Chapter 83. Who does Oscar like? 2020.11.17.
Esteban was lost in thought.
‘Why do I feel like playing around?’
As if he was aware of his dislike of the guild, Evil’s recent behavior was blatant. Starting with a childcare foundation event, Evil began to try his hand at various fields. Esteban was surprised to even start investing in the field of culture and art. Originally, I used to touch various fields, but I had never worked in earnest like this. It was because it was not an organization that specialized in information guilds or moneylenders.
“Who the hell is behind it?”
“I secretly infiltrated a person to find out on my ship, but no one really knew about the Master.”
“Gustav If you say so, there is no answer. Moreover, the projects they touch are full of things that are all discussed in the state affairs meeting.”
“Then wouldn’t it be very likely that one of the mysterious founders was a parliamentary noble?”
“That sounds like what I was thinking.”
As Mabel’s operation continued, the identity of Evil’s leadership gradually drifted away from the true direction. Everything was as Mabel intended.
“I don’t know who it is, but I really want to see the face of the person who actually leads the guild.”
The moment he murmured that, Esteban felt a small sign of him approaching. Before long, the door opened slightly and Mabel poked her head in.
“Dad, are you busy?”
“No, I’m not busy at all.”
“Then let’s play with me!”
“It’s good.”
Not knowing that the real leader of the guild he had been longing to see was right in front of his eyes, Esteban smiled and took Mabel’s hand and went for a walk. It was a peaceful time.
***
In the midst of being busy, a piece of news came from the guild. The carrier was one of the tweeters. [I have found the whereabouts of the stone.] After checking the note that Casey sent me directly, I immediately tore it up and threw it away. ‘Stone’ was a slang term used to refer to ‘the essence of the tree of creation’ among us. I was anxious because I hadn’t heard anything about it since I sent it to the temple in search of the essence that was said to be in the desert a few months ago.
“Aidan. I’d like you to stop by Casey. They said they found the essence.”
“All right.”
[Give me some food.]
After feeding the urging tweeter, I looked at the guild documents and waited for Aidan to return. But about an hour later, when Aidan returned to his bedroom, something was strange about Aidan’s expression.
“What’s wrong, Aidan?”
“There is a problem.”
“What problem?”
“I have secured the location of the essence…”
Aidan was very puzzled as he had rarely been so inactive. Also, I’m a bit afraid. Aidan sighed and opened his mouth.
“The owner is Countess Deverill.”
“Ah…”
Only then did I understand why Aidan was reluctant.
“The gemstone used in the family heirloom owned by the countess is said to be the essence.”
“I got into trouble.”
Countess Deverill. She was a difficult opponent for even me, the emperor, to deal with.
‘He’s the one who stands at the peak of the complicated royal family genealogy.’
Although she is the empress of the former emperor, she had no children, so she did not have a direct blood relationship with my father and me. I also heard that she was the first person to write the history of divorce in the body of an empress. Like Duke Donovan, he is a person in a complicated genealogy. The Countess Deverill was no more my great-grandmother than the Duke of Donovan was my mother. In addition, the countess was one of the few people who treated her father with respect. However, since he was not from the imperial family, he did not attend the imperial family’s events, so he had never seen his face. And the most important thing…
“You said you had a special relationship with the Javier family…”
“That’s right.”
“In addition, you said that you absolutely hate children. Also, I heard you have a very nasty personality!”
All of them were overheard by the ladies-in-waiting, but it was necessary to refer to them.
“Haaaaa.”
At this moment, there was only one way that came to my mind.
“theft? Is it just stealing?”
I hate transgression! No matter how much it is for world peace, I don’t like stealing secretly!
“Quaang!”
I, who was in great anguish while holding my head-.
“your majesty. It is meal time.”
“huh!”
Once I decided to eat.
***
Wrinkled hands shaking slightly raised the letter. The Countess Deverill handed a letter to the maid.
“Please send this letter to Javier.”
“Your wife.”
Leaning back in the armchair, she spent a quiet time looking at the garden outside the window. Because of her difficult personality, she had no customers, so she was always alone.
“What about Mrs. Jennes?”
“He asked me to tell him that something urgent happened and he would see me next time.”
“is it.”
I’m used to being alone, so it doesn’t matter anymore. But sometimes I wish someone would talk first.
“Living doesn’t seem like living.”
The power has already been seized. Love has also been experienced. He ruthlessly abandoned the emperor who was desperately clinging to him and ran out of the imperial castle. Maybe it was because of that kind of life, but now everything just collapsed.
“It’s time to go.”
“Don’t talk like that, ma’am.”
“I wish I had lived this long, didn’t I? … What is Debbie doing by the way?”
“I drank some water and went to bed.”
“You seem to be less energetic lately.”
Debbie was Mrs. Devellil’s pet dog and was her dearest family member. But for some reason, these days, I just slept while eating and drinking.
“Are you a veterinarian?”
“The cause is unknown. There are no health problems. Maybe it’s because I’m quite old.”
The woman with a displeased expression waved her hand.
“Your head hurts. Go away.”
“Your wife.”
The maid hurried out of the bedroom, well aware of Mrs. The wife, who was spending time alone again, turned her attention to the few letters lying on the table.
‘They must be greedy for wealth.’
It was full of people trying to seduce the dying old man. Mrs. Deverill flipped through the letter with intense irritation. Then, her gestures stopped. [I invite you to Jim’s first tea party.] The crooked handwriting, probably written by a child, came in first. And clearly embedded beneath it… the emperor’s seal.
“…Mabel Gardenia Hermano?”
