71 – Unspeakable agony
Yulken felt a deep skepticism about the recent increase in headaches.
Even in the empire, even if he had three fingers of power, he had no choice but to be vulnerable to the stabbing blade from the inside.
Rather, it might be weaker to the enemy inside because it is a castle wall like an iron fortress.
‘It’s difficult.’
He had a daughter who was his only bloodline and wouldn’t hurt to put it in his eyes.
Although he has been estranged from his daughter for more than 15 years due to his foolishness, recently, with the help of a boy, the seemingly parallel distance has been shortened.
As a father, it was a great pleasure for such a daughter to meet someone she loved and gradually grow into a mature woman.
It was all the more so because the person to whom the daughter gave her heart was a man who seemed to favor Yulken.
Rather, it was as if he pushed the boy on the back and urged him to confess to his daughter.
The man was originally from the heir to a small baron family called the Billhark family, among the subordinate families subordinate to the Loveheim family.
Right now, he was staying with the Loveheim family as a friend and attendant of his daughter Ariel, but that couldn’t continue forever.
So when he heard the news that the two of them had become lovers from childhood friends, Yulken announced it to his retainers within the family.
Originally, the man’s position was somewhat ambiguous, so this opportunity was to make sure that position was corrected.
However, that became the starting point.
Yulken was also aware of this right away, but the storm after that was rather strong.
Maybe even more than he expected.
“Whoa, my head hurts.”
Sitting at his desk in the office, frowning and shaking his head, he spoke quietly to himself.
However, it was also a statement that could not be overlooked by Elfelt, who assisted him.
“Is it because of the lady and her lover?”
“yes. No, not exactly because of those children.”
“I made a mistake. Well, what could be wrong with these two young men and women?”
Elfelt hurriedly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
It was. As Yulken said, there was nothing wrong with the two young men and women.
It was just a problem with the main enemies within the family trying to judge the love of others by family and prestige.
“Sir Vincent, he showed no sign of hiding his intentions in particular. It’s too blatant.”
“From the beginning, he was a person steeped in pure blood. Isn’t His Highness well aware of this?”
“Yes, you know. I know too well to wear it, but I mean it.”
Vincent Roland.
He is a person who has achieved a considerable position within the Robeheim family, and he is not just an old man in the back room, but also one of the veterans who once dominated the battlefield.
However, his temper is nasty, and he is also a man who has attained enlightenment in a different direction, even though he has a history of rolling on the battlefield like Yulken.
It’s pure-bloodedness.
It could be seen that this is completely opposite to Yulken’s personality that values one’s ability rather than family, experiencing war and pain while dealing with foreign peoples in the cold northern plains.
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Knowing that an incompetent ally is more dangerous than an outstanding enemy, Vincent began to blatantly kick out those whose family prestige was not good as his values were gradually established.
In other words, the rationale behind it is understandable, but the result is the worst.
“However, to throw out Sir Vincent… … .”
“It is nonsense. Besides, he is a man who has been involved in this family since his predecessors.”
Although he was an old man older than Yulken, his reputation did not go anywhere.
Even within the family, there are quite a few people who are close to him, and their position is quite firm.
Throwing such a man out just because he is trying to separate his daughter and her lover?
It was something that even Yulken couldn’t do carelessly.
Unless, at least, we didn’t even discuss the rebellion.
“It’s complicated. It would have been better if I had already had the ceremony.”
Sometimes, even if it’s just a formal procedure, there was a big difference between having a wedding ceremony and not having a wedding ceremony as a kind of ‘justice’ that can be presented to others.
Perhaps the story would have been a little different if Edgar had been the official husband of the heir who had already officially married Ariel.
Even in that case, people like Vincent would openly try to harm the two, but at that time, Yulken could also openly take tough measures.
However, even if he wanted to quickly get the two married to rectify this situation, the situation was not available.
“That’s right. In times like these, tradition is quite hard.”
“But I can’t break it.”
“If it was nothing more than vanity, Your Highness would have tried to get rid of it unconditionally.”
“You know me too well.”
The successors of the Loveheim family will be able to officially marry from the day exactly three months have passed since the coming-of-age ceremony.
It wasn’t simply because of rules within the family for no reason or because of such nonsensical stories, but because of some kind of danger in the bloodline.
Generation after generation, they are born with a special magical power called ‘the magical power of control’, which acts as poison to those who are not of the Loveheim family bloodline.
Because it is so powerful, if it penetrates the body of another person, it will destroy the body by itself.
