Dominic’s eyes were amber. It was so transparent and clear that his entire insides were visible.
Luce looked up into those eyes for a moment and answered.
“It’s all right, Dominic.”
“I’m just saying this because I’m afraid you might worry, but I have a lot of money. We have the biggest orchard in Xenon… Are you afraid that I’m going to buy you used items just because I told you about it in front of the flea market? Of course I’ll buy you a new one!”
It was an unexpected answer. Luce bowed down to her waist and laughed.
Luce, who spoke clearly but couldn’t hide her embarrassed and awkward expression, touched Dominic’s shoulder and tilted her head.
“I am a jewel myself, so what other accessories would I need?”
“Luce, doesn’t your conscience prick you when you say those words?”
“Then isn’t it?”
Dominic, who would neither affirm nor deny that, casually showed a flower cup under his chin.
Luce, who was looking at that figure, buried her intentions beneath the joke.
“Jewelry is an item that is given as a gift with meaning. A ring symbolizes love and a promise, and a necklace symbolizes prayer and bondage. But I have grown too much to appreciate such meaning.”
Dominic thought about what Luce had said and smiled like he was going to fall out.
Even though his friend acted like a child, there were times when she suddenly spoke like an adult. Dominic, who didn’t fully understand what she was saying but thought it was a bother to get a gift on a random day, was trying to nag her as usual, asking her why she was so stubborn.
Someone was approaching Luce from behind. The moment Dominic recognized the bright blue eyes filled with half puzzlement and half surprise, he pulled Luce without even thinking.
But unfortunately, the mysterious boy was quicker to catch Luce.
“…Cherry?”
Cherry? What kind of crazy person is he this afternoon when the sun is not setting?
The boy in the robe had strangely desperate eyes for someone who had just shown up out of nowhere, grabbed Luce, and called her by a name she had never heard before. But it wasn’t something Dominic would consider.
He opened his mouth to curse, but Luce’s eyes became round.
“The kid who couldn’t sleep?”
What is this?
Dominic, standing still, managed to swallow his curse. And asked.
“Luce, have you ever been to the capital without me knowing?”
Otherwise, how else could she already have two friends, like the guy who calls her Cherry and the owner of the flower shop?
The ‘crazy guy’, who was looking back and forth between the grinning Luce and the grim Dominic, crossed his arms.
***
Even after being assured about seven times that he was not a strange person, Dominic returned with a suspicious look on his face.
The two were in the hotel lounge. Unlike Luce, who was drinking water, the ‘crazy guy’ who was not even touching the glass, opened his mouth, which had been closed the whole time.
“I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
“I didn’t know either.”
He thought for a moment about whether he should correct his return, but decided not to.
In the first place, after reading “The Monarch,” didn’t he choose the means of going undercover, taking advantage of the auction, to get closer to the lives of the people of the empire? In undercover, monarchs often experience minor difficulties, and he thought that this was the moment of that difficulty.
There will be a next time if he gets over the current task well. Aurelio has lived well with his people for several years, but he can’t be called himself.
The first was that it was embarrassing to hear rumors, but the second was the joy of finally meeting a woman who gave him a long-awaited cherry-flavored sleeping pill. The third reason was that he was called a “kid” and that a certain imperial citizen with amber eyes even called him a “crazy guy,” but now he is fleeting to correct, but Delmar decided to cover up the man’s rudeness generously. Because a prince should be benevolent.
“I wouldn’t have recognized it if it weren’t for your voice, Cherry.”
“My voice… Okay, let’s say that. We talked a lot that day. But why are you calling me Cherry?”
Delmar was puzzled by that question. The woman in front of him was also the one who gave him cherry medicine, but didn’t the red hair and green eyes exactly resemble a ripe cherry?
It was a good intention in its own way, but don’t the people of the empire like it when they call them by these abbreviations or nicknames? She herself shortened his brother Aurelio to Rev, not even realizing how honored it was.
But the woman, whose hair was covered and only her green eyes could be seen, didn’t seem to like it.
“You don’t like that?”
So he asked back. The woman spoke briefly with one eyebrow raised.
“I don’t think people will like it if I call a blacksmith ‘Bow’ or a florist ‘Lily’. Same goes for me. Calling something I made is treating me as a means to an end.”
The day he went to Aurelio’s house, he talked about rat pee and scared people, but her personality didn’t go anywhere. Delmar was shocked.
But how could a commoner living in the countryside know the laws of the imperial family? This time too, Delmar decided to mercifully overlook the rudeness of a woman who didn’t know that it was an honor in itself to be called by his mouth. He explained it step by step.
