Chapter 184 – Schwarz
A friendly conversation between two women who are proud of their beauty like a fresh flower.
“My older brother Wolfgang used to be harassed and harassed endlessly by his brothers because he was the son of his concubine, but he never gave in and always paid back what he suffered.”
“As expected… He has been very extraordinary since childhood.”
“Hehe. I also had a similar childhood, so I feel a stronger inner kinship with my twelfth brother than with the other brothers.”
Its appearance is as if a red hianhwa and a pure white asphodel bloomed harmoniously in one place, giving a feeling of satisfaction just by watching from a distance.
Alicia seemed to have been completely mesmerized by Hasene, who narrated the story of Wolfgang’s childhood as if she were reading her children’s book.
“Hey…”
Alicia exclaiming her elongated exclamation as she couldn’t take her eyes off her illustration of Wolfgang’s face as a boy.
She looks like she has become a blind person who can see nothing but her loved ones.
‘Hehe, this is too easy.’
Glancing at the figure, Hasene swallowed her sneer in her secret.
She is so stupid to be the princess of the empire.
No matter how you look at it, it seems to be supported and grown finely like a flower in a greenhouse.
To be anxious.
Dozens of older siblings who try to press down from above whenever they have a chance.
And it was Hasene who won the position of her successor by fighting fierce bloody battles with dozens of her younger brothers who were trying to rise from under her.
To her, Alicia’s soft and meek look was pitiful, rather contemptuous.
Her crimson eyes, resembling Ruby, shimmered in a frightful way.
As expected, the stories about Princess Alicia reigning as the invisible hand of the Empire’s socialites seemed to be just rumors.
Hassene von Schwarz. Heir to Count Schwartz.
From an early age, she was gifted with her ability to grasp the emotions of others and her inner thoughts.
‘No matter how you look at it, this person is just… Isn’t that a crazy pervert?’
For Ha Seine, it turns out that she already has a lot of strange flower gardens in her head, and Alicia no longer seems to be the object of her guard.
However, she just wants to get away from this creepy woman who is like walking pornography as soon as possible.
‘Three, my God… To think that his true self, hidden behind his noble lineage, would be so vulgar. Cock… What is this? Are you referring to the male genitals? Her strangulation and butt spanking are bizarre… “
Just looking at her surface consciousness is creepy and makes her shudder.
It was because it seemed that her mind would be contaminated even herself.
“Huh. Actually, ever since she heard that Her Highness the Princess was visiting, she has a place she really wants to show you. She heard that Her Highness also has a hobby of tending the garden. Are you interested?”
“Oh, really? Let’s go!”
Seeing that she smiles broadly without any doubt, it is as if she has already passed it all.
All she has to do now is complete her mission.
Heading to the garden outside her mansion, Hasene calmly surveyed her surroundings.
— Glancing
Although the intrusive members of the imperial guard and the maid of honor who refused to separate from the princess were a bit of a problem, her ability to directly interfere with her psyche remained undetected.
So she should be able to do it without difficulty this time too. As always.
Like a venomous snake, he was only looking for an opportunity.
The opportunity came sooner than expected.
“Huh, Miss Hasene? Your hands are so pretty. Can I hold them just once?”
Alicia asked shyly and hesitantly.
You are really lucky. It’s like stepping into the mouth of a snake.
Physical contact is essential to penetrate deep consciousness at once and root the seeds of friendship.
I hope you will recommend it first.
“Yes, as many as you like!”
“Then, excuse me…”
Hasene squeezed Alicia’s hand tightly with her heartfelt laugh.
From today, the Imperial Princess will regard her first sister-in-law as her best friend, and she will do anything for her.
Even if it is something that crosses the line for a while.
‘Kyahahaha! Haaa… Please wait a moment, Brother Wolfgang?’
After this docile princess, it was the turn of the respected older brother.
In order to create the most perfect Schwartz, the work of receiving the seed of the twelfth brother, which is the Schwarz family’s masterpiece, must be done someday.
