Chapter 1068 – 1068. Magic School Shutra (7)-Ariel Illustration-
“Equestrian center?”
Thanks to Ariel’s bright expression, I was able to be confident in the date course I had planned.
‘Good. I also like horseback riding.’
It was predicted that Ariel would like horseback riding thanks to her temperament.
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[Horse Lover]
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Through Ariel’s temperament window, we could tell that she liked her horses.
Just by looking at this, I can’t tell if he likes only horses or horseback riding…
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[Horse Horsemanship LV 21], [Cavalry LV 14], [Horse Archery LV 16]
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Although he cannot be said to be of a high level, he also possessed many abilities related to horseback riding.
In other words, it meant that he liked riding more than he liked horses.
That was the reason why we chose the horse riding range as the place for our first date.
And as if to prove it, Ariel smiled brightly while watching the horses running around at the riding range.
“It’s been a long time since I went to the horseback riding club.”
I stood next to Ariel and looked at her words and made hints.
“Do you like horses?”
“Huh. I like it. No… “I have to say that I like it a lot.”
Ariel confidently confessed her true feelings, but she showed a slight blush as if she was embarrassed for revealing her true feelings so quickly.
If we had been closer, she would have revealed more, but she did not reveal her true feelings any further.
I was satisfied with that and nodded her head.
“I’m glad you like it.”
Ariel asked me with her puzzled eyes without her blushing.
“But why did you come here?”
“Why are you coming?”
After taking a step towards the riding area, I turned her body and gently held out my hand to Ariel.
“I want to ride a horse for the first time in a long time. Would you like to ride with me?”
“Ah…”
Ariel, who was looking at her hand, placed her hand on top of hers and smiled.
“I came this far, it would be rude to go back.”
So Ariel and I entered the horse riding range.
Although it was the weekend, the inside of the horse riding range was extremely quiet.
At first, I thought it was an unpopular place, but…
“Hmm? “You’re a guest at this hour.”
This was because it was still early for customers to enter the riding range.
The person who greeted us was a person who appeared to be a horse caretaker.
“Can I ride now?”
“Sure. “Please come this way.”
The horse manager guided Ariel and me to the riding range and began explaining various things.
How to use, precautions, and even costs…
Ariel, who had been quietly listening to the explanation, whispered to me with her slightly surprised face.
“It’s more expensive than I thought…”
As expected, she was sensitive to amount.
I couldn’t tell if it was because I felt financially burdened, or if I just hated overspending.
‘Seeing as I have a [Frugal spirit] Temperament, it could be both.’
First of all, the important thing is not finding the cause.
If things continue like this, Ariel will feel burdened and will refuse to ride her horse.
But I actually breathed a sigh of relief.
‘It’s a good thing I prepared it.’
I took out the paper I had prepared in advance and showed it to Ariel.
“Don’t worry, I have this.”
“This… Ticket?”
You can use this horseback riding center by paying on the day, but it is also possible to purchase a ticket in advance.
“Yes. I received it as a gift. Let’s use this.”
For reference, it was Karin who gave me this ticket as a gift.
Of course, I received it as a gift because I asked for it, so it is difficult to use the expression “Gift,” But…
The pressure on Ariel’s face seemed to have slightly disappeared when she saw her voucher, but she had not completely disappeared.
“Don’t give it to me, you can use it later…” .”
“No way… “You came with the president because you didn’t want to ride alone?”
“Then with someone else…” .”
Ariel seemed to want to escape her burden somehow.
I answered, shrugging her shoulders.
“Do not worry. “I don’t have anyone to come with me.”
“There isn’t one… ?”
At a time when Ariel was wondering, the horse manager who was guiding her started laughing.
“It’s been a long time since we had a couple guests.”
“Oh, we…”
Ariel waved her hand and tried to deny the horse manager’s words.
But I didn’t give Ariel that opportunity.
“I guess it’s not common for men and women to come together?”
“Ah…”
Ariel, who lost her player to me, was a little embarrassed and tried to open her mouth again, but the horse manager who was walking in front of her answered my words without knowing that.
