episode_0024

The garden of the Duke of Iris boasts splendor.

In one corner of the garden, flowers of simple, monotonous colors were gathered.

It was a place that ordinary people would never even set foot in because of its splendor.

However, there was a woman there as if it were natural.

Luna Iris.

She was staring blankly at the flowers with a teacup in front of her.

To be more precise, it would be better to say that I was lost in thought.

‘confidence… .’

Luna was thinking about what Albert said a few days ago.

They told me to be confident, but it was because I didn’t know how to do it.

In the first place, even what confidence was was subtle.

How is it different from courage and how is it different from faith?

I’ve been thinking about it for quite some time now, but no suitable answer has come out.

But, I couldn’t think of anything else.

Because the words Albert said were filling my head.

‘I’m amazing… ?’

What kind of thinking would it take for a mute person, or someone who drove a family into ruin, to be considered great?

It’s great in a negative way, but that’s probably not what Albert meant.

He seemed to avoid saying hurtful things to himself as much as possible.

That made it even more questionable.

They say you can worry about confidence, but isn’t this completely unconvincing?

I was curious about his intention and why he left such a comment.

And why?

‘Why did Confucius make that expression?’

The eyes were heavily sunken, and the eyebrows were drawn together.

He looked quite distressed.

That was why I asked him if he was not feeling well.

If it doesn’t hurt somewhere, there’s no reason to make that expression.

But he said it was okay.

And it was really okay until I got back.

Albert David.

Every time I met him, it felt like the things I didn’t know were increasing.

After thinking for a while, Luna finally got up.

This was because I was so lost in my thoughts that I couldn’t appreciate the garden properly.

Even so, it is a place where no one visits, and it would be dishonorable to the flowers if they could not even see themselves properly.

I also wanted to see the evening primroses placed in the room.

When I looked at Dal-i blankly, I felt like all my useless thoughts were disappearing.

Luna entered the mansion and climbed the stairs.

And then I walked down the hallway.

It was then.

Clink-.

A sharp sound, as if something was breaking, echoed through the hallway.

The sound came from the direction of Luna’s room.

‘I guess not?’

It was common for the employees to clean their own rooms, but everyone was so good that they never broke anything.

However, my steps became faster.

Because I felt uneasy about something.

Eventually, Luna arrived in front of the room.

Perhaps because I was walking fast, my heart was beating unusually fast.

However, there was no time to take a deep breath.

My body opened the door on its own.

“Oh, no. I didn’t do this on purpose… .”

Rachel shakes her head in denial.

And the broken flower pot at her feet.

The roots of the moon tree were exposed and tangled with the soil.

Kuuk-.

When Luna saw that, she felt something uncomfortable.

It felt like my chest was tightening and it was a little painful.

‘ah… .’

I forgot about it because I hadn’t felt it in so long.

This feeling was definitely a hurt feeling.

Ttogak-.

Luna walked forward.

Rachel was standing there, but she didn’t look at the person as if she wasn’t there and just looked at the moon and slowly took a step forward.

Eventually, Luna arrived in front of the moon and squatted down.

Then he stretched out his hand and captured the surrounding soil and moon.

It was a very careful movement for fear of damaging the roots.

“Why are those flowers so precious? You can buy as much as you want!”

Rachel shouted at Luna.

He knew that he had done something wrong, but he could not bring himself to bow down to his pride.

As has been the case up until now, there should be no bowing down to the person who caused my mother’s death.

Luna’s eyes slowly turned to Rachel.

His expression was as dry as usual, but that only made his eyes seem even colder.

So much so that Rachel swallowed her saliva without realizing it.

Show your emotions outwardly.

This was the first time this had happened to Luna since she was very young.

Of course, she didn’t do it willingly.

I just had those feelings without even knowing it.

“Yes, what if you see it that way?! Are you going to make me die too?! Try it!”

Rachel was furious at Luna’s reaction.

