Chapter 338. Chewing on the aristocracy (1)
Two days have passed.
After returning from sparring with the king.
Lloyd had been lounging around for two days in the royal residence.
A grand offer made to the king.
An impeccably detailed proposal.
Waiting for the results and drawing a bigger picture?
Preparing a more exquisite Yabawi with the insight to detect the atmosphere of the royal capital and grasp the situation?
Not all.
“ugh…Hing-nung-uh, it’s the waist.”
“Does it hurt that much here?”
“Uh there and down there. Yes there too.”
“…Then why did you fight swords with His Highness the King without any countermeasures?”
“Keah, take it easy! Would you have wanted me to do that?”
lying face down on the bed.
Lloyd made a dying noise.
It wasn’t tough.
My whole body really ached and ached.
It was a joint, a muscle, and there was no pain-free place.
It was as if the whole body’s muscle and joint crucible had been carefully factored out one by one, then randomly mixed and reassembled.
Lloyd remembered the person who gave him this hellish muscle pain.
‘under. At that time, I thought I had properly blocked all of King’s sister’s attacks.’
I definitely thought so.
It was a long and intense battle.
The opponent was King Alicia, an extremely strong sword master.
Even so, I think I did a great job.
Even though the King openly attacked this side, the number of times he was properly hit was small enough to be counted on his hands.
‘The one from the knee kick and the one from being held in the throat. I’ve only had it twice.’
I was very happy thanks to you.
The king was a human weapon, or a weapon, perfected after tremendous training and real combat.
He wondered if he was probably the strongest among the humans in this world, second only to Xaviel.
But what if you fought that much against such an existence?
That’s good enough.
‘…I thought.’
After the sparring, return home.
Freshly wash up and lie down on the bed.
It was good until I fell asleep comfortably.
But I had to realize it the next morning when it was bright.
What scares me more than a headache or a toothache is fighting with the King’s sister.
‘It was my mistake to be proud of my performance.’
the moment you wake up in the morning.
I had to feel as if I had been beaten in detail with a meat mincing hammer all over my body.
I couldn’t get myself out of bed.
It wasn’t like that at all before I fell asleep.
When I woke up, every corner of my body was in pain, as if I had been bruised from a car accident.
Only then did I properly grasp the situation.
‘Just by defending the King’s sister’s attacks, the damage is accumulated on the body.’
but.
It must be so.
The tremendous momentum she showed the day before.
It would be nonsense to handle it with a human body.
In any case, thanks to the aftereffects of the day’s sparring, Lloyd had to move around in bed or on the sofa for two days.
“…That’s why I’m saying it, can’t you gently remove the gauze?”
“It’s not possible.”
Aww-!
Xaviel refused and pulled his hand as if cutting it with a knife.
The gauze clinging to Lloyd’s back snapped off.
It was gauze pickled with herbs used for muscle and joint pain.
But the problem was that the herbs dried up overnight.
Thanks to this (?), every time the gauze was removed, a new pain from tearing at the back appeared.
Lloyd, lying face down on the bed, begged, tearing at his hair.
“ugh…Yayyaaak! If you’re not going to tear it off, I’d rather break it off!”
“Not even that.”
jju…and…iced coffee…evil↗?
along with a harsh statement of refusal.
Xaviel’s gesture of removing the gauze turned into slow motion.
Thanks to this, Gauze meticulously parted from Lloyd’s back, tearing off hundreds of downy hairs in detail.
“…Great! gig! case! Hey!”
“Are you trying to curse?”
“of course!”
“But still, I won’t change the ripping like this.”
“why!”
“Because the doctor ordered it yesterday.”
“What did that fellow say!”
“When the medicine soaked in this gauze hardens, it is better to take it off slowly.”
“What is it good for!”
“They said it would make me feel better.”
“….”
“Looking at Lloyd’s reaction now, I think I know what he meant. Certainly, like a royal doctor, I thought that it was a name.”
“hey! what name is that Are you lying by selling a doctor?”
“Oh, I heard.”
Chew…right…and…pressure!
“…Gyaak!”
Lloyd woke up again.
Xaviel smiled contentedly.
But that laugh didn’t last long.
“But Mr. Lloyd.”
“uh.”
“I have a question for you.”
“No, don’t teach me.”
“….”
