5.5 Interlude: Gold and Silver (16)
What would happen if a commoner became the rival of an aristocrat?
No matter how much the academy claims that there is no nobleman in talent, the end was so obvious.
If you’re lucky, it ends up being humiliated in front of everyone.
If it wasn’t him, there were also times when his eyes were gouged out, he went missing, or he died mysteriously.
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Just for the reason that she loved a noble man.
As much as that, the gap between the nobles and the commoners was obvious.
No matter how hard they tried, it was impossible for commoners to overcome the difference in status. A very small number of commoners could become nobles by making a contribution, but it was a far cry from Emma.
And Emma dared to covet the man a high-ranking aristocrat was after.
No, beyond the level of covetousness, he even kissed her.
Even the opponent was ‘Elsie Rainella’, famous for her filthy nature.
It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t afraid.
Still, Emma struggled to calm her pounding heart. She repeated to herself over and over again that the more she was like this, the more she had to be bold.
I couldn’t rely on Ian’s shadow forever.
I also didn’t want to lie about my relationship.
I will silently endure any insult.
Isn’t it cheap for a commoner to love something that doesn’t fit the subject?
However, Elsie’s actions far exceeded Emma’s imagination.
“Calculate everything.”
It was the first thing Elsie said after taking Emma out.
We hadn’t had any conversation before that. He hadn’t even said the usual hello.
In the long silence, Emma’s tension reached its peak.
Maybe give me time to ask for forgiveness first?
Nobles hate quarreling with commoners. Basically, it’s because it’s out of shape.
So there were times when they gave commoners a ‘merciful’ option to protect their pride.
It is to wait for them to confess their sins and rely on the generosity of nobles.
Then most of the nobles would forgive the sins of commoners only with leniency. It was also for the sake of face, and also because there was no need to endure troublesome things.
At least because of one commoner, he had to use his hands.
It was a waste and an inefficient option.
In just a few minutes, Emma’s hands were damp with cold sweat.
It was no exaggeration to say that the lives of commoners depended on the moods of the nobility.
The experiences and instincts accumulated since childhood constantly persuaded Emma.
You should get down on your knees right now.
Elsie was leading Emma into town for some reason. If he asked for forgiveness in a place with such a large floating population, he would have no choice but to forgive Emma for the sake of the family’s honor.
Yes, that would be the right choice.
Emma couldn’t help but open her mouth.
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Just imagining a life without Ian brought tears to my eyes.
It was then that Elsie entered a fancy clothing store.
At first, she wanted to have her serve as a servant, but Elsie seemed to be annoyed and just grabbed clothes at random.
Most of them were clothes that were too big for Elsie’s body. Emma was dumbfounded and had to watch what Elsie was doing.
Then the word that came out was that one word.
I want you to count everything.
Emma, who was hesitant to understand her intentions, heard a thunderclap from the blue sky.
“What kind of person should I match?”
“Boy.”
The person Elsie pointed out was none other than Emma.
Emma, who had never been to such a luxurious shop, couldn’t even understand the conversation. While I was just tilting my head, I just left my body to the tailor who came with the tape measure.
Elsie handed the clerk the estimated cost of the clothes.
It was a platinum coin, a coin worth 100 gold.
As soon as she saw that noble luster, Emma came to her senses.
It felt like currency from another world appeared out of nowhere.
Emma instinctively shook her head and refused.
“La, Lady Lynella! Too much clothes for me to wear… … .”
“I decide.”
It was a firm tone.
There was inherent arrogance and confidence characteristic of aristocrats in that tone. No matter what judgment the commoner or the like made, I was convinced that my decision was absolutely correct.
In the end, Emma had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.
All of the clothes Elsie chose were luxurious. Not only the way they dressed, but the fabric looked different.
In the first place, Emma was one of the first to buy clothes in the city.
There was no time to go out to the city even in the yard where food was not enough. The only decent clothes were the academy uniforms that were given to commoners at the time of admission.
I had been saving even that, but I was suddenly given a tailored suit as a gift.
Is it an intention to harass you by erasing debts you cannot afford?
But Elsie didn’t seem particularly concerned about spending 100 gold.
