International Student (1)
While Persia, riding on top of Charlie, enters with a majestic appearance.
The maid, who returned to Yeongjuseong, was the first to guide the guests to their rooms.
After sharing the story with Uncle Henry and other vassals, I was dragged into her room before long.
“Ah, the maid! Master’s quota system…”
“Be quiet. You ignorant guy.”
“Beep!”
When Persia, who was startled, said something, Medusha quickly scolded him.
Letty, who was hiding in my inner pocket, took care of her and left her seat.
When I was in the capital, I was reluctant because there were so many eyes and ears around me, but I can feel at ease here.
I also made up my own mind and waited for the handmaiden to speak.
“Master, what are you going to do?”
Since I went to Einclad, I had been thinking about it all the time, so there was no need for long words.
I nevertheless deliberately acted ignorantly in order to defer the answer.
“What?”
“Elena. Isn’t it too dangerous to leave him like this…”
The waitress put me on the bed and spoke in a low, subdued voice.
It’s more of a sneak peek than a question.
As I turned my mind back to that direction, a groan, a groan, came out naturally.
Not sure yet, but…
Elena is probably Russell’s daughter.
Or how could he have recognized her at the last minute?
There was no connection between the two until then.
‘If only Russell did it alone, I wouldn’t know. Even Eshas overreacted…’
Russell ran away from home about 20 years ago.
And Elena was born a year later than me.
In terms of timing, it’s almost perfect.
Of course, there were not one or two children born at that time, but Elena’s mother was probably from commoners.
“When Edwin II brought in a concubine from a commoner… Of course, there must have been a huge backlash, right?”
“Of course. Even if you come from a private academy, commoners are commoners.”
It is also suspicious that the royal family suddenly took in a concubine from a commoner, but the person in question disappeared not long after.
Only then can there be doubts.
What if Elena’s mother had already had Russell’s child before entering the palace?
What if Essha had married her to Edwin II for some sort of purpose?
Of course, there is no clear evidence, so this is just a suspicion.
But the odds are too high and too risky to just ignore.
I don’t know what the hell he intended to do, but… Currently, because of the Demon King, the value of me and El Cloud has grown too much.
Elena is a time bomb that Essha had planted herself.
At least, that’s what the waitress thinks.
“What will you do if Eshas tries to control his master using the truth in the future? If the El Cloud family is treated like a cuckoo…”
“But you can’t send them back to the palace.”
“Let’s think about it. The fact that the family always comes first…”
“If this is true, then Elena is also a member of El Cloud.”
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Just throwing away the few blood relatives is not neglecting the family.
As I conveyed these thoughts with my eyes, the maid sighed and muttered.
“If it’s a relative, there’s also Westwall.”
“Sometimes you taught me that you’re not even related. I can’t let Elena go anyway.”
“Okay. Do what the master wants.”
As if the housemaid was no longer trying to force it, surprisingly, she withdrew.
After the secret meeting, I returned to the living room and sat next to Persia and Laurier, enjoying the cool breeze.
This summer, thanks to these guys, I’m relieved.
Elena, who had been watching this place from afar, looked slightly relieved.
After lunch, I decided to deal with the backlog of the estate business.
Deputy Youngju, who had come to the mansion, heard me and ran to get ready.
“What, are you working as soon as you arrive?”
“It’s a small estate anyway, so there won’t be a lot of work. It’d be better to finish it right away and rest.”
Christine, who was looking at the lord’s castle, nodded at my explanation.
After eating lunch and resting for a while, the lord’s deputy summoned again, and he began to report on the most urgent matter.
“Lord, the person who is going to pay compensation for the release of the prisoners caught last year…”
“Oh, is it time to come to you soon?”
I nodded, remembering the nobles and knights that Medusha had petrified.
In fact, so far, they have not been able to pay reparations even if they have money.
Although it was said that they were forced, they had no choice but to look out for their cooperation with the rebels.
But now that the rebels have been completely wiped out, there is no need to keep an eye on them.
The compensation is quite expensive, but considering the ransom of the heads of state and the knights, it is not at a level that cannot be paid.
As I was satisfied with the thought of receiving the money, a nobleman with a dwarf physique walked in, trembling little by little.
He gave a polite greeting that was a little too burdensome for the countess, and he rushed in from the box.
“Sir Count Elcloud. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to be forgiven for our family’s mistakes. Here, a small but consolation…”
“There is nothing to be ashamed of. Because you came to me the fastest.”
He endured the corners of his mouth trying to curve, but on the other hand, he felt a sense of incongruity.
Persia, who stood at my feet like a loyal dog, pointed it out.
“Then why didn’t the current headman come to visit?”
The current headman over there is the eldest daughter of the baron who is now being held captive.
However, it was the eldest son, not the eldest daughter, who brought the compensation.
Surely that doesn’t mean that you’re going to send a representative to deal with the subject of asking for forgiveness, right?
When I put that suspicion into my eyes, he bowed his head slightly as if embarrassed, but responded coldly.
“I’m sorry. It’s a shame, but my sister has no intention of getting her father back…”
“What? Oh…”
Persia noticed the situation late and sticks out her tongue.
Eolin, who was watching from the side, grinned.
The baron had appointed his eldest daughter as his successor before he invaded the Count of El Cloud…
In fact, she abandoned her father when she took over the position of Gaju.
After all, he took over the family, so he no longer needs a father.
Although the family leaned heavily due to the defeat in the Battle of the Territory, it took a position that I did not know when I would be able to inherit it.
