He Likes Me a Lot More Than I Thought!
“Hngh……”
Even when I pinched it pretty hard, Shuel still couldn’t take his eyes off my nose.
Shuel, who was now on the verge of tears, said with his eyes closed tightly.
“Y-you can hit me the same way.”
It was funny that he stuttered while he was speaking, and it was adorable that he seemed to be quite sincere.
I stared at his face and reached out to tap lightly on Shuel’s nose.
Shuel was surprised and jumped backwards with a hiccup.
Shuel’s eyes widened in surprise, and were red tinged. He seemed to have been sniffling for quite a while now.
I squatted down in front of him and hugged my knees.
“So…why were you hiding?”
At those words, Shuel’s mouth shut again.
He shook his head with determined eyes, as if he would never say a word.
“I-I promise that I’ll bring you along. If you don’t–’’
“You know what, don’t say it. It’s not like I’m that curious about it.”
I replied indifferently and rose up from my seat.
Acting as if I was really uninterested, I even shook off the hem of my clothes that had touched the floor.
Then, someone carefully grabbed the hem of my skirt.
When I looked down, Shuel was staring up at me with eyes full of tears.
I almost burst into laughter.
Look at him complaining with his eyes.
His tearful eyes were full of resentment.
“Rwen……”
Shuel, who had not spoken a single word earlier, breathed out.
Those eyes that had been brimming with tears, eventually burst and flowed down.
“What if you forget me after you go to the academy……”
Shuel murmured and began to cry profusely.
His sobs weren’t loud enough to be heard outside, but huge teardrops fell down his cheeks.
“I…I like Rwen……”
Even in the midst of sniffling, Shuel still continued to speak.
“Wh-what if Rwen goes to the academy and forgets all about me……”
Shuel whimpered as he said that, feeling even more upset.
While listening to those words, I stretched out my hand and wiped away his tears with my sleeve.
I like you.
I haven’t heard those words in a while.
If I remember correctly, I think it was about a year ago that he started to say them. I felt honoured to hear that he still liked me.
“M-my mom said that you have to go to the academy for 10 years……”
“I’ll be back during vacation. I’m not leaving forever.”
At my answer, Shuel stopped crying. He asked, twitching the tip of his red nose.
“When is your vacation?”
Uhm……I started counting my fingers.
But to make it easier for Shuel to understand……
“My next birthday?”
Shuel’s eyes widened again when I announced that it would be next spring.
“That’s too far!”
“Huhu. Rwen, don’t forget me. I like Rwen, but if she forgets me……”
Shuel fell down and muttered like a broken radio.
The scene was amusing, but the aftertaste was bitter so I patted his back and smiled wryly.
Young children would easily forget people they haven’t seen in a long time, but I was mentally already an adult.
Even if I do forget you, you will definitely forget me. There was no way I would possibly forget you.
But instead of saying that, I lifted Shuel up. I met his eyes, laughed and wiped away his tears.
“You can also attend the academy later. Then, we could go to school together.”
“But we can’t go together now…”
Shuel replied, appearing upset.
I crouched inside the box, in case I needed to pull him out again.
It felt strange to see him act like this. Shuel rarely acted recklessly.
Did he want to go with me that badly?
Thinking about how I can appease him, I came up with an idea.
“Well, I can send you a letter instead.”
“……Letter?”
“Yes. Last time we did it at home, we were just pretending to send one. This time, I can actually send one properly.”
Hearing my words, Shuel’s attention quickly focused on the ‘letter’ part.
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Gently wiped the corners of his eyes that had stopped crying, I continued again.
“I can put stamps on it, send a gift, and even put dried flowers or fallen leaves in the letter. Then, when you tear the letter open, it will fall out. Just as if you were standing underneath a blossoming tree or maple tree.”
Shuel’s pink eyes twinkled with excitement. I smiled and gave the final blow.
“And at the end of the letter, I’ll write this: ‘Let’s capture the mood of the season, Shu’. Wouldn’t that be great?”
When I added that I would use a nickname and send it as ‘Shu’, he seemed to have completely regained his energy, but it quickly withered again.
“Still, we won’t see each other for a long time.”
He didn’t cry this time, but looked really depressed.
I gently stroked Shuel’s hair.
“It’s okay.”
“No, it’s not okay. When Rwen leaves, who will play with me? Or eat tarts with me and hold my hand when I go to the bathroom at night?”
“There’s Rieta.”
“……No.”
Shuel puffed his cheeks grumpily.
Shuel and Rieta still did not get along well.
On the 1st of January this year, Rieta was adopted by the Duke and Duchess of Sebrirua. Officially making her to be Shuel’s sister.
No, maybe that’s the reason why they fought even more.
I laughed, imagining that after I left for the academy, the two of them would sneer at each other with puffy faces after being punished for fighting.
I’m really going to miss them.
As Shuel said, we wouldn’t be able to eat snacks together anymore. When I lay down in bed at night, it would feel very empty and I’d miss those little hands that would hold onto mine.
“Still, Shuel. Time flies by very quickly.”
