NOVEL NEXT chapter 37
37 – Interlude: Angelica Louise (2)
Angelica woke up at the usual time to prepare breakfast.
“Haa….”
It’s been a long vacation, but she didn’t feel excited.
Because today was her birthday and her father’s anniversary.
For Angelica, this was the most difficult day of her year.
‘It’s okay.’
As her birthday approached, the bed became uncomfortable, and she would have nightmares of her mother sobbing.
But this year, for some reason, I didn’t have nightmares.
‘It must be because of Bright Ball….’
I forgot that October was approaching as I was swept away by the rapidly changing atmosphere of Aucklia.
Maybe that’s why I felt more comfortable this year than in previous years.
‘Let’s go.’
Even though Angelica is on holiday, she left her house fully armed.
For her knight, her armor was her suit.
Clap.
Every year when her father passed away, she walked the same path.
I’ve gotten used to it now, but this road still felt lonely and depressing.
Was the metal clanking noise so heavy and cold?
“Good morning!”
“Did you see the new menu at the Blue Wolf Inn?”
“Wow, that sounds really good!”
Auklia in previous years has a gloomy atmosphere around this time of year.
It can’t be helped.
Because we are on the verge of an endless winter in which people freeze to death every year.
But this year’s Oaklia was different.
It was a noisy atmosphere, as if they had forgotten that winter was coming soon.
All of these changes started with just one person.
‘If I say this, you will be embarrassed again….’
Anjelica’s mouth twitched involuntarily at the thought of the hero scratching her cheek with a puzzled expression.
It was the first time in my life that I laughed on my father’s anniversary.
“Haa….”
The sigh that flowed from the crack of his slightly open mouth turned white.
Usually, this white breath felt like the devil’s breath.
But now I don’t care too much.
ㅡ The Principality of Oklia is comfortable, so I want to go back quickly.
I remembered what he said about Aucklia’s winter being painful, but also saying that Aucklia was comfortable.
“Whoops.”
Anjelica tried to install the ondol but failed and recalled the face of the warrior who was intimidated and laughed involuntarily.
It’s my father’s anniversary, but my lips keep twitching.
I shouldn’t be like this.
Angelica said that she shouldn’t be like this again and again, holding her heart together and walking down the street.
She did and she finally got to where she was aiming for.
Angelica knelt down in her seat and politely cleaned the area around her tombstone.
She then closed her eyes with her head down.
When she closed her eyes like this, she always remembered the sight of her mother when she was alive and shed tears.
But now I can’t think of that scene.
Perhaps it’s because of the strange commotion coming from around.
No, she might have gotten over her past.
‘That’s probably not it….’
If it was that easy, she wouldn’t have suffered like this for over 20 years.
Angelica rose from her seat and bowed her head again in front of her tombstone.
“I will come again next time.”
Angelica moved her steps with her heart lightened a little.
As she walked along the boulevard, she felt that the surroundings were more noisy than usual.
“Quick, quick!”
“This time I have to buy it on the same day!”
“One book per person? Why not!”
“Reselling is popular!”
‘Ah, come to think of it….’
Today was the release date for the 4th volume of ‘Oh My Lady’, which had been delayed due to the publication of ‘Revenge is Mine’.
Angelica hesitated for a moment, but then she decided to stand in her line.
The warrior was on the side of purely enjoying his appreciation for novels.
If I said I didn’t read it because I was busy, I’m sure you’d look quite disappointed.
I would love to see that expression, but a shy expression suits him better.
Apart from that, Lady is an interesting novel, so I was curious about the contents.
If it was an ordinary year, she would return home and shake her thoughts away, brandishing her sword.
But this year, I felt like I was going to spend the day reading a novel.
The buzzing noise has subsided a bit.
It might have been a natural reaction for her to see knights in full armor standing in line.
As Angelica was idly waiting in her queue, Angelica was spotted by an employee of the store who was calming her customers.
He immediately grabbed the book he had received and headed for Angelica.
“Sir Lewis.”
“What are you doing?”
“Could you give me a minute please?”
Maybe something related to the hero.
At that thought, Louis nodded and followed the man.
The man usually took Louis to her rented room when the hero visited.
“Writer Bright asked me to deliver this to Sir Lewis when he comes.”
Angelica received an item from her man.
It was a hardcover copy of Lady Volume 4, scheduled for release today.
The hardcover book is something reserved for nobles after the regular edition is released.
So it was something that shouldn’t be on the market yet.
“Why is this….”
“Kuhm!”
The man cleared her throat and she gave a rather serious look.
“We are Nami!”
“Hmm?”
“That, the writer told me to convey it like this….”
After saying that, the man quickly left her room.
Angelica carefully ran her hand over the outside of her hardcover.
‘A kind person.’
Maybe someone heard about her birthday.
The situation in which the release date of the novel and the hardcover book were prepared just right can’t be explained other than that.
Since Angelica grew up, the first gift she received was just amazing.
Um. Not a bad feeling.
Angelica carefully put the book in her envelope and left her room, fearing that it might be damaged.
Then she went home at a noticeably faster pace than usual.
After that, she took off her armor, wiped the dirt off her body with a damp cloth, and changed into comfortable clothes.
