episode_0139

I sighed inwardly to control my mind and spoke while trying to keep my eyebrows from furrowing.

“I smell like your mother?”

“It’s blurry, but it’s clear. You can call me crazy. I am sincere.”

Putting aside my physiological reluctance, I thought about what he had said about ‘mother’s smell’.

There are two main reasons. One is that I met Cromwell’s mother today, and her body odor remained on my body.

“Those who said so… … .”

If you just think about it, it’s not wrong, but this probably isn’t true.

I never had any contact with her, and even if we were in the same room, her body odor remained on my body. It must have all been washed away while taking a bath this time.

Above all, if I had such an excellent sense of smell, there was no way I wouldn’t have noticed if I had encountered Mia or even had brief contact with her. To say that I didn’t notice that doesn’t make sense.

“At first, I thought it was my mistake. but… … . When I smelled it up close, I realized it was no mistake.”

He said that and slowly bent down, and I frowned reflexively and took a step back.

The second is that Cromwell does not simply have the sense of smell as a fifth sense, but has a more-than-human sense that feels like a sixth sense. So the scent of her soul that came into contact with me… … .

No, this won’t be it. In the first place, her soul achieved Buddhahood on its own and left for the afterlife before I could even touch it. That’s why I couldn’t bring her back to life.

And this too, for the same reason as the first, the story goes back and forth.

Then… … .

“The faint scent of lavender, my mother’s body odor, and the vivid scent of minerals. You smell like everything your mother smelled like. To be exact, it’s a mixture of your body odor and your mother’s body odor.”

“… … .”

“You can say that the smell of lavender and minerals comes from perfume and accessories, but your mother’s unique body odor cannot be created by imitating each person’s own body odor.”

lavender. Mineral. Body odor.

ah.

After extracting only the important words from his words, I was able to realize why he suddenly approached me, smelling like his mother and all.

‘For that child, that ring… … . send it… … .’

okay… … . ring. That was it.

Normally, I would have guessed and attacked him before I could remember them one by one, but because he suddenly approached me and said he smelled like my mother, I was so embarrassed that I was delayed in remembering it.

“Seeing that you didn’t say anything, I think you have an idea.”

As he said that, he smiled like a snake and tilted his head to one side.

“Why did you, a nobleman, go to visit your mother in the back alley?”

The bright blue eyes shining through the narrowed eyes shone coolly.

ruler… … . What should I do? If this man is crazy about his family, no matter what I say, he will definitely chase after me, saying I smell like his mother.

In that case, pushing the other person away, lying, or remaining ignorant is the wrong way – no, the right way.

Then there is only one option left.

“Ah.”

I looked at his hair with an expression of belated recollection.

“Are you talking about a very dry person with long blue hair?”

“… … As expected, you met your mother. Why did you pretend not to know? Do you think that you, a noble, are something that you don’t even need to remember? Could it be that your mother――”

“Calm down. It’s not that I pretended not to know, it just didn’t occur to me.”

He flinched and trembled at my words, but then his face hardened and he lowered his head.

“Sorry again. It’s hard for me to stay rational when it comes to family-related things. This is because I have had a very difficult life, so I hope you will understand with great generosity.”

“Yes. It’s natural for people to be excited about stories related to family. I will forgive you.”

“Thank you. Now, can I hear how you met my mother?”

He asked me if it was really real, with the same smile he had when I first saw him.

“Before I talk about that, I should first talk about your younger sister.”

“You mean younger sister?”

“Yes. therefore… … . It’s already been half a year.”

I told him about the incident at the festival after the entrance exam when Mia stole something and almost got hit by a carriage while running away, how I suggested to her that she work for me after hearing her plight, and how her mother was with her at the villa as well. I was given permission to stay, etc.

He told me in a concise manner what had happened so far. Of course, I adapted the stories that were of no benefit to me.

anyway. After finishing the story, the person who was quietly listening to the story nodded with a slightly somber expression.

“Even if I misunderstood, I made a huge misunderstanding. I sincerely apologize.”

So, are you saying that everything up until now has been a formal apology?

