Chapter 403. Side Story: Lord Asrahan’s wish
“So! I! that! I told you to bring it, I didn’t!”
Kwachang!
The candlestick was blown out.
The buffalo horn ornament hanging on the wall of the tavern was smashed.
…It’s a start again.
Damn man with no answer.
A person who lives every day indulging in alcohol.
I thought I’d just go quietly today.
‘How long are you going to stay like that, Lord Lloyd?’
I let out a deep sigh.
That’s why I told that idiot that he shouldn’t drink.
I even wrote bitterly, saying that it would be nice if it was just one day so that it would pass peacefully.
‘It was useless.’
Yes.
Lloyd Frontera.
It was my fault for letting that man set foot in this tavern.
I promise not to drink.
I’ll just have a snack for dinner.
If you’re thinking of stopping that, then stop doing escort missions.
It was only a couple of hours ago that I was stubbornly stubborn.
‘I should have dried it then.’
But it didn’t.
That’s my fault and my mistake.
No, to find out the real mistake….
‘Maybe it was a mistake to receive the master’s order at that time.’
Suddenly, an incident from a few days ago came to mind.
Did your master, Baron Prontera, call me?
Did he say that he would entrust the eldest son with an escort?
At those words, I nodded my head obediently.
It was natural.
Because the baron is my lord.
‘Cause you’re the one I’ll be with for the rest of my life
Because he is a very respectable person.
But his eldest son, Lloyd Frontera….
‘Why do you live like that? If I could emulate and imitate even one hundredth of the lord’s generosity, I would never do that.’
While holding bitter thoughts.
As if trying to break that thought, a glass flew in.
It was, of course, a glass thrown by Lloyd Frontera.
“hey! Take this!”
“….”
chin!
Of course, grabbing a drink like this is so easy.
Because everything can be seen and felt.
Even when I close my eyes, I can even feel the air flow.
Sword Master Syndrome, in which all the senses of the body are overactive.
Because that infernal phenomenon haunts me 24 hours a day.
“Lord Ashrahan? please….”
The tavern owner called me with a pleading face.
Not that it wasn’t, but the tavern was already becoming a mess.
A table knocked over by Lloyd Frontera.
The chair Lloyd Frontera crushed.
Liquor bottles and plates thrown and broken by Lloyd Frontera.
and so on.
even at this moment.
That idiot was enjoying his own abuse of power by throwing, hitting, and breaking anything he could get his hands on.
“….”
I can’t either.
Today’s escort mission ends here.
Eventually I decided to cross the line.
Lloyd Frontera stepped closer.
Just as he was about to knock down another bottle, he grabbed his wrist.
“Mr Lloyd. Please stop.”
“…uh?”
“Stop it. You’ve already done enough.”
“What is this?”
“Mrs. Lloyd.”
To be honest.
I want to punch one in the face.
I became a rice cake with alcohol and looked at me with my eyes wide open.
I couldn’t even control my body and stumbled.
Even the smell of alcohol that hits you every time you reply.
It was contemptible.
It was sad at the same time.
I tried my best to hide my feelings.
“You shouldn’t do this. Lloyd-sama, you must be aware of your own position and responsibility.”
“location? Is it a book?”
“Yes Lloyd.”
“under. You are laughing.”
Lloyd Frontera looked at me with half-closed eyes.
Then, as if pointing a finger, he pushed my chin with his finger.
“hey. What are you, nosy?”
“….”
“If you are an escort knight, act like an escort knight.”
“But Mr. Lloyd.”
“Write. Where can you be arrogant?”
“….”
“hey. Aren’t you sorry for me?”
“….”
“Am I really pitiful as fuck? huh? Why were you born in a rural corner like this? It’s embarrassing to go anywhere and show off as an aristocrat. huh? Isn’t it?”
“Not at all.”
“What?”
“You are only talking about blessings.”
“Haha. What are you talking about, son?”
Damn!
cheeks heated up.
Of course, Lloyd Frontera’s hand was clearly visible.
But I didn’t deliberately avoid it.
because it doesn’t hurt
Because it’s just laughable.
Could it be because of my reaction?
“…uh.”
It’s like I didn’t know it was right.
Lloyd Frontera showed a puzzled expression.
But that expression was short-lived.
“Ah, the taste of alcohol is going down.”
gulp gulp!
He blew the bottle with the bottle he was holding.