“Fix the details properly, and send them to the dormitory when finished.”
“all right.”
Even after that, Elsie repeated her strange behavior.
Take them to expensive restaurants or buy rare alchemy ingredients.
By the end of the day, they were sitting side by side on a bench drinking.
It was a move that Emma couldn’t understand at all.
It was the first luxury she had experienced in her life, but Emma felt uncomfortable because she couldn’t figure out the reason.
My stomach seemed to freeze when I ate more than 1 gold per meal, and when I received a rare magic ingredient, I only noticed with an apologetic heart.
It was the same even now.
Emma could not savor the taste of the expensive drink.
I just thought hard about what Elsie’s intentions were.
However, no matter how much I rolled my head, I couldn’t come up with a suitable answer.
Unable to bear it, Emma carefully let go of her luck.
“Hey, Miss Rainella… … .”
“yes? why.”
As if she was used to drinking through a straw, Elsie turned her blue eyes to Emma.
It was still an unknown face.
Sitting on a chair with a rather large feel for her petite body, her legs stretched out, she looked like a girl on an outing.
It was nonsense.
Why did Elsie bother to go on an outing with commoners?
Emma asked in a timid voice, trying to suppress her anxiety.
“Why did you call me… … ?”
that was the signal
Elsie’s expression stiffened again, and Emma’s heart sank in an instant.
did i make a mistake?
While Emma hesitated, Elsie groaned and moaned hesitantly.
long time to do that.
Elsie asked in a calm voice, as if she had finally made up her mind.
“Hey, commoner. Have you been on good terms with your master lately?”
It was as expected.
Emma was rather relieved by that cold tone. I felt like I was finally able to bring out the answers I had prepared.
The promise was already made.
Emma nodded her head with a determined expression.
“Yeah.”
It’s only one syllable, but it’s a powerful answer.
It was an expression of his will not to resign meekly no matter what external pressure.
Faced with this, Elsie began biting her lips.
He hesitated again like that, barely saying a word.
“… … how?”
Immediately after that, Emma’s thoughts came to a wonderful stop.
How, Rani?
Emma didn’t know either. We kissed each other by chance, and since then, I’ve been living every day as if I’m dreaming.
However, Elsie seemed more desperate than she could have imagined.
After the girl wet her lips with saliva, she questioned Emma again.
“Well, how did you get close! It’s not going to be a trigger, a trigger! Don’t get me wrong?”
At the same time, his small shoulders straightened while pretending to be conceited.
Even so, he couldn’t overcome the limitations of his size, but his intention to be bluff was well conveyed.
Elsie put on a triumphant expression and raised her index finger.
“It’s not that the relationship between Master and I is particularly bad, is it? just, just… what to say It feels like you can’t get closer than a certain level. Ahahahaha… So yeah, I was just a little worried. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to ask a commoner for advice, right?”
At the end, even his true intentions were revealed.
Seek advice from commoners.
For Elsie, who grew up as a high-ranking aristocrat, it was close to shame.
Suddenly, Emma remembered the Elsie she had seen today.
The stiff face and the sinking voice, at first I thought he was angry.
But no.
Elsie just wanted to hide her shame.
As soon as she realized that, Emma felt at ease as if her anxiety were a lie.
On the contrary, he even felt a strange affinity for Elsie.
Even if it was a girl from the Rainella family, a woman was a woman.
It was the same as Emma and Elsina who grunted in front of love.
So Emma inadvertently said, Cook, and burst into laughter.
It was rudeness that would normally be unimaginable.
It was a mistake that surprised even myself and deserved attention. Even so, Elsie didn’t look very angry.
I just couldn’t overcome my shame, so I just shuddered.
“Ooh, don’t laugh… … ?”
“Oh no! How can I do that in front of Miss Rynella… I just had a similar problem in the past.”
Oops, Emma thought she had made another mistake.
Have you ever had a ‘similar concern’ in front of a proud aristocrat?
Even if he protested that he was trying to match him, he had nothing to say.
Originally, nobility was such a being.
Arbitrary, uncontrollable humans.
But, unexpectedly, Elsie did not blame Emma. Instead, it just lit up his eyes as if he was interested.
