No, look, Mr. Yenica (1)
As news about the Roth Taylor family spread, the Chloël family went into an uproar.
A number of high-ranking nobles were killed by the tragedy caused by the Roth Taylor family head, Crepin Roth Taylor, and the Roth Taylor estate and mansion site were devastated.
The downfall of the Roth Taylor family, who had been working as a close associate of the Chloël imperial family for many years, and their head, Crepin.
Still, members of the Roth Taylor family had their own place in the Chloël imperial court in one place or another.
Among them, from middle managers such as Templar Administrative Officers and Servant Managers, to middle ranks ranging from the Chairman of the Imperial Advisory Council to the Chief Protocol Officer, and the Chief Judge… There were quite a few places where the Roth Taylor family took root.
They were given positions by Crepin’s breath, but when the death of Crepin Rothtailer and his evil deeds became known, they were all temporarily suspended from their duties.
When vacancies in various important positions in the imperial family occurred at the same time, the deputies took over the duties, and various administrative processes creaked… Eventually, an emergency meeting was convened.
“There are a lot of empty seats.”
“All the talents from Roth Taylor were gathered in the Imperial Annex.”
An emergency meeting of the imperial family where key members of the imperial family gather to discuss the situation.
In front of Emperor Chloel, who sat in the center, there was an arched conference hall, but there were quite a few vacant seats left.
The palace hall, who oversees the affairs of the imperial family, recited the owners of the empty seats to Emperor Chloel. Most of them bear the name of Roth Taylor.
In front of Emperor Chloël, the seats of the three princesses who would become the true heirs of the imperial power were prepared, and behind them were a lot of people who occupied the center of power, such as the imperial knights commander, butler, admiral, and prime minister, respectively.
In fact, it was a meeting where those who decided the direction of the Chloel Empire gathered together.
“Everyone knows the reason we are here today. This is a place to discuss the tragedy that occurred in the Roth Taylor estate and the recovery after it.”
Emperor Chloel, who was in charge of the meeting, spoke in a gentle tone.
“Everyone must have a lot of things they want to report to me. We should also discuss the future direction of the Roth Taylor family. Those who deserve the reward should be rewarded, and those who deserve the punishment should be punished.”
The three princesses sitting closest to Emperor Chloël.
Selah, Persica, Penia. They each sat in the center of the conference hall, looking at each other, with different expressions on their faces.
Emperor Chloe had already sensed it. Each of his three daughters has a different stance towards the Roth Taylor family, which has been at the center of power.
The sight of the three imperial heirs centered on the imperial family and the various imperial powers behind them lined up… It seems to show the power structure entangled like a spider’s web in a fragmentary way.
This case is not going to be resolved easily.
With that thought in mind, Emperor Chloel announced the start of the meeting.
A meeting place so noble and important that ordinary commoners would not even come close.
In the back corner of the seat that decides the direction of the empire, a girl is sitting with a witch’s hat pressed down. It was the witness that Selah had secured at the scene and was the number one contributor to the subjugation of Mebuler.
A dwarf girl, with her legs crossed, as if lying on a soft chair. The school uniform she’s wearing is too loose to show any dignity, and the hat is too big to cover her face.
The girl, whose expression she couldn’t even recognize, was sitting quietly in the corner of the conference room, listening to what was going on.
* * *
Aken Island pier is not very large.
This is because most of the traffic is concentrated on the side of Maxes Bridge.
Usually, when it comes to islands, they often go back and forth by boat, but in the case of Aken Island, the structure of the traffic flow itself was unique.
The population is not so large that sailing boats come and go, and most of the supplies are available through the bridge.
As they were supplied with supplies from the nearby Countess of Jahul or the small trading city of Velax, there was little incentive to use the sea route. Considering the scale, using the upper wagon is because the unit cost of logistics is cheaper.
Therefore, the dock of Aken Island was not used well except for some students who used the sea route when returning home, and some merchants who were supplied with rare goods from distant lands.
– Chick, wiggle.
As the sea level went up and down, the flat-bottomed barge swayed up and down at the same time.
Ziggs Eiffelstein, who landed on it, turned back as it was and received Elka’s body, which was standing on the small passenger ship.
“Uh, uh… I thought I was going to die from motion sickness.”
“After all, it would be better to ride a horse-drawn carriage. The ship is faster, but Elka, your condition is adversely affected.”
