Chapter 147 – Chapter 147
There was an exit to the zoo in front of me.
If you look back, you can see the car behind bars that you rode until just before.
When I looked up, the sky was burning with red light.
Do-gyun realized a little too late that he had looked around this large zoo.
In other words, he realized that the moment had come to go home.
Sweet and sour. Lips moved.
I had to say, ‘Shall we stop going back?’, But it was because the words didn’t come out.
… Because if I go back, I will break up with Eunji. Because I can’t see Eunji anymore. That’s why I can’t get his words out.
“… Valet.”
“Yes.”
Do-gyun looked at Eun-ji. A fresh face as usual. His gaze was directed toward the far exit.
“The princess is hungry.”
The voice was a little subdued.
Do-kyun seldom looked at me and looked at Eun-ji, who was only looking at the exit from afar, and secretly clenched his fists and spat out the words.
“Then shall we eat outside?”
“Princess Pizza.”
“Where did you go before?”
“I guess.”
Eunji headed for the exit. Do-gyun also followed suit.
There was no conversation. Whether on a walk, after getting in a car, or on the way to the city center.
Do-kyun kept his mouth shut and drove, while Eun-ji just looked out his window to kill time.
The end of the day was approaching.
The moment to say goodbye to Eunji was approaching.
I had to play a joke to lighten the mood, but I still had to make a smile, but this snout seldom thought to open.
Do-gyun pursed his lips for a long time.
He assembled many horses and chewed him up and swallowed him.
So, he barely uttered a single word.
“… Was it fun?”
How was your day today It wasn’t just about asking.
Did you enjoy the time you lived as Ko Eun-ji and the moments you barely left the house and were with yourself? That was a question to ask.
“… All right, I passed.”
The short answer came back.
Do-kyun replied with a smile on his face.
“I’m glad.”
*
Even when he came to the pizza restaurant, he didn’t think that his subdued mood would subside.
The atmosphere was so quiet that you couldn’t even think of having a meal with Eunji.
As the silence continued, the sounds around them penetrated the space between the two of them.
The laughter of families eating out on Children’s Day.
The chatter of lovers sitting facing each other.
The loud voices of students screaming.
All kinds of sounds mixed together and penetrated Do-gyun’s ears.
Do-kyun smiled slightly at the sound, then opened his mouth by handing the hot sauce to Eun-ji.
“Aren’t you going to eat it?”
“Sprinkle it.”
Eunji held out her portion of the plate.
Do-gyun sprinkled hot sauce on it, enough to drip all the sauce over it.
“… More.”
“More here?”
“Does the princess look like water?”
Words handed over with a sullen expression. At that, a ‘poop’ sound came out of Do-gyun’s mouth.
“What? Are you laughing?”
“Sorry, I made a mistake.”
“I’ll only look at you once.”
“Thank you too.”
Saying that, Do-gyun poured the sauce over the pizza, which was already red.
Pizza covered with hot sauce to the extent that the top of the toppings are all red. Eunji smiled contentedly at him and raised the knife.
Snug. The pizza was cut and the sound of the bowl and knife clashing echoed.
Eunji put the sliced pizza into her mouth and mumbled at him with a happy expression.
“This is it.”
His love for hot sauce was so great that Eun-ji managed to get rid of the hot sauce-covered pizza, and then sprinkled hot sauce on Do-gyun’s pizza as well.
“It’s a reward from the princess.”
“This?”
“Thank you.”
Continue. My portion of pizza turned red, just like Eunji’s pizza, from the pouring hot sauce. Do-gyun wrinkled his nose at the smell of hot sauce rising up, then looked at Eun-ji who was smiling pouting.
“What are you doing? Don’t eat.”
Word of encouragement. Do-gyun looked at that face for a while, then picked up the pizza and took a big bite at him.
It was spicy.
The smell of the hot sauce overshadowed the taste of the pizza, it was ridiculously spicy. That must be why his expression is frowning.
“Is it delicious?”
“It is delicious.”
Do-gyun struggled to control his frowning expression, giggling and nodding his head.
*
Eunji looked at the house she had arrived at.
One day, I thought I was really sick of it, but now it’s a house that reminds me of other emotions together.
Eunji looked at him for a while and looked at Dokyun, who came out after closing the garage door.
His expression darkened. His mouth was tightly bitten.
His quick-witted attendant was so clumsy at hiding his emotions that he was visibly sad.
Eun-ji looked at Do-gyun, who approached her, and pursed her lips.
“Valet.”
“Yes.”
“I want to have an affair with the princess.”
Saying that, Eunji pointed at the long rocking chair with her fingertips. Do-gyun’s gaze turned to him, and then his head nodded.
“OK.”
Eun-ji, who arrived in front of the chair at a slow pace, sat down on the rocking chair and rolled her foot back and forth, shaking the chair.
As it swayed, it landed on my cheek in the still cool night air.
Eunji felt the night air and peeped at Do-kyun, who was sitting next to her and looking up at the sky.
“Why is the servant so dead?”
“… It’s not.”
“Jerk.”
Food. As Eunji smiled and said that, a weak windy sound came out of Dokyun’s mouth.
“… I’m sorry.”
After saying that, Eunji looked up at the sky like Do-kyun did.
The sky reflected in my vision was all black.
‘When was it…’
It reminds me of the moment when I first woke up in this house, a long time ago that I can’t even remember when.
If I had to say the memories that make up me, I remember the time when I was just sitting blankly next to a coffin with a lot of white flowers, surrounded by dark eyes.
The house I woke up to was cold on the floor and quiet all around.
Like that, there was a time when I woke up in a house with only furniture and just curled up.
There was a voice that accompanied them, but there was no warmth.
