Chapter 196 – Coronation (2)
Maybe I’ve read it wrong. With a trembling heart, I read the whole text again, but nothing changed. Rather, the phrase Benelia wrote at the end only seemed more emphasized.
‘Clean your body and come…….’
What kind of wish is His Highness wishing for? My eyebrows furrowed and cold sweat broke out. It was a bonus that the heart that reacted to anxiety beat without notice.
Illen asked me with a puzzled face as if she was looking at me like that.
“Viscount Theorard? What the hell is written on it, are you so stiff?”
“…… It’s nothing.”
Is there any way you can answer the question? It was a letter sent by Benelia to be read only by herself, but as a subject, she could not boast about its contents. It wasn’t something I could tell anyone in the first place…….
The phrase at the end of the entire letter is very suspicious, but let’s cover it for now. Since she has no choice but to attend the coronation, she will have to meet Benelia in person and share her story of her.
“Professor Roylen.”
Holding the rolled up book in my left hand, I quickly changed the subject.
“Since you have come to the Deharm Mansion, I would like to treat you as the head of the family. Please eat inside.”
Just as she was about to tell the chamberlain to prepare her refreshments, Roylen waved her hand as if in trouble.
“Thank you for your words, but you don’t have to. There are so many places to stop by other than here, so I can’t delay.”
“If you say it’s a place to stop by?”
“I have to go and deliver the letter to the Pelgarin family. The reason I came to Viscount Theorard first was because His Highness Benelia had commanded me to ‘deliver a letter to Theorard first when I arrive at the county’.”
Oh Naturally, I thought it was the way to deliver the letter to Count Pelgaroin Castle, which is closest to the warp gate of the county, but it wasn’t. It felt like something was caught off guard.
More than that, I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that Benelia was teasing Roylen immensely. Isn’t the treatment of loyalists a bit harsh?
As I looked at her with pity, Roylen let out a blank laugh, as if she knew what she was thinking.
“Is it troublesome if you misunderstand? This is something I volunteered to do. You can see it as her jumping on her own two feet to be of any help to Her Highness her.”
“You are suffering for nothing. You can leave it to others.”
“You have to be able to trust other guys. And how nice it is to be able to come down to the county and see Viscount Theorard’s face like this.”
Roylen, who had been trembling, sighed in exasperation.
“This, I delayed the time without realizing it. I’d like to have a leisurely conversation, but today I have many places to stop besides the Pelgarin family……. May I ask your pardon?”
“Of course. Rather, I am sorry. Come on.”
“Thank you for your generosity. Then I’ll just leave.”
Roylen, who showed her respect by lightly bowing her head, climbed into her carriage.
As her coachman began whipping, the carriage, drawn in a gentle semicircle, reversed and left the front door of her mansion.
The rattling sound of wheels slowly fades away. As she stared blankly at her back, her elf her came closer and blinked her eyes.
It must have been because she was curious about the contents of the entire letter and what she was talking about with Roilen. There was nothing she couldn’t say, so she confided openly.
“The coronation ceremony is about to begin. She related, she was invited.”
She, of course, did not talk about Benelia’s estrangement of her. It was obvious that the elf would get on her nerves if she said such a thing. She didn’t want to cause any concern.
“Coronation… What?”
The elf, conscious of David behind him, clung to the hem of his skirt with a slightly disappointed expression. I’m watching her quietly, wondering why she’s doing this, so the hand holding the hem of the skirt takes a little more strength.
“…… I hope you will go up to the island again.”
“Right. After all, you can’t ask for a coronation ceremony in the county of Pelgarin.”
“Is Lady Esily going too?”
“I guess so. There’s no way I wouldn’t have been invited.”
The hesitant elf released her hand from grabbing the hem of her skirt. The elf, who cleared her mind by inhaling and exhaling deeply, nodded her head in agreement.
“Then I will wait until the master returns. I’ll help the chief chamberlain clean up well, and I’ll take care of cleaning the office. And again….”
I wondered what you were talking about. Was it because he was depressed because he thought he would drop himself and go up to the system?
After all, few people would take the maid of the mansion with them to important events such as the coronation ceremony.
However, as it was previously written in the Benelia’s Codex, the status of the people participating in the coronation ceremony ranges from the lowly to the nobility. Isn’t the purpose of not covering the nobles and the poor?
Even adding one maid to it wouldn’t make any difference.
“You sound stupid.”
I let out a light laugh and tapped the elf’s head lightly.
“Of course you go too.”
Perhaps my words were surprising, and the elf’s red eyes raised his head with doubt.
“Will I have a coronation with my master?”
“Okay. I am not a hard-hearted person to neglect my life saver. Moreover, there is no reason why I cannot go to the coronation ceremony with you.”
“But, I…….”
“Yonseok!”
The last was David’s words his. David narrowed his brows and punched the elf in the head. As the startled elf looked around, Harvey raised his hand with a solemn expression.
“The head of the family allowed it, but how long are you going to talk back? You should answer yes and follow. Isn’t that your duty as a maid?”
Although he openly clicked his tongue, underneath his words his was the warmth of thinking about elves.
The elf didn’t know that either. The elf, who looked at Harvid and me, eventually nodded his head casually.
“I’ll go. Like the owner…….”
At that candid answer, David and I turned to each other and smiled quietly.
*
Three days later.
