Chapter 94 – Temptation in the Mansion
All the way to the mansion, the elf didn’t say a word.
He was just staring out the window, showing an emotionless face.
It was quite unusual. It was different from the usual elves who always act coercively and use me according to their own desires.
Even though I deliberately did n’t pretend to be asleep in case the elf would change his attitude of his, the elf did n’t pay attention to me even once.
It wasn’t bad, so I also spent time looking out the window in vain.
By the time the carriage arrived at the mansion, dark clouds had gathered in the sky, so David and Bainen, who had met me, were holding umbrellas in each hand.
“Young master. Did you meet Her Highness her well?”
When I got off the carriage, Bainen greeted me with his characteristic big smile. It must have been a good meal during the six days I was away from the mansion, so the color was very nice.
Have you been comfortable while I was suffering in the castle? To be honest, I was a little dissatisfied, but seeing Bainen’s smirk made me feel like all my hatred was relieved.
I laughed and nodded my head.
“Okay. Did anything happen at the mansion?”
“It didn’t matter, but…….”
“A letter did arrive.”
These were David’s words. David, who greeted me politely, took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to me.
Naturally, after receiving the letter, I tilted my head in wonder. The middle of the letter, the seal stamped on the sealing wax, was the first time I had ever seen it in my life.
“The chamberlain? Do you know who sent it?”
“Sorry. Since it was not delivered by a witch, the sender could not be identified. I think you should read it for yourself.”
If it’s to the extent that Harvey doesn’t know, he must be a letter from a place that has nothing to do with the Deharm family. Nodding my head, I tore off the sealing wax that sealed the letter and took out the contents.
『Dear Viscount Theorard.
Are you surprised? I’m really sorry for sending you a sudden message.
As for me, I’m ‘Branda Frederi’, who is running a pepper farm as a family business in the far-far southern Agela Kingdom.
Why did a foreigner from the Kingdom of Agela send a letter to Viscount Theorad of the Esteban Empire? You must have been curious by now!
As a related note, I am traveling around neighboring countries before continuing my family business and expanding my business in earnest!
When I started to expand my business, I couldn’t go out anymore, so I decided to travel around the world. Isn’t it fun to meet and talk to a lot of people and have a different experience?
So we reached the county of Pelgarin of the Esteban Empire, oh my! According to rumors, Viscount Theorard also runs a pepper farm?
At that moment, I thought this was fate! The climate in the middle of the empire is not suitable for growing pepper trees, so how did you manage to grow them?
Thanks to you, I can’t stand my curiosity and send you a letter like this.
If Viscount Theorard doesn’t mind, he’d like to talk a little bit about the pepper farming. Could you give him a visit?
Well, we’ll wait for an answer!
Compensation for Baron Branda Frederi of the Agela Kingdom.
After reading the letter, I folded the paper. The subtle sense of incongruity made me feel uncomfortable the whole time I was reading the letter, so I naturally frowned.
‘The family of Baron Frederi?’
Was there such a family in the Agela Kingdom? Looking back, I can’t remember anything.
Of course, just because I am a country, it doesn’t mean that I remember the families of other countries. In particular, it is even more difficult to identify who is who in the case of the minor nobles, not the great families.
If the Baron Frederi family were of a similar category, it would not be unconvincing. Still, I feel uncomfortable because it’s strangely cryptic.
“For now….”
However, it is impossible to issue a congratulatory order to an aristocrat from a foreign country who has approached with good feelings. I put the letter in my bosom and looked at David.
“I will reply that it is okay to visit, so the chief chamberlain should make every effort to welcome the distinguished guests at any time.”
“Yes. Even if you don’t, it’s a fact that you’re using your energy in various ways in relation to the refreshments that will be served to the VIPs. We also brought fruit syrup, which was said to be popular in Jedo Island, and chocolate from Balgeum arrived this morning.”
“Right. Thank you for working hard on my behalf. And Bainen.”
Apparently, she didn’t know she would be nominated, so Bey Nun, who was distracted by her, looked back at me with her shoulder trembling.
“You mean that?”
“Okay. Please, don’t steal and eat the chocolate from Balgeum.”
“No, it is unfair. Didn’t I tell you that I didn’t eat a few?”
“Isn’t the number important? If you want to eat it, you can ask me separately. It’s not like you can’t eat it, so there’s no need to secretly eat it.”
“Anyway, anyway…….”
Bainun stroked her chin as if in trouble.
“Unless the Bocchan-nim recommended it first, coveting the property of the mansion as a vassal knight is a prickly feeling…….”
“Doesn’t it sting your conscience when you secretly eat?”
“It is different. If you don’t know, it’s a perfect crime…….”
You’ve come back As I stared at her, Vaynon scratched the back of her neck and smiled awkwardly.
“Of course I am joking. From now on, I will pick up the chocolate after getting permission from the young master.”
“You don’t say you won’t eat, even if you die.”
“Well. If you are displeased, I will pay my own money to purchase and eat-“
Puck! David’s fist stops Bainen from speaking. Bainnon, who had accidentally hit her on the shoulder her, looked at Harvey with her disapproving look her.
