Chapter 292. Harem declaration (4)
The cup was filled with red tea and made a pleasant sound.
Now, it has become a habit to write ‘view’ on food and drink.
As expected, it was safe.
I took a sip of the tea and savored the aroma.
The tea was brewed so well that you could immediately tell that it was made with the finest tea leaves.
However, it was my honest impression that it fell slightly short of Emilia’s car.
“Your complexion seems to have improved a lot.”
“Is that so…”
A slightly hoarse voice came from the other side.
The owner of a beauty that cannot be hidden even when her face is covered with a veil.
Irene von der Lichtenburg.
She was commonly known as Mrs. Lichtenburg.
She had no make-up on her face, and there were light wrinkles showing, but not too bad.
The dark circles on the eyelids and the tired pupils emphasized the beauty of decadence.
Of course, this was much better than before.
A week ago, Mrs. Lichtenburg was literally like her corpse.
“The disposition of Festia has been decided. We have decided to arrest all those involved and punish them no different from other Asylum followers.”
“That means…”
“Yes. The leader is the death penalty. Simple collaborators are sentenced to life imprisonment.”
“Then-“
“Don’t worry Celine von Festia. She released him for lack of evidence.”
“Thank you…”
Mrs. Lichtenburg bowed her head in her sneaky bow and bowed to me.
It was thanks to Mrs. Lichtenburg’s earnest request that Celine was not punished.
She said that all she did was listen to her father’s orders without knowing anything, but she still went against her principles, so she had to keep an eye on her when taking Celine out.
Since her successor is alive, Festia barely escaped extinction.
Of course, it would have to be rebuilt from scratch because the foundation was completely destroyed, but there was no reason for me to bother with that.
“What’s your relationship with Celine?”
“No relation whatsoever. I just saw Celine a few times when she was little.”
“Then why…”
“I didn’t want to let anyone I know die helplessly. I wanted to make sure that my voice could save at least one girl who lost her family.”
“·······.”
“My simple greed made me overdo it. I’m sorry, Schluse.”
“No.”
I don’t want to let you die helplessly.
I wanted to confirm that my power could save someone…
Her heart ached as she heard that sound.
Miss Lichtenburg had no choice but to helplessly watch Yulia take her own death. Couldn’t come out
How can I understand the feelings of a mother who lost her daughter.
There was no one who could bring him out of that pit. She
She had to get out on her own.
Well, unless she suddenly starts a new heart pounding love, she’ll only be able to solve it with time.
“Are you eating well?”
“Don’t worry. We’re eating all the time. Anyway, why do we use honorific language when it’s just the two of us? Rumor has it that even His Majesty uses plain language…”
“The opponent is an adult right now. The Emperor Arya is younger than me.”
“Oh, since when did you ask about that?”
“I guess people change too.”
She said that she was in a bit of an advantageous position, so when she remembered the old me, who was squeaking short words at the lady, her smile broke out.
How could people be so frivolous and disrespectful?
At that time, he seemed to think that doing so would make his stomach pierce.
Of course, there were some things with Irene that made her blush, but she had paid such a heavy price that I felt that she was well-deserved of respect as an adult.
So she stopped talking short.
“Schlus.”
“Yes.”
“I heard you made a harem declaration.”
“Keukheop······.”
Since she became a demon, I thought she wasn’t surprised at all.
She couldn’t stand Mrs.’S stone fastball and spilled some of her tea.
I restrained the maid who was about to approach and used fire magic to generate heat to dry the wet clothes.
Now, it has become clothes that smell like black tea.
“I heard that he had a separate wife and his wife, and promised to marry her saintess, Iris?”
“I will not deny it…”
“I’ll be honest. Let’s marry Lichtenburg, Schluss.”
“Yes?”
“I was a little rude. I beg you to marry me.”
The fisheye was dumbfounded.
No, Mrs. Irene, who is famous for being an iron man, is proposing to me?
No matter how much she loses her daughter, it is said that it is a weakened period ······.
‘Oh, no way.’
Could it be that I was the throbbing new love that would rescue me from despair?
In what context could a lady fall for me?
No, how old is the age difference in the first place?
She’s 16 She’s 17 Isn’t she?
No matter how much it is, it’s not that it isn’t.
I hardened my expression and made a decision.
“Mrs.”
“Erika said. She wants to marry Schluss. But she seems to be late, so she’s worried-“
“I can’t possibly marry a lady…!”
“Yes?”
“Yes?”
What did I just hear?
In an instant, my eyes went white.
Did I just have one shot of kimchi soup?
