Episode 54. social gathering(3)
Again, again, again and again…
The loud sound of shoes echoed in the room.
Emilia had been fidgeting for a while, and was going back and forth in the room.
-Escape the danger of stealing Agent Schlust’s personal information
It was because of this seven-word cipher that we had just decrypted.
By an agent, you’re probably referring to an agent of the intelligence agency.
It meant that the data containing the personal information of the intelligence agency had been stolen by Schlus.
I didn’t understand how it happened, but if that’s true-
“No, it’s ruined.”
f*cked. I’m seriously f*cked.
Of course, the personal information of the agents would include Emilia’s, and Schlust would be able to easily discern Emilia’s identity.
It was clear that the intelligence service had also ordered the escape in consideration of the danger.
But there was one problem.
This cipher text arrived yesterday.
I’ve been so busy lately that I had no choice but to crack this ciphertext after a day.
“Then you haven’t been caught already…?”
More than a day has passed since Schlusus stole the data.
If so, there’s a high probability that you’ve already been caught.
But Schlus didn’t even notice, let alone try to kick me out.
That meant only one thing.
Schlust is pretending not to know.
“why?”
But nothing came to mind for that reason.
If the housekeeper is a spy in the enemy country, what reason is there to let him stand still?
“I have no idea why…”
Emilia picked up the ciphertext as if she had made a decision.
Then, when I flicked my finger, the paper burned and disappeared.
“You can’t run away.”
made a decision
If Schlus doesn’t want to kick me out, I’m not going to go out on my own.
If he pretends not to know, it’s enough to pretend that I didn’t notice either.
Let’s see who can last longer.
Such an uncomfortable cohabitation began…
It was Emilia who only now realized that.
***
Again, again, again and again…
The clear and clear sound of shoes echoed in the venue.
The eyes of the nobles, who were busy chatting, were all focused on the entrance.
Schlus Heinkel. An uninvited guest, that is, a commoner, was there.
“Host! How did this happen. How did commoners-“
“This is the person invited by Plechet.”
“············”.
The nobles froze in response to the gentleman’s reply.
Flechette. No one could argue with the fact that one of the three great families had formally invited him.
Only the third generation of the same family, Wigenstein and Liechtenburg, can object.
Wiegenstein isn’t there for some reason. All that’s left is Liechtenburg.
The nobles looked at Liechtenburg with anticipation.
“Acting Count Liechtenburg. A commoner came in over there… hahahaha…”
“Is there any problem. The saint personally invited me.”
“ah······.”
Lady Liechtenburg answered sarcastically and looked straight ahead.
The place where Iris, the saint of Plechet, sat elegantly.
Then she replaced the answer with a pretentious smile.
‘I don’t like it anyway…’
Seriously, I didn’t know what that saint was thinking and living.
When she went out for treatment, she seemed like a really benevolent saint, and sometimes when she was in public, she looked like a troubled politician.
It was like the person responsible for restoring Flechet, who had been showing signs of faltering, to the position of a strong three-generation family.
As a woman, that one young girl was more difficult to deal with than the elders of Plechet, who were like squirrels.
Each and every word of her is like a word that looks forward to the future…
Is this really a saint recognized by the Holy See?
The woman took a deep breath and shook her head.
“It’s been a long time since you’ve been outside, Miss Julia.”
“This is…. Nice to meet you. You are so beautiful because you resemble the deputy Count.”
“Ahh… yes…”
Nobles surrounded Julia.
Because Julia didn’t go out very often, this kind of thing happened very occasionally when she came out.
He doesn’t have any great abilities or the right to succession.
Despite her young age, her beautiful appearance was enough to arouse the interest of the aristocrats.
Even from the duke and the count, courtship (求婚) came in casually.
She wanted to get married before her illness got worse, but Julia flatly refused all of them.
I couldn’t force her to marry me, because I was sick all the time, and I was always sorry for not being as good as Erica.
“Yulia is very confused.”
“hahahaha. This is so. I’m sorry. Then we’ll step back.”
As the nobles retreated, Liechtenburg took her daughter’s hand.
Hands that are too small for an 11-year-old’s hand.
“Thank you, mother.”
“Uh-huh. No. I’m rather grateful to my mother for Yulia to come out like this.”
It was Julia, who was still at home, as if she was a non-existent person unless it was an essential event.
Starting from today, are you going to go outside for a bit?
The woman had such vague expectations, but it was in vain.
Because Julia came out this time to meet someone.
A man whom a woman hates so much.
“ah······.”
A man was approaching this way.
While shunning the nobles who spoke to me. right away.
The woman’s expression frowned in an instant.
“Maid Chief.”
“Yes, Ms.”
“Would you like Julia to go into a room somewhere? She seems dizzy.”
