I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 197



197 – Each Person’s Responsibility

After being seen off by the ministers in the imperial palace, the two boarded a carriage heading to Hespania.

Unlike the previous time, this time I came with an escort, so I was able to rest easy from Albrich’s possible threats.

“Now tell me. Why didn’t you tell the emperor about it?”

As the carriage was about to leave Hildeck, Ariel could not hold back and asked a question.

Since there was no one to hear it anyway, the title “Your Majesty” Had long since disappeared.

“Sorry. It’s a bit awkward to say right now. Please be patient.”

“What do you mean by that? “You’re not saying that even Hespania will have to endure this curiosity, right?”

As the saying goes, even Hespania.

Even if you travel through Amman Dimension Stone, it is a distance that can easily be traveled in about a day.

For Ariel, who is somewhat impatient, that was a remark that was tantamount to a death sentence.

“This is a story I need to tell to my father. Besides, it’s not an issue that can be talked about lightly.”

Of course, Edgar also knew this.

In the first place, who knows Ariel’s personality better than him?

Even Helen herself said that her daughter was a smarter man than her mother.

But even so, the reason I didn’t tell her was that I didn’t really want to see her stamping her feet.

It must have been a rare and enjoyable scene in its own way, but he wasn’t immature enough to joke about such a heavy issue.

‘What do you mean, lightly?’

Meanwhile, Ariel felt that the words he passed her in passing had some kind of meaning to them.

Among the issues we discussed together from the beginning, not a single one was light.

Nevertheless, we talked in the carriage on the way, and sometimes even outside, without hesitation, we asked for each other’s opinions.

But this time is an exception, why?

I thought it might mean that something heavier and more secret was waiting for her than the inferences or assumptions he had put into her mouth her her her so far.

‘Come to think of it, I stopped talking yesterday too.’

Edgar told her to forget it, saying she was too absorbed in the reasoning, but Ariel still kept the memory clearly in the back of her mind.

This is ridiculous.

And it shouldn’t happen.

Clearly, he disparaged the assumption that he came to mind for a moment and stopped thinking for himself.

But what if there was some reason to raise it to the level of certainty?

So, I could understand the situation where they suddenly changed their course of action today and are still keeping their mouths shut.

Although Ariel did not know the detailed reason.

“… Okay, I’ll wait. Instead, there is no grace of one or two days. You will inform her father and me as soon as you arrive in Hespania.”

Ariel was a trustworthy person who believed in herself more than those around her.

The only person she trusted more than herself was Edgar.

That’s why she was able to break down her stubbornness in front of him.

From her childhood, he had excellent eyes that could see further and deeper places that she could not see.

Her maxim is to look at the forest, not the trees, but in her eyes, Edgar was a man who could look at both the trees and the forest and even the animals that walked there.

When an idea comes to mind, I constantly present evidence and theories that fit the idea, but I also don’t stop thinking in case it turns out to be wrong.

It was an outstanding ability that not even the world’s Ariel Robeheim possessed, and it was her own specialty, for which the mere expression of a brilliant mind was somewhat inadequate.

This was also the biggest reason why Ariel could trust him.

“I was originally thinking of doing that. It’s nothing more than that. “I thought they would definitely ask me to tell them first.”

“Hmph, do you think I’ll always be a child?”

Ariel snorted and crossed his arms and turned his head.

To be honest, he didn’t want to do that, but it was only possible because the opponent was Edgar.

If he thinks he should do that, then there must be something she didn’t see.

It means that the trust in him is deep enough to acknowledge and accept it without any hesitation.

However, the reason he ended up sulking like this was because of his self-destruction for not being able to read his deep thoughts of her.

For her, Edgar was her lover, but at the same time, as a human being, he was like a wall that she wanted to overcome.

I’ve been running to see that one thing since I was young, but it felt like it was still far away, which was really disappointing.

The fact that this dull man probably wouldn’t even notice made me angry.

“Anyway, thank you for trusting me.”

There was a brief uproar, but somehow her negotiations seemed to have come to a close, and Edgar expressed his gratitude to her.

They say that the thing that makes people the most angry is when they stop talking.

Even if it was urgent, there would be no need to say anything to the sad Ariel.

Nevertheless, her decision to break her stubbornness and take a breather was both surprising and something she was truly thankful for.

After all, do people gradually change as they grow?

“… Just words?”

As soon as he could think of that, Ariel glanced at him with a blank look, as if demanding payment.

I broke his stubbornness once like this, but shouldn’t something come of it? It was exactly that kind of atmosphere.

“Foot, is there anything you want?”

“Well, I don’t really want anything, but… I just thought that if this side showed sincerity, they should give me something.”

In normal times, Ariel was more of a person who easily gave favors to others without expecting anything in return.

For example, she gives her her own precious jewelry her her, or shows her generosity and gives her a vacation when she looks tired.

However, she was unusually strict with Edgar.

Of course, she wasn’t the type of person who was tired of arguing about pros and cons between lovers, and when she found an excuse, she tended to secretly demand something and whine.

