Chapter 33 (2/2)
Elsa scooped up the panna cotta with her spoon while Luca was sipping his drink. She stared at Luca.
”….. What is it?”
”…… I was just feeling sentimental over the fact that we would be parting ways soon.”
Elsa said nonchalantly. If she knew her feelings then she would have grasped them. This feeling was similar to the time when her younger and older sisters had gotten married. The feeling of separating from someone important.
”…… What?”
This time, Elsa frowned because she felt Luca staring at her. He laughed abruptly and shook his head, ”We won't”. Their reactions were similar.
”I thought that you would lose your charm after you had entered university but you just said such a charming thing.”
”You, don't you think you should apologies to me at least once?”
She felt like he'd said something horrible. Luca said flabbergasted, ”Why?” He really is no good.
”…… Well, whatever.”
”I don't understand.”
Luca said as he gazed at the landscape he'd been seeing for the last four years.
”We certainly won't be together the whole time and our paths may differ. But that doesn't mean that we can't still be together.”
”…… That's true.”
Elsa sipped her cappuccino and said.
”I'll be a little lonely, but well it feels the same as when my sisters had gotten married.”
”Do you want to get married?”
”How did you come up with that?'
Their retorts were different. Why didn't he rebuke her when she said it was the same feeling she had with her sisters? Being off point was also a part of Luca.
”Come to think of it, we've known each other for a long time. Has it been 15 years?”
”Since primary school.”
They had been continuously fighting over the top position since then. It wasn't like the two loved studying so much that they couldn't stop, they were both geniuses.
Elsa was a little more level-headed than Luca was but neither of them gave up. Elsa and Luca's common friends said that there were many eccentrics amongst smart people.
”It's been really long…… It does feel weird to be separated from you.”
Luca said. He was as serious as always and Elsa sighed.
”Why…… Are you getting sentimental at that milestone?”
Especially when they were graduating. Especially now when she was feeling terrible.
”Well, I could understand your feelings. Come to think of it, the social season is starting soon, won't you come to the evening parties with me?”
Come to think of it, Luca can't avoid the high society anymore now that he's a court bureaucrat. He was different from Elsa, who had intended to shut herself in while researching.
”Absolutely not.”
She immediately replied. Elsa hadn't attended any evening parties even though she had debuted in front of the high society. She was unsure about her mannerisms and she was arrogant so it didn't seem like she was popular with high society.
”Do your best alone.”
”….. Well, I didn't have much hope from the beginning.”
Luca said as he drank his b.i.+.c.helin. Elsa also drank her cappuccino, then they returned to the university together.
”……. Which reminds me, the university results will be posted up soon.”
”Yeah…… Well, the top position would probably go to me or you.”
Luca said steadfastly. Elsa laughed unintentionally.
”Even till the end, that won't change.”
Elsa said indisputably. It might have been unfortunate for their cla.s.smates that Elsa and Luca were both in the same grade. Or it could have been fortunate for them in another sense.
”…… I'll come see you again if you say you're lonely because this university will become my alma mater.”
”Is it nostalgia?”
Elsa narrowed her eyes, looked up at the blue sky and then at Luca.
”I'll be happy if you tell me that. Well, best regards.”
”Okay.”
Luca raised his hands as if to give her a high five, but she ignored it so he rubbed her head instead. Why?
Incidentally this was what had caused Luca to frequently visit Elsa in the future.
Translator: Blushy
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