[Episode 9]
Regular meetings were held twice a week in the Etam family.
The Etam family was running various businesses, starting with the largest munitions business in the empire, and because of that, they had numerous business partners, so even if they met twice a week, there was a mountain of things to discuss at each meeting.
It was a place to discuss various agendas and projects, but it was an important meeting that not only the direct ascendant of the Etam family, but also vassals, including collaterals who held important positions, had to attend.
During the meeting, Duke Miriel’s sensitivity is sky-high, so he is a place where he dares not even to breathe in order not to be robbed.
And recently, an eccentricity that was not an eccentricity was taking place at that meeting.
“Daughter, try it.”
“Ah-ha!”
Unable to resist Erno Etam’s words, I opened my mouth and trembled at the melting pudding.
‘I have a taste…’
His gaze stung.
I had to close my eyes tight and move my mouth at the gaze I felt from all sides.
But I couldn’t give up.
Wasn’t the reason why I got a job as Erno Etam’s daughter to rot them?
“Erno Etam, what have you been doing for several days!”
The eccentricity of Erno Etam does not last for a day or two.
So, Duke Mirel tried not to pay any attention to it.
Especially after being treated properly last year, it seemed like he was trying to do that even more.
A few days ago, when he saw me dangling from Erno Etam’s arm, he opened his eyes and pretended not to see me, keeping his mouth shut.
But in the end, it seems that he couldn’t stand it three times.
“I’m bringing snacks for my daughter.”
“Are you talking about meeting time?”
“You have to speak right, my lord. The meeting was scheduled for my daughter’s snack time, not me taking her snacks during the meeting.”
gibberish!
It was clear that the people around him wanted to shout like that.
Looking at the trembling fingertips and parted but silent lips, I let out a deep sigh.
It was truly an Erno Etam-like remark that sees the world based on my standards.
‘Everything is fine, but why do I have to be the eye of the storm…?’
There are 5 months and 2 more weeks left, but wouldn’t it be that he suddenly died one day because he hated the duke rather than risking his lifeline due to Erno Etam’s whim?
‘no way.’
Absolutely take my life
“I’m Harabuji’s father, I’m a mug in Puring.”
“what?”
“Daughter why?”
Duke Mirel and Erno Etam asked at the same time.
“Father… I’m being scolded by Harabuji… Don’t be scolded, Abba… I’m sorry to be scolded…”
I shook my head with a sullen face.
“Eirin, I’m the only one, I’m not going to be a kid… I’m going to have a child…”
I said with my eyes drooping on purpose.
Then, what if one of them becomes uncomfortable and sparks fly at me?
“The downy thing is good at talking. When did I tell you not to eat pudding? I just told him not to feed him during the meeting. Fluffy doesn’t care if you eat ten or twenty puddings.”
Duke Miriel snorted and said.
Cow down…?
Now, are you really openly calling it fluff…?
Where in the world is fluffy with such pretty pink hair!
But if it’s downy, I don’t think it’s bad…
“Ha Hardiman…”
“What else?”
“It’s only during snack time that Myra is snacking…”
I said with great determination.
of course! The pudding of the Duke of Etham was the most delicious pudding he had ever eaten, so it was not easy to give up.
‘The pudding that was served as school lunches in the past was also very delicious…’
Looking at the half-remaining pudding, I unknowingly swallowed my saliva.
But he closed his eyes and turned his head. If you keep looking at it, you will want to eat it.
“It’s okay…!”
I tried to take my eyes off the pudding and said with my fists clenched.
Duke Miriel glared at me like someone who wasn’t quite right, then crossed his arms and turned his head away.
“…it’s okay, do as you please.”
“I say yes, but you have to eat your daughter.”
The spoon was right in front of Duke Miriel’s permission.
The bouncy pudding swayed on the spoon.
I moved my eyes eagerly following the moving spoon and opened my small mouth wide like a bird.
I don’t know, because I got permission.
“Ah- haap.”
The pudding that came into my mouth literally melted. What the hell do you make it so delicious?
