“… … young master.”
“Oh, I heard it’s okay.”
I waved my hand in response to the butler’s words.
But this time was a little different.
“That’s not what I’m trying to say.”
The butler’s eyes were strange.
“Were you doing other training without the Marquis’s knowledge?”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
I had a rough guess, but I pretended not to know.
The butler spoke to me with a stern expression.
“The power you showed earlier was not at the level of the 3rd circle.”
“… … .”
“The role of assisting the Marquis is not something that just anyone can do. Even if I am not an outstanding wizard, I am confident that I have at least reached a fairly high level in terms of knowledge and vision.”
“So, I guess I broke a taboo in order to force myself to raise my level.”
“That’s right.”
The butler was not smiling at all. His usual indecisiveness was nowhere to be seen.
I told him that.
“It’s not? “If I had really broken a taboo in the first place, there’s no way my father wouldn’t have noticed.”
“I know that. However, there are situations… … .”
The butler did not back down obediently.
Actually, considering the identity he is hiding, this matter will not be overlooked easily.
It doesn’t matter if you just skip it.
My innocence will be revealed naturally.
However, it is unreasonable to expect such a relaxed attitude from the butler.
“Then go check it out.”
I held out my hand to him.
“… … Are you sure you don’t mind?”
“There is no reason to unnecessarily arouse suspicion on the butler.”
“Then where…” … .”
The butler carefully grabbed my wrist and began checking.
After a while.
“Huh… … .”
The butler took his hand off my wrist and looked at me in surprise. He must have been quite surprised, and his fingertips were trembling.
“The ring… … Four, that’s it.”
“yes.”
My body is never in a normal state thanks to ‘autonomous circulation’.
But it wasn’t difficult to do a normal ‘pretend’. At least when the butler checks, I will appear to be a simple 4th circle.
“why… … When will the 4th circle?”
“Maybe a day or two ago.”
“… … !”
The butler looked at me with an expression of even greater disbelief.
“Wait, so… … “Are you saying that two days ago, you suddenly gained enlightenment and ascended to the fourth circle?”
“yes.”
At those words, the butler’s eyes were filled with astonishment.
“Hey, two days. Huh… … Even if the 4th circle is not at a high level, it can be done in two days… … .”
“You just checked. “Are there any traces of taboo anywhere on my body?”
“… … “That’s not it.”
“Then that’s it.”
Although he did not look completely convinced, the butler nodded.
“Hmm, good. If that’s the case, then it really was done entirely with the master’s own talent… … How on earth did you experience such an important opportunity? “I can’t think of anything else.”
“haha.”
I smiled warmly.
“Why isn’t it there? “It was a car.”
“… … yes?”
“The engagement was unilaterally broken off by the Duke family. “I was very alert after that.”
“No, are you serious?”
“Oh, I’m serious.”
The butler looked at me like I was someone lacking something.
“What is this…?” … .”
“There is such a thing as enlightenment.”
“Well, if you get kicked five more times, you’ll be able to make the 9th circle.”
The butler grunted and sighed softly.
“Well, anyway, you came here out of anger because you reached the 4th circle?”
“yes.”
“… … Is that really okay? “I still feel anxious.”
“It’s okay.”
I hold a card they cannot ignore.
“Butler, what do you think will happen if the Lindell family falls?”
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
“There will be great confusion. “I don’t know, but even the empire won’t be okay.”
The butler thought for a moment and then answered firmly.
“Yes, I guess so.”
“Then why did you suddenly ask that?”
“Nothing much. It’s just that I have no intention of letting the Duke family go astray like this.”
There is no doubt that the Lindell family is a pillar of the empire.
In fact, the chaos of the empire accelerated with the fall of the Lindell family.
Now that it has regressed, I have no intention of watching it happen.
Yes, if things have come to this, we need to change the very basics.
And the first one for that is the Lindell family.
“Hehe.”
“… … Master, you really didn’t eat something wrong, did you?”
The butler asked worriedly, looking at me smiling.
“Oh, kinda! “No?”
“If you have a headache, please let me know in advance. Definitely.”
The butler continued to feed me in a normal voice until the end.
… … It’s sad that this trend is familiar, really.
How long has it been like that?
I raised my head at the shadow before my eyes.
“… … “Mikhail.”
Eileen Lindell.
She was glaring at me with her cold eyes shining.
“Oh, are you here?”
He smiled and got up.
* * *
She has shoulder-length black hair and golden eyes.
Eileen’s appearance was obviously very beautiful, as I was fascinated by it when I was young.
“What else is happening today? “Didn’t I say everything I needed to say last time?”
“Okay, you did it all.”
I grinned and looked at her.
“But you did it all, I didn’t do it all, right?”
“That’s not even funny.”
Eilen said, glaring at me.
“The break-up of the engagement was made through formal agreement between the families. “There is absolutely no room for your unreasonable influence.”
“That’s right, it was officially reached through ‘agreement’. But that also comes with a premise, right?”
I slowly approached her.
“If there were no problems with the engagement.”
“… … !”
At that moment, even if just for a moment, her eyes trembled.
“There is no such thing as a problem… … .”
“There wasn’t any?”
