Episode 765 Choice and Decision (8)
After helping to eat lunch, we go out for a walk in the garden again.
Now, family head Cerian often went outside to the extent that more than half of his daily routine was taking a walk in the garden.
I still get depressed or cry when I see flowers, but it must be because I am also cursed.
If you go for a walk for a while, the amount of crying out the name of ‘Teria’ like a normal seizure will decrease.
At first, she was worried about whether she would be able to do well, but after helping her work several times, she gradually gained confidence.
“I will help with this.”
“If you don’t have to do that…”
“It’s okay.”
She took care of the family head of Cerian and became friendly with the servants, even a little, and sometimes helped the servants with their work.
“Thanks to the young lady, it seems that the count has improved a lot. It’s to the point where I don’t need help from our attendants when I go out to the garden.”
“Whoops. How could that be because of me? It’s the result of everyone’s hard work.”
While chatting with the attendant with a good laugh, she decided to ask what she had been wondering about.
Opening the curtains and bathing in the sunlight, she quietly floated a rhyme.
“By the way, the head of the household seems to like gardens. Is there any special reason?”
At Nura’s question, the attendants became quiet for a moment.
They looked at each other and looked at each other, but didn’t say anything.
She felt the need to lighten up a bit.
“I just thought it was strange that most of the flowers in the garden were of the same kind. I just asked lightly, so don’t take it too seriously.”
When he lightly laughed and softened the seriousness, the attendants finally relaxed their hard expressions.
“It was the flower the Count liked.”
“Since you’ve tended the garden yourself since you were young, you must have a strong attachment to it.”
“okay.”
It was a little different from the answer I wanted to hear, but let’s move on for today.
Looking at the reaction, I don’t think I’ll be able to hear it even if I push it like this.
While chatting with the attendants, she eventually took out a book from the library left alone as they each disappeared to their seats.
A faded storybook.
The fact that the ordinary library is lined with books that would be read by a child like this must be a testament to the love that Cerian family had for his daughter in the past.
“Why did a woman who was once close to each other become so twisted?”
A father yelling and pointing at her and her daughter, who had ignored her father as a ‘hanryang’.
Of course, it was caused by a curse, but it was an ironic situation as two people who should have been together for over 20 years were shaken by a discord of only a few months.
In fact, human bonds may not be that great.
It was Noorah who thought so while leafing through the book.
* * *
After Lei entrusted the Cerian household to Nura, he immediately thought of a countermeasure against the black room.
“I came here just in case, but I never thought I would have built a garrison on this frontier.”
The scale is small.
However, it was not a simple matter if he was hiding and creating a dogma, and in addition to that, he had a skilled person who could see through the dark spirit’s secret.
She avoids attention by using the aristocratic family that is close to Celia but is in decline, and uses the bandit’s lair, which has close ties with the nearby merchant guild, to obtain materials necessary for independent manufacturing.
So far, I’ve been peeling pumpkin seeds from behind without spilling a single password.
“It looks like the password has already been exposed.”
In the meantime, I was able to crack the code, so I prevented it in advance.
But that, too, seemed to be the end.
Unless the black room is an idiot, the password system will be changed.
In that case, it would be possible to leak wrong information to this side by using the previous password.
Now, the password of the black room is not trustworthy.
Soyoung, who was watching the sheep from the side, said.
“So what are you going to do? If we don’t stop that immediately, more than half of the people in the kingdom will all die?”
Her tone was crude, as if she were joking, but it was probably not a lie as she was saying it.
Even if only a few of those things are released right now, the king or a high-ranking noble with a title equivalent to him will start to die.
But that didn’t mean there was no right solution.
“I don’t know how many ant nests there are. If you break it down blindly, it could actually be a bad idea.”
“But if you stay still, you will get sick.”
Even if they move after all the nobles die, it will be too late.
Civil war always breaks out when a powerful person dies.
Perhaps the Black Room is also aiming for it.
“My lord, may I express my opinion?”
Dark Young, who would normally have been silent, spoke cautiously.
Compared to So-young, who has grown her hair a bit and now speaks casually, she is a true example of a subordinate.
Ray readily agreed.
“Do you have any good ideas?”
“Why don’t we wait until the dogdan is manufactured and then send it by force?”
“Pressed?”
“yes. Isn’t that justification enough? I’m clearing out the bandits for the reorganization of the territory. Of course, if it is done under the name of Count Cerian, there will be no reason to suspect them.”
At Dark Spirit’s words, Ray’s eyes lit up.
That’s it!
Both Levia and her retainers are frantic about the current succession of Count Cerian.
