The Villain Wants to Live Quietly

Chapter 7. Good People, Bad People (6)

I couldn’t sleep well last night because of what happened with Tanya.

I thought I answered her correctly, but a strange feeling of discomfort remained and bothered me. I couldn’t find out what it was even though I spent the night with my eyes open.

But by the time dawn broke and I fell out of my grass, I realized that I had made a big mistake in comparing myself to Tanya. It didn’t leave my mind until the breakfast table.

Unlike yesterday, I couldn’t even talk to Tanya, who was sitting across from me, and had to wait until she left. He didn’t dare to raise his face and face her.

“How come you don’t look good. Wasn’t the bed comfortable?”

While I was sitting around the drawing room after the meal and enjoying tea, Sir Stefan looked at my complexion and asked me. In an instant, my body almost soared to the ceiling, but I managed to maintain my composure.

“Oh, no. It’s just that there are times when you toss and turn when the bed is changed… … .”

“I see. If there is anything that makes you uncomfortable, always let me know. The name of the Bayemurn family will cry only if you do not treat your daughter’s best friend properly.”

“I will.”

If it was like before, I wouldn’t have been able to ask for anything to the subject of staying at someone else’s house. However, as I got used to life in this world and occasionally stayed in other families’ mansions, I realized that refusal was not polite.

First of all, since the name tag worn around the neck is the next head of the count family, it must be a virtue to humbly accept the consideration of others. To be honest, I’m not very comfortable with it.

“Emilia.”

“Yeah?”

When I called her in a low voice, my head, which had been sitting in a daze for a while, jerked back. It’s like looking at a wooden doll. Although it looks like a statue, let alone a wooden doll.

“I want to talk for a while, just the two of us, but… Are you okay?”

“… Yes, willingly.”

She must have noticed what subject I was bringing up. Emilia hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Good luck. If this conversation didn’t happen, I couldn’t take the first step. Besides, just looking at the table for breakfast today, it seems that the relationship between the two has not been resolved properly, so there was a need to correct that.

“Ludwig?”

“Yes, Mrs. Julia.”

this. I guess I was too lost in thought. If Emilia hadn’t quietly grabbed her arm and shook it, she wouldn’t have been able to answer. As I pretended to be as calm as possible and turned my head, the beautiful Mibu was staring at me.

“I couldn’t talk properly yesterday because of travel. How are you today?”

“Ah, that… … .”

what should i answer Normally, I would have readily agreed, but today I had a separate schedule to hurry. But as a guest staying at this mansion, why not respond to the hostess’ request… Should I postpone the later work to a later date?

“Mother, I’m sorry.”

“Are you sorry? what do you mean?”

As I continued to ponder over my worries, Emilia stepped in between Mrs. Julia and me and immediately apologized. She recited the whole thing to the wife who blinked her eyes as if wondering.

“I asked him to help me with something today. Could you put it off until tomorrow if possible?”

“Help me… ah.”

Mrs. Yulia, who was chewing over her daughter’s words to understand, exclaimed as if she realized something. At the same time, a deep smile crept across her lips. My eyes changed to the same as when Emilia made fun of me.

“That’s right, my daughter. If that’s the case, this mother should be willing to yield.”

“Yeah?”

This time, instead, Emilia widened her eyes. Is it a mother-to-be? Even the surprised look was taken away.

Not surprising anyway. In the first place, she never asked me for help. It’s all just a story concocted on the fly to get me out of Mrs. Julia. But when my mother said it as if she knew everything, I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

“Ludwig, I will take good care of our daughter. He may be a bit condescending, but he’s a good kid, so don’t hate him too much.”

“Yes? Oh, I see.”

How did the story suddenly fall in this direction? Looking at Emilia, who was sitting next to her, she was silent with her head bowed before she knew it. I think it’s too much for them to leave me alone and only understand each other.

If that’s the case, then I should get on board and pretend to understand properly. Unusually from before, I was confident in one of these things.

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After tea time, everyone went back to the drawing room. I was left alone with Emilia, drinking tea.

Even though it was the same space, the atmosphere was completely different from before. The room was so desolate that only the sound of tea cups being lifted and set down could be heard. Even between Emilia and I, the conversation barely continued.

I guess I’ll have to get lucky too. It was the one who asked me to stay because I had a story to tell.

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Just as I was about to open my mouth with that thought, she suddenly lowered her head and apologized… Well?

“sorry. Ludwig.”

“Eh, Emilia!? Why did you suddenly turn your head… … !”

I didn’t know what to do with the polite apology that was too square, not the apology I usually handed to me as a joke. Did I do anything to deserve an apology from Emilia in the first place? I looked back at the memory, but I couldn’t find anything that should be pointed out.

As her head was not working properly and only her hands were shaking mechanically, Emilia lifted her bowed head and opened her mouth. A look of sincere apology crept across his face.

“You treated Ludwig like an angular character from yesterday… It’s a problem between me and Tanya, but I’m taking my anger out on you… … .”

“Don’t worry. Emilia. ‘Cause I don’t care at all Rather, I was the problem for trying to intervene in a problem between the two.”

What did you mean when you said that? My heart sank as I thought that a big problem had arisen without my knowledge.

Mmm. At that moment, I was worried that the relationship between the two of them had gone too far, so I didn’t have time to think about anything bad. It’s been a long time since I’ve erased that thing from my head. That’s why he probably didn’t show signs of being bad. Even so, you have to apologize. In a way, it can be seen as acting like Emilia.

“I-I was told by Ludwig that we should talk alone… I think you’re mad at me… … .”

“ah.”

It could be interpreted that way. Even though I said these words without thinking, they coincidentally coincided with what Emilia was worried about, and it could easily lead to a misunderstanding. If this is the case, I guess I should apologize.

