71 – One star for you (3)

Tak,

“…Whoa.”

I sigh quietly as I close the door.

It must have been a joke, but why are you talking about the future with such a serious expression?

I haven’t even broken off my engagement yet, so is it okay to talk so hastily after becoming a duke?

Of course I was glad he came out with that attitude. If he objected…

Because it was like being blocked by a big barrier before things went smoothly.

Because I am an adult father-in-law, after hearing such words, why did the pressure gradually increase?

In the end, I had no choice but to come out as if I was running away while talking to the duke.

Is it fortunate that I did not hear the expression son-in-law?

I wondered if it might be because he died and came back to life once, it would take quite a while to get used to his drastically changed appearance.

“By the way…”

To think that Irene talked about me so much, she couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

Recently, the attitude towards me has become very docile, as well.

Didn’t you wear a lot of flashy jewelry in front of me?

It was a time when both sides were vaguely realizing that each other had their hearts set on each other.

I’ve never liked anyone, so I didn’t understand people who confessed to me and fought among themselves.

What is it like to like someone that makes you so desperate?

I thought it was just passing emotions. I think I can understand that feeling a little bit now.

Either Chaewon or Jisoo… I guess they said that because they felt the same feelings I’m feeling right now.

This tickling emotion makes a person addicted to the sensation.

Being around him naturally makes him feel good,

Isn’t there sometimes a case of staying up all night buried in that emotion?

I scratched my tickling cheek for a moment, then moved on and headed downstairs.

The same goes for the seasonal festival that I talked about before, and there were quite a few things to talk about.

#

Tick-

Wanting to hear the sound of a corset being tightened, I frowned at the sudden sound of a string breaking.

The corset’s strings are broken. Why is it suddenly like this when I usually wear it well?

Turning her head to look behind her, Lopena was staring at the laces of her corset, her eyes squinting.

“Is the string old?”

“No… This is not an old string, I think it just broke because it didn’t fit the lady’s body.”

His complexion turned white at those words. I haven’t eaten that much lately,

Does not fit mean that I gained weight? Biting her lips lightly, let’s stare at Lorphena,

Lopena shook her head and hurriedly opened her mouth.

“I’m not saying I gained weight. That… I think her breasts got a little bigger.”

“Breasts?”

“Yes, the back and waist are tightened well, but the line breaks when it goes to the chest. I think I will have to order again.”

“……”

She slowly covers her mouth, avoiding Pena’s gaze as she quietly turns her back.

Tuk-tuk, touching the corner of her mouth that slowly rises with her finger. She pats her cheek like that.

She wasn’t bad. No, it could be said to be better.

Evan’s face suddenly grew hot. Why does his face come to mind in this situation?

He coughed and cooled his feverish face with the wind blowing from the window.

It was time for Evan to return soon.

If the conversation with my father doesn’t last long, he’ll probably be back in a few minutes.

She wears a corset that is slightly larger than the one she had before, and wears a dress that is a little more fancy than usual.

“Are you going to wear this today?”

A purple dress, though it was quite far from the plainness she usually wears.

It wouldn’t hurt to wear this dress today. For a moment to touch the swollen shawl,

Before long, he turned his attention to accessories. What should I wear today?

Among the many accessories, the one that caught my eye at once was the gift from Evan.

On the shore of the lake called Siren, didn’t he give a present for his birthday?

He really didn’t know that he would remember until then that he gave him a slight glance.

Without covering the corners of her mouth that went up for no reason this time, she carefully hung the sapphire necklace around her neck.

If you think about it, isn’t Evan always taking care of even the smallest things?

Compared to that, he… To be honest, he didn’t do much for Evan.

He was always led by him, and wasn’t he swayed by him every time he did something?

“Hmm.”

Maybe she had more relationships with women than she knew.

He had no idea what life was like before he came here as an escort driver,

My eyes narrowed at the rising worry.

Thinking about it, it occurred to me that what he was doing to himself seemed too skillful.

Every time he went to a ball, there were a lot of young girls who were aiming for him,

He was still burning the letters coming to him right away.

But wouldn’t it be natural to worry like this?

Evan tends to get a lot of attention from others to leave without worrying about anything.

So, this season’s festival was important to me. A chance to turn this lopsided balance back to yourself.

