Chapter 80 – The Young Lady Who Wants to Love (3)
The hug lasted longer than expected.
It wasn’t because they wanted each other, it was because Esily was fooling around one-sidedly.
With her forehead buried in Theo Rad’s shoulder her, her delicate hands clasped tightly around his back her, her outward appearance her was very pitiful.
She was a little embarrassed, but fully understanding and convincing.
Theorard gave Essily a gentle pat on the back with her compassion.
‘It must have been difficult.’
While struggling with the elf problem, Prince Fred unexpectedly joined the rebels.
Rumors spread quickly, and the princess’s regular troops reached the castle before Prince Fred had left the family.
In addition, there was a disagreement between his father, Count Leoberg, and Princess Benellia, and the rebel wanted orders were mixed.
In short, it’s like a wild wave crashing in front and a forest fire in the back.
If it was to be published in, she would have pushed herself beyond her limit in order to somehow find the best move for her in the fury of the chaos.
‘I must have worked hard to embrace all the worries and worries overflowing in my heart…….’
As His Excellency habitually said, Essilly is bright but young. In other words, in order to alleviate the pain of the people she likes even a little, she is taking care of things that she does not have to handle.
That’s what Theorard was sorry for. He was also worried.
In my heart, I wanted to tell her to forget everything about the elves, but Esily wasn’t going to give up just because she said that.
He will surely answer that he knows on the outside, but he will continue to struggle behind the scenes.
Because in solving his inappropriate affairs, there was a somewhat evil side of him.
But his sorrow should not be left as mere sorrow. Essilie had the right to be happy at her age.
‘It should be fine for at least one day today.’
He wanted to use the momentary freedom he had gained from leaving the elves only for Essilly.
Theo Rad withdrew his hand from his back and lightly gripped Esily’s shoulder hers.
“How long will he be hugging. He must have more things to do.”
“Ah…”
Seely, who came to his senses her belatedly, put his body her back and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. The watery eyes her reflected in the setting sun and shimmered dimly.
“I’m sorry. I thought about something else for a second……”
“Please don’t say sorry. You can’t paint.”
“…… Lord Theorard, you often say you’re sorry.”
“Ugh. Let’s put that aside.”
Theorard made a joke, and Esily let out a weak laugh.
“What is it? That’s far-fetched.”
What if you are forced? It was nice to see Esily’s disappear sadnessing from her expression.
Theorard said with a friendly smile.
“Is there anything else you would like to do? I think I can spend at least one day with you, Esily.”
“Today…… ?”
Essili, who was brooding over Theorard’s words her, unwittingly let her imagination run wild.
Imagination that rises in a lump is dyed in a strange color. Pictures of kissing each other tightly or holding hands and whispering love to each other came to mind one after another.
Surprised that she had thought of that herself, she coughed and her face flushed.
She didn’t even have a ceremony, so she couldn’t do this or that with Theo Rad. It is not only necessary to protect the dignity of the family, but also goes against the etiquette. Theorad will definitely hate it…….
‘…… Because he’s not very interested in women’s color.’
So, it would be right to maintain a healthy relationship before the ceremony. Well, but if Theorad, who has changed his mind, attacks us, it can’t be helped……. Because it is irresistible…….
The strange imagination that had stopped at best is revived again. Essilie hurriedly got out of her imagination because she thought it would really turn out like this.
“Then, let’s go to the study!”
Why do you stutter? Theorard was curious, but he didn’t show it.
“Library? Are you referring to the personal study of His Excellency the Count?”
“Right. I have the castle’s master key, so I can get in.”
“It is the study of His Excellency the Count…….”
Appetizing. It is not right to visit the private library without the permission of Count Hana. Theorard shook his head as if he couldn’t help it.
“Esley. It is right to go through the legal process to enter such a place.”
“It’s okay. If it’s Sir Theorard, I’m sure your father will allow it.”
“Guessing is not good. Unless permission comes out of His Excellency’s mouth, you must not be rude.”
“However……. My father is currently responding to Her Highness her, the princess. Only late in the night will he be able to get permission.”
“Isn’t there a place where the two of us can spend time, even if it’s not necessarily a study? For example, the lakeside near the castle…….”
Theorard stopped talking and shut his mouth. The sun is setting. The moment the sunset light fades down the mountain, the darkness that has subsided will color the heavens and the earth.
No matter how safe the county of Pelgarin was, it was not a good idea to go out for a walk outside the castle at night.
Leaving aside the safety issue, few people (Essilly’s father, Earl Leoberg in particular) would look kindly at a man and a woman chatting on the road alone at night.
It would not be impossible to go for a walk if several escorts were attached to prevent insidious acts, but that would betray Esily’s desire to spend time alone.
‘So it was a study.’
I was puzzled by the sudden request of her to drop by her father’s study of her, but it seems Essilly had a plan.
However, she said it is still reluctant to visit the Count’s study without permission. Theorard hesitated, and Esily sulked.
“Wish, wasn’t it supposed to be granted?”
Oh Is that why you asked for three wishes instead of one? The promise made on the farmland street becomes a self-inflicted beast and tightens the conscience.
After thinking for a moment, Theorard couldn’t help but nod his head.
“If you say that, I understand. Instead, let’s make sure to tell the truth to His Excellency later and have our sins forgiven. If you don’t want to do this, I won’t be able to visit your study.”
It is a constant awareness. However, Essilly did not dislike Theorard in the slightest.
“Like. Then Sir Theorard. Has the would-be wicked thief been himself?”
There is a sense of satisfaction in his innocent behavior like a child.
Theorard looked at Esily, giving her a light smile.
“Of course.”
*
The evil thief, Theorard, arrived at Count Leoberg’s private study under Esily’s guidance his.
