Volume 3 Extra Story (1/2)

Volume 3 Extra Story

Translator: Kurehashi Aiko Editor: Queenie

THE FLOWER CROWN THAT DOES NOT WITHER

The whole city was overflowing with the fragrance of flowers. The buzz that filled the city was so loud that it even managed to reach the usually quiet garden of the House Adina. In the clear and cloudless sky you could see the petals of the flowers slowly flying away. A true image of the Flower Festival, that was to be sure.

I was sitting on a bench in the courtyard, looking at the spectacle taking place in the sky. I may be just an eight year old, but my mental age is much higher, amounting to that of a fully mature person. Currently I was waiting for a visitor.

After waiting for a while, I could hear the sound of horse hooves clacking against the stone road and the sound of the carriage’s wheels coming to a stop. Could this be? …… After concluding that this was indeed the case, I jumped off of the bench and go straight towards the entrance.

「Welcome, Edi!」

When I got to the entrance, I saw a little boy wearing a hooded cloak getting off of the carriage. Taking his small, white hand in my own, I invite him inside the mansion.

When we finally get back into the courtyard I take “it” from the bench and place it on top of the boy’s glossy black hair.

「Fufufu, just as I thought. It looks good on you.」

This boy right in front of me was so cute and beautiful that nine out of ten people would be able to easily recognize his beauty. No, make that ninety out of hundred! I know that I made sure that this flower crown would be excellent in every possible way, but the end result exceeded even my wildest imaginations. Truth to be told, it might even be that the results were a little bit too excellent. His beauty right now was so radiant and blinding that my own skill started to freak me out.

To my prideful words the boy cocked his head to the side, looking first at the crown on top of his head and then at the clothes that I was wearing.

「What is this? And your get-up……」

The boy asked in his usual, mysterious tone of voice. The thing on his head was a hand-made flower crown, while the clothes that I was wearing for today were my special kind of outfit just for this festival.

「Today is the day of the big festival, you know? See this outfit? My mother and Suzette made it for me especially for this occasion. Also, during this festival you exchange flower crowns with the person you truly like. Many people must have worn them on their heads on your way here, right?」

「…… Now that you mention it.」

While to boy wonders about that, I come closer to him and whisper into his ear.

「Right? That is why this crown here represents my feelings for Edi. I’d be delighted if you chose to accept it.」