No hey, Ms. Yenika (4)
“Lucy Meyril.”
It was about a week before the start of school when the poor Princess Fenia called Lucy to her private room.
“Now, you should go home…”
The Imperial Palace of Chloe, rising high in the center of the imperial capital, Chloeron.
It consists of a total of 11 palaces and 21 annexes centered on the central spire, and when looking down from the sky, it feels as if a huge village is located separately within the capital city.
Among them, the Rose Palace, northeast of the spire, was a facility mainly used as a place for the imperial family to stay.
A marble building neatly located at the outermost part of the Rose Palace, built exclusively for Princess Penia, in the reception room… Lucy Meiril sat languidly.
Someone will be astonished if they lean on the backrest and look at it as if it is spread out.
This place is the Rose Palace, where you have to keep your appearance the most tidy in the imperial family, especially the private reception room of Princess Penia.
Quite a few high-ranking ministers of the imperial castle also walk around with their eyes down here, but Lucy Meiril was just lying on the sofa with sleepy eyes.
At first, all the viewers were astonished, but as Lucy Meiril stayed in the imperial castle for a long time, everyone got used to it.
originally this kind of person
Rather than paying attention to the surroundings, he is a human being who makes the surroundings conform to him.
He was a man with such power and ability.
“…”
Lucy looked at Princess Fenia sitting across from her with blank eyes.
Speaking of Princess Penia, it felt like she was sitting at the negotiating table where the fate of the imperial family was staked.
At least, while attending the same Sylvania school as Lucy Meiril, they had known each other to some extent.
At the imperial level, there was a wish that Princess Penia would convince Lucy to send her back.
“It’s already been a few days since the uproar at the imperial meeting.”
“…I see…Time flies…”
An imperial meeting to discuss the treatment of the Ross Taylor family.
Selaha’s opinion is that all the talents of the Roth Taylor family should be cut out, and their representatives, Tanya and Ed, should be called to the imperial family to hold them accountable.
Fenia’s opinion is to leave the talents of the Ross Taylor family on standby for now, and to leave Ed Ross Taylor alone as there are substitutes Tanya and Lucy.
It was Persica’s opinion to deprive the Ross Taylor family of their ducal title, appoint and retain only those with practical abilities, and then arrest Ed Ross Taylor until the situation is over.
A situation in which the opinions of Selaha, which is hostile to Ross Taylor, Fenia, which is friendly, and Persica, which is relatively neutral, are in conflict. It was at that moment that Lucy broke into the center of the conference hall.
The appearance of sitting at the conference table in front of the emperor and looking down at the people with cold eyes, with all entrances sealed off with high-level light magic and elemental magic. As she threateningly unleashed her enormous magical power, she made Princess Penia stunned.
It’s hard to say that he’s a hero who kicked out Mebula himself and saved the lives of dozens of high-ranking nobles… An overly brutal sight.
She didn’t like the flow of the meeting going toward arresting Ed Rosteiler.
That’s how Lucy committed a crime that wouldn’t be strange even if she was sentenced to death, but she somehow got over it. That’s because he had a lot of credit at the Ross Taylor mansion.
It wouldn’t be easy to offset all of that huge credit, but she was a girl who did it for sure.
“Actually, I… I don’t care if I don’t graduate…”
The reason Lucy Meiril is constantly attending Sylvania is because of Glockt Elderbane’s will.
It was said that it was to cope with the crisis of Sylvania that would come one day, but in fact, Glockt also wanted Lucy to grow up a little more while enjoying her school life.
Although that did not happen.
“But… you went there for two years. Shouldn’t you graduate even if it’s a waste of time?”
“hmm…”
“Don’t you want to go back to that cabin camp soon? The imperial environment should be comfortable, but anyway, Lucy, you spent the longest time there.”
Lucy was listening to Fenia’s story while shaking her head. Come to think of it, he hasn’t seen Ed Ross Taylor’s face in a while.
In fact, there were so many things I did in my anger that I forgot about them, but I have to go back to Aken Island one day anyway.
