10 – The Hidden Side of the Grand Duchess
Still, the name is the birthday of the eldest son.
The food decorated on the table in the hall was so colorful that it was clearly felt that they gave strength from the number of things.
‘What should I eat first?’
Edgar originally had a good appetite.
Even with the body of a 10-year-old kid, he could eat the same amount as his father, Lancel, so he said that.
As he walked around with his plate, he could see that the amount of food quickly dwindled.
“Ed, you eat really well.”
“Why don’t you eat? Doesn’t it suit your taste?”
“Am I eating enough? You’re just eating too much.”
is it?
Edgar was completely unaware. I just ate it with a spoonful of what I could see.
But seeing Ariel say that with a tired face, I thought that she had eaten quite a bit.
Of course, there was still more room left.
“hit. Do you like the birthday present?”
Edgar, who was chewing on a piece of steak cut into bite-sized pieces, barely managed to get over choking at the sudden question.
If it’s a birthday present, you’re talking about that absurd mountain.
Her distribution of it as a gift was dumbfounded, but looking back now, Helene, who allowed it, didn’t make much sense.
Why did you give such a gift to a 10-year-old?
“uh… Well.”
“Chi, what is the reaction? It’s the gift I picked out the best, but I don’t like it, right?”
I definitely expected praise to come out, but this was warmer than the southwest wind in midsummer.
When Ariel, who had become angry all of a sudden, flashed red eyes and grinned in anger, Edgar calmed her down.
“No, I don’t mean I hate it… how to say It feels strange to receive such a large gift.”
“what. So, is that good?”
“Yes… ji?”
Edgar replied vaguely and tilted his head.
If I asked him to say just one thing, whether he likes it or not, with the sword pointed at his throat, it would be the former.
Regardless of where the mountain will be used, how many people in the world can receive a mountain as a gift in their lifetime?
The satisfaction of being one of the few people in the world. That alone was good.
I just wondered why he gave such a gift.
“But why did you give it to me?”
“It was like that when you went to the mountain before. ‘If all the grass here were mine, I’d eat and live.’ do.”
“… ah.”
Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever accidentally said such nonsense.
I had heard through my parents that medicinal herbs and fairly precious trees tend to grow on that mountain, and it must have been based on that.
Amman, but to think of giving the whole mountain. I wondered if it was really different to say something like this.
‘Wasn’t the mountain owned by the country in the first place?’
Edgar still didn’t know much about the laws and rules of this world.
Whether the mountain belonged to the Empire or whether it was a private property originally owned by the Loveheim family. I couldn’t figure out anything.
One thing is certain, at least it is not the property of the Billhark family. If that was the case, Ariel wouldn’t have been able to give it to herself as a gift.
‘I don’t know.’
How are you? Anyway, it’s yours now.
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Later, when I got older and had nothing to do, I wondered if it would be a good life to build a house in the mountain and live there.
In the past, I had longed for people who were natural people and lived in the mountains.
“Thank you anyway. I didn’t even say thank you properly back then.”
“Heh, if you know how to thank me, be nice to me! I will keep an eye on you!”
“Yes, yes.”
Although he missed the frail grand duchess he had briefly seen three days ago, this figure suited her as well.
He looks like a bitch, but he doesn’t hate it, and when he jokes around, his reaction is always fresh, and sometimes he has a pure appearance.
In the past, I only thought of him as a child to be protected, but now he has become a true friend to Edgar for a long time.
“But it’s Ed’s birthday, so why aren’t the others coming to celebrate?”
“You must be busy because you are adults.”
“not really… On my birthday, even the adults came to say congratulations and left?”
‘No, that’s you… … .’
Edgar had many things he wanted to say, but he swallowed them in his heart.
“I guess you weren’t busy then.”
“is it?”
Still, the innocence of a 10-year-old still remained, so it was possible to convince her at this level.
Wouldn’t it be unreasonable to make people turn their attention to themselves like this even if they only get one or four years older?
‘I wonder how it will be.’
I was looking forward to that day as it was, but on the other hand, I was also a little afraid.
Even now, I had no idea how immature a princess would run wild when that time came.
I hope it doesn’t become an unbridled horse.
“Ed, do you know how many days we are going to sleep today?”
“I don’t know. Are you staying long?”
“yes! Mom says you can stay for a week!”
‘Oh.’
Is this a good news or a bad news?
Being able to play with Ariel for a week without getting bored was good, at least for him.
However, the meaning of Ariel staying here was the same as the meaning of staying with Helen.
In other words, it also meant that his mother, Catria, had to be Helen’s horse partner for a week.
‘Mrs. Helene is a good person, but that’s different.’
In any case, when a high-ranking person comes to the house, the body naturally stiffens. Regardless of what the other person’s personality is like and whether or not their personality is the opposite.
From that point of view, the next week will be a splendid achievement for him and Ariel, but from Lansel and Catria’s point of view, it will be close to disaster.
“How are you?”
“great. I get bored when I’m alone at home.”
“Hey, I actually learned more magic than I wanted to show you!”
Edgar’s eyes widened at Ariel’s explosive remark.
You learned a new magic in just three days?
Amman’s talent is scary, but at this point, I wondered if it was too much.
I was surprised to find that the magic that was shown earlier was also of a high level after looking it up in books.
