68 – Summer Vacation – 1
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East of the imperial castle, the winter palace where the crown prince resides. Aaron, Prince Wilhelm’s chief attendant, sighed at the harsh noises he heard in Wilhelm’s room today.
I’m sure you’re throwing and destroying things in your rage again. It was almost impossible to stop the crown prince, who had unnecessarily excellent specs, once his eyes went round. At least it is possible to have a conversation with him because he has acted as a de facto father since he was very young.
As expected, the maids were stamping his feet in front of the door, unable to do this or that.
“Go to your business.”
They dispersed in an instant at Aaron’s words. There are still a lot of strange rumors going around. Aaron grabbed his throbbing head.
-Smart
“Your Highness. May I come in?”
He straightened his clothes once, took a deep breath, and knocked on Wilhelm’s door. After a few more cracks, a voice wheezing with rage came from the room.
“Come in.”
As soon as Aaron saw the snarl in the room, he barely held back the sigh that was about to come out. I don’t think he would be so messed up even if he was hit by explosion magic.
“Well, I came to report the progress of the work you instructed….”
“All right. Because I know.”
Wilhelm shook his hand. Okay. Because I know, I must have been so crazy.
After abruptly taking a leave of absence a few weeks ago due to health problems, Prince Wilhelm suddenly became violent. He was cold-hearted, resolute, and there were parts where he couldn’t empathize well with others, but at least he wasn’t acting like he is now.
At least so far, that ferocity isn’t targeting people, but judging from what it’s doing now, it may soon reveal its teeth against people as well. You should either retire soon before you see the bad side.
In his later years, Aaron said to himself, “What is this like?”
In fact, the cause was clear. On the surface, it was said that he had taken a leave of absence due to health problems, but everyone was quiet and confident.
‘Prince Wilhelm lost his lover to Michael von Sirius and went mad!’
That’s right, isn’t it? After leaving school for the daughter of a Korean-American baron who died so badly, he avoids even mentioning it, let alone writing a letter. And instead, he has an unusual degree of hostility toward the heir to the Sirius family.
He tried to keep his mouth shut as much as possible, but he couldn’t stop rumors from spreading that the heir of the grand duchy had stolen the woman he cared for while breaking off the engagement among his servants.
Even Aaron himself thought that the love affair itself was certain, so it was only natural.
Well, it must have been quite heartbreaking for the girl she liked to leave. Why not Aaron was also a man who had the experience of having his cheating wife run away.
But that doesn’t mean you can act like an idiot. It would be difficult to deal with even if a stupid worm in a rural area just went out like that, but I wouldn’t even dare to put my hands on it if I was a heir to the throne of the empire.
Besides, he personally thought it was a relief that he hadn’t been involved with that woman. It’s not like he’s acting like an idiot, but on the contrary, it’s not enough to look for a new crown prince, but he’s doing that. It’s not that the family of Lily von Adamas is Korean or American. Just, his intuition, which had already worked for several decades in the imperial castle where all kinds of slander were rampant, was shouting.
She was in a really, really bad mood.
I don’t even know what Wilhelm fell in love with in the first place. It was true that he had an excellent appearance, but in Aaron’s eyes, his former fiancée, Lady Deneb, had an appearance comparable to him.
Considering things like personality, Lady Deneb would have been better. Even during their engagement, which seemed to be walking on knives, where they hated each other so much, she was never angry with her subordinates. The day Wilhelm announced her breakup, how many maids felt sorry for them.
While Aaron was immersed in this and that, Wilhelm, who had been thinking for a long time as well, spoke quietly.
“Why do you think you failed this time?”
“… Sorry.”
That’s right, because there’s no such thing as a decent human being among these bastards who are in such a hurry to take a drug they’ve never seen before and receive a dubious offer to attack the heir of the grand duke’s family and his friends. Aaron swallowed her words up to her throat. The only thing she gains while working in the imperial family is this kind of patience. If she says something right for no reason, the only thing that comes back is hysteria.
“What about medicine?”
“We are working hard.”
Approx.
Aaron tried to manage his expression as much as possible, but she couldn’t help but dislike it.
Right after taking a leave of absence from his academy, Wilhelm went about his nightlife as if possessed by something. Whether it was alcohol or women, as long as he wanted to, even in this imperial palace, he could fully enjoy it. Rather, there must have been much better alcohol and women than walking around the streets. Nevertheless, Wilhelm continued to wander the streets at night, looking for alcohol and women.
Then one day, he suddenly came with a pill. A mysterious effect that allows people who couldn’t even feel mana to use it when eaten.
‘This, let me use it.’
