I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 278



278 – Side Story – New Generation (3)

Ariel entered the hall as secretly as possible and headed to Edgar’s side.

Normally, only one person would have visited to congratulate Ed and then he would have left immediately, but today I was curious about how the young friends were playing.

As she came to her husband’s side, humming, her eyes widened at the unexpected person beside her.

This was because Serena, who she thought was probably with her friends of the same age, was still standing silently by Edgar’s side of her.

“Serina, why are you here instead of going somewhere else?”

“I feel most comfortable around my dad.”

“… Ugh, I wonder if someone is my daughter.”

When the answer came out as expected, Ariel laughed and sighed as if it were ridiculous.

Well, it’s a long-awaited coming-of-age ceremony, and it’s a long-awaited social gathering, so it would be nice to mingle with other people a little.

This is why bloodlines cannot be deceived.

When she was younger, no matter where she was, she clung to Edgar and didn’t even think about talking to other people.

“I think Serena is worse than you. She says some of her close friends from the academy are there.”

However, as if ridiculing this thought, Edgar said that Ariel was a nobleman, pointing somewhere beyond her.

At the very least, when Ariel saw her close friend like Sylvia, she pretended to go looking for her, but Serena didn’t go near her even though she saw her friend over there.

“But we were friends from so long ago.”

Of course, Serena also had her own excuse for this.

It’s been over five years since she graduated from her academy, and since then, she’s only seen her friends in passing in social circles.

Even if you just go up to them and talk to them, you’ll just make the atmosphere awkward, so why would you do something like that?

“But didn’t you say you’ve run into each other a few times since you graduated?”

“It’s really just an encounter. “It’s been a while since we said hello, but she probably doesn’t even remember me.”

Serena tends to think that she didn’t get along well with everyone at the academy because she wasn’t as active and her personality wasn’t as bright as her.

Perhaps that’s why she is reluctant to reunite with her friends from her academy days.

Just because she is her, she doesn’t really avoid meeting her.

“Serina, why don’t you go instead? Those friends might be secretly waiting for you, too.”

Ariel gently pushed her daughter’s back and encouraged her.

Even though she doesn’t know much about Serena’s school life, she knows that Serena isn’t the type of person she hates.

Moreover, Serena, who is not as active in her human relationships as Evan, does not have many people she calls’her friends.’

That means that he knew her quite well during his time at the academy, one way or another.

Even if we hadn’t seen each other for a long time, I believed that we would be able to talk again soon as long as there were no negative feelings between us.

“Okay… “Should I?”

“Okay. Besides, those children may not be able to approach you easily because you are always by their father’s side.”

“Ah…”

Serena glanced at Edgar, who was standing next to her.

It’s not that it’s not, but how many big people would dare to talk to the Robeheim family’s second most powerful person standing next to them?

“Okay. Your mom is right. Come visit once. “It doesn’t mean you should have a long conversation, but rather just say hello for a moment.”

“Eww…”

After helping Ariel and then Edgar, Serena pursed her lips and looked at her friends gathered together again.

Honestly, I don’t feel like it.

Her reserved seat was always by her father’s side, and she never felt the need to leave.

Nevertheless, the reason I was particularly nervous today was because today was the Coming of Age Ceremony.

Now that she has finally arrived at the starting line, she thought that the time for her to take a new step was approaching, and she thought that maybe today would be the day.

“Ah, I get it. “I’ll be back.”

In the end, Serena, persuaded by the joint effort from two directions, or more accurately, three directions, nodded her head with a firm expression and left Edgar’s side her her her her.

With a satisfied expression on his face, he carefully held both of her daughter’s shoulders and told her a small joke to ease her tension.

“Have a nice trip. Oh, if you have a good friend as a son-in-law, introduce him to your father.”

“Well, there’s nothing like that!”

“It’s a joke, a joke.”

Hearing Serena yell for the first time in a while, Edgar made her laugh and gently pushed her back.

As she was seen off by the two, Serena left her group and slowly approached the side of her friends who had been observing her just a moment ago.

Even though she had never thought that talking to someone was particularly difficult, for some reason her heart pounded wildly.

“Excuse me…”

Just like the timid daughter of another family who came to talk to Edgar a little while ago, Serena was wondering whether she should bring up the subject.

But fortunately, there was a woman who listened to her little mumbling of her.

“Yes… Huh?”

When she poked her head out and saw the light green haired lady’s eyes, she was startled, and she hurriedly touched her eyes with her hands, wondering if she had seen something in vain.

Even when she looked at the dish, the face in her memory was right.

This is the face I encountered at a social event about three months ago.

“Se, Serena!?”

The eyes of others gathered at her surprised voice were also focused.

This is because an unexpected name popped up.

“Oh, it’s been a while. Everyone. I was embarrassed because he suddenly spoke to me… ?”

Even though she originally used informal language, Serena inadvertently spoke politely to her friends like Claire.

This is because meeting her after such a long time was so awkward.

