Chapter 156. Duke Emily Javier2021.07.31.
It’s good Enrique is out of his mind. It was because he could not have known that he had been moved while being hugged by Aidan. I went near the mansion and met the butler who happened to be passing by and was ushered into Enrique’s bedroom. Calling the family doctor, he thanked us on Enrique’s behalf.
“Thanks to the two of you, I was able to return safely without any major harm to you. I really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.”
“I’m glad I found it early.”
As much as I visited hiding my identity, I did not treat the butler well. He seemed curious about our status, but didn’t ask first.
“By the way, Prince Javier, why were you training when you were not feeling well?”
“Ah, that is it. It looks like you’re going to compete in a swordsmanship competition in a few months. After being ordained a knight, your goal should be to win a swordsmanship competition.”
I knew he was preparing to become an official knight, but it was the first time I knew he was aiming to win a swordsmanship competition.
‘Even Oscar was hoping that he would win this year.’
When I asked him what his wish was for why he trained so hard, he only laughed but did not answer. Come to think of it, is Aidan, a leading candidate for the championship last year, participating this time?
‘Because everyone is full-blooded.’
Tsk tsk my tongue inside, I looked at Enrique, who was sleeping peacefully, and then left the bedroom. The butler followed us and asked insinuatingly.
“By the way, it would be good if I told you what kind of person helped you, Bocchan.”
“Please just keep quiet.”
I knew him well because I had Oscar as my older brother. Boys of that age usually hurt their pride if they showed weakness. In addition, now I disguised my identity and stopped by Javier’s mansion.
“And the butler takes care not to overdo it.”
“Yes, I understand.”
I pulled on my cloak and left the mansion.
***
Enrique opened his eyes.
‘…weird.’
It was just before that I felt like my head was about to split, but I felt refreshed for some reason. It’s like waking up from a long sleep. Looking back, I haven’t slept very well lately. When Princess Renesmee was at Ermano, she couldn’t sleep properly due to the escort work overlapping with the upper class, and now that she had given up competing as head coach, she couldn’t rest because she was spending time at the training ground every day.
‘It feels good…’
But as I slowly woke up from my sleep for a while, I felt a sense of reality. I was obviously training, but when I opened my eyes, I was lying on the bed.
“Did he collapse…”
Enrique muttered self-mockingly when the door opened and the butler entered.
“Are you awake, young master?”
“I don’t know when I lost my mind. Wash first.”
When Enrique lowered his leg, the butler, who was startled, quickly ran and stopped him.
“Oh, young boy. Rest. He said don’t overdo it.”
“who? He’s not going to be your doctor.”
It had been a long time since the Javier family’s personal doctor had already been fed up with Enrique and put aside the doctor’s characteristic nagging. The butler, who made a mistake, coughed and averted his gaze. However, Enrique’s gaze was more tenacious than expected.
“Hmm. The person who carried the young master to the bedroom was like that.”
“Can you move me to the bedroom? Seeing you say that, you’re not from the family.”
“Hehehe.”
The butler, who tried to cover things up, but leaked information to Enrique’s sharp point, eventually gave up on keeping the secret.
“Tell me who you are. You should say thank you.”
However, the butler was wrong for a long time.
“It was a boy with black hair… red eyes.”
It was because Mabel was wearing a cape, so only Aidan saw his face.
“…what?”
The blood drained from Enrique’s face. Why do I suddenly get goosebumps all over my body? No, he knew why better than anyone else.
‘Earl Aserad…?’
This was the beginning of a misunderstanding.
***
“You are really tenacious, my lady. Heh heh heh.”
“Isn’t that shave very pretty? I recognized early on that I had a stubborn side from a young age.”
The people laughing and talking were the vassals of the Javier family. After Kietro Javier, who controlled the family, was ousted, their spirit seemed to be gaining wings in the Javier mansion, where the head of the family was vacant. Maybe he can absorb the core of the Xavier family. In fact, the vassals looked for an opportunity with a smile on their faces. In fact, it didn’t matter who the head of the household was. If Enrique became the head of the household, it was good because he could sleep as he wanted, and if Emily became the head of the family, it was good that he could marry his son and take over the family. However, it was also comfortable for Enrique to be the head of the household.
‘Anyway, it’s easy to make fun of a family ruled by a young girl.’
Most of them thought so. Before long, Emily Javier, the organizer of today’s conference, showed up. Enrique was also with him. There was no reason to miss the meeting hosted by the candidate for the family headship, so the vassals filled the seats to please. When everyone in the conference room was seated, Emily smiled leisurely and greeted them.
“Has everyone eaten?”
“Of course, lady. The mansion chef’s skills are so good, isn’t it?”
“thank god. It’s going to be a long meeting, but you have to eat well.”
Emily grinned and set the thick papers on the table. The vassals smiled blankly and glanced at the papers before quickly losing interest.
‘I’ll be wasting my time again today.’
‘When will the young lady give up?’
From the start, the vassals foresaw the tedious meeting and thought they would please Emily.
“The topic of today’s meeting is the same as the previous meeting. I, Emily Javier, a direct descendant of the Javier family, want to become the head of the family.”
“As I said before, being a head of household is not a position that you want to do, lady. Do you know?”
As Baron Jerivo spoke in a childlike tone, Emily opened the ledger.