‘Even though he is a father, there is really no blood or tears…’
And the eldest son in front of me now is thinking of defeating such an older sister through this prisoner exchange.
It goes without saying that if the baron finds out about his own kind, the second will look prettier.
There is a very high probability that you will be nominated as a new successor.
It is a problem to have too few successors like my family, but there is also a problem to have too many successors like over there.
After reading my expression, Christine muttered a little next to her.
“Nowadays, it’s fashionable to have only one child. Because people don’t die from disease or starvation like in the past…”
“I’m sorry it’s a mass-produced product.”
It bloomed quietly as if Maria could not hear it.
Westwall is famous for having many heads, both direct and direct.
Anyway, there’s nothing bad about El Cloud.
As I was about to accept the apology without difficulty, I suddenly heard a noise from outside.
Soon, Uncle Henry announced the emergency through the handmaiden.
“Master, it is said that the baron’s eldest daughter has also come.”
“… bring it in.”
Now that this has happened, let’s watch a family fight.
Persia, who was next to her, was excited and raised her front legs.
“Let’s go get some popcorn, popcorn!”
“Beep?”
“Eh, Count Elcloud! I’m sorry for coming so suddenly.”
Eventually, as soon as he noticed his brother’s plan, the current headman entered, as if he had rushed to the scene.
She hardens her complexion when she discovers the indemnity in front of me.
“No, I’m sorry to tell you, but this is money my brother stole from the family’s warehouse. I want to pay the reparation like a chimney, but I’m having a hard time right now…”
“It’s fine. I don’t care.”
When I interrupted the other person’s words, Medusha liked it very much.
It’s annoying to listen to such silly excuses until the end.
When the opponent tries to protest, he quickly throws an extra hit.
“Joe, wait a little longer and I’ll pay for it!”
“This is amazing. Is there anything more urgent than apologizing for your atrocities? It seems that war broke out somewhere?”
“No, that’s…”
“If it doesn’t happen, I’ll raise you right now. Like a small baron, half a day is enough for me and Laurie to go out. Let’s make a new rain somewhere. The title should be about Baron’s Tragedy.”
When this happened, the eldest daughter had no choice but to pay compensation.
If you hadn’t come, I wouldn’t know.
Does it make sense to put it in front of me and then take it back?
Having received the compensation as it is, I sent the lord’s deputy and Medusha to bring the barons and knights.
Freed from long petrification, he almost burst into tears when he found his children.
But for a while.
When I explain the situation implicitly, his face, which had been lit up with anger, turns to anger.
“What? How dare you!”
“It is in front of the Count. Be careful of your words and actions.”
“Sorry, I’m sorry, Count, I hope you forgive our family’s mistakes, so I can’t wait…”
The baron bowed his head coldly after receiving the maid’s attention.
Even so, if Medusha opens her eyes, she will be able to return to stone in an instant.
I immediately took a non-aggression oath and sent them back.
I picked up Persia, who had stuffed popcorn in my mouth, and took a little bit of it, and the next item arrived immediately.
I continued my work with pleasure.
Other families must be suffering from similar conflicts by now… It wouldn’t be a bad idea to free the prisoners at the right time.
The families that opposed El Cloud would be destroyed while fighting among themselves.
After doing most of the work fairly lightly, we returned to the mansion and had dinner.
Elena, who had disappeared for a while during the tea time immediately after, brought the emergency report with a slightly refreshed face.
She was still in contact with an informant inside the palace.
“Louis! A deal with Einclad was signed today.”
“Okay? How did it go?”
If you have a secret operation in another country and even a large-scale battle, how do you go about it?
As we all looked at each other with curiosity, Elena quickly explained.
“I think it will end well, too. It’s hard to pretend we don’t know each other…”
“Well, it is.”
Drakor and Einclad are geographically too close.
A level where we can’t pretend we don’t know each other.
Usually, in this case, we fight very fiercely, or we cooperate actively. It’s one of the two…
The former method failed a bit too much.
This time, it seems that they are trying to adopt a full-fledged cooperation route.
“Are you going to form another marriage alliance?”
“It’s more than that. From next semester, our academy is going to accept foreign students. Of course, both countries will strictly examine it, but…”
“Are you a foreign student?”
The Royal Magnus Summoning Academy is on the cutting edge of various technologies and magic.
Since knowledge there is directly linked to national power, foreign students are not naturally accepted.
This will be the first time in history if a student is actually allowed to study abroad.
“Eh, would Essha allow that…”
“Is this the price for stealing summoning reagents? Even considering that, Einclad supported the rebels from behind.”
“It’s okay to pretend you don’t know about the Einclad royal family. There’s no way they’d have done that in the first place… Instead, it was decided that all high-ranking nobles among international students should get married in Korea. It seems that one royal family is also coming.”
“After all, it’s a marriage alliance with a lot of useless things.”
Laurie shows the simple yet clear vision of the spirit.
Actually, I wasn’t too worried.
“It’s a country where even Korean students can’t graduate straight… How many international students can you take with you?”
“So is it.”
“But doesn’t Westwall have any relatives in Einclad?”
As Christine said with a small clap of her hand, Maria smiled embarrassedly and tilted her head.
“It was. Eight generations ago.”
“You’re completely male, aren’t you? There’s nothing to worry about.”
This is not the first time the two countries have adopted a cooperative route…
Each time they mixed each other’s blood.
Strictly speaking, there are very few people in this room who are not related to me.
Originally, the nobles didn’t live like that.
We imagined international students with half worries and half expectations.
The sweltering heat of a midsummer night crumbled in front of Laurie’s stretch.