Golden Haunting (4)
The third princess, Fenia, has returned to the Chloel imperial family.
It has been more than half a year since Princess Fenia, who had always stayed in the imperial family, left for the Sylvania Academy.
The way he always walked around the imperial family in a beautiful way and caring for his users with kindness was admired by everyone.
The imperial family was very worried about the fact that such a Penia princess had to spend four years in a foreign country to graduate. However, whenever he was on vacation, he returned to the imperial family and lit his face to ease his worries.
The same goes for this holiday season. This is the third vacation that I have entered into Sylvania.
All the soldiers of the Guards and the service workers paid their respects to the appearance of the Princess Penia that they had not seen for a long time. There was no doubt that it was the Princess Penia, whom she had always admired for her gorgeous platinum hair, a dress that matched well, and her dignified yet elegant appearance.
Like a triumphal general, he proudly passed through the main gate of the Imperial Palace, crossed the threshold of the most splendid Rose Palace, and offered a prayer to Telos. It looked just like a festival procession, followed by numerous attendants.
So, going to the audience room, Fenia politely bowed in front of Emperor Chloel.
“I came home from vacation, Abama. Have you been in good health?”
“It’s been a long time, Penia. My health is close as always. Maybe it’s because I’m not following my doctor’s advice and I’m just concentrating on my work.”
“If the people of all countries exalted and praised the name of Abamama, what would it be if Abamama’s body was not at peace?”
“That’s right. But, my body is mine too, but you don’t look very healthy either.”
Penia was suddenly speechless.
Princess Penia, who returned to the imperial family with splendid decorations and dignified dignity. No matter who looked at him, he looked as sweet and kind as he did before he left the royal family.
However, to Emperor Chloel, it may not seem that way, the gaze of Princess Fenia deepened even more.
To Emperor Chloel, who had been watching Princess Fenia since childhood, the present Princess Fenia looked so unnatural.
For example, whenever he visited Emperor Chloel, he would rather talk about his experiences and new facts rather than worrying about the emperor’s safety and health. It was only after she was so excited and told her story, that she was so lively that she asked for the safety of Emperor Chloel because she wanted to miss her later.
Princess Fenia’s childhood was not always good.
Even though he lived at the peak of his power and succumbed to all kinds of dark struggles, he often showed an enterprising and lively figure in front of Emperor Chloel. Such strength was one of the reasons why Emperor Chloel valued Princess Fenia the most.
However, as the time spent on Aken Island increases, Princess Fenia seems to gradually lose her enterprising temperament.
This is her third vacation since she entered Sylvania. Around this time, Emperor Chloel began to worry about Penia.
The appearance of Penia changing little by little was a feeling that was all too familiar to Emperor Chloel, who had seen all kinds of human groups.
“Have you ever been frustrated by many failures?”
At the words that stabbed Jeonggok, Princess Fenia shut her mouth for once.
I got a lot of experience when I entered Sylvania, and I got involved in various incidents… No matter what Princess Fenia did, things didn’t always turn out the way she wanted. It was very different from the imperial family, where I could always work things out on my own.
From the point of view of Emperor Chloel, it is impossible to know exactly what happened. It could be a simple sexual problem, or it could be that he was deeply frustrated with human relationships or the political logic of reality.
Human growth takes place amidst many setbacks. Even Emperor Chloel did not know that fact, but it is true that it is heartbreaking to see a daughter born with her own blood walking down such a path of suffering.
The fact that Crown Prince Lindon felt disillusioned with the fierce battle of the royal court and gave up on the throne remains a great wound to Emperor Chloel. I didn’t want to repeat that history.
“I… It seems that I am too short to succeed the emperor.”
“Penia.”
“Certainly, having been away from the imperial family for a long time, my position must have been greatly weakened as well.”
The hierarchy of power within the imperial family is gradually shifting towards the first princess Selaha.
A position within the imperial family is ultimately achieved with the support of key officials.
The imperial prime minister, the commander of the general guard, the commander of the knights, and the chief butler were all slowly turning their hearts towards Selaha… Few key personnel remained under Penia.
After all, authority is established by subordinates.
The more the people who support Penia disappear, the farther away from the imperial power is inevitably.
Fenia was well aware of that fact. However, I had no intention of re-establishing that foundation.
