Epilogue Episode 13. Behind the party (2)
“Ugh. It doesn’t suit me…”
Sarak.
Trier, who was standing with his hands together in front of the mirror in the dressing room and wriggling his fingers aimlessly, ended up avoiding his eyes in the mirror.
Unlike combat gloves, the gloves are slippery and extremely uncomfortable, a dress with cutouts in the chest that looks like it might slip off if you’re not careful, and a long skirt that gets in the way of moving your legs.
He was full of things that he thought would never have anything to do with him.
Still, there was nothing I could do.
As the head of the family of Sulzenburg, which rules over Edengart, he was not allowed to attend the banquet held in armor.
“I feel a little like a child.”
Trier mustered up the courage to face himself in the mirror, took a quick glance at his reflection, and tilted his head back slightly.
It was a very ambiguous haircut that was neither long nor short.
If she continued like this, she would look more like the daughter of a matriarch who wanted to be loved rather than the matriarch.
That didn’t mean she couldn’t go out with her ponytail tied up like she usually did.
When Triet immediately looked behind her, her maids approached her with smiles, as if she had read her intention.
“He looks much more like the head of a family… Wow.”
After a moment, she raised her head and made eye contact with herself. Trier put her lips together and muttered quietly.
She was definitely much better than before.
She may look young, but she doesn’t look too young, and she doesn’t look like she’s trying to be cute.
However, she was still very unfamiliar and embarrassed, and Trier blushed all the way to her ears.
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“I feel like the family is finally in order now, don’t you think?”
“Grunt…”
A banquet hall where the party is in full swing.
As a soft tune rang out and people danced to it, the elders gathered in one place clinked their glasses and laughed.
There was a group of elders who smiled at this but could not hide their discomfort.
“Who are the people who spread rumors that our matriarch is anxious and that she is only busy chasing commoner men? I’m dying to know!”
“Keuhum, big…”
Until three months ago, Schulzenburg Street was on the verge of extinction.
Because Trier, who nominally took the position of head of the family, had no intention of returning to Edengart, the elders were in fact in charge of running the mercenary group and the family. However, elders who were dissatisfied with not being able to participate in the operation appeared one by one, and the tree was destroyed. There were growing voices calling for the family to be abolished and a new head of the family to be elected.
Trie does not return to Edengart.
I have no intention or ability to take care of my family…
As such rumors spread, the council of elders split into those who supported Triet and those who wanted to overthrow him.
Of course, that was all a thing of the past.
Trie, who defeated all the warriors and swordsmen on the continent and ascended to the position of Sword God, returned to Edengart and declared direct rule over the family that had been abandoned.
There were certainly voices concerned about this, but after Trier ruled as an iron man who exercised all of his power as the head of the family and cleared up all the noise from the mercenary group and the council of elders, the coup forces became silent.
It is unlikely that the tree was unaware that there was a disturbing movement.
Instead of cutting off half of the elders, they could only quietly crawl on the ground, grateful for the generosity of passing by without knowing.
“By the way, he’s not just ignorant and strong, but he’s also good at things.”
“That’s what I meant. The skill of holding… Is amazing.”
After returning to Edengart, Trier stopped by the Sulzenburg mercenary group instead of heading straight to the main residence.
The sword-wielding mercenaries did not even dare to criticize the words of the head of the family who returned as the sword god, and led a large army towards the mansion to help the head of the family’s triumphal ceremony.
When Edengart was surrounded in an instant, the elders who were plotting a coup had no choice but to raise the white flag.
If I think about it now, the intention was obvious.
If you try to slowly take over the family and exercise full authority, there will be elders who will rebel and cross the line.
In that case, Tree would have no choice but to cut off the heads of those elders and rule the family through fear in order to control traffic.
From the beginning, Trier had no intention of enforcing iron-blooded rule or eradicating the forces plotting a coup.
Is there a need to kill an elder who is good at his job just because he harbored seditious thoughts for a moment?
Although he appears generous and withdrawn at first glance, it was clear that Trier was intent on thoroughly exploiting the elders until the day they all died in return for turning a blind eye to the coup plot.
“You really remind me of the old Gawain.”
“Hey. You too?”
The elders were all thinking the same thing.
The way he commanded people reminded me of Gawain, who founded the Schulzenburg family.
No, maybe Trie had already surpassed Gawain.
With Gawain’s death, the elders clinked glasses again, sensing that Sulzenburg, which had been reduced to an ordinary family with only a little money on the outskirts, had entered a new heyday.
“Ah. But where is our matriarch?”
“That’s right. I haven’t seen you since before.”
“And now that I think about it, I can’t see Schlus either?”
“You two, no way…”
“Uh huh! Write! Are you still out of your senses, these guys!”
At the fiery shout, several elders flinched and shrank greatly in surprise.
“Are you still trying to say that the matriarch loves Schlus-nim? Schlus-nim already has two wives… Or three…? Yes! Anyway, that’s a lot! Our matriarch “It seemed like you were in love with that playboy!”
“I’m sorry! I never meant to say that…”
You looked like you were hooked…
Unable to say that, the elder Man made a mistake and bowed his head.
