213. Relic
[Black Tea]
[Status: Hot]
[Black tea made by Mrs. Lichtenburg herself.]
Tea leaves floated up and caused waves on the water surface.
Looking at the floating tea leaves and getting bruised-
“Any problem…?”
“No. No.”
A sweet voice came.
Tilted the teacup, took a sip, and set it down again.
Then, I was able to spot Mrs. Lichtenburg with a slightly nervous expression in front of her eyes.
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“Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule.”
“No. Your Excellency is…”
“You don’t have ears to hear, so you talk comfortably?”
“I’m comfortable with this, sir.”
“Huh······· Anyway, the reason why busy bodies have prepared a place is to talk about the future.”
As soon as Hurtlocker was sent to the desert, the situation in the back world began to turn serious.
Nationwide, a battle between the Imperial Police and Asylum took place once a week, followed by a suicide bombing.
At the same time, the demons, including Alexia, disappeared, and this was really going crazy.
Because you don’t know when they’ll suddenly come back and hit you in the back of the head…
Of course, I believe that Alexia and Tilpitz will not betray humanity so easily.
But I always have to prepare for the worst.
If you try to rally your forces after being attacked, it will be too late.
So, now that it’s relatively peaceful, we need to call on our forces as much as possible.
“The future?”
“Yes. As Regent, I want to form an official alliance with Lichtenburg as soon as possible.”
“·······.”
Since I frequented the Lichtenburg Mansion, there were many rumors going around.
There were even bad rumors about me marrying a sickly second daughter and trying to take over the family if her wife died.
There is no way that Lichtenburg, which is considered to be so close to me, would not be the target of Asylum.
I decided that it would be better to formally form an alliance as there would be no way they would believe me if I told them that there was no relationship.
‘A marriage alliance is best, but it takes too long…’
Due to the nature of the conservative Lichtenburg family, it will take an incredibly long time for marriage talks to take place.
In the first place, there was no way Erika would accept marriage with me.
So I thought that an ordinary alliance would be better.
“All, of course I won’t refuse…”
“·······?”
Lichtenburg flinched, shuddered, and stammered.
It was an unexpected response.
Of course you don’t refuse?
I thought I would accept it only after bouncing around a bit more and extracting more demands from me.
“Yeah, but… Should I say that my daughter is too young…”
“What are you talking about?”
“Couldn’t it be me instead of a daughter…? This is a body that can still give birth to a child-“
“So what are you talking about… Ah.”
I wanted to know what the hell he was talking about, so I hurriedly cut it off.
I only realized it after a while.
It seems that Mrs. Lichtenburg had only heard of her alliance and thought of her marriage alliance.
“Marriage story… Wasn’t it?”
“No.”
“·······.”
She has been staring at me without the slightest wrinkle in her expression, as if Mrs.
Aside from managing her wondrous expression, her face was flushed red, showing how embarrassed she was.
Then I got goosebumps with a chill from behind her.
The door is slightly open.
I immediately raised my hand and deployed the wind magic spell.
Then a gust of wind blew in and slammed the door shut.
Kooung!
“f*ck?!”
“·······.”
“·······.”
I think I just heard a faint scream.
Was it Erica?
Damn it. It only made me pile up a stack of unlikable things because I was found out that I was a sleazy guy who uses informal language to older people.
She sighed and turned her head again, her lady’s poker face about to collapse.
It seemed that she couldn’t stand it when she thought that her daughter had heard that she said such an embarrassing thing.
“Please forget what I just said…”
“Okay.”
I can forget you, but that won’t be a problem.
I decided to think that family problems would be solved by myself.
“I meant that Lichtenburg could be a target for Asylum, so let’s formally form an alliance and declare it.”
“Then Wigenburg and Pleschette won’t stand still.”
“I intend to use it. Ultimately, I intend to form an alliance with all three families.”
The lady’s mouth opened slightly.
She would never have thought that she would be able to side with the families that have been roaring and fighting for hundreds of years.
She, of course, does not expect the three of them to hold hands and reconcile.
I’m just going to make an alliance by following the rumors.
Since the secret marriage alliance has already been completed with Plechet, declaring an alliance with Lichtenburg will automatically connect you with Plechet.
In this way, we can connect to Wigenburg.
What if the three families rebel after learning the whole story?
Okay. I hadn’t thought about it until now.
I wonder if the world will already be at an end by then.
To the extent that we have to worry about the survival of mankind if the three families do not unite.
“You’re out of your mind…”
“So are you going to accept it?”
“Of course.”
I got up and held the lady’s hand as it were.
It’s been a while since I’ve had a proper deal with Mrs. Lichtenburg.
No, this is the first time.
It seems like you’ve always been weak and only made one-sided demands.
I was deeply moved when I thought that.
“Of course it’s not free, right?”
“Hmm?”
“As a Regent, since Lichtenburg is entering under the auspices of state power, of course you will have to pay the corresponding price…”
It was making strange noises.
