Chapter 82. As planned 2020.11.14.
Mabel, who didn’t usually come out of my bedroom, has recently been entering the office more frequently. I thought he didn’t care about his dad because he was playing in his room, but he wasn’t. Esteban looked up at Mabel’s blue eyes, thinking that if Mabel had heard of it, she would have exploded in anger, saying how busy I was.
“Daddy daddy. What is it? see what What is this?”
In addition, he sat right on my lap and even asked me if the papers were strange. What a heartwarming and cute sight this is. Esteban smiled brightly and answered Mabel’s questions one by one.
“This is a document about the Gernovo Accords. That’s the review document for this new agenda. Ah, that is a document about customs tax revision.”
“Oh oh.”
Of course, I thought I wouldn’t understand it, so I explained it, but in fact, Esteban didn’t know anything. Mabel looked through the papers without missing anything with her twinkling eyes. The inside of the small head was furiously spinning with a great plan. How should I use them?
“Wow, that’s amazing. I see! Dad is really amazing~!”
At the same time, pretending not to know anything on the outside, he clapped his hands and praised Esteban. Then Esteban’s shoulders rose to the sky.
“Yes Mabel. This dad always works hard day and night for this empire.”
“and! Dad is cool, cool!”
Esteban was robbed all the way to the bottom, not knowing that state secrets were being leaked to the emperor of the empire. Mabel’s robbing didn’t cover the family either. Mabel, who had skipped Dad so wildly, went back to the bedroom and immediately lay face down on the bed. After that, I picked up oil pastels for drawing play and immediately started planning. Franz, who came to class today and suddenly became an ornamental plant, asked cautiously.
“What… are you doing?”
“plot.”
“yes?”
“Conspiracy!”
Franz opened his mouth.
‘Is that so confidently?’
There is such a cute and cute villain in the world who plots. Franz looked at Mabel, who was swaying her legs with a stupid face and excitedly coloring on a piece of paper.
‘scary.’
Franz got goosebumps thinking that the bizarre lines on the paper were a huge conspiracy.
***
“This should be enough for now.”
After preparing the plan, I sneaked out again and went to the guild. Franz said that he might get caught and held me sadly, but I couldn’t help it. I was able to escape only after appeasing him several times, saying that he would come back as soon as possible.
“Eh. Franz is really immature.”
Sometimes I don’t know who is an adult and who is a child. Arriving at the guild with Aidan, I couldn’t help but panic as soon as I entered the mansion grounds. Unlike the previous time, there were too many guild staff in the mansion.
‘I’m glad I changed my hair color and eye color with magic!’
If Franz went out like this, they said it would be like advertising ‘Your Majesty’, so I used magic reagents and changed everything. It was unintentional, but when I changed it, I had the same silver hair and green eyes as Oscar.
‘Because of this, they’re more like siblings.’
It’s a bit unfortunate that I can’t show it to Oscar. Anyway, as I headed toward the master’s office, the eyes looking at me were very stingy.
“who is this? Who is that kid?”
“It’s so cute…”
“Isn’t the direction you’re going toward the vice-master’s room?”
“You’re married, vice-master?!”
“Then how old were you when you bought it?”
“I didn’t see it that way, but the vicemaster really…”
All sorts of speculations began to flow, and at some point I became Casey’s daughter. Externally, ‘Edan’ is a being wrapped in a veil, so general guild members knew that Aidan was just one of the guild members. Maybe that’s why Aidan next to him didn’t pay much attention. At the buzz of people, Aidan glared at the guild members with a vicious spirit.
“It’s nonsense.”
“Ah. Calm down, Aidan.”
“But Your Majesty.”
“Shh!”
There are so many people, calling you your Majesty! Aidan opened his eyes wide as he covered his mouth in surprise.
“You can’t call me that outside.”
“…Then how should I call you?”
“Ahh…. Name?”
In the Ermano Empire, it didn’t matter if the name overlapped with the emperor, so the name ‘Mabel’ was not that special. Rather, I heard that it spreads like a trend and many parents call it Mabel when they have a daughter. So can I call you by name? But Aidan said nothing.
“why? no?”
“….”
“If you don’t like it, what should I do…?”
Being the guild master was also a secret, so you couldn’t ask him to call you master, and you couldn’t keep calling him majesty. After all, calling by name is the best way, but is it that difficult? I was walking, wondering if there was another way, when I suddenly realized that Aidan wasn’t there. When I turned my head, I saw Aidan, who was standing a few steps away, looking at me.
“Aidan?”
“…block.”
“uh…?”
“Mabel.”
I thought I heard it wrong, but I didn’t. Aidan called my name. Although I had been with Aidan for so long, he was always called ‘Your Majesty’ or ‘Master’, never called by name. Somehow I felt strange. Like a dandelion blooming in my heart.
‘I was surprised to hear that you suddenly called me after pretending that I wouldn’t call them all!’
To be honest, I was a bit surprised, but I pretended nothing was wrong and started walking again.
“Yeah! Let’s go!”
“yes.”
Why do I feel that I was told to sing for nothing?
***
Arrived at the master’s office and waited for Casey to enter. He looked very tired.
“Why am I trash?”
“huh?”
“Don’t you suddenly have a nine-year-old daughter or have an accident at a young age?”
“Wow Casey, you can’t live like that.”
“It’s all because of Your Majesty!”
It must have been quite unfair, Casey shouted, filled with resentment. Apparently, because of the rumors, it seemed that the guild members had suffered greatly on the way here.
“Was it that unfair?”
“Huh. of course. I have a crush on some of my guild members…”
“Ouch. I didn’t know that…”
“The marriage is over now. I’m done now…”
“Shall I raise my salary?”
“I will live hard!”
“…”
Casey came to life at the story of the salary increase. The great change of attitude left me speechless.
