Capitulo 71

Episode 71

The hunting festival, which had a lot of words and a lot of trouble, was over.

I thought I would finally be able to sleep comfortably in the duke’s mansion.

Lying on the bed, I stared at the ceiling and patted the bracelet on my wrist.

After Raymond pledged his allegiance to me, a status window popped up that said I had succeeded.

Come to think of it, Wilhelm’s ending wasn’t perfect either.

In the original story, he started a cosmetics business making scented bath products.

However, the project I had planned was different.

I opted to start with perfume and go back to bath product.

The reason was simple.

It was because it seemed that it would be more affordable to start with a familiar perfume than to start with a bath agent for an unknown purpose.

So, it seemed that it would be enough to run a scene as similar as possible.

I worked out the conditions, so it’s okay….

I lay down on the bed and kept tossing and turning.

Sleep did not come easily. There was a reason.

It was because of Aster

Whew, ahh !

I kicked the comforter with my feet and struggled.

Expanding her influence in the social world was politely rebuffed.

Not even a single facial expression changed.

I’m sorry, I don’t hate you. If I ever get engaged to someone and get married, I want it to be to you. But I want to do it when we understand each other better than we do now.

I said not to be embarrassed, but the answer was a negative.

I thought you would like…

My face reddened with embarrassment.

I was still pacing around when I heard a strange noise somewhere.

It was the sound of scratching a tree with something sharp.

Wuuh!

Wuh?

I got out of bed and opened the door.

On the floor was a small tuft of hair.

It was staring at me with its sharp blue eyes, which was really cute and insignificant.

Fio. How are you?

[Do you think I had a good time?]

Lily took care of Fio, so I had completely forgotten about her existence.

Come in.

Then she entered the room as if she had been waiting.

He kept his head up, but the way he walked with a pink ribbon tied around his neck looked really charming.

I tried not to hug him.

[ I came to hear your plans for the future.]

Right.

Sending Tatiana to the forest, so I had to do something to keep that promise.

First of all, if you want to take Tatiana, you have to get rid of some men guarding her.

[Heh, those guys, if I go out a little bit….]

One is the sword master, and the other is the next magician. And her husband…

Andrew’s helplessness in the original.

However, there was a special power that flowed through the imperial family of this empire.

It is not known exactly what it is, but considering Aster’s power , it must be at least comparable or insufficient.

Anyway, it seemed to be strong. It is not exact, but it will be at least similar to the previous two.

[Hey, are there many people who are that strong even though they are human ? ]

You have to defeat three people like that.

[…]

The proud figure with its chest wide open suddenly disappeared, and the tail and ears fell down the shaft.

Unknowingly, I patted his head as I saw the pitiful sight.

Fio, who enjoyed the pats for a while, turned away in panic.

[Well, what if the strong are protecting her?]

You have to disarm them first.

Raymond wasn’t difficult.

If he becomes the lord of the tower, he will have to leave the empire, and Andrew Often went on business trips under Aster’s orders.

Then only the sword master remains. Can Fio defeat him?

[ Of course. That’s enough. ]

Then that’s it. You just have to wait slowly.

At my words, Fio rolled his eyes and nodded his head.

[Or you can think of a more constructive way.]

A more constructive way?

Fio nodded at my words.

[Even if that bracelet is to blame for everything, the already changed beasts can’t do anything about it. It’s my personal opinion, but I think we need a way to clean them up].

I thought I was a mindless wolf, but I was smarter than I thought.

On a way to purify…. Yeah, just looking for that bracelet won’t solve everything. Like you said, we need someone who makes magic tools to purify the beasts.

At my words, Fio wagged his tail and rejoiced.

[Are you considering it?]

I think that’s a good suggestion. I’m going to ask someone to manufacture such a device.

Fio’s tail wagged like a windmill.

If I ask him now, I think he’ll answer anything.

As it turned out, I asked questions about the demigod.

Fio answered faithfully, and thanks to that, I forgot about Aster.

I fell asleep while talking to him.

* * *

The next day, I had a lot of work in the morning, so I was stuck in the office early.

Lily placed a plate of iced tea and cookies in front of me.

And, here.

Lily placed a rather thick packet of letters in front of me.