“With school starting this time, I also have to go back to Aken Island, so I’m going there anyway. If you take the well-equipped imperial carriage, you’ll be able to return home more comfortably.”
Lucy had no reason not to nod at Fenia’s words.
When they came to the imperial family, they rode Sellaha’s carriage, but when they returned to Aken Island, they had to take an inconvenient private carriage.
If you’re going to travel long distances, it’s better to ride in the comfortable imperial carriage.
“Then… I wonder…”
Lucy spoke lightly as if tossing.
Upon hearing that, Princess Penia nodded while looking at the servant next to her. The servant went out on foot and informed the group of servants waiting outside.
―The Archmage said he is returning to school!
– at las! You are finally dying!
– hurray! hurray!
― We are finally going back to our daily lives!
―Princess Penia! Princess Penia did something!
Because of Lucy, who went wild in Sellaha’s territory whenever she met, the servants who had worked hard hurrahed.
The sound reached Princess Fenia’s reception room without hesitation, but Lucy just languidly clung to the sofa without showing any sign of concern.
Fenia sighed inwardly, feeling relieved that she had finally solved one thing.
Anyway, get to the imperial family as soon as possible… The faltering power of Penia had been rectified to some extent.
Most of them went over to Princess Selaha, but the tailors and middle management positions, especially those from the Ross Taylor family, whose position was precarious, all felt like they were sticking to Princess Penia.
Even so, it would be difficult to confront Princess Selaha’s forces head-on… Right away, Princess Penia’s power was not at a dangerous level.
“but…”
The question that comes to my mind is whether continuing to attend Sylvania Academy is the right choice for me.
The reason Princess Penia attended Sylvania in the first place was because she had no intention of being in the imperial power.
However, if he starts confronting Princess Selaha head-on, aiming for the imperial power will inevitably become the target he follows.
If that happens, leaving the imperial family and staying on Aken Island will act as a great weakness.
Nevertheless, Princess Penia decided to head for Aken Island.
First of all, I had to take Lucy to Aken Island, and I wanted to meet Ed Roth Taylor to check on her condition.
“Maybe… this could be my last semester at Sylvania.”
Suddenly thinking about it, Princess Fenia felt strangely strange.
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– at las! You are finally dying!
– hurray! hurray!
― We are finally going back to our daily lives!
From outside the window, the voices of servants calling for national independence could be heard.
“Ed Roth Taylor.”
Among the private offices located in the Rose Palace, of course, Princess Persica’s was also included.
In the office of the second princess, Persica, there are so many books piled up that I wonder if this is okay. You could barely see the floor or the walls.
The girl, who was sitting as if buried among the piles of books, was deep in thought as she rubbed her chin.
After Prince Lindon gave up his throne, there was no significant variable in the competition for the imperial family.
However, if you watch Princess Fenia and Princess Selaha fight back and forth over Ed Roth Taylor’s case… It’s as if he’s holding a key that only Persica doesn’t know.
This is not a good thing. There must be a reason why the other two imperial rulers are so obsessed with him, but he is the only one who is so far away that he can’t figure out the reason.
Even Lucy Meiril, who was the number one contributor to solving this situation, is openly defending him, so no matter how you look at it, he is an unusual man. It’s a variable that shouldn’t be taken lightly.
I felt I needed to know more about the man. Falling behind alone is not in Persica’s temper.
However, it is very difficult to meet him in person. He seems to be residing on Aken Island at the southwest end of the continent, so the physical distance is too far.
Originally, using the authority of the princess to summon him would not have been an issue, but at this point, whether or not to bring him to the imperial family had become a political issue. It is not easy to do so alone.
In that case, there was no choice but to go directly to the island of Aken, but the fact that Princess Persica suddenly went to the island of Aken was too politically obvious.
There was a high possibility that Sellaha and Fenia would be alert and watch Persica, and that Ed Roth Taylor, the person involved, would be wary.
Princess Penia was originally a student in Sylvania, so it would not be strange for her to return to Aken Island, but Persica was an outsider at all.