As I was looking at the back of my head with my head down, I felt like I wanted to point out something and say something, but I knew that if I argued and listened to it like that, I would only get tired, so I just kept my mouth shut.

“Yes. Well, I think the misunderstanding has been resolved now, so I’ll let it pass.”

I said that and tried to pass him, but this time he didn’t block my path, so I was able to pass by.

The conversation itself didn’t take long, but I was quite mentally tired because he suddenly stopped in front of me and suddenly told me that I smelled like my mother.

Really, it looks like a snake, but its behavior is no different from that of a wild dog? Even thinking about it again, I feel bad.

As I walked, rubbing my swollen arms with my hands, I stopped when I heard Cromwell’s voice from behind me.

“Can I ask you one more thing?”

Seeing him speak in a sly, yet humorous voice, I felt a thousand dollars burning inside me.

I slowly closed my eyes and calmed my boiling stomach.

Not only did I make a bad first impression, but he was the pushy type of guy I hated the most, the target of revenge, and a body that had become unnecessarily emotional ever since I met Hermel.

Due to a combination of various reasons, my boiling point was strangely low, so even the slightest touch made me angry.

But since I couldn’t show all of those emotions outwardly, I just gathered up the useless emotions that were boiling over and let them out in a sigh.

“Ha… … .”

Okay, never mind. They’re going to die in the end anyway, so if I waste my emotions on those who have a limited time limit, I’m only wasting my emotions.

It’s not like you to be swayed by your emotions like this. Wake.

I closed my eyes, cleared my mind, and quietly looked back.

“What is it?”

“Sorry. I know it’s shameless, but I want to know this one thing.”

He spoke with a sly smile, but I lifted my chin slightly to tell him to speak quickly and not talk nonsense.

He slowly opened his eyes and said, perhaps because he could see my actions through those eyes that I don’t know if were open or closed.

“How are Mia and her mother doing?”

Does this mean that it is one of the main targets? When he says that, his eyes are not full of obsession. It was filled with warmth and longing, and was shining with a soft blue light.

As I looked at that scene for a moment, I read a hint of doubt underlying that emotion.

That guy, no matter what answer I gave, he would doubt me. In times like this, it’s easier to just draw the line outright.

After deciding, I slightly tilted my head and answered.

“If you’re really curious about that, why don’t you come and check it out yourself?”

He blinked at my words, then shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.

“Because I have unavoidable circumstances, I cannot visit in person.”

“For the fact that you’re asking me, it looks like you don’t trust me.”

When I said that with a grin, he stood there blankly for a moment and then smiled like a snake that I had seen for the first time.

He returned with a smile on his face, as if all his feelings had been lies, and shrugged his shoulders and said.

“Did you get caught?”

Yes, I knew it would be like that from the beginning.

There’s no way a man who grew up watching the dirty behavior of nobles in the back alleys would believe me, who is also a noble. Especially since it is related to his family.

That guy has just been trying various methods to find my loophole. He probably already thinks I kidnapped his family and is using it as I please.

Until you see with your own eyes that your family is safe, it will continue to be like that.

I put my hand on one cheek and made a troubled face.

“If you play against nobles, it will be difficult. There are limits to pretending not to see something that is clearly visible.”

“I see. After all, true nobles are different no matter what. I learned a lesson.”

“I think it is too much education for commoners.”

When I grinned with the meaning of, “It’s okay even if you treat me well,” he bowed his head and took a step back.

After touching it a few times, they probably decided that any further confrontation would only result in losses.

“I can’t waste any more time, so I’ll just leave.”

He said that and turned his back. I spoke to his retreating back.

“I wasn’t lying when I said to come and check in person earlier, so if you change your mind at any time, come visit us.”

He stopped for a moment, looked in my direction, smiled like a snake, then turned his back and walked away without saying a word.

After looking at him for a moment, I sighed, laughed at him, and turned my back on him.

“Someone like the crown prince.”

Although his personality and appearance were all different, he was just like the crown prince in that he did not reveal his true feelings and was insidious.

For some reason, just looking at his face made me feel bad.