I expected this day to come someday.
Anyway, wasn’t it last fall that I sent him a letter through Polo, the imperial supply officer who visited Wibin?
Of course, Elric didn’t expect him to come to visit like this.
“This is Ferdin’s royal banquet. It’s new because I don’t often get invited to banquets in other countries. what… “I hope everyone has a peaceful year.”
He quickly took his gaze away from Elric, spoke to the audience, and then went to the center of the banquet hall.
Then, in an instant, people gathered around him.
“Elbus Graham… “A celebrity has come.”
Tyria said softly.
It was as if he was going to tell Elric something he didn’t know.
“He is called the Emperor’s Emperor. He was a leading figure in the war even before he was an adult, but retired due to injury. His achievements still remain everywhere like a legend, and there are not many people even in the eastern part of the country who do not know his name.”
Elric let out a small laugh at the quiet voice.
“Me too. Traveling around the continent… .”
Oops, I guess I should refrain from saying unnecessary things.
As I swallowed my words, fortunately, Tyria easily expressed her understanding with an exclamation of ‘Ah’.
“… Yes, he is famous in many ways. sorry. “I am rude.”
“no. If something like this happens in the future, please explain. “I don’t know a lot about aristocratic society.”
Inadvertently, his hand reached out and covered the back of her hand.
Tyria nodded slightly, and Elbus was skillfully ignoring the commotion.
Elric was lost in thought.
‘Wolyoung’s first target was Elbus… .’
There was something to think about.
This is Wolyoung, who had already suffered a harsh blow from him while trying to assassinate him.
Now, what is their intention in targeting Elbers again?
It must be one of two things.
‘It’s worth the risk.’
Or, his appearance was an unexpected accident.
It wasn’t pleasant either way.
Elric felt uncomfortable.
‘Why did you come here?’
The gaze was aimed directly at Elbers.
The picture that Elric expected was that he would leave the eastern part of the city on a pleasure car and secretly come to Wibin.
It is believed that he, who does not know his own nature, would not have tried to cause trouble in such a public place.
But this is an unexpected appearance.
I couldn’t just ignore it because of his whim.
Because Elric knows him as much as he knows Elric.
Behind his noble words and actions, he always acts with a lot of calculation behind him.
Today’s appearance may also be part of that calculation.
For a moment, I made eye contact with Elbers.
He smiled and pursed his lips.
-We’ll talk about it in a bit.
That’s what it said.
Elric expressed his approval with a wink.
And so the full-fledged banquet began.
Bababam!
“His Majesty the King is entering!”
The king entered.
“I am so happy to see the faces of the gentlemen as the new year begins. Moreover, this year, it is even more meaningful because we are hosting important guests.”
A middle-aged man began to speak in a dignified voice.
“… So, I will end this year with the hope that Ferdin will be filled with happiness. Have fun.”
As he waved his hand, the orchestra’s tune changed.
It was the beginning of the prom.
“Head of house, now… .”
“no.”
“… yes?”
Elric looked at Tyria and said.
“It’s a prom. How about having a little fun? Of course, I won’t be able to dance with you because my knees are like this.”
There was a strange look in her eyes.
Maybe it was an inconvenience, but I couldn’t help it.
Elric felt a little sorry, but then tried to control his emotions and spoke.
“Are you okay?”
“… yes.”
“Sounds good. “Then can I just come and run some errands for a while?”
When I spoke with a sense of embarrassment, she nodded.
Elric stood up and said, “I’ll be back soon.”
Elbus has already left the banquet hall.
There was no need to take the trouble to find him.
Ugh-
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The place where Elric arrived was a garden somewhere in the royal palace.
Perhaps because they had researched the location in advance, there was a deep silence in the vicinity, unlike the commotion of the banquet hall.
A garden with flowers in full bloom even in the middle of winter is a miracle granted by magic.
Elbus Graham was looking at the flower field with a smile.
“It’s been a while.”
He turned his head and said.
Elric stopped laughing.
The words that came out were a bit playful.
“You always seem to exceed my expectations.”
“Can I take this as a compliment?”
“Man, how can this be a compliment? And what if they give me that look as soon as I come in? “I thought my heart was dropping.”
“I’m sorry.”
Elbus chuckled and added another word.
“Wow, I never dreamed. “I didn’t know you were married.”
Elric’s lips were tightly shut.
For some reason, I felt like my face was getting hot.
“that… .”