At the end of a number of death row inmates died mysteriously because of Wilhelm’s words, the drug had a more dramatic effect. Of course, the side effects that followed were also more dramatic.
“Do you think you will be able to catch it if more research is done on the drug?”
“I’m not sure, but I think it’s possible.”
It’s a lie. To be honest, no matter what you do, you won’t be able to catch it with a suspicious drug like that. I didn’t say who it was, but it was clear who the catch was pointing to.
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Michael von Sirius, a monster called the greatest genius in the empire.
‘Did the heir of the Grand Duchess of Sirius really take away that woman who was supposed to be Lily?’
Originally, Aaron thought that even though he had suffered a heartbreak, it wouldn’t be for such an idiotic reason, but recently his mind was leaning towards whether Lily had really been taken away by Mikhail.
To manage his image, he is the crown prince who did charity work and relief activities in slums that he did not even consider to be human. Wilhelm, who seemed to have been born only to become the emperor of the empire, would set up a confrontation with the heir to the Sirius Grand Duchess, who must hold hands when he becomes emperor later?
This is nonsense. Even if Michael had inflicted a terrible insult on Wilhelm that he couldn’t even put in his mouth, the man who would benefit from it somehow would be Wilhelm Reinhardt, whom Aaron originally knew. Although now, a little bit, no, a little bit much, the taste has gone.
In the first place, it’s a problem to think that Archduke Mikhail, who is regarded as the greatest genius in the empire, can be captured with idiots who can be recaptured on the spot, even if he has taken some suspicious medicine.
Where did all the old guns go? It’s sad to see that the cold-blooded past where poison and firearms coexisted is nowhere to be found, and only poison remains and is engrossed in ridiculous plans.
“Yes. Like last time, it’s okay if it’s not just that damn bastard. If you see an opportunity, use your hand right away.”
Last time, I mean that you instigated one of the railless, mindless schoolgirls to attack Cordelia.
Watching him order the same thing casually, Aaron felt his affection dripping from him every moment. He didn’t even have humanity in the first place, but not to this extent. To be precise, he even imitated humanity.
But now? He was ordering an attack on his ex-fiancé, whom he had unilaterally broken off without any guilt, simply to mentally drive the person he hated.
“I’m not saying you should do that right away. Let’s pay more attention to security and save ourselves for the time being. It seems that the secret agents of the intelligence agency have smelled it. No matter how much they say they are the bastards of the imperial family, there is nothing good about being known.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Aaron bowed her head in his respect, then walked out of the room.
“Ew, f*ck. It was wrong to die gracefully. I should have retired sooner.”
As soon as he came out of the room, harsh words came out of Aaron’s mouth. He should have retired sooner, he said, but it was the first time he regretted not retiring from the heart like today.
His wrinkled, sunken eyes were directed toward the southern part of the imperial castle, the summer palace where Princess Yuria lived. Princess Yuria said that she was giving up her right to succeed, but everyone who had even the slightest interest in politics within the imperial family knew at least that this was not the case.
Perhaps the moment he sees a critical gap, he will rush in and bite Wilhelm’s neck. And judging from his behavior, the end may not be far away. Right now, Aaron himself didn’t say the right thing to say and just nodded his head.
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“It’s already the final exam…. Ugh, I hate studying.”
I don’t know if the transaction with the inspector at the market price that day worked or not, but after that, not a single strange incident occurred.
“I have to do it anyway.”
“Miss Cordelia, are you giving up already?”
Seola and Hestia comforted Cordelia. Not to mention Hestia, and unexpectedly, Seol-ah was also an honor student. The four of us, whom we see every day, were studying for exams in the library with final exams right in front of them.
Nothing special has happened since the deal with Cicero.
To name a few, it was the disclosure of our relationship with Hestia as well. Of course, with what I introduced to Cordelia. After Wilhelm took her leave of absence from school, her strange attacks kept coming in, so I was secretly helping her. Hestia didn’t doubt it and believed it. This is not a completely unrealistic story, and she has been greatly persuaded by the raid at the gymnasium.
If I had to point out one more thing, would it be that Hestia’s jealousy has lessened than before? In fact, she hadn’t done anything direct that could be called jealousy before, but she had a feeling. A sharp gaze, a cold tone, a strange battle of nerves, etc.
Those things that were seen intermittently before and after the midterm exams disappeared like lies at some point. Cordelia simply seemed unconcerned.
However, Seol-ah had a different opinion.
“I’ll admit that there’s definitely no more brawling or holding back like before.”
“Isn’t it?”
“But something bothers me.”
