The Villain Changed the Ending

098 I love her

***[Heroine Oscar]***

Take Catherine’s hand and walk to a place slightly away from the carriage.

Katrin’s eyes sparkled like a child’s.

No, it’s actually a child.

She seems to be trying to look dignified, but she can’t hide her expression.

I laughed lightly.

Pooh, who was playing against the ranks of the soldiers, came out and found Katrin and started to waddle.

The pony Rose, who had been quietly following the wagon, also came closer, stepping on the bruised snow.

Catherine’s maids who were riding in another carriage also came out.

Among the few wives my mother gave me, Anne was also included.

Katrin and Anne signaled to each other by raising a few fingers without moving their bodies.

It’s funny that the expression that doesn’t look pretentious and the fingers that move busily don’t match.

The wives must have seen it, but nothing in particular was said.

When the wives said something to Anne, she came straight to Catherine.

She probably asked her to stay by Katrin’s side.

All the way to the royal road, Catherine stays in the same carriage with me.

He looks very happy, but he must have been bored without Anne, who was always with him.

Most of all, it seems that my mouth is itching.

The hearts of the two chatting with their fingers instead of their mouths were literally visible.

Well, since it’s a finger, it looks real.

I let go of Catherine’s hand and lowered my head a little.

“Ma’am, I’m going to look around the soldiers. Will you stay with Anne for a while?”

“…”

At my words, Katrin’s face instantly turned red.

It’s like a red ripe apple.

No, it seems like hot steam is coming out, so it’s an apple pie cooked over a fire.

‘I’m still a little worried if it’s like this.’

In preparation for the banquet in the royal capital, we are currently practicing the couple’s tone.

It doesn’t make sense to show off as a fiancé forever.

However, ashamed of the word wife and my unfamiliar tone, this kind of reaction came back every time.

‘Well, there is still time. I’ll get used to it in the meantime.’

It’s hard at first, but once you get used to it, it’s not a big deal.

Crawling into bed was embarrassing for the first few days, but now there is no specification at all.

I smiled a little and moved on.

“Poo!”

Pooh, who came running with his white eyes disturbed, rubbed his face against my body a few times.

When I lightly touch the nape of her neck, she runs towards Catherine again this time.

Running around in the snow, being loved by the soldiers, he’s a really busy guy.

I turned my head slightly and saw Catherine, who was talking to Anne with a calm expression on her face.

In both of them, the faces were cold and composed, but the lips were constantly moving and the eyes twinkling.

The fingers of the two people also move restlessly.

The wives watching the scene from afar were laughing.

“…”

Katrin’s coat, made of several silver fox furs, is very rich and long.

It fit almost the length of the dress, so it looked like a part of it when placed in the middle of the snow.

It is as if pure white snow rose up from the floor and wrapped around Katrin.

It was as if Catherine was wrapped in white shining snow.

It’s like Snow White in a fairy tale.

Suddenly, Catherine looked at me.

When our eyes meet, a bright joy spreads across the face that had been sober until just now.

It seems that her emotions flowed out so much that she could not hide them and reached me through the air.

‘ah….’

At that moment, I suddenly realized.

I maybe, no definitely, yes, I love her.

I just thought she was like a younger sister, but when did it become love?

To think I hadn’t even noticed that feeling until now, made me feel like an idiot for my own blunt feelings.

It won’t be the same size as the one she has yet.

My love must be smaller than hers.

But it’s definitely more towards her than any love I’ve ever had.

More than the feelings I had for my ex-wife, obviously.

‘Maybe it’s because Catherine blindly loves me.’

It was because he believed that she would never be betrayed, so without even realizing it, his love grew.

‘If she knows I love her, will she be happy?’

I covered the corners of my mouth with my palms to hide them and turned around.

When the new year comes, when she becomes an adult, let’s confess at the moment when you will be most happy.

I sincerely love only you.

She will probably show me a much happier smile than ever before.

Then I’ll probably be just as happy.

This time.

***[Catherine, Duchess]***

The luxurious carriage that he rode when he first entered the duke’s house from the marquess’ family was also used for this trip to the kingdom.

It was on this trip that I first learned that it was originally intended for couples.

Somehow it was so big and nice.

When the sky turns red and the sun has gone down, the procession stops and a tent is set up at a location slightly off the road.

Bonfires are lit here and there to ward off beasts.

Oscar-sama poured magic into the heating magic stone placed inside, and the inside of the carriage was warm like spring.

Outside, attendants were preparing food.

It snowed more this year than any other year.

Last year it was hard to see even once, but this year it has already snowed several times, making all the trees in the world look white.

Originally, at night, most of them stayed in luxurious lodgings for nobles, but as the schedule slowed down due to snow, there were cases where they had to stay in a carriage without reaching the city.

There are times when I have to go back because the road I originally intended to go is blocked by snow, and it takes time for this and that, so the schedule goes wrong.

As such a situation had already been foreseen, half-cooked food was loaded onto the cart.

Catherine didn’t see it in person, but Anne told me about it during the day saying it was amazing.

It is said that there is a small space to put the mana stone in a thick wooden box that has been waterproofed.

Place the mana stone that emits cold air inside it, and put the food in the box.

It is said that if you do that, the food will not go bad even in the middle of summer.

I’ve seen the huge food storage in the Catherine’s mansion.

A huge amount of food was stored by type, but it was cold enough to wear a thick coat even in the middle of summer.

It is said that the space was made small.

All made by Oscar.

‘How amazing!’

Nobody listens, but Katrin shouts in triumph and then laughs.

“…”

No, now is not the time to laugh.

