章 7: CHAPTER 7 [WHAT DO YOU KNOW]
The bushes shook slightly. Arne's eyes narrowed.
'What did I see just now?'
The man i made eye contact with hid himself among the bushes, but it was already late. I saw red hair that shouldn't be here.
'Could it be that the unpleasantness I've been feeling is actually...?'
I couldn't have missed it. Just in case, Arne shot a deadly arrow at the bush so that no one else would feel it. hmmm. a red head popped up and then disappeared. it was a brief moment, but i confirmed it. sadly, it was someone I knew.
'Why is that bastard here?'
Why is the guy who should be in the West Empire found in the garden of Ternyuzen Castle? He was not a member of the Imperial Guard, which was separately attached to Sichlion IV while proclaimed Arne as a princess. He is not even a wedding guest. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't think of any reason for that guy to be here. It was when Arne was narrowing her brows. The man poked his head out over the bushes. Once again, their eyes met. Arne frowned.
'Why are you here.'
'Hehe.'
"Get lost."
"I don't want it!"
A silent conversation that was only made with glances and facial expressions followed. There's nothing more to see, and in Arne's eyes, the red head waving his head horizontally, with a pitiful look on his face. It was the moment when Arne got up to catch him and sent him out because he really had the intention to stick together without thinking of leaving.
"Oh. Miss. Arne!"
"Huh?'
At the same time as Eva's desperate shouted, Arne felt a touch on her back and flinched. Cassian smiled as he grabbed Arne's body, which was reeling for a moment.
"Are you okay?"
"….ah."
. . . . It wasn't an illusion either.
'I can't feel it again.'
A moment's consciousness flashed up. Arne's confused eyes turned to Casian. No matter how much I was focusing on something else, this situation didn't make sense. A knight of Arne's stature had her back to you, and now you realize it? if it was a war zone, I wouldn't say a word. and now you've noticed? If it was a battlefield, I had nothing to say even if I died.
'Of course, if it was a battlefield, we wouldn't be in this situation.'
Is it the aftermath of training while being an ordinary lady for a while? No matter what happens, it was because of the duchess's strict oder to stay away from the sword's 's' for at least three months of marriage, but there was no excuse. However, even if i rested, the heightened senses(spirt sense) would not rust at once. Didn't you notice the red hair hiding there as evidence?
'Then there is only one conclusion left.'
Arne's nervous gaze looked up at Cassian.
How can you not get caught in my gut feeling? Apparently, Cassian was seen as someone who trained physically in some way.
'No way....have i already been caught?'
An ordinary lady has been already ruined from the beginning. Arne attempted a reasonable doubt. Maybe she had already been caught out that she was a swordmaster. Because coriander recognizes coriander. Cassian shook his head as Arne looked at him nervously in silence he couldn't figure out why she was so wary.
'It's like a cat with its fur bristling.'
Perhaps this is the reaction because she was caught trying to die yesterday, and Cassian became serious. Arne was startled when Casian carefully released his grip that held Arne. He knew Arne was burdened with his touch, but Cassian pretended not to know and let her go.
"What were you doing?"
"Well... it's nothing."
Arne, who belatedly recalled that there was a red head between the bushes, moved herself to cover the bushes. It would be useless if Casian was a real sword master, but it was a reflexive action. As Arne moved away awkwardly, there was a subtle crack in Casian's smile.
"•••••"
"•••••"
Arne covered the bushes with her body. Cassian tried to look behind her, but Arne grabbed him quickly.
"Ha ha."
She gestured as if she were hiding something, and Cassian pretended not to notice it. He already knew there was something lurking in the bushes, but that wasn't important right now.
"By the way, what are you doing here....?"
Arne asked desperately, with the thought of diverting Cassian's attention somehow. Arne's question drew Cassian's gaze to the mountain of gifts.
"Do you like the gift?
"Gift.....? Oh. That."
"That?"
"Haha. Yes, I like it."
Cassian narrows his eyes to Arne's disinterested attitude. He didn't think he could win her over with a gift, but wasn't this a little too disinterested? Arne and Cassian were looking at each other, each with different thoughts.