That’s a very strong drink.
I watched Lloyd Frontera’s expression and breathing with mixed feelings.
And waited.
It wasn’t a wasted wait.
“…Queue! damn it It’s like shit. huh? hi! Nimiral, I also have a lot of things I want to do…To…money in the house…I don’t have any rats…Whoops! uh?”
Lloyd Frontera’s tongue visibly twisted.
My eyes were more open and I couldn’t control my body.
‘done.’
That man got it right.
You won’t even remember what’s going on from now on when you wake up tomorrow.
Convinced, I glanced at the tavern owner.
‘From now on, remember only yourself what happens.’
The owner, who was hugging the damaged buffalo horn decoration that he usually cherished, nodded at my gaze.
Having been promised his cooperation (?), I began to act.
“Mrs. Lloyd.”
“…uh huh?”
The moment he reflexively looks back this way.
I lightly punched out my fist.
It was towards his stomach.
“Kuuk!”
Lloyd Frontera’s whole body convulsed.
“Ooh ha ha ha ha….”
Holding onto me with both hands and holding onto me for a while.
Soon, I lost my mind as if I was drooping.
The noisy tavern became surprisingly quiet.
I felt a bit of freshness.
‘Should I have done it right away?’
But when this human remembers that, it becomes difficult.
So I waited until I was completely drunk.
I deliberately slapped my stomach lightly.
If you do this, you won’t know when you wake up tomorrow.
You won’t be able to tell the difference between a hangover and a sore spot.
I picked up the fainting Lloyd Frontera.
And I looked back at the tavern owner with a feeling as if we were lying on the battlefield together.
“Are you okay?”
“Huh, can it be okay?”
“….”
“My mother is already ill these days. How come this….”
The tavern owner looked like he was about to cry.
Indeed, it must be so.
A small village in this rural corner.
At least, this was a pub with an assortment.
Every year around this time, it was also a favorite accommodation for hunters from other lands who came to get fur from the Eastern Mountains.
But Lloyd Frontera has caused such a rampage.
From the point of view of the host, who has to greet guests for a long time, it must be a situation that is no different from a thunderbolt.
I said with a sincere apology.
“What happened today…I will tell the lord.”
“You mean compensation?”
“yes.”
“But according to rumors, the Baron is in a bad situation these days….”
“Let me tell you something first.”
“Whoa, yes. If so, I will be grateful.”
“Yes then. There were many mistakes today.”
I couldn’t bear to see the tavern owner all the time.
I came out of the tavern as if I were running away with Lloyd Frontera on my back.
The night sky, past midnight, greeted me.
It was also accompanied by the cold night dew in early spring.
“…Whoa.”
A deep sigh came out.
I was feeling a little bit stumped.
‘What will the future of the Frontera family look like?’
I don’t know.
I really don’t know.
Why is this idiot like this the eldest son of the family?
Are you planning to inherit the family after your master?
I didn’t know anything about it and I didn’t want to accept it.
‘It would have been better if Julien-nim was first.’
If it did, there would be no problem.
Because Julian is sincere.
Because he was clever, kind, and had the qualities to become a great lord.
‘But that would be impossible.’
I shook my head.
Julien-sama can’t become the lord of the next generation.
because it’s the second
You cannot inherit this family name.
Isn’t that why he went to the academy of the royal capital early on to study?
‘Who will inherit and lead this family…That there is only this human.’
That thing was so daunting.
Indeed, when that day comes
What a mess this manor will be.
How much this family he swore allegiance to would be ruined.
It wasn’t even predicted.
“Whoa.”
Again, only a sigh came out.
Feeling frustrated, I only glared at the stars in the night sky.
It was at one point.
‘…uh?’
high in the night sky.
The shooting star flashed momentarily and then disappeared.
Seeing that, I suddenly remembered a story I heard the other day.
‘Did they say that if you make a wish when a shooting star falls, it will come true?’
It honestly sounds childish.
It’s a sound that even a child would believe.
But now, strangely, I wanted to put my hopes on even that nonsense.
Maybe it’s because I’m too frustrated.
That’s how I gave myself an indulgence, not an indulgence.
Waiting for the meteor to fall.
I gazed up at the night sky.
And finally sparkle.
The moment the shooting star fell, I quickly repeated it.
‘This human on my back….’
shushuk….
I always feel
The moment when a shooting star falls is unnecessarily too short.
