I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 163



163 – A Friend’s Gift

Edgar, who had spent time flirting with Ariel yesterday, was not able to enjoy his reunion with Leonel until the next day.

There were many things he was curious about, but first he wanted to ask how he came to leave the Knights.

How did a boy who had long been singing about wanting to become a knight and eventually rise to the position of knight commander end up giving up his dream? Because I was curious about the reason.

“At first, I went with big dreams. But reality is not so easy.”

“Was life hard?”

There may have been discrimination within the Order, or it may simply have been difficult to keep up with others.

However, unlike the answer Edgar had expected, what came back was quite unexpected.

“No way. He felt like it was worth holding on to. But I wondered if this was really the dream I had.”

“How was it?”

“At least there were no knights there. “When I listened to the conversations my seniors had in the evening, I couldn’t help but sigh.”

This may not be the case for everyone, but at least the people that Leonel met were quite rotten and corrupt knights.

Among them, some of his seniors said that he used his title as a knight to intimidate women, and there were some who even boasted about it.

It was ugly.

At that point, it was already far from the dream that Leonel had hoped for.

At least he dreamed of becoming a knight because he wanted to be someone who protects the weak, not because he wanted to prey on the weak.

“So I left the Knights immediately. Around that time, I met Enya again and we came to Hespania together.”

“Wow, coming back all the way to Hespania together…” ” “Can I say it means what I think it means?”

Edgar poked Leonel with the most interesting eyes of the day.

It’s not that it’s not, but a man and a woman who were just friends gave up on her journey and walked together with her after going all the way to the ecliptic?

It wasn’t an easy choice.

However, if the relationship is a romantic relationship, it’s a little different.

What if the two young boy and girl who first met in Hespania are now adults and reunite, form a new relationship, and return to a place that is like their hometown to start anew?

Isn’t that a phenomenon that has its own charm?

Meanwhile, Leonel scratched his cheek as if he had been caught by Edgar’s guess.

I thought it was going to be a story that was going to be told anyway, but I felt embarrassed that Edgar guessed it first.

However, with her characteristic boldness, she shrugged off the atmosphere and shrugged.

“That’s it.”

“That’s a good thing. Do you know how frustrating it was for me to watch Enya from the sidelines when she had a special way of looking at you?”

“Well, did you see that? Enya already said that…”

Leonel laughed awkwardly, clearly showing an expression of embarrassment that was uncharacteristic of him.

In fact, the first thing she confessed to Enya after she became a lover was the same thing that Edgar had said a little while ago.

Why did you notice it so late?

I felt like I really wanted to hit my head, but I always held it in.

On the day we broke up, I thought maybe someone would notice, but I ended up throwing a tantrum because it ended with just one hug.

Even her confession was made by Enya first, so Leonel ended up not knowing how she felt until the end.

“You are truly you too. How can you not know the feelings of a child who follows you around like that?”

When Ariel hears it, Edgar picks out a story that will cause a tantrum in his own way.

But unfortunately, she wasn’t here, and Leonel also didn’t know the backstory between him and Ariel, so he couldn’t launch a counterattack.

Leonel, who had been battered by Enya’s story for a while, recalled her promise to be good to her.

Leonel felt so sorry when he heard that she could not confess to him because she was afraid it would get in the way of her dream even until the day they broke up.

It took him a while to respond to Enya’s confession, but it was in fact that his words had made up her mind.

Leonel asked himself if he would ever meet a woman who thought of him this much again, but the answer he received was negative.

Moreover, it was even more effective because it happened to be at the moment when Enya was feeling sad after seeing her mature.

“So where is Enya living now?”

“I looked for a place outside. He joined the Knights Templar, and although it was short, he had some money saved up.”

In short, it means that we are staying together.

That wasn’t surprising, as Edgar had thought, but he was a little worried that he had gotten into the house for such a small amount of money.

I had some idea of the knights’ salaries, having heard about them from Creed in the past, and I also knew that the salaries were closer to low, especially at the lowest levels.

Even if Enya had worked in other jobs for a while, she would have definitely not had enough money to find a place to live.

“Land prices in Hespania may not be that cheap.”

It is not cheap; land prices in Hespania are overwhelmingly higher compared to other northern regions.

In the first place, due to the influence of the symbol of domination, it is the only place with a climate similar to other regions, so people’s lives are bound to be prosperous, and the land under its influence has also decreased, so land prices are rising even more.

When Edgar, who had been familiar with this field through his experience in the field, spoke with concern, Leonel scratched his head with a strange expression that was neither laughing nor crying.

“It’s a little small. But what can I do? “I have to collect it little by little.”

