I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 142
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#142
After seeing Sisly’s report, Kalian said only one thing.
“Do you wish to continue the search?”
Though my heart was burning with desire, I shook my head.
“No.”
With these results, continuing the search would be meaningless.
With this, Sisly’s search was concluded. She officially became a dead person.
She must really be dead.
For several days, that thought wouldn’t leave my mind.
“Sigh.”
Because of that, I couldn’t concentrate on work and kept sighing repeatedly.
“Seeing you sigh, you must have some worries.”
Oh no, could my sighing be heard all the way over there?
I looked at Baron Delrond with an awkward smile.
“It’s nothing.”
“Nothing? After sighing like that.”
Ber thought for a moment, then voiced his guess.
“Is it because of that woman Sisly? You can’t believe that woman is dead?”
At his words hitting the mark, I could only smile without saying anything.
“Don’t worry.”
Baron Delrond smiled gently and comforted me.
“That woman is definitely dead. Even if she were alive, she fell from that high cliff – there’s no way she’d be fine.”
That’s true.
“Don’t worry about such a terrible woman anymore and focus on what’s in front of you now.”
Every word was right. I let out all my worries with one last sigh.
“I will. Thank you for comforting me.”
“Don’t mention it.”
Ber, who had lowered his gaze to the documents, looked at me again.
“I have something I’m curious about – may I ask?”
“Please go ahead.”
“Where do you go after work?”
Huh? Why that all of a sudden?
When I looked at him puzzled, Baron Delrond rambled a bit.
“No, it’s not for any strange purpose, I mean, His Majesty knows but I’m the only one who doesn’t, which is a bit, of, of course I don’t mean it in a strange way…”
“I’ll tell you.”
“Really?”
Baron Delrond’s expression brightened immediately.
What’s so great about this that he’s so happy? I laughed.
“Of course.”
It’s not some big secret, and there’s no reason I can’t tell him.
“After work, I go to learn horseback riding.”
“Horseback riding?”
“Yes. I want to ride a horse for the outdoor events during the New Year festival.”
“…So that’s why he said he’d share.”
Baron Delrond muttered to himself.
“Baron?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. But why did you hide it? It’s for a good purpose.”
“Well… I’m not making any progress at all.”
I hadn’t planned to say this much, but somehow the words kept flowing.
“I want to learn quickly, but it’s not going as I wish.”
“Don’t be too impatient. If you take it slowly, you’ll get there.”
“Do you think so?”
“Of course. Oh, would you like me to teach you horseback riding?”
“You personally, Baron?”
“Yes. It might be that you’re progressing slowly because you don’t match well with the instructor. Wouldn’t it be good to try learning from someone else?”
That does make sense…
“I feel bad about taking up the Baron’s time for nothing.”
“It’s fine. If the Baron learns to ride, it’ll be convenient for me too, so I’ll teach you.”
Since he says that, how could I refuse further?
If Baron Delrond teaches me, I feel like I could learn with a much more comfortable mind, so I accepted with a smile.
“Thank you, Baron Delrond.”
* * *
“I found out too.”
Ber said to Kalian with a triumphant smile.
He had never liked seeing that smiling face even once.
Today especially, he disliked it even more, so Kalian frowned and asked.
“What?”
“What do you mean what? What Baron Aster does after work.”
Ah, that.
Indeed, there was a reason he felt particularly bad.
But why am I feeling bad about this?
Because I can’t tease Ber anymore?
Since no other reason came to mind, this seemed to be correct.
“It seems I’ve developed a taste for teasing you.”
“Pardon?”
Ber, who didn’t understand Kalian’s words, tilted his head and asked what he meant.
But Kalian didn’t answer and dipped his quill in ink.
He’s definitely hiding something.
And for a very unpleasant reason too.
Ber, whose mood had become slightly twisted, smiled slyly and said.
“So I’ve decided to teach Baron Aster horseback riding.”
Snap-
The hard nib broke and the documents became stained with ink.
But Kalian didn’t care and only looked at Ber.
“…Who is teaching whom horseback riding?”
“I’m teaching Baron Aster.”
Kalian’s eyebrows rose.
“Do you have the skill for that?”
“Have you forgotten? I taught half the members of the Crowd Knights how to ride.”
Come to think of it, that was true.
Back then, he thought it was quite convenient, but now he didn’t like it.
“Leilah should already be learning horseback riding?”
“It seems she doesn’t match well with the instructor, so her skills aren’t improving much. That’s why I’m going to teach her.”
Kalian rested his chin on his hand and looked at Ber with displeasure.
“Do you have time for that?”
