How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World chapter 159

Chapter 159

I never expected that Adelia would come to our mansion, and also to become an escort knight. Nicole said they would meet again soon, but who would have thought that they would meet like this?

It doesn’t really matter if someone comes as our family’s escort knight. Dave and Nicole joined the military, and naturally, I became the next leader. I am aware of this part, so I am preparing at any time.

If possible, I want to travel the world until my father resigns from the head office, but no one knows what the world is.

Moreover, it can be said that a proper family must have an escort knight for each original family. Our family had not been promoted from commoners to nobles for a while, and even the territory was not developed properly, so there were only guards, not escorts.

The ambiguous thing about recruiting manpower from the Imperial Palace was canceled because other nobles might feel that he favored my father.

Frankly, it is much more likely that a problem will arise in the Imperial Palace and I will call my father than it is in my family. My father must be so strong.

So, now that the territory is gradually developing, it doesn’t matter that my father brought an escort knight. Not to mention, the need for an escort knight has grown even more since he has a younger sister.

However, the problem is that the escort driver is none other than Adelia. Who is Adelia?

Apart from the fact that he is the hidden royalty of the Teres Kingdom, he is one of the talented people who have completed everything from Halo Academy to Martial Arts Assistant. If she’s like her, she’s not a member of our family’s escort knight, but the maximum Imperial Guard.

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Externally, such a talented person was assigned to a rural estate that was just developing, and also as an escort knight?

I couldn’t help but doubt it.

“Adelia.”

“Yes, yes! Baroness.”

“You don’t have to be too nervous. Have you ever seen it in an exhibition? Feel free to call me mother.”

“Ho, I’m going to become an escort driver, so I shouldn’t use a title that’s so convenient.”

A room reserved for guests, not a parlor. Adelia, who was sitting opposite her, clapped her hand in great bewilderment at her mother’s suggestion.

It’s the first time I’ve ever seen her with her eyes wide open and bewildered, with a really startled face.

Meanwhile, the father next to his mother asked a question to Adelia with his characteristic solemn voice.

“I heard from Nicole. Were you teaching assistantships together at Halo Academy?”

“Yes, yes!”

Adelia answered with her body upright, perhaps nervous. I, who was sitting right next to her, could see each reaction one by one.

First, the hand placed on the thigh is clenched and spread repeatedly. His legs were also trembling, so anyone could tell that he was nervous.

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Even Cecily yesterday did not show this reaction. In my heart, I wanted to hold her hand to calm me down, but in the atmosphere, it was difficult to do so.

“Don’t be too nervous. It just makes us embarrassed.”

“Ah! Sin, I’m sorry…”

“I’m even sorry. Anyway, he said he came as an escort knight for our family… I don’t know why a man as big as you came to a country estate like ours.”

“It’s peaceful. And even a rural estate is slowly developing. I heard that it will grow into a cultural city in about five years.”

“That’s right, but it would be nice to go somewhere else and gain experience during those five years.”

“that…”

What was brought was brought in, and the interview must have been an interview. Adelia licked her lips as if she was speechless at her father’s succession of questions.

This could lead to suspicion of his father, but, appropriately, his mother intervened.

“It’s true. You can also get training under you. It’s not that you don’t know how great it is, right?”

“Ugh.”

A father who coughs in vain because he is ashamed of his mother’s praise. Adelia let out her sigh of relief, as if thanks to her, she was relieved.

However, the original crisis is a way to come all at once. Dad didn’t stop asking questions.

“Well, Nicole also recommended it, so don’t ask any more questions. Just don’t ask me this one thing.”

“Yes, yes! Say it.”

“Are you really a commoner? There were many things that were dubious about being a commoner, such as the etiquette and dining etiquette that were hidden behind the scenes.”

“… …”

As soon as she asked the question, Adelia was greatly startled. Once a habit is deeply ingrained, it is almost impossible to change it.

Before entering the academy, Adelia lived in the Kingdom of Teres, where she must have been educated on basic etiquette and manners as a royal family.

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Even though he was an illegitimate child, if he knew at least the basics, he would have at least received less swearing. It must be seen as a struggle to endure even a little.

And the occasional habit was enough to make the viewer suspicious. Above all, her pretty appearance occupies the biggest axis for a commoner.

