Side Story 5


    The store where Isley and La disappeared was frozen. Emma and Yuria were fiddling with the dishes, looking at Micha.


    What? I think there was a circumstance, but Master Isley said it casually. Could it be that Micha was offended?


    Yuria looked at Micha with an awkward smile. He mumbled as he ate his meal in a casual manner.


    Arent you going to listen?


    The murmur was so small that no one present could hear Michas voice. He said this for the two people who looked into him.


    Dont you think you should eat dessert after eating? Would you like to go out to a cafe? Its still lunchtime, isnt it?


    Ah? Yes, of course. Micha.


    Today, Im going to live my life. Right?


    At that moment, the atmosphere inside the store began to loosen.


    The three of them enjoyed a brief break at the cafe and then returned to the store. I really enjoyed the trivial everyday stories and outdated jokes we had at the cafe. It was so much fun that the suffocating silence that had taken ce in the store waspletely forgotten.


    Yuria could also forget about that time.


    First boss. That man is the second Confucius of the Emers, isnt he?


    If only Micha, who was lying on the sofa as soon as she came up to the second floor, had not suddenly said this.


    Hes Isley Emers.


    He said with the notebook he had been using in ss on his face.


    When she heard the name Isley Emers, Yuria stiffened. She tried to hide Isleys identity as much as possible. Because she thought it could cause chaos in this peaceful ce, and he didnt seem willing to reveal himself,too. For that reason, when the story about the Emers family came out, it reflexively froze. Imagining the startled expression on peoples faces when Isley is revealed to be the son of the Duke of Emers, Yuria remembers the first time he came here.


    I was really surprised then. Maybe I had a look of astonishment as I just imagined?


    That day, Yuria lost strength in her legs and almost copsed in the ce. Numerous thoughts and anxieties were overflowing in her head. Why did the mastere all of a sudden? For what reason? Maybe its because of La? She already knew that the young master was paying attention to her sister. Rumors spread when something happened to the mansion, and they were teasing her. Its not like they were interested, so she couldnt be ignorant. Before her departure, she could have guessed that La had addressed her concerns in her own way. Even if you promise not to hide anything from each other, you cant tell each other everything. In fact, didnt she reveal that Yuria also crushed the tongue of Count Nigor?


    Only when La reassured her that it was okay did Yuria calm her anxiety. Because when she said she was okay, she felt like everything was going to be okay. And she actually did. Because she was never wrong with La. La and Isley went out to chat. She never waited for anyone inside the store, and Yuria thought she was going to follow her thoughts of La as she was thinking of Isley. She tells La that if she rejects Isley, either she will p him coldly and if she does the opposite she will ept it.


    La epted Isley. So Yuria also epted him.


    After finishing the shback, she returned to reality.


    I think Micha already knows the master. It would be natural. cause youve seen him, Then she wouldnt have to hide it.


    Yuria nodded her head.


    Yes. Yes.


    I recognized it when I first saw him. I thought it was amazing to see a person of that size pretending to be amoner and hanging out with the bosses. Did the bosses already know the persons identity?


    Thats right too.


    I pretended not to know because I thought he had a reason to hide his identity. He thought I was acting like I didnt know him. I didnt know that the master would remember me at all, but.


    Yuria smiled awkwardly.


    Perhaps the master didnt pay much attention to Micha. Hes only interested in La.


    Now he is, no Isley is not a young master. He came here after giving up his nobility. Now hes amoner.


    Really? But You cant cut a bloodline just because youre trying to cut it, isnt it? The Duke of Emers is still alive and well. Even if he now pretends to be amoner, he can live as a duke, as long as he returns to the Empire again.


    Isley I dont think he will go back. He will not go back.


    Yuria just had that certainty.


    Micha chuckled andughed.


    Then why did the master go away? Thanks to him, the time I was thinking about how to respond has be meaningless.


    Yuria heard that and widened her eyes.


    Its like.


    Did you want someone to ask? Why are you here?


    Doesnt he seem like someone who wants to ask?


