Chapter 39 – Recognition. ( 2 )
After returning the ring, Cashew took Efri’s hand and led her to her destination.
Countless people saw the appearance of cashew nuts and stopped what they were doing or on the way to say hello. The cashews also accepted the greetings one by one, lightly bowing their heads. It was quite a funny sight to Efri, who couldn’t see anything, but he let it go without saying anything.
The building on the left is for servants, and the mansion on the right is the residence of the Lüberg family. Efri and cashews were to go to the right.
He went straight to the door of the mansion. A large and ornate door that was incomparable to that of an ordinary house blocked the two’s path.
The door that seemed like it wouldn’t even budge if you didn’t open it from the inside.
Opening it was simpler than I thought. Iris recognition.
As Cashew put his eyes on the lock’s camera, the heavy door opened with a click.
“This is our house.”
“Wow… “
Epri’s mouth, once opened, showed no signs of closing.
Right in front of the central entrance hall was an ornate circular staircase. I could see several usable rooms behind the stairs.
To the right was a huge round table for banquets, with chairs around it. There was a kitchen next to it, so it looked like a structure where you could cook your own food.
On the left, there was a living room with a fireplace and a pretty window, starting with a bookshelf filled with thick books. In the center were two sofas and a table.
Cashew’s father, Leo Lüberg, was sitting on the sofa, absorbed in reading.
The two of them completely froze at the sight of the Duke of Lüberg that they actually met. Cashews are worried about the upcoming tsunami, and Efri is just afraid of the pressure of the Duke of Lüberg.
As if he didn’t like the two of them just standing there without saying anything, Leo said without taking his eyes off the book.
“Sit down, both of you.”
“… Yes.”
At the dignified tone of the duke, the two sat down as if enchanted.
For a while there was no talk between the three of them. Leo continued to stare at the book, and Epri did nothing but fidget with the hem of his skirt. Cashews sipped his tea in his seat, preparing for what was to come.
After a while, along with the sound of the book being closed, Leo’s cold voice was heard.
“Since I was young, I never had an accident, and in the end, I hit it like this.”
“… Sorry.”
As soon as he heard those first words, his soul knew very well why the cashews before had been so remorseless.
He was just like his father. The coldness he felt in her memories was also felt in Leo.
Leo’s cold wind continued endlessly.
“I heard a lot about the story. I was caught doing lewd things at the academy, and that kid tried to take on all the sins and got it shared.”
“… “
“I should have acted wisely and prudently. Do you know how many members of the duchy suffered because of your carelessness? As soon as the news spread, I put aside my work and rewrote the explanation for over ten hours. All sorts of calls came through the hotline as well. What a pervert for homosexuality. Is this something a duke’s daughter can do?”
“… I have no face.”
Picking up her exact facts and prodding her, Danny Cashews hung her head down for nothing to say.
Seeing Leo more angry than she had imagined, Cashew felt her heart thump. This is over. It’s a ripple. From now on, Cashew Lüberg had to stand alone without the support of the Duke.
She had expected it, but when the truth came right in front of her nose, her head went numb. It will be difficult for me to take care of myself from now on, so how do I protect Epri? We swore to be together for the rest of our lives.
My teeth chattered with fear. But she didn’t try to show it off, and looked at Leo, pretending to keep her composure.
But Leo’s expression, for some reason, was quite relaxed.
“Until now, this is what I wanted to tell you as the Duke of Lüberg, and what I will tell you from now on is what I will tell you as your father.”
Having said that, Leo continued his words without hesitation.
“Cashew Lüberg, well done. If you are Lüberg, you should know how to love passionately. I don’t know if I look cold in normal times, but when I was young, I had a hot love. With your mother.”
“… “
“My father, Haines, must not be talking about that either. That you are a person who knows how to approach a little warmer. But you are the daughter of the Rueberg family. Because I had to shoulder the heavy burden of being a duke, I had no choice but to raise you to be strong.”
“Father… “
“Transformation? Gay? That doesn’t matter anyway. Do you think you’re going to let go because you’re gay or because you’re a pervert? You probably thought so. What if I get excommunicated? Why would I throw you away? She is a proud and lovable daughter who has endured that harsh education, but has not hated her father and followed her.”
Proud and lovely
Upon hearing her words, Cashews felt everything mixed together. The soul of the owner of the current body, the nostalgia for the father that the soul has, and the information about the father that can be felt in the memory of the person named Cashew Nut Lüberg. All of that came together to create a powerful volcanic cone.
Dew formed around the eyes of the cashew nuts. The ‘father’ that exists in the two memories mixes and creates something hot that can’t be stopped. Heat flowed from her chest and warmed everything around her.
Leo seemed to feel the heat as well, so he got up from his seat and approached the cashew nuts. He pulled a tissue from the table and wiped her tears, leaving her with the last words.