“Right now… there’s no reason to force a seat.”
Persica shoved all the history books to the side of the pile, in anguish.
The former heir of the Roth Taylor family, a man who was once famous for being an idiot, but whose reputation has recently begun to rebound.
However, since he had never met him in person, Persica felt that Ed Roth Taylor’s presence was like an unknown belly hidden behind a veil.
Anyway, I think I need to be conscious of his existence. In some way, it seems like it will exert an influence on this imperial competition.
In this way, Ed Roth Taylor was slowly emerging as a person who occupied a key point of contention between the three princesses.
*
“You’re expanding the camp?”
“First of all, I have the intention of wanting to make it a little more plausible. I’ll do most of it myself, but I’m sure there are some parts that need a hand.”
“Hmm…”
The next day, when Lortel returned, her impression had changed more than expected. It’s not a dramatic change, though.
The fox-like eyes and slender impression are still the same, and the reddish-brown hair tied down to one side feels slightly longer than before.
Maybe I’m growing my hair consciously, or the hair that flows down the back has gotten thicker… It felt more warm than the clean impression of the past.
As a merchant who uses even his impression as a weapon, I thought that this was also a change with some intention.
“Of course, I’m not saying to do it for free. This time, as I took the top student seat, I had a lot of tuition left over. I’m thinking of using that money to invest in the camp.”
I wondered if it was not polite to talk about business like this to Lortel, who had just returned, but it seems that Lortel prefers to talk about money like this. Heaven is such a girl.
“Well, anyway, the procurement of supplies can be used for the surplus wagon seats. Besides, it’s not like building a great building, and since the construction of a small cabin like this is finished soon, it doesn’t cost too much money.”
Lortel’s personal belongings brought by the store’s employees were piled near the campfire.
The wooden house built by Lortel was not too big to be called a villa for the wealthy. Because Lortel knows very well that he feels like he’s floating when he builds a big house alone.
Lortel’s villa, neatly built to fit the size of the camp, had been cleared out by Bell Maia just yesterday.
I gave a sneak peek inside, but it was a room a little larger than my cabin, filled with neat furnishings.
It wasn’t very luxurious, but it felt like everything was there.
“If you’re going to expand it to the second floor… Are you thinking of putting your own workshop on the second floor?”
“You’re definitely sharp.”
“Shall I put my room in as well while I’m building it?”
“…”
When I didn’t bother to answer, Lortel laughed coquettishly.
“The joke doesn’t work. Anyway, that’s a small fee. You can put it on the store.”
“No, take the money.”
“yes?”
After thinking about it a few times, I finally handed Lortel a leather wallet containing gold coins.
“Oh my, I didn’t expect you to pay so coolly.
“Since I feel like I’m only in debt to you, I’m going to basically do everything I can.”
Not expecting me to come out like this, Lortel looked at me for a moment, as if caught off guard.
Of course, he soon calmed down his expression and smiled as if he knew what I was thinking.
“When goodwill continues, it feels like a right. If you don’t guard against that, it’s only a matter of time before people become complacent.”
“Oh, you’re right, but…well.”
Then, Lortel smiled so brightly that she wondered if she was able to make such a face.
“I’m not taking any money.”
“…?”
“Doesn’t it seem like you’re drawing a line with a business relationship? Originally, close people borrow a few pennies from each other and don’t use IOUs individually.”
“You said those words came out of your mouth…?”
Isn’t it the devil who calculates even a single gold coin neatly and chases it to the end of hell to get it back?
In fact, I heard that the recovery rate of Lortel’s bonds sown in the living quarters exceeded 90%. It is a story that everything is accepted except for unavoidable circumstances or natural disasters.
“receive.”
“It’s okay, such a pittance.”
“Take it.”
“I’m not going to take it.”
For a while, they exchanged nerves with each other. I feel like things have changed.
Isn’t Lortel supposed to always be in a position to ask for money?
She even heard an anecdote about her coming back after receiving even a penny of paralysis during the delivery negotiations with the Sylvania bachelor’s side… It was so bizarre that he was so consistently unwilling to get paid.
