10.4 The Decorative Trees and Evemeria
For some reason, Dilvier shook his head at Dia’s confession.
It was also time for the Babelclair Mass to end.
The courtyard of the Royal Palace would soon be filled with security knights, officials working at the Royal Palace, and other aristocrats and royalty.
Dia wondered if people would deem her as suspicious, walking with that man like this…
Fortunately, Dilvier recovered before someone passed by.
“…Just in case, why did you think he was a prince?”
“My father told me that he’s the relative of the person on the throne. Due to his appearance, I immediately concluded that he was a prince, however, is the truth different…?”
“Noin is the brother of the Spirit King of the Midnight.”
“Therefore, he wasn’t a prince back then?”
“Yes. There’s no such thing as a child who succeeds the throne in our world. Instead, there’s a rule that determines those who are in charge of our world in advance. Only those who measure up with that number will be chosen. Those who are deemed as unworthy will be derived when necessary. Those in charge of those roles are mainly demons, but some spirits have similar lineage—there’s also the genealogy of the night—you, as an inhabitant of this land, surely know of the Spirit of Death, yes?”
…no way.
When Dia talked to Noin about wanting to marry the Prince, did Noin perhaps misunderstand her?
From the perspective of Noin, it may seem as if she had decided to marry some prince out of nowhere and he couldn’t help but pity her.
Moreover, if he heard her making such a remark even after coming to the royal palace, it would be unavoidable for him to misunderstand that she harbored some extraordinary obsession towards Richardo.
“But, but I was sure, I overheard someone talking to Noin, referring to him as the King of Midnight’s child or something…”
“Ah, such an impression too, exists in our world. There’s an impression that everyone of the night genealogy are the children of the Midnight King.”
“…How misleading!”
Dia’s mouth could only hang open.
Due to her not knowing her mistake, did her father perhaps think she was in love with an actual prince?
Or maybe he merely thought of it as a childish crush, and she was calling the person she admired a prince?
“…I think it would be better if you convey this to the King immediately. After all, that man too, misunderstands.”
“…I don’t think so. Wouldn’t it be a bad omen if someone whom didn’t let go of a childhood promise blabbered about it after this long? That wouldn’t only be scary, but also unbearable. Please don’t tell Noin about this.”
“…A bBad omen?”
“Or, should it be called a ‘curse’, or a ‘hindrance’, instead? I don’t know what the correct term for it is in the spirit society…”
“You mean, how this action might be perceived?”
“I just noticed it recently, but isn’t it a bad thing for a human to be served by a spirit? I mean, Noin’s exquisite dishes are being enjoyed by such a pitiful being…”
Dilvier clutched his head.
No, it didn’t end at that extend.
He then fell to the snow covered ground, hugging both knees.
Again, Dia worried what might someone think if they saw her in that kind of situation.
Eventually, Dilvier rose slowly. His eyes were dark.
“—in short, you remember that you were married to him at the ball of the Kingdom of the Night?”
“…Oh, that moment when he told me that if I became his bride, he would treat me to delicious meals every day? But, isn’t that just something he mischievously said to please a little child? There’s no way he meant that, right?”
“All words have magic in them. Without human’s consent, we couldn’t proceed with the courtship.”
Dilvier said so, once and for all.
Dia shook her head silently.
“Please think twice… I was six at that time. Since Noin is a wonderfully nice man, there’s no way he was being serious when he said that. He was just being nice to the child me…”
“Ah, humans questions even such things. From our point of view, human age matters not. After all, humans grows in a blink of an eye to us. Especially for spirits. It’s not uncommon for a spirit to propose on spot, even if the other person is a baby, as long as their heart desires for said someone.”
“…Creepy.”
“Lady Dia?”
Dia’s mind was still not functioning properly. As such, how was she supposed to process Dilvier’s words?
Towards her honesty, the fFairy smiled—she had no choice but to shake her head in a hurry.
Those words he previously said… those were actual courtship!?
She got nothing but shivers when she imagined him seriously asking for a six year old toddler’s hand in marriage.
Other than that, she envied the purity of her six year old self’s heart, who thought nothing about his supposed courtship.
Even if six year old Dia fell in love with Noin—or even if the current Dia fell in love with him again, there was a difference in rationality for Dia who was now sensible.
