The time was now past 10 PM, and traffic on the highway was next to nothing. The temperature was getting colder and colder as the chill permeated through the body.
The sound of metal rubbing up against metal could be heard from a small children's park not far from Corona House.
“...Why...”
That sound came from the swing that Ruth was sitting on. It was a horribly lonely sound that would be mistaken for a child's sobbing. And combined with Ruth's own crying, the sound echoed throughout the empty park.
“...Am, I...”
Ruth was thrown around by the overflowing sadness she was feeling. It was a feeling so intense that she would be unable to support her body if she wasn't holding onto the chains of the swing.
Satomi-sama...
Ruth wanted Koutarou to object to the arranged marriage. She didn't mind if she was treated as a woman. It would have been okay if he had objected as a friend, a companion or a roommate. She wanted him to say that he didn't want her to leave.
But, why...
However, now all that was on her mind was a strong yearning for Koutarou and an equally strong sadness. Ruth had only realized that she wanted Koutarou to treat her like a woman after hearing his answer. And that she felt so strongly for Koutarou that she wished for just that.
“Why... did I have such... foolish dream...”
She didn't mind if Koutarou became Theia's partner. However, she wanted some of his feelings to be directed towards her. She wanted him to compliment her cooking or her outfit.
“...I have nothing to say.”
However, Koutarou's answer was quite different from what Ruth had hoped for.
It was a much too sad answer for Ruth. She didn't need him to go as far as to have him confess his love for her, but she at least wanted him to worry. That had been her small wish. However, that wish had been unable to reach Koutarou. That's what Ruth had felt upon hearing Koutarou's words.
The sound coming from the swings increased. The new sound overlapped with the sound from Ruth's swing. Since she was so shaken with sadness, she didn't notice that sound at first. However, when she moved her face to wipe away some of her tears, she caught a glance of something golden at the corner of her eye. It wasn't until then that Ruth realized that someone was sitting on the swing next to hers.
“Your highness...”
The one sitting next to her was none other than Theia. Upon noticing that Ruth was looking at her, Theia showed a small smile.
“...So both master and servant make the same mistake, huh...”
Theia had once lost sight of Ruth, but she had managed to come here by tracking the positioning signal emitted from Ruth's bracelet. And upon spotting Ruth, she decided to join her on the swings.
With twice the amount of swings in motion, the sound from the chains doubled. Though since the swings were barely moving, the change was hardly noticeable. However, in return the lonely impression of the park weakened and Ruth's feelings turned slightly brighter. She was happy that Theia had come after her.
“Please listen, Ruth.”
Theia smiled at Ruth while shaking the swing. It wasn't a happy smile, but rather an embarrassed smile shown when reporting on a failure.
“Lately... I have had my head in the clouds. I had completely forgotten that I was an alien, and I fantasized... about a future with Koutarou.”
Theia would make room 106 her own and make Koutarou swear loyalty to her. She would then take Koutarou back with her to Forthorthe, and continue the life they lived here, there. And one day she would become empress, and Koutarou and Ruth would be by her side. She and Koutarou might even be married.
Theia had fantasized about such a dream.
“...The same... goes for me too...”
The same was true for Ruth.
Ruth would follow behind Theia and Ruth. Every now and then, the two would turn around and give her a smile. And once Theia and Koutarou got married, Ruth would give them her blessing.
Theia and Ruth had fantasized about the same dream.
“However... me marrying Koutarou means that I would have to be prepared to discontinue the Mastir family lineage.”
Theia was a human from Forthorthe, while Koutarou was a human from Earth.
Since they were species from two completely different planets, the chances that the two could have a child was close to none. It was rare to see even closely related species be able to have a child on Earth. And if one considered that they come from two different planets, regardless of how similar they might look, the chance of having a child was nigh impossible.
So if the two were to get married, it would spell the end of the Mastir family bloodline.
“That's... yes...”
It wasn't until Theia mentioned it that Ruth first realized that problem. Like Theia, Ruth had begun thinking of Koutarou as a man from Forthorthe.
