episode_0116

“Yes? You mean the orphanage?”

Luke was confused.

“Didn’t you say Anne took a vacation?”

“That’s right.”

“But why are you following that… .”

“We’re like family, so I guess I can follow you. Right, Your Highness?”

“Yeah.”

What was even more ridiculous was that Anne was smiling kindly.

No matter how close we are, it would be uncomfortable to interrupt someone’s vacation.

Why do you look so happy?

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a shark with its sharp teeth fully exposed.

“Teacher, are you going too?”

“Yes, I will go because of the regular sponsorship.”

“That went well.”

Elin came running to Todo too.

side.

“…?!”

She put her lips on Luke’s.

There was no time to react.

I didn’t know I’d be taken by surprise in the morning.

Luke staggered back.

“What are you doing now… … .”

“It was a good morning kiss.”

“Didn’t I tell you that this would be difficult?”

“did it.”

“… … ”

It was a way of speaking that left one speechless.

I know it’s difficult, so are you telling me to just endure it?

“But why is it difficult?”

“Yes?”

“I just asked if you slept well.”

Ellen tilted her head.

“Are you excited?”

An expression of truly pure questioning.

Towering.

Luke froze.

Not to hit the nail on the head.

Of course, it was because I was speechless.

Are you excited? To Elin… To me?

“That can’t be true.”

“Then why is it difficult?”

The question is repeated again.

Luke said firmly.

“Usually, we don’t kiss to ask if you slept well.”

“Umm… I said I would do it.”

Looks like you picked up some strange information somewhere.

I guess it will work out.

He is the main culprit who makes dealing with Elin more and more difficult as the days go by.

I need to say something sharp sometime.

Luke sighed.

“… Can you do this for others too?”

“Yeah.”

Ellen nodded, turned around, and gave Anne a light kiss on the lips.

“… … ?”

Luke’s mind was filled with questions at her seemingly unashamed appearance.

“Why? Did you think I would only do it for you?”

“… … That’s.”

“Or.”

Ellin came closer again, raising her crow’s feet.

He rests his chin on her shoulder and whispers.

“You don’t like it, not just for the teacher?”

“What… .”

Luke tried to distance himself.

Kuk.

Ellen was already holding Luke’s shoulder.

“He only doesn’t answer in times like this.”

“… … ”

“I’ve been thinking about it.”

Ellen looked straight into Luke’s eyes.

The fool’s hair didn’t waver an inch.

“I think the teacher likes me too. Why does he keep pushing me away? Is it because I’m not an adult yet?”

“If there is a misunderstanding―”

“I guess so. I must be mistaken.”

Elin, who cut off her horse’s tail.

He put his ear against Luke’s chest.

“I guess the teacher is someone whose heart beats this fast.”

“… … ”

No, really.

There’s no way I could look at Elin with a romantic interest.

What a child you raised with so much love and care.

Although there was no blood connection.

He is talking about someone as precious as a daughter who is worth risking one’s life for.

My heart rate has gotten faster now… …I don’t know why.

Anyway, I never held any hard feelings toward Elin.

Luke failed to even rationalize it to himself.

“So, I decided.”

“… What do you mean?”

“I’m going to make the teacher fall in love with me.”

Ellen let go of Luke’s shoulder, which she had been holding tightly.

He took a couple of steps away.

A fool’s quill that sways gently.

A faint smile appears on the lips.

“Be strong, if you don’t want to fall for me.”

Luke suddenly realized.

Purple hair that already reaches down to her waist.

Blue eyes that sparkle with life.

The curve that reveals a woman’s uterus.

There was little trace of the child left for Elin.

If I had to pick one, it would be soft and smooth skin.

The fact that Elin has grown so much in the meantime.

Luke’s mind became a little more confused.

* * * * *

The bold statement at the mansion wasn’t just something that came out of nowhere.

“Your Majesty.”

“Why?”

“Isn’t arm-crossing a bit too much?”

“If you don’t like it, just reject it.”

Elin’s offensive became even more powerful.

The relentless pressure to live only for today.

Because of that, Luke was left helpless and at a loss.

“You can let me go without me having to use my strength.”

“I don’t want to let go.”

“… … ”

I just gave up.

What if I push it away with force and Elin gets hurt?

In fact, worrying about such things was tantamount to Luke’s defeat.

“Arrived.”

But did you have any intention of continuing your offensive in front of others?

As the carriage arrived at the orphanage, he released my arm.

“Hand.”

Of course I uncrossed my arms.

I never said I wouldn’t hold your hand.

Luke, who had already given up, grabbed Elin’s hand.

“… Looks like Bena was right.”

But Elin muttered with a satisfied expression.

It was so quiet that I couldn’t hear it.

“What did you just say?”

“Nothing. Let’s get off.”

Elin, her expression hardened again, got out of the carriage.

“This is the orphanage I came from.”

