episode_0088

Tiring- Tiring-

[The train is coming soon!]

The cold winter air enters and leaves my lungs. But for some reason, it feels refreshing and brings a smile to my face.

The station was crowded with people moving around busily.

Each of them is carrying a large suitcase in their hand.

-Oh, Grandma. I’m going down now.

-See you soon, Dad.

People talking on the phone with a big smile, families walking while holding their children’s hands.

In the midst of the excitement of the end of the year, Vita was walking while holding someone’s hand.

I always went to my parents’ house alone around this time, but this time it was different.

It was different from the last time when I ran to this stop like crazy.

I realized my feelings that I had been denying for a long time, and I finally realized it now, but I was so out of my mind at the time that I wondered if it was too late.

As if by a miracle, that was the moment when we found each other and held our breath.

In the crowd, only the other person’s presence was present.

Since it was a pretty strong memory that still lingered in his mind, Vita unconsciously looked up to the side.

I see a tall guy. He’s handsome and has nice features.

Had he thought the same thing? Carlyle looked down at himself and smiled faintly.

“I feel a little strange?”

Vita nodded.

“… That’s right, really.”

It’s really different from back then.

The body temperature that is being touched feels quite warm.

Carlyle especially likes to run his fingers through my hand when I hold his hand.

“It’s okay if I pull it.”

Vita hesitated and said, It was a story about a suitcase.

Actually, I’ve told you this many times, but Carlyle just doesn’t seem to want to listen.

“This is something a man would do.”

“Where are the men and women who lift heavy loads?”

“With your slender arms?”

bean-

Vita got a light slap on the forehead from Carlyle. The smirking guy should look annoying, but strangely, it feels good.

‘I was once a man, you punk.’

There is at least a modicum of conscience and a strange sense of pride in one’s heart.

What do you mean, you’re going to suffer if you buy it yourself? I guess that’s what happens.

If you think about it, you already know why Carlyle acts that way and why he’s being considerate.

She puffed out her cheeks slightly, then opened her bitter lips in a smile.

“I’ll do it too, but this time I’ll leave it to you.”

It doesn’t feel bad to treat Carlyle like a servant. Rather, it feels good to be treated like a servant.

Even a brilliant man like Carlyle is helpless when it comes to himself.

“It’s an honor, Princess.”

But when Carlyle started talking with a sly smile, Vita’s face started to turn redder at the joke.

Pinch Carlyle gently.

“… Why are you staring at me?”

“I don’t really like this feeling… ”

“What do you think of me?”

“Look at me as a princess. That’s what you are to me.”

In fact, it was no exaggeration to Carlyle.

Princess? Treasure?

That expression is cute.

A person who is more precious than any other person, no matter what adjectives are used to describe her. Because Bianca Shamal is the only one for him.

“Jo, be quiet.”

As she spoke, Vita stuffed the walnut cookie she was holding into Carlyle’s mouth.

And as she walked forward with a blushing face, Carlyle, who had been dazed for a moment by her cute appearance, soon moved forward.

But even as we walked while holding hands, I couldn’t help but chuckle.

‘Anyway, it’s cute.’

Sometimes, it really feels like a child. I don’t mean it in a bad way. It means that it seems untainted, pure.

Carlyle also likes the purity of such a person. If such a pure woman likes him, it cannot be false, so his heart is immediately filled with emotion.

[Have a nice trip.]

Soon the train arrived, and soon the two of them boarded the train together.

***

There are two of us who reserved a table for two.

The inside of the train was clean and the seats were quite comfortable.

“Go in first.”

Naturally, Carlyle sat his opponent in the inside seat by the window and himself in the outside seat on the aisle side.

After placing his suitcase on the shelf above the seat, he sat down again and checked the seat here and there to make sure there was nothing uncomfortable. He even checked that Bianca’s seat belt was fastened tightly, and then smiled reassuringly.

“Now all that’s left is to go.”

Then Carlyle started stroking her hair. Vita was about to say something with a flushed face, but she just kept her mouth shut.

‘Why are you so affectionate?’

Of course, I know the reason, but I feel embarrassed to bring it up.

