episode_0002
by fnovelpiaA momentary battle of energy occurred while making eye contact with the girl.
I was the one who lowered my tail first. First of all, it was my fault.
‘Yes, because I am a person who knows my mistakes.’
I decided not to be stubborn like other noble children.
“I made a mistake. sorry. So you are Count Luver’s daughter, right?”
The girl frowned again. As if I still made a mistake.
“Hmm… That’s true, but… , I asked first.”
The girl’s expression looks full of dissatisfaction. He puffed out his cheeks and showed his dissatisfaction with me. I found that girl’s appearance a little cute.
I tried to ignore the cuteness on his face and tried to speak again.
however-
match-!
Suddenly the girl clapped her hands and answered the question on her own.
“Ah, I understand! You are Baron Fletcher, right? Was it Chris…? ? Nice to meet you!”
Yeongsik-.
I thought the girl’s choice of words was truly classy. Like a noble nobleman.
Was that why? I felt rejected.
I was briefly captivated by her appearance, but the girl was the daughter of a high-ranking nobleman. As expected, the nobleman was right.
And when it comes to noble kids, they are the ones I hate. I turned my back to no longer talk to the girl.
I thought it was a firm attitude to avoid conversation with the girl.
however-.
“Where are you going? Now that we’ve met, why don’t we talk? I was always bored because there weren’t many customers my age!”
Despite deliberately ignoring me, the girl followed behind me. And then I got annoyed with the girl who kept talking to me.
I naturally raised my voice out of frustration.
“Don’t follow me!”
The girl seemed surprised by my words that sounded like I was shouting. And the girl also seemed angry, narrowing her brows and shaking her feet.
“Actually, I had no intention of following along!”
The girl, so excited, ran ahead of me with a brisk step.
I felt uneasy because I felt like I had done something wrong. But I tried to ignore this feeling and went back to the VIP room.
***
Renia Luber was not in a good mood.
Was that why?
The quiet hallway was filled with the sound of Renia’s brisk steps. Then, Renia stopped for a moment.
Renia was lost in thought for a moment.
“… Is asking for conversation something to get so angry about?”
The boy he saw for the first time got angry at himself.
“Did I do something wrong?”
This was Lena’s first time being angry at someone like this from the very beginning.
I thought about it carefully, but after all, I hadn’t done anything wrong. That’s why I couldn’t understand it. Why was the boy angry at him?
When I didn’t get an answer, I got annoyed.
That’s right… .
“chi! My father is a liar.”
This was because Count Ruber’s words were proven to be false. There was something that Count Ruber often said to Renia.
‘Renia, there is no man in this world who would hate you from the first moment.’
Count Ruber’s words praising Rhenia’s beautiful appearance.
As Renia grew up hearing such words, the rejection she experienced this time seemed very unfamiliar to her.
That’s why I had a strange misconception.
“That kid couldn’t be… Was it a girl?”
Renia looked at the boy’s appearance.
brown hair. The hair was so curly that it looked like a mess.
“The hair wasn’t long… Did you cut it short because you are a woman?”
Eyes with a brown tint. He was similar in height to me.
And the face looks grumpy because of the eyes.
“As expected, it was a boy… ?”
No matter how I thought about it, the boy was right.
Unable to come up with an answer, Renia decided to stop thinking about the boy. It was because his pride was hurt that he was the only one thinking of the boy like this.
“Ah, I don’t know! If you don’t want to talk to me, I don’t like it either!”
***
When I returned to the VIP room, my father had already finished talking with Count Ruber.
“Where did you go?”
“Yes… I just walked around.”
I decided to keep my meeting with Count Luver’s daughter a secret. Because there was no need to say anything.
however-.
“Chris, have you ever met Count Luver’s daughter?”
Did my father read my mind?
Otherwise, he had heard that I had met Count Ruber’s daughter.
A question seemed to catch me off guard. Although I was embarrassed, I answered while hiding my emotions as best as I could.
“Uh… , I think I saw it… ? Why?”
“According to what Count Ruber said, the future is so beautiful that one can look forward to it. Is that true?”
I remembered what the girl looked like.
I didn’t want to admit it, but
“Yes.”
It was cute and beautiful.
But did my father misunderstand something about my answer? Suddenly he hummed.
“Yes, I see. It was beautiful.”
My father smiled somewhat burdensomely. I immediately realized the intention of that smile.
“I don’t like him.”
I guess my father mistakenly thought I liked that girl.
But it was definitely not.
My ideal type is not a noble, but a commoner. I liked a child with simple sensibilities.
Of course, it would be better if it was pretty.
So, when I say it’s beautiful, it’s not because I like it, it’s just an objective opinion. It was never more than that.
I was afraid my father might not understand, so I said it over and over again.
“I really don’t like it. I am sincere without a single lie.”
“Yes, yes. I understand.”
Since my father only pretended to nod, I thought he didn’t really understand what I was saying.
“It’s really not true!”
