All she could do for Albert was to help him cheer up.
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Compared to Liam, who was a child of a similar age, Albert was visibly less expressive. But in the end, he was still a child who was not good at expressing his feelings.
Despite the present conditions, I can only hope that Albert would be able to hold out and endure for a long time.
I knew well that the future Albert had changed himself so much just for the sake of bearing the burden that’s been placed upon his shoulders.
When the future him openly told me about his hardships with such a pained voice and expression, I could remember not being able to say anything back for a while.
Especially when he admitted that he was more used to hiding his feelings than expressing them.
As emotions built up, people were more susceptible to getting ill because of them.
I reached forward and took Albert’s hand. I hope that my hand could warm him up.
“Albert, let’s go outside.”
As his lips were slowly about to open, Albert hastily closed them again as he schooled his features. He turned his head away from me.
Like this, Albert was keeping his guard up.
Whenever he’d see me, he’d try to be curt and keep me at arm’s length. But whenever I’m not there, he’s also disappointed.
Throughout all this, I respected Albert. I kept a proper distance from him as he wanted. Now, it was time to get closer.
Just as how he always respected me with his sweet and beautiful words, I did the same.
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And it’s not as if Albert hated being with me either. He’s just afraid.
We both did not know how long we’d be able to be together. But since that’s the case, we couldn’t just keep waiting for the inevitable.
Fiddling with his hand, I whined a little.
“I’m asking you out now after thinking about it for a long time. In the end, I’ve just been rejected several times by the handsome Young Count.”
“……”
“I’m also someone who gets hurt, you know.”
Dropping my gaze, I shot him a deliberate smile.
When he looked up, Albert’s pupils could be seen shaking. He was conflicted.
Albert answered bluntly.
“No. I promised to practice magic with my teacher.”
“Then I just have to get Emmett’s permission, right?”
I’d have a little spat with Emmett for a bit, but I’d surely get his permission. Hearing my words, Albert flinched but soon sprang up from his seat.
“I have to eat dinner. Don’t follow me.”
The fact that Albert wasn’t refusing was clearly revealing his inner thoughts. I smiled and nodded.
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“Okay, Albert. After dinner, get ready. I’ll pick you up in a little while.”
“…I never said I’ll go.”
“And you never said that you won’t go. I want you to come with me.”
Albert’s eyes went wide. He managed to make an excuse.
“Master Emmett won’t allow it.”
“I’ll be sure to get permission.”
I don’t think it’d be all that difficult.
After finishing my talk with Albert, I headed towards Emmett’s room. It was right next door to Albert’s room, but it was a personal space accessible to only me and Albert.
This was because Emmett used his magic to completely erase the existence of this room from other people’s perception.
Greten completely forgot that this room even existed.
When I knocked on the door, I was soon told to come inside. As I opened the door, I just stood there, dazed…
“What are you staring at?”
…because the food that Noir and Emmett were eating was so familiar.
Egg rolls mixed with some red pepper powder—a dish that looked like Emmett made himself.
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And it looked like he hadn’t cooked it only once or twice before. The beautifully made egg rolls looked very delicious.
It’ll be a while before Albert finishes eating dinner, so I’ll take this time to ask Emmett some questions.
With a puzzled look, I asked.
“…Do you know what that is?”
“My favorite food?”
Emmett replied straightforwardly. He picked up a dexterously sliced egg roll and brought it to his mouth.
I was still so dazed at the sight of the Korean food I hadn’t seen in a long time. Emmett and Korean food was such an unexpected combination.
“Do you regularly eat a dish like this?”
“’A dish like this’… If it’s a dish that you know, it must be a dish from another world.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
I nodded. It didn’t shock me that Emmett knew right away that I wasn’t from here.
Firstly, my outward appearance was different from the usual features people had in this place. And besides that, having black eyes was rare.
“I knew that ingredients to make such dishes were available here, but I’ve never met anyone else who’s cooking with them other than me.”
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“Because it’s not a popular cuisine. It’s true that very few people know of it, but I’m used to it.”
“Why are you used to it?”
“Because of my close friend, who I used to spend a lot of time with. That person brought those ingredients here personally.”
At first, I thought that the existence of Korean ingredients was just due to haphazard worldbuilding.
But after hearing about this from Emmett, it made me think that this might not be the case.
Since dragon contractors were capable of dimensional shifting, this meant that they could go to whichever dimension they wanted, and my dimension was not off the table.
“Your friend must be a dragon contractor.”
“Yes. We’re not allowed to bring back the technology of a different dimension, but we can easily bring raw materials.”
I was already aware that dragon contractors could easily travel through dimensions, but I didn’t know that this fact was going to be connected to worldbuilding in this manner.
Although such ingredients were unfamiliar to most people, I recalled how easily available Korean ingredients were while we were still living in the tower, and this included red pepper powder.
Now I could understand a little why there were ingredients and cuisines from other dimensions in this place.
Technological advances from other civilizations were an exception, so it would be useless to bring devices and machines from my world, but it was a different story with raw materials, as Emmett said.
“Then since you’re also a contractor,” he said. “You will also be able to return to where you originally lived.”
Hearing this, I blinked.
The possibility never crossed my mind ever since I came to possess Rosé’s body.
