Chapter 146 – The Road to the Destination (5)
It was the moment he was about to leave the room to inform the guards of the attack.
“Leon degraded.”
Edelis’ expression was very serious.
That’s the case of the prince’s attack.
It’s not something to be trifled with.
“Do not worry about it. Because this isn’t the first time.”
“No, I have something to tell you.”
What do you want to say?
I turned her head towards her.
It was about to reveal a story that had been hidden by the atmosphere and nuance.
She opened the window and ventilated the air in the room, which smelled of blood.
“Do you know why I supported Leon’s nanny?”
This is Edelis, who has been hiding her insides while being my nanny.
There was no way she would know, as I don’t pay much attention to the intentions or minds of others.
“I don’t know, because you didn’t tell me.”
She lowered her eyes to see the corpses of the assassins.
It was a cold gaze.
A will full of resentment and venom, different from the gentle gaze he sent me.
“Because that option was the best in my situation.”
My voice trembled.
I guessed that things were complicated.
But how much of a gap-like situation was it?
Wasn’t she herself who had intentionally raised her notoriety in the first place?
It meant that it was serious enough to say that it was better to be a nanny for such an idiot.
“Wait a minute, are you really going to tell me? How am I going to exploit it?”
“I know you are not like that.”
“People don’t know. Are you really confident that you won’t regret it even if you expose your weaknesses to me?”
“Isn’t that the story you came up with for that purpose?”
It was like asking something out of the blue.
Why, at this moment?
No, is it because of this moment?
“You’re a weird guy, too.”
“Aren’t we already on the same boat?”
It was a catch phrase.
Like a bold guy.
I scratched my head and exhaled deeply.
“Yes, I rode it. Even if it is a sinking ship.”
“I think a shipwreck is also a shipwreck.”
“It’s flattering, talk about the situation.”
“You are ashamed.”
“Don’t even wear four legs.”
Edelis calmly confided in her own circumstances.
It was so calm that it sounded like someone else’s business to her.
“My father was a knight. He was a knight who had no son blessings, to be precise.”
I checked her face.
A dark smile
It was a smile that made her heart melt just by looking at it.
If I could hurt you instead, I would have done it.
“Therefore?”
“I honed my swordsmanship under such a father.”
I furrowed my eyebrows.
Because it was considered strange.
If it was a knight, it was still a position equivalent to that of a nobleman.
In other words, if it were the daughter of a decent knight, she would be at the level of a foster family’s daughter, and it would be up to her to learn noble hobbies.
Of course, swordsmanship?
Did you also learn the sword under your father?
It’s a quirk.
It was a feat for anyone to see.
Still, in a way, I was convinced.
“That’s the reason why your swordsmanship was outstanding.”
“Yes.”
At her reply, I twisted the corner of my mouth.
“Awesome father, no matter how much you use swordsmanship to your daughter. Are you treating me like my son?”
Sometimes there are parents like that.
Those who are dissatisfied with the gender of their children.
Edelis shook her head from side to side as if denying my guess.
She said, “All my father wanted was a correct eldest son, but he gave me steady love nonetheless. He never forced me to learn the sword. Rather, it was purely my intention to learn the sword.”
I was quite ashamed of my hasty judgment.
Didn’t it seem like she was blaming her father who was fine all of a sudden?
I will refrain from making hasty assumptions in the future.
I asked Edelis, blushing at her.
“So what, did you try to become a knight following your father?”
Article.
She was Edelis, who reacted particularly strongly to that word.
Her silver eyes look at me.
Are eyes engraved with upright convictions so attractive?
“Is it strange? What is it like to become a knight with a woman’s body?”
At the soft question, I shook my head.
Is there anything strange about it?
It’s a world where humans deal with unknown powers.
“If you can do it, what can you not do?”
Edelis showed a soft smile.
“I thought you would say that if you were Leone.”
Embarrassed by that answer, I answered pointedly.
“Anyway, I know you had a good life when you were younger than you are now. But, what does that have to do with being my nanny?”
“Will you listen to me a little longer?”
In spite of her irritable tone, Edelis just stuck to her grown-up attitude.
What can I do when I bend like that?
I wasn’t a heartless human being to treat even the person I gave my heart to.
“… Yes, nothing difficult.”
Big, big.
Edelis cleared her throat and spoke again.
“My father used to tell me to enjoy what I wanted, thinking he might have forced his desires on me. Thanks to that, I was semi-forced to attend banquets and social events that did not suit me.”
She couldn’t hide her bitter smile, perhaps remembering that time.
“It was very embarrassing to wear clothes that didn’t fit well, and to be polite.”
You know well
Didn’t you say you acted as a doll?
“I have sympathy.”
“It was an endlessly boring day. Also, I believed that such days would last forever.”
It was sudden.
