I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess chapter 40

40 – post theorem(1)

After the incident last night, as Edgar had predicted, the Loveheim family suddenly fell into chaos.

It was also surprising that there were two people who broke through the barrier and infiltrated in the middle of the night, and one of them killed the presumed assassin and even said that the boy was a child under Creed’s command.

It didn’t even stop there, and later Helene herself revealed that the boy was the heir to the Billhark family and had been living here hiding his identity for the sake of mathematics.

It was no wonder that the fire fell on the feet of the vassals, considering that this only happened overnight.

“Ed, would you like some grapes? Is this delicious?”

Contrary to the chaotic situation outside, Ariel calmly hands Edgar a large bunch of grapes he brought from somewhere.

By the way, Edgar is currently lying in Ariel’s bed, where the incident took place yesterday.

“Will the grapes go over now?”

“There’s nothing you can’t eat.”

“… It is, but.”

In the end, Edgar sighed deeply after munching on a grape that Ariel had hand-picked and handed over.

His mind was nothing more than chaos from yesterday’s events.

‘I don’t have the face to see Ariel.’

To be honest, even lying down and eating the fruit she calmly offered me made me feel remorse.

Yesterday’s incident was literally a series of misjudgments and the height of stupidity.

Even if things had gone a little wrong, it would have been impossible to greet the morning leisurely like this.

from start to finish. There was nothing that he had done right.

“Sigh.”

In contrast to the sigh he exhaled, Edgar’s right hand was filled with strength.

When I came to my senses today, seeing Helen shed tears saying thank you made me want to die right away.

If she knew the inside story of yesterday, she would never have said such a thing.

It was just an act that was tantamount to blowing away all the mercy and consideration she had extended to him.

‘What kind of confidence was that?’

A sense of déjà vu and some unknown anxiety from the man I met in the village yesterday.

I didn’t think so until I went to Ariel’s room to check on my back with those two.

In a situation where it was not yet confirmed that someone would break in, nothing good would have happened if I made a fuss for no reason.

However, the problem lies in the response that took place after that.

‘I’d rather call someone, even if it means waking Ariel, I should have done it quickly.’

I had a lot of thoughts. But the problem is that the accidents were too short.

At first, he intended to kill the opponent somehow alone and to bury the case in secret.

If this incident gets into the ears of others, I will have to explain why a boy named Edgar was able to be there, because I expected that the confusion that would come from there would be great.

Besides, more than anything, I didn’t want to shock Ariel.

He just didn’t want a 14-year-old to face the presence of people threatening his life.

But that would have been just a brief thought.

“Ariel.”

“Why?”

“Sorry.”

“What do you have to be sorry for? you protected me”

Edgar laughed at her awkwardly tilting her head, then stretched out her hand to tidy up her messy hair.

It is not such a one-dimensional problem.

As a result, it just went by luck, and nothing he did right from start to finish.

If I had been a little slow in grasping the situation and the number of bets my opponent threw at the end, I would have been reversed while trying to evacuate Ariel.

Although Edgar may have had the upper hand in pure fighting ability.

However, due to lack of practical experience, he was clumsy at using the opponent’s psychology, and the difference between his and his opponent’s skills was not so overwhelming, but overconfidence was a factor.

Besides, he ended up not trusting Ariel as a result.

That she might end up becoming a burden if she didn’t properly deal with an attack like this.

It must have been that he did not wake her up because he had thought so implicitly.

Could there be a case as paradoxical and stupid as this, that you almost put your friend in a bigger crisis because you didn’t trust him?

“Yeah, Ed. You’re not thinking stupid, are you?”

“What a stupid idea?”

Even so, Edgar was seriously examining the events of yesterday, but he was about to be hurt a little by thinking about it like an idiot.

“Yesterday, I couldn’t handle that guy alone, so I made a mistake in my judgment… Isn’t that what you’re thinking?”

“… … .”

Are you using mind reading?

When Ariel guessed exactly how she was feeling, to the point where it gave her goosebumps, Edgar closed his mouth and blinked in a daze.

For some reason, I felt like my position was opposite to my usual position.

“Because you always care about useless things. Do you remember when we were young? You know, when I met a wild boar in the mountains and ran away.”

“Uh, uh… … .”

For some reason, the benevolent Helene looked superimposed on Ariel.

When Edgar, who wondered if this was the kind of boy he was, replied with a puzzled voice, she reached out and held Edgar’s hand tight and continued talking.

“Even then, I heard from my mother. You apologized, saying that you should have stopped me from going there and that you did something wrong, let alone blame me.”

