I left the room, saying a proper hello to the Count, who continued to express his love for me until the very end.
What I expect from Lopan possession is a lover who loves me, not a father.
‘I’m sorry, Count. Be happy with his wife.’
Today is the day I meet Hamel.
It is said that Hamel heard that I had returned from the North and sent a letter saying he would come visit me.
And the date set to meet was this evening.
While I was thinking about what clothes to wear, I heard a familiar voice calling me from far away.
“Sister Elena!”
“Lariette.”
Now it was a lariat that showed no signs of poison.
I sighed as I remembered Lariette’s story from the conversation with the Count earlier.
Lariette, on the other hand, still looked happy.
“What did I tell you? I told you that going to the North wouldn’t help.”
“Knowing that, did you tell my father to let me go north?”
“What are you talking about? My sister asked me earnestly. You didn’t forget your promise, did you?”
Lariette opens her eyes wide and asks.
According to the story with the Count, it was so.
When the Count saw Elena lying down saying she was going to marry the Duke of the North, he got angry and said he would rather break off their relationship.
Lariette also sighed next to her, saying that her sister must have gone crazy.
But in any case, as the daughter of a family that runs a business, perhaps she learned something. At some point, Lariette conspired with Elena to carry out a scheme.
Lariette’s mission was to persuade the Count to send Elena to the north.
Lariette treated Elena harshly in order to avoid detection of this trick, but her attitude was so contrived that the Count noticed.
‘Certainly, Lariette’s attitude when swearing at me was a bit theatrical.’
But I thought it was Ropanese permission.
‘Did you really think it was a play?’
Perhaps what the Duke of the North’s three sons saw was Lariette.
Although it is a three piece that has already been replaced.
“That promise is cancelled.”
“why not?”
“Father noticed. You went too far.”
“You want me to swear first when the servants are around so I don’t get caught?”
“Anyway, you got caught, right? So it’s invalid, invalid.”
Lariette expressed her dissatisfaction with a sullen expression.
But I have no intention of stepping down either.
“Sister, she told me to keep all the closet space for myself! How hard did I try to convince Dad, but is this still happening?”
Lariette shouted.
My closet!
I made up my mind. Promises are absolutely invalid.
“Yeah, I don’t know. Do you have an IOU? If you have one, bring it with you.”
“Oh, I really hate you!”
Lariette let out a loud noise and deliberately opened her eyes even more. But she didn’t say there was poison in her eyes or anything.
The younger sister in a romantic comedy usually has two positions. Either a helper or a villainess.
When I first met her, I thought she was a villainous younger sister who was very angry at me, but fortunately, I don’t think she was a villain.
Why are you happy?
I kind of liked this cute little brother.
“Still, I’m glad I seem to be friends with you.”
“What? Can’t you see I’m angry right now?”
Lariat puffed out her cheeks like a cat prickling its fur.
Look at this. It’s cute.
My cute helper little brother. I already had something to ask.
“Rather than that, Lariette, I have something to ask you.”
“what?”
“Lord Hamel was supposed to come later. So, would you mind picking out some clothes with me?”
“Why? Did you finally decide to accept Lord Hamel’s feelings?”
oh? I didn’t miss what Lariette said just now.
Do you accept my heart? In other words, Hamel was sending his feelings to me?
‘Is this finally the green light?’
“Well, not really. But I want to dress pretty today.”
“Are you serious? With Lord Hamel?”
I didn’t even try to hide my slightly flushed face.
On the other hand, Lariette had a sullen attitude, as if she didn’t like something about it.
Why is Lariette’s attitude like this when I say I’m meeting Hamel?
“Well, I’ll help you choose clothes. But really, do you want to have a good time with Lord Hamel?”
“Why are you asking so much?”
“Did I say something strange?”
Lariette pursed her lips and headed toward the dressing room.
Choosing a suitable dress didn’t take long.
“I think this will be good.”
Lariette looked at my reflection in the mirror and nodded.
I also turned around to check the dress.
The hem of an elegant light red dress fluttered here and there.
“But is this your sister’s?”
“what?”
“There was a strange crystal in the closet.”
Lariette asked while holding up a transparent, sparkling crystal.
‘Why is something like that in the closet?’
I nodded, guessing that it must have been the original that Elena put there.
“Yes. It’s mine.”
Lariette also nodded at my words without much hesitation. She then asked once more.
“But are you really going to have a good time with Sir Hamel?”
“What about him?”
I was now almost certain of Hamel’s identity.
The setting is that my childhood friend has had a crush on me for a long time. Besides, I had been ignoring him for a long time.
The message of this short setting was clear.
Hamel would be a sub male lead!
In fact, I was one of those people who suffered from a bit of a sickness.
What is Seopnam disease?
When watching romance dramas, I have a habit of giving my heart to the subservient male lead who hangs around the female lead rather than the real male lead.
If I get this disease, when I’m cheering on the love between the male and female protagonists, I’ll unconsciously say to myself, ‘Okay…’ … As long as the female lead is happy… … ‘ I feel heartbroken when I see the sub male lead smiling forlornly.
Among those who suffer from this kind of sub-male lead disease, there are quite a few who like sweet and caring men.
I was also one of those people.
And I was sure.
‘Hamel is that kind of sub-male lead!’
I felt like I finally knew this story.
It’s a story where I take on an ambiguous role and watch the male lead and female lead play drums and janggu, break some of the bread I was eating for my favorite character, go see a festival together, and make eye contact. That’s the kind of story.
Of course, there is a slight flaw in my favorite character as I don’t even know who Hamel is, but does such a small thing matter?
