I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess chapter 258

258 – Side Story – Twin Siblings’ Daily Life (1)

It didn’t take long for toddlers to grow up to be able to run, eat, and talk freely on their own.

7 years.

The Robeheim siblings, who have grown up a lot during that short and long time, are attending the elementary school of the academy that was founded four years ago.

“I’m back!”

As usual, Evan came home from school today and found his mother as soon as he entered the castle.

Ariel, who happened to be having a happy tea time with her in-laws, spoke calmly without any sign of blaming her son, who came in her without even telling her.

“Welcome. But what about your sister?”

When Serena was nowhere to be seen, she asked a question, and the answer she expected came out of Evan’s bright mouth.

“I went to the training ground where my dad is!”

“Ha, this guy’s daughter really…” ” …”

Her daughter clinging to her father she would not be a particularly strange thing in a close-knit family.

But for some reason, Ariel patted her forehead and shook her head as if she had given up.

That’s because Serena’s love for her father she goes a bit too far, and she clings to Edgar’s side like a cicada on an old tree almost all year round.

I don’t know if it would stop here, but her desire for exclusivity is so strong that she even stops my father from going around other people.

“Evan, I have some cookies right now. Why don’t you eat them?”

“Really!? Yes!”

Meanwhile, the cheerful Evan, following Katria’s advice to her, rushed to the sofa and started munching on her snacks.

Since school is dismissed early and lunch is not provided at the academy, it may be because children are hungry at a very young age.

Ariel, who was about to leave her room, glanced at her back and immediately called Shuri who was next to her.

“Shuri, prepare a meal for the kids first.”

“Yes. What will you two do?”

“I’ll ask her and send it to her kitchen.”

In response to Ariel’s response to her, Shuri bowed politely and saw her off her.

There was no need to even ask for the destination because it was obvious where to go from now on.

Ariel opened her door and walked out, arriving at the training center that Evan had told her about.

“Serina!”

“Hi!?”

As soon as I opened the door to the training hall and entered without any warning, I heard a single scream.

When Ariel eventually turns her head to the source of the voice, there is a pair of men and women.

More precisely, it was her husband and daughter.

“I told her not to disturb her dad while he’s training!”

“Ugh… “Daddy!”

At Ariel’s shout, Serena wriggled into Edgar’s arms.

Unable to do anything in between, he smiled bitterly, picked up Serena, and walked towards Ariel.

“I’m fine, don’t worry. “I’m going to cry.”

“Ugh… I can’t live. Anyway, I’m being gentle with my daughter.”

“Isn’t she just gentle with her daughter?”

Side.

Edgar stuck out his lips with a playful smile and placed a thief kiss on Ariel’s mouth

At this, her cheeks became increasingly red and her eyes twitched blankly.

“Huh, I’m going to go over it like this again…” ” …”

“It’s always been like this. “What’s new?”

Ariel wanted to say something more to the man who just shrugged her shoulders, but her anger had already disappeared like snow due to her previous actions.

“No, I don’t know. Anyway, what are you planning to do for dinner?”

“I have to eat. “And you?”

“I want to eat. That’s why I asked.”

Even though it has already been over 8 years since they got married, their titles and speaking style still remain the same.

Still, when the person in question is not in front of me, I often refer to it as ‘him’ or ‘my wife’, but when we are making eye contact, it is difficult to say things like ‘you’ or ‘honey ‘.

Is this why habits are scary?

In that natural conversation, Serena stuck her head out to see her face behind her father’s head her her her her.

Then she pursed her lips and seemed to have something to say.

Growing.

Instead of speaking with your mouth, you spoke with your stomach.

“Pfft, it looks like my daughter is very hungry?”

“Oh, no! “It didn’t come from Serena’s stomach!”

If it had been Evan, she would have proudly said she was hungry after being caught, but boys and girls feel differently.

Serena screamed in protest at her father’s overtly teasing tone.

For her, it was more important to silence the truth that her belly button her her her rang in public than the fact that she was hungry.

“Really? “My daughter, aren’t you hungry?”

“Sure! It’s true!”

As Ariel stepped forward to confirm her, Serena lifted her chin and smiled proudly.

However, there was one thing this little girl did not realize.

“Okay? I was afraid of that, so it was a good idea to only prepare a meal for three people.”

“Eh?”

Ariel was also quite playful, although not as much as Edgar.

“Actually, Evan said that. Didn’t my sister say she wasn’t hungry today?”

“Yes? “Uh, Evan?”

Serena’s eyes widened at the unexpected variable and she responded as if checking again.

I can assure you that she has never said anything like that while hanging out with Evan today.

So, what world does the younger brother who said those words to Ariel come from?

“So, I told Sooksu to prepare only food for her dad, her mom, and Evan. “My daughter isn’t hungry, so she doesn’t have to eat, right?”