“Today is a day to cry. Cry all you want And never cry again Crying in front of someone in charge is bad.”
The tissue quickly became damp. The tissue that was pulled out again and returned to the cashew nut’s eyes was also damp. The tissue was endlessly pulled out, approached, and silently accepted her feelings as she spilled.
Through her endless tears, Cashews made up her mind. Like Leo said, he would never cry again. Tears are a luxury in the future life, when you have to accept and endure all of Efri’s tears.
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After even Efri was swept away and cried in the crucible of emotion, Leo returned to the main topic and gave him advice on what he had dealt with and what would happen in the future.
First. Handling of the penalty shared in the auditorium.
Leo says it was easily resolved with one phone call. Efri reasoned that it would be unethical to punish her more since she must have paid enough for her crimes through that experience.
No matter how much he reigns but does not rule in modern times, he was able to exercise some dominion through its influence, and the punishment of the two fizzled out.
Second, Epri’s actions are tied to the huge bond of duke’s family.
The fact that Cashew Nut was not just a celebrity and that she was the eldest daughter of a duke also meant that Efri could no longer live the normal life of the past. It was clear that she would greatly influence those around her.
Regarding that, Leo gave me one piece of advice.
Live separately from her parents and live separately. First of all, the cashew nut caused an accident, so the duke said he would help.
Cashew Nut’s house was a two-story building, but in fact, it is said that the second floor was also purchased in advance in case of an emergency. I’ll give you the key to the second floor, so decorate it yourself and live. She said that
“Because you guys had an accident. I think it should be borne to some extent. Whether you earn money by working part-time or going to the punitive force, buy the furniture on the second floor yourself and pay the maintenance costs yourself.”
“Yes, got it.”
Even this much was a great favor, so the two accepted it sensibly.
Also, Efri is now a full-fledged member of the duchy. Even if he just walked forward, he was as likely to attract attention as cashews.
So, what Leo held out was a recognition-blocking ring.
“Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like a coupling. It’s just because I’m afraid you guys might get into an accident.”
He said so, but Efri’s emerald ring matched perfectly, as if it were a copy of the ring worn by cashew nuts.
With all that said, Leo called a cook from the servants’ building and prepared a light meal for the two, who must have been hungry.
As Leo looked at the two enjoying the delicious golden fried rice, words came out of Leo’s mouth.
“This is a question I heard that you guys were perverting… You guys, by any chance, that hits and hits… Isn’t that what it is?”
“Keheuk, keheuk… Coke, Coke… “
Leo’s stone fastball, which hit the pit of the stomach, lifted the cashew nuts. The grain of rice that had slipped into the airways was very painful.
‘What, how do you know?’
Even as she gulped down the water that Efri handed her, the pain did not subside because of those words. Where the hell did you find out?
However, when I thought about it, it was not as difficult as I thought. Since I was able to find countless self-play scenes in Cashew Nut’s memory, it was even more strange that I didn’t take even one of those many actions.
So cashew nuts, I decided to float once.
“… Did you see it?”
“Since you do it so many times, you have no choice but to watch it a few times. From then on, I was roughly aware of pervert.
“Sorry for being a pervert… “
The moment the case turned into the same, the cashew nut let go of everything with a sigh. You crazy bitch, do it in moderation. You said you were so cold-hearted in the past, so why are you lax about that?
“Anyway, is my guess correct?”
“… That’s right.”
“Drexar Academy is a place where corporal punishment is still prevalent with consent, and it is already clear what was done there.”
“I never did anything like that, so don’t worry. If I had done that from the beginning, wouldn’t the family’s honor have already fallen to the ground a couple of months ago?”
“That’s right.”
Leo eventually agreed to cashew nut’s thorough defense.
The journey to Lüberg Castle, which was so scolded and even prepared to fall completely, ended with a taste that was more impressive than expected.
Exactly, that would have been the case.
If it wasn’t for the ‘it’ that Leo brought out.
“Cashew, since you said you would punish the academy within the ducal family. I guess I’ll have to give this one a go.”
Having said that, Leo pulled out a vicious cane from under the table.
A whip made by weaving thin birch branches, birch.
After holding Birch out to Efri, Leo added an explanation.
“It is a special falcon that is made incapable of feeling the pleasure of masochism. Originally, I was going to have a corporal punishment maid use this to punish me, but I think it would be better for you to be beaten by the person you love. It would be better if Efri is also a sadist.”
“Yes that’s right.”
In fact, Efri’s eyes were shining brightly after receiving the hawk.
“Yes, Efri. Beat the cashew nuts with it.”
“Of course, Duke.”
Seeing Leo saying that and Efri smiling sadly.
Cashews started to worry after going home today.