“And what's more, he would have to resolve himself to give up his own homeland. He would have to resolve himself that he wouldn't be able to make a new family.”
If Koutarou was to serve as a knight, it would mean that he would have to give up his homeland. And without the ability to make a child, Koutarou's family would never increase. It would mean that Koutarou would be isolated on Forthorthe.
“No matter how much I feel for him, in the end, I am an alien...”
“So is... that why you have been feeling so down these past few days?”
If Theia were to have Koutarou become her knight and bring him home to Forthorthe, she would have to resign herself to isolating Koutarou. In other words, she would have to bring Koutarou with her, knowing he would be unhappy. Theia believed that was a big mistake. That was the worry that had pained Theia these past few days.
“...That's right. But Ruth, isn't the same true for you?”
“Yes.... I forgot that I was an alien and wanted Satomi-sama to stop me...”
Ruth nodded.
Ruth was the same as Theia had been. She hadn't really considered just what the consequences of her wish was.
I see... so that's why Satomi-sama...
With that, Ruth was able to understand why Koutarou chose not to say anything. It wasn't because he was indifferent. But it was because he had considered something not even she had.
“However, Koutarou won't stop you.”
Theia smiled while thinking of Koutarou. It was a gentle, wry smile one would show their clumsy sibling. Right now, Theia perfectly understood Koutarou's feelings.
“He might say a lot of things, and he's surely an alien to us, but... he's, without a doubt, a knight of Forthorthe. He will never do anything irresponsible... so that we might make the best choice....”
“Yes...”
Ruth was an alien. In regards to the arranged marriage, since Koutarou didn't understand the circumstances of Forthorthe, anything he might say would be dominated by emotions. And Ruth desired those words of emotion. However, that didn't sit well Koutarou, and so he spoke those words that might be mistaken for indifference.
Koutarou hadn't been indifferent, if anything he was very concerned. But after thinking it through, he had decided not to speak his own opinion. He hadn't forgotten what Ruth had.
Upon realizing that, a large weight was lifted off Ruth's shoulders. However, it was only about half of what was weighing her down. The reality that she wouldn't be able to reach Koutarou shook her even now.
“If he was... a more selfish man who didn't think of the consequences... we might not have had to worry this much...”
“...But in that case, myself and your highness wouldn't need Satomi-sama this much.”
Theia and Ruth wanted Koutarou to become a vassal because the two of them believed he was the strongest of knights, even stronger than the Blue Knight. And because he was the strongest knight, he wouldn't say anything that would risk Theia and Ruth's positions. In other words, the part of Koutarou that they valued the most was the reason for why he had gotten in the way of their wish.
“I guess that's to be expected from the man we love...”
“Yes...”
It was a serious dilemma for the two, and an easy solution was nowhere in sight.
They continued swinging. The clock passed midnight, and their surroundings were still dead quiet, aside from the sound of the chains of their swings.
