Holding the citrine in my hand, I felt a pulsation like never before as I sang Jueri's song.
thud. thud. thud.
There was no change in appearance, such as light or color change, but it felt as if I was facing a living creature.
it had been activated.
As I held the citrine in my hand, my body was revitalized without adding my strength.
Instead, I felt that the power inherent in citrine was gradually diminishing.
'Can it be used for plants?'
Suddenly, out of curiosity, I pulled the vase on the table.
In the vase, Jenny brought the lily-of-the-valley yesterday.
When I carefully brought citrine to the flower stalk, the slightly withered petals came back to life.
"Oh, it does."
"What will happen?"
"It's a surprise."
As I was startled by the sudden voice, I trembled, and Edwin snickered up and sat me on my lap.
"What are you surprised about? am i still scared You promised not to kill me."
As Edwin lowered the tip of his eyebrows sullenly, he looked like a dog that had been hit by the rain.
It's a metaphor that doesn't quite fit Gwangryong, but his beauty played a part today as well.
"It's not scary. I was alone and I was surprised when I suddenly heard a voice."
"Did you not know I was coming in?"
"I didn't hear anything. So please knock next time."
Most of the time, Edwin came in with the door open, but there were times when he came in like a stray cat without a sign, like today.
Both of these methods are not good for the heart, so I asked them to knock.
"Why do you have to knock on the door when you are entering my bride's room? Just like anyone else."
Edwin muttered that he didn't like it.
"That way I won't be surprised."
"Eh, okay. My bride's heart is the size of a pea, so I have to protect her."
At the moment when I was suspicious of his gentle reaction, I was at a loss for words.
"I don't like knocking on the door, so I'll shout out loud when I come in instead. I have come."
Then yes. Gwangryong could be persuaded.
A sigh of resignation flowed out.
"But what were you so focused on?"
"Oh, this citrine. Not only people but also plants restore energy. Look at this."
When I showed him the freshly bloomed lily-of-the-valley, Edwin looked at the lily with narrow eyes.
Then, all of a sudden, he leaned against me.
"I am tired. I had a lot of work today, but I worked hard to see Lina."
are you? He looked at Edwin in embarrassment.
In the original story, the Crawfords said they didn't know they were tired because of their phenomenal physical abilities, but what nonsense?
"Hurry up for me too."
It was ridiculous, but Edwin whined and rubbed his body, so he had no choice but to do it.
"that's interesting. The fatigue seems to have gone away."
lie. without ever feeling tired.
When I looked at him with suspicion, Edwin hugged me and sat up and got up repeatedly.
"Look, you're just energized."
yes, yes You can't control yourself because you're always full of energy.
Reluctantly nodding his head, Edwin smiled broadly, saying that it was good too.
"Did you look at all the jewels I gave you?"
Edwin, who sat on the sofa again, blinked at the jewels lying on the table.
"Yes. I looked at almost everything."
"Take a look at some of the things you need the most here."
"Why, why?"
To take the rest back?
Of course, it's all Edwin's, but somehow I felt like I was being taken away and I felt regretful.
"You can't carry all of these with you."
"Yeah, it is."
Guess I'll try to take it back too.
Hello, jewels. It was nice meeting you for a while.
To appease the disappointment, I picked out unidentified gems and a few things needed in an emergency.
"Is that enough?"
I picked quite a few, but when Edwin asked that, somehow the number seemed small.
Looking at him, I picked up a few more jewels and gently pulled them towards me.
For a moment, Edwin's dark eyebrows seemed to flutter, but he brazenly raised his head, thinking it might be a mistake.
"I picked them all."
"okay."
Edwin smiled and called out to Seth.
"Take this."
Of course, I thought I would take the leftover jewels from the table, but Seth picked up the jewels I had chosen.
"Huh? that... ... ."
He looked at Edwin, wondering if Seth had misunderstood something, but he was smiling casually.
'I deliberately chose expensive ones.'
If I had known it would be like this, I would have picked a little. Just to add more.
He looked down at the jewels that were in Seth's hand.
Edwin's laughter seemed to be heard next to him, but he couldn't afford to pay attention to his heart broken by letting the precious jewels go.
"Do you like flowers?"
Edwin asked if he wanted to turn my gaze away.
I like flowers. It smells good and just looking at it is healing, isn't it?
As he nodded, Edwin narrowed his brow as if worried.
"Do you have any concerns?"
"I have received an invitation to the Rubyne Gardens Fair."
"... ... !"
That Rubyne Fair held in the zodiac?
Isn't this the central stage where the characters of the original get entangled in earnest?
But since I said amnesia, I couldn't pretend I knew the fair.
"What is it?"
"A place where you can see a lot of flowers. It's like a festival held in the zodiac. I didn't go, so I don't know."
The Garden Expo was a kind of garden festival hosted by the Royal Society of Horticultural Sciences and a contest where garden designers submitted their works.
So I could not only see various gardens, but also see new varieties of flowers and fruit trees.
"Want to go?"
I stared at Edwin quietly.
Do you want to go, or do you want to say no?
No matter how hard I looked, I couldn't read any intentions from him.
'If you go to the Garden Fair, you will meet the original male lead as well as the female lead, right?'
It's really terrifying to meet the Crown Prince.
What if I ever find out that I am Jueri?
Now that I have awakened to jewelery, I may feel something special from me.
With that thought, I didn't want to go any further.
'But I have to go to find Sephiroth's sword.'
