Volume 1 Chapter 19 (1/2)
Yasashī
shi+njitsu to Seiryaku Kekkon Vol II
Chapter 19
”Fruit Bo/ Flowers” -- Half, Century -- Jan Davidsz de Heem
She was about to say so then
she remembered
W
hy did not you understand? No, she
supposed it couldn’t be understood
He had a long fringe covering his face
and was pretty expressionless and did not talk much,
‘Oh, did you remember?’ he smiled
happily
Somehow, she felt a bit weak so
Matilda carried on eating,
‘Would you like to eat the last loaf
of bread?’ she asked, noting the single loaf in the basket
‘Yes, please’ He replied as he
reached for it
‘Was it such a strange question?’
Leandro tore the soft bread and ate a
piece,
‘I suppose it is strange since I am
being asked whether it is a natural occurrence rather than a strange one…’
She cast her mind back to those days,
res
‘Wasn't it…okay?’
He laughed, but his laugher was cold
‘It was a shock to me’
‘Huh?’
‘As you know, Barenshi+aga was at war
with the neighbouring countries south east and south west The as long and
the Elder E’
‘I see,’
‘The Elder Emperor is a person who
likes warring, so he hires lots of mercenary companies So he warred with the
Eastern Mountain regions and the Western River regions up until a year ago,’
‘Yes, I heard’
She had heard that Leandroth had
reached the age of twenty-seven and was still single because of the prolonged
war being waged against the two nations It had been rumoured that he’d said,
while do married
‘While, growing up, I have been going
back and forth betar cans and the Palace In the palace the Empress
raised us strictly; she did not want us to have sloppytooour royal lineage
There was nothing patriotic about it’
Leandroth paused as he took the last
sip of his soup and cut a piece of his pork with his knife and fork a little
too forcefully,
‘I wondered why I was born to this
guy, and why did I have to work so hard’
Now the elder Emperor has become “this
guy”, but it seemed reasonable reason somehow
‘And then I met you… “Do I need a
reason to love it?’ …for some reason, it shook my heart’
◇◇◇
Before the suan to melt
the snow on the mountains of Icecoreta
She had co
of the mercenaries and soldiers
‘Why is a girl like you co to a
war zone?’
‘I co’
‘Aren't you afraid?’
‘I am the one most protected by
everyone, if I am afraid, the soldiers will be even more afraid’
He looked at the ten Royal Knights
that stood just behind the Princess, and then looked back down at her,
‘Your hands are tre,’
‘…I a from the cold’
A ghost of a smile appeared on his
face
The young man, a red head named Ross
asked, ‘Do you love this country?’
‘I love it’ She answered without
hesitation, a face full of smiles
‘Why do you love it?’
‘Do I need a reason to love it?’ she
replied, tilting her head
The young man stared at her, silent
◇◇◇
She had been eighteen when they had
that conversation Both of my brothers were already born…
She thought that her brothers were
cute, but she felt that she could not be honest so as not to be misunderstood
by her step-s are cute)
There werewithin her heart, but the feelings she had for her father and Icecoreta did not
change
She felt like she was going to burst from
her feelings for her father, but she reminded herself that she felt sunny and
happy when she did her best for her father (Zuben: daddy complex MAX!)
‘Many things had been troublesome, but