Chapter 341 – 341. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into A Noble Family
341. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated into a Noble Family
“……”
Currently, I was heading to the royal capital in a four-wheeled carriage with Ellaine, the second wife of Count Prukerus and my second mother.
There were a total of six people in the carriage, including myself.
Two maids who would attend to me, Yuria and Melisa, were sitting next to me. They were beautiful and dignified, and if they weren’t wearing maid uniforms, one might have mistaken them for nobles.
‘If someone else saw them, they might think they were nobles who became maids due to some circumstances.’
Across from me sat Ellaine and two maids. One of the maids was old, and the other was a woman about the same age as Ellaine. She was above average in appearance, but she didn’t pass my standards, so I didn’t feel any particular interest.
‘I’d rather embrace Yuria and Melisa on either side of me than embrace that maid.’
Just because I wanted to embrace them didn’t mean I could do it right away. If she was Ellaine’s personal maid, her status would be that of a noble.
“……”
The carriage was quiet.
At first, there had been some conversation, but that only lasted a few hours. The Prukerus County was located on the outskirts of the kingdom, and it would take ten days to reach the royal capital. Of course, that included the time spent stopping at villages and camping out.
I secretly glanced at Ellaine in front of me. I knew she had recently turned 40, but she still looked like she was in her mid-to-late 20s.
Her elegant, reddish-brown hair was pulled up. The neckline revealed was pure white and clean. Her face always looked cold, but I knew she was a surprisingly warm person.
The chest area of her flamboyant lilac dress was as full as if it had balloons inside, and her waist was so slender it looked like it would break if you grabbed it. The dress skirt was long and thick, so I couldn’t see her lower body, but she must have a beautiful lower body to match her upper body.
‘Hmm….’
I had tried various ways to seduce Ellaine for a very long time. When I was at the mansion, I would visit her whenever I had free time to talk, and even when I became the lord of Tevra, I didn’t forget to write letters or send gifts often.
Since the county was relatively close, I would visit Ellaine about once a month. It was to both try to win over Ellaine and to bring the family’s retainers to my side.
However, Ellaine never fell for it. If I tried to cross the line, she would know it like a ghost and make me stay within the boundaries.
I had to admit that I couldn’t seduce her with ordinary methods.
‘Force myself on her? No. That’s a measure for when there’s really no other choice. Using aphrodisiacs is the same. Using force is like admitting my defeat.’
Ordinary methods wouldn’t work. In other words, I needed a dramatic method. However, there were limits to using dramatic methods. The carriage was surrounded by knights and soldiers, and Ellaine was a mid-level mage with the power to protect herself.
Thump!
The carriage shook violently and stopped. Ellaine, who had been sitting quietly, frowned. The old maid, sensing her mood, abruptly opened the carriage door.
A man in armor approached. He was a man in his 40s with faded blond hair. It was Goong Dubisel, the commander of the Medel Knights.
“Sir Dubisel, what’s the matter?”
“I apologize, Madam. A group of orcs has appeared ahead. We will take care of it quickly. Please wait for five minutes.”
It was a good opportunity to show my skills to the knights. I jumped up from my seat and said,
“Sir Dubisel! I will help!”
Before Dubisel could say anything, Ellaine said to me,
“Sit down, Eugene. There’s no need for you to step in.”
“If I help, we can get rid of the monsters faster!”
“Eugene. You are a noble, and Sir Dubisel is a knight who protects us. Does it make sense for the person being protected to walk into a dangerous place? Think about Sir Dubisel’s position.”
“Lord, please trust us. We can easily deal with orcs.”
At their words, I had no choice but to sit back down. I had been too hasty.
“……I apologize. I was short-sighted and ended up disregarding Sir Dubisel.”
“It’s not like that. How could we not know that you were trying to help us, Lord? But this kind of thing would only dirty your eyes and hands. Please leave it to us.”
The Medel Knights really did hunt the orc group and clean up the corpses in just five minutes. The carriage started moving again.
‘The problem is this. Status. Ellaine is too bound by her status as a countess. To seduce Ellaine, I first need to remove her mask as a countess… Damn it. That’s not an easy task.’
I racked my brain for a solution, but nothing came to mind easily.
There were a few ideas that came to mind, but it didn’t seem like the iron-willed Ellaine would fall for them easily. She might even notice my tricks.
‘There has to be a way….’
•••
Day six of the carriage journey.
I hadn’t come up with a way to seduce Ellaine.
Around noon, when the sun was in the middle of the sky, the carriage arrived at a village in the plains. It was an ambiguous village, too big to be called a village and too small to be called a city.
The villagers didn’t dare to look at us and trembled, dropping their gazes to the ground.
“We have arrived at the Erenchir Village faster than scheduled, Madam. It would be good to relieve the fatigue accumulated in this village today. The horses and soldiers need rest.”
Dubisel politely suggested to Ellaine. Ellaine, who had come out of the carriage and looked around the village once, nodded.
“As you say, we will rest in this village today and depart for the royal capital tomorrow morning. There’s plenty of time in the schedule anyway, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”
The knights, soldiers, and servants couldn’t hide their joy. For us, it was just boring, but for them, it must have been a boring and tiring journey.
I felt uneasy before entering the best inn in the village.
‘Erenchir… Erenchir…. It sounds familiar, and it’s not just my imagination…. Ah…!’
I remembered.
