Chapter 5 – The Fiance I Don’t Want to Lose (2)
Bringing elves into the mansion is definitely more than my job.
I don’t know if it’s really evil and it’s a sin of retribution, but I have no intention of blaming others.
In any case, the decision to buy an elven slave was made with my bloated lust and a handful of reason at the time.
Even so, I can’t forgive people who have nothing to do with me being harmed by elves.
To take responsibility for all problems caused by me. Because that was my duty and responsibility as a noble.
“Sir Theorad, the head of Viscount Deharm, is entering!”
The servant who wanted to save my prestige raised his voice and opened the door to the drawing room.
While staring straight ahead, I let out a sigh of relief when I saw the scenery beyond the door.
‘No big deal.’
I was assuming the worst, embarrassing to even say it out of my mouth, so I couldn’t help but be relieved to see Essilie having a friendly conversation with the elf.
‘You’re more beautiful today than that, you.’
The long blonde hair shines like gold hail under the sunlight, and the lapis lazuli-like wall is as beautiful as the sea on a sunny day.
If all other women are nothing more than beachside Satou, Ashley, you are a jewel that shines brilliantly.
Even his personality is gracious and broad like Ha-hae, so how can he not like you and hate you?
I smiled and walked forward, but I raised my hand to stop David from following me.
“I want to talk to you alone.”
“All right. Then we will control the access of the users.”
Harvey, who understood my meaning, stepped back and closed the parlor door.
There was a earnest desire to expel the elves, but since slaves were basically treated as objects, they could not be blamed for not including them in human life.
“Ah. Sir Theorard!”
As I move closer, Ashley smiles brightly and raises her hand. It was against noble etiquette, but now no one is watching, so what? I smiled and waved her hand.
“Long time no see. Lady Esily.”
Esily laughs bashfully as her face blushes. I saw her two weeks ago, so I’m not happy.
I pulled out her chair and sat across from her, maintaining her dignity. Then, the gaze of the elf standing next to Esily (wearing a maid uniform, as if the chamberlain had taken care of it) naturally turned to me.
To sum up the ambiguity of that gaze in one word, it was close to ‘displeasure’.
‘Damn it.’
Okay, so be patient, elf. After getting Esily back quickly, I’ll give you the sell play you want.
“Sorry to have kept you waiting. Aren’t you bored while I’m gone?”
As I lucked out, Esily glanced at her elf and smiled happily.
“Not at all. I didn’t notice the time passing because I was able to see elves that I only saw in fairy tales.”
“Ah. Is the young lady seeing an elf for the first time?”
“Sure. Elves are basically the smallest of all races, and they are the rulers of the great forest, right? Usually, they don’t step out of the depths of the great forest, so even if they want to meet them, they can’t.”
But. It was rarely seen unless slave hunters accidentally captured a lost elf and brought it out of the woods. The elves in my mansion were deliberately captured.
“But considering that he was captured as a slave, he must be quite young, right? Even if an elf is over a hundred years old, he will be able to play with a slave hunter like a child.”
“Oh, um.”
I didn’t know what Esily knew. Should I say that Esily is well-informed or I should say that my knowledge is short…….
It seemed like it was both. I nodded, acknowledging my ignorance.
“Right. Age is that… Twenty-five, you could say.”
“Twenty-five? Oh my goodness. I thought she was younger than me and treated me, but she was actually a three-year-old sister. Ah. What a pitiful life she is, that she becomes a slave at her blossoming age.”
Esily looks back at her elf with a pitiful gaze. Her sinews sprouted in a lattice across her elf’s forehead.
She was acting expressionless, but she could feel her unpleasant aura her wafting around the elf.
Essiligai or more she takes an interest in elves and she dies…… ! Sensing that the situation was dangerous, I quickly changed the topic.
“That, more than that, why did the young lady come to my mansion? You didn’t even contact me in advance.”
“What. Are you dissatisfied with me?”
Esily puffs out her cheeks with her sullen expression. The corner of her mouth her went up in the wind that her figure her was cute.
“No way. I just asked to check if there was something special going on.”
“If it’s business…… I see. The biggest reason is that I wanted to see Sir Theorard’s face, but I also came here for a message.”
“How about a message?”
“My father seems to be going up to the ecliptic sooner or later. His Majesty the Emperor issued a call-up order to the warlords spread out across the country. I’m sick of it. How many times do you mention the conquest of the demon realm because it’s such a North Expedition? Not even going to do it.”
“Lady Esily. I understand your heart, but I’m trying to hide my words…….”
“If you’re going to talk about it, you wouldn’t even come here. Sir Theorard, don’t you think His Majesty the Emperor is a bit strange? It’s not like I’m putting on a show just to discipline the lords.”
There is no hesitation in speech. If it were not me, but another noble, he would have insulted His Majesty.
Conversely, it must mean that Essilie trusts me that much. She wasn’t bad
“Anyway, for that reason, sooner or later, my father will entrust the county to Sir Theorard.”
“Is His Excellency the Count asking me to be the regent?”
“Yes. Although it is said that he has recently become the head of the family, Sir Theorard is definitely the owner and vice-count of the Viscount Deharm. It seems my father is using this opportunity to test Sir Theorard’s ability to govern.”
