Chapter 139 – 139. The Valencian Sisters (7)
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Blare,
Beautiful welcome,
A veil dyed in pure white.
Ardena, who unintentionally activated her music box of desire, came to experience her complete false illusion with her own desire as the main.
As if to demand her withdrawal from Ardena, who had evaluated her as insignificant, the music box of her desire completed a fantasy that boasted a degree of perfection that made it difficult to distinguish between virtual and real.
‘Awesome….’
It was Ardena who thought she was nothing more than an abomination showing false illusions, but she couldn’t help but admire the space built by one demon tool.
She was standing in a green meadow.
The wind tickling your cheeks and the smell of grass tickling your nose. Even though she knew it was fake, she felt real.
Nothing is real The green meadow that made a rustling sound with each step, and the refreshing wind were also fakes that came from fantasy.
“Ardena.”
The man called Ardena’s name.
It was called Ardena, but
At the same time, it was also that he did not call Ardena.
‘Kuk!’
When she turned to the man who called her name,
A sudden gust of wind blinded her eyes.
A dizzy haze rose. Ardena, surrounded by hazy and opaque smoke, waited for it to subside. She didn’t flinch. For she knew that she was in the house of a mirage, complete with a vanity column and a mojo roof.
‘A mirage can never beat an existing thing. Everything that happens in this space can’t harm me.’
As Ardena muttered, she confirmed that the haze that was blocking her eyes was slowly subsiding.
The mirage moved.
The mirage, which built up a fake wall, created the scene that Ardena and Valencia wanted the most.
“How… , What….”
What appeared before Ardena’s eyes was a priest clad in pure white.
The bride in a wedding dress.
The blonde high elf beauty was shyly accepting her outstretched hand as her cheeks flushed.
The man took out her ring. She then fitted her ring on the high elf bride’s fine chalcedony finger. It is a common sight at the wedding hall where her wedding is held, but Ardena, who witnessed it, was shocked.
‘Yushin.’
A man giving a ring to his bride
Obviously, that man was Yushin Gilead.
And the high elf bride who stretched out her hand with a shy expression….
“Fakes are just fakes!”
Ardena went crazy.
Ardena, who was watching the couple enjoying the happiness of her marriage, pulled out the hilt of her sword with an exasperated look on her face.
A trajectory emitting a brilliant yet sad light spread out and cut the mirage.
Fuhwaak!!
A mirage is just a mirage after all.
At Ardena’s slash, the mirage lost her strength and trembled dangerously before falling apart.
“Go away. I will not let fantasies precede my future.”
At the same time as the haze that disturbed her eyes unfolded, Ardena was able to return to reality.
The music box that had been emitting brilliance stopped working.
She stood still, frightened by the upright integrity of her subject, and the lid closed.
* * *
The half-elf girl has returned.
The half-elf girl who brought the magical tools and accessories stored in the warehouse seemed completely unaware of what had happened.
If she knew that the music box of her desire had suddenly activated and disturbed Ardena’s mind, she would have been stunned and apologized to Ardena one after another. Not wanting to place the blame on her half-elf girl for what happened through her own negligence, Ardena pretended not to know her and looked at the accessories she had brought.
“Is this ruby?”
“Yes! It has fire resistance magic!”
At Ardena’s question, the half-elf girl boasted of a ruby-encrusted necklace magic tool.
Ardena, however, thought that her ruby necklace did not suit Alone, so she looked over the other accessories.
Meanwhile,
She found an accessory she liked.
It was a brooch decorated with crimson jewels similar to the color of Alone’s eyes. It was a luxurious design that would go well with formal wear.
‘Alone will also stand at an official statue later. At that time, there will be many days to wear formal clothes. I have to buy a brooch this time.’
Ardena lifted the brooch.
A brooch adorned with crimson jewels and brightly colored pearls was placed on the palm of the high elf warrior.
The brooch seemed to suit Ardena very well. The half-elf girl wanted Ardena to use the brooch, but she was told it was for a gift, so she kept her mouth shut.
“I will do this.”
“Yep!”
“And….”
Ardena, who handed her brooch to the half-elf girl, opened her mouth again.
She stretched out her finger.
What she pointed with her finger was the music box on the shelf.
“Take that away. It’s a monstrosity that wouldn’t be nice to show to the general public.”
“All right!”
Ardena, who bought a brooch as a gift for Alone, headed to Yushin, who was waiting for her on the first floor.
It took quite a while.
However, Yushin did not express himself. As Ardena, who had made her way upstairs, returned, she approached her.
“A gift?”
“I bought a brooch.”
“Fortunately, it’s a normal gift.”
“… What do you mean?”
After finishing their business in Maherit, Yushin and Ardena returned to Valencia Castle.
After notifying the ladies-in-waiting of your return,
Ardena turned to her sister, who must have spent her days with her melancholy.
Alone was swinging her sword at the training ground. Did she have an intuition with her body that there was not much left until the graduation exam? Her academy’s graduation exam turned the idler of the Valencian family into a practice bug.
“Allone.”
“Uh, sister….”
Alone, who was engrossed in her training, stopped her wielding sword hilt and faced Ardena.
Did you remember what happened in the morning?
Alone looked warily at her sister with her rain-soaked puppy-like expression.
“I did something bad to you. I am truly sorry about the morning work.”
“Oh, no…. I’m okay. It’s not that her sister’s words were wrong. I depend a lot on Master.”