“Yes. “There are couples who visit occasionally, but most don’t visit more than twice.”
Ariel decided that she had missed the right time to deny it and asked the horse manager with a sigh.
“Why?”
Haha, because of the words.”
I nodded as if I understood what the horse manager said.
In contrast, Ariel asked a question as if she did not understand the horse manager’s answer or my agreement.
“Is it because of the words? “Isn’t the reason you come to a horse riding range to see and ride horses?”
Haha, a horse is a gentle animal when seen from a distance, but when you see it in front of you, it has an intimidating feeling that makes people take a step back.”
“Ah…”
Only then did Ariel nod her head in agreement like me.
When you look at a horse from a distance, you can’t tell its size, and it doesn’t feel particularly threatening, but when you see it up close, many people are surprised by its huge size.
Moreover, even if they are well tamed, horses are very dangerous animals.
His mood swings are severe, and even though he is calm, he can suddenly become violent.
“Actually, it’s not a big problem. The horses our guests ride are well-trained by us. The problem is that the illusion about words is broken.”
Horses are ultimately animals, and there is a unique smell that comes from raising animals.
Some people like that smell, but…
“I know I say this, but this is not a place for couples who are just dating. I made the same mistake when I was younger. Hehe.”
“I see.”
It was only after Ariel listened to the horse manager’s words that she seemed to understand what I meant.
“I guess that’s what it meant when there was no one to come with.”
“Yes.”
Most of the customers using the horse riding range were families with children or middle-aged customers.
“If possible, I wanted to come with someone who likes horses, and since you said you like it, I’m giving it to you.”
“Whoa… Then there is nothing we can do. I’ll take it well.”
Ariel smiled bitterly, but she did not refuse any more tickets.
Looking at Ariel like that, I let out a bitter laugh inside her.
‘Okay, I’ve put one line down for now.’
If it were another woman, I wouldn’t have felt the burden of a horseback riding ticket.
But the opponent is Ariel.
Although she was caught up in the atmosphere and received the ticket, she will never forget the fact that she received it.
From Ariel’s perspective, it will feel like a debt.
After giving her all information, the manager gave Ariel and me her ticket and stamped the back of her ticket.
And she gave us her ticket again.
I asked the horse manager with a puzzled expression.
“Why are you giving me this again?”
Hehe, why are you giving it to me? Of course, I’m giving it to you because there are still some left.”
The ticket was not disposable.
It was a 10-time ticket.
I already knew, but I pretended not to know and got my ticket back from the horse manager.
As soon as Ariel got her ticket back, she eagerly handed it to me.
“I didn’t know it was reusable. Take it.”
I shook my head and answered strongly.
“The chairman has it now. If you decide you don’t need it later, please return it then.”
“Hmm… Okay.”
This was a passage that showed how important the first button is.
Normally, no matter what I said, he would have rejected it.
However, since he had been swept away by my words from the moment he entered the riding range, he was drawn to the atmosphere and nodded at what I said.
“Tell me if you need anything. “I’ll give it back to you right away.”
“Haha, I understand.”
In this way, ten strands of thread that she could not see were tied to Ariel’s body.
“Okay then, come this way. “I’ll show you the horse.”
Ariel and I followed the horse manager to the stables.
Perhaps because it was a horse riding center that received customers, the stables were very clean.
“Now, let’s choose your words.”
Ariel and I started looking at the horses resting in the stables.
And he explained the characteristics of the horses we were watching next to Ariel and me.
The horses were gentle, so there was no difficulty in watching them.
However, it was mostly the case.
Quang! Puhiiiiing! Purr!
As soon as we arrived in front of a stable, the horse inside the stable started making a fuss with a loud roar.
Ariel and me, who flinched at the sudden commotion, walked away from the stable and looked at the horses in the stable.
White horse.
“Oh… “It’s a white horse.”
And it was huge.
“This is my first time seeing such a big horse.”
At first glance, it was a large white horse that looked 1.5 times larger than other horses.
In addition, she even showed off her beauty by fluttering her pure white mane.
