The plain and unnoticed me is no more
27 · From the encounter in the maze
"Hey, can you hear me? I'm on my way. Don't move from there. That's right... sing a song and wait to get distracted."
"Song? Song... er... rah rah rah rah rah rah rah rah rah"
"Huh, that's a song I've never heard before... It's not a bad melody, but what's the word?
While listening to her strange song, I walked through the maze without hesitation to the voice. As long as the directions aren't wrong, there's nothing wrong with this. The singing came closer and closer, and I was looking forward to seeing what that child was like. The speed of walking naturally was faster, and when I realized it, I was in a hurry. If you turn there, there must be a girl.
There she is.
She was singing while looking up at the sky, and when she noticed me, she turned from an anxious face to a smile like a paah and flowers blooming, and this time she bent her mouth into a letter to me and rushed towards me with a large tear.
"Eh, uhh, hey, wait..."
Sometimes she was a little taller, and after a while she couldn't take it, she took a few steps back and fell back.
"Eh...."
"Ita"
Well, if you collapse with that momentum, there's nothing you can do about it. Besides, it was painful for me to be strangled for a moment, thanks to my arms around my neck.
In the meantime, the ground was saved with a soft lawn.
After crying for a while, she woke up and shed tears, a stunning platinum blond rarely seen by the country's aristocracy, with beautiful blue eyes moistened with tears, a very poor and cute girl.
However, I stuck my lower lips out and saw her with a pitiful expression that lowered my eyebrows. I suddenly laughed at the cuteness of her face.
"Buha, Cookie, what a pathetic face you have. The cute face in the corner is ruined."
When I laughed, her expression softened and she started laughing together.
Ehehehe
"Don't laugh, get out of the way. How long are you gonna be on me?"
"Wow, I'm sorry. Was it heavy? Happy, hugged. Did it hurt somewhere?
If you think you've been crying before, you laugh and now you're worried about me. I often change my expression when I crumble.
"What, there's nothing wrong with this. Come on, let's go outside. Your maid is worried."
I dropped the leaves on her dress, held my white and luxurious hand, and walked towards the exit.
"You're not like ordinary ladies. Normally I don't go in alone because I'm scared. Besides, it was going pretty well. Look, that's the way out. If we weren't in a hurry, we could have left alone, right?
"Really... what, you got a goal so close? I'm ashamed to cry. Don't tell anyone about this, okay?
"Well, instead of telling anyone, be my friend. I like you. If you come here again, why don't we play together this time?"
While I said it myself, I thought what I was saying to the girl, but I had a hunch that the girl was somehow different from the other girls. And I had a hunch that, contrary to what she looked like as an adult, she was actually quite a naive stepmother, and offered me various suggestions for playing outside, such as "Onigoko" and "Dharma Sanga Colonda". Especially, I enjoyed playing hard wool balls with wooden sticks, and I couldn't wait for her to come.
My mother's tea party was held several times a month, and I had already played with her many times. And a year had passed since we met, and she was six, and I was seven.
"It's too late for my mother to have a tea party today. Elaine, come quickly."
"Isn't it time? Here we are."
The place where my mother holds a tea party is not always the same. It's near a flower or a terrace where I saw it. That's why, in some places, it's too far away for her to come.
"Elaine! I've been waiting!
"Dear Wilfred! Thank you for your patience. What are you playing today?
I was obsessed with her. That's why I feel uncomfortable with the names of other heterosexuals I heard from her while playing. What a narrow mind I am to be jealous of a mere childhood friend.
"Yes, your father took me to Evan's yesterday."
"Ah, Evan, a childhood friend. Are you going to play a lot these days?
"Yes, but Evan won't play outside with me like Wilfred. Just make a beautiful flower crown, take a walk in the garden, and see and talk flowers in the flower fields. I'm used to playing here, and I'm kind of short on stuff."
"Hmm, why don't you just run around the same way without saying that?"
"I can't. If your father sees you, he'll scold you. It's only in front of Wilfred."
If it's that boring, you don't have to follow me. Oh, if our fathers are close... maybe we'll get married in the future. Is that why you let me see you so often? You can't do that.
"Will Elaine... marry Evan when she grows up?
"Well, it looks like your dads are going to do that."
Yep. I heard Elaine was the Duke's daughter and my grandfather was the king of the neighboring country. Then marrying me is not strange. We're still kids, but should we sign up for marriage now?
"Um, Wilfred, suddenly, can you call me Lana from today?
Elaine suddenly started jerking off, blushing her cheeks and telling her to change her name.