I had a time like that.

But then and now, it’s just the result of reasoning based on the context, so why is that a stupid idea?

Edgar’s question continued, but Ariel’s words did not stop.

“Mom said so too. You know how to look back on a situation in an adult and cool way for your age, but sometimes you tend to put yourself down too harshly.”

“… Did you?”

I never really thought about it.

It was because he had never stimulated his desire to rise by harshly whipping himself, and his impression of himself was that he was always relaxed.

Maybe it’s a word used at this time that the impression of oneself seen by others is different from the impression one sees oneself.

“You fought for me yesterday. Calling in reinforcements or even waking me up would have been better than fighting alone, but I fought the enemy alone.”

“Ariel, that… … .”

“Don’t talk nonsense. I know. I must have been a nuisance when you saw it. Even waking me would not have been able to judge whether it would have helped in that situation.”

‘The reason why I didn’t call reinforcements was because I wanted to solve it quietly.’ said Ariel.

Contrary to Edgar’s expectations, she really saw through his mind.

Why did he make that decision yesterday?

Even why he belittles and puts down himself.

“But after all, who was it for? It was for me.”

“Yes… ji.”

It was a fact that even Edgar could not deny.

If I hadn’t thought about her at all in the first place, I wouldn’t have made it so complicated.

Ariel’s face, which was full of anger at Edgar’s affirmation, also smiled.

It should be one. Because that was the only answer she wanted.

“You are thinking too hard. Of course I could have made a mistake. But in the end, it was to protect me, and in the end, you succeeded in protecting me.”

“A hero saves everyone? it’s not Yet people praise them. Because the hero gained more by protecting it than he lost by not protecting it.”

Every word she uttered incessantly stabbed Edgar deeply into his heart.

“If you keep it, think about cherishing what you kept. And if you made a mistake, don’t make it next time, forget it for now. I am able to be here now because of you.”

“… That’s true.”

I never thought that the day would come when I would be comforted by Ariel, not by anyone else.

Edgar felt a sense of pride in his own situation, even though it was funny.

She was so happy that her friend, who had always felt young, had come to the point of comforting herself.

“Why are you laughing so much? feel bad.”

Ariel’s eyebrows twitched as she looked at her as if she were looking at her like a child.

“uh… No, when did that immature princess grow up this much? Impressed… Aww! sick! I am a patient, a patient!”

“You idiot for earning a bee! I’d rather let him die then! you fool! dummy! Ed!”

It could have been done warmly if he had only teased a little less, but why would this idiot step in and ruin the atmosphere?

Enraged, Ariel grabbed a pillow the size of her torso and hit him with all her might.

“Stop it because you made a mistake… hey! There is a wound there, a wound!”

“Good! I’d rather die from an open wound!”

The blow was so hard that Edgar, who was being hit by it, thought it was more painful than when he endured the fall of the ornament with his whole body the day before.

The night guest was successfully dealt with and then killed by the pillow of a childhood friend he saved.

rattle.

“Ed, you feel better… Ariel!? What are you doing to the injured child!”

At the moment when Edgar was struggling in pain, Helen opened the door and entered the room.

“Oh, Mom! This is Ed this idiot’s fault… … .”

“Put it down quickly! Even if you don’t have iron, what are you doing to the person who saved you!”

“Sir, not really… … !”

In the end, this grand finale came to an end with only Ariel enjoying the resentment to the fullest.

Afterwards, Edgar heard from Helen that the situation outside was somewhat settled and the conversation was somewhat over.

However, I asked if he could accompany me for a while because I needed his statement, who was at the center of the case.

Maybe now is the real problem.

Edgar nodded with a smile on his face.

This case will be a turning point.

Will he be able to stay by Ariel’s side, or conversely, will he not even be able to stay in the inn?

“Goodbye, Ed.”

“Okay, I’ll go.”

Ariel sees him off with a mysterious smile.

He seemed to know something, but Edgar had no way of knowing.

Edgar, who tilts his head in response, leaves the room with Helene’s support.

Fortunately, it seemed that there was no great difficulty in walking, so he quickly escaped from Helen’s arms and walked on his own.

“Don’t worry, Ed. I’m almost done explaining the situation, so no one will see you badly.”

It’s a story I’m happy to hear.

If you look at it from the beginning with a friendly gaze, there will often be cases where you don’t listen to anything you say.

This must all be thanks to Helene’s efforts.

Edgar wanted to use this incident as an opportunity to repay her and Ariel.

I had to move on, never forgetting the mistake I had made last night.

Because that would be the right path for your friends and for yourself.