Although it was true that he was usually swayed by Evan endlessly and was weak to him. Now, I couldn’t be swayed by him any longer.

What if he took the initiative and returned Evan’s actions to him?

Isn’t that a pretty good idea? He is Evan who is swung by himself,

I just thought about it for a moment, but I felt good, so I held my teacup lightly and stared into the air.

“My lady, you look a little serious today.”

“It’s a seasonal festival soon.”

“You decided to go with the driver, right? I went last year and this year I plan to stay at the mansion.”

“So what?”

It may be a bit childish, but he didn’t like being with Lopena too much.

No matter how much I think of him as a younger brother, I don’t know how long it will last.

It seems that Lopena also doesn’t have much feelings for Evan, but can’t help but feel anxious.

I waited for a while to pass the time, and as I was fiddling with the blank paper, I heard the familiar footsteps from far away.

Since there was only one person walking towards his office at this time,

He straightened his clothes and looked in the direction of the door.

A person who always adds newness to the same daily life.

After a while, he looked at his escort knight who came in and smiled unbecomingly.

“Were you waiting?”

I’m waiting, always.

However, I didn’t say that. It wasn’t close enough to say that yet.

But one day…The day will come when you will tell your true feelings. I just thought so.

#

I thought Irene was in a pretty good mood today.

As soon as I entered, I saw her smiling face, and she smiled lightly as she lowered her head.

Is there something good going on? Actually, Lopena noticed that she didn’t know why.

She stared at Irene for a moment, then she realized that her earrings had changed and she slowly opened her mouth.

“Did you change your earrings? She looks better than she wore before.”

“…Really? I only changed it once, but I’m glad it suits you.”

Maybe she’s happy to know, she sat down on her sofa, shaking her head slightly as she watched the flushing blush immediately.

It has been four years since I have been in and out of this space.

It was a little funny that this place was more comfortable than my room, but

I spent the longest time here, so maybe it was natural.

If Irene became the head of household and went up to that space on the third floor, she would feel quite awkward.

Tak-

She gently closes her eyes as the scent of darjeeling spreads in her mouth.

Unlike before, when she used to enjoy carbonated drinks, she is now quite used to the culture of tea.

She has reached the point where she drinks tea more often than water. Wouldn’t I look like an aristocrat now?

Even when I danced at the last ball, I knew that at least I danced better than Irene.

As I laughed at the memories of that time that came to my mind, Irene, who was staring at me, opened her mouth.

“What do you think?”

“It reminded me of something from the last prom.”

At the word prom, Irene’s face hardened.

She danced on the balcony, but her dancing… It’s hard to say that she danced well to be honest.

She deliberately set the teacup down hard enough to make a thud. Then she stared at me and opened her mouth again.

“…Dancing is not that important in life.”

“That’s right.”

When I answered that, Irene withdrew her gaze from me with a pouty expression, as if she didn’t like the answer.

There is not much difference from the outside, but should I say that it is slightly different from my point of view.

However, it was obvious that Irene’s mood would soon be relieved, so there was no need for her to worry.

What I’m going to tell Irene today is about her seasonal festival, isn’t it?

Even if it was Irene, who would be indifferent to other conversations, she would have listened to her, so she calmly drank her tea and opened her mouth.

“This season festival.”

Recently, when time was free, she went to the imperial palace,

If there was anything she could do with him, it was, of course, to collect information related to the seasonal festival.

She had to find out everything herself, except for important events.

At the very least, wouldn’t it be better to make a plan in advance than to wander around without knowing anything about the festival?

All the information I had gathered with such thoughts was finally completed today.

In order to save a little time and participate in all events,

And it would be better if we coordinated our opinions.

I brought up her story about her seasonal festival, and Irene, who flinched at the words, slowly turned her gaze toward me.

“If it’s a seasonal festival, isn’t it already over? We decided to go together. I can’t go, or anything like that-“

“It can’t be. Isn’t that what I said in the first place?”

If I break this promise, I’ll probably be the worst person.

Irene let out a light sigh as if she was happy with what I said, and she looked at me and pursed her lips.

“Then why did you suddenly bring up the seasonal festival?”

“I can’t go there blindly, so is there a place you really want to go to?”

As I unfolded the map I had prepared on the table, Irene, who looked at the map, got up from her seat and quietly approached and sat next to me.

