Chapter 150

It was a letter with a recipient but no sender. But Yurina could tell at a glance who the sender was.

The name she wanted to write but couldn’t.

Lydia De Flon.

It was a name that could no longer be used anywhere. Somehow her mouth tasted bitter, so Yurina rubbed the blank space where the sender should have been written at the bottom of the letter with her fingertip.

She decided not to regret how her life, which should have shone brilliantly as the protagonist, turned out like this. She won’t even say she’s sorry for changing her life.

But there was something she really wanted to say.

‘I hope you are happy too.’

She honestly didn’t know whether the life she had lost everything and became a fugitive, with only Karion, would be miserable or happy.

But Yurina hoped she was happy with the person she loved. She may call her a hypocrite for such a day, but this is sincere.

Feeling gloomy, Yurina folded the letter and received the box from Reynard. The moment she checked the contents inside, her eyes widened in surprise.

Inside the box were a pair of pure white shoes.

‘When on earth did she prepare these?’

Yurina carefully picked up one of the shoes with both hands. The shoe, which shone faintly as if sprinkled with pearl powder, was to her liking.

She immediately got up from her place and put on the shoes. As soon as she put them on, light began to shine from the shoes that were about one finger larger than her foot.

Reynard was startled and tried to use magic, but Yurina calmly held his arm. For some reason, she didn’t think this magic would harm her.

The glowing shoes gradually shrank and eventually clung to Yurina’s feet. Yurina, wearing the shoes adjusted by magic, twisted her body in front of the mirror Betsy brought, and examined the shoes.

“How is it?”

“It’s pretty.”

“Isn’t it?”

After scrutinizing the shoes a bit more, Yurina seemed to make up her mind and opened her mouth.

“I want to wear these at the wedding.”

It might be a bit flashy for the green dress she is wearing now, but it would go well with a white wedding dress.

“Yeah, it’s pretty. But do you know who sent it? We should thank them.”

At the worried words of Marchioness Carthia, Yurina answered without hesitation.

“It’s a gift from an old friend.”

Yurina turned her head and looked out the window. A warm wind flowed in through the open window. The garden visible outside the window was full of flowers and the trees sprouted green leaves.

It was a full spring.

The spring of her eighteen years. Like a bud that had been curled up in the ground during the long winter, it was time for the long-awaited original novel to begin.

But now, the story she read is nowhere to be found.

It was time for another story to begin.

* * *

The morning of the wedding when a new story begins.

Yurina, who woke up early in the morning and was led by Betsy’s hand, sat in front of the mirror and sighed.

As her fingers on her knee fidgeted nervously, Betsy, who was curling her hair from behind, looked at her through the mirror and smiled.

“Are you very nervous?”

“No, it’s not that…”

“I didn’t say it, but I’m really nervous too.”

Looking at Betsy’s face, which was nowhere to be found leisurely, Yurina relaxed her tense expression and laughed.

“I’m the one getting married, why are you nervous, Betsy?”

If a stranger saw the expressions of the two, they might think that it was Betsy who was getting married.

“That’s true, but somehow…”

Betsy pouted her lips without finishing her words. She took a deep breath through her nose, but still couldn’t control her emotions and turned her back to Yurina, covering her face.

Betsy’s shoulders shuddered up and down and a sobbing sound was heard. Other maids who had been helping Yurina without showing any particular signs began to sob at the start of Betsy’s cry.

In the midst of a sea of ​​tears, Yurina, the person involved, was the only one who was fine. A strange scene was staged for a while.

After a while, Betsy, who had calmed down, sniffed and braided Yurina’s hair.

“I just feel like you’re going far away.”

“But you’re going with me.”

Betsy, who had been working as Yurina’s personal maid for a long time, accepted Yurina’s proposal as if she had been waiting.

“I know, but I just feel that way. I can’t believe my lady has grown up so much…”

“To be honest, it doesn’t feel real to me either.”

Yurina, who answered lightly, looked out the window and changed the subject.

“Has no one arrived from the Crohn Kingdom yet?”

Betsy, who had just calmed down, looked upset again.

“Yes. They should have arrived by now.”

“I see.”

Yurina kept looking out the window, unable to shake off her regrets, even though she had to agree.

* * *

It was about the time when the makeup was almost finished. There was a noisy sound in the corridor, and then butler Robert entered with a knock.

“My lady.”

Before she could even ask what was going on, a sullen boy poked his head from behind him. Despite being seemingly a stranger, his face felt strangely familiar.

His eyes widened in surprise as they met Yurina’s gaze, but then he smiled brightly.

“Sister!”

Sister? Is he calling someone else? While Yurina was wondering, a familiar voice flowed into the room.