When I thought of Sephiroth's sword, I remembered the horror I felt on the night the Blood Moon opened.
How scared I was when I thought that the Crown Prince had brought Sephiroth's sword.
'You can't miss the opportunity to get Sephiroth's sword just because you're afraid to face the Crown Prince.'
Edwin's final appearance depicted in the original work was similar to that of dying on the day Bloodmoon appeared.
Because of Sephiroth's sword, he couldn't use his power or even get close to the Crown Prince, so he drew all his powers and ran wild, causing his flesh to burst and bleed.
'I don't want to see that again.'
Edwin just wanted to live like me.
My heart was heavy at the sudden realization.
Unlike me, who is weak, I thought that Edwin, who is called the strongest, would not have to do anything to survive.
'No.'
On the night of the Bloodmoon, Edwin's fear was still vivid.
Knowing the weight of the curse he was carrying, the crazy actions in the original appeared to be a struggle to live.
'If I want to live and save Edwin, I'll have to go to the fair.'
He clenched his fists tightly to control his trembling heart.
"You don't want to go? then don't talk An unresponsive fist."
Edwin grinned and gently stretched out my hand, which had gained strength.
"I want to go, but it's the zodiac... ... ."
I pretended to be hesitant for the first time because I thought it would look strange if I casually asked to go to the emperor.
"It's too heavy for our weak rabbit."
Edwin let out a small laugh and patted my head with a large hand.
"Don't think about anything else, just think about whether you want to see it or not."
In the original story, Edwin did not go to the Imperial Palace despite the emperor's call.
It was also to protect the territory from Ravens and monsters, but above all, it was because he hated the royal family.
Nevertheless, I've only been to the Imperial Palace once, when I kidnapped Lilian.
But how can you tell me to think? A person who does everything in the world according to his own will.
"Is it difficult to decide?"
Edwin chuckled softly.
'For now, let's put aside everything else and just think about going to the fair.'
When he pretended to be worried and put strength on his face, Edwin grinned and gently released his expression with his hand.
"My bride is very talented. It's the first time that Lina doesn't get bored just looking at it."
To be able to keep Edwin from boredom with a single face is really hopeful for my safe life.
You never know where Edwin hits.
It seemed that he still lacked training to understand the world of Doreunja.
"So what is the conclusion?"
"... ... want to go. With Ed."
"With me?"
As he nodded as he looked at his half-moon-curved eyes, his smile grew stronger.
"I didn't plan on going alone at first, but it's nice to hear that you want to go with me."
"Then, will you come with me?"
Edwin nodded, asking for something obvious.
"Are you okay? I might run into the royal family."
"I don't like it. I'm so fed up with Raven."
When he was nervous at the sudden change of cold expression on his face, Edwin immediately relaxed his expression and smiled sweetly.
"But my bride wants to go. Then go."
You say that to yourself is the most important thing, but why is my heart tickling?
Feeling awkward, I gently touched my chest.
"... ... thanks."
Unexpectedly, Edwin's eyes widened. Then, he gently rolled his eyes.
I couldn't take my eyes off of the bright smile on my eyes, like a halo.
"Only in words? I hate people who try to eat anything raw."
In the words that followed, the beautiful scene was shattered.
"Well, what do you want?"
To pay someone who fell from the sky naked. Eat the flea liver.
As he grumbled inwardly and asked anxiously, Edwin held out his right cheek.
As I looked at what I was going to do, he tapped my cheek with his finger.
'Oh, I want to pretend not to know.'
After realizing the meaning of it belatedly, I turned my head slightly, and Edwin himself put his cheek in front of me.
While giving strength to the eyes with a brighter smile than before.
I struggled to hold onto my head as I was about to go back, as if glancing at the window meant that I would hang up if I pretended not to know.
'You're not going to threaten me? If this isn't a threat, what is it?'
It was unfair, but it was clear that he would be shunned like the last time if he looked into it.
"Is this another feeling?"
"Uh, where is it strange?"
It's just a kiss, what's wrong with you?
When I looked nervously, Edwin, who had been stroking my cheek, gently stroked my lips with his long finger.
For a moment, my head stood still.
"What is my bride made of?"
For a moment, I was puzzled by a random question.
I remembered Edwin's saying the same thing while experimenting with the kidnapped in the original, and his mind flashed.
'Wow, whoa. calm down. all people are the same Do I really need to check it out?'
you promised me Not only will I kill you, but I will not torture or threaten you!
'I have to bring the oath, the oath.'
He was trying to use the oath as a shield because his eyes were unusual, but the side table where the oath was kept was out of reach.
'Damn it, I should have researched a way to carry it around.'
As I was burning my stomach, Edwin bit his finger on my lips and brought it to my lips.
"It doesn't taste like anything, but it's strange."
"Well, what's weird?"
"When I touch my bride, I feel full and full even though I haven't eaten anything."
Edwin, who mumbled softly, tilted his head as if incomprehension.
"I thought it was just the hand."
Thick, long fingers tangled between mine and intertwined.
"Your lips feel better."
A white, beautiful face, relaxed and relaxed, came closer and closer.
A cry came from inside me to run away, but I couldn't move because I was already trapped in my strong arms.
As my lips that were red like pomegranate came closer to me, my heart beat faster.
As the blue eyes that had been fixed on me slowly turned downward, their tightly-set eyelashes fluttered like the flaps of a butterfly's wings.