chapter 169
169 – Episode 169 if I Had a Mirror, I Would Want to Show It to Myself.
Episode 169 If I had a mirror, I would want to show it to myself
10 p.M.
It was time for everyone to go to bed, but I was still dressed in casual clothes.
The reason was to keep her promise to Il Reina.
“Ileina.”
“Yes. “Secretary.”
Ilayna, dressed in a maid’s outfit, looked at me. She didn’t take a single step out of my room all day today, dressed as a maid.
“I’m about to go to the flower garden now…”
“!”
Ilayna twitched her eyebrows.
I didn’t know it from the outside, but it looks like he was quite looking forward to it.
“Are you going to go in that outfit?”
“…”
When I pointed to the dress, Ileina lowered her head.
“Is there a problem?”
Looking at him blinking and asking, it seemed like he really didn’t sense the problem.
Well, this is completely understandable. The clothes that Raina usually wears are mission clothes, like black tights that clearly reveal her body.
It was said that the maid’s uniform was also for camouflage or infiltration.
“Hmm. That’s not necessarily true…”
Ilayna stared at my face so intently that it felt burdensome. But I didn’t give in and looked her up and down again and again.
“I think it would be a good idea to change clothes and go.”
“If the secretary wishes, I will do so.”
Ileina bowed to me and then concealed herself with an invisibility cloak. It seemed like she was going to change her clothes like that.
After a while, she appeared again, wearing the black tights she always wore.
“Is this okay?”
“Hmm…”
As expected, Ilaina looks best in this outfit.
Maybe it’s because I’ve always seen this outfit…
“I think it’s better than before.”
“Thank you, Secretary.”
She then said she would hide herself for a while until she left her mansion, and then she put on her invisibility cloak again.
I opened the door and left the room.
Looking around the hallway, it was quiet as expected. It was natural since everyone was trying to sleep.
As soon as I left the mansion, Ilaina appeared immediately.
“There is no sign around.”
He even reported such information to me.
I took her and headed to her stable. It was too late to walk to the flower field, so I decided to ride her horse.
As I entered her stable, I could hear the purring and snorting of her horse. Then I woke up, perhaps started by the sight of someone.
The guy recognized me and quickly became calm.
“Come out here.”
I grabbed his reins and slowly led him out of the stable. Then I brought a saddle and put it on the guy’s back.
How long has it been since I rode a horse like this?
I hopped on the horse. Then she stretched out her hand towards Ileina.
“I can go up alone.”
After saying that, Ilaina leaped upward, a height that an ordinary person could never reach.
The next moment, Ilaina landed right behind me. The movement was so natural and flowing that I was surprised.
There was no sound or even shock to the horse.
‘Is this because he is a Luna member?’
Ah, now is not the time to think about this.
I rode the horse to the flower field.
The night sky was clear without a single cloud, and thanks to this, the moonlight was brighter than usual. Since the road was clearly visible and there was no one around, I rode at a fast pace.
When I arrived at the flower field, I stopped my horse.
“Is this a flower garden?”
“That’s right.”
Nodding, Il Reina hopped off her horse. I could only feel a sense of wonder as I watched him land so easily.
While I was getting off the horse, Ilaina slowly walked towards the place where the flowers were gathered.
“The moon is bright, so it looks as bright as day.”
I looked around at the scenery and muttered. Then he approached Ilaina.
“Ileina.”
“Yes, Secretary.”
She turned towards this side. I asked about my impressions of seeing the flower garden in person.
“It’s beautiful.”
“I’m glad you’re satisfied.”
Ilayna thanked me and turned back toward the flower field. She took a few more steps and then squatted down.
In front of her, flowers of various colors were showing off their beauty.
Il Reina gently touched her flowers with her hands and repeatedly admired them quietly. Then she pointed to a purple flower and asked me.
“Secretary. What is the name of this flower?”
“Let’s see.”
I went and squatted down next to Ilaina.
When I looked closely at the flower, I was able to figure out what it was.
“It’s Violet.”
“Violet…”
She muttered as if she would never forget the name. Next, she asked the name of the blue flower right next to it.
“Ah. This is called delphinium.”
“Delphinium…”
Looking from the side, Ilaya’s eyes were more vibrant than before. It seemed like he quite liked this flower.
‘Now that I think about it, they are the same color as Ilaina’s eyes.’
“Ilaina. “Wait a minute.”
I stretched out my hand towards Delphinium.
“What are you trying to do?”
Leaving her behind as she expressed her doubts, I picked one of her flower stems extending from one of her branches and grabbed it. Then she plucked a flower, being careful not to damage its stem.
“Would you like to see me?”
“Yes.”
She obediently turned her head as I said.
Her face reflected under the moonlight was truly that of a young girl. Silver hair, which could be mistaken for white at first glance, was emitting a soft glow in the moonlight.
In addition, the skin her was pure white, giving it a very mysterious feeling.
