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[Episode 63] – My first friend (4)

How much did you drink?

It was difficult for me to come to my senses thanks to Mrs. Serena who kept filling the wine glass in my hand. A dark red wine that fills up all the way as soon as it bottoms out.

I thought it would be rude not to empty the glass I had filled, so I started to drink it, but I had to restrain myself because I felt like the film would stop if I drank just a little more.

As I was drinking and talking so distractedly that I had no idea what was coming out of my mouth, the cold night air that came in from somewhere cooled my hot face.

I briefly opened my eyes and looked around the room with a curious gaze. A room where only bluish moonlight flows. A gentle night breeze flowed in through the crack of the small open window, ruffling the curtains.

Thanks to that, I felt the heat in my cheeks cool down a little, so I turned my head and looked blankly at the two people sitting in front of me. Lady Serena and Countess Serena, who has not yet shed her youthful appearance.

The two people must have been very drunk as they continued their conversation with each other blushing. They just looked like they were just continuing a conversation with each other, but for some reason the sight was so alluring that I swallowed my saliva without realizing it.

‘Is it because of the alcohol? The heat in my head can’t go away.’

The wife and the Countess were writhing around in bed, so the hem of her negligee was up to her upper thighs, and the negligee was sticking out of one shoulder, narrowly covering a dangerous area.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like it might be tempting the other person. Maybe it was just the heat brought on by the alcohol, but I was always busy shaking my half-filled wine glass to divert attention.

‘What kind of temptation was there for the same woman… I guess it was just because I was drunk.’

Let’s get so drunk and be lost in thought-

“Her Royal Highness? Are you okay?”

Before I knew it, Lady Serena had crawled in front of me and glanced up at me. I was startled by the sight, and the wine glass I was holding swung around and red wine came out of the glass.

Struggle, fight. The wine splattered on the white negligee she was wearing while making a noise. I let out a small sigh, thinking that I was really glad I wasn’t wearing a dress.

I slightly pushed the shoulder of Mrs. Serena, who was looking up at me with alcohol-soaked eyes, to increase the distance between me, and licked up the wine that had started flowing down my hand with my tongue.

…Just now, Lady Serena’s eyes seemed sharp for some reason.

“It’s okay. “I’m sorry for dirtying your borrowed clothes.”

“…No, it’s okay. “I wore these clothes to get dirty anyway.”

Lady Serena smiled and returned to her place. He gently laid his head on the Countess’s shoulder, took the wine from the Countess’s hand, and began to drink it.

The Countess puffed out her cheeks and complained, asking why she was taking her drink instead of her own. And Lady Serena is rubbing her face on the Countess’s shoulder, giggling as if it doesn’t matter.

I learned this while drinking, but the relationship between the wife and the Countess seemed infinitely good. I thought it was a bit unusual that they were so close to each other, almost as if they were sisters.

According to my research, I understand that the wife’s husband, the count, ‘died’ and the wife inherited all of the count’s assets. Everything without exception.

However, the wife did not waste her wealth, and it is said that the Count’s younger sister, Yvette Serina, took over the title of Countess and at the same time began to ‘share’ the inherited property with the Count.

Minister of Finance Vinchot, who was listening to this story, opened his mouth and said that it was a slightly unusual case. ‘In these cases, in eight out of ten cases, the wife returns to her home with her property and does not remain in the husband’s family.’ Vinchot shook his head.

Vinchot, who heard the story of Lady Serina, who ‘shared’ the property inherited from her husband’s sister and still stands as ‘Countess’, shed tears of emotion as she said this.

‘Clearly, the wife truly loved her husband, the Count. If this is not pure love, what is? This kind of pure love is rarely seen in aristocratic society…’

Until then, I also nodded along while listening to Bang Show’s story. He said that the love between the count and his wife was what ultimately allowed the family to continue, and there was a time when he discussed his sincere theory of pure love with Vinchot.

As expected, Vinchot praised her and said that she was the wife who had been invited to the princess’s tea party, and when I heard that story, I thought to myself, “If she really is that kind of person, she must be such a good person that I would want to make her a friend.”

