§ 206. Louise (9)
-When the year is unusually warmer than usual, flowers sometimes bloom even in the harshest cold. It is said that the rare and captivating scent of the flower drives wolves and lycanslopes crazy. Therefore, if the scent of flowers is permeated by the wind flowing from the demonic landscape, the hunting dogs should be controlled and they should not leave the house at all.
Even with her grandmother’s threatening stories, young Louise always snorted.
That was until one day, when I smelled an unfamiliar and sweet scent while taking a walk.
-… Max.
Even though she was busy taking care of her nursing baby, she was a loyal friend who followed her around whenever it was time for a walk.
That is, until I saw the death clearly reflected in the eyes of that faithful dog.
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“Max.”
Louise, who came to the breeding farm early in the morning, tried shaking the unseasoned beef jerky.
But the arrogant wolf-dog only glanced at her face and turned his head away.
Max’s cub, unlike his mother, never opened his heart to her.
Louise couldn’t tell whether it was the distance that came from the forced master-slave relationship, or the smell of her mother’s blood that she smelled as a cub.
In the end, she had to trudge back home, as always, without any results.
“Sniff. Did you see that dog again? “It seems like they haven’t been in the kennel lately.”
Her father, who happened to be eating a quick meal by himself, asked. He must have smelled the scent of dogs in the air.
Louise, who was rummaging through her portion of the cooled stew for a moment, answered half-heartedly.
“Max has not been at the estate for the past few days.”
“okay? Old Man Ben wouldn’t have been so lax in cracking down on the kennels, but he’s pretty good at escaping from us. “We have an important guest coming today, and I don’t know if it’s okay to leave him wandering around like that.”
Her father, Sebastian Vatel, is the commander of the estate’s guards.
Originally, he would have patrolled the Guard’s guard posts with the Margrave on behalf of Knight Commander Wolf, who was late returning home.
However, he received a message that the Grand Duke was bringing an important guest, and now, unusually, he is sitting in the estate.
Instead, Vincent Sigismund, the former Margrave, used this as an excuse to expel him to the Demon Lord.
It was under the pretext of protecting the Margrave, who was not particularly distinguished by military force, but no one knew that it was actually just an excuse to avoid the prince. Because he has always been uncomfortable with people from Seonghwangga.
“Should we return to the magic room immediately after Mom arrives?”
In response to Louise’s question, he picked up the sword and shrugged.
“I guess so. Aren’t the temperatures unusually warm this year? “The behavior of the Lycan Slopes is unusual.”
From time to time, a faint scent of flowers blows through the warm wind.
Trying to hide the creeping anxiety, Louise stuffed the bland stew into her mouth.
“By the way, Louise.”
Sebastian, who looked at her blankly for a moment, hesitated a little and continued speaking.
“that… Work, how… “Is it worth it?”
“… … .”
“The head deacon praised you. “He’s such a stubborn guy that he doesn’t do anything about it, but it seems like you’re doing very well at the count’s residence.”
For a moment, her father’s eyes fall on her hand. I’m sure you know that she hasn’t been able to let go of her obsession until recently, and that she wields her sword alone.
In the end, Louise had no choice but to smile bitterly and answer like this.
“Yes, it’s fun. “It also suits my aptitude well.”
What if it doesn’t fit?
Prince Mores, who finally arrived at the estate, was a very different person from what was rumored.
When the boy, who was neater than expected, got off the carriage, people could not hide their confusion for a moment.
With his sullen expression, he seemed somewhat cold, but when he smiled at the countess, the air around him instantly became brighter.
Thanks to this, the count’s relatives were immediately fascinated by him.
Well, didn’t you quickly tame that arrogant Max? Definitely not an ordinary person.
‘But I am Max’s owner… … .’
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little disappointed.
“Thank you for your help. “You are very strong.”
As the prince’s luggage was being carried to his room, a woman carrying a huge trunk on each arm said something like that.
“My name is Edith. She is your dedicated maid. Please take care of yourself during your stay.”
“This is Louise.”
It can’t be just a maid. An Auror user of that caliber is definitely a secret escort disguised as a maid.
But Louise decided to pretend not to know for now.
Since he was invited by the Archduke, Prince Mores must have come to secretly investigate the ‘medicine tea’. In that case, it is understandable that you would want to have a strong bodyguard by your side in case of any emergency.
