Chapter 105. Thank you for growing well2021.02.02.
Due to Veron’s personality, he was certain that he would not be left alone.
‘Look at this. It moves right away.’
It’s a beat later than I expected, but look at the guild spreading its magic.
[I couldn’t figure out exactly how many and who was bribed.]
“Oh, that’s okay. I’ll take care of it. leave it alone for now It’s easier to catch a traitor if he strikes a little more.”
[As expected, lady! I only believe in you.]
Casey laughed excitedly, probably because he was relieved of the troublesome task.
[Oh. And I didn’t torture him, but he released a piece of information saying he would blow everything he knew.]
“What is it?”
[It is said that one of the essences of the tree of creation will be released through an illegal auction held a few days later.]
“Illegal auction?”
If it was an auction house, the guild was also operating one. It was acquired from Count Mytheron in the past, but I don’t know about the past, but now it was legally operated within the framework of the law.
“How is an illegal auction different from a legal auction?”
[There are mainly stolen goods. They also buy and sell slaves. The treatment of slaves who were sold to nobles for bad taste is not very good. In addition, rare animals are also on sale.]
Casey deliberately purged it because I heard it, but I guessed roughly what kind of auction it was.
“Everything that can be sold is sold.”
[Summarizing, yes.]
After much thought, I decided.
“good. I want to go too.”
[yes? But the lady doesn’t look that good-.]
“Of course, it doesn’t look good. Casey though. I am not just a child.”
There was no reason to go directly. The guild’s ability or Aidan alone could not be the only way to command. I needed an experience that I had to face directly. All the more to go through a confrontation with Baron who doesn’t know how long it will be.
[I made a mistake, Master.]
“It’s okay Casey. Just prepare as I said.”
Judging by this, Veron completely abandoned Duke Javier. If I hadn’t kidnapped it, I would have sent a water cannon to get rid of it. Since it was intercepted in the middle, there was a high possibility that the kidnapper would show up at the auction house thinking that he had obtained Duke Javier’s information.
‘With Veron’s intelligence, of course he would know that Evil is related to Aidan.’
It was all the more strange that he hadn’t appeared since he was so obsessed with collecting the essence of the tree of creation. He could have set a trap by leaking false information through Duke Javier, but the possibility was slim. This is because the process until the duke was sent away was rushed to the point of not giving him time to contact Devlin. But if it’s a trap.
‘I’ll have to prepare thoroughly.’
There was still plenty of time left until the auction, so there was plenty of time to prepare. Actually, I wasn’t too worried. In any case, it will be me who gets the essence in the end!
***
“Hmm.”
Oscars are weird these days. Originally, Oscar, who would have come to my room and played with me as soon as training was over, has not been seen. Thanks to that, it was easy to come up with a plan to stop by the auction house, overcoming Aidan’s opposition.
“On mercy. What’s wrong with Oscar?”
“What’s going on? Did you see him leaving after training earlier?”
Is it puberty…?
“Then what’s going on with Xavier?”
“yes?”
“It’s Larimar.”
Xavier averted his eyes in embarrassment at my surprise question.
“Your Majesty is true. What does Larimar have to do with me hahaha!”
Xavier hurriedly left, leaving behind only a shy smile. Larimar tilted her head and came closer to me, probably bumping into her while walking in.
“Why are you like that?”
“well. Does Larimar have any guesses?”
“Did I get scolded by Madam? Um, what do you know?”
Larimar tilted her head for a moment, then completely cut off interest in Xavier. Xavier’s cruel unrequited love was ongoing. Still, it was fortunate that Larimar didn’t seem depressed these days. As the person who kidnapped his lover Rabid, he had to be stabbed.
“Larima. Someday, there will definitely be good people!”
“Sometimes, His Majesty speaks very much like my grandfather.”
“Ha Grandpa…?”
“yes. They always encourage me by saying that I can get married in a good place just by looking at me. I don’t think I’ll ever get married.”
Suddenly, he became the target of comparison with Larimar’s grandfather, whom he didn’t even know his face.
‘Okay. Did I act too out of my age…?’
Today, I did some self-reflection and slid down from my chair. Today, I had an important schedule of my own.
“Is the Marquis of Gardenia here first?”
“yes. They said they were here an hour ago.”
“An hour ago…?”
Tea time with none other than the Marquis of Gardenia. In the middle, it seems that Dad tried to stop it somehow, but he readily agreed because there was no particular reason for refusal.
‘Because he’s my maternal grandfather.’
Because of Dad’s interruption, we only met briefly during meetings, so it wasn’t a very friendly relationship.
“His Majesty the Emperor eats it.”
When I entered the drawing room, the Marquis of Gardenia stood up to greet me.
“Meet Your Majesty the Supreme Sun Emperor of Ermano. How hard was it for you to walk all the way here? I am always thrilled with His Majesty’s growth…!”
“…”
I always thought, but the Marquis of Gardenia’s fuss was beyond imagination every time. I was afraid that even breathing like this would be praised for being proud and great.
“The load was too big. I can walk well.”
“Of course. natural words. I cry every night out of gratitude for growing up so cute and dainty…”
The grandfather began to weep again. Fearing that I would see the Marquis weeping sadly at this rate, I quickly sat down.
“Have a seat, Marquis.”
“yes. By the way… you don’t call me grandfather anymore?”
The Marquis Guernsey’s shoulders drooped. I rarely met him in private, so I rarely called him grandfather.