Is this the Irene von der Lichtenburg I know?
I thought he would try to rip out everything he could rip from me as an alliance, but he’s willing to pay the price?
I wondered if I might have run out of sense as the head of the family.
I never thought that iron man would become like a tiger like this.
But there was no reason to refuse to give.
“Hmm. I see. I’m thinking of taking one of her daughters.”
“That’s because I asked my daughter’s doctor…”
“I was joking. I can’t think of anything yet, so I’ll tell you later.”
“Ah…”
Lichtenburg is a very wealthy family, so they should be able to deliver all the things that are hard to find unless they are Elixir level.
So, I decided not to ask for it right away and put it off.
Somehow, you might need an emergency supply later.
“Goodbye, sir.”
When I left the room, her maid and her butler lined up in the hallway to greet me.
Is this the taste of success?
It’s a bit burdensome.
I awkwardly passed them and left Lichtenburg.
‘Asylum has grown big enough. I think I can catch a big fish now.’
The plates were slowly being laid.
I felt like I had to catch the fish I had let go of a long time ago.
I deployed a communication magic spell and quietly recited.
“Emilia. Set up an interview with Professor Relic.”
***
‘What happened?’
Relic tilted his head and walked slowly.
Schlus Heinkel requested an interview.
Not as a knight or regent directly under the emperor, but as a student.
Have you finally thought of writing an evaluation for the lecture I requested the other day?
Relic felt his heart pounding.
‘No. This must be because I want to go to graduate school…!’
It is summer vacation after the first semester has ended.
He must have been impressed by my classes as a liberal arts course and wanted to study deeper and at a higher level under my guidance.
Relic went to the boarding house with high expectations.
Of course, it was an interview with a student, but he didn’t feel any discomfort at all about being called to the student’s residence instead of his own lab.
Smartly······
“Please come in.”
“Hmm.”
The door opened and a pretty attendant greeted me.
Relic pretended to be solemn and stepped inside.
This is the first time I’ve been to the Chairman’s dorm, and it was really spacious.
But the maid who works here is not sure if she is the only woman.
‘A. I don’t think so.’
If I was alone, the whole day would go by just cleaning.
I thought all the other maids were either out of town or in other rooms.
Finally, the corridor ended and the living room was revealed.
“Hello, Professor. Thank you for agreeing to the interview.”
“Uh…”
The moment Schluss Heinkel, who was sitting on the sofa, was revealed, Relic seemed to stop breathing for a moment.
Schluss wasn’t even wearing his sword, he was just wearing casual clothes.
Even so, Relic was feeling a strange pressure from his empty eyes.
Has his momentum changed since he went to the battlefield and held a government post?
Inner instinct was screaming at Relic to run away.
But why would a professor run away from a student?
Relic struggled to suppress his fear and sat down on the sofa.
“Nice to meet you. I just had something to say, hahahaha.”
“That’s very unfortunate. Then let’s talk about that first.”
“Isn’t there an urgent business?”
“It’s not particularly urgent. It’s okay to start with Saddam slowly.”
“Heh heh…”
The atmosphere was pretty good.
I wonder if the voice of wanting to enter graduate school by inducing a comfortable atmosphere is an intention to bring it up later.
Relic chuckled and pursed his lips.
“Nothing else, I was surprised to see your first semester grades. A grade higher than this has hardly been found in the history of the Imperial University.”
“That’s too much praise.”
“Great. Even humble! You really have everything. From the first day I saw you, I felt that something was unusual. But if you treat me too well, you might not be able to show off all of your skills and be satisfied. That’s why. I play a bit of a prank to stimulate the especially talented students… hahahaha. You still have your work at the entrance ceremony in mind, don’t you?”
“I already forgot everything.”
“Ha ha ha ha!”
It was a day when he was anxious and worried about what he would do if Schluss harbored a grudge and tried to retaliate.
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Relic was finally able to laugh out loud and sweep his chest.
To think Schluss had forgotten all grudges and even entered graduate school.
Could there be a greater windfall than this?
Relic, who was constantly laughing, suddenly noticed that Schlust wasn’t laughing at all, and his laughter subsided.
“Ha ha······ ha······ ha······.”
“Did everyone laugh?”
“Ahh, yes. I laughed heartily.”
“Then may I tell you a little bit about me?”
“Good. Of course.”
“I have two questions for you, Professor.”
“Feel free.”
The atmosphere became quite serious.
Decisions on major life events, such as graduate school, should not be in a humorous atmosphere.
Relic hardened his expression in line with the serious atmosphere.
“Hello, madam.”
“Are you talking about my wife? Hello, of course…”
The question was strange.
Why do you ask about the safety of the family living in the southern hometown?
It was only then that Relic felt that something was wrong, and a light of bewilderment began to spread across Relic’s face.
“Then maybe your wife knows.”
“What do you mean?”
“The fact that you are involved in a cult called Asylum.”