“I called you that because it looks like you. It’s red and green. I know I’m just saying this now, but I thought that color was pretty. That’s why I still remember you. Don’t you think so, Cherry?”
“It’s such an honor.”
“Yeah, it’s an honor.”
When he proudly answered, the woman made an uncomfortable face and then, despite what she said, shook her head.
No one shakes their heads in front of him. Delmar couldn’t understand the gesture but decided to ignore it, thinking it was ironic body language used by commoners.
“I’m really glad to see you again. It was something I didn’t expect. I thought you would take the pharmacy exam, but I didn’t expect to meet you in this vast capital. Of course, once the pharmacy certification exam is over this winter, the recipes will be standardized. It will work, but just imagining how long it will take for your recipe to become popular gives me a headache.”
A flash of light reflected from Delmar’s cuff link, which pretends to hold his forehead dramatically.
The woman, who was frowning, looked at it for a moment.
“Actually, I came out today to see the painting on display, but… I met you, so what’s important? It was a long introduction, but let’s get to the point.”
Delmar’s blue eyes sparkled.
“Do you have any more cherry pills?”
Just like how the court poet used phrases like “the other side of a tidal wave” and “the foam of the goddess” to praise his eyes, no one except Diana could reject his words when he spoke with these sparkling blue eyes. Everyone felt pain over the prince’s inconvenience as if it were their own and cherished his joy as if it were their own.
So will the owner of this cherry medicine.
The woman who was making eye contact told him to wait and walked away. Delmar grinned. Lately, he has been sleeping in Aurelio’s North Tower, and although his condition is not as good as when he took the cherry medicine, he can’t just stay there.
He was busy, but Aurelio was even busier. Reading books, taking notes, and occasionally swinging a sword in the training ground were all he could do. He doesn’t know why his daily life was so busy, but he thought that Aurelio also needed some time to himself. Delmar was very proud of himself for being considerate of his older brother.
Delmar looked down at the blue cuffs link on his wrist.
‘Of course, since Brother is kind and nice, he’ll say it’s okay for me to come.’
It was the first day he went to Aurelio’s room after returning. When Delmar woke up from a sound sleep, a small box was placed in front of his eyes. The cuff links in the box were pretty, but he thought they were a token of brotherly love. Above all, doesn’t this blue color exactly resemble the color of his eyes? This item must have been chosen with great care by his meticulous brother.
Delmar, who was smiling and twirling his cuff links, set his eyes on the entrance to the quiet lounge.
Come to think of it, did Cherry completely forget Aurelio? Delmar thought generously.
‘It seems that Radanum has succeeded in manipulating the memories of the people in the countryside where he stayed.’
It’s a rare favorite thing that a wizard has ever done. Thanks to this, he was able to ask for cherry medicine without any worries.
Delmar thought leisurely, looking around at the scattered blue light on the table. How would he have been reorganized in that woman’s memory? Was he manipulated into being one of the villagers by calling him a sleepless kid? Or was he manipulated into being a relative of the lord?
There was a shadow. Delmar looked up and saw a medicine bottle the size of a baby’s fist shaking right before his eyes. Cherry is back.
Delmar’s gaze narrowed slightly as he gestured with his chin somewhat indifferently, contrary to his happy feelings. Cherry didn’t seem to understand what he was doing. She was still shaking the medicine.
“It means to put it down.”
Delmar pointed to his chin and explained gently, but it had no effect. Cherry’s movements remained the same.
“What are you doing, Cherry?”
“I think it’s a little different than back then. That day, you couldn’t come to your senses and cried while being held by me, but you seem fine today.”
Is it because she is an apprentice pharmacist and she wants to do medical examinations? Delmar laughed and decided to follow the rhythm.
“Of course I’m fine now. I’m just taking this as a backup. Why? Does my condition change depending on how I take it?”
“Then you’re saying it’s bearable right now.”
“Right.”
“So I don’t have to give this medicine now.”
“…Cherry?”
“Thank you for the detailed answer. I think I can put my conscience as a pharmacist on hold for a bit.”
It felt strange. Cherry pulled out her hands faster when he tried to snatch the medicine without any hesitation.
Cherry stood. She dared to look down at him. Delmar stared at her with a frown, thinking that the clatter of the medicine seemed to be gnawing at the edge of his benevolence.
No, he was going to stare.
“You know where Revinas is, don’t you?”
Until he saw Cherry’s bloodshot eyes.
“Choose. Take the medicine and have a night of sweet sleep.”
“…What?”
“The day when you will come to me crying without taking medicine. One of the two.”