“Mother. I’m fine…”
“Hurry up.”
The maid quickly pulled the wheelchair and disappeared from the venue.
As Schlus Heinkel, the man who was perhaps the main character of this meeting, approached, the lady sighed.
I’m sure they sent the strongest crow, but I wonder how they came back alive without dying.
I was annoyed, but that was all.
What can commoners do to me?
If there is even a loud complaint, let him know the difference in class and send it back.
With that in mind, Lady Liechtenburg raised her eyes.
“You look healthy, Ms. I’m so glad.”
“···········?”
Schluss smiled brightly and spoke to her.
At that moment, she felt a sense of incongruity.
A thin cognitive low-resolution system was spread around.
It must be this guy
“I have nothing to talk to you. So…”
“Mrs. Turn around. You will regret it.”
“············”.
The moment I turned my back, I heard Schlus’s low-pitched voice.
It was funny to see someone squeaky and swear words in a polite way for fear that it wasn’t a commoner who didn’t learn it.
And is that what you call a threat now?
Schlust can break my neck and kill me if he wants to.
But none of that was scary.
If you can do it, do it.
“Let me make you regret it once.”
“It’s a pity. My daughter was very pretty.”
“······································································!
The woman glanced back.
Although it was obvious that he was falling for Schlus’s provocation, he had no choice but to do so.
If I ignore it and leave here, I think I will really do harm to my daughter.
Since he is a commoner who has nothing to lose, I think he will really do it.
It has nothing to do with harming me, but I couldn’t ignore it as long as I mentioned my daughter.
“What do you want?”
“What do you want? Nothing like that. I’m just here to warn you.”
“Warning….”
“Masame. Please read carefully. I won’t say it twice.”
“············”.
Schlusz picked up a glass of champagne from the table and smiled brightly.
From the outside of the barrier, it would seem that they were just talking peacefully.
Liechtenburg, trying not to show her nervousness, accepted the glass he had handed her.
“It doesn’t matter if you try to kill me. No, I’d rather keep doing it. Thanks to you, I had the opportunity to meet His Majesty the Emperor.”
“············”.
“But it is unacceptable to put the people around me at risk. There was no damage this time, but if anyone died, one of your pretty daughters would have to pay for it.”
“Stop talking about other people’s daughters with disrespect.”
Unable to control her anger for a moment, the lady shrugged her shoulders and answered.
As long as her daughter’s life was put as collateral, it was as if the match had already happened, but she shouldn’t have shown any signs of such a thing.
Pretending not to be intimidated by that. It was still necessary to pretend that the initiative was on this side.
“Ha. Courtesy?”
When Schluss giggled, he suddenly got goosebumps.
“You’re discussing politeness. Yeah. That’s good. In your eyes, the commoners seem so disrespectful.
“What-“
“Among the commoners, all those who commit wrongdoings and behave rudely are all shot and killed. But what about the nobles? If you are a person with more power, no matter how bad a plague you drop, you will never be beaten. So you are losing even basic courtesy. People He tried to kill him and failed, to the extent that he even forgot what attitude he should have taken in front of him.”
“············”.
The woman could barely stand the fact that her expression was about to wrinkle.
In a way, it was also a theory, so I didn’t even think to refute it.
No matter what you say, in front of him, it will be nothing more than the bark of a nobleman without even basic courtesy.
“I don’t want anything else, Ms.
Schluss said with a laugh.
At that moment, the wave of weak magical power disappeared.
The barrier has disappeared.
Liechtenburg clenched her teeth and glared at Schlust.
“By the way, I didn’t hear the Count’s introduction.”
“······Yes?”
“Introduction. Could you please?”
Schlus said looking down with a cold gaze.
It was in the form of a question, but it was neither a question nor a request nor a request. It was coercion.
And from those eyes, the lady quickly understood what Schlus wanted.
If you are told to do it right again because you are not familiar with it, you will only suffer even greater embarrassment.
If you’re going to do it, it’s better to do it right.
Lady Liechtenburg bit her lip in shame and grabbed the skirt.
“Irene von der Liechtenburg. Acting count.”
Then, one leg was pulled back, and the other leg was bowed and bowed.
A woman’s greeting only to a more dignified person.
It was a greeting that the lady had nothing to do except to meet the royal family.
Unsurprisingly, silence fell around them, and all eyes were focused on this side.
The woman felt her face heat up and returned to her standing posture.
“Well, I guess I’m getting a little better now.”
“············”.
Schlusz let out a stifled laugh and held out his glass.
The woman reached out to the glass with her trembling hands and clashed.
A clear clattering sound rang out, and Schluss drank champagne leisurely.
It looked like the scene where a humiliating peace treaty was signed.