75 – Sinister Smile
Since this year, Ariel has been allowed to enter her father’s office.
There were two main reasons.
The first is that there are quite a lot of times when Yulken empties his castle.
The second is to make Ariel, who will become an adult next year, come into contact with public affairs in earnest.
In other words, when Yulken was away, it also meant that she would soon become the owner of this castle.
Whenever that happened, Elfelt didn’t follow the owner’s schedule, but stood by Ariel’s side and helped her with her work.
Even though she learned from a young age, she was still immature in practice.
I don’t know if Edgar learned practical skills later and could replace Elfelt’s position, but right now he was more suitable for this position.
“You already have the dignity of being the next head of household. miss.”
“It’s still awkward, so please don’t say that.”
As Elfelt mischievously painted her face with gold, Ariel smiled while averting her gaze.
There were still many things missing.
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Let alone the dignity as the head of the household, he hadn’t even thought of the vessel being completed as the successor.
The Yulken she had been watching all this time had the dignity and power befitting the owner of the Loveheim family.
It could be called innate charisma.
It would take a considerable amount of time to reach that level, but Ariel wanted to bring that time forward as quickly as possible.
“You seem impatient.”
“any. I heard that my father jumped into the battlefield at the age of 17 and did his part as an heir.”
Originally, this was the reason why Ariel wanted to follow Yulken to the front from this year.
I thought that in order to get even a little closer to him, I had to be able to barely follow him.
However, Elfelt smiled softly and shook his head.
At that time, it was a time when the north was more chaotic than it is now, so Yulken didn’t want to go to the battlefield, so there was no need to be thirsty for that fact.
“Your Highness, the lady is the lady. You don’t have to beat yourself up by making comparisons. Your Highness is sure to think so too.”
“… When Elfelt said, his trust went up. You probably know your father better than I do.”
From what Ariel heard, Yulken and Elfelt were close to a master-servant relationship on the outside, but they were also comrades who shared the joys and sorrows of fighting through the battlefield together.
The bond that has been built over a long time must have something that cannot be touched simply because it is a father-daughter relationship.
Therefore, Ariel did not dare to boast that she knew her father, Yulken, in front of Helen and Elfelt.
Because there was no difference between wrinkles in front of a chrysalis.
“Isn’t that what Bondi is? It’s a shame to tell Your Highness, but probably Master Edgar knows you better than Her Highness. It is a similar case.”
“Huh, I wonder what the reaction would be if I told my father about it.”
‘My father’s aide said my lover knows me better than my father!’ What if you say that to Yulken himself?
Ariel was very curious as to whether she would smile bitterly because of the sins she had committed, or whether she would call out Elfelt separately and shout in unison, outraged.
On the other hand, Elfelt, who said this, had no choice but to break out in a cold sweat and beg for mercy.
“Please have mercy just once.”
“It’s a joke. The conversation we had here should end here. is not it?”
Ariel smiled mischievously with a wink and immediately picked up a pen and went through the papers with her eyes.
There were still a lot of things he didn’t know about before he could even make the payment, and there were other issues that Yulken had to decide on his own.
So Ariel was learning the practicalities one by one while asking what perspective to look at, only finishing the things that could be handled by Elfelt’s line.
“By the way, did you say hello to the young master’s parents?”
“Did you know about Elfelt?”
“That’s right, because of her personality, she won’t go all the way to Ardenum for no particular reason.”
Basically, Ariel tends to move only with a purpose.
Unlike Edgar, who is laid back, he has a utilitarian personality.
Of course, if she had gone all the way to Ardenum because she wanted to be by Edgar’s side, she wouldn’t have anything to say, but since it was Elfelt who had seen her for a long time, I guessed that there must be another reason.
And one of those guesses was this.
“Yeah, it went well. I was very surprised when I told you.”
“I can’t help but be surprised. If I were in that position, I would be glad if I didn’t go backwards.”
“That, is that enough?”
Ariel also expected that the other person would be surprised, but since he wasn’t the person involved, he couldn’t gauge how much it would be.
However, when he heard Elfelt’s words, he realized that he had brought quite a bit of shocking news.
If you ask me if I regret it, I didn’t.
“Since the young lady has been a member of the Loveheim family since she was born, it is only natural that she does not understand her feelings.”
The way she judged the status of the Loveheim family was from her point of view as a member of the family.
Even if you know that it’s just wonderful, you’re ignorant of how much it affects the people around you.
But how can you blame her for this?
In the first place, if she had more accurately figured out the position of the Bilhark family, that would be great, but she wasn’t foolish.
Moreover, Elfelt considered even this to be a small gain.
It is difficult for those who reign above them to look down, and that is why differences in their positions naturally arise.
However, because of this incident, he seems to have felt a little more aware of the position of the Loveheim family and the level of their successor, so he will pay attention to his actions afterwards.
