Chapter 203. Prison Named Lullaby (3)
“Whoa.”
This is the drawing room of the Frontera mansion.
A deep sigh flowed in the neat interior.
But sighing like that didn’t really lighten my heart.
Realizing that fact, Count Frontera looked around.
He looked at his wife and asked.
‘What about Lloyd?’
‘I called.’
The wife replied with a wink.
Before long, the couple’s gazes, which had been looking at each other, turned to the front side by side.
over the parlor table.
I looked at the foreign woman who was sitting resolutely.
“Whoa.”
Seeing that, it was the Count who let out another sigh.
Because what the hell did Lloyd do?
Because something happened in the Sultanate.
Did that woman say ‘such a word’ that was embarrassing to even express?
So it was.
The Count sincerely wished.
I hope Lloyd will come soon.
I hope this awkward atmosphere will change soon.
Fortunately (?), the count’s wish quickly became a reality.
smart smart
Someone knocked on the parlor door.
Before long, Lloyd’s welcome voice was heard.
“You found me?”
“Come in.”
The Count jumped up.
He opened the parlor door with his own hand.
At the same time, he carefully observed his son’s reaction.
“uh?”
Lloyd, who entered the drawing room, hesitated.
Lloyd discovers a foreign woman.
The eyes were slightly rounded.
Are you surprised? Or is there another reason?
The Count, who continued to look at Lloyd’s reaction, was able to find it soon.
A faint smile and small talk to himself appeared on his son’s lips.
“In the end, this is the choice.”
“….”
at last?
this choice?
What does your son mean by that?
The Count sat down with a little nervousness.
Lloyd was also offered a seat.
“Sit down too.”
“yes.”
Lloyd sat down on the sofa.
However, the seat was odd.
Neither by their side nor by the woman’s side.
I sat at a 90 degree angle to both of them and looked at them alternately.
“So you called me because of this woman?”
“Yes…Sweet.”
A son who is surprisingly not surprised or embarrassed.
Seeing that, the Count felt a little relieved.
It didn’t seem like the son had an accident in the Sultanate.
‘But it’s still too early to be relieved.’
I don’t know anything about what happened.
So be as careful as possible.
so as not to injure my son.
With that in mind, the count slowly opened his mouth.
“It’s not different, um…. Lloyd, can you honestly answer this father’s question?”
“yes. of course.”
“So you’ve been dating this lady?”
“yes. We know each other.”
“if…Eh, did you ever cause trouble to this person?”
“It was a nuisance. well.”
Lloyd chuckled.
He was suddenly summoned while having breakfast.
Still, it didn’t feel bad at all.
No, I was rather happy.
Serazade finally came to this place.
Being able to hold onto the future Sword Master like this.
I was filled with the joy of a farmer looking at ripe grains.
But even in the midst of that, there was a bit of a strange part.
“How did he describe the trouble I caused him?”
What the hell did Serazade say to the count couple?
What did he say that made the count and his wife so nervous?
‘He must have said something strange.’
Serazade sits calmly.
Contrary to him, the restless count couple.
It seemed like there was something he was very curious about and worried about, but he couldn’t bear to ask it openly.
So it was.
as if to reassure
Like I said nothing bad happened.
Lloyd drew the smile of his steady son.
He spoke in a calm voice to the count couple.
“I think there is a misunderstanding, but I will listen and give you an answer.”
“Mmm.”
Hearing this, the count couple looked at each other.
They exchanged embarrassing glances.
The wife noticed the count.
The Count nodded reluctantly.
That’s definitely the expression of a man carrying a gun that he doesn’t like.
The moment Lloyd thinks like that.
The count opened his mouth with a slightly reddened face.
“Um, how the hell am I supposed to say this…That’s it. Umm, this lady said….”
The count’s face turned completely red.
“That’s right, it means you’ve become a body that can’t sleep without you.”
said.
I gave up on it.
‘Oh, what an embarrassing match.’
The Count bit his lip and raised his teacup.
His wife held his hand and gave him a good look.
And after hearing the Count’s words, Lloyd….
“Oh, that is true.”
“…Puff!”
The Count spewed out tea.
Lloyd shrugged.
“It is true. It is true that this person has become unable to sleep properly without me. Of course, the meaning was slightly different because I skipped all the details.”
“Cool! Kokolok! meaning? What does that mean?”
