I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess

88 – The lady-in-waiting is afraid of the lady

Right after Shuri’s actions were revealed, Ariel led the three of them to an ice cream store.

The store was quite crowded.

According to the information written on the sign that Edgar saw at first glance, this is the origin of the shop that sells desserts that resemble soft serve ice cream that he saw earlier.

In the end, the four of them couldn’t wait and found a seat in a suitable place and sat down.

Fortunately, most of the customers left the store with what they received, so we were able to quickly find an empty seat.

However, the problem arose after that.

While the line that stretched outside the store gradually dwindled, Shuri lowered her head and couldn’t say anything like a criminal.

Ariel also had her arms crossed and her mouth tightly closed to see how the seeds would come out, so the conversation couldn’t continue.

Aside from Ronan, who was an outsider, even that Edgar was unable to say anything, so it was as if he had said nothing.

Silence.

Nothing could express the current situation more clearly than this two-syllable word.

“… therefore.”

“Hey!?”

Ariel, who couldn’t watch the situation, barely spoke, but Shuri’s shoulders shook and she hiccupped.

It was a sight like a rabbit in front of a lion.

Feelings of pity passed over the faces of the men who were watching from the side.

“Why did a man-in-law secretly follow after the owner?”

“Sorry, sorry… … !”

When Shuri left her seat and was about to kneel on the bare floor, Ariel signaled to stop with a wink.

She was accustomed to having others kneel down and bow down to her, but it was not something she deserved in a place where attention was drawn.

It wasn’t even what I wanted in the first place.

“I don’t need an apology, and I want to hear the reason?”

“On that… … .”

Shuri, who was speechless, glanced at Ronan, who was sitting next to her.

It was like sending a signal for help.

In the end, Ronan, who was worse off, tried to explain.

Even if it was an explanation, it was more like trying to confuse Ariel with lies.

“I’m sorry, lady. Everything is my fault.”

“Is it your fault?”

Ariel’s eyebrows twitched slightly at Ronan’s sudden intervention.

Edgar, who was watching from the side, noticed her intentions and gave her a funny look, but the two people on the other side must have seemed twisted.

“Since I haven’t been able to meet Shuri lately, I was thinking of going out for a while… … .”

“You mean you brought it out?”

“Yes, but I never dreamed that you two were coming together.”

In addition to this, Ronan tried to make a false statement that his visit to Ettle was just a coincidence, and that Shuri seemed to be hesitating along the way. With a firm feeling that if they get caught, they would even hang themselves together.

As if asking if it was true, Ariel’s gaze turned to Shuri, and she couldn’t even meet her gaze and nodded her head slightly with a hunch.

If Ronan’s excuse works, both will be able to save their lives.

I don’t know if it’s a ship with a hole or not, but I thought it would be better to board this rescue ship.

“So you didn’t follow us?”

“It’s true that I chased you, but I only did it because Shuri asked me to follow her for a while, saying that she was worried about whether she would go well as she wrote down. Please be lenient.”

“Huh… … .”

Ariel stared blankly at Ronan, then shifted her gaze to the lover sitting next to her with a sidelong glance.

Then he tilted his head, pointing in the opposite direction with his finger.

It’s like, ‘What should I do?’ A smile and gesture as if asking.

At that, Edgar just shrugged his shoulders as if telling him to do whatever he wanted.

“Well, okay. For details, you can go back to Hespania and ask Shuri.”

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Let’s just say we’ll get over this situation. The problem is that the content in it is quite brutal.

It means that he will go back to Hespania and ask, but in reality, he will either reveal the truth or punish severely while he is alone with Shuri.

A drop of cold sweat passed behind Ronan’s back.

I want to somehow end the story here and protect Shuri, but if I go out too blatantly, there is a risk of raising suspicion.

“Shuri, are you sure you won’t reject it?”

“Yeah, that can’t be. I will obey your words, my lady.”

In the end, Shuri gave in to the tone as if she knew what would happen if she refused.

It was her life that Ronan had saved her life from anyway, so it would be her job to overcome it somehow when she returned to Hespania.

The problem was that she was very weak at lying.

please don’t get caught I had no choice but to get over this situation with just that thought.

“Shall we buy it soon after the story is over? I was going to buy it in the middle, but I stopped because I was afraid it would melt.”

Edgar, who confirmed that the rough story was coming to an end, pointed to the back and opened his mouth.

Hearing this, Ariel paused for a moment, then nodded.

Certainly, it would have been appropriate if the line had been reduced considerably.

