“Uh… … .”
Luna looked at my head with a subtle expression.
“… … There is no family history.”
“That’s right?”
“My father and grandfather were all rich.”
Although medicine has not advanced in this world, some medical speculation is possible.
Even people in this world knew that if a family member had a certain disease, the probability that other family members would also have the disease was high.
Among those speculations, hair loss was no exception.
“Then did you cut it on purpose?”
“Is that so?”
Unless my father and uncle were half-brothers, it could not be considered hair loss.
“Why did you cut it… … .”
There is no benefit to having your hair cut all the way.
Humans are visually impaired.
So, it is natural to be attracted to people who are neat and nice looking.
That’s not to say that bald people are ugly, but that doesn’t mean they’re attractive.
Being different from others can be an advantage, but it can also make you teased by many.
Because no one was really bald in the social world.
The most questionable thing is that rumors circulated that he was good at sociability.
What kind of person are you… … .
“ah… … ! Rudy!”
Luna pulled my sleeve.
“Isn’t that him?”
Where Luna was pointing, a flashing head appeared.
A person wearing a suit and chatting with a lot of people.
His belly was thick, and he had no hair left.
I know that I gain some weight in middle age, but it looks like it was a little bit too fat.
Still, I could tell that this person was my uncle.
Even though he has gained weight, he has distinct facial features.
The shape of his facial features closely resembled the impression of the Astrian family.
“Luna, be careful.”
“yes!”
I broke through the crowd surrounding Uncle, and approached Uncle.
As I got closer to it, I could see my uncle exactly.
From a distance, he thought he might be a corrupt nobleman because of his fat, bald appearance.
As I got closer, I saw that it was a useless worry.
It may look ugly, but his eyes were alive.
It was different from the greedy eyes of the corrupt nobles.
His eyes were bright and clear, which is hard to see in a middle-aged man.
Seeing him smiling brightly with those eyes, I had a crush on him.
“hello.”
“Oh, hello!”
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Me and Luna approached my uncle and greeted me.
“Well? who is that kid… … .”
“Uncle, it’s the first time I see you. My name is Rudy Astria.”
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My uncle widened his eyes at my words.
His eyes turned sharp in an instant.
“Did you come to know me?”
“Isn’t that my uncle, Yurik Astria?”
“okay. right.”
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My uncle’s words and deeds when he heard my name stood out.
“What did you come here for? Do you have anything else to say?”
“Why would you want to see your family? I’m here to say hello.”
I said with a smile.
However, Uncle’s expression was not good.
“Am I not from your family? Could a person who was kicked out as a collateral could become a family member of the home family?”
“Even though you went to a collateral, you are of the same blood, so you are not a family.”
“I don’t think so. The collateral is already a clan different from the direct line. During that time, there was no interaction, so it was just like anyone else.”
People’s eyes are on me
It is a fact that others know that the Astrian family is divided into collateral and direct lines.
In addition, the Astrian family’s lineage is less respected than the other families.
Astria did not give any support to collateral, and the political circles were often ignoring collateral.
In such a situation, it was natural for me to send a bad look to my uncle, who was my direct lineal person.
“Uncle. Can we talk to each other for a bit?”
“Is this the end of the story?”
“I have a lot left to tell.”
“I have none. I don’t even feel your worth to the point where I have to talk to you. And if I deal with you in the center of politics, I’m just tired.”
Although Yurik has a reputation in the social world, he did not go out in politics.
He does not hold the title of nobility, nor does he work for the Empire.
In a way, it was a one-of-a-kind life.
Living like this, I didn’t know there were so many people around Yurik.
As long as you set foot in politics, enemies are bound to arise.
Those who were allies until yesterday may become enemies tomorrow.
After leaving politics, Yurik was neither an enemy nor a colleague.
So it seemed like something that people around could easily approach.
However, Yurik’s intentions were different.
“You don’t want revenge.”
Uncle opened his eyes wide in surprise.
“Do you want to continue living like that?”
Not only my uncle, but also the people around me hesitated.
Yuric Astria.
The story of that person is quite famous in the political world.
The reason why Yurik, who lacked neither ability nor connections, was defeated by my father, Perian.
Uncle was betrayed.
All the nobles who had agreed to support him turned their backs on him.
The tense competition before a successor decision was made, quickly turned.
Before the other parts of Yurik could be evaluated, Perian’s hand went up.
A person who was kicked out without a proper evaluation in the evaluation of the successor that he had been preparing for his whole life.
That was Yuric Astria.
“With what confidence are you saying that?”
“Isn’t it family?”
I smiled brightly.
Astria are all ambitious people.
Yurik was no exception.
Astina said, Yurik Astria was a person waiting for an opportunity.
They may be waiting for power, or they may be waiting for a chance to get revenge on those who have ruined the situation in which they come to power.
Whatever it was, it was certain that he would be of help to me.
“Aren’t you willing to help me?”
***
The prom is over.
“Rudy… … . Maybe I said it too confidently… … . I think I could have said a little softer… … .”