“I’ll let you know if the paste or gauze is removed properly. What. What are you curious about?”
“The rumors that have been haunting the capital for the past two days.”
“uh.”
“Is it true that an angel descended and gave a revelation while Lord Lloyd was having an audience with His Highness the King?”
“uh.”
“The content of the revelation was to give Lloyd-sama the Eye of Summer, the royal family item?”
“uh.”
“If so, then Lloyd-nim said he had a good talk with the archangel….”
“Oh right. That’s right. What I asked the archangel.”
“….”
“what. why. what. What else are you dissatisfied with, so why are you opening your flounder eyes?”
“I’m doing this because I’m not complaining, but because I’m ridiculous.”
“Are you crazy?”
“First of all, I won’t nag you with stereotypical nagging questions like, ‘Are you trying to corrupt angels like Satan? Even if I did, Lord Lloyd wouldn’t change. But what I want to say is-”
“Words?”
“I would like to tell you that if it was Lloyd-sama’s intention to make a secret pact with the archangel and to have the revelation come out, then you shouldn’t be lying around like this.”
“Hmm why?”
“Because it literally doesn’t seem like the time to lie down like this.”
Lloyd still lying down.
Thanks to that, I couldn’t see what kind of expression he was making.
But Xaviel could feel it.
This person must be going round and round again.
Just like the times when I’ve been doing strange tricks from time to time.
Thinking so, Xaviel spoke seriously.
“Right now, the entire capital is noisy. It’s not even a fuss. Because of Lloyd and the revelation.”
“why. Did you have a fight?”
“yes.”
Xaviel nodded.
The silver-haired knight continued.
“The opinions and public opinion of the entire capital are divided in half.”
“Those in favor of granting me the Iris of Summer according to the revelation, and those opposed to the fact that no matter how much the revelation is, it is not okay to give me the sickness of the royal family. Did you grind it like that?”
“…Were you expecting that?”
“Uh, roughly.”
Lloyd shrugged.
Then he said, frowning at the rising muscle pain.
“You can draw a picture without even looking at it. Each comes out and you get a quote. A divine object that is a noble treasure of the Revelation royal family with absolute divinity. It’s because I’m in a situation where I have to choose between the two.”
“Yes, it is as you said.”
“Thanks to that, the royal capital must be noisy.”
“of course. From merchants on the market floor to farmer patrolling guards and children who came out to trade porter crops, as well as those high-ranking nobles, everyone is divided into pros and cons, debating, sometimes arguing, and raising their voices at each other.”
“Well, it’s a desirable society that is lively with a discussion culture.”
“….”
wow…evil!
“…That’s it! hey!”
“Are you kidding me even after creating this situation?”
“I have to come, then won’t I?”
“Get out of bed.”
“You want to go outside?”
“yes.”
Xaviel said in a serious tone.
“Anyway, isn’t Lloyd-sama’s goal to obtain the royal family’s sacred item, the Eye of Summer?”
“What is it? Did you hear what Bingryong told you?”
“Yes, I heard. A warning that you will suffer side effects from the chill of Winter’s Heart. That’s why you’ll need the Heart of Summer, a god with the opposite attribute. So that’s what I’m saying. It’s because public opinion in the royal capital is now split in half.”
“Since the momentum between the supporters and the opponents is tense, should we go outside and go around and persuade people?”
“yes.”
Xaviel nodded.
“At a time like this, shouldn’t we attract more people and put public opinion on Lloyd-sama’s side? Only then will Lloyd-sama’s goal of obtaining Summer’s Eyes be achieved.”
“Well, that’s not entirely wrong, but-”
Lloyd chuckled.
“If you dig a little deeper, it’s probably a little bit wrong.”
“A bit of a misnomer.”
“The more I step out and try to bolster public opinion in favor of it, the more it will equally energize the arguments of the opposition.”
“…ah.”
“Did you notice now?”
“Yes, I was short-tempered. Lloyd-sama’s action to increase public opinion in person will be seen as an act of coveting the royal family’s sacred object, the Eyes of Summer.”
“yes. That’s it. Opposition will never miss that point. Maybe they can use that as an excuse to frame me as a traitor. Rather, I face a backlash.”
Lloyd let out a wry smile.
It was a very possible scenario.
Of course, there was a strong praise for himself as ‘the one who carried the magentano’.
