Capitulo 151

Episode 151

Aster looked back as he hugged me.

There, a gray-haired young man was staring at us.

I opened my mouth in hope.

Fio?

He nodded slowly.

How did you become a person?

The demigod told me to live as a human now that my entire clan has disappeared from this world.

Scratching the back of our necks and embarrassed, we were speechless.

Aster said nothing for a while, then he put me aside, took off my coat and handed it to Fio.

Next time something like this happens, be sure to ask him to make clothes for you too.

Ah, yes.

It was a strangely cold voice.

I was so surprised that I didn’t even realize I was naked.

Aster grabbed me and pulled me in without letting me look back.

Let’s go together! You’ll need my help to get out of here.

Aster stopped at the voice from behind.

It would have been hard to come this far if it wasn’t for Fio.

Lead the way.

We escaped to the area outside the Golden Forest in an uncomfortable atmosphere.

For some reason, Aster’s expression was so hard that he couldn’t speak.

How far did we walk?

I saw familiar terrain and soon saw the exit from the forest.

I think I can walk now, so get off.

At my words, Aster hardened his face a little.

It looked like he didn’t like it at all.

It’s fine to go out like this with His Majesty, but I don’t want to worry my mother.

She finally left me.

Aster’s gaze touched Fio for a moment, then fell.

Fio, not knowing anything, put her head on Aster’s clothes and sniffed it.

Well, if you go out like this, they’ll call you a pervert, right?

…

Although he was trying to ignore it, Fio was holding it instead of wearing it.

Can you go get dressed?

I don’t know how.

Aster, who was avoiding my gaze, finally approached Fio.

He tucked his arms into his jacket and covered his butt with a shirt. It was funny, but he looked better than before.

Aster, who wrestled with a large man forcing him to wear unfamiliar clothes, looked exhausted.

Let’s head back. Everyone will be waiting.

I dragged the two half-elusive men toward the entrance.

The light that had been hidden in the dense forest flooded in immediately.

After a momentary pause, the people who saw us ran.

Karin!

My mother, who ran to me immediately, hugged me and showed me tears.

You’re not afraid! What would you do if something happened!

I shuddered at the very angry voice.

I’m sorry.

I kept my mouth shut when I saw my mother who was about to burst out in anger at any moment.

Even Aster couldn’t avoid my mother’s anger.

At Freya’s stinging look, she turned her gaze slightly to Wilhelm.

If you have any clothes left over, put them on the man standing over there.

Oh, you’ll give me new clothes!

Fio broke in with a smile.

Wilhelm looked at Fio, who suddenly appeared, with suspicious eyes.

Who…?

You don’t know.

Fio revealed his teeth and threatened Wilhelm. Except for Aster, the other men hated his reaction terribly.

How…

The problem was that back then it was a special dog he had, and now he’s just a human.

Wilhelm’s expression hardened and the gentleman behind him took a step forward.

Man, what a cheeky habit of talking to Sir Wilhelm!

Oh, what’s that.

Are you ignoring me…?

The knight reached out to grab him and was hit by a fist thrown by Fio as if he was annoyed.

Aster and my mother looked at each other in surprise, and Wilhelm placed his hand on the handle of the sword.

Karina, let’s go back now. I am tired.

Wilhelm and my mother turned to me because of Fio’s fight.

In their eyes there was an unspoken pressure to explain the situation quickly.

No, you are going to the Imperial Palace with me.

Huh?

Before Fio could refute it, Aster took him away. Wilhelm, who was worried, shook his head at me for a moment and followed Aster.

Is that the damn thing?

Thanks to my mother who belatedly remembered Fio’s voice, I nodded slowly.

After leaving my surprised mother behind, I fell into new trouble.

«By the way, how will I tell Lily about this?»

There was no end to the work to be solved as it was a mountain beyond the mountain.

* * *

Once I returned to the duke’s house.

I wanted to rest in my room, but I couldn’t.

Karin, wait.

As soon as I saw my mother who opened the door and came in, I had an intuition that there were still more complaints to be heard.

Do you know what I came to say?

Yes…

I already got a lot of scolding in the carriage on the way back.

I don’t know what His Majesty was thinking when he took you….

Just as I was about to make an excuse, the door opened.

Karina!

My father, whose face was streaked with tears, rushed in.

He immediately hugged me and started crying loudly.

I’m sorry, if I hadn’t been there, you wouldn’t have suffered such an insult…..

Oh, no. Father.

I couldn’t say anything as I watched her cry like a child.

I lowered my head at my mother’s piercing eyes.

I thought it was okay because I had just gotten back okay, but I realized how much this would hurt my father.

I hugged my father’s back and closed my eyes.

I’m really okay. But that’s not my dad’s fault.

Stop crying. It’s not like anything happened to him.

At my mother’s harsh tone, my father’s eyes widened in surprise and he glared at her.

Your daughter has been through a lot and you can’t comfort her, but what the hell!

My mother snorted as if she was full of energy and continued.

If you hear what this cowardly bastard has done, will you be angry too?

My father’s face contorted.

The eyes looking at me were full of disbelief.

Oh, didn’t I have faith in my family like this?

Let’s hear what happened.

I shook my head as my mother told me what she had done.

It wasn’t long before my father became angry, shouting as if the mansion was about to collapse.

* * *

Gloucester House has fallen.

The Archduke suffered severe burns all over his body from the heat emitted by Aster and still couldn’t regain his senses.

Tatiana seemed completely insane. She stayed at the Grand Duke’s residence, receiving neither Daniel nor Wilhelm.

Aster decided to keep them both alive.

He ended up confiscating their property.

It was a rather weak punishment for a colossal crime of treason.

Of course, I thought he would be sentenced to death, but it was a surprise.

In any case, after the fall of the House of Gloucester, there was another uproar in the financial oversight of the House of Cassel.

An exhausting and boring struggle continued.

I could not make a decision until I began to prepare for the wedding, so in the end I decided to choose a partner.

I sat in the hospital waiting room and waited for my partner.

Princess, Duke Malphyrion has arrived.

Come in.

The person I chose was Daniel.

This was the hospital I should have built.

He wasn’t incompetent, he wasn’t greedy, so he was perfect for this kind of work.

Let’s go. Daniel.

Oh, it’s been a while. Karina.

He and I hadn’t seen each other for quite some time.

There was no point of contact, and there was nothing to talk about with Daniel.

Besides, after I found out about his feelings from Fio, I didn’t want to see him anymore.

Sit down.

Yes.

He sat down, and the maid brought tea and served in front of each of us.

I handed the prepared documents to Daniel.

This is a report summarizing the preparations so far.

I didn’t want to sit face to face for too long, so I said it from the beginning.

Confused, Daniel immediately focused on the paperwork.

It took him quite a while because there was more to coordinate than he thought.

It was late.

We wouldn’t get that far today. I went through all the important things, so tomorrow I’ll send the rest of the paperwork to the duke’s office.

Yes.

Daniel looked at me.

He’s been looking at me with those eyes since before, and it’s been worrying me a lot.

Is there something you want to say?

When I asked him directly, Daniel flinched.

And blushing, he said.

Thank you for choosing me. I’ll work hard.

His words were a little strange.

That I chose him, he said.

Contrary to my feelings, he continued.

Actually, when the Archduke kidnapped you, I thought it was a bit pathetic for not doing anything. If I had known this would happen, I would have worked hard to learn things like sword and magic.

It was even a sad expression.

I’m so glad I could help you this time.

Truly, Daniel was a great person.

I’m not going to interpret his meaningless choices to this extent.

I told him in a cold tone.

If you think you can help, you’d better quit.