However, Louise, who was in the middle of carrying luggage, suddenly detected a very strong scent of flowers in the prince’s bag.
“… “Rose scent?”
A flower that does not bloom properly in the cold Sigismund region. So, the strong floral scent that I have only encountered occasionally in perfumes used by countesses and young ladies.
“yes?”
Edith was confused by those words for a moment, but then nodded as if she understood something.
“iced coffee. That must be the quarantine perfume sprayed by Rep. Jibril. They say they make preparations in advance to avoid getting sick while traveling. Since you were so disgusted with it, I brushed it off, but I guess it’s still there? Louise, you have a sensitive nose.”
As her explanation flowed through one ear, Louise felt a vague, sourceless fear.
This is definitely different from the scent of that day and the sweet scent of medicinal tea. But why do I have this ominous feeling that everything is going wrong?
And Louise’s anxiety soon became true.
The prince who had participated in the luncheon dinner was brought to the room as a dead body for some reason.
Louise was astonished when she detected Ye’s familiar scent mixed between his body odor and the faint scent of roses.
“… “Medicine tea?”
Then, despite not even being able to open her eyes properly, the prince answered her calmly.
“huh? “Oh, right.”
Louise was confused.
He was a guest invited by the Grand Duke, who had gone to the imperial capital to investigate the distribution of medicinal tea. He definitely thought he had come to solve the territory’s problems with him.
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Of course, you know something about the dangers of this car, right?
“Why on earth… … .”
But there wasn’t much time to think about it.
The prince suddenly coughed up a huge amount of nosebleeds, and after saying to call an exorcist, he soon lost consciousness and collapsed.
Louise chewed her lips nervously.
What should I do with this?
This person is a noble prince of the empire. If something goes wrong with him like this, he and the entire earl family will be angry.
Originally, we should have called a doctor and a priest right away.
‘… There must be a reason why they told us to keep it a secret.’
Moreover, even though it had only been a short time since she had met the prince, Louise was clearly feeling it.
Strangely enough, underneath the prince’s seemingly light-hearted actions and speech, there is a strange power that is difficult for ordinary people to resist.
For now, let’s follow the orders.
Louise finally came to that conclusion, lifted the bedding to cover the traces of bleeding, and quietly left the room. And by inquiring about Prince Mores’ party, they were soon able to bring in the exorcist he had mentioned.
“What’s going on?”
When Louise suddenly appeared with Sir Sharon, the young knight standing as a guard asked in confusion. Although he was a fairly high-level Auror user, he seemed completely oblivious to the commotion in the room.
[…] Tsk.]
The exorcist who was entering the room looked at him for a moment and clicked his tongue in disapproval.
While the knight was dumbfounded by the sudden cold attitude, the exorcist turned to Louise and gave an order.
[You should wait outside.]
“… … !”
Louise, who naturally made eye contact with her, immediately trembled from the eerie feeling that came over her.
Strange silver-gray eyes that shine alone in a dark hallway.
‘… ‘Wasn’t it a black eye?’
Louise was embarrassed.
When I first met her, I thought she was a strange woman with an eerie smile.
Now, she felt a noble and intimidating feeling that she could never resist, as if she were facing the head of the previous generation, perhaps much heavier than him.
Most of all, her eyes.
Scary eyes that instantly remove all the light in the world that teases our shallow senses, and gaze into the pulsating abyss beneath them.
Those eyes, which perhaps resembled the gaze of a god, went beyond my skin and penetrated my thoughts and soul at once.
[…] okay. Are you ultimately going to go down that path?]
She was completely overwhelmed and frozen, but then she turned her gaze away from Louise and said something incomprehensible.
[But what can I do now? Everything is the child’s choice… … .]
“… … .”
[Be thoroughly prepared for what comes from the North.]
With that said, finally.
Percussion!
The door closed violently in front of her eyes.
No matter how much I thought about it, it was not the amount of blood loss that a person could experience in one day.
However, that evening, the prince suddenly became sober and even wandered around the count’s residence alone during the night.
“Did anything happen to you overnight?”
Louise, who came to work early in the morning, noticed a subtle change from usual and asked the night security guard.
“huh? iced coffee. Louise. The prince slept quietly all night. Is this the average distance from the ecliptic? “I heard you were so tired that you couldn’t even attend the dinner last night?”
