Chapter 13 – Home
12.
Carl and Sophia were silent for a while. I didn’t know what words to bring up for conversation. No matter what the conversation was about, the incident in the bathroom seemed to come to mind. Sophia had to bring up a different subject to appeal to Carl that he was not taking it to heart so that Carl would not remember what happened earlier.
Carl was troubled. Because it seemed like it would be good to go over it at this point. Since it was right after Sofia had been shamed, I had to approach with caution, but the timing itself was fine. And even though Sophia looked fine on the outside, on the inside, she was festering as hard as she could. Carl, who had been by his side for a long time, knew that.
Blue garden. Sophia is a place where she came with her caregiver, but it was a different feeling landscape than back then. The air was clear, the sun was shining, and I could hear the sound of the wind. Above all, there was a knife, not a caregiver, next to Sophia.
Sophia smiled. She still didn’t know what kind of feelings she had for Carl, but he felt comfortable around him. He also felt good that the caregiver was no longer in sight. He has no use worrying about what to say. After all, the opponent is a sword. If he wants to say something, he just has to do it, and if he doesn’t want to say something, he doesn’t have to.
“I think the weather is very nice today.”
“Huh? Oh, right.”
What?
Carl’s reaction was a little lukewarm. Sophia bit her lip, thinking that Carl was still holding on to what had happened before. Even if he is a knife, he must have reacted like this after going through such a thing. Sophia sighed inwardly. Why is a person who was so insidious towards other women now absentmindedly?
“Come to think of it, Carl. One day, we decided to have a chat together in a garden like this. Why, the first time I killed an officer of the Demon King’s army. Everyone has a blank face. Whoops. At that time, if it wasn’t for the knife, everyone would have collapsed. Was it Lloyd? That’s what he said When everything is over, let’s get together and chat—”
“Sophia.”
Sophia was in a state of shock. Carl’s voice had weight. It didn’t feel cold, but it was a perceptible level of weight that he had some kind of determination. Sophia had a rough idea of what Carl was going to say. “No, I do not want.” Carl smiled bitterly at Sophia, who didn’t listen to me until the end and said she didn’t like it. Sophia’s eyes glared at her sword.
“I think there should be a caregiver after all.”
“Why?”
“Because, yes.”
“As expected, I must have been dirty. I am sorry.”
“Sophia.”
“Me, I was actually abused by the caregiver. Yes, I was bullied a lot. Did you feel like your missing limbs were being hacked to pieces? He rubs a spoon on a place other than his lips and doesn’t even remove the blanket.”
“Sophia?”
“Why? Does it look messy? Disrespecting the caregiver. That’s okay, to some extent it’s true.”
“But Sophia.”
“Aren’t you sorry for me?”
Tears welled up in Sophia’s eyes. As expected, I seem to be crying too often these days. Sophia’s voice trembled. In fact, Sophia had a lot of anxiety. Subhuman beings. When someone who was once a hero falls like that in an instant, it’s common to feel a level of hopelessness that can’t be described in words.
“I wish I had Carl by my side, but I can’t hold him. If you say you don’t like knives, then you have to say that you know. It’s a nuisance to Carl. So, when I can’t even hold onto Carl and Carl says he needs a caregiver, I can’t refuse.”
“Sophia. But.”
“So I was trying to buy some sympathy. While cursing the caregiver. He must have done it because he and he worked hard for me and was really tired and tired, but he wanted to buy you sympathy even as he insulted such a person. I was greedy. I was afraid that if all the other caregivers also refused, Carl, who had been playing around with me all the time, would take care of me. Am I being selfish?”
“It is not so.”
“Sorry. There was something earlier. Whoa, I’m the worst. How can a person ask me to clean up when he can’t even wipe his pee? Even for an outsider. Maybe I wasn’t like a pig?”
“Sophia!”
“Knife.”
“Listen to me first. Sophia.”
“Yes, I am listening.”