However, time was also too precious to let go of the present while regretting the past.
“You may be separated from me now, but that doesn’t mean you’ll always be sad. I’m sure something good will happen soon.”
Childhood was very short, so every moment felt dazzling.
Your life has yet to be filled with laughter, so I hope you don’t cry too much.
“Really. In the blink of an eye, you might become an adult.”
Shuel looked up at me in disbelief, but his expression felt as though he wanted to believe it.
I smiled brightly.
“So, let’s split up for a moment.”
Shuel went silent for a moment, then suddenly hugged me tightly.
“You have to write me a letter every day.”
“Yes.”
“You have to write my letter longer than Rieta’s.”
“Yes.”
“……Have a safe trip, Rwen.”
After the mature farewell coupled with a small cry of ‘Don’t forget me’. I laughed once again.
And two days later, I left for the academy with everyone seeing me off.
＊ ＊ ＊
I sighed and opened the drawer.
Inside held letters with several faded torn papers.
Puzzled, I picked up the letter and as I read the contents inside, my mouth quickly stretched out amusingly.
I had found a treasure while cleaning up my dorm room. I smiled and turned my head.
It has changed compared to when we were younger, but his fluffy platinum blonde hair could still be seen moving busily.
“Shu. Look at this.”
At my call, the boy who was organising the books in the corner of the room turned around.
He still looked young, but he had lost quite a lot of baby fat.
The boy, Shuel, widened his eyes.
At his innocent appearance, I smiled like a villain and waved the papers in my hand.
“Do you know what this is?”
“No? Isn’t that just a letter? I think it’s pretty old too……”
Shuel’s face, who had been muttering nonsense, slowly began to heat up.
I quickly opened the letter and read it out loud.
“Rwen. Good morning. Rwen didn’t wake me up, so I overslept. Rieta hit me. I got scolded.”
“Arwen……!”
“In the letter it was Rwen, but now it’s Arwen? Let’s look at this one too. It’s thundering. Today was cloudy and then it rained. I saw lightning. Oh, there was a time where it went ‘kapow’.”
“Stop it!”
Blushing, Shuel strode towards me and shouted loudly.
I giggled, folded the letters neatly, placed it back into the drawer and locked it.
He knew how to be irritated and embarrassed. He’s all grown up now.
I looked at Shuel, who was glaring at me resentfully, with a new look.
Compared to when we were younger, he had definitely grown a lot.
His height, which used to be shorter than his peers, grew progressively and his innocent face began to mature like an adult.
He was still around the same height as me, but soon enough, he would surpass it.
Shuel Sebrirua. He’s twelve years old now.
‘You grew up well……’
I’m fourteen years old now. I smiled and thought to myself.
Chapter 22: CH 21
Even when I pinched it pretty hard, Shuel still couldn’t take his eyes off my nose.
Shuel, who was now on the verge of tears, said with his eyes closed tightly.
“Y-you can hit me the same way.”
It was funny that he stuttered while he was speaking, and it was adorable that he seemed to be quite sincere.
I stared at his face and reached out to tap lightly on Shuel’s nose.
Shuel was surprised and jumped backwards with a hiccup.
Shuel’s eyes widened in surprise, and were red tinged. He seemed to have been sniffling for quite a while now.
I squatted down in front of him and hugged my knees.
“So…why were you hiding?”
At those words, Shuel’s mouth shut again.
He shook his head with determined eyes, as if he would never say a word.
“I-I promise that I’ll bring you along. If you don’t–’’
“You know what, don’t say it. It’s not like I’m that curious about it.”
I replied indifferently and rose up from my seat.
Acting as if I was really uninterested, I even shook off the hem of my clothes that had touched the floor.
Then, someone carefully grabbed the hem of my skirt.
When I looked down, Shuel was staring up at me with eyes full of tears.
I almost burst into laughter.
Look at him complaining with his eyes.
“Rwen……”
Shuel, who had not spoken a single word earlier, breathed out.
Those eyes that had been brimming with tears, eventually burst and flowed down.
“What if you forget me after you go to the academy……”
Shuel murmured and began to cry profusely.
His sobs weren’t loud enough to be heard outside, but huge teardrops fell down his cheeks.
“I…I like Rwen……”
Even in the midst of sniffling, Shuel still continued to speak.
“Wh-what if Rwen goes to the academy and forgets all about me……”
Shuel whimpered as he said that, feeling even more upset.
While listening to those words, I stretched out my hand and wiped away his tears with my sleeve.
I like you.
I haven’t heard those words in a while.
If I remember correctly, I think it was about a year ago that he started to say them. I felt honoured to hear that he still liked me.
“M-my mom said that you have to go to the academy for 10 years……”
“I’ll be back during vacation. I’m not leaving forever.”
At my answer, Shuel stopped crying. He asked, twitching the tip of his red nose.
“When is your vacation?”
Uhm……I started counting my fingers.
“My next birthday?”
Shuel’s eyes widened again when I announced that it would be next spring.
“That’s too far!”
