Episode 146 X Foot
Episode 146 X Foot
Emma and I spent time on the hill until the sky turned scarlet.
Why do happy times pass so quickly?
It was obvious that if we stayed here any longer, the sun would set, so after packing up our bags, we slowly walked down the hill.
As we walked and talked about our childhood memories, we eventually arrived in front of Emma’s house.
“Come on, Emma.”
I returned the basket I was carrying to Emma.
“Yes. Thank you.”
Emma accepted the basket with a soft smile.
Now the time has come to part ways again.
“Emma. “Do you have time tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow too? Umm… ….”
Emma looked slightly troubled. Are you going to have to go out to work in the fields starting tomorrow?
After a while, Emma answered.
“I think it’s possible. “I will definitely ask my parents for permission.”
“Okay. “Then, shall we go a little further tomorrow?”
“Far away? Where?”
I mentioned the Connell River, located some distance from the estate. Then Emma’s blue eyes sparkled with life.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been there… …. It is expected!”
“This time, I’ll ask the chef to prepare lunch.”
“Thank you, Luke.”
I was able to break up with Emma only after promising to meet her tomorrow.
As I started walking again along the quiet road, I heard Ilaina’s sweet voice from behind me.
“You looked really happy today, Secretary.”
“That’s right, Emma is my childhood friend.”
There was no response from Ilayna. Is she worried about something else?
‘Could it be that you don’t know what a childhood friend is?’
“I think childhood friend relationships are truly amazing.”
Fortunately, it didn’t seem like he didn’t know the concept itself.
I told them that childhood friends are people who know each other so well that they naturally feel at ease.
“As expected, it’s amazing.”
I could feel that Reyna’s voice contained her sincerity.
Anyway, I wonder where Ilaina was watching Emma and me.
I asked a question to resolve the curiosity that suddenly arose. Il Reina seemed to hesitate for just a moment, but she answered.
“I was standing guard in the shade of a tree.”
“You must have had a hard time.”
“This arrangement means nothing to me.”
Then the conversation stopped again.
I remained silent for a while and walked towards the Baron’s residence. Soon, the mansion began to come into view.
“Now that I think about it, Ilaina. “How did you prepare lunch?”
“I solved it simply with the beef jerky I brought.”
“When I get home, I’ll take care of your share as well.”
“Yes, secretary.”
As soon as I entered the mansion, Cleanson, the head butler, greeted me.
“Master. “There was a message from the baron asking you to come to the office as soon as the master returns.”
“What’s going on?”
When asked, he answered that he did not know.
Well, it’s probably not a big deal.
I headed straight to the office. At the same time, I told Ilaina to go back to my room in advance.
“Yes.”
After a short answer, Ilaina’s presence disappeared.
Only then was I able to enter the office.
“Father. “What did you suddenly call me for?”
“Children, if you’re here, shouldn’t you say hello first?”
“Yes, yes. “I just got back, father.”
I roughly bowed my head and pretended to say hello, but my father clicked his tongue.
But he didn’t really care. Because normally there is no formality between me and my father.
My father just snorted once and showed no further reaction.
“Come here first.”
My father lifted his index finger. This time, I walked up to the desk without saying anything.
“Did you bring someone with you?”
Hmm? Why are you suddenly asking this question?
I didn’t know what to say, so all I could do was blink my eyelids.
My father let out a heavy groan and then opened his mouth again.
“Someone came to me this morning and said. “I heard a woman’s voice coming from your room.”
The moment I heard that, my eyes widened without realizing it. However, I quickly adjusted my expression using the facial expression management skills I learned at the imperial palace.
“Aren’t you hiding something?”
“No. “I guess I heard wrong.”
If Ilayna’s identity is discovered, it will be difficult in many ways.
For now, the only answer is to leave without knowing anything.
“That’s right… ….”
My father stared at me with narrowed eyes. I accepted that gaze without avoiding it.
If I even slightly turned my head, there was a high chance of arousing suspicion.
“Okay. “I understand for now.”
“Then I can go back to my room now?”
My father nodded, and I went back to my room.
I think it would be a good idea to tell Ilaina to be careful for a while.
* * *
As I was resting in my room, it was already time to go to bed.
As soon as I lay down on the bed, Ilayna, who had been hiding the entire time, appeared next to the bed.
“Are you here to sleep?”
“I don’t sleep in the secretary’s room.”
The moment I heard her answer, I felt doubtful.
Then where on earth do you sleep?