Chronic lethargy was corroding Princess Phenia.
* * *
“After the excommunication of Ed Rothtailer, the heir of the Roth Taylor family, he must have been on the side of Fenia. Had I not come to the Roth Taylors, there would have been no way I would have known this.”
When you enter the audience room with a lofty elegance after dressing up, it is as if the air in the room is frozen.
Due to her unique chilly atmosphere, Selaha Einir Khloe was known as the Princess of Frost.
That cool elegance flowed unchangingly even when she was sitting at her desk wearing only comfortable lace slips.
I have reached the age of an adult this year. He was the first of three sons and three daughters under Emperor Chloel to become an adult.
After the coming-of-age ceremony, he showed his will to inherit the imperial power in earnest, but no one in the imperial family was surprised or surprised by it. Rather, as a person who could overtake Princess Fenia, Princess Selaha was considered the most powerful.
The 2nd Princess Persica realized a lot of knowledge in all fields, and dreamed of a path as a monarch with intelligence.
If the 3rd Princess Fenia dreams of a path as a monarch with virtue, embracing everyone regardless of high or low status…
The 1st Princess Selah dreams of a way to rule over everyone by thoroughly using her high authority and power.
A strong and stable state comes from high authority and centralized power. A monarch is one who holds the center of this vast empire and sits firmly. That is the rulership of Selaha.
Therefore, Selah was infinitely sensitive to changes in the power structure and its direction.
“However, I heard that the excommunication of Ed Roth Taylor was made at the suggestion of Princess Fenia.”
“I will. It would be normal for the two of them to be enemies between the two that wouldn’t be weird even if they grind their teeth. But what happened while they were together on Aken Island, so that they became so special that I entrusted them with this unsealed letter?”
Des, the butler, who was standing next to Selaha, poured tea back into the empty teacup.
Selaha is reading Penia’s letter from Crepin Rothtailer, and even reduces the sound of pouring tea to avoid distracting her concentration. It is the appearance of an infinitely skilled butler.
An elderly gentleman dressed in an elegant suit, white silk gloves, a red bow tie, and neatly trimmed a square beard. Even the manner of pouring tea is celibate.
Des, the butler, was Selaha’s closest aide who had been managing Selaha’s private annex, Ruhr Palace, for 17 years.
Selahha, wearing only lace slips, looks like half naked, but she doesn’t even care about the existence of Death. In the first place, the difference in status was so great that he didn’t even consider him a person.
For her, the difference in status has such a meaning. Beyond simply high and low, it becomes a standard that separates people from less than people.
So, unless she is a member of the Roth Taylor family, she doesn’t even notice.
Her platinum blonde hair is similar to that of Princess Fenia’s hair, but it is strangely more bluish. He brushed his bluish-colored hair to one side, and spoke as if repeating himself.
“Certainly, the content of the letter itself is irrelevant. Saying hello to Crepin Rothtailer, it’s just a greeting once a season.”
“Then the letter… .”
“Yeah, it’s the form, not the content, that matters. At a time like this, it must be important why you sent this letter in the hands of Ed Roth-Taylor. Indeed, did Ed Rothtailer even put a dot on my side? It was as if they had already announced it.”
Princess Fenia is the most dangerous existence to Selaha at the present time.
If such a Phoenician is someone who tries to attract me to this extent, Selaha cannot easily laugh at her.
Selaha crossed her legs and crossed her chin, and lifted the teacup with one hand. The cold gaze turned towards the tip of the teacup.
Alluring bare legs stretched out and tapped the edge of the sumptuous wooden desk.
“Are you worthy of that?”
The question lingers in Selah’s chest.
“I don’t know.”
There is no criterion as useful as the evaluation of others in judging someone, but it should not be the only absolute criterion.
Selah was a person who saw and judged whatever happened. However, you can refer to the evaluation of others.
“Well, I guess it’s something we should think about a few times at a social church meeting. The social church will start tonight.”
“How do you prepare your clothes, Princess Selaha?”
“Don’t leave it to your senses.”
The social church at Roth Taylor’s mansion, which lasts for five days, gets bigger as you go back. On the last day, I heard that all of that large garden was used to make a huge party hall.
Since all the celebrities attending in the first place are busy people, it is difficult to get them all together. So, we are preparing such a grand event in the sense that we should be together for the last time.
