Episode 12

Felix blushed at the thought. Unlike other couples, they did not make eye contact and did not hold hands, but anyway, in the eyes of others, he and Lucy might look like a couple on a date.

He glanced at Lucy as if consciously.

What is Lucy thinking now?

Felix was curious. But from before, Lucy was looking around, looking at the main gate of the academy they had passed.

"Are you looking for anyone?"

When Felix asked, Lucy looked back at him and opened his mouth hesitantly.

"Ah, that… … ."

"Lucy!"

At that moment, someone shouted Lucy's name and ran towards them vigorously. Felix's eyebrows, recognizing the person's identity at a glance, rose in an instant. Colin Connor was running, waving his hand cheerfully.

"Lucy, good morning! Hello, Felix-senpai!"

Colin, who arrived in front of them in an instant and took a deep breath, greeted them cheerfully.

"Ah, Colin said he wanted to go too… … ."

Lucy said in a low voice.

"Of course I have to help Lucy make the medicine! Trust me today! porter! guide! Restaurant guide! I am sure of anything!"

"… … go away."

Felix forgot that Lucy was by his side for a moment and let out harsh words.

"Yes? What a joke!"

"I'm not kidding."

"uh! It's our turn! Come on board!"

Colin pretended he didn't hear Felix and opened the door of the empty wagon.

"Come on, Lucy! take my hand!"

Colin escorted Lucy to get into the wagon, scratching Felix's stomach once more.

that child?

Felix made a worm-eaten expression. The foreshadowing was not good.

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"It's been a while since I've been to the town's shopping street! When I was a kid, I used to go there often with my mother when I came to the capital! Oh man, the street food you buy there is so delicious! But my mother didn't buy it that often because she was suspicious of the hygiene of street food! Oh, and the street vendors also sell strange things... … !"

A wagon rushing towards the town.

Inside, Colin couldn't keep his mouth shut for even a second. From the story of the shopping mall he walked with his mother when he was young, to the story of his aunt and grandmother's mansion located not far from the capital, he talked nonstop.

Felix looked out the window with his arms crossed with a fat expression. It was a great opportunity to ask questions to Lucy Keenan and get closer to her, but a scoundrel-like guy suddenly appeared and was ruining everything.

Shall I throw it out of the wagon?

Felix looked out the window and looked at Colin alternately, thinking seriously. The wagon didn't run that fast, so even if it was thrown out, it didn't look like it would die.

really throw it away?

right then

rumble.

Suddenly the carriage stopped.

Colin, who had been chattering with excitement, stopped talking and looked out the window.

"what. Who is standing in front of our wagon?"

He quickly reported the situation.

"Ah! Lady, hold on a second!"

I wondered if I could hear the urgent call of the coachman outside, and then the carriage door swung open. Someone was standing in front of the door where bright sunlight poured in. It was Rosé Millard.

Rosé looked around the people in the carriage with her characteristic arrogant eyes, and then stopped looking at Felix.

"What, were you riding too?"

Rosé said while narrowing her eyebrows as if she didn't like it.

"what."

Felix also asked her with a harsh face at the absurd intrusion. But she ignored it and climbed onto the carriage.

"What is it? Let's play together. The carriage I was riding in suddenly stopped ."

After she rushed into the carriage recklessly, she pointed to a carriage standing on the side of the road. One wheel of the wagon was stuck in the mud.

"I stood there for a long time, unable to come or go. Wouldn't it be better to just stand there and wait for the new carriage to arrive?"

She said.

"Oh, my God. Your clothes are a mess."

She made an impression, examining the hem of her dress, which had become dirty as she pulled out of the mud.

With Rose's boarding, the carriage became cramped in an instant.

"Move aside!"

Rosé, who was sitting next to Felix, pushed him with her butt, annoyed.

Felix, who had been driven into a corner helplessly by her back, clenched his molars and pressed his forehead to it.

"ha… … ."

It was truly astounding.

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Out of the running window appeared buildings with colorful exterior walls and a road paved with flat stones. The wagon, which soon arrived at the town center, came to a slow stop.

The crowd on the street was bigger than I expected. Looking back, decorative flags connecting buildings were fluttering in the wind in the sky.

"It must be a lot of people because it's the festival period!"

Colin got off the carriage and looked around the crowd.

"cadet! The dress that is still dirty will be in tatters!"

Rosé raised the hem of her dress and said dissatisfiedly.

"So where are you going?"

Rosé asked.

"I will stop by the apothecary in the shopping district first! After that, I'm going to visit a clothing store or a street vendor!"

