Chapter 521 – Week 7 Saturday (6)
Marei widened her eyes in surprise at Lee Ha-woon’s sudden gesture of holding her hand, and saw the married woman sneaking up on her. I laughed involuntarily at the appearance of a young mother who was tired after playing with her child.
Perhaps thinking that she was laughing at him, Lee Ha-woon looked at Marey with narrow eyes and a frown on her face, and immediately punished him with an iron fist by tightly gripping his hand.
“Oops… ! Cow, hand… !”
Marai, who made a loud noise, couldn’t even properly complain to Lee Ha-woon about the fact that Merande was in front of her.
“Huh? What’s going on?”
“I was messing about, so I held her hand and gave her a lot of strength.”
Lee Ha-woon grabbed Marey’s right wrist and shook him flutteringly to show his red handprint as if it were nothing.
“Violence is bad, Lee Ha-woon.”
“Uh, who is admonishing whom? Are you raising your voice because you are bullying your boyfriend?”
“Ugh… I’m your boyfriend… It’s not like that… Ouch!”
With her hands behind her back, holding her hands together, avoiding her gaze and muttering in a low voice as if whining.
Lee Ha-woon strode over and fed Merende’s head with honey chestnuts.
“You’re being cheeky these days, huh? Huh? Are you old too? Are you just a teenager? Wanna fuck me up? Huh?”
“Aww… Sorry…”
Marai couldn’t stop Marei from Lee Ha-woon’s actions as he grabbed Merende’s cheeks and stretched them from side to side. Lee Ha-woon, who had scolded Merende for saying he was wrong by stretching her cheeks left and right, kicked and laughed, then pressed Merende’s head hard and combed his hair.
“Mmm, don’t break your hair… !”
“Ugh, uh, uh. Look at this. Look at this~ huh~? Huh?”
“I mean don’t do it!!!”
Merande screamed loudly. Lee Ha-woon looked at Merende with surprised eyes.
“Uh, uh… That is… Angry, not angry… I-I-I’m sorry… That, that…”
Merande looked at Lee Ha-woon and Marey alternately with a face that looked like she would burst into tears at any moment. The trembling lips were pitiful to look at, and the bloodless skin was even whiter. The more she screamed, the more surprised she seemed.
“Uh, uh… Sorry. Hmmmm… I was a bit harsh.”
Lee Ha-un cleared his throat as if he had no doubt that Merande would be angry, and she apologized while averting her eyes from the little girl she had raised on her back.
The eyes of the two people standing awkwardly began to turn to the boy. Marai didn’t know what to say here, so she forced herself to spit out the words she didn’t know were right.
“It’s a little hot, would you like something to drink?”
“Is that so? My throat is burning a little.”
“Huh…”
No matter how much I thought about it, this wasn’t an answer, but the two of them nodded their heads moderately, as if this awkward answer had become a rope of salvation.
The awkward time didn’t last long. Seeing Ha-woon Lee sitting in the seat next to her and begging for help by beating her with his elbow, asking Merende about this and that, the lonely lady started talking excitedly. Lee Ha-woon sipped the cold drink in moderation and listened to Merende’s story in silence.
“Have you ever seen the sea, Marey? Huh? That she’s never seen one? That she is the sea…”
Merande continued her speech with her twinkling eyes. She had heard of the sea or seen it in books, but it was quite an interesting story because she had never actually seen it.
“It would be great to see it in real life. She said that when she went to the principality she would have a look at the sea. Since she only stays in the capital…”
“There’s even a waterway to the coastal city!”
“I’ve only been on cruise ships that move in the capital… Oh, do you know the toothy fish there?”
“Ah, those naughty guys… I know.”
Mrende shook her head, becoming the face of a child who had swallowed a bite of bitter food.
“I almost fell on a cruise ship, how terrifying it was. Now that I think about it, it was really dangerous.”
“Um… Those guys have weaker teeth than they look, so they’re not that dangerous. We don’t even have teeth marks, um… Does Marey have a few teeth marks?”
“Then isn’t it dangerous…?”
“I don’t know these days, but when I was young, tourists often missed out. Then people just laughed. I mean, I went sightseeing and blew the day off with an ice bath.”
“Is that okay?”
“Yeah, I fell for it once. Lee Ha-woon once saved me. Right?”
Lee Ha-woon shook his head in disgust at Merende’s question.
“Don’t say anything, thinking about the fish that cling to you at that time gives you nightmares. Because tourists just sprinkle something to eat. Once it falls into the water, it will rush at it, so that shape, that tail. They say that in the past, when people fell in, they all ran away… It’s a funny story.”
“At that time… Oh no.”
“Huh? What happened?”
I almost said that Philia saved me. Come to think of it, she wasn’t on good terms with Philia and Merande. I don’t know what the two will think, but when I think of the rude person who came to visit me the other day, I could easily guess that they wouldn’t be on good terms for political reasons that had nothing to do with them.
“No, I think I want to go to the principality again.”
“Then let’s go to the sea. I’ll show you! It looks great from the cottage! The room is spacious and the people are friendly! Lee Ha-un also went often in the summer.”
“I was taken as a bodyguard because you guys were going to play in the water, people are kind because you pay for them, and the rooms are spacious because it’s a hotel.”
“It was a hotel… ? There were no people there?”