“It’s strange that even though there were so many women flirting with him, he didn’t even give me a single glance. She’s not interested in women? “She was all lies.”
“that is… .”
“She was a loving wife. Even though I travel through her battlefields, I can’t forget my wife… .”
“… “It’s not like that, so can’t you just stop?”
Elric felt his face getting hot.
It was only in those days that he really had no time to look at women, and even in his own opinion, Elric had too many sins against Tyria to call her a pathetic wife.
Although it was a matter of many complex causes and effects, Elbers only shrugged his shoulders as if he thought all of this was an excuse.
“Your wife was very kind.”
“Your wife will be upset if she hears.”
“It’s okay. “Ilya is generous in this way.”
You must be young.
Elric remembered the face of a woman of great age.
-You’re playing with each other.
A woman who spoke confidently from the first time we met through his introduction.
Considering that he didn’t bring it with him, it seems like he was being considerate in his own way to hide things about himself from her.
But does consideration end there?
“Honey is dripping from your eyes. “I thought I was going crazy, wondering what they were talking about while holding her hand.”
“Let’s stop.”
“It was like watching a man and woman fall in love for the first time. “Did you two kiss?”
Elric’s fist clenched.
Only then did Elbus keep his mouth shut.
Ugly human being.
The skill of escaping is excellent.
Elric sighed and said.
“… “It’s not like we’re seeing each other separately just to talk about things like that.”
Elric was in a hurry to get to the point.
According to his inference, what was currently intertwined between him and Wolyoung was not of an ordinary kind.
“I think you know roughly. “You are not one to move hastily.”
“Oh, assassin? Of course there is. “I guess I have a lot of enemies.”
“This is not something to laugh about. Those who are targeting you… .”
“To be exact, you weren’t targeting me.”
“… “What do you mean?”
Elric’s brows narrowed.
Elbus said with a gentle smile.
“This would be an assassination aimed at an envoy from the empire, not me. “This position wasn’t mine originally, but I only got it last week.”
“… ah.”
Was it like that?
Only then did Elric understand why Wolyoung was responsible for this assassination.
The three assassins kneeling and begging for their lives flashed through Elric’s mind.
‘They also live a very strange life.’
The person in charge who had been changed was Elbers, so judging by his timid nature, it must have been quite embarrassing.
A laugh was secretly leaking out.
“What you think is correct.”
Elbus reached out and picked a flower.
It was a red flower.
“I believe you have been hearing news from the western battlefield. “Hasn’t the situation there changed a lot?”
“… .”
“This is a car about to start a full-blown collision. And isn’t that what war is like?”
Elric could guess the next words.
It was something he said out of habit.
“Despair for some.”
“Another opportunity for someone else. “I remember.”
“I’ve heard it so many times.”
“Is that so?”
Elbus chuckled.
Eventually, his expression hardened, and his smile began to contain bitterness.
“For example, there are people who want to seize the opportunity.”
It wasn’t that difficult.
An imperial noble who came to the East.
A force of assassins targeting that nobleman.
Let’s assume what if.
If he wasn’t here and the person who was supposed to come as an envoy instead of Elbus had arrived.
What if Wolyoung assassinated him?
“An imperial nobleman assassinated in the eastern lands.”
That is,
“It’s a good cause for war.”
This meant that another sea of blood would arise.
“There are forces that want the war to expand to the east. “It may be a collaboration within the empire, or perhaps with the outside.”
Elric’s heart went cold at Elbus’ words.
How far are we going to continue this horrible war?
“Hey Kasha… No, Elric. “I will ask you directly.”
Elbus’ eyes turned to Elric.
“Do you have any intention of returning to the battlefield? “We need you.”
A serious face.
He wanted an unvarnished answer.
There was one funny fact.
At that moment, what was pictured in Elric’s mind was not the horrors of the battlefield or the memories of terrible moments, but the scenery of a wheat field.
It was the face of a woman.
“I am… .”
It was the moment when I parted my lips in hesitation.
“Did you two know each other?”
Three people broke in.
Elric and Elbers’ eyes simultaneously turned towards the direction from which the voice was heard.
A middle-aged blond man with a huge figure was approaching.
A man I have never met in real life.
However, Elric was well aware of his identity.
“… Count of Nimrud.”
A powerful figure in the Kingdom of Ferdin who instigated the assassination.
He was clearly an enemy.
“What an incredible coincidence.”
He smiled crookedly.
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