Episode 1119. You say you love art.
Northern part of the Rodina continent.
Countess of Neil Crow’s doomstone estate.
lordship.
The person who met Elio and Fabian when they arrived at the lord’s castle was the butler, Baron Garcia Bernal.
“I am Baron Garcia Bernal, butler of Doomstone Castle. You said you came to visit the lord?”
Fabian stepped out as the opponent looked at them with puzzled eyes.
“I am Baron Fabian Cloud. On the way to Jedo, I met the lord. He asked me to come to the castle today, so I stopped by.”
“Ah, that’s right. Who was with you?”
When Baron Garcia Bernal looked up, Elio gave a simple answer.
“A knight.”
Then Baron García Bernal nodded his head considering him to be Baron Fabian Cloud’s squire.
It was common for barons to bring knights with them.
“I will guide you to the place where the lord is. Please follow me.”
When Baron Garcia Bernal said that the opponent was a baron, he respected him until the end.
Elio and Fabian followed him without saying a word.
Baron García Bernal took the two of them to dinner.
At the entrance to the banquet hall, Baron García Bernal raised his hand slightly to the two of them.
“Please wait a moment. I will inform the lord.”
Elio and Fabian stopped without entering the banquet hall.
The face of Viscount Carlson Gallagher could be seen on the table of honor in the distance.
Quite a few nobles were already seated at the banquet hall.
It is so peaceful that it is hard to believe that it is a territory adjacent to Hirhera.
Baron García Bernal, who entered, said something, and the lord glanced at Fabian and nodded happily.
Soon after, Baron Garcia Bernal came out and said with a smile.
“The lord has allowed entry. Please go in.”
Fabian asked sneakily at Baron Garcia Bernal’s words.
“I thought it was an ordinary dinner table, but it doesn’t seem like that?”
“Since the lord invited Viscount Natasha Bella, a famous bardos [bard] in the empire, there are some guests. Originally, he is a person who only performs in front of great nobles… but since the lord has supported him for a long time, he does not refuse the lord’s invitation.”
Baron García Bernal looked at Fabian with a proud face.
But when Baron Fabian Cloud didn’t show much reaction, he muttered to himself.
‘He’s a country boy who doesn’t know art.’
An ignorant knight who had only trained swordsmanship all year round might not have known what a great Bardos Viscount Natasha Bella was.
Soon after, Baron García Bernal took the two of them into the banquet hall.
As the attention of the guests at the banquet hall focused for a moment, the butler, Baron Garcia Bernal, opened his mouth.
“Baron Fabian Cloud and his knights from Anatolia (Marquis de Bernardo).”
After the introduction, Baron García Bernal returned to the lord without looking back as if he had completed his duties.
Elio and Fabian, who had been standing awkwardly, found an empty seat and sat down.
At the word baron and knight, the guests soon stopped paying attention and continued chatting.
At that time, the lord, Viscount Carlson Gallagher, lightly hit the brass wine glass with the fork he was holding.
Tang! Tang! Tang-!
The chattering guests shut their mouths and turned their heads to the lord.
“I heard that Baron Cloud was in Hirhera until recently. I heard that there was a hole in the ice wall of Hirhera, is that true?”
In front of nobles, Viscount Carlson Gallagher quietly put his words to rest.
The eyes of the guests turned to Fabian.
Fabian muttered inwardly, ‘It’s not a hole,’ and opened his mouth.
“It is true. Through the cracks in Hirhera, not only monsters but also legions of demons came over. If the eight kingdoms and one division of the empire hadn’t stopped it… the north would have fallen into the hands of the demons.”
“Oh oh!”
“It was true.”
“oh my god! A legion of demons…”
The guests who filled the banquet hall were agitated.
Everyone was surprised to hear that it was only a rumor, but it was true.
When the guests showed interest, Viscount Carlson Gallagher said he wanted to.
“Our doomstone estate is adjacent to Hirhera, but the situation there is bleak. Tell me what happened in Hirhera.”
It was a soft tone, but it was a command to tell a story.
Fabian was reluctant to do so, but since he couldn’t disobey the lord’s order, he got up.
“It was last November that a crack in Hirhera was discovered…”
Viscount Carlson Gallagher’s eyes turned to his watch.
Bardos, which was said to come by 6 o’clock, is still unrecognized at 7 o’clock.
Until Bardos arrives, I could just wait until Hirhera’s story arrives, but on the other hand, I was worried.
It was because of the increase in monsters and monsters around the territory due to Hirhera’s work.
‘There’s a mercenary corps escorting Bardos, so it won’t be a big deal.’
Even though I thought so, I was worried because there was no contact.
Fabian’s story reached its climax.
“…This time, more demon lords attacked with their champions at the fore. While the sword masters dealt with the champions, a knight called ‘Hirhera’s Guardian’ drove the demon lords out of the rift. As the demon lords fled, the champions also retreated to Tamion. Shortly after the end of the war, good news came. The warlocks…”
Just as Fabian was about to bring up the story of Charat.
The butler, Baron Garcia Bernal, entered the dinner hall with a group of people.
“Treasure of the Londinium Empire and Laina of Bardos (Queen of Bards)! Viscount Natasha Bella and her party.”
As soon as Baron García Bernal’s introduction was over, the aristocrats clapped in unison.
They had been paying close attention to Hirhera’s story until just now, but they had heard that the war had already ended, so they paid no attention.
A beautiful woman in her forties, dressed in fancy dress, approached Viscount Carlson Gallagher with a party.
