chapter 38
38. Please shut up.
1.
Two brothers and sisters of the Ryudmeyer family were standing side by side on the terrace of a villa with the Meltys beach in the background, scattered with the moonlight in full bloom. A chilly wind blew, befitting the beach on an early summer night, tickling their skin.
Adele, who had been looking at the beach without saying anything, pouted and said.
“I never said that.”
“Yes.”
A short answer came back with a blunt voice. Adele, who frowned at him, turned her gaze to the side, and what came into her eyes. It was Shien, holding the glass in her hand to her lips, savoring the scent of cherry brandy, and gently closing her eyes.
“…Really.”
Adele murmured incredulously, smirking at her and moving her gaze along the shoreline again. Thinking that my brother is paying too much for pretending to be a grown-up.
And of the two siblings who spent a long time in silence again, Xian was the first to speak.
“…Actually, I thought you would build a wall from marriage or dating for the rest of your life.”
“Ha…? What the hell is my older brother saying?”
“The you I knew, just a few months ago, was a guy who was crazy about swordsmanship. My father probably felt the same way.”
Upon hearing that, Adele barely suppressed her desire to let out a deep sigh.
‘My dad just wants me to live my whole life without holding hands with men.’
Shien, who couldn’t even guess what Adele was thinking about her, continued talking without paying attention to her.
“However, after staying alone for a short period of less than a few months in Jedo, he suddenly falls in love with a guy… After just two months, he becomes a very near-death lover and becomes a family member. Won’t they come side by side like this…”
“…If you can’t talk.”
Adele clenched her tongue and muttered, leaning her arms against the railing of her terrace.
“Still, when I looked into her eyes, I was relieved to see that she was a pretty nice person. After meeting my brother-in-law in person, my father seemed satisfied in his own way.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
‘Certainly, that might be a bit fortunate…’
No matter how much Adele went through her series of regressions and felt the relationship with her family a bit awkward, she naturally had a hope that her lover could build an amicable relationship with her family. . All of them were more precious than her life, and losing any one of them she hated more than dying herself.
And Shien was no exception, as she grumbles and quarrels on the outside, but inside she has no respect for her. When she was young, there were times when she would follow her brother and brother on the street.
“…I thought my brother-in-law would be able to make you happy enough.”
Adele, who tilted her head, wondering what she was saying, hesitated at Xian’s continued words.
“His eyes…Are so much like me when Serena was alive, so there’s no doubt about it. My sister-in-law will do her best anytime, anywhere, for your happiness.”
‘…I’ve finally made up my mind to move on, oppa.’
While chewing on Xian’s words, Adele, who was caught up in complex and subtle emotions, shook her head and replied calmly.
“Wow, that’s really ugly. How the hell did she know what her eyes looked like and say she looked like him?”
“…”
Shien, who had been looking at Adele with raised eyebrows, let out a sigh of laughter as she turned around.
“Yes, yes. More than that, I’m a little curious about what kind of compliment you gave your brother-in-law when you told him about me. If I get a chance, I’ll ask.”
“Oops…! I never said anything like that?!”
“Then, I’m going to go inside to rest my eyes.”
Adele, who was very briefly ignored for her own words, gritted her teeth.
Like that or not, after Shien, who lightly shook her empty glass, disappeared into the back of her villa, she was left alone, Adele looked up at the night sky with her expressionless face and thought.
I’d rather make him happy than just have Luke make me happy.
Rather than that, they said they wanted to be in a relationship where they could share happiness with each other and fill each other up.
Just like Sien’s older brother and Serena’s older sister vaguely remain in her distant memories.
Thump! Clink-!
“…”
Adele stepped inside her villa, thinking that she should get rid of her drinking party, and she had no idea what kind of situation awaited her.
2.
“Ha ha! How far have I been talking? Hmmm… Yes, that’s right! Isn’t that bald Marquis of Eldnorus flirting with Roselia while I’m away! I should have gouged that scoundrel’s eyes out… Ah, thank you.”
“This is what I have to do, father-in-law.”
“Yeah, as expected, my daughter is good at looking at people! Anyway, as for what happened to the bald marquis… Adele, who was sitting next to Rogelia, challenged him to a duel. A 13-year-old child who has only been holding the sword for a year! The marquis still can’t lift his head anywhere he goes.”
“Whoa. If so, are the rumors true? When I first heard about it, I thought it was an exaggeration. To start learning the sword at such a late age and reach the level of a master before the terms are fulfilled is truly surprising.”
“Son-in-law, your glass is empty. Come on, take it.”
“Ah… thank you.”
Lesson of the day.
If alcohol gets into your daughter fool, you better be careful because she might have to brag about her daughter while she’s drinking.
But if the person telling the story is the future father-in-law…
‘Give up.’
Now that I’m to the point where I don’t know if I’m drinking or if the alcohol is drinking me, I wonder if I’m hearing hallucinations now.
But first of all, since the object of my boasting was the person I love, there were quite a lot of interesting things to hear.
Like that, I drank while listening to the father and father-in-law talking back and forth about their daughter and son.
Yes, I am proud of my son.
