4. Rynella’s fate is decided by Rynella (19)
There was silence for a while in the family drawing room.
Lia had already left the room. In fact, Lia wanted to stay until the end, but I deliberately kicked her out by discouraging her.
In the end, the younger sister grumbled until the end and left. Judging from the dissatisfied way he looked at me, his temper was still the same.
What kind of man is going to take that tomboy?
Secretly letting out a small sigh, I leaned against the back of the chair.
From a long time ago, Lia was famous for her beauty. I heard that some families received the offer several times, perhaps because of this.
It’s just that Leah cut them all down with a single sword.
Heck, in order to withstand that temper, even a man shouldn’t be an ordinary person. At least the equivalent level was needed to keep the peace in the family.
I didn’t know if there would ever be a match to match my talented sister.
Of course, the important thing now was not Lia’s married wife. Rather, it was necessary to come up with a solution to the immediate crisis.
So I had no choice but to ask the group.
“… … What do we do?”
It was a short but crucial question.
Many elements were omitted, but the topic I wanted to throw out was clear.
The Magic Corps of the Rainella family is coming.
A skilled knight was also a scarce resource, but it was nothing compared to a wizard. Therefore, the families that could make up the magic corps were in the minority.
Only the 5 aristocratic families of the empire or a few families called ‘Magic Prestigious’ had the capacity to do so.
The Rainella family was one of those few.
It was a place that had the Magic Corps, which was said to be rarer than the Knights.
Although the exact history was not known, it was famous that the commanders of each magic corps were composed of blood relatives of the Rainella family.
The Magic Corps, which was said to be coming today, was no exception.
It meant that a person with the surname of the Rainella family would come.
This was a completely different issue from the one that touched the Rynella family knight last time. In the first place, the Rainella family was more famous for their mage corps than their knights.
Not to mention the difference in level, they couldn’t be treated carelessly as long as they were led by the blood relatives of the Rainella family.
The problem was that there was no reason to stop her even if she recklessly tried to take Elsie.
In particular, senior Elsie froze as soon as she heard the news.
“Who, who? Who exactly is coming?”
The words spoken by Elsie-senpai, who had been frozen for a long time, were also a signal that she had woken up from a state of panic. Because Lia had already left for a long time.
No matter how engrossed she was, there was no way Elsie would not know this.
It seemed that he was overly nervous and asked any questions.
Celine tilted her head, as if seeing Elsie trembling in fear was unfamiliar.
“Ah, what are you so nervous about? No matter how much I am in the Magic Corps, my senior is a direct descendant.”
He is also one of the most promising geniuses in the Rainella family.
Among the children of the current head of state, the person with the highest achievement was senior Elsie. Even if an older brother or sister came, Elsie-senpai would not be intimidated.
Even so, the fact that senior Elsie was trembling in fear meant only one thing.
The saintess sighed lightly.
“There is someone. The one who can subdue Sister Elsie is in the Magic Corps.”
Then, of course, I would have sent him.
It was because Elsie-senpai was in a situation where it was as if she had just declared a bomb and ran away with me.
Personally, I wanted to leave Elsie-senpai unattended, but Count Rainella seemed to have a slightly different idea.
It seemed that he was determined to somehow bring him back to his family and do something about it.
Otherwise, there was no need to go through the cumbersome process of dispatching the Magic Corps.
Elsie-senpai’s face turned pale. I was also in the same boat as her, so I became more anxious.
But it was only the two of us who felt nervous.
On the contrary, the saintess smiled benevolently as if everything went well.
“Then you can go back to your family.”
“… … no way!”
Elsie-senpai shouted as if in a fit at the saintess’ one word. No matter how much she was the daughter of the Rainella family, she had to use an honorific title for a saint, but it was a cry so earnest that she forgot even that.
“Well, then you’ll be banned from going out right away and take care of this and that without me knowing? Because my father is still a human being!”
“But there is no way, right?”
In the voice of the saintess who said that, there was even a hint of joy.
It sounded like he had already finished the calculations.
“Since Sister Elsie is entangled in many rumors, there is no way any agreement will be reached during vacation right now. Don’t worry too much and go back to your family.”
Then, the saintess quietly made the sign of the cross. It looked like a priest praying for peace.
“Brother Ian, I will take good care of him.”
Seria’s reaction was not much different from that of the saintess.
“Senior Rainella… I understand the circumstances, but if you are a noble, isn’t it something you can’t help?”
