3. Asherah Glade – (9)
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Everything that has happened over the past few days has been equally heinous for the Glead family, and many high-ranking knights, the core force of the Glead family, have passed away, so a cold silence filled the space within the Glead mansion.
That’s why the atmosphere at the dinner party, where those who were given the direct lineage and surname of Gleard sat together for a long time, was not light.
Aisen Glad is in the top position, and Ashera and Azellan are not far away. Ed was seated and there were two empty seats.
Excluding them, only a few servants who followed the direct line of the family were slowly bringing food to the table.
Two empty seats.
So Gora, Eisen Glade, who had been looking at the vacant seat of Vuldian Glade, turned her head and opened her mouth.
“So, are you feeling better now?”
“I’m fine now.”
“That’s it.”
“Yes.”
No further conversation continued after Aizen and Ed’s voices went back and forth, which were so dry that you couldn’t feel any emotion.
No interrogation or other words were exchanged.
With that said, only the small sounds of the family sitting at the table going back and forth between cutlery and cutlery resonate in the space.
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After such a heavy meal time, Aizen left her seat.
Seeing Aizen leaving without a word, as if the atmosphere of the Glead family was lingering around, Ashera and Azellan Ed also showed signs of leaving.
The moment Ashera was about to get out of her seat and approach her Ed, Azelan took a step ahead and said her words to Ed.
“I would like to talk to you for a moment.”
Seeing Azelan euphemistically conveying her will with her heavy expression, Ed slowly nodded her head.
“My lady… Let’s go first.”
Following Azelan as she moved outside, Ed stopped for a moment, greeted Ashera, and left.
As if not expecting that Azelan would approach Ed, Ashera slowly followed after watching the two of them.
‘… Ha.’
Even though I tried on the clothes with some care, I couldn’t even get a proper impression from Ed in the end.
Ashera, who watched with a subtle expression as they headed for the terrace on the third floor of her mansion, quickly moved to her own room.
While slowly moving her steps, Azelan confirmed that Ashera was heading to the 4th floor, so she sped up a little and reached the terrace.
Acting as if Ashera shouldn’t enter.
Clap.
As Azelan opened the terrace door and entered the terrace and secured the door, Ed entered the terrace as well, and soon after, they approached the terrace overlooking the scenery of Glia at a glance.
The slow movement was also a step, and even the face on his face had a serious expression, so even Ed could not easily understand the intention of Azelan who had called him.
“It’s been a while since I’ve had a conversation with you, Ed. Isn’t it?”
Azelan, who caught the scenery of the city in his eyes, opened his mouth like that.
Even though she was the third son of the Gleard family, Azelan was 19 years older than Ed.
Until a few years ago, Ed’s attitude towards Ed was clearly close to that of a younger generation, but after being given the surname of Glead, Azelan treated Ed as a member of Glaad.
She certainly couldn’t say that she treated Ed very well, but she didn’t treat him so harshly compared to her other siblings.
They are now dead, but everyone in the family knew that Ed treated them viciously despite being given the surname of Glead….
Having such thoughts, Azelan looked at Ed with a serious expression.
And Ed looked at Azelan without much emotion, then turned her head and replied.
“I see.”
Sit on the railing slowly away from Azelan, and Ed also looks at the city bathed in dazzling lights even in the middle of the night.
There are few places where you can look down on the huge city of Glia like this.
“… I know I haven’t been very nice to you.”
“You don’t have to worry about it.”
“Let’s stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point. The reason I called you for a while is because there is something I want to confirm with you.”
“Yes. I will listen.”
Without looking at each other, they simply lean on the railing of the terrace and continue their conversation while looking at the scenery of the city below.
It was an extremely businesslike tone and atmosphere, but none of them cared about it.
“Asera, even you know that she cares a lot about you.”
Even though they are obviously brothers, they don’t use words to call them brothers.
The direct relatives of the Glaad family were strangely not on good terms. It’s as if they’re hostile to each other beyond treating others….
“… Yes.”
When Azelan suddenly posted her words about Ashera, she hesitated for a moment before answering.
The attention the young lady gave to herself was clearly beyond the normal category, so no matter how much she was herself, she couldn’t help but care about her attitude now.
Moreover, she even gave herself the last name of Gleard, and after she found out that the lady was involved, it was difficult for her to accurately grasp the meaning of the lady.
She seemed to be paying attention to herself. The wall of reality was too high to think that way.
There’s no way the lady didn’t know what she even thought of herself… She couldn’t make up her own mind about exactly what the girl was interested in.
“So ask. Ed you… Do you know?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Asera Glad. If she knows her nature, I ask that.”
aaah.
… The night wind blew violently, wrapping them tightly as if wrapping Ed and Azelan.
“… Looking at it, I don’t know.”
Feeling Ed’s stare at her without saying a word, Azelan let out a dejected laugh.