Dominic’s eyes were amber. It was so transparent and clear that his entire insides were visible.
Luce looked up into those eyes for a moment and answered.
“It’s all right, Dominic.”
“I’m just saying this because I’m afraid you might worry, but I have a lot of money. We have the biggest orchard in Xenon… Are you afraid that I’m going to buy you used items just because I told you about it in front of the flea market? Of course I’ll buy you a new one!”
It was an unexpected answer. Luce bowed down to her waist and laughed.
Luce, who spoke clearly but couldn’t hide her embarrassed and awkward expression, touched Dominic’s shoulder and tilted her head.
“I am a jewel myself, so what other accessories would I need?”
“Luce, doesn’t your conscience prick you when you say those words?”
“Then isn’t it?”
Dominic, who would neither affirm nor deny that, casually showed a flower cup under his chin.
Luce, who was looking at that figure, buried her intentions beneath the joke.
“Jewelry is an item that is given as a gift with meaning. A ring symbolizes love and a promise, and a necklace symbolizes prayer and bondage. But I have grown too much to appreciate such meaning.”
Dominic thought about what Luce had said and smiled like he was going to fall out.
Even though his friend acted like a child, there were times when she suddenly spoke like an adult. Dominic, who didn’t fully understand what she was saying but thought it was a bother to get a gift on a random day, was trying to nag her as usual, asking her why she was so stubborn.
Someone was approaching Luce from behind. The moment Dominic recognized the bright blue eyes filled with half puzzlement and half surprise, he pulled Luce without even thinking.
But unfortunately, the mysterious boy was quicker to catch Luce.
“…Cherry?”
Cherry? What kind of crazy person is he this afternoon when the sun is not setting?
The boy in the robe had strangely desperate eyes for someone who had just shown up out of nowhere, grabbed Luce, and called her by a name she had never heard before. But it wasn’t something Dominic would consider.
He opened his mouth to curse, but Luce’s eyes became round.
“The kid who couldn’t sleep?”
What is this?
Dominic, standing still, managed to swallow his curse. And asked.
“Luce, have you ever been to the capital without me knowing?”
Otherwise, how else could she already have two friends, like the guy who calls her Cherry and the owner of the flower shop?
The ‘crazy guy’, who was looking back and forth between the grinning Luce and the grim Dominic, crossed his arms.
***
Even after being assured about seven times that he was not a strange person, Dominic returned with a suspicious look on his face.
The two were in the hotel lounge. Unlike Luce, who was drinking water, the ‘crazy guy’ who was not even touching the glass, opened his mouth, which had been closed the whole time.
“I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
“I didn’t know either.”
He thought for a moment about whether he should correct his return, but decided not to.
In the first place, after reading “The Monarch,” didn’t he choose the means of going undercover, taking advantage of the auction, to get closer to the lives of the people of the empire? In undercover, monarchs often experience minor difficulties, and he thought that this was the moment of that difficulty.
There will be a next time if he gets over the current task well. Aurelio has lived well with his people for several years, but he can’t be called himself.
The first was that it was embarrassing to hear rumors, but the second was the joy of finally meeting a woman who gave him a long-awaited cherry-flavored sleeping pill. The third reason was that he was called a “kid” and that a certain imperial citizen with amber eyes even called him a “crazy guy,” but now he is fleeting to correct, but Delmar decided to cover up the man’s rudeness generously. Because a prince should be benevolent.
“I wouldn’t have recognized it if it weren’t for your voice, Cherry.”
“My voice… Okay, let’s say that. We talked a lot that day. But why are you calling me Cherry?”
Delmar was puzzled by that question. The woman in front of him was also the one who gave him cherry medicine, but didn’t the red hair and green eyes exactly resemble a ripe cherry?
It was a good intention in its own way, but don’t the people of the empire like it when they call them by these abbreviations or nicknames? She herself shortened his brother Aurelio to Rev, not even realizing how honored it was.
But the woman, whose hair was covered and only her green eyes could be seen, didn’t seem to like it.
“You don’t like that?”
So he asked back. The woman spoke briefly with one eyebrow raised.
“I don’t think people will like it if I call a blacksmith ‘Bow’ or a florist ‘Lily’. Same goes for me. Calling something I made is treating me as a means to an end.”
The day he went to Aurelio’s house, he talked about rat pee and scared people, but her personality didn’t go anywhere. Delmar was shocked.
But how could a commoner living in the countryside know the laws of the imperial family? This time too, Delmar decided to mercifully overlook the rudeness of a woman who didn’t know that it was an honor in itself to be called by his mouth. He explained it step by step.
