I Possessed The Villain’s Childhood Friend

61 – Reina Rogelia – 1

“Congratulations!”

“Finally, the problem you were worried about has disappeared.”

“Madam, you worked hard.”

Everyone is laughing.

It was like a festival.

But I wasn’t in it.

When everyone is laughing, having fun, and being happy.

I couldn’t get into it as much as I did.

Why are you ignoring me?

I worked hard too.

I wanted to tell you what happened today.

I wanted to show off that everyone praised me for being great.

But no one is looking at me.

“Oh, I see.”

Only then was I able to accept it.

No one cares about me.

I’m alone here.

I’m a nobody.

I was finally able to nod my head to the truth that I had been avoiding by turning my eyes away.

“… Black.”

Tears flow.

There were obviously a lot of people around.

But among them, the one who comforts me.

No, no one looked at me.

★

“Sorry. I ran away from home and ran away here.”

When I returned to Akkad’s mansion from Bellion.

It was Noel and Raina who greeted me.

“… Reina?”

Reina, as usual, maintained a cold, expressionless expression.

Noel looked away from me as if it was awkward.

“I’ll take care of you for a while.”

“That, what is that?”

“Don’t worry. I already told the Duke and Duchess of Axus and got their permission.”

“You said you got permission?”

“Yes. He said it’s okay to stay as long as you want.”

Her head got a little dizzy and she lowered her head.

What are your parents thinking?

Looking at the situation, it seemed Reina came here alone.

She knows that she can’t just kick her out, but shouldn’t she immediately send her contact to the Duchess of Roselia to get her to go back.

“Are you sure you don’t like me staying here?”

Raina said slightly despondently.

“It’s not like that.”

There’s no way you don’t like it.

Because just being with you makes me happy.

But this was not a story at that level.

“Does Duke Rickard know?”

“Okay. Shall we go into that story? Because the weather is hot.”

After saying that, Reina didn’t look hot at all.

“… Okay.”

But there was nothing else I could say.

“As expected, the black tea from the Axus family is delicious.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the drawing room.

To be exact, it had been a long time since I had entered the parlor alone with Reina.

“I wish I could explain the situation a bit now.”

Why the hell is Raina drinking black tea right now as if nothing is wrong with her?

Considering her situation, this was something she absolutely shouldn’t have.

“It’s just as I said. I ran away from home and came to the Duke of Access.”

But Reina’s expression didn’t even move.

I felt like admiration would jump out at that imposing posture.

“So, does His Excellency Duke Rickard know?”

She went back and asked the question Reina hadn’t answered before.

“I arrived at Akkad for lunch yesterday, so of course you know. You don’t know where I am.”

“How did you get to Akkad?”

“Anna arranged for her wagon to take her.”

Is Anna an accomplice?

“End of questions about running away?”

“… Lastly, why did you come to Akkad all of a sudden?”

I can’t help it once I ran away, so let’s move on right now.

Why is the destination Akkad, the Duchy of Access?

No matter how you think about it, it was the worst move.

Considering her status as the prince’s fiancée, she should have gone to the island of Orkeon.

Of course, the news of Raina’s runaway will be a big topic in the social world.

The place I arrived after running away from home was Akkadran.

It’s quieted down now, but rumors have been around since Raina and I got along.

It was easy to guess that they would spread again.

“Because we were the closest.”

“That’s why it’s so insincere.”

“It’s true. 4 Hours from Heros to Orceon. 1 Hour 30 minutes to Akkad. It’s definitely not a short time difference.”

“That’s true, but you know that the reason is incomprehensible, right?”

“Of course.”

Why is Raina so confident?

It must be my normal reaction.

“But I can’t say more than this.”

“What?”

“Sorry. But it’s a promise, so I can’t help it.”

“… Promise?”

A promise.

“It sounds like you purposely ran away because of it.”

“It’s not like that. She thought about leaving the house for about a week.”

“Can you hear what made her think that?”

At my question, Reina quietly raised her teacup and shook her head.

“It doesn’t matter, but I’ll tell you later.”

In the end, she was able to find out almost nothing from her conversation with Reina today.

★

“Hmm.”

The bed in the guest room assigned by the mansion of the Duke of Axus was very soft.

Sorry for the sudden visit, but it wasn’t particularly awkward.

Until a few years ago, it was a place I visited every week, and most of the members of the Duke of Axus were familiar faces.

“What are you thinking, His Highness Leon?”

But this situation was not what I wanted.

At first, of course, I planned to go to Orkeon.

She had sent a letter to Her Highness for it to the magic mailbox she had been using for the first time since receiving it the year before last.

Then the answer came back.

‘Right now, I’m busy, so I don’t think it would be unreasonable to go out to meet them. So you’d better go find the Duke of Axus. I’ll contact Duke Addos in advance.’

I didn’t care if His Highness didn’t come out to meet me.

It was simply a matter of finding a place to stay.