This is a little surprising. He was thinking that someday the time would come when he would rule the county with the title of deputy count. My father often did it whenever the Count wanted it.
But too early? I’m not used to running my family yet, so I’m giving you too much of a mission.
No I didn’t know that this might be a good opportunity. If we perfectly fulfill the role of regent and receive various supports from the Count, our family will become more splendid…….
“Master.”
My thoughts are broken by the piercing voice.
When I looked away, the elf was looking at me with her absent-minded eyes.
“Do you need anything more?”
A handful of hatred in my mind made my body tremble.
Even so, she couldn’t flirt in front of her fiancé.
“Nothing needed…….”
I stopped talking and kept my mouth shut. It was because the elf’s eyebrows her twitched subtly.
I’m not showing off as much as I can, but I could see it very well in my eyes.
Gulp.
Fear passes over the neck.
That is definitely the high point. Keeping a docile attitude doesn’t mean you should let your guard down. Just as the water just before boiling is still, the elf’s anger seemed to have reached its limit.
Somehow, we have to fill the selling quota here and now. Otherwise, as soon as I left the drawing room, Essilly and even my head would be cut off.
“…… Come to think of it, I do need something. Come here.”
As I raised my hand and wiggled, the elf approached me in a month.
I called it once, but how should I sell it? Should I slap you? Not. There was no way that the mazo elf, who was not satisfied with walking naked, could not be satisfied with such a situation.
If so, then this is the only way.
“I don’t like standing on my own two feet in the face of a lowly slave subject.”
“Sir Theorard…… ?”
Esily looked at me with a puzzled look, but she couldn’t help it. With tears in my eyes, I picked up a teacup and stood up.
“I don’t like looking at me with both eyes either. It seems like you didn’t come to your senses even after admonishing me like that yesterday.”
I tilted the teacup slowly. The black tea in the teacup seemed to be swaying, and then it became a stream of water and poured onto the elf’s head.
“What!?”
As hot steam rose, the elf shrugged her shoulders in surprise.
“To sin… I’m sorry….”
Red eyes acting as innocence are watery. People who don’t know her look at her would have a sad complexion that would make them want to comfort her right away, but to my eyes, who know the inside story, it looks different.
That was not a silent request to quit, but an expression of anticipation to sell more.
“Are my words not the same as words? You’re still standing on your own two feet. Cheeky servant year!”
He threw the teacup he was holding onto the floor. Chaeng-Geurang! The teacup is broken and fragmented in all directions.
“Sir Theorard!”
Esily let out a sound close to screaming, but I tried to ignore it.
Fuck! I’m not doing it because I want to, Esily! I’m begging you, so please stay still!
“Crawl on all fours and pick up the fragments. Wouldn’t that be enough for four years?”
“But, but, master…….”
“Don’t vomit. It is an abomination.”
As I frowned, the elf sat down crying.
Looking down from above at the tea-soaked silver hair makes my heart hurt for no reason. No matter how insane the elf was, it was my fault, so I couldn’t be free from the remorse of conscience.
“If you pick up shards of glass with your bare hands, your hands will be damaged…….”
As I take a handkerchief out of my pocket, the elf looks up at me. For a moment, I put the handkerchief back, startled by the shadow on the elf’s face his.
“…… It’s the perfect job for a vulgar like you to do.”
He quickly exchanged words and sat down in a chair. Esily’s gaze at her was stinging, so she couldn’t help but stare at the refreshments on the table.
A chilly silence permeates the hall. Only the sound of the elf picking up shards of glass and putting them in was heard intermittently.
Essilly and I couldn’t help each other, but the elf started begging me with her tears dripping down.
“Forgive me, Master. If I keep going like this, I’ll cut my hand on a shard of glass…….”
You said don’t give me a handkerchief, bitch!
“Ah! I cut it. Blood on hand…… Figa…. I’m not even menstruating, but blood came out, my master…….”
Don’t say such frivolous things in front of Esily! How the hell am I supposed to react!
“Sir Theorard.”
The cool tone pulls the back of your neck stiffly. As I mustered up her courage to raise her gaze, Esily was glaring at me with contempt.
“I must have looked at the wrong person. I thought he was born with the wisdom of humanity, but in reality he was not much different from an idiot.”
Scary. It was frightening to see a normally kind person appearing so coldly…….
No matter how much I keep my mouth shut, it turns into an established fact that my personality is trash. You have to make an excuse somehow. Somehow!
“Esley. You are misunderstanding I am not doing this for no reason.”
“Under? Then let’s hear why you’re so proud.”
“That is…… I have a disease that kills me if I am kind to my slaves.”
After exhaling, I belatedly inhaled. Hey, you asshole! Where is that sickness!
Essilly seemed to have the same thoughts as me, but her contempt added to the difficulty. She was silent for a while, then pursed her lips as if pressing down on her disgust.
“What kind of sophistry is that?”
As Esily hears her accusation of her, she feels a sense of exhaustion all over her body.
Ah. Is this true?
Maybe I’m having a nightmare right now.
“Juniing…… My finger hurts so much…… !”
A very terrible nightmare…….
