◈ Episode 144 Festival Preparation (3)
“Wait, Line! If you suddenly accept that… … !”
“Yeah~. After all, it’s a trustworthy line junior! thank you! More details to come later!”
Henry thanked Linen before Erendir nagged him any further and left as if he had just run away.
there!
Erendir shouted into his back, but Henry had already disappeared from sight.
Erendir bit his lip and turned his head to Line. She moved along with her long blonde hair.
“Line! Why did you carelessly accept that suspicious person’s offer!”
“yes? But… … It’s a good part-time job. You have no choice but to take it.”
“No, why? Wasn’t she getting a scholarship?”
Erendir did not understand Line’s decision.
“Why? Of course it’s because money is tight, right? Even if you receive a full scholarship, they do not provide additional support for textbooks and magic material purchases, so you have no choice but to earn through part-time jobs.”
So, while cutting down on food expenses, for a while, I ate only baked potatoes for three meals.
“uh. really?”
Actually, Erendir couldn’t believe it, as if he had never heard of such a thing.
Freuden, who was watching from the side, sighed and shook his head.
“The 3rd Princess has everything in abundance, so I don’t know about such trivial details, but commoners who lack money have no choice but to make up for it that way.”
Hearing this from Freuden and not from anyone else, Erendir couldn’t help but be even more shocked.
“I’m sorry, Lee. I just said it without knowing anything.”
“Oh, no, it’s okay! You did it because you were worried about me. I don’t really care.”
Erendir blamed her inadequacies, but it was natural that she didn’t know.
Although the full tuition support system of Seorn seems to be working well on the outside, there are many areas where the details are insufficient.
Freyden added an explanation.
“Since the department that manages finances is full of people from the aristocratic faction, commoners are not able to enjoy all the proper benefits.”
At least, it was able to come this far thanks to the strong push for the tuition support system, which until then was only a facade, after Elisa Willow became president.
However, there seemed to be a mountain of areas that needed to be fixed in the future.
“That’s what happened.”
“I’m glad you know now. 3rd princess.”
“Princess Freuden, how do you know all these details? Were you not interested in commoners at all?”
The image of Freuden Ulburg, known to the outside world, is the leader of the students of the aristocratic clique.
To the common students, he was the leader of the aristocrats who looked down on them and harassed them, so he had an image close to being behind everything.
It was said that he had an unexpected hobby, such as tending a small flower bed, but even so, the steps he took could not help but seem noble as a princess.
At least until now, Erendir thought so too.
“You unexpectedly had an aspect of caring about the common people.”
“Think wildly. I just said what I know.”
Freuden turned his back as if he didn’t want to hear any more.
“Uh, senior Freuden. Are you just leaving?”
“I heard it after passing by for a while. I have an appointment, so I have to go.”
“What is that? If that’s the case, then why are you here?”
Freuden lightly responded to Erendir who grumbled.
“Because I am very popular and busy like no one else.”
“What, what?! joy! So, who is the proud Prince of Ulburg going to meet?”
“Annoyingly.”
Freuden said, lightly loosening the collar of his uniform with one hand.
“Because there was a request for marriage talks.”
Freuden, who said that as if asking someone to listen, left the place as it were.
“Hondam. Who could it be?”
“what? Are you interested?”
“no way. I hope.”
Rinne shook her head as if it were nonsense.
“It’s just that it’s amazing that such a story goes back and forth among nobles.”
As a commoner, it was just amazing that the things she had only seen in novels actually happen.
* * *
“I’m here?”
“Did you wait?”
Henry, who was waiting for Freuden outside the park, noticed him coming out and asked kindly.
“Where is the meeting place?”
“On-site restaurant on the 3rd floor. I made an appointment in a hurry, but I still succeeded in renting out an entire floor.”
“You did something unnecessary.”
“what. The fewer eyes you see, the better, right?”
Henry shrugged and gave Freuden a coy glance.
“So, what’s your relationship with that girl named Line?”
“No relation.”
Freuden did not stop his steps and replied indifferently.
Of course, Henry, who had known Freuden for a long time, did not believe it straight away.
