemed like a rabbit was pricking up her her her her her.

“Even though it was your fault, you left it behind, right? “As soon as I met her, I knew she could throw a punch.”

“What kind of scoundrel am I? Do you know that he often comes out with his fists?”

“Uh… Wasn’t it?”

As Edgar scratched her cheek and showed off his sly behavior, Ariel’s tiny fists clenched her.

“Sii, do you really want to get hit?”

“Okay, sorry. I won’t make fun of you. But what really happened?”

“Hmph, it was my fault for not controlling my mouth in the first place. Furthermore…”

“Besides?”

Edgar tilted his head as Ariel’s cheeks suddenly turned red.

This is because I was wondering if there was anything to be embarrassed about in the conversation a little while ago.

“Well, there were some achievements.”

“What achievement?”

“I don’t know! Don’t ask any more! “Because I have no intention of answering!”

He just wanted to vent his resentment at the attitude of drawing a line and telling him not to ask any more questions, even though he hadn’t told him anything.

‘If you’re going to be like this, then don’t say anything. ‘People are tantalizing.’

Still, I thought it was very fortunate that the conversation seemed to have turned out better than expected.

From the beginning, given Sylvia’s personality of hers, he did not think she would pursue the incident last night in earnest.

Although he was curious about Ariel’s hidden achievements of hers, he had no intention of asking any further questions.

People have a lot of personal secrets, and that doesn’t mean they report every detail to Ariel.

“Anyway, if everything is resolved well, shall we go play again? “They sell a lot of food over there, and I thought about buying it, but I just didn’t.”

“Is it street food? “It’s not bad.”

Since Ariel spends so much time confined to the castle, he seems to have an envy for the somewhat spicy food sold on the streets.

Although the taste may not be comparable to the food prepared by the master at the castle, it has its own charm.

There was a time when Edgar would buy things for Ariel on his way out of the castle, but there would be no need for that today.

So, she decided to walk around her street and eat various things as she is pleased.

*

When the group arrived at the villa after going out, it was already dark at night.

There were a few people who had just finished dinner and wanted to immediately wash their bodies with warm water, but thanks to Shuri heating the water in advance, she was able to go straight to the bathroom.

Among them, Ariel wanted to take a break, so she sat down on the bed in her room and rested.

“Here it is.”

“Thank you.”

Soon Shuri brought water and poured it into her empty glass, and Ariel took it and drank the cool water, expressing her gratitude.

It felt like her mind was finally becoming clearer.

“It looks like you had a fun time.”

“Yeah, it was fun. “It would have been nice if you came with Ronan, too.”

“Because work can’t be helped.”

Shuri thought that next time she had a vacation, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to hold Ronan’s hand in her.

Of course, this trip is only possible if her schedule and Ronan’s schedule match perfectly.

She said, “Then I heard she walked without a carriage… “Are you okay?”

Shuri, recalling what she had heard from Edgar, looked at Ariel’s delicate legs with worried eyes and asked.

She had originally only intended to come and go in her carriage because she thought it would cause confusion, but she was quite surprised when she heard that Ariel had advised her to walk part of the way.

She knew that Ariel did not neglect her training, but she was worried because she had never walked for this long.

However, Ariel reacted indifferently, as if to prove that her thoughts were merely false.

“It wasn’t bad. “For the first time in a while, she feels like she can go outside properly.”

“Well, I guess you can do that. “She hasn’t been able to go out in peace lately.”

Shuri nodded her head in an understanding tone and took the glass that Ariel had returned.

Since she was attacked by Vincent, Ariel has stayed almost exclusively in the castle with Edgar.

She had been to Etley before, but other than that, she was reluctant to go outside because she thought she might not know.

Besides, she was busy with the coming-of-age ceremony and all that, and she didn’t have time to prepare to take over as the head of the family.

To make matters worse, a major incident occurred in Whitewood, so it must have been a long time since she went out with such a light heart.

“Are you planning on leaving the day after tomorrow?”

“Yes, I plan to. Why? Is there a problem?”

When Ariel looked at her eyes and realized that she had something to say, she asked again, and Shuri quickly waved her hand and shook her head as well.

“No. It’s not a problem, but… “I thought it might be better to rest a little longer at Hill Deck.”

“Why? “You can rest as much as you like even in the castle.”

Just because she’s Ariel doesn’t mean she stays in the castle and does her work all the time.

It’s just that since Edgar is in the office with him, there’s no reason to go out, and since the two of them spend time in the office and relax during their breaks, it appears to others that they are confined to the office.

But that wasn’t what Shuri was pointing at.

“It’s not that kind of rest, but I want you to rest without any worries in a new environment. “You seemed quite tired after being in charge of practical work recently.”

Of course, sleeping and eating in a castle would be a rest, but Shuri felt that Ariel needed a change of scenery.

Since the incident occurred in Whitewood, you’ve been running so non-stop that even if it doesn’t show on the outside, you can be quite mentally tired.

“Thank you for the advice. But she doesn’t really go home because of housework.”

“However… Are you excited?”

“Huh. Of course, it’s quite fun to wander around the bustling imperial capital, but Hespania is the most cozy and favorite for me.”

“Ah…”

Ariel’s personality can be cold at times, so some people may feel that she is heartless, but she has quite a deep attachment to the place where she grew up and was born.

Maybe that’s why, no matter where she goes in this country, she often compares it to Hespania, and every time she does that, she just wants to go back to her hometown.

