The Reason I Keep Avoiding My Childhood Friend

A thin face line, pale white skin, and large, cool eyes. The red eyes nestled in it, the straight nose, and the dense yet thick lips were in perfect harmony.

What was this handsome face? The beauty that took away my gaze in an instant made my mind foggy. No words come to mind other than – he was handsome! He had a beauty that could not be expressed in words. The peculiar neutral image was unique.

I was busy staring at the other person blatantly without even realizing it, but a question was suddenly directed at me.

“Are you going to the sage’s study?”

Unfortunately, his voice was a crack in the jade. Should I say it’s an artificial sound like forced to twist? It sounded awkward.

“What? Yes.”

Why did I answer? I answered stupidly without knowing it. Then, the robed man was delighted.

“Great! Can you give me a ride?”

Wow, that makes him look even more handsome.

However, even though I am distracted by his amazing appearance, my mind was clear. The person in front of me was suspicious. I wasn’t foolish enough to accept a request from such a person.

The moment I was about to say no, the coachman’s cry was louder than mine.

“Hey! What are you doing? Get off the carriage!”

Perhaps he couldn’t just shout at the man, the coachman moved as if he was going to get the man away himself.

“Please, please give me a ride to the sage’s study.”

Reading the coachman’s action, the handsome robed man clung even closer to the carriage. The red eyes stared at me earnestly. His whole face was dripping with cuteness, but he kept glancing back and his gestures were restless, like someone being chased.

I think he was a fully grown up, so why was he like that? Did he get involved in bad things? If it was someone like that, he could become dangerous or annoying. Safety first.

“I’m sorry. That’s difficult…”

“Ugh!”

Just as I was about to say no, the robed man sat down clutching his chest. And he started acting surprisingly heinous.

“My heart almost got hit by a carriage! Haah, haah!”

My mouth fell open. unbelievable. The person who had been fine a moment ago suddenly acted as if he was going to pass out. He even did a delicate play like a really sick person.

I just opened my mouth and looked at the coachman, and he seemed as taken aback.

“I heard you weren’t hurt before.”

“I’m not hurt, but I was so shocked and my heart… kugh!”

In the meantime, he glanced at me and let out a heavy breath.

“If you’re that surprised, you should go to the priest, right? Uncle, please call the priest.”

“No! I was surprised, but I can just take a break. In the meantime, I would really appreciate it if you could take me to the sage’s study.”

Saying that, he moved as if he would collapse at any moment. This was obviously acting, but somehow it feels like I had been caught by a con artist. I couldn’t say no when I saw him breathing heavily and pretending to be weak.

Yes, after seeing such a handsome person, one couldn’t just go like that. I don’t really want to admit it, but I think I have a serious condition. Well, that’s why I dealt with Kir.

In fact, the reason why I made this decision was also a part of it. Anyway, it’s true that there was almost an accident, and even if he looks fine on the outside, there may be aftereffects of the accident that I don’t know about. If I just brushed it off without knowing it, it could be a real big deal. Then I would feel guilty

Moreover, it was all the more so because our destination was the same. Judging from the location, it wasn’t that far until the sage’s study.

“Do I really just have to give you a ride to the sage’s study?”

“Yes! There’s nothing better than that!”

Look at that. Wasn’t he perfectly healthy? Where was the man who was on the verge of death?

“Okay, come on up.”

My suspicion and embarrassment grew, but I put the other person in the carriage.

“Thank you.”

As soon as I allowed it, he got into the carriage excitedly.

“Miss! How can you just put someone in the carriage carelessly?”

I whispered a little while stopping the coachman who had asked in surprise.