Chapter 203 – Waiting and Waiting (2)
A chill ran down his back and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Theorard, who had not even swallowed the remaining pudding in his mouth his, gulped down his saliva.
‘Was the prank too much…….’
Come to think of it, I used to make fun of elves a lot these days. Because the reaction was cute, there was a taste of playing pranks.
Then, without realizing it, I felt like I had crossed the line. Theorard, who was calmly assessing the situation, swallowed the remaining pudding and coughed.
“Sorry. I’ll apologize if it wasn’t fun.”
I spoke cautiously, but the elf seemed not to like it, so he only had a blank face. It is very burdensome to have half-opened eyes staring at you.
The elf glared at Theorard for a long time before letting out a low sigh as if to forgive him. Then, as before, she gently opens her mouth.
“Ah.”
Everyone seemed to be asking for food, so Theorard scooped up the pudding and put it in the elf’s mouth. A weak smile hung on the corner of the elf’s mouth as he slurped the pudding.
You’re angry. Feeling fortunate, Theorard ate the pudding with the elf. As soon as I put the rest of the plate aside, the elf asked in a soft voice.
“…… Was it tasty?”
“Yes? Of course it was delicious. I’m not sure which store you bought it from, but it seems like an excellent choice.”
“Thank god…”
The elf with a bashful smile turned his head and wiggled his fingers. Do you have anything to hide? It feels odd because the behavior is strangely strange.
The elf, who was twisting her body in shame, glanced at Theo Rad and then looked away hastily. Soon, the hesitant lips opened.
“Actually, that pudding is made with my own breast milk.”
“…… Yes?”
My thoughts stop and my shoulders tremble. It was pudding made from elf’s milk? Theo Rad, who instinctively felt reluctance, coughed repeatedly against his will.
Even in the midst of that, the elf continued to show her shy side of her. Like rubbing her thighs or covering her mouth her with her hand.
Theorard, whose cough had finally stopped, couldn’t help but be stunned to see the elf’s actions her.
For what reason would you feed someone else pudding made from your own breast milk? It was impossible to empathize or even understand.
“You mean…… Why did you do this…….”
The back story didn’t follow. It was because the elf started to burst into laughter as if he couldn’t hold it in any longer.
Hana Theorard didn’t come across as mean. It had been a long time since the elf had smiled so happily. Seeing a beautiful smile on her face that showed off her off-white color made me feel very happy.
The elf, who had been smiling brightly for a while, wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at Theo Rad.
“Stupid. It was a joke. How do you feel about it?”
“It was good.”
“Of course I don’t like…… Did you like it?”
The elf’s red eyes blinked incomprehensibly. Theorard smiled lightly as he faced the elf.
“I could see your smile, how could I say no? So, if you want to, play pranks on me from now on. You can accept it anytime.”
“Ah.”
A dull exclamation flows from the beating heart. He thought he had won this time, but instead he was defeated.
‘It’s a foul…….’
If you said it like that, you couldn’t make fun of Theorard any more. The gaze is down, his face is hot, his lips are quivering.
I was worried that the sound of my pounding heart would leak out. If Theorard found out about that, he was sure to play a silly prank again.
After struggling to catch her breath, the elf stood up and walked towards her door her. Thanks to this, Theorard couldn’t help but panic. Because at first glance, he seemed angry.
“Are you going?”
Theorad’s voice could be heard from behind, but the elf couldn’t bear to look back. The elf bit her lower lip and grabbed her doorknob and turned it.
Her pointy ears her were quivering, but that didn’t matter now. Opening the door and taking her steps, the elf walked out the hallway as if running away.
“Well….”
Thanks to that, Theorard, who was left alone in the room, stroked his chin with a serious face.
“What else did I do wrong…….”
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure it out.
*
Theorad, who was spending time in the guest room, went out of the palace and boarded the carriage in time for departure.
The elf and Esily were boarding in advance, wide enough to walk around inside, but the elf for some reason did not meet Theorard’s gaze and only stared out the window.
Worried about that, Theorard asked for an explanation as to why the elf was acting like that, but Essilly just laughed and said she didn’t know.
Afterwards, the wagon moved steadily and passed through the warp gate, and Theorad, who arrived at the mansion, had a brief talk with his family, then locked himself in the office and devoted himself to work.
Even though Theorad did not have a great influence on the empire, he was definitely the deputy count of the county of Pelgaroin and an obvious contributor to the new empire, so he spent his days busy with office work.
Around the time that three days had passed, there was a small commotion in Deharm Mansion due to untimely planting.
“I have to dig a little deeper! Be sure to tie the rope to the tree trunk!”
“Chief of staff! There are rocks buried in the ground. Are you selling more?”