“I called you that because it looks like you. It’s red and green. I know I’m just saying this now, but I thought that color was pretty. That’s why I still remember you. Don’t you think so, Cherry?”
“It’s such an honor.”
“Yeah, it’s an honor.”
When he proudly answered, the woman made an uncomfortable face and then, despite what she said, shook her head.
No one shakes their heads in front of him. Delmar couldn’t understand the gesture but decided to ignore it, thinking it was ironic body language used by commoners.
“I’m really glad to see you again. It was something I didn’t expect. I thought you would take the pharmacy exam, but I didn’t expect to meet you in this vast capital. Of course, once the pharmacy certification exam is over this winter, the recipes will be standardized. It will work, but just imagining how long it will take for your recipe to become popular gives me a headache.”
A flash of light reflected from Delmar’s cuff link, which pretends to hold his forehead dramatically.
The woman, who was frowning, looked at it for a moment.
“Actually, I came out today to see the painting on display, but… I met you, so what’s important? It was a long introduction, but let’s get to the point.”
Delmar’s blue eyes sparkled.
“Do you have any more cherry pills?”
Just like how the court poet used phrases like “the other side of a tidal wave” and “the foam of the goddess” to praise his eyes, no one except Diana could reject his words when he spoke with these sparkling blue eyes. Everyone felt pain over the prince’s inconvenience as if it were their own and cherished his joy as if it were their own.
So will the owner of this cherry medicine.
The woman who was making eye contact told him to wait and walked away. Delmar grinned. Lately, he has been sleeping in Aurelio’s North Tower, and although his condition is not as good as when he took the cherry medicine, he can’t just stay there.
He was busy, but Aurelio was even busier. Reading books, taking notes, and occasionally swinging a sword in the training ground were all he could do. He doesn’t know why his daily life was so busy, but he thought that Aurelio also needed some time to himself. Delmar was very proud of himself for being considerate of his older brother.
Delmar looked down at the blue cuffs link on his wrist.
‘Of course, since Brother is kind and nice, he’ll say it’s okay for me to come.’
It was the first day he went to Aurelio’s room after returning. When Delmar woke up from a sound sleep, a small box was placed in front of his eyes. The cuff links in the box were pretty, but he thought they were a token of brotherly love. Above all, doesn’t this blue color exactly resemble the color of his eyes? This item must have been chosen with great care by his meticulous brother.
Delmar, who was smiling and twirling his cuff links, set his eyes on the entrance to the quiet lounge.
Come to think of it, did Cherry completely forget Aurelio? Delmar thought generously.
‘It seems that Radanum has succeeded in manipulating the memories of the people in the countryside where he stayed.’
It’s a rare favorite thing that a wizard has ever done. Thanks to this, he was able to ask for cherry medicine without any worries.
Delmar thought leisurely, looking around at the scattered blue light on the table. How would he have been reorganized in that woman’s memory? Was he manipulated into being one of the villagers by calling him a sleepless kid? Or was he manipulated into being a relative of the lord?
There was a shadow. Delmar looked up and saw a medicine bottle the size of a baby’s fist shaking right before his eyes. Cherry is back.
Delmar’s gaze narrowed slightly as he gestured with his chin somewhat indifferently, contrary to his happy feelings. Cherry didn’t seem to understand what he was doing. She was still shaking the medicine.
“It means to put it down.”
Delmar pointed to his chin and explained gently, but it had no effect. Cherry’s movements remained the same.
“What are you doing, Cherry?”
“I think it’s a little different than back then. That day, you couldn’t come to your senses and cried while being held by me, but you seem fine today.”
Is it because she is an apprentice pharmacist and she wants to do medical examinations? Delmar laughed and decided to follow the rhythm.
“Of course I’m fine now. I’m just taking this as a backup. Why? Does my condition change depending on how I take it?”
“Then you’re saying it’s bearable right now.”
“Right.”
“So I don’t have to give this medicine now.”
“…Cherry?”
“Thank you for the detailed answer. I think I can put my conscience as a pharmacist on hold for a bit.”
It felt strange. Cherry pulled out her hands faster when he tried to snatch the medicine without any hesitation.
Cherry stood. She dared to look down at him. Delmar stared at her with a frown, thinking that the clatter of the medicine seemed to be gnawing at the edge of his benevolence.
No, he was going to stare.
“You know where Revinas is, don’t you?”
Until he saw Cherry’s bloodshot eyes.
“Choose. Take the medicine and have a night of sweet sleep.”
“…What?”
“The day when you will come to me crying without taking medicine. One of the two.”
