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The mansion of the Count Luver family.

This place, which was synonymous with tranquility, became a little noisy due to one incident.

“I told you to stand there for a moment!”

An incident that caused an uproar in the Count Ruber family. It was a chase between Chris and Renia.

Ever since the incident at the park, Renia has been following Chris around. Just to say thank you.

On the other hand, since Chris did not know such intentions, he was busy running away from Renia who was trying to annoy him.

And that situation unfolded over and over again. For as long as two days.

but-.

Renia was never able to catch Chris, and once Chris ran away, he hid so tightly that Renia could not find him.

Therefore, opportunities come to Renia only three times a day.

Mealtime was the only opportunity.

And then lunch time came.

Lenia couldn’t bear to chase after Chris, who finished his meal faster than ever.

Renia, who gave up so quickly, decided to take advantage of the next opportunity.

“… I have no choice but to look for the next meal time.”

So dinner came again.

Inside a restaurant where only Count Ruber and Baron Fletcher are talking.

Renia was just looking at Chris, and Chris avoided Renia’s gaze and focused on the food.

With such a narrow margin, Renia finished her meal first and approached Chris.

“Hey, I have something to tell you.”

“I don’t have one.”

Chris flatly rejected Renia’s words. He hurriedly finished his meal and left.

Chris left the restaurant and ran away. And Renia is chasing Chris again.

but-.

“Why is it so fast!”

I missed it again.

A hallway that completely missed Chris. There, Renia sat down and burst into anger.

“If you keep doing this, you’ll be late!”

I have to say thank you… It was getting delayed because Chris was running away. That was so annoying.

As time passed, Renia’s mind became more and more disturbed. And other problems began to arise in unexpected places.

“It’s somehow fun!”

Should I call it a game of tag?

Because Renia felt like she was playing with Chris, she was having more and more fun with the current situation.

However, every time she tried to have fun, Renia pushed herself.

“No… , This is not playing! I’m just trying to say thank you!”

And again, Renia burned her will.

I will definitely say thank you to Chris.

***

Before closing the VIP room door.

I looked into both hallways.

Quiet hallway.

There was no Renia who could be said to be a dangerous person.

Feeling relieved, I closed the door.

And the very moment I sat down on the bed.

Kkei Iik-.

Suddenly the door opened, and I quickly hid under the blanket.

‘what? ‘Did you come to my room?’

Did Renia burst into the room? The moment when my mind was confused about how to escape.

“Chris… ? What are you doing covered in a blanket?”

I heard my father’s voice.

Fortunately, the visitor was my father, not Renia.

I sighed in relief, got out of the blanket, and complained to my father.

“Father… Please knock.”

“What kind of knock is it? What makes you think this is your room? Why are you knocking on the room we share?”

“… Okay.”

I said something unnecessary and got scolded a little.

Anyway, I was lucky that Renia didn’t come to my room.

“By the way, does your father look tired these days?”

“Does it look like that too? I’m having trouble coordinating opinions with the Count. Well, it’s all like that in the beginning.”

My father sat on the bed like me, looking a little tired. And then he seemed to think for a moment and then-.

“Now that I think about it, you seem to be getting along with Lady Renia these days?”

He suddenly said something nonsensical.

“What kind of nonsense is that?”

“You and Lady Renia are getting along well these days.”

“What’s wrong with moving around together! Because I’m avoiding it!”

“It’s either that.”

They’re just running away from Renia, but they seem to be friendly. It was impossible. My father’s eyes must have been knotholes.

“Anyway, I’m glad. Since I am friendly with Lady Renia.”

“… That’s because I said it wasn’t.”

My father smiled meaningfully.

“As expected of you, Lady Renia… ?”

“It’s not like that!!!”

It was definitely not.

As I said last time, Renia did not fit my ideal type from the moment she was born. Because I was born a nobleman.

“Why are you suddenly screaming? Surprisingly.”

“Anyway, it’s not really true, so don’t say anything weird.”

“Yes, yes. I understand.”

I thought there was nothing good to be gained from talking any more. So I decided to just go straight to sleep.

.

.

.

And the next morning.

As usual, my father left the room first, and I woke up late.

Now, as a habit, I opened the door and looked left and right.

As usual, there was no one there.

