Chapter 97. Too popular2021.01.05.
How about my gift! I looked back at Aidan with a proud heart. But… Aidan avoided my gaze.
‘…?!’
It’s normal to be liked, but what is this reaction? A name has power, so if you keep calling it, you’ll no longer be called the Devil of Devlin and ridiculed, and you’ve been wrapping your hair for days on end, working hard…! Even if everyone turned away from me, Aidan couldn’t. I was overcome with a sense of betrayal.
‘Even you Aidan!’
***
Everyone was shocked and Aidan was taken aback.
‘…An angel from Ermano following Devlin’s devil.’
Although he never showed it to Mabel, Aidan hated his nickname. Devil of Devlin Isn’t it a nickname that makes your fingers and toes fold themselves? I wonder if the frequency of being called by that nickname has decreased… After the awarding of the title, Mabel walked down and grabbed the hem of Aidan’s clothes.
“…You don’t like the castle?”
Aidan was at a loss for words. There was no way he could tell the truth as he looked at Mabel with a sullen expression. So Aidan had no choice but to tell a white lie.
“no.”
“Really?”
“yes.”
“I knew that too. I put so much thought into it!”
Seeing Mabel’s delight made Aidan smile for a moment. However, I couldn’t help but smile when I thought of the future to be called ‘Angel of Ermano’. After the conferment of titles was over and the banquet began, people gathered in groups of twos and threes to chat or dance on the dance floor. Coincidentally, Esteban and Oscar were also captured by high-ranking nobles and could not pay attention to Mabel. Taking advantage of a moment of distraction, Mabel grabbed Aidan’s arm and pulled it.
“Come and see.”
The two entered the empty balcony and drew the curtains. A balcony where you can hear the sound of orchestra music far away. It was as if the two of them were left alone in the world.
“Actually, I should have given it to you earlier, but I forgot.”
Mabel wriggled out something and handed it to Aidan.
“What is this?”
“It’s a magic tool for communication that Casey developed this time. I only received two because they said they could only produce in small quantities because they didn’t have the materials. Apparently, the squeaks and tweets… they’re gangsters, so it’s cumbersome to contact them.”
And if you keep seeing birds or rats coming and going, you might arouse suspicion from someone.
“Are you only giving it to me?”
“huh. You only got two in the first place? I only have Aidan and mine.”
“What about Casey?”
“Does Casey have it? You need to contact Casey as well.”
Aidan thought as he packed his communication magic tools.
‘If the design is the same, I’ll have to smash it.’
Thinking that a third party had a magic tool similar to Mabel’s made me feel bad for some reason. It didn’t matter that the material supply was difficult. You just have to go to Devlin and save it again.
“Take this one too.”
The next thing Mabel handed over was a rose. Aidan bewilderedly picked up the flower.
“Why is this…”
“I told you. that it makes you feel How do you feel when you see flowers?”
“I have no idea.”
“Ugh. Then what if you smell it?”
Aidan smelled the flowers.
“It smells like roses.”
“…”
Mabel decided to do this for today’s emotion search project.
“What about the Rabid Pennant?”
“They still say they don’t know anything.”
“I was wrong. There’s no way I gave the smallfish a communication tool to contact me directly. It might be the smoke that looks clumsy. Stay tuned. Keep an eye on Veron so he doesn’t die, in case Veron comes to assassinate him.”
“All right.”
After the work report was over, the two went back alone. And Mabel immediately regretted it.
‘I’ll just stay on the balcony!’
***
I never imagined that as soon as I came to the hall, there would be a rush of dance requests. Young children from all kinds of families gathered around me and talked to me, so it was hard to even take a step.
“Your Majesty the Emperor. You are beautiful today. If you don’t mind, would you give me the honor of dancing with Your Majesty?”
“Your Majesty, if you give me the honor…”
I am nine years old. She was at an age where she would have learned enough to dance for a socialite by now. So, like the host of a banquet, it might be good to dance at least one song…
‘But there are too many opponents.’