Colin laid out his random plans one after another. Before Felix could even retort, Rosé first clapped and said.

"Oh, are you going to stop by the boutique? I was just about to go look for a dress. All right, I want to go with you too!"

"Are you going to the drugstore?"

Felix frowned and said to Rosé.

"You have nothing to see there."

"How are you? I can go and have a look! And wouldn't it be dangerous to walk alone on a street with so many people?"

"Why did you come out alone in the first place?"

"It's my heart!"

A fight between Felix and Rosé broke out out of nowhere. Felix was about to shoot a harsh horse at her, but found Lucy looking at her with startled eyes, and shut his mouth.

"Hmmmm."

He pretended to clear his throat hastily.

Apparently, things were getting tight. Even that damn Colin wasn't enough, and I had to wear Rosé Millard.

"under… … Yes, do whatever you want."

Felix said as if he had given up. But inside, he had other plans.

You should see the opportunity and throw them both away.

So the four of them walked around the town center together.

The streets were crowded with people who came out to enjoy the festival. The road they could pass was narrow. Naturally, they split in two.

Lucy and Colin in the front, and Felix and Rosé in the back, walking side by side. Felix was quite annoyed. For some reason, nothing had changed from the literature night.

A pair of squirrels walking in front looked busy looking around the streets to see if they knew how to feel. Even on Lucy's face, whose eyes had been taken away by the street scene, curiosity never left.

They soon arrived in an alley lined with shops. The herbalist Lucy was talking about was also located in the alley.

As I entered the store, the scent of bitter herbs filled my nostrils. It was a scent that occasionally mixed with the scent of flowers from Lucy's body and gave off a subtle scent.

On the shelves of the store were not only dried plants used for medicinal purposes, but also strange-looking beans and strangely twisted tree roots.

"Wow, I think I'm going to vomit."

Rosé looked at the dried fruit that looked like a human brain and said as if she was sick.

"Then do you want to go now?"

Felix asked, opening the door for her.

"Nope?"

Rosé sighed and went inside.

At the counter, Lucy was ordering mandragora root. The apothecary's owner disappeared through the curtain behind the counter and soon came out with a pile of paper mandragora.

"It's 5 gold."

When the owner said the price, Lucy opened her wallet.

"I'll count."

Felix stepped forward and said. Lucy quickly grabbed his arm.

"I have that money."

"Didn't the ingredients cost twice as much because of me? Originally made for Adrian... … . My conscience pricked me to get me empty-handed."

"that… … ."

Lucy hesitated for a moment, then said with her emerald eyes shining.

"It wasn't really made because of Adrian-senpai."

Felix slowly lowered his arm.

Wasn't it made for Adrian?

A question crept into his mind.

Meanwhile, Lucy quickly paid the price.

"I bought all the necessary ingredients. Now go."

After purchasing the items, they left the apothecary and headed to the boutique led by Rosé.

Somehow, Colin was more excited than Rosé and talked about the boutique all the way.

"Rosé sunbaenim, do you know Arbena Boutique?"

Rosé's face brightened in response to Colin's question.

"How do you know there? It's a place that only sells women's clothing!"

"Whew! Sir, what do you not know? Mrs. Arbena is very knowledgeable in menswear as well as womenswear! My aunt and grandmother are long-time patrons of the boutique and sometimes order my clothes!"

"Somehow, when I saw your clothes style today, I said that I felt an unusual energy! What do you know about style?"

"I think I can communicate with you!"

Colin and Rosé continued to talk to each other, giving and receiving, and suddenly they started walking in the front. They seemed to have completely forgotten the existence of Felix and Lucy, and were busy praising each other's clothes or recommending other boutique shops.

Naturally, Felix and Lucy walked behind them side by side.

"Give me it."

Felix took the belongings from the drugstore from Lucy's hand.

"It's heavy."

"thank you."

Lucy blushed and greeted her.

Felix was very pleased with the composition of walking alongside Lucy. Please, Colin and Rosé spent a long time talking about boutiques and everything, hoping that they would forget them.

Many people came to enjoy the festival, even in the shopping district. It seemed like it would be perfect for missing out on a party in the hustle and bustle of people. It was okay to miss the two leading people, but it was difficult to lose Lucy.

"Just stick to it and walk."

Felix said, gently leading Lucy to his side.

Lucy blushed again.

It wouldn't be unpleasant.

Felix was worried as he looked at Lucy's hardened expression.

Did I pretend to be too friendly?