I wonder if the security guards, who are said to be quite active, did not notice anything.
Sniff.
Louise raised her head and took a small breath.
What is clearly lingering in the hallway is the body odor of the new prince that appeared last night. In particular, Louise couldn’t be confused by the light rose scent permeating his clothes.
And that body odor continued all the way to the matriarch’s study on the second floor.
‘no way… … ?’
On the first day I came to the territory, I wanted to do something big like that.
Louise tried to push away the doubts that were creeping into her head.
But coincidentally, from then on, Hermann and the Archduke’s people began to move quickly.
“Louise. “Can I ask you a favor?”
Hermann cautiously called to her from the hallway.
“I hope they select just two people who are addicted to medicinal tea, especially those who have severe hallucinations. “It’s amazing how quickly you figure out people like that.”
“Yes, that’s not difficult.”
Louise had an exceptionally good nose compared to others, and was able to quickly spot people with a strong scent of medicinal tea.
It was she who first warned about the dangers of medicine tea. She did the same thing to the Archduchess and Hermann several times afterward for their investigations.
“But what are you trying to do to find them?”
“I want to take you to the imperial capital. “We will hand it over to the court as evidence to accuse Milo’s evil deeds.”
“Can we stop the distribution of medicinal tea with that?”
Isn’t that too simple? It took a long time to find clear evidence about the harm of medicinal tea.
When Louise looked suspiciously, Hermann sighed softly.
“This is the prince’s order. You say you want to negotiate with the head of the family directly. “Now all we have to do is secure the victim of the drug truck and confiscate part of the vehicle as evidence from the retail store.”
“… … .”
As expected from Louise, the prince visited the estate to resolve this matter.
‘But does that really work?’
But, as expected, Prince Mores actually acted as if the investigation was now over.
He is going out of the room, singing a song to bring the head of the family to this place immediately.
“When does Margrave Sigismund come?”
“Hmm, my dear. I’ve sent someone, so soon… … .”
“So when is it coming?”
“Wouldn’t it take some time to repair all the guard posts?”
“So when are you coming?”
“Hey… … .”
While Hermann was crying because of the constant bullying, the prince raised his head and quietly looked up into space with unfocused eyes.
At that moment, Louise saw a faint silver light passing through his eyes.
“I can’t wait to go home.”
If I don’t hurry up, I think I’ll miss the time. I think I’ll be stranded here for a long time.
Even though he was not a child, Prince Mores whined like that.
It was the evening of the third day since the prince arrived.
The Wolf Knights finally returned to their territory. It was accompanied by a group of prisoners and an enormous amount of daily necessities.
And at the same time, a reply from the head of the family arrived from the forefront of the demonic realm.
“Confirmed large-scale abnormal movements on Lycan Slope. The number of individuals moving south is about… Two thousand?”
Hermann’s face turned pale.
“The Wolf Knights will return to the demonic realm right away. Guard Commander Sebastian Vatel mobilized as many combat-capable personnel in the territory as possible… … .”
As Hermann’s voice began to tremble as he read the letter, the Archduke next to him continued his report in a calm voice.
“Lowering. It is said that Lycanslope Lord was seen among the group.”
His face is also depressed.
This was an unprecedented disaster that struck the Sigismund Territory.
“Over the past 10 years, there have been big and small conflicts with the magic beasts moving south, but no matter how many there are, the number has never exceeded the spirit. “Let’s put the medicine cart aside and now is the time to gather all the resources of the territory.”
“… … .”
“It looks like a conversation with the matriarch will be a long way off, so I think it would be best for you to return to the imperial capital as soon as possible.”
However, the prince’s reaction upon hearing the report was unexpected.
He stared into space for a moment, scratched his cheek, and then sighed softly.
“okay. “I thought that was probably the case.”
After saying that, Prince Mores stood up with a sullen expression on his face.
“Lord Masaine. Summon the resident knights. Commander, please bring Sir Sharon and Sir Valerie.”
As the knights hurriedly left the room, the prince began to put on his robe by himself.
Luise quickly approached and attended to him.
“… “What are you trying to do?”
The Archduke sensed an unusual atmosphere and asked in confusion. OK-
Crash.
Lastly, the prince, who wore a sword belt with a nutcracker attached to it, spoke as if it were obvious.
“We are also going to the devil’s eye.”
fantasy,