Carlyle Schultz This guy’s constant consideration is something I never get used to, but it still feels good.

I had no choice but to let him pass, he was such a sweet guy.

“The train will be leaving soon-! Please take your seats.”

The sound of station staff moving busily and people taking their seats in a hurry.

Soon, the sound of a train slowly moving along the tracks reaches their ears.

They looked at each other for a moment, smiled for no reason, and then Vita opened her lips.

“But you.”

Actually, it’s something I’ve been a little curious about lately.

“Why, Bianca?”

Even the smile on his lips feels soft.

Her clear golden eyes are filled with affection.

But Vita knows very well how Carlyle Schultz views her.

We already know that Carlyle Schultz is a sweet, thoughtful, and secretly honest guy.

But still, Vita was curious for no reason.

“So, um… ”

Vita, who had been hesitating, soon got to the point. In the meantime, Carlyle’s fingers were wiping away the crumbs of the walnut cake stuck to the corner of his mouth.

“Why are you like this… ”

Feeling her face getting hotter, Vita soon asked.

“Why are you so kind?”

It’s scary, you know.

I like Carlyle Schultz, but I like him more and more as the days go by.

‘If this continues, Carlyle will disappear…’

Of course, that won’t happen, but just imagining it makes me feel suffocated.

Vita realizes that she can no longer imagine life without her partner.

I just don’t like it.

It feels like a distant memory to imagine life without Carlyle by my side.

Thanks to the endless trust, affection, and dependability that the other person always shows me. Because I’ve now become accustomed to the affection that the other person pours out.

“Why are you so affectionate… ”

Vita rubbed her face against Carlyle’s shoulder.

Carlyle chuckled.

“What, all of a sudden?”

A reaction of bewilderment. Vita opened her lips again, somewhat hesitantly.

“No, I mean… It definitely wasn’t to this extent in the past… ”

“So, how was it?”

“A slightly lighter personality? She was also a bit sly and a bit of a jerk… ?”

It’s definitely different now.

Vita continued speaking to Carlyle Schultz, who had a listening attitude and a serious expression on his face.

“But now it’s very… different from my first impression.”

“That’s a good thing?”

Vita, who had been thinking for a moment, nodded her head slightly.

‘Of course, I still sometimes act like a fool…’

Well, for example.

This is especially true when people call me princess or make sly remarks like that at the station earlier.

But should I say that some kind of weight has been added?

For some reason, the Carlyle of today felt distinctly different from before.

***

‘Well, what should I say…’

In the intervening months, Carlyle had become a little more serious and manly.

So, for some reason, there are times when I find myself naturally making a will.

I knew Carlyle was essentially a decent guy.

It’s not even okay.

In fact, Vita thinks that he must be a really good person, a good man.

But originally, I felt like he was my age, but as time goes by, he seems to be getting more and more mature. Should I say it’s the smell of a man?

A full-fledged adult male. A full-fledged adult male who is trying to raise his own family and take responsibility for it.

Perhaps Carlyle Schultz is the man he once dreamed of becoming.

‘Strangely enough, now…’

I’m not jealous though.

“So how does it feel?”

Vita couldn’t help but confess with her heart pounding at the sound of Carlyle’s low voice and chuckle.

“… The feeling of a mature man?”

So, it seems like there is something to rely on and be drawn to.

“Oh, no.”

Vita felt embarrassed even though she said it herself, so she moved her lips for no reason.

“… I didn’t hear what you just said.”

Carlyle chuckles at that equation.

“That’s good, right?”

Because I can easily guess why the other person feels that way.

In fact, his attitude has changed recently after dating Bianca Shamal.

At one time, he wanted to quickly become a proper adult, and his goal was to take care of himself. Then, one day, like other people, he met someone he loved and started his own family, which was a grand dream.

Despite his constant efforts, Carlyle always had a pessimistic side to his mind.

I was so used to being alone since I was young that even though I dated many women, I couldn’t see the future I dreamed of. So I secretly built an iron wall around myself, knowingly or unknowingly.

The fact that he doesn’t have any close friends may be because of the wall he has been surrounded by.

