I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess chapter 4

4 – Princess is not honest

The mountain behind the two climbed was famous for being quite rugged because there was no mountain road.

If you look for it, you’ll probably spot a trail where animals come and go, but you never know what kind of guy you’ll meet if you walk the wrong way in such a place.

‘There won’t be any beasts.’

Since he had only visited once before, Edgar had no idea what inhabited this place.

Judging from the fact that wild boars occasionally come down from the mountain and ruin the crops in the village, it seems that at least wild boars live there.

“Why did you want to come here?”

“Mom did it. When I was young, I like being close to nature. Aren’t mountains the best for that?”

“… … .”

It’s a great thought circuit.

Of course, it’s not wrong, but usually around that time of year, when you want to get close to nature, don’t you think of an open place like a field, flower garden, or garden?

Even Helen herself, who gave the advice that she was right and headed for the mountain, would not have expected it.

‘I’m sorry, Madam Helen. It’s my fault for not stopping this guy.’

To be honest, if I were to listen to her with words, I would have told her with words, but the other person was a girl who was more childish and self-reliant than anyone Edgar had ever seen.

All he could do was to deter him from committing more dangerous acts.

“Ed! Look at this, isn’t it amazing?”

“What is it?”

When Ariel pulled out a bunch of weed and showed off, Edgar, who was rubbing his nose with his pinky finger, replied bluntly.

What do you want to show me today?

Still, seeing how he responded to calls, he thought that he too had become accustomed to this life.

In fact, most of the objects and phenomena that Ariel boasts were quite surprising to his eyes.

“I saw it in a book, and this is April.”

“Where is the pool used?”

“The juice from here is said to be applied directly to the wound. And the leaves are ground and used as ingredients for making potions.”

Park Sik-ha.

It was quite rich in content, at least for the knowledge of a 10-year-old kid.

Could this be a fragment of the education handed down from the grand duchy?

Edgar involuntarily exclaimed and observed the cross section of the cut stem.

“The real juices flow.”

“Mr. Lee, you didn’t believe me!”

I told you at best, but the way you talk is like this.

When Ariel jumped up from her seat, a bloody aura resembling her pupils flowed around.

Is this the magical power of domination that is passed down only to the lineage of the grand duke?

Edgar felt the hairs all over his body stand on end. Regardless of whether or not you are at the age to grow your hair properly.

“any?”

The reaction that followed was somewhat frightening, but the words had to be spoken.

Because he had this kind of personality before he came to this world.

“it’s okay! I won’t tell you anything from now on! huh!”

Ariel, who was properly annoyed by his candid remark, turned her body away from her.

And as if expressing her anger, the April leaf she held in her hand turned into powder and fell to the floor.

‘If I get it wrong, I’ll die.’

A drop of cold sweat ran down Edgar’s back.

Still, the fortunate thing is that, unlike his appearance, his personality is quite simple, so he calms down easily.

‘Let’s take a chance.’

Even if you call her name with a soft voice right now, it is certain that only a cold response will come out saying, ‘Why!’

How to hold your breath and know how to wait for a cause.

Edgar quietly rose from his seat and followed her.

Bassrock. Bassrock.

Glance.

Bassrock. Bassrock.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The air that had been quite friendly until just a moment ago suddenly subsided, and there was no conversation between the two.

Only the sound of tree branches and growing grass brushing against the body filled the space.

Meanwhile, Ariel paused once in a while and rolled her eyes to check Edgar’s condition.

‘It’s cute.’

Of course, Edgar was aware of this.

However, I also knew that if I didn’t notice why I kept looking at myself here, it would really be in an irreversible state.

So, when she stopped, she would look away or swing the branch in her hand for no reason.

How many times have you repeated that?

Edgar, who had noticed something while Ariel paused again, called her to his feet.

“uh? Ariel, wait.”

“… Why are you doing that?”

The sound of Bolmen that came out reflexively.

Ariel, who realized that now was the least opportunity for reconciliation, regretted belatedly, but the ship had already left.

‘Ariel you idiot!’

Although she was a maverick, she was by no means an idiot. To put it bluntly, he was on the wise side compared to his peers.

Even if it was assumed that Edgar had done something wrong a while ago, he was aware that it was not something he had been grumbling about while remaining silent until now.

However, from a certain moment, I was reluctant to reach out first, and as I was stubborn and stubborn, I came to this point.

What had to be done immediately was clear.

Anyway, since he called him first, he turned around as calmly as possible, asked why he called, and when the conversation was over, he recited his business.

