Are you worthy of saving the world?

But this time, there was still no response.

Ignored.

For a moment, Emerod felt very sad. It was the first time she was ignored by others.

The other person was a girl three years older than Emerald, her name was Berna.

She has a cheerful personality and is considered a leader among the children in the Vatican.

Because she began to be cold towards Emerald, the originally harmonious atmosphere gradually became awkward.

"Um, did I do something wrong?"

Emerod asked, but the girl did not answer.

Despite this, Emerod did not lose heart.

Maybe I did something bad to her without knowing it, so she was angry.

But they were still good friends at first, so as long as I don't give up, she will change her mind sooner or later.

"Gui'an."

“I found a very nice story book.”

"Did I do anything to upset you?"

"I'm sorry if this made you uncomfortable."

"I hope to continue to be friends with you."

Despite being ignored many times, Emerod continued to talk to her every day.

"If I have done anything wrong, please tell me and I will correct it immediately."

This is Emerod's true thought.

She couldn't stand her relationship with her friends, and like her parents, it became irreparable.

Despite this, the other party's attitude did not change.

After about a month of this, Ruby and Safia finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Isn't that a bit too much?" "Emerrod, you are so pitiful~"

They tried to incite the other children, but one of the girls whispered, "It can't be helped. Bernarda is also very pitiful."

Then the girls looked at each other subtly.

"?"

Ruby and Safia also had no idea what was going on.

The girls stopped getting close to Emerod because they were concerned about Berna, but Ruby, Safia and the boys from the Vatican were still willing to play with her.

Until one day later.

"I love Emerald!"

A baron's son confessed his love to her.

This wasn't the first time Emerald had been confessed to, and it troubled her greatly.

At her age, she doesn't quite understand what love is. In addition, her parents' example has made her deliberately avoid and ignore such unpleasant topics.

Emerod prefers playing hide-and-seek with everyone.

She hopes everyone can become friends.

She wants friendships that will never break.

"I'm sorry, I always thought of you as a good friend."

A few days after Emerald rejected her confession, she was called out by the girl who had ignored her before.

Emerold was very happy. Being called out meant that she could finally talk to Berna.

That evening she dressed more beautifully than usual.

Wearing the pink dress with lots of lace that her father bought for her, she wanted to make Bernarda think that she was a nice person.

"…Emerrod."

Berna pursed her lips tightly, as if she was about to get angry, and her lips trembled slightly.

"Um, Berna. Did I do something wrong? It seems like you've been avoiding me lately."

The other party stared at Emerrod closely: "...Why did you reject Jace's confession?"

"Huh? Because Jace is a friend."

"You two are usually very close, right? And then you rejected him. Are you playing with his feelings?"

Emerald was dumbfounded.

She had never thought of such a thing, and she thought she had responded to the confession very seriously and frankly.

"No, I didn't mean that."

"I've always felt that, Emerod, you actually like the feeling of being pursued by many boys."

"It's just about spending time together. I want to be friends with everyone."

In fact, the other party was the reason why Emerald was surrounded by boys.

"Jace is my childhood sweetheart, but lately...he's only got his eyes on you."

"..."

Emerrod thought about it for a long time and seemed to understand what the other party meant.

"sorry."

She apologized profusely.

"It's all my fault. I've already told Jace that we can only be friends. If Berna wishes, I will support your relationship. So..."

"No need! Don't do anything!"

Berna was angry and annoyed and stamped her feet.

Emerrod lowered her eyelashes in distress, she just wanted to be friends with everyone.

"I'm sorry, I'll do anything... I won't do anything to annoy you again, okay?"

"...Wait! You are so scary! Don't you have any dignity?"

Under Emerrod's coercion, which was more like a threat than a plea, the two of them reached a consensus.

From then on, Emerald stopped talking to the boys.

She won't be friends with boys anymore.

In contrast, all the girls would make friends with her, including Bernarda.

"Great, we are good friends again."

Emerold took a step forward and hugged Berna tightly, which scared her.

After the agreement was reached, Bernardo and Emerald reconciled from the next day.

Although the other girls were hesitant and observed at first, they soon realized that they had reconciled and began to actively communicate with Emerald.

We go out together on weekends and get together to drink black tea in the afternoon.

Meanwhile, Emerod had almost stopped talking to the boys.

Although she felt sad at heart, and every time she ended a conversation with a boy who was usually friendly to her, she felt sad, but gradually, this sense of distance became natural.

Emerald no longer initiated conversations with boys, but when they came up to her, she would respond with a humble attitude.

Although he was still confessed to from time to time, Emerald always rejected them calmly.

Later, Berna and Jace started dating.

Looking at the sweet appearance of the two, Emerrod was sure that he had made the right choice.

This way, everyone can be happier.

In this way, he could obtain what he wanted most—a bond that would never be broken.

Of course, there are also people who are very dissatisfied and angry about this incident.

"Who does Berna think she is? She is so self-righteous." Safia smacked her lips.

"I'm going to beat her up! Oh, and I'm going to beat up Jace too!" Ruby rolled up her sleeves.

It took Emerald a lot of effort to convince them.

This was the first time she realized that the two of them seemed different from their other friends.

She couldn't quite understand what was different.

Then, when the three reached school age, they entered St. Cromwell's together.

Emerod's parents have been getting back together lately.

They seemed to have reconciled.

My father broke up with his mistress, and my mother kicked out the gigolo she kept.

The two apologized to their daughter, confessed their parental negligence, and then hugged her and said, "We must live a good life as a family from now on."

The girl felt nothing in her heart and was not particularly moved.

The love between his parents made Emerod feel very insecure.

This was not what she was after.

"Emerrod! Do you want to join the Lily Cross?"

Ruby suddenly asked one day.

"Lily Cross?"

Emerod blinked at the name.

……