[Hey, get out-!]

But a being broke through that wall and came in, and before I knew it, I had been disarmed.

I ended up cherishing a girl who was innocent and pure, who seemed confident on the outside but was actually soft on the inside.

At the same time, Carlyle was able to see for the first time the future he had dreamed of.

So these days he was changing.

I feel a sense of responsibility, and I think I’ve become more mature and able to think for myself.

“That’s a good thing, Bianca?”

I ask you again.

Because I want to continue to be happy with my precious partner, Bianca Shamal. I am curious about how I have changed.

Nod-

Vita nodded in agreement. Then she thought to herself.

‘How could it be bad?’

On the contrary, it is closer to the opposite, which is problematic. It means that things are getting better and better as the days go by.

Suddenly, Vita hears something unexpected.

“You’ve changed a lot too.”

“Yeah, me… ?”

Carlyle nods.

“Our personalities must have changed since we started dating. People change naturally.”

After dating for just over two months, there’s no need to talk about the changes in Bianca Shamal.

“Bianca, you’ve definitely become more feminine than before we started dating.”

The way you speak, the way you act, even the underwear you wear.

Carlyle was glad to know why such changes had occurred.

“I became more honest and became a lot more cute… ”

There is no denying it.

As the story continued, Vita’s face turned bright red.

‘But this guy today…’

Why are you talking so much?

The first thing I started with was Vita, which I had no idea about.

“Ah, I got it… !”

It was a belated realization, but other than the conversation between Carlyle and himself, the surroundings felt quiet.

By chance, Vita met eyes with the old couple sitting next to her. Her face instantly became accustomed to their kind smile.

“We were the only ones talking… ”

That’s an intimate story too.

Even the impudent Carlyle Schultz blushed slightly.

“… Shall we speak a little more quietly?”

“… Okay, then.”

So the two foolish couple lowered their voices slightly until the train arrived.

During that time, we held each other’s hands several times and chatted away.

***

The Shamal family’s mansion was located in a good location.

Now that the royal family has disappeared and times have changed, the word family may be awkward, but Vita Shamal always remembered her father’s words.

[Listen, son. Our family has a long history.]

Back when there was still a royal family, his great-grandfather was a fairly high-ranking official. In fact, Vita lived without any lack since she was young.

If you want a local feel, it would be exactly the same.

The well-maintained yard was brightly lit all year round, and gardeners occasionally stopped by to tend to it.

Vita Shamal’s father, Maximilian Shamal, was known as ‘Mr. Maxim’ by the locals.

It may be because of his uniquely picky personality, but there is also a feeling of some respect for him because he is a successful businessman.

A large white gate, a three-story mansion.

By all accounts, it is the home of a fairly wealthy family.

“Oh, over there.”

Carlyle, who was walking while holding Bianca Shamal’s small and soft hand, couldn’t help but stop when he saw the mansion.

So, this is it.

Of course, I had some expectations that it would be a well-to-do house, but it exceeded my expectations.

But Carlyle wasn’t just dumbfounded.

Because I don’t want the girl I like to see me looking a little timid or nervous.

But inevitably, his expression became slightly stiff.

I can’t help but feel nervous.

I am on my way to ask that my daughter, who grew up in such a wealthy family and was raised with such love and care, be given to me, who is lacking in so many ways.

But Bianca Shamal was always a woman who watched him closely and attentively. There were even times when she surprised him by figuring out how he was feeling just by a slight frown.

“What are you doing, Carlyle?”

Suddenly, I looked at Bianca and saw that she had her arms crossed, looking slightly dissatisfied.

But that feeling soon disappears. Instead, what appears on his face is concern for himself.

“Aren’t you nervous…?”

Carlyle shook his head, but soon nodded honestly.

When it actually came right before my eyes, I started to feel nervous, and since everyone had already been found out, there was no use in hiding it.

“Well, that’s right.”

He took a deep breath. Then he snickered and grabbed the other person’s hand with his own again.

He says it as if it were a given, trying to regain his composure.

“I’m going to get permission from the parents of the girl I like. How could I not be nervous?”

