I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess chapter 14

14 – To you after 9 years (1)

– Ed, Ed!

Edgar, who had been enjoying a honey-like nap for the first time in a while, hurriedly came to his senses at the sudden high-pitched voice.

Even without seeing the face of the culprit who woke him up, he was not particularly offended because he could have guessed enough from the circumstances.

All I want is for you to wake me up a little quietly.

He woke me up by tapping on my stomach, so I couldn’t have a good day.

CPR wouldn’t be this tough.

“Ed, wake up! Let’s hang out!”

“Hey, where are you going?”

Maybe it was because I woke up, my voice cracked and I was thirsty.

Edgar looked around to see if there was anything to quench his thirst, and Ariel smiled and held out a glass of water he had hidden.

He silently raised his thumb and gulped it down in one gulp.

‘Anything like this bribe would be worth playing with.’

It’s a very strange sense. After all, I didn’t spend 10 years together wasted.

Edgar got up from the bed and made the bed first.

Even if he didn’t have to do it, the maids did it for him, but it was hard to change because it had been a habit for a long time. There’s no reason to change it.

‘In the first place, I can do it with my own hands, but why do I have to have someone else do it?’

This was his theory.

“Why does Ed make the blanket every time? If you let it go, the servants will do it for you.”

“You can’t take this for granted. Sometimes you have to know how to do it with your own hands.”

“do not know. Ed sometimes only says difficult things.”

Well, it might be a bit difficult to instill in a 10-year-old.

In addition, the opponent is a golden jade-yeop who has been served as if he is enshrining a shrine to others for more than ten years since he was born.

Rather, from Ariel’s point of view, it was only natural that Edgar felt peculiar.

Edgar had no intention of persuading him, so he decided to finish cleaning up the surroundings.

Put the books you read before going to bed on the table, move the things scattered around you… … huh?

“Leave it. I will.”

“Hey, it’s just that if you get late like this, you’ll have less time to play with me, right?”

“Mmm.”

Edgar felt uncomfortable because he had no particular intention of teasing Ariel.

It’s what you want to do, so I don’t intend to stop you.

Still, thanks to that, the cleanup seemed to be over much quicker.

It was only a hand that was small enough to say that it would be better if the blank paper was matched, but the speed was doubled.

‘Your hand movements are great.’

Well, it’s because she’s an all-round princess who can do anything well no matter what.

Rather, it was more difficult to draw a stumbling scene in such a simple cleanup.

After unintentionally borrowing Ariel’s hand to finish cleaning up, Edgar nodded while looking around the room in satisfaction.

This should be enough for people to live in.

It’s not that I’m particularly mysophobic, but it’s much nicer to look at than a messy room.

“hit. How old were you when you slept with your mom?”

“me? Well.”

It was an out of the blue question, but it was not new, so Edgar immediately recalled it.

I remember that I slept alone all the time after I learned to speak properly.

It’s not accurate because it’s a little past memory, but I guess I started sleeping alone when I was three or four years old.

“How old have you been sleeping alone?”

“I am five years old!”

‘Is it fast?’

Seeing that Ariel speaks quite proudly, it seems that she is faster than her peers.

The princess with a triumphant expression shrugged her shoulders as if to praise her.

Maybe he threw this hwadu first, waiting for himself to ask a reverse question.

meticulous guy.

Seeing him faintly snorting and grinning at the corner of his mouth, I felt like teasing him, but since he brought me water and helped me tidy up the room, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let him go.

“Awesome. Isn’t five years old fast?”

“Is not it? I’m not afraid of ghosts or anything!”

“I will.”

The scene where Ariel is afraid of ghosts. Even in my imagination, it seemed that I would not dare to think of it.

Rather, if you were afraid of bugs, you were afraid.

Even with the exception of spiders, I tend to touch and play with them quite well.

“But have you decided where to play?”

“yes. Otherwise you wouldn’t have come to find Ed?”

“… Put your hand on your conscience and speak.”

In the meantime, who is the person who randomly came and made a fuss to make a place to play?

As Edgar stared at her silently with narrow eyes, he himself averted his gaze, whistling to see if there was a corner he was poked at.

It’s a little embarrassing, but let’s move on today.

“So what are you going to play with?”

“Um… Actually, I’m not playing, but there’s something I want to do with Ed.”

“What do you want to do?”

Is it different to play with it?

Well, if we were to clean together, it would definitely not be fun. Of course, this immature princess couldn’t have such an admirable thought.

Anyway, it was the first time I had ever seen Ariel go around talking about things to play, rather than give a definite answer, so I was curious.

I haven’t been able to tell you to teach me magic yet, but maybe you’re talking about it first. I heard that kind of expectation in my heart.

“Follow me at once! Because I have everything ready.”

“yes.”

After leaving the room, Ariel strode toward the room where the guests were staying.

Probably the place where Helene is staying now.

It’s not like he’s trying to play house with Helen.

Edgar broke out in a cold sweat from the sudden feeling of anxiety.

smart.

– who are you?

“Mom, it’s me!”