It’s embarrassing enough to make your face blush just by imagining it, but it’s worth it if it’s Wolfgang’s seed, not the pathetic brothers who were weeded out.
Of course, it was not included in the family head’s order, but it didn’t matter.
As long as it’s light pre-work, it’ll be fine.
‘Hee hee… !’
Just like that, when Hasene is laughing maniacally beneath the mask of her smiling face.
“Oh… You’re such a troubled child, aren’t you?”
Alicia’s piercingly blue eyes began to emit a cold glare.
Before long, a brilliant golden radiance began to rise from her grasping hands.
—Paaah!
What happened?
By now, you should be rolling your eyes wide open.
This was clearly against Hassene’s plan for a long time.
“Ah…?”
“I’m going to have to get scolded. Sister-in-law.”
* * *
Huge bookshelves filling the high ceilings.
How many generations do the large and small books crammed into it exist here?
The huge treasure trove of knowledge comparable to the great library of a decent academy seemed to directly deny Count Schwarz’s notoriety for having an uncultured and vulgar family style.
Soft afternoon sunlight pours through the old library, which houses countless books containing knowledge accumulated over many years.
Under the crystal chandelier in the center of the study, the two men’s gazes sharply collide.
After a few seconds of confrontation, it was Wolfgang who spoke first.
“So, why did you ask for a private meeting, Sir Adolph?”
It was a pretty sarcastic speech.
A businesslike tone that doesn’t feel a single father-son bond.
Considering the relationship between the two, it was natural.
“Oh, that’s a colder reaction than I thought. Even if you don’t want to be called father, at least I thought you would call me head of household.”
“Nonsense. You know best that you don’t deserve to be treated that way, don’t you?”
“Yes… That’s right. I’m sorry for being an ugly father.”
Adolf smiles self-deprecatingly and makes fun of himself.
That unexpected reaction made Wolfgang feel even more intrusive and hateful towards the man in front of him.
I didn’t know it when I was young, but why the hell did I look like that man?
Every little gesture that reveals his difficulties, every high and low of his words, and the inevitable reaction that pops out when it is difficult to say something is very much the same as his own.
It feels as if blood ties are nailed down as something that can never be denied no matter how hard one tries to deny it, and irritation wells up.
Even seeing each other face to face is unpleasant.
I didn’t want to see that brazen face any more, as if the scars were gone and the gears of time were fast-forwarded by 30 years, it would look exactly the same.
“Okay, tell me about it quickly. What is it that you want to show me?”
Wolfgang openly shows his displeasure and kicks the bare floor.
Then, the marble that forms the floor of the study dents in the shape of his feet.
A childish act that a normal person would never do.
Soon Wolfgang, thinking that he was like a son grumbling in front of his father, stopped kicking the floor.
Adolf, who looked at Wolfgang with subtle eyes, snapped his fingers in pity.
—Chellarak… !
Then, a huge parchment fell from the ceiling.
In the empire where paper was common more than a hundred years ago, it was already a material close to a relic revealing traces of the past, which was no longer used.
[Schwarz]
Family name written on top of parchment.
And, the number of countless names engraved in order below it was so great that it was impossible to even think of counting them.
Looking at the family tree that often hangs in the study of aristocratic families, which seemed to have been enlarged dozens of times, Wolfgang secretly frowned.
What do you want to say? The people of this family, what proud things they have done so far, why are they so full of pride?
“Look smart.”
—Saaaaa… !
The figure of the family head stretching out his wrinkled hand and pouring mana containing some kind of pattern toward the family tree.
Then, the countless names that stretched out like a spider’s web began to glow with different, colorful lights.
Dozens of branches stretching all the way to the bottom of the family tree.
As I moved my gaze toward that place, the names of the members of the current generation of Count Schwarz were listed.
And the brightest there.
No, there was one name that radiated the clearest light throughout the entire family tree.