Still, judging from her polite tone of voice, it seems that Seria’s social skills have improved a lot. Unsuitably, there was me who was slightly moved by that.
You’ve grown up, Seria.
But Elsie-senpai, driven into a corner, was looking up at me with a teary face.
A look that asks you to do something.
I had to wink at Leto while clearing my throat.
Leto had a very annoyed expression on his face. But as if he couldn’t bluntly refuse my request, he let out a deep sigh and opened his mouth.
“… … Conversely, it might not be a big deal, right?”
As if asking what that meant, the party’s eyes turned to Leto.
Then Leto began to slowly explain.
“Everyone is mistaken… As the Rainella family, there is no need to drop seniors Ian and Elsie. No, there is a possibility that they would rather make it an official relationship.”
Celine and Seria’s eyes widened at Leto’s words. Only the saintess narrowed her brow slightly.
It was a face that sensed something.
Yuren was crossing his arms with a look of interest. It seemed that he had decided to take on the role of a laid-back spectator.
“Think about it. They say there are differences in rank among families, but Ian is a divinity who is in the midst of increasing his reputation. Besides, senior Elsie… To be honest, the last ‘master’ declaration will act as a fatal scandal.”
“……So, would you rather use Sister Elsie to hold Brother Ian?”
“Even Elsie is a gifted family that the family cherishes.
son-in-law to take.
Leto was even mentioning that possibility.
It was still common for wives to follow their husbands, but this was not uncommon.
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Joy and sorrow crossed again, as if Leto’s hypothesis had some validity.
The faces of Celine, Seria, and the saintess became serious, while senior Elsie’s expression brightened.
But I knew
In fact, it was just a word Leto threw out once. It could be as Leto said, but there was a good chance that Count Rainella would take the exact opposite path.
In the first place, the main purpose of aristocratic marriages was to establish blood ties between families.
From that point of view, my marriage with senior Elsie was still a bad idea.
In the end, it was the saintess who put an end to the tough discussion.
She sighed helplessly.
“…Actually, it’s useless to talk about it now.”
“You mean there’s no number?”
“No, the remaining time itself is plenty.”
Despite my questioning, the saintess’ words did not stop.
She was the most knowledgeable about politics here. Perhaps from the beginning she had her opinions organized.
“The Magic Corps is basically an armed group. No matter how peaceful it is, we need a justification to dispatch that much force to someone else’s territory.”
“You came to look for your runaway daughter?”
“If that’s the case, there’s no way Sister Leah would have reacted like that just now. Even more so, Brother Ian is a member of the Percus family, so it would be rude if the two escaped as an excuse.”
There would be nothing to say if I pressed it with force anyway, but there was another force behind me.
It was the Yurdina family and the imperial family.
There was no way that Count Rainella was unaware of the special relationship between Delphine and the princess.
If so, it would be embarrassing to blindly neglect the Percus family.
“So the justification itself will be different. They must have created a reason for having to be dispatched. If that’s the case, then we have no choice but to pretend to do the job first.”
“Are you saying you have to give the answer after all?”
“Right now, I don’t even know what that means.”
At the saintess’ words, we had no choice but to keep our mouths shut.
It was as it was said. Isn’t it a situation where he still can’t figure out the true intentions of the Rainella family?
I had to talk more, but the story only jumped to Jung-gu heating.
I had only one answer to give.
“…then let’s wait for a while.”
There was still time, so I had time to wait for the Rainella family’s opinion.
I patted the shivering Elsie on the shoulder.
that it would be nothing
If anything unusual happened, I wouldn’t be able to resist in the first place. So that was the only consolation I could offer.
and a few hours later
I had to face the Magic Corps dispatched from the Rainella family.
Even at first glance, they smelled of strong magical power. Among them, there was a man who looked particularly strong.
It was like looking at whitened charcoal.
A human who seems to have ridden and scraped the last remaining parts.
The blue eyes that matched the brown hair looked tired.
The tall man, who looked over 190 cm even at a glance, bowed his head slightly and shook my hand.
“……Nice to meet you. ‘Candidate’ for nephew-in-law.”
Upon hearing those words, Elsie’s eyes trembled violently.
Looking at the cool blue eyes of the man, I was convinced.
This is the person Elsie-senpai feared.
My middle-aged eyes met in the air, and the girl’s voice resounded.
“Sah, Uncle!”
That was the title of the man Elsie called.