    Yes.


    Micha is obediently telling the truth.


    Suddenly, Yuria wanted to see his face covered in a book. What expression does he have now?


    Isnt that what you wanted to hide? Micha never, seriously, revealed that you himself was a disciple of Ariancia like this. So I thought it was rude to ask for details.


    It was. Still, I just wanted to confide in someone at least once.


    Yuria hesitated and said.


    If its okay with you, can I ask you a question?


    Yeaj.


    Why did youe here?


    Where should I begin Yes, it would be better to talk about it from the moment I met Ariancia.


    Micha wiggled his long legs.


    The first time I met Ariancia was at an orphanage. Having be the richest woman in the empire, she started supporting children who had been struggling like herself. The orphanage where I lived was one of them. Back then, I loved making clothes. I used to cut and sew fabric to make pretty clothes for the dolls.


    He spoke in a dreamy voice.


    Maybe I guess thats what caught Ariancias attention. She came over to me and watched me make doll clothes. She watched the clothes finish and she patted my hair and she told me I was a genius. And then, smiling brighter than the sun, she told me toe to her own workshop someday. I look forward to that time. So I didnt sleep at night, and I worked so hard that I spilled my coffee, and got a job at Ariancias workshop. Eventually, I get to the rank of Discipleship.


    Awesome.


    Then one day I met a genius. Really, he was a genius. Ariancia was also surprised. I knew it the moment I saw the first clothes the child had made. He is a monster. Compared to a monster, I I wasnt a genius. What Aeruncia said that day was just to cheer up the poor orphans dreams.


    Michas voice began to tremble like a frightened man.


    It felt like the world was falling apart. I couldnt even draw properly. Making clothes I didnt feel happy anymore. Thats why I fled here, leaving only a single note telling her not to look for me. Just because its scary.


    I was scared to realize that I wasnt a genius. I hated knowing my limits. I was afraid that a real genius would take away everything I had aplished. I was afraid that Ariancia would disappoint me. I ran away. I ran away to a ce I didnt know and ran away I got here. Am I pathetic?


    Im sorry.


    At Yurias words, Micha flinched.


    Its okay to run away.


    Yuria said firmly.


    Why is it that running away is pathetic? Yuria ran away several times.


    She abandoned La and ran away, and she ran away because she was afraid of Count Nigor.


    There is absolutely nothing shameful about running away. Its really embarrassing to give up. Isnt the fact that you ran away without giving up because you wanted to do well? Even when you realized you werent a genius, you wanted to keep working even though you were desperate and distressed.


    Micha still loves making clothes, right? So you didnte to our store? You dont need money, as long as you have a meal and a ce to sleep, so it doesnt matter I asked you to work here.


    Do you want to go back to the workshop again? So did you always refer to yourself as a disciple of Ariancia? You miss the time you spent there, and you want to go back to when you were a student.


    Yes


    If that feeling remains, I will be able to return to the workshop someday. To love something It gives people courage.


    Yuria knew that fact better than anyone else. She loved La, so she was able to ovee the fear that she ate herself up for her sake. She could evenmit acts of ruining others without any hesitation. It remains the same even now. She can do anything for La.


    It would be the same for La. Because we are family, we know because we have the same heart.


    Micha said softly.


    Right. It might be.


    He said as he put down the book covering his face.


    It makes me feel a little bit sad when I tell others. May I ask you something?


    Yes? What is it?


    Boss How do you know the Emers master? I wonder how you got that much money at such a young age. Because it doesnt seem like it was acquired by inheritance. To me, people are just ordinarymoners.


    That I think it will be difficult because it is a long andplicated story.


    Yuria was speechless.


    It takes a lot of courage to tell that story. But I think it will be difficult now because I used up all that courage when I left my ce of residence.


    Really?


    But someday There wille a day when I will be able to talk to others casually. When that timees, Micha will be the first.


    Its an honor.


    Yuriaughed. She smiled beautifully.


    Even if someone who sees that smile will fall in love with her, its not strange at all