“Similar concerns?”
“Yes, yes… Before I became close with Ian, I thought a lot.”
Emma instinctively felt it.
How should I speak so that I can move according to my intention without going against Elsie’s mood?
Living as a commoner at the academy was not easy.
That long experience was now opening a way for Emma.
Elsie muffled her voice with a strange sound.
“So, can you help me?”
“Yeah? How dare I tell Miss Rainella… … .”
“He said he wanted to be a concubine.”
“Tuk,” Elsie said casually.
It was an attitude I never imagined would be an insult.
And this was also true.
When a nobleman and a commoner are married, usually the commoner gets the position of a concubine. Only nobles could become wives.
Emma was well aware of it, and she wasn’t particularly hurt.
“You know how hard being a concubine is? My wife’s check is not easy… But what if I become the main wife?”
To be honest, it wasn’t a realistic story.
Marriage, to Emma, seemed like something in the distant future.
However, the expression on Elsie’s face as she handed over the proposal was infinitely serious. It meant that she was seriously aiming for the position of Ian’s main wife.
Emma couldn’t help but smile awkwardly.
The life of an aristocrat is very tiring.
Only such inspiration touched me.
“I’m not good at you because you’re pretty either. But, if you want to be by Master’s side… You have to get used to the dignity of nobility. I think the clothes I bought today also have that meaning. Take off that shabby uniform and go around.”
“Ah, yes. Yeah! I’ll keep in mind… … .”
Emma hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Deep down, I was ashamed of Elsie’s comments.
The dignity of an aristocrat, looking back, Ian was also an aristocrat.
Of course, he was concerned about honor and dignity.
But the girl who follows him around starves every day and wears shabby clothes.
I didn’t know if others would point fingers at me.
Emma was depressed for no reason and lowered her head slightly.
Seeing that, Elsie clicked her tongue.
“Be careful in the future. I’ll see you often, but… … .”
He meant that he would help Emma even if he pretended not to.
Even though Emma hadn’t agreed to Elsie’s proposal yet.
As they talked for a long time after that, Emma thought.
He might have misunderstood Elsie.
Elsie was easy-going and sociable, befitting someone who led the group. At least, he wasn’t a person who caught even the smallest of faults in his own person.
As the evaluation changed like that, Emma’s attitude naturally loosened.
By the end of the day, it was like throwing a joke.
“Then, if I can get along with Ian first… … .”
“Hey.”
It was then.
Hook, and Emma’s upper body bent over again. Without knowing what had happened, Emma was rubbing her foreheads with Elsie.
Elsie was laughing.
Yes, at least the corners of his mouth were drawing an arc.
However, the light in those eyes had disappeared.
“Don’t cross the line? You are the concubine, and I am the main wife. Let’s make sure we do this.”
In the end, Emma had no choice but to cry and answer.
“Yes Yes… … .”
The nobles were also afraid.
Especially Elsie Rainella.
On that day, a new alliance was born.
It was a strange combination of a cheeky aristocrat and an understanding commoner.
**
I was lost for a moment.
In the old-fashioned office, there were two beautiful women in front of me.
Silver hair and silver eyes.
Even the focus wasn’t clear. Where are you looking, what are you thinking?
Not knowing the intention causes anxiety.
Such a reluctant appearance was the symbol of a certain family.
Alpenhauser, the only duke in the empire.
The woman standing in front of me was proud of her gorgeous beauty befitting her name. The woman standing behind him gave a gloomy impression on the contrary.
Wouldn’t it be better if you just did a good job with the bangs that cover your eyes?
Of course, it was far-fetched.
Rather, the sight that caught my attention was the table placed between me and the two women.
Platinum coins were pouring down on it like a mountain.
As if to show off Alpenhauser’s wealth.
“How about it, is it enough?”
With a voice as lofty as her status, the woman sitting across from me smiled slightly.
“In exchange for selling the saintess.”
I immediately said “Huh” and burst into laughter.
Instead of answering, he raised his hatchet.
Chop them up, it’s a loving way of partying blood and flesh, the only social style Ian has xD
Oh boy time to tame another noble woman