Reluctance? Seol-ah was frustrated by my expression of incomprehension.
“This is really hard to put into words. You have to see for yourself. No matter what you do, it won’t work for me… , Should I say that superiority? You have to look at that superior expression with your own eyes to understand!”
“What, then. Are you saying that Hestia’s jealousy has subsided a bit because she deliberately neglects it in order to feel her superiority?”
That’s, that’s so awful. It has gone beyond the level of somnolence or somnolence. Seol-ah also waved her hand, probably thinking that she wasn’t like that.
“No! Not that! I know very well what a good person Hestia is. But apart from that, he sometimes shows that expression.”
I don’t think Seol-ah is framing Hestia. Because he tried to protect Hestia by blowing his own body last time. However, her words were a bit unbelievable. It’s a sense of superiority.
“…Heil? Mikhail?”
“Huh?”
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My flashback was interrupted by Hestia’s voice.
“Mikhail? What’s wrong. She says she needs to pay more attention. Now the real test is right around the corner.”
“Huh? Uh, uh yes. You have to concentrate.”
Sorry, Hestia. Actually, she’s confident that she’ll get good grades even if she doesn’t study. I got all the genealogy from Cicero.
This is also where people live, so there are professors who always give the same test questions, and there are genealogies that naturally follow.
‘What do you do during vacation?’
Of course, I decided to put aside my thoughts of studying and make plans for what to do during vacation. After the final exams are over, vacation really approaches. Starting in mid-June and ending in September, it is a period of more than two months.
Anyway, I’ll have to go back to my parents’ house at least once, and if it’s okay with Hestia, I’d like to visit Hestia’s house at least once. With a big bow, Father, give me your daughter! Even if you don’t do it, shouldn’t you say hello and meet your face.
I talked to Hestia while everyone was taking a break.
“Hestia.”
“Why is that?”
“Do you have plans for vacation?”
“Well, I don’t have anything in mind.”
She tilted her head.
“Then it would be all right if I went to say hello to your parents.”
“What is it, what is it? Are you going to Hestia’s house during vacation?”
Cordelia, who had been eavesdropping on our conversation, intervened.
I nodded at her words.
“Yes. If only Hestia would allow it. I want to go and say hello.”
“Then you can come to my house too.”
“Yes?”
“It’s right next door. My house and Hestia’s house.”
No, you’re talking like next door in some country town. The territory of the Duke of Deneb is located in the granary of the first plain in the empire, and it is very wide. However, it was not the size that Hestia’s Countess of Gracia would fall into anywhere. It’s a bit absurd to write the word right next door.
“Isn’t it too far to be right next door?”
“It’s okay! You have plenty of time anyway.”
Well, as she said, what remains is time. I handed over the decision to Hestia.
“I don’t mind, but I have to ask Hestia.”
“How is Hestia?”
“……”
“Hestia?”
Hestia, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up and started raising her plate.
“Okay. Now that this has happened, how about the three of you going to each other’s houses?”
Hestia’s proposal was as follows. For a week or two, everyone stays in their own homes. It’s because everyone didn’t have any special plans during vacation anyway, and I couldn’t show everything I wanted to show in a day or two.
What to show to our manor? How do i know that Again, you should ask the Grand Duchess diligently.
Hestia excitedly explained her thoughts, and then she turned the end of her words to Seol-ah.
“What will Miss Lily do?”
“Uh, me?”
“Then did you think we would leave out Miss Lily?”
Seol-ah, who was looking at us blankly, put on a puzzled expression at her sudden mention. She seemed quite burdened by the fact that they were going to their respective estates. It probably feels like taking the second generation of a conglomerate to a rooftop room.
“No, my house is a bit. You probably won’t even have a room to sleep.”
“It’s really good. It won’t be better than the dorm anyway.”
Seol-ah’s expression hardened at Cordelia’s words. She looks no better than a dorm. After refusing for a while, she came up with another idea.
“Jeong then, would it be okay if I just skip my house and follow it?”
“Are you okay?”
Anyway, it’s an opportunity to go home after almost three months, so is it okay if you just follow us? However, she insisted that even if she died soon, she was nothing but our worries and that she would not be their home.
“Anyway, there are more than just me because I have siblings. If I don’t go there, I won’t even notice. Besides, you won’t be there until school starts, right? It’s okay to go home after it’s over.”
“Then decide!”
Cordelia made her noise in an excited voice.
“What should I do first? Ah, Hestia. The secret base that was in the mountain behind your house, is that still there?”
“Miss Cordelia.”
Hestia said in a cold voice.
“First of all, the exam. You know?”
“Yes….”
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