Meanwhile, in the garden on the first floor outside the window-
“I’m so upset. Isn’t today’s engagement announcement bad?”
“That’s right…”
Triet, who had been listening through the window, pouted her lips and stamped her foot.
They were truly reprehensible people.
In his heart, he wanted to round up and bury all those who were murmuring behind his back, but he could not reduce the labor shortage in Sulzenburg, which had already begun reorganizing the mercenary corps and reforming the land within the territory.
Moreover, he clearly learned from his father that if you only hire people who speak pleasant words as sailors, the ship will only head towards the reef without knowing where it is going.
In order to fully and accurately understand the situation, I had to surround myself with political opponents.
I was vaguely aware of it, but that didn’t mean I didn’t feel like the unpleasant things were unpleasant.
Just as I was grinding the tree guy, her warm hand wrapped around my hand.
“You have a lot of hardships as the head of the family.”
“I heard it’s really stressful.”
“So you’ve stopped cosplaying as a noble lady?”
“It wasn’t a cosplay… Well, whatever. Yeah, I can’t do it anymore. I’m embarrassed…”
“I’m so embarrassed.”
“······.”
Trie’s sharp gaze was directed at Schlus.
She was just about to forget it, but then something happened and her face turned red again.
How could you possibly expect that the kitten that was crying so pitifully alone on the balcony was Schlus?
I felt like I was dying of frustration from wearing an uncomfortable corset and a dress that dragged on the ground all day and saying and doing things that didn’t suit me, but as soon as I found a kitten on an empty balcony, I stopped…
“You’re even cuter.”
“Ah. Please stop…”
My face felt hot.
Due to the successive attacks of Schlus, Trier was unable to come to her senses and felt dizzy.
I never thought she would lose her senses because of such a small animal.
The fact that she was hugging him in a way she had never seen before, even in front of Schlus, came as a shock to Trier in many ways.
“But did I mention that?”
“What are you talking about?”
“I’m saying you’re really pretty right now.”
“Ugh?! The clothes are pretty. And the makeup.”
“No, you’re pretty.”
“Ah.”
“You look so pretty even when you wear her armor with your hair down and no makeup on. Look, your beauty comes out even more when you dress up like this. You’re just ridiculously pretty.”
“You speak well…”
Even as she turned her head away out of embarrassment, Trie was completely unable to suppress the twitching at the corner of her mouth.
She had been told many times that she was beautiful, but all of them had omitted the words ‘for a knight’ that should have come first.
However, when she was told that she was pretty by Schlus, who had a harem of beautiful women, she was actually overjoyed, even if she pretended not to be.
The point where she was happy seemed a little strange, but I liked it.
If the Schlus looks good…
“Now, are you going to sit down in Edengart forever?”
“Hmm. I guess it’ll be like that for a while, right? There’s still a lot to organize. In fact, the handover hasn’t even been completed right now.”
“What about school?”
“School… I have to go. So, I’ll try to make it a little more relaxed before school starts…”
Trie looked up at the night sky and sighed heavily.
When she heard that her family was in danger, she rushed over, but 24 hours a day was not enough for her to officially perform her duties as the head of the family.
If things continue like this, I will never be able to go to school even if it starts.
Her head hurt because she was conflicted about whether she should prioritize her life as the head of the family or her life as a student.
In addition, life as Schlus’ wife was soon to be added.
“Schlus. Can I do well?”
“Of course.”
“How can that be natural? I’m an idiot who doesn’t know anything other than holding a sword. Since I was young, I’ve skipped all classes other than sword fighting, and I’m an idiot who can’t even study.”
“Trie. Do you know what? Stupid people can’t even play swordsmanship.”
“What does that mean…”
“No matter how strong or fast you are, if you don’t have the intelligence to learn and use the sword, you can’t do anything. Besides, swinging the sword and creating complex magic techniques at the same time? Ordinary people can’t do that. They have extremely good brains. The problem is that they are lazy.”
“Huh…”
Schluss’ hand rested on her head and began stroking it.
She let out a moan as she surrendered her body to her rough yet somehow soft touch.
She thought she was going to die of stuffiness all day today, but now she felt like she could breathe for the first time.
The air was clear and the starlight was clearly visible in the night sky.
Trier continued to play between the fingers of her Schlus, enjoying her caress.
“It’s a problem for me too. If I want to graduate early, I’ll have to fill my schedule very full next semester.”
“What’s the problem with that? A demon’s mind can remember everything and understand everything.”
“The problem is that we only have one body. If I take so many classes, I’ll have less time to see you.”
“Ah… That’s a real problem…”
The moment she turned her head and made eye contact with Schluss, Trier slightly opened his mouth and was mesmerized.
Schlus’ face, shining in the moonlight, gradually began to get closer.
Trie couldn’t say anything and just closed his eyes while holding on to Schlus’ fingers.
Schlus’ head tilted and slowly approached Triet’s face-
“Can we do it here? I was excited because Triet was so pretty in the dress.”
“······.”
I ended up saying something that broke the mood in my ear.
MC really doesn’t hold back his desire