The five-day itinerary is not very complicated. In the evening, parties, social events, dinner parties, etc. take place, and in the morning everyone rests in their rooms.
In the afternoon, they meet personally with celebrities who have gathered. Wherever you go, such as a private room, a mansion’s garden, or a nearby pavilion, you’re talking with like-minded people.
And in the evening, everyone gathers together again for a social church. If you repeat this schedule for five days, it will get more and more crowded and you will lose your mind.
“Who arrived on the first day?”
“Except for Princess Selaha, there are few famous people. Marginal Encyclopedia Jahul, and Shinir Bloomriver, the head of the Bloom River family. Other than that, most of them are small nobles who want to get even one more line of networking.”
Death swiped a document and placed it in front of Selaha.
It was a well-organized visitor list in his own way. Among them, the arrival schedules of those who would be of concern to Selah were written, except for the petty noble nobles.
“Does General Magnus arrive on the 3rd day and Saint Clarisse on the 2nd day? Investor Roland… Arrived on the 3rd day… ”
Folkers, the commander of the Northern Steppe Defenders, will also arrive with Magnus Corps. Those who have already been subordinated to Selah’s power.
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Magnus is a man who holds enormous military power, so he desperately wanted to separate them this time.
Not only that, it seemed certain that Samuel, the Archbishop of the Order of Telos, would also come.
When Samuel took over as the successor of the excommunicated Archbishop of Verdio, Selah was delighted.
Samuel is indebted to Selaha from his bishops’ days. Now that he came to power, the Telos church line was getting stronger.
When it comes to the position of the Archbishop of the Order of Telos, it is a position where you can directly exchange opinions with Saint Clarisse and actively express your will.
This meeting was an opportunity to solidify that connection.
Roland, an investor in Elte Trading Co., is also in a position to keep an eye on Selaha.
Selah has a history of making the Chloeron branch of the Elte Chamber of Commerce review the tax exemption bill over and over again, and is in a position to use the power of the imperial family to strangle him at any time.
If used well, this opportunity will also be able to create a contact with Lortel Keheln, who is his direct supervisor and has risen to a position of power in the upper house.
“Is the problem on the alchemy city of Crete… .”
Scrolling through the papers, Selaha raised her ruffled hair again and tucked it behind the nape of her neck.
Balvern, the master of the Alchemy Land of Kret. It has nothing to do with him. He is a research fanatic who lives buried in the grassy night.
Literally, it is necessary to build the in-between from the ground up.
“Shall I prepare a present for you? I’ve been told that alchemists prefer practical gifts to ceremonial gifts. It would be nice to have test tubes or consumable alchemy supplies in pretty packaging.”
“Can I procure it from now on? This is the Roth Taylor estate.”
“Valvern arrives on the 4th day, so we can manage the time.”
“Please don’t.”
Having said that, Sellaha put the papers down.
Selah smiled coldly as she gently shook the ends of her crossed legs.
“Where, tonight, shall I speak with the sassy Bloom River head of the family?”
Of course, that’s what we’re going to do at the social church tonight. The sun is still in the middle of the sky.
“But before that… Hmm… .”
* * *
-bang!
A dozen wolves embodied in psychedelic magic were instantly enveloped in flames and disappeared.
As soon as the ice spear that flew after that was realized, it was all eaten up by vast magical powers.
It is a magic that was expressed quite sincerely.
Sinir Bloomriver, a white-haired middle-aged woman, the head of the Bloom River family, was terribly surprised, but did not show off her face.
“Now it’s over… ?”
A duel practice area in the central garden of the Roth Taylor family.
There, a girl who had received all of Shinir’s magic was standing and yawning. This is Lucy Meryl, a girl with pretty gray hair that is tied down gracefully.
The Roth Taylor family gathered to watch the duel. Even the tea table on one side of the battlefield and the wooden stand to block the sun were all old-fashioned.
In the center of it, you can see the crepin roaster Taylor, and his children sitting next to him… Ed and Tanya are seen.
“There is no scratch… .”
Sinir let out words of admiration.
The Bloom River family, the empire’s largest magical elite.
In particular, it is a family that mainly deals with practical combat magic for the victory of the duel itself, rather than digging deep into the academic field by researching magic.