It was so lonely that I cried.
However, even after crying like that, nothing changed, so I got up.
Shot all over the house Everyone went around, except for the locked room her sister told her not to go to.
I’ve crawled under the bed, I’ve dug behind the couch, I’ve seen it even when I’m curled up on a shelf in the kitchen.
Then I found out that the library was a fairy tale book there.
It was such a children’s book full of sweet stories.
I think it was from then.
Waiting for a wonderful prince to bring me out of this place.
Who called me a princess
I said that because I thought that if I became the princess in the story, a prince who would take me out would appear, and if I thought that way, I would be able to endure it.
Sorry, my sister said so. I replied okay.
Because one day a wonderful prince will appear. ‘Cause I’ll be happy
After that, I wasn’t sad at all. I wasn’t lonely, I wasn’t afraid.
The moment I opened my eyes, the first thing I felt was anticipation.
What kind of person is the prince? Could he be a handsome knight riding a white horse? Or is he the owner of a castle who appears as a scary monster by day and turns into a dazzling handsome man at night?
Just thinking about it wasn’t enough for a day.
When I thought of my older sister who had said she was sorry again, a smile was drawn on her lips.
‘I was right.’
Look My prince appeared like this proudly.
His gaze turned to the servant.
‘… Everything I thought was wrong.’
My prince didn’t come on a white horse, and by night he didn’t become a dazzling handsome man.
He was an ugly old man who was idioty, behind his back, and made boring jokes.
I remember crying while rolling on the floor. Whenever I say something, it reminds me of what I was staring at with my eyes wide open. I remember sighing deeply when I gave an order.
‘… Still.’
Still, when we hold hands, we share warmth more than anyone else. Wherever I am, it finds me. Even though he shows he doesn’t like it so much, he reluctantly listens to everything I have to say.
The prince who finally took me out was a person with a warmer heart than anyone else in the world.
“Valet.”
I opened my mouth and called the attendant. The servant’s gaze turned to me.
“… Yes.”
The trembling voice was ridiculous.
Thanks to this attendant, I could barely leave the house.
I saw a lot and felt a lot.
I learned how much fun it is to play outside.
I realized how different food can be to eat outside.
What was it like when you met the attendant’s family?
I was happy to see faces smiling at me.
It was warm enough to take the time to walk on the back of an attendant.
I also made friends. I realized how much fun it is to hold hands and talk with friends.
A smile formed on his lips as he recalled the past times.
I looked straight into the eyes of the attendant and spat out words while smiling.
“Thanks.”
Startle. The attendant’s body trembled.
The attendant’s face, which filled his field of vision, began to frown here and there.
Looking at that face, I smiled again and continued talking.
“For always listening to the princess, playing with her, and…”
Oh, I was choking.
I was out of breath and choked up. My eyes got hot for no reason.
I shouldn’t be like this, but I have to laugh. Even when I thought about it, my body couldn’t handle it.
‘… It’s all Eun-ah’s fault.’
It was because of Eun-ah, who has a body that cries so well.
I’m happy, but I have to laugh, but I’m trying to shed tears for no reason.
The attendant’s face became even uglier. I don’t want to see that face for some reason, so I forcibly raised the corners of my mouth and continued.
“… Thanks for making me happy.”
My voice trembled.
The attendant’s eyes turned red.
‘A idiot attendant.’
About to cry again
I reached out and put it on the attendant’s cheek.
All the hot energy was transmitted to the palm of the hand.
After feeling the warmth for a while, the attendant twisted his face here and there and opened his mouth.
“Really…”
The servant cut him off and pursed his lips.
It was after talking for a long time that the words continued.
“… I see you.”
“Stupid servant.”
“A fool…”
“A crumby attendant.”
The attendant’s mouth was shut. A damp feeling lingered on the tips of the fingers resting on her cheeks.
“It’s crying again.”
“… Losing.”
“It’s because the princess is sleepy.”
I said that and wrinkled his nose. The wind was cool, but I didn’t know why my face was so hot.
“… Should I not go?”
It was the servant’s word.
It was a word that shook me again.
I was taken aback by those words and trembled, then managed to smooth out my frowning expression and continued.
“Sick servant. Knowing what to ask?”
Since the princess was happy to meet the prince, it was only natural that she should finish the story, but this attendant was an idiot and didn’t know that either.
Tears fell from the attendant’s eyes.
I groaned again, swallowing the rising breath, raising the corners of my mouth and spitting out the words.
“Foolish attendant. Crying like that makes me feel like I’m really dying.”
I’m not dying It’s only now that I’m happy.
“The princess wakes up from a long sleep. He’s been put to sleep by the evil witch’s curse, and he’s barely awake. So please congratulate the attendants too.”
I’m finally getting ready to wake up, but I’m just getting ready to throw off the damn curse and be happy with the prince.
I smiled as hard as I could and continued speaking again.
“The princess will praise you, the servants are the best servants.”
“… Yes.”
“The only servant in the world who made the princess happy.”
“… Yes.”
“Therefore…”
Also, my throat was stuffy and clogged.
‘Ah, I can’t stand it.’
My eyes grew hot. Then, something wet ran down his cheeks.
I shouldn’t have cried, but I ended up crying.
The attendant’s face twisted.
“Because I’m not dying, because it’s not the end…”
Breathed in again. I had to tell you this.
Because it’s not goodbye Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, as long as there are attendants, I will continue to be a princess.
Because we will always be together.
‘Cause I’m happy now
“… Please take good care of ‘me’ in the future.”
I said that and stuck my head out.
I put my lips on top of the ugly servant’s lips.
Like a picture I saw in a fairy tale one day, my lips overlapped like that.
… Now, it was time to wake up.
