Ariartelle arrived at the New Lionheart City two weeks ago for the solely purpose to have a conversation with the 'Great Vermouth '. In the past when she invited Eugene and other heroes party to celebrate the victory over destruction at that time, Vermouth had made a promise with Ariartelle whenever she want he"ll come over to serve as the conversational partner.
But Vermouth didn't come to her mansion to fulfill his promise, She waited for him too long that he"ll arrive one day at the bollanyo Village, she didn't felt frustrated or betrayed at him to forgot his promise but inside she felt a bit sad so after too much hesitation she decided to go New Lionheart City to remind him of his promise that he made with her maybe for Vermouth that promise didn't matter much but for Ariartelle it's matter more than her own life.
When she arrived Lionheart mansion. she get informed by the main family of the Lionhearts that eugene and other hero's party went over to somewhere and they didn't know anything where they had gone or neither they care to leave message behind when they will return.
So Ariartelle didn't any choice she simply decided wait for them especially for vermouth. She didn't understand the emotions what she felt whenever she saw Vermouth it's feel like for her to spend a eternity with him altogether and talk over throughout the life.
But this was only will happen in her imagination but in reality she wasn't sure did Vermouth really will spend a eternity with her and talk over forever that can't be possible she was sure it, If maybe just maybe one day it's become possible then what. . .
Ariartelle spend a long time alone she didn't have any family nor she know what's the meaning of a friend or someone special that woman consider solely to herself this wasn't love? She don't love 'Great Vermouth' but why whenever she saw his face with a gentle smile why she felt stabbing sensation in heart like something feeling different? what on earth was that emotion she want to find out soon. . .
At today, she will eventually find out what is that emotion that she felt whenever she saw vermouth. She's informed by the butler that eugene and other heroes 's party finally arrived at the mansion at first she desperately wanted to meet vermouth but she stopped herself because. . . She's too embarrassed to face him that's why she decided to take a hot springs bath to relax mental fatigue that's was compelling inside her mind.
But things was different now she's not alone in the hot springs bath, she accidentally meet with others woman. Some of them she already knew but the two new woman no. . goddess had come into this hot springs at first she thought that's was absolutely absurd but after sensing thier powers it's had became irrevocably.
their very goddess who's called dragon goddess, the goddess that was feared by the all dragons standing right in front of her not only that but the ancient that was forgotten by many races also reincarnated in a new body and she became a true myth now.
" Are you going to answer my question or not ?" Melzri aksed with narrowed eyes.
" Hmm. . . Goddess melzri I come here to relax in the hot springs bath that's all and I eventually slept in that pond so. . . I don't what happened after when I lost consciousness " Ariartelle said in a wry tone.
" That's was all you wanted to say? " Melzri raised a brow.
Ariartelle didn't reply but simply bite her lips and her face turned away not want to face her icy glare.
" You come here for vermouth didn't you Ariartelle? " Noir said with a seductive smile while glancing at Ariartelle.
Ariartelle stared at noir with wide eyes, her mouth was moving wordlessly and her feet trembling in fear and sheer embarrassment and she thought after a moment how did she know why I come here? maybe because she's a true myth she's know everything didn't she? .
" No. . . No. Twilight goddess I didn't come here for. . . Vermouth " Ariartelle stammered.
" A true dragon didn't lied to a goddess did she melzri? " Noir said with twisted lips pout and her gaze turned to melzri.
Melzri glared at ariartelle with extreme angry, her glare so sharp that could pierced a hole in her heart not only her heart but her soul also, she swallowed a few nervous gulp and take long breath to shook her fear.
" That's right twilight goddess and melzri I come over here at two weeks only for to have a conversation with vermouth " Ariartelle said with a blushed face and her gaze down at the ground.
Sienna and others was greatly shocked by ariartelle confession they never that to heard something what's the heck was that? why ariartelle face turned red and why did she want have a conversation with vermouth and what kind of conversation did she liked ver. . . they stopped their thinking midway don't want to come at a conclusion already.