Then Viscount Carlson Gallagher rose from his seat to greet her.
“welcome. I was worried because it was later than planned. Did something happen at Doomstone Manor?”
“no. I heard that my favorite Bardos was in Hirhera, so I stopped by and was late. Say hello to Erica. This is Viscount Carlson Gallagher, Lord of Doomstone.”
A woman in her twenties standing behind Natasha Bella stepped forward and bowed her head.
“This is Erica Noble.”
Natasha Bella said as she explained.
“In Jedo Island, Bardos is as famous as I am these days. She has such a beautiful voice that she is called ‘Miseong Erica’. Maybe one day you will be given a higher title than me.”
Viscount Carlson Gallagher’s eyes widened.
Bardos is highly praised by Natasha Bella, the ‘Queen of Bardos’!
“Erica is welcome. If you have any difficulties, please contact me at any time. If I can help, I will help.”
“thank you.”
Erica Noble bowed her head, and a satisfied smile appeared on Viscount Carlson Gallagher’s face.
After the introductions to each other, Baron García Bernal ushered the bards to a separate seat.
With the arrival of new guests, the forgotten Fabian slumped.
After a while, the male and female bardos accompanied by Viscount Natasha Bella began preparing for the stage.
A huge pipa, like the symbol of Natasha Bella, was installed in the center of the stage.
When everyone was paying attention to the pipa, Adele Gallagher, the eldest son of Viscount Carlson Gallagher, spoke.
“father. The story of Baron Fabian Cloud is not over yet. I wonder what good news is.”
“Do you really need to hear such a story right here?”
“The Doomstone Manor is adjacent to Hirhera. Hasn’t the damage caused by monsters and monsters increased recently? I want to know what the good news is about.”
Viscount Carlson Gallagher, who had been listening with a sullen face, nodded.
It’s good news, so there was nothing bad about hearing it now.
He raised his fork again and struck the brass goblet.
Tang! Tang! Tang-!
As the nobles and Bardos paid attention, Viscount Carlson Gallagher spoke with a proud face.
“Baron Cloud’s story isn’t over yet, so let’s finish it. Baron, tell me what good news is.”
Fabian set the turkey leg he was holding down on his plate and stood up.
“It turns out that the warlocks buried bone fragments with a curse called ‘Charat’ around the rift. It is said that if you remove the bone fragments, the rift will return to its original form. In fact, after removing 120 of them, it is said that the cracks are noticeably reduced. We predict that the rift will disappear sooner or later.”
“Oh oh!”
“It’s nice to hear that!”
“Then you won’t have to worry about Hirhera anymore.”
At the nobles’ words pouring out, Fabian smiled bitterly.
It was shocking to hear such words from people who were just hanging out without even dispatching troops.
After speaking, he sat down.
The turkey was in front of me, but I didn’t want to eat more, as if my appetite had declined.
Meanwhile, Erica Noble, who was with Viscount Natasha Bella, was surprised to find Viscount Fabian and Helio Lagoa belatedly.
“What are you looking at?”
Viscount Natasha Bella tapped Erica Noble on the arm.
“Sir, did you see the driver who just sat down?”
“Yeah, what kind of baron are you talking about? Anyone know?”
“Anyone you know? That is Baron Fabian Cloud, called the ‘Knight of Tamion’.”
“Oh, is that the article?”
“The person next to him is Viscount Elio Lagoa, the ‘Guardian of Hirhera’.”
“Doesn’t it look like that?”
Natasha Bella tilted her head.
It was hard to believe that a young man who looked like he was still in his twenties was the guardian of Hirhera.
However, Erica Noble, who was not joking, jumped up from her seat.
“I’ll come and say hello.”
Erica Noble hurried away without a chance to catch up.
Natasha Bella was bewildered, but she did not take her eyes off the young knights.
said Elio, picking up the turkey leg in front of Fabian.
“Am I eating?”
“Eat.”
Elio immediately bit off the well-roasted seven-sided leg.
“Jjjjjjjjeok, are you already full from what the young guy ate?”
“Suddenly my appetite ran away.”
“why?”
“I fought bloody sweat in Hirehera… but I think that’s just entertainment here.”
“Life is just like that. There are people who fight and there are people who enjoy.”
“I know, but seeing it with my own eyes makes me angry.”
“You love art.”
“Art can only do so when peace is maintained. But to think that Bardos was more welcomed than the knight who came to protect Hirhera. This doesn’t really seem like it.”
Elio didn’t even dispute that.
Certainly, the nobles here were more enthusiastic about the famous Bardos than the knights from Hirhera.
Then, a clear voice came from behind.
“oh! Are you two here? I heard that he went to the imperial capital…”
Fabian covered himself up with a sullen face.
“Miss Erica? Did you come all the way here to sing?”
“My teacher said he would introduce me to a sponsor, so I was arrested.”
“Viscount Carlson Gallagher?”
“yes. I didn’t expect to see you two here. It was time for you to come at least once, but you didn’t come, so I was curious, but didn’t you go to Jedo?”
Erica’s gaze turned to Elio.
Reluctantly, Elio opened his mouth.
“I have something to finish, so I’m on my way to stop by somewhere.”
“Oh you did. But why are you here? You’re not going up there.”
She looked at Elio with an incomprehensible face.
Even the dukes are paying attention to him, but I don’t know why he’s sitting in the corner.
“I’m pretending to be Fabian’s knight because it’s annoying.”
“ah!”
As Erica exclaimed, Viscount Natasha Bella’s song played.