Chapter 251 – 22. Harem Clan Strengthening

“…”

Ash looked blankly up at the sky.

It is hard to tell whether it is day or night, covered in pitch-black dark clouds that block the sun.

Lines of innumerable drops of water cutting through the darkness.

It was too much rain for spring rain.

‘It’s the worst.’

Having gained self-esteem, unlike before, she did not fall into depression like ‘I’m not good enough’ due to unexpected heavy rain. To do that again, she is embarrassed to see the people who have supported and praised her so far.

But she couldn’t help being frustrated.

‘Rain of this damn thing. Why…’

“Why is it raining right now, really?”

Siwoo, who suddenly jumped out next to Ash, muttered a muttering.

Ash, who would normally have been shocked, but her face as she turned her head was still blank.

“Are you okay?”

“Jal… I don’t know…”

Siwoo looked at Ash with her pitiful eyes.

She dined with Queen Charperia and went to look for her, only to be told that Ash had finished her meal and ran out when he found out it was raining. He found it before eating and thought it would stop, but the rain started to intensify.

“Cheer up. Just because it’s raining doesn’t mean we can’t go on a date.”

Siu comforts her by sitting next to Ash.

I know why she is so weak.

This is because there is no opportunity to show off the well-decorated appearance, and when the atmosphere is humid, the hair does not gain strength.

‘Honestly, I’m not sure.’

The ladies-in-waiting told me that this is a very sensitive and important issue for women.

“Even so… I wanted to walk outdoors with my brother…”

“It’s a date, well, we can do it again next time.”

“…”

“Today, you can have a good date with me on a rainy day, isn’t it?”

“…That’s right!”

Ash gets up and gets up from his seat.

Siu held her hand with a warm smile.

A smiling face came into Siwoo’s eyes.

Of course, Ash’s sadness was overshadowed, and the date went smoothly.

Yes, even if the radius of action decreases a lot because the weather is rainy, the places to go do not significantly decrease. Moving is a matter of riding a wagon, and pretty much everything can be enjoyed inside the building.

Ash spends most of his time in the study and rarely leaves the mansion.

Therefore, the date course was as Siwoo guided.

And with plenty of time, I was able to do a lot of things.

It started from inside the royal castle with the permission of the queen.

“Wow, the royal castle feels like this.”

“Didn’t Ash stay at the castle before going to the training camp?”

“Ah. I-I don’t come out of the room well…”

“That’s right. It’s still coming out well.”

“Ugh, I’ll try to fix it!”

It was not a special place, but only a low-importance area, but that alone made Ash’s eyes shine brightly.

A proper royal castle that was only seen in books. It feels different because I feel like a real aristocratic lady by dressing up to the fullest. Moreover, Siwoo, who has changed clothes while he is dressing up, is walking with him.

‘Awesome ♡’

“Then shall we go out soon?”

“Yes…♡”

Siwoo Han and Ash rode in the carriage.

Like a luxury royal carriage, it moved quietly, and it was calm because not even the sound of rain could be heard.

The place I arrived in such a quiet atmosphere was a cafe.

“Haa, this tea makes me feel at ease…”

“Isn’t it? I like it too.”

“Yes, four?”

“Coffee is good, but sometimes I feel drawn to it.”

“Ah, that’s right… Hehe…”

Cheonan Empire Special Product Tea Café.

It was a shop with dozens of teas on the menu.

As a national project that is being pushed strongly in the Cheonan Empire, which has little cultural exchange with other countries, it has been slightly popular in the continent where coffee and tea are the mainstream. The strength is that there are various teas, not just green tea.

As such, the types of tea the two ordered were also different.

“Siwooni, was your brother blue tea?”

“That’s right. I like this better than green tea.”

“Huh…”

Ash pushed her flowing hair behind her and looked into Siu’s pale yellow teacup.

She doesn’t know much about green tea, let alone green tea.

However, when I heard that Siwoo was good, I suddenly became curious.

Sensing that disgusting gaze, Siwoo smiled and held out a teacup to Ash.

“Would you like a drink?”

“…Four?”

“You don’t have to decline. Here, you can refill as much as the tea ceremony was given.”

“Oh no, that’s it.”

Ash is visibly embarrassed at the mere suggestion of tea.

He wondered if this was something to be so flustered about, but after sensing her fluctuating gaze, he was able to figure out why. I know why, but it’s still funny enough to make me think of just doing it with this one. Even so, her fresh feeling was cute.

“Aren’t you drinking?”

“Uhhhhh, I’ll drink it.”

Ash lowered her head and carefully raised the teacup.

Her gaze was directed toward his lips as he sneaked up to drink her tea.

‘This. This…’

‘An indirect kiss. Oh, it’s really cute.’

Unfortunately, he had too many experiences to be excited and nervous about something like an indirect kiss.

Starting with Queen Charperia, there are more than 10 women he has had sex with, including mothers and daughters and sisters. There are also people who accidentally ate a few times and couldn’t see their faces, and even tried various games.

Even if it’s calm, I probably wouldn’t have been calm with something like this in the first playthrough.

After drinking tea with a slurp, Ash nodded her head and drank a few more cups. Judging by the ambiguous expression on her face, she looked like green tea or blue tea to her. Siwoo also had no intention of forcing it, so it didn’t matter.