Once again, I saw Lady Serena and the Countess getting along with each other. It was nice to see them getting along so well that they hugged each other, made eye contact, and smiled.

They seem too friendly, but…

I sipped my wine glass and looked at the two people with a wide smile. The wife, sensing my gaze, smiled coquettishly, and suddenly crawled up the bed and settled down on either side of me. On the left is Lady Serena, and on the right is the Countess, blushing shyly.

uh? Suddenly what?

“I feel like we are talking only among ourselves, so I would like to include Her Majesty the Queen. right? Yvette?”

“…Yes, it’s just as Hayley said. “I also want to hear Her Majesty the Queen’s story…”

The woman said that and filled my glass with wine again.

Suddenly, the three of us were lying down in a straight line with me in the middle, and I frowned in embarrassment. I felt like my brain was being paralyzed by strange information such as skin suddenly sticking to me from both sides, heat, scent, etc.

I adjusted my posture and gently pushed the two people’s shoulders, telling them to move away a little. Then, to cool down the heat that seemed to be boiling in my head, I sipped only cold wine and cooled down my body.

“…Okay, stay a little further away.”

“Hehe, now that I think about it, I was a little surprised when I first received the invitation. It was a bit awkward to say that it was a princess’s tea party hosted by Her Majesty the Queen. “There are rumors coming from the social circles…”

I laughed bitterly at the word rumor.

No matter how much effort was put into the castle, the rumors in social circles did not change. Well, it was inevitable since there was nowhere for the story to go and I didn’t show my face in social circles…

Maybe it was because I was drunk, but for some reason, I felt upset and grabbed Mrs. Serena’s chin as she turned her head and was looking at me. Then he asked me to look straight in the face and asked if I was the same person you heard about through rumors. He made eye contact with his wife and smiled, crooking the corners of his eyes.

“Okay, what do you think when you see it for yourself? “Am I just like the rumors you heard?”

“Ah, well, that is…”

Lady Serena’s pupils began to tremble.

Although I was slightly trembling, Lady Serena’s gaze did not leave my eyes. Of course, I thought that if I scared her like this, she would get away from me and go back to her place, but-

‘…Why do you look like you’re in a good mood…?’

Lady Serena smiled even more than before.

The way he was smiling even when I held his chin seemed like he was excited for some reason, so I frowned without realizing it. The woman, who was holding her chin and exhaling excitedly, answered in a trembling voice.

“The rumors that spread in social circles were definitely… nothing but bad things about Her Majesty the Queen. She was said to be violent and treated people like stones on the side of the road. It was no different from the rumors of a ‘bad woman’ from novels. “With such rumors going around, I was very worried when I received the invitation, but…”

“……”

“Now that I’ve seen it in person, I can’t believe the rumors in social circles.”

Lady Serena smiles brightly. When I was quite satisfied with the answer, I gently let go of her chin. Then, feeling ashamed of what he had just done, he gulped down the wine and handed the empty glass to his wife.

“Hehe, Her Majesty the Queen is powerful as expected. “For a moment, I thought my heart stopped.”

“Well, I was surprised too…”

“…Okay, just pour me a drink.”

It seemed like everyone on either side of me was telling me not to be embarrassed, but that made me feel even more embarrassed. I sipped the wine that was continuously poured and tried to quickly forget about the embarrassing act I had just done. What on earth was I thinking when I grabbed my wife’s chin?

As I gulped down the wine, Lady Serena wrapped her arms around me and looked at me with a bewitching smile. The warm breath coming from my wife’s slightly parted lips penetrated my skin and felt hot, and the soft skin on my forearm stimulated my nerves.

Why are you so clingy from earlier…!

The moment I was about to get up with the thought that I should change my seat –

thud! thud! thud!

Someone hastily knocked on the door that was closed tightly.

*

Titania, who had read all the books recommended by Viola, was busy lying in bed talking about the books she had read with Viola. Although I read the entire book, I asked Viola about the scenes and words I did not understand. Then Viola excitedly described the scene.

