Surviving As The Villain’s Childhood Friend - Chapter 25

“Thank you for your hard work.”Roziel breathed heavily while hanging his sword in the private training center.It was a private lesson twice a week.“You’ve improved a lot. When you think of your age, it’s a tremendous pace of growth. In the next five years, you’ll be beyond my ability.”“…Huh.”“I’m not flattering you, Young Master.”“I know.”“I really have high expectations for the Olodika Knights that the young master will lead.”“…”“Ah. But, are you carrying out the work your Excellency has commanded you? It is a matter of selecting future members, so you have to be careful.”“…Yes.”Olodika’s vice-captain praised Roziel’s skills to the fullest and left.Roziel stood up from his seat and left.He could not understand why he had to look at the members of the Olodika Knights himself.‘Father is going to do whatever he wants anyway.’Roziel left the sword clean up to the maid and went into the bathroom.After washing, there was milk prepared by the maid.Roziel didn’t really like milk. Unlike when eating outside, the family’s bland milk made his appetite drop.However, recently Roziel took the milk the maid gave him every day.‘You have to be tall.’He was still taller than his peers, but he had to be taller.‘I’ll be so cool.’He didn’t like being cute! Such compliments suited young children only.He was a dignified knight, so it was right to be cool.Roziel stood in front of the full-length mirror.Perhaps because of his still damp hair, his face was unusually moist.“Am I handsome….”He tilted his head.He lived knowing how beautiful he was because others always complimented him.Actually, he didn’t think that face was very important.However, he liked his face today.“I think I’m handsome. That’s a relief.”He didn’t know why he felt this way.He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled brightly.His eyes were folded beautifully into half moons, giving off a lovely atmosphere.“Hmm. I can’t do this kind of expression.”The marquis always taught him to keep a cold, stern face.Only then would other people look up to you.But he didn’t want to trample on others and stand on top.Rather, he wanted to be a friendly person.He wanted to be a person who could be favored by others and return that favor.“But I didn’t think this was as bad as today.”He usually made the facial expression taught by the marquis.The face that looked exactly like the marquis brought a cold atmosphere.He turned his head and looked at himself.“You look like a cool knight.”The knight had to be rational and cool-headed.“Rational and cold-headed… That’s right.”He smiled with pride and immediately hardened his expression.“Let’s not smile carelessly.”Because it looked cute.Roziel practiced walking in a proud manner.He had to be cool. He had to be a wonderful man that everyone could fall in love with and become the main character of a romance novel.He tightened his eyes and hardened his lips.He wondered how long he had been doing this.“Young master. All the food you requested is ready.”The maid came in.“Yeah. I’ll take it with me later. Put it on the table.”“…..Yes.”The maid looked strangely at the young master walking around the room in a robe.‘Was the training too hard?’He was looking at the mirror he didn’t usually look at.‘You even got a strange gift.’Her gaze went to the doll on the bed.A white doll that looked like a lizard was a creature she had never seen before.‘Even when you were a baby, you didn’t play with things like that.’There were more than one or two suspicious parts.If Roziel showed any abnormality, she had to inform his Excellency, the Marquis, immediately.‘It wasn’t like there was anything wrong with playing with dolls.’The maid sighed and left the room.