“Hey, hey! What will you do if you behave rudely! You should wait until the butler delivers the news first!”

“What are you talking about, you’re even more impolite. So noisy.”

Yurina squinted her eyes and carefully scrutinized the boy’s face again.

“Ah…”

It’s a familiar face.

“Nathan?”

Upon hearing his name, the boy directed his gaze back to Yurina, and smiled innocently like a child.

“It’s been a long time, sister!”

* * *

There were four people from the academy. Aiden, Nathan, Alex, and Thomas.

“How did you all get here?”

Although Yurina had hoped all four of them would come, she didn’t expect all of them would actually be able to, so she asked with some bewilderment.

“Well, that is…”

As Yurina watched Aiden hesitate to answer, she suddenly remembered what he had been shouting about in his vocal magic letter.

“So, did you really cross the border illegally without even graduating…”

“Shouldn’t you ask if I graduated first?”

Yurina chuckled awkwardly at Aiden’s response. She had been so sure that they wouldn’t be able to graduate, she didn’t even consider the possibility they might have.

Fortunately, Aiden didn’t seem offended by Yurina’s question.

“So, did you graduate? All four of you?”

“Ah, come on. How could we graduate all at once?”

He waved his hand dismissively, grumbling.

“So, you really came here secretly?”

“Aiden might do something like that, but please don’t lump me in with him, sister.”

Nathan shuddered, his face full of horror. Even though it had been 3 years since they last met, Nathan, who was very friendly, was still acting familiarly and calling Yurina ‘sister’.

Frankly, Yurina found it somewhat awkward to hear the term ‘sister’ from Nathan, who had lost his child-like demeanor. Hence, she addressed him formally instead.

“So, how did you come here? Aren’t you not allowed to leave the Crohn Kingdom?”

“Well, about that.”

Aiden glanced around before he leaned in to whisper as if he was sharing a state secret with Yurina.

“We received special permission.”

“Special permission?”

“Isn’t Reynard the pride of both the Academy and the Crohn Kingdom?”

Well, he may be the pride of the Academy, but it seemed like the Empire considered him as their pride as well. Yurina nodded her head, pondering that if the imperial family heard this, it could potentially escalate into a diplomatic issue.

“I suppose so. So, what’s next?”

“When such a Reynard is getting married, we couldn’t just sit still in the kingdom. Besides, all of Reynard’s friends are in the kingdom. Although the kingdom couldn’t officially send a congratulatory delegation, shouldn’t the friends at least come?”

“I see.”

“Actually, that’s the official story. I suggested it to the principal.”

“Suggested… what?”

What kind of suggestion?

Aiden, apparently oblivious to Yurina’s nervous tone, continued his proud tale.

“I’m Reynard’s best friend, aren’t I? So, wouldn’t it be strange if I couldn’t attend his wedding?”

“I suppose so.”

“But unfortunately, including myself, none of the kids who were close to Reynard and graduated this time… You can’t send people you don’t know as wedding guests, can you?”

So, to summarize, it seems that they need to send guests to show their friendship with Reynard and the Crohn Kingdom, and to continue the relationship in the future, but unfortunately, there are no graduates to send.

It was a story that was humorous yet sad.

“So I specially received permission to visit the Empire this time! In fact, I am confident in persuading someone even if I am not confident in writing a thesis!”

Aiden recalled his tearful past.

It was an event from two months ago. At that time, he was gritting his teeth and writing his graduation thesis with the single intention of attending Reynard’s wedding.

Throughout his 20 years of life, Aiden always believed that nothing was impossible. Even though the journey is tough, if he decided to do it and worked hard, he believed that he could do anything, no matter how hard it was.

However, only four months after he started writing his graduation thesis, he had to deny his faith, which he had firmly believed in for the past 20 years.

‘There are things that can’t be done.’

Yes, it’s hard to admit, but everything in the world doesn’t always go as we wish.

On the night he realized this, Aiden cursed the nameless wizard who suggested him to take the entrance exam for the academy after visiting the Tessie territory a few years ago and saying that he had the talent of a wizard. He didn’t even remember the face, but he grumbled, imagining the typical appearance of wizards, who were usually thin and had dull eyes.

If he hadn’t said that, he wouldn’t have had to suffer this moment because of his graduation thesis. He wouldn’t have had to feel the anxiety of not being able to attend his only friend’s wedding. If only that wizard didn’t exist, if only he had entered the school of swordsmanship!

He thought that far and suddenly realized that if that wizard didn’t exist, he wouldn’t have come to the capital at all. Only then was he able to calm his anger a little and look at the references he was looking at.

However, the thesis, which has not been written so far, could not be written. He kicked out of the library and headed to the principal’s office.