73 – Summer Vacation – 6
“Shim-shim-sea.”
Cordelia whined, dragging on her words. She said to her mouth that she was bored as if she was casting some spell as she poked inside her wagon.
“I’m crazy, so please stay still.”
Seol-ah, who had her eyes closed, reprimanded her, but she couldn’t stop Cordelia.
It’s no exaggeration to say that the Deneb family’s wagon that came to pick us up with Cordelia is almost a modern camper van. There were some parts that were better than campers in that there was no shaking. Thanks to this, Cordelia was able to get up and walk around without fear of falling or bumping into anything. Although now it has returned to the penalty of madness.
“But I’m bored.”
“How did you persevere when you first came to the alternative academy?”
There wasn’t even one of us to whine about being bored, so how the hell did you hold on?
“At that time, I just slept. Sleep, wake up and sleep again In the end, I couldn’t sleep at night, so I had a hard time changing the night and day again.”
She added that Cordelia, who answered my question, seemed to tell her not to even dream of her.
“Then don’t even think about talking about growing up this time. Changing day and night is difficult, and I have no intention of sleeping.”
“You’ve done everything you can inside before.”
It was as Hestia said. As I said before, what we were riding was more like a camper than a wagon, and we spent time doing all the games we could play indoors without worrying about motion sickness.
Chess, Othello, card games, such as catching thieves. Surprisingly, everything needed for the game was prepared in the wagon. Other than Cordelia, only the Duke and Duchess of Deneb could use this carriage, so it was probably used by them. I thought that the duke can’t help being bored either.
“It’s not fun to be with you in the first place.”
Cordelia said. Tell me what to do In the game that the four of us took turns playing, Seol-ah and I suffered a crushing defeat. Chess only knew how certain pieces moved, and Othello only knew that it was good to eat a corner, so it was a natural result. Conversely, when playing with Hestia, Hestia was so overwhelmingly strong that the game didn’t even come true. For her part, she has no match for her.
“It was unexpected. I didn’t expect Miss Mikhail and Lily to be so weak in brain games.”
“It’s because I’m not used to this kind of game.”
I scratched my head awkwardly at Hestia’s words. Seol-ah also had an awkward expression. Coincidentally, neither Mikhail nor Lily seemed to enjoy this type of game, so their hands moved on their own and there was no such thing as that.
“No matter how hard it is, I never thought it would be this bad.”
Cordelia smiled at me and Seol-ah. Did you usually have a little piled up?
“Um….”
I let out a grunt. Living in the world, I get teased by Cordelia for not being able to play games. Besides, she couldn’t even squeak and said that it was true that she had lost. I wanted to ask him to follow me to the tower, but unfortunately, there was no such thing as Summoner’s Rift in this world.
“Don’t be too hard on yourself. Even Cordelia lost to me.”
“Ugh, that makes me sick….”
“Are you sick? It doesn’t shake at all. You were proud of it when you first rode it. The wagon has shock absorption magic on it, so it’s no different from a bed.”
Cordelia couldn’t say anything at Hestia’s bombardment, and she trembled. She tried to tease me for no reason, but she couldn’t even get her money’s worth, so she hurriedly changed the topic of conversation.
“Anyway! Bored! I’m tired of chess, Othello and card games. What do you have?”
“Now it’s really right in front of you. Just be patient.”
Just as Hestia said, the endlessly stretched out fields were gradually replaced by plausible buildings. Windmills turned everywhere, and the shadows of young children chasing the wagons stretched. It was summer, so the days were long, so even though it was time to eat dinner, the sky was quite bright. Smoke billowed little by little from chimneys all over the street.
It is a peaceful landscape that comes to mind when you think of a fantasy world. Feeling refreshed, I stared blankly outside. It’s been a while since I’ve been here, and I feel like this world is my hometown.
“hehehe. Isn’t it cool?”
Cordelia’s voice was very excited as if she felt better when she saw me staring at the scenery outside so blankly.
The way his shoulders are raised, as if he thought I was moved by the scenery of the Deneb estate. It was true that I was actually moved, and it was true that I quite liked this peaceful scenery, so I eagerly agreed.
“Yeah, that’s cool.”
“Isn’t it? Our territory has also entered the top 10 best places to travel in the empire!”
“Is there anything like that?”
It is a name like a ranking table that is roughly made and distributed by magazines. Who the hell chooses something like that?
“I just came up with it.”
“I’m asking just in case, where are the other 9 places?”
“I didn’t decide…”
Cordelia’s voice gradually faded. Hestia’s support shot poured down at Cordelia, who was intimidated by Seol-ah’s stare at me, who seemed dumbfounded.
“Don’t look at it that way. Well, those 10 places don’t even exist, but there’s no doubt that the estate of the Duke of Deneb is actually a good place to visit.”
“Yes, yes! The night view at night is really pretty after a while, isn’t it? Especially the view from my room is really pretty, so I’ll show you.”
No, I can see the night view from some room. I also laughed and said, “Cordelia must be talking about something strange just because she’s excited.”
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“Tada! How is it?”
“Wow, wow. What. And.”
I couldn’t keep my gaping mouth shut. Seol-ah, who was next to me, opened her mouth as well.
You can really see the night view from the room.
“Isn’t it really cool?”
Cordelia showed off her snot.
The castle of the Duke of Deneb was so large and luxurious that you couldn’t take your eyes off it. Saying that you can see the night view from the room is not an exaggeration or a metaphor, it’s true.
As I felt while riding the carriage earlier, the Deneb family seemed to have an absurd amount of money.