"Hmm? Lana?
"Yes, my official name is Elaine Lana Norris. In the middle, Lana is a special name Alford can only call someone close to her. Only those who are partners can be called outside of their families..."
"You're telling me you'll forgive me for calling you that special name? Fu, hmm, then let me call you. Then call me Will. Allowing the royal family to call it by nickname means the same thing. Don't put it on, Will is fine."
I was surprised at the sudden offer, but I endured the feeling of being happy and having sex, and I allowed Lana to call me by her nickname.
"Will... eheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh"
"Lana. Lana, I'm the only one you can call, except my family. You're my jerk. I'll talk to my father and have him officially talk about the engagement. Ready?"
"Yes...."
The illumination turned bright red, and she smiled with joy.
Now that you think about it, you're only six and seven years old, and you're not much of a child.
When I told my father about it within that day, he was very happy that I had no hope of it. I was about to be poisoned when I started discussing my engagement date with the Duke of Norris.
I've been routinely used to poison, but I've lost my way around life and death because it was a poison that wasn't resistant yet.
In my dreams, Lana looked at me worriedly.
I couldn't die.
If I die now, Lana will be sad.
When my poison came out, I met Lana.
My mother held a tea party as usual so she wouldn't realize I was about to be assassinated, and I waited for Lana to come in front of the maze as usual. In addition to the Servants, this time the Royal Court's chief magician was with him.
"Your Highness, are you sure? Don't you regret that I made you forget your Highness?
He was forced to ask Lana to erase her memory, and he didn't seem very comfortable with it.
"Good. I thought about it and decided. Lana is in trouble because of me. My father and Lana's house were also informed of the situation and my engagement was returned to a blank paper. All you have to do is erase me from Lana.
It's pathetic, but I can't protect you because I don't have many allies. I do my best to protect myself. Both my father and mother have recommended me, but I will not be able to beat the forces of the Queen's born brother. "
Originally, in this country, if a healthy boy was born between the king and the rightful queen, you were the number one successor to the throne.
However, it did not always grow into a good king, and the country was disturbed many times.
In the meantime, there was a king who made an unusual decision to let you succeed the throne, even if he was a child of the side chamber.
I think there was a great rebellion from the powerful people who came to the queen's side and breathed sweet juice until then, but after discussions in Congress, the first son, the son of the king's side chamber, was chosen as the king's prince, and since becoming king, there has been no battle to expand the country in vain, heavy taxes on the people have been eased, relations with the surrounding countries have become good, and peace is still maintained.
Since then, the choice of Prince Wang has been made with an emphasis on the abilities and nature that he was born with, but for some reason in recent years, the prince did not have a side room, and even if he did, he did not have a child in the side room, so the son of the righteous queen continues to be king.
Therefore, as in the past, the era in which the son of the Shofu prevailed continued, and the wind wave of neglecting the child of the side room became commonplace in the present generation.
Now is the time to work hard to empower yourself. When I grow up and empower myself to protect someone, it's time to pick Lana up.
By then, I'd be engaged to someone else. If no one else is with you, I'll come see you then. Let's start over from the encounter again.
"Wouldn't it be better just to stop dating? You don't have to manipulate any memories...."
"I can't tell him that the story is gone when he's happy that his engagement has been decided. If you tell her you won't see her again, she'll be sad. I don't want to make you sad at all. If you don't remember anything, it would be easier to accept an engagement with someone else... if I remember something fun, so..."
Lana didn't know anything and ran towards me with a smile on her face as usual.
"Willough, we have an engagement! I'm glad I'm Will's wife! Ufufufu"
Nh, that's right.
On my signal, the royal magician erased my memories from Lana. To be precise, I can't erase an engraved memory once, so I just can't remember it forever.
The maid panicked about something, but she is an ally. I want you to know the situation and do your best for Lana in the future. I explained it properly, and took Lana, who had fallen asleep, to the east house where the mothers were. When she woke up, she just thought she had come to a tea party with her mother and went to bed tired.
My engagement to Lana was before it became public, and all I knew outside the house was a handful of my factions and servants of the Duke of Norris.
It's really time to pick you up. You won't remember choosing me as your partner, but I'll do my best to make you like me again. Please stay safe, Lana.
Let's finish dinner at Liam's boarding house today. The air there is somehow clear and reassuring. He just has to be careful. There's no one in the neighborhood of that inn with strange air, like there's a boundary.
I don't know what the menu is today, but I'd like to have a pork horn simmered in a trout, if possible.