The Regressor and the Blind Saint

“It’s done!”

A voice full of excitement.

Renee got up from her seat at Marie’s words and asked a question.

“Uh, how are you?”

“Oh, tell me what! Our saint is a million times prettier than the capital girls!”

“is that so… !”

The corners of Renee’s lips began to rise. Marie’s compliments filled her with confidence.

Renee once again ran her hand over her body and checked her outfit.

Wide-brimmed hats and blouses. Plus a long skirt that goes down to just below the calf. It was dressing up for an outing with Vera scheduled for a while later.

It was the first date he ever made when he started hanging out with Vera.

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On such a day, I had a desire to show a different side of myself, and this is the result of asking Marie to coordinate for him.

Renee felt the force tighten in the hand holding the wand, and thanked Marie.

“thanks. Marie. I must… !”

I’ll come back with results!

Marie giggled at the sight of Renee making a determined expression with such determination.

“Draw it! huh? I’m going to get my hands on it! Try asking for something to eat while you’re eating!”

“That, that… !”

Knock it! Ask me to feed you!

Rene’s imagination ran wild at Marie’s words. As the scene came to mind, my face was getting hotter and redder.

“Then I will go!”

Renee, unable to overcome the growing embarrassment, said that and left the room.

Seeing René’s back as she left, a deeper smile appeared on Marie’s face.

Inwardly, he was thinking of words to Vera, who was waiting outside.

‘You bastard, you’re going to have a hard time.’

Marie was sure. No matter how much I say, Vera who acts like a window sill, he won’t be able to act as usual today.

*

The entrance to the accommodation.

Vera, who was looking ahead with a stiff face, turned to the porch at the approaching presence.

The impression I felt was that of Renee.

Vera, who had been waiting for the door to open after adjusting his posture when the person waiting had finally arrived, stopped his whole body when he saw Renee coming out of the door right after he opened it.

“Have you waited long?”

His expression was so stupid that anyone could tell he was missing a face.

Vera inspected Renee’s attire in an accident that snapped off.

‘Clothes… .’

It was different from usual.

It would be more correct to say that she was a young girl from a noble family, different from the usual who wore only dark robes under the judgment that she had to hide her identity. … No, even that was a glamorous look that felt like an insult.

A navy blue wide-brimmed hat was covering half of her face. It could have been seen as suspicious, but what I felt was a mystery. What about the outfit you’re wearing underneath it? A white blouse and a navy blue skirt were combined to create a neat and elegant atmosphere.

If I had to use an analogy, it was like a morning glory in full bloom.

A morning flower that is shy and doesn’t know how to show off, yet strangely catches the eye.

‘… no.’

Such an expression was not enough. There must have been a better analogy, but nothing came to mind. For a moment, Vera let out a deep sigh at the lack of expressiveness.

In the meantime, Renee’s words came up again in the space.

“Vera… ?”

Vera was stunned by it and responded quickly. It was a cut-and-dried fish.

“Oh, yes. sorry.”

“no.”

Renee shook her head, feeling her heart pounding.

For some reason, I felt embarrassed, and my head turned downward again.

Is your face red? Renee, who had been thinking about it, was able to reply, ‘It’s probably going to be red.’

Sure enough, right now, your cheeks, ears, and nape are too hot. Besides, I’m wearing a hat, so it’s probably not because of the sun.

‘Gee, calm down… !’

Renee took a deep breath with a composure she couldn’t find at all, and immediately reached out her hand and licked her lips.

“Ugh… , shall we go?”

“… Yes.”

Vera took Renee’s outstretched hand.

flinch. Renee felt Vera’s fingertips tremble.

The trembling reminded me of my worries again.

‘Is this strange?’

Marie praised it, but maybe it’s something you didn’t know. It may not be to Vera’s taste.

It was a worry that came to mind from my first love, which had been going on for more than three years and never faded.

I’m just concerned about every little thing. The highs and lows of the voices heard, the warmth of holding hands. and trembling. A step that matches each step you take.

It’s a contradictory state of being self-deprecating for some reason, but unable to ignore it.

Renee, feeling the pressure in her stomach from all the worries that kept coming to her, uttered those words.

“that… , the clothes were chosen by Marie.”

It was ‘How am I today?’

I say this in the hope that an answer that suits you well will come back.

Then came a truly satisfying answer from Vera.

“… Yes, you are beautiful.”

thud-.

My heart was beating loudly. It felt as if someone had hammered it in my chest.

Renee pursed her lips for nothing and lowered her head.

In the midst of thinking, I was really lucky to wear a wide-brimmed hat.

Isn’t that right? If it wasn’t for this hat, the expression I’m doing now would have been caught.

“That’s fortunate. I’ll have to thank Marie later.”

“… Yes.”

Vera made such a brief response to Renee’s words, and moved forward, looking straight ahead.