“Senior Ed… money isn’t everything in the world…”
“What do you mean?”
“The heart is more beautiful than money. How can you evaluate people’s favor with money? It’s not a good habit to put a price on everything in the world.”
Unfortunately, putting a price on everything in the world was Lortel’s specialty.
“To put it bluntly, I want to leave it as a debt of heart to senior Ed.”
“What does that mean again?”
“If I treat you kindly like this, open your wallet coolly and don’t receive any money… Senior Ed will remain in debt, right?”
Over the bonfire, Lortel must have repeatedly resorted to complicated tricks and tricks at Old Deck during vacation.
Seeing her even more like a fox, I almost clicked my tongue.
“Because it has more value to me, it is the habit of people living in Sangdo to invest in something more valuable.”
“…What happened at Old Deck?”
“…”
Without looking back, he stabbed from the core.
Indeed, I didn’t expect that even Lortel, no matter how good she was at speaking, would come in like this… He seemed to be speechless for a moment.
Sitting across the campfire, Lortel hardened her expression for a moment, then smiled leisurely again.
“Such a surprise attack is not good, senior.”
“I’m just asking.”
“Well. If something happened, it happened. If it didn’t, it didn’t. It’s a normal thing for me.”
Lortel slipped down her robe hat. It was only then that Lortel’s hair came into full view.
The hair that gently flows down the back of the neck is even richer… It made Lortel look much more mature.
“While I was away, some of my close friends filled my back pocket.”
“You mean you’ve been betrayed?”
“Actually, it’s a bit like using the dramatic expression of betrayal. Originally, this floor is full of people who want to take their share and run away at a glance. The same goes for all the people I thought were close to me.”
Lortel raised one hand and continued talking while rubbing her thumb and forefinger together.
“It always happens when I’m away for a long time wherever I am. Embezzlement, information leakage, damage to goods, double spying… I went back to Alldeck after a long time, and the business was pretty messed up… I just came back to deal with it in various ways.”
“Is that why you were offended? Your employees hit you in the back?”
“No way. Do I look like someone who would be offended by things like this?”
Certainly, there was no hidden gloom in Lortel’s smile.
However, that wasn’t normal, it was liberation.
I was used to being betrayed and cheated, and I just thought it was natural.
“Everyone is just trying to live on a little bit more. I was like that often before I settled down.”
“…”
“It’s just that, after going back to Old Deck after a long time and seeing that kind of scenery… I feel like a lot of people have been harmed. At least this Aken Island… How can I say it, it has its own unique romance.”
The scene of students gathering at the Sylvania Academy and enjoying the time of their studies… It certainly makes people harmful and makes the miasma go away.
It’s really not that easy to keep the poison steady in the middle of the day. People are more influenced by their environment than they think.
“I told you, Senior Ed. We are the same people. After coming back after a long time and seeing your face, I’ve been ruminating on that fact… I guess I became sentimental for a while.”
“You’ve become sentimental? What and how?”
“Well. Just…”
There, Lortel murmured a little. Do you not know what to express?
No, it felt a little different from that.
The reason why Lortel hesitates strangely is because she still feels repulsive about the act of revealing her weaknesses without adding or subtracting.
I’ve lived in a world where it’s common sense to exploit an exposed weakness.
However, was that reluctance only for a short time?
Seeing my face, he hugged his knees and spoke as if he was helping himself.
“Because there is a strange desire to give and receive favors without conditions.”
A cold-blooded man who is frantic to extort even a penny from anyone’s money.
It is a rather harsh evaluation for a girl, but the gaze of the people in the living room looking at Lortel was always that way.
However, I shook my head in an attempt to receive even a penny less of my money. If you look for the reason for the gap, it was related to Lortel’s lonely life after all.
“Well, it’s not the first time I’ve said it… There’s no reason to be so embarrassed.”
“You’ll get caught for behaving like that.”
“Who? Me? Senior?”