Ariel, who pictured the situation in her head, nodded in satisfaction.

It’s something you can do if you’re capable of it. Because she is the eldest daughter of the Loveheim family, not anyone else.

‘great.’

As she turned around with such aspirations, something touched her head.

uh? what?

When I opened my eyes wide to check the situation, Edgar was standing with his hand extended to his head.

When she was told to wait a moment, she stiffened her body, and Edgar smiled, saying that there was no need to do that.

As he carefully removed his hand, he felt a foreign body on Ariel’s head.

It felt like something like a stick was stuck between my hair rather than something on top of it.

“Oh, I can’t check because I don’t have a mirror.”

“What, what is it? Aren’t they spiders?”

While deducing the identity of the object placed on top of her head, Ariel’s complexion turned blue when a scene that was difficult to describe was drawn.

She could forgive all other bugs, but hated spiders as much as she hated them.

If, even as a joke, he put such a monster on top of his proud black hair, he would retaliate with the best possible revenge.

“Am I going to raise a spider because I’m crazy? A flower, a flower.”

“Flower… … ?”

Suddenly, what kind of flower?

Ariel, who was puzzled, carefully reached out her hand above her head, and touched something soft and delicate like a flower petal.

I know Edgar wasn’t a bad friend, but he wasn’t a boy who would do this either.

What kind of wind was blowing that made him do such an honorable act?

“There is a flower that you said was pretty before. what was… I can’t remember the name, but it’s red and long.”

“ah.”

amaryllis.

Ariel couldn’t put the flower’s name into her mouth and muttered it to herself.

The other day, when we climbed a mountain together, we found an amaryllis blooming bright red.

I remember saying it with a happy heart because it was her favorite flower, but I never thought I would have remembered that.

“See over there? It’s the guy on top of your head.”

As I moved my gaze along Edgar’s hand, I actually saw a red amaryllis blooming next to the rock.

Why did you suddenly present this to yourself?

Ariel turned her head to stare at him, and Edgar cleared his throat and murmured, averting his gaze for no reason.

“I was wrong earlier. So, let go of your anger.”

Only then did Ariel know.

This amaryllis was a gift from him as a token of his apology.

I don’t know if it’s really bad luck or good luck, but coincidentally, the timing of the two people trying to apologize coincided.

Man is such a peculiar animal that he tends to stop when someone does exactly what he was about to do.

Especially when it’s an action that has been worrying over and over again like now.

‘Come on, Ariel Loveheim! what are you doing!’

I’m sorry too. It wasn’t something to be so angry about.

Why can’t my mouth fall when I can just say that?

While blaming her lips for sticking together as if they were glued together, she suddenly looked back at her memories.

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Looking back, I could see that I hadn’t seldom said I was sorry to him.

Is it wrong to try something that has never been done before?

Had I known this was going to happen, I would have gotten into the habit of apologizing earlier.

When I looked back at my own mistakes, I felt like I was about to burst into tears.

‘Nope. That’s why I have to do it.’

There is something that her mother, whom she admires, told her.

People can make mistakes, but realizing the fact and correcting it from now on is the right thing to do.

It was. This moment is the time to clear the karma accumulated so far.

There were such complex thoughts and such high obstacles for a child of only 10 years old to apologize.

“Eh, Ed!”

“yes?”

Yeah, I’d rather not say I’m sorry, but let’s turn it around and say it the other way around.

‘I want to apologize too.’ Yeah, it seemed like I could put it in my mouth somehow.

Ariel’s mouth finally opened after clenching her fists and making up her resolve.

“Me too… … !”

“buy?”

“buy… … .”

Do you want to have an ending?

As Edgar tilted his head to the side to express his doubts, Ariel’s face turned red like a carrot.

And soon,

“I’ll accept it as an apology, you fool!”

The immature princess made all her previous resolutions go to nothing at once and took her anger out on the contrary.

Edgar was dumbfounded, but since the apology seemed to mean that he would accept it, he decided to count it out.

“Ah, yes… Are you going to forgive me anyway?”

“Yeah, yes.”

“That’s it.”

What happens!

Ariel wanted to shout that, but the ship had already sunk because it was unable to leave and sank deep into the sea.

As before, she turned around and bowed her head.

My ears were hot, but I pretended not to know.

‘This is all because of Ed. It’s just that I was surprised to be presented with flowers like this all of a sudden.’

Shouting out a plea that no one would hear, at least inwardly, the two of them moved into the mountains again.