Episode 7
Edith used the trivial connection as an excuse to make plans to meet Adrian.
First, I sent a letter to his house expressing my intention to visit. If each of them had become famous as classmates at the Academy, it would have been a reason to show their faces. Fortunately, the reply came quickly.
However, the moment I opened the thin envelope and opened Adrian’s letter, the paper radiated light and the writing appeared.
The original text appeared before my eyes again, clearly written in Korean.
[In a world where alphas and omegas exist, there are two ways to have a baby.]
This was a part explaining the Omegaverse worldview.
She couldn’t figure out why this thing was suddenly fluttering in her vision.
The writing continued.
[First, it is to use inclination. If you receive an Alpha seed, an Omega or Beta can become pregnant regardless of gender.]
[Second, it uses gender. Even if the same omega is between a man and a woman, the woman can become pregnant by receiving the man’s sperm.]
It was natural and common sense.
Alphas and Omegas are so small in number that they are bound to be eliminated if they cannot find a marriage partner. Therefore, you can get pregnant according to your tendencies, but you can also have offspring depending on your gender, just like in the real world.
In this place where Betas make up 70-80% of the population, the only way to actually form a family is through a meeting between a man and a woman.
‘Why are you showing me what you already know?’
I’m scared for no reason.
As the light faded, Adrian’s reply was written on the letterhead, polite yet welcoming. It was written that they wanted to meet as soon as possible and that they had time today.
As Edith changed into her going-out clothes, she was unable to suppress her anxious feelings.
Just before going to meet Adrian, the novel’s main number Omega, I thought deeply about the reason why I read the section setting up the Omega Universe.
Count Raymond’s house, where Adrian lived, was much grander and better decorated than Edith’s house. Although his title was lower than that of her family, his wealth was solid.
Even though she didn’t bother to look for and listen to the rumor that she had achieved success by entering the lucrative manufacturing industry, it naturally caught her ear as people around her were talking fiercely about the spirit of support and dominance.
As I entered the gorgeous living room, I was able to meet Adrian amidst the cheerful sound of the piano.
But he wasn’t alone.
Several alphas around him were staring at him endlessly, like sunflowers hoping for the sun, trying to get his attention in any way possible.
It’s a familiar composition and atmosphere. Even at the Academy Awards, scenes that focused on Adrian were always like this.
The main character was seated in the center of the long chair, with a handsome young man on each left and right. The other alphas pulled out single chairs and sat down close to Adrian.
Because of the alphas gathered around Adrian, the table next to him seemed unwieldy.
Since it was a BL genre, all the people who courted him were men. And his appearance was worthy of being considered above a certain level.
She bowed her knee and greeted him politely.
“It’s been a while, Sir Raymond. How have you been?”
Alphas like sunflower petals glared at her with disapproving expressions. It was as if her competitors had increased.
Of course, Edith knew that their competition was not her. Since the best Alpine, Clyde, has already been chosen as a companion, I wanted to give advice to the Alphas who are needlessly setting me up not to lose their strength and to find another Omega.
Edith, who smiled brightly on the outside, paid attention to Adrian, who had invited her.
With her long flowing purple hair neatly tied back, she looked just as neat and beautiful as she had seen at the academy.
Adrian’s thin and elegant neckline, reminiscent of an iris, was the highlight.
As soon as she saw her, her face immediately lit up, but her lines were thin and white.
He made a small shape with his not-so-dark lips and chirped in a sweet voice that caught my ear.
“Edith, that’s too much. “What is Sir Raymond?”
For someone who had never been able to have a conversation during their school days, it was a warm welcome.
When he got up from his seat looking refreshed, the Alphas surrounding him on all sides fell like falling flower petals.
I was grateful that he welcomed me, but it felt awkward when he suddenly expressed his friendliness. Edith could not get any closer and lingered far away in the drawing room.
“Adrian… … .”
He left the academy with his last semester left due to the death of his father. And he is now in a position to lead the Count Raymond family.
These days, he seems to be called Sir Raymond more often, but he treated her kindly.
“It’s been a while since I heard a long name called. “Since we’re friends, can you please call me Artie?”
The corners of her eyes, curved flexibly like the lines of a crescent moon, were so pretty that they tickled the hearts of those who saw them. Her heart skipped a beat because it was the first time she had witnessed her smile in person.
But Adrian did nothing more than express his usual fondness as a classmate.
According to Adrian’s personality, which I naturally heard, he was a very affectionate person. When he encountered someone who seemed to be helpless, he couldn’t just ignore them and would always help them. He was not good at refusing requests from others, so he was often caught up in unexpected events.
However, because he received so much attention from so many people, he seemed to have learned how to tell whether he was just trying to attract attention or if he actually needed help. So, it was surprisingly easy to get away with dirty tricks.
Thanks to this, he still maintains his pure emotions and was a fantastic Omega who was worthy of being the main number.