“That’s because I said I understand. By the way, do you know the child’s name?”
“Name… ?”
Without even thinking about it, I don’t know the girl’s name.
“Looking at that reaction, it looks like you don’t know. I will let my father tell me specially.”
“That’s it. It’s okay if you don’t know.”
“Rhenia. This is the child’s name. Do your best!”
“Well, no!”
No matter how many times I denied it, my father never believed me. My father doesn’t seem to have any intention of changing his mind.
Therefore, I gave up trying to convince my father.
Just like that, the conversation between me and my father stopped and we took a rest in silence.
smart-!
Someone came knocking on the door.
“Baron Fletcher and Count Ruber invited you to dinner.”
“I understand.”
When my father opened the door, there was a maid standing in front of the door.
‘ah… ‘There was an attendant.’
Since I couldn’t see any servants in the large mansion, I thought they didn’t have any servants. But it seems that wasn’t the case.
My father followed the maid who led him to the restaurant, and I followed behind him.
And soon we arrived at what appeared to be a restaurant.
Inside the restaurant.
Count Ruber was there first.
Blonde hair like Renia. However, the appearance was a little different.
‘She seems to take after her mother.’
Since Count Ruber had a slightly formidable appearance, it could be said that he did not resemble Rhenia at all.
Count Ruber welcomed my father and me with a gentle smile.
“Welcome. I have prepared the traditional food of Ruberyeong especially to show you.”
“Thank you, Count Ruber.”
My father lightly tapped my shoulder. Recognizing the signal my father gave me, I also lowered my head.
“Thank you. Count Ruber!”
“Oh… You are Chris. He definitely has a tall face, so he’s handsome. Looking at it like this, it looks a lot like Baron Fletcher.”
Listening to Count Ruber’s words, it seemed that when Count Ruber was bragging about his daughter, my father was bragging about me.
I quivered and answered.
“I hear that a lot.”
“Hahaha, he’s a fun guy.”
Count Ruber is also a nobleman.
But he didn’t show any signs of dislike.
Actually, I didn’t really hate it that much.
Because what I hated were noble kids. These are the kids who boast that they are nobles. Adult nobles with good manners did not dislike it.
After a brief greeting, we took our seats.
And the moment I was about to eat food-.
Sigh-.
Another customer came in.
No, exactly, it would belong to the landlord, not the guest.
Renia Louver.
Renia came in late.
Then she took hold of the hem of her dress, opened it, and greeted my father.
“Nice to meet you. Baron Fletcher. It is called Renia Louver.”
“Oh, you are just as beautiful as I heard.”
“Baron, I hope you can speak to me comfortably.”
At Lenia’s words, my father’s eyes naturally turned to Count Ruber. Count Ruber nodded as if it didn’t matter.
“I understand. Renia, nice to meet you too.”
Renia gave her father a bright smile and then made eye contact with me. and-.
“Heung!”
I openly turned my head.
I looked at Count Luver in confusion. Fortunately, it looks like he didn’t see what Renia did. Relieved, I let out a small sigh.
And so the anxious meal began. After I finished eating, I hurried back to my room.
With the excuse of being tired. I was actually tired.
‘ah… , it’s hard.’
The meal, which had been difficult because of Count Ruber’s attention because of Renia, ended. I threw myself on the bed and immediately fell asleep.
.
.
.
I must have fallen asleep as soon as I lay down, but when I opened my eyes, it was bright daylight.
It’s not too early in the morning.
My father had already left the room.
I looked out the window.
Clear weather.
Outside the window was the back door of the Louver Mansion.
however.
“Uh… ?”
On the side of the wall that is quite far from the back door.
A small creature was moving there.
It looks like it moves too much like a human to be called an animal.
I must have woken up early, but my eyes were blurry and I couldn’t see clearly. In order to check properly, I rubbed my eyes and woke up my sleeping vision.
and-.
“Rhenia Louver?”
I realized that her true identity was Renia.
Renia is wearing shabby clothes, not the fancy clothes we saw yesterday. Her hair must have been tied up and put inside a hat, but not a single hair was visible.
I paid close attention to what Renia was doing.
Renia is working hard to move something.
Renia is working hard to move it. It was a big stone.
When the stone was removed, a hole in the wall was revealed. And Renia crawled into the hole as if she was used to it.
As I witnessed this, one thought filled my mind.
run away.
It was clear that Renia was trying to run away from home over the wall.
“But why?”
I suddenly felt distraught.
Why does Renia want to run away from home?
Could it be because of me? Because I treated you a little rudely?
I thought for a moment.
And soon I came to a conclusion.
“You have to follow!”
Whatever the cause, it was clear that if Renia’s run away from home became known, her father’s business would be disrupted.
Because Renia’s disappearance takes priority over business. In that case, the business story would naturally take a backseat.
So now was the time for me to do my best for my father. I quickly put on my clothes and ran to the wall where there was a hole through which Renia passed.
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