Of course, it’s not advanced magic, but at least I heard that it’s not magic that a 10-year-old would easily use.
In the first place, the premise that a 10-year-old manifests magic was wrong, but it was excluded because the opponent was too out of specification to point out from there.
“It is expected. Show me later.”
“don’t worry. What can I show you today?”
Even if the party was over today, it would be the middle of the night and I would fall exhausted, so I wonder if he is trying to take himself somewhere else.
Anyway, she is a very lively princess.
“No, you don’t have to do that… … .”
Edgar, who was about to continue talking behind his back, shut his mouth in Ariel’s eyes, who showed off a sad day in an instant.
Yes, if you want to, you have to I don’t sleep much at night anyway, so it’s not difficult to play.
However, if Madame Helene discovered him on the way, there would be an uproar.
Because he was quite conservative in that way.
“Then have you decided?”
“okay. So don’t be angry.”
“huh! Fool, idiot, Ed.”
“Ed isn’t swearing.”
How did Ed end up in her head as a curse word on the same level as an idiot?
In the first place, I wondered if among the swear words that could come out of children’s heads, there were more than idiot idiots.
If that’s the case, the proper noun Ed must be the most powerful slang word in her brain.
This is the moment when the years spent with her for the past ten or so years become colorless. 8 years to be exact.
As they were exchanging nonsensical conversations, they felt a presence approaching them.
Edgar, who placed an empty plate on the table appropriately, turned around.
A boy a little taller than him stood there with a deep smile.
“Hello, Edgar.”
“uh?”
Who was it?
The action of a boy who appeared out of nowhere and called his name in a friendly way caused Edgar to make a dumbfounded noise.
I remember seeing it somewhere, but I wasn’t sure of the name. Even the family crest.
Have you ever had a conversation in the first place?
“happy birthday.”
“Ah, yes. thanks.”
In any case, it was impossible to ignore the birthday greetings, so Edgar nodded and expressed his gratitude.
It didn’t look bad.
Rather, it seemed that the warm-hearted thing would grow into a manly-looking handsome man.
“Ed, who are you?”
“uh? that is… … .”
As I was reciting my evaluation of the boy’s appearance, Ariel suddenly interrupted and asked the other person’s identity in a sharp tone.
Edgar, on the contrary, wanted to ask himself. At least, at least reveal your name.
As he muttered and showed signs of hesitation, Ariel’s voice became more angrier when he noticed this.
The voice was directed not to Edgar this time, but to the boy standing across from him.
“Who are you?”
“me? Edgar’s friend.”
“I don’t think Ed knows you? you know?”
Although it has been mentioned several times, Ariel was extraordinarily quick-witted.
Even if he pretended to, he was able to notice that the other party knew Edgar unilaterally and started talking to him.
And even though he identified himself as Edgar’s friend, his eyes were fixed on Ariel, not a friend who had a birthday today.
‘How dare you.’
Ariel was pretty from a young age.
It wasn’t simply that her features were sharper than those of her peers, but that her beauty was well-formed.
That’s why in the social world where I arrived holding my parents’ hand, I was often targeted by guys my age. Because they too had eyes to distinguish beauty.
But that wasn’t what upset Ariel the most right now.
The fact that he tried to talk to himself using his precious childhood friend, not anyone else.
It also meant that he insulted his friend.
Even though she was young, she was well educated and knew that insulting someone’s honor in her family was the greatest sin.
And what kind of punishment should be given when the honor of the opponent is undermined.
“go away. Ed will play with me.”
“uh? But I’m Ed’s friend… … .”
“Don’t call me Ed because it offends me. The only people who can call Ed Ed are me and my mom, besides Uncle and Aunt.”
If you say uncle and aunt, you’re probably referring to Edgar’s parents.
Ariel was so annoyed by the other person’s attempt to keep her seat without revealing her name yet, so Ariel thought of a trick while trying to continue her conversation in a more annoyed tone than usual.
It’s not my favorite method, but at times like this, there was no method that worked better than this.
“Do you know who I am?”
“Dae, the grand duke’s daughter… … .”
“Then you know who my mother is?”
“Yes.”
can you not know
In the first place, the boy was standing here with a strict order from his mother to talk to those children and become friends with them as much as possible.
He was also aware of Ariel’s identity, who her mother was, and that she had come to this party with her.
“Should I go and call mom? Or would you like to turn it off right now?”
“Turn off, turn off… … .”
Even so, the boy was the second son of a fairly old family.
Did he ever say that someone who wasn’t even an acquaintance, let alone a real brother, told him to go away?
Even her lips trembled as if she had been quite shocked, but our princess had no intention of showing mercy.
“I will ask you again. Do you want to turn it off right now? Or should I call my mother?”
“Mi, I’m sorry!”
It wasn’t the sharp, high-pitched voice that continued a moment ago, but the sudden calming voice seemed to indicate that it was the last warning.
So the boy ran straight into the arms of his mother who would protect him without looking back.
When the unpleasant look disappeared, Ariel smiled contentedly as if it was a solution and opened her mouth to Edgar as usual.
“Ed, when you’re done, let’s go out and play!”
“Yeah, yes.”
what did i just see
Seeing the sight that happened in an instant, Edgar could only shake his head with his eyes wide open.