Luna asked with a worried face next to me.
“I would rather have a more confident look. It sounds like we want to cross the wooden bridge together, but it’s a bit like that if the person who proposed it is shaking.”
“is it… … .”
It wasn’t that I wasn’t worried either.
The last words my uncle said.
‘Let’s stop talking about this.’
It could also be seen as a rejection.
This answer was probably the reason Luna was worried.
But I did not give up hope.
There were many people there.
Among them, there may be people who are close to Uncle, but there may be people who have a plan inside.
So I thought I’d postponed the answer.
If you’re willing to answer there, you’re handing over information to the enemy.
Now that I have done what I have to do, I just have to go back to the family and wait for my uncle’s letter.
If my uncle would help me, things would go smoothly, but even if I didn’t help, I just had to do my own thing.
I couldn’t just give up on everything because my uncle didn’t help me.
“… … I am still anxious.”
“yes?”
Luna tilted her head at my self-talk.
“Nothing. thank you more than that Help me find my uncle.”
“Hehehe, something like this. Rudy has helped me a lot more times.”
Luna waved her hand as if it was nothing, and smiled, but her heart was filled with regret.
He said he was going to the ballroom and brought it with him, and made him walk around all day.
I looked at Luna.
Luna in a white dress shone through the winter moonlight.
I came dressed like this and was only looking for people.
I reached out to Luna like that.
“yes?”
“Isn’t it a little sad?”
“Well… … . That’s right. It would have been better if there had been better results.”
“No, not like that.”
I grabbed Luna’s hand.
“Isn’t it a pity to come to the ballroom and do nothing?”
“Uh, huh?”
When I grabbed my hand, Luna gave me a puzzled expression.
I led such Luna.
“Uh, where are you going!”
“Follow me.”
I moved with Luna and moved to the garden behind the ballroom.
“Wow… … .”
It was a mixture of artificial light created by magic and the light of the moon and fireflies from nature.
I took a seat in the middle of the grass and placed Luna’s hand.
Then, in a respectful position, he held out his hand again.
“Miss Luna Leiler, would you like to dance with me?”
When I said that, Luna’s eyes began to flutter.
“Chu, dance? suddenly? Oh no. I’m not good at dancing… … . than here? suddenly?”
I just smiled and held out my hand.
Luna looked at me in a panic, then bit her lips and blushed.
“Well, thank you.”
“What are you doing? Please.”
Seeing Luna shyly giving her hand made me laugh.
“Yeah, but I can’t really dance.”
“it’s okay. I can’t dance either.”
That’s what I said, but I’ve been learning since I danced with Astina in production.
However, I couldn’t come out on top.
I thought it was just a matter of matching the assortment.
I took Luna’s hand and put the other hand on Luna’s back.
Luna wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged her tightly.
“Ah… … .”
Luna’s face was blushing even though she was only in her posture.
I looked at Luna like that and stepped forward.
Under the moonlight, I moved my feet to the sound of insects.
It moved plausibly at first, but as it went on, the steps started to get twisted.
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Me and Luna were toddling around like little children dancing.
“Foot… … .”
“You said I wasn’t good at dancing either.”
“okay.”
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Me and Luna danced while smiling.
Although it was an awkward dance, there was no problem.
We put our worries aside for a moment, and we just let each other move our feet.
***
A deep night where even grasshoppers could have slept.
A bright light leaked from one room.
“Why can’t I study like this?”
There was a blonde girl in the room.
First Princess Lie von Listonia.
She touched her pen and looked at the book.
Since Yuni said that he would give up his position as heir, the emperor’s position was actually Li’s, but he did not stop studying.
To rise to the throne is only one goal.
After becoming emperor, you have to run your empire properly.
So there was no time to relax.
“It’s difficult… … .”
Rie frowned as she could not study well.
smart. A knock was heard in the room where I was studying.
The knock was not heard at the door.
Rie looked at the window where the sound was heard.
“What is going on at this hour?”
As Lie spoke, the window opened, and a man entered.
“I see the Empire Sun.”
“Is there anything urgent? Just tell me at the regular report.”
Lee looked at the man.
The man was wearing a mask and black clothes.
On the black robe, the patterns of snakes and swords, representing the dark part of the imperial family, were drawn.
“I came here because I have something to tell you.”
When the man said that, Lie sharply opened her eyes and straightened her posture.
“Is it that urgent?”
“No, it’s not urgent.”
“… … It’s not urgent, is it something I need to tell you now?”
The man nodded at Lie’s words and took off his mask.
“I met Rudy at the prom today.”
The man was Moo-yeong, whom Rudy met today.
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Mu-yeong belonged to the Imperial Chamber, and was the head of the Imperial Chamber.
“… … Why did Rudy go to the ball?”
“You came with Luna.”
“… … What?”
“I saw two of them dancing in the garden.”
“… … What?????”
“The atmosphere was great.”
“… … .”
A chill crept over Lie’s face, who was preparing to burst into laughter at Rudy’s story.
“Tell me more.”