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What is written on the map are the points where major seasonal events are held,

Originally, it was something that no one could find. Somehow, thanks to the duke’s willingness to hand it over, I was able to write like this.

“…Well.”

I couldn’t participate in all the events listed on the map.

In the first place, it’s not like we’re there all day, we’re only enjoying the event for a few hours.

Perhaps only a few can barely participate.

But I wonder if it’s quite troublesome to choose it,

A small smile leaked out at Irene’s appearance as she stared at the map for a long time.

“Are you worried?”

Let’s say that while tucking her slightly flowing hair behind her ear.

Irene glanced at my hand and nodded her head slightly.

It wouldn’t hurt to have one or two of my own,

With that thought in mind, when I put my finger on a corner of her map, Irene tilted her head as if wondering.

“Stout?”

“It is one of those things that can only be seen during the summer seasonal festival. Do you not know what this is?”

“Okay. I am hearing it for the first time.”

“Then you’d better go and see for yourself. She had her quinceañera this year as a lady… so maybe you can join in here.”

Stout, put simply, was an event related to alcohol.

It was an event held to drink all the fruit wine made with harvested ingredients at the end of winter.

It has been inherited and has remained as one of the main events of the seasonal festival, and it is one of the events I really want to attend.

Drunken talk isn’t a word for nothing, so maybe we can take this opportunity to hear her inner thoughts.

If she was convinced that she was really like me, then she had to decide when to make her decision.

The end of this boring relationship that has dragged on for years.

And then we’ll have to start over with a new relationship.

“Adult…?”

Her face blushed at the word adult, it was clearly visible that she was imagining something.

However, I had no intention of correcting the misunderstanding. It would be quite enjoyable to see her disappointing as she fantasizes in her own way.

Anyway, after making a small mark on the stout,

We looked at the other events one by one and talked about the festival for a long time.

You could call this a date in its own right.

Anyway, it’s been quite a while since I went out like this alone with her, without a business purpose.

I hoped it would be a more enjoyable memory than the last time I stopped by Siren.

It was also the last leisure time I had before fighting Roman.

Suck- Suck-

After marking several points on the map with a pen,

I suddenly realized that Irene’s hand was placed quite close.

A distance that can be reached with just a little movement.

But Irene didn’t notice that, she was just staring at her map,

She quietly moved her hand and touched Irene’s hand.

Took.

As soon as her hand touches her, she smiles at the gaze she meets.

“…You know Lopena.”

“I didn’t say anything.”

When I pretended not to know anything, Irene narrowed her eyes and stared at me.

It was just touching the hand. What did you interpret the meaning of?

After staring at her narrowed eyes for a long time, he smiled and lightly grabbed Irene’s hand.

Her small hand fit into one of hers, and then, startled, she tapped her on my shoulder and hurriedly opened her mouth.

“Nu, what are you going to do when someone sees you?”

“It’s okay. If only the lady would be quiet.”

“……”

I squeezed Irene’s hand, who was fidgeting hard in her hand.

Within a moment, he shook it lightly as it was with the pods on.

The way she tried to hide her reddened face looked cute, so her inner feelings leaked out of her mouth without even realizing it.

“You are cute.”

Then I couldn’t stand it anymore,

Irene, who let go of her hand, moved her face with both of her hands and struggled to lick her lips.

However, what comes out of his wide open mouth is a completely incomprehensible sound,

All I could do was stare at her, scratching her cheek.

“Do you hate being called cute?”

“It’s not like that. Now… why are you… holding her hand and saying that?”

If I tease him more, he might burst into tears.

In her mind, she wanted to see more of her bewilderment at the mention of her conversation with the duke.

If the duke told her that he could call her father-in-law, what kind of expression would she make?

Still, it would be enough to leave it for her future pleasure.

“What are you so shy about? Can’t you get used to it now?”

“How do you get used to things like this. I’m not as experienced… As Evan.”

“Did you say I have a lot of experience?”

That can’t be the case, wasn’t Irene the first time I fell in love with someone?

I don’t know what the hell she saw and misunderstood.

I shook her head and Irene looked at me suspiciously with her mischievous eyes.

…But I thought that all of this was my karma, so I couldn’t help but smile dejectedly at that gaze.

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