เวลาขณะนี้คือ 10 PM ที่ผ่านมา และจราจรบนทางหลวงได้ติดอะไร อุณหภูมิคือการหนาว และ colder เป็นเย็นที่ permeated ผ่านร่างกายสามารถได้ยินเสียงโลหะถูขึ้นกับโลหะจากเด็กเล็กสวนไม่ไกลจากบ้านโค“... ทำไม..."เสียงที่มาจากการสวิงที่รัธนั่งอยู่บน มันเป็นเสียงโดดเดี่ยวอย่างน่ากลัวที่จะหลงสำหรับเด็ก sobbing และรวมกับการร้องไห้ของรูธ เสียงได้พูดย้ำตลอดว่างเปล่าสวน“... ฉัน... "นางรูธถูกโยนไปรอบ ๆ ด้วยความโศกเศร้าล้นที่เธอรู้สึก ความรู้สึกรุนแรงมากว่า เธอจะไม่สามารถสนับสนุนการทำงานของร่างกายของเธอถ้าเธอไม่ถือไปยังเครือข่ายหนึ่งได้Satomi-sama ...นางรูธต้อง Koutarou ไปงานแต่งงานจัด เธอไม่ได้รังเกียจถ้าเธอไม่ถือว่าเป็นผู้หญิง มันจะได้ไรถ้าเขามี objected เป็นเพื่อน สหาย หรือเพื่อนร่วมห้องเป็น เธออยากให้เขาบอกว่า เขาไม่อยากไปแต่ ทำไม...อย่างไรก็ตาม ขณะนี้ทั้งที่ในใจของเธอนั้นโหยแรง Koutarou และความโศกเศร้าความแข็งแรงเท่า ๆ กัน รัธก็เพียงรู้ว่า เธอต้องการ Koutarou ในการรักษาเธอเหมือนผู้หญิงหลังจากได้ยินคำตอบของเขา และที่เธอรู้สึกอย่างยิ่งดังนั้นสำหรับ Koutarou ที่เธอปรารถนาเพียงว่า"ทำไม...มีเช่น...ความฝันโง่..."เธอไม่ได้รังเกียจถ้า Koutarou เป็น หุ้นส่วนของ Theia อย่างไรก็ตาม เธอต้องบางความรู้สึกของเขาเพื่อนำทางเธอ เธออยากให้เขาชมเชยเธอทำอาหารหรือเครื่องแต่งกายของเธอ“... ไม่มีอะไรจะพูด"อย่างไรก็ตาม คำตอบของ Koutarou นั้นค่อนข้างแตกต่างจากสิ่งที่ขาดแคลนอาหารมีหวังสำหรับมันมีมากเกินไปเศร้าตอบนางรูธ เธอไม่ต้องการเขาไปเท่ากับได้เขาก็รักของเขาสำหรับเธอ แต่เธออยากน้อยเขาต้องกังวล ที่ได้ต้องเล็กของเธอ อย่างไรก็ตาม ที่ต้องได้ไม่ถึง Koutarou นั่นคือสิ่งที่ขาดแคลนอาหารได้รู้สึกเมื่อได้ยินคำของ Koutarouเสียงมาจากกระเช้าชิงช้าที่เพิ่มขึ้น เสียงใหม่ซ้อนกันกับเสียงจากสวิงของรูธ เนื่องจากเธอถูกเขย่า ด้วยความโศกเศร้า ดังนั้นเธอไม่ได้สังเกตเสียงที่ตอนแรก อย่างไรก็ตาม เมื่อเธอย้ายใบหน้าของเธอเพื่อเช็ดบางของน้ำตาของเธอ เธอจับคร่าว ๆ ของบางสิ่งบางอย่างสีทองที่มุมของตาของเธอ มันไม่ได้จนแล้วว่า รูธตระหนักว่า คนนั่งอยู่บนชิงช้าติดกับเธอ"ฝ่าบาท..."ได้นั่งติดกับเธอได้ไม่ใช่ Theia อื่น เมื่อสังเกตเห็นว่า ขาดแคลนอาหารถูกมองที่เธอ Theia พบรอยยิ้มเล็ก ๆ“... ดังนั้นหลักและข้าราชการทำผิดเดียวกัน ฮะ..."Theia ครั้งมีแพ้สายตานางรูธ แต่เธอก็ได้มาที่นี่ โดยติดตามสัญญาณระบุตำแหน่งที่เปล่งออกมาจากกำไลของรูธ และเมื่อจำรูธ เธอตัดสินใจที่จะรวมเธอกระเช้าชิงช้าด้วยสองจำนวนกระเช้าชิงช้าในการเคลื่อนไหว เสียงจากกลุ่มสองเท่านั้น แต่ เนื่องจากกระเช้าชิงช้าแทบไม่ถูกย้าย การเปลี่ยนแปลงได้ไม่ชัด อย่างไรก็ตาม กลับ ประทับใจโดดเดี่ยวของลดลง และความรู้สึกของนางรูธเปิดสว่างเล็กน้อย เธอมีความสุขว่า Theia มาหลังจากเธอ“Please listen, Ruth.”Theia smiled at Ruth while shaking the swing. It wasn't a happy smile, but rather an embarrassed smile shown when reporting on a failure.“Lately... I have had my head in the clouds. I had completely forgotten that I was an alien, and I fantasized... about a future with Koutarou.”Theia would make room 106 her own and make Koutarou swear loyalty to her. She would then take Koutarou back with her to Forthorthe, and continue the life they lived here, there. And one day she would become empress, and Koutarou and Ruth would be by her side. She and Koutarou might even be married.Theia had fantasized about such a dream.“...The same... goes for me too...”The same was true for Ruth.Ruth would follow behind Theia and Ruth. Every now and then, the two would turn around and give her a smile. And once Theia and Koutarou got married, Ruth would give them her blessing.Theia and Ruth had fantasized about the same dream.“However... me marrying Koutarou means that I would have to be prepared to discontinue the Mastir family lineage.”Theia was a human from Forthorthe, while Koutarou was a human from Earth.Since they were species from two completely different planets, the chances that the two could have a child was close to none. It was rare to see even closely related species be able to have a child on Earth. And if one considered that they come from two different planets, regardless of how similar they might look, the chance of having a child was nigh impossible.So if the two were to get married, it would spell the end of the Mastir family bloodline.