Chapter 48 – Bad Guy Theorard (3)
Following Esily’s guidance, I headed for the carriage waiting in the front yard of the mansion.
Two Pelgarin knights followed me on either side, but none of the servants thought that there was a disagreement between me and Esili, as they were in the form of an escort.
Only the elves following them at a certain distance showed displeasure.
“Get on.”
Esily gestured towards the open door of the carriage.
A handful of dissatisfaction on a noble expression is great. Even I, who had been suffering from the elves and thought I had a win in my acting, was able to give up.
“I will.”
When I went inside the carriage and sat down, Esily came in late and sat next to me. The knights in charge of escorting Esily mounted their horses and prepared to depart.
“I will serve you comfortably.”
After the coachman closed the door with a silly laugh. I checked the elf’s face through the window.
While wearing his maid uniform, he was holding his hands together fully respect, but the anger displayed on his shadowy face felt frightening.
For some reason, it seems that the eyes are on Esily, not on me…….
“I’m leaving!”
With the coachman’s roaring cry, the horses gallop and run.
As the elf disappeared from sight and the distance from the mansion increased, Essilie let out a sigh as she relaxed.
“Ha ha……. He thought he was going to die of hardship.”
Only then did I come to my senses and comfort Esili.
“Good job. You tried so hard, but I’m sorry I couldn’t be of much help.”
“Sir Theorard. Don’t say sorry I don’t want to hear that.”
“Ah……. Okay. I understand. I will repay you on behalf of the Deharm family. If you have any items or valuables you want, just let me know.”
“Ding. I was wrong again.”
Esily crosses his arms and puffs out his cheeks. It must be an exaggerated action to relieve my tension.
‘But what if you yourself are trembling even more?’
Essilie’s fingertips were trembling. The aftermath of the conversation she had with the 250-year-old elf was still remnant.
Even though she was trembling so much, Esily, who continued to act without showing any expression in front of the elf, was proud and apologetic.
I lifted his hand and gently touched the spot where he had slapped Esily’s cheek.
“It is a pretty face. It’s a pretty face.”
“Sir, Sir Theorard…… ?”
“Even if the violence I did to you is just smoke, it doesn’t change the fact that I did a bad thing to you. So if you want something, say it. I don’t want to be in debt to you.”
Esily swallowed her saliva. I don’t know why, but both cheeks are slightly red.
“That, so I…… What you want, so….”
While talking gibberish, Shili took a deep breath, then raised his hand and lightly held the back of my hand.
Esily’s warm body temperature blocks the front and back of my hand.
“Just……. Please stay like this for a little while longer.”
“I don’t understand. Can you be satisfied with just this?”
“Not just barely.”
Esily leaned her cheek against my hand and smiled bashfully.
“It’s everything to me.”
I didn’t understand what it meant, but I didn’t ask.
Seeing Essilie happy makes me happy too, so I made up my mind to stay like this for a while, as Essili wanted.
Knock-!
While enjoying the peace that had come after a long time, the carriage arrived at the courthouse.
After holding her hand and waiting for a while, the driver opened the door.
“We have arrived. If you have any luggage, would you like to carry it?”
“I don’t have any luggage, so it’s okay. Could you wait around here instead?”
“Yes, lady. Anything.”
“Thanks. Then Sir Theorard, follow me.”
I felt a little odd.
“Are you really going to go to court?”
“Sure. Didn’t I tell you that I had business at the courthouse?”
Oh Right.
Essilly must be fooling even the coachman.
I nodded and followed Esily out of the carriage.
The Pelgarin knights guarded the entrance without entering the courthouse, and I followed Esily up the stairs and entered the courthouse.
The marble columns are impressive in the neat hall. There were many people, but the space with no noise strangely conveyed stability to the mind.
“Miss! Lord Theorard!”
In a space where legal professionals are busy coming and going, two neatly dressed servants greet each other brightly as they walk. Each had neat clothes in their hands.
Wanting something, I looked up, and a servant came towards me and politely bowed his head.
“It is an honor to meet you, Lord Theorard. I am Norman, the lady’s servant.”
“Nice to meet you. But those clothes…….”
“I’ve prepared for you to change.”
Those were Esily’s words. When I turned around, he was looking up at me with a serious expression.
“There’s nothing wrong with being careful.”
“Right. You are right.”
“Thank you for your understanding. I’ll meet you at the back door after changing. Norman will show you the way.”
Esily. You have prepared so many things for me.
I couldn’t do anything for you
Feeling a bit bitter, I nodded.
“Don’t change soon.”
*
After changing my clothes, I arrived at the back door of the courthouse following Norman’s guidance.
If there’s anything that’s a little uncomfortable, it’s that the clothes Norman gave me to change into are awkward.
Judging by the sophisticated appearance, it must have been a formal suit that was popular in the principality, but I felt a little different for me, who always wore family clothes.
“My lord.”
When I turned my gaze to the whispering tone, Norman smiled softly.
“Do not worry. You are nice enough. Even to me as a man, he was handsome.”
“You’re handsome. You don’t have to be flattered, so don’t talk empty words.”