‘It’s called unrequited love…’
Is love that easy? Casey even went a step further.
“You’re going to come often now, but you’re a daughter! It was my wish to have a cute daughter.”
“Casey, if I get caught doing that, my dad will kill me…”
“That’s right. So, brother…?”
“Didn’t you say you were from Casey’s Back Alley?”
“Let’s make it the back alley younger brother.”
That’s how I got the status of Casey’s back alley brother. Anyway, since I didn’t have much time, I had to finish all the discussions in a short time. I took out the crumpled plan from my bag and spread it out on the table.
“ruler. This is the rough plan.”
“What is this…?”
“Are you planning?”
“Are you thinking of destroying the guild?”
I looked at Casey, wondering if he was joking, but his expression was as serious as ever.
“It’s not like that…”
I got sullen for no reason and crumpled the paper again and put it in my bag. It seemed better to just say it.
“The nobles will be taken over by Casey, so don’t worry. I thought of a way to get a public image.”
“yes.”
“There is a childcare foundation I am supporting, and I would like to donate to it.”
My dad gave me gifts all the time, and I donated everything except for my own use to the orphanage, so the foundation was created. Casey nodded with a serious face.
“It’s a good way to raise awareness of donations.”
“huh. And there will be a foundation event soon, and wouldn’t it be better if the guild level volunteered as well?”
“It’s good. I will.”
That’s how the first guild protection project discussion ended smoothly.
***
It was somewhat regretful to return to the imperial castle. Very occasionally, with my dad’s permission, I go outside, but I’ve never been able to see it to my heart’s content because I’m always wearing escort articles.
“Since we still have a little time left in class, shall we go and look around the store?”
When Aidan asked, he nodded happily.
“You can’t eat it instead. just in case.”
“okay.”
Aidan can prepare for an attack, but he can’t use poison.
‘If self-healing is possible, I wouldn’t worry about anything.’
It’s such a pity that I can’t heal myself. I struggled through the street food with sad eyes. It was the first time I had been able to roam freely like this without any supervision, so I was very excited and looked around the store eagerly.
“This is cute. Oh, that one is pretty too!”
Looking at the accessories, it reminded me of the ladies-in-waiting that I usually take care of. However, since they would prefer accessories from expensive boutiques, they could not present accessories from street stalls.
‘I’ll have to present it properly next time.’
It was time to move excitedly toward another store.
“…your majesty?”
I froze at the incredulous voice. When I turned my head slightly, I saw Enrique, who had stopped in the midst of busy passers-by.
“You misunderstood the four people!”
I hurriedly covered my face, but it seemed wrong. I heard footsteps approaching in front of me.
“What are you doing here? It is dangerous with only one escort.”
“are you okay. Because it’s Aidan…”
I didn’t have to hide my identity anymore. Enrique glanced at Aidan, who was standing next to me, then turned his gaze back to me.
“Did you sneak out?”
“That’s why…”
He was somehow intimidated by Enrique’s questioning attitude and lowered his head. Then Enrique got down on one knee and met my eyes.
“Are you surprised? …I’m just doing it out of concern for you. So don’t make that face.”
“I was going to go in now. I just want to look outside.”
“I see.”
“huh. Can you keep it a secret from your father?”
If the fact that he came out secretly is discovered, it will be the end for Aidan as well as for me.
‘I might not be able to leave the castle until I die!’
I don’t want to become the specter of the imperial castle. I put my hands together eagerly and looked at Enrique. He sighed and nodded reluctantly.
“All right. And…”
Enrique was about to say something more.
“Brother!”
A familiar voice came from afar. As soon as I saw red hair among the crowd, Enrique got up and led me in the direction of Aidan.
“Come back. Emily will be in trouble when she sees Her Majesty.”
After greeting me, Enrique disappeared towards Emily. Looking back, I tilted my head.
‘What was he trying to say after that?’
***
Today was the day of the childcare foundation event. Originally, I was scheduled to participate alone, but suddenly Dad and Oscar also said they would go with me, so the entire imperial family had to go to the nursery school. As soon as we arrived at the nursery school, the reporters who had been waiting in advance wrote something in their notebooks with twinkling eyes.
“…Who called the reporters?”
“That’s right. For now, I am not.”
Gustav wiped his sweat as if embarrassed. I secretly laughed out loud.
‘It’s me.’
It was I who called the reporter. Whether it’s a small knight or a big knight, once the good deeds of the guild are known, the public image will improve.
“Follow me right now.”
“dad! Wouldn’t it be better if we did a lot of good things and people saw it and thought, ‘I want to do good things too!’”
“Leave it.”
I stopped my father from pursuing the reporters, and I winked at Casey, who was mingling with the reporters. Casey nodded. When we entered the nursery school, the director rushed over and greeted us.
“Meet His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty Sanghwang, and His Highness the Prince. I am Clara, the director of this nursery. It is an honor to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you, Director.”
Following the director’s guidance, we entered the nursery school and were seated at the top of the table. Because it was a fairly large foundation, there were many aristocrats besides the imperial family who participated in the sponsorship.
‘I have to remember the face.’
Finally, when the children from the orphanage were seated, the event began.
“I would like to express my gratitude once again to His Majesty the Emperor, who always provides help for children with generous support.”
Applause poured in. As always, I pretended to be solemn and smiled benevolently.
“Next….”
And the list of sponsors from other nobles continued. After some time, the name of the last sponsor was finally called.
“I would also like to thank the Evil Guild for donating to the Foundation a while ago.”
“It was nothing.”
Casey stood up from her seat and nodded her head with an outward smile. The reporters did not miss it and played their hands hard. When I turned my head slightly, my dad and Oscar were looking bewildered. I secretly grinned.
‘As planned.’