I thought that the castle of the Grand Duchess of Sirius was also luxurious enough to not be pushed anywhere, but the Duke of Deneb was just different in scale. No matter how much it is a mining industry, even if it is the continent’s best Mugane, it is no match for the number of heads and wide land.
“Yes, yes. Cool.”
I skipped Cordelia’s words. The buildings I saw earlier looked like toys. The street lamps placed all over the street illuminated the night beautifully.
It was a beautiful sight. However, I was just surprised by the scale of the castle so that the night view was not visible. He was living in some kind of World Heritage Site.
“Miss Cordelia, let’s go eat now. Both of you will be waiting.”
Hestia seemed not to be very interested in the night sky, as if she had already seen it several times. Rather, she seemed to be more nervous about the Duke and Duchess of Deneb, who had been left behind because they were only unpacking their belongings for a short while.
That’s also true because Cordelia said that her duchess was waiting for her, and dragged her butler into her room, telling her to eat first.
She listened to Hestia’s words and only then responded and nodded her head.
“Then let’s go eat. I bet your mom and her dad are looking forward to it too, right?”
She sang her hum as if she was satisfied with Seola and I’s astonishment. This is something to be really proud of.
“Ah, just in case, don’t miss me and Hestia? I really get lost.”
Cordelia, who was ahead, humming her song, turned to us and gave advice.
Thanks to that, unlike Hestia and Cordelia, who wandered around the complex castle without hesitation as if they were familiar with the road, Seol-ah and I had to worry that she might lose her way along the way. Doesn’t it look too out of shape to visit her friend’s house and get lost?
After walking for such a long time, we finally arrived at the restaurant. I thought the bigger the house, the better, but it was a very precious time to feel that there are also disadvantages.
The dining room was equally large, grand, and in one way clean. A long table covered with a spotless white tablecloth was placed in the center, and delicious-looking dishes adorned it.
Then the head of the long table, the Duke and Duchess of Deneb, appeared.
The Duke of Deneb was a middle-aged man with white gray hair neatly combed back. His size was bearish, and even his neatly combed hair could not hide his feral spirit. His eyes were beaky and his eyes were intense. Long story short, it just looks scary.
The Duchess sitting next to her looked like she wondered if Cordelia would become like that if she were ten years older. Her fiery red hair and elongated proportions were her counterpart to Cordelia. Her expression was mild and benevolent, different from that of Duke Deneb. I’ve never seen Cordelia make a face like that.
Duke of Deneb had a scary expression, and his expression was not good. I froze because I was nervous. Seol-ah, who was next to her, was banging her teeth. Maybe it’s because of what he did to Cordelia in the past, but it seems like he’s even more scared for no reason.
At that time, Cordelia took a step forward. After a moment of silence, Duke Deneb opened his mouth.
“Codyyyyyy! Come here and hold me in my father’s arms!”
“Oh really, Dad! All the kids, what are you talking about embarrassingly?!”
Cordelia screamed in disgust.
What is this…. I was quite taken aback by his appearance, which I couldn’t possibly think of on first impressions.
Something, something very different from what I thought. When I first heard the duke’s first impression or that he was laissez-faire, I wondered if he was a very blunt style, but isn’t it just a daughter who went through puberty with her father who is an idiot?
“Kuh, my daughter doesn’t want to be hugged by her dad anymore. Sad, sad.”
“Yi is also true. Stop messing around.”
Duke Deneb cried while covering his face with one hand the size of a pot lid. The Duchess pinched the Duke’s side and reprimanded him.
“Keum, long time no see. Duke.”
“Oh, yes. It’s Hestia. You’ve grown a lot while I couldn’t see you.”
Hestia seemed familiar with this kind of situation and casually posted a greeting. The duke also naturally greeted her. And his eyes came out and turned to Seol-ah.
Seol-ah bowed down first to greet her.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Lily von Adamas, the seventh daughter of Baron Adamas.”
“Adamas? Oh, you are the….”
It was only for a moment, but I didn’t miss the Duke’s eyes narrowing.
“Yes, nice to meet you. For this week, it’s okay to think of it as your home and be comfortable.”
And he responded to Seol-ah’s greeting with a big smile, as if he had never done that.
“Then you must be the son of Sirius.”
“Do you know my father?”
“Of course not! Ever since he was in the academy, he’s a friend who doesn’t talk much and doesn’t have fun, so I wondered if he would get married properly, but he won. I don’t know where you snatched such a beauty from.”
Duke Deneb began to explain about the excited Archduke Sirius.
It’s a big deal. I don’t know. The Duke of Deneb seemed to be glad to see his friend’s son and started emitting TMI every week.
“Originally, I was planning on getting engaged to you, not Wilhelm, that thunder-naked bastard. That’s how he complained that Cody was the only daughter in the duke’s family.”
“Dad!”
Duke of Deneb did not pay heed to Cordelia’s call and continued. As his story continued, the four of us’ faces became grotesquely distorted. Cordelia blushed and she let out a gasp.
“If I knew you would grow up to be this dependable, I wouldn’t be able to beat Wilhelm to death….”
“Dad, if I say any more, you’ll know that you really don’t want to talk to me.”
“Okay, okay. Anyway, rest in peace.”
I don’t know what kind of expression to put on.
Rest in peace, the current fiance of the person he was supposed to be engaged to, and the person who tricked Wilhelm into giving Cordelia the last blow, is what the person who brought up such a topic would say.
In the end, the meal ended in a suffocating atmosphere. You can comfortably spend a week with this, right?
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