In order to win, they also use some cunning and wicked magic, and the Bloom River family is known as the ‘Witch’s House’ within the Empire.
It was because the head of the house, Sinir Bloomriver, was a witch itself with a wicked side in her own way.
However, in the face of pure power, all kinds of tactics are dismissed as mere miscellaneous techniques.
It’s hard to believe, but I even felt like I had a number of magical abilities higher than Sinir, who had been in charge of the mighty Bloom River for a long time. Even as a single student.
Sinir swallowed dry saliva.
It was he who made this duel happen.
This is because Sinir also heard the story of Lucy Meiril, a freshman who joined the bachelor’s during winter vacation last year.
The current 4th grader of the Sylvania Ministry of Magic, Tracyana Bloomriver and her twin sister, Patriciana Bloomriver.
Both belong to the Bloom River family and are children of Sinir.
With the twins coming home from vacation and talking about Lucy Meirl all day, I wanted to see how capable they would be.
The result is beyond imagination.
Sinir couldn’t even scratch Lucy’s body.
When Sinir nodded in a cold sweat, Lucy turned her head and yawned without even saying that she worked hard.
Then he trudged, and sat down on Ed Roth-Taylor’s lap, not paying attention to the glances around him.
It seems that the magnificence of the previous moment was all just a fantasy, to bury your head in your chest as it is and to fall asleep.
“… You have a weird friend.”
“Yeah, that’s weird.”
Even Crepin had to admit that it was more than expected when she saw Lucy’s appearance.
Sinir Bloomriver is a person who recognizes his authority even by the highest magi of the imperial family. It was objective evidence that Lucy had already far surpassed the level of a student, and that she was strong enough to enter the ranks of the powerful within the Empire.
That age… He wasn’t even an adult yet. No one knew what kind of monster he would become when he grew older.
“Thank you for arranging such a strange duel upon arrival, Duke Crepin. My children are making a lot of fuss, so I wanted to check their skills once.”
“Don’t worry too much. I think it was good to see you too.”
When Sinir politely bowed his head, Crepin responded in a gentle way.
“It was the first day, so not many people gathered, but there will be a pretty luxurious social church starting this evening, so please enjoy it to the fullest.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Shinir bowed his head and bowed, unable to erase his bewildered expression.
Crepin sent Shinir like that, took a sip of tea, and looked at Lucy, who was pounding in Ed’s arms. It was definitely more powerful than expected.
He is surrounded by nobles, but there is no sign of hesitation. Rather, it looks like he is taking a nap or sleeping.
Having such a strong power, this attitude is not arrogant, Crepin realized only then that Lucy’s confidence was not in vain.
“You look pretty tired now.”
“I usually sleep a lot. I even fell asleep yesterday.”
“You’ve come a long way, so you’re tired. You probably haven’t even gotten used to going to bed yet.”
To tell the truth, he stayed up all night to protect Ed reading the letter he found in the chest of drawers, and Lucy also stayed up the night.
He fell asleep halfway through, but he must have been sharpening his senses of magic even while he was asleep. Even considering the original indolence temperament, this was enough to be tiring.
“If you feel tired in the evening, I would like to talk to you at dinner.”
A person who can make a great noble crepin wait just because he is tired. Is it possible to exist in this world except for Emperor Chloel?
The users murmured as they thought about it.
“then… We’ll talk before dinner.”
* * *
Lucy’s room was just as luxurious as mine.
I threw Lucy on the bed full of frills and went out with the door closed. Even so, there are relatively few things that will happen in broad daylight, so it was necessary to let Lucy rest during this time.
As I crossed the hallway, a familiar girl was standing in front of my room. It was none other than Yenica Palerover.
“Ed… !”
He came up to me in stride and spoke slowly.
“As I said, I made the spirits look around the mansion… . Obviously, few people have the ability to respond to spirits, so it was easier than I thought. So that… Duke Crepin’s private office… .”
-Tub.
I covered Yenika’s mouth and looked around.
Yenika blushed her cheeks at the sudden touch, and took a deep breath, but I quickly checked that there were no people around.
Seeing this, Yenika opened her eyes and nodded her head as if admitting her mistake.
“For now, let’s go to a place where there are no ears to hear. Come into my room.”
