It's The First Time For Both Of Us
Chapter 24
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Chapter 24
I thought he would ask me why I was following him or tell me not to because there were many dangerous things.
“Come here.” Hilla beckoned me to come.
That wasn’t dangerous, right?
I followed him one step at a time, full of doubt. He took me to a wide flower garden in the backyard of the mansion.
“This is a medicinal herb garden that I manage. This is a place provided by His Excellency himself.”
“Medicinal herbs?”
“Yes, the medicine that was put on your knee was also made from the petals and roots here.
“But they were… pretty flowers?”
Then Hilla fixed his glasses and smiled. “Yes, though it may look like a flower, it has medicinal properties. Even if something looks like a weed, it can be a valuable herb. Of course, there are also poisonous plants here.”
“Poison is bad.”
“That’s right, but it can also be beneficial once it is used well. I just happened to pick up some ingredients for the ointment here today.” After saying that, Hilla crouched down and started picking leaves one by one.
I sneaked over and squatted down next to him. “Aren’t you going to pick the flowers?” I pointed to the flower stalk, where Hilla picked the leaves only.
“The ointment would be milder if we used only the leaves rather than its flowers. Flowers are also picked for making a large amount of medicine, but these leaves will be used exclusively to make an ointment for you, Young Lady.”
“Were you making mine?”
“Yes, though it would be best not to get hurt. You can’t have even a single scar so I am making it in advance.”
“What’s this?” I pointed to the leaves that were almost lying on the floor, unlike the tall flowers. Purple flowers hung from the stem like small bells.
“It’s a glechoma longituba. It is used to heal wounds and we will mix it together. Young Lady is so smart to be able to recognize a herb immediately that has the same effect.”
(T/N: Glechoma Longituba, or most commonly known as longtube ground ivy herb, is used to relieve dysuria, to remove toxic heat, to eliminate blood stasis, and to cause subsidence of swelling. If you want to read more about this plant, visit http://www.epilepsynaturapedia.com/index.php/Glechoma_longituba )
But… I just asked because the flowers were cute.
“It’s beautiful.” I tapped the purple flower.
“Would you like to try it yourself?”
“Me?”
“Yes, Young Lady should pick one leaf at a time by yourself.”
“What if it b-breaks?”
Hilla burst out laughing. “It’s alright since we will mash it in the mortar anyway. The leaves have small hairy thorns so try wearing this.” He pulled out a thin cloth glove from his pants pocket and held it out.
It was too big for me, but since there were thorns, I put it on and picked a leaf then held it out to Hilla. “Here.”
“Good job. My first apprentice seems to have a very good skill.”
I received excessive praise though I only picked one leaf. I gained confidence thanks to that.
“Then, can I have this flower?”
It would be alright to bring it to Pihne or Dad since the flowers won’t be used anyway. Plucking the leaves might make it wither.
“Yes, it will be easier if you break the bottom joint.”
While Hilla was picking the leaves of the herbs, I collected the flowers that had lost their leaves. The ten pieces I gathered clumsily nevertheless looked like a bouquet.
‘I have to give this to Dad.’
“I’m going to give this to Dad.” I held out the flowers.
He raised his eyebrows, working hard on picking the leaves. “His Excellency is very fond of you.”
“Really?”
“Yes, he would be very pleased if you gave it to him. I have to pick more herbs here so you can go back first.”
I got up, holding the bouquet in one hand as I fixed my clothes. It was alright even though I wasn’t able to achieve my initial goal. Now that I suddenly became Hilla’s apprentice, I could visit him anytime.
“Then I’ll go quickly.”
* * *
Hilla stared at Mariette’s small back as she ran away carrying a bouquet of flowers.
“Why did Young Lady secretly follow me yesterday?” he muttered to himself as he saw the child getting smaller and smaller.
* * *
I ran quickly and entered the house. I fortunately didn’t have accidents this time around. I stopped at the huge window and pondered how to start.
