Chapter 46 – Bad Guy Theorard
Dump. When Levy Ham abruptly knelt down, Vaynon frowned and bit her sword.
“…… Why are you here?”
“I do not know.”
Can I know if you ask me?
However, looking at Leviham’s current state (she kept muttering something with her mouth open blankly with unfocused eyes), the only thing I could think of was that the elf had done something.
In fact, after the elf touched his body, Leviham started showing symptoms of confusion, so my prediction would be correct.
In any case, there was nothing that neither I nor Baenon could do right now, so we had no choice but to watch.
“Yes……. I’ll keep in mind……”
The focus returned to Leviham’s eyes after he finished muttering.
However, there was no vitality to be found. His complexion is haggard enough to make you wonder if he was the person who, just a moment ago, shouted out the name of God and had poison in his eyes.
“Ah. I’m back. I’m back…….”
Leviham stood up from his seat, shedding a single tear and talking to himself like a dead man.
Levi Ham, who was looking around with his pale eyes rolling, found me and lowered her head in amazement.
“Sorry for misunderstanding! I’m going, I’m going…… !”
The sudden apology was embarrassing, so I had nothing to say.
When I was silent, Leviham took a sneaky step backwards, then turned around and ran away.
Questions naturally arise because his behavior is as urgent as that of a person being chased by evil spirits.
It was the same with Bainen.
“Young master. There should be no doubt, Bishop, are you on drugs?”
“Sounds nonsense…….”
“But isn’t it?”
Widely. Vaynon took hold of her sword and put it in her scabbard.
“After asking to fight, he suddenly looked around in panic and started a fire in his hands, then got down on his knees and muttered a plea, then jumped up from his seat and apologized and ran away……. No matter how you look at it, this is not normal.”
“As you said, it’s not normal.”
She must have been tormented by the elf, but she couldn’t have a normal reaction.
“Still, it is not good to doubt the Bishop. Bainen You, follow the bishop and help him get out of the forest. Forest roads are dangerous.”
“Yes? Didn’t you tell me to arrest you earlier?”
“Okay. But since the misunderstanding has been resolved, we shouldn’t cause unnecessary friction.”
“What……. Then I will go escort the bishop.”
Bainnon, who has been dazed for a moment, walks behind her and mounts her horse.
“Hey!”
Kicking the side of her horse, Vaynon rode away through the woods with her skillful horsemanship.
I smiled evilly as I watched her back.
I don’t know what the elves did to Leviham, but thanks to Leviham, he must have recognized that elves were the source of all evil.
That was probably the reason why he apologized to me saying that the misunderstanding had been resolved. So there was no need to keep Levi Ham locked up in her mansion.
‘Also. If you hold out a little longer, the knights will be dispatched.’
Whoops. Like a stupid elf.
Since the bishop must have known that you are the root of all evil, it is only a matter of time before you are subdued.
So, enjoy the peace to the fullest. The day the Knights arrive at the mansion will soon be your last.
“Ownerning…….”
Whether he knew what I was thinking or not, the elf came to me with tears in his eyes and hugged me.
The soft feel of my breasts rubbing against my body feels quite burdensome.
“I knew that Master would come to rescue me…….”
“A bug. I wasn’t worried about your years, I was worried about the bishop.”
“Hey. That’s what you say, but I know you were worried about me…….”
I’m sorry, but I didn’t care about you at all.
Seriously.
*
The next day.
After sending the bishop back, for some reason, the elves’ attitude became more docile, so I didn’t have to keep an eye on the elves in the mansion.
So, I am one of the slave workshops that my family has been running for the first time in a long time…… Arrived at the so-called spice farm.
‘He’s sleeping well.’
The pepper trees planted in rows on a moderately wide plain are very attractive.
As a result of repeated breeding from his father’s generation, pepper trees, which were said to be cultivated only in Igella Kingdom located in the southern part of the continent, can now be grown in the central part of the empire without difficulty.
We are looking forward to harvesting in earnest from this year. It wasn’t just looking at it from a profit perspective.
Until now, the empire had been importing pepper from the Agela Kingdom, so the price was ridiculously high.
As it crossed the border, transportation costs as well as customs duties were added, and intermediaries bought up pepper that had entered the country, so pepper naturally became the exclusive property of the aristocrats.
As the price soared to the ceiling, commoners could not buy it even if they wanted to.
However, if our family succeeds in growing pepper and sells it at a much lower price than the market price, commoners will be able to use the spice.
‘If that happens, the county will become richer than it is now.’
As I was driving my horse outside the farm with a hearty smile, a man in a neat tunic came running from the other side.
Looking closely at someone’s face, it was Hedian, a slave in the workshop. The young man with impressive bronze skin showed yellow teeth and smiled.
“My lord! If you’re going to come like this, why don’t you tell me in advance?”
“I didn’t want to burden you guys. I came out for a walk.”
