Volume 8 Chapter 51: What Do You Think Of Me As?
"Woohoo! This flowerbed is going to be incredible!" Keith grinned. They picked out a lot of colorful flowers.
"Mmhmm."
"What's the-" Keith didn't call out to her. He knew why Carolyn paused as she stared into a window. It was a beautiful white gown. Ribbons of light purple accessories were added, making it celestial.
"..." Carolyn continued to stare at it.
"Want it?" "Huh?!" Carolyn quickly moved back! The man had appeared next to her face!
"Do you want to try it on?" Keith suggested. This girl had been staring at it longingly. It was apparent she wanted to try it.
"Oh, Kid!" While they talked, Keith turned around to see it was Skar.
"Yo!" Keith raised his hand.
"Are you on a date?" Skar questioned. Seeing how the two dressed, it seemed so.
"Don't think like that."
"...Anyway. About the thing-"
"Ah!" Before Skar could finish, the dwarf was sent flying!
"No! Let's go to the play now!"
"..." "..."
"Keith, mind explaining to me what happened in the back?" The man just knocked the dwarf flying and ran away."
"...You don't need to know, okay!"
"...Sure." Your eyes are scary. It was bloodshot; what was he cooking up with the dwarf! She could only sigh as they headed to the theater.
"Woah, this is huge." A large building was before the two. There were a lot of people coming out from there.
"Ahh, is this your first time coming to the theater?" Now that she thought about it, Keith never did come to a place like this.
"Yep, this is the first time for me." He usually went to stalls to get fruits and vegetables, but that was about it.
"Then you're going to enjoy the experience; let's go!" Carolyn quickly paid for the tickets and promptly entered.
"Wait a minute, you bought tickets for two shows?" Looking at it, he saw that there were tickets for two shows. You could do that as well?
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"Which ones did you choose?"
"Ahh, the first one is something I was interested in. I thought it would be funny. But the second one is the book I asked you to read."
"Wait, didn't you watch this play before then?!" Alfia and the rest raved about this play last time he checked.
"I want to watch it with you this time. And it's starting!" Carolyn quickly found their seats.
"..." These seats were not standard; instead of having two separate ones, it was a giant two-seat sofa.
"What are you doing? Sit down." "Yeah." Keith sat beside the girl, and the play started. What came out in the beginning was a silent and cold night.
"Hah! It's a calling card from Rose Thief! He had left his signature card again."
"..." Oh, dear god. Keith wanted to shoot himself in this scenario as he knew what was going to happen next. But as he glanced at Carolyn, the girl marveled at the sight.
"..." Keith sighed as he continued to watch. Yet, as time went on, it was not good at all.
"Don't you think it was nice?" "...Yeah."
"The next play is starting!"
"What the?! There are no breaks?!" Shouldn't there be a slight gap between the two?
"Hmm?" Carolyn looked down and noticed a small blanket around her legs.
"It's getting chilly. You don't want to catch a cold here." Getting a cold in a theater would be embarrassing.
"Thank you." The play continued onwards to a scene where the protagonist and the female lead were talking with one another.
"I love you so much, I don't want to lose you." The noble said. He inched his body closer to the Princess's face. But that only caused the Princess to shake her head, "No, I'm sorry. But I can't do so."
"…Is it because of your engagement?"
"I'm a princess; I must do what is best for my kingdom."
"I see..." The noble's expression turned twisted and gentle. He understood this was the best course of action.
"Sniff." Keith turned to see Carolyn with water in her eyes.
He took out some napkins to wipe the tears away. Carolyn nodded as she held his hand and continued to watch. It progressed to the end when the prince and the princess were going to get married. That was when he busted through the door!
"I object to this marriage!" It was none other than the noble, "I don't care about anything like this! I only want you!"
"Mhmm!" The Princess didn't hesitate to cry as she jumped into his arms. Without a second later, they dashed away from the scene!
CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!
A wave of applause came; Carolyn and Keith were one of them as they clapped. Carolyn sighed deeply as they walked out, "That was an amazing performance."
"Indeed it was."
"Was it, though? It sounds like you didn't like it."
"It's kinda unrealistic at the end." Did they really think they wouldn't suffer from this? What kind of repercussions would happen? It was so loose at the end.
"Yeah..." Carolyn muttered. The two continued to walk for some time before arriving at a bench in the city's center.
"Today was such a fun day," Carolyn couldn't help but laugh. Keith nodded, "It was quite a nice day." Unlike the others, it was quite free and relaxing.
"Are you feeling better from this?"
"Hmm?"
"You've been feeling down." Keith patted the girl's head; he could tell the girl had a lot on her mind.
"If you ever need someone to talk to, you can talk to me whenever you want."
"…Yeah," Carolyn paused before answering. But then she asked, "Keith, can I ask you something?"
"Hmm?"
"What do you think of me as?"
"Huh?" Keith blinked, "...Why are you asking something like that?"
"I need to know."
Need? It wasn't a want. Keith gazed into Carolyn's eyes; her eyes were undisturbed and gazing completely at the man,
"I think of you as a little sister."
...
Carolyn returned home, and when she did, she was met with Alger on the floor, "Where have you been, Carolyn?"
"I went out with Keith."
That only caused Alger to frown, "Carolyn, you understand the two of us are engaged, right?"
"I know."
"Then you understand going out with another man alone would be a bad image?"
"You don't need to worry about anything anymore," Carolyn shook her head, "I won't be bothering him any longer." The girl didn't say anything as she walked over to her room. But as she did, Alger's smirk became even wider.
I finally obtained her.