~[Is that my son-in-law!!]
A loud voice greeted Cassian in the magic ball. The two eyes turned to the magic ball at the appearance of the Duchess. Soon, Arne's expression hardened.
~[Oh my god, son-in-law! I can see my son-in-law's face like this. Can you come closer to the magic ball so that i can see you better? Oh my gosh, look at his figure. Ar Yes, you should be happy because such a handsome man is your husband.]
Arne forced herself to laugh, barely swallowing the words that she had still been kept him alive because of that face, Cassian greeted the Duchess.
"Greetings to the Duchess of Bryllhitt. I should have visited you in person and greeted you, but I'm sorry to say my greetings like this."
~[Oh my~ What such a heavy greeting between us. Feel free to call me mother-in-law. Aren't we all one family now?]
"My mother-in-law is right. I can see Arne beauty, taking after my mother-in-law."
~[Oh my, oh my gosh, look at the way he talks. That's right, she looks like me and all my daughters are beautiful. My son-in-law isn't just handsome in the face~!]
Unable to bear the shame of being pushed by her mother's shameful attention, Arne covered her face with her hands, desperately trying to avoid the situation.
'Please... please.....'
Whether Arne is shy or not, Cassian had fun in this situation.
"I wanted to take you to the wedding in person. But I'm sorry that I couldn't have a ceremony in the West Empire."
~[Well, that's possible. It's also my fault for being weak. It would be a lie if i weren't upset, but what's the point of such a formality? My son-in-law is going to be in trouble, so I have to understand. Hoho. I wondered what would happen when the meeting was broken, but I guess we were meant to be together, right? Ho Ho Ho]
"I'm sorry about the incident at that time. All of a sudden, something urgent happened."
Cassian's gaze turned to Arne for a moment. Their eyes meet. unknowingly, she avoided his gaze. It reminded her of the black history that I had forgotten.
~[If something urgent happens, I can't help it. It's not because I'm sad or don't like it, but it's a pity that I didn't see my son-in-law's handsome face in person.]
"Mom, please."
When Arne was about to die in embarrassment, Cassian laughed unconsciously. It was the first time I had seen Arne like this. Arne, indifferent to other things, seemed a completely different person in front of the Duchess. Cassian smiled kindly as he instinctively realized that if he wanted to get close to Arne, he had to involve the Duchess.
"I will make time later to visit the Western Empire with Arne."
~[Are you going to come to this far place? After all, all we can think about is our son-in-law. But we're okay with that. Don't worry about it. What's more important is for you two to live happily and well together. Right Arne?]
"…Huh? Oh yes."
~[Tsk tsk. look at her not even being cool about answering. My son-in-law, my daughter, is like this.]
"Ha ha."
~[Arne, you're doing really well, right?]
"….."
The weight of the voice was different in this question. When asked by the Duchess if she was doing well pretending to be a normal lady, Arne looked elsewhere. The duchess's eyes narrowed.
~[Look at this, son-in-law. My daughter is so shy~ If it weren't for you, she would never have been able to get married. So my son-in-law should take good care of her. Okay?]
"Yes, I'll take good care of it."
~[Oh my! As expected, my son-in-law is the best]
The Duchess, who had been smiling, suddenly began to chatter about something else.
~[Oh, that's right. I forgot to say thank you, I can't tell you how surprised my husband and I are at the amazing gift my son-in-law sent to us this time. We didn't know he would take care of us like this. I'm if the wives I know saw it would be a little jealous or envy it. I'm really proud of myself. Thank you, son-in-law. It's all thanks to the son-in-law.]
"I'll send it again next time."
~[Oops - I didn't mean to ask for it to send again, but i'll take it since you said you'd sent it. Thanks, son-in-law]
Please... I wish it would stop. Arne wanted to be freed from the hell of a chatter that would never end. All of this was due to the development of civilization and the magic ball.
'This magic ball, i be sure to get rid of it.'
In the end, Arne, who couldn't stand it, moved.