But the fact remained—it was too shocking.
“The truth is, human beings should be wary of eating the meals that spirits cooked for them, because the act of eating the meals given by them—…marriage, yes, for the spirits, it’s close to that. There are spirits who become obsessed with someone and obtained the person by using such a method in a deceptive way.”
“Howa, I now hear the word ‘marriage’ loud and clear.”
What terrifying creatures they are! Dia remarked in her heart. She was even more put off now.
B-but, if those words of his were real, why is Noin trying to enjoy seeing my last moment before I die?
When she thought about that, Dia suddenly grew relieved.
It was something her father told her many times, and even young Dia was misled by it.
Noin believed she had a change of heart. She had moved on to the First Prince of Fashitar.
He also didn’t know the prince she was referring to was him, since he wasn’t one. He was instead the brother of the Spirit King of the Night Kingdom.
Indeed, in this world, just how many people are killed because of love?
Even in fairy tales, under the promise of love, how many people agreed to kill their enemies?
The non-humans would never forgive those who had broken their promises.
It was also to be noted, the spirit’s revenge was the most brutal and horrible.
***T/N: In my opinion, this misunderstanding is one of the most well-done and with solid foundation, with all the world building and how much emphasizes the Author scattered around all the chapters regarding the difference between human and nonhuman.
This misunderstanding just bring that difference to the spotlight all the more. They are just different entities in overall, what is normal to Dia isn’t to him, and so is the otherwise. They have different customs, traditions, outlook, position, rules–such that I just can’t deem this misunderstanding to be something that happened because of cliche. This misunderstanding is no longer something that happened out of sheer dumbness and mere plot contrivance.
Tl;dr : Yeah Noin’s a creepo but still a gazillion times better than Ricardo.
Omg, they’re already married. ?
This misunderstanding is definitely well done, and could easily happen.
A few chappies ago I mentioned hes prolly been sleeping next to her for a long time I just didn’t imagine it was since she was freaking 6 yrs old!! Child bride!!! Omfg
Noin is a pedo simp!!! Wtf….6 years old you dumb king!!! Wtf pervert alert!! Stranger danger!! Candies from strangers takes on a whole new meaning!!!, actually how old is noin?…mebe hes 6 then too????? One can only hope!!!!!
Lol. This misunderstanding is really good. Yes it’s just different culture and background. Lol i think most of the world misunderstandings comes from these as well. That’s why tolerance and acceptance of difference culture and believes who are different from each other are very important. Thank you for the chapter.
Usually I’m not a fan of misunderstanding based stories because they often feel really contrived, but this… this is fascinating. I feel like her dad didn’t realize that Dia and Noin were already considered as having agreed to marriage. Especially since we see the Fairy Dia is currently talking to comment that he wrote off her touching his wings as the act of an ignorant child rather than a marriage agreement. I think her dad was expecting something similar with whoever gave his kid food at a party? I also wonder, for a spirit, if seeing a super cute human who looks at you like you are the stars and agrees to your marriage custom is heart moving?
Noin definitely didn’t seem to understand that her age could cause such an agreement to be written off. Especially bc little Dia herself didn’t seem to understand what she had agreed to, even though he mentioned her being his bride. She said he had a much softer look in his eye back then. I wonder if that look changed bc he thought she had a change of heart. So from his perspective… he’s been watching his wife pine over another guy for years. ACK. This also makes a lot more sense in terms of why he would have come to her rescue when she was in trouble.
One last thing I just realized… DIA ATE SPIRIT MADE FOOD WHEN SHE WAS 6!!!! She’s been complaining the entire story that only Noin’s food is delicious and that the palace’s food doesn’t taste good. Didn’t she basically eat fairy food and now can’t stomach human made food? o_o
Errr………next step is to consummate the marriage? XD
I wonder if Dia can give birth to Noin’s babies. They are biologically structured differently after all…..wait, does Noin even have d-……….never mind!!!
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
Well, I did refrain from letting my imaginations run any wilder than that. xD
NO VULGAR WORDS ON MY CHRISTIAN MINECRAFT SERVER
Me thinks Dilvier has a headache until this………
‘He then fell to the snow covered ground, hugging both knees.’
