Chapter 102 – Slowly, but a Little Bit Suddenly
Meanwhile, the castle of Count Pelgarin.
In front of a table full of luxurious food, Maldon, who was mumbling sausage in his mouth, looked at Essilly with a nonchalent look.
Unlike her extravagant self of her, Essilie, who was eating only a salad and a soup that was simply prepared, came to her with annoyance.
Even if he did the same, he felt like a pig and his sister his in front of him looked like an orphaned nun, so he could n’t stay still because he felt like he was being subjected to unwanted comparisons by the castle’s servants.
“Hey.”
Maldon spat out, but Esily did not answer. I wasn’t ignoring Maldon. It’s just because I was caught up in my own thoughts and couldn’t pay attention to the situation around me.
It was not uncommon for Essili to be immersed in her own thoughts of her, but today, for some reason, it feels precious. Maldon, his cheeks trembling in resentment, pounded the table noisily.
“Can’t you hear me?”
Only then did Seely stop his contemplation and lifted his head. Her blue eyedrops her, resembling the sea on a sunny day, flicker with her doubts her.
“Brother? Did you call me?”
“Okay. Why have you been so arrogant at dinner?”
“It’s something you don’t need to know.”
You don’t need to know? A lattice of sinew sprouted from Maldon’s forehead at the absurd remark. She had known for a long time that Essilie was quietly ignoring her, but it was different when she was blatantly ignoring her now.
“Esley. If you continue to act like that, know that when I become the head of the family, there will be no soup.”
“The head of the family, doesn’t he have a conscience?”
“…… What?”
Maldon she blatantly frowned at her.
“What now-“
“Conscience.”
Eseely, putting down her spoon, she looked at Maldon with her relaxed gaze.
“I said you didn’t have it.”
A chilly silence settles between the two.
Maldon, who had been silent for a while in her perplexed mind, regained her composure throughout the winter.
“I am proud to look up to the sky. Also, do you think it’s right for me to take the position of head of the family, both in terms of family tradition and succession?”
“Anyway, the sky that my older brother calls it seems to be the sky of the Demonic Realm. To think that Lee Je-wa would take over the position of the head of the household for the subject of sexual passion, who had been living only in women without any interest in the family. It’s not even funny.”
“You, what do you see me as…… !”
“I am telling you the truth. If my brother becomes the head of the family, it is certain that the Pelgarin family will not be able to advance and will regress. Perhaps the lifeline of the Pelgarin family could be cut off in your brother’s time.”
My teeth are gnashing at the unbearable insult. She exhaled heavily, said Maldon, who was glaring at Eseely, indignantly.
“Even if your bitch says it that way, I’m going to keep the head of the house. When that time comes, I will personally banish you from the county.”
“How can a person be so stupid?”
Esily looked at Maldon with a slightly sad expression. This is because she sincerely felt sorry for Maldon, who was only capable of one-dimensional thinking.
“Brother. Do you not understand why I can openly criticize my brother?”
“What? What is that……”
Maldon stopped talking and shut her mouth. In addition to Maldon and Shili, numerous servants were waiting in the dining room, awaiting her orders.
The maid chief is also in the back of Esily, keeping her place like a wooden stone. She even stood up, keeping her distance from the Knights of the Blue Banner, in the name of preparing for any unforeseen misfortune.
Now that I think about it, it was definitely strange. Why did she include not only the head maid but also the knights at a simple meal?
‘I didn’t ask for an escort, so Essilie would have asked…….’
The Knights’ jurisdiction was Hildes Froheim, not Esily. Nevertheless, the knights occupied the restaurant in the name of an escort at Esily’s request her.
It is said that he acted alone without reporting to Hildes Froheim, the direct commander.
That’s soon…… It was as if there was a group within the Knights that recognized Esily as the next head of the family.
As I thought about it, my breathing started to quicken. Maldon, who was watching the knights putting their hands on the blades of their swords, opened his mouth in anger.
“Esily you…… Are you trying to become the owner of Pelgarin even though you are just a girl?”
“I know I’m about to be presumptuous. I cannot entrust the Hana family to my older brother.”
“…… My father won’t approve. Other families will not recognize you.”
“Is it a threat?”
“It’s not a threat, it’s the truth. No matter how hard you try, you can’t reverse the succession order.”
She’s obsessed with delusion and she can’t see reality. Seeley took her handkerchief and wiped her mouth.
“I decide whether I can reverse it or not.”
“Under. Although it has been delayed for a while due to Her Highness’s visit, the spring hunting party will soon be held. This means that not only small lords from the county’s vicinity, but also numerous families in alliance will gather. What will you do if I reveal your intentions there?”
“Can their breath compare to the dragon’s breath?”
No matter how much the minor aristocrats talk about it, it’s not as good as earning the trust of the imperial family. For Esily, who was on the same boat as Benelia, it was no big deal.
Moreover, even among them, there were frequent voices saying that Esily should be recognized as the next head of household. Of course, Maldon, who did not know the inside story, could only hear Esily’s words as a puzzle.
“…… Four years are finally crazy. I thought you weren’t interested in power until now, but is that all acting?”
“No. Even now, I am not interested in power.”
“What?”
If you are not interested in power, why do you covet the position of owner of Pelgarin? Maldon was confused by Esily, who was spouting out more and more incomprehensible words.
As he put down his handkerchief her, Silly licked his lips.
“I am only interested in people.”
There were many reasons why Essilie wanted to become the head of Pelgaroin, but the biggest stem of her was her love her for Theo Rad.
