The Genius Perfumer of the Fallen Cult - Chapter 86

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The Genius Perfumer of the Fallen Religious Order Episode 86

 

Prim looked down at her feet and wiggled them.

 

‘The curse really has been lifted.’

 

Even knowing it, it was hard to believe. Memories of always seeing blood with every step came flooding back, so Prim hesitantly placed her feet on the floor, sat up, then quickly sat back down in the chair.

 

Until now, the only sensations she had felt through her feet were hot or cold, and pain.

 

When she had caused that commotion in the city center, in the central plaza, she had been too distracted to feel anything other than that she was fine, but now everything that touched her toes felt amazing and very ticklish.

 

Then she heard a knock.

 

“Prim, can I come in?”

 

“Oh… yes!”

 

Soon the door opened and Rozien entered.

 

Rozien was startled to see Prim sitting in a chair instead of on the bed and rushed over, then a beat later realized he didn’t need to do that anymore.

 

Rozien stopped a few steps away from Prim with an awkward expression.

 

Prim unnecessarily watched Rozien’s mood.

 

Even when she had woken up, Rozien didn’t seem to be in a good mood.

 

He didn’t show it in front of others because he didn’t like to spoil the atmosphere, but Prim could tell. He subtly didn’t approach her and wouldn’t make eye contact.

 

Prim belatedly realized that he had never been like this in his life. Not even once.

 

Why would there have been?

 

She was the one who hadn’t given him that luxury. She had always made him only care about her mood, making it impossible for him to show his own feelings.

 

Always, always.

 

“Um, Rozien.”

 

Prim fidgeted with her fingertips and took a step closer. Now she could approach first. She didn’t have to just sit still and wait for Rozien to come to her.

 

“Are you angry with me…?”

 

“Have you been awake this whole time?”

 

“Huh? Oh, yes.”

 

Rozien touched the ends of his hair, which had grown long and was tied down small, then approached.

 

“Um, Rozien. Listen, by any chance…”

 

“Ahem, cough.”

 

He interrupted Prim’s words again, making unnecessary coughing sounds as he approached.

 

“Rozien…?”

 

“Here!”

 

Then Rozien suddenly held out a large box he had been hiding behind his back.

 

Prim tilted her head.

 

“Oh, what’s this?”

 

Prim had no shortage of experience with luxury, but she had never seen a box in this style before.

 

A large sky blue rectangular box was wrapped with a light pink ribbon.

 

And soon Prim understood why this was the first time she was seeing something like this.

 

Rozien approached quickly as if he had never been awkward, moved Prim’s hand to grasp the ribbon.

 

“Hold it tight.”

 

“Mm-hmm.”

 

Rozien wrapped Prim’s hand in his and pulled to untie the ribbon. She could have untied the ribbon by herself, but Prim stayed quiet.

 

Rozien made it seem like Prim had untied the ribbon herself, then opened the box to show her.

 

“Ah.”

 

Inside were soft brown leather shoes. They had a simple design but looked sturdy, and the instep was fastened with black silk ribbon.

 

It was a shoe box.

 

Something Prim had never had occasion to own in her entire life.

 

Prim just stared at those leather shoes for a long time.

 

“…How did you buy this?”

 

“I helped Uncle Luciano with some work so I could buy it. I thought about getting dress shoes or something, but they said those hurt your feet if you wear them wrong. They said this kind is good if it’s your first time wearing them.”

 

When Prim lifted the shoe, something pure white beside it sparkled in the light.

 

They were lace socks made of white silk, reaching just above the ankle. The leaf pattern on the instep was delicately woven.

 

“I bought socks to go with them, how are they? Pretty?”

 

Prim gently caressed the socks.

 

“Actually, they seemed a bit cold for winter wear… I bought other wool socks too, but I’ll give you those later. When I tried putting them in the box together, they didn’t look pretty.”

 

Rozien said embarrassedly.

 

Then finally, he hurriedly took out a small bundle he had brought in his pocket.

 

They were socks knitted from cozy beige wool.

 

Summer was somewhat okay, but she knew how much Rozien had worried seeing her feet turn red and frozen in the dead of winter.