Edith said softly in her mouth, ‘Arty…’ … ‘,’ he muttered.
His sky-like eyes narrowed so that he couldn’t even see them.
I thought that all women in the world should die if they smiled so beautifully, but then I remembered that this was not reality. There were quite a few male omegas around who were prettier than the women.
Among them, Adrian showed off his overwhelmingly delicate beauty, stimulating even Edith’s protective instinct.
He, who had a slim body, waved his thin legs to close the distance between her and her.
Edith felt as if her feet were stuck to the ground.
“I didn’t know there was a meeting. “Maybe I should have picked a different day.”
It was a moment when I understood the Alpha hordes that followed him.
“No, I was just about to leave. Should we move somewhere else?”
After saying goodbye to the people he was with in a friendly but not over-the-top way, he took the lead and went out.
Compared to the empty Edith Mansion, which was large in size, this place was a bit narrow in keeping with the status of the earl’s family, but had a charming feel. After passing through the central hallway, a terrace with a trendy sunshade appeared. The scenery that spread out toward the courtyard was luxurious enough to be compared to the palace garden.
“I was surprised to receive your letter, Edith.”
The part that was difficult to contact was mentioned first.
Edith revealed that we were not really close friends.
“It was a bit unexpected, wasn’t it?”
But Adrian was somehow excited. He placed his hand on the back of his chair for a long time, offering to take a seat under the sunshade. Even after she sat down, she did not move away and continued to stand.
“Honestly, I thought you hated me.”
Adrian’s light beige coat moved back and forth next to her seated torso.
It felt a bit awkward to look up and look at it.
It was tense and awkward.
A voice that had been heard a little far away slowly approached me.
Perhaps because I was paying close attention, I could feel him bend down and bring his lips near my ear.
“It was difficult to get close… … . “I think I was the only one who was upset when he said he wanted to meet me like this.”
“You hate it?”
There was no contact point like that.
“iced coffee… … . I guess you don’t remember… … .”
There was a hint of disappointment in the exclamation that was made without thinking.
I didn’t expect Adrian, who always attracts people’s attention and lives at the center of attention, to show this kind of attitude.
He was always with a friend who tried to drain his liver and gallbladder, or an alpha who confessed his love for him. There was no way for Edith to approach, and there was no intention to do so anyway.
So, I thought they only remembered me as a classmate at the academy, but now that I talked to them, I felt very different.
But that didn’t mean Adrian was sticking to her side and teasing her in an uncomfortable way. Neither her actions nor her tone crossed the line of kindness.
It was difficult to misunderstand whether he was approaching me as the opposite sex for no reason. Edith had seen countless alphas around her dreaming wildly.
“We also took the course ‘History of the Transformation of the Lagrand Empire’ together. “Other than that, there were more overlapping subjects in the first and second years.”
“uh… … that’s right.”
I can’t believe I even remember the subjects.
It’s unexpected. It turns out I wasn’t the only one who was conscious of it.
“Do you remember me sitting next to you in class one day?”
Edith quietly shook her head. In fact, he remembered it because it was an uncomfortable experience for him.
Adrian suddenly came and sat down at the long desk next to it so that several people could sit down. It was such a burden that there was an omega with self-luminous beauty less than a step away.
Pretending not to know anything about what happened at that time, she just secretly turned her gaze to look at him.
I immediately came face to face with blue eyes staring intently at me.
“I’ve been thinking about talking to you the whole time. “I made a big decision and deliberately sat next to you, but then you went to the bathroom.”
I can’t look away once I’m caught up in it.
It was as if I was trying to secretly observe the atmosphere and got caught in his noose.
“I did… … Was it?”
On the outside, he seemed like a fool.
“When I came back, I moved. I sat in the front row when the professor spoke passionately, to the point where I would spit out. “That place where no one sits.”
I hoped that tilting my head and pretending to remember would not be awkward.
He expressed his shame like a rejected schoolboy.
“So I couldn’t pretend to know anymore.”
It was difficult to ignore the unexpected friendliness that was shown to me.
Since I was insisting that I had not avoided Adrian in the past, it was difficult to keep my mental distance here. Moreover, today she came on her own.
“I don’t remember. I’m sorry if I did that. “It was probably just a coincidence.”
Is that so? Adrian rubbed behind his ears sheepishly.
“I guess I was the only one who cared. I wanted to talk to Edith, so I made several more similar attempts. But I failed every time… … .”
He talked about his unfortunate past experiences.
There was a time when we ran into each other at a school festival and passed each other without incident.
When Adrian appeared on a deserted shelf in the library, she just happened to pick out all the books.
I was surprised at how much detail I could remember about my past.
It’s true that Edith avoided the main move as much as possible, but she couldn’t recall all the memories he recalled. Adrian remembered her more.
Perhaps it’s because of his thoughtful and meticulous personality. The past that only one person remembered touched her heart, knowingly or unknowingly.
