Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy chapter 116

Has the vacation been this long – 2

Apart from being suspected of being spies, the distinguished guests are people with a status that cannot be taken lightly, such as princes and saints candidates from other countries. Even His Highness, the 3rd prince, was staying at the lord’s castle, so the wife’s burden must have been indescribable.

In the first place, it was normal for such distinguished guests to never come to the county of Tylglehen, but even if they did, they had to come at my invitation, the owner of the estate. I have been uncomfortable with the burden and responsibility of being the invitee on my wife.

Fortunately, Your Majesty has sent me back at the right time, so now your wife will be at ease.

“Sent back, did you?”

“That’s right. It’s not rude that we’re holding on to our precious people too much. It’s better to be in an island rather than a simple county.”

So I delivered the news directly to my wife, and her eyes widened as if she was surprised by the sudden news.

“You’ve been through a lot, ma’am.”

“Billy. Are Carl and Erich going back too?”

“That’s right. Erich is a colleague of distinguished guests, and Karl is not busy with his work.”

She nodded at her obvious words. She is in charge of the Inspection Department, not other departments, and is trusted by His Majesty the Emperor and Crown Prince. It was to the point of regret that he had been holding on to the manor until now.

Besides, didn’t Count Horfeld change the other day? When an incident occurred in which members of the Imperial Council changed, the Inspection Department would inevitably move. Rather, it is at the level that the VIPs should be sent to Jedo before packing up.

“The knife, even today—”

“No.”

My wife cut me off.

I was a little surprised. She thought that a wife who values aristocratic dignity and stature would interrupt her conversations. Of course, there is a reason for that, but that’s what it is.

“Not yet, not yet. I can’t send it back.”

“Your Majesty and the Empire have high expectations for that child. Although he is our child, he is also a subject of the Empire. We must send him to where he belongs.”

“This is where the sword should be.”

“Mrs.”

She is unfamiliar with the rare stubbornness of her wife, but she is also strangely glad to see her eyes shining sharply as if she were seeing her wife before marriage.

But I can’t help it. I can’t be swept away by my personal memories and do the country’s work sloppily. She has no choice but to convince his wife well.

“Just now I’ve finally found a kid to be with Carl.”

But I couldn’t get over what she just said.

“Madam, what do you mean by that?”

“It’s literally. I found the right kid for the knife.”

“Send it back immediately.”

It seems that the wife was doing something strange in the meantime. Pair, what the heck does that mean?

She firmly shook her head and restrained her wife. It is impossible. That’s something we shouldn’t intervene in.

Of course, I have no intention of blaming her wife. It’s my fault for not understanding what she’s up to, and my fault for not giving her a detailed explanation.

“Billy!”

I thought it would be quicker for me to talk to Carl. As she turned around, I felt the wife’s high-pitched voice and something being pulled.

When she quickly turned around, her body couldn’t help but stiffen. Because the wife, whose face was red, was staring at her with tears in her eyes.

“I can barely, barely laugh with that child! Are you taking my child away from me twice!?”

“Ma’am, what is that—”

After that, I was caught by the collar and couldn’t open my mouth properly.

It was only after a few days that she sent her guests, and Carl was released from her wife’s hands only after promising to send them along. His Majesty also said it was the right time, but he didn’t order right away.

“Your Excellency.”

“It’s fine.”

On the way back to the office, the butler I met looked at me awkwardly. I’m sure it’s not the way it is right now.

“I can’t give up this time! If you send the knife back without saying anything to me, I’ll go back to my parents’ house too!”

I didn’t know her wife was so strong. It is said that she has been in the Imperial Army for a while and she has been retired from the military for a while, but she has also participated in the war until two years ago. She’s like this, she’s one-sided, but she’s not to the point of being caught.

She gestured to the house owner not to pay attention and entered the office.

‘It’s a pair.’

Something unexpected happened. Since she said that she should take care of the marriage, neither her wife nor Carl’s marriage affairs were involved. But she’s suddenly a mate.

There is no way that child could afford to make a mate. She lost the person she loved. She left like that

“Where did it get twisted?”

She let out her frustrated feelings with a sigh. She actually knows I’m well aware of where things got so messed up. Could she not know

Four years ago, something started to go wrong with the Great Subjugation War, and she went like this.

“The Inspection Department also participated in the war. Section 4 is here.”

“What do you mean? The Inspection Department should be in charge of the country.”