“I had a lot of luggage this time, so I can’t help it… .”
Elka Islan grabbed the hem of the semi-robes that wrapped around her shoulders and shook her head. I still have some dizziness, but compared to the long journey, the aftereffects were on the small side.
From the steppes of the north to the coast of the west of the empire, you ride a horse-drawn carriage, and from there you take a boat straight to Aken Island. Clearly, compared to coming only with a wagon, the time has been greatly reduced.
“I’m going to get some luggage from the workers here. First, I’m going to the L’Orail Pavilion and resting.”
“No, it’s okay. We’ll be resting on the pier, so let’s go together when work is done.”
Ziggs looked at Elka for a moment with a worried look on her face, but Elka encouraged him not to worry too much, and then led her dizzy and headed for the marina.
However, before taking a few steps, seeing a familiar face, Elka tilted her head.
“Oh my gosh, Jenika-senpai.”
Hearing that, Ziggs, who was carrying the heavy load, turned his head and looked at him.
On the other side of the barge where Elka and Ziggs landed, there was Yenica, who had come down from another ship with a short luggage bag.
She was wearing a pure white blouse over a royal blue skirt, and her arms were rolled up and she looked like she was carrying a load.
“what… Jigs and… It’s Elca… .”
“You came home early. Senior Yenika. We always come a few weeks early to visit the conference before school starts… .”
Elka Islan was a scholar who worked as a librarian in charge of the student library and also researched at the Magic Book Society.
So, to avoid the crowded demand for magic books at the beginning of the semester, come a little early and complete the research preparations.
Jiggs doesn’t have to come early, but he had a habit of going home early when Elka came anyway.
“Didn’t Yenika sunbaenim always go home early because she helps with hometown work? And I think you came home as late as possible, but this year is a big deal.”
“Ah, that’s… .”
Yenica couldn’t bear to answer Ziggs’ words and froze.
For some reason, rumors about Ed spread, and Yenika’s hometown was already full of behind-the-scenes stories about her love story.
Yenika then spoke with tears in her eyes with a liberated expression.
“It just happened… .”
“… You have a story.”
Ziggs didn’t even bother to ask. However, while receiving Elka’s burdens from the workers, she only glanced at Yenika’s eyes.
“Well, I heard that there are quite a few students who have already returned to school. It is said that there are quite a number of students who did not go home during vacation… . If you go back to school now, you will see quite a few familiar faces.”
“Okay… Ed will be back early too… .”
“You mean Ed-senpai? I heard a rumor that he passed away this year… Have you already returned to school?”
At those words, Yenika was not sure what to say, so she paused for a moment.
The news of the Roth Taylor family is not very pleasant. You’d know everything anyway, but you didn’t want to spread it around with your own mouth.
“Hmm… .”
Seeing Yenika like that, Ziggs felt something suspicious. After taking all the luggage up to the last one, he sat down on one of them and wiped his sweat.
“Is your relationship with Ed sunbaenim not going well?”
“Hey, what are you talking about… !”
“No, pretending to be something. Lately, if you talk about Ed sunbaenim, Yenica sunbaenim’s expression doesn’t look very good.”
It’s a jigs with a strangely good intuition. Even in this part, she was strangely sharp, and Yenika broke into a cold sweat on the back of her neck.
“Ziggs, it might be rude to say that. Yenica-sunbaenim’s work should be taken care of so that Yenika-sunbaenim can take care of it.”
“Uh, is that so? I don’t know how to behave in a manner like this… .”
As Elka raised her index finger and pressed Jigs’s forehead firmly, Ziggs let out a deep sigh.
“No, it’s not really a lung… but… Edrang has been at odds a lot lately in one way or another… .”
Yenika put down her suitcase and sighed.
“Actually, I’m a little worried… . I wondered if I was a burdensome person to Ed than I thought… .”
An unexpected word came out. Hearing this, Ziggs and Elka looked at each other and took time to gather their thoughts while tilting their heads for a moment.
“Are you saying it’s embarrassing? Ed or Yenica-sunbaenim?”
“Yes… I wondered if that could be the case.”
“I do not know. I have a slightly different opinion. Think about Ed-senpai’s personality. If Yenica-sunbaenim was too burdensome, wouldn’t he have said it so straight-forward?”
The top of the barge swaying as the seawater rises and falls. The three men and women sat quietly to organize their thoughts, and then Elka broke the silence.