The Valencian sisters apologized to each other and poured out the accumulated resentments.
Ardena held out her little case.
As she opened the case, she handed her a brooch adorned with scarlet jewels and white pearls.
Alone, who had received the gift unexpectedly, was genuinely delighted. Not only did she reconcile with her sister, but she was even given a gift. She was so happy that the gloomy feeling she had had all day disappeared in an instant. Alone, who received the brooch as a gift, said she would treasure it.
“And I bought a cake.”
“Really?!”
“This is a whipped cream cake that Yushin bought himself. I heard that cake is your particular favorite.”
“Let’s eat together, sister!”
“Okay.”
Ardena and Alone sincerely reconciled while eating a cake bought from a famous bakery in Maherit.
And Yushin
I had to sip coffee while watching the two sisters enjoying the cake.
“Sister, what about Master?”
“Leave it. He is a human who has committed a great sin.”
“Okay….”
If unnie was angry enough, it must have been that Master killed someone on the street.
What else did you do wrong
Alone looked at Yushin sadly while continuing her hand eating her cake.
“Kuhm.”
Ardena, who was watching Alone diligently eat her cake, held out her fork to Yoo-shin, who was sitting with her.
For a bite,
Still, a bite would be fine.
As if she felt sorry for eating the cake alone, she gave Yoo-shin a chance to eat the cake.
“Can I eat it?”
“If you don’t want to eat, don’t.”
As Ardena tried to take her hand again, Yushin put her fork in her mouth while sticking her head out.
He ate the cake
It was a fork that Ardena had put in her mouth a few times, but Yushin didn’t seem to care.
On the other hand, Ardena, who kissed her indirectly through her fork, jerked her head while her white cheeks blushed. Her face heated up. She was dyed so red that she was indistinguishable from the strawberries adorned on the whipped cream cake.
“Allone.”
“Why, sister?”
“You are my proud little sister.”
“Boo, embarrassing… ! Thank you for your support….”
As Ardena cheered, Alone put on a shy expression and she was at a loss.
* * *
After reconciling with Alone,
Ardena talked with Yushin in her garden.
“What did I say? He would be happy if I gave him a cake.”
“Allone was delighted with the brooch I gave her. Alone couldn’t have been relieved by just a cake.”
“You are really stubborn. Do you often hear the word stubborn?”
“Kuh! Stop talking about perverts!”
Yushin, who couldn’t deny that she was a pervert, had to bite her lip at Ardena’s words.
Ardena laughed.
He’s a stupid guy who can’t handle it, but the cute actions he shows from time to time are so cute.
The bean pods seemed to be tightly covered. To show a smile to a man who wouldn’t mind killing him with a single knife. Although she still hated and resented Yu-shin, she couldn’t deny that she was happy every time she was with him.
“I’m glad it worked out, though.”
Yushin said.
At those words, Ardena nodded her head.
“… You are right.”
“Did this relieve your anger a little?”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Because I never forgave you.”
At Yushin’s question, Ardena turned her head violently, showing that she was still prickly.
My anger remains
I was forced to accompany her to reconcile with her sister, but I did not forgive you.
Yushin had to scratch the back of her head at Ardena’s stubborn insistence. The high elf girl’s stubbornness was not easily broken, so the embarrassment was ahead.
“I have a present for you.”
“… To me?”
Ardena made a surprised expression when she said that she had a present for her.
Yushin put his hand in his pocket.
She fidgeted with the item in her pocket a few times and then she pulled it out.
It was a small case.
The case was identical to the one in which the brooch was contained.
When Yushin opened the case, an emerald with a dark green color was revealed inside. To be precise, it was a ring studded with Jinnok emeralds.
“It must be expensive….”
“It’s okay. Because I told you to charge Ilayna for the cost.”
It would have been better without those words.
However, Ardena put a smile on her lips as if she rather loved such an eccentric appearance.
“Reach out your hand.”
Yushin held out her hand.
In response, Ardena held out her hand obediently like a puppy obeying her master’s command.
“I happened to see the ring when I was alone on the first floor. So I bought it Of course, I’m not asking you to completely forgive me for giving me the ring. Now… , Is it usually an expression of gratitude…. What is it?”
“Thank you, Yushin.”
Yushin must have been nervous as well, so he picked up her ring with her trembling hand and pointed it at Ardena’s finger.
Left ring finger.
Because Ardena held out her ring finger.
Receiving her signal, Yushin placed Ardena’s emerald ring on the ring finger of her left hand.
“Pretty.”
Ardena, who unexpectedly received her ring from the man she loved, suddenly remembered what she had said.
Like fantasy,
I will not put my future ahead of me.
At that time, Ardena did not see Yushin presenting her ring to her wearing her wedding dress. But she was different now. She looked up and she met her gaze with him.
Illusion never overcomes reality.
Ardena realized that she was not wrong, and that she had no regrets in loving him.
“Like the branches of the World Tree, Bria, glowing green forever… , I will cherish this ring you gave me.”
Elves liken unchanging love to the branches of the World Tree, Bria.
Confess unchanging love in front of the seriality of time.
Among the countless love confessions of the elves, it was the way to confess Jisoon’s love to the other person.
Yushin, who had no way of knowing that, interpreted Ardena’s words only to mean that he would cherish them. Seeing Yushin put on a bewildered expression, Ardena smiled bright enough to reveal her white teeth.
Surprisingly, this 320-year-old high elf priest…
It’s a first marriage, not a bigamy.