“What are the rocks! It’s just a big boulder! Don’t be fooled, dig it out!”
Harvey, who risked his life to import cherry trees in full bloom, eventually went to Yebrinus, a commercial city across the sea, and signed a contract.
The problem is that the tree is quite large, so it is difficult to plant it.
It was easy to remove all the flagstones in the middle of the courtyard and dig the ground, but the more I dug, the more I was annoyed as the smaller stones blocked the shovel.
“How frustrating! Get out of the way!”
Eventually Harvey, unable to bear it, rolled up his arm and jumped into his pit. First, the scene of stealing a shovel from one of the family members who was working and digging the ground was a model for everyone.
Even with such an old body, they work diligently with a shovel, but can the family members who watch them stay still? Feeling a strange sense of guilt, the family followed David and began digging diligently.
Belatedly witnessing the scene while walking around the mansion on his crutches, Beinen looked down at the pit and quietly raised his thumb.
“Grandpa. Your enthusiasm is amazing.”
A grid of tendons sprouts from David’s forehead as he digs. One of Harved’s eyebrows twitched as he raised his head to look at Bainnon.
“If you want to praise passion, you will come down too.”
“This is true. I’d like to, but as you know, I’m a patient. Well. Would you like some chocolate?”
Bainen is nasty when he takes out Balgeum chocolate from his bosom. With a wind that couldn’t be blamed, Harvid spewed the heat that was seething inside to another place.
“You guys! The planting work must be finished before the sun goes down! Move quickly!”
“Yes! All right!”
The family members who answered vigorously accelerated the shoveling. Three hours of sweating profusely to pull out the stones and expand the size of the pit.
David, who thinks he is done, sends his family up and comes out of the pit himself. Afterwards, he and his family pulled the root of the tree and the rope tied to the pole to place the tree in the pit.
Now that the tree planting is complete, it is time to wrap up. After pouring enough water into the gap left between the root and the pit, stir it well with a shovel to avoid air bubbles, cover the empty space with pre-dug soil, and fill up the surroundings to create an environment where the tree roots can absorb water well. .
When the series of processes were over, the sun was already setting. As David was enjoying the sunset with a sense of pride, Beinen approached and handed him a dry towel.
“That’s true. Even though you are old, why are you struggling to buy it?”
“Hey. The head of the family is proposing marriage under this tree.
Tsk tsk. Havid, blatantly tongue-tied, took her towel and wiped her forehead and neck. The tail coat her was covered with all sorts of dirt, but Harvey didn’t care.
That would be the case, because the sight of the pink cherry blossoms scattering against the backdrop of the sunset was truly spectacular. It was a beautiful sight worthy of the name of cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Even Bainen, who was not interested in flower viewing at all, had no choice but to admit it.
“Yeah. There was a reason it was expensive…….”
Indeed, it was a suitable place for a marriage proposal.
It’s strange that the boy who always seemed young has become an adult and proposed to her.
Harvey looked back with a little concern as Baynon let out her laugh in her joy.
“…… Hey, are your eyes okay?”
The sight of him wearing a black eyepatch over one eye makes my heart ache. It was because he did not know that it was a wound he received to save his family.
But it’s nothing to worry about. Bainen said she was not ashamed of the wounds she had suffered. Rather, she was proud of it. She repays the favor of Wellian, the former head of the family, and since the wounds she suffered as a knight were something worthy of being called honorable.
“It’s a little uncomfortable, but it doesn’t interfere with living, so don’t worry. Wearing an eyepatch, he seems like a man with a lot of stories, so it’s not bad.”
“Will it be hard? Rather, when are you planning to get married?”
“Yes? What are you saying all of a sudden?”
“It’s not all of a sudden. It’s not as good as the family head, but the character is good enough, and the ability is outstanding, so why not meet a true woman and hold a ceremony.”
“Grandpa. Usually, you say that after introducing the girl. If you are really worried that I will live alone, could you introduce me to a real woman?”
A true woman David muttered and put his hands behind his back.
“There was a witch who came to visit you when you were hurt.”
“Dremeth? Puch. You’re good at jokes. Why does he say he likes me?”
“Isn’t that something you don’t know if you don’t ask?”
David advised again, but Beinan shook her head. It was impossible for Dremes to love him. Beinen, who dismissed Harvid’s words as nonsense, opened her words again, looking up at the cherry trees in full bloom.
“By the way, when did the young master propose to Lady Esili?”
“I heard that the lady is visiting here in two days. I think he will probably propose to you then.”
“Ah. Is that why you are in such a hurry?”
“Okay. The head of the family has been through hard times, so now it’s your turn to be happy.”
Harvey answered Beinon’s words and smiled quietly. A feeling of delight spread across his wrinkled face.