As Azelan’s red hair is blown away by her wild wind, she dazes and closes her eyes for a moment as if feeling the wind.
“So, let me tell you first. Gora now dead. Even if he had ill feelings towards you, he wasn’t the kind of guy who would go against that much. You probably know Goa’s cruel nature, including the tragedy of the massacre outside.”
“… I know.”
“Perhaps there are plenty of more serious incidents of which you are not aware. It’s just that all of that happened simply because he was out of line… Do you really think so?”
“That means… If Goa was originally, he wouldn’t have such a cruel personality… Are you saying that?”
“Yes, even though she was not chosen by her grandfather, she was warped by her talent for herself and her inferiority to Asherah, but she wasn’t that far-fetched. Gleadra also took obvious pride in being a direct descendant of her family.”
“Now, even though he passed away with only notoriety remaining, he is definitely the one who inherited the blood of Glade. It means that even a few years ago, Goa had room to grow as a knight of his own family.”
The eyes of Azelan, who continued to vomit her own opinion, seemed to be filled with something like her madness.
She took a deep breath as if to catch her breath for a moment, then Azelan opened her mouth in a calm voice.
“Tell me directly. Asherah is involved in how Goa went so completely astray. I am so sure.”
She was silent She waited for his words to end She tried to listen She was herself but she couldn’t possibly overlook this part of her.
To make a negative opinion about a lady’s existence.
It was no different than trying to discredit Glaade itself, and just hearing her talk about her lady made him feel bad.
“Azelan Even if you say that is you… Isn’t that too much speculation?”
“Guess? Under! As you said, it would be really nice if my thoughts were just speculation.”
As if she was full of energy, Azelan snorted at her and raised the corners of her mouth and growled fiercely.
“If you want to say one more thing, Beuldian. Even the dead guy suddenly changed his personality. Behind it, Asherah will be seated.”
As if she hadn’t heard her own words, Azelan’s eyes seemed to be full of madness at first, as she gave her own opinion over and over again….
Looking back now….
As if. Azelan looked like he was feeling a terrible fear of her, of her, of her, of her Asherah.
“And I have never tried to embezzle family funds in my name. I have been managing the family finances normally.”
“Ed, the only thing I can tell you is this. And in the not too distant future, I will leave the Gleard family.”
As if she had made up her mind, Azelan calmly continued her own words and stopped her words as if she had nothing more to say.
-!
Hearing the unexpected words, Ed stares blankly at Azelan.
The factional fight, which had been divided into three factions and unfolded fiercely, had virtually come to an end due to a series of events.
It was obvious that Azelan would be chosen as her successor just by staying in the Gleard family.
And then, suddenly, I remembered the image of the young lady who just a while ago called the direct descendents of Glaad the Axis of Confusion.
Clearly, the notoriety that spread outside and each incident that was known internally was not light at all.
And it was the fact that he himself agreed that they were not needed for Glad.
However, compared to Gora and Vuldian, Azelan looked different.
As if the known facts about him were false.
“My suggestion to you is… Judging by the look on his face, it seems that he still has no intention of accepting it.”
Azelan, who had been laughing a lot while picking, suddenly looked at Ed and said something self-deprecating.
Agelan’s proposal to himself.
It means that she doesn’t intend to come under her and call the tax.
I wondered what it meant to say such a thing to myself, who was only a senior knight….
“The proposal then… Did you try to recruit me to keep Lady Ashera in check?”
“Yes. You notice now.”
Although he was full of complicated feelings, he still shook his head at her.
Even though she was directly related to Ashera, it had nothing to do with her.
The destruction of Glaad’s direct lineage. No matter what kind of tricks or means the lady used to do it….
Because the kindness she showed towards herself was sincere above all else.
“You know better than whom I will follow, Azelan.”
“I also… I thought you would.”
Azelan, who received her words with a resigned expression, raised her head and looked at the sky.
“Factional fight over the successor of the Glaad family. If you think about it now, what did all of them mean? In this reality, the will of the grandfather who had the strongest breath in the family was passed on to none of them, and in this reality, anything can happen overnight with a simple word from Ashera, who said that he gave up the position of heir….”
For some reason, Ed, who had been silently listening to Azelan’s expression as if he was speaking out of his heart, couldn’t help but feel that those words were aimed at him.
“Gorah, Bledian, they passed away. If so, isn’t it obvious who will be next? So, it would be the right thing for me to leave the family before that.”
After slowly finishing her words, Azelan stares at the city landscape as if it were engraved in her eyes.
As if the momentary silence permeated the terrace.
Ed and Azelan did not open their mouths.
Ed looks at Azelan with a complicated state of mind.
Azelan stares blankly at the city.
Then, suddenly, Azelan opened her mouth.
“Oops, you must be curious about me saying this to you.”
Azelan turned her head to look at Ed, and the corners of her mouth curled up.
“Isn’t it?”
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