“Yes? Seriously. Haven’t you ever been told that you’re handsome?”
“It has to be, but it can’t be sincere. How much truth is there in the words exchanged in the social world? Moreover, not only my late father, but also the chief chamberlain used to say that I had a normal face when looking at me.”
“Uh……. Lord Theorard? Are you kidding me……?”
The lingering smoke is excellent. Not only was he good at lying, but he was also good at facial expressions, so he seemed like he would do well in society.
Still, too much flattery could become poison.
“Sir Theorard!”
I was about to say something to Norman, but I turned my head when I heard a bright voice on the other side.
At the same time, I was unknowingly surprised. It was because the figure of Esili, who wore a short skirt with his knees exposed and a top that was airy, was more foreign than mine.
It’s a shame because he had a thin coat over his top, and if it were n’t for that, there was no place to look.
But it is indescribably beautiful. Esily’s her beautiful legs her, which she had been hiding until now, kept stealing my gaze from her, so she was in trouble.
“How about it. Are you okay?”
At the words of Esily, who came closer, I withdrew my gaze and let out a cough.
“Sensual but precarious. It’s to the point where I don’t want to show it to others.”
“Is that enough…… ? If you feel uncomfortable, I will change into other clothes and come back. I have some extra clothes I brought with me.”
I don’t think it’s a change of clothes.
Let’s take a peek at the opinions of others, and Norman as well as Essilly’s servants vigorously shook her head.
I quickly collected opinions and refined my voice.
“I don’t want to have your beauty taken away just because it’s inconvenient. You don’t have to change.”
“Sir Theorard…….”
From behind Shili, who was deliberately moved, Yeo Si gave her a thumbs up. Seeing that she was doing well, I gave her a small nod. These guys are truly grateful.
“Oh. I have something to put on before I go out.”
“Are you going to wear it?”
The maid who was behind Esily walks out.
On the cushion she was holding in her hand and her were two headbands in the shape of beast ears.
“What is this…….”
“It’s an object with a perception-damping spell. Originally, I was going to get it for accessories, but there were few items for sale when I was trying to get it in a hurry……. I’m sorry.”
“There is nothing to be sorry about. However, it is said that there is a cognitive impairment magic on it, so…….”
Esily, who noticed the evasive meaning, noticed the servants. Norman and the attendant bow their heads and disappear behind them.
After making sure no one was listening by looking around, I whispered softly into Essilly’s ear her.
“Isn’t there a guarantee that you won’t get caught by elves?”
“Sir Theorard is right. However, it will greatly reduce the odds. Basically, in order to dispel the perception-impairing magic, you have to recognize that you’re suffering from perception-impairment, but since we’ve changed our costumes, the elves will have a hard time noticing our identities.”
One more. Essilly said and put on his headband her. Golden ears, the same color as Eshili’s hair her, pricked lightly, recognizing the wearer. If you look closely, they resemble cat ears.
“Because we enter through the front door and leave through the back door, the elves will mistake us for being inside the courthouse. All the more since they are openly showing not only the wagons, but also the knights who acted as escorts. If the elves don’t want to stop being slaves and go wild inside the courthouse, we have no choice but to wait at the entrance.”
“Indeed…….”
It made sense. As I nodded, Esily held out her headband with both hands. It was black to match my hair color her.
“Ruler. Now it is Sir Theorard’s turn.”
Seeing her eyes shining, it was a look of anticipation.
It must have been a lie to say that he bought a cat headband because there were no accessories for sale.
I put the headband on my head without clearing the strange doubt. Even though no one is watching, I cough for nothing because I am ashamed.
“How is it?”
“Puh.”
Laughter returned in reply.
Covering her mouth her, Esily giggled and wiped her eyes.
“I’m sorry. Sir Theorard and that headband don’t look as good as I thought. What can I say, it’s a cute feeling.”
I didn’t wear it because I wanted to, but I was strangely offended when she laughed at me saying it was cute.
I furrowed my brow and looked at Essilly with a sullen look.
“It’s cute. I, the head of the Deharm family.”
Esily’s laughter, which had been spreading calmly, stopped.
Essilie, who had been blank for a moment, hesitated and looked away.
A rather excited breath escapes her flushed face her.
“Looking at it now, I think it looks cool…….”
Her voice her trembled a little, containing shyness.
The appearance that Esily shows from time to time was so lovable that it would be a waste to watch her alone.
“Esley. Now that I see it, isn’t it you who is cute?”
“Ah, um…….”
Esily’s face turns redder than before.
To add a little exaggeration to her, it looked like it would explode if pricked with a needle.
It was funny to see him stand still like a broken machine. I wanted to watch more, but I didn’t want to waste precious time walking down the street alone with Essilly.
“Don’t let go. I have something to say about elves, so I came out of the mansion.”
“No, that’s right. According to what I found…….”
A bit later I don’t want to hear about elves anymore.
I lightly held Essilly’s hand and smiled brightly.
“Let’s postpone the story of the elves. Right now, Esily, I want to walk the streets with you.”
For some reason, Eshili didn’t say anything.
I just followed her trembling steps step by step as I led her.