“Eh, Ed Bang… ? Let’s go in… ? ji, now… ?”
I just opened the door and grabbed Jenica’s wrist. Yenica, who came into the room with a puzzled face, looked around as if she had just come to the city for the first time.
“Wow, this is Ed’s room… . Wow, that’s definitely neat… .”
“The maid cleans it up every day.”
“Yeah, yes, but… yes… Nana… where? where to sit… ? floor? Shall I sit on the floor?”
Four or four dogs are trampled on only a sofa that can sit on, but I don’t understand the mindset of having to sit on the floor. He must have been embarrassed because he was not used to such a dazzling room.
“Anyway, no one here will be listening. No one will ever come into my room. So, here, we can have a conversation just the two of us.”
“Yes… okay… Still, you’re taking me into Ed’s room… What should I say… That’s right! yes! Definitely yes!”
Yenika turned her gaze back and forth and brushed her wand again and again. And then, the moment when I was about to say something while somehow rectifying the blushing cheeks—
“Well, it doesn’t seem like a very suitable place for a secret meeting. There are passengers.”
It was a clear and sweet voice.
The reception sofa behind it was obscured by a large door. At that moment, there was a passenger on the sofa and table that came into view.
A woman sitting with her legs crossed and her chin crossed… She was probably the first princess of the Chloel Empire, Princess Selah of Surrey. It was so cold and quiet that he didn’t even know he was in the room.
A chilly air wafts through the room. A strangely alluring smile represents her personality.
I calmly knelt down and took the example. It was as polite as possible.
In addition to the relationship between the senior and junior members within the school, with Princess Fenia, the Sylvania culture, where the way of education takes precedence, did not take such an example.
However, this is not a Sylvanian bachelor, nor is it even a senior-junior relationship with Princess Selaha.
“I have committed a disrespect, Princess Selaha. I didn’t know you were in my room.”
As soon as she heard the name Princess Selaha, Yenika swallowed her breath and quickly knelt down. He looks like he is sweating profusely.
“I ordered my butler to come to call you, but I didn’t know you would arrive earlier than that. It must have been mixed.”
“… Is that so.”
“By the way, Confucius must have had a complicated relationship with women, yes. If he even reached out to common people and had a secret meeting, he wouldn’t have been a very kind man to those women.”
Having said that, Princess Selaha glanced at Yenika.
Yenika is blushing and struggling, but Selah doesn’t even recognize her as a person.
Commoners and nobles are different, and nobles and royals are different. The gap between the two stages is even greater.
Even the common people are different from Penia, who tries to treat them personally.
“If I made you feel uncomfortable… .”
“It’s uncomfortable. It is quite a classic hobby for high-ranking nobles to ring four or four common women before the wedding. Once again, I have no intention of arguing with Confucius’ personal hobbies.”
“… … .”
“why? Was Confucius a sincere relationship in his own way? From the looks of it, it looks like we became friends in Sylvania.”
Selaha said so and laughed for a while.
“It’s good not to be too sincere to thousands of things. Even a child turns upside down right away. I’ve seen a lot of noble men who were swayed by mere commoners like that. How ridiculous it was, now it’s disrespectful.”
“Thank you for your consideration, Princess Selaha.”
“okay. If you’re trying to tease the groin, be careful. Confucius is a precious body A precious body should be used for other precious bodies.”
Yenica had already reached a lethal level of shame and was on the verge of exploding. Just being misunderstood for a secret relationship is on the verge of being shamed, but it seems that it is difficult to handle the remarks of Princess Selaha without a break.
It seemed that he did not care about the situation in which he was being despised. I’d rather be happy
“Well, I’m sorry I interrupted you at an important moment. Still, since you’ve come all the way here, let’s cool off the heat and talk for a while.”
“Do you have any business for me?”
“Ed Roth Taylor.”
Selah took out a letter and threw it on the table. It was a handwritten letter from Princess Phenia that I gave to Crepin.
“There is no need to talk long. You must be someone who knows everything.”
I knelt quietly and looked up at Princess Selaha, who was sitting with her feet crossed.
Princess Selaha spoke softly with an alluring smile.
“Will Confucius continue to be on a sinking ship like that?”
This… It was an unexpected offer.
Beat her up, Just do it ed