I Ran Away And The Reverse Harem Started

Chapter 4 I tried hard to hide my sore stomach.Although Daniel didn’t necessarily continue talking, I could feel that he was reprimanding me.That I hadn’t come to him first, even though he was alive and well and making a name for himself throughout the kingdom.‘But it was just the right time for me to get out of the way.’If I were to make an excuse, it was like that.From the age of 8, when I realized that I was possessed in a novel, I grew up with the male leads, and we stayed together for five years through difficult times.But I remembered the opening scene of the original very well.The story of begins when the orphanage where Daniel and the male protagonists lived burns down.A fire engulfed the orphanage.It was a necessary event in the original work. This is because the male leads’ friendship and family love become stronger due to that incident.However, there was no such thing as a ‘supporting female character who went through hardship together’.‘It did. In the original work, the children who lived in the orphanage were all burned to death inside the orphanage.’But I survived.According to the original story, even the orphanage children who were supposed to die in the fire survived.This was when I first tried to change the original.And I regretted it bitterly.From that day on, I decided to live separate from the male leads.I thought that if they found out that I was dead, the male leads would give up and go with the flow of the original.Even though I was a little sad about the friendships I had built so far, it was enough to just catch a glimpse of their names in the newspaper and be happy to myself.‘But suddenly we live in the same house!’I don’t know if I can describe life as a maid and living in the same house.‘Yes, from the extra orphanage child 1 became the mansion’s extra maid 1.’Although I wonder where in the world there is a maid whose owner comes to scout her in person, anyway.I sighed quietly, leaned my head against the window, and closed my eyes. * * * “Rosieta.”“Uhm….”“Rosieta Jensen.”Did I fall asleep?I absentmindedly lifted my arm, which was numb from holding the basket.When I opened my dim eyes, I saw Daniel’s face approaching me a short distance away.My eyes widened in surprise, and I saw that Daniel had put the back of his hand between my temple and the window of the carriage.After Daniel confirmed that I had opened my eyes, he slowly withdrew his hand.“Wake up.”“What, we already arrived…?”“No, it’s still far away. We’re going to change carriages here.”I realized now that this was the capital; there was a capital between Danten and the estates of the male lords.Daniel stepped out of the carriage and turned to stare at me. His sparkling eyes, which reminded me of black crystal, scanned my face.“… Why?”When I looked up at him in a bit of confusion, Daniel’s lips twitched and he spoke.“Wipe the drool, it’s gross.”I looked at Daniel with a bewildered face.He threw me the handkerchief he had in his arms and quickly got out of the carriage.“Hey! Do you have to make it so burdensome to tell me to wipe my spit?”As I was babbling and wiping my mouth, I heard the noise of people outside the carriage.It looked like it had stopped at a maintenance shop in the middle of the capital square.As I was about to get off the carriage, Daniel, who was standing at the entrance, suddenly held out his hand to me.“What?”“Hold it and get down.”Daniel said in an indifferent tone.What is it, an escort? The child has become a nobleman and pays attention to etiquette…“Don’t fall and break your nose.”“… Hey.”‘Okay, what is the point of being a nobleman? This is Daniel, whom I’ve known since I was 8 years old…’Still, in the original novel, he was set up as a gentleman who was somewhat hard and cold but disciplined. Why are you such a snout from hell only in front of me?I got out of the carriage, holding Daniel’s hand with a pouty face. And I gaped at the scenery of the capital.The capital was a more developed and luxurious place than I thought.In particular, the place where I got off was the square near the Royal Palace, and the alleys were crowded with shops and people as if it were a festival.“Wow.”I couldn’t help but be amazed when I saw the huge crowd.As I was startling like a child, Daniel, who was standing next to me, looked at me with his arms crossed.“Surely, this is your first time in the capital?”His expression really looked at me like I was that of a country rat who had just arrived in the city.I was a little embarrassed and kept my mouth shut. Then I looked at Daniel with a shocked expression and said.“I’ve been to the next town over to get supplies, but I’ve never been to the capital before. What’s the point of going to the capital? It’s just expensive, and don’t you know you’ll get your money cut off if you wake up in the capital?”However, when I came to the capital, I realized that the small town next to Danten was almost embarrassing to be called a city.Truly the center of the kingdom! Amazing!It was clear that the capital square would be even more sparkly and spectacular at night or during festivals.Daniel grabbed my wrist as I wandered off to watch the bustling crowd.“Don’t just wander around. If you get lost, you won’t be able to find me.”“Am I a kid?”Although Daniel spoke displeasedly, he gently squeezed my wrist.For some reason, it feels like he’s holding me back because he’s afraid I’ll run away again.Certainly, like Daniel said, it felt like I would never find someone if I lost them here.Since they had some time to change the carriage, I had the opportunity to look around the capital square. I walked around the capital obediently next to Daniel.While wandering around the shops, I set my sights on a street food shop.I saw a snack with strawberries skewered and covered in sugar syrup. The transparently coated strawberries looked very appetizing.I was standing still and looking at a stand with strawberry skewers on display.