“Um…”

“You don’t have to force yourself to express your feelings.”

“Yeah, it’s difficult for me… There is a feeling of stability, but I don’t know the taste.”

Ash licks her lips and sets the teacup down.

Aiming for that timing, Siu spat out words.

“Then what else?”

“Anything else?”

“Yeah. I don’t care about your impressions of tea, but I’d like to hear your impressions of indirect kissing.”

“I’m sorry…!”

Ash’s face has become a ripe tomato.

The expression on her face as she licked her lips indicated how she knew.

“You can tell when you see it. It’s obvious.”

“Eww, that’s… That’s not what I was aiming for…!”

“Why is that?”

“…Yes?”

“I’m fine. No, rather than fine, do you feel sorry for me?”

“…”

Looking at Siwoo, who was smiling smirkingly, Ash’s head was filled with complexities.

If she thinks about it, she’s reading her own thoughts, as she often has been.

Seeing as if her emotions were revealed on her face, Siwoo often caught her thoughts first.

If so, what is he thinking?

As her heart pounded and trembled, Ash, who was encouraged by her unusual attire, opened her mouth.

“Ah, easy… What does that mean…?”

Siu’s eyes widened.

She said it in a playful way, but I couldn’t believe that she was stupid and timid. It’s nice to see a small smile. Still, she was a little curious. How far can Ash take now?

“Curious?”

“…Yes!”

“Ears.”

“…? Yes!”

He put his hand on his beating heart and slowly leaned forward.

The moment Ash thought about what he was trying to say in a whisper.

Side.

“…!!”

“Are you satisfied with this for now?”

Overripe red tomatoes receded.

The playful cheek kiss did not stiffen the atmosphere.

Rather, he glanced at Siwoo with a face that said, “Ash won’t do it again.”

Even though he had the courage to ask about his intentions, it was because he didn’t have the courage to confront him first.

Siwoo wanted to hit her lips right away, but he decided to enjoy this freshness. A freshness different from Baek Hye-yeon. Even more so, due to Ash’s personality, if he pulls too hard, there’s a good chance he’ll run away.

“Um, has the rain stopped?”

“I don’t think so. Ha ha, how long will it take?”

“Then, shall we go on an indoor date next time?”

“Where are you going?”

“Art gallery.”

The next place I took Ash was the art gallery located near the tea cafe.

It was the place where Princess Sharina came together yesterday.

Her conscience pricked her no matter how much she brought another girl to the place where she dated a girl the day before, but fortunately Ash liked the art museum. This time, she, as a beginner, looked around her general course and fell in love with it.

“Wow… That’s amazing…”

“I see. What kind of paint do you use and why does it shine so fluorescently?”

“Ah. Look at that, oh brother.”

“What is it? …Oh. That must be…”

It was fun to listen to the detailed explanation from the woman, but it was also very nice to see the explanation board together.

After lightly circling the art gallery and coming out, the raindrops still falling down met the two of them.

“Ummm. It’s been raining for over six hours already.”

“Six hours… I mean, it’s not even the rainy season, but it really doesn’t stop.”

“Where do you want to go next brother?”

“Next time?”

I check my watch at Ash’s question.

It was a little after 5pm.

Maybe it was because I was at the museum longer than I thought, but the time was ambiguous.

“Um, the time is ambiguous… Ash, what about you?”

“I don’t know. By the way, tonight’s… That…”

“Did she decide to eat with Gwen?”

“Yes. Yes…”

“Then… Let’s go back.”

“Yes? Ah, yes…”

Ash stretches her shoulders and tries to call her carriage.

Siwoo grabbed her wrist and stopped her.

“…? Why are you like that?”

“Don’t ride the carriage.”

“Yes?”

Said he, putting her arm around her shoulder of Ash and pulling her into her arms.

“Let’s walk to the mansion. The two of us.”

Walking down the street with an umbrella.

Ash’s eyes widened in a situation that seemed like a few times in a romance novel.

“How is it?”

“Joe, I like it…♡”

The umbrella was borrowed from the art museum.

In the first place, the idea of ​​walking with an umbrella came to my mind when I saw an umbrella at the entrance of the museum. It was funny to borrow an umbrella because I was like an A-class warrior who was treated like a count, but I didn’t have anything with me.

Shoot-

“Wow, something feels strange.”

“Okay?”

Ash raised her head and stared at Siu, who was holding an umbrella.

The umbrella was not as large as I thought, so the two of them were clinging to each other.

Here, her large hands hugging her shoulders radiated heat in contrast to the cool weather. Ash’s heart was full of excitement and tension, as the rain, which she didn’t really like, suddenly improved.

“If it’s hard to go, let’s ride a carriage.”

The royal carriage that took them here and there was sent back, but there were many carriages in the streets because of the rain.

But Ash shook her head.

I didn’t want to lose this happy time to a carriage.

“I’m fine.”

“It’s fine though.”

“…Me, brother.”

“Huh.”

“Eat dinner at the mansion… There’s a place I want to go with, is that okay?”

“I’m welcome. But outside the mansion?”

“No. It’s inside the mansion.”

Ash remembered the place he wanted to go with Shiu in her head.

A treasured place that only the two of them know together with her friend Gwen, discovered by chance.