episode_0060

It was definitely fun to meet the main character of my favorite novel. My heart was pounding hard just as I was chasing after Adele with Elsie.

It’s been over 10 years since I came to this world, and I was the real protagonist. It’s been 10 years since I’ve been reviewing what I wrote down in my notebook so as not to forget the details.

It’s a little different from meeting a celebrity. This is because an actor ‘plays’ a character and is not the character itself.

Even if I get a chance to have a friendly conversation with the actor, all I can ask is, ‘So what do you think of that character? What would that character have been thinking at the time?’ In fact, among movie actors, there are a lot of movie actors who will play the character they will play. There are many people who act without reading the original work of Ganaon, so asking such questions may be meaningless.

This is the same for writers, so the writer may treat a novel I really like as his own dark story, or he may not consider it that important. Rather, readers may remember the setting and development better than the author, and they may be better at getting the hang of it. There are many cases where you can find it.

So, coming directly into the world like this and meeting the main character like this was something different. Although it was difficult to explain in words.

And, honestly, since I’m in the novel, shouldn’t this be the purpose? In this novel, it wasn’t the role I wanted, but since I occupied a very important position, I thought it was inevitable that I would become involved with the female protagonist.

I thought about it.

however.

Even though I actually met him in person, I wasn’t as happy as I thought.

No, it doesn’t mean ‘I wasn’t happy’. It means I was happy, but not as happy as I thought.

Why?

On the way back, I kept thinking about that.

*

Originally, ‘seeing off’ between nobles meant ‘sending off’ even to arranging transportation for the noble to get to the place where he or she would go. No matter how well-maintained and safe the place was compared to other areas, it was not the same as where I lived in my previous life. .

In the first place, Korea was a place with very good security even by world standards. In fact, if you think about the ‘average value’, it is strange to think that this place, which is not as developed as modern times, would have as good security as Korea.

That is why safety is guaranteed ‘until arrival’. This can be said to be an extension of the rules of hospitality.

Of course, if it was a place you had to go back to and it took seven days to get there, seeing you off to the entrance of the village or city where you stayed was limited, and it is true that if you were a noble who couldn’t afford it in the first place, you had no choice.

And the Carlins family had ‘inevitable family circumstances.’

Elsie has reflexes that can catch a flying arrow, so in fact, there is no need to be anxious while being escorted by Elsie within the royal capital. If I were to criticize the rude side, it was us who followed behind us and even gave us a car, so I don’t intend to blame Adele. It was.

For your information, Adele’s father did not return home even after we finished drinking tea and left the house.

After politely saying no to Adele several times and offering to see her off on foot, we slowly walked out to the main street.

“What should I do?”

As I unconsciously left the street where the mansions were gathered, I came out onto the main street, which was still crowded with various people.

This is the place where El Si hugged me and pioneered the path.

… … I feel a little sorry to say this to a woman like me, but Elsie was taller than me and had a better physique. She was also much stronger than most men.

If Elsie tightened her arms and hugged my waist, I had no way to escape. I didn’t intend to escape in the first place, and if I told her not to, Elsie would have relaxed her arms, so it didn’t really matter.

Elsie’s body was very feminine, but no matter how feminine a person is, I would be surprised if she suddenly appeared so majestic.

Moreover, perhaps because of her inherited bloodline, Elsie’s body temperature was a little higher than that of an average person, so she felt very warm when she was hugged like that.

I was so embarrassed for a moment that my thoughts flew away, and I couldn’t think of anything else until Elsie dragged me out of the street. It was embarrassing.

Even though there is no reason to be conscious of it since she is the same woman.

Perhaps, without realizing it, I have developed a habit of entrusting myself to Elsie in situations like this. If I had just entrusted myself to Elsie without thinking, Elsie would have gone as far as she could while hugging me. I can trust her that much, so I can just entrust myself to her—

“Amelia.”

“Huh?”

It was only after Elsie called my name again that I was finally able to come out of my thoughts. The sounds of countless people’s footsteps, rustling clothes, and voices flowed into my ears that had been unable to hear anything at once.

Even though the sun had completely set, there were a lot of people walking around.