“Hmm…”

Edgar looked worried for a moment, then put his hand on his chin and sighed.

‘I think I can help.’

In his hidden treasury were the awards he had received from Yulken during a recent public service award, as well as the awards he had received during his recent visit to the imperial palace.

When he first stayed here, he didn’t really have any need to spend the money, and at most he only used it to buy Ariel gifts, so he didn’t know what to do.

In that case, rather than leaving it alone, wouldn’t it be possible to find a suitable place to live in order to welcome the reunion with a friend?

‘My father also said this before.’

When I had a conversation with Yulken, what he always said was that you shouldn’t ask for loyalty first.

If someone is in his arms, he must show that he cares for that person in order to receive loyalty in return.

There is no such thing as loyalty given first.

And Yulken was a person who kept his word better than anyone else.

When something big or small happened in the families of Elfeld and those under his direct command, he always took the initiative to take care of them and take care of them.

Although Edgar may not be a great figure like Yulken, he still wanted to be like him.

I thought maybe this could be the first opportunity.

“Leo, is your residence far from the castle?”

“Because it’s at the edge of the outskirts… It’s a bit far. It was a bit difficult to walk.”

“Hmm, then how about this?”

Unlike others who have their own rooms within the castle, Leonel is only given an office where he can work.

This means that you have to commute from home every morning, but if the distance is far, your work efficiency will not be very good.

After hearing the news, Edgar was finally able to make up his mind and speak out.

This is enough justification.

“I’ll find you a suitable house around here. “Wouldn’t it be comfortable to stay there with Enya?”

“How could you do that? “I was able to settle down thanks to you, so you want me to cause more trouble here?”

“Don’t find it difficult. Besides, I’m not giving this to you as a friend, I’m giving it to you as a boss.”

Of course, it could be a gift to celebrate a friend’s new beginning, but for Edgar, what was bigger than that was buying the loyalty of a man named Leonel.

Wouldn’t it be a good thing if you could kill two birds with one stone by spending money that you don’t have any immediate use for on a good cause?

“Besides, you might be alone, but Enya is there too. Think of it as giving a wedding present in advance.”

“… Still, I don’t know if I can accept this.”

Despite Edgar’s repeated persuasions, Leonel still had many things to worry about.

Above all, the biggest thing was that psychologically I had already benefited from my friend.

If I were to rent a house here, it would look to a third party as if I was borrowing money from a friend, so I was somewhat reluctant.

But on the other hand, as Edgar mentioned, Enya’s existence bothered me.

The house was obviously quite small for two people to live in, had a bit of a smell, and above all, because it was located on the outskirts, security was relatively poor.

Since he was the one going back and forth between the castle and leaving Enya alone in such a place, he couldn’t help but feel heavy.

“Then, if you don’t feel comfortable taking it, just borrow it for a while. Later, when you save up money, you can move out and move to a bigger house, right?”

“… That’s right. Okay. Then, despite my shame, I will be indebted to you.”

Leonel knew that Edgar’s words were a play on words.

Even if it was nominally expressed as rent, Edgar would later give it to him by force.

However, even that pun could help narrow the psychological distance, and more than anything, when the presence of the person I loved flashed before my eyes, my pride bowed first.

Obviously, if it were the old Leonel, he would have rejected this somehow.

However, it shows that he has now become an adult who has learned that he can give up something precious for someone more precious.

Edgar smiled in satisfaction and tilted the teacup in front of him.

I wanted to have a drink for the first time in a while, but I couldn’t because I still had to work today.

“I will find out about the house soon and tell you. “There is someone who might know better.”

“Okay. “If I tell Enya today, she’ll be shocked.”

“Because I’m happy?”

“Maybe. But since he has some similarities to me, I’m sure he’ll ask me to reject him later.”

As Edgar somehow pictured the scene in his head, he raised a corner of his mouth and told Enya to try to persuade him then.

It was a fact he learned while living with Ariel, but people who love each other are very vulnerable to each other.

Clearly, if Enya didn’t deviate too much from that category, she thought she wouldn’t be able to avoid Leonel’s persuasion of hers.

“Then let’s stop talking and get straight to work. “I have a lot accumulated today.”

“Yes, aide.”

“Oh, that’s good to hear?”

When Leonel bowed his head exaggeratedly to show respect, Edgar smiled and playfully tapped his shoulder like a superior.

Like a boss who says, ‘I look forward to future results.’

Leonel had a strange feeling, as if that touch was relieving the burden he had built up on Edgar.

I nodded firmly, reflecting on the fact that although we may be friends in private, I now have a superior whom I will be grateful to for the rest of my life.

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