“If it’s hard to say, you don’t have to say it. Each has their own circumstances. First, tell me if you’re a commoner or aristocrat.”

“… …”

Adelia hesitated for a while after hearing her father’s question. Her two hands on her thighs were clenched and her head bowed down as well.

Neither the parents on the other side nor I could look at her face. Because her light brown hair, which grew to her shoulders, covered her face like a curtain.

As the time of worrying was about to get longer, my father was the first to put an end to the situation.

“Okay. You don’t have to say anything.”

“Ah…! That, that…”

Adelia lifted her head up and before she could speak, her father spoke first.

“Originally, a person whose past is uncertain is not suitable as an escort.”

At those words, Adelia’s complexion went beyond paleness and became white.

“But Nicole insisted on it, so let’s move on. I heard from Nicole that you can trust me even if it’s a joke.”

“Well then…”

“Welcome to Baron Michelle. Sir Cross. May we protect Isaac from now on.”

“ah…!”

When her father called her Sir Cross instead of her name, Adelia’s expression brightened like the sun. She is always alive, but for her, Adelia was most suited to her bright face.

“Thank you! I will do my best!”

“You don’t have to overdo it. Come to think of it, Isaac. Did you say that you were appointed as a recommended student and you were treated like a third year from your second year?”

“Yes, Father.”

“Are you still in need of an escort for Sir Cross? Because I’m not familiar with the Department of Literature.”

“Well…”

Hearing my father’s question, I was about to fall into thought, when I suddenly felt a strong gaze from my side.

When I shifted my gaze to the side, Adelia was looking straight into my face. But as soon as she met her eyes with me, she hurriedly turned her head away.

For a moment, I was skeptical of the somewhat suspicious response, and I was engrossed in my studies after winter break.

‘From the 3rd year onwards, I’m practically similar to a graduate student…’

Unlike the Department of Literature, there are around 50 students per grade, and all of them are torn as soon as they enter the third year. It can be said that about 3 or 4 students enter each major.

In fact, it is safe to say that it is a private lesson. Just as there are several professors as well as Elena in the History Hall, so do other departments.

In the third year, all you need to do is to firmly determine your career path and visit each professor to acquire the knowledge you want. Even if you can’t decide on a career path, it doesn’t matter, as Professor Beerus said at the time of orientation, you only need to acquire knowledge.

In the first place, Halo Academy was an educational institution that the commoners did not know, but the aristocrats were obliged to attend. Aristocrats who are expected to succeed to the office of head of state often return only with a diploma.

So, as a history major, it can be said that there is no need for an escort knight, but…

‘Didn’t you say you were running around to investigate?’

Professor Elena is a little different from other professors. He must be called a geek.

If there is something that interests you, the first thing to do is to find a book or visit the holy land of Albenheim. If that doesn’t work, I’ll walk around until I find the relevant documentation.

Being an elf, I can teleport around everywhere, but as an ordinary human, what would be a difficult task for me, even if I didn’t watch the video. Occasionally, seeing Cindy silently disappearing for her investigation shows how harshly she rolls her own manpower.

Moreover, I have already been appointed by her as a recommended student. She’s a grad student, so she’s declaring that she’s going to be tough.

She will pay all the budget, but I will still need a way to protect myself.

“I don’t really need it, but…”

“ah…”

Adelia’s face seemed to collapse at any moment when she said that she didn’t need it.

“Still, it would be better than nothing. You can prepare for the unexpected.”

However, as soon as I said that it was better than nothing, it became bright as if it were going to shine. He really doesn’t seem to even think about hiding his true feelings.

When my father heard my answer, he nodded his head heavily and said to Adelia.

“Then Sir Cross can train with me during the vacation, and then return to the academy with Isaac. Is there a dormitory for the escort knights in the academy?”

“Yes. Yes. If you register, the price will be free.”

“Okay. Let’s do that first, and I don’t go first for work. The paperwork piles up like a mountain every day these days.”

“You are suffering.”

“I wish you could take over as soon as possible, but… you’ll have to hold on until you graduate from the academy.”

“… …”

After graduation, my father declares that he will throw all his spare time at me. After all, my father is close to a military officer rather than a civil servant, so the paperwork will be daunting.