After Ariel’s permission was granted, Edgar, who was about to stand up, was stopped by the servants sitting across from him.

If even Edgar left like this, he would have to look like he was having a three-way interview with Ariel, but he didn’t have the confidence to endure that atmosphere.

Rather, I wanted to stay out of this place, even if I had to wait in line for 30 minutes or more than an hour.

“I-we’ll buy it! young master!”

“yes? are you okay. I can go.”

“It’s because we feel uncomfortable.”

When even Ronan tried to stop him and begged him to let him go, Edgar said he would understand and took out money from his pocket.

Running errands is what you do, and money is another thing.

As the two left and quickly disappeared towards the counter, Edgar laughed and tapped Ariel next to him.

Ariel smiled mischievously as his eyes met.

It was as if he was seeing the usual Edgar.

“Don’t get too upset. Just by looking at it, it seems like she came here because she was worried about you.”

“Well? I don’t know if it’s because I’m worried.”

“Well… but.”

To be honest, Edgar didn’t really think that the two of them would come all the way to Ettle for that reason.

It’s not like Shuri is overprotective in the first place.

I just waited in the castle, believing that Ariel would have a good time and come back, but he was never a great person to follow.

In other words, it meant that it was an orthodoxy to say that they followed them to have a little fun.

The fun I’m talking about here would be a different look of the owner that I rarely see in everyday life.

“I must have been curious since you didn’t talk so much.”

Many people might think that Ariel and Shuri would be open about everything, but surprisingly, the two of them talk quite a bit less.

To be precise, if Ariel didn’t throw the hwadu first, there would be no case of Shuri’s approaching hastily.

It might be like touching the owner’s wrath by saying something carelessly.

Besides, Ariel basically belonged to the less talkative side.

Even when he and Edgar meet alone, he does not bring Shuri with him, and there are very few times when he has told Shuri about what happened with him.

In other words, Shuri had no way of knowing how much progress the two had made.

But when I would visit Ariel’s room every once in a while, I could tell that things were going well when I saw her wallowing around in her room with a happy face on her face.

Rather, this shallow information fueled Shuri’s curiosity even more.

“Hey, there’s no need to go around bragging about it.”

“Still, people’s curiosity is at their disposal, isn’t it?”

“do not know. Don’t worry, I don’t intend to scold you anyway.”

Ariel had no intention of admonishing her separately because the chasing battle was fun in its own way.

At least, if it was a punishment, it would be the word that I threw out a moment ago.

From now on Shuri would go back to Hespania and just imagine what would happen, it would make her shins tingle, and Ariel thought that just watching it would be enjoyable in her own way.

Even though Edgar smiled wryly at her actions that were truly tasteless, he didn’t dare to touch that, considering it Shuri’s karma.

Somehow, when I go back to Hespania, I can picture Shuri crying and begging for help, but that’s something to think about later.

“Oh, I’m back… … .”

“Good work. But do you think the taste is unified?”

“Yeah, it looks like that.”

When the two returned with the ice cream belatedly, Ariel tilted her head when she saw the white contents on it.

Usually this kind is fruit flavored or other flavors are added.

Thanks to that, I couldn’t get a sense of what it would taste like just by its appearance.

“What’s the bottom line?”

“I think it’s probably sweets or baked goods. He gave it to me like this.”

“that’s interesting.”

Serve it on bread, not in a cup or bowl.

In addition, the appearance was closer to a hard feeling rather than the fluffy bread Ariel knew, so it was quite fresh.

Certainly, as Shuri said, the impression was closer to sweets than bread.

“Enjoy your meal, Shuri.”

While Shuri, who was sitting in the seat, was contemplating whether to eat the ice cream with the small spoon she was given with her, or just eat it with her mouth like everyone else, Ariel threw out the words.

Recognizing this as a sign that he would forgive the crime he committed earlier, Shuri nodded happily.

“Ah yes… ! thank you. miss.”

“What is it? You don’t talk like that.”

Edgar’s eyes widened in response to Ariel’s behavior of saying something he wouldn’t even say to him.

To this, Ariel replied with a clear smile that didn’t smear a speck of dust.

The problem was that the content did not match the smile on his lips at all.

“It should be delicious. It might be our last supper.”

“Hee!?”

“… … .”

Edgar thought to himself as he listened to her words, whether it was a joke or not.

Just looking at cancer, it seems that there is no intention to easily get over this situation.

He said that once he returned to Hespania, he would have to use his strength to protect Shuri.