Chapter 38 – Recognition. ( One )
While the two confirmed their love for each other, shared their body temperature, and slept soundly, what happened in the auditorium spread throughout the kingdom.
The relationship between the two, which went beyond word of mouth in the school and became an issue in the suburbs, became a blast that nothing could stop. The dating rumors of famous entertainers and the controversial remarks of major politicians were mere weeds in front of that incident.
The planted shield of cashew nuts did a good job. The words ‘homosexual’ and ‘pervert’, which would have gone to hell if it were a simple confession, met a person named ‘Lucsanna’ and put on the masks of ‘romanticist’ and ‘passionate love’.
For the open-minded, cashew fumes set off a heated chemical reaction. She praised the birth of an all-time great lover who would brighten up the United Kingdom of Renu Gat, and was truly envious of Efri, who had received so much love from her.
Of course, not everyone thought so. Conservative-minded people were greatly outraged by the symbol of the fallen kingdom. Even a member of the House of Representatives of the Conservative Party is said to have posted this remark on social media.
‘Cashewnut Lüberg is a disgrace to the kingdom. The Duke of Lüberg must immediately excommunicate the cashew nut Lüberg and restore the duke’s prestige.’
Of course, it was obvious that the comment window became a mess as the supporters and the opponents were chasing each other.
As a result, cashew nut’s plan could be seen as a success. She couldn’t go back to her boring, stable life any longer, but that’s what cashews didn’t want and expected.
And that unstable life, I experienced it the very next day.
– Come to Lüberg Castle today. With that girl.
The cashew nuts, who glanced at the letter, stopped using their chopsticks.
“Cashew, what’s wrong?”
“Uh, that… “
Watching Efri squirm a small sausage in his mouth, said the cashew nut.
“I got a text from my father.”
“Yes. So?”
“Last name, together with you.”
Hearing those words, Efri’s murmur followed and stopped.
Efri let out the rest of the food she was chewing down her throat and sighed deeply.
“Also… Something has come.”
Before receiving the text message, the topic of conversation the two had while eating breakfast with a convenience store lunch was ‘what will happen to us in the future’. Of course, there was also the Duke of Lüberg’s reaction to Cashew’s actions.
It was one of the things I expected, but I didn’t know it would come so soon, so the two slowly ate the rest of the lunch box and talked about it.
“I must go… “
“Cashew, don’t worry too much. Nothing will happen.”
“I don’t think Grandpa will say much, but Father… “
“Why father?”
“You value the honor of your family. It’s true that I’ve tarnished the family’s honor. I would be very upset.”
“If you try to whip it, I will block it with my whole body.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
Cashew’s expression softened slightly at Efri’s joke.
After emptying the convenience store lunch box, Cashew Nut took two lunch boxes and went to the sink. After rinsing off her leftovers with water and tossing the plastic into the recycling basket, the meal was finished.
What came out for dessert were two cans of coffee that came with the lunchbox as an event. Drinking that can of coffee, the conversation between the two moved on to the next topic.
“By the way, what are we wearing?”
What should I wear to visit the duke’s house?
In fact, there was no problem with cashew nuts. Because this place where we are now was the home of cashew nuts. She just needs to choose a moderately well-groomed outfit from her closet and put it on. In her own way she had become much accustomed to the life of a woman, and she was confident in decorating now that she did not have to rely on the help of her memories of the past.
The problem was Efri.
“Efri, do you think you should go home too?”
“Uh, is it okay… “
Ever since he was kicked out of his house and brought to Cashew’s house, Efri never returned to his own house.
The first day he was kicked out, the second day he suffered unwanted insults and his mentality went out, and the third day he had fun with cashew nuts.
Efri’s father only told her to go out for one day, and there were no restrictions on the next day, so there was no reason Efri wouldn’t go home.
But his awkwardness was the problem.
“Maybe your parents want to come home too?”
“I can see it, yes. However… Isn’t it a bit like going in right now?”
The cashew nut also noticed from the conversation that Efri had no intention of entering the house at all.
At this point, there was only one piece of clothing that could be worn.