Of course, as long as you once sat in the position of the knights commander, you must have excellent work processing skills, but wouldn’t it be more comfortable to move your body than to press a pen?

While I was only smiling bitterly, my father made one eye contact with Adelia and then walked out of the room. Therefore, only me, Adelia, and her mother were left in the present room.

Adelia sighed deeply as if the pressure on her shoulders had been relieved as soon as her father went outside. He was so sorry for her appearance that she patted her on the back and made her joke.

“Take care of you, sister. Oh, should I call you Sir Cross now?”

“Ah, that… I see. Bocchan… Sir…”

“Uh…”

My older sister’s friend, whom I was close with, calls me “Bocchan”, and my hands and feet shrivel. Adelia was like me, so her expression became awkward and her hands under her table curled up like squid.

Seeing our reactions like that, my mother shed a cute laugh.

“If it’s really hard, can’t you just call me as usual when there’s only the two of you? Call me Master only when there are other people. And it doesn’t matter if you call Isaac comfortably as usual.”

“Does it matter whoever you are, you can call me Adele sister?”

“Of course. That makes it easier to give orders. Is Adelia okay?”

“I’m fine.”

“yes.”

After that, my mother began to teach me things to be careful about while staying in the mansion. Adelia also approached her seriously and listened to her mother.

First of all, there is no need to escort me when I am in the mansion. In particular, refrain from visiting my private bedroom if possible, and get my permission unconditionally if there is a need.

At the mansion, my mother told me that it was better to do personal training or to get training from my father. Adelia nodded her head without saying a word and agreed with her basics.

“By the way, doesn’t your wife need an escort? You’re not alone…”

“Don’t worry about me. The world’s most reliable lion protects me, so what’s scary?”

To Adelia’s question, her mother gently patted Lily’s growing belly and answered gently. At her words, full of her love and trust towards her father, Adelia looked at her with envy.

Then he turned his head to look at me and said with a characteristic refreshing smile. In a tone close to a joke.

“I’ll make you think like that too. You can look forward to it.”

“Are you already thinking that way?”

“to…?”

A joke turned into a joke. Was my unexpected counterattack embarrassing?

Adelia made a puzzled expression on her face, and then her ears became red. Her face is not flushed and only her ears are blushing, this is what it looks like originally.

Then she closed her mouth tightly, wriggling, and then burst into laughter.

“You’re too… You’re good at talking. Anyway, I’ll take care of you.”

“Yes. Please take good care of me.”

We both shook hands after saying good luck to each other. Adelia’s hands, with calluses all over her palms from years of training, were rough, but that made her more trustworthy.

When we even shook hands with each other, Adelia burst into a pleasant smile, and I greeted her with a warm smile as well. It was an unexpected escort knight, but Adelia could be trusted.

“Now that we’ve even said hello, can Isaac step away for a moment? I have something I want to talk to you about Adelia.”

“Yes? Oh, yes. I see.”

“Now that I have to go to Helium, I’m also preparing for both. Okay?”

“Yeah.”

“Helium? Suddenly Helium…”

Come to think of it, Adelia did not know that I was going to Helium sooner or later. Adelia was curious about this and was about to ask me a question…

“Adelia.”

“Yeah?”

It was canceled when my mother called. I watched it all the time, and then cautiously walked out of the room.

‘By the way, Adele noona…’

While keeping a complicated mind in many ways in my heart.

******

When Isaac left the room, only Isaac’s mother, Anna, and Adelia, the escort knight, were left inside. Adelia expressed her doubts after Anna called her in and she did not open her mouth for a while, but as Isaac left her silence, she could not help but be nervous.

Anna was holding her teacup slightly, but she felt a strange pressure on her every move. If Hawk had just put pressure on him as an interviewer, Anna now has a different approach.

It feels as if you are piercing through everything inside. Adelia unknowingly wet her parched lips with her tongue and waited for Anna’s mouth to fall.

lull-

After taking a sip of tea, Anna put down the teacup. Only the sound of setting down the teacup echoes in her quiet room.

Anna smiled softly, as if savoring tea, then lifted her head slowly, looking straight at Adelia. Purple eyes and blue eyes reminiscent of a clear sky met each other.