“sorry. Emilia. It never meant that. I just called because I had something to tell you about Tanya.”

“Tanya… You mean?”

“Yes.”

Emilia, who didn’t know that the story about Tanya would come out of my mouth, as if copying my words, blinking her eyes. Well, Emilia probably won’t know that I talked to Tanya. Even though she was the one who pushed Tanya’s back.

“I heard the rough story from Tanya. How did you end up fighting? No, it would be more accurate to say why did you provoke Emilia’s anger?”

“… Now that I think about it, I want to know why. I evaded it because it was an act for Tanya, but it probably shouldn’t have been that way.”

Emilia also seemed to feel remorse for her actions.

It wouldn’t be a crowd. It was like stabbing a person in the face of a childhood friend and lifelong best friend. At first I listened and doubted my ears, but it was probably true, since Tanya would have no reason to lie about the situation.

“Ludwig.”

“Tell me.”

“Didn’t Tanya say something?”

Caught. It didn’t matter because I didn’t intend to hide it anyway, but it was a truly admirable insight.

As the pastel-toned walls stared at me, I felt as if I could see right through them. How strange. When we first met, those eyes were so scary. Of course, the back is still chilly, but it’s a slightly different sensation than back then.

“To be precise… Tanya didn’t say anything to me. It just showed through action.”

“What was your action?”

“… I first told Tanya to tell her if she loves someone. Then, without saying a word, he hugged me tightly.”

Tanya had never said with her own mouth that she liked me or that she loved me.

But at that time, he silently hugged me and brought out all the emotions he had hidden inside and delivered them to me. At least I think so. Yeah, like telepathy.

Hearing my words, Emilia showed a relieved smile. As if it came true as she hoped.

“It’s worth pushing on Tanya’s back.”

“Is that so.”

It’s worth it. Does Emilia think that her actions weren’t in vain?

Of course, I was no different. At least until last night. If Tanya expresses her feelings to the person she loves, it must be a good thing. That’s how I passed it over.

‘Why did you do that?’

When I thought about it carefully, I realized that it was a really pointless reason. However, it was so deeply embedded in my brain that I was not even aware of it.

“Emilia, actually, I thought the same as you until yesterday. If Tanya loves someone, helping her express her feelings is what we should do as friends.”

“then… Are you saying I’m wrong?”

Could it be that she didn’t know that I, no one else, would say anything against her? Emilia’s pupils dilated, and both hands on her lap trembled.

I should make a comment at this point. This will only lead to misunderstandings. The words I wanted to convey were beyond that.

Even when I thought about it from the bed, I thought it might just be my inclination.

However, when Tanya, who met my eyes at breakfast, avoided her gaze with a complex and subtle smile, those doubts were confirmed. It wasn’t the clear face of a girl who honestly conveyed her true feelings.

“Precisely, it would be right to express that we were wrong. you and me too While claiming to be Tanya’s friend, I didn’t really care about her feelings.”

It’s a bad habit to look at yourself when giving advice to others. The words I heard from the Sword Saint the other day came to my mind vaguely.

It was as she said. The life of others and my life are different from the life I have experienced and the life I have to go through in the future. Even if I thought from that person’s point of view, there was no way anyone could do that.

Neither did I. His advice to Tanya was heartfelt, but there was one thing wrong. That Tanya is not me. Even so, I looked at myself and said to Tanya. why don’t you tell me the truth you will regret it

“There is such a thing. It is said that a person who has committed a failure contains his resentment when giving advice to others. Reflecting on their past life, at some point, they immerse themselves in the other person and make them do what they wanted to do.”

Tanya has Tanya’s happiness. Even if he couldn’t convey his heart to me at that time, even if he lived his life groaning while holding that heart. It was her conviction and her pride.

Being sad doesn’t mean there is no happiness. Although sadness may lie dormant inside the girl who wanted to keep her heart to the end, there must have been a sense of satisfaction for noblely keeping her will behind it.

I didn’t even notice it. Because it wasn’t what I was hoping for. Because Tanya was looking at me. If I had been in the same situation as Tanya, I would never have endured it. The moment I thought that, I lost my qualifications as an advisor.

Still, I went further and pushed the back of the girl who didn’t want to jump. I had done a bad thing, hoping that she would do what I couldn’t.

“If you think about it from Tanya’s point of view, the advice would not have been as ruthless as that. Even now, when I think about it, I regret why I did it.”

Unlike me, Emilia is a clever girl. He wouldn’t have committed such an act using Tanya as a mirror for himself.

Even so, it was purely out of old age that he brought up these words. Maybe, maybe, at least once.

If this girl also pushed Tanya’s back because she had a sincerity she couldn’t convey to anyone. If you just passed by without being able to face that kind of self.

“I hope you didn’t make the same mistake as me. Emilia.”

percussion. Before I could finish my words, Emilia hurriedly stood up and ran out of the living room.

like that. Did you have sincerity that you couldn’t convey to someone?

It’s really sad. Two self-proclaimed friends of hers made the same mistake.

He picked up the teacup with trembling hands and took a sip of the tea. The tea water that had cooled before I knew it was lukewarm, but for some reason it felt like my whole body was getting cold.

The apology I handed to Tanya yesterday was nothing. When I realized that fact, I bit my lip.

It seems that the guilt of not being able to accept your feelings was medicine. Tanya. If I could turn back time, I wouldn’t have pushed your back like that.

I think I can now understand the meaning of the sad eyes you showed me last night. It’s not even the sadness of not accepting your heart, it’s not because the person I liked was your best friend.

It’s just because you hate the two friends who pushed your back without knowing anything. I was so sure.