She said, just as she sometimes felt more comfortable in her own shabby room, even when she lay down on her bed decorated with her gold blanket.

“So don’t worry. If you think about it, I’m just going because it’s more inconvenient to rest here.”

“Yes, I’m glad that happened.”

Only then was Shuri able to smile brightly.

If she had said that Ariel wasn’t having a hard time and that she was fine, she would have thought it was a lame excuse.

However, since her answer she felt somewhat awkward, I would say that I was able to trust that this was her true intention.

“Oh, and Shuri. I have one favor to ask…”

“Yes, Your Highness. “Please speak.”

Ariel, who turned her back and grabbed Shuri’s leg as she was about to leave the room, showed quite a bit of hesitation.

Seeing that, Shuri expected that it would not be an easy request and prepared her mind in advance.

There were many times when Ariel asked her to do something out of the blue, but she never hesitated like this.

Not long after that, Ariel’s tightly closed lips parted, and Shuri’s eyes widened upon hearing her request.

“If you do not mind… “Can you call me like you used to?”

“If it’s like before… “Are you talking about a title?”

“Ugh.”

Shuri didn’t know how to react to this quite unexpected request.

Of course, we are still not used to speaking and hearing each other’s names, but eventually, if we hear and speak often, any sense of discomfort will disappear.

Nevertheless, she guess she was that there was some reason why she made this request.

“I know I shouldn’t, but I think it’s easier that way. “Just because she inherited the position of head of the family does not mean I’m no longer the lady you serve, right?”

“That… But,”

Shuri hesitated for a moment because it wasn’t particularly logically wrong.

She thought that since it was her master’s request, she should listen to it if possible, but on the other hand, she wondered if it would be right for her to accept something that would be against etiquette, even if it was her master’s request her her.

‘Honestly, I like it that way, too.’

Shuri also thought that she had become psychologically distant as her name changed from Ariel.

Even though it was not a lover or friend relationship, but simply a master / slave relationship, you may wonder what the use of such a thing was, but at least that was her thinking

When she said the name that had been changed for no reason, Ariel would shake her shoulders and pause, and they would often look at each other and smile awkwardly, which was uncomfortable in many ways.

Nevertheless, she believed that time would solve the problem and tried to serve her master, who had now become her highness, but it seems she could not bear it first.

“Are you going to call me?”

“…”

She had always felt this way, but Shuri thought that Ariel was truly shameful in this respect.

Normally, there are times when she is a pretty accomplished owner, but when she shows weakness or holds out her hand first, she also becomes weak.

“… Hehe, then I may be presumptuous, but would it be okay if I call you lady again?”

“Yes, I really need to ask you something. “Other people are fine, but being called by you makes me break out in hives.”

“Yes?”

Shuri didn’t know whether to be happy or cry at the somewhat extreme expression.

It seems like she is comfortable and familiar with her previous title, so I should see it as a good thing, but I must say that it leaves a strange feeling of uneasiness in my heart.

“If Shefi or anyone else says anything, just say I gave permission. No, say you did it. Okay?”

“Ahaha… Her mother must have thought she would do it for some reason.”

Anyway, after sorting out the names that were mutually beneficial, the two people felt much lighter.

“Now I need to get ready to take a shower. “Don’t you need any assistance?”

“You don’t have to have it. Instead, I would like to ask you a favor during that time…”

“You’re doing something special today.”

Today is probably the first time Ariel has used the word ‘please’ twice in one day.

As the owner, it was natural for her to give orders to Shuri.

However, the fact that she did not mean that she was giving an important command that she had to listen to with all her heart to use that word.

When Shuri turned her body with less tension than when she first heard those words from her a moment ago, Ariel, who was looking up at her, wiggled her hands.

A slight blush appeared on her face, and it seemed to her that Shuri was even more hesitant than she had just been.

“Uh, over there… “Can you bring me a drinking table?”

“Are you talking about drinking? Yes, it is possible, but… Do you want to eat alone?’

She did have a glass or two of wine before Ariel went to sleep, but she never asked Shuri to drink for her.

After telling her to just bring the wine, she didn’t even drink it with her and just drank it alone and fell asleep.

However, the fact that she asked me to watch her drinking table she must mean that there was some reason.

In order to find out the reason, Shuri pointed out the question, emphasizing the phrase ‘alone’, and Ariel’s cheeks turned her even redder.

“I’ll ask for two, two people. There’s no need for anything fancy, just a simple side dish…”

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“…”

Shuri’s expression gradually changed as she watched her mark the number 2 with her finger her her, looking uncharacteristically dainty.

At first, the question was who would be the one person to drink with

Then I wonder why I’m having such a hard time making this request.

And only when she reached the end did she realize all the reasons, and she was able to smile lightly with a look of understanding in her eyes.

“… Yes, lady. “I’ll leave people behind, so have fun.”

“Thank you.”

“What is this? Oh, and…”

Shuri, who had been thinking for a moment about whether or not she could do this as a squire, made up her mind and bent down and carefully hugged Ariel’s body her, who was sitting on the bed.

“Cheer up.”

“… !”

And then, in a low voice, he conveyed good fortune in my ear.

Ariel looked at her, her body her trembling, with an expression that showed she had been caught, but Shuri just smiled as if she knew nothing and left her room.

‘No one should be allowed to walk this way.’

Shuri, who left the room, caught a worker walking in the hallway and told him to make sure no one came to the second floor during the night.

I thought it might be a somewhat noisy night.