“… As expected, he doesn’t come to the room.”

I wondered what would happen if Renia was waiting at the door, but it was a real relief.

Feeling relieved, I went out of the room.

And while walking down the hallway.

The very moment you pass through the corner hallway!

“You probably didn’t know it was here!”

The very moment I turned the corner, Renia suddenly ran out. Even though I was embarrassed, I swerved to avoid it, and Renia fell straight into the hallway.

‘You’re really persistent!’

I tried to leave quickly.

However, as usual, Renia did not catch up right away.

Feeling puzzled, I turned around and looked at Renia.

Renia was crouching in the hallway, twitching. For a moment, my eyes fell on Renia’s knees.

It was red, probably because of blood.

It looks like he fell and scraped his knee.

The cause was definitely Renia.

However, perhaps because of my actions in avoiding Renia, who was charging at me, I felt remorse.

I cautiously approached Lenia.

“Are you okay?”

I stretched out my hand and tried to help Renia up, but… Renia held my hand tightly.

“D, I finally caught it!”

My first thought was that I had been tricked.

But the wound on Renia’s knee was not fake, and there were tears in the corners of Renia’s eyes.

So I wasn’t fooled. Renia’s injuries were real. So I couldn’t understand any more.

Why are you trying to catch me like this?

Suddenly, my father’s words came to mind.

He is telling me that he likes Renia. Contrary to what he said, Renia could not be…

‘Could it be that Renia likes me?’

For a moment, my face heated up with shame. He immediately shook his head and denied it.

‘Probably not.’

Although there was no basis for this, he asserted that it was not the case. While such complicated thoughts were filling my head.

Renia held my hand tightly with both hands. Then his eyes met mine and he opened his mouth.

“Thank you for helping me last time.”

“What… ?”

“You ran away with me last time. I want to say thank you for that.”

It feels like my head is clear and empty.

no way-?

“Did you follow me around all this time just to say thank you?”

“Yes.”

“You can just say it verbally or send a letter from afar!”

It was absurd.

That’s the only reason you’ve been following me around like this. I felt like I was losing strength somehow. If it had been like this, there would have been no need to run away.

“No! They said that to say thank you, you should hold both hands and make eye contact! And the letter… ”

Renia’s cheeks turned red. At the same time, he put his index fingers together and fiddled with them hesitantly.

“The letter is… It can’t be sent because it has to be sent only to a special person.”

Seeing Renia like that, I-.

For a moment, I felt like I had been punched.

‘Was it the noble kids that I really hated? ?’

I thought about it carefully.

When I thought about it again, it was definitely not that I disliked noble children unconditionally.

To be exact, they were not noble kids, but kids who looked down on others just because they were noble.

They were definitely not noble kids.

Then, the girl in front of you. Are you saying that Renia are noble children who ignore others…? .

It was a short meeting, but I can say this for sure.

Renia was not a girl who looked down on others.

He may have hidden his true nature, but the likelihood of that happening was significantly low. Why would a child who goes to such lengths to say thank you hide his true nature?

At that moment, I felt so ashamed of myself.

A misguided stubbornness that aristocratic children often do. I thought it would never happen… It was the same for me too.

I was caught up in my own thoughts, and I had a stubborn belief that Renia was a bad noble girl.

I formally apologized to Renia for that.

“I’m really sorry… !”

It was an apology for showing a harsh attitude towards Renia until now.

“Huh? Did I say something wrong… ? I thought I said thank you, but why are you apologizing to me?”

However, Renia did not realize my intention.

“Just… Because I want to do that.”

“Really? Well then… It won’t matter. Hehe!”

Renia smiled innocently. That smile somehow made me feel like the wall I had built inside me was breaking down.

I helped Renia stand up. and-.

“Would you like to play together?”

I decided to be brave.

My misunderstanding about Renia has ended. So what should I do?

The answer was unexpectedly simple.

I wanted to talk more.

Was it because my attitude was so different from before? Renia opened her mouth wide and her eyes were wide in surprise.

Seeing Renia like that made me feel embarrassed for some reason.

“If you don’t like it, don’t!”

“No!”

Renia brought her face closer to me, her eyes shining with excitement.

and-.

“Let’s play together-!”

He smiled brightly and dazzlingly.