The wounds he received were so great that they could not even be compared to such a small flower pot.

Made my mother die. It drove a peaceful family into ruin.

She was no different from the devil who robbed her of happiness for eternity.

In Rachel’s heart, only hatred and anger toward Luna were swirling.

Ttogak-.

Luna took her gaze away from Rachel and took a step forward.

It wasn’t that I wanted to avoid a fight or that I was scared.

This was because I was so familiar with this situation, and I had no time to even think about Rachel.

All Luna had in mind was the moon.

How can I save it?

Is it possible to get a new flower pot?

I wonder what Albert would think when he sees that the flower pot has changed.

With that in mind, I walked down the hallway.

There was a voice from behind, but Luna couldn’t hear it.

Patter-.

Dirt falls through the cracks of my hands.

At first, there were two hands full of dirt, but soon there was only a handful left.

Luna hurried her steps.

Of course, the results will not be different if you arrive a little earlier.

However, even so, I wanted to bury these delicate roots that had come into the world against my will as quickly as possible.

Maybe it was personal greed.

That was when I was frantically heading towards the garden.

thud-.

Luna stepped on the hem of her skirt and fell.

It was a mistake I wouldn’t have made under normal circumstances, so I guess that means I was mentally stressed.

‘thank god.’

Perhaps because I fell and held it in my arms, some of Dal-i’s leaves fell, but it didn’t cause any major problems.

Luna, relieved by that fact, got up and started walking again.

Eventually she arrived at the garden.

It was full of flowers so colorful that they made evening primroses look plain, but they didn’t even pay attention and just hastened their steps.

He still held Dal-i in his arms as if it were precious to him.

The place we finally arrived at was a place where simple flowers were gathered in a corner of the garden.

It was also a place where evening primroses fit very well.

For Luna, it was the only place where she could put her mind at ease.

Deeply…

Luna carefully put Dal-i down and started digging the ground with her hands.

You may be able to entrust the work to a user.

If you don’t like it, you can at least get some gardening tools.

However, my thoughts did not reach that point.

Because my mind was filled with thoughts of just having to save Dal.

However, digging the land with bare hands was not easy.

With just a few gestures, my beautiful fingernails got bruised, and soon after, I started to feel pain in my fingers.

“Lady?!”

The employee who discovered Luna hurriedly approached.

Since I was doing gardening at the time, I had gardening tools with me.

“Okay, I will do it!”

Despite the user’s words, Luna was just moving her hands in silence.

It is clear that it must be prevented, but it is an awkward situation that cannot be prevented.

After thinking about it, the employee carefully handed me a small trowel.

“Enemy, at least with this… .”

Luna, who had been staring blankly at the shovel, carefully accepted it.

Soon, a pit was created, and Dal-i was carefully planted in the pit.

Luna thought as she looked at Moon, who was with the other flowers.

Please be happy here.

* * * * *

The sun had not completely set but was reaching the ridge.

After helping my father with the estate work, I was reading the romance novel Luna had given me as a gift.

As I read it, it was so interesting that I became hooked without realizing it, but unfortunately it didn’t last long.

It was because the sound of the knock distracted my concentration.

I said, licking my lips with regret.

“Come in.”

After permission was given, the door was carefully opened and Melina came in.

But, isn’t that putting a smile on your face?

So I wondered if he had eaten a cookie… .

“Master, a carriage has arrived from the Iris duchy.”

“Huh?”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by the words that came out of her mouth.

We’ve exchanged quite a few letters in the meantime, but nowhere did it say that we were coming to visit.

However, other than that, it was a happy enough event, so I immediately got dressed and headed to the entrance of the mansion.

Not long after that, the carriage of the Duke of Iris arrived.

The coachman bowed his head in greeting and opened the carriage door.

There was only one person who got off the carriage.

Luna Iris.

She was the woman I had longed for.

“Lu, Princess Luna?!”

It looked like something I didn’t want.