The village of Erenchir had appeared in one of the episodes of the original work. It was a village that the protagonist, Kyle, had stopped by on his way to the royal capital. It was a minor episode, so it took me a while to remember.
‘The content of the episode is… Huh!’
I shuddered. A shiver ran down my spine. I had a feeling that if I used it well, I might be able to seduce Ellaine.
“Yuria!”
I hurriedly called for Yuria.
•••
Yuria secretly entered a house at the entrance of Erenchir Village. The dusty house was uninhabited. It seemed to have been abandoned for about one or two years, and there were only old items left.
Perhaps the owner of this house had died in an accident, and all the household goods and expensive items had been taken by the villagers.
Yuria picked up an old wooden toy doll that was lying haphazardly on the floor. It was a wooden doll in the shape of a farmer holding a pitchfork, just as Eugene had said.
Yuria quietly left the village. No one saw her movements.
•••
After finishing lunch, I suggested to Ellaine,
“Mother, would you like to take a walk with me to digest our meal?”
“A walk…. Do you think there’s anything to see in this village?”
“It’s a village located in a different area than our territory. And I heard that there’s no noble who governs here. I’d like to take a look around at least once.”
“……”
Normally, Ellaine would have refused. She knew that it was better for the knights and soldiers if she stayed quietly at the inn.
However, Ellaine, who had been sitting in the carriage all this time, must have felt a little stuffy as well.
“…Alright. A short walk wouldn’t be bad.”
There was nothing to see in the village. The houses were all old, and the roads were dirty. The villagers were busy avoiding us when they saw us. The self-defense force that was supposed to protect the village was the same. The only thing worth seeing was the market, but we only looked at it from afar.
“Now that’s enough, let’s go back.”
“Yes. …Huh?!”
As I was answering, I pretended to be surprised and pointed my finger towards the outside of the village. There, a huge wild boar was running madly towards us. What was unusual was that a black aura was flowing from the boar’s body, and it was bleeding red blood from wounds all over its body. A wooden doll was stuck in its forehead.
“It’s dangerous!”
“Please leave it to us!”
Three knights who were escorting me and Ellaine drew their swords and stepped forward. Aura appeared on their swords.
Squeeeeeeeal!
The enraged boar accelerated even more and rammed its body into the knights. The knights swung their swords, but their swords only inflicted shallow wounds on the boar, and their bodies were sent flying backward and slammed into the ground.
Ellaine calmly looked at the boar and used magic.
“Ice Wedge.”
Thick ice spikes that rose from the ground attacked the boar. However, the boar ignored the ice spikes piercing its body and charged forward.
“Mother! You have to avoid it!”
I quickly grabbed Ellaine’s body. I subtly wrapped my left hand around her waist and grabbed her breast with my right hand.
The boar, which was charging at us, lost its footing and went up as if doing a somersault. The heavy body of the boar floated into the sky.
Of course, I knew this secret. From the beginning, the current situation itself was something I had designed and Yuria had executed.
Thud!
The boar fell headfirst. The wooden farmer doll that was stuck in its forehead shattered, emitting a strong light that engulfed me and Ellaine, who were nearby.
•••
I was the first to regain consciousness.
I was inside a narrow, smelly wooden house. The smell of filth that I felt every time I inhaled made my head hurt.
Cool air and blue dawn light came in through the gaps in the closed wooden window. Feeling the urge to turn the rooster crowing near the house into fried chicken, I got up from the hard bed.
The cloth covering my body fell down. I was completely naked. I was about to unconsciously reach for my smartphone when I noticed Ellaine lying right next to me.
“Oh……”
I couldn’t take my eyes off Ellaine. It was because she also appeared to be naked. Her reddish-brown hair was disheveled, but her face, arms, and legs that were outside the blanket were as white as if they were transparent.
Instead of waking Ellaine, I lifted the blanket covering her and let it fall under the bed. Fortunately, she only tossed and turned and didn’t get up right away.
At the end of her E-cup breasts were light pink nipples. There were some small bumps on her areola. I was reminded once again that she was a married woman who had given birth to a child.
‘I forgot for a moment because she’s so young.’
I lowered my gaze. Below her full breasts was a slender abdomen. There was not an ounce of fat, and below that were her hips, which were perfect for childbirth. There was stiff reddish-brown hair in her private area. The vagina below it was the same light pink color as her nipples.
I resisted the urge to fondle her breasts and vagina to my heart’s content. I couldn’t mess things up here.
I grabbed Ellaine’s shoulder and shook it gently.
“Mother! Mother! Wake up! Mother!”
“……”
Ellaine’s eyes snapped open. She felt the cool air and shrank her body, then realized that she was naked and hurriedly covered her breasts and vagina with her hands. She also saw my naked body, but she didn’t seem to be very embarrassed.
“……Where is this? Weren’t we attacked by a wild boar?”
“I don’t know. I just woke up a moment ago. And I was naked.”
I got off the bed. I deliberately dangled my penis in my crotch. Ellaine’s eyes unconsciously went to my area, but she quickly returned them to their original position.
“Before we figure out the situation, we need to put on some clothes. Are there any clothes nearby?”
“There are.”
I pointed to the clothes hanging on the wall. They weren’t the fancy and nice clothes we were originally wearing. They were old and shabby clothes that farmers would wear.
“…There’s no other choice. We have to wear those.”
“Can you put them on by yourself? Should I help you?”
“You underestimate me too much. I can put on clothes by myself.”