All she could do for Albert was to help him cheer up.
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Compared to Liam, who was a child of a similar age, Albert was visibly less expressive. But in the end, he was still a child who was not good at expressing his feelings.
Despite the present conditions, I can only hope that Albert would be able to hold out and endure for a long time.
I knew well that the future Albert had changed himself so much just for the sake of bearing the burden that’s been placed upon his shoulders.
When the future him openly told me about his hardships with such a pained voice and expression, I could remember not being able to say anything back for a while.
Especially when he admitted that he was more used to hiding his feelings than expressing them.
As emotions built up, people were more susceptible to getting ill because of them.
I reached forward and took Albert’s hand. I hope that my hand could warm him up.
“Albert, let’s go outside.”
As his lips were slowly about to open, Albert hastily closed them again as he schooled his features. He turned his head away from me.
Like this, Albert was keeping his guard up.
Whenever he’d see me, he’d try to be curt and keep me at arm’s length. But whenever I’m not there, he’s also disappointed.
Throughout all this, I respected Albert. I kept a proper distance from him as he wanted. Now, it was time to get closer.
Just as how he always respected me with his sweet and beautiful words, I did the same.
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And it’s not as if Albert hated being with me either. He’s just afraid.
We both did not know how long we’d be able to be together. But since that’s the case, we couldn’t just keep waiting for the inevitable.
Fiddling with his hand, I whined a little.
“I’m asking you out now after thinking about it for a long time. In the end, I’ve just been rejected several times by the handsome Young Count.”
“……”
“I’m also someone who gets hurt, you know.”
Dropping my gaze, I shot him a deliberate smile.
When he looked up, Albert’s pupils could be seen shaking. He was conflicted.
Albert answered bluntly.
“No. I promised to practice magic with my teacher.”
“Then I just have to get Emmett’s permission, right?”
I’d have a little spat with Emmett for a bit, but I’d surely get his permission. Hearing my words, Albert flinched but soon sprang up from his seat.
“I have to eat dinner. Don’t follow me.”
The fact that Albert wasn’t refusing was clearly revealing his inner thoughts. I smiled and nodded.
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“Okay, Albert. After dinner, get ready. I’ll pick you up in a little while.”
“…I never said I’ll go.”
“And you never said that you won’t go. I want you to come with me.”
Albert’s eyes went wide. He managed to make an excuse.
“Master Emmett won’t allow it.”
“I’ll be sure to get permission.”
I don’t think it’d be all that difficult.
After finishing my talk with Albert, I headed towards Emmett’s room. It was right next door to Albert’s room, but it was a personal space accessible to only me and Albert.
This was because Emmett used his magic to completely erase the existence of this room from other people’s perception.
Greten completely forgot that this room even existed.
When I knocked on the door, I was soon told to come inside. As I opened the door, I just stood there, dazed…
“What are you staring at?”
…because the food that Noir and Emmett were eating was so familiar.
Egg rolls mixed with some red pepper powder—a dish that looked like Emmett made himself.
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And it looked like he hadn’t cooked it only once or twice before. The beautifully made egg rolls looked very delicious.
It’ll be a while before Albert finishes eating dinner, so I’ll take this time to ask Emmett some questions.
With a puzzled look, I asked.
“…Do you know what that is?”
“My favorite food?”
Emmett replied straightforwardly. He picked up a dexterously sliced egg roll and brought it to his mouth.
I was still so dazed at the sight of the Korean food I hadn’t seen in a long time. Emmett and Korean food was such an unexpected combination.
“Do you regularly eat a dish like this?”
“’A dish like this’… If it’s a dish that you know, it must be a dish from another world.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
I nodded. It didn’t shock me that Emmett knew right away that I wasn’t from here.
Firstly, my outward appearance was different from the usual features people had in this place. And besides that, having black eyes was rare.
“I knew that ingredients to make such dishes were available here, but I’ve never met anyone else who’s cooking with them other than me.”
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“Because it’s not a popular cuisine. It’s true that very few people know of it, but I’m used to it.”
“Why are you used to it?”
“Because of my close friend, who I used to spend a lot of time with. That person brought those ingredients here personally.”
At first, I thought that the existence of Korean ingredients was just due to haphazard worldbuilding.
But after hearing about this from Emmett, it made me think that this might not be the case.
Since dragon contractors were capable of dimensional shifting, this meant that they could go to whichever dimension they wanted, and my dimension was not off the table.
“Your friend must be a dragon contractor.”
“Yes. We’re not allowed to bring back the technology of a different dimension, but we can easily bring raw materials.”
I was already aware that dragon contractors could easily travel through dimensions, but I didn’t know that this fact was going to be connected to worldbuilding in this manner.
Although such ingredients were unfamiliar to most people, I recalled how easily available Korean ingredients were while we were still living in the tower, and this included red pepper powder.
Now I could understand a little why there were ingredients and cuisines from other dimensions in this place.
Technological advances from other civilizations were an exception, so it would be useless to bring devices and machines from my world, but it was a different story with raw materials, as Emmett said.
“Then since you’re also a contractor,” he said. “You will also be able to return to where you originally lived.”
Hearing this, I blinked.
The possibility never crossed my mind ever since I came to possess Rosé’s body.