While spouting out the tea, the earl, who had a fever, coughed repeatedly and asked.
said Lloyd, handing the handkerchief to the Count.
“I mean my lullaby. you know? What I am reciting to Lord Asrahan.”
“….”
Know.
Lullaby.
The count and the couple also knew about it.
The truth was that Xaviel suffered from severe insomnia.
There is also a wonderful story that it was cured by reading aloud the vast knowledge recited by Lloyd from one day.
It was a fact that only the count couple knew and kept quiet about.
The Count, who had barely stopped his cough, stuttered and pointed at Serazade.
“Then what about that lady?”
“yes. It was similar to Lord Asrahan.”
“So you sang me a lullaby? Like you did to Lord Asrahan?”
“yes. Thanks to you, I was able to get a good night’s sleep. Well, it must have been that insomnia flared up again when I came back here. Right?”
Lloyd’s last question was directed to Serazade.
Serazade had been sitting calmly for a while.
She shook her head, her pearly black eyes shining.
“you’re right.”
A bitter smile appeared on Lloyd’s lips.
“Then you must have made a statement with that strange, unmatched feeling that you couldn’t sleep without me.”
“Of course not.”
Serazade nodded again.
He looked straight at Lloyd.
“Because I thought this would be the quickest way to face them.”
It was true.
It was Serazade, who had already arrived at the Prontera estate the day before.
Her plan was extremely simple.
To meet Lloyd as quickly as possible.
So, recording Lloyd’s lullaby on the expensive magic marble he brought.
‘I was going to return to Ahinsha without any regrets once I’ve achieved that goal.’
Of course, that thought has not changed.
Her only purpose is a lullaby.
You just need to get it.
It’s not particularly difficult.
An expensive magic orb that can buy an entire castle. A magical device that can record about 20 minutes of sound.
You can just have Lloyd recite a lullaby while activating it.
It would be enough to record a lullaby like that.
So, you have to secretly contact Lloyd.
so as not to be noticed by others.
So that your visit itself will remain a secret.
I figured I could sneak up on Lloyd and ask him to record it.
but it wasn’t
‘The reality was a little different.’
Serazade shook his head, recalling the situation from yesterday.
Was it right after I arrived here yesterday?
She could realize that there was a major setback in her plans.
‘It was because of him, Xaviel Asrahan.’
The silver-haired knight stayed by Lloyd’s side all day long.
It was difficult for him to get close to Lloyd.
I couldn’t come up with a way to pierce the Sword Master’s senses.
No, even looking at it from a distance was breathtaking.
So it was.
Serazade abandoned his plan to secretly approach Lloyd and obtain a recording of the lullaby.
Instead, he opted for a frontal breakthrough.
After worrying all night, I came to the mansion early in the morning. He spat out bombshell remarks that grabbed the attention of the people in the mansion.
And finally, like this, he came face to face with Lloyd.
“Tsk Simbo, please try again.”
Lloyd let out a bitter smile that grew even thicker.
And I looked back at the count couple.
The couple seemed to realize that they had misunderstood.
I was watching the conversation over here with a more relaxed expression.
Lloyd asked Serazade.
“Is that why you want a lullaby from me?”
“yes.”
“I bet you don’t intend to take me to the Sultanate.”
“of course.”
Serazade was straight.
She took out a transparent bead the size of a plum from her bosom.
“It is a magic recording device. It can hold about 20 minutes of sound.”
“Would you like to put my lullaby in there?”
“That’s right.”
Serazade nodded.
He looked straight into Lloyd’s eyes and said.
“I don’t want anything bigger. only 20 minutes. I only need to put one lullaby here.”
“is it so?”
“yes.”
“Hmm, but what should I do?”
Lloyd grinned.
Tilt your head to one side.
He leaned over and said sarcastic.
“There is nothing free in this world.”
“….”
“You really thought I would give you lullabies for free? You are naive.”
“Still, such a long way….”
“No, I didn’t even call, but the traffic conditions are your problem.”
“….”
Serazade was speechless.
Lloyd’s response is correct.
It was nasty enough to make me want to hit it.
However, Lloyd smiled even more calmly and took something out of his arms.
It was laid out neatly on the table.
“What is this.”
“This is an employment contract.”
“yes?”
Serazade doubted his ears.
At first I thought I heard it wrong.
