100. Engaged? You just need to bring your body (3)
100. Engagement? You just need to bring your body (3)
“It was ruined.”
It didn’t take long to realize that fact.
Because every time I closed my eyes, things were going according to plan without a single error.
“I think Damian wants to return to Verdium with me to prepare for her engagement, mother. Permission is the same as having already been given permission. “I’ll go back with Damian.”
Forgot-
“Coachman, if you don’t want to die, prepare to leave immediately. And, be careful when driving. “If you make a mistake, I will kill you with hands other than mine.”
“I will keep that in mind!”
Forgot-
“Sit next to me, Damian. Because my Damien listens to me well. You must stay by my side without resistance. Otherwise, my patience might run out.”
Forgot-
‘What is this?’
I think I only blinked three times.
When I opened my eyes, I was riding a carriage next to Nadia, heading to Verdium.
Is it because Nadia started making threats against her family?
Her judgment was lost, and her mind seemed to go blank for a moment.
‘This situation has gone too far from what I had planned.’
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Trying to formulate a plan in her head again, it felt like Nadia would crush it under her feet again, so she couldn’t even take any action.
If we look at this situation as optimistically as possible, the only thing that can happen is that she was able to quickly do what she had to do someday.
‘… That’s when she turned on her happiness circuit as much as possible.’
Reality is stuffed in Nadia’s art studio.
Even if you try to ignore the bitter reality, it is not easy.
Clatter-clatter-
The sound of carriage wheels turning.
I feel like a commoner being sold to a high noble family.
I looked out the window from inside the carriage and quietly observed the scenery of my territory.
“Still, those people will be just as happy… “
Is it because he spoke in such an emotional and pitiful tone?
Nadia, who was sitting next to me, turned her head.
“It sounds like Damien is not happy right now. “Maybe I heard wrong?”
… That’s sharp.
More than that, why did the author give Nadia strength and intelligence?
With mental illness that arises from an extreme growing environment.
I shook my head saying no and looked at Nadia.
“… “I didn’t mean it that way.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“Seriously?”
“Yes.”
“… “Okay, I understand.”
Nadia glared at her suspicious eyes.
Is it because she got into a carriage with bad memories?
She answered weakly and then turned her head again.
As I was looking at the area around her neck, I felt like cold sweat was flowing there.
‘… ‘When I see things like that, I feel weak again.’
I think it was my problem that I felt pity for them and couldn’t be bitter.
It was safe to say that the problem was that I had come to know the other person’s story too well.
I extended my hand towards Nadia’s cheek as she turned her head.
“Wh, what are you doing? Damian. “Aren’t you going to get your hands off me right now?”
“… Because I broke out in a cold sweat. “To wipe it.”
“It’s okay, I’ll take care of it.”
Tak-
Was Nadia embarrassed?
She pushed my hand away strongly and rejected her touch.
Still, I couldn’t continue to watch Nadia sweating coldly due to the pain, so I reached out to Nadia’s cheek again.
“I told you not to, Damien… “
“But how can you stay still? “I’m sweating so much.”
“I said it was okay. It’s a temporary phenomenon… Once you get off the carriage, you’ll be fine… So, get your hands off me right now… “
Nadia sharply refuses and tells him to put his hand away.
However, unlike his mouth, his body was honest and did not necessarily remove his hand.
“If you need help, tell me sooner.”
“… It’s okay. There’s no need for that. Damien just needs to be by my side. “Stay still.”
… You’re sensitive.
Nadia, who is riding a carriage, is starting to become sensitive and nervous.
As I listened to her sharp words, I felt as if she thought of me as a picture of a human being.
I have no intention of being taxidermied in that way. So that Nadia can feel a little more comfortable.
I gently held her hand on her knee.
“Don’t do it-“
“I’ll just hold your hand. It’s easier for you too. It’s Tina. “You sweat less than before.”
“… “
Nadia seemed unable to deny it and gave her answer by turning her head.
Nadia’s condition clearly seemed to be improving as she was holding her hand.
As time goes by, he leans on my body.
‘… Even Nadia, who is so strong, sometimes shows her weak side.’
At this moment, Nadia seems like an ordinary woman.
She looked like a woman with no power.
So, I lent my body to Nadia and closed her eyes with her.
It was early afternoon with warm sunlight streaming down through the carriage windows.
***
The reason why I suddenly woke up with my eyes closed was because I heard a loud noise and was shocked.
“Ugh, ugh-!!”
Quadang-!!
The screams of the horses and the cries of the driver.
And then, the carriage suddenly tilted.