Angelica was able to open the book after checking several times after that to make sure that the oil on her armor had not been smeared anywhere.
Sarak.
Siraksarak.
Siraksarak.
Lady Volume 4 began with Juliet’s point of view during summer vacation.
Juliet decides to investigate the past of the two families that she hadn’t thought about.
However, it was not easy to find data because Juliet’s family had a long history enough to be called a prestigious family.
So Juliet spends a lot of time, and she soon collapses from exhaustion.
In the end, Juliet decides to visit her father, the current head of the family, who decided to reconcile the two families.
She
She And She learns the secrets of Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family.
‘This is….’
Unlike Juliet’s family, a founding contributor, Romeo’s family was a knight’s family that received the title of baron for his achievements.
It was because of an incident that Romeo’s family became counts.
An event inundated by a huge group of monsters, called a national crisis.
Through that raid, Romeo’s ancestors lost their lives, and in recognition of that attack, they became a count family.
[It started with our family. They say our ancestors made a small mistake.]
[Are you saying a mistake?]
[Yes. It happened because of the jokes about who is better than swords and magic.]
Romeo’s family is given the title of count due to the sacrifice of the ancestor Blade.
For them, it was both pain and a symbol of pride for defending this country.
However, the high spirits of the drinking party damaged their pride.
[Your ancestor was not honest. He said he just wanted to express that he had made such a great contribution that he became a count from a baron.]
However, he said that he could not bear to open his mouth when he saw that stare glaring at him with an expression like a demon.
[From then on, it was a matter of pride.]
Juliet’s father sighed and stared at Juliet.
[I don’t want to teach my descendants to hate anymore. So we decided to try to reconcile the two families.]
[That’s right, it can’t be….]
The description of Juliet as being in great shock follows, and her point of view returns to Romeo.
And soon the story of Blade, a man called Iron Wall, continued.
[Patriarch! You must avoid yourself!]
[I will stay here.]
[Patriarch… Your son was born today, right? Do you intend to raise your son as a fatherless child!]
Hearing that, Blade stood up with his sword.
[I swore to be the sword and shield of this country. I have no intention of leaving this place.]
[Patriarch….]
[My child will live with the sadness of not having a father for the rest of his life. But what if I run away from here?]
[…] .]
[My child will live his whole life being called the son of a coward who ran away from the battlefield.]
Blade stood in front of the knight who asked him to evacuate.
[I am staying here to protect my beloved family and country.]
Blade had already prepared for death.
[My child will miss his father for the rest of his life and feel lonely. But later, when her child grows up, I will tell you.]
The stories of those who devoted themselves to defending their beloved families, neighbors and homeland.
[To make you feel proud, not lonely, when you think of yourself.]
The knight sat down on one knee.
[I will accompany you until the end.]
[…] Are you going to break my last command?]
[Please hear those important words yourself.]
[…] Thank you.]
Blade bought a very short time with the help of others.
Blade decides to spend that little time with his wife and newborn child.
The wife caresses Blade’s cheek with a hard expression and nods her head lightly.
It meant permission to do as you please.
[Thank you for your permission.]
Blade gently hugged her wife and kissed her on the lips.
Then he gave the child a name and stroked his cheek.
[I love you, my son.]
Blade heads to the battlefield and eventually loses his life.
Later, after hearing the news of Blade’s death, his wife regrets her choice of sending her husband to the battlefield, and faces her death after suffering for the rest of her life.
And the child who grew up watching it became a sword demon.
The ancestor of the Capulet family makes a small mistake to the ancestor of the Romeo family.
It was the beginning of the bad relationship between the two families.
[The head of the Capulets family bowed to me. He said he no longer wants to teach his children hate.]
Romeo felt the ground collapse when he heard the words of apology from his father, the head of the family.
So he gets out of the room and has time to reflect on himself.
The story still continued, but Angelica couldn’t read the novel anymore.
Because the writing was blurry and I couldn’t read it at all.
Angelica closed her book and covered her eyes.
“Huh….”
Angelica couldn’t hold back her emotions welling up in her heart.
The sadness she could not confide in anyone flowed down her tears.
Angelica cried.
She just cried and cried and cried and let go of all the pain she had been holding in her heart for over 20 years.
Every time her tears flowed, the image of her mother sobbing was slowly forgotten.
Angelica, who had been crying for a long time, let out a wry smile as she caressed the corners of her eyes that were swollen from her tears.
‘Pride.’
The loneliness and sadness that had built up in her heart melted into her tears.
And pride filled the void.
I hope you feel pride, not loneliness.
The story that Blade told in the story might be the words the hero gave to himself.
Angelica decided to think so.
Through washing her face, Angelica made up her mind again and finished reading the 4th volume of The Lady.
She
She And She Finally turned her last page and could see the words written on the back of her page.
– With respect to all the heroes who devoted their lives to defending their families, neighbors and homeland –
“You really….”
As she wrote these last words, Angelica recalled the image of a warrior scratching her cheek in embarrassment and laughed unconsciously.
‘Now.’
Angelica turned her gaze to the sword standing near her.
For some reason, I felt like I could do it now.
Angelica took her sword and went out into the yard.
And on that day, Angelica crossed the wall she had been blocking for over five years.