It is His Majesty’s sword, but the Inspection Department is in charge of the country, not abroad. That’s why I put Carl, my eldest son, in the Inspection Department and I went to war. Because it’s efficient, safe, and sure way.

However, the war proceeds strangely, and the Inspection Department also intervenes. Karl, who had just become an official in the Inspection Department, also came to the north. He was going crazy. What I want is a son who will live to serve the empire, not a hero who will rise to fame in death.

Even if someone dies, it is right that I, the father, die. What the ancestors sacrificed for the sake of future generations, that is Krasius. That’s why I put the child in a safe place.

‘It’s a shame he’s alive.’

As if the training so far had been successful, fortunately the child not only survived until the end of the war, but also made great achievements.

It was also right to thoroughly train his children. It was right to proceed with the training without any emotion involved.

I was lacking and grew up receiving my father’s disappointment. He suffered his father’s expectations leading to disappointment, anger, and indifference. The sense of helplessness and shame at that time was not light.

So I didn’t put any emotional pressure on them. He did not grow up as a failure like me through thorough training that was not lacking. I had no doubt that it was the way for those children.

I didn’t know that I would prove that in a war.

‘I’m afraid I’m still alive.’

It’s really a shame to be alive. The Inspection Department was sent to prove their abilities and loyalty, and to gain experience. Who would have known that choice would come back like this.

For this reason, Erich was sent to the academy instead of an official post. If he is sent to an official position, there is no guarantee that something like a knife will not break. It’s enough to gamble with your child’s life out of the blue.

Besides, if Erich goes through a war or a crisis similar to it, his wife won’t be able to endure it. After hearing the news that Carl and I had already gone to the battlefield side by side, he even passed out.

‘Erichman.’

Karl and I have already rolled through the mud, but Erich must be fine. And Erichman shouldn’t go through a tragedy like Karl.

Karl faced tragedy in search of a mate on a battlefield where it is not strange no matter who dies at any time. Erich living at the academy wouldn’t have to go through something like that.

‘My wife did nothing.’

As I thought about it, I remembered what her wife had said. It’s a pair of knives, so that’s not something we can intervene.

It is up to the child to brush off his wounds and decide. There shouldn’t be anything artificial in the process. In the first place, Krasius’s ancestors are teachers who train his descendants so that they can move forward on their own, and should not be meddlers who interfere with life.

“I can barely laugh with him! Are you taking my child from me twice!?”

But remembering her wife’s cries mixed with tears, I don’t feel like forcing her to follow Krasius’ methods.

Although the wife now uses the surname of Krasius, isn’t she originally from the Arras family? It would be difficult for her to force the way of Krasius too much on her wife.

She is already a wife who has given her children upbringing in Krasius’ way. And that parenting ended when the children grew up. To demand more than this is greed.

Yeah, now it would be right to do it the way her wife wants it.

***

She was called by her mother again. She never called twice a day.

‘What happened?’

She’d rather be quiet than her mother, and she’s not the type to say or do meaningless things. She said that if she suddenly called her she would have a reason.

But I think calling me once and Erich once is better than calling me twice. Mother, are you not interested in Erich?

‘Is it a sin to be born as the eldest son?’

It is similar to the situation when relatives gather for a holiday and the eldest son is asked when to get married. As long as I’m single, there’s no way my mother’s gaze will flow to Erich.

Erich should thank me. Cheer her on to win the skirmish where the odds are slim, and pull her mother’s aggro alone during the skirmish. Where in the world is this brother?

If you can’t connect with Louise even after doing this, that must be the fate decided by heaven.

“Mother.”

“Are you here? Sorry to call you again.”

“It’s okay. I had nothing to do anyway.”

To be honest, I was playing paperwork with the butler just a moment ago, but I didn’t bother to say it.

As she sat down, she saw her mother moving her gaze around. She looks a bit anxious and anxious.

When I glanced away, the lady-in-waiting didn’t look very comfortable either. Looking at the corners of her mouth subtly hardened, it seems that her maid-in-waiting is not at ease with her either.

‘What is it?’

From the first day I arrived at the territory, I could understand it, but is there a reason to do that all of a sudden?

“Knife.”

“Yes, Mother.”

After holding the teacup for a while, the mother finally opened her mouth.

“I believe you will do well on your own, but since you’re over 20, shouldn’t you get engaged?”

Ah. That’s why.

I don’t move even when I press with Marghetta next to her, so it seems that she has changed her direction to speak now.

At times like this, I feel sad that I am the eldest son. I wish I had only one sibling on top.