Ciel and Elpizo's date continued.。。
After lunch, Elpizo brought Ciel around his private manor. It was luxurious and dignified. These words were not enough to describe the scenery Ciel saw. This villa fully reflected Elpizo's aristocratic temperament and superior taste.
On the balcony on the fourth floor of the villa
The afternoon sun was softer than the noon sun. It was comfortable to shine on one's face. The honey-like color of the sun was bright but not dazzling.
Elpizo naturally considered the wine in his glass.。。You're only 16! Really good…) Looking at the beautiful scenery of the flower beds and stone carvings outside the balcony, he could not get tired of it no matter how many times he looked at it.
Ciel was also sitting at the side, holding a drink that didn't fit the overall scene.。。(Oh? It's plain water...)
Elpizo looked at the glass of red wine that reflected Ciel's face. He placed it on the table and said,"Whenever I encounter troubles in the family, I like to sit on a high place and enjoy the scenery. The slight cool wind blows away all the unhappiness that happened before. Only when my mind is completely cold will I stop. It's not bad to slowly get used to this feeling.”
"Worry? Elpizo, you're living such a good life. What else do you have to worry about? His results in armaments were so outstanding, and his family background was so good.。。”Ciel had come here today to admire Elpizo's living environment. He felt that it was an impeccable luxury life. His worries seemed to have nothing to do with this person in front of him.
"Is that so? Do you think so?" Elpizo raised his glass and downed the red wine in it in one gulp. Then, he looked at the scenery in the distance. After a long while, he said,""I was born into an aristocratic family in England, but I rebelled against my parents 'decision to let me study literature and art, and rashly embarked on the path of armaments. Such a large aristocratic family valued reputation and status very much. Therefore, as the children of the family, they must have some achievements. Otherwise, they would be smeared with dust on the face of the family. Others only saw the appearance under the glory, but they did not have the mood to carefully look at the pain and sorrow under the glory.”
Elpizo's usually confident face showed sadness." I didn't expect this.。。You didn't realize..."
" It seems that I'm too shallow..." Ciel was stunned after hearing this complaint.
"There's no turning back. Since I've made my choice, there's no turning back. The children of nobles usually choose literature and art as their life's major, but I unexpectedly chose armaments. This caused many relatives to be unwilling to value me, because the children of nobles are usually provided with clothes and food. They're spoiled and can't stand the hardship, but I have to endure the hard training and get a place in the city's competition. This allowed me to have the capital to establish myself in the family.”Elpizo's eyes were still looking into the distance.
"I didn't expect you to be under such great pressure." Ciel sighed with his head lowered.。。”
Today, she had a new understanding of Elpizo. Ever since that tragic and surprising encounter two years ago, she had always thought that he was a playboy who had always been arrogant. She did not expect him to have such a side to him, a side that was completely different from ordinary people. Perhaps he just wanted to show this true side of him to her without holding back.
"No matter how high the goals my parents and elders set for me, I will definitely do my best to achieve them because these goals are not allowed to fail.。。Hmph, no matter how much pressure they put on me, I will never give up on the person I like! ciel! I like you!"
The truth that came from the bottom of his heart and the irreplaceable seriousness in his eyes, this sudden confession made Ciel return to the shyness and awkwardness he felt two years ago.
"I…" Ciel couldn't respond. What happened today and his conversation with Elpizo had completely changed the image of that annoying person in Ciel's mind.
"Miss Ciel! Please date me!" Elpizo then said what he wanted to say the most today, and what he had to say.
"Ah…" Ciel's face was red, but he didn't say a word.
It was not like he had not encountered such confessions in junior high. He could reject them very quickly, but now, for some reason, he could not answer. He did not want to hurt the person who seemed to be happy but was extremely sad and sad behind it.
"I…" Ciel hesitated…She understood the true feelings in her heart, but…。。For some reason…
The determination in Elpizo's eyes didn't fade as time passed.。。The atmosphere of the scene made Ciel feel an indescribable sense of melancholy.。。
Time was frozen at this moment, but it was broken again in an instant!
"Pa!" A white light pierced through the glass window of Elpizo's villa balcony and hit the cup beside Elpizo's hand. The 3000-odd cup shattered into pieces in an instant.
"Be careful!" Elpizo quickly stood up and shielded Ciel. Ciel was also shocked." What's going on?”
"Gululu." The culprit of the white light rolled to Elpizo's feet. Elpizo bent down to pick it up. It was a baseball.。。
"What happened?" Elpizo played with the baseball track.
"Oh, Young Master is like this." An elderly butler walked over and explained," There's a baseball game being held in the open space nearby today. It's probably the baseball there.。。”
"Oh? Such a distance? A home run?" Elpizo snorted and handed the ball to the butler who had just spoken." Andrew, if someone wants the ball, just return it to him.”
The sudden "cold ball" completely broke the atmosphere.。。Elpizo didn't want to continue.
"Understood, Young Master." The butler added," It's almost time.。。Otherwise, Master will say..."
Elpizo nodded and said,""Got it. I'll leave in a while. Wait for me downstairs.”
After the butler left, Elpizo turned to Ciel and said,""Well, it's time to go to that social party of lies again.”
"Is that so?" Ciel sounded a little pitiful.
"However! Ciel, I won't give up so easily! I won't lose this competition for you.”Elpizo said confidently to Ciel," I won't lose to Zero!”
“zero？”Ciel waved his hand and said," No way? Why would he pursue me?"
"Well... Then I'm curious. What if he doesn't have one? Why did he work so hard to fight me back then? If you don't like me because of personal reasons.。。I don't think we need to work so hard."
"Ah?" A simple but suggestive sentence made Ciel's eyes light up. It was as if something that he couldn't find a week ago had suddenly appeared in front of him.
“zero。。。He…?" The feeling of shyness and joy intertwined together was like a cup of sweet and sour juice. It tasted a little strange, but it was very delicious.
"Alright, I have to go too. Please let my butler send you home.”Elpizo said gracefully.
The date between Ciel and Elpizo is over.
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