Episode 131
Translator : Missme
Editor : Aru
I entered the parlour room to kick out the uninvited guest who had come without a notice, and then I stopped when I saw a white bandage that caught my eye.
âWhatâs happened to his wrist?â
Like it was not enough to wrap a bandage around his right wrist, Inner Seacomert also wore a splint.
âIs his arm broken?â
No, but how?
It was around three days ago at best when I encountered Inner Seacomert on the street.
I couldnât help but be embarrassed when a healthy person suddenly appeared with major injuries in just three days.
As soon as Inner Seacomert found me, he stood up gladly from his seat.
âPrincess.â
I came to my senses when I saw his welcome expression.
âI havenât seen you since that day. How have you been?â
Ummmmmmâ¦â¦â¦
Originally, I was going to kick him out as soon as I entered the parlour room, but I missed the time to spit the message out because of his bandage.
The bandage around Inner Seacomertâs wrist kept stealing peopleâs attention.
Oh, why did he show up as a patient?
I hesitated and eventually opened my mouth with a sigh.
âI think Confucius needs the question of âhow have you beenâ rather than I do. Howâs your wrist?â
âOh, this isâ¦â¦â¦..â
Inner Seacomert smiled awkwardly.
He didnât seem to want to tell me much about how he hurt his wrist. Did he fall?
âIâm sorry. This is a shame.â
âGot hurt is not a shame.â
Even if he really fell and broke his wrist.
â¦â¦no, but how does a fall break a wrist like that?
I shook my head and said, imagining Inner Seacomert falling so brilliantly that he had a fracture.
âMore than that, shouldnât it be more ashamed of coming to anotherâs family without any notice?â
I said deliberately in a pretty cold voice.
For a moment, I thought it was a bit too much for the patient, but it was only for a short time.
As I said before, this is also for Inner Seacomert himself.
It would be difficult if he kept coming to the mansion after me treating him soft-heartedly.
Therefore, his life will be in trouble.
This was all my effort to save a precious life. I donât know if he will recognize it.
Inner Seacomert soon changed his expression and looked sullen. I thought he paused for a moment and hesitated to say any words.
As his gentle eyes drooped down a lot, the overall feeling quickly became depressing.
Now, wait. Isnât that the lookâ¦â¦.? Yeah, I think so. A puppy caught in the rain.
Inner Seacomert asked me carefully, with a puppy-like face in the rain.
âDidnât you like the gift I sent youâ¦?â
I belatedly recognized his words after being distracted by the face of the other person, which simultaneously stimulated the unknown guilt and protective instinct.
But wait, what did he just say?
Thatâs not the point, is it?
âNo, technically thatâs a problem.â
Speaking of which, I decided to talk about this, too.
âI feel pressured for that also. Itâs a gift that I have no reason to receive.â
âBut didnât you say you would accept it?â
It was because you said it was a small gift.
Is the diamond necklace counted as a small gift?
I was going to ask back, but suddenly I thought that it might be counted as a small gift. Mmm, yeah. Well, everyone has different standards.
Well, thatâs good. I decide to skip discussing the absolute value of the gift.
âThe only thing I said Iâd receive was the bouquet that Confucius sent for the first time. Nothing more. So donât send anything anymore.â
ââ¦â¦I thought you liked jewellery.â
Look at him.
âWhy is that word coming out here?â
The focus was off, and even more, it wasnât helpful.
I tilted my head to one side and raised my arms to say that I heard an absurd sound.
âWhat does my liking for jewellery have to do with the situation right now? No matter how much I like jewellery, there is no reason to receive it from Confucius.
I wasnât very fond of jewellery, and I wouldnât have received the necklace sent by Inner Seacomert even if I liked it or didnât.
Itâs obvious. The answer from the opponent never came back. I shrugged my shoulders.
âJust go back. From now on, donât come without any notice like today. Excuse me.â
I donât know if I can do this to a person weâre close, but I and Inner Seacomert arenât close. And we would never get close.
I turned myself around. But then Inner Seacomert snapped at my wrist.
â¦â¦Is this manâs hobby to hold someoneâs wrist carelessly? I stared at his clenched wrist with absurd eyes, then shook it off with all my might.
Inner Seacomert laid down my wrist without a hitch. I donât know if he let my wrist go or if he missed it because he was left-handed.
I widened my distance from Inner Seacomert so that he wouldnât catch my wrist again.
