He said he passed over what was his… … ?
I glanced at Dazar. There was no particular expression on his face, but his eyes were dark and sunken.
He continued speaking in a low voice.
“Don’t get too close to that guy.”
“… … why?”
Normally, I would have been offended by his meddling, but his voice was so serious that I paused.
“Because he’s not a good guy.”
“hmm… … .”
I don’t know what that ‘mine’ thing is, but I guess they had a really bad relationship in a past life.
The music flowing in the ballroom gradually became slower.
The song was coming to an end.
“So, ‘mine’ was eventually taken away?”
Dazar’s arm that was wrapped around my waist gradually lost its strength.
As the force pulling me disappeared, I gradually moved away from him.
Dazar answered the question in a whisper.
“Of course it wasn’t taken away. “I will never lose what is mine.”
“Then you win. “Because I protected what was ‘mine.’”
“… … “I protected it, La.”
Dazar was silent for a moment, then muttered in a bitter voice.
“no. “I couldn’t protect it.”
“… … ?”
It wasn’t taken away, but they couldn’t protect it.
I didn’t quite understand what was being said.
‘It’s not some kind of quiz, but it’s confusing.’
For some reason, I felt like I shouldn’t ask any more questions.
Instinct was speaking. From here on, I am getting too deeply involved in his inner thoughts.
My goal was to continue the long and thin line. While protecting Axion’s happiness.
I couldn’t afford to interfere in other people’s lives.
“thank you.”
The song is over. He slowly got off of me.
To let him know that the dance was over, I gently held the hem of my dress and bowed my head.
If I bow my head, the other person should also say hello to me at the same time.
Dazar remained silent, as if he was deep in thought.
As the person who pretended to be polite and dignified looked blank, I felt other people’s eyes turn to this direction.
“Dazar?”
“ah.”
When I called him, only then did he quickly say hello.
“It was fun, young lady.”
He quickly led me to my original position. There he raised his eyebrows when he saw Moro Canil waiting for me.
“After dancing with you, I can’t dance with anyone else anymore. “You can tell why by looking at my swollen feet, right?”
“I don’t know?”
Dazar crossed his arms and snorted.
“You too are satisfied with me as your scapegoat. “Don’t crunch the other guy’s legs.”
I was about to tell you that the reason I danced was to hurt your feet.
“Otherwise, many of us will be taken away.”
After throwing out an obnoxious sentence, Dazar quickly walked away and disappeared, as if he had urgent business to attend to.
joy. As expected, you are always an unlucky bastard.
I was rubbing my lips, trying to erase from my mind the bitter words he had uttered earlier, ‘I couldn’t protect you.’
Moroccanil, who was standing silently, smiled slightly and said.
“It’s a shame.”
“yes? why?”
“Like Dazar said, I don’t think you’ll be dancing anymore.”
“uh… … .”
I hesitated as I slowly walked away from the ballroom.
It was true. Because there was no one I wanted to punish other than Dazar.
“Why don’t you flirt with another lady instead of me? “I think I’m going to cause too much trouble.”
“I don’t like it if it’s not Celia. always.”
“… … ?”
I hate it if it’s not me.
And always?
‘this person… … .’
As it turned out,
‘Are you really shy?’
… … Because my intuition was extraordinary to think that, I just laughed haha.
What. What is this atmosphere?
Why are you giving me such passionate eyes?
I scratched my cheek in embarrassment as I thought, “Who else has fallen for this body’s evil nature?”
‘I think I’ve gone too far.’
Considering that Morokanil didn’t interact with anyone in the banquet hall, I thought he might actually be very shy.
Or maybe you are someone who wants to keep your distance from social circles.
But a part of me felt uncomfortable thinking that was just the case, so I asked.
“Why do you want to dance with me?”
Moroccanil’s eyes widened slightly, as if he hadn’t expected to be asked such a question.
He immediately smiled and answered.
“Because it’s you.”
“… … ?”
With those last words, Moroccanil did not answer any more of my questions.
Are all the transcendental people here just saying vague things like this?
Well, it has nothing to do with me.
I shrugged my shoulders at Moroccanil, who remained silent.
‘Hey, I don’t know.’
I knew that getting more involved with them would only make them more of a nuisance.
The dance ended while I was slowly getting hungry and jumping around the table with Moroccanil hanging by its tail.
The rest of the schedule continued, and the first day of ‘Sabbath’ ended like that.