“Huhu. Rwen, don’t forget me. I like Rwen, but if she forgets me……”
Shuel fell down and muttered like a broken radio.
The scene was amusing, but the aftertaste was bitter so I patted his back and smiled wryly.
Young children would easily forget people they haven’t seen in a long time, but I was mentally already an adult.
Even if I do forget you, you will definitely forget me. There was no way I would possibly forget you.
But instead of saying that, I lifted Shuel up. I met his eyes, laughed and wiped away his tears.
“You can also attend the academy later. Then, we could go to school together.”
“But we can’t go together now…”
Shuel replied, appearing upset.
I crouched inside the box, in case I needed to pull him out again.
It felt strange to see him act like this. Shuel rarely acted recklessly.
Did he want to go with me that badly?
Thinking about how I can appease him, I came up with an idea.
“Well, I can send you a letter instead.”
“……Letter?”
“Yes. Last time we did it at home, we were just pretending to send one. This time, I can actually send one properly.”
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Gently wiped the corners of his eyes that had stopped crying, I continued again.
“I can put stamps on it, send a gift, and even put dried flowers or fallen leaves in the letter. Then, when you tear the letter open, it will fall out. Just as if you were standing underneath a blossoming tree or maple tree.”
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“Wow……”Shuel’s pink eyes twinkled with excitement. I smiled and gave the final blow.
“And at the end of the letter, I’ll write this: ‘Let’s capture the mood of the season, Shu’. Wouldn’t that be great?”
When I added that I would use a nickname and send it as ‘Shu’, he seemed to have completely regained his energy, but it quickly withered again.
“Still, we won’t see each other for a long time.”
He didn’t cry this time, but looked really depressed.
I gently stroked Shuel’s hair.
“It’s okay.”
“No, it’s not okay. When Rwen leaves, who will play with me? Or eat tarts with me and hold my hand when I go to the bathroom at night?”
“There’s Rieta.”
“……No.”
Shuel puffed his cheeks grumpily.
Shuel and Rieta still did not get along well.
On the 1st of January this year, Rieta was adopted by the Duke and Duchess of Sebrirua. Officially making her to be Shuel’s sister.
No, maybe that’s the reason why they fought even more.
I laughed, imagining that after I left for the academy, the two of them would sneer at each other with puffy faces after being punished for fighting.
As Shuel said, we wouldn’t be able to eat snacks together anymore. When I lay down in bed at night, it would feel very empty and I’d miss those little hands that would hold onto mine.
“Still, Shuel. Time flies by very quickly.”
However, time was also too precious to let go of the present while regretting the past.
“You may be separated from me now, but that doesn’t mean you’ll always be sad. I’m sure something good will happen soon.”
Childhood was very short, so every moment felt dazzling.
Your life has yet to be filled with laughter, so I hope you don’t cry too much.
“Really. In the blink of an eye, you might become an adult.”
Shuel looked up at me in disbelief, but his expression felt as though he wanted to believe it.
I smiled brightly.
“So, let’s split up for a moment.”
Shuel went silent for a moment, then suddenly hugged me tightly.
“You have to write me a letter every day.”
“Yes.”
“You have to write my letter longer than Rieta’s.”
“Yes.”
“……Have a safe trip, Rwen.”
After the mature farewell coupled with a small cry of ‘Don’t forget me’. I laughed once again.
And two days later, I left for the academy with everyone seeing me off.
＊ ＊ ＊
Inside held letters with several faded torn papers.
Puzzled, I picked up the letter and as I read the contents inside, my mouth quickly stretched out amusingly.
I had found a treasure while cleaning up my dorm room. I smiled and turned my head.
It has changed compared to when we were younger, but his fluffy platinum blonde hair could still be seen moving busily.
“Shu. Look at this.”
At my call, the boy who was organising the books in the corner of the room turned around.
He still looked young, but he had lost quite a lot of baby fat.
The boy, Shuel, widened his eyes.
At his innocent appearance, I smiled like a villain and waved the papers in my hand.
“Do you know what this is?”
“No? Isn’t that just a letter? I think it’s pretty old too……”
Shuel’s face, who had been muttering nonsense, slowly began to heat up.
I quickly opened the letter and read it out loud.
“Rwen. Good morning. Rwen didn’t wake me up, so I overslept. Rieta hit me. I got scolded.”
“Arwen……!”
“In the letter it was Rwen, but now it’s Arwen? Let’s look at this one too. It’s thundering. Today was cloudy and then it rained. I saw lightning. Oh, there was a time where it went ‘kapow’.”
“Stop it!”
Blushing, Shuel strode towards me and shouted loudly.
I giggled, folded the letters neatly, placed it back into the drawer and locked it.
I looked at Shuel, who was glaring at me resentfully, with a new look.
Compared to when we were younger, he had definitely grown a lot.
His height, which used to be shorter than his peers, grew progressively and his innocent face began to mature like an adult.
He was still around the same height as me, but soon enough, he would surpass it.
Shuel Sebrirua. He’s twelve years old now.
‘You grew up well……’
I’m fourteen years old now. I smiled and thought to myself.
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