An employment contract, why did I want to bring this out?
However, Lloyd’s subsequent words were too calm.
“Want to get a lullaby? So you want to get a good night’s sleep? Is that why you came this far? Yes?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
It’s kind of embarrassing.
Serazade nodded his head suspiciously.
The more I did, the more ominous forebodings slowly bloomed.
Just then, Lloyd smiled wickedly.
“Then you have to pay for a lullaby. So please sign here.”
“….”
no way.
Serazade moved his gaze with a sense of shock.
I looked at the contents of the employment contract spread out on the table.
Suddenly, a sigh of relief escaped from her mouth.
“…Enlist in the Corps? Participate in various construction projects in the Frontera estate, comply with regulations, and work on-site? Are you sure you want me to do this?”
“yes.”
I nodded as if it were so natural.
Lloyd laughed as if asking what he was asking.
“You only work for five years.”
“….”
“Then I will gladly record the lullaby.”
“….”
what the hell
Serazade’s molars clenched tightly.
Lloyd’s eyebrows rose slightly.
“I know what kind of status you are. By the way. So do you feel that you are being forced to do things that don’t suit you now? That would be a very bad idea.”
“Wrong idea.”
“You don’t think the shoveling and pickaxing of the Corps of Engineers is vulgar, do you?”
“That of course….”
“Do you really think so?”
“….”
Serazade, who was about to answer involuntarily, hurriedly shut his mouth.
I felt like I was going crazy.
I just had no idea.
It’s something I never really had in mind.
Looking back, I was right about what I vaguely thought.
Corps of Engineers seen through the contract.
It was said that it was a unit that was digging the ground and doing construction work.
So what are you asking yourself to belong to?
Likewise, it means that they will shovel and pickaxe in the field.
To herself, the princess of the Sultanate.
‘That’s nonsense.’
To suggest such a thing to oneself is a serious insult and disrespect.
But I couldn’t say it out loud.
It was because of Lloyd’s subtle tone.
“Think about it. Are you poor at shoveling? Is picking a pickaxe something only nerds do? Aren’t you recognizing that all physical labor like that should be treated as insignificant?”
“….”
“It’s all the things that sustain our lives. There is no building without a shovel. Neither straight roads nor bridges are built to cross rivers. Would that be enough? The sword, jewels, and all kinds of tools you now have are all made of minerals dug up from the ground with a pickaxe and a shovel.”
“….”
“But don’t you think that’s lowly? no way?”
“of course….”
“Isn’t it?”
“…yes.”
In the end, Serazade agreed to Lloyd’s words.
When I heard it, it was a hundred times correct.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with anything to refute.
But she didn’t even think about signing Lloyd’s contract.
she said to Lloyd.
“Then what about the money?”
“yes?”
“In exchange for signing an employment contract, I will give you money. Enough money. How about this?”
“I don’t need it.”
“….”
“Now our estate has enough money. Sultan shot it right. Silk and porcelain.”
“….”
“So you sign an employment contract.”
“….”
Serazade looked at the contract with devastated eyes.
In the end, the remaining choice was one of two.
Do you give up and go back to continue your sleepless days?
Do you throw away all your pride and sign a five-year labor contract?
However, neither of them was willing to choose.
Close your lips.
I hesitated.
Lloyd laughed.
“Yes. That will be fine. It would be a difficult choice to make on the spot. Then I will give you some time.”
“Time?”
“Yes. Stay as a guest for a few days and think about it.”
“….”
If so, that’s welcome.
Forcing me to make a decision right here felt too harsh.
Serazade hurriedly nodded.
It was from that day.
Days of deliberation unfolded before her.
The whole time I was staying at the Frontera Mansion, I was engulfed in thoughts.
Even while eating the food that was served quite neatly.
Even while lying on the cushions of a neat lodging for VIPs.
Even then, I couldn’t make up my mind, so I went for a walk all day.
Throughout, the wrinkles between her eyebrows did not seem to disappear.
Maybe that was it.
It’s been five days since I stayed at the Frontera Mansion.
Serazade, heartbroken, went for a walk farther than usual.
Crossing the boundary to the outskirts of the manor to the west, I walked along the trail in the forest, sighing endlessly.
I encountered an unexpected person.
“…uh?”
The second son of Count Frontera.
It was an unexpected encounter with Julien Frontera, who was returning home.