The intrusion route was exposed because they encountered intermediate servants, but all of them pretended not to know.
It was to the point where I could feel the thick popularity that Esily had built up.
“If you do it like this…….”
In front of the large door, Esily, who had put the key in the handle and groaned, put it in a little deeper and turned it to the right.
Clap!
The door unlocks with a cheerful sound. Perhaps the key dismantled the barrier magic, and the energy of mana on the door quickly dissipated.
That’s it. Esily muttered softly and opened the door as if she was used to it.
Giik-
At the sight unfolding beyond, Theorard could only open his mouth in admiration.
“It’s big. More than I thought.”
“It’s my father’s study. Come in first before that.”
Theorard nodded and followed Esily into the study. He was more awestruck when he looked back from the inside.
How many bookshelves are there? Under the high ceiling, where magic orbs emitted light, large bookshelves were lined up at regular intervals.
‘This is more than a private library…….’
It would be much more appropriate to call it a small library. Because there were so many books, Theorard’s passion for learning was ignited.
“You are free to look around.”
Those were the words of Esily, who closed the door and approached.
“Can I really do that?”
As Theorard looked back like a child who had been given a present for his birthday her, Essilie nodded her head as if for granted.
“Sure. Sir Theorard likes to read.”
“Esily…….”
Emotions wet the heart like a tide. With Esily’s consideration, Theorard decided to look at the bookshelf for a short while.
Afterwards, when Theorard walked between the bookshelves with lean steps, Esily watched Theorard from the side.
When Theo Rad saw an unread or valuable book, he carefully took it out and excited it like a child, like a pirate on a treasure island.
“Isn’t this an alchemy book about doppelgangers? I heard that there are only a few books left because the church burned them as harmful books in the past, but I thought they were here…… !”
“Essilly! Look at this! It is a collection of discourses by the tower masters about the oblivion monster! There is also an illustration of the oblivion monster that is only available in the first printed version! It’s a bit scary, but…… Interesting!”
“Hmm. This is a truly magical pool. I’m trying to interpret and understand the development of magic from a religious point of view by reversing what people in the old days thought magic was a miracle of God.”
Two hours like that. Around the time when his legs began to ache, Theorard pulled out a book with loosely woven papers from the corner of the bookshelf.
“This…….”
The title of the book is [A Cute Time]. I am curious because I cannot infer the content from the title alone. Theorard naturally turned over the bookshelf, and there was a flimsy drawing that looked like it was drawn by a child.
“Yes? What is this?”
A question mark appears on Esily’s face, who was watching from the side. He seems to have painted a person, but the lines were messy and the face and eyes were blurry, so it was hard to tell who he was.
“Okay. It looks like a collection of children’s scribbles.”
A smile spreads across your lips in the wind of something cute. Theorard turned the pages one after another, and each time his drawing skills improved little by little.
“Well? Now I see that they all drew one person.”
“I see…… ?”
They all look alike. While looking at the book while tilting her head, Shili broke into a cold sweat at the creepy feeling of her.
‘This…… Did I draw it?’
A long time ago, when I was a child that I can’t even remember, I used to take her picture of her as a hobby.
She usually drew stationary objects such as fruits and desks, but after she met Theo Rad after following her father her to the Deharm mansion, she continued to draw portraits.
She couldn’t go to see Theo Rad without the help of her father her, who was featured in her childhood journal her, so whenever he missed Theo Rad, she would draw on a piece of paper.
‘I was told to throw it away, obviously…….’
She hadn’t painted a picture of her since she grew up, and she had handed over all the pictures of her that she had drawn in the past to her maid her, Jang, to be thrown away her .
It was to erase her embarrassing past her, as she now saw her poor skills of her. However, it seems that her maid’s cabinet was not thrown away and was put in her study of her.
To be precise, it must have been passed on to her father by her head maid, and her father compiled it into her book her and kept it in her library her.
Whatever the reason, it was all embarrassing.
While Esily was restless with his hands sweating, Theo Rad opened the book to the last chapter before he knew it.
The skill that developed day by day drew a pretty plausible portrait in the last chapter. Enough to immediately recognize who it is.
“This…… Wasn’t it me?”
It is a picture that closely resembles Theorard as a child. There is no room for excuses as the brooch on the neck is even painted with a cardinal pattern.
“Who drew me?”
Seeley hurriedly replied as Theo Rad stroked her chin earnestly.
“Seo, isn’t it one of the castle’s boots?”
“No way. The painting depicts my childhood, and there is no way the castle’s boots would have known about my childhood.”
“Well, then one of the servants…….”
“Not even that. Isn’t the line processing and the expression of shadows very lax, considering that it was drawn by an adult? I think this was drawn by someone who has seen me for a long time since I was a child.”
Hmm. Theorard, who closed the book, muttered seriously again.
“I don’t know who it is, but I must have grown up very pretty. He is well-mannered, brilliant, selfless, and he is sure to become an orphan.”
It was only then that Essilly realized that Theorard knew right away who she drew the picture. Somehow, the shame doubles.
“Sorry. If she had met such a woman since she was young, she would have made her her my spouse her. Oh hoaejae (嗚呼哀哉). It’s really lamentable that we didn’t have a relationship.”
Theorard, who continues to speak naturally, is disgusting. However, it was more embarrassing than nasty, so Eshilhi lowered her burning face and just held on to the hem of her dress.
Theorard glared at Esily and jokingly opened her mouth.
“Isn’t that what you see?”
Even her ears are now blushing. After hesitating, Shili answered while shedding her tears.
“Sir Theorard. I was wrong…….”
‘Cause I won’t lie Silly murmured softly and closed her eyes tightly, then kissed her lips with difficulty.
“Please stop now…….”
Regardless of social status, dark history was painful.