“Anyway, since His Majesty is growing up so well, I fully understand why you don’t want to call him grandfather. So did my daughter. It broke my heart so much when he suddenly called me father like that one day while I was doing daddy daddy…”
Then I quickly shouted out because I thought it would go back to my daddy and mommy dating days.
“grandfather. Eat this!”
Then, the Marquis of Gardenia happily ate the cookie I gave her with a big smile.
“Oh, it’s delicious.”
“I eat a lot.”
“Your Majesty will eat it too.”
I ate the cookie the Marquis gave me. We sat across from each other and sipped tea. Then, I suddenly wondered if I would really look like my grandfather and granddaughter in the eyes of others. In my previous life, I had no relatives, let alone my grandfather, so this kind of relationship was still unfamiliar to me.
“grandfather. I have a question, can I ask you something?”
“Of course, Your Majesty. Ask me anything.”
“I’m curious about your grandfather.”
“About God?”
I nodded. What was known to the public about the Marquis of Gardenia was consistent. aristocratic tycoon. The owner of a cold personality without mercy. The head of the Gardenia family, a founding contributor. Everyone was afraid to deal with the Marquis of Gardenia.
‘It’s completely different in front of me, so I can’t imagine.’
The Marquis of Gardenia smiled and put down the teacup.
“It is an honor that Your Majesty wants to know about God. It seems that His Majesty Situation saw me at least.”
“Oh no…”
My voice trembled as I made excuses. It was because it reminded me of how my dad used to tell me not to get close to me, slandering him as a ‘damned old man’ whenever the story of the Marquis of Gardenia came up. The Marquis laughed and asked me.
“Don’t people say I’m a scary person?”
“yes. It was.”
“That’s right. So I have nothing else to say about me. heh heh heh There are only three people in the world who can see the softness of God.”
“Who is that?”
“My beloved wife, Sianna, and your Majesty.”
Talking with the Marquis, I could feel how much he loved his daughter. And I was curious about my mother, who grew up with a lot of love.
“My story will be boring. It’s just a pure war story. May I tell you the story of Sianna instead?”
“yes. I want to listen.”
There were few opportunities to hear my mother’s story from the mouth of someone other than my father. It was a very short time for Oscar to remember his mother. The Marquis of Gardenia opened her mouth with a smile as if she recalled the past.
“Siana was a very lively and lovely child. Since I was a child, I have been so troubled that I have been scolded countless times.”
“Are you mom?”
I opened my eyes wide. It was very different from the image I had of my mother.
“yes. Once, when I was told not to go out because I didn’t listen too much, I was caught changing clothes with a maid and leaving the mansion. haha.”
“Ha ha ha…”
I laughed awkwardly. I had a history of sneaking out of the imperial castle, so I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Also, Lady Donovan… so there was a time when she chased after the current Duke, saying she was too cool.”
“Hut. Your mother Duke Donovan?”
“yes. It was a very tearful love.”
I couldn’t imagine a picture of my mother and Duke Donovan together.
‘To think the two knew each other.’
Also, Duke Donovan never talked about his mother.
“How was Duke Donovan?”
“It was like now. I kept a reasonable distance from Sianna and treated her politely.”
“Wow, is that so?”
“yes. haha. Such appearances of the two are often talked about in social circles. They were called the Lady of the Cherry Blossom and the Lady of the Black Rose.”
I almost lost the teacup I was holding.
‘Lady of Cherry Blossoms and Lady of Black Roses…’ It
was quite shocking to hear that her mother was a tomboy, but that Duke Donovan had such a nickname. And the fact that such two people in turn became empresses and gave birth to Oscar and me was surprising.
“I don’t know how Cyanna fell in love with the duke, but that was at the time.”
“I can’t even imagine. Jim doesn’t even know what his mother looks like…”
“Ah. Then this-”
The Marquis took something from his bosom and handed it to me. It was a pendant that could carry a small-sized picture. When the click button was pressed, the picture inside was revealed.
“This is a portrait of my daughter, Sianna.”
Inside the pendant, the size of my palm, was a picture of a woman smiling brightly. She was a beautiful person with light pink hair like me and golden eyes like the Marquis of Gardenia. There was no shade, just like sunlight.
‘It’s pretty…’
I guess it was around 17. It was such a lovely figure that if I had actually met it, I would have been stunned.
“How is it?”
“My mother was a very pretty person.”
“It was so pretty that the whole family coveted it. Marriage proposals were pouring in every day.”
The words of the Marquis of Gardenia were not an exaggeration. It was to the extent that even me, who saw it for the first time as a painting, fell in love with it.
‘What would I be like now if my mother hadn’t died after giving birth to me?’
I don’t lack my father’s love, but I also wondered what my mother’s affection would have been like.
“I saw you. Thanks Grandpa.”
When I gave up the pendant again, the Marquis shook his head and held it out to me again.
“I will give it to Your Majesty.”
“…Can I?”
“yes. of course.”
I carefully closed the pendant and put it in my pocket.
“There are more of Sianna’s portraits in the house. Since I was born, I used to call a painter every year to draw a picture. How about visiting the Gardenia Mansion sometime?”
“I really want to go!”
“This old woman will wait for that day.”
The Marquis of Gardenia smiled happily and added a word.
“It’s new, but thank you for growing really well, Your Majesty.
My mother’s heart, heard through my maternal grandfather, somehow tickled my heart.
