I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy

60 – The prince has no friends (7)

White snowflakes were slowly descending from the sky to the ground.

Unlike the white snow, the color of the clouds that scatter snow in the sky is gray. Noel, who was looking up at the sky, suddenly had doubts about the color of the clouds, but soon withdrew his gaze and looked around at the world that had turned pure white due to the snow that had fallen on the ground.

It wasn’t the first time he’d seen snow, but Noel saw everything new in his eyes now.

Just by turning your head slightly, you can see scenery that you have never seen before. The place she was standing now, who had never left the imperial castle, was not the imperial castle.

The first place she stepped out of the imperial castle after birth was none other than the center of the northern part of the empire, where it is said that she spends half of the year with snow. It was Merohim.

Like its nickname, the city of snow, wherever you look, you see only a pure white world covered with snow.

Although the emperor had never accompanied his children on his visits, for some reason he brought his two children, Orcus and Noel, with him on this visit to the north.

Orcus seems to think that there must be some reason because he was an emperor called the wise king, but unlike Orcus, Noel enjoyed the fact that he had left the imperial castle, no matter what the reason.

If you wonder, just standing still and looking up at the snowy sky will make you smile.

It was currently snowing in Luden, the capital, but this had nothing to do with the snow.

What was important to Noel now was not the snow falling from the sky, but the fact that it was a new place he had never been to before. No matter how big the winter castle of Edelweiss was, it was not comparable to the imperial castle, but it was more enjoyable for her to walk through the winter castle, where everything was new, rather than the dreaded imperial castle building she had always seen.

Looking up at the sky, there was something that caught her eye with her eyes.

Along with Winter Castle, the Tower of Dawn is a symbol of Merohim. Although the top of the tower was covered with clouds, the light emitted from it shone brightly, breaking through the clouds.

Even in Luden, where huge buildings were lined up, there were few buildings of the same scale as the Tower of Dawn. Moreover, the magic formula engraved on the wall of the tower towering high in the sky, befitting the name Magic Tower, has exuded a mysterious feeling that is difficult to explain.

“beautiful…”

Naturally, the appearance of the Tower of Dawn attracted Noel’s attention, but that was only due to the mystery of the exterior. She had no desire to enter the Tower of Dawn.

The Tower of Dawn is a magical tower. That gigantic structure was both an institution for researching magic and an educational institution for raising wizards. So, for Noel, who is more interested in martial arts like swords than magic, the Tower of Dawn is a ‘well-built building.’ It was nothing more and nothing less.

Even if she did, the parts she could read were extremely limited, and she couldn’t go into the depths of the Mage Tower with only her status as a member of the royal family, so all she could see were theory books that summarized low-level magic.

Although it was a low-ranking item, it was undoubtedly an important responsibility for wizards as it was an item held by the Mage Tower.

“It would be nice, brother~ The Magic Tower will also enter…”

When Noel sees the Tower of Dawn, his twin brother and sister head there. Reminds me of Orcus. Although they were twins, they were two very different talents in their fields.

Orcus is magic, Noel is sword.

Therefore, unlike Noel, for him, there are only seven mage towers on the continent. The Tower of Dawn must have been nothing more than a treasure trove.

“Ummm…”

It was fun coming out of the imperial castle, but after thinking about Orcus who found something he liked unlike himself, Noel couldn’t erase the thought that he was losing something.

No, to be precise, she was sorry. It was enjoyable enough to step on a field of snow that no one had ever stepped on and see a landscape he had never seen before, but now that he had come out, Noel also wanted a new stimulus related to what he likes.

How many minutes have passed since you thought that? Watching the light emanating from the tip of the Tower of Dawn, Noel eventually decided to leave.

The Duke of Edelweiss is famous for being a famous family of magic, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have knights. I thought that if I went to the gymnasium, something would be different.

Just as she was about to move toward the gymnasium, she stopped when she saw something that passed her eyes.

Where Noel’s eyes were directed, a girl with white hair tinged with the starlight in the night sky was passing through the corridors of the castle. This was not the first time he had seen the girl. Noel knew who she was, having just said hello to her.

“Elena?”

Have I been possessed by something?

As soon as Noel spotted the girl, he started following her to keep her from his sight.

Noel himself was not clear on why he followed Elena. It would have been if I had spoken. I wonder if it was because if we talked on the spot, we would say goodbye and part ways. Or was it purely because I was curious about where she was going?

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Maybe all of this is the reason.

In the end, without giving a clear answer, Noel continued to follow Elena.

After passing through the long hallway and turning several corners, Elena stopped walking. The place she arrived was in front of a certain door.

When Elena pushes the door open, the warm air that couldn’t be found in the North flows outside through the cracks in the door. At the same time, the fragrant incense that was carried tickled his nostrils. Why can I feel the fragrance of flowers that I only felt in the imperial garden in the winter castle?

It took a while to resolve such questions, but Noel forgot to call her name because he was so absorbed in the sudden change of air.

When I looked at the door again, Elena had already disappeared inside it. Noel naturally follows her and puts his hand on the door. But the moment I put my hand on the closed door, I realized that I shouldn’t open this door.

“oh.”

When Elena disappears in front of her eyes, her head starts spinning.

The scenery of the unfamiliar hallway reminded me of a fact I had forgotten. It means that this place is not the Yellow Castle.

There was a limit to what the status of a princess was permitted.

Do you mean that he knew what kind of room Elena was in and entered it arbitrarily? In the first place, it was wrong to follow someone else without saying anything. In the end, because of the guilt that came late, Noel had no choice but to stand still, unable to open the door.