I couldn’t contain my curiosity, so I asked a question right away.
“Sleep in a place that is good for hiding and being alert at the same time.”
“I see… ….”
I feel like I want to let him sleep in my room…….
I soon shook off that thought. Tonight, my father brought up something that seems suspicious of me, so it might be a good idea to be careful for a while.
“Ilayna. “I have something to say to you for a moment.”
I spoke in a quieter voice than usual.
“It seems like someone overheard our conversation yesterday. Because of that, my father also suspects that I may have secretly brought in more people.”
“… ….”
Ilaina didn’t answer anything. Instead, she just showed an even more troubled expression than before.
“Ileina?”
“I was careless. “I apologize.”
She apologized right away.
“No. She didn’t mean to get an apology. “I just think it would be better to be careful going forward.”
“Still, there is no change in my negligence.”
Ileina expressed her opinion so firmly that I could no longer stop her.
“I will take care of my own meals from now on. “I think it would be best to reduce contact in the room as much as possible.”
Ileina’s face showed a sign that she was taking the current situation seriously.
But why?
To my ears, it sounds like there is a hint of regret.
‘Is it because I can’t eat a proper meal?’
“Okay. Let’s do it.”
“Yes.”
She replied briefly.
Immediately after that, I slightly furrowed my eyebrows.
“Someone is outside the door.”
“What?”
At the moment I questioned Ileina, she turned her invisibility and put on her cloak.
And immediately my door burst open.
“Who are you?”
The main voice was none other than my father, Harold Nedville!
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* * *
Even after the Herald sent Luke out of the office, he did not leave for a while.
It was to reflect on the attitude my son showed when he answered.
“Hmm… ….”
It wasn’t long before he was able to come to a conclusion.
Luke just lied to himself.
‘As expected of you.’
How dare you try to secretly take a woman and play with her without her father’s permission?
I had to see with my own eyes what kind of woman she was.
No, just watching was not enough. She had to save the girl from this lesser bastard.
That must be the duty of a father who has an ugly child.
“I’ll have to go up sometime.”
After deciding what to do today, Herald continued to hang around Luke’s room after dinner.
Undercovering was really boring.
But he persevered, and was finally able to capture the voice of a woman coming from inside the room.
“!”
‘This is the voice that Molly heard…’ ….’
Herald put his ear close to the door, keeping his presence as low as possible. Then, a much clearer sound than before was heard.
The woman’s voice was young, but her speaking style was quite stiff.
As if they were treating Luke as their superior.
‘Anyway, I’ll know for sure if I see it with my own eyes.’
The Herald waited for the right moment to attack.
At the same time, he continued to focus on the conversation, and the more I listened, the stranger it became.
I couldn’t shake the feeling that the woman was stuck with Luke for a mission.
Aren’t you trying to secretly tease me?
The moment the Herald felt doubt,
“Someone is outside the door.”
The woman noticed herself!
‘You mean it wasn’t an average bet?’
In that case, he no longer had to wait for the timing of the surprise attack.
Herald quickly opened the door and entered Luke’s room.
* * *
“… ….”
I just blinked my eyelids at the sudden situation.
Why is my father here?
Could it be that you didn’t believe my explanation at all?
“It disappeared so quickly… ….”
My father looked around his room without paying any attention to me.
No matter how I looked at it, it seemed clear that he had come to look for Ilaina himself.
“Disappeared?”
“Do you think Evie will be fooled by pretending not to know?”
Oh my…….
I couldn’t see any space to escape from my room right now. The window was tightly shut, and my father was standing guard at the door.
I don’t think this will be easy, no matter how much Ilayna is… ….
“Hmm… ….”
My father moved carefully towards the wall. I had no choice but to raise my upper body and watch my father’s actions.
Gulp.
For some reason, even I am nervous…….
My father continued to search his room.
Please don’t let anything happen like this!
“Hmm. It’s not here…….”
My father stopped walking and muttered in a low voice.
If we do well, things may go back to this way!
I watched my father’s every move with my eyes wide open.
My father walked towards the door.
‘You just have to go a little further…’ ….’
When we almost reached the entrance, my father suddenly turned to the left and rushed straight at me!
Then he raised his right arm in the air and swung it wide.
“Ugh!”
Ilayna, who had been killing her presence in the wind, fell to the floor. The invisibility cloak he was wearing was also lying next to him.
“The main character of the voice was this girl.”
The father said, looking down at Ilayna.
f*ck you.
What should I do now?