Chapter 137 – 137. The Valencian Sisters (5)
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The confession I made then felt like a lie.
Confession is not sincere
I thought it was a lie without love.
That’s why he was savage.
Hateful and disgusting
So I said something harsh.
And it bothered me… , No work was caught in hand.
‘Yushin used his power at the cost of his own life to save us. Thanks to this, he was able to take down Savnak. He must have been a hero who saved his country and a benefactor who saved his compatriots… , What the hell did I do with my ungratefulness… ?’
Office located in Maherit Palace,
Spending time alone in her office, Ardena blamed herself as she ran her hands over her face.
“Of course I should apologize…. To Yushin, and also to Alone.”
I have a lot of things to regret.
After parting with Master,
I swore I would never do anything I would regret.
My regrets only increased.
After realizing the feeling of love, the number of consecutive regrets and feelings of guilt increased drastically.
If I hadn’t been in love…. There would have been no pain or regret like this.
‘No, that’s wrong.’
Ardena shook her head.
It is true that I made many regrets.
But she didn’t want to regret the feeling of loving him.
It is the last line that should never be touched.
Thanks to loving him, I was able to build precious memories, and I was able to move forward while feeling happy at times and hurting at times with the feelings I felt for the first time.
So that,
I don’t regret loving him.
“This is Liana’s warrior commander.”
Smart.
Along with the sound of knocking, Liana’s voice came from beyond the door.
“Did you call, Grandpa?”
When Ardena gave permission, the door opened and a silver-haired elf appeared.
Riana, who arrived at her office after receiving her call, put on a nervous expression when Ardena looked very serious.
‘Ho, did a new demon king invade?! No…. If the president is concerned about it, it must be something related to Yushin.’
After seeing Ardena fall in love with Yushin last time,
I came to think that if there was something that Dae-senpai would take the most seriously, it was definitely a trouble related to Yushin.
“Hey, Mr. President…. Maybe I’m just guessing… , Could this be related to the Yushin?”
Liana asked cautiously.
At that, Ardena nodded her head.
Ardena hesitated because she didn’t know how to get rid of her luck, but thanks to Liana’s question, she was able to bring out her feelings that she had been keeping tightly wrapped up.
“I hope he has an affair… !”
“Bah, what a wind! Watch your mouth!”
“Sorry!”
At Ardena’s sharp shout, Liana shrugged her shoulders and showed a look of bewilderment.
Hee!
The juniors had no choice but to be frightened by the unreasonable anger of the far-reachingly high seniors.
“I am not in a formal relationship with Yushin.”
“… Yes.”
Ardena said she was herself and she looked down at herself.
What the heck is….
In response to the wrath of the unstoppable old maid, Liana put on an expression that didn’t know what she was talking about.
“No, if…. If Yushin… With another woman, with a woman I know… Three, sex… Sex… Sek, how would you feel if you did sueu… ?”
Ardena’s face was as red as a boiled octopus.
Hopefully, subordinate
Counseling about your boyfriend’s (presumed) affair?
It was something she had never experienced, so Ardena spoke to Liana, stuttering her words as if stamping her Morse code.
“I-I am not! There were times when I thought Yushin was a bit cool, but… ! Nothing has happened since then!”
At Ardena’s words, as if she was misunderstanding something, Liana stretched out her hands and touched her hand.
She had a big stab.
She once pushed Yushin on the back in the great bathhouse of Maherit’s palace, naked without a single thread on.
Perhaps Ardena is suspicious of her relationship with Yushin,
A thief shouted at Ardena as if to stop her.
“I don’t know what misunderstanding… , Liana warrior commander, I am not talking about you.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Just in case… , Is the story of .”
Ardena rested her chin on it with her hands interlocked.
A sad expression with deep remorse,
Liana felt the seriousness of her work when she saw the figure of Ardena she had never seen before.
“I know it’s nothing for me to talk about. It’s not even an official relationship. Whatever he does, whoever he meets…. I have no right to interfere.”
“No! Didn’t you take the big senior’s lips at a gathering of many aristocrats?”
I was the one who stole it….
It was Ardena who wanted to correct Liana, but she chose to remain silent.
“This is a formal statement, but… , Why don’t you talk to Yushin face to face?”
The silver-haired elf asked cautiously.
It was textbook-like advice that anyone could say.
Like Ardena, Riana had no dating experience, so she could only speak formally.
But Ardena nodded her head as if that was enough, giving her smile to her liana. Thankful advice from her colleague. She gratefully accepted her advice.
* * *
Ardena returned to Valencia Castle with her complicated feelings.
She wanted to apologize to Alone.
But she never let go of her steps.
It was scary. She was terrified of herself, lest, in case she met her face, she would say something harsh again. She and she had no face to see Alone. She must be the younger sister she cherishes and loves more than anyone else in this world… , For some reason, she was just scared to see her sister along today.
“What are you doing here?”
Behind Ardena, immersed in her thoughts, her Yushin sneaked up and poked her head out.
“Kyaaak!”
A cute scream flowed from the mouth of the dignified and noble high elf warrior chief.
Ardena’s face turned red.
She turned her head away from Yushin, covering her mouth with one hand that let out her cute screams.
“Um, what’s going on… Go, suddenly!”
