Chapter 215 – 60. Tricia and Fine Dining (2)
There was a terrace outside the VIP room where the party was staying.
I went out with Tricia. Open terrace. So, I could see the scenery of the city through the terrace.
Tricia said.
“Isn’t it really gorgeous? Although human beings do not live long. It is always amazing to see how they have developed their city.”
Like the center of the empire, it was full of tall buildings that developed in an independent style beyond the medieval style.
Although not comparable to modern skyscrapers. Rather, many of the stone buildings looked more luxurious than modern buildings.
“There are also Dwarf demons who are obsessed with architecture. Even now, demons prefer wooden buildings made with old magic trees. So, from the perspective of the Lamir Empire, the buildings of the demons are permanent.”
Saying that, Tricia politely bowed to me.
“It was a long talk. That Tricia is the ruthless demon lord, she greets the noble son who inherited the blood of her majesty.”
It was a very graceful greeting.
Even if it wasn’t so, the current Tricia was very dignified. Although it was a very easy-going image at the first meeting with her.
An upscale restaurant frequented by high-ranking aristocrats. Tricia’s atmosphere was not buried even here, which had a splendid atmosphere similar to that of the imperial palace.
‘The manager and the chef were right.’
Tricia said that she became the most famous waitress in this place not only because of her excellent spirit skills, but also because of her unique atmosphere.
She originally got a job as a kitchen assistant to pay for Cecilia’s medicine. The manager, who recognized her appearance and her excellent spirit skills, said that recently, she had been asked to work more as a waitress.
Anyway, I stopped Tricia from being overly polite to me.
“It’s time to say hello. Tricia. This is the ecliptic of the Holy Empire, not the Demon Kingdom.”
“Okay. As Yulian-sama said, Cecile and I were also disguised as humans. Still, to say that Julian-sama was His Majesty Lucifer’s son. Even after hearing it from Cecilia, I couldn’t believe it.”
Tricia put on a look of surprise again. Like she said a moment ago. Tricia now knew who I was.
‘The moment Cecilia no longer needed the Purification Magical Stone. I couldn’t hide the secret that I inherited demon blood forever.’
After much deliberation, Cecilia decided to inform her of the circumstances that led to her recovery.
These demon sisters were people who would be of great help in my future work. Besides, I knew about the sisters through the demon slaughter. I’m definitely not an idiot to tell secrets.
So I sent a separate secret letter to Tricia.
‘And Tricia loves her enough to do anything for her Cecilia. A trustworthy person… No, an elf.’
Tricia continued.
“But there must be something to do before setting an example as a high-ranking demon. Now I want to thank my brother’s lifesaver. Thank you so much for saving Cecilia. Mr. Julian.”
“I just did what I had to do. It’s nothing.”
I stopped Tricia, who was bowing her head once again.
Somehow Tricia felt like an older sister, so it was somehow burdensome for her to be so formal.
‘After all, Cecilia is older than me.’
However, it was not possible to compare the age concept of the demons and humans who live long.
Tricia has already passed her adulthood by elf standards. On the other hand, when Cecilia left the Demon Kingdom, she reached the age of majority as a dragon.
I didn’t know if it would be right to compare them with the concept of mental age.
I said shyly to Tricia, who continued to thank me.
“And Cecilia… She’s probably my mate.”
“I also heard that from Cecile. Dragons don’t have sexual desire more than elves, so even if there is a mate determined by blood, there are individuals who do not mate for life. Our Cecile is blessed.”
Tricia made a different, slightly mischievous expression.
“I never thought that her sister would go to a man before her sister. It would be nice if an elf had a mate who was fortified by blood like a dragon.”
It was both a joke and a serious comment, which made me feel strange. Tricia was a Demon Lord, and a priest who served Unir.
‘The Asmodian priests had stricter rules than humans.’
Although Unir, who had already disappeared, couldn’t have forced such a discipline. Priests of Unir had to strictly keep their chastity. Tricia, of course, did the same.
“But now that you have left the Demon Kingdom. Don’t you have to follow the rules?”
“That’s right. But finding a guy you like isn’t easy.”
But. A mature elf with the beauty of Tricia cannot be satisfied with being an ordinary human man. Tricia, who had a somewhat bitter expression, spoke to me.
“Oh. I have prepared the materials requested by the Count. You can also send it by letter. It would be better to give it to you when you see it in person like this. I will give it to you now.”