While Adelia was very nervous about it, Anna opened her mouth with a serious voice.

“Adelia.”

“…Yes. Baroness.”

“Do you like our Isaac too?”

“… …”

Isaac’s mother, who put aside all the rhetoric and entered the main topic. As soon as Adelia heard her question, she felt her heart pounding down.

In the meantime, Anna nodded her head to see if she was sure when she saw the bloody face of Adelia, who had gone, and continued speaking slowly.

“I was guessing. Maybe he’s noticing it too. There’s no reason for a talented person like you to come to our family, and it’s weird if you don’t notice it.”

“… …”

“Don’t ask me just one question. I want you to answer this honestly.”

Anna paused for a moment, tightened her purple eyes and asked Adelia.

“For what reason?”

“… …”

“As you may know, Isaac is already married. Marie Hausen Requilis. The only duke of the Minerva Empire, and the only daughter of the Requilis family. We have already had several affairs, and if we graduate from the Academy, we are in a position to have a wedding.”

Not only this. Isaac has another lover, Cecily. But what’s important now is that he liked Isaac even though he had an official fiance.

Cecily personally resolved amicably with Marie, so Anna was able to pass without fail, but Adelia came in as an escort driver with a secret.

Unlike Cecily, it could not be taken lightly because it was a serious matter that could destroy a harmonious family.

“And as I heard you were going to Helium earlier, Princess Cecily, the princess of Hellium, is also dating Isaac. Although it hasn’t been officially announced.”

“Yes, yes? What is that… Why Princess Cecily?”

When she said that not only Marie but Cecily were Isaac’s lover, Adelia widened her sky blue eyes in surprise. She was often seen flirting with Marie, but Cecily had no idea.

However, after listening to it, it was somewhat unreasonable to call it an ordinary friendship. Occasionally, we cross our arms or do intense skinship, etc.

Adelia was moved by the feeling of being squeezed, but she managed to suppress it. Meanwhile, Anna opened her mouth in a calm voice.

“There are circumstances. Depending on the answer, you may or may not tell me.”

“… …”

“Adelia Cross. For what reason did you have a crush on our Isaac? You are aware that you are from aristocrats and not commoners. ? Be honest with me.”

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Even after Anna finished speaking, Adelia did not open her tightly closed mouth for a long time. Instead, she repeated that her hands under the table were clasped and stretched, as if to prove that she was troubled.

Because of that, I was sweating profusely, and my thighs started to get wet with sweat. In addition to this, cold sweat ran down her cheeks and glistened on her chin.

Nevertheless, Anna waited patiently. It’s pointless to rush it, and it’s a problem that Adelia can only solve if she has the courage.

how long has it been since Adelia clenched her hand that had been hidden under her table and lifted her head slowly. Her clear blue eyes trembled like an earthquake, and so were her lips.

“…baroness.”

“Yes. Adelia.”

“I am an illegitimate child.”

“I know.”

“of the Teresian royal family.”

“…What?”

As the ending continued, it was Anna’s turn to be surprised this time. I had guessed that he was the illegitimate child of a nobleman, but he never imagined that the blood of a foreign country, even that of a royal family, would flow.

There was another reason for her surprise.

“Is it… an illegitimate child of the Teres royal family? But the king of Terse Kingdom…”

“Yes. Superficially, he is famous as a romantic who loves only one woman. He is also famous for having four children even though he has no concubines. However, it seems that the blood of the past could not be defeated.”

“… …”

“Father… Ji had a relationship with his mother, who was a prostitute, and he gave birth to me. These blue eyes prove that he is your son.”

Anna looked directly into Adelia’s sky blue eyes.

Sky blue hair is not as common in this world as Hawk’s red hair. Thanks to this, people often call it a characteristic of the Teres royal family.

It’s the same with the eyes. But his eyes were not as conspicuous as his hair, so he was not aware of it.

“I tried somehow to be recognized as a member. But all I got back was insults and terrible discrimination. Even the brothers I met by chance at the exhibition treated me as strangers.”