Edgar considered this to be Ariel’s own charm

It was quite cute to see the owner of the Grand Duke’s family so calmly showing off her pretense and carefully reaching out to her.

“Okay. Then next time, shall we go somewhere together with Sonia?”

He knew better than anyone else that if Ariel were Sonia, she would die in an instant.

Besides, she hasn’t been anywhere casually alone recently, so I thought it would be okay for her to do both.

However, her reaction was quite different from what I expected…

“… , …”

“What? Sorry, I didn’t hear you clearly.”

Ariel lowered her head and grabbed the hem of Edgar’s clothes and muttered something, but she did not reach Edgar’s ear.

So he asked her again, holding her ear close to Ariel, and she answered in a quiet voice.

“I like it just the two of us. Of course, it’s not that she doesn’t like Sonia, but…”

Ariel may have thought of Sonia as if she were her real sister, perhaps even prettier than her, but this was a different story.

Since it was a long time since we were going out alone without any worries, I didn’t want anyone to interfere.

“… Okay. Then, let’s take a look and go when it gets a little quieter.”

“Yes…”

As Edgar’s her hand her her her her, which had been stroking her her hair her her her her, reached down to her cheek her her, Ariel made a kitten-like noise and nodded.

Eventually she looked up at him, as if her ruby red eyes were longing for something from her, but Edgar could only appease her with a bitter smile because he was in her carriage.

*

At the same time, Dana, left alone in the imperial palace, tried to hide her fear and concentrated on work as usual.

She knew that her life she was dead.

If someone who was trying to manipulate her and plot her her her her evil plans she sees this, they will most likely kill her. I couldn’t even be free from that threat.

‘But you still have to fulfill your duties until the end.’

To be honest, I wanted to run away.

She would rather go somewhere and live with a new identity than spend each day in fear of being threatened by someone who did not even know her face.

But the reason she can’t do that is because she also has some pride in being a member of the imperial palace.

And it’s because I want to somehow repay the kindness of those two people for saving my life.

This was the reason she was able to stay here and act normally.

“Dana, are you working hard today?”

“Ah, uh, yeah… I feel like I’ve been a bit sloppy with things these days…”

As Dana was making up her mind, a woman approached her and spoke to her.

She is her court lady who most often accommodates her, and her name is Reshi.

Unlike the sincere Dana, she was a woman who worked relatively leisurely, but thanks to her unique affability and wide feet, she was a woman who kept all the rumors going around in the palace in her head her her her her.

“Ah, but you are quite sincere. By the way, there were a lot of people who were hard to see in two days coming?”

“I know. The same goes for His Excellency Bertus and His Highness the Archduke…”

When Dana tried to put into words the person who had been in her care just a moment ago, Dana felt a little uncomfortable, but she still agreed with Reshi’s words as calmly as possible.

Then, for some reason, a deep smile appeared on Reshi’s lips

She looked as if she had caught the trick.

“I see that His Excellency Bertus is the first one to come out, so I guess it’s him?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

Even though the words were said without much thought, doubt appeared on Dana’s face when she tripped over them.

Resy, who asked her what she was hiding, nudged her side and suddenly dragged her to a quiet corner of the hallway.

“Tell me honestly. “What is your relationship with His Excellency?”

“What’s going on… “I’ve never even seen you in the first place?”

Dana suddenly wondered why he was like this and took a step back.

He asked me about my relationship with Albrich out of nowhere, and his expression was just as sinister when I found out about someone else’s secret love story, which made me even more puzzled.

On the other hand, Leshi took this response as her excuse and patted her shoulder harshly and gave her a stern look.

“Look at him. How can you be so dismissive of me? “Is this a bit disappointing?”

“I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Dana was aggrieved as to why he was torturing her so much, but she was doing this because she had something to point out.

Leshi put her face close to Dana’s ear her her with a disgusted expression that made you feel like you could hear the sound effect, and in her low voice her her her, she described the scene she saw Yesterday.

“You disappeared somewhere alone with your Excellency yesterday. “You didn’t know that I secretly saw it while I was taking out the trash, right?”

“Alone with Your Excellency… Rani? Me?”

“Yes, you beautiful girl. When did your Excellency seduce me again? “I didn’t know you were that talented.”

“…”

She was the only one talking like an excited little girl, but Dana couldn’t help but feel like she had been hit on the head with a hammer.

‘Why was I alone with that person?’

Even though she asked herself, she didn’t get an answer.

Because the memories of yesterday had been completely erased from her mind.

The only things that remained were very fragmentary memories, and even those were not helpful, like my daily routine.

‘Your Highness said that someone must have controlled me with magic. And His Excellency Bertus is the greatest wizard in the empire.’

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With a clicking sound in my head, the disorganized pieces begin to fit together one by one.

As soon as her thoughts reached her last conclusion, Dana felt a cold sensation rising from her toes and her body her trembled.

Tuk.

Soon, the broom in her hand let out a small scream and rolled around on the floor, and silence came.