Tricia pulled one of her envelopes from her clothes and handed it to me.
***
I took out a piece of paper from the envelope and examined the contents for a moment.
‘It’s just as I requested.’
It was important information that could only be obtained through Tricia. It’s only been a little over a year since her sisters left the Demon Kingdom.
Especially unlike Cecilia, who was confined to the Demon Palace. Tricia had a high understanding of her demon kingdom in general.
In the empire, especially in the ecliptic, it was not easy to obtain information about the Demon Kingdom. It was because the Heretic Questioners used their energy and blocked the information. So, Tricia has been a great help to me.
‘I’m glad you have Tricia. About Riel’s last score. And even the situation in the Demon Kingdom. I put it in this letter.’
Either way, it was important information. A material needed for Erti’s resurrection. Because that rare item can only be obtained in the Demon Kingdom.
‘And I have to know the situation in the Demon Kingdom… So I can prepare the rear before attacking the nest.’
As much as a hopeless future was predicted. Hostile forces had to be reduced as much as possible. If it is the Demon Kingdom. Rather, it was a force that could be made on my side.
‘It’s up to me.’
Tricia asked me as I put the envelope in her pocket.
“The fact that you asked me for this material. Do you think Julian-sama will also carry on Lucifer-sama’s will?”
The meaning of the words was simple. Asking whether I will rise to the throne or whether I will.
“I think so.”
“You are sincere. If Julian-sama had seen Cecil, he would know. A contract with a demon grand duke is something that requires you to be prepared for death. Aren’t you afraid?”
“If not me, who else?”
At those words, Tricia was silent for a moment. The son of Reinhardt, and the son of the former Demon King. Tricia knows of my contradictory parentage.
That’s why my blood, more than anyone else, would be attractive to the demon grand duke. Unir’s priest, Tricia, also seemed to have a hunch.
She meekly nodded her head.
“If it’s Yulian-nim, you can do it. And the fittest of the cold-blooded demon lord to become the demon lord again. It would be the greatest revenge against our family for driving Cecil, who had just come of age, to the brink.”
A shadow fell over Tricia’s expression. She leaves her hometown for Cecil and hides in the human world. Her emotions at the moment seem to be complicated.
“Please, please. Julian. And if that’s what I can do Anything will help. Yulian-sama is our sister’s benefactor.”
I nodded. The talk is all over. Tricia, noticing that the atmosphere had become a bit heavy, gave her easy-going smile.
“Because you seem to have been away for too long. Shouldn’t you go in? The three of them seem to be on good terms. Still, if the Count isn’t there, I think I’ll be sad.”
“Do that.”
The moment I was about to head for the terrace door. Seeing Tricia stop on the spot, I asked.
“Are you not going in?”
“Oh. Julian. Me, if it’s not rude. I’m going to go in and smoke one at the beginning of the year. It’s a secret from Cecile. Because he knows I only grow magic herbs, not tobacco.”
“No need to worry. Because my mouth is heavy.”
“You look great too.”
Saying so playfully, Tricia put her tobacco in her mouth. I summoned Salamander and lit the tobacco.
In an instant, the corner of Tricia’s mouth went up.
“Thank you. Julian. There is a reason Cecil fell for her.”
An elf with gray hair created gray smoke in the air. And she added a word.
“Oh, and Julian-nim. Elves have very sensitive ears. So if you whisper in my ear like before, I’ll… Get embarrassed.”
Hearing that, she felt a little sorry for Tricia. I soon went into the dining room and spent the rest of the time with her party.
***
The midterm exams are all over and a new week has come.
Today is Wednesday. All midterm exam results have now been announced.
This is the main building of the Pantheon. This is where theoretical lectures that are not related to religious orders are mainly held. Lucia was discouraged.
‘I hoped. They’re all really bottom.’
The sophomore theory subclass where she took her lectures. A notice for grades was posted on a bulletin board near the classroom.
It was very easy to find Lucia’s name. Announcement of grades for 3 subjects. All of the announcements had Lucia’s name at the bottom.
That moment. I heard the words of a female student who was checking her grades.
“Oh. Count Julian all won first place.”
Lucia, who had lowered her head to see her own grades, raised her head up this time.
The name written at the top of all three subjects was Julian von Reinhardt. It was the name of the count whom Lucia had a secret crush on.
‘I’m ashamed… This. Can’t I sneak up on it?’
Fortunately, Yulian is nowhere to be seen right now. Of course, the sexual difference between the two was so extreme that Lucia wanted to hide somewhere.