In order to meet the coronation schedule, Theorard took a carriage early in the morning and headed for Count Pelgarin’s castle. His companion His was, of course, an elf.
“…….”
However, the condition of the elf sitting next to him was a little strange. The way he continued to fidget with his hands on his knees was a state of tension no matter how he looked at it.
Theorard, who was just in case, spoke indirectly.
“Are you worried about meeting Esily?”
“No. Just a little……”
“Is it embarrassing?”
The elf didn’t answer and lowered his gaze.
It was a natural reaction, if it was natural. She couldn’t even treat the elf that way because Esily had forgiven her wrongdoing about her past her and approached her kindly.
Theorard, who did not know the details of the situation, only reduced his words his, assuming that there would be some awkwardness between the two.
In the meantime, the carriage moved quickly and arrived at the courtyard of the castle.
The driver who got off the driver’s seat opened the door, and Theorard got off the wagon with the elf.
Afterwards, Theorard, who inadvertently raised his head, found Esily and Leoberg who had come out to meet him, and smiled happily.
“Your Excellency Count. And even Ashley. It wasn’t even bright in the morning, but you came out to meet me.”
“The person who will be my son-in-law is coming, but I need to be able to stay still.”
Laughing, Leoberg came closer.
‘When I saw her before going up to the Mage Tower, her face was full of worries and worries, but now she’s clear.’
Just when he was thinking, Leo Berg quietly lowered his head and whispered in Theo Rad’s ear.
“By the way. What happened to the promise you and I made before going up the Mage Tower?”
“Ah. Don’t worry. We are preparing hard.”
“Oh, yes. You can trust me. I’ll say it again, if you gave me a grandchild before I go to heaven…….”
Leo Berg, who was watching Esily as she spoke, shut her mouth. It was because Silly, who had come to her side of her before she knew it, was looking at them alternately with her suspicious eyes of her.
“Theorard? Father? What words do you share so kindly?”
Theorard and Leoberg let out a cough at the same time, despite not being asked by anyone.
Thanks to this, her doubts her were amplified, but she did not bother to ask. Because she didn’t even seem like she would tell me to ask.
“Kuh, keuhum!”
Leo Berg, breaking the subtle silence, said, regaining his usual solemnity.
“Rather than that, are you stopping by the coronation?”
“That’s right. Dismissal.”
“You are together at a historic moment. Certainly, not only high-ranking officials, but also countless nobles would flock to it. There must be more than one or two people who want to line up for the new emperor. So your battered chariot is not suitable for a coronation. Ride on it.”
“Dismissal? What to say…….”
Theo Rad, who turned his head in the direction of Leo Berg’s chin, was involuntarily started. It was because the size of the carriage placed on the wall on one side of the courtyard was ridiculously large.
To add a little exaggeration, the scale of the carriage was so large that it was not enough to call it a small house.
Not only was the luxuriously decorated exterior gorgeous, but seeing six sturdy horses tethered to the wagon, it was easy to see that it was not a penny or two.
“Go, Your Excellency?”
Perhaps he was satisfied with Theorard’s surprise, Leoberg smiled and put his hands behind his back.
“I don’t think it’s okay if my son-in-law loses his spirit to his to other guys. That’s why I prepared it, so don’t be burdened and use it. I’m just saying that just in case, but you don’t have to give it back.”
“I deserve something like this…….”
“Too much humility is poison. If you show any more humility than that, they will know you as a drunkard and get angry, so just say thank you.”
Having said that, I can’t say that I can’t accept it again and again. Theorard bowed his head in deep gratitude.
“I will repay the kindness you gave me someday. Thank you so much.”
“Of course I will have to repay you. As I said before…….”
Leoberg shuts up again. He was conscious of the fact that Silly was by his side. Thanks to that, Esily tilted her head, but she decided not to get involved any more.
With a low sigh, Seely turned to her elf. Seeing the elf hurriedly looking away as her eyes met her, the desire to take care of her unknowingly springs up.
“Are you going to the coronation too?”
The elf nodded slightly at the soft question. They still couldn’t meet their eyes.
“Like. Then go up to my room with me.”
“Uh, huh? Why…….”
“Why? A coronation? You’re not going to have an audience with the person who will become His Majesty in a maid outfit, right? I have a lot of pretty dresses in my closet, so let’s choose one together. It’s not that my physique is very different from mine, so it will definitely fit.”
“Ah. Me, i……”
I’m not sure if it’s because she doesn’t want to wear a dress or if she’s uncomfortable being alone with Esily, but the elf looked up at Theorard with earnest desire.
It looked like he wanted to stop it, but unfortunately the elf’s sincerity did not reach Theorard.
“I’ll be waiting for you here, so go quickly.”
Now that I have received the owner’s permission, I am at a loss. Essilie grabbed the elf’s hand and pulled it lightly.
“Come on.”
“Ah. Now wait.”
The elf took a hesitant step and followed Esily into the castle. The elf looked back from time to time, but all Theo Rad could do was shake his hand.
Leo Berg, who was watching him from the side, stroked his chin and murmured softly.
“I heard from the head maid that the relationship between the maid you care about and my daughter is bad, but when did they become so close?”
“I don’t know the details either. But…….”
The elf who moved her clumsily, and Essili, who was carefully guiding the elf, was as friendly as her sisters her. A hearty smile forms on Theorard’s lips as he watches the two of them.
“Isn’t it important to look good?”
