The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 186
Chapter 186
Translator: Yonnee
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After traveling from the imperial palace at Elarion and to the marquisate at Loire…
Finally, after a long wait, he arrived.
Upon catching sight of her in the distance, it felt to Olivier as if the rest of the world around him was fading away.
Even the splendid garden stretching in front of him, the historic mansion standing tall, the southern nobles smiling eagerly as they welcomed him, and the dark, crow-like Marquis Russell.
“Your Highness the Third Prince, I sincerely thank you for visiting Loire once again…”
But the long-winded spiel of gratitude that Marquis Russell had prepared just went into one ear and left the other, as though it was a crow’s unintelligible caw, caw!
Amidst this hazy world, there was only one person who was clear.
Her.
As they were once again reunited, he noticed that Radis was a little different from what he could remember of her.
The bridge of her nose had gotten a little tanned by the spring sun, and her shorter bangs were swaying fascinatingly upon her forehead.
Taking advantage of the brief pause in the crow’s shrieks and the sparrows’ chatter, Olivier strode up towards her.
“Radis.”
As her name was called, Radis raised her head.
Wearing a fluttery dress that’s suitable for the season, and with her hair neatly twisted into an updo, she looked like someone who was not of this world.
It’s as if she was an ethereal tree that had taken root in this place, protecting everything… Like a spirit of a tree that had shaken off its leaves to become a beautiful woman as she would greet her beloved.
If it was like that, then naturally, he was compelled to kneel before the spirit and kiss her feet.
But, she kindly pulled him out of his reverie.
“Your Highness Olivier.”
Gracefully, he concealed his burning passion and kissed the back of her hand.
“In the period that we could not meet, you’ve become more beautiful.”
Hearing his compliment, Radis’s cheeks turned bright red.
At that moment, however, the obnoxious crow took it upon himself to intrude between them and went on with his caw, caw, caw!
“We must move inside, Your Highness. A welcoming banquet has been prepared just for you.”
Olivier was already in the shade of the spirit’s branches, yet these insignificant creatures kept interrupting. Just to appease them, Olivier nodded.
In any case, these creatures had also helped to make this meeting between Olivier and Radis possible.
“Your Highness.”
As he had offered his arm to escort her inside, Radis spoke to him, her voice tinged by concern.
“You look a little thinner.”
As he heard these words, a smile found its way to Olivier’s lips.
During every minute and every second that he was away from her, he yearned for her very much so. To the point of shame.
Olivier wanted to wrap his arms around her slender waist and pull her closer to him, to whisper into her ear and confess it all.
I dreamed about you each and every night. I dreamed that you were in my arms, shedding tears as sweet as honey.
However, Olivier decided to keep those words to himself.
He could not whisper such declarations of love while they were being persistently surrounded by that intolerable crow and noisy sparrows.
Instead, he said.
“It’s because I’ve been longing to see you.”
It was an answer that was quite characteristic of him.
And at his response, Radis gave a reply that was also quite like her.
“Your Highness, you don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for you as well.”
After saying so, Radis took out the golem core out of her pocket and furtively showed it to Olivier.
Seeing the enormous object sticking out of her elegant dress’s pocket, Olivier couldn’t help but chuckle.
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After adequately stroking the egos of Marquis Russell and satisfying the curiosity of the southern nobles, Olivier finally took Radis’s hand and headed for a quiet drawing room.
As the door of the drawing room was closed, Radis had a bit of a flushed face when she asked,
“Your Highness, did you come all the way here to the South just because of my letter?”
“Yes.”
He meant it.
But as Olivier took notice of the worry blooming upon Radis’s expression, he quickly added.
“But that’s not all. I also decided that it’s about time for me to take a break.”
Relieved to hear his words, Radis gave him a smile that’s as gentle as a dream.
“Then please, I hope you have a relaxing stay here.”
Radis headed for the sofa as her conversation with Olivier progressed.
She was expecting him to take the seat opposite her, yet of course, Olivier instead chose to sit right next to her.
“……?”
Radis looked questioningly at Olivier, who was so close to her now.
But despite anything else, it truly looked to Radis like Olivier had a really hard time as of late.
It was only natural for her to conclude that what he said about ‘longing to see’ her was just a joke, but it seemed true that he needed a break.
His beautiful, purple eyes that shone like amethysts were now shaded by dark circles, hinting at how exhausted he must be feeling.
His shiny lips also looked a little chapped now, eliciting her sympathy.
“Can you show me that item again?”
“Oh, of course. Here.”
Radis rummaged through the creases of her dress’s skirt.
The dress had an abundance of layers, so it was not easy to find the pocket.
Then, Olivier naturally took her hand and led it to her pocket.
Radis pulled out the core.
“This… is a golem’s core.”
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