I had to give most of these flowers to my dad, so did I have to give everyone else first one by one before I gave him one?
“Would it be better to go to Pihne first?” Playing with my fingers, I was still deciding a large shadow fell over me from behind.
“Huh?”
My dad was looking down at me.
“Mariette.”
“It’s Dad!” I turned around and faced him.
I saw my father today and yesterday, who had been difficult to see once a day at first. Had Dante mentioned that he was working with a job he left behind?
“I was going to find Dad anyway. Did Daddy go to work?” I laughed and held out the medicinal flowers I picked. “I went to Pihne, then to Dad to give this to you.”
Dad’s gaze shifted from me to the bouquet of flowers. Some of the flowers were crushed because they weren’t packaged properly.
“Flowers?”
“Yes, herbal flowers. One for Pihne, and two for both Luna and Lucy. I will also give Aaron one, and oh, I should also give Dante one… I wanted to give you this small thing. And uhm, also…” I folded my fingers one by one and listed the people to whom I would give the flowers.
“And, this much is for Daddy…”
“Give me everything.”
“Huh? All of these?”
‘You can’t.’
My dad took the bouquet I was holding in a snap.
I stretched out my arms in shock. “You can’t! I need to give one to Pihne, and to Luna and Lucy too…”
“They don’t need it.”
“I need it!”
“No.”
I puffed my cheeks and looked at my Dad.
‘Did my father just pass me by with the bouquet of flowers?’
I looked angrily at his back and followed him. “Dad, you are greedy!”
Dad’s legs were so long and his stride was so big that I almost had to run after him. And why was the hallway so long?
Then Dad suddenly stopped.
As I was following him closely, I bumped my nose into him.
“Ack.”
‘T-this dad, really.’.
I was holding my nose with both of my hands because it was painful, but my father’s hand was placed on my head when I turned around.
“I’ll give you a chocolate cake.”
“Huh?”
The stinging pain disappeared quickly.
“…With strawberries.”
“Really? When? Now? Yes, Daddy, you can have all the flowers.”
He really was too much when he took all the flowers, but when it came to chocolate cake, the mansion’s cake was really delicious. Since I sang the strawberry song, Gordon put more than ten strawberries on top of the chocolate cake.
‘I can bring more flowers later and give them to the others.’
“Tomorrow.”
Dad was gone without a second thought. The distance between my father and me quickly grew. I realized it too late and could only stare at my father’s back as he walked farther away.
Ah… It was good that the face-that-could-kill-anyone of my father had disappeared, but this much change wasn’t good. I looked down at my bare hands and shrugged my shoulders, until Pihne, who was passing by, saw me and ran to me in surprise.
My Dad took all the flowers, and now I had to suffer from Pihne’s nagging because of the leaves she saw sticking on me here and there.
“You need a bath.”
“Oh, I already had one this morning.”
“You’ve been at the herbal garden. There may have been something poisonous brushing against you, so I will wash you a little. I’ll have to tell Sir Hilla too.”
“Nnnnn, I’m fine…”
“No. Should we get going, Young Lady?”
My aegyo didn’t work for Pihne.Reluctantly, I let her hold me and bathe me, all of it while resenting my father who disappeared without a trace.
My body was already exhausted after taking a bath. Still, I grabbed the stationery I had received from Pihne before she tidied my room. This was because I promised Dahlia that I would write her a letter but forgot about it.
I couldn’t write yet. I ran away with Mom so I hardly had time to learn to read. Anyway, I promised Dahlia to write her a letter. But she probably knew that I couldn’t write a letter yet.
Seeing me thinking hard, Pihne chuckled. “Do you need help with anything, Young Lady?”
I nodded and held out the paper. “Can Pihne write a letter?”
“A letter?”
Wiping her hands on her apron, Pihne received the paper I handed her. “I can write. Who do you want to send it to? Oh, is this perhaps a letter for Master?”