~[so speaking of which, my son-in-law ...]
Dig. The light of the magic ball has faded. The extinct magic ball, Arne, and Cassian, there was a moment of silence came.
"..."
"..."
Arne couldn't bring herself to look at Cassian.
"I'm sorry." [arne]
"What do you mean?" [cassian]
"Just, everything...". [arne]
"It was a pleasure. Your mother is pleasant." [cassian]
Pleasant....? Can you really say that silly comment with the word "pleasure"? Arne seriously agonized and looked at Cassian.
"By the way, what really brings you here? Isn't it time for you to work?"
At Arne's question, which unintentionally penetrated Casian's routine, Cassian opened his eyes wide for a moment and smiled. It was the first time that he felt so good that someone understood him. It wasn't a bad feeling. No, it was fine. As he reflected on the unfamiliarity, Casian's smile deepened.
"It's your heart feeling better?"
"My heart….?"
What's not to be okay with? As if answering Arne's question, Casian added a word.
"What happened yesterday."
"Yesterday..."
'What was there yesterday?'
Soon, Cassian's eyes darkened. In those eyes, Arne recalled the memory of yesterday, which she had completely forgotten.
'Ah, the window incident?'
An incident that was misunderstood as trying to die after climbing to the window sill to avoid her first night. Even Cassian still had a thought that Arne tried to kill herself. Arne was at a loss for a moment. How should I resolve this misunderstanding.
"Did you suffer so much for marrying me?"
It's not.....
"I'm sorry I didn't realize in advance that you suffered enough to make up your mind that you want to leave this world."
It's not true....
"So why don't you tell me why you did that? let me help you."
"No, thank you."
Arne meant it. It was really good.
"Yeah, there's no way you're going to tell me that."
But Cassian's misunderstanding was too hard.
"No, it's true! It's really okay!
"I see ."
"I'm fine!"
"Yes, you don't have to try that hard."
No matter how much Arne tried to convince him otherwise, it didn't work.
'That's crazy.'
Arne was dying because it wasn't really like that. Tell him the truth like this? But that's worse than dying. I was so embarrassed about it. It was more embarrassing than my mother's excessive chatter.
"It's okay if it's later, If you feel like you want to say it, please feel free to tell me then. Then I'm leaving. Goodbye"
Ugh . Arne's conscience hurt when Cassian had a nice smile. I thought that if the misunderstanding deepened like this, it would be impossible for this man. In the end, Arne, who was in conflict, decided.
"Wait a minute!"
Arne, who grabbed Cassian's hem, closed her both eyes.
"Actually….."
A small voice barely spit out a word.
"….. first night."
"First night?"
"I was scared of the first night."
To be precise, she was afraid that the first night would be the night she murdered her husband, but Arne did not intend to fill in the missing part.
"I was scared of the first night, so I was going to run away for a while..."
Hearing Arne's excuse, Cassian had no idea how to react to an unexpected answer. he didn't even know what he was heard right now. What you did it's was because you were scared of our first night? it was ridiculous, and it was funny.
'It's just because of that.....?'
This was completely unexpected. it's a reason I've never really thought about. The bride is so scared on her first night that she wants to run away through the window. In the meantime, Arne's blushing and embarrassed face was insanely cute. Cassian burst out laughing, and Arne, who had been bowing her head with her eyes closed tightly in embarrassment, slowly raised her head. Unable to understand why he was laughing, she started blankly. Cassian, who had been laughing in a low voice for a long time, gently grabbed Arne's shoulder and whispered in a voice sweeter than honey, 'You're not alone'.
"I won't lift a single finger if you don't want me to."
"...Yes? Really?"
"Yes."
Can I still? Wouldn't that be okay? Arne blinked in surprise and confusion. Even that was cute, and Cassian spoke softly in a low voice.
"Of course, it's a secret between the two of us."
"..."
A suggestion, like a devil's whisper. Cassian's wintry blue eyes glowed sinisterly. looking up into Cassian's eyes innocently, Arne immediately thought that he had some other plan but…. She didn't know what.
"Great."
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