“So what about this scene-”

Lying together on the spacious bed, Titania pointed to a paragraph in the book and asked Viola. I know it’s a provocative sentence, but I don’t know what it means.

[“Are you going to take away the purity of my lips and wipe my mouth like that?” Youngsik said so and continued to put pressure on Youngae. Because of Yeongsik’s large size, Yeongae was unable to escape and was cornered against the wall. We just accidentally kissed each other on the lips, but at this age, chastity has become a norm.]

“Viola, what do you mean by taking away the ‘purity’ of your lips?”

“Uhm- I mean-”

Viola struggled with her hands and tried hard to explain something, but it wasn’t easy. Although she says she read these books a lot, Viola is also ten years old, just like Titania.

It was safe to say that he had no knowledge of such sexual matters. Just like what was said in the book, Viola continued to explain to Titania, fumbling with her hands.

“I saw it in the book… There were a lot of scenes where Young-sik kissed Young-ae and said that he gave her virginity or that it was taken from her. So obviously…”

This is it! Viola shouted with a confident expression.

“Apparently, when you kiss your lips for the first time, you say you ‘gave me your virginity!’ If you force your lips together, it will be said that ‘your virginity has been taken away’! “There is something called purity in the first kiss of the lips!”

“I see!”

Titania’s eyes widened as if she finally understood. When I thought about it, my mother didn’t even kiss me on the lips. Sometimes I would kiss her on the cheek or forehead, but I had never kissed my mother or anything like that in the novel.

‘I see! ‘Mom knows this too, that’s why she didn’t kiss me on the lips!’

Titania, smiling brightly as if she had finally figured it out, turned the pages again and pointed to a paragraph that Viola did not understand. Viola then excitedly told Titania many provocative stories she knew.

At first, she wondered what was fun about a book full of such strange content, but Titania was soon fascinated by it and was even recommending other books to Viola. When Titania asked Viola to recommend a book, Viola searched through the bookshelf and pulled out hidden books, saying she must read this one.

“This is… no, it’s a book hidden in my mother’s room. I haven’t read it yet, but I’m sure it’s such a fun book that my mother has it hidden on her bookshelf! and-”

Viola pointed to the cover of the book. Even the cover is a bright red book. As Titania looked at her in fascination, Viola began to tell the story she had heard from the lady who had told her about this book.

“The young lady who introduced me to the novel said that books like this are more fun when they are red! He said it was a really difficult book to get, and that he couldn’t even get it out of the mansion. So, Youngae recommended searching through the parents’ bookshelves.”

“I see… the red book…”

“Why don’t you go back to the castle and look for the princess? Surely, in the royal palace library where all the books in the country are gathered, wouldn’t there be a lot of books like this hidden there?”

“Yes, I will definitely look for it when I get back.”

The moment I was about to open the cover of the red book with a pounding heart-

-princess! princess!! This is not the time!! Vivian!! Vivian!!!

“Huh?!”

Titania’s eyes widened as she heard Ainsel’s voice calling out from the necklace that it was an emergency. When Titania lowered her head and looked at the necklace, Ainsel, who was shaking his hands in embarrassment, called out to Titania in an urgent voice.

-Please quickly go to the Countess’s room and call Vivian! That person is drunk now…! You don’t know what will happen to you…!

quickly! At Ainsel’s urging, Titania jumped up from her seat, jumped off the bed, opened the door, and started running. Viola chased after Titania with a quick movement, but-

“Go, princess?!”

“Viola! “Talk later!”

Viola looked at the back of Titania, who quickly disappeared down the hallway, with a blank expression on her face. ‘That must be the road leading to mother’s room…’ Viola tilted her head and had no choice but to go into the room and start organizing the books.

Just as Ainsel had taught, Titania arrived at the Countess’s room in an instant and pounded on the door without even having time to catch her breath! I knocked. And again, thump thump thump! Titania looked at the door that was closed and wouldn’t open no matter how many times she knocked on it, and finally screamed.

“mom!!!!!!!”