Edelis continued in a lower tone.
“One day, an obituary came that my father died suddenly.”
I closed my mouth.
It is not surprising.
Every knight in the line of fire is prepared for death.
However, no matter how obvious it was, the sadness could not be taken for granted.
“I lost my father overnight. Perhaps he was assigned an honorable mission, and the wealth returned after his death was considerable. But I wasn’t interested in the snow. Wouldn’t it be? My beloved father passed away, so what use is that riches? For a child, the arms of their parents are more valuable than any wealth.”
Just as I lost my mother, so you lost your father.
I quietly pondered her words.
“What about your mother?”
“Otherwise, her mother, who had been living with a chronic illness, heard the news and passed away after suffering from anxiety. That’s how I became all alone.”
It was a mouth-watering story.
“Are there any other relatives who could be of help?”
Even while talking, I felt sorry for him.
Do you talk about your relatives in a situation where even my older brother is anxious to hold on to my leash?
Even she was alone without a guardian like me.
A rich little girl.
Isn’t it a good prey to share according to taste?
Edelis shrugged her shoulders.
“It was supposed to be there, but they were so obsessed with the legacy my parents left that they couldn’t really seek help. So, I decided to spend all the money I couldn’t get my hands on anyway to find out the cause of my father’s death.”
“What?”
I was quite embarrassed by the hot money usage.
As if seeing me like that was ridiculous, Edelis let out a relieved laugh.
“I made an earnest request to the person who gave me the news of my father’s death,” She said. I want to know the situation, I will support anything, so just teach me. Fortunately, he, no, his wife was a generous person. She didn’t take any money, and she took pity on me for being left alone, so she committed the atrocities of bringing me to the royal family.”
I opened my eyes wide.
I had something to guess about.
My nanny who died before.
It reminded me of Ravi talking about bringing in one of her children.
She boasted so much that it seemed like blood would sit on her ears as she listened to each and every one of them.
Did she say she was a pretty child with silver hair?
No way?
No, that’s too cynical.
Edelis continued her speech.
“After entering the royal family, I learned every detail about my father’s death. That’s right. I found out that my father died protecting someone. I hated that person. Is it because he thought he was the cause of his father’s death? So I secretly watched him.”
About her two breaths, it was she who took her breath.
“Unfortunately, he looked so lonely and solitary. He often seemed to be trying hard to forget those who protected him. I thought of him as a child who was unreasonable and didn’t even know how to be considerate. Isn’t it? Aren’t you the one who saved my father’s life as a sacrifice? My animosity towards him grew day by day. Until he finds it with flowers on his father’s anniversary.”
As she spoke, she had a memory that came to mind.
“He was weeping. He questioned, asked, and asked why he died. Even I, who had been hiding and watching, felt like I was being beaten. It must have been then. That’s what changed the way I looked at him. In the meantime, there have been cases where someone else’s eyes have been caught and chastity is threatened, but it was only an attempt. As you can see, unlike anyone else, I can keep my body healthy.”
As she continued her story, I felt a chill run down my spine.
Just, just, just right.
Like gears meshing, there was a person emerging from under the hazy sea of memories.
The one I once thought of as a friend.
Foolish knight, Drak.
‘Your Majesty, you always have a hard expression on your face.’
‘It’s not good for your health to stay inside. You have to use your body too.’
‘How about being our friends? Although I’m a bit older.’
Even when I pushed him away, Drak didn’t care.
Rather, ‘Prince, only strong people can vent their anger and forgive others. So I am strong. Didn’t you forgive Prince Leon like this?’
But he never came back to me again.
Because he is dead
On my behalf
So I forgot
Because remembering it will hurt.
If you think about it, you will want to die.
“Leon degraded.”
Her words pierced me like an awl.
“Do you still remember the knight who threw his body to prolong his life?”
No, it wasn’t an awl.
It was a hammer
It was a heart-shattering sensation.
I calmed my trembling body and raised my head.
“Do you know who and how many died to protect my body? Do you think you will remember them all?”
“Is that so?”
It was a calm voice.
However, it seems that he cannot hide his regret.
It made my heart ache.
Whoa.
I said slowly.
So that she can hear clearly.
“Draq Bolero.”
At my words, Edelis’s eyes widened and drew a warm arc.
“You also remember, don’t you?”
“I am not a knight, I only remember my friend.”
I approached her
Walked briskly
“So, if you don’t want to be forgotten by me, you can be my friend.”
“Ah.”
Edelis let out a pitiful sigh.
“Friends are too tall a spell for me.”
“If you don’t like it, it will just be forgotten.”
“Can’t we have a deeper relationship?”
It was a provocative smile.
I held her in her arms.
“No, because if you are precious, it will be more sad when you lose.”
This was Edelis and I in the past.