“You didn’t tell me to believe that, did you? Even the same aristocrats didn’t show interest and responded indifferently, but suddenly they take care of a commoner girl like that?”
“You talk a lot today.”
“Tell me you have a lot of questions.”
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Although Ulburg’s vassal could not be seen, it was frivolous words and actions, but Freuden did not bother to point out that part.
The relationship between the two has been around for a long time.
“I am just interested.”
“oh. What part are you interested in? Also look? Doesn’t it look right?”
“Stop the chatter. Arrived.”
At the entrance of a nearby restaurant, a woman was standing still and guarding her seat.
A name tag that symbolizes sophomore years and lemon-colored bobbed hair.
It was Cheryl Wagner, the daughter of the Wagner family, a vassal who had supported the Lumos family for a long time.
Recognizing her, Freuden wrinkled his forehead in a rare way.
“Tsk. Is it Lumos again?”
“I couldn’t help it. It must have been a random story from the family, because the order came before I even realized the situation. The family seems to be trying to fulfill this condition as quickly as possible.”
“It must be the will of the head of household and the old people. To solidify the family alliance. I don’t care about the opinions of the parties.”
“Well, it’s not like this happened once or twice, right?”
“For something like that, it’s pretty explicit this time.”
“I think it’s because the festival has been moved forward.”
“festival?”
When asked what it had to do with it, Henry continued his explanation.
“It looks like the heads of both families are planning to visit Seorn during this festival.”
“so?”
“I wouldn’t say that. Haven’t you been putting off all marriage talks for a long time?”
“It’s not all delayed.”
“okay. not all of them Because more than half of them gave up and refused. Anyway, since the head of the family visited Seorn, the old members of the family became desperate. Still, I want to show a good side of myself, so I’m more bothered by this side.”
“joy. Foolish. What a wolf can never do with an eagle. What did you think would change if you came to Seorn?”
“It’s a problem because you don’t think that way.”
Just in time, Cheryl also found this way and waved. Henry also smiled, waved his hand at him, and whispered to Freuden.
“anyway. Just do whatever you want.”
“A while ago, you acted as if you were going to make this wedding talk, but did you change your mind?”
“What is changing?”
Instead of his usual pretentious smile, Henry smiled and tapped Freuden on the shoulder.
“Didn’t you tell me before? I’m always on your side That is my job as a vassal.”
“… … okay. i get it.”
“Ah, you two are welcome.”
Henry waited at the entrance with Cheryl and went up to the third floor of the restaurant in Freyden Hall.
The interior of the restaurant with soft light from the windows illuminating the interior.
Seeing a woman sitting loftily at the table in the center, Freuden naturally approached and sat across from her.
Freuden Ulburg didn’t feel right about coming here, but he could see from the look on his face that the other person was doing the same.
Flora Lumos was still staring out the window without paying a glance even though he was seated.
As if they were used to this kind of thing, the two people’s actions were very natural.
The chef came between the two without saying anything.
“Oh, the food is here.”
As if he wanted to quickly run away from this suffocating atmosphere, he left the dishes and quickly retreated.
When the food was served, the two people who were still moved at the same time.
Two people naturally holding forks and knives and cutting meat.
It was Freuden who spoke first.
“You don’t usually show your face, so what happened this time?”
“Lee Nam.”
Shuk. Shuk.
After biting off a piece of meat with a knife, Flora Lumos wiped her lips with a napkin.
“I was tricked out too.”
“Right.”
And so the meal continued in silence.
Normally, I wouldn’t have said anything until I finished eating here, but today was different.
“recent.”
tall.
Flora’s knife, which was cutting the meat, stopped.
Freuden suddenly opened his mouth, and a questioning gaze flew into it.
“I hear the name Rudger Celish a lot.”
“… … Why?”
“Are you taking his class too?”
“I don’t know why you’re curious about something like that.”
“I was just curious. I’ve been hearing that teacher’s name too often lately.”
Freuden stared intently at the plated vegetables with his fork.
okay. This guy has always been like this.