If guilt was a problem, he would have to leave this place and come out again, but Noel did not leave.

She walked by the door where Elena had disappeared and wondered why she had followed her. When I came along, the problem that could not be easily concluded was solved more simply than I thought when I was left alone.

The reasons I thought were various were actually just additional things that started with this one.

The answer was simple.

Noel wanted to be friends with Elena.

She is the first girl of her age to meet in Hwangseong and for the first time since birth.

We exchanged greetings when we first met, but how can we call that a conversation? I was curious about what they liked and disliked, and I also wanted to hear about this place, Merohim, from Elena. If she wanted to, I could tell her what kind of place the Hwangseong Fortress was.

Just imagining it like that seemed to make Noel feel better. The person in question may not even want to talk to her at all.

But Noel wasn’t going to care about that.

Noel knew nothing about what room was behind the door or when Elena would leave, but he was determined to stay until she did. With his back against the wall next to the door, Noel quietly waited for Elena to leave the room.

And how many minutes had passed?

When the warmth coming through the door and the cold air outside meet, strangely, my eyelids keep going down. What’s more, the delicate scent of flowers around him was slowly relaxing Noel’s heart.

“Ssss! You can’t sleep!”

Noel woke up by pinching her cheeks every time her eyes closed, but as if that was the limit, her hands stopped moving after a few minutes. After a short time passed, Noel’s body, which had been standing upright against the wall, collapsed from the warmth.

Now, Noel is sitting on the floor and falling down.

If anyone had seen it, they would have hurriedly woke her up, but no servants passed this hallway while she was asleep, perhaps because few people passed by here. But it wasn’t like there was no one to wake her up.

When the sun that illuminated the world disappears over the ridge and the sky begins to turn black

kiik-

The door opened and Elena, she came out. Unlike when she entered the door, Elena’s face had a bright smile like a flower.

“Hmmm…”

“..!”

However, when she found Noel sleeping by the door as if she had collapsed, the smile disappeared from Elena’s face as if it had never happened. Who wouldn’t be taken aback if the princess was suddenly found dead in the hallway right in front of her eyes? Elena didn’t even think about waking her up and just looked down at Noel, not knowing what to do.

I wonder if such a bizarre confrontation lasted for about 10 minutes. Elena bowed down as if she had made up her mind and stretched out her hand towards Noel.

“Your Highness. Your Highness the Princess. Wake up.”

in a very low voice.

Of course, Noel would never wake up with such a small voice. It was the first time for Elena to muster up the courage to speak to someone other than her family, but even so, it was another matter for Elena’s words to reach Noel’s ears.

In the end, Elena had no choice but to keep calling her until Noel opened his eyes.

***

“oh.”

“Noel? Why are you suddenly like that?”

“No, it’s nothing. Something reminded me of a very sorry memory…”

Elena tilted her head at Noel’s words, but turned her gaze back to the garden to see if it didn’t bother her too much.

Noel also followed Elena and began to admire the flower garden spread out in front of her in silence.

Noel’s mouth was open, and there was no more hesitation. But maybe it was because I saw her with the flowers, and being surrounded by flowers like this made me feel like I was going back to the moment I first became friends with her.

There were piles of things I wanted to ask about, but just sitting by her side brought back memories of the day, so I forgot to ask and locked myself in the past.

Various flowers are in full bloom under the wide open sky, making the world more colorful. A landscape that gives a refreshing feeling as if a hole was punched in the chest just by looking at it.

However, Noel imagined the image of Elena’s garden, which gave him the opposite impression of the garden he saw now.

Seeing a butterfly flying among the flowers, Noel laughed and said to Elena.

“It’s beautiful.”

At Noel’s words, Elena nodded slightly. Seeing her reply with a similarly bright smile, Noel smiled at Elena again and slowly looked up at the sky.

A cool breeze caressed her hair.

What should I ask first? How did you get engaged? Or should I ask what life is like here now?

Looking up at the sky, Noel slowly began to organize his thoughts.

There were so many things I wanted to ask Elena, and it became a question of what to ask first. Normally, Noel would have spit out the question without worrying about it, but I wanted to spend this time talking slowly with her.

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Maybe it’s because I’ve never had a problem like this before?

The time she was worried about went longer than she thought. However, there was something that stopped Noel from worrying so much, and that was none other than Elena’s call.

Elena got up from her seat and asked, holding her hand.

“Noel, would you like to walk for a while?”

At Elena’s words, Noel held her hand without hesitation. As Noel held his hand, Elena slowly led him into the garden.

Noel once again exclaimed in admiration at the scenery unfolding inside the garden.

It felt different from when I saw it from the outside, and walking through the garden was like stepping into a painting. The change of flowers every few steps I moved felt like a combination of several worlds.

Elena raised a small corner of her mouth as Noel looked around with twinkling eyes.

“Come to think of it, when I came to the imperial castle before, Noel told me that he would show me the garden of the imperial castle. How does it look to Noel? Is the garden of the imperial castle as beautiful as this place?”

At her question, Noel stopped looking around for a moment and looked at Elena. I didn’t see Elena because I don’t remember saying that.

‘If Elena comes to the imperial castle next time, I will personally guide her to the imperial palace!’

She couldn’t have forgotten the promise she made with her first friend. The image of the glass painter who became friends with her was still vivid in her memory.

After confirming that it was not a memory alone, Noel met Elena’s eyes for a moment. Elena’s purple eyes were facing her directly. She smiled brightly at her own face reflected in those clear eyes.

“Of course! If Elena sees it, she will definitely want to live in the imperial castle more than here, right?”