[Episode 53]
After leaving the female protagonist’s room, I went straight to the Duke’s office.
Two soldiers were guarding the front of Duke Miriel’s office, so I cautiously approached with my tail hanging all the way down.
“No, no.”
At my greeting, the soldier who was looking around lowered his eyes and got down on one knee.
“Hello, lady.”
“Hey Harabuji?”
“His Excellency, Duke Mirel, is currently in the meeting room with his vassals.”
oh it’s not here
I moved my short legs hard to get here, but the news was quite exhausting.
“By the way, didn’t the lady-in-waiting accompany you?”
“ah.”
I forgot.
After Erno Etham left, I left the room right away, so I didn’t have time to call the lady-in-waiting.
“You forgot?”
“Hehe…”
I awkwardly scratched my hair and the soldier smiled at me.
I thought that soldiers and soldiers are very hard and scary, but he was a man with an unbelievably simple appearance.
After hesitating for a while, he carefully opened his mouth.
“Miss, by any chance… would it be okay if I touched your tail just once?”
“Hey Philip!”
A fierce-looking soldier next to him slapped him on the shoulder.
“Oh, it’s okay if it’s difficult!”
“…mine?”
“yes.”
“Isn’t it creepy?”
“…not at all? You are cute.”
“…okay?”
The soldier tilted his head with an expression that he did not know why he thought that way.
“Sorry, he loves reptiles… those kinds of creatures.”
“Ah, I’m fine. Peck!”
When I jumped around and put my tail upright, a soldier named Philip quickly took off his glove and carefully touched my tail.
“Wow… why on earth… is it so soft…”
Philip, who had been muttering that it was fluffy, was now carefully touching the tail with both hands.
“Oh my God, this is the first time I’ve ever had a tail like this, but I wonder if the tail on a soft and cute person is originally this soft and soft. Or is it that the lady feels cute and lovable because she’s soft and fluffy, or which one comes first…” I’m not sure what he
muttered, but it seemed like Philip’s pupils were slightly dilated. At this point, I was a bit perplexed.
‘…uh.’
It feels strange to keep touching it.
It felt like someone was rubbing the soles of my feet.
‘It’s a bit itchy…’
And…
‘I’m scared!’
I don’t think so, but you won’t eat my tail with tail soup, right?
As he flinched in a slightly frightened mood, a frightening-looking soldier next to him grabbed Philip by the scruff of the back and raised him up.
“What disrespect to Miss Phillip?”
“Oops… I’m sorry…!”
Philip opened his eyes wide and knelt down, resting his forehead on the floor.
“Because I took my mind off it for a while. I am really sorry.”
“Oh no…”
Saying that, I slipped away from Philip and approached the frightening-looking soldier. It
was
as if he had a vision of a stone falling on Philip’s head.
With a look of despair on his face, Philip staggered to his feet.
“miss.”
“Yes?”
“I will take you to the meeting room.”
“Anya, let’s get in the way.”
“Well, I think you will like it.”
do you like it
The Duke of Mirel?
I crossed my short arms, crossed my arms, put on a worried look for a moment, then shook my head.
‘It’s because I can’t overcome my father’s stubbornness.’
In fact, if it wasn’t for Erno Etam, I would have been kicked out of the house right away.
‘Of course he apologized, but…’
To be honest, I was a bit surprised and a bit disbelieved after hearing Kylo’s translation, but I’m still not sure about the answer to the question ‘Do you like it?’
‘Still, it’s tomorrow, so I’ll have to ask now…’
Didn’t they say that canceling an appointment is less bad if you tell them even a minute sooner?
“Then let’s go.”
“I will see you. Philip is well guarded here.”
“Okay Keyan…”
Philip uttered with a melancholy face.
I couldn’t help but dig into the plump snack bag that Erno Etham had filled to eat when I was hungry in a hurry.
“Give me this.”
It feels like soothing a child, but all I have is candy…
“Are you giving it to me?”
“yes.”