‘But why does Lariette keep being so indifferent to the relationship between Hamel and me?’
I had this question as I glanced at Lariette’s still somewhat dissatisfied profile.
And the moment Hamel finally arrived.
“My lady! Sir Hamel has arrived!”
I realized why Lariette had asked me several times if I was going to have a good time with Hamel.
I was really curious.
“Hello, Elena.”
I looked at Hamel who greeted me.
In the hope that another man might be standing next to or behind Hamel.
But this is Hamel.
“Oh, hello. Hamel.”
“Why do you have pretty clothes today?”
“Yes.”
I smiled sheepishly. It’s because I was a little embarrassed.
Hamel, I mean, what to say, um.
He wasn’t handsome.
He wasn’t so ugly that I couldn’t bear to look at his face.
If that were the case, he would have thought that if Hamel, who had become cursed and ugly, was embraced with love, like in the classic masterpiece Beauty and the Beast, he would shed his skin and emerge handsome.
But what about Hamel… … .
‘It’s ambiguous.’
I must have trained hard, but my bulked up body was better than average, but even that was a bit ambiguous.
Plus, it was a bit out of place.
Ambiguity and awkwardness.
Isn’t this a word that is never used for the male protagonist of Ropane?
“Elena.”
“Uh, yes. Say it, Hamel.”
“What? You’re not calling me Mr. Bear today?”
Elena was originally called Mr. Bear, right?
I sighed softly as I looked at my shaggy hair.
As Lariette said, the original Elena definitely didn’t even treat Hamel like a man.
“We are the same age, but how long will I call you uncle?”
“Haha, I heard a rumor that you’ve grown up, but you’ve suddenly become so adult that I can’t get used to it?”
“He’s grown up.”
“Rather, Elena, I have something to tell you. Can I see you in the backyard for a moment?”
“huh?”
“There are a lot of people here. Haha.”
“Oh yeah.”
I nodded and Hamel walked ahead.
I could see that all the eyes of the surrounding maids were focused on Hamel.
“Oh my, Lord Hamel, look how well you are.”
“It’s a little tacky, but if you look at the body separately, everything can be forgiven.”
-With the same voice.
Belle, if you had asked me if I was handsome or not, you should have answered that I am ugly.
The fact that you are at the peak of popularity among maids just because you have a good body is not important information to me!
But when I thought about it calmly, I had a slightly different thought.
‘Since when did I become the type of person who only picks on men’s faces?’
Face is important, but isn’t personality the most important?
The face is not handsome, but it is not ugly either.
“Yes. You shouldn’t judge just by the face.”
If you think about it, dating is just about being good with a guy who likes you.
Why would there be any reason to keep imposing the male protagonist rule on Hamel in the first place? He’s a man who honestly likes me.
I nodded, remembering the basic common sense of dating.
Wait, Hamel.
I admired your consistency and chose you as the object of my love.
I don’t know you very well, but you seem to know me well.
How else would you know? If you just refine it a little, you can get rid of that old-fashionedness and suddenly become a sophisticated article.
I excitedly ran to the backyard, saying something similar to a confession to Hamel in my mind.
“Hamel!”
“Are you here, Elena?”
Hamel, standing in the backyard, was large, so he could be found at a glance.
‘Ah, a man with a good body!’
I couldn’t see Hamel’s strengths because I was only looking at his face, but looking back, he has a really good body.
Now that I looked at the face that I thought was unsophisticated, I realized that it had a simple and cute charm.
Actually, I have to confess now that I have a bit of a temperament.
good. I decided. I’m going to date him!
“Hamel. You know.”
I realized that you liked me all along. Do you want to date us?
-I was about to say that, but Hamel opened his mouth.
“Can I speak first, Elena?”
“Huh? Uh, yeah.”
Ah, this is a situation where Hamel confesses first, right?
Now you’re saying you’re going to open up your feelings and try to make things right with me, right? yes?
Oh, my cheeks shouldn’t be red already? Crack down on the corners of your mouth!
“Elena. Do you know what my favorite food is?”
… … what?
“huh……?”
“My favorite food. You know?”
No, I don’t know. I saw you for the first time today.
He seemed to have read the answer on my wide-eyed face.
“So, do you know what I usually do on my days off?”
Do you have any holidays?
I couldn’t answer a single question from Hamel, who was meeting me for the first time today.
And when Hamel saw me like that, he smiled bitterly.
“You know, Elena. I liked you.”
I know that! Ask that!
“But when I heard that you went to the North, I realized that you really had no interest in me.”
“Boo, the North…!”
As for the North, he said he went there for business purposes, but it ended well… … !
“I know. They said they were there to solve the problem at the Count’s upper level. But just because they don’t like His Highness the Duke of the North doesn’t mean they like me.”
That’s true, but that’s not what I’m talking about now!
I decided to like you!
“Elena. I volunteered for the Western Guard. We probably won’t see each other for a few more years.”
Hey, wait a minute. hey. No?
“I’ve been having a hard time liking you, but there have been a lot of good things, too. Now that I’ve sorted out my feelings, I won’t burden you anymore. Thank you, and always take care of yourself.”
“Hamel!”
I called out to Hamel, who hurriedly walked away. Hamel glanced back at me and she grinned.
“I didn’t like it when you called me Mr. Bear.”
Hey, hey!
How can you say such a needlessly touching line at this point?
However, my complaints did not reach Hamel, and he left.
I am left alone in the empty backyard, muttering in vain.
“It was a car.”
Ugh, I got kicked.
