I Will Become the Villain’s Childhood Friend - Chapter 49

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49

 

At five in the morning, I looked up at the pale purple sky before dawn and rubbed my stiff eyes.

 

The reason for leaving the mansion at such an early hour was to attend the graduation ceremony at Randerstd Royal Military Academy.

 

It was a good five-hour journey one way, so we had to depart at this time to make it to the graduation ceremony starting at eleven.

 

I hadn’t planned to go to Brother’s graduation ceremony, but I was semi-forced to go because of Kail’s letter that arrived two days ago.

 

He had sent a letter asking me to go to Simon’s graduation ceremony together.

 

‘Why? Whenever they see each other’s faces, they’re always bickering and can’t stand each other.’

 

It was extremely rare for Kail to take the initiative and suggest going somewhere.

 

Ah. Come to think of it, Kail is supposed to attend Randerstd Royal Military Academy starting this April, right?

 

At first I was puzzled, but it made sense when I judged that Kail’s interest was in the school.

 

You know, even in Korea, high school students often visit the universities they’re aiming for in advance.

 

He might want to see the school he’ll attend and the environment he’ll train in beforehand.

 

The sincerity of expressing such feelings through a letter because it was difficult to say in words was also touching.

 

I was also slightly curious about what the school that Darius attended and Kail would go to would be like.

 

Milly, who left the mansion with me, had large bouquets filling both her arms.

 

“Miss, here are the bouquets you ordered a few days ago.”

 

“Thank you. They’re unnecessarily big and pretty.”

 

To the point where giving them to my real brother made me cringe.

 

The yellow freesia bouquets that Milly handed to me with a beaming smile turned out to be two when I received them.

 

No wonder they looked excessively large.

 

“Why are there two?”

 

“I ordered one for Prince Kaileus as well while I was at it.”

 

“One for Kail?”

 

Ah. Did she order one for Kail to give to my brother as well?

 

However, Milly’s response was quite different from my guess.

 

“Yes! Since we’re doing it anyway, it would be nice to give one to the Prince too. Since he’ll be entering the military academy soon, it could be a way to cheer him on for his new start. You can give it to him, Miss.”

 

A bouquet already when his admission isn’t even confirmed yet?

 

Before I could ask that, Milly pushed my back.

 

“The carriage is here. Please get on quickly.”

 

Soon Luke, who had been sitting on the driver’s seat, jumped down and opened the carriage door.

 

“Did you sleep well, Miss! I’ll escort you comfortably today!”

 

“Luke, good morning. Thank you.”

 

After greeting him in the morning with his strangely high energy, I got into the carriage.

 

Milly, whom I naturally expected would ride along, closed the carriage door from outside.

 

“Milly, why aren’t you getting in?”

 

When I opened the window to ask, Milly shouted spiritedly.

 

“I’ll sit on the driver’s seat with Luke!”

 

“Isn’t it cold?”

 

“I bundled up warmly, so I’m fine!”

 

Milly, who made a V-sign with her fingers, ran to the front of the carriage and settled in the seat next to Luke.

 

There were times like this early in their relationship, but after dating Luke for a little over a year, Milly preferred riding inside, saying the carriage interior was much more comfortable.

 

I could hear the excited laughter of the two from the front of the carriage.

 

Overcoming a slump and becoming solid again, something like that phase?

 

I shrugged my shoulders and put the two bouquets down on the seat beside me.

 

Soon the carriage departed.

 

Since it was still a time when I should be deep in dreamland, drowsiness poured over me.

 

While dozing off, the carriage must have arrived at the Duke’s mansion, as a chill suddenly swept in.

 

“Haaaam. You’re here? Kail.”

 

I yawned languidly toward Kail, who had entered the carriage and sat in the seat across from me.

 

“Is your mouth going to split from just that much?”

 

I glared at him with drowsy eyes as he made sarcastic remarks the moment he saw my face.

 

Who am I making a ten-hour round trip for?

 

By the way, it had been a while since I’d seen Kail’s neat appearance in a coat and dress uniform. Since we always met when he was in comfortable clothes or riding attire, his dressed-up appearance felt somewhat unfamiliar.

 

Kail, who had been growing like a beansprout at a frightening pace for the past two years, was now more than a span taller than me.

 

His broad shoulders and voice that had deepened due to puberty had made his cuteness disappear.

 

At least his still boyish face helped ease the awkwardness.

 

A moment later, Luke’s shout could be heard.

 

“We’re departing for Mitas!”

 

“Okay.”

 

After my brief response, the carriage began to move again.

 

I stared blankly at Kail and opened my mouth.

 

“It’s unexpected. I didn’t think you would want to go, Kail.”