 

“Can I try these on now?”

 

“Of course! That’s why I bought them!”

 

Prim hesitated for a moment, then grasped the wool socks first. But to put them on, she would need to stretch the sock opening a little, which made her hesitate.

 

Prim folded the socks back up for now.

 

“…Prim?”

 

“I’ll wear them next time.”

 

“Why? What don’t you like about them?”

 

“It’s not that. I just… don’t want to stretch them…”

 

“It’s fine, give them here.”

 

“If I give them to you, you’ll stretch them…”

 

“I’ll buy you more! And that’s how you’re supposed to put on socks!”

 

Rozien said this while coaxing Prim to give him the socks from her hands. He plopped down in front of the chair where Prim was sitting and gently grasped the socks.

 

But even Rozien, who had always seemed skilled and easy at everything, trembled when he actually tried to put the socks on Prim’s feet.

 

A vision of these beige wool socks stained with blood flashed before his eyes. Rozien hurriedly shook his head.

 

Prim was free now.

 

“…”

 

He finally caught his breath and put the socks on Prim’s feet.

 

“How… how is it?”

 

He stepped back a little and asked. Prim slightly furrowed her brow and wiggled her toes.

 

“Um, it’s…”

 

“It’s?”

 

“Ticklish.”

 

“What?”

 

Prim hesitated for a moment but eventually couldn’t stand it and got up from her seat. Rozien was startled but finally caught his breath. Prim walked around the room bouncing, then finally threw herself on the bed and hurriedly but carefully took off the socks, hugged them to her chest, and made a tearful face.

 

“The soles of my feet are too ticklish.”

 

Rozien, who had been staring blankly at that sight, sat down on the floor, leaned back, and burst into loud laughter.

 

“Don’t laugh, Rozien. I was startled.”

 

It had been a very long time since she had worn shoes or socks. Before the curse, when she was really young, so it was distant when added to the long time of her past life.

 

It had been so long since her bare feet felt a sensation other than pain that she couldn’t bear it.

 

“Then let’s practice with this!”

 

Rozien looked around and brought over a cushion. It was an ordinary cushion, but soft tassels made of thread hung from all four corners.

 

Prim made a face like she was running away for the first time.

 

“No! I can’t do it!”

 

“You used to wear shoes and socks just fine.”

 

“We never even had socks. Even if I wore shoes!”

 

But Prim couldn’t run far. Rozien caught Prim and tickled her feet with the cushion’s tassels for a long time.

 

It only stopped when Prim twisted her body, made a tearful face, and ran into the blankets to hide and shout.

 

“Now you’re completely used to it! You can wear socks!”

 

“Ahaha!”

 

Prim quietly stared at Rozien laughing cheerfully, then let out a sigh and finally crawled out from under the blanket.

 

When she carefully put on the socks again, the strange sensation she first felt became familiar, and beyond that, she gradually felt more warmth and coziness.

 

“I think I’ll be able to wear them well when going out. Thank you so much, Rozien.”

 

Rozien looked at Prim with tears in his eyes from laughing so much, then brought over the shoe box this time.

 

“You have to try these on too.”

 

“Ah! Okay.”

 

She had completely forgotten because her feet were ticklish. Rozien knelt on one knee in front of Prim’s bed and put both shoes on her feet, even tying the black ribbons.

 

“I learned how to tie the ribbons when I bought the shoes. I’ll tie them for you every time you wear them. There!”

 

He stepped back.

 

The brown leather shoes wrapping around the beige socks, with the black ribbon placed over the slightly exposed instep, looked lovely. Prim hesitated for a moment, then carefully stood on the floor.

 

“They’re pretty… Thank you.”

 

“Do you like them?”

 

“Yes, very much. I’ll wear these when I go to get my certificate tomorrow too.”

 

“Tomorrow, Uncle Luciano will probably prepare something…”

 

“I’ll wear these.”

 

Prim said stubbornly.

 

Since those words made him very happy, Rozien couldn’t bring up Luciano anymore and just nodded.

 

However, he ultimately couldn’t stop the laughter from bursting out. Prim’s face was gradually tensing up as if she was enduring something. He burst into loud laughter.

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