To be honest, I didn’t expect this at all. I’ve never seen my father drink until he’s drunk, so I’ve been living without knowing it, but my father is also a foolish son who won’t bow down to his father-in-law…
Even after my father, who had trouble controlling himself, disappeared into the guest room under the guidance of the maid in charge of the villa, I nodded as I drank the alcohol my father-in-law poured for me.
Empty bottles piled up on the table like that.
Thump!
The master craftsman lowered her head to the table first.
Clang-!
At the same time, a couple of empty bottles fell to the floor, splendidly decorated with fragments.
“Leave the clean up to me, young boy. The guest room is in the hallway on the right on the second floor, so you can use it there.”
“Yes…”
After roughly answering the maid’s words, she stood up from her seat, and her head was dizzy. When asked if she hadn’t drank at all in this life, that wasn’t really the case. That said, maybe today was the first time I drank to such an extent that I was drunk.
In the end, I collapsed back into my seat.
“…Oh my God.”
Although all I heard was Adele’s voice, which resonated clearly in her intestines, it was easy to guess that she was fed up with the sight I saw.
And it deserved it. After the father-in-law, who was helped by the attendants, disappeared, all that was left at the round table was me and dozens of empty bottles.
Honestly, at the point of drinking that much, there was no distinction between expensive alcohol, moderately expensive alcohol, and cheap alcohol. After mixing in the stomach, all that remains is toxins and the next day’s hangover.
“I can’t live… Luke, you’re still alive, right?”
“Ah, Adele… My head is spinning right now…?”
“Ears are cute… No, not this one! Dad doesn’t know ‘moderately’ whenever he gets a chance to drink…! Seriously, do you even know what it means to drink in moderation?”
She grumbles, then she catches her eyes as she frowns and puts her palm to her forehead. Have you ever been sick somewhere? Well, it shouldn’t hurt.
“Why, even if mom only drank one drink, she would go ahead and put the drink she was drinking into her mouth… wait, can’t you?”
I could vaguely hear Adele gnashing her teeth as she frowned, then relaxed, then frowned again.
“Ha, damn brother. Did she know it would end up like this and went in first…?”
Feeling so sorry for Adele, who was even blaming her older brother for her troubles now, she couldn’t sit still any longer.
So I kicked off her seat and jumped up. No, she was trying to stand up.
But there was one fact I was overlooking.
“Ugh…?!”
“Luke?!”
That’s right, I was a lot more drunk than I thought.
If it hadn’t been for Adele who appeared next to me and grabbed me, I probably wouldn’t have been able to avoid the unsightly appearance of falling over the table.
Thank you, Sister Adele!
“Sobbing…?! Lou, Luke. What now…?”
“…?”
No, what is it? Did I miss anything? I guess that wasn’t really the case.
“Adele sister… What’s wrong all of a sudden?”
Come to think of it, Adele also has a very cute side. Especially when she blushes a lot with her eyes lost like this, and her visibly embarrassed look…
“Oh, I can’t stand it…”
“What? What is that- no, don’t sleep…! Luke, whoops…!”
“It’s so soft… How can a person be so soft and chewy…?”
I feel like I’m addicted to this soft touch I can feel at my fingertips. Such a demonic charm that fits snugly in your hand and makes you not want to let go.
“Luke…Would you like me to give you this…?”
The smiley face and leaky pronunciation harmonized, showing a cuteness that is harmful to the heart. It was a shame to show others, a look that I only wanted to see for the rest of my life.
“Nuna, if you make a promise with me. Then I’ll let you go…”
“M-M-Son Promise…?”
“Ugh… I don’t know that.”
“Oh?”
She lowered her hand that was holding Adele’s cheek and took her into her arms. Adele’s body, being held in her arms, feels just as tender.
Looking at it at times like this, I’m just an ordinary girl, but when it comes to sparring, it’s amazing that people like me can’t last even 3 seconds.
“Haha… Luke, you seem a bit drunk right now. Wouldn’t it be better to go in and get some rest?”
“Yeah… Yes, that’s right…”
Adele seemed to have said something to me, so she nodded roughly in affirmation. She didn’t know that she would do anything to harm me, so I thought it would be okay if she didn’t know. Maybe.
Come to think of it, she seems a bit sleepy…
“That… That… That… -Something… -Go…”
“Thank you for coming to me then, Adele sister…”
Against the backdrop of Adele’s voice that can be heard sparsely even while her eyes are closed,
“And I really, really…”
I think I said something very embarrassing.
3.
“Hurry up and call me ‘noona’ like yesterday. Huh?”
“Never again, see if I drink anything like that again…”
“Come on!”
“I don’t like it.”
“Huh? Can the person who got drunk yesterday and touched my body all over the place, be so stiff right now?”
“I just touched the cheek a little.”
“…Cheap, I never thought I would remember that.”
I remember it too well, so it’s a mask. Seriously, what the heck did I say that?
“Oh, then you remember what Luke said to me?”
“…I don’t know.”
“Whoops, do you remember?”
“Because I don’t know that.”
“Luke said something… a lot… yup!”
Please shut that mouth, Adele.