#11
It was when Eden already had three candies in her mouth; she secretly averted her gaze to Elysia with the same tenacity.
The destination of the glance was a book that Elysia threw on the floor.
— Do you want to read it?
Despite being turned down once, Elysia didn't give up and asked. Even belatedly, Elysia noticed Eden, who was interested in books, like a ghost.
— Read it.
When she opened the book herself, Eden accepted the book. The book she brought was a thin, quaint book of fairy tales. It was a crude picture, but she chose it because she thought it would be better than the full written letters.
Meanwhile, Eden rolled her eyes and read the first page of the book.
Elysia sitting next to Eden looked at her profile. Neat white eyelashes were stretched lengthwise. In contrast to her slender body, her baby fat cheeks were puffed out.
(I look like I want to poke him.)
The features hidden in the cute appearance were clearly visible to Elysia's eyes.
(I'm sure she will be a great beauty.)
In the book, Elysia's prediction was almost certain, as she covered Eden's appearance with "beautiful" and "sexy".
First of all, I could clearly see the buds just by looking at him as a child.
(I'm sure Ariel would be a beautiful woman too, right?).
It would be nice to see two people standing side by side.
Later, when such a day came, Elysia seemed to think she would be putting on airs with two different other people.
As if they were her parents.
(Father... That's good.)
If this is it. It was perfect.
— Huh?
As Elysia was alone in her imagination, Eden turned to look at her with a puzzled look.
Eden blinked several times as if embarrassed and expressing anxiety.
— Huh?
Elysia tilted her head with a why expression.
— Why?
(Was she concentrating too hard because she was looking at you?)
Elysia, who was embarrassed, smoothed her nose with an awkward face and asked.
— ........
Perhaps it was too hasty to say, Eden looked alternately at the book and at Elysia without answering.
— ¿.......?
In line with Eden's gaze, Elysia rolled her eyes and turned back to the book. The bookcase looked exactly like Eden's first page.
— Can't... can't you read?
— Ah...
Eden's eyelashes trembled finely at Elysia's question, watching her white eyelashes sway, she squeezed her brows tightly together.
— Yes Yes...
Eden answered urgently. Because Elysia looked annoyed, and he seemed to attribute her upset face to himself for not answering again and again.
— Because because...
Elysia stammered in an unexpected situation and thought Eden should have learned to read. Eden, no one but a member of royalty, it was only natural that she had finished writing at a very young age, just like her.
The educational vision of the aristocracy is also unusual, and the royal family adds more, but never less.
But she is nine years old and can't read?
That's absurd.
As Elysia recalls, Eden, who became an adult, was a very intelligent man. But he couldn't have missed the real class.
That means...
(Is it Delphir's fault?)
There was nothing else to make a statement besides Delphir, the owner of the wizard tower and the mastermind of Eden's memory loss.
Delphir left Eden's common sense alone, so of course I thought he could read. I didn't expect him to erase his knowledge.
(Why?)
If it weren't for Elysia, Eden would have no access to anything. Then she questioned Delphir's actions.
— I'm sorry, I couldn't...
As Elysia's mouth-closing face gradually distorted, Eden apologized in a biting voice. Elysia managed to hold back the almost fake laugh at Eden's apology.
— ... Let's learn to write first.
(By someone, it became like this.)
Would Eden know?
That the person he's apologizing to now is the daughter of the one who kidnapped him. Maybe he didn't know that he had to be angry with others, Eden kept looking at Elysia's feelings.
Elysia regretted that it couldn't be done, and held back from what she wanted to say so she wouldn't apologize right away, she turned back to the book.
No sense worrying about something that didn't come out with an answer.
The first priority now was to let Eden know about the writing so she could kill time with the books.
***
When Elysia came to see Eden, she brought only a hanging book, so there was no paper or pen.
Inevitably, Elysia had Eden read the sentence she had read.
It was a very inefficient teaching method by Elysia's standards.
— Then the lion....
The story was coming to an end.
Elysia read a passage from a book of fairy tales in a soft voice.
Then she waited for Eden's voice to be heard.
— ¿........?
Eclipsing Elysia's wait, no voice of Eden was heard, though she who was leaning towards the book, turned to him.
— .........
Eden's tiny head bobbed up and down.
— Go to bed.
Since Rizbet isn't coming in, it's probably not even 8 o'clock. Glancing at the second hand that kept going back and forth in the same place, Elysia hinted.
Although it was still early in the day, Eden was drunk with sleep. He was so young that he felt he had little concentration and slept a lot.
— Eden.
When Eden didn't answer, Elysia called out with a slight strain in her neck this time.
— UH Huh...
Eden moaned in her sleep because she couldn't stand it, and rubbed her white eyelids with both hands, opening her eyes.
The wavering fingers were cute.
(You're a baby, a baby.)
Eden, who was squirming, suddenly craned her neck firmly. Elysia, who bowed her head at the unnatural movement, mentioned what she had said earlier.
— If you're sleepy, lie down and sleep.
She tapped the bed and signaled to lie down, and Eden shook her head. Then she mumbled with her eyes wide open.
— I don't want to sleep...
Unlike her determined expression, her words were full of sleep. Even the wide-open eyes soon grew weak and the tail of the eyes drooped downward.
(I think he's going to sleep already.)
Elysia, who covered the book with a casual touch, moved to the side of the bed. When Eden suddenly woke up, she squeezed her eyes shut again. Following her footsteps silently, Elysia, who came to her bedside, pulled the quilt.
— Come on. Let's go.
Elysia, with a stern look on her face, beckoned Ede, determined that it was no longer possible for Eden to be obstinate, managed to get up beside Elysia and lay down on the bed. Only then, with a satisfied look on her face, did Elysia pull the blanket up to Eden's neck.
— Good night.
This fulfilled Eden's promise to stay with him until he fell asleep. As if seeing through Elysia's thoughts, Eden looked at her with eyes that were not quite open.
— I'm coming tomorrow, too. So stop being stubborn and go to sleep.
Elysia covered Eden's eyelids with her hands. In an instant, her vision dimmed and Eden blinked rapidly. The eyelashes tickled her palms.
The corners of Elysia's mouth lifted of their own accord. Eventually, Eden's eyelids closed and she did not immediately pull back, but stood still and waited until the breathing changed regularly.
***
Back in her room, Elysia did not lie down on the bed, but sat right in front of her desk. She immediately opened a pictureless book that compared to Eden's book of fairy tales.
Elysia's eyes moved following the sentence in the book.
(I'm hungry.)
Elysia didn't eat much, but she was also at her best.
So it was natural to skip meals and be hungry.
Ariel must have eaten first since Elysia didn't go to the dining room. Long ago, it was time for her to adjust to her studies.
Elysia also needed time to adjust, so she often skipped meals because she could not control the time. Each time, Elysia would tell Ariel to eat first. Of course, Ariel didn't listen to Elysia and waited several times for her sister to come. In the end, Elysia, who could not stand it, scolded Ariel before she listened to her.
— .........
Elysia's eyes touched the basket of candy on the desk.
She gave it to Eden, so there wasn't even half of the candy left. Elysia, who hated sweet food, couldn't resist the hunger and reached for the basket.
Elysia picked one without checking the taste. The wrapper peeled off when I pulled on both ends of the candy.
The candy was purple.
Elysia, who assumed the grapes would taste good, popped the candy into her mouth. Her fingertips, which rolled the candy around with her tongue, suddenly stiffened.
(It's too sweet.)
The second time was a treat he couldn't touch.
~TRANSLATION: AKI~