“I have an urgent matter. I have to go-“
“Schluss! Don’t run away, listen! The fact that you were looking at me like that… Hmm, um. It was a bit unexpected and I was surprised, but I’ll keep it a secret.”
“Ah. I’m going crazy…”
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I’ll admit it.
Irene is beautiful.
She is the kind of woman who is much better suited to being beautiful than to being pretty or cute.
Although she has a very youthful face, there is a corner that exudes such a deep tone that is different from the freshness of a young woman.
I mean she is as attractive as a woman, of course, not that I was thinking of her as a love or marriage object.
Not really.
Really.
“Erika said…”
“Yes. How much Erica loves you and what she is without you blah blah she hears it firsthand from that blah kid. I can only speak from the head of her family.”
That was a little curious.
How much do you love me and what would it be without me?
Erika said something like that…
These days, I thought that a lot of poisonousness had disappeared from the eyes looking at me, but I never dreamed that I would have such a heart.
I was more shocked than when Trier confessed.
“Of the three magical families, you are betrothed to Pleshet.”
“There is no problem since we have allied with all 3 families.”
“No, there is. If there is no strong link of marriage, they are practically one-man alliances. It’s wartime right now, so it doesn’t stand out too much, but when peace comes, the Flechette will take control of the Magic Society in earnest. “At that time, Lichtenburg and Wiegenstein, who have no connection with you, will be completely out of competition, and the Magic Society will be completely ruled by Flechette. Stagnant water will rot, and rotten water will stink.”
“I see what you mean.”
I could see what the lady was concerned about.
You must be worried that Pleschet monopolizes the Magic Institute and hinders the development of magic.
“It’s okay. I’ll stop that from happening.”
“How are you going to stop it? How well does Schluse know about the structure of the Magic Society? Do you know what the Magic Society Council and the Board of Directors decide respectively? As for the rights given by magic rank-“
“Ugh. I’ll admit it. I don’t know.”
“I knew it. No matter how hard you try to stop it, Pleschette will eventually avoid your eyes and fill the main seat of the Society with Fleschette’s personnel. You can’t stop that.”
“But can Lichtenburg and Wiegenstein be stopped?”
“That’s right. I would like to ask you to exclude Wigenstein and only establish a relationship with Lichtenburg…”
It was not an easy problem to think about.
Unlike the time when marriage was overused to increase power at random, this engagement was truly necessary for the future of this world.
Actually, if I asked Erica if she didn’t have much love for her, she wouldn’t have much to say, but it was the same when she got engaged to Iris.
At the time, I probably didn’t know.
The thought that she would fall in love with Iris, recognizing Iris not as the object of her longing, but as her companion who would stand by her side.
“I’m going to think about it first. I can make a decision only after hearing Erica’s confession.”
“That child… She will hardly be able to speak. She has never said a word until now, but now that Saint Iris has publicly disclosed her marriage engagement in the Harem Declaration, can we speak rashly?”
“Then I’ll have to dig it up.”
“I’m begging you. He’s my child, but he’s really stuffy… Of course, I didn’t mean to put pressure on you to accept it. No matter what choice you make, Lichtenburg will be with you I have no intention of changing the strong alliance.”
After meeting with her first lady, I came out and thought about it.
But looking at it this way and that way, the fact that Erica was looking at me like that was just surprising.
She said it was a confession attack.
From a woman’s point of view, there is no sign at all, and then a man suddenly confesses is no different from an attack.
I felt just like that.
‘Isn’t it? Were there really no signs?’
I decided to go back in memory a bit more.
Since when did Erica’s hostility toward me fade away somewhat?
Did she ever go back to the desert?
No. From then on, Erica was already friendly.
She’s since she’s been to the South, then?
Certainly, there was a feeling that Erica had met Yulia before and after that and that they had become closer, but there was no hostility before that.
‘After the Whist Forest Incident?’
Yes. It was then.
While going to Wist Forest for combat magic training.
Then I lost consciousness and returned in a coffin.
Surely, around that time, Erica withdrew her hostility from me.
Although I was secretly grumbling, the overall reaction to me was favorable.
So he must have accepted the offer to go to the South in the first place.
‘Then am I an idiot?’
Could it be that Erica has always expressed her feelings for me?
Didn’t I notice that?
“Ac. You shouldn’t have to express it so that you can understand it…”
Would you understand if someone passively pounced on you from the side while you were struggling to the point of death?
How do I know if he’s giving sh*t because he hates me or if he’s harassing me because he likes me like a child?
Not even a mind reader.
“It looks like she’ll be cut for Emilia line, but…”
For some reason, the future seemed clear.
But for now, I decided to listen to Erica’s own opinion.
Because it’s too much to not even give you a chance.