Haha, that can’t be happening.
This is a secret that a family that claims to be the chivalry of the empire tried to hide.
Is there no way there won’t be a problem?
“Do you really think that? Eilen, can I regard your words as Lindell’s doctor?”
“You’re being harsh!”
At that time, McCain, the knight next to Eilen, intervened.
“No matter how much he is Walpurgis’ successor, there is no way he would allow such a wanton attitude… … .”
“Eilen.”
I stared at Eilen without even looking at him.
“Is this all Lindell’s article was? “You didn’t show proper manners earlier, and now you can’t tell the difference between what to wear and what not to wear.”
“… … “Lord McCain, stop.”
“One, lady!”
Eilen once again warned McCain in a strong voice as he tried to say more.
“Don’t make me say it one more time. Remember. “The Lord has a duty to protect Lindel’s pride.”
“… … All right.”
McCain gritted his teeth and stepped back again.
I watched the skit, laughing to myself.
It’s a play that isn’t even funny.
Not anywhere else, but a knight from the ‘Duke’s family’ going out on his own without his master’s permission?
That’s nonsense.
“So let me ask you again. “Can I assume that everything you say now is Lindel’s meaning?”
“that… … .”
It looked like he was embarrassed, but I could see that it was not just that.
My eyes didn’t waver.
This means that to some extent, I did consider the possibility that I might end up like this.
“Well, okay. It doesn’t matter what you think right now. First, let’s change seats. “It’s probably not something to talk about in a place like this, is it?”
I told her, pointing to the overly open surroundings.
“All right.”
She nodded as if she knew that things were not going well.
“Miss, the promise I made… … .”
“For now, let’s think about that later. anyway… … .”
The gaze turned towards me.
“… … “It won’t take long.”
* * *
The mansion was just as I remembered.
Well, I guess so.
It’s literally a leap back in time without any variables.
“… … “It’s still the same.”
“Young master, you don’t particularly come here a lot.”
“Can’t you just take what I say roughly? “That’s how it feels.”
“No, you’re talking like you’re some kind of old man.”
“It’s not that bad.”
Ha, what does being an old person mean?
“But what do you really plan to do? You didn’t come with the marquis, you came alone… … .”
“I’m not alone.”
“yes? No, other people… … .”
I grinned, looking at the butler with an expression of confusion.
“So, you have a butler.”
An ally more trustworthy than anyone else.
“Isn’t the person who helped my father closest right now the deacon? Of course, he’s better than most people.”
“that… … .”
At my words, complex emotions passed through the butler’s eyes for a moment.
“… … “I don’t think it’s that great.”
“You’re so self-deprecating.”
I lightly tapped the butler on the shoulder and walked ahead.
The butler’s problem will have to be resolved in the near future, but the most important thing first is the Lindell family.
Before long, we arrived at the Lindel Duke’s drawing room.
“Sit.”
“Okay, it looks like you don’t have much time either, so let’s get straight to the point. first of all… … .”
Leisurely crossing his legs, he glanced towards Mackerin and made eye contact with Eilen.
“I just want to talk to you alone. “Butler, please leave for a moment.”
“… … “Lord Maccaine.”
Eilen didn’t really object either. She also ordered her mackerel, and before I knew it, it was just me and her left in her drawing room.
“You lied.”
“What are you talking about?”
“A promise between families. At the very least, it is a promise not to engage in ‘mana training’ during the time of engagement.”
This is a very sensitive matter.
The engagement between our family and the Lindell family was not simply to solidify the family’s bond.
heir.
It was to create a pure lineage that inherited the blood of both direct lineages. Whether it was magic or swordsmanship, the importance of talent could never be ignored.
In most cases, it would be correct to say that the lower limit of growth is set at birth.
“As I said, we did not break our promise.”
“Hoo… … .”
“If you have any doubts, shouldn’t you check it yourself? “Rather, I am the one in trouble because you announced to everyone that you were my ‘fiancee.’”
Eilen rather pushed me away with a cold attitude.
Yes, I guess so.
At this time, I was extremely indecisive.
He must have decided that I was bluffing and was not worthy of it.
but.
“Well, okay. Check it out yourself… … “That’s a good thing.”
“If you need… … .”
“Oh, I don’t need it here now. “This isn’t my family anyway, and I don’t know if it’s fair.”
“… … “Are you saying you don’t trust our family?”
“Isn’t it obvious? No matter how prestigious a family is, there is always the possibility of stabbing them if necessary.”
“… … !”
Eilen trembled at my words and looked at me.
“Are you really Michael?”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden? “Of course it’s Michael.”
If I had to say it, I would say it’s Mikhail 20 years later.
Anyway.
“I guess the situation was just right. “There is no need to delay.”
“What are you talking about… … .”
Eilen’s expression hardened as if she remembered something.
“Wait a minute, can you… … !”
“Oh, right.”
The reason I came here at all the speed.
Aren’t there people who will stand in a more neutral position and judge than anyone else?
“I said I would check it myself, so I guess I can check it then. “Are you coming now?”
“… … !”
I continued speaking as I saw her looking at me with her eyes wide open.
“Count Parslov.”