Katrin put her hand on her pounding chest and closed her eyes.

‘Whoa, whoa, calm down, calm down. It’s the same as usual.’

All the way here, I slept in the same bed as Oscar.

I’ve already slept twice in the carriage, and it’s the same.

‘Then why are you so excited now?’

I don’t know.

Strangely, today, whenever I make eye contact with Oscar-sama, my heart beats as if it would jump out of my mouth.

‘I think my heart is out of order.’

Maybe it’s because of the eyes.

Today’s Oscar’s eyes are different.

Maybe from the time I looked into your eyes earlier?

The eyes looking at her are soft and sweet as usual, but should I say it smells strangely dangerous?

No, I don’t know what you mean.

I don’t even know what I’m thinking.

‘Anyway, calm down, really, Oscar-sama will think it’s strange.’

Katrin put her hand on her chest gently.

[When your mind is confused and embarrassed, think of your father’s face. Or you can think of something like the smell of the bathroom, or something that makes your head explode.]

I think of my aunt’s words and think of my father’s face.

His father’s sideburns, which he had cultivated for years, pushed Oscar’s face away and filled his hair.

My mother says the beard is cool, but from Katrin’s point of view, it’s so-so.

Of course, it’s not that I’m not cool, but I have to say that I feel cold for some reason.

“…”

Yep, now it’s calmer.

“But I think Oscar would look really cool with a beard.”

The moment he muttered that, the father’s face that had been filling up his head instantly changed to that of Oscar-sama.

Thump thump thump….

heart beats again

‘No, Catherine. I have to think of my father’s face now.’

I tried to think of my father’s face again, but it didn’t work out.

My father’s face was crushed over and over and changed into Mr. Oscar’s.

Then, the carriage door opened.

I heard you were talking to the procession manager about the schedule, but it looks like it’s already over.

Oscar-sama smiled and opened his mouth.

“Madam, I was thinking of having dinner with the soldiers outside today.”

It’s like adding honey to your voice.

It’s sweet.

Definitely different from usual.

My heart is beating so high and high that it can’t beat anymore, as if it’s going to explode any minute.

like a magic bomb.

no way, this is how i die

Catherine jumped up.

“Oscar! I’m sorry, but I’m alone in the carriage.”

The moment I said that, Oscar-sama started laughing.

***[Heroine Oscar]***

Even if I collect all the cute animals in the world, I don’t think they will be more lovable than Catherine.

It’s not because of her looks, no, she’s lovely in appearance, of course, but she’s really cute in her actions.

As soon as I realized that I loved her, it seemed to show in my actions.

I don’t think it was revealed that much, but Catherine seems to have realized that sensitively.

It was only after that that her actions became more suspicious than ever.

His face is red all day long like a stove in midwinter, he avoids it in less than a second when it meets my eyes, and he keeps pressing his chest with his hand to see if his heart is pounding.

It was immediately noticeable that her behavior became strange, and others noticed it too.

In other respects, she also hides her expression well, but when it comes to me, it shows up on her face.

Even now, I don’t know what the hell I was thinking, the entire exposed skin was red.

‘cute.’

As I laughed involuntarily, Katrin looked at me with a slightly dazed face.

And it gets more and more red.

“Ooh, don’t laugh.”

said Katrin, as thin as a mosquito’s voice.

Not out of anger, but rather ashamed.

If I leave it as it is, wouldn’t it look like I did something to everyone in this procession?

I didn’t do anything, but I think I’m going to use a little unfair false name.

“Catherine, come here. Let’s walk for a while in the night air. Then you’ll feel a little calmer.”

When I reached out my hand, she grabbed it.

No matter how shy she is, she won’t reject my hand.

Even after he said he would eat alone in the carriage, wouldn’t he cry if he actually ate away from me?

I feel like I’m going to cry when I say that myself and regret it.

It seems like the reason why I was shy all day that I said I would eat alone in the first place.

I whispered softly to Katrin as she took her hand and got off the carriage.

“Even a red face is hard to see in the dark.”

“…”

I said so, but it turned out to be a lie.

As we walked through the white snowy field with her, her blushing face was still not hidden from the soft moonlight and the white light reflecting from the snow.

Katrin, who usually sticks together like a brother and sister, didn’t stick around at all today.

Like normal male and female escorts, they walk hand in hand and slightly apart.

The distance became a little unfamiliar for some reason.

Because of her always sticking together, the distance between them was always close to zero.

‘It hasn’t even been a few months.’

But since when did it become this distance?

A wolf howl came from somewhere.

After hearing that sound, Katrin came a little closer to me.

The sound of a bonfire burning crossed the air and reached our ears, and the bustle of footsteps of soldiers and attendants resonated as they stepped on the snow.

The moonlight poured down and illuminated Catherine’s red face, and emotions flowed from within me.

Originally, she was going to say it when she came of age, but people don’t know when they will die.

If you have something in your mind, if there is something you want to convey, you shouldn’t postpone it.

You should always tell it in the present moment so that there will be no regrets left.

It must be because someone who has already died is talking about it.

In the flowing moonlight, I grabbed a handful of her hair and brought it to my lips.

“Catherine, I love you.”

It was a much quieter voice than usual because it was embarrassing, but it must have reached her ears.

Suddenly, as hard as a stone statue, she opened her round eyes and looked at me.

About a minute later, tears like jewels fell from her pretty eyes.

And a second later, Katrin jumped into my arms crying like a child.

“I love you too, Oscar!”

I know, Catherine.

I thought you’d be happy, but I didn’t think you’d cry so hard.

As if she were pouring her life’s tears into this one moment, she cried for a long time.