“Oh… … ?”

Elin’s stupid hair curled into the shape of a question mark.

That’s because it wasn’t the orphanage I had imagined.

It’s something I can’t say with Anne by my side.

Honestly, I thought it would be a smaller and more modest building.

“It looks a bit like a mansion, right?”

“Yeah.”

As Anne said.

The orphanage looked like a small mansion.

“It wasn’t a very good facility to begin with. Until I moved in, 16 people lived in one room.”

“… … Huh?”

Shock spread across Ellen’s face.

16 people in one room? Is that possible?

“But thanks to Luke, we’ve now changed to a 4-person room. We’ve put in so much in sponsorship money.”

Whoosh.

Ellen’s head turned to Luke.

“Thank you, teacher.”

“Are you saying this all of a sudden?”

“Anne is my exclusive maid. I have to take care of her.”

Ellen nodded.

Although it is difficult to be too clingy.

It makes me happy to hear such wonderful things.

“Isn’t your princess young?”

“I’m not young anymore.”

Ellen lifted her head and buried her face in Luke’s arms.

… When I see him like this, he still seems young.

“I did it because I had some free time… Could you please step away a little?”

“Ugh… .”

He pushed Elin away, who had been sniffing Luke’s scent.

Why are you doing this if the kids are watching?

“And if someone sees it, they’ll think I spent all my money on it.”

“Huh?”

“Anne uses all her salary to run the orphanage.”

Whoosh.

This time Ellen’s head turned to Anne.

Come to think of it, I’ve never seen Anne spend money on anything in particular.

Wherever I go, I wear a maid outfit.

Meals are only served inside Bertain.

Even if I did spend money, I used it to buy Elin’s bath products.

“No, what. It’s the house I used to live in. I’ll make some money. I can support them so they can raise their kids more comfortably.”

“You didn’t spend a single penny on Anne, did you?”

“Somehow it happened… Yes. That’s how it happened.”

“Awesome.”

Let’s look at it intently.

Anne turned her head away, as if embarrassed, and scratched her cheek.

“Child… Why is the atmosphere like this all of a sudden? No matter how much I try to make it gold, nothing comes out?”

If you just look at his appearance, there’s no one as bad as this guy.

The more we spend time together, the more selfless it seems.

“I’ll give you a raise when you get back.”

“Huh? No, it’s fine. I’ll probably use up the gold you gave me earlier… … Ahem, anyway. My current salary is more than enough.”

Anne, conscious of Luke, coughed and waved her hand.

“Still… .”

When Ellen stubbornly tries to push for Anne’s pay raise.

Bam!

The front door opened.

“Wow! It’s Anne!”

“Sister, are you here!!?”

A girl who looked to be about ten years old ran over to Anne and hugged her.

“Oh, you look so energetic. You’ve grown so much?”

“Ehehehe… .”

“How did you know I was here?”

“You said you were coming today. Wait for the carriage to come!”

It seems that he was stuck to the window, waiting for the carriage to arrive.

The boy behind him took a deep breath until his stomach was distended.

“Guys!! Sister Anne, come on!! Come down quickly!!!”

He shouted so loudly that the orphanage shook.

That was the beginning.

Woorrr-

“It’s sister, sister!”

“Sister!”

Little babies who didn’t even look ten years old came pouring out.

“Kids, don’t run! You’ll fall down!”

“Is your sister here?”

Boys and girls who looked a little younger than Ellen walked out carrying small children.

Ellen was shocked once again.

“… That’s a lot?”

“So I wanted to move it to a slightly larger place.”

“Hey! I said it’s done, how can I get more here?”

“Anne strongly refused to do so.”

It looks so nice from the outside that you might think it’s a mansion.

It seemed incredibly cramped for so many children to live together.

The yard has turned into a zombie apocalypse because of the children pouring out.

“You’re here again, sir!”

“Are you going to buy something else?”

The children didn’t just run to Anne.

Luke, who visited regularly, was already popular with the children.

“Oops.”

Ellen let go of Luke’s hand in the blink of an eye.

That’s when Anne and Luke each had four or five children hanging on.

“Hmm.”

Suddenly, only Ellen was left behind.

Even though I looked around quickly, there wasn’t a single child coming to Elin.

It’s my first visit, so of course… .

“Wow. You’re pretty.”

When you think about it.

A little boy approached Ellen, sucking on a small lollipop.

You think it’s pretty?

Where did you hear it (most likely from Benada)?

I think it was originally said that children cannot lie.

Elin shrugged her shoulders.

He squatted down, shaking his stupid hair.

“Hello.”

“Hello!”

Bow, the little boy bowed his head politely.

“Goodbye!”

She nods her head once more, then runs to Luke and begs him to hug her.

He was just waiting for an opening until Luke’s hands were empty.

“… … ”

Elin was left alone again.

For some reason, he glared at Luke with resentful eyes.