Two disasters walked side by side in front of me. It was Oscar and Dad.
“Mabel.”
“My lovely Mabel.”
As the two people with a clear presence approached, the crowds of spirits hesitated and retreated. It was then that I felt like I could breathe a little. As the two looked around, the surroundings became surprisingly quiet.
“Tsk. The flying worms are entangled.”
“I’m sorry, Father. It’s because I couldn’t control it.”
“It’s okay, Oscar. It’s not your fault. It must be because Mabel is too cute.”
I laughed hysterically at the two men’s reactions. Anyway, I was satisfied with the fact that I got out of the gap between numerous dance applications.
“Aidan Asherad.”
Dad called Aidan’s name, who was standing next to me. It was a time when I, the namingist, was just trying to be proud of the fact that I was called by my last name as well.
“Congratulations on becoming a loyal servant of the Empire. It was a good ball.”
Aidan nodded without answering. It was a huge improvement just by not answering in plain language in an official setting.
“I don’t know if I’ll like the estate given this time, especially since this body has chosen it.”
My dad told me to pick the area himself, so I said yes, but there was no problem. It wasn’t barren, and it wasn’t very oily yolk land either. Aidan didn’t need a fertile territory anyway, so I remembered paying the documents that came up to me.
‘Why is Dad so kind to Aidan?’
I wondered if it was because he had a lot of eyes, but my dad wasn’t a sensitive person who paid special attention to the gaze of others. There must have been some ulterior motive. I watched the conversation between the two with suspicious eyes. The reason why Dad treats her kindly soon became apparent.
“You must have been given a territory. isn’t it? Even if you entrust the management of the estate to an agent, you can hear it for the first time.”
It was an invitation, but it was almost forced.
‘This is the reason why Dad decided to decide.’
There was no problem with the manor. It was a very ordinary land. However, it was worth noting that it was quite far from the capital.
“I look forward to your future activities.”
Dad walked the other way, laughing like a villain. The back of his face was cheerful, probably thinking he had eaten one shot.
“Oh, I’m going to die for being so childish…”
I couldn’t bear to see Aidan face to face. It’s a situation system that deliberately gives a territory far away from the capital and raises medicine.
“it’s okay. That distance.”
“If anything happens, contact me with that.”
I whispered to Aidan in case others would hear, and Oscar took a step closer.
“What are you two talking about?”
“Obviously, Oscar was talking about how cool he was today.”
“…with Aidan?”
Oscar looked back and forth between Aidan and me with shocked eyes. As Aidan did not deny it, the misunderstanding deepened. While I was talking like that, people started snooping around me again. There were also cute ladies among them.
‘As expected, Aidan and Oscar. It’s popular.’
It was too greedy to monopolize the two handsome men on this fine banquet day. I pushed the backs of the two in opposite directions.
“I’ll be drinking and resting over there, so don’t come until you two finish five songs.”
“…your majesty.”
“Mabel!”
Ignoring Aidan and Oscar’s protests, I went and leaned against a pillar out of sight. Lisandro, who was escorting me, received a cup from a passing attendant and handed it to me.
“You look tired already, my cute little princess?”
“I guess it’s because banquets aren’t my type. A cute old knight who doesn’t know anyone else.”
“Ahaha. I am Your Majesty.”
“Ugh. Don’t talk like that, get married soon.”
While I was passing the time bruising Lisandro, I noticed a person looking around looking for someone.
‘It’s Countess Deverill!’
who are you looking for? I was observing the Countess while sipping the drink Lisandro had given me, but surprisingly, after a while our eyes met.
“Yes?”
Countess Deverill approached me without the slightest hesitation.
“You are here, Your Majesty. I found it.”
“Uh huh load?”
“yes. If it’s okay, Your Majesty, would you be the companion of a well-to-do old man?”
I was nervous that people snooping nearby might even talk to me, but it went well.
“Your baggage is good.”
“It’s not possible.”
A thick voice suddenly interrupted and shouted rejection. That person was my maternal grandfather, the Marquis of Gardenia.