Next to me and Ariel, who were so captivated by the white horse, the horse manager spoke firmly.
“This guy can’t do it.”
Even without explaining the reason, I felt like I knew why.
Nevertheless, the horse manager began to explain.
“I brought it in because I liked the way it looked, but I couldn’t tame it for over a year.”
The reason you can understand it in one line.
Ariel smiled bitterly as she watched the white horse causing trouble in the stable.
“It sounds like you hate people’s hands. “Such comments were often made in the unit his father led.”
“Unit?”
Ariel gave a natural answer to my natural question.
“Yes, my father was a soldier. “
“Ah…”
It was a short answer, but one question I had been curious about until now was answered.
‘I became like this because I grew up under a soldier.’
I could tell that Ariel’s harsh tone and restrained personality were due to her father.
She wanted to ask more, but it would make Ariel feel uncomfortable, so she focused on the white horse in front of her again.
“It was quiet before, but now that we’re here, it’s starting to cause a scene.”
“You’re right. Even if they look like that, they are calm when they are with other horses. “They only make a fuss like that when they see people in front of them.”
“Hmm…”
It’s a horse that only causes trouble when it sees a person in its eyes…
Looking at that horse, I approached the stables with curiosity.
Let’s approach the stable like that…
Bang! Quaaaaang! Fuhiiing! Purr!
The white horse began to make a bigger fuss.
The horse manager behind me grabbed my shoulder and warned me in an anxious voice.
“Be careful. As you can see, it is bigger than other horses, so when it sticks out its hind feet through the feeding hole, it stretches out longer than expected. “Before I came here, I heard that quite a few people died from that back foot.”
“Haha… “I’m glad there were no accidents here.”
At my words, the horse manager bowed his head with a disgusted expression.
“No one has died, but accidents continue to occur. “There was a guy who lost all his teeth when he got hit on the back foot while feeding him food, and a customer held out his hand in exasperation and three fingers ended up in the guy’s stomach.”
Haha…”
I couldn’t help but hold my tongue at the horse manager’s words.
It was so crazy that it went beyond being violent and could even be described as madness.
But as I look at the words steeped in such madness…
‘This… ‘I’m happy?’
An interesting thought occurred to me.
I smiled brightly and asked the horse manager.
“Can I try?”
Of course, the horse manager who heard what I said was shocked and pulled me over.
“Didn’t you hear me!? “This guy has a problem that even experts like us can’t handle!”
And as soon as the horse manager finished speaking, a hand was placed on his other shoulder and Ariel’s voice was heard.
“I appreciate the spirit of challenge, but listen to what he says.”
“Even if it’s just a challenge…”
Ariel interrupted me and continued what she had said earlier as if persuading me.
“I told you earlier, right? There was such violent talk in my father’s unit. What do you think the ending of those words was?”
“…”
“Everything was disposed of, leaving nothing behind.”
The words that came out of Ariel’s mouth were cold, but there was sadness in her voice.
It’s about distinguishing between what you like to say and reality.
Ariel continued to pour out cold lines.
“There were no exceptions even if it was a horse owned by the royal family. “It is difficult to control one’s speech.”
“You’re right! Everyone came forward like a guest and was treated harshly! And…”
The horse manager, encouraged by Ariel’s words, thought it was an opportunity and fired a rapid fire at me.
But I stopped talking to the horse manager…
“I am confident because I have tamed a similar dog before. If there is a problem, I will take full responsibility, so don’t worry.”
I took a step forward with confidence.
“Oh my…”
The horse manager made a perplexed voice and finally began to persuade Ariel.
“Don’t you know how dangerous it is? Please speak directly. If you do that, accidents will happen.”
“Hmm…”
But Ariel just shed her tears.
There were no negative emotions visible on her face.
She spoke to me in a rather encouraging voice.
“My father told me something. Whenever a man commits a reckless act, be sure to stop him at least once. But…”
Ariel, who was slightly confused, ended her sentence with a bright smile.
“It is rude beyond rude to stop someone twice. From then on, she told me to stay by her side and see how well I could do.”