At those words, the other person’s face turned red, he coughed loudly, and spoke to him.

“Just like usual. Didn’t I tell you earlier?”

All along the train ride, Bianca Shamal kept telling him:

Her father is quite strict, but if she shows her true feelings, he will eventually allow it. He is not a very closed-minded person.

But the truth is,

From the moment I heard my child say, “My parents are not closed-minded people.”

‘It won’t be easy, really…’

So, instead, Carlyle became nervous.

Suddenly, Bianca Shamal pulls her hand away and grabs his cheeks.

“Look at me, Carlyle.”

Suddenly, Carlyle finds himself face to face with his amethyst eyes, his cheeks held by his opponent.

“Because I’m here with you. Act like you usually do. Don’t be scared! ”

Carlyle stopped laughing. He started laughing.

“Okay, I got it.”

I feel a little better.

There’s nothing good in being nervous when you have such a cute girlfriend cheering you on.

He is the partner I will spend the rest of my life with. I am receiving support from such a partner.

‘Yeah, I…’

He was fine with this. He was fine with just this.

The two held hands again and continued walking.

And then we hit the expected, natural obstacles.

As the two entered the mansion door holding hands, Carlyle took a few deep breaths inwardly.

With strides, with strides-

As if they had been waiting, someone approached the two.

“Is this guy Carlyle or something?”

Vita Shamal’s father, Maximilian Shamal, glared at him as if he were looking at a thief or as if he had met his mortal enemy on a bamboo bridge.

“… Hello, Father.”

“Why am I your father?”

“Ah, father… ?”

Although she had told Carlyle not to be afraid, Vita was restless as the two men confronted each other.

‘But if I do this…’

You shouldn’t be like this.

In fact, Vita had always had a hard time with her strict father, but this time it was different. She mustered up the courage to somehow give strength to Carlyle.

“That, Father…! You shouldn’t say that… ”

With a slightly sad face, she naturally leans towards Carlyle.

So, naturally, we linked arms as if we were relying on each other.

‘Ah, no…!’

I had no idea how shocked and even frustrated my father was by that instinctive behavior.

‘How did I get my daughter…!’

Even though she was the daughter he had longed for. Why was he taking the side of a pure thief instead of his father, whom he had given birth to, my cute daughter? His mustache twitched.

But Maxim was hit on the back by his wife, Emma, who was number one in the family hierarchy and came running after him.

“This guy, really! I may not welcome you.”

“No, ma’am. What did I do so wrong…?”

Maximilian Shamal was truly wronged.

Ultimately, a last resort.

After clearing his throat, he spoke in a firm tone.

“I can’t admit it-!”

He then clearly expressed his will to his daughter.

“Send that guy away right away. There’s no point in seeing him.”

“Ah, Father…!”

It was really too much.

How can you say that in front of Carlyle, the person involved?

The moment I got bitten, I felt extremely upset.

I looked to the side for a moment and saw Carlyle’s expression hardened, which made me feel even more upset. I felt sorry.

‘… No, this is not it. This is not it, Father.’

So, Vita kept her lips moving for a while, and actually remembered a piece of advice she had heard from her mother before.

-If your picky father ever acts rashly, try saying this to him.

‘Oh, but… ‘

Will it really work? I don’t really believe it.

I’m considering it since it’s what my mother told me.

Aside from the childish nature of the method, I still wonder if my father would be swayed by such words.

But Vita really, actually, now she was a little resentful of her father.

I thought it might work, but I really hated it.

Not once in her life had Vita ever called her father ‘Dad’.

Father, father.

He always called me that because his strict father seemed difficult to him, so maybe this is the first time he’s using this title.

“Dad, I hate you…!”

So, Vita’s attempt, her lips kept moving and she barely managed to utter a single word –

Maximilian Shamal, 68 years old.

He creaked and froze in place like a statue.

‘Oh, Dad…?’

Daughter, dad.

Dad, as told by his daughter.

Either one is good, but not both at the same time!

As his long-held wish came true, Maxim felt despair.

You say you hate yourself.

“What, what did you say…?”

The effect was truly amazing.