The meal ended without anything else being said about it.
This is because it is not a relationship that will immediately improve just because an apology is given.
The two were still strangers, and since they knew nothing about each other, it was difficult to have a conversation.
Eventually, the atmosphere became awkward again, and after finishing the meal, I fell asleep and woke up the next morning.
“Master, did you cough?”
“I’m awake.”
Elric got out of bed, feeling the temperature slowly getting cooler.
As I woke up and washed my face, the last night’s events passed by.
A bitter smile appeared on his lips.
Now that I had decided on my destination, I felt refreshed.
“Okay… .”
I lifted my body up with my uncomfortable legs.
I decided to leave once my leg healed, but it was obvious that the time would not be short.
At least we had to survive the winter. To put it in perspective, there was a high probability that it would be here in the spring as well.
Whatever it is, you will have to spend that time helping Tyria.
It may not be much that you can do with a body like this, but isn’t doing nothing also noticeable?
“I’m going in.”
Rdio opened the door.
The maid standing behind him was holding a basin full of cold water.
“It’s wash water.”
“Thank you. “Go and do some work.”
I still wasn’t used to living a life where someone else would take care of things for me when I opened my eyes.
Elric waved his hand to send the maid away and washed his face.
The cold energy fully awakens the spirit. After washing her hair, shaking off the moisture, and changing her clothes, she was finally ready to go out.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes, ma’am, she is waiting.”
“You must be busy.”
“Isn’t it the owner’s iron rule that the family eat together?”
Elric chuckled.
It was like that. His father was a man who insisted that his family eat breakfast face to face. I’m a person pathologically obsessed with schedule management, so if Elric broke that routine and missed breakfast, I would starve all day.
That culture probably still exists in the mansion.
“Come on down. “If I keep doing this, I’m going to lose all my days.”
Elric left the room, leaning on his cane.
When we arrived at the restaurant, Tyria bowed her head briefly.
“Did you cough?”
“Good morning.”
In an instant, the two people’s eyes met.
Tyria blinked, and Elric smiled sheepishly.
Since something happened the day before, it’s really hard to treat it like normal, but it’s difficult because I can’t show any signs of being different.
“Let’s sit down and eat. “There won’t be much to do.”
“yes.”
Breakfast, as always, was bacon, bread, and eggs.
It was a menu that filled you up without being too burdensome, and in other words, it was a menu that would quickly relieve you from this awkwardness.
They start eating with a clattering sound. I’ll just brush it aside and find out something about changing the heir of the estate.
That was the moment I made up my mind.
“… “Harvest will soon begin.”
Tyria opened her mouth.
“It will likely take about a week to finish.”
“Oh, is that so?”
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“yes.”
Why bring up the topic first? She looked up in a bit of surprise and saw Tyria chewing her food.
Elric felt a strange sense of pressure.
‘What should I answer here?’
For some reason, the thought that I had to answer since she raised the topic first did not leave my mind.
I felt like I would become a very bad person if I cut off the conversation like this.
A cold sweat broke out.
“Uhm… .”
It’s harvest.
Focusing on that word, what Elric was doing was ultimately selling memories.
“… “It reminds me of the old days.”
“Which one is it?”
“During harvest season, don’t all adults gather together in the wheat fields to work? So what are the remaining kids going to do together? “I played pranks that I couldn’t normally do because I was concerned about what adults thought.”
joke… But he was doing something quite dangerous.
Exploring the mountains behind where demonic beasts often appear, or going outside the territory to play war games.
When I think about it again, it makes me wonder how no one died.
“You got into trouble.”
Suddenly, Elric felt a prick in his stomach.
-You troublemakers!
I felt like I was reminded of the shouts of the restaurant owner who gave me snacks every time I visited.
Naturally, my head bows. As I run out of words to reply, I only move my hands faster.
Meanwhile, Tyria was seen hesitating.
Perhaps it is hesitation. I couldn’t think of another way to express the feeling of just staring at the plate while crunching on the food.
“… “Do you have anything to say?”
“ah.”