“Isn’t there a reason why Yenica-senpai thinks that way?”
“No, considering my actions in the past… . this is totally… You are a burdensome person Above all, recently… There are a lot of things that don’t fit together… .”
Yenika Tanye said that he was considerate of Ed, but giving up the senior position seems to have hurt Ed’s pride. Without Anise’s advice, I wouldn’t have realized it.
Not only that, they accompanied him in the name of protecting him at Roth Taylor’s mansion, and they couldn’t prevent him from being seriously injured.
After that, Ed returned to Sylvania’s academy with no intention of going back to Pulan to heal his wounds and look at political trends.
From Ed’s point of view, Yenika’s vacation plans were taken into consideration, but, nevertheless, Yenika was too concerned about Ed’s rejection.
“We even went to camp together to live… maybe me… Maybe he didn’t care too much about Ed?”
“… To be honest, there aren’t many people who care about Ed sunbaenim as much as Yenica sunbaenim.”
“still… Ed’s burden is completely different… !”
Ziggs looked into Elka’s eyes, and then took a deep breath.
Yenika is too clumsy in objectifying herself. Best of all, there aren’t many men in the world who wouldn’t hate a girl like Yenica Palerover for a little slap. How different is it with Ed?
However, in front of his lover, Elka, praising Yenika’s appearance… You can’t do such a frivolous act. It is one of the techniques of life that has been learned after many failures and setbacks.
“It seems like you’re underestimating Ed-senpai too much, but… All men are the same after all, Yenika-senpai.”
“… yes?”
“Well, there aren’t that many men who push them away just because women actively push them in. You can go in with a little more confidence. It’s just my opinion, though.”
Having said that, I looked into Elka’s eyes, and she was looking at Ziggs with her ax eyes open. It feels like riding a rope strangely, but it seems to be safe up to this point.
“It is not a bad feeling to be burdened in the first place. On the contrary, there are many times when I feel happy that they are leaning on me.”
“Zigs… .”
Elka smirked as she called out Ziggs’ name. However, even after that, he made a sad expression for a moment and then took a deep breath.
“I feel so complicated… Ziggs.”
“Don’t worry too much. I didn’t really fit in with a luxurious life.”
As Yenica tilted her head as she listened to the conversation between the two, Ziggs added that she needed an explanation.
“From next semester, I will also leave the Ophelis Hall. Applications for resignation have already been received.”
“Okay? You are not lacking in grades.”
“It is, but Elka’s asthma has gotten worse and worse this semester… Now I need someone to stay close to me and help me. In order to stay next to Elka while working on the student council, I had no choice but to move to the single room in the L’Orail Building.”
Elka belongs to L’Orail, an honors student dormitory. In order to live close to Elka and subsidize her life, she gave up the luxurious life of the Ophelis House.
“Well, the facilities are a bit lacking compared to the Ophelis Hall, and I can’t even get help from the users, so I’ll have to do the little things myself… Originally, it was natural. Just because it comes and goes, you shouldn’t take it for granted.”
“… You will have a hard time too.”
“It is not a difficult situation to do. It’s a comfortable and good life, whatever it is, compared to the brutal wild life.”
Ziggs checked all the luggage he had received and put down, and when it was confirmed that all of them had been delivered, he paid the worker the price.
The impressive pier worker smiled and said goodbye to Ziggs and left.
As it was, Ziggs picked up the luggage one by one. He lifts all kinds of large wooden bags and clothes bags at once, but there is no sign of difficulty.
The natural strength itself is at a great level. He is a boy who doesn’t seem to have any problems even if he went to the combat club instead of a magic club student.
“Anyway, I wouldn’t dare judge Yenika-senpai’s concerns, but… I think it is a problem that is not very nutritious.”
“… okay?”
“Yes. Wouldn’t it be better for men to know the way of thinking of men in the first place? The reaction of men who really feel burdened by women or want to keep their distance is a little different from that. The real red flag… It’s a bit more revealing.”
From the point of view of Ziggs, the horse is chosen. In fact, just because he was a Ziggs, he wasn’t the kind of person who knew him well enough to gossip in a relationship.
However, can you give me a minimum guarantee?
“Well, not making eye contact, or trying to break the flow of conversation with a short answer… . Or making an expression of embarrassment in the open or outright… . Anyway, the red signal that the guy sends is supposed to be just that way. It’s a story that I don’t express in such a subtle and incomprehensible way as Jenika-senpai is worried about.”