Carl made a deliberately serious expression. In fact, he was on the verge of bursting out laughing, but somehow he managed to hold it in. The fact that Sophia’s stomach was so damaged was a good thing. It didn’t seem like it would take too long to get Sophia back to Carl’s house. Let’s twist it up for a moment.
“I am your best friend. Yes? So no matter how many mistakes you make on me, I won’t care. I understand? Or will you not forgive me if I make a mistake with you?”
“No! Anything will be forgiven. If it’s a knife.”
“Look at that. We are in a relationship where we can ‘forgive anything’. Yes? So, forget what happened earlier. I understand you’re embarrassed, but don’t feel guilty about it. Understand?”
“Karl is kind.”
“I like you. If it’s for you, I can take care of you at any time. But there will be times when I can’t be by your side, and I might have to do things you’re ashamed of. I think it would be better to find a caregiver for that.”
“Huh… I understand Carl’s words. I’m sorry for being foolish.”
“Of course, if you stay at my house, all your problems will be solved.”
“Yes?”
“… No, forget what I just said.”
Carl put a small piece of cookie into Sophia’s mouth. As Sophia chewed and swallowed, the tea at the right temperature was slowly poured into her mouth.
“Sophia. Even though you are now a body that can’t do anything without the help of others. I’m the one who knows how awesome you are, right? No need to fret too much. You are a person who has achieved great enough achievements.”
“Knife. It hurts me when you talk too much about the truth.”
“Don’t be depressed. Because I’m worried.”
“Yes… I’ll try. Thank you.”
“Are you feeling a little relieved?”
“Well? Still, it seems a bit relieved. Nothing has been resolved!”
“Hmm. Yes.”
Carl sat down on one knee in front of Sophia. He made eye contact. Sophia’s golden eyes reflected Carl’s serious face. “Knife? What are you trying to do?” The strange atmosphere continued for a long time. Carl took a few deep breaths and he stood up again. “As expected, I can’t do this because it’s embarrassing. The knights must have an iron plate on their mugs.” “Pooh. What is it.”
Moist touches crossed Sophia’s smiling forehead. Sophia blankly looked at the knife. Sophia’s forehead, unable to resist, was exposed to the knife’s lips. Carl caressed Sophia’s face as if to appreciate the marks he had left. Sophia didn’t say anything, she stayed still. Knife. Isn’t it too sudden though? This.
“Okay. You were abused by a caregiver a while ago, and I like you. You’ve never answered my heart I decided to do it my way, just.”
“Yeah?”
“Sophia. Can I take care of you hmm. Therefore. I mean nursing Let’s stay together at my house. The only thing you should be ashamed of is having a slave do it for you.”
“Ah… “
Carl cleared his throat a few times before falling back to his knees.
“I, Karl Reven, as your true ally, wish to overcome your hardships and adversity together, and to protect you from suffering. Will you accept it?”
“Ah… “
“Sophia.”
“… Yes, I, Sophia Gracia, will accept Carl Leben’s protection.”
Sophia had been unconscious from before. I mean, what’s the situation?
“To be something. Something. What?”
When I woke up, I felt like I was living with Carl.
It was very embarrassing.
*
I don’t know if it was because she was in the mood or because she was stupid, but Sophia meekly accepted her protection. Karl Leben proceeded to move Sofia into his home. The procedure was swift. He tells the Emperor, informs her companions, and confirms once again that it is Sophia’s will. Sophia was able to have dinner at Carl’s house.
“Knife?”
“Oh, wait.”
Dinner spot.
Sophia smelled an unfamiliar smell in an unfamiliar space.
This is – Carl’s house -.
Only then did Sophia come to her senses. Once she entered Carl’s house, Sophia could not get out on her own. Even if the knife suddenly changes. I hoped that would be the case, but-.
Bad rumors about Carl come to mind belatedly.
What… I’ll be fine… ?