In fact, I only touched on it because it was still early spring, but if I had to guess, the time was somewhere between day and evening. It was before dinner, so I guess that’s why you see so many people.

Certainly, the photos of Northern European cities I saw in the world I lived in looked very deserted. But since this is not the real Northern Europe, such comparisons may be meaningless.

“What should I do?”

Elsie asked again.

“If you go back down that street the same way, you have to go through the crowds like before. You did that when you followed Adele. Next time, let’s find a slightly easier route.”

“That’s right. It was like that.”

Finally catching up with what Elsie said, Ana was lost in thought for a moment and then opened the sign.

“But, since the sun has already set and it has become dark, let’s postpone finding the route until later. It could be dangerous if you walk down a deserted road when it is dark.”

“That’s definitely true.”

Elsie nodded seriously, agreeing with what I said.

“It might be better to walk on this crowded street… … Although there is a risk of meeting pickpockets.”

“But you can tell right away, right?”

“That’s it. If the local pickpocket isn’t at the level of a sword master, you will be able to spot him and catch him right away.”

Honestly, even if your pickpocketing skills are at the level of a sword master, I think you could easily catch him.

I thought about that when I saw Elsie joking as if she were joking, but I didn’t dare say it out loud. Because even if I said that, Elsie would treat it as a joke and ask if I could do that.

Objectively speaking, Elsie’s skills may be worse than those of other Delkish people. This was already pointed out once in the original work, so it’s probably true in reality as well.

However, the fact that they may be ‘less than the people of Delki City’ is not much of a weakness or disadvantage.

If being ‘worse than the people of Delkisi’ is a flaw, there will be almost no swordsman in this world who can overcome that flaw.

After seeing Adell’s reaction earlier, I was confident once again.

“Then shall we take a leisurely walk this time? Well, I’ll be staying here for a few years anyway, so I’ll have plenty of time.”

I shrugged my shoulders at Elsie who said that.

The two of us soon started walking side by side. This time there was no need to quickly chase after anyone, so we just had to walk slowly, finding our way between the people.

While walking, I often joked with Elsie and made small talk that had no particular meaning.

But at the same time, I feel something… … I felt like something was lacking.

“Amelia, are you tired?”

“Huh?”

Elsie asked with a worried expression and I blinked.

“No, the answers have been getting a little late since a while ago, so I wondered if I was in a bit of a bad mood. Did I walk too much today?”

“Walking a lot. When we were young, we used to go out to the forest together and wander around.”

I used to ride on the back of Gray and Snow and go to the forest to dig up potatoes and roast them.

Elsie smiled as if she was truly happy every time.

“But walking in the forest or somewhere with a lot of people is different.”

“Is that so? How are you? Are you tired?”

“Well, psychologically?”

“… … .”

At that answer, my heart sank for a moment.

Of course, if you are being escorted, it doesn’t matter if you don’t think about anything else, but if you are being escorted, you will have to pay a lot of attention to various things.

Even if you had the skill to catch a flying arrow, you had to be ready at all times.

“It’s really strange. His face is bright blue. Should I give him a piggyback ride?”

“No, not to that extent… … .”

“Then how about leaning on it?”

Elsie stretched out her arms and gently wrapped her arms around her shoulders, pulling her towards her.

Without any time to refuse, I laid my head on Elsie’s shoulder.

“Look. I’m tired. Let’s go quickly and wash up and rest. I’ll bring you food. ”

“… … Yes. I guess so. I came here to meet the main character.”

lie.

“That could be possible.”

That was a lie.

I wasn’t that happy that I had met Adele or that I was more interested in Elsie than Adele.

It wasn’t because I liked Adele, it wasn’t because Adele was the main character, and it wasn’t because I met the main character but couldn’t stand at the center of the story.

I wasn’t tired or worn out. There was no reason to lean on Elsie like this.

The reason I turned pale was because I thought that Elsie might not yet know that she was tired when she was next to me, and that it might bother her.

We don’t know it yet, but we may find out someday.

And the fact that if that happens, Elsie might refuse to be with me.

But I didn’t know how to convey the reason for that mess without misunderstanding, so I ended up lying.

To the people of Delkish, you must not lie.

My heart was beating vigorously.

There were many reasons.