“I’m only teaching on weekends. In return for teaching, she said she’d treat me to a delicious dinner.”
The arm supporting his chin suddenly wavered and lost balance.
“Right now, that means… you’re going to Leilah’s house?”
“That’s probably what will happen. He said he’d treat me, not buy it.”
Leilah’s house was the house he had given her as a gift.
But the fact that she was inviting Ber to dinner before him was quite displeasing.
Of course, it wasn’t just an invitation but as repayment, but still.
‘She has plenty to repay me for too.’
Kalian’s brow furrowed.
Kalian, who had been thinking while tapping the desk with his index finger, suddenly looked at Ber.
Ber was grinning broadly as if he was in a very good mood.
I want to torment him. I wanted to see him cry.
“Ber.”
Then I should just do it.
There were dozens of ways to torment Ber.
“Get this organized within this week.”
Kalian smiled brightly as he held out a stack of documents.
It was such an enormous amount that it couldn’t all fit in one hand.
“Wow.”
Ber frowned and let out an exclamation.
“Your Majesty, if I may speak boldly, do you realize that there are only 4 days left in this week, including the weekend?”
“I know.”
“But you want me to finish all of this within that time? Do you think that makes sense?”
When Ber asked in a bewildered tone, Kalian shrugged as if he felt sorry.
“I’d like to give you more time too, but it’s urgent work.”
Urgent work, my foot. That can’t be right.
Ber, who had roughly skimmed through the contents of the document on top, snorted inwardly.
As far as he remembered, these documents only needed to be processed within next week.
But Kalian’s nasty intention to have them processed within this week was too malicious.
He became even more annoyed because he seemed to know why he was being so stubborn.
“Do I really have to process this within this week?”
“Yes.”
He had asked with a glimmer of hope, but the answer that came back was unchanged.
Well, if he says to do it, I have to do it.
How could a mere aide defy the Emperor’s command?
Ber swallowed his deep annoyance inwardly and gathered the documents.
“To do all of this, I’ll have to give up my weekend.”
Kalian rested his chin on his hand again and continued with a fresh face.
“Then we’ll need someone else to teach Leilah how to ride, won’t we?”
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“His Majesty will teach me horseback riding?”
When I asked in surprise at the unexpected news, Kalian tilted his head slightly.
“Why, is there a problem with me teaching you?”
“No. It’s not that there’s a problem, but…”
Just this morning, Baron Delrond was supposed to teach me, so why had it changed to Kalian?
Confused, I stared blankly at Kalian.
“It’s cold outside, so I’ll teach you at the Imperial Palace. We can use the equestrian training ground.”
The equestrian training ground?
That’s where the imperial family has practiced horseback riding for generations.
When necessary, non-royals could use it too, but using it for such a private reason was absurd.
“How could I practice in that place…”
“Leilah, what did I tell you before?”
What he said before?
Since he had said so many things, I couldn’t gauge what he was referring to.
Noticing that I was pondering, Kalian smiled and said.
“I told you to accept the kindness I show you from now on immediately.”
Ah, he was talking about that.
“That’s still the same now. Don’t refuse.”
“However, I don’t think using that place for private reasons is appropriate.”
“Who said it was for private reasons?”
Then it’s not?
“Leilah, what’s your reason for wanting to learn horseback riding?”
“To fulfill my role as an aide during future events.”
“Right. It’s for official reasons. Not for private reasons.”
That’s true.
Finally understanding why Kalian had said such things, I accepted his proposal.
“I understand. Then I’ll buy a horse and come to the Imperial Palace on the weekend.”
“Buy a horse? You don’t have a horse yet?”
Why is he so surprised?
When I nodded, Kalian let out a hollow laugh.
“Then whose horse have you been practicing with all this time?”
“I practiced with the training horses that the riding instructor keeps.”
I hadn’t bought one yet because I planned to buy one once I could ride properly.
The riding instructor had said that would be better too.
So even when Baron Delrond said he would teach me, I was going to go to the riding school and learn with a training horse.
But since I couldn’t bring that horse to the Imperial Palace training ground, I was going to buy one, so what was wrong?
“Is there some problem?”
“No, there’s no problem. If you’re a beginner, practicing with a training horse is right.”
Kalian thought for a moment, then continued.
“You don’t need to buy a horse. I’ll lend you one.”
“However…”
“I told you not to refuse.”
At his firm words, I closed my mouth.
“Then go ahead and leave work now. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Kalian, who had immediately turned around and was leaving the study, suddenly stopped and looked back at me.
“Leilah.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Kalian was silent for a moment, then asked with sparkling eyes.
“Will you also treat me to dinner as repayment for teaching you horseback riding?”
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