As the saying goes, if the neighboring areas were cleaned up one after another to reorganize the territory, the Heukbang would not have any doubts.
You’d think I was just a little bit unlucky.
But that didn’t mean there wasn’t anything to worry about.
“What about the guy who was said to be in there?”
He was the one who recognized the existence of the Dark Spirit.
Even he, who has recently become a Master, is so talented that he can’t even guarantee a match, so it’s unlikely that the troops within the Cerian Territory will be able to drive him out.
However, if you step forward and deal with it, you will start to have doubts in the black room.
Black Young said with a grin.
“You have to wait for the time to leave.”
“Still, it’s supposed to give you some strength in the black room, so should I leave the seat recklessly?”
Even in a voice mixed with concern, Heukyoung nodded with confidence.
“If you leave it alone, it will leave the lair on its own.”
A conversation I heard before.
Looking at the dogdan that was made for the first time, he said that he had a place to write.
He was so full of hostility that he even risked his life, so if he had to use his hands, he would probably try to act directly.
If you just aim for that time, the work is easily over.
“Leave it to me. I will make sure to finish the cleanup.”
How long has it been since I’ve seen a dark spirit so proud of me?
Since becoming a master, he must have been itching because he couldn’t find a suitable opponent.
“It’s good to leave it to you, but you can’t fight him.”
“Wouldn’t it have to be dealt with someday? It doesn’t matter if it’s not now.”
Well, there’s nothing I can’t listen to.
“Then I will leave this task to you. Move carefully so as not to be seen.”
“Don’t worry. It won’t be as easy to get caught as last time.”
Oh hot!
With flames flickering in Namjeong’s eyes, it’s almost burdensome to see him face to face.
Soyoung shrugged.
“It looks like you liked it quite a bit.”
“If this happens, chores will be my responsibility again,” he sighs, but that image is somehow sad.
Among the security guards, the one with the weakest power is none other than Soyoung.
Of course, there was no one who could surpass So-young in information gathering or judgment, but because of that, it was always So-young’s job to do chores within the reception committee.
‘Come to think of it, even after I came here, I kept confined to the office.’
Seeing her not stopping her work even while lamenting made me feel a little weak.
Anyway, while the dark spirit is cleaning the lair, there is little time left.
Wouldn’t it be okay to take a day off?
Ray hinted at Soyoung.
“Soyoung, go out and cool your head for a day or so.”
Hearing the unexpected words from him, Soyoung opened her eyes wide and looked at him.
“What are you doing? Are you having a headache?”
Rather, I was worried about my physical condition.
Ray waved his hand.
“You worked hard, so take a break. Even so, I can only give you one day.”
“Who will do the work when I am off?”
“In the meantime, I will take care of the county.”
“Why are you like that? I’m really going to be a little bit scared now.”
“It’s as much of a fuss as taking a day off.”
“It’s because the saint who can’t see others taking a break suddenly said he would give me a vacation. What happen? Did you not like what I did?”
Now he puts on a sad face and looks like he’s clinging to the hem of his trousers.
Did you mean this much?
This is not something to laugh at Harpman.
In the meantime, I thought that he was a half-man who used to treat employees like slaves, but thinking that I was on the same level as him, my appetite is bitter again.
She put her index finger to her lips and thought about it, but finally nodded.
“all right. Then I’ll take a breather and inspect the village.”
As So-young laughed and prepared to go out, wondering what kind of rice cake this was, Ray threw a leather pouch at her.
‘What is this again?’ I gestured at So-young, who looked at her, and opened her pocket in silence.
What was inside were fifteen silver coins.
“If you need anything, write it.”
At those words, So-young’s expression was now grotesquely distorted beyond shock.
My boss, who is known for being stingy, is not enough to give me a vacation, and even pays for it.
what?
severance pay?
Are you getting cut off from reception now?
Soyoung was engulfed in complicated thoughts.
Ray was aware of her thoughts to some extent, but he didn’t want to explain.
I just look back at myself in the current situation where even the dark young who maintains an expressionless expression are not aware that they are opening their mouths unless something goes wrong.
Was he that stingy?
It’s not like I can’t guess at all.
In the meantime, I hadn’t had time to deal with things related to the Holy Kingdom, the Lessian Empire, and the black room, so I forgot to even give them a vacation.
okay. I can’t help it because I’m busy with work.
Ray, who has the same generosity as Hahae, quickly understood himself and moved on.
When So-young, who had been looking at Eun-hwa with complicated eyes, left the office and was left alone with Heuk-young, he cautiously asked.
“…my lord. Will So-Young fall out of the reception desk?”
no these are real