Thanks to that, I couldn’t say even half of the wish I was trying to repeat.
‘…I hope you wake up and become a new person.’
The latter part of the wish has become just a vain self-talk that lingers in the mouth.
I ate my bitter taste.
Feeding unconsciously.
A laugh came out.
“What am I doing now?”
Even thinking about it to myself was absurd.
On the road at night carrying a drunken idiot on his back.
It’s like looking up at a shooting star in the sky alone and making a wish.
But even that doesn’t look like it was prayed for properly.
‘Let’s go back.’
I suppressed my pathetic feelings and hurried my steps.
Lloyd Frontera sat on my back and muttered without notice.
“Whoa…Tired of working every day…. Gosiwon is annoying….”
“….”
What the hell is this idiot doing drunkenness?
“Tsk.”
He’s a person I don’t like anyway.
I hurriedly walked back to the mansion.
Lloyd-sama was thrown onto the bed.
And I spent the night occupying a chair on one side of the bedroom.
Of course, I couldn’t sleep.
It was because of Sword Master Syndrome.
“….”
The sound of the wind brushing outside the window.
The sound of an owl flapping its wings from somewhere.
The sound of the pulse in the blood vessels running in your ears.
All those sounds hit my senses non-stop.
Of course, the highlight among them was Lloyd Frontera’s drunkenness or drool talk.
“Hey, warden? I really need to get my overdue wages today….”
“….”
“No, not that. Last time…Didn’t you say you’d collect it by next week? …yes?”
“….”
“If you do this again this week, I will be kicked out, right? I’m already overdue for the entrance exam fee….”
“….”
“Ah, Chief. A bit human…How is it good to get this all at once? Is it because I’m really in a hurry? yes?”
“….”
I was just about to fall asleep.
I was driven from sleep by Lloyd Frontera’s grotesque drool.
‘What is it?’
What is this man dreaming of?
What kind of grotesque dreams could cause this wretch to make such realistic, needy pleas?
Even while I’m feeling puzzled.
Lloyd Frontera’s drool continued.
“mom and dad. sorry.”
“….”
“Even if I only went home a little earlier that day…Even if you didn’t do that part-time job…It’s drying….”
“….”
“But Xaviel Asrahan….”
“yes?”
“Namaran barrier scene…John cool. hehe….”
“….”
What are you saying, you idiot.
When I heard it, the absurd disappeared.
Apparently, it was because of the alcohol that he seemed to be having wild dreams.
And I realized
‘Whoa. I guess I didn’t sleep well today.’
This is all because of Sword Master Syndrome.
When will I be able to overcome this and achieve a sound sleep?
When will I be able to put an end to the days of enduring with nodding off?
With a feeling of giving up, I leaned against the back of the chair.
I looked up at the dark ceiling.
All the while, Lloyd Frontera’s bizarre drowsiness continued.
“Me too…I want to live a normal life…just…I hate living like this…boring…sick…Whoa…charge per day…oh really….”
“….”
“I want to live while drinking honey…But honey is expensive…Should I buy some honey water? …I sold it at a convenience store…It must actually be sugar water…But that’s expensive too…I’d rather eat triangular gimbap with the money to buy it…oh really….”
“….”
“Kuuul….”
“….”
What are you talking about?
I covered my ears.
Of course, I couldn’t stop the constant chatter in my sleep.
So I just waited until morning came.
Whether you know me or not.
Lloyd Frontera murmured.
“Xaviel Asrahan…John Jaltan.”
“….”
Could it be that you just cursed at me?
I don’t know.
But I do know one thing for sure.
‘Still, it’s a bit better than the usual drunken drool talk.’
Even the mumbled tone.
that expression too.
Somehow, it felt more peaceful than usual.
yeah that’s enough
I couldn’t tell all my wishes to the shooting star earlier.
Still, let’s pretend that I granted that wish, at least for tonight.
Thinking like that made me feel a little better.
“Get a good night’s sleep.”
I covered him with the blanket that Lloyd Frontera had kicked.
On the other hand, I had a small hope in my heart.
The morning finally comes.
When this person opens his eyes
When another day begins like that.
In that new morning, I hope this person is a little different. I really wish I could become a better person.
I carefully embraced a wish that could not come true.
And the morning finally dawned.
A miraculous thing happened.
really.
Lloyd Frontera.
changed like a new person.
