Chapter 133
Side Story Chapter 4
After that, Aria’s heart has been strange every time Ruth was confessed to by a girl, just as it does now.
Even though she tried not to care, she was curious to see what kind of answer he would give.
Even now, Aria was focused on Ruth’s expression seen through the window.
Before she knew it, Rachel was handing Ruth a box wrapped beautifully with a ribbon. A smile appeared on Ruth’s lips as he looked down at it.
‘Please don’t take it.’
Say sorry and refuse.
You’ve always been like that .
You are kind and caring to everyone, but you are definitely a child when it comes to matters of the opposite sex, so please draw a clear line this time.
When Aria thought that far, she felt disgusted with herself and clenched her fists tightly. I couldn’t see Ruth’s answer, so I turned my head.
‘What on earth am I thinking?’
She couldn’t believe she was thinking such an ugly thing when Ruth had good news.
Is this why she can be said to be Ruth’s first friend?
‘But…’
I hated seeing Ruth with another girl.
Ruth could spend time alone with her like he had for the past ten years.
Even though I knew it was realistically impossible, I felt greedy for no reason.
Aria slumped down on the table, trying to suppress the ugly feelings that filled her heart.
When I closed my eyes and thought about something else, my upset stomach seemed to calm down.
How long has it been like that?
“Aria, what’s wrong?”
Aria cautiously raised her head at the sound of a friendly voice above her head. Ruth was looking down at her with worry written all over his face.
Aria instinctively looked at his hands.
Fortunately, Ruth’s hands were empty. The large box that Rachel handed him earlier was nowhere to be found.
Relief washed over her, and then another wave of self-doubt.
As Aria frowned, Ruth put his hand on her forehead, not sure what to do. It was a natural touch without the slightest hesitation.
“That’s strange, you don’t have a fever.”
Thanks to the efforts of Evelia, Samuel, Erin, and the High Priestess, Aria had regained full control of her unstable powers.
This meant that she no longer suffered from unexpected fevers and collapses.
In fact, she was so healthy that Samuel could hardly believe his eyes.
Nevertheless, Ruth, who had seen her sick since she was young, often worried about her health.
Aria had always liked Ruth’s attitude. It made her feel protected and like she was getting special treatment from him.
But today, I disliked his kindness.
“Why are you so kind to everyone?”
“Huh?”
Ruth pursed his lips, perhaps taken aback by Aria’s sudden words, then smiled.
“What do you mean, all of a sudden?”
“I mean, why do you say things you don’t mean?”
“What do you mean, say things I don’t mean…”
“Why do you care so much when you don’t care about me?”
Aria looked at Ruth’s still questioning face and shook his hand away. Then she quickly grabbed her books and left the library.
“Wait a minute, Aria…!”
I heard Ruth rushing after me, but I didn’t even listen and ran towards the women’s dormitory.
However, I was soon caught up by Ruth.
“Aria, please talk to me for a moment.”
“I have nothing to say.”
Aria couldn’t even look at Ruth. If I looked at his face right now, I felt like all the tears I could hold back would spill out.
“Why did you leave like this?”
“What do you want?”
“No, I mean….”
Ruth, who always spoke clearly, stuttered.
“I’m worried…”
“I said it was okay. I don’t have any problems with my health anymore.”
“Then why did you leave so suddenly?”
“I was just tired and wanted to go to my room and rest.”
Ruth pursed his lips, looking as if he had something to say, then smiled faintly.
“Then I’ll walk you there. Give me your book.”
“I can do this myself, I’m not a kid.”
Ah, I didn’t mean to say this.
Aria, who shot back bluntly without realizing it, bit her lip because she felt sorry.
Although I promised myself that I would always say only nice things to Ruth, sometimes things just slipped out of her mouth like this.
I’m so pathetic, why do I only do this in front of Ruth?
I felt like my head would explode if I stayed with him any longer. Aria desperately tried to pull Ruth’s hand away from her arm.
“Anyway, you really don’t have to worry about it, so you should go do your own thing. You have to study for the test .”
And then something strange happened.
Ruth, who would normally have let go of Aria, did not move .
The students around them glanced at them, as if they had noticed something strange. ‘What, are those two fighting?’ Or, ‘They’re always like that’ I heard a voice whispering .
“Instead of doing this here, let’s move to a different place and talk, Aria.”
It seemed like if I raised my voice a little more, the rumor would spread throughout the academy. Aria had no choice but to follow Ruth.
The place Ruth headed to was his dorm room.
Adelhard prepared a separate building for Ruth instead of the original dormitory, and it was not just a room, it was no different from a mansion.
In addition to the bedroom, there was also a living room and a study room, so Aria often came here to play.
Of course, there was no one to overhear the two people talking.
“Want some tea?”
“No.”
Aria, who unconsciously responded coldly, sat down on the sofa and made an excuse.
“Like I said, I’m tired and I want to finish the conversation quickly and go to my room.”
“……”
Ruth sat down across from her, looking a little more serious. Aria leaned her head back and twiddled her fingers.
Even Ruth, who had asked to talk first, had nothing to say. There was silence in the living room, which was usually filled with loud chatter.
After a moment passed, Ruth took a deep breath and parted his lips.
“Aria, if I did something wrong, please tell me honestly.”
“…….”
“Is it because I made fun of you this morning because your face looked like a tomato?”
“… No.”
“Or is it because you’re jealous that I seem to like Celsion more than you?”
“… Not even that…”
I didn’t know what to say. Objectively speaking, Ruth hadn’t done anything wrong.
If anything, he was just a kid who was desperate to be nicer to Aria.
Yeah, that was the problem.
That attitude keeps confusing people.
Maybe it would be better to be this kind.
Even though I knew Ruth had been like this since he was young, I resented her for nothing.
“Then why…”
“… I’m sick.”
When I remembered the smiling face he had given Rachel earlier, I felt sick in my stomach again. Aria muttered without realizing it.
“What?”
“It’s annoying when you smile like that.”
“Why is that…”
“I’m more angry because I don’t know that!”
Aria eventually couldn’t control her anger and jumped up from her seat.
“It’s nice to get a confession, isn’t it? It would be great to have so many kids saying they like you!”
She continued shooting at Ruth, who was looking up at her with a blank expression.
“You should know how to be serious, Duke Adelhard is so serious all the time, and he’s only sweet to sister Eve, so why are you…!”
Aria, who had said that far, was once again dumbfounded and kept her mouth shut.
“It’s okay. I’m going.”
Ruth caught her again as she tried to quickly run away.
“Aria.”
He chose his words carefully.
“You don’t like me being nice to other people?”
“… I don’t know.”
“Then I won’t do that .”
“… Why?”
“Because you said you didn’t like it.”
“So why?”
“No matter what anyone says, you are my first friend.”
“That’s why I hate it!”
Aria shouted, glancing back at Ruth.
“I don’t want to be friends with you…!”
I don’t want to be friends anymore. I want to be…!
Aria shut her mouth again, trying to get everything out. Because the moment she spoke those words, which were stuck under her chin, she knew that her relationship with Ruth would never be the same again.
Either in a good way or in a bad way .
‘I like Ruth.’
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