A mountain is a mountain, and water is water.
I looked up at the sky blankly, reciting all sorts of phrases that brought peace to my mind.
Ah, that cloud over there somehow resembles the shape of a parfait. The one on the left resembles a bungeoppang… … .
Growling… … .
Come to think of it, I overslept today and skipped breakfast. I was slowly getting hungry. I looked down from the sky and looked to the side.
I saw a handsome man with a handsome face making a serious face. Next to them, two children are sitting on the floor and playing in the sand.
I sighed a little and said.
“… … So, how long do I have to stay like this?”
“Hmm.”
Dazar furrowed his eyebrows slightly. He held my hand like this for a long time. How long does he think he’ll keep doing this?
The two children, who were excited at first and asked to hold their hands, soon lost interest and were playing alone.
“Shoo! Shion. “Let’s make a sand castle!”
“Kya!”
Even though the children had been playing with sand for quite some time, they did not seem tired at all.
Am I the only one having a hard time here? Was I this person who lacked energy?
I had a question for a moment, but the answer came quickly.
It wasn’t.
When I was harvesting rice, while the black hawks were out, didn’t I finish all the work alone? It was definitely not that my body lacked stamina.
‘I think it’s more about mental energy consumption than that.’
okay. Maybe that’s why.
I glanced down at the hands I was holding against Dazar. It wasn’t an illusion that I kept feeling like déjà vu. Because it’s been like this since yesterday.
Dazar’s long fingers tightly wrapped around my hand as if it were a precious treasure.
Being wrapped up in it felt strange for some reason. And this itchy feeling was eating away at my spirit.
‘I didn’t hold on to my boyfriend like this in my past life.’
I can’t believe I’m holding on to that crazy in-law. He glanced at him, and his eyes met. Ugh. He was looking at the sky, deliberately trying not to face it.
Dazar studied my face and slowly let go.
“first of all… … Because I have to wait a day to confirm. “That’s it for today.”
In short, he was saying that he would go to sleep because he would be able to see ‘her’ in his dreams only when he slept. I nodded quickly, happy to be free.
And the next day, I sat down facing Dazar again.
“… … “He didn’t show up.”
“Uhm. “Really?”
So, should we hold hands tightly today like yesterday? Dazar, who we met again in his room, looked even worse than yesterday. I think I had trouble sleeping for some reason.
I was going to ask him if he didn’t sleep well, but I stopped because I thought it was a bit cringy to have such a friendly conversation between us.
Dazar said while washing his face.
“Just as you said, I reported it to the imperial palace. Personnel from the imperial palace will soon arrive to sample the new food.”
“ah… … .”
that’s right. Now that I think about it, I forgot to mention it. The day before, when Dazar asked me to contact him, I also talked to him about rice.
I said that since the food shortage is serious, progress needs to be made more quickly.
“I said I didn’t really need a tasting, but it looks like His Majesty is being cautious.”
“It’s worth it. “Because people eat it.”
Since you’re eating a completely new food, testing is probably necessary. By the way, I was about to bring up the story about Letsie to him, but thinking that it was a good idea, I slowly parted my lips.
“But it doesn’t bother you?”
“… … what? ‘She is she’ doesn’t appear?”
“no. That’s not it, Letsi. No, not Letsy… … “I mean, Your Majesty.”
Dazar, who had lowered his eyebrows gloomily, tilted his head.
“Why Your Majesty?”
“I heard you two are childhood friends. But when you see that Letsi sent Morokanil… … Aren’t they doubting you? “As a follower of Ruben.”
“yes. You’re doubting me. With the temple.”
“You don’t care? “I’m misunderstanding you.”
At my words, Dazar narrowed his eyes and crossed his legs. He seemed indifferent, as if it was none of his business.
“It’s not that I don’t care. But that doesn’t mean we can eliminate misunderstandings.”
“Why can’t I get rid of it?”
“How can I prove that I am not a follower of Ruben? Even if I knew how, I would rather relive her memories of ‘her woman’ than waste time solving it.”
“Mmm.”
Dazar’s voice was firm.
No matter what, they must have had a lot of affection for each other, but to become distant over something that isn’t even true… … . If I were Dazar, I would feel really unfair.
As I frowned slightly, Dazar turned his head to look at the window and spoke softly.
“I think it’s karma for my past sins.”
“… … yes?”