“I know full well that Californians are lonely and lonely. By the way, Baron Jerivo. Where did you spend the money for the construction of the plaza that my family received three years ago?”
The boring atmosphere didn’t last long. Because Emily landed a strong one right from the start.
“…yes?”
“When I inspected the estate the other day, I saw that the baron’s mansion looked splendid. I wonder if he used it there… There are dozens of people who were injured while passing through the plaza repair work due to poor construction.”
He had a kind smile on his face, but the contents were not kind at all. Only then did the retainers become aware of the existence of the ledger Emily had opened. The thing that reads as a ledger and writes as a personal book. Except for Emily and Enrique, no one present knew what was written there. Baron Jerivo’s face turned earthy. Besides that, there were a lot of things that I wanted to do, so I couldn’t refute it and had no choice but to keep my mouth shut. I couldn’t even guess how much Emily knew. Taking advantage of the silence, Enrique made another declaration of giving up the title of head of the household, which made him tired.
“As I said before, I am resigning from the California candidacy. In addition, I support Emily Javier becoming the head of household.”
In addition to the declaration of support. Emily closed the ledger and looked around at her retainers.
“Is anyone against it?”
“Power obtained through meanness is short-lived, my lady.”
Emily returned the words intact.
“I guess that’s why you got into this situation unfortunately.”
It was a kind of prophetic warning that you would give up your power because you were despicable. The retainers noticed each other and avoided opening their mouths first. It was because I could see the blood if I hadn’t rushed out. Moreover, it was shocking that Emily took out a card to threaten them. To them, Emily was always the cute little girl of the Javier family. In the end, it was Viscount Russell Lee who took responsibility and opposed it.
“okay. To tell you the truth, I doubt Lady Emily will be able to lead this great family well. After all, isn’t it true that women are emotional, so they do things wrong? He is not suitable as a leader.”
It was then.
“That sounds like it was directed at me.”
The conference hall door opened and an uninvited guest appeared.
“If not, are you blaspheming His Majesty the Emperor? Viscount Russell Lee?”
“Duke Donovan?!”
“I stopped by because I have an appointment with Lady Javier.”
Duke Donovan. It was the appearance of the head of the Donovan family, who was one of the pillars of the Ermano Empire.
The face of Viscount Russell Lee, who had suddenly been accused of attempting to slander the emperor, turned pale. Surprisingly, so was Emily. For a moment, Mabel’s words flashed through my mind.
“I will send you a present soon.”
“gift? Did you buy it after you went on this trip?”
“It’s different, but similar!”
The gift was Duke Donovan.
‘Similar, what is similar?!’
In any case, the appearance of the Duke completely changed the situation.
***
Rumors about the new head of the Javier family quickly spread. It was so fast that I already knew it when I got the letter from the person involved, Emily. Emily Javier, the girl who took over the position of head of the family at a young age, overtaking Enrique Javier, who naturally thought she would be the next head of the family, was a huge topic of conversation. [Mabel. Finally, I became the family head!] Unlike the usual elegant handwriting, it was a handwriting that conveyed a lot of excitement. Underneath it, it was written incoherently that he was hopeless but happy to be the head of the household. While reading the letter with a hearty smile, my eyes stopped at just one sentence. [But you didn’t say you would send Duke Donovan!]
“That’s because it’s no fun if you tell me in advance.”
And I also didn’t expect the duke to accept my request so willingly. I headed straight to the Donovan Capital Mansion to meet Duke Donovan. The duke immediately responded to my request to meet.
“Thank you for listening to Jim’s request, Gong. It must have been cumbersome.”
“As a servant, it is the greatest honor to respond to the orders of the monarch.”
“But Prince Donovan was a little shy about asking Emily and Enrique.”
“That is a misunderstanding.”
The duke retorted in a calm tone. I tilted my head and asked.
“But didn’t the ball do that? The Javier family said you better be careful.”
Of course, I didn’t stop communicating with Emily and Enrique after hearing that, but it always bothered me.
“What I was concerned about was not the children of the family, but Kietro Javier and the family customs of the Javier family. However, it is understandable that you sounded like you had better avoid restraints as a result.”
The Duke, who put down the teacup, continued.
“I apologize if I do, but I will correct it. Duke Javier and Enrique Javier will be your wings.”
“is that so?”
“Aren’t they already serving Your Majesty wholeheartedly?”
The duke seemed already convinced. On the other hand, a light sigh came out, which was good at not having to feel uncomfortable with Enrique and Emily anymore.
‘Am I the emperor?’
Unintentionally, he gained a loyal servant. Besides, at the thought of stepping down from the emperor’s seat, he was sure to go mad with concern for the well-being of the empire. I put aside my worries about my future and focused on Duke Donovan in front of me.
“Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to fulfill Jim’s request. It’s a personal request, so it deserves to be thanked. If there’s anything Jim can do to help, let me know.”
“there is.”
I opened my eyes wide at the answer that came right away.
“What is it?”
I was willing to help with anything I could. Until the Duke opens his mouth.
“Convince Oscar.”
“Oscar?”
“Now, I want Oscar to come out of the Imperial Castle and gain experience as the heir to the Donovan family.”
What Duke Donovan asked me to do was to convince Oscar of his independence.
‘Are you asking me to get Oscar out of the castle?’
Could there be a more cruel request than this?