 

“Same here. I didn’t think you’d want to go to Brother Simon’s graduation ceremony.”

 

Huh? Was that just a probe? How sly.

 

I quickly held out one of the bouquets beside me to Kail.

 

One of Kail’s eyebrows shot up crookedly.

 

“What’s this.”

 

“Flowers.”

 

“I can see that. Why are you giving them to me?”

 

“Just take them first.”

 

Kail awkwardly took the bouquet with his arms. His golden eyes harmonized with the yellow freesias as if they were color-coordinated.

 

“It suits you well. Keep it.”

 

“What, so suddenly…”

 

Saying congratulations on admission or cheering him on seemed too early, so I just brushed it off vaguely.

 

While grumbling sullenly, Kail looked down intently at the bouquet in his arms. He didn’t seem to dislike it.

 

After that, I went on about how Brother had tortured me by revising his speech dozens of times, and bragged about Seolgi, who was smart like his master.

 

As always, Kail was the listener, and I was the one constantly moving my mouth.

 

After pouring out all the recent news, I voiced the question that had been bothering me.

 

“Is there still no word from Brother Darius and the Duke about returning?”

 

“No.”

 

“…I see.”

 

The conversation was cut off by Kail’s short answer.

 

For the past 2 years and 4 months, the relationship between Kail and Darius had remained status quo.

 

Since Darius didn’t come to Pelrn often, it would be correct to say there were no factors for the brothers’ relationship to improve.

 

Still, since I had taken good care of Kail from the side to prevent him from going astray, my original goal was being well maintained.

 

His unfriendly personality remained the same, but this level wasn’t to the point of being unable to function in society.

 

While I was caught up in idle thoughts, the sky brightened to a bluish hue.

 

After leaving the city center, quiet mountain roads passed by outside the window.

 

Perhaps seeing my drooping eyelids, Kail checked the watch on his wrist.

 

“If you’re sleepy, why don’t you get some sleep. We still have a long way to go before arriving.”

 

“Mm…, then I’ll sleep for just one hour.”

 

Having woken up at 3:30 in the morning, I couldn’t bear it anymore.

 

“You sleep too, Kail.”

 

“…Alright.”

 

After briefly stretching my lips into a smile, I lowered my head and closed my eyes.

 

The regular swaying and wheel noise were as sweet as a lullaby.

 

***

 

“Hey, wake up. We’re almost there.”

 

My consciousness gradually returned as I felt my head being gently shaken.

 

“Sniff. Mmm. Where are we…?”

 

I blinked my eyes while wiping away the drool that had run down my chin.

 

“Did you drool on my clothes?”

 

Kail’s scolding instantly woke me up completely.

 

Inside the moving carriage, I realized I had been sleeping soundly with my head resting on Kail’s shoulder, who had somehow moved to sit next to me.

 

“Ah. Sorry. I’ll wipe it off.”

 

I rubbed away the small droplet that had fallen on his shoulder.

 

“This guy…”

 

“What did you just say? That we’ve arrived?”

 

Feeling the brightened world and my refreshed condition, I asked Kail again.

 

“How do you sleep for four hours straight without waking up once?”

 

Kail rolled his neck and shoulders in circles to stretch them while speaking in disbelief.

 

“Don’t tell me I was leaning on you the whole time?”

 

“…If I had left you alone, it looked like your neck would snap and you’d die.”

 

“Oh no. I’m really sorry… You should have just let me die…”

 

He lent me his shoulder without moving for a whole four hours?

 

His arm didn’t go numb, did it?

 

I felt both grateful and deeply sorry…

 

“Forget it. I’m the idiot for accepting your unreasonable demand to go to the graduation ceremony.”

 

Meanwhile, Kail’s grumbling words caught my attention.

 

What did he say?

 

“Kail, you were the one who suggested we go.”

 

“…? What are you talking about.”

 

Kail and I stared at each other blankly.

 

“You wrote me a letter asking to go to my brother’s graduation ceremony together. Didn’t you want to go explore the school?”

 

“I never wrote such a letter. You begged me to go with you and told me to come out in front of your house at 5:30 in the morning.”

 

“…?”

 

“…?”

 

As we exchanged frowning glances, the carriage stopped with the horses’ snorting as a signal.

 

Shortly after, Milly’s cheerful voice rang out as the carriage door burst open.

 

“Miss, Kaileus. We’ve arrived… Oh my! I’ll come back in a little while!”

 

Seeing us sitting side by side on one sofa, Milly quickly closed the door with what seemed like a joyful expression.

 

At that moment, the scattered puzzle pieces of mystery came together.

 

“Milly!!”

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