“Ugh… .”
“So, have some confidence. Ed-sunbaenim must be attracted to Yenika-sunbaenim more than enough.”
Having made such a heated conclusion, Ziggs packed all his belongings and set his feet on the way to the pier.
“Well, pushing and pulling and riding the rope are also important things… Surprisingly, there are many people who fall apart more easily than you think if you push them simply and ignorantly. If you can’t do it this way, isn’t it the rule of thumb that you have to do it that way too?”
“that… That’s right… .”
“So, be strong, Jenika-senpai. There will be good results.”
Having said that, Ziggs packed up his luggage and left for the pier. It was a bonus to clench his fists and give them strength.
Elka, who was chasing after him, glanced at Yenica, clenched both fists cutely, and shouted “Fight”.
Left alone on the barge, Yenika put down her suitcase for a moment and took a deep breath.
Eventually, he clenched his fists tightly, put strength in his body, and stood up from his seat. There was certainly nothing wrong with what Ziggs said.
There is nothing good about having low self-esteem. If Yenika had been burdened with Ed’s personality, he would have told him that right away.
Encouraged by that fact, Yenika proceeded to the camp of the North Forest with lighter steps.
* * *
“Hello, Ed! I’m back a little early!”
It was this camp in the northern forest that now felt like home to Jenica.
In fact, no matter how comfortable a place you feel at home… It couldn’t be more comfortable than my real home in Pulan.
However, I couldn’t resist because I really wanted to come back to this camp just for this vacation.
It’s a pity that the parents who sent Yenika, who ran out of her hometown in tears, to meet her waving a handkerchief… It was too harsh a space for a teenage girl who had just opened her eyes to the idea of being a lover.
To say the least, living in camp with Ed makes me feel more emotionally stable.
Yenika hugged her luggage and greeted her with a bright smile on her face.
In the fire, Ed Roth Taylor, whom I had not seen in a long time, was stabbing a bonfire with a poker.
Since Bell took care of most of the basic chores, Ed was able to fully rest and focus on recovering.
So, seeing Ed sitting in a much improved state, Yenika sighed a sigh of relief.
However, after that, you can see the now completed Lortel’s villa.
It is not very pleasant to have a new building built in the camp that was entirely Ed and Jenica’s space. He grunts and makes his lips stick out, but in any case, Lortel can’t return to Arken Island. It was because she was so busy with work at the top that she had to keep the old deck busy whenever she was not in school.
Now, it is a camp where only Ed and Jenica remain. Feeling that that fact was more prominent, Yenika walked over to the fire and sat down.
“Oh, you came early. Yenica… .”
Ed, who greets Yenika, seems to be in better health.
Yenika said, ‘Yeah, yeah.’ He smiled and nodded his head. It was so nice to see his face, like a dog waving his tail, approaching him like a dog, and just sitting with a bonfire in between, it felt like his shoulders were shaking.
“By the way, it’s not long before the vacation is over… .”
“Yeah, how have you been, Ed? I was very worried. When I saw you at the Roth Taylor mansion, you were seriously injured.”
“okay… .”
Ed said so, with his head bowed and pecking at the pitiful bonfire. Here, Yenika felt a strange sign.
“Still, I’m glad that you seem to have had a good rest during vacation! Now, after the vacation is over and the semester starts, I have a lot of schedule left over, so I have to work hard again!”
“Yeah, right… .”
After talking up to that point, Yenika looked at Ed’s expression.
Strangely, without making eye contact with Yenika, she was staring at the campfire and Yenika alternately, as if in deep thought.
Ed Roth-Taylor used to show a lot of that when he was in deep trouble. While responding appropriately to the surrounding situation, one side of the accident is devoted to the troubles.
It wasn’t anything special, but it feels like a strange drop of sweat runs down the back of Ed’s neck.
Yenika, who is not that smart, noticed. Ed’s look was obviously strange to anyone looking at it.
― ‘Well, not making eye contact, or trying to break the flow of conversation with a short answer… . Or making an expression of embarrassment in the open or outright… . In any case, the red signal that the guy sends is just perfect that way.’
Suddenly, the words that Ziggs had uttered ran through Yenika’s mind.
Anyone can see that Ed Roth-Taylor is clearly feeling the pressure right now.
