The Book Of Flowers

Yellow Rose

- in the morning ---

Ah~!

The spring is unparalleled. Passing winter so it feels worth the arrival of this beautiful season after...

The smell of this season is also very heartbreaking, making me want to continue to sit and enjoy the atmosphere. It is also possible to make a poem or two to fill that free time

Let's make it...

Flowers are blooming, birds are singing...

"Gaz!!!!!"

--And Verdea cried out my name in a very loud tone

Scribbles. His screams were louder than usual! What happened to that kid?!!

"Verdea! What's up??" I screamed, and started running out looking for him

I also found him in the back garden along with the new servants

"What's wrong??" I asked for a second after I approached them, with a face that looked confused and panicked

My face instantly turned flat when I saw what happened to him. Amongst all the new servants, he looked extremely messy, somehow

A tangled ascot, an upturned suit, and a few things I don't want to mention

W-What did they do to him try?? Just wearing clothes, right?

And the seven of them are here! How did none of them know how nobles dress??

"Vainzel's! Help me put on this outfit!" Verdea asked with a face that looked like she wanted to grimace

...

...

Look, then here it is...

They all just nodded in response to me while noticing how to properly pair Verdea's clothes

Actually, it's not that hard for me. It was because I also liked to wear formal clothes like this, although the edges would be covered by the hooded yellow robe I always wore

It's just that, I easily say, they're even hard to do. Some of these seven are from other races, so I might understand why they can't dress in the formal attire of nobles

But, humans like Ilias should know at least a little about the way it is used

It's already! He finally looks good!

Let's look again...

For the sake of the Great Tree, this child is very handsome...!

But, her face leaned more towards cute than dashing. She still looks like a baby, just like when she was 7

That's why this bright color like green is suitable for him. Then, black pants to harmonize with the color of his hair, plus silk gloves and white leather shoes

The robe is also white, with a gold brooch engraved with the Hortensia emblem

The seven people were immediately amazed to see the results of my work

"And that's how I put clothes on for her. It looks complicated, but all you need to pay attention to is the harmony of the colors with Verdea"

Maybe golden yellow is good for him too, but it will only make the colors we wear the same. There should be a little variation

"M-M-I'm sorry we t-no b-b-b-can pair your p-p-clothes, p-p-prince!" Ilias apologized

"No problem. You are still not learning" Verdea said

"Oh my god... I'm gonna faint..."

Frit started acting up and actually fell down, but was caught by the others. His nose was bleeding for some reason

"We better prepare something else. I'm sure that the royal horseman will arrive in a while" I reminded

"Ah yes, I almost forgot my flower. May grandfather finish the bouquets I made all night" Verdea said

He immediately went out of his room to go to his grandfather's place, leaving us who were still in his room

"... You better get ready too. And happy Flower Festival day"

I instantly used my magic to grow white lilies for each of them one

They were immediately amazed, and enthusiastically received the flowers I made one by one

Well, although I'm sure those flowers will wither in one day because it's only made of my Mana that's released into the air

"Verdea has also prepared flowers for you. So you better wait for him while you do the work"

And I really didn't lie. The boy quietly prepared a yellow rose to share with everyone

He asked Frank to take care of him for some time we were away. So the flower is now well grown in the garden, just waiting to be picked

I should have asked Father to take care of some flowers, too, but that's it

"alright. I'm sure Mr. Luxor and Ms. Lyralia need some help before you go" Nazia said, followed by another nod of her head

He invited them all to go and do some work before meeting to take us away later

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Hmphc... The day finally came...

I'm not unhappy that there might be another trap there. I'd rather not come because of some nobles there who would definitely be interested in me

Father give me strength. The thing I hate the most in this world is the person who can keep lying even when it's been discovered. And I'm sure there's a lot of people there like that

The business with Gong and Bestia has not been resolved completely. Julius may have put his eyes on me. I don't want to deal with the king of Borneo, let alone Crux. Nor do I know anything about Cassiopeia and Sahra because they are too passive in royal relations

Just thinking about all those things made my head turn seven-round. The relationship of Miralius and the other kingdoms had already opened up, and it had instead added to my difficulty in managing all things

But that's good too. I do this for the benefit of me and my friends. The most important thing is to find a way to get used to it

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Why should I attend...? I don't want to...!

This may be a punishment for me, for now I am forced to be a good king for Miralius. Just accept it, if so...

"Ah, here it seems"

Hm?

Oh, Veskal

"What's looking for me, Veskal?" I asked

"Just want to ask how do we hand over all those dandelions later, after I think about it?"

...

Wait, did he think we were going to hand over that sack of dandelion directly to Verdea?

