episode_0086

“I’m sorry to you both. I made you worry like this… … .”

“As friends, it’s only natural.”

Amelia responded to Adele.

Although horses are relatively large animals, they are not large enough for two people to ride comfortably. Moreover, many horse saddles are made for one person to ride rather than for two people.

So in the end, when two people ride, they end up riding close to the back of the person in front.

Although it is not as good as Amelia’s, Adele’s body is quite good. Should I say that she is the main character? Given that the ‘original romantic fantasy’ existed, the fact that Amelia has a better body than Adele is actually a bit strange at first glance. The villain is better than the protagonist. Because it means there is a superior side.

But if you think about it again, it can be seen as plausible in the sense that ‘you compete with someone who is in a better position than you and win’. Because both people have great looks regardless of their body shape, they can win a love fight even in a situation where they are slightly inferior. If there is one, there is no cider as good.

“… … .”

I kept thinking of other thoughts to change my mind, but my mind kept looking at Adele’s figure clinging to Amelia’s back.

This is something that can’t be helped. Aside from the fact that the seats are tight, it’s because I said so.

I tried to push Amelia into a corner to tilt the atmosphere towards me, but in the end, I had a corner that pushed me the same way, so I ended up listening to Amelia’s opinion.

Although I acted like I was being generous, I honestly felt a little uncomfortable right now.

When I think about it, even though I sleep in the same bed as Amelia, we have rarely hugged or openly hugged each other. Although I have danced.

Clothes of this era were a bit stronger to support the woman’s breasts from bottom to top, so you could barely feel them if you just brushed over them… … If it sticks like that, the story is different. You will definitely feel that the shape is intact.

In the end, I regretted changing my words until I arrived near the forest.

“Arrived.”

“This is… … .”

Adele muttered as if she was a little embarrassed by Amelia’s words.

It was worth it.

The days were short, so the twilight was slowly fading, and the place I brought Adele to was in front of a dark forest, so it was worth it.

Even if it was explained in advance, it is different from seeing the scene in person.

“Let’s practice horseback riding first before we get tired.”

But Amelia said that with such a casual expression that Niadel had no choice but to follow. Since she was a girl who couldn’t even ride a horse on her own in the first place, even if she thought about running away from here, there was nothing she could do.

… … If you think about it, it’s not surprising that the villainess tricked the heroine into bringing her here.

Actually, Amelia’s intentions were full of good intentions, but they were overflowing.

*

“We left so late today that we barely got to practice.”

“Oh, no. This is enough… … .”

Perhaps because the sun had set and it was getting dark, Adele still seemed dazed.

In fact, you could have looked for a ranch nearby. There was a lot of demand for horses in the royal capital, and of course there was a ranch nearby to meet that demand.

However, such ranches are often associated with other nobles. Some are run by nobles, and many of the guests are nobles, so there is a high possibility that we will encounter other nobles when we visit.

And if the knight’s daughter saw with her own eyes that she couldn’t even ride a horse, she wouldn’t know how Diane or the nobles around her would make fun of her.

… … Although I try to become friends with Amelia, I can’t understand why Amelia is so cruel to Adele, who openly looks after her.

Are you planning on destroying that momentum from the beginning?

“There’s nothing to worry about. We’ve been around here before at this time.”

Amelia said that after seeing Adele’s anxious expression, but Adele could not shake off that expression easily.

It’s natural. The only nobles who have the nerve to come out to a place like this at night are Amelia, who grew up in the Grand Duchy of Grattenmount, and me, who grew up in the Barony of del Quiche. Nana, who woke up in the middle of the night from a nap and barely made it back home, was walking around with me. If you’re not Amelia, it might be hard to understand.

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“Oh, that’s right.”

When I looked at Amelia, she muttered as if she had really forgotten.

… … Is that true?

Was horseback riding class that much fun? I guess I had forgotten that one of the reasons I came here was to check on the condition of the wolves.

Amelia scratched her cheek with an unusually embarrassed expression and spoke to Adele.

“That… … We have something to do in the forest, so could you follow us for a moment?”

We are leaving the two horses behind. We have to ride these two horses back because it would be difficult if we were surprised by the wolves.

Even so, I can’t ride on the back of a wolf to get back to the city. I’m not the crown prince.

“Ah… … Hey, that’s it.”

But no matter how much the heroine was, it seemed a bit odd for her to go to the forest at this hour.

Even if the surroundings are bright because you are holding the lights made from the Amelia Kiln Tower.

Even to me, the forest looked eerie. The shadows between the trees were so dark that I could barely see my surroundings.

In addition, it may have been even more uncomfortable since we both had the status of looking into such a forest.

I’m starting to wonder if I was tricked into coming here.

Even if you learned horseback riding a little while ago, you are just getting on and walking. Even if you steal one of the two horses and run away, there is no way you can achieve proper speed.

“… … Elsie, could you possibly—”

Seeing Adele’s expression, Amelia seemed to think that today was too late, so she looked at me.

Have you even thought about coming back next time?

But when he saw my face staring at him, he closed his mouth.

This wasn’t planned today. I didn’t plan on coming to see Gray and Snow today.

However, even without me saying anything, Amelia was considerate of me and asked me to come see my wolves periodically. Even though we are close friends, we have a hierarchical relationship, so Amelia was considerate and I listened to her words. The following pattern was maintained to some extent.

But even if the conversation takes place in that form and we decide what to do, there is a point where I cannot back out.

The person who decided to come here today was Amelia. And the person who called Adele here was also Amelia, and putting Adele on my back ended up being a form of me giving in.

Then, can you at least let me meet my wolves here?

I didn’t want to back out there.

“… … .”

Amelia seemed to understand that for a moment.

Amelia pursed her lips and was silent for a moment before looking at Adele.

And I feel a little sorry,

“I’m sorry to bring you here and tell you this, but could you hang out with us for a moment? I don’t mean to harm Lady Kalinth.”

Still, I was glad that it wasn’t a choice to leave me here and go back alone with Adele.

“… … .”

Adele looked back and forth between me and Amelia, then swallowed dry saliva.

“Because we both trust you.”

And after a while, he said with a slightly forced smile.

Well, if the country were in this situation, I wouldn’t have wanted to follow in—

—Well, to be honest, I didn’t want to take Adele’s side right now.

… … I’m really bad too, really.

*

“Awww—!”

When I made a wolf sound, I heard the same howl from far away as if responding.

and,

“Oh!”

I heard Adele step back in fear.

It was understandable when I first saw wolves, whose shoulders were taller than a person’s height, wandering out of the dark forest. I, too, was scared when I first saw wolves when I went hunting with my father.

Still, the wolves weren’t chewing deer intestines right now.

“It’s okay, Lady Carlins.”

I heard Amelia comforting Adele from behind.

I strode forward as if to show off.

Snow came towards me, and I held out my hand to him.

Snow’s soft nose touched my hand.

I stroked Snow’s nose from his nose to the bridge of his nose with my hand. The wolf’s unique warm body temperature warmed my hand.

Footprints, approaching Snow—

Tup.

Snow’s mouth opened wide, she lay down on her side, and bit my head.

“ Ahhh ◦ ◦ ◦

… … .

I feel this way for the first time in a very long time.

As I smelled the unmistakable dog smell coming from Snow’s mouth, I thought idly.