Rebellion exists for everyone.
Adversity can be a person’s weakness, or it can be a trauma.
Yurik Astria’s wrath was human.
Yurik doesn’t trust people.
It wasn’t like that from the beginning.
When I was a kid… … . No, he was a simple person who trusted people more than anyone before he started competing for succession.
He also trusted his older brother, Harpel, who was competing for succession with him, and also trusted the nobles around him.
Even if someone told him to be careful as the political world is muddy, Yurik couldn’t understand it.
Because it didn’t seem like there was anything like that around him.
Yurik was just improving his skills.
I thought that anyone with talent could get out of politics.
I thought that I could go into politics and act like I was acting in my family.
But it wasn’t.
It was all smoke.
Harpel, who seemed kind and kind.
Harpel told Yurik as usual.
Don’t act like other families or ancestors, let’s compete fairly with our skills.
Harpel, however, changed his attitude like flipping the palm of his hand when it came time to decide the successor.
The highest priority in determining the successor was the support of the nobility.
You must have the support of the numerous families under the Astrian family.
And when the ratio is similar, the succession is decided by considering other parts.
Yurik didn’t get any other reviews.
All the families around him who said they would support him were on Harpel’s side.
They were all nobles attached to Harpel, and they only spoke sweet words to him.
‘There is no process in winning. Only the results remain.’
With Harpel’s words, Yurik was expelled from the family.
There was no place for them to complain about their regrets.
Even the few nobles who supported Yurik until the end only said that Yurik was deceived and pathetic.
After being kicked out of the family, Yurik had his hair cut immediately.
He couldn’t stand looking at the hair that connected him with the dirty, filthy family.
So Yurik cut off ties with Astria.
“Is there Yurik?”
At that time, a man entered Yurik’s mansion.
“long time no see. Count Meyer.”
Karen’s father and the head of the Meyer family, Owen Meyer.
“Just call me Owen like you used to.”
The two had been friends before Count Meyer entered the Astrian family.
Count Meyer joined the Astrian family after Yurik was expelled from the family.
It was the decision of Owen’s father, now Earl of Meyer.
Count Meyer, however, felt responsible for joining the family that had driven out his friend Yurik.
Even if it was a decision that was inevitable for the family to survive, he had no intention of seeing Yurik.
“It’s been 10 years since we met personally.”
Count Meyer said as if reminiscent of the past.
“How many times have you seen me at a place like a prom?”
“It was a face I saw as I passed by. We didn’t talk properly.”
Seeing Count Meyer like that, Yurik grinned.
“So, why did you come here after 10 years?”
“I just thought of a friend and came to see you.”
“Is it because of Rudy Astria?”
Yurik quickly hardened his expression and asked.
He doesn’t trust people.
Friends I haven’t seen in a long time are no exception.
“Looks right.”
Count Meyer had no reason to come.
The Astrian family is at its busiest time.
A lot of changes happen when the generation changes, so you need to prepare for it.
It came at that time, so I was able to guess to some extent.
Rudy and Yurik’s meeting had already spread throughout the Imperial capital.
Count Meyer also seemed to have heard the news.
“Are you here to tell me to turn down his offer? Did Harpel do that?”
“No, it’s the other way around.”
“… … the opposite?”
“I intend to support Rudy-sama.”
“What?”
Yurik looked at Count Meyer with a puzzled face.
“Ian already has a solid road, so why would you support Rudy Astria? Are you going to gamble with your family?”
“Heh heh, I’m not that daring.”
Earl Meyer had a nice smile on the man.
“I believed I had human eyes. I believed that you could recognize that person to some extent by looking at him and talking to him. But as I got older and this time came, my eyes felt old too.”
When Earl Meyer saw Rudy for the first time, he felt that he was a very insignificant person.
When young Karen praised Rudy, she did not believe it.
I just thought it was a child’s gaze and listened to it.
But Rudy was different from the first impression I had.
“I have decided to trust my daughter’s eyes now. I think my eyes were fine when I was young, so my daughter’s eyes are more accurate now.”
“… … You just decide the whereabouts of your family like that?”
Karen wasn’t even the count’s heir.
The Meyer family had an eldest son, and the eldest son plans to take over the family.