“Nevertheless. Ah! Thank you very much for the expensive meat and alcohol you gave me the other day. The quantity is so large that it is piled up in a warehouse.”
“I thought it would be few, but it is fortunate that I can eat it over and over again. If you need anything else, feel free to tell me through the chamberlain. I will make it as convenient as possible for you.”
“No. I’m still feeling blessed, what more could I ask for? Oh. There was something we wanted to tell the family head, and it just went well.”
To me? As I blinked my eyes in wonder, Hedian took out a small box from his bosom.
It’s a pretty old-fashioned look.
“What is this?”
“It’s a bracelet we bought at a jewelery shop with half of our salary. I bought it as luxurious as possible to match the dignity of the family head.”
“No. What is your salary…….”
“Other nobles don’t even pay their slaves, what? And it’s nothing compared to the grace the family lord bestows on us. I hope you like it.”
I nodded as I was handed the box.
My eyes are blushing because I am so moved.
I didn’t do anything for them, but they felt grateful and gave me a present by splitting the salary I didn’t have.
It felt like a blessing to have such good people become my slaves. I put the box in my bosom, wiping the tears from my eyes.
“Thank you. I will never forget the valuables you bought me for the rest of my life. Two sides of the sky, I won’t lose either.”
“Thank you very much for your words. We will continue…….”
“My lord! I’m going to go—!”
Hedian’s words are cut off by an urgent cry.
When I turned my head to where the voice came from, Maltao, the servant of the mansion, trudged toward me with a heavy breath.
Hehe, hehe……. Aigoo…. Shouldn’t you have told me in advance if you went to the farm? I really have been looking for it for a long time.”
“Me? Is there something going on in the mansion?”
“Nothing in particular happened, Lady Esily came to the mansion to tell her what she said.”
“Esily?”
She was a bit out of the blue, but since I hadn’t seen her face in a while, she was bound to visit the mansion.
Rather good isn’t it? Seeing Esily has been one of the joys of my life, so I turned the reins right away.
“Go right now…….”
Uh. Wait a minute.
If Esily came to the mansion, there would definitely be an elf attached to her.
However, I had a history of lying to the elf that the engagement ring was a decorative ring.
If the elf sees the engagement ring on Esily’s ring finger, my lies will be exposed.
“Damn it!”
Now that this has happened, we must arrive at the mansion as soon as possible!
Recognizing the seriousness of the incident, I swung the reins like a whip.
Heying! The horse kicked off the road with Turegil and galloped toward the mansion.
*
Deharm Mansion, drawing room.
Shili, sitting in front of a luxurious table, looked at the elf seated opposite her.
She hesitated as if she wasn’t used to meeting a young lady from an aristocratic family, but she knew that it was acting.
Moreover, when she arrived at the mansion, she knew what situation Theorad was in, given that the elf unconsciously glanced at the ring finger of her left hand her.
‘It was fortunate that I took off her ring and got off the wagon.’
Terrible things might have happened to Theorard if she had n’t put her ring in her purse her, just in case. After she let out a sigh of relief, Seely opened her mouth with a bright expression.
“It’s okay, eat it. Since I asked for a sickle wound, there is no need to notice the servants.”
“Ha, but……. It’s clear that the owner hates it…….”
“Sir Theorard? No way You’ll get over these minor issues.”
“No. The young lady doesn’t know much about the master. Master tried to rape me for breaking a plate…….”
Now who’s to say nobody knows about Theorard?
She felt anger welling up inside her, but Essilie maintained her composure and gave a startled look.
“Really? Sir Theorard tried to rape you for breaking a plate?”
“Yes……. That’s why, saying that it’s my fault that I was born pretty…… You knead your chest…….”
“Is that so. Sir Theorard is indeed a bad man.”
Esily, holding a teacup, she took a sip of the tea and set it down.
“There is a problem with one’s character to ‘confine’ and ‘force’ others at will.”
The crying elf’s expression stopped. It must have been a tone to criticize Theo Rad, but it was thought that he was aiming at himself.
The elf, who had been silent for a while, smiled awkwardly.
“Still, I can understand you, Master. It’s natural to want to touch her when there is a beautiful woman in front of her.”
“No. Even if you say that, I don’t understand it at all. What’s more important than appearance is what’s inside, right? Take, for example, a similar proverb…….”
Mmm. As she raised her index finger to her chin, Seeley spoke her words casually.
“There is a saying that I will drink water from a silver cup rather than drink poison from a golden cup. You’re not wrong, are you?”
“Hey……. The young lady is truly wise.”
A shadow falls on the elf’s face.
He wanted to grab the book, but thanks to Essilly, who deftly avoided suspicion, the elf felt an indescribable feeling.
It was the same with Ashley. She felt a sense of disgust towards the elves who were playing with Theo Rad.
‘On the subject of the cheeky short-lived species…….’
‘Don’t be mistaken. Theorad is not yours.’
However, it was not a relationship where they could open their hearts to each other, so they only sipped black tea and smiled kindly.