A letter with Emperor Hyeonje’s name written on it was addressed to Countess Deverill.
***
“Do you think the countess will come to the tea party?”
I laughed at Aidan’s question and shook my head.
“I don’t come. Absolutely.”
“Then why did you send it?”
“It’s just laying the groundwork.”
I couldn’t approach it blindly, so I made a topic. It’s not unusual for a royal child (albeit the emperor) to send an invitation to an elder in the imperial family (although not the imperial family) who is having a tea party for the first time.
“It’s not that urgent to get the essence, so I’m going to approach it slowly.”
“All right.”
“By the way, Aidan. Didn’t you see Oscar?”
“Probably at the gymnasium.”
“Didn’t you skip dinner again?”
Even if I take care of other things, I can’t stand going hungry.
‘I mean, I have to eat while I can.’
Maybe it’s because a meal was precious in my previous life, so I tend to be particularly obsessed with it. Maybe that’s why it was hard to watch people around me skip their meals.
“I can’t. Pack a lunch and go to Oscar!”
I immediately set out to find someone to ask for a packed lunch. But today, Larimar, Xavier, and even the nanny were nowhere to be seen. Lisandro, who was standing at the door, asked me.
“your majesty. Who are you looking for?”
“Yes. Larimana Xavier. Didn’t you see?”
“Those two… I think they went that way.”
The direction Lisandro pointed was the road to the patron.
“okay?”
I took a few steps to hurry but I was caught by Lisandro.
“Why are you holding on?”
“It would be better not to go.”
“Why?”
“Because the atmosphere between those two was unusual.”
“Boo atmosphere?”
When I stuttered in embarrassment, Lisandro laughed at me humorously.
“Even if I told His Majesty, he wouldn’t know.”
“…I know everything I know!”
Then Lisandro laughed hahahaha and laughed even more bitterly at me.
“Yes, yes. Your Majesty knows everything. Fuha!”
“…I hate Lisandro.”
“…”
Leaving behind the frozen Lisa, I and Aidan went directly down to the dining room.
‘After losing, frying and fighting like that, in the end, you guys became like that too.’
I was looking forward to how he would act when he was with me later. Either admit the relationship and tell the truth, or pretend you don’t know and fight as usual. When I went down to the restaurant, the chef came running in a hurry, startled.
“Oh no. What is His Majesty doing all this way?”
“I think Oscar hasn’t eaten, so I need something simple to eat. May I ask you?”
“of course. Just leave it to us! I will cook with all my might!”
“Oh, don’t do it with all your might…”
But the chef had already entered the kitchen excitedly. And soon after, a huge basket was placed in front of me.
“This is a simple sandwich you can eat.”
“…”
“And this is His Majesty’s favorite chocolate cake and strawberry macarons.”
“Yes.”
“This is homemade fruit juice! Strawberries, mangoes, grapes, and even apples!”
“Thank you. I will enjoy it.”
It’s hard for Oscar to eat alone, so I’ll share other articles. I left the restaurant, vowing to have someone else pack my lunch next time. When we arrived at the gymnasium, we saw knights engaged in training. But Oscar was nowhere to be seen.
“Aidan. No Oscars?”
“Looks like you’ve been away for a while. Wait there.”
When Aidan called out a knight, he turned his head away in annoyance.
“What is it, all of a sudden… Heck, Sir Aidan. Huh, Your Majesty?!”
At his voice, the eyes of the people in the gymnasium were all focused on me.
“Damn your lungs!”
“A precious person in such a shabby place…!”
“You hurry up and hide your filthy upper body!”
“Sorry. My filthy body has damaged your eyesight!”
The knights who had been training with their tops open hurriedly began to dress up.
‘Ah, that’s not worth it. Churup.’
Snow was fun.
“What are you doing at the gymnasium?”
A knight came up to me and asked.
“I came to see the Oscars. where are you?”
“Ah, His Highness has business for a while…”
“If you go to the back of the gymnasium-.”
puck! Glancing at the knight he was talking about, another knight hit him on the back with an elbow. At first glance, it was an unusual atmosphere.
‘Could it be that our Oscar… is not being bullied?’
Because Oscar is the youngest knight, and he is gentle and cute, he may seem easygoing.
“I have to go.”
“yes? But…”
Somehow, leaving the restless knights behind, he dragged Aidan to the back of the gymnasium.
‘A gentle and kind Oscar!’
Arriving at the back of the gymnasium, I found Oscar standing in the distance. And he wasn’t alone.
“Hut.”
‘Wo girl?’
A young lady whom I had never seen before was also with me. I hid behind a nearby tree, holding Aidan’s hand tightly.
“Aidan shhh.”
“…”
The voices of the boys and girls facing each other were carried on the wind.
“I have been yearning for the prince for a long time. Please accept this handkerchief!”
Like Larimar and Mercy, it seemed like I was seeing a lot of people in love today.
‘To see my older brother being confessed.’
It felt like I was doing something bad. However, there is nothing as exciting as the scene of someone else’s confession, so I held my conscience and watched them with bated breath. Oscar glanced at the handkerchief handed to him by the young lady, then raised his head with an expressionless face.
“I’m sorry, young lady, but I can’t accept your handkerchief.”
“Can’t you just accept it…?”
“sorry.”
“Why…”
“There is someone else I want to receive a handkerchief from.”
“…black!”
The young lady ran away, wiping away tears. I watched her disappearing back with pitiful eyes.
“Oscar you sinful man…”
Who wants a handkerchief anyway? I tilted my head.
‘Could there be someone who likes Oscar?’