Master?
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Chapter 24
I thought he would ask me why I was following him or tell me not to because there were many dangerous things.
“Come here.” Hilla beckoned me to come.
That wasn’t dangerous, right?
I followed him one step at a time, full of doubt. He took me to a wide flower garden in the backyard of the mansion.
“This is a medicinal herb garden that I manage. This is a place provided by His Excellency himself.”
“Medicinal herbs?”
“Yes, the medicine that was put on your knee was also made from the petals and roots here.
“But they were… pretty flowers?”
Then Hilla fixed his glasses and smiled. “Yes, though it may look like a flower, it has medicinal properties. Even if something looks like a weed, it can be a valuable herb. Of course, there are also poisonous plants here.”
“Poison is bad.”
“That’s right, but it can also be beneficial once it is used well. I just happened to pick up some ingredients for the ointment here today.” After saying that, Hilla crouched down and started picking leaves one by one.
I sneaked over and squatted down next to him. “Aren’t you going to pick the flowers?” I pointed to the flower stalk, where Hilla picked the leaves only.
“The ointment would be milder if we used only the leaves rather than its flowers. Flowers are also picked for making a large amount of medicine, but these leaves will be used exclusively to make an ointment for you, Young Lady.”
“Were you making mine?”
“Yes, though it would be best not to get hurt. You can’t have even a single scar so I am making it in advance.”
“What’s this?” I pointed to the leaves that were almost lying on the floor, unlike the tall flowers. Purple flowers hung from the stem like small bells.
“It’s a glechoma longituba. It is used to heal wounds and we will mix it together. Young Lady is so smart to be able to recognize a herb immediately that has the same effect.”
(T/N: Glechoma Longituba, or most commonly known as longtube ground ivy herb, is used to relieve dysuria, to remove toxic heat, to eliminate blood stasis, and to cause subsidence of swelling. If you want to read more about this plant, visit http://www.epilepsynaturapedia.com/index.php/Glechoma_longituba )
But… I just asked because the flowers were cute.
“It’s beautiful.” I tapped the purple flower.
“Would you like to try it yourself?”
“Me?”
“Yes, Young Lady should pick one leaf at a time by yourself.”
“What if it b-breaks?”
Hilla burst out laughing. “It’s alright since we will mash it in the mortar anyway. The leaves have small hairy thorns so try wearing this.” He pulled out a thin cloth glove from his pants pocket and held it out.
It was too big for me, but since there were thorns, I put it on and picked a leaf then held it out to Hilla. “Here.”
“Good job. My first apprentice seems to have a very good skill.”
I received excessive praise though I only picked one leaf. I gained confidence thanks to that.
“Then, can I have this flower?”
It would be alright to bring it to Pihne or Dad since the flowers won’t be used anyway. Plucking the leaves might make it wither.
“Yes, it will be easier if you break the bottom joint.”
While Hilla was picking the leaves of the herbs, I collected the flowers that had lost their leaves. The ten pieces I gathered clumsily nevertheless looked like a bouquet.
‘I have to give this to Dad.’
“I’m going to give this to Dad.” I held out the flowers.
He raised his eyebrows, working hard on picking the leaves. “His Excellency is very fond of you.”
“Really?”
“Yes, he would be very pleased if you gave it to him. I have to pick more herbs here so you can go back first.”
I got up, holding the bouquet in one hand as I fixed my clothes. It was alright even though I wasn’t able to achieve my initial goal. Now that I suddenly became Hilla’s apprentice, I could visit him anytime.
“Then I’ll go quickly.”
* * *
Hilla stared at Mariette’s small back as she ran away carrying a bouquet of flowers.
“Why did Young Lady secretly follow me yesterday?” he muttered to himself as he saw the child getting smaller and smaller.
* * *
I ran quickly and entered the house. I fortunately didn’t have accidents this time around. I stopped at the huge window and pondered how to start.
