I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 156



156 – That Man Won’t Tolerate It

Edgar, who had finished getting ready for bed, was suspicious of Shuri’s sudden visit to her.

When asked about the detailed reason, it was said that Ariel had invited him to the room to have a drink together.

“Ariel?”

“Yes.”

“It’s no big deal. Isn’t something going on?”

“Hehe, I think you’ll find out soon, Master.”

The tone seemed quite random, but based on Shuri’s expression of hers, Edgar was confident that something had gone wrong.

“Hmm… OK got it. Then, Ellie, I will go to the room over there, so you can go in and rest.”

“Yes, master. I’ll just straighten the bedding and go out. “If anything happens, even in the early morning, please call me.”

“Okay, have a good night.”

Edgar immediately left the room under Shuri’s guidance.

While walking down the hallway, I glanced at Shuri’s face and saw that she had a knowing smile on her face, which bothered me a bit, but she seemed to have something pleasant going on and caught my attention to her.

‘The moon is so bright.’

Edgar, who realized that the moon visible through the glass window in the hallway was particularly bright today, stopped for a moment and watched the scene.

I don’t think I’m particularly sensitive, but perhaps because I often looked up at the night sky with Ariel when I was young, I was a little taken aback when the moon was bright.

Shuri waited for Edgar next to him without saying a word.

It was about two minutes later that Edgar finally came to his senses, apologized, and started walking again.

“Now that I think about it, it looks like the young lady had a very enjoyable day today.”

“Okay? Well, it’s often funny.”

Edgar responded with a smile to her words, which she threw lightly as if it were just a passing conversation, without even making eye contact.

As she said, Ariel laughed a lot today.

I laughed when I saw the fish jumping in the river flowing beneath her legs, and I also applauded when I saw the band perform.

Although it is a pleasure that I will not be able to enjoy often in the future due to my location.

But even so, Edgar felt that it would be nice to see Ariel like that more often.

If there were only a few wishes and foolishness in my life, it would probably be that.

“Anyway, the name has changed again.”

“Yes? Ah… Hehe, actually, the young lady asked me to call you by this title again. Of course, I know I’m being pretentious, but…”

“What’s the point of being pretentious? He asked me to call him that. In my opinion, you two match well together.”

Of course, changing the title does not mean that there will be a huge change in the relationship, but there will definitely be a difference in terms of psychological distance.

In that respect, in Edgar’s opinion, these two people were more like a brazen young lady and a fierce maid than a dignified royal majesty and a chaste maid.

“Anyway, I’ll take good care of that guy. She’s not new anymore, but…”

“Hi, it’s really not new. But this Shuri, I will fully obey your command.”

Unlike her mischievous smile, there was a sense of solemnity in the way she placed her hand on her chest and lowered her head gently.

Whatever it is, it’s probably because she has a high pride in herself as someone who serves one person.

As they talked with their voices muted, the two were able to arrive in front of Ariel’s room

After putting a message on her behalf, Shuri greeted her politely, holding both sides of her skirt as if to convey that this was the end of her work.

“Then, I hope you have a good time.”

Edgar smiled at the way he was being polite to the point of being overly burdensome and motioned for him to go quickly.

Although she is quite serious when working, Shuri is also quite playful, so it is fun to see her like that sometimes.

Even though there was a hierarchy based on her status and position, Edgar felt more comfortable dealing with people who faced her little by little.

In that sense, Shuri could be seen as someone who was good at walking the tightrope within an appropriate range without going overboard.

Squeak.

Perhaps because it was a fairly old villa, despite thorough maintenance, when Ariel’s door was opened, the unique sound of an unoiled door rang out faintly.

“Oh, welcome.”

Ariel, who opened the door with her own hand, had her hair still wet, as if she had just finished grooming herself.

“Okay. “For some reason, she asked me to have a drink, so I came running in one step.”

“Anyway, you’re a drinker. I don’t drink too much on that topic, so I can’t say anything…”

“You have to protect what you have to protect.”

Edgar shrugged his shoulders and followed Ariel into her room.

Just like when he visited her her room her in Loveheim Castle, when he sensed something like her strange scent of her, Edgar shook his head to avoid thinking about it.

“You’re dressed quite simply.”

Then, upon seeing the drinks set out quite simply on the table, he muttered quietly.

There were simple snacks made of cheese or biscuits and foods that looked like carpaccio, but they were usually things you could eat without burden.

Meanwhile, Ariel thought he was talking about her lack of food and asked back in a cautious tone.

“Do you need more? Should I ask Shuri to bring it?”

“No, I mean it’s just right. “How many snacks do you need to drink?”

“Okay? “Thank goodness.”

It was a welcome story for Ariel, who didn’t like other people getting in the way, even though it was just the two of them.

“But is this your first time seeing wine?”

“It was kept in the villa, so you might be seeing it for the first time. “It must be my father’s favorite wine.”