“That's... yes...”It wasn't until Theia mentioned it that Ruth first realized that problem. Like Theia, Ruth had begun thinking of Koutarou as a man from Forthorthe.“And what's more, he would have to resolve himself to give up his own homeland. He would have to resolve himself that he wouldn't be able to make a new family.”If Koutarou was to serve as a knight, it would mean that he would have to give up his homeland. And without the ability to make a child, Koutarou's family would never increase. It would mean that Koutarou would be isolated on Forthorthe.“No matter how much I feel for him, in the end, I am an alien...”“So is... that why you have been feeling so down these past few days?”If Theia were to have Koutarou become her knight and bring him home to Forthorthe, she would have to resign herself to isolating Koutarou. In other words, she would have to bring Koutarou with her, knowing he would be unhappy. Theia believed that was a big mistake. That was the worry that had pained Theia these past few days.“...That's right. But Ruth, isn't the same true for you?”“Yes.... I forgot that I was an alien and wanted Satomi-sama to stop me...”Ruth nodded.Ruth was the same as Theia had been. She hadn't really considered just what the consequences of her wish was.I see... so that's why Satomi-sama...
With that, Ruth was able to understand why Koutarou chose not to say anything. It wasn't because he was indifferent. But it was because he had considered something not even she had.
“However, Koutarou won't stop you.”
Theia smiled while thinking of Koutarou. It was a gentle, wry smile one would show their clumsy sibling. Right now, Theia perfectly understood Koutarou's feelings.
“He might say a lot of things, and he's surely an alien to us, but... he's, without a doubt, a knight of Forthorthe. He will never do anything irresponsible... so that we might make the best choice....”
“Yes...”
Ruth was an alien. In regards to the arranged marriage, since Koutarou didn't understand the circumstances of Forthorthe, anything he might say would be dominated by emotions. And Ruth desired those words of emotion. However, that didn't sit well Koutarou, and so he spoke those words that might be mistaken for indifference.
Koutarou hadn't been indifferent, if anything he was very concerned. But after thinking it through, he had decided not to speak his own opinion. He hadn't forgotten what Ruth had.
Upon realizing that, a large weight was lifted off Ruth's shoulders. However, it was only about half of what was weighing her down. The reality that she wouldn't be able to reach Koutarou shook her even now.
“If he was... a more selfish man who didn't think of the consequences... we might not have had to worry this much...”
“...But in that case, myself and your highness wouldn't need Satomi-sama this much.”
Theia and Ruth wanted Koutarou to become a vassal because the two of them believed he was the strongest of knights, even stronger than the Blue Knight. And because he was the strongest knight, he wouldn't say anything that would risk Theia and Ruth's positions. In other words, the part of Koutarou that they valued the most was the reason for why he had gotten in the way of their wish.
“I guess that's to be expected from the man we love...”
“Yes...”
It was a serious dilemma for the two, and an easy solution was nowhere in sight.
They continued swinging. The clock passed midnight, and their surroundings were still dead quiet, aside from the sound of the chains of their swings.
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