“Thank you…”
I just laughed awkwardly and followed the scary-looking soldier Keyan.
“Even though Philip looks like that, he has a lot of younger sisters. It wouldn’t have been a bad feeling.”
“Yeah.”
“Did you know that His Excellency, Duke Mirel, is making lizard dolls these days?”
“A lizard doll…?”
It’s such a nasty taste.
I laughed awkwardly and shook my head, and Keyan laughed.
“This is the conference room.”
“Yeah thanks.”
“And miss.”
“huh?”
“Can I touch your tail just once?”
“…yes. Not like Philip.”
“Not so reckless.”
Keyan got down on one knee, took off his gloves reverently, touched my tail a couple of times with a serious face, and got up neatly.
“Then let’s go.”
“huh.”
It was when Keyan got up after bending down.
Fluttering—
something fluttered from his chest and gently landed on the floor.
‘what?’
It was a small, stiff piece of paper the size of the palm of your hand.
“Keyan Yogeo…”
I was about to pick it up, but Keyan’s hand flew at the speed of the wind and snatched the photo away.
It was so fast that my bangs fluttered.
‘…what?’
Was it a photo?
Looking at Keyan, there was no change in his expression.
“Excuse me.”
“Ganchana…”
Here, there was a ‘photo’ that could print out a picture taken with a video stone like a picture of the real thing.
In addition, there were ‘moving pictures’ like gifs, which are commonly referred to in Korea.
‘I heard it’s expensive, but…’
But I heard that the Magic Tower is earning quite a bit with it.
‘It looks like a family photo.’
Still, what else would it take and disappear so quickly?
I was a little upset.
“See you next time.”
“Ooh good go. Keyan.”
Keyan stayed there until I asked him to let me know that I had entered the conference room and asked permission to enter.
“Come in.”
A heavy voice was heard in the conference room. I took a deep breath and stepped into the conference room.
When I went inside, dozens of pairs of eyes were fixed on me.
thump thump thump.
I tried to hold down my fast beating heart and walked closer to Duke Mirelle.
“Hello, Harabuji.”
“OK.”
On his desk lay something resembling a piece of wood, somewhat resembling a lizard in shape.
It was the color of the wood as if it hadn’t been painted yet.
Duke Miriel subtly covered it with his papers, probably noticing that I was looking at the wooden statue.
“What’s the matter?”
“Because I asked for a favor… But aren’t you busy?”
“ask?”
He casually hugged me and sat me on his lap.
‘what?’
It was so natural.
I sneaked the candy out of my mouth just in case the tiger lollipop I was eagerly eating didn’t stain it.
“What is that candy?”
“Unnya gave it to me.”
Now it’s getting to the point where it’s so sweet that it’s hard to eat.
“Hmm… do you like candy?”
“How little?”
“I see…”
He muttered something low.
When I raised my head with my head resting on Duke Miriel’s chest, I saw many retainers looking at me.
‘Uh…’
I don’t know why you look at me like that.
It was embarrassing to keep staring at them, so I smiled brightly to ease the awkwardness, and their eyes widened.
“Do you like something cool and sweet?”
While we exchanged only glances in embarrassment, an old man with a long beard who was close to Duke Miriel asked me while stroking his beard.
“Are you sure it’s sweet?”
“Your ice cream is a snack that has recently become popular…”
Huh, ice cream?
You mean something like that here?
‘Well, here in Korea and the world view was a bit of a jjamppong.’
In the past, while reading [Ip.
“I love you!”
As I leaned forward and opened my eyes, the old man’s eyes widened slightly.
“Keah kuh hmm…”
The old man scratched his cheek as if he was a little flustered, and then opened his mouth.
“Then, I will send it to you by the end of today.”
“yes!”
As I smiled broadly, the old man took out a round marble from somewhere.
“…fluffy.”
“yes?”
“I have a lot of that too.”
Suddenly, Duke Mirelle intervened.
Grandpas are always weak in front of granddaughters 🥰