For Esily, who couldn’t keep her eyes open to watch her loved one suffer, it was indispensable to seize the power of the Pelgaroin family.
“So please forgive me, brother.”
Esily, who said something she didn’t even mean, got up from her seat her.
Maldon, who had been dazed for a moment, belatedly kicked off her chair, when the head maid who was waiting near her glared at Maldon.
“Princess Maldon. There will be a farewell ceremony for Her Highness the Princess soon. In order to meet the schedule, you will have to stay away from useless quarrels.”
Don’t lose your strength in useless work and continue eating. She picked up her cutlery, clearing herself of the maid chief’s threat.
It was because he judged that harming Essilie right now, and possibly in the future, was close to impossible.
*
It is a familiar ceiling.
I opened my closed eyes and looked around in a daze.
Familiar furniture made of solid oak came into my eyes first, followed by a cardinal-shaped statue displayed in a corner of the room.
‘This is my room…….’
The sunset was seeping into the room. Looking at the dim sunlight penetrating the window, it seemed that it was time for dogs and wolves.
Exhaling helplessly, I vaguely remembered Lera Jie losing her mind during an argument.
Have you been asleep since then? I laughed lowly at my own pathetic wind and looked around.
“Well. There are quite a few expressions.”
With one hand open in her hand, Vaynon is seen stroking her scruffy beard. In one of her eyes she wore a pair of stylish monocles, which, by all accounts, were Harvey’s.
“Bainan.”
At my words, Baynon raised her head. Beinun, who had been blank for a moment with her eyes wide open, let out a sigh of relief as if she was relieved.
“Huh true. Are you awake now? I knew what a real boy would become.”
“Why?”
“Didn’t you pass out from overwork? The slave that the boy cares about came quickly, so when he went up to the office, he was knocked down against the wall. So I hurriedly picked her up and put her on the bed and called the doctor. I’m glad I didn’t do anything…….”
Tsk. Her tongue-tied Beinan closed her book. By the way, the book Beinen was reading was, of course, pornography. The nude female body drawn on the cover stands out.
“Anyway, don’t push yourself too hard. It’s nice to have the responsibility to lead the family, but you don’t have to work to the point of overexerting yourself.”
It was an obvious misunderstanding, but I didn’t feel bad. She couldn’t tell Beinun her truth her, so I raised her upper body her and smiled weakly.
“Thank you. I feel like I’m getting stronger thanks to you. By the way, Bainen.”
“Yes, Bocchan.”
“Isn’t that the chief chamberlain’s item?”
“Yes? Ah.”
Beinan smiled at her and lifted her spectacles as if to look.
“This is mine now.”
“Is it yours?”
“No, listen. Damn grandpa blamed me for the boy’s collapse. It’s because I neglected the master’s physical training or something. But isn’t it the young master who said that physical training is not necessary?”
That’s not wrong. I nodded.
“So when I say it’s not my fault, I’m outraged. Wouldn’t you rather go to the blacksmith’s shop and get your armor repaired? Being dumbfounded, I made a bet with my grandfather.”
“Betting?”
“If my grandpa wins in a card game, I will listen to him for the rest of my life. Instead, Grandpa asked me for the monocle if he lost.”
…… You have no conscience, Baenon. More than that, Havid, who accepted that ridiculous bet, also begins to not understand.
Bainen has been a mercenary for at least 20 years. She didn’t have any preconceived notions about mercenaries, but if she had been to and from inns and taverns for that long, she must have been adept at tricking others with card games.
The rest of the absurdity I let out a low sigh.
“Isn’t it embarrassing to trick an old man with a trick?”
“No, my grandfather started to argue with me…….”
“Isn’t that what matters? Go get it back right now.”
Beynon, who was scratching his head her disapprovingly, nodded her head knowingly.
“All right. Well, I didn’t intend to keep it for long anyway.”
Bainen, who answered calmly, got up from his seat. She seemed about to leave the room, so I added a comment.
“Oh. Call my slave here as you go.”
“You mean an elf?”
“Okay. I have something to tell you.”
“All right.”
With her head bowed, Beinan walks out of her room with her bold steps. Thanks to her, I leaned against the back of the bed in the room where she was left alone.
As I meditate in the wind blowing in from the window, the door opens with a knock. Turning her head, an elf dressed in maid uniform was standing in front of the door.
The emotionless expression on his face made me terrified, but I couldn’t tell him to leave because I was afraid.
I must have made an irreversible wrong to the elves. I had to take responsibility for it.
“Come over here and sit down.”
I tried to hide my tension and gestured, and the elf came closer. But something… As the distance got closer, the elf’s appearance changed.
At the back of the hair band, the hair in a ponytail hangs down like a horse’s tail and flutters. Thanks to the unbuttoned top, the elf’s collarbone was exposed in full view.
In addition, the gait is a little strange. Unlike usual, it seemed that he was coquettish and walking around comfortably.
Why are you doing this? Is it some kind of declaration of war? As I watched her with sweaty hands, the elf sat down on a chair next to the bed and straightened his back her.
“Master, why did you call me?”
I am puzzled by the rather hacky accent. As I watched, the elf undid one more button on her top as if she understood everything.
As a result, her breastbone was exposed was burdensome, but the elf seemed to have no intention of buttoning up her buttons, so she proudly opened her breasts.
How should I interpret this? I, who had been saving words for a long time, recited it as calmly as possible.
“If it’s a hot day, I’ll bring you summer clothes, so wear them.”
The bewildered elf’s ears twitched.
Because of the awkward silence that settled down afterwards, the elf and I ended up in a state where we didn’t know what to say.
