The Book Of Flowers

The Inherent Fear

'Haha! This Elf Child is completely useless!'

'You're not even worthy of being a servant, you useless trash!'

'I've bought you gold, boy... So work hard for me...!'

'You dare look at me with those eyes...?? How dare you look at a noble like me with that look!!'

'Basic is useless!'

'I'd better sell you again'

'I'll kill you, you piece of trash!'

'Junk'

'Junk'

'Junk!'

"Stop--!"

*Tok!*

"I SAID STOP!!!"

!!!

*BRAK!!*

"Remina what's wrong??"

Why is he screaming all of a sudden?

I had knocked on the door many times, but when I heard her screams it had obviously caused us to panic so much that I had to forcefully open the door

We were even more surprised by Remina who was cowering in fear on her bed while crying hysterically

"No--- I don't want-for-Sale anymore-!"

...!

"Hey you! Quickly prepare a glass of water for him to drink" Verdea ordered his servants

"Execute immediately, prince!!"

Half of them started racing to fetch water in the kitchen, while the others followed us closer to Remina

Ordelia immediately tried to check her body temperature, but Remina immediately brushed her hand away and tried to run away. But it was immediately realized that the person who touched it was Ordelia

"Mrs---! Oberon--!"

She immediately hugged Ordelia tightly, and cried in her arms while we could only stare worriedly at her condition

Out of annoyance I turned to Ivor and Lyralia who actually knew what had happened to Remina, but did not tell from the beginning

"What are you guys thinking?? She was traumatized like this and you guys hid it!?" I asked because I was getting angry

"We can't tell you without making everyone panic! This was also the first time she had cried out hysterically so!" Ivor answered

"But that doesn't mean that hiding it is a better thing Ivor-!"

...

Forgetit. I'm not going to scream in front of Remina right now

He was being attacked by trauma from his past. He must still remember his fate when he was made a slave at that time

Pity it! This is so frustrating!

I should've known better if he wasn't supposed to leave me missing at the party. The nobles there must have caused his trauma to be triggered!

Those blue blood bastards...!!

...

As Nazia handed over water to drink to Remina, the situation had already begun to calm down a bit. So is my anger

Verdea and Luna offer to stay in the room with Remina, to make sure she stays calm until the trauma is not triggered again

We all went out and walked back to the living room to talk about this. Ordelia, Ivor and Lyralia looked pale with the words of me waiting for them

"All of you, just cook the water and just prepare the food for him to eat when he's a little calm later"

All the servants obeyed my words, and immediately went out into the kitchen as we all walked into the living room

...

"..."

"..."

"Vainzel's... I can explain..." Ordelia spoke on their behalf

"Explain what it looks like, Ordelia?" I asked him

And don't expect me to stop being angry now. You guys hid this thing until I felt cheated

"... Remina told me not to tell you this first. Moreover, because Verdea wants to talk to us about something"

"... And you obey the words of a little boy who is hurting himself?"

"... Sorry"

At least you're aware of your mistakes, I can praise that

Hmh!

I can't blame them completely either. The initial cause of the trauma was also due to my absence from Miralius, along with our five strongest higher-ups

If we were there at that time, all the things he and many Elves would have experienced would not have happened

Huh... I have a way, but it can only be done during the Flower Festival

I hate this idea too, but if Remina doesn't want to fight her own fear, then I have no power either

I just hope he doesn't push himself too much later. If this idea fails as well, I will have no problem and will just look for another idea

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

Remina continued to sob, as long as Luna who was confused by how to handle it just continued to wipe her hair

Sometimes he turned towards Verdea who would only shrug his shoulders a sign of ignorance. He would turn towards Remina again with a sullen face, still stroking the little Elf's head without knowing what else to do

But...

Verdea also did not want to be silent

"Hey, Remina. Need help?" Verdea asked

Remina fell silent, before nodding softly in response

"What?" Verdea asked again

"..... Water"

Verdea took a glass of water that was still half full on the bedside table, took Luna's position in front of Remina, then handed her the glass

"Can you drink alone, right?" She said

Remina nodded slowly, although her face clearly showed that she was a little upset

He received the glass, then gulped down all the contents until they were gone

"Bring this up and get out. I want to be alone again" Remina said, thrusting the empty glass at Verdea

"I offer to help you does not mean I have to obey all your words" Verdea replied briefly

"You don't understand anything about me at all. I hate you" He said, half muttering

"Then? If I don't hate you, what do you think that means?"