âPrincess.â
âIâll call a knight outside the door if you come any closer.â
Inner Seacomert stopped his feet as he tried to take a step towards me.
Iâm sorry. I didnât want to treat you as such a disgrace. So why do you keep grabbing my wrist?
Inner Seacomert stopped, nailing in the spot, and said with a restless look.
ââ¦â¦itâs my fault. Princess, so please release your anger.â
Itâs not very upsetting, but I didnât bother to tell him that.
âI donât know which one you apologize for, but that wonât reverse what I said. Stop coming here as I told you.â
âPrincessâ¦â¦â
Despite the two orders, Inner Seacomert did not move from his seat.
Instead, he bit his lips and looked at me.
His wet blue eyes looked straight at me.
The clear blue eyes seemed to have tears and the seawater would flow instead of tears.
I thought of a word in my head at the moment, looking at the appealing pathetic eyes.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âMinam.â
(T/N : Minam : min namja aka Beautiful men)
It was so plausible that I was surprised.
Really?
Thatâs what this is?
Thatâs the one?
âOh, noâ¦â¦â¦.â
I then accepted inwardly. Somehow I understood.
This is why beautiful men have long been regarded as a weapon along with beautiful women.
Indeed⦠it was completely different from the way a man with a greasy appearance, who I once imagined, held a rose in his mouth and said, âSenoritaâ.
At that time, I couldnât figure out the reason for the existence of beautiful men but now I feel convinced.
I nodded inwardly.
Then it became serious.
âWhy are you using your beauty on me?â
Iâve told you twice to get out of here, and youâre using your beauty on me without even thinking about getting out.
It was a very embarrassing situation.
Suddenly I remembered Bessieâs words.
That Inner Seacomert is interested in me.
No, beyond that, maybe heâs been keeping his affection for me for a long time.
âReally?â
I hope not. Such a full-fledged feeling is really difficult.
At this time, Inner Seacomert broke the silence and put apologies and excuses in his mouth like a petition.
âIâm sorry. Iâ¦â¦â¦ I was so sorry. I couldnât sleep at night when I thought of the rudeness that my errand boy had done to you, so I was ahead of myself.â
âNoâ¦â¦.â
âI will deeply reflect. Princess, so please donât tell me youâll never see me anymore.â
âAhh.â
No! Donât do that. Donât be so low-key and begging like that.
A sigh came up on its own. Honestly, I wondered how deep it would be to say that he was interested in my face even though he had never seen me properly.
I imagined the degree to prick and give up without regret, saying âeiyyâ if the other person didnât respond.
However, if I left the Inner Seacomert as it is, it seemed that he would confess to me at this placeâ¦
âBessie, when did you become a prophet?â
There is nothing I can do. I swallowed a sigh and faced Inner Seacomert. I opened my mouth wide and said the words.
âThank you for your sincerity youâve shown. But I canât let you do that. I canât meet Confucius any more in the future.â
âYou still donât release yourâ¦â¦.â
âItâs not like that. I donât know if it sounds sudden, but I already have someone on my mind.â
ââ¦â¦..â
âI hope this answer is enough.â
Silence came again. I waited for a while and turned around.
âGoodbye, then.â
Iâm sorry, but itâs best. Apart from feeling a little uncomfortable, I did not hesitate to step out of the parlour room.
***
â¦â¦it was definitely a finishing touch.
Whatâs this?
I stared at the other person in bewilderment. The sitting posture spontaneously became stiff.
Two days after I broke up like that with Inner Seacomerts.
Since then, any gifts that come would have been sent back, and even if Inner Seacomert came to the mansion, I wonât meet him. I didnât reply to his messages.
I thought it was over like that. Usually, everyone will think like me.
But why is the other person sitting in front of me now?
I stared at the blonde handsome man across the street and opened my mouth.
âHow did you get here?â
This was a jeweller on the east side of the street. I already ordered a ring that I liked, but I was about to visit it as an outing to see if there was anything that could grab my heart like fate more than that.
However, while looking at the jewels offered by the merchant, Inner Seacomert suddenly appeared.
He told me it was a coincidence, but I couldnât believe it.
Because as soon as Inner Seacomert showed up at the store, the merchant started to notice me.
He doesnât know what happened between me and Inner Seacomert, so thereâs no reason for him notice me.
If there is a reason, there is only one.
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