Meanwhile, Ariel knocked on the door and waited for Helen to come out.

Seeing him jumping up and down in place during that brief moment, it seemed like something pleasant had happened.

Is it because of ‘what I want to do’? What do you think?

“Ariel, what is it? Until Ed.”

“mom! I will make what you told me yesterday with Ed. So tell me how to make it!”

“What my mother told me… ? Oh, that’s what you mean.”

Helene nodded and clasped her palms lightly.

She re-entered the room for a moment, then came out with a thin shawl draped over her coat and a small bag.

Did you have something to bring?

“Where are you planning to go? Have you decided on a place?”

“yes. I want to do it in the garden.”

“Well, that would be nice.”

Edgar, who was watching from the sidelines, was frustrated as they had a conversation that only the two of them knew.

Maybe he doesn’t mention the details of what he’s going to do from now on, just to annoy himself on purpose.

Seeing that Helene also subtly resembles Ariel, I had a reasonable suspicion.

“Madam Helene, what are we going to do?”

“Huh, it looks like Ariel didn’t tell you.”

Helen smiles mischievously at her daughter-in-law as if she knew it.

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Like ‘Can you tell me? Should I?’

Surprised by this, Ariel shook her head and hurriedly opened her mouth.

“Mom, should we keep it a secret until we go?”

“okay. But if you hide it too much, Ed will hate it, right?”

Startle.

Ariel, who shuddered slightly, turned her head in case of doubt, and saw Edgar, who had a plain expression that was not much different from usual.

I wanted to tell you that it was a surprise gift in my own way, but if he turns off his interest before that, it turns into a complete story.

What do we do?

While thinking over and over again, Edgar’s hand patted her shoulder.

“it’s okay. It’s okay if you go and tell me, so let’s go.”

Even when reading a book, if you are worried about what will happen to the back of the front chapter, just as the answer is to quickly read the back, the reality is the same.

It’s not that I’m doing this out of malice, I decided to hang out with him because he looked excited and cute.

“… Hey, did you expect Ed too?”

“What are you talking about? Go ahead.”

Edgar’s body staggered as Ariel suddenly clung to him.

Even if Amman was in a good mood, there were very few cases where she clung to her like this.

That’s probably because I liked the reaction a little while ago.

“Thank you for taking such good care of my daughter, Ed.”

“No. Because I also received a lot from Ariel.”

“Did you hear that, Mom!? I have done so much for Ed too!”

Be quiet, man.

I was thinking of punching Ariel in the head, who was trying to interfere in a good atmosphere, but it was hard to do that in front of her mother.

Edgar hurriedly hid his clenched fists while trying to soothe his disappointment.

Whether she knew this or not, the smile never left Ariel’s lips.

Ariel left the mansion one step ahead with brisk steps.

Sheffy, whom he met along the way, asked Helene if she would follow her, but she gently refused and followed her daughter, holding Ed’s hand.

“Ed, aren’t you cold?”

“Yes, I am fine. I don’t get cold very well.”

To be honest, it was a bit hot.

Because the clothes Edgar was wearing were thicker than I thought.

Meanwhile, a smile spreads across Helene’s lips when she meets her comrades.

As if to prove that she was also strong against the cold, she was dressed quite poorly except for a shawl draped over thin clothes.

“You have the same constitution as me. My husband and I are strong against the cold, but my daughter gets cold a lot no matter which ship she came from. Do you know?”

“I know.”

Ariel lives in a colder area than Edgar, but she always shivered from the cold as if she hadn’t gotten used to it.

To put it bluntly, the reason Edgar brought an overcoat that he didn’t wear often was to prepare for a situation like this.

Ariel, who went ahead first, headed toward the foot of a tall quince tree.

There are few large trees in the garden of the Billhark family, but this quince tree is the only one that has been in place for a long time.

Edgar had also been taken care of by this tree when he had a cold once before, so it was also a tree he had a fondness for.

“Mom, can’t we do this?”

“Yeah, that’s fine. She is our daughter too.”

“Hit.”

Helene went to the seat Ariel pointed out and carefully knelt down on the seat.

Thanks to the weeds underneath, the floor is soft, and I think it’s a relief that there’s not much dirt on my clothes.

Then he took out the things he had been carrying in his bag, and a notebook and two pens protruded from inside.

And even a small spherical model of unknown identity.

“Mrs. Helen, this is… … ?”

“I don’t know if Ed has even heard of it. From now on, each person writes down what they want to say to their future selves on this piece of paper and keeps it in this earth.”

“ah.”

type capsule.

Only then did Edgar realize what he was doing and his eyes widened.

I never thought there was such a culture in this world. Of course, I saw a similar culture a few times, but it didn’t change the fact that it was strange.

“Ed! What are you going to write down?”

“It’s a secret. It’s no fun if you tell me.”

“Hey, is that so?”

‘Wait until nine years later.’ After adding the word, Edgar smiled mischievously and took a piece of paper and a pen.

I felt that Ariel’s cheeks were red for some reason when I glanced at her while thinking about what to write.