“Oh, anyway, it means it’s a good drink.”

If it is Yulken’s preferred wine, the taste is guaranteed.

When a smile appeared on Edgar’s lips, Ariel, seeing this, smiled and scolded him to sit down.

When Edgar returned to his seat her, putting his jacket aside, Ariel sat across from her and opened the cork with her own hands.

Edgar was secretly hoping that he might see her wandering around without being able to open the cork, but he soon realized that she often drank her wine at night, and soothed her regret.

Just like that, an intimate drinking party for two on a moonlit night was about to begin.

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Jorrrr.

As the empty wine glass was filled with red wine again, the glasses clinked together and played a pleasant rhyme.

“Ed, are you drunk?”

“Are you going to get this drunk?”

“Okay? I think I’m a little drunk… Heh.”

One bottle of wine had now been empty and the second bottle was half-empty, but the difference in the complexions of the two people was obvious.

Ariel, in particular, could tell that she was intoxicated by her red face and her shaking her body from side to side.

Just looking at her her uncharacteristically her silly smile her, it wasn’t her her typical day her her her her.

Edgar, who was staring at Ariel while tipping his wine glass, soon put down her glass and sighed.

This is because a question I had forgotten suddenly came to mind.

“Anyway, why did you decide to drink today? “I forgot to ask about this.”

“Just… ? Now that I think about it, I don’t think we’ve ever had a drink alone.”

“Well, other than when I went to Etlet, there was almost nothing.”

In the end, is it just a whim?

But somehow Edgar felt that her words were a little empty.

I’ve felt this way once or twice in the past, and it was always after Ariel told a clumsy lie.

“This is delicious… Right?”

“Yeah, it sounds like a flavor you might like.”

A snack topped with thinly sliced salmon and olives.

Edgar didn’t know the exact name of the food, but as soon as she took one bite, she was sure Ariel would eat it all.

Sure enough, the salmon was almost completely empty, and the main culprit was Ariel.

Edgar didn’t even touch the salmon on purpose because he was afraid of this.

“Ugh… After all, you know me well. “Fool.”

“Why do idiots come out there?”

Even if you know and give in, what you get in return is foolish.

Edgar could only sigh at this miserable reality, but soon she saw Ariel’s laughter and smiled one after another.

She said it was impossible to spit on her smiling face, and because she was smiling so brightly, what I was trying to say was drowned out.

Ariel, who was laughing like that for a while, soon started tossing and turning her body on both sides.

Edgar tilted her glass with a faint, bitter smile at her gesture that seemed to indicate that she was blatantly drunk.

“You seem quite drunk.”

“Yes… I know. Is it because I’m in a good mood today?

“There are days like that, too. “Don’t drink too much.”

However, despite Edgar’s dissuasion, Ariel drank a little more wine.

Normally, Edgar wouldn’t have let her drink more when she was drunk, but today she just watched quietly and drank her drink together.

One more drink, two drinks… While the glass was being filled and emptied again, Ariel suddenly spoke up.

“Ed. “Can I go there?”

The place Ariel pointed to was the seat next to Edgar.

So, I was asking if I could bring a chair and sit next to him.

“That way… “Here?”

“Yes.”

“Do what’s comfortable.”

Edgar nodded, thinking that he had no reason to refuse and that it would be okay for lovers to sit next to each other and drink in privacy.

Since she seemed quite drunk, he moved Ariel’s chair to the seat next to him and sat down again.

The table wasn’t that big, so we had to be quite close together to share a drink, but I didn’t really mind.

Rather, Ariel pressed her body closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder her her, as if she liked the situation together.

When Edgar felt the wet hair and the fragrant soap scent, he resisted the thought of being harsh.

“You know, Ed.”

“Huh?”

“What happened yesterday… Do you remember?”

“… “I remember.”

He had a lot of things he had experienced yesterday, but he knew what Ariel was trying to say without having to ask again.

This is probably referring to a situation where he unintentionally overheard the affair between Sylvia and Hagel.

“I asked Sylvia, and she said that sometimes she can’t stand it when we go on a trip together and feel something new. “Isn’t it amazing?”

“Okay? Those two people are surprisingly faithful to their instincts.”

“Phew, that’s right. “I don’t know about Sylvia, but Hagel didn’t look like that at all.”

The two people, who were giggling together, soon held each other’s hands at the ends of their arms.

It seemed like they could feel each other’s pulse through their hands, so each person’s heartbeat naturally became faster.

“Ed, we’re lovers too, right?”

“Yes.”

“It’s like we went on a trip together like those two people.”

“That’s right.”

Edgar was gradually able to understand what Ariel wanted to say.

They say it’s because I was drunk, but it’s because I arranged a drinking party in the middle of the night that it wasn’t unexpected, but it’s also why I’m so attached to you.

Nevertheless, he did not easily reach out.

Last one. Because there was still something disturbing a corner of his mind.