“Huh… Well, that…”

Serena realized too late that she was cornered.

One of the things her parents always told her was not to lie, and if she reveals the truth, she will be breaking that.

However, if I don’t reveal the truth here, my delicious lunch will be gone.

The only possibility is to ask maids like Shuri or Eline to bring the meal on your behalf, but if you do that, there’s a good chance that it will get into the ears of these two people.

In the end, when Serena, who couldn’t do anything with her back and forth blocked, pouted her lips, Edgar realized that she had to do this and gave her signal to Ariel.

Then, smiling as if she couldn’t help it, she nodded and grabbed Serena’s cheek with both hands.

A strange sound came out of Serena’s mouth at her sudden touch.

“Huh?”

“But you have to eat meals on time, so let’s eat together even if you’re not hungry. Okay?”

Serena, who was dazed for a moment at the sight of her mother smiling and talking, belatedly looked up at Edgar, who was holding her in his arms her her her her.

Then he gave her a glance as if to prompt her to nod.

“… Yes!”

The sight of him expressing joy at the fact that things had turned out smoothly and unexpectedly, without even dreaming that he had been tricked by the two people’s prank, was truly pure.

Just like that, on this day, the four of us were able to sit together at a table and enjoy a meal while having a lively conversation.

*

Bastea Academy, the only educational institution in the Hellvenir Empire, is where children of all nobles of the country enroll.

As the country gradually prospered, it was possible to create a living area where people could travel to any place in a day, unless they were at the poles, thanks to the influence of dimension stones that were built in every nook and corner of the country .

It is literally a place where all kinds of important people from the country come, but it is taboo to reveal one’s last name here.

In other words, whether the emperor’s daughter or the baron’s daughter, she will receive education as an equal status.

“Evan! Let’s play!”

“No! Evan will play with us!”

In such a place, Evan Loveheim was like a king to his classmates.

Both men and women enjoyed playing with Evan, and because of this, it was not uncommon for men and women to split up and fight.

Evan really liked the friends who were close to him, but at the same time, he didn’t understand them.

What do you like about yourself?

That was a fairly mature question for an eight-year-old to have.

“Hey. “Why do you like me Lily?”

Eventually, Evan could not control his curiosity and asked a question to a friend of the opposite s*x who often hung around.

I thought he was someone’s child, but strangely, he had the dull side of not being able to recognize women’s feelings.

“Huh!? Well, what does that mean… !?”

“Huh? But I’m curious because you’re always friendly with me.”

“Well, that’s right, Evan is cool and brave… “They don’t bully us like other boys do.”

“Is that so?”

It was a quite surprising answer for Evan.

That’s because he never thought of himself as that cool, perhaps because he had proud father named Edgar by his side.

‘My dad is cooler than me.’

If Serena was a daughter who loved her father more than anyone else, Evan was a son who respected her father more than anyone else.

That’s why she was always overcome by the desire to show off her dad to those around her.

“Lily, you’ve never seen my dad, right?”

“Yes, none. “What kind of person are you?”

“He’s a very cool person. “You’ll fall in love with Lily at first sight just by looking at her, right?”

“Yeah, really? I see…”

Lily couldn’t bear to say, ‘I’m already in love with you.’

Although she was only eight years old, she knew better than anyone else the painful reality that she and Evan could not remain friends when this confession was rejected.

“I want to show Lily and her other kids who our dad is. It’s a shame.”

“Then can’t I ask my dad to come to the academy?”

When Lily blinked her eyes and asked what was so difficult, Evan answered in a tone that clearly showed her disappointment.

“But revealing your family name is prohibited.”

“Huh? “It’s the family name, not the father, right?”

“… Huh?”

However, Evan felt momentarily dazed by the unexpected answer that followed.

When I think about it, it’s true. Revealing one’s family name is prohibited, but bringing one’s parents to the academy is not prohibited.

Besides, even if she brought her father, the friends here wouldn’t be able to recognize him at a glance because they are different from adults.

If so, maybe there is no problem.

“Wow, Lily! You are a genius!”

“Yes. Thank you…”

Lily’s expression turned shy as Evan excitedly took her hands and shook them up and down.

Anyway, it didn’t catch Evan’s eye.

“I have to ask my dad as soon as I get home today!”

“I’m also curious about who Evan’s father is.”

“He’s a very cool person. I don’t know, but Mom said Dad is in some books!”

“… “Book?”

When you say book, what kind of book are you talking about?

As Lily tilted her head and asked again, Evan looked back at her memory and recalled the words he had heard back then.

“Yes, history… West? You said, but it’s a difficult book, so I haven’t read it yet.”

“I see. Then Evan’s dad is a great person.”

“I guess so?”

Evan’s eyes sparkled, not even dreaming that his father’s face and name would be adorning the pages of history books.

Looking forward to the day when she can show her cool dad to her friends and teachers.