“then…”

“It was so… sad. It felt like my heart was breaking. I hated people who didn’t even give me the slightest bit of affection and the world that gave me birth. I didn’t even notice how I tried…”

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Even just thinking about that time, I was short of breath and couldn’t calm my heart. Her lips and voice were trembling, and she wanted to burst out of anger at once.

However, the situation that followed this healed Adelia’s wounds.

“And when I was crying alone, Isaac came to me. Actually, Isaac was there too.”

“… …”

“As a mother knows, illegitimate children… they are not treated very well by nobles. But Isaac gave me a handkerchief and said, “Don’t cry. Sister Adele has the most confident smile. Even if I can’t help you.” I’ll be by your side. It was really… warm.”

warm. It was the warmest affection I received after my mother and Nicole.

If a mother received affection as a parent, and Nicole as a friend, Isaac was a bond as a person.

Although it was discovered that he was an illegitimate child, he gave a handkerchief as if it was okay and comforted him.

As if a shower had been given to a broken heart like a drought, Isaac’s warm words conveyed hope to Adelia.

“So I thought. It’s much better to be with Isaac, who gives warmth to me when I go back to that hellish place. Nicole will be there just in time. It wouldn’t be bad to become a escort knight for the Michelle family rather than the royal family.”

“… …”

“This is my honest answer so far. There is no other way to explain it.

Adelia spoke to Anna with a detached expression. She has nothing to hide in the yard where she has already been caught.

I would be happy just being by Isaac’s side, but if I had to give up that happiness, there would be no reason to live. They’ll just wander here and there and eventually die like a wild dog. Either that, or return to the Kingdom of Teres and live like a doll.

The warm ‘feeling’ felt in a person was nothing more than an unstoppable drug to Adelia. If I had to give up the drug, I’d rather take my life.

As Adelia stood still like a prisoner awaiting sentencing, Anna quietly opened her mouth.

“I’m glad you did.”

“Yeah?”

“I don’t have an impure heart.”

As soon as she heard Anna’s words, Adelia lifted her bowed head. Anna was looking at her Adelia with her polite, friendly smile.

About the time Adelia put on a puzzled look on her face, Anna looked at her and thought to herself.

If Adelia had come to know that Isaac was Zeno, he was planning to throw him out. It may be her prejudice, but illegitimate children tend to cause a lot of trouble because of their birth.

However, Adelia focuses on Isaac himself and has a crush on him. Same case with Marie.

“I’m sorry I don’t have anything I can say right now. This is not me, it’s your personal business, so it’s a problem that you guys have to solve.”

“Well then…”

“Congratulations on becoming our family’s escort knight. Adelia.”

“Ah…! Thank you! Really… Really feeling… Great…”

Feeling overwhelmed, Adelia began to cry instead of saying thanks. Anna, who knew this beforehand, motioned for her to come.

Adelia, who was hesitant at first, nodded as if Anna was okay, and slowly approached her. She then gently hugged Adelia and patted her back gently.

“It’s okay. It’s okay. Our family is not as harsh as your relatives.”

“Yes… large… yes…”

“And I have one more thing to tell you. That’s why you must protect Isaac.”

Anna slowly pulled Adelia away and faced her directly. Adelia looked at her Anna with a questioning expression on her face, unable to wipe away her tears.

Next, Anna gave Adelia advice with her characteristic gentle smile.

“The day will come when you will have to make a decision. I don’t know when that will be, but can you still swear to protect Isaac?”

“I swear. No matter what.”

Did you like Adelia’s decision?

“Yeah. Even then, if you don’t change your mind, I’ll tell Isaac and Marie well. You ask for it too.”

“Hey, you don’t have to! I…!”

“You’re still not greedy, are you?”

“… …”

Adelia’s mouth shut tight as if she had been stabbed in the corner. Her ears were also blushing, as if she was ashamed of knowing what she was doing.

Anna smiled faintly, wondering if such Adelia was cute, and carefully covered her face.

“Hiding greed doesn’t mean you can hide it. Adelia.”

“… …”

“Shouldn’t you be living the life you want at least once?”

And Adelia…

“…all right.”

reluctantly agreed. Adelia was so cute that Anna stroked her hair softly.

‘Isn’t it supposed to increase here? In case you don’t know, I’ll have to prepare.’

Thinking like that in my mind.