In fact, it’s not strange to feel burdened with Yenica now. How long have you been together in the meantime?
However, a change in the perception of people is always an instantaneous thing.
Yenika swallowed dry saliva and opened her eyes.
‘I really… Are you a burdensome person? ?!’
In fact, it is not without awareness.
He lived with Ed for the sole reason of being in love, but he was also the one who tried to use respect or try to widen the distance in the name of re-establishing the relationship.
From a third person’s objective point of view, she is just a girl of that age who is pounding her feet with unnecessary worries. But as much as I am, I am more serious than anyone else.
Even if you go on for the rest of your life, you won’t be able to take the initiative in the relationship until you flirt with Ed’s every little reaction.
However, there is no way. A girl named Yenika Palerover was originally like this. Who is to blame for being born as such a heavenly girl?
“Jenica. I have something to tell you.”
“yes! what?!”
“… What kind of respect is it all of a sudden? ?”
“yes! What?!”
As if poking through the blind spot of an accident, Ed’s words that suddenly broke the silence and Yenika almost bit her tongue.
Ed’s expression seen through the bonfire is quite serious. Yenika swallowed dry saliva and listened to Ed.
“that… That might sound a bit odd. Still, once that… Because there are circumstances… . Just listen… . Actually, it may not be a very difficult request… Sometimes it can be difficult… .”
“yes… ?”
“Well, I can explain the circumstances in detail, but that’s too… Am I supposed to be cowardly… . Because it’s not polite to you in the first place… just… I’ll tell you without adding or subtracting… .”
“Well, what is… ?”
Did Ed Roth Taylor ever lay the groundwork like this before saying something?
Feeling a little nervous, Yenika straightened her back and opened her eyes.
“Hey, you know… .”
“Yes… .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
Then, Ed finally spoke while pressing down on the ground with poker.
“… not.”
“What! What!”
“No, it’s done. Lately, Yenika seems to have asked you too many unreasonable requests, and it’s not really polite to do this… Alright, I’ll look for another direction… . that… Forget… .”
“No, just tell me! What! what!”
Yenika patted Ed on her thigh, stroking her thigh. Ed said with a perplexed face, sweating in a cold sweat.
“No, it really happened. I also have a conscience, so I feel a bit reluctant to take advantage of you in this way… .”
“It’s not like we’re arguing about our manners. Don’t worry, I’ll do everything Ed asks. So, tell me what it is, huh?!”
“I don’t mean to say things like that… . Yenica… not good… . really… not good… .”
“What the hell?!”
Even Jenika couldn’t stand it when she came all the way here. Stomping on the dirt floor, Yenika trembled with fuss.
Then, suddenly, Ed’s expression caught my eye again. It looked like something was really embarrassing, and it was hard to explain.
It’s been quite some time since I’ve been close with Ed, but it was the first time I saw him.
At that moment, a drop of sweat ran down Jenica’s back.
“Ed.”
Ed Roth-Taylor is pretty good friends with Yenica Palerover. A lot of the walls between the two of them were torn down, and they were able to communicate with each other to the extent that they could send and receive requests, even if they were rather unreasonable.
Yenika is not the only one who thinks so.
They must have known each other well, but Ed was particularly embarrassed.
Ed leans on Yenika a lot, enough to accompany him to the tragedy that happened at the Roth Taylor mansion.
If it’s a concern that even Ed is reluctant to talk about, how serious and serious is the story?
Suddenly, I thought that it might not be something to laugh at and tremble.
Yenika had never seen Ed look so troubled and embarrassed. Even if the world is destroyed tomorrow, he is the kind of man who will calmly organize the things that need to be done now. Even Ed couldn’t figure out what kind of trouble it was.
If that’s the case, then what Yenika should do now is to convince Ed.
Confidence that I will stand by your side no matter the ordeal. So you can trust me and talk to me. It is necessary to affirm that strong trust.
Suddenly, a serious look appeared on Yenika’s face. It expresses strong trust and clear determination, and seems to be saying that they will bear any heavy burden with them.
There was a strong will in his serious expression. It is an expression of the will to risk even life.
It is like the spirit of a general who is determined to die before going to war.
“I’m ready for anything, Ed. So… . It’s ok, I can ask you anything. No matter how serious it is, I’m on Ed’s side.”
Ed was to die for.
wow Ed gap moe