The clothes Efri was wearing when she came out of the house. Drexar Academy Uniform.
After thinking about it, it wasn’t a bad choice. Didn’t it say that a student’s suit is a school uniform? Since it can be moderately formal, it was worth wearing enough.
The expensive magic engineering technology used by cashews was also used for washing. I woke up in the morning and threw my school uniform into the washing machine, but the clothes were brand new. The shirt was clean and dry, without a single drop of moisture, and the skirt and vest were clean, with no wrinkles.
The two went into the bathroom together and washed up and came out. There was almost sexual mischief in the middle, but it was soon stopped by the iron wall of cashew nuts. You have to be serious, now is not the time to joke around.
The two, who had become so neat, put on neat school uniforms and finally became perfect.
The province of Skitron, where they lived with Drexar Academy, and the province of Lüberg, where Lüberg Castle was located, were quite far apart.
In the past, it was a distance that could only be reached by taking a slow train for a full day, but now it was different. It was because a very fast train was directly connected.
I bought a ticket at the ‘Besirak Station’ closest to my house and boarded the train. A train without wheels and tracks floated in the air and ran accurately to the designated location. The train, which had no noise, was so quiet that even the slightest sound inside the cabin could be heard.
In the stillness, Cashew looked out, retaining her tension. The magic pillars that energized the train passed by, and the scenery behind them slowly faded in the opposite direction of the train.
‘What will my father say?’
Watching the things being pushed out, the cashew nut thought.
It was certain that bad words I didn’t want to hear would come, but I didn’t know exactly what part they would pinch.
Will you get scolded for doing something obscene at the academy, or will you get angry at the part about being a homosexual?
The former was right without an excuse, but the latter was a bit unfair. He was clearly heterosexual, not homosexual. The shell she wears is just a woman.
However, there was no one in this world who could properly understand such a clamor.
She tried to rummage through her memories of cashews to see if there was any chance of hearing a compliment, but she didn’t get much. Cashew’s father, Leo, was a person who could not take this situation well.
Concern ran with the train. It would be nice if troubles could be easily resolved like a fast-running train, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen.
In the end, Cashew arrived at her destination without finding any answers.
[This station is the final stop of our line, Lüberg Central Station. Please check your belongings in advance so that you do not leave valuables behind. ]
The air in the canton of Lüberg, quite north of the canton of Skitron, was still chilly. It’s a relief that she brought a jacket for her school uniform, but without it, she might have been frozen in the cold.
I left the station and walked towards Lüberg Castle with Efri. Cashewnut’s memory was packed with detailed directions from the central station to Lüberg Castle, but she could find them with just a cursory glance if she had good eyesight.
Wide, lush green spaces visible between streets lined with numerous antique buildings. And several huge buildings standing on it.
Anyone could see that it was Lüberg Castle.
Like many palaces in the district, Lüberg Castle was open to the public. The garden, where many figures walked and wrote important histories, is now owned by citizens, and the conference hall, where passionate policies were once exchanged, is now filled only with the sound of tourists’ shutters.
It wasn’t the same place though.
A building slightly away from the tourism and recreation course. Two large mansions and a small garden with no sign of anyone really dying.
At least that’s how it seemed to Efri.
“Efri, do you see the people in the building over there?”
“… What are you talking about?”
Seeing the cashew nut pointing to the empty ground and making a random noise, Efri tilted her head and wondered.
Cashewnut smiled at Effrey, who didn’t know what to say, and instead of answering, he put her ring on Effrie. As soon as the ring was placed on her finger, her expression changed and she was filled with surprise.
She could see numerous employees wandering around. There were some people tending the garden with aprons on, and there were also maids carrying cleaning tools to clean the outside and inside of the mansion.
And all the employees were wearing emerald rings. It looked a little more shabby and had no special function than the one with cashew nuts on.
Still, the sight was startling enough, and Efri, utterly captivated, asked the cashew.
“Here… Is this your house?”
“Huh.”
After her simple words, Cashew turned to her Effrie and looked at her with her deep eyes and said,
“Master, I sincerely welcome you to Lüberg Manor.”