The surroundings were quiet.
Even I, who had been eating the pudding like a baby bird, felt strange and slightly looked away.
At the same time as I turned my head, the people in the meeting room who met my eyes suddenly lowered their heads and began to look through the documents.
‘what…? Is it an illusion?’
I slowly raised my hand and touched my cheek with my small palm.
‘It doesn’t look like something was buried.’
I’m not very used to the sudden focused attention. Some of the people who were going through the files had reddened cheeks.
“Ha…”
I noticed and couldn’t eat properly, so I heard Erno Etam’s short sigh.
‘omg.’
Hearing his sigh, I reflexively ate the flatbread pudding, and when I looked up again, they trembled like nervous people and hurriedly resumed the meeting.
“Daughter?”
“yes.”
As I was looking at the meeting incredulously, he called me back.
Only then did I comfortably empty my pudding while leaning against his chest.
“How are the weapons going to be exported to Kartov this time?”
“Orders are pouring in, but we are running out of materials.”
“also.”
“yes?”
“That is not the only problem. Don’t make things happen, tell me now.”
“yes yes! The quality of the floating stones in the mines I currently own is getting lower as I dig them, and the amount is not that much… The ones being produced now are definitely better in performance than those I made for the first time…
” Are there any?”
floating stone?
I patted my stomach and tilted my head.
Are you talking about stones that float in the sky?
I had seen floating stones last year, just after I realized I was possessed by this place.
At that time, I only thought lightly of ‘stones are flying…wow, is it a fantasy world…’, but when I think about it, I wondered if it was a floating stone.
‘Later, who didn’t discover the floating stone mine again…?’
Oh I remembered
is the female lead The heroine discovers the entrance to the floating stone mine.
where?
On the mountain behind the duchy site.
Then someone might have a question.
Why is there a floating stone on the site of the duchy?
Why did the duke put that good thing right under his nose and couldn’t find it for years?
That was natural.
This is because the story progressed in a structure in which all luck was lost to the female protagonist.
‘I’m sorry to the daughter of the heroine who scored the score of the Etam family later… but can I just intercept one…?’
For up to half a year, I need someone to be on my side if Erno Etam’s whim starts early.
“Daddy, I’m sorry.”
Therefore, I decided to intercept a feat that the future heroine would take, albeit shamefully.
“question? tell me.”
“yes! Is Buyuseok Moe?”
Hearing my question, he smiled and opened his mouth obediently.
“It is a useless stone flying in the sky. If you mix it with iron a little, it will lighten the weight of the weapon infinitely.”
“Oh wow…”
The explanation is really concise.
If you remember that useless stones, isn’t it something that will change the game of war and bring about a revolution in the near future?
I tilted my head exaggeratedly.
“why?”
“I’m also looking at the flying stones in the sky.”
“what?!”
Quaang-!
As soon as I finished my words, the table made a roaring sound and shook violently, and cracked.
It was due to Duke Miriel striking the round table violently with his sinewy fist.
“You mean you saw a flying stone?”
“Tsk.”
Erno Etam, who was watching the round table split in half, stood up with me in his arms.
I was speechless at the wonderful sight.
‘They say it’s the blood of a dragon…’
I didn’t expect that this large and thick round table would be split in half with one punch.
“The head of the household is quite energetic even at his age. If you keep going backwards, you will soon return to the dust.”
“I’m not in the mood for a joke right now.”
“If you heard what I said as a joke, how about retiring soon?”
Duke Mirel looked at me as if he had given up on dealing with Erno Etam.
“You say you know where Mrs. Buyeo-seok is?”
“Where have you seen flying stones? Was it a toy by any chance?”
“If not, do you remember which mountain range you were in?”
I shook my head and shook my head as I shook my head at the sight of the people suddenly approaching my nose.
“Ten steps.”
Erno Etam, who had been watching quietly, spat out a single word with a smile.
That was the moment.
Except for the Duke of Miriel and his vassals, the people in front of me rushed backward like a miracle like Moses’ miracle.
It was exactly ten steps.