However, it was ridiculous from Owen’s point of view that he believed his daughter’s words, which could be said to have nothing to do with the family.
“A father is weak to his daughter.”
There was warmth in Count Meyer’s smile.
Yurik did not understand Count Meyer like that.
“It is a choice that depends on the fate of the family. I’m just biased towards… … .”
“It’s not a choice I just listen to from my daughter. It’s a conclusion I’ve come to after thinking a little bit about it.”
Owen was right, his daughter was a fool, but his words didn’t cloud his judgment.
“I thought of a friend at first, so I said I came to see you.”
“… … .”
“When I see Rudy-sama now, I think of you. The image of you running towards your goal.”
It was Yurik who did his best even in unfavorable circumstances and liked people.
It was very sad that such Yurik was ruined.
“It would be very helpful if you could help Rudy-sama. Can you tell us about the connections and space magic you have built up so far?”
“… … under! It’s been used for several decades now, and it’s a space magic that can’t even be used. Do you think the connections I have built there are really helpful ones? Do you believe in people even when you see what happens to me?”
“It’s something you don’t know. People are more prepared to help you than you think.”
Count Meyer said so and got up from his seat.
“There are a lot of warmer people in the world than you think.”
With those words, Count Mayer left.
Yurik took a bottle of wine and drank it whole.
“Damn it… … .”
***
“… … .”
“Hmm… … .”
I picked up the tableware in the cold atmosphere.
“… … Would you like to eat?”
“If you want to eat, eat.”
Lee was sitting in front of me.
He is staring at me with a cold atmosphere. I just lifted and put the tableware in front of me without knowing what was going on.
squeak.
I heard a voice begging for food from my boat.
Then Lee let out a deep sigh.
“If you are hungry, you can eat. I don’t do anything like that.”
He spoke in a warm tone as usual, Rie.
“then… … .”
I let out a sigh of relief and lifted the tableware.
“I’m angry that you didn’t propose to me.”
“Awkward… … .”
I coughed instead of chewing food.
Fortunately, the food stayed in the mouth.
“… … Did you hear the rumors?”
What I did at the ball quickly spread throughout the capital.
He was trying to get help from his uncle.
However, it didn’t seem that the part that was upset with Li was not that he had made contact with his uncle.
Why did you go quietly with Luna?
without telling me
He seemed to be saying this.
“Am I only aware of rumors?”
Those words stabbed my conscience.
Late night dancing with Luna in the garden.
I hope you know up to that point.
With Lee’s intelligence, anything was possible.
“ha… … . What makes me angry is not that I went with Luna.”
Lee stared straight at me.
“They were trying to hide it.”
“… … sorry.”
Lie looked at me like that and sighed.
“What should I do with my flirt husband… … .”
“… … I’m not a flirt.”
When I made that excuse, Rie looked at me with a puzzled look.
Then he immediately smiled.
“… … why?”
“You don’t deny the word husband, do you?”
“… … I’m not even a husband yet.”
Lee laughed happily.
“It’s not yet. You can just be my husband. You don’t have to be ashamed.”
“You are a little shy.”
“why? Did I just say the right thing?”
Rie smiled brightly and got up from her seat.
“I want to stay with my husband longer, but I’m busy, so I’ll have to go.”
“Why don’t you go eat some rice?”
“No, it’s okay. I don’t normally eat breakfast. I have to go back soon.”
I frowned at those words.
“Then you came here just to say that?”
“Of course. Controlling your husband is important. Especially in the pastures.”
“No, not even newlyweds… … .”
Rie smiled at my words and waved her hand.
“Anyway, don’t try to hide anything from me. Because I know anything.”
“All right… … .”
Lie walked towards the door like that.
So when you open the door and try to get out.
Lee turned and looked at me.
“Aren’t you supposed to kiss your wife when she goes to work?”
“… … Just go.”
Rie smiled mischievously at my words and went out the door.
So Lee goes back.
When I try to eat a proper meal.
“Rudy… … !”
A maid came in with the door open.
“… … Open the door gently.”
I frowned because I didn’t seem to be able to eat properly today.
“that is… … A letter has arrived! Yu, Yurik Astria has sent you a letter!”
I widened my eyes at those words.