" did you have a relationship with vermouth answer me honestly Ariartelle? " Melzri asked her by crossed arms.
" No we didn't have that sort of relationship goddess melzri " Ariartelle quickly denied and said afterwards " the fact that I'm here in Lionheart City because Vermouth had made a promise with me".
At these words, Both Noir and Melzri shone with interest and even the seinna and others badly wanted what kind of promise Vermouth made with her.
" A Promise you say? what kind of promise did he made with you ". melzri questioned in calm voice.
" he had said the promise that he made with me it's was his last promise that he ever made, whenever I want he" ll come over to serve as my conversational partner." Ariartelle said with a satisfied smile.
Melzri gazed at noir with weird expression to know what's was happening over here? between these two but noir shook her head with a wry smile she can guess Ariartelle had taken those words that vermouth had said to her in a different way.
" And so? did vermouth come to you serve as your conversational partner? " melzri asked in a concerned voice.
Ariartelle turned a bit sad, her face was filled with various emotions she didn't know what to say in reply.
" And you here because vermouth had forgot his promise that he made with you right? " Noir let out her guess.
" That's right twilight goddess your guess is perfectly correct and I'm want to have a conversation but I don't how should I do " Ariartelle replied quickly at her and then her face turned sad again.
" what's the problem Ariartelle? you simply go to him and talk to him what you want simple right ? " Melzri said with dumbfonded face.
" It's not that easy as you say. . . Goddess melzri I can't face him right now I felt embarssed to look at him I don't why. . . " Ariartelle said with biting her lips.
" Do you have feelings for vermouth? that's why you felt embarssed to face him. " Noir asked with bright smile.
" What? she had feelings for vermouth. . . . ." Seinna and others greatly taken aback.
" Who knows? maybe she did or maybe not what do you feel ariartelle about vermouth ". Noir shrugged her shoulders and asked her again.
" Goddess twilight. . I had feelings for vermouth? that's not true. . . . if I say with honesty I don't know what emotions did I felt whenever I saw him ". Ariartelle stated firmly while pressing hard on her chest.
" hmm. . . I know what emotions you feel I have a lot of experienced come over and tell us in full details and don't worry it's only remain within us". Noir promised her with small smile.
" your highness is right. . . Come into hot springs and tell us everything what happened between you two " Melzri said with a slight nod.
" I already spend a lot of time in hot springs and what I said to you? how I explain it's complicated to explain in words " Ariartelle tried to argue.
" don't worry we're all with you, you're not alone now as your complicated issue her highness can solve any complicated matter in a few minutes. " Melzri assured her while hold her one hand to dragged her into the hot springs.
She didn't argue or resist melzri and she simply allowed herself to dragged into the hot springs. they soaked into the hot springs again but now ariartelle felt something different her mind was had became more relaxed and calm the moment she entered into that pond.
She never experienced something like this in her life, this pink pond of hot springs with rose petals felt so delightful even a dragon liked selfishly wanted to stay in this for long period of time.
" So Ariartelle what you feel now did your mind had became calm? " Noir asked while caressing her child.
Ariartelle shook her delusional thoughts immediately and stared at noir and others, they were seinna and others also here what if they anything to vermouth she gazed at them with a worried expression.
" Are you worried about Seinna and others? that did they will tell about our secret conversation to vermouth? " Noir asked while staring into her worried face.
" We don't say anything ariartelle don't worry it's none of our business so why we indulge in your mysterious relationship " Seinna said Skeptically.
Anise and others also thought the same so they did a sharp nod at seinna reply.
" Now then, you can start what you feel? what conversation do you want to have with vermouth? and we"ll help you to understand your emotions ". Noir confidently stated.
" That's right tell us what you feel about vermouth? If you don't have any feelings for him then why did you get embarssed in the first place. " Melzri quickly added her words.
" I acknowledge that I don't have any ordinary feelings but special feelings for him whenever I saw him I felt like my heart raced running wildly solely for him. . maybe I don't know what emotions I felt but I desperately wanted to live with him forever and talk with him for eternity I Ariartelle, red dragon admit that I loved him. . I loved. . . Vermouth " Ariartelle loudly confessed and gasping for breath.
