episode_0223

To appease Wayne was to appease him, and it was true that the proposal was as urgent as a fire in front of one’s feet.

At the very least, I wanted to prevent the disaster of proposing after the children were born.

However, my poor imagination could not come up with a plausible stage.

I had been worrying for three days and nights, so it was natural for Wayne to talk to me.

“How grand a proposal are you planning to make?”

“I don’t plan on doing anything particularly grand… After all, the important thing in a proposal is the heart, right?”

Moreover, it would be a good idea to hold a grand event for the dragon, who has everything from wealth, power, and knowledge.

Anyway, most things won’t even touch the stimulation threshold.

“Then what on earth are you worrying about so much?”

“Well… I wonder how I can convey my feelings well.”

“…I think just looking at the usual biting and sucking behavior is enough to convey my feelings.”

“That’s a different case…”

“Umm, first tell me what you thought.”

“Uh… a handwritten letter, a song, and a ring. ”

In fact, it was safe to say that I didn’t think about it at all. The three things I just mentioned are things everyone does.

However, Wayne responded that it was surprisingly refreshing.

“A handwritten letter and a song, that was a good idea.”

“Huh? Isn’t it too ordinary?”

“No? In our world, the only thing that is normal is giving a blue rose along with a ring and kissing the top of the foot.”

“Uh…? Don’t you sing?”

“Right?”

Love songs are classified into separate genres, so why are they not sung during proposals, where love must be conveyed most strongly?

There was some doubt for a moment, but it was soon resolved. This world was a place where it was difficult to learn things like singing unless you were a member of a church choir or a bard.

Even practicing singing for a short period of time for a proposal was almost impossible.

Members of the choir are prohibited from singing privately or teaching others, and bards rarely stay in one place for a long time.

So there is no way I can find a proper teacher.

Only those who have naturally good voices and good pitch skills will be able to sing, and of course, such cases are far from ordinary.

“Then… can I just write a handwritten letter and a song?”

“Yes. And even if everyone else is doing it, wouldn’t it be better to get at least one green rose? Still, there is something called symbolism.”

Well, there is no reason to leave it out just because everyone else is doing it. It’s difficult to feel empty for no reason.

“Blue roses… But blue roses aren’t that common where I live, so I guess they’re easy to find in this world?”

“Yes. If it’s a flower shop, it will be stocked.”

After hearing that, I quickly went to the human city and tried to buy a basket of roses. Even if Wayne hadn’t been unreasonable.

“But, do you think the roses you just bought with money lack some romance? The blue roses that I personally collected from the wild are truly romantic.”

“To.”

“No, no, that doesn’t necessarily mean you need to.”

“The moment you hear that, it becomes impossible to compromise…?”

Anyway, I want to make the best proposal. In that situation, there was no way I could ignore a local person saying something like that.

“…Would you like to clean the rare by yourself for the time being?”

“You were originally doing it alone, right? That’s why you stuck with me under the pretext of preparing a proposal without Argen’s knowledge.”

“Keep my going out and coming back a secret.”

“Haha, are you telling me to lie to Arjen? Have you forgotten the contents of your pledge?”

Well, even if everyone in the world lies to Arjen, Wayne cannot lie to her.

Even if lying was possible, come to think of it, there is no way Arjen, a dragon, would not be able to see through a single lie.

So I took special measures.

“I could just fool you.”

“Huh?”

“Listen carefully. I’m going to go to the distillery for a while and start organizing the liquor that has been neglected. Believe it or not.”

Wayne narrowed his eyes as he understood my intention. I was literally blindfolded, but this was the only way.

“I became the god of alcohol to the dwarves, and in order to manage my faith, I had no choice but to be very sensitive to alcohol.”

“…So?”

“If someone comes in to disturb me while I’m at the distillery, I’ll probably be very disappointed in that person.”

“Wow, he’s a really bad guy.”

“…I can’t help it.”

What Arjen fears the most. That was exactly what earned me hate.

Of course, I won’t hate Arjen even if I die or wake up, but the moment Arjen hears about me from Wayne, he won’t even dare to come to the distillery.

Of course, I’m not at the distillery, but I’m wandering around looking for blue roses.

Since it is taking advantage of the love of the person you love, there is nothing to say even if you are called a bad man.

Even if it’s a lie to prepare for a proposal.

“Anyway, I said that!”

“Ugh… okay.”

This gave me some time to go out for a while. I have to somehow pick a lot of green roses and make a bouquet by hand.

It turned out to be very complacent to think that there wouldn’t be a single blue rose when everything around was green.

It is true that if you want to hide a tree, hide it in the forest, and if you want to hide a person, hide it in the crowd.

Finding a blue rose in this damned fortress of nature was like looking for gold in the desert.

I had no choice but to visit the elves.

Since they consider this place their home, I thought they might at least know where the blue rose was.

“Oh… Titania! Long time no see.”

It seems that 50 years was not such a short time for the elves, as all the elves who met me seemed happy and had new emotions on their faces.

“Okay. Is there anything particularly problematic?”

I felt like it was too revealing to openly ask about the location of the flower, so I started by asking how they were doing.

It’s not a land where humans come and go, so what’s the problem with elves living in such a blessed land?

As expected, while everyone was giving the same answers, one elf hesitated and spoke.

“Hey… Actually, there hasn’t been a problem yet, but there is one element of concern.”

“Uneasy factors?”

“Yes. That’s… Recently, a colony of blue roses has appeared near my home…”

Still, since I was using the name Titania, I was planning to accept some requests, but completely unexpectedly, the keyword blue rose came out from over there.

I asked calmly, keeping a poker face and pretending to know nothing.

“Blue rose…? What kind of anxiety factor is that? As far as I know, it is a non-poisonous plant.”

“Well… Among humans, there is a custom of giving a blue rose as a gift when confessing to the opposite sex. If the colony site is revealed to humans, there will be anxiety about invasion…”

‘It just worked out well. ‘I also needed a blue rose for that purpose.’

I swallowed my thoughts and came up with a standard answer.

“Arzen already declared 50 years ago that humans should not set foot in this place. No human being in their right mind would dare come in.”

“You are correct. However, humans have a habit of belittling promises made a long time ago.”

After finishing speaking, the elf hurriedly corrected himself, as if he had mixed an unintentional expression into his words.

“Oh, I didn’t mean to belittle humans. As you know, humans have a shorter lifespan than us elves. As generations change, aren’t there bound to be people who forget?”

That is correct. No matter how much you reflect on the past through records, it is not as good as experiencing it yourself. Still, there was something the elf was overlooking.

If Arzen was simply tying people up through fear like in the past, there might be enough people breaking their promises.

However, Arzen is currently supplying food to all of humanity. He was giving me a grace that would never be hidden even if I closed my eyes.

There is no need to explain in words how much influence it has to have one of your food, clothing, and shelter in your possession.

‘…I think it’s fortunate that the farmland was quickly rebuilt.’

It would have been unexpected if there had been a breakdown in food supply due to being idle. As the elf said, humans are very familiar with forgetfulness.

“I think it’s a pointless worry, but if you think that way, you can’t tell me to just ignore it and do nothing. Can you guide me to that colony?”

“Of course!”

As expected, when it came to grass and trees, the right answer was to go to an elf. Thanks to this, I was able to easily access the blue rose without much trouble.

After about 15 minutes of moving, the steps of the elf guiding me stopped.

“This is it.”

“Oh….”

There was a colony of really blue roses. The blue roses in full bloom in a small field surrounded by dense trees were truly a sight to behold.

I felt like my distraught mind was instantly awakened when I thought that blue roses themselves were something that could be seen everywhere on Earth.