Lortel lifted her head and pointed at herself, then began to giggle. She smiled so brightly that it made her feel like a completely different person than she had been before.
“Ahaha, aha. Don’t worry, senior.
“Actually, I don’t want to do that either. I intend to receive a favor as a favor.”
At least from my point of view, there wasn’t much confidence I could instill in Lortel. Just do what you have to do.
“Anyway, I have to pay first. This is a matter of my position before yours.”
“Senior-sama is also very stubborn in this area. Well, you can get a few pennies.”
Lortel smiled and spoke without hesitation.
“But what if I get caught?”
“what?”
“Even if you get caught equally, the difference between being caught knowingly and unknowingly is bigger than you think.”
Lortel had an expression on her face as if she had brushed off something, so it was difficult for me to actively respond.
“Even if you know, I’ll get you arrested, so for the time being, it means to say it without hesitation.”
“…”
“To confess, there are only seniors like me around me.
Lortel closed her eyes and felt the forest breeze.
Something seemed comfortable, so it was a little disturbing.
“It feels good to be back on Aken Island. It’s a much more airy and comfortable place than the Old Deck.”
For a while, Lortel enjoyed the free air of Aken Island to the fullest.
“By the way, once the cabin is under construction, there’s no place to sleep right away.”
Bell Maia, who had roughly finished her work at the Ophelis House, packed Lortel’s belongings and arranged them in the villa.
Lortel is accustomed to serving servants. He was just sitting still near the campfire, basking in the fire.
The cool autumn wind was blowing through Lortel’s reddish hair.
“That’s also true. I’ll try to find a solution once.”
“Why are you looking for it from far away? There’s my villa right next door.”
“I’m not kidding. I really ended up sleeping on the street like this.”
“oh….”
Lortel supported her chin and then smiled coquettishly.
“I’m not kidding.”
“…”
Although Lortel’s villa is not huge, it is quite spacious for Lortel alone.
Even so, there is no way you can push in to live together as soon as possible.
“You’re not embarrassed by this. Hmm…”
“Why are you throwing hook-hook comments like that?”
“I just wanted to see you look flustered once. If you go in like this, you’ll be at a loss for words, right?”
“In the first place, what would you do if I said that I really wanted to go in and live?”
“You don’t even want to do that, do you?”
“If you say yes?”
Lortel laughed and brushed off her clothes.
But, let me just watch… Soon, he shuddered.
“…I’m sorry…”
“…”
“Gee, really…?”
On the subject of attacking at any time, there are always people with thin defense walls. Being good at pulling and pushing away is the characteristic of immature people.
Anyway, I have no intention of doing so, but if I imagine that I will go to Lortel’s villa and spend a few days, I feel strangely realistic again.
When I sighed and lowered my head again, Lortel fanned my face for no reason and regained her composure. The judgment of the situation is over.
Lortel sighed in unison, then calmed down for a moment.
And the moment I want to say more…
― flop
The situation where Lortel and I are facing each other with a campfire in between.
Another girl came and sat down next to him.
She was a girl who was stuck in a cave-like cabin all day, hitting the walls and hitting the pillows.
As if he had finally been revived, he managed to control his body and sat down next to the bonfire.
“…”
Even though it’s been more than a day since I had a big accident, my cheeks are full of redness, as if it hasn’t calmed down yet.
Still, he must have heard the conversation between me and Lortel from inside the cabin, and he came out with his heavy body and somehow wiggled his fingers and sat there.
Couldn’t I just leave Lortel alone? Even such a clear expression of will was felt.
As for me, I was also worried about Jenika’s body condition, which has become messy from rolling around in bed all day… She was even more concerned about Yenika’s mental health, her cheeks blushing like a bomb about to explode at any moment.
So, without even being able to say anything… There was only a moment of awkward silence.
“…”
Yenika, who hesitates and maintains her blush, and I, who is choosing words.
Lortel, who had been watching the scene from across the campfire, reacted.
“what.”
I couldn’t tell if he was talking to himself or if someone was telling him to listen.
“The atmosphere… Why is this…??”