“Please give me one of these.”Before I knew it, Daniel was standing in front of the stall and opening his wallet.The store owner looked back and forth between the ordinary woman and the extravagantly dressed Daniel, then smiled broadly at Daniel, showing his teeth.“Oh my gosh, Your Excellency has come out to the capital. It’s 15 billings.”“Yes? How much?”I looked at the store owner in disbelief.All you have to do is stick a strawberry on a skewer and cover it with sugar syrup, and you’re charging 15 billing?When Lynne and I went out into the city and bought two similar snacks, it didn’t cost us 5 billing.But before I even had time to get angry at the owner, Daniel paid for the strawberries and gave them to me.“Eat it.”“……”I opened my eyes wide and looked at Daniel. And soon I calmed down.‘Oh, that’s right. He’s rich.’Fifteen bilings was like interest on his property every time he breathed. I almost lost my temper over something that was nothing to Daniel.I accepted the strawberry with a slightly embarrassed expression. When I put my mouth to the skewer, it tasted sweet, perhaps because of the sugar water coated on the outside of the strawberry.“Delicious?”“Yes? Hey, would you like a bite?”When I asked, Daniel frowned.“Why would I want you to eat it covered in spit? It’s gross.”“… You asked me first if it was delicious. It’s absurd.”I made an excuse that there were some parts that didn’t have saliva on them, but he didn’t even listen.If you’re going to do that, buy your own as well. Why do you ask me if something is delicious every time I eat it? 30 billings wouldn’t be much of a difference to him, just the price of gum.I chewed on a strawberry and said.“If you’re going to do that, why don’t you buy one for yourself? You like strawberries.”With those words, I remembered a day about 10 years ago.It was a bitter winter and a cold wind came into the orphanage building and Daniel caught a cold.There was no way the poor orphanage had the medicine, and we were troubled, so I went out to the village and started picking up coins that had fallen on the ground.One penny, two pennies. I collected the coins that had fallen on the ground and in the cracks in the walls and went to the fruit shop. This is because I vaguely remembered that fruits rich in vitamins are good for colds.There were bright red, delicious strawberries on the store shelf.After many twists and turns, I bought a very small amount of strawberries and fed them to Daniel, who was boiling over with fever.‘Three people watched in fascination as the child, who had not been able to eat or drink for several days, ate strawberries.’At that time, Daniel was a cute kid who eagerly ate the food he was given. But how did he get so big?‘Well, then it’s time to live with just one mouthful. There’s no way you wouldn’t put something in your mouth for a child who is in their prime of growth.’A chuckle escaped me as I thought about old times. I was watching a street band playing in front of the fountain in the square.Something was strange, so I turned around and saw Daniel standing there with a dark face.“What’s the matter?”“…….”Daniel was silent for a moment.It was as if he wanted to ask me something. I was quite taken aback by the complex-looking pitch-black eyes.He hesitated for a while and looked as if he was going to speak, then sighed and shook his head.“Nothing.”… What?After devouring the strawberry skewers, the two of us got back on the carriage.It took a full day to travel from Danten to the capital, and in just a few more hours, Daniel’s estate and mansion would be reached.As soon as I sat down on the chair, I took out the scone that my aunt had baked and ate it. As expected, there was no way I would be full from just a few strawberries.But for some reason, even after the carriage departed, Daniel looked at me with a tired face without falling asleep.“Why do you look at me like that?”My body rattled as the carriage hit the cobblestones.“Ouch.”I added quickly as the scone crumbs spilled on my lap and landed on the carriage floor.“I’ll clean it up when I get off. Don’t say anything.”“… Who said what?”“You look like you’re about to say something.”Daniel looked at me with a shocked face.But my eyes were still focused on the scones the aunt had baked.Daniel seemed to think for a moment and then softly opened his mouth.“… Did I tear you apart from your family?”“What?”I stopped putting the scone in my mouth and looked at Daniel.As I was thinking so hard, it seemed like he was thinking about me parting ways with Lynne’s family.‘Family.’Actually, 10 years was longer than the time I spent with the male leads.Of course, neither of us were family by blood, but ever since Lynne’s family took me in the day I left the orphanage, I secretly thought of them as family.‘Well, I’m not sure what Lynne thinks.’“Why? If I ask you to send me back to Danten, will you do that?”I asked out of curiosity, but Daniel flatly refused.“That’s not it.”Sheesh, if you’re going to do that, why did you ask me with such a pitiful face, pretending to give me permission…I was embarrassed, but I tried my best to pretend to be indifferent and chewed the scone.Daniel still had a complicated face.“I thought we were your only family.”Daniel continued speaking with a thoughtful look on his face.“I’ve been looking for you since the day the orphanage burned down and all the children were scattered, and since I didn’t have any money. We couldn’t find your body, so you must be somewhere. I thought for sure you would still be alive.”“……”“I figured if you were alive, you were just as unhappy as the rest of us, live without a single penny. That’s how you would have lived.”Unlike his heavy words, Daniel had a calm expression on his face.