“When you guys go, the hotel is completely empty. Did you really not know?”
“I didn’t know that…”
Merende’s red eyes glanced at her Marey and muttered helplessly. The trembling red eyes looked uneasy. He seemed to be embarrassed or ashamed of something. She didn’t know exactly why, but she appealed to Marei that she was okay with just laughing.
“By the way, even if it’s privately owned, what about the original guests and reservation guests?”
“Because I own several hotels. Give me a refund and ask for your understanding. Is there any way to not be offended? First of all, they give you a free hotel voucher and book a room in another hotel. Of course, all expenses are paid by this side, and there is such a thing as a room, right? If you put enough on one or two, it usually solves it neatly.”
“…It sounds like something from another world.”
Hearing Marey’s words, Lee Ha-woon burst out laughing as if she was dumbfounded.
“When the Farwens talk about it, it sounds sarcastic.”
“No, no. That was not my intention…”
“I know, I know. Well, because of the personality of the inspector general, I don’t think he would do such a thing. Well, Lauren doesn’t do anything cheap either, because she doesn’t give a damn about that kind of money. Where would the Inspector General go? . Uh, it’s a secret that you cursed at this.”
“Yes… Are you familiar with Lauren by any chance?”
“That guy is the headmaster. It’s weird not knowing. I was sold the same as Count Valentine…”
“Are you selling?”
Lee Ha-woon nodded her head as if nothing had happened.
“Isn’t the principality in trouble with the succession war? It’s me, Countess Valentine, and I’m famous in the dukedom, for better or for worse… Well, it’s embarrassing to talk about this, because even if neither of us cares about politics, you do care about us. I said I wouldn’t take anyone’s side, but it’s only natural that I’m more interested in me, Valentine, and my students… It’s floating in such an obscure position, but it happened to be sold by Lauren, who buys famous guys.”
“Did you say you would come quietly?”
“Why don’t you come quietly? I’m going to take off my title, I’m going to do something weird, I’m going to do a damn thing, so I put a bamboo stick in Asmos’s face. I came here in exchange for forgiveness… I didn’t know that kid would come along.”
“How about Professor Valentine?”
“She hates noise. I hate being talked about by people. Know? That guy… Something different?”
“A dark elf?”
“Well, because I know. Continuing the story, I just want to live as if I didn’t exist. He hated teaching students, but he ran away saying he was ashamed to come every day while beating drums and accepting orders from the king.”
Do you want to hide the fact that you are a dark elf? He thought about Count Ycher de Valentine, whom Marey had a crush on, because he was very beautiful and like a cute older sister who couldn’t stop eating sweets.
He is a count, but instead of feeling dignified or aristocratic, there were pitiful evaluations, such as ifit would be like this if he took away his confidence and put his expertise in it. Of course, it’s just a pity to compare it with a good-looking reserve toilet and black magic teacher who are ignorant of sexual knowledge…
“What else do you have to say? I think the little boy got mad at me for talking about anything other than himself… ?”
“Oh, I’m not upset… Lee Ha-woon is really grumpy… Ugh… “
“Okay, so keep talking. What did you talk about? Hotel? Oh yeah. Made it there Come to think of it, the chef did a pretty good job. If you go there, ask for the steak to be grilled rare. If you chew it, it will be juicy and bloody enough to work, just… Nice… I want to drink.”
“Cadet! Aww… My, I will tell you The hotel chef is an apprentice of the royal chef, yes. Obviously it was. So, I am very, very good at cooking. Not only meat, but also other dishes… “
Perhaps thinking that Lee Ha-woon was stealing the topic, Merande continued her speech quickly, unable to find her usual slow tone.
“And… And… Ah… I was talking too much… ?”
And immediately, because of her lack of confidence, Marey shook her head. He had to listen to the story until the end so that he could talk slowly, but Lee Ha-woon intercepted the conversation, making a moderate noise, and giggling at the figure of Merande puffing out his cheeks, as if he wanted to see Merende in a hurry. It was a problem to return the topic to him.
Should I say it’s preventing me from concentrating? The conversation was so endlessly detailed that it seemed like he was trying to cut it off, but it was too much kindness for Marey, and it was just burdensome.
“Among other dishes, what would you recommend?”
“Uh, um… That uncooked fish dish… ? What olive oil? And what did you put… Anyway, anyway. I have something delicious… That’s the name…”
“Carpaccio.”
Lee Ha-woon added,
“Yeah, that was so delicious. I want Marey to eat it too.”
“I prefer thinly sliced tenderloin or sirloin rather than fish. Go and try it too.”
“Is Lee Ha-woon not coming?”
“In summer… ? Play the two of you Don’t act like an adult.”
Evie, Evie. Merande stared at Lee Ha-woon as she waved her hands as if chasing away a small animal.
“Don’t look at me like that, I won’t go because it’s annoying. You are an adult soon, do you really need a guardian?”
“But… I want Lee Ha-woon to be with me…”
I can’t live Lee Ha-woon let out a sigh.
“In summer… Let’s make time then.”
“Really? Really? Will you come with me?”
“If you say no, you’ll whine until you say you’re going. Set the schedule after final exams, and don’t get excited. Ah, if I go through the exam this time, I know there won’t be any soup, whether it’s a trip or something.”
Yes… Merande answered without confidence.