“Last year, he acted like a bandit. Isn’t this year too different? I heard that even her theory grades came last in her freshman year.”
“Isn’t that nicer? A splendid return of a prodigal scion… Come to think of it, you said you were the chief this time in the battle group? That Count.”
“Really? In our alchemy sect, she was second in rank after Chloe-sama… How outstanding. Why the hell did you do that last year?”
“Originally, in first grade, everyone wants to play. Besides, since you’re a northerner, you must have fallen in love with the entertainment of the ecliptic. If a person who has everything in the first place works hard, that is a foul.”
But the other female students are talking about Yulian. I couldn’t leave my seat because I was overhearing it.
If he even curses at Julian. Because I was thinking of correcting their mistakes right away. And Lucia chewed on her cadet’s words a moment ago.
‘Like the cadets said. Count Julian was also the chief of our order.’
Also, thanks to Julian’s advice, Lucia also achieved quite good grades. Cooperate with the party. And watch your rear.
Perhaps, without Yulian’s advice, Lucia wouldn’t have cooperated so much with the party members. Due to the nature of combat groups with many males. Because I didn’t get along very well with the other cadets of the order.
‘Still, it was the Count’s advice. I really endured this test.’
Thanks to that, Instructor Darren also rated himself highly. So, on his recommendation, he was assigned a new reserve platoon.
‘With golden wings like Count Julian.’
I had another contact with him. Even though he was already a member of the silver light, thanks to Yulian for choosing him, he shared his mission once.
If only Lucia could meet Yulian. Either way it was good
‘Even when I went to Tricia’s restaurant on the weekend… It was fun.’
Good friend Cecilia. And, although she has a cold impression, Eirin is a caring maid. She had a good time with them and Julian.
‘All of us in such an expensive restaurant. Besides, it’s a restaurant where price isn’t an issue. It’s a place where nobles can only enter after making a reservation.’
However, on the other hand, he realized the difference in social status between Yulian and himself. Lucia is also an aristocrat. Compared to Julian, who was an aristocrat even among nobles, he was no different from a commoner.
‘Besides, I’m a dirty bastard.’
Although no one in the Pantheon knows his secret. If the fact is known. You might be criticized for being a dirty bitch.
Herself and her mother. Abandoned by Duke Pedro and living in the slums. That dirty roots can’t be easily erased. Lucia always thought.
‘Compared to him… Cecilia and Eirin-sama…’
Although Lucia is a swordsman who is more interested in swords than makeup. When he talked to them, he couldn’t help but notice.
Cecilia and Eirin too. Because she was all adoring Count Julian. Even if you are a commoner. Both of them are beautiful and innocent girls.
“Under. But it’s too bad. It was good when I listened to the lecture with Yulian-nim! If you get good grades like that, you’ll be promoted to the top class right away. Now I can’t see that handsome face. What to do?”
“I can see it all the time because I am from the alchemy sect! Aren’t you envious?”
“If I had known it would be like this, I would have gone to the alchemy school instead of the medicine school… Ugh…”
And the cadets who talk like that without any worries. For a moment, Lucia’s heart felt heavy.
‘Besides, like those cadets said. I won’t be able to see the Count in theory lectures anymore.’
Lucia left the central main building. Although her mood was depressed. Still, today was a day to see Yulian fortunately.
She is a secret arena between her and Yulian, a secret arena in the entertainment district. Because it’s the day she attends that tournament. The thought made her feel a little better, and Lucia quickly moved on.
‘I can’t show a bad expression in front of the Count.’
She inadvertently fiddled with the butterfly hairpin that Yulian had given her. And she blushed at the thought of his warm embrace.
‘How… We’re not even dating… So they got mixed up like that.’
And for a moment, I wondered what it would be like to seduce Yulian with her body. Soon, she shook her head.
The Count liked his body quite a bit, but…
Still, the idea that he befriends the body of an aristocrat with such a high status. Because she was saying that she might become like Lucia’s mother.
Now just She could be happy just by being by his side and looking at him.
‘Yes. This underground arena tournament. It goes higher up there. Then I can continue to be with the Count.’
While holding my heart like that. Before he knew it, he arrived at the Hessos Pavilion where Yulian’s atelier was located.
‘Yes? Who is that witch?’
And Lucia standing outside the Hessos Pavilion. She spotted a witch floating outside the atelier window.
