I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess

ving the room, Ariel strode toward the room where the guests were staying.

Probably the room where Helena is staying now.

It’s not like she’s trying to play in the house with Helena, is it?

Edgar broke out in a cold sweat from the sudden feeling of anxiety.

KNOCK

” Who’s there?”

“Mom, it’s me!”

Meanwhile, Ariel knocked on the door and stomped her foot, waiting for Helena to come out.

She couldn’t stay still for a moment, and she was bouncing around, you could conclude it as she was in a good mood.

‘Is it because of ‘what I want to do’? ‘

“Ariel, what brings you here? And Ed.”

“Mom! I’m going to make what you told me yesterday with Ed.
So tell me how to make it!”

“What did I tell you…? Oh, you mean that?.”

Helena nodded her head lightly and folded her palms.

She went back into the room for a moment and came out with a small bag, with a thin shawl over her top.

Did he also have to bring something along?

“Where are we going? Have you decided where to go?”

“Yes.
I’m going to do it in the garden.”

“Well, that would be nice.”

Edgar, who was watching from the side, was frustrated when they had a conversation that only the two knew.

Maybe she doesn’t mention the details of what she’s going to do now to deliberately raise his curiosity?

Helena also had a subtle resemblance to Ariel, so his doubts were reasonable.

“Mrs.
Helena, what are we going to do?”

“Whoa, it seems Ariel haven’t tell you yet.”

Helena smiles playfully while looking at her daughter as if she knew that Ariel wouldn’t have told him.

Her looks were like asking Ariel, ‘Should I tell him or not?’.

Ariel, surprised by her, shook her head like a rattle drum and hurriedly opened her mouth.

“Mom, can we keep it a secret until we reach there?”

“Okay, but Ed won’t like it if you hide it too much”

STARTLED.

When Ariel, who trembled a little at her mother’s words, turned her head just in case and there she saw Edgar with a dull expression, which was not much different from usual.

She wanted to surprise him at first, but now she had to break the secret before the event took place.

What shall she say?

While she was pondering deeply, Edgar patted on her shoulder from behind.

“Never mind.
You can tell me when we reach there, so let’s just go.”

While reading a book, rather than worrying about what will happen in the next chapter, it is better to read the current chapter fast to reach the latter part quickly.

He doesn’t think she has any malicious intentions, so he decided to go along with her wishes and she looks cute too.

“…Hey, Ed was looking forward to it too?”

“What are you talking about? Go ahead.”

Edgar’s body staggers a little from Ariel’s sudden clinging.

Even if she was in a good mood, she rarely got this clingy.

Is this how much she liked his answer a while ago?

“Thank you for taking good care of my daughter, Ed, no matter what.”

“No, I also received a lot from Ariel.”

“Did you hear that, Mom? I’ve done so much for Ed!”

You be quiet, man.

He had the urge to give Ariel a smack on her head, for intervening senselessly into a good atmosphere, but it was hard to do so infront of her mother.

So, Edgar hurriedly hid his fist, which he clenched at first to soothe his disappointment.
(The fist meant for Ariel)

Whether she knew about his inner struggle or not, Ariel’s smile did not leave her mouth the whole time.

Ariel leaves the mansion one step ahead with a light step.

Sheffy, whom they met along the way, asked Helena if she should follow her, but Helena gently refused and followed her daughter’s footsteps, holding Ed’s hand.

“Ed, aren’t you cold?”

“Yes, I’m fine.
I don’t get cold easily.”

To be honest, it was a little hot.

Edgar’s clothes were thicker than one thought it to be.

Meanwhile, a smile spread around Helena’s mouth when she met a kind of her own.

As if to prove that she was also resistant to cold, she was dressed in a pretty thin dress except for a shawl over her too.

“You have a similar constitution to me.
My husband and I are strong against the cold, but our daughter is sensitive to the cold.
You know that, right?

“I know it well.”

Ariel, who lives in a colder area than Edgar, was always shivering with cold because she can not get used to the cold.

The reason why Edgar always took a coat with him even though he didn’t need to wear one, was to prepare for this kind of situation.

Ariel, who went ahead first, darted under the tall quince tree.

There were a few large trees in the Bilhark family’s garden, but this quince tree is the only one that has been in place for a long time.

Edgar was friendly with this big tree because he had once taken refuge under this tree from the cold before, so he especially remembered this tree.

“Mom, would this one be ok?”

“Yeah, that’s perfect.
As expected of my daughter.”

“Hmmm.”

Helena went to the spot Ariel pointed out to, and carefully knelt down on the ground.

Thanks to the weeds underneath, the ground was soft, and it’s fortunate that there will be not much dirt clinging on to her clothes.

Then she took out what she had brought from her bag, and a notebook and two fountains popped out of it.

And a little spherical object that he doesn’t know.

“Mrs.
Helena, this is……?”

“I don’t know if Ed has heard of it.
From now on, each person writes down what they want to say to their future selves on this paper and keeps it underneath the ground.”

“Ah.”

So it’s a group activity.

Only then did Edgar realize what she was doing, and his eyes opened wide.

He didn’t know before that there was such a culture in this world too.
Of course, he has seen similar cultures a few times before, but the fact that it’s an amazing idea doesn’t change.

“Ed! What are you going to write?”

“It’s a secret.
It’s no fun if I tell you now.”

“Hey, is that so?”

With a playful laugh, Edgar accepted a piece of paper and a pen, adding, ‘Wait until nine years later.’

He was thinking about what to write.

When he saw that Ariel’s cheeks were somehow red.

( Gud gud for a ten years old to be romancing while this tlor could only tl about smt close to romance.

Don’t know why her ‘Ed, wake up , let’s hang out’ sounds like Anna waking uo for Elsa to play with.)