“Grandpa. Why are you hitting me all of a sudden?”
“This bastard! When the head of household spoke back to me clearly, I put up with it and hit it with a punch! How many times have I told you not to be rude!”
“So why are you suddenly angry when I’m talking about a compromise plan that I’ll buy with my own money? Even grandpa will become like me if he tastes Balgeom chocolate once.”
“Ugh! This guy keeps going!”
David frowns and rolls up his sleeves. Looking at her bony wrists her, they were n’t threatening at all, but Bey Nunn raised her hands and spread them out, making a fuss about her. She was a sign of surrender.
“I was wrong, please calm down. Aren’t you supposed to eat it?”
“Shouldn’t the apology be for the family head, not me!”
Watching the fight between the two makes me realize that I have returned to the mansion. I interceded between the two with a silly laugh.
“Don’t fight. What I said earlier is just a joke. What is chocolate? The family has a lot of money, so if you want to eat, eat it whenever you want. However, always load the quantity to be served to the VIPs.”
At my words, the two’s expressions change differently. Baynon nodded at her with a laid-back smile, and Harvey gave her a somewhat dejected look before hastily lowering her head.
“I understand, Bocchan.”
“I’ll keep that in mind, Head of Household.”
I nodded her head kindly and pointed at the mansion with my chin.
“Then you two go in first and rest. I’m going to look around the front yard for a bit before going in.”
“All right. However, the weather is gloomy, so you must take care of your health. I’ll give you an umbrella just in case.”
David holds out an umbrella with both hands. After I thanked them for their consideration and received the umbrella, Harvey and Bainon bowed their heads and turned and walked away.
– Hey boy. As a vassal knight, it is always a rule to be loyal to your lord…….
-Are you still angry? It’s true that Bocchan is fine.
The voices of the two arguing can be heard implicitly. After watching the back for a while, I turned around and looked inside the carriage. But there are no elves. It seems he left alone while I was talking.
‘Where did you go?’
I looked around and saw an elf squatting in front of a wall.
In front of him was a black cat he had never seen before, and the elf was waving foxtails at the cat to seduce it.
Softly—
Every time the foxtail swayed back and forth, the cat’s golden pupils were intrigued. The cat with its hips pulled back and aiming at the target was really cute.
More than that, elves like cats. Around the time when the unexpected appearance was about to develop a familiarity that was not usually felt, the cat jumped toward the foxtail.
The moment the cat floated in the air and reached for the foxtail, the elf snatched it up and pinned it to the ground.
Ohh-!
A panicked cat screams and struggles. One elf was just strangling the cat with an emotionless face the whole time.
The elf is biting his lips, but I can’t hear what he’s saying.
That cat might die! Concerned, I hurriedly approached.
“Stop it!”
The elf’s shoulder his trembled at my cry. The cat didn’t miss the moment and escaped from the elf’s grasp and climbed the wall.
The elf, who had suddenly lost sight of the cat, stayed blank for a moment before looking up at me. There was an unknown feeling of displeasure in both eyes.
I couldn’t understand such an elf.
“Why are you torturing an innocent life!”
“…… It wasn’t bullying.”
“Isn’t it bullying? Now you’re even lying I saw with my own eyes the four years old strangling that cat. Is there anything to dispute about that?”
“That…”
The elf stopped talking and bit her lower lip. Beneath the narrowing eyelids, blood-red eyes sway as if they were unfair.
That’s what I didn’t like. It was because he could not understand the elf who treated the life that came to him with good feelings as if it were a mere toy and treated it as if it were unfair.
So, I decided to put an end to acting that wasn’t the same for a while.
“Are you angry?”
I tried to control my emotions as much as I could and let the words out.
“Is it because of me?”
With the darkening sky in the background, I let out a deep sigh.
“Then release it to me. Threaten me like you normally would, and let your desires be fulfilled.”
“Master.”
“I beg of you, please do not harm anyone except me. It is enough for me alone to suffer damage because of you.”
The elf didn’t answer. It was only with his head down and his fists his clenched.
Tuduk-
Then, a few drops of rain fall on the back of my hand and the elf’s head his. Sensing that it was going to rain, I opened my umbrella. The umbrella’s shadow covers the crouching elf.
“Wake up. I will not let it rain.”
The elf didn’t wake up. As the time continued, the rain naturally intensified.
Shoot ah-
The pouring rain pounded the umbrella and made the elf’s hair wet.
Silence creates a puddle on the floor, and twisted emotions ride denial and change without rest.
“Master…….”
In the world turning to mud, the elf continued with a trembling voice.
“Did you hate me?”
The question you know the answer to echoes with the sound of rain. What kind of answer do you want to hear? I let out a chilly breath and got down on one knee to look at the elf.
“Ask the other way around.”
The elf did not raise his head. He deliberately looked down at the floor and clenched his fists.
Looking at the elf, I recited with all my heart.
“Do you think I can like you?”