After giving up expecting a normal reaction from Freuden anyway, Flora opened her mouth with a look of half-giving up.
“I am listening. It’s an expression class, a common subject for first and second graders.”
“How are you?”
“What do you mean?”
“That teacher. Wasn’t there something special or something?”
Special?
Well, if it’s special, it’s right to be special. First of all, at least for Flora, Ludgar Celisi is a very competent person.
It will be the same for others.
“I don’t know.”
“hmm.”
“what?”
“This is not your usual reaction. Wasn’t it just a good object to make fun of other people like teachers?”
She tried to pretend she wasn’t interested, but Freuden, sharp in this way, noticed her strangeness right away.
Rather, it was as if he was caught by the tail for trying to pretend otherwise.
“… … Director Nam. Are you really interested in something? The Wolf of Ulburg I knew was never the kind of person who would ask questions with just that.”
Freuden responds calmly, and Flora glares at such Freuden.
Looking at it from a third person’s point of view, they are a pair of handsome and beautiful women who go well with each other, but the underlying image was an enmity that never understood each other.
“From your reaction alone, I can tell that Mr. Rudger is not an ordinary person.”
“Oh, is that so? So what are you going to do now?”
“What are you trying to do?”
“What excuse are you going to use to break up the marriage conversation this time? Wasn’t that what you came for anyway?”
Flora speaks of the process she has become accustomed to.
percussion. Freuden set the fork and knife on the table and put the napkin aside.
“You don’t have to worry. As always, it is my job to cancel this wedding talk.”
“What is the reason? Wasn’t that what you said about canceling the marriage talk for no reason?”
The weather was gloomy last time.
Before that, I didn’t like the place.
And before that, I was in a bad mood.
Freuden broke up and avoided marriage talks with Flora several times with all sorts of excuses.
“Reason.”
Freuden pretended to be slightly worried, then looked at the leftover dish and said,
“Because the food is not tasty.”
Then he got up from his seat.
“Let’s do that.”
“joy. Do whatever you feel like.”
He is still a man of no luck. Flora’s evaluation of Freuden was always the same.
Normally, Freuden would have left first, and Flora would have kept her seat before leaving.
It was to remind people who didn’t know that it was Freuden who broke the marriage talk unilaterally.
But, unlike usual, this side has also had a strange change of heart.
“hey.”
Flora called to Freuden’s back as he left.
Freuden stopped and turned his head halfway, asking what was going on.
That gaze contained the meaning of ‘Why are you calling me?’
Did I just say something?
Although she felt regret for her unknowing behavior, Flora decided to go out shamelessly that this had happened.
“There is something I want to ask you.”
“you? Well, listen and see.”
It’s a non-trivial question anyway. Or something related to the family.
Wouldn’t that be obvious?
“Do you know where I can get dried mandragora?”
Upon receiving the question, Freuden’s face frowned as if he couldn’t understand.
* * *
Preparations for the festival were in full swing.
Unseen barracks came up all over the place, and magic golems carried heavy loads.
The students who were completely free after the second test were also working hard.
<Magic Festival>, one of Seorn’s main schedules.
There are only a few days left before it opens.
I was lost in thought as I watched the scene outside the classroom window.
‘During the preparations for the festival, I wondered if the Black Dawn was showing any suspicious movements, but that wasn’t the case again.’
I also asked Sedina, but she also replied that there was nothing special yet.
Considering that there were quite a few orders under Esmeralda, it wouldn’t have been strange if the order to move had already come down by now.
‘What is Esmeralda thinking?’
It’s too late now to suddenly plan something.
So are you doing nothing?
‘Or act alone without informing subordinates?’
Isn’t that too reckless?
Just as I was thinking that, I heard a signal from the lab next door.
‘Crystal ball beep. Is it Hans?’
It was good to leave another crystal ball in the lab just in case.
Entering the lab, I activated the crystal ball while casting sound blocking magic around me.
“Hans. What’s going on? Did you have any income?”
[income? Of course there is.]
Hans’s voice coming through the crystal ball was full of excitement, as if he had discovered something quite surprising.
[What my brother asked me to find out. I finally found it.]