“your majesty. Why are you hanging out with Mrs. Deverill? Not good for the mood. This is Evie Gigi.”
“yes yes?”
Suddenly, Grandpa started swearing at Mrs. Deverill’s face. His wife counterattacked without batting an eye.
“You are introducing yourself, Marquis of Gardenia. Your support will be yours.”
One aristocratic and the other a socialite. The giants, whose one step caused an enormous butterfly effect, were passing on ‘Evie Jiji’ to each other. I whispered, pulling Lisandro’s sleeve as he watched the war of words with interest.
“Lisandro Lisandro. What is this all of a sudden?”
“iced coffee. Those two were engaged long ago.”
“Ehh?!”
I hurriedly covered my mouth with both hands. Fortunately, my wife and grandfather were preoccupied with biting each other and didn’t see me screaming.
‘What kind of bean flour family is this?’
Countess Deverill, who could have been a grandmother but was not blood related, and my grandfather were betrothed! suddenly got interesting.
“How did you break up your marriage?”
“Nobody knows that. Are only the parties aware of it? Even the evil information guild won’t be able to find out about this.”
“I wonder if that’s the case…”
Having said that, as the master of the guild, I couldn’t just pass by again. Isn’t it natural to not avoid a match that has been walked from the past?
‘Guild work has increased by one.’
In the meantime, the fight between the two giants continued. It was a very bloody battle of words, sometimes metaphorically and sometimes bluntly, degrading each other.
“So, the emperor, what is the business of my granddaughter?”
“Isn’t there any reason to tell you that?”
“Heh, I’m senile.”
“I’ll tell you what to say, old grandpa.”
“what?”
Gradually, the number of onlookers who eavesdropped on the two quarreling increased. Even though I couldn’t see it openly, I started snooping around and whispering to each other.
“Lisandro. oh my god?”
“Leave it like this and it will be over.”
“How does it end?”
“The banquet atmosphere is over.”
“…”
It was my turn to step out and stop it.
“Hey, you two…!”
“Did you call this grandfather?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. What are you doing?”
The two people who heard my voice turned to me at the same time.
“If you stop fighting…”
“A fight, Your Majesty. Fighting is only possible when the class is right.”
“No, you bitch!”
…The second war broke out. The fight between two proud old men was not an area where I could intervene.
‘Mountain is mountain and water is water…’
It was a time when I was standing like a fossil between two people who were brutally biting each other.
“You decided to have a chat with me, Your Majesty? Let’s breathe in the night air and talk.”
“Stop talking nonsense. You must dance with this old man. Didn’t you promise last time?”
What kind of lightning is this all of a sudden? Two people looked at me as if they were waiting for a choice. I couldn’t help but be flustered. Whoever you choose is catastrophic. When I looked around with tears in my eyes, I saw only Lisandro smirking at what was so funny.
“Hey.”
It was the time when I was crying. His eyes met Duke Donovan’s passing by.
‘Help me ball!’
Did you read my earnest and intense eyes? The duke walked over and stood in front of me.
“your majesty. Can I touch the jade body for a moment?”
“yes? yes.”
As soon as permission was granted, Duke Donovan lifted me up and hugged me. In an instant, my vision increased dramatically.
“Put down His Majesty, Duke Donovan!”
Grandpa panics and tries to stop Duke Donovan-.
“Your Majesty doesn’t seem to be comfortable with Okche, so I’ll take you to the resting room. Please do what you two are doing.”
Leaving a few words behind, he straddled his way through the crowd. Even the toughest two men could not stop the imposing Duke Donovan.
‘phew. lived.’
It was time to let out a sigh of relief and languish in the Duke’s arms. Took. A hand popped out of the crowd and thrust something into my hand. I caught it reflexively.
‘…Note?’
When I hurriedly raised my head, all I saw was the back of someone disappearing. It was definitely golden hair.
***
[Even a small amount can cause death.] The letter from Duke Javier was crumpled in Emily’s hands.
‘Something to come has come.’
