Gorgeous Jewel
Chapter I Chapter 24

"Miss!!!"

"Stupid waiter! it's useless! For a job like this you're not a dick!" Jerk Alice.

Leon was surprised to see the expression on Alice's face that was almost flushed red with anger. Alice who is usually friendly, gentle and jolly can get this angry? I don't know what those servants did to make him so angry.

Leon approaches her and asks "Miss.what happened?"

From the corner of her eyes Alice looked lazily towards Leon. He was flushing his tongue. "You! Who told you to come in?! I didn't even call you." Speak with a high tone.

Leon was surprised by Alice's words. For the first time, Leon was snapped by her, is it possible that she didn't know him after 3 years of separation? Benak Leon's. But in his heart, he thought that not much had changed from him other than his height and slightly larger body shape.

"But miss..."

"Ah..have! already! Because you're already here. Take them out, if I can I don't want to see them again. Hmphh!" With an annoyed face.

Leon doesn't know what to say. He immediately obeyed the order and took the servants out of Alice's room.

"Perhaps, this is because we've only met after so long." His inner.

The next day, Leon took the time to meet Alice in the garden near her room. He was thinking about correcting his impact and what happened yesterday. But when Leon tried to call Alice. Leon saw something different. Their eyes had met earlier, but why did Alice not pay attention to it.

Leon approached her and called out to her. "Miss Alicia."

Alice turned around and saw the knight who yesterday barged into her room. He rolled his eyes completely saturated and upset to serve the person in front of him.

"Miss...does miss remember me? It's me Leon." He said with a happy smiling face.

"Well..! What's wrong with you? We even just met yesterday and you're kind of familiar with me?" Alice clicked her tongue and left Leon behind.

Just a few minutes for Leon to think about Alice's answer, but he did not despair. "I remember, my mother once said that babies can even forget their parents if they do not meet for 3 years. Hmm...Is it possible that Miss experienced the same thing?" Mumbled.

From that day on, Leon began to watch and watch Alice from afar. He wondered what was happening. Some of the servants he asked did not even know and it was as if something was keeping them quiet.

The only one who can do that in this house is none other than the Duke himself. Think Leon.

As Leon watches Alice from afar. Often Leon saw Alice scolding and yelling at some servants, even if it was just a small mistake.

Leon continues to see Alice and feels that he really no longer knows her. The aura of warmth and the warm smile was like nothing but gone.

"Then how do I keep that promise?" Mumbled disappointed.

With Alice's situation like this, makes Leon become doubtful and worried.

He was 15 years old before Leon left Duke Castle to guard the frontier fortress. Leon took something out of his pants pocket. A blue ribbon that Alice gave as a parting gift. "This is my favorite hair tie. Beautiful right? Hehe, this is for Leon. I loaned it so Leon'll give it back." Said the little girl with a smile that was still imprinted on Leon's memory.

Leon took a dagger and tied the ribbon to it. He walked to a small gazebo in the garden near Alice's room.

Leon took a deep breath and exhaled it. "Miss, I'm sorry, I can't seem to keep our word." Then Leon stuck a dagger on the side of the gazebo ceiling. His chest felt heavy as he looked at the hanging ribbon.

With a feeling of disappointment and sadness with the ribbon, Leon keeps his memories 3 years ago.

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"You better stop." From behind her Alice sat on one of the tree branches reprimanding Leon who was practicing swinging his sword.

"I don't understand why you're training to waste your time and energy." Said Alice still sitting on the branch. "You're not focused. Your sword is unstable and your movements are a mess."

Leon was silent and realized that he could not focus on his training. The doubt in his heart made him daydream.

Alice took a branch from the tree and jumped to Leon.

"You think..what are swordsmen and how do they swing their swords?"

"Sorry my lady.do not understand." Leon shook his head.

Swinging the tree branch in her hand and walking around Leon, Alice explained a few things to him.

"When you swing your sword, feel every muscle that moves along with your swing. When you swing your sword, eat your eyes and those eyes are one. If you're blind, your sword will be blunt. You understand, right?"

Leon thought for a moment then he nodded once "I understand Miss."

"Good." Alice stopped in front of Leon "Take a good look so you can understand it more easily."

Without taking the stance, Alice stood upright with a small tree branch in her hand. Alice closed her eyes for a moment and focused her gaze forward right where she was about to swing the twig in her hand. After that, he slashed forward not far from the tree he was sitting on.

Leon was amazed by Alice's slash. He saw something truly amazing right in front of his eyes. How the thin twig gives a smooth scratch on the tree trunk that is not even touched by it. Is Alice a swordsman? Then since when?

"No.miss..."

"Well, that's what I mean." Alice said in a relaxed tone. "I don't teach sword techniques but I want you to strengthen your foundation. Don't forget that before you fly with your wings, your feet support your body." Further.

"good. I understand miss."

"One more. Give me your sword."

"My sword? What does Miss want to do with my sword?"

"Later you'll know for yourself." He said, extending his hand to Leon.

With doubt Leon gave his sword to Alice. Because her hand moved too long Alice just grabbed it.

Alice turned to look at Leon. It was like doing something to the sword after a while he returned the sword to Leon

"This time don't get lost and thank you for keeping your promise."

Leon furrowed his brows trying to digest Alice's intentions. After he saw his sword, he found a blue ribbon that felt familiar to him.

"Miss..this..." Leon touched the ribbon slowly as if it would break with just a touch.

"I loaned it to you. So you'll have to return it later." Reply Alice with a smile.

Instantly the face and words made him think back to little Alice who used to always play with him.

The tightly shut memories and his worried heart became lighter and airy.

"It turns out you are indeed Miss Alicia."

Finally my promise to become a personal knight really materialized.