“How embarrassing!” “I was just a little surprised.”

“That’s right. Anyway, it’s been a really long time. Serena.”

“We saw each other three months ago, remember?”

“Yes yes. Of course I remember. Rather, I don’t know if you’ll remember me…”

Serena was at a loss for what to do at the warmer welcome than she expected, and she could not keep her hands still as if they were kneading her air.

A blonde man who was watching her with a puzzled expression opened his mouth.

“Why are you more honorable than that? Serina, have you always treated us with respect?”

“No, that’s Eris. Serena spoke to us informally. How can you not even remember that?”

“Of course I remember. But since you suddenly treated me with respect, I didn’t ask just to confirm.”

“I know. I was a bit curious too. Has your tone of voice changed?”

Serena, caught up in the torrent of her words, rolled her eyes back and forth, wondering what she should answer first.

Was this conversation difficult?

I don’t know why this task, which just requires her to answer questions and say what she wants to say, feels so particularly confusing today.

“Ask questions one by one. “You’re embarrassed.”

A tall man standing in the back who could not see this scene came forward and tried to dissuade her friends.

In Serena’s mind, his face had become somewhat more mature, and if she remembered correctly, he was a man she had met a few times somewhere even after graduating from the academy.

“I’m sorry, Serena. I guess the kids were happy to see you after a long time. Please speak comfortably.”

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“Ugh, I’m actually sorry. That…”

Fortunately, my speaking style returned to how it was before, but the problem was that I couldn’t remember the name of a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time.

Serena, who could not bear to convey that fact, swallowed her words and her expression her hardened.

The blue-haired man realized what she was thinking, and without showing any signs of displeasure, she revealed his name.

“My name is Levin. “I don’t know if you remember.”

“Ah. “Remember.”

When she heard her her name her her, Serena let out a low exclamation that had finally matched the face her her in her memory her her her.

It was like that. Levin Reelford.

Most of the friends who approached her, who were always looking at her books, were bright and lively, but there was one person who just stood alone and silently, and that was this guy.

“It’s not like we don’t remember either, right? “Then am I a little disappointed?”

As she was ruminating on her memories, someone suddenly attacked her.

It was her pale green-haired daughter with a lively aura who had first noticed Serena’s presence a little while ago.

When she, overhearing her conversation with Levin, struck her head first and pouted, the blonde man next to her slapped her.

“Man, what happens to Serena if you talk like that?”

“Why! I’m so sorry! I met Serena three months ago! Right?”

“Yes.”

It was a fact that Serena also remembered, so she nodded without a moment’s hesitation.

Then the pale green-haired lady raised the bridge of her nose, puffed out her chest, and shouted triumphantly.

“Look! “You’re right!”

“Then Serena, do you even remember my name?”

Starting with her, the other three people, excluding Levin, asked questions to see if they remembered everything about her.

Then, the corners of Serena’s mouth drew a thin line and she nodded slightly.

Every time I remember.

How could she forget the people who gave her energy during her quiet school days?

She was so embarrassed a little while ago that she forgot about them for a moment, but she remembered each and every one of them clearly.

“Nella, Luke, Marine. Right?”

“Oh, you really remember?”

As her eyes widened in disbelief at the man named Luke, she looked away as Marine, who had been scolding him just a moment ago, poked her in the side.

“You didn’t trust Serena?”

“No, it’s not that I didn’t trust Serena, but rather that she really remembered me.”

There is quite a bit of truth in what he said. Even among the children of the same noble family, Serena was a distant figure along with Evan.

At least Evan felt close to her because her natural personality was very lively and sociable, but Serena had a quiet personality and she always read books, so I often wondered if they had become close while playing together.

Of course, the four people involved thought of Serena as a good friend, but they did not know her true feelings.

As Levin and Marine grew at each other and raised their voices, Nella, a woman with light blue hair who had been watching silently, stepped in front of her and frowned.

“Be quiet. “I met Serena after a long time, but we can’t talk because of you guys.”

“No, it’s not me, it’s because of this guy Marie…” ” …”

“What is he saying now. Nella got scolded again because of you. “You idiot.”

“Are you still like this even after coming of age? … ?”

A conversation in a private room that is nothing short of chaos.

“Foot.”

Serena, who was watching her teeth from afar, burst out laughing.

She thought it was difficult for no reason. She felt like a fool.

I thought it was just a relationship that faded away early.

It suddenly occurred to me that perhaps a relationship can last forever as long as you don’t let go.

I guess it’s worth saying that it’s worth having the courage.

Eventually, she took a step in front of her and carefully walked in between her friends.

Immediately, Marine’s story blossomed as she recited the story of how they met three months ago, and Serena also opened her mouth in earnest as she reminisced about that time.

“Looks like you’re doing well?”

“Okay? “Thank goodness.”

When Edgar, who was observing this from a distance, smiled in satisfaction, Ariel immediately took him by the hand and quietly left the hall.

From now on, it will only be the responsibility of the young friends to brighten up that ceremony hall.