At these confession, Seinna and others closed her eyes and keep thier mouth shut they didn't want to say or argue becuz she felt something for him. . . even it's love for him it's not their rights to say anything between them.
Melzri moved her mouth wordlessly she didn't expect that to hear she stared with a distorted expression but noir take a short sigh and shook her head in disbelief, she already expected something like that but a dragon felt love it's new even to her.
Ariartelle cover her face with extremely Embarssmnet, she bite down her too hard blood drip from her lips. she desperately wanted to go somewhere to hide in the deepest pit in the ground that no one can find her, she don't believe it's possible for her to live like this . . . In this word after these words.
her mind was felt with extreme dizziness and mental fatigue, she felt like her mind will burst apart at any moment, her moved head unconsciously left and right and she again going dripped into bottom of hot springs.
Before she lost consciousness melzri hold her waist and stick close to her to help her fellow dragon worshipper, Ariartelle gazed at melzri with a guilty expression but melzri shook her head to say there is nothing to feel guilty.
Noir conjured a wine bottle in her hand. wine colour was blue and that catch eyes of anise and Kristina, they stared at the wine bottle while licking thier lips in a thirsty expression they also want to taste it right now but they let themselves go wild to feel them regret later.
" Ariartelle drink it, relax your mind and feel free to say anything. . . No one will judged okay! I promised to you no one will laugh or make your later and you also A goddess never break her promise. " Noir declared while helding the wine bottle to Ariartelle.
Ariartelle take it calmly without any hesitation because. . . She also thought it's only thing that will make her calm so she opened the wine cap with her sharp nail and drank the whole wine bottle in a moment.
𝘎𝘶𝘭𝘱. . 𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘱
She put the empty bottle at the edge of the pond while letting out multiple weird sound and hiccups. . she felt so light like a dry leave to move towards the sky alongside where wind flown.
" thanks alot. . . For understanding me goddess melzri and twilight, I thought you "ll laugh at me or can't understand my feelings like those woman's " Ariartelle muttered in low voice while a pointing a finger at seinna and others.
" what do you mean by those woman's? "Seinna retorted quickly.
" That doesn't matter. . Ariartelle we also understand maybe a bit but why did you drank the whole wine bottle at least why didn't left something for us also. . " Anise selfishly asked.
Seinna and Ceil stared at anise with a crumpled expression and thought internally even after everything what she said. . . She's just care about wine bottle? unbelievable. . this crazy drunken woman.
" Anise don't worry look behind you " Noir said while a pointing a finger at her back.
Anise and Kristina both look behind where noir had pointed her finger what they saw form a satisfied expression on their faces, they were already two wine bottle put on a short wooden table but the colour is purple this time.
They both took each of the wine bottle in their hand and opened the wine hurriedly and poured purple lavish wine in the wine glass that's was also available at the short table.
Anise and Kristina drank the purple wine quickly while licking their lips, they thought it's was the best wine that they drink now, everyone wine bottle that they tasted was felt nothing compared to this.
" Seinna you also tried it now. . if you don't regret it later " Anise said with a delighted face.
" what sister had is absolutely true you genuinely regret it later lady seinna if you don't drink it and ciel why don't you tried it also ?" Kristina admitted and turned her face to asked ciel.
" Why would I regret it later for not drinking a wine? " Seinna said with a slight annoyance.
" then why don't you tried wine? tried it now and you "ll find out yourself " Anise proposed.
" I don't any problem drinking I also want to know the taste of this wine " Ciel accepted wine glass with a cheeky grin.
Seinna also take wine glass drink it with a curious expression and when they drank it it's come out true they really will regret if not drink this marvelous wine that will give them extreme pleasures.
" Phew. . . It's good to confess your genuine feelings maybe that help you to lift a burden on your heart. . . so how do plan to say this directly to vermouth if you not know why not go on a date with him tomorrow ". Noir suggested with a mischievous smile.
End of the Chapter.