I was taking a nap and was startled by the sound, so I opened my eyes and came to my senses.
“What is this? Was it an accident?”
“… “
Looking at the carriage being tilted, it looks like it has lost its balance and a wheel is missing somewhere.
More than that.
‘What happened to Nadia?’
Nadia seems to have no reaction.
It must have been inside the carriage, but why is there no reaction?
I turned her head to see where Nadia was.
‘… ‘Why isn’t there one?’
Not visible.
I can’t see Nadia in my field of vision.
Then, where on earth is Nadia?
‘Did you come out more consciously than I did?’
The moment I was about to get out of the carriage to solve that question.
“Go, don’t go…” Damian… “
“Nadia? “Where is she talking?”
“Below… “
“Below?”
I lowered my gaze as Nadia said.
‘Ah.’
Only then did Nadia, who had been invisible to her, appear.
This is why I couldn’t see it.
Nadia was curled up in my arms, her body trembling.
It looked like trauma from a carriage accident.
Nadia was held in my arms, and she whispered in a low voice.
“Stay still, Damien…” Don’t go out… Stay by my side… “
“Still, I think I need to find out what’s going on outside-“
“Just…” Please stay still… You, I feel like I’m losing you… When you get out of the carriage… I don’t think I’ll see you again… “
Childhood.
Nadia lost her two parents in a carriage accident.
If I go out of here, will I lose myself like I did then?
Is it because I was scared?
Nadia was shaking in my arms, clutching her clothes.
“Don’t go…” Stay by my side… “
“… Okay.”
Then.
“I won’t leave you behind. Let’s go out together. “Is that okay?”
Nadia quietly raised her head while being held in her arms.
Emerald eyes trembling on both sides of her.
She looked like she was thinking for a moment, then nodded her head and muttered softly.
“… Good.”
“Then, let’s go.”
Kkiik-
I opened the door above me, extended my arms out, and gave strength to climb up.
Nadia was still clinging to my body.
‘Mi, crazy…’ Oh, it’s heavy… ‘
Nadia putting her weight on me, clinging to me.
A form that clings to my body like a sloth.
However, I don’t think my pride will allow me to fall into this state.
“Ugh, ugh…” !!”
Strengthening her arms, she escaped her carriage with Nadia.
She truly thought she was going to die.
“Ha… I really thought I was going to die… “
That’s not important.
We should first check why the carriage fell on its side.
When I jumped out of the carriage and checked the wheels, I found them stuck in a deep hole.
The coachman worked hard in that situation.
“Off… !! Please… !! Push… !!”
Work hard not to die.
He was exerting force to pull the carriage out of the pit.
It looked pitiful, so I asked Nadia, who was in my arms.
“Nadia, are you going to kill that person?”
“… Of course I have to die. I paid money to hire a coachman. However, the coachman failed to do his job even after receiving the money, causing an accident. “Of course I have to die.”
A tone of voice that doesn’t seem to contain even a trace of guilt.
Nadia really thought that that person should die.
However, if Nadia really wants to change…
“… “Do I have to kill him?”
“Why? “Damian, do you really like hairy guys like that?”
“Oh, no. That’s not it. Killing people too easily… “I don’t think it’s good.”
I also hate it.
“Okay… ?”
Nadia paused for a moment when I heard that she didn’t like it.
She rolled her eyes as if thinking for a moment, then stretched out her hand toward her carriage.
Then, the carriage rose into the sky and the wheel, which had been stuck in the hole, was lowered onto a completely flat surface.
It seemed very easy to Nadia.
“Coachman.”
“I’m sorry, matriarch… ! Well, I didn’t find the hole before… !! Lord, I have committed a mortal sin… ! Well, I have a family… ! Well, next time I won’t repeat this mistake… Please, please be kind… ! Please, please… ! The head of the family… !”
“… I’ll look at it just this once. “Next time, I’ll really die.”
“Okay, thank you…” ! Go, matriarch… !!”
A coachman lowering her head at 90 degrees.
Nadia stared at the man, then turned and headed toward her carriage.
“I did as you said, Damian. “Is this okay?”
“Thank you, Nadia.”
“If you are grateful, repay me by getting engaged. “I hope you come to my side quickly.”
“Yes.”
Get on the carriage.
Nadia moved, clinging to me even more than before.
At that time, she wanted to get rid of the memory of the accident.
She seemed more obsessed with me.
‘Still… ‘
I hate it.
In those direct words.
I felt like I had gotten some answer.
‘If I do this well…’ ‘
It seemed like it could be an effective method for Nadia, who only goes straight and backwards.