René’s worries about ‘what would happen if his expression were found’ were useless, at least for this moment. Because Vera can’t look at Renee.

Vera was clearly in a state of frustration because he could not think of any reason why it was difficult to face Renee, whom he had seen until yesterday.

When I try to face it, I remember that for some reason it seemed like something was wrong. When I tried to steal it, it felt like I was committing a very heinous crime under the world.

Accidents are messed up by the sound of a voice. If I try to weave the answers together, I am afraid that the meaning will be conveyed in a strange way, so I end up measuring even insignificant things for nothing, so only short answers come out.

In fact, it was easy to find the reason if he was looking for it, but the way he looked at Renee changed according to the change in his clothes, but Vera didn’t know that.

In a way, it’s normal.

The past three years have been too long to change the perception of having only one outfit.

To Vera up until this point, Renee was a ‘girl’.

I wasn’t talking about the age difference. Vera felt that Renee had not grown up at all since the 14-year-old girl.

There are many reasons that made me feel that way, but the biggest one would be the uniform that Renee wore all the time.

Because the beopbok is a wide robe that covers the entire body, the feminine line is never revealed above it. Not only that. Growth is also not evident.

No matter how tall you grow or how clear the curves of your body are, when you wear a robe, everything is covered.

So Vera, who was always taller than Renee, was in a state of not realizing Renee’s growth, and it was the same even after leaving the kingdom.

After leaving the kingdom, Renee was always wearing a dark robe, so Vera could not capture any other rational charm in it.

Yes. Indeed, until today, Vera had not made any rational judgments looking at Renee.

However, fortunately, that fixed state is over as of today.

The magic of the costume was shaking Vera’s perception at this moment.

Renee in casual clothes for the first time since their first meeting at Remeo, Vera was finally realizing that Renee was a woman.

It was a long, long three years and several months.

Renee was finally becoming a woman, not a girl, in Vera.

*

3rd Avenue, where the National Library is located, was quite a distance from 1st Avenue, where Marie’s mansion is located.

… In other words, it means that it takes a long time to walk holding hands.

just-.

Renee’s wand touched the floor. Then the foot takes one step forward.

An action that has been going on for several dozen minutes already.

The two walked hand in hand without saying a word.

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Of course, just because he didn’t speak didn’t mean he was in a bad mood. Rather, it would be correct to say that a mysterious atmosphere is emerging.

each other strongly recognize each other. The temperature transmitted from the skin of the contact area. close breath. A tremor that spreads little by little. There was a strange pulsation that all of that came together.

Vera just looks forward and walks. Renee walks with her head bowed.

In that way, while he was moving for a long time, a single word was continuously playing in Renee’s head.

– As you go, your hands are interlocked! Try asking them to feed you while you’re eating!

This was what Marie had said before leaving the mansion.

Among them, the word clasping hands.

Renee was conscious of those words for nothing.

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Of course I wanted to wear it. why not It’s simply changing the way we hold hands, but that alone has a meaning to change.

The act of holding this hand doesn’t mean that you are helping yourself who is blind, doesn’t it mean you can put affection into it?

However, it was difficult for Renee, who was also shy.

Isn’t Renee the only shy person who couldn’t make progress in the relationship for more than three years, even to the point of sighing?

It would be nice if Vera clasped him first, but… , Renee knew.

That things like that don’t happen even if you die and wake up.

Renee continued to think for a long time because of the heartbeat that grew as he pondered, and the anxiety that the opportunity would be blown away when he arrived at the library.

‘Ha, I do… !’

He closed his eyes and moved his hand.

It was a movement that conveyed the feeling of desperation that nothing would change even if you go through your entire life with such shame, and also say, ‘I don’t know.’

The hands are slipping away, and then they stick together.

palms and palms touch. Rene’s fingers dig between Vera’s long fingers. and tight. Renee’s hands make fists.

Vera’s response was quick. It’s not a surprise, it’s a jerk. A very blatant move shook Vera.

“castle… .”

“Don’t say anything.”

Renee covered Vera’s mouth as he was about to say something, and then continued with her head bowed deeper.

“… Just go like this.”

Because I don’t have time to explain.

If I try to explain the reason for this behavior, then my heart will explode.

I just wanted to make this act as it was.

“… Yes.”

Vera nodded, not responding to Renee’s words.

The palms were hot. In addition to the thin and soft sensation that penetrated between the fingers, the sensation of the tip of the finger touching the back of the hand made my chest tighten for no reason.

Vera didn’t think.

Renee said don’t say anything, so it’s best not to question it. He exhorted himself that it was the right thing to do and worked hard to make a calm face.

The accident, which had been chaotic all the time, was now in a state where the power was suddenly turned off. Vera moved on like that for a long time without realizing what kind of beating he was doing.