This is the first time I’ve received so many.

I think our store will do very well.

I opened the letter Lily had brought me and started looking through the contents.

Most of them were about when to sell product.

In the name of Niveia.

All that’s left is…

It’s Sir Helen Enrique! – and opened the letter.

The last hunting festival was enjoyable and, if possible, I would like to keep in touch and get to know each other in the future.

Mmm.

It was certainly odd that she wasn’t hung up on Tatiana.

She won’t suddenly betray me or do anything like that.

«It’s okay to be friendly with her.»

Every time I meet someone, I can only sigh at the fact that I have to think like that every time.

After thinking about it for a while, I pulled out another invitation I had prepared in advance.

Are you going to send it to Sir Helen too?

Yes. She sent me a separate letter like this one, but I have to respond.

It was the first time I had received such a letter from the same sex, so I was more worried.

I wrote his name on the envelope and started writing the names of other people to invite.

Not only Filia was recruited, but also people of various similar age groups.

Regina…

That day. The only people who danced with Aster were Regina and me.

As usual, Regina was also on the guest list.

«I’m not going to create an awkward situation with Aster.»

It was a brief moment, but I was impressed with how calm and polite I saw Regina that day.

She probably wasn’t going to come over and do things like that.

After a moment of conflict, I also wrote her a letter.

The launch was just around the corner, so we needed to send out the invitations as soon as possible.

Please send this today.

Yes, Miss.

With my letter, Lily went out.

It would be nice if they all came, but even half of them seemed grateful.

As I was organizing my work and contemplating my future plans, someone knocked on the door.

Miss, may I come in for a moment?

Ah, come in.

In response to my answer, the butler opened the door and came in.

The well-dressed man handed me a letter.

This is a letter from a servant this morning. It seems to have been sent secretly…

I received the letter from the butler and opened it.

The contents of the letter were as expected. I was asked to meet separately and, if possible, to keep Robert’s secret.

Hmmm.

Is there something else going on between the two of you?

I wrote a letter to make an appointment with Allison.

* * *

After the hunting festival, Aster was not in a good mood.

The boss guessed to himself, maybe it was because of Princess Pioneer.

Now that the hunting festival was over, the hottest topic in the social world was Princess Pioneer.

Until she saved the Grand Duchess, who was no different from the enemy, and reluctantly suffered an accident.

She was much talked about in various ways, but the male topic remained the hottest.

After the hunting contest ended, Duke Malphyrion expressed his feelings, and this time, did Raymond even swear an oath?

Your Majesty, is there something bothering you?

He threw down the papers with a clenched chin and raised his head at the aide’s words.

Anyway, he wasn’t the first one to ask about this.

Aster wiped his face with his hand and muttered.

Do I look that angry?

It’s not easy to hide things like that. I think he likes the princess more than he thinks he does.

The attendant smiled and set the tea down in front of him.

If he’s nervous, how about getting engaged?

Aster’s face hardened at the word engagement.

Realizing he had said the wrong thing, the aide closed his mouth.

Aster sighed as he watched the servant silently bow and walk away.

Obviously, the engagement was a good offer for him.

When he was offered the engagement, what came to his mind was more disgust than joy .

His Majesty now has no one to influence him in the social world. There may be an unspoken promise between them that everyone looks at His Majesty like a fruit in a painting and no one comes close. so .

Karina’s eloquence on the merits of this pledge went unheeded.

Rather, he even felt betrayed by the way he spoke to himself under such minute calculations.

Ha ha,

The reason he formally proposed a contractual relationship to her was because he was sure she would never demand blind affection from him.

He thought they would be the perfect match for each other, but that was his mistake.

Aster had to admit it.

He didn’t want this engagement to end in a political sense.

I wanted the woman inside that solid wall to give me affection more than anyone else.

I wanted Karina’s sincerity.

I didn’t know it was going to be like this.

Aster tapped the desk with his fingertips. As his thoughts became more organized, his mind became more complex.

It was inevitable.

The madness displayed by the Emperor was not ordinary.

Have you not already seen the catastrophe caused by such a breathtaking obsession?

I am not happy…

I was not sure.

Perhaps the time of choice has come.