“Just. Why are you so surprised It’s not like I’ve killed anyone.”
Is it because I’ve fallen too deep into the swamp of thought?
Ardena didn’t even notice that Yushin was approaching from behind her.
“I’m sorry about what happened this morning.”
Yushin apologized to Ardena, blaming her for not being sensitive.
It was a sincere apology.
Contrary to his usual mischievous appearance, when he apologized, Yushin was more polite and sincere than ever.
After receiving an apology from Yushin, Ardena had to make a complex and delicate expression. As she first handed over her apology, she felt grateful to Yushin for caring about her. In the end, she felt guilty for her own narrow-mindedness and selfishness for making Yushin apologize first.
“Kuhm!”
Contrary to what I thought,
At her Yushin’s apology, Ardena cleared her throat and turned her head to express to Yushin that her anger had not yet been resolved.
“I don’t know if it will be an apology… , If you don’t mind, would you like to go eat some apple pie?”
Yushin suggested.
Apple pie to apologize.
Yushin scratched his cheek with an embarrassed expression, as if he knew that it was an idiotic proposal even if he thought about it.
“I don’t particularly like apple pie. There is something I want to ask you more than that.”
“What do you want to ask?”
“About Alone. Alone and… , Can you tell me what kind of relationship it is?”
Yushin answered the question of the high elf warrior chief.
“They are master and disciple. Deep destiny… Even if it’s not until , they have a relationship that is difficult to break with their master and slave.”
“Don’t play around.”
“…….”
It wasn’t a joke.
At Ardena’s point, Yushin muttered to himself.
“Along with Alone… , Are you dating?”
I asked with courage.
Before Ardena questioned what she saw last night, she tried to confirm the relationship between Yushin and Alone.
At her question, Yushin instinctively realized that Ardena had noticed to some extent.
“I’m not dating.”
“Then, you mean they had physical relations with each other at a stage where they weren’t dating.”
“… Uh.”
At Ardena’s point, Yushin nodded her head and answered meekly.
She wouldn’t be able to fool Ardena just by making excuses at this point. Rather than being caught making lame excuses, she chose to answer honestly.
“I know that I am in no position to interfere with you. But I am Alone’s older sister. As her older sister, I think it is natural for her to worry about her younger sister.”
“Right. It’s only natural that you’re worried about Alone. I don’t think she’s meddling.”
At those words, Ardena stared into her Yushin gaze and opened her mouth again.
“In the forests of Valencia… , You confessed to me that you loved me. I was happy. I was really happy. I’m ashamed to tell you, but… It was the first time her heart had pounded so much that she forgot to even breathe.”
Ardena’s face turned red.
It was her sincere words.
No lies, no exaggeration.
With Ardena revealing all of her inner thoughts, she wanted Yushin to confirm her. She said it all so she cant hide all her feelings.
“I’ll ask you again, Yushin. What do you think of me Do you still love me unchangingly? No, I want to ask if you truly love me.”
Yushin was silent for a moment at the words of the high elf woman.
She closed her mouth tightly, lost in thought.
As the silence of her Yushin became longer and longer, Ardena, who had confessed all of her inner thoughts, began to get impatient.
About 10 seconds had passed. In order to answer her candid confession of Ardena, Yushin finally opened her mouth.
“To you, I will look like a playboy. You can be seen as the world’s bad guy. Because I was straddling the subject of confessing I love you.”
After Yushin realizes his mistake,
He said with a sorry heart to Ardena.
“Sorry. It’s my fault for not telling you in advance. No wonder you hate me There is no excuse.”
Ardena bit her lip at his answer.
Why?
The one who said sorry was the other party,
Why does my heart ache like being torn to pieces every time he apologizes?
He has a light-hearted and playful personality, but has the moral character to humbly apologize for his mistakes. Seeing Yushin politely apologize, Ardena felt a sense of shame. She was a hero, a benefactor, and a man she loved, and she felt like a ferocious woman trying to somehow get an apology from him.
‘No, it is definitely Yushin’s fault for keeping it a secret until now. No wonder I’m angry. It’s not as an elven warrior chief and demon lord slayer, but as a woman and a man.’
Ardena shook her head.
Then she opened her mouth to Yushin.
“I am always grateful to you. Thank you for saving my country and my compatriots. But now I think it’s a different issue. So, as a woman who suffered shocking betrayal, I intend to punish you, the perpetrator, as you deserve.”
Yushin asked at that.
“Aren’t you going to put me in prison for adultery?”
* * *
Ardena headed for Maherit, leading Yushin, who had a nervous expression on her face.
An outdoor cafe located in Maherit.
It was the cafe that Yushin tried to introduce to Ardena to treat her to apple pie.
Upon arriving at an open-air cafe famous for freshly baked apple pie, Ardena stared at Yoo-shin, who sat across from her at the table. And she raised her glass full of water to punish him for being a playboy.
“You bastard!”
Fuhuaak!
Then, the water in the glass was sprayed directly on Yushin’s face.
“Pu-huh, uh-fufu!”
Yoo-shin, who was struck by water out of nowhere, made her look unsightly by dripping water that entered her nostrils.
But she was too soon to be relieved.
This was because all the drinks listed on the cafe menu were listed on the table.