“I heard men are interested in that kind of thing? “Sylvia said that.”

“Wow, what kind of bullshit did that idiot talk about…” ” …”

“No?”

“… “I can’t bear to deny it.”

He snorted and was about to refute, but when he realized he had no excuse, he shut his mouth.

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At this, Ariel giggled again and put her body a little closer to Edgar’s arm her.

If the previous one was closer to cuteness, this one was closer to seduction.

“I’ve been thinking about it for a day today. I think maybe I made Ed endure it for too long.”

I don’t know if it was because she was drunk or because she was still embarrassed, but Ariel’s cheeks were quite red as she spoke cautiously.

“So just like this… How do you feel?”

“It’s a bit cowardly to ask only me. “What about you?”

“Me? Because I was drunk… Yes, no matter what Ed does, he can’t resist.”

Ariel’s words she were more explicit than any temptation using obscene language.

However, as Edgar listened to her, he soon realized the sense of strangeness she had been feeling throughout the story.

Why did she get drunk so quickly today?

And that this woman in front of her is nothing more than an immature princess who has always been dishonest.

When his thoughts reached that point, Edgar picked up Ariel’s body and headed to her bed with a faint smile on her face.

On the way, I felt like I heard someone swallowing, but I tried to ignore it.

“… “Aren’t you going to turn off the lights?”

“Well, I have something to do before that.”

“Will do…” “What?”

Edgar Ariel approached her, who was half-lying on her bed, and stretched out his arms to block her from escaping.

Ariel was taken aback by his cold, emotionless eyes her and cautiously called his name her her, but Edgar did not answer.

“Why, why are you like that… ? Scary.”

“I thought I’d just say something a bit rude.”

“What did I… Did I do something wrong?”

When Ariel asked carefully, Edgar answered without a moment’s hesitation, ‘Yes,’ and poked her on the forehead, and then she added her words in a firm tone.

“You’re not drunk right now.” But why are you lying and saying you’re drunk?”

At his confident tone her her her, Ariel’s dazed eyes widened for an instant.

It’s so clear that you can’t believe it belongs to a drunk person.

“Uh, uh… ? Oh, no. Look. My face is so red…”

“Know. You blush easily. But not on the inside.”

Edgar knew.

When Ariel drinks her liquor, she turns red easily, but she rarely gets drunk.

In the first place, she was of the Robeheim family, and perhaps because she inherited it, she was quite strong in her drinking.

Nevertheless, today for some reason I had a bottle of wine.

No, considering that they shared the drink, Edgar thought it was very strange that he got so drunk from what was actually only half a bottle.

She even felt uncomfortable when Ariel, who always pretended to be strong, said that she was drunk with her own mouth.

Above all, Ariel always had a tendency to take a step back from important matters.

Especially if she can’t be honest with her own feelings.

“If you’re going to tempt me like that, don’t make weird excuses like drinking alcohol, but tell me your true feelings.”

“…”

As Edgar’s intense gaze stared at her from a close range, Ariel gradually felt as if her heart was going to burst.

She ended up getting caught.

She tried to pass it off by pretending to be drunk and pretending to be drunk.

She blame both her shame her and her shame her on her her drinking her and tried to enjoy her sweet her her her first night with him.

However, even though all of this was discovered, Ariel felt relieved rather than embarrassed.

It was as if he had finally peeled off the shell that had surrounded her, allowing her to fully reveal her true self.

“So what’s the point of this?”

Edgar asked, looking down at Ariel’s hands holding the hem of her own clothes.

Actually, I knew the meaning, but I still wanted to check it again.

It was as if his playful nature she had gone too far, but on the other hand, he wanted to hear her true feelings clearly with both ears.

“… “It means don’t go.”

“I’m not going.”

“Lie. “I tried to go.”

“I was just trying to clear the table for a moment.”

“Hmph, I don’t believe it. “Fool.”

Ariel murmured in her sulky voice and gently put her face out her and kissed his lips hers.

I felt something a little more sticky and sweet than the usual feeling of affection.

As if she already knew what would happen next.

“… It’s not because of the alcohol. It’s not because I’m impatient because other people are doing it. “I just want you Is that enough?”

“Good.”

As Edgar smiled in satisfaction, Ariel’s cheeks swelled slightly.

At times like this, he thought that if he pretended not to notice and just ignored it, something would happen. His lips suddenly popped out.

“Anyway… He even makes women say things like this.”

“So you don’t like it?”

His mischievous smile showed a confidence that made her think he could hate her.

That made Ariel very hateful, but she felt lovely at the same time.

She didn’t know how to express this contradictory feeling, but all she could say was that.

“… No, okay. “I love it so much that it’s embarrassing.”

Her lips her her her, which had been separated for a moment while she was speaking, were brought back together by Edgar’s touch her her her.

This time, the tongues of the man and woman were intertwined, and something dark and sticky that had never been felt before bloomed like a fire in each other’s hearts.