"You're-!"

"My answer"

...

"Obviously no!! You're a stone-headed person, so what else do I have??"

...

...

"You've got the answer, Remina"

"What answer??!! If I could just forget what I've been through!!?"

Verdea shook her head

"Nobody asked you to forget. All I'm saying is...

You can accept it, even if the trauma is annoying"

Remina flinched, as Verdea smiled warmly to win the atmosphere

"You know I'm stone-headed. You know sometimes I overwhelm you. You know I hurt you sometimes and sometimes it hurts. But you can still accept me, right?"

...

"But you can still handle--- What I've experienced was- is different...!"

"You're right. But, I have one way for you"

Verdea took Remina's two hands and fused them together, as the two stared into each other's eyes

Remina was immediately nervous to see Verdea's glowing face, until she directly turned away

"Take all those nobles like me or Veskal. Think of them as annoying as we are to you. Or think of them as your opponents in Xiang. Then...

Please don't hit them..."

Remina let out a small laugh hearing that, making Verdea also follow later

His laughter subsided, as a small smile formed until his face looked calm now. A small smile that usually only comes out when someone she believes is nearby

However, that little smile started to fall back down, as he thought of something again

"... You think that might help?" Remina asked with her head down

He was still undecided by the suggestion, doubtful whether it would work or not. And if it doesn't work, he doesn't want to bother us more

But...

"If it doesn't work...

It would be easier to fight them if there was a goal"

"... Likewhat?"

"For example if someone denounces me, ehe~"

"Your advice is stupid!" He called, after hitting Verdea's head

Verdea whimpered, as she tried to look back at Remina

"Come on, that's my advice. That could be good practice you know?" He said to Remina

"No! It's better if I imagine someone like Madame Luna being despised! That way, I became more and more eager to defend him!"

Luna coughed lightly hearing that, then turned away and moved away slightly as Verdea looked at her strangely

"That's just my advice. I also don't feel considered by you..." Verdea muttered

"... But... Can't imagine Oberon...? I don't have the heart if he's the one to blame..."

Verdea only sighed because of that much-wanted Remina

"Alright, alright. As long as you understand the key"

"You don't sound like you're trying to help!"

"Sad. You midget doesn't know thank you..."

"Oh, you two. If you guys are noisy, Vainzel will scold me later" Luna interjected before Remina got further into action

Ignoring the angry looking Remina, a loud stomach voice rang out

More precisely, the sound of Verdea's starving stomach

"... I forgot I haven't eaten yet..." Verdea said, half grimacingly holding her stomach

Luna just sighed, while letting her go out to eat first

But...

"Wait on! Don't go!"

Remina prevented him from leaving by pulling his sleeve before he moved away from the bed

"Shut up here at least until I fall asleep!"

Verdea immediately showed a strange look towards him, while Luna patted her face because she was tired of the behavior of these two children

Remina's reddened face had made Luna realize why she was so

"Alright, I'll ask Ilias to bring the dishes into this room. Hopefully there is also warm potato soup for me to eat" Luna asked herself and immediately moved on

"T-Wait Luna! Why did you leave me with this midget??" Verdea exclaims

"He wants you to stay. After all, you don't want Vainzel to be unhappy when you see Remina still riled up...?"

"That's a threat...?"

Luna did not answer and immediately closed the door, upsetting Verdea

"Well, when do you want to go to bed???"

"That is not to go! I want you to stay until I fall asleep!"

"Ohoh~!! Very nice ya~? Then I'll sing you a lullaby!"

"Don't! You sound ugly!"

"Sleep midget! Sleep on!!"

"WHISPER!!!"

Luna simply shook her head while hearing the two of them fighting over and continued walking towards the kitchen

And when he's back...

He only showed a smiling face along with the Verdea servants, seeing the two fall asleep quietly without making any more noise

Sleeping side by side as if they had never fought at all

"But, I'm impressed she can sleep on an empty stomach" one of them commented

"He could train like that when we were in Bargalos first. Perhaps also, she was more tired from Remina now than feeling hungry" Luna replied

He once again shook his head accompanied by a smile, as they closed the door of Remina's room as slowly as possible to not wake the two