“It’s the karma of my sins. In fact, I had no intention of forming any relationships with anyone other than ‘her’ in this life. “That in itself felt like committing another sin.”
A transcendent person who gave the world to Ruben for my lover.
He muttered with empty eyes.
“But I feel like the empire will be shaken if I don’t intervene. Then, I was afraid that it would become difficult to find ‘her her’, so I just intervened.”
As for the intervention, it was the one that saved Scarlett’s life… … Are you talking about that incident back then? An incident that allowed the Siaster family to establish itself as the emperor’s right-hand man.
‘Carl told me excitedly.’
“It just so happened that Scarlett thought I was a close friend. “I’m not.”
lie. You also think of Letsi as a close friend.
The sentence that had reached my throat did not come out of my mouth, but instead sank.
Looking at those golden eyes full of loneliness, anyone would have the same thought as me.
Feeling somewhat bitter, I followed him and looked out the window. Green sprouts were sprouting from the tree outside the window.
* * *
“The name of the store is really strange. I think it was this alley last time too. “Did you come here then too?”
Dazar looked at the store’s sign that said ‘Give me 3 seconds and I’ll poison you’, then glanced at me with a face that said ‘You have such unique tastes.’
I somehow felt aggrieved.
“I didn’t name the store, so why? “The owner here is very skilled.”
“Uhm. I get one. “My naming skills are terrible.”
“Yay, yea. “Everything you said is correct.”
I shrugged and pulled Dazar, who was holding my hand. I came to this store because I heard that people from the imperial palace were coming to sample rice, and I thought I should tell them about pesticides.
‘Going outside? okay. hmm. Maybe the location was the problem. Let’s go together. Of course, hold hands.’
Dazar followed along like goldfish poop, which was a bonus.
Jing-! When I opened the door, a bell rang. For some reason, there were customers in the store. I stood behind the guest, holding Dazar’s hand.
I’m thinking of ordering some pesticide to use as a sample today.
‘The imperial palace may officially request mass production later. There should be at least one sample.’
If growing rice later becomes an official imperial project, a lot of pesticides will be needed. Then this store might become a big hit.
… … But for some reason, it seems like the owner here would rather hate it.
I waited blankly for my turn, holding on to the hand of Dazar, who was rolling his eyes here and there, as if the items in the store were fascinating.
It was right after that that the passenger standing in front started crying.
“The words are different. I was sure it would be completed by this time… … !”
Then suddenly, a piece of paper fell out. It was definitely a note from the store owner. The passenger quickly read the note and held his head with both hands. Thanks to this, the hood of the robe he was wearing was lifted.
“Well, of course I said I was going on a trip. “That doesn’t mean we’re postponing the order.”
Tuk.
“ah. I’m postponing my order… … I did… … “You said?”
Tuk!
“Ugh… … . Then, finish your order today… … .”
Tuk! Tuk-tuk-tuk!
Several notes fell at a rapid pace. The note peeked over the man’s shoulder had various curses written on it.
“Ugh… … . I really need that necklace. “I will soon be witnessing a very terrifying being.”
While the man was holding his head in frustration as if the world was ending, I was staring blankly at the back of his head.
what. This person’s hair color… … .
‘Axion, is it the same? No, it would be more accurate to say that it is the same color as our Evan Loir’s hair.’
He had the same hair color as me. I don’t know how I took care of it, but my hair was covered in dust and had faded, but it was definitely platinum blonde.
That time when I was looking at that hair from afar.
“uh?”
As the man turned around, a very familiar face appeared. It was a familiar face, not in my memories, but in Celia’s memories.
“How much?”
“Eck.”
This familiar face is clearly Celia’s older brother and the real head of the Evanroir family.
Sylvester Evanroir. It was him.
Blue eyes that looked just like Celia’s were wide open. And those eyes were aimed directly at the hands that Dazar and I were holding.
“Uuuuuh?!”
What appeared in those blue eyes was clearly surprise.
And I felt offended by that surprise.
No, my younger brother can hold a man’s hand.
What are those eyes that seem to have witnessed a ridiculous event that could never happen?
“Wait, this, this, no, cilia?”
“No, I’m not Celiac, I’m Celia.”
“Heeeeee… … .”
Sylvester must have been so shocked that he held his heart and staggered.
for a moment. Were you a sick man? I should have said that a long time ago.
I held on to the staggering Sylvester with great strength and smiled awkwardly.
“Long time no see. Sylvester.”