I waited for Roziel with a trembling heart.The hat I borrowed from Terran and the candy I had taken from Marin filled my arms.‘You’ll like it, right?’Still, I made you cry, so I should give you a small present.Was this the spirit of chivalry?I smiled excitedly and waited for him to come quickly.Soon, Roziel appeared with Cutie in the forest.“Roziel!”When he found me, he smiled brightly and waved.He was holding a basket in one hand.“I brought snacks!”“Good job.”He became shy at my compliment.I couldn’t believe he brought food. I was so proud of him.“Cutie wanted to hurry and go too.”“Really? Did you miss this sister that much?”As I got closer, he turned his head away.“…”Then he only turned his eyes and looked at me, but I wasn’t pleased.I couldn’t believe I was hated by animals in my life. I was having all sorts of fresh experiences.“Okay. Cutie. Can Sister ride on your back?”After saying that, I took out the gold coins that I had prepared in advance.Cutie’s head turned towards me.“Here, you can put it in your pocket.”Following Roziel’s instructions, I put the gold coins in the small pocket next to the saddle.Then I climbed onto Cutie’s back.He still grunted, but he did not refuse.“Let’s go, Cutie.”At Roziel’s excited words, he slowly walked.We arrived in the western garden.There was no one on the other side of the forest, perhaps because it was quite far from the annex.Yes. The sincere Agelisk trainees were doing their own personal training at this time, they didn’t play around like us.“Wow. It’s so pretty.”Roziel admired it.“Right?”It made me happy to see him happy.We got off Cutie’s back and laid our mats in a place with a nice view.Pink and yellow flowers bloomed everywhere. The petals were as small as forsythia, but there were many leaves blooming on one stem, making them look bright overall.“It’s a flower called Teru. It’s a flower that grew in the Zeos property where I lived… Pretty, right?”“Yes.”We sat and put down the things we brought.Roziel’s basket contained sandwiches and milk.I took a big bite of the sandwich.…Hmm. You didn’t add jam. It was a little bland, but it was still edible.I ate one sandwich and told Roziel.“I have a present for Roziel.”“F-for me?”“Yes. It’s Roziel’s favorite.”It was a sweet snack.I handed all the candy in my arms to Roziel.His eyes twinkled like stars.“Hide it in your room and eat it whenever you want.”He nodded.He looked at me like a loyal puppy, as if he was deeply moved.He packed the candy in his bag one by one.It seemed like it was really precious, and he was careful about his every move.I should bring it to him next time. How could you ban sweets when he liked it so much? The marquis was such a bad guy.“What are we going to do now?”Roziel sat and waited for me.‘It must be the first time you’ve been on an outing like this.’There was a lot to teach him.“We’re not doing anything.”“Huh?”“We’re just going to sit and bask in the sun.”He blinked as if he didn’t understand.“I don’t really understand, but I’ll try my best.”He looked up at the sky with a serious expression.“…Roziel. What are you doing?”“Getting some sunshine?”“…Yes. You’re doing well.”He didn’t seem to understand the concept of an outing.“It’s an outing. You spend time wearing pretty clothes and eating delicious food with family and the friends you like.”“Spend time?”“Yes. Even if you don’t do anything, it is meaningful to be together.”He tilted his head for a moment and then nodded.“Yes. me too… It’s good to be with you.”“Really?”I smiled insidiously.“I think it’d be better if Roziel wore this.”I took out the hat I borrowed from Terran from the bag.“W-what’s this?”His eyes grew round. His eyes trembled slightly as if he was shocked.“It’s a dragon hat. I told you last time, right? Kids these days… No, dragons are very popular among men.”“Yes.”I carefully placed the hat on Roziel’s head.“And the most valiant and coolest of all dragons is the black dragon!”I smiled proudly and looked at him.He was also very cute with his sparkling eyes, as I expected.Thump. My heart.It was as lovely as Blandis.“This is my first time wearing something like this….”He kept touching his hair because it was awkward.It was then whenCutie, who had been watching from the side quietly, approached Roziel.Strangely, the guy who only acted cute with Roziel rubbed his face against him today as well.It was a friendly and delicate act as if it was a mother caring for her baby.“I guess Cutie thinks you look good in it too.”“Heee.”I couldn’t believe a horse’s whine could sound so sweet.My ears must have become weird.“Where did you get this? It’s soft.”“I borrowed it from Terran Widlich.”“Terran…?”His brightly recalled face sank in an instant.He opened his mouth several times before asking me carefully.“….Are you close with him?”Well, I couldn’t say we were friendly. I spoke frankly.“A little? I just borrowed his hat because he’s a big fan of Black Dragon. The room was full of dragon toys.”“….You went to his room?”“I also listened to his concerns both personal and business.”“Even counseling…”His lips became thin. It was evidence that he was upset.“This hat… I think it’s bad.”“What?”Not only me, but also Cutie, who was sticking his face tightly to Roziel’s, hesitated.“I… prefer the white dragon more.”“Huhuh?” (TL/N: I think this is the horse being shocked)Cutie stepped back as if he stepped on a stone.“R-really?”It was a shocking declaration of taste.Perhaps because I gave him a white dragon doll, his heart seemed to have already been taken away by the white dragon.Yes.Taste should be respected.“I didn’t know the white dragon was Roziel’s favorite.”“Haaa….”“…”“The white dragon is less popular than the black dragon. Did you know?”If you liked unpopular members, there would be less merch and content you could get. Could you handle it?“I don’t care.”“Besides, black dragons and white dragons are rivals.”If the boys got into a fandom fight… It was bound to be disadvantageous…“It’s okay. I’m strong.”“…Yes. Alright.”Roziel Evelian said he would like the White Dragon, so who would dare say anything?“I’ll bring you a white dragon toy next time.”“I’ll buy it myself, so don’t go play in Terran’s room.”Wait. What was this? Was this the “I don’t want to lose my friend” situation?I smiled affectionately and patted his back.“Don’t worry. Because I enjoy playing with Roziel the most.”“Really?”“Of course.”It was only then that Roziel’s expression softened.“And I also like to play with Cutie… huh?”Up until now, Cutie had been playing cute at Roziel’s side.Now he was a little far away lying with his back to us.“What’s wrong with him?”It was a posture that seemed to be deeply heartbroken.The wind in the garden gently swept away his mane.

“I don’t know. He does that sometimes.”“Did he step on a stone too hard? He’s been crying since earlier.”The muscular back of the horse couldn’t have looked more shabby.…By the way, could the horse lie down?Anyway, it was a strange black horse.