However, His Highness Leon continued to send me letters after that, as if I had to go to the Duke of Axus unconditionally.

‘Please keep it a secret from others that I was the one who recommended Miss Reina to go to the Duke of Axus. Especially for Ike.’

In the end, I couldn’t go against his will and came to the Duke of Axus.

To be honest, it was difficult.

Although this fact is known to the social world and leads to a scandal.

Above all, the biggest problem was the fact that I had to stay with Ike for a while.

After the day I realized my heart, I made a resolution.

Let’s put this mind completely aside during vacation.

Let’s end my first love here.

Fortunately, I went back to my hometown, and every day was so busy that I couldn’t think of anything else.

So I was relieved in my heart that I would be able to forget it easily.

‘It’s like that, so know it, Reina.’

Until my father said that.

When I first heard that, I didn’t think anything of it.

On the contrary, at first, I thought it was too fatherly, so I thought I was going to laugh.

A few years ago, if it were the old me, I would have nodded to that decision without any resistance.

And then I would be alone again and resent everything around me.

But now I know.

The fact that if you don’t want to miss something important, you can’t stay still.

I learned it from Ike, not from anyone else.

So I decided to run away.

I believed that if I took action like this, my father would change his mind.

But I never thought that the place I came to after running away would be the Duke of Axus.

At least 3 times a day from now on. To see Ike’s face every day.

By the time I thought something was wrong, it was already too late.

“Ha ha.”

I couldn’t help but sigh.

“… Wasn’t there anything strange about it?”

As soon as I saw Ike’s face after he returned from going out, I had my heart pounding.

Although I knew I shouldn’t, there was a me who had some expectations in my heart.

I had to suppress my emotions as much as possible even when we had a conversation.

I feel like if I relax even for a fleeting moment, I’ll be able to tell all these feelings.

“It’s really difficult.”

When I lightly touched her face, I could tell for sure that it was warm enough.

If you look in the mirror now, you will see a blushing face.

If only I could spit it all out and feel relieved.

If I could confess that I like you.

If only we could continue to be friends after that.

I should be able to let go of this feeling too.

My heart aches.

I felt like I could understand the saying that love is like poison.

I was happy just thinking of you, seeing your face after a long time, and having a conversation.

And as time passed, my heart ached again as much as it was fun.

My heart was sore that I wanted to cry.

But now again.

“… Ike.”

I was mumbling like that.

I know better than anyone else that this shouldn’t be the case.

★

After dinner time, I took a quick look around.

Father and mother finished their meal at the same place as usual.

“I ate well.”

And Reina was sitting on Mother’s left.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve had a meal together like this, so it’s fun, Ms. Raina.”

“Yes. I am also happy to be able to talk to the Duchess after a long time.”

My mother and I casually talk there.

“You can stay as long as you want, Ms. Reina. I’ve told everyone beforehand.”

“Thank you, Your Excellency, Duke of Addos. I will make sure not to become a nuisance.”

There was a father who allowed me to stay as if it was natural.

Is this okay?

No, no matter how you think about it, it’s strange.

“As I heard, Rickard, I’ll keep it as secret as possible from him. But the only thing I can keep secret is two weeks at the most. It would be nice to be able to solve the problem within it.”

“Thank you very much for your consideration, Your Excellency, Duke of Addos.”

If you listen to the story now, it seems that Raina will stay here for up to two weeks.

Something’s wrong.

It seemed like I was the only one who thought that way.

“Dad, are you really okay?”

“What do you mean?”

After dinner, I went to my father’s office and asked him a question.

“Sheep Reina.”

“Oh, is that the story?”

My father’s eyes were not on me.

I was only looking at the papers on the desk.

As if there was no need to answer.

“I will take care of that. You don’t have to care.”

“But.”

“By the way, Ike. Why are you calling me Reina-chan now?”

“Yes?”

“I have already heard everything from Miss Reina. You don’t have to be formal just because you’re in front of us.”

… Did you say everything too?

I expected it from the time I comfortably sang it in front of Noel earlier.

“It’s none of your business anyway. There will be no problem, so go on as usual.”

“It can’t be, can’t it? If this incident causes problems with the Duchess of Roselia.”

I meant to say that factional relations might be ruined.

“I should have told you, Ike. There will be no problems.”

My father immediately hung up and declared.

“If it were another family, you would be right. But as long as Roselia is the opponent, there is no need to worry about that.”

“Yes? What is that?”

“Ike. Axus and Roselia are the two equal dukes. But when Lucal and you were little, we never went to Heros to see Miss Reyna.”

Have you ever questioned that fact, my father asked.

It certainly was.

Except for the dance competition, I had never been to Heros.

Raina unilaterally came to my family’s mansion.

But I thought it was a form of alternating visits at regular intervals.

“I hope you understand what this means.”

However, according to that word, it meant the same as Roselia being under Axus.

“Rogelia has to change. I believe it started with Miss Reina.”

I couldn’t understand what my father said.