“You can make mistakes. It just matters what you realize there.”
“He says the same thing as Ed.”
“Have you ever told me these words, Bocchan?”
“Yeah, my memory is a bit hazy since I was very young.”
‘He’s been busy scolding me since he was young, that fool.’ Seeing Ariel comment, El Felt smiled happily.
‘Indeed, you have a good person by your side.’
Although you can point out your friend’s mistakes, it’s hard to give him advice.
Especially when it’s not iron.
In that respect, it must mean that the man named Edgar played a role not only as her lover, but also as a guide in her life.
‘It’s good as a husband for the lady, but it seems like it would be perfect as an aide. Too bad.’
For an instant, Elfelt sincerely thought so.
Of course, I didn’t know what Ariel’s reaction would be the moment I brought this out, so I couldn’t bear to say it out of my mouth.
“Ah, Elfelt. I want to ask you something, can you answer me honestly?”
As she scanned the pile of papers with her eyes, her head turned, not even making eye contact.
Then he looked up at Elfelt, who was standing next to him, but the mischievous mood from a moment ago was gone in his eyes.
For Elfelt, it was a chilling sensation he felt for the first time in a while.
It was very similar to the coldness he exuded when he saw the enemy he had to eliminate, when he was in the middle of the battlefield with Yulken.
As if an invisible blade of ice would invade his skin at any moment, he involuntarily swallowed and nodded.
“How could I lie to you, Mrs. Please ask me anything.”
“yes? Then I’ll ask the main question right away.”
She raised one corner of her mouth ominously as if it was going well, and immediately stabbed Elfelt in the most sensitive part without hesitation.
“Are there any members of the family who are reluctant to see Ed’s existence?”
“… … .”
I expected it to a certain extent, but it was difficult for him to manage his expression as he came in with such a snap.
Although he knew he had to tell the truth above all else, he was very reluctant to bring it to Ariel’s face.
‘It’s something that will come to light someday.’
I never thought it would come out so quickly. The informant is probably Shuri, the handmaid.
If it was her intelligence, she would have been able to notice it just by noticing, but if she had this much confidence, the story would be a little different.
“I think I was going to ask you something… I must have misremembered.”
“Oh, no. It’s just that I’m sorry that I have to tell the lady about this… … .”
“You didn’t do anything, so what does it matter? I just asked if there are such people.”
That’s what he said, but inside it, ‘Did you join that opinion too?’ Realizing that the question was mixed up, Elfelt licked his parched lips.
“… Sorry. There are some vassals who show signs of that, but with the exception of a few, most of them are positive, so don’t worry.”
“I believe you will not be included in that minority, Elfelt.”
“Of course it is.”
In the first place, Elfelt was also not that outstanding.
However, he was noticed by Yulken for his performance on the battlefield, and after that, he was recognized for his skills while sharing his joys and sorrows and rose to the present position.
Therefore, it was absurd for him to look down on a man named Edgar just because of his birth like the others.
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Literally, it is as if the frog is not thinking about the tadpole.
He wasn’t that stupid.
“… well, good It’s not that I don’t understand them.”
“Yes? That word… … .”
Elfelt’s eyes widened at the tone as if Ariel also agreed with them.
However, Ariel, who already had a clear idea of what he was thinking, replied with a sneer as if that was possible.
“To understand does not mean to forgive. Of course, the story would have been different if I had only spoken out against it.”
Ariel wasn’t an idiot either, so she knew that she couldn’t throw out the high-ranking officials in her family just for that reason.
That’s why I’ve been thinking about how to solve this since I heard this information from Shuri, but today they threw that justification away.
If he had just sat in the back room with his proud snout fluttering, his life would have been spared.
However, she was not mild-tempered enough to tolerate the disobedient, if not herself, who pointed a blade at her precious one.
“First of all, recite the list of those guys. Are you going to be in trouble?”
“… Because His Highness asked for it.”
It is Yulken who, even before leaving for the inspection, gave a strict order to keep quiet about Ariel’s return, and even if he knew about it, not to tell him the details until he returned.
As Elfelt, I had to follow that, but looking at the eyes of the girl sitting in front of me, I wondered if she would understand.
“Your father said that? Then there is nothing you can do.”
‘Whew.’
Contrary to his concerns, Ariel’s attitude of calmly giving up unexpectedly made Elfelt relieved.
However, she realizes through the words that followed that she did not give up, but just held her breath for a more certain response.
“It was something I couldn’t do without my father’s permission anyway.”
Ariel muttered calmly like that and smiled brightly as she lightly turned the pen in her hand.
A very bright smile, as if expecting something to be served for dinner tonight.
Elfelt, who watched this, felt that it was even more strange.
The emotion in his eyes is dead, that smile that seems to be only for the purpose of letting you know that you are okay without any meaning or meaning.
I mean, it can’t be that bad.