Thanks to that praise, he would not be charged with treason under any circumstances.
‘But just being framed as a traitor will strengthen the argument of the opposition. My image will be shattered just by being dragged into an argument about whether a traitor is right or not. That’s what the opposing faction is aiming for.’
It doesn’t matter if you don’t actually get punished as a traitor.
To destroy the image by putting a frame of traitor on it.
That’s why to stop the sergeant of summer pupils.
That must be the result the Opposition to Revelation wants.
“So you don’t have to deliberately do what the opposition wants. Besides, I’m actually a bit sick, right? It is at times like this that absolute stability is needed. is not it?”
“If so, do you have any other countermeasures in mind?”
“uh. Sooner or later, the aristocratic house will call me.”
“At the Noble House?”
“Yeah, it looks like you just arrived. This is about a day earlier than expected.”
Lloyd chuckled.
At that moment, Xaviel looked towards the door of the dorm.
“You mean those footsteps walking down the hallway?”
“uh.”
At the same time as Lloyd nodded.
Someone knocked on the door of the inn.
smart smart
“excuse me. Is Count Lloyd Frontera inside?”
Judging by his voice, he was a member of the palace staff.
Soon after, a member of the palace staff entered the dorm and revealed the matter.
“I’m sorry to see you during your break. Here at the Noble House, I sent this to Count Young-sik.”
“Hmm I see. Thanks for telling me.”
An envelope presented by a member of the palace.
On the outside of it was written the phrase ‘request for admission’.
Also as expected
After the palace staff left.
Lloyd gave Xaviel a smile.
He waved the envelope flutteringly.
“Did you see it? This is it.”
“….”
“Now, let’s change our clothes and go out. Kkeungcha. Oh, it’s saksin.”
“….”
What kind of thoughts do these people have in their heads?
What kind of mindset do you have to live by anticipating and calculating these things?
Xaviel’s eyes deepened as he looked at Lloyd.
‘seoul. What kind of life did you live there?’
I suddenly thought of Seoul, where I had briefly visited.
A city full of acrid air.
The first time I’ve ever experienced a huge city in the night.
The place that was supposed to be the fake Lloyd’s hometown.
I was very curious about how the fake Lloyd lived there.
I wondered what kind of place it was to create such a monster(?).
But that thought didn’t last long.
“I will help. arm this way.”
Now is the time to help Lloyd.
He must help the family achieve this goal.
Thinking so, Xaviel supported Lloyd and helped prepare for school.
I rode the carriage sent by the aristocratic house.
Arrival was prompt.
A building with a sense of old-fashioned history.
Following the guidance, I stepped inside the aristocratic house.
Finally, we entered the main conference hall.
At that moment, a deafening sound pierced my eardrum.
“no! So Count Perugia! You can’t do it like that. We still haven’t heard from the person who received the revelation!”
“Ha, so are you saying that you really need to listen to Count Lloyd Frontera’s self-defense? So, you are insisting on handing over the precious royal family’s treasure to the heir of a county family, regardless of the reason, right now?”
“Are you skipping over it? You talk too much. Besides, this is a revelation. Didn’t Count Perugia see with his own eyes the holy angel descending on the royal palace and giving a revelation?”
“So you’re saying that I’m blaspheming, now?”
“Wouldn’t it be more moderate than how Count Perugia treated me as a traitor earlier?”
“Uh huh? Let’s see, this person is the real one!”
“No, this person!”
Goseong blows at each other with a full swing.
It’s just that the seats are old-fashioned and the clothes are elegant.
Just looking at the atmosphere he was talking about, it felt like he was already being grabbed by the collar.
That was the image of the main meeting hall of the House of Aristocrats, which Lloyd and Xaviel saw for the first time when they went to school.
Thanks to that, Xaviel involuntarily furrowed her elegant eyebrows.
On the other hand, what about Lloyd?
smiled softly.
‘Ah, the scent of home.’
How could a place called the aristocratic house look so similar to the manpower station, where old men fight from dawn to get the job first?
Lloyd felt a familiarity sprouting up without even realizing it.
At the same time, on the one hand, he checked the plan.
Arguments and Arguments.
quarrels and disagreements.
The insidious inner thoughts blooming in it and the fight of notice.
Even the results that will hit everyone in the back of the head today.
The preparation and drawing were perfect.