Since the real fun started tomorrow, I spent some time and left the banquet hall early.
“See you tomorrow. “Celia.”
Moroccanil bowed calmly and walked away.
* * *
“Are you here? “Mr. Celia.”
Carl welcomed me with a cheerful face.
“Why did it take so much effort?”
“Yeah… … .”
Karl hurriedly lowered his voice and glanced around. At the same time, I also shifted my gaze.
The place we were in was a guest room provided by the imperial family.
‘It’s too fancy and big to be called a guest room.’
Karl covered his mouth with his hand and whispered.
“Aren’t we in the imperial palace now? “There is such pressure that I feel like I have to become a more formal butler.”
“hmm.”
What a useless pressure.
I nodded to roughly match the rhythm and laid down my tired body on the sofa.
Ugh, I’ll live a bit.
I immediately took off the shoes that were bothering my feet and stretched out while lying down on the sofa.
“iced coffee. I thought I was going to die. I guess I came here for no reason. “I didn’t know it would be this hard.”
“Ah. Celia! Axion is watching. Hmm. “Hurry up and protect your body.”
Carl came running towards me, blocked my path, and spoke rapidly.
“What kind of body is it? “This is what I see at Seastar Mansion every day.”
I relaxed like slime and stretched out on the sofa.
I couldn’t see it clearly because the sword was blocking it a moment ago, but now I see that Axion was playing with his hands, sprawled out on the sofa across from me, just like me.
Hehehe. Look at that pose. He is also my son. Looks like me.
“Hmm. but… … .”
“You had a hard time today too, didn’t you? You must have had a hard time dealing with those guys from start to finish. “Let’s sit down and get some rest.”
“… … .”
As I said, Karl must have had a hard time dealing with the two servants who had committed the crime of insulting the nobleman earlier.
Carl, who was putting pressure on my shoulder, gradually softened his expression at my words.
Then, like a deflated balloon, he sat down on a simple chair.
“that’s right. “It was difficult.”
He let out a long sigh as he slightly loosened the tie around his neck.
“The imperial family is also a bit different from before. Hmm. “I was pretty famous back then.”
Then he began to tell a story about his past in small detail. I, whose heart is as wide as the ocean, sympathized with his words, even clapping my hands for him.
“Wow. amazing. amazing. so? So what happened?”
“… … What happens? I haven’t even started talking about myself yet. This is my first time seeing Chu Im-sae so soulless. “Mr. Celia.”
I think Carl is looking at me as if he is pitiful. It must be an illusion, right?
After bickering with Carl some more, I calmed down a bit and looked at the window.
The scenery outside the window, with the sunset starting to turn red, must have been beautiful, but I was so annoyed that I didn’t get up.
“Tomorrow is the second day.”
“yes. “There will be a lot to see tomorrow.”
As Carl said, there was a lot to see tomorrow, the second day.
“There will be several salons and lectures. I heard that artists such as bards and dancers also gather here.”
“that’s right. “They said so.”
That was also written on the schedule that Cedric gave me.
“I can take Axion around tomorrow, so I should go with him.”
“Please do so.”
Carl smiled and nodded.
“Then go to sleep.”
Perhaps out of consideration for me, Carl didn’t ask about the nobles’ reactions.
I must have been worried about what the atmosphere would have been like after revealing that Axion was my son, and whether I might have heard bad things about him.
“… … thank you.”
I don’t know if he heard my thanks, but Carl closed the door and left.
In many ways, I am quite dependent on Carl.
In fact, it was none other than the knife that helped me adapt to this world after having been unable to adapt for a while after possessing Celia’s body.
Because I felt like I had to repay him as I received his kind affection.
“therefore. “I will raise Axion well and prevent this world from being destroyed.”
So that something like the original doesn’t happen.
Originally, it was simply to save my life. Recently, the scope has been expanding.
Not to mention the knife, the vanilla, and… … Unlucky Dazardo.
‘Oh, we are family. They said we should go together. Celia, Sion, Dazar, and I, we’re all family! Really?’
Why did Vanilla’s words suddenly pass by?
My eyes gradually closed, probably because I was tired, and I had a dream that night. It was a dream where Vanilla, Dazar, Axion, I, and even Kal were all gathered together and playing at the beach.
The sun was warm and the sea was blue.
We looked at each other and smiled brightly.
tweet. Even before the afterglow of the dream disappeared, the morning of the second day dawned.
