CH 197

The door opened again, and Noel left the seminar room.

Unlike coming out of the room with a solemn look, he began to storm the middle of the hallway, muttering ‘I’m going crazy!’ as soon as the door closed.

***

As promised with Noel, Rieta quietly looked at the clock inside the seminar room.

She was sometimes startled to hear the voices of the students behind the door, but as Noel said, the door never opened.

Tick, tick.

And when the promised five minutes came.

A thumping sound was heard from afar.

She thought it was probably Noel because it sounded similar to the sound she heard in the Duchy’s hallway.

Click.

Of course, Rieta’s prediction was correct, and soon the door to the seminar room opened, and Noel entered the room with a heavy breath.

“Gasp, gasp.”

How much did he run?

He was breathing so hard that he couldn’t even straighten his back.

“Are you okay Noel?”

Rieta asked with concern, and instead of answering, he held out a large package he had brought.

When she opened it, there were clothes similar to those worn by the students here.

Of course, Noel was a student here anyway, so he probably had the same uniform as an extra pair.

But… this.

After Rieta lifted the skirt with her two hands, she took turns looking at Noel.

Asking if this is his.

Of course, the Academy did not differentiate between men and women in uniform, so both male and female students were able to choose the type of clothing according to their needs.

But the other was that Noel.

‘…Noel, it might suit him unexpectedly.’

Did he notice Rieta’s thoughts?

Noel violently took the clothes and shouted.

“It’s not mine!”

He put the skirt over his waist as proof.

“Look at this!”

Indeed.

It looked a little small for Noel to wear.

Rieta nodded her head and glanced up and down as Noel put up the skirt.

As expected, it suits him well.

Noel held out the clothes again with a very contorted face.

As if urging her to stop talking nonsense and get dressed.

But with Noel’s eyes here, it seems somehow strange to change clothes.

Even if the two of them have slept together as children and have seen everything they could see.

“Where can I change my clothes?”

“Go  back to the cabinet, there is a small space between the walls.”

Rieta went straight to where he was pointing.

Behind the space was a large armchair that was old and half-covered.

Perhaps this is a place for tired students to rest.

Before she changed her clothes, she sat on the sofa once.

Out of curiosity.

She felt very relaxed as she felt her back being pushed with the sound of old springs.

Maybe Darrell or Noel also found comfort in this warmth.

Thinking about it that way, Rieta thought it was interesting.

“Who told you to hang out on the sofa? I told you to change clothes.”

Noel scolded her from over the cabinet.

It seems she was caught because of the squeaking sound of the spring.

“It’s just, it looks soft. I’m going to change now.”

Noel glared over the cabinet for a moment, but couldn’t scold Rieta in any other way.

It is not possible to rush to where Rieta is.

The squeaking spring sound was heard again.

It seemed that Rieta stood up and was about to change her clothes.

Noel looked around in a feeling of embarrassment.

Just then, he saw several students passing through the window.

He hurried to the window and quickly pulled the curtains.

Of course, they can’t see the inside of the cabinet through the window, but it’s still a bit of a daunting feeling.

“……”

As the curtain blocked the world and them, the sound of rain, which had never left his ears, finally took a few steps back.

It’s dark.

As he was thinking about it, he heard a ‘tap’ from behind the cabinet.

That’s that.

It sounded like clothes falling to the floor.

So, the clothes she was wearing were…

Noel hurriedly went back to the seminar room doorway and stood holding the doorknob tightly.

It would be troubling for anyone to come in at a time like this.

And he leaned his forehead against the door.

As his vision darkened, he began to hear the sound coming out of the cabinet more clearly.

The rustling of the hem rubbing against each other, or the troubled muttering in kingdom language…

Fool.

How can she use the kingdom language here?

He thought about scolding Rieta for nothing.

Maybe it’s because he was a little shy. Somewhere, even his face is getting hot…

“Whoo.”

He exhaled slowly. As if he was calming himself down.

When Rieta comes out after changing her clothes, he shouldn’t have a red face.

As he repeated those deep breaths, he soon found peace in his heart.

Thank goodness.

Now he can proudly raise his head in front of Rieta.