But... From his gaze, my guess seems to be correct

"No. I have another way to 'hand over' that one flower sack" I answered

He nodded, agreeing with whatever I was thinking right now

...

Veskal is high, right...?

I had to bend my neck up just to look at his face. And when I came to, I was only half as tall as her chest, just like Remina compared to Verdea

Man, I'm the shortest of the three of us. I look like a kid compared to them. How did this happen?

This is not fair. What the hell

Don't show that innocent face to me! Are you underestimating my height or something??

......................

-- A few moments later ----

Our horse carriage has arrived. Everyone's out together

The seven new servants will take us all away. My father will stay here with them, because I don't want his identity to be known to anyone

Frank unfortunately had to come, even if he didn't want to. That's because he's Verdea's legal guardian, considering that his father can't just side with one child. I also believe that Damien or Darius did not want to let Artorius go near them, for fear of his beloved sister

Everyone was already there with their respective flowers in hand, a gift for the others. All of them planned to hand over the flower later inside the party room in Rose castle

"The horse-drawn carriage is ready, everyone is ready we'll just leave in a moment" I said

Verdea looked confused, looking around as if looking for something. I can guess who he's looking for

"Where's Veskal?" He also asked

I just smiled and turned towards him

"When I said everyone was ready, they were all ready" I replied

At that moment, something flew past us. One by one, as well as crowding, they lined up neatly while being blown with the wind

The Dandelion flowers were numerous, flying through and surrounding all of us who were in the courtyard right now

Everyone was certainly surprised, looking at the origin of the blowing wind that came from the roof of the castle

Veskal stood there, along with Erin. Both of them seemed busy playing a magic using a wooden branch they picked up each

This is how we hand over our flower gifts. Dandelion looks more beautiful if it is blown by the wind

And to help the two men, I also cast wind magic and flew all the flowers around in circles, then went up until they flew like a bunch of birds in the whirlwind

I caught one of the dandelion flowers left behind, then blew it towards Verdea who immediately laughed amusedly when hit

"Happy Flower Festival my friend. May you fly away like those flowers" I said

Verdea's smile widened as her hands lifted to catch some of the approaching dandelion flowers

And even if caught, he would blow the flower away until it flew back into the air

He also pointed his face at me. He who looked so happy asked for my hand as I began to realize that he was asking Frank to come closer

"Your gift is early. So then...

Tada!!"

A bouquet of flowers was shown by Frank, thrust towards me who was half shocked

A bouquet of yellow roses neatly arranged, as well as thorns that have been cleaned to be safe to hold

"Happy Flower Festival too. May our friendship last forever"

...

Ah...

Looking at that smiling face of yours, how can I not be withered...?

You are so amazing at brightening up the day. You are exactly like a sunflower, or like this yellow rose

My pal...

May happiness always be with you

May the world continue to see your smile

May our friendship last until the end of time

May my prayers, which go like those flowers, be carried away by the wind until the Lord hears them

"Long live to you, my friend" I said as I took the bouquet from Frank

Then, I slowly slipped something into Verdea's hands. An apple I got from an eyewitness formed our friendship

"From an old friend. You probably won't recognize him, but he's sending you his greetings"

His eyes sparkled when he received the apple, so he threw himself to hold me tightly. But we both fell to the ground as a result of his behavior, inviting laughter from everyone

Substantial. He was big and heavy, but still acted like a child!

"Hey! I want to be hugged too!" Veskal suddenly interjected from a distance

The two of us were naturally shocked and tried to drive him away by shouting, "Don't!!!!!"

But it's too late

He then jumped towards us who were surprised by his sudden presence. It didn't take long for him to crash and make me feel overwhelmed by the bodies of both of them

"Come on! You guys are too big to beat me up like this!"

But they only laughed as I tried to get up without hurting them

And to add to the suffering, a shadow came from above. We found someone floating in the air with a smile on his face, ready to hit us again

"IVOOOOR!!!!" The three of us screamed

*GEBAM!!*

...

In the end Luxor and Lyralia also followed them to us, to all those who just looked at them laughed or shook their heads

Ahahahah... I can still feel the pain in my back. Maybe because I'm getting older, it's getting painful here...

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Yellow roses...

I just remembered that I haven't planted a yellow rose this year. In fact, it's summer

I'd better do it for now...

Because the flower is the symbol of our friendship. As he said above the flower, our friendship will always last until the end of time. That is why every year I grow the flower for both of them, as a reminder of our enduring friendship

A flower that will always be cutaneous and well taken care of every year. When I look at the flower crown, I always see the bright smiles of my friends there...

An emblem that can make me see clearly the faces of both of them, forever and ever...

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I was grateful that day that I had managed to throw the bouquet of roses that Verdea had given me towards Ordelia before Ivor had come upon us...