I Became The Childhood Friend of the Obsessive Second Male Lead

“Now, please, I hope the princess will read a love story. Can’t you just be moved by this kind of scene?”

“No, that’s…”

As Rieta continued to stutter and was unable to speak properly, Noel drew his own conclusions with irritation.

“Ah, that’s fine. Anyway, I will tell him in winter. Are you satisfied?”

Rieta nodded quickly, lest Noel change her words.

“…..yes. Winter’s good.”

If it was winter, it would be enough time to change his mind.

“You’re bothered by everything.”

He grunted for a moment, perhaps he thought Rieta was picky, then took a few steps back from the window.

As they looked at each other for a while, Noel smiled.

“Rieta.”

“Huh?”

“Write to me.”

“……You said you would come home often?”

“Do it anyway, because I’m curious about what the princess do on days I’m gone.”

That sounds somewhat embarrassing, so Rieta answered with a pout.

“Noel didn’t even reply properly until now.”

“I’ll write a reply properly.”

“Really.”

“Yes, really.”

Just in time, the carriage was ready and stopped in front of the front door.

Noel said his last goodbye and stood in front of the carriage.

The coachman opened the door.

Rieta stared blankly at him, but without realizing it, she called him again.

“Noel.”

Somehow, the voice didn’t come out loud.

Maybe…… it was because she couldn’t say what she really wanted to ask.

She was going to ask something stupid, ‘Noel, did you kiss my forehead?’.

She doesn’t know why she sometimes wonders even though she knows the answer is no.

Rieta shook her head for a moment, trying to get rid of unnecessary thoughts.

“What?”

But then, Noel stopped getting onto the carriage and looked back at Rieta.

“….huh?”

When she answered in surprise, he narrowed his eyes.

“You just called me, what’s the matter?”

Did Noel hear that? Rieta called him in a really low voice.

“Right.”

Rieta stepped back slightly with her hands behind her back.

“It was nothing. Be careful.”

“…you have a knack for making people look forward to it.”

After saying that, Noel waved his hand roughly and went inside the carriage.

‘Noel…….”

His carriage moved faster and faster across the garden.

Rieta looked up to the sky for a moment.

She caught a glimpse of some birds flying in good health in the distance.

‘Could there be the blue bird I met today among them?’

Rieta thought for a moment about the sweet coincidence.

***

Edgar, the butler of the Mayer family, had one concern.

It was about Noel and Rieta.

Of course, they have grown into gentlemen and ladies who are not ashamed to present themselves anywhere.

Whenever he met the butlers of other families, he would always be envied.

Darell, a talented heir known as a genius.

Noel, the most popular in the academy.

And for being able to attend to the beautiful and intelligent princess of Liz.

When he received such envy, the butler would fiddle with his well-groomed beard.

To cover up the laughter that spilled out.

And after barely calming down, he always added:

「Yes, being able to attend the young masters and the princess is a great blessing in my life.」

It was also quite sincere, and he really liked his position to say this.

But when he returned to the mansion at the end of his proud days, he sometimes felt his head ache.

It was because of Noel and Rieta’s attitude.

Inside the mansion, they still acted like they were kids.

Yes, he admits to a certain extent that anyone who comes to a place where they lost their tension would relax.

But isn’t it a bit funny to run around the stairs at the age of 15, where they are supposed to exude maturity?

Besides, the other day, they said, ‘We went on a date,’ and they said like they had climbed up on the roof!

(The butler couldn’t bear to ask which roof they went up on.)

“Whoo…”

The butler sighed as if the ground he was standing on was gone.

How long are the two of them planning to live like they were when they were 10 years old?

He was always worried that Noel or Rieta might get seriously hurt by doing this.

And now the worry started again.

It was none other than Rieta.

“Darrell! You’re back?!”

She started running toward Darrell, who had just arrived with fabric samples.

The samples were to be selected for use in the banquet hall to welcome Princess RIeta, and the Ducal family left this important choice entirely to Rieta.

“Princess Rieta.”

As Rieta approached, Darrell stopped in delight.

“There are so many samples!”

She admired the samples that were following Darrell’s back.

“It would be nice if there was at least one thing among them that could satisfy Princess Rieta’s strict standards.”

“Maybe there would be too many things to be satisfied with. Darrell, you have high standards too.”

Rieta was coming down the many stairways skillfully jumping up and down.

The butler was uneasy that he had to warn Rieta of the danger.

It would be a big deal if the precious princess tumbled down the stairs.

But Darrell was by the butler’s side.