It has now surpassed a headache, at this moment he now probably wants to faint………Everyone, let us all pat Dilvier and Noin’s back and tell them its okay even though what they are doing has now become useless effort because Dia has liked Noin from the start until now.
“Ah, humans questions even such things. From our point of view, human age matters not. After all, humans grows in a blink of an eye to us. Especially for spirits. It’s not uncommon for a spirit to propose on spot, even if the other person is a baby, as long as their heart desires for said someone.”
I would now like to believe that Hadith has come from the race of the fairies and spirits……….and delude myself that Hadith and Noin ain’t pedo it is just CULTURAL DIFFERENCE……..again I repeat and emphasize, like how important things should be, HADITH AND NOIN ARE NOT PEDOS IT’S JUST CULTURAL DIFFERENCE. NOW EVERYONE THIS OUR CHANT FOR TODAY LET US ALL REPEAT! HADITH AND NOIN ARE NOT PEDOS IT’S JUST CULTURAL DIFFERENCE. AGAIN ONE MORE TIME, HADITH AND NOIN ARE NOT PEDOS IT’S JUST CULTURAL DIFFERENCE.
“Dia’s mind was still not functioning properly. As such, how was she supposed to process Dilvier’s words?”
Now Dilvier’s headache became mutual. I swear I want Dilvier to become Dia’s older brother. It would become a total comedy.
“The truth is, human beings should be wary of eating the meals that spirits cooked for them, because the act of eating the meals given by them—…marriage *, yes, for the spirits, it’s close to that. There are spirits who become obsessed with someone and obtained the person by using such a method in a deceptive way.”*
ITS OFFICIAL, ACCORDING TO NOIN’S CUSTOMS THEY ARE MARRIED, EVEN THOUGH THE PART HOW DIA GAVE HER CONSENT IF SHE REALLY GAVE IT IS DUBIOUS THEY ARE MARRIED…….In a serious note, if you think clearly of it and accounting this custom to the equation, Noin must have been real hurt. Like I said according to their custom Noin and Dia are now married and supposed to stay together for a life time if not for an eternity, but his supposed wife was engaged to Ricardo and he has thought the whole time that Dia actually liked that piece of shit painted with gold and adorned with a crown. And counting how many times he gave food to Dia, it would be the same as marrying her again and again while he believes that Dia like someone else. I blame Dia’s dad for this, I know the guy is dead but I still blame him. If he had just explained the customs of Noin’s people to Dia. Even if Dia was very young at that time he should have explained it, particularly at that time he learned the first time Noin gave her food and she accepted it. Don’t underestimate a kid’s understanding, even a 4 year-old can understand what gravity is as long as you know how to explain it to them well.
What a thorough comment! What am I going to pick from this? Well our new chant of course!! HADITH AND NOIN ARE NOT PEDOS IT’S JUST CULTURAL DIFFERENCE.
Noin better have been 6 or so when that went down or hes a pedo simp!!!!
Means that they were already married when she was six??
Yes….
I love the spirits way of choosing a partner… I like this one, this one I take! Age? Is age an factor here? Consent yes sure, but doesn’t matter if it is acquired dubiously…
And my poor brain is kinda melting just wrapping my head around the revelations in the plot. Thanks for the update!
Honestly I am too much buffled about this situation. Noin asks her to marry minutes after knowing her when she was a child because age doesn’t matter to fairies and humans live few years. I can understand baby Dia’s crush on Noin, but I don’t understand his love for her, but that’s just me and my dislike for the love at first sight trope.
After said that, I also agree that the misunderstanding is well developed and believable
Uhuh i dont believe that too, Sis. But at least he is making effort to actually get to know her in his own way….
Love at first sight is so jarring because OMG WHAT THE HECK DO YOU EVEN KNOW ABOUT HER. FOR ALL I KNOW, ITS EITHER LUST OR YOU ARE ALREADY SETTING UP SOME UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS REGARDING HER.
But hey Noin stalked, i mean, kept watch over her all these years so im sure now he got some grasp about her overall character, which is great and set up some foundations if he is again, trying to convince us and her that he loves her.
Mmm I could argue that he first asked her to marry and then stalked her, just for the sake of argument. Anyway their relationship is nicely built after their first encounter, so I am not complaining
Glad to hear that!