However, when people from aristocratic families hold a wedding ceremony, there is a procedure in which the couple share each other’s magical powers and engrave them on their bodies.
At this time, if you receive the ‘management power’ of a member of the Loveheim family, you cannot be sure of the other person’s body.
However, even if you were born with the ‘magic power of control’ in general, one day you will be able to handle it perfectly.
To be precise, the body automatically realizes how to replace that mighty mana with the mana of an ordinary criminal.
This period is generally about 3 months before and after becoming an adult.
Therefore, it is estimated that three months after the coming of age ceremony is the age at which marriage is possible.
“… It was like that when I was dating my wife. When will I be able to have my coming-of-age ceremony and welcome her as my wife? I waited so anxiously.”
Yulken said, showing the back of his right hand that was covered by a glove.
There was something like a black pattern engraved on it, but it was not the mark of the Loveheim family, but a pattern with a different appearance.
This was also proof that he had made an eternal covenant with Helen.
“As expected, Your Highness and the young lady have many similarities.”
“Say that. Are you saying you can’t lie about your bloodline?”
really look alike
It’s like being attracted to the other person rather than their family or prestige.
The point is that those who decide to make it mine once will hold onto it somehow.
The point of being stubborn, the point of not wanting to lose, the point of not being honest.
Yulken had always been glad that his daughter didn’t look like him, but when he opened the lid, it was even harder to pinpoint the dissimilarities.
“Your face shape and appearance look just like your wife. Thanks to that, when I talk to my family, it feels like I have flowers in my hands.”
Yulken suddenly shows off his arms and smiles.
At this, Elfelt smiled sadly.
He knew better than anyone how intense his master’s love for his family was. At this rate, it would be enough to talk for two hours.
There was still a lot of work to be done, so I couldn’t just leave it alone, so I decided to cut the story with a whimper, albeit with pride.
“You are proud of your family in front of a vassal who has no marriage… You are doing too much.”
“Then, who said that until that age, he did a solo workshop? I must have stopped you.”
“What if there was no woman who caught my eye?”
“Tskz, your eyes are too high. That’s not what I’m going to say, of course.”
From a high point of view, even Elfelt had to make a move in front of Yulken.
To be precise, Yulken belonged to the side with strong taste rather than high eyesight.
His wife, Helen, of course, was unrivaled in beauty, but at the time, he fell in love with him because of his soft and cozy atmosphere.
Even his personality of thinking of others infinitely was Yulken’s ideal type himself.
“How about being introduced right now?”
“Isn’t it too late? Besides, it’s good to think of the Loveheim family as my wife and children and take care of them.”
In other words, work is love soon.
“It is a good thing for me. It’s going to be pretty daunting for your parents.”
“Not really. He told me to do my job, since there are people who will inherit it anyway.”
“They are generous people.”
Even if he said that, deep down he would have wanted his son, who was in the position of a parent, to marry him.
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Looking at the vassal, who had never become a parent himself, and couldn’t fathom his feelings, Yulken shook his head and moved his gaze back to the pile of papers.
“By the way, Your Highness, what are you planning to do on the day this story reaches the ears of the lady?”
“… Don’t even say that. I also ordered my wife to keep quiet.”
“He is so intelligent that he will immediately notice the hideous atmosphere. Isn’t that child by your side?”
“… … .”
Yulken belatedly recalled the face of the handmaid who stood by Ariel’s side and widened his eyes in pity.
It was quite possible.
Although he was young, he resembled his mother, Sheppy, and was quite quick to notice, and he was a child who could notice the atmosphere in the castle right away.
Besides, because they are servants, there are stories they can share with each other.
Shuri probably won’t miss that point and will make full use of it.
If so, it is not very difficult to notice this disturbing situation.
“… Do you think he already found out?”
“I don’t know. But one thing is certain, when that time comes… … .”
“I don’t even want to imagine. It doesn’t matter if it becomes known that the father is incompetent, but it is too much for the child to bear.”
To think that the enemy hidden within the family is trying to slander his lover.
Although I didn’t mean to disparage Ariel, from Yulken’s point of view, it was a reality that was hard to fully accept.
“If you see anything like that, tell me. We will have to talk separately.”
“All right. I don’t think you’ll tell me in advance.”
“Shouldn’t we do as much as we can as a poor father? It’s not too late to talk about it then.”
Saying that, Yulken must have been having a hard time concentrating on his work, so he nervously threw the pen on the desk and leaned against it with the momentum to bury himself in the chair.
There’s still a long way to go before the day goes by.
It was doubtful whether he would be able to resolve all of his overdue duties today.