I had to give most of these flowers to my dad, so did I have to give everyone else first one by one before I gave him one?
“Would it be better to go to Pihne first?” Playing with my fingers, I was still deciding a large shadow fell over me from behind.
“Huh?”
My dad was looking down at me.
“Mariette.”
“It’s Dad!” I turned around and faced him.
I saw my father today and yesterday, who had been difficult to see once a day at first. Had Dante mentioned that he was working with a job he left behind?
“I was going to find Dad anyway. Did Daddy go to work?” I laughed and held out the medicinal flowers I picked. “I went to Pihne, then to Dad to give this to you.”
Dad’s gaze shifted from me to the bouquet of flowers. Some of the flowers were crushed because they weren’t packaged properly.
“Flowers?”
“Yes, herbal flowers. One for Pihne, and two for both Luna and Lucy. I will also give Aaron one, and oh, I should also give Dante one… I wanted to give you this small thing. And uhm, also…” I folded my fingers one by one and listed the people to whom I would give the flowers.
“And, this much is for Daddy…”
“Give me everything.”
“Huh? All of these?”
‘You can’t.’
My dad took the bouquet I was holding in a snap.
I stretched out my arms in shock. “You can’t! I need to give one to Pihne, and to Luna and Lucy too…”
“They don’t need it.”
“I need it!”
“No.”
I puffed my cheeks and looked at my Dad.
‘Did my father just pass me by with the bouquet of flowers?’
I looked angrily at his back and followed him. “Dad, you are greedy!”
Dad’s legs were so long and his stride was so big that I almost had to run after him. And why was the hallway so long?
Then Dad suddenly stopped.
As I was following him closely, I bumped my nose into him.
“Ack.”
‘T-this dad, really.’.
I was holding my nose with both of my hands because it was painful, but my father’s hand was placed on my head when I turned around.
“I’ll give you a chocolate cake.”
“Huh?”
The stinging pain disappeared quickly.
“…With strawberries.”
“Really? When? Now? Yes, Daddy, you can have all the flowers.”
He really was too much when he took all the flowers, but when it came to chocolate cake, the mansion’s cake was really delicious. Since I sang the strawberry song, Gordon put more than ten strawberries on top of the chocolate cake.
‘I can bring more flowers later and give them to the others.’
“Tomorrow.”
Dad was gone without a second thought. The distance between my father and me quickly grew. I realized it too late and could only stare at my father’s back as he walked farther away.
Ah… It was good that the face-that-could-kill-anyone of my father had disappeared, but this much change wasn’t good. I looked down at my bare hands and shrugged my shoulders, until Pihne, who was passing by, saw me and ran to me in surprise.
My Dad took all the flowers, and now I had to suffer from Pihne’s nagging because of the leaves she saw sticking on me here and there.
“You need a bath.”
“Oh, I already had one this morning.”
“You’ve been at the herbal garden. There may have been something poisonous brushing against you, so I will wash you a little. I’ll have to tell Sir Hilla too.”
“Nnnnn, I’m fine…”
“No. Should we get going, Young Lady?”
My aegyo didn’t work for Pihne.Reluctantly, I let her hold me and bathe me, all of it while resenting my father who disappeared without a trace.
My body was already exhausted after taking a bath. Still, I grabbed the stationery I had received from Pihne before she tidied my room. This was because I promised Dahlia that I would write her a letter but forgot about it.
I couldn’t write yet. I ran away with Mom so I hardly had time to learn to read. Anyway, I promised Dahlia to write her a letter. But she probably knew that I couldn’t write a letter yet.
Seeing me thinking hard, Pihne chuckled. “Do you need help with anything, Young Lady?”
I nodded and held out the paper. “Can Pihne write a letter?”
“A letter?”
Wiping her hands on her apron, Pihne received the paper I handed her. “I can write. Who do you want to send it to? Oh, is this perhaps a letter for Master?”
Master?
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