I’ve never had this kind of impression from Ilaina before.
But she didn’t dare say it out loud. Because I felt embarrassed to say it.
“I’ll touch it for a moment.”
With a careful hand, I lifted the hair below her ear.
Reyna was blinking her eyelids as if she didn’t understand.
I gently placed a freshly plucked delphinium on the back of her ear.
“This…”
“It suits you well.”
Ileina’s shoulders shook as she expressed her honest feelings.
“Does it suit you well?”
“Huh. If I had a mirror, I would want to show it to myself.”
“Ah…”
It took a moment for Ileina to keep her blank expression on her face before she suddenly took out her subspace pouch. She put her hand inside it and quickly took out a small hand mirror.
I didn’t know you carried something like that.
“Can I check?”
Now you’re asking for permission.
It was absurd, but I thought it was cute, so I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Of course.”
“Thank you.”
It was only then that Raina properly held up her hand mirror and checked her face.
“…”
It was difficult to guess what she was feeling just by looking at her expression. However, it seemed like she liked it as she gently touched the part where the flower was inserted with her hand.
“Secretary.”
After a while, she took her eyes off the mirror and stared at me.
“This gift… “I will cherish it forever.”
“That will wilt quickly…” ” …”
“I have a method for everything.”
The tone she spoke was full of confidence.
So is Flora, and Ilaina…
‘As expected, it looks like they are planning to store it with magic.’
“I see.”
I responded by nodding my head appropriately.
After that, we enjoyed flower viewing for a while before returning to the mansion.
* * *
Even though it was late in the morning, Ilaina did not fall asleep.
Since she came here, she has been lying on the roof of Baron Nedville’s house, keeping watch, as she always did.
‘The secretary is sleeping soundly.’
Ilaina heard Luke’s intermittent breathing and made that judgment.
As soon as Luke returned from the flower garden, he went straight to the bedroom, and now three hours had passed since then.
“…”
Ileina took out her delphinium her from her subspace her pocket her her.
While standing guard, she had already repeated this behavior more than 10 times.
Ilaina carefully lifted the delphinium she had picked up to her eye level. This delphinium has been smeared with a magical preservative while she stands on her guard.
Preservatives were originally used to preserve evidence or sites used when tracking a target.
In short, it meant that it was not an item for personal use.
But this time she broke it. It was the second gift the secretary had given her, and it was also the first time she had received flowers, so it was meaningful to her in many ways.
As a result, her desire to preserve that meaning for a long time arose.
“Pretty…”
Ilaina gently placed the delphinium on the back of her ear. It was exactly where Luke had placed it in the flower garden.
“…”
A faint smile appeared on Ilaina’s lips.
* * *
The next morning.
Hans was lying spread out on the floor. The reason she said it was because the floor was cooler than the bed.
“It’s difficult.”
He blew into the air.
A few days ago, he declared to his younger brother, Luke,
Her Majesty the Empress and her two maids who personally walked from the imperial palace to here. I will definitely confess to one of them.
However, when I actually tried to do it, it wasn’t as easy as I thought.
This was because they had both beauty and nobility that could not be found in such a rural corner.
“You guy. Is that why she hasn’t confessed until now?”
In reality, Luke was busy with work and his mind was full of thoughts of leaving the empire, so he wasn’t thinking about dating at all.
Even though he received sufficient explanation from Luke, Hans was left with a misunderstanding.
“I understand, Luke.”
But are you going to do nothing like this?
That was absolutely not the case.
My pride as an aspiring knight never allowed me to step down.
At that time, a person suddenly appeared in his mind
“Did you say Illya?”
It was Ilya, Luke’s exclusive maid.
In reality, Ilaina was an alias used in this family, but there was no way Hans knew that.
‘If it’s Ilya… It’s possible!’
Hans was sure it was a very good idea. And since he was the eldest son of her husband, she had no doubt that Ilya would accept her confession.
Hans got up and went out into the hallway. And he looked around, and just then he found Illya in the hallway alone.
“Illya!”
Hans let out a loud voice and ran towards her.
“Ah, it was Nedville Youngsik. Good morning.”
Ilayna greeted me in a calm tone. Instead of accepting her greeting her, Hans held her shoulders with both hands.
“I fell in love with you. Let’s go out with me.”
It was a fairly crude confession, but Hans’ face was full of confidence.
Ilaina couldn’t understand the situation for a moment. But I looked back at what Hans said and figured out its meaning.
“I’m sorry, but I only pledged alliance to one person.”
Ilaina rejected Hans’ confession without a single thought. She bowed her back towards him and went on her way.
“Huh, really…”
Hans looked blankly at Ilayna walking away.
“You don’t recognize my manly charm.”
He shook his head and shook his head.
And Luke, who was watching this scene through the crack in the door, thought.
It seems like this idiot developed narcissistic tendencies without me seeing it.