I can see the strength going into the fingertips holding the knife.
Immediately after, Tyria kissed her lips and then spoke.
“bump… .”
“bump?”
“… “Can I ask you a favor?”
Why am I speaking so carefully?
Elric nodded, feeling puzzled.
“Tell me. “I will help you as much as I can.”
“It’s related to the harvest festival.”
“It’s a harvest festival… .”
It was something that was in my memory.
Wibin’s Harvest Festival was a festival that lasted for about four days, starting from the day the wheat harvest ended.
It is an event to praise Yeongji-min for his hard work throughout the year by releasing alcohol and grains into the estate. Isn’t it his father who was in charge of the event?
I didn’t have very good memories.
In Elric’s memories, the Harvest Festival was a time when his father’s attention was especially distant.
“Is there a problem with the harvest festival?”
“If it’s a problem, it’s a problem. Webeen’s Harvest Festival is still hosted by Portman. “On the last night, Portman’s owner has to give a speech.”
“I do have that memory.”
“Last year, the previous head of the family passed away, so I took on that role. But this year… .”
Only then did Elric understand Tyria’s words.
“Do you want to ask me to give a speech?”
“… yes.”
Tyria’s hand was completely still.
Elric thought for a moment. Was it right that he was acting as the head of the family when he decided to leave? Shouldn’t that role be left to her?
Even when I think about cancer, my thoughts lean towards it.
However, I wasn’t that reluctant to refuse her request.
“Uhm… .”
Isn’t there a compromise?
While Elric was thinking, he immediately thought of a solution.
“How about something like this?”
“yes?”
“I’m not confident in my actual speeches or anything like that. However, I know that it would be strange for Portman to not show his face. So you give the speech and I stand next to you.”
Isn’t it a pretty nice room?
It could have given the impression that Portman’s real power was Tyria, and her request could be granted to some extent.
My only worry is whether she, who seems so stubborn, would allow such a thing… .
“… “If you want to do that, at least this year.”
Fortunately, it seems to be allowed.
There was a proviso that ‘for now, this year’, but this year was enough.
“Then let’s do it. If you need anything else related to the harvest festival, please let Rdio know. “You probably know more than me.”
“yes.”
Tyria nodded.
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Something is different. weird.
Tyria was lost in those thoughts.
It had to be that way.
When they first reunited, he made a very displeased look and still considered himself a Weibin, but other than that, Elric’s attitude was very gentle.
In other words, it was an attitude that created a sense of ‘expectation’.
Aside from everything else, that was an apology for the past 10 years.
I was surprised at how many times he apologized sincerely, saying he was sorry for leaving and that it wasn’t because of him.
It was such a shock that I forgot to control my facial expressions at that moment.
When I look back, my heart is pounding again.
I feel like my face is getting hot.
I don’t know if his words are sincere, but I still feel greedy.
Could it be that he really hates me?
That thought rarely goes away.
Asking him to do the harvest festival work was an extension of those expectations.
Obviously, the purpose was, ‘As the head of the Portman family, I must show my face.’ However, it cannot be said that there was no personal greed behind it.
What immediately came to mind was the event that would take place after the speech.
‘… Huyaje.’
On that day, a huge campfire burns in the town square.
Villagers dance around it.
It was a festival I had seen quite a few times since I was young, and from some point on, I looked forward to Elric as his opponent.
Maybe now that dream can finally come true.
If he didn’t hate it, it was something he definitely wanted to do.
Of course, I can’t dance because my legs are uncomfortable. I don’t want that far.
I just want to be together.
As Tyria was thinking, she felt the heat getting hotter, so she gently pressed her cheek with her hand.
It was fortunate that I was sitting alone in my office.
If it were outside, I would have had to spend a lot of energy holding back these feelings.
“Huh… .”
I was exhaling and shaking off the heat.
smart-
“Ma’am, may I come in?”
Rdio’s voice.
Tyria’s face immediately became expressionless.
“… “Please come in.”
The voice also immediately regained its original tone.
She was a woman who did not reveal her emotions to others.
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