73 – New Face
It was the middle of February, two weeks before the end of the entrance exam and the start of school.
It was almost half a year later that Martin introduced me to the members of the exchange meeting.
“This is Ludwig and Kyle, who were my students.”
“I thought you would forget the exchange meeting, Martin.”
“hahahaha…. “A lot has happened.”
“Yes, a lot happened.”
Martin was shipwrecked in the Witch’s Forest and Kyle locked himself in the mountains to gain enlightenment.
After that, the epidemic broke out and I ran around here and there, and when I came to my senses, it was mid-February.
It was the most intense half year of my life.
“It’s Kyle! “It’s been a while, Your Highness!”
It is spherical with Kyle.
But as Kyle said, since she hadn’t seen him recently, he couldn’t help but get the impression that it was actually her first time seeing her.
‘I’m more energetic than before.’
Kyle became more energetic than before.
Brown hair, slightly curly hair, and even slightly sunburned skin than before.
It reminded me of at least one junior student in the sports world at school.
“Ugh… Are you Mr. Martin? .”
Kyle, as expected from the world of sports, has an innocent mind, and there is a story that Lord Bertrand asked her directly to the Prime Minister because he was worried about his son’s future.
The rumor was probably true, but Kyle’s eyes as he looked at Martin were full of fear.
“Long time no see, Dawn of the Empire. “I am Ludwig, the eldest son of the Marquess of Wellston—”
“Hey, this is an event that Your Highness personally created to get to know each other, so wouldn’t it be rude to Your Highness to be so stiff?”
As Kyle shrugged her shoulders while saying that, Ludwig adjusted her glasses and frowned at her.
“Kyle…. “How dare you use your mouth so carelessly?”
“Was I very rude, Your Highness?”
“Now we will be classmates. “There’s no need to say that’s rude.”
On the contrary, my order made their academy life a mess, so this is a minor thing that does not even come close to being rude.
“Today, before entering Soleil, I called to briefly say hello to each other. So there is no need to be so formal.”
“As expected, it is the dawn of the empire!”
Kyle smiled brightly and drank the tea placed in front of her.
The way she drank had a truly exciting side to it that could be attributed to a noblewoman.
On the other hand, Ludwig still looked cautious, as if he was watching me.
‘It’s a combination of a healthy sports community and a teacher.’
Is it a combination of the slightly more frivolous Sir Pedro and the Prime Minister who are younger than me?
‘It’s not bad.’
Kyle has a soft spot for her, so it seems like she will take care of it.
However, since Ludwig considers me to be his benefactor, I was a bit concerned about the overly low-key attitude.
As expected, in times like this, ‘that’ is the universally effective medicine.
Priscilla was also waiting in the room to prepare for this moment.
“Everyone, stop and go inside. “We will talk among ourselves and become friends.”
When I said that, Martin and the employees retreated.
After confirming that, I took out the items I had packed in advance.
“Hwiyu.”
Kyle whistled as he looked at the item I had taken out, and Ludwig hardened her face and began to look around her.
“Your Highness…. Well, it’s broad daylight now.”
“There are many types of tea. “If you’re from the North, you know this well, Ludwig.”
“No way…” .”
“This is a car after all.”
“Yes, Ludwig. “This is a car.”
Kyle strongly agreed with my words and hummed his tune.
And then, without being told to do so, he got up from his seat and started preparing tea with his clumsy hands.
Tung.
A sound too heavy to be called a kettle filled with tea was heard.
It looked like they filled the kettle with a lot of water with the ignorant intention of increasing the amount, and roughly chopped in tea leaves to make tea.
I feel sorry for serving tap water at a Chinese restaurant, but it feels crude, like serving green tea with five or six green tea bags that have already been brewed several times….
‘Priscilla will be scared when she sees it.’
This guy is strangely salty.
Royal Baroque is similar in price to the same weight of gold, so I think it would probably be angry with a scary expression.
If Kyle saw Priscilla’s cruel expression, wouldn’t he cringe and bow his head?
It was a moment when I felt fortunate that I had left him behind for just a moment.
“There are also snacks, your highness.”
“Here’s some refreshments, Kyle.”
“Oh my! Refreshments, refreshments!”
With a happy expression on his face, Kyle poured the distilled liquor I brought into the kettle.
Gurgling.
“Euchacha.”
Kyle stirred the kettle with his wrist, mixing the liquid inside to create a blend.
And then he began to carefully pour the tea into the teacup in front of us.
“Your Highness, would you like to say something?”
“This is a car after all, Kyle.”
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“hahahaha!”
Ludwig still seemed awkward, but after he drinks, that awkwardness will decrease a lot.
Thinking like that, I slowly sipped my tea.
It was my first time drinking alcohol in a long time, and even though it was mixed with crude impurities, it felt very good.
“Huh!”
Kyle, who took a quick shot of tea, fumbled around the table looking for snacks.
Then he picked up the cookie on the plate and started chewing it.
It was truly a barbaric sight with no trace of culture.
Ludwig, on the other hand, was sipping his drink and frowning.
According to his appearance, he did not seem to enjoy alcohol very much.
‘We’re complete opposites, but we’ve become good friends.’
Thinking like that, I drank tea at a leisurely pace.
***
Once the alcohol starts pouring in, the atmosphere heats up.
The same was true for Ludwig, who kept appearing in a low posture like a gentleman.
“Kyle, it’s because I can’t see you… Phew…. When His Majesty appeared carrying the sun on his back, that appearance….”
Ludwig, as he appeared, seemed to be quite weak at drinking.
Unlike me and Kyle, my pace at drinking tea was quite slow, but my face was already turning red.
“Aren’t you curious, Your Highness?”
“What do you mean by Moore?”
“How did me and Ludwig become so close?”
That’s an interesting topic.
I decided to listen to Kyle’s story.
“hahahaha! It wasn’t such a great reason. “Perhaps the biggest reason was that we were the same age?”
At the suggestion of Sir Bertrand, Kyle sharpened his studies with Ludwig.
Kyle says that academics bother her, but she is not poor at understanding, so she managed to keep up with Martin’s classes.
“To be honest, I think the teacher paid a lot of attention to me. “There was a lot of progress with Ludwig.”
I guess that’s right.
Ludwig is destined to become prime minister and can be said to be the best brain of the empire.
There is no way we would have taken classes at the same pace.
“Ludwig was talented in magic and academics, and I was always drawn to swords.”
Kyle scratched the back of his head as if he was embarrassed and quickly drank the full cup of tea.
“Ugh…. Even if you are talented with a sword, you must be good at handling mana. That’s why I received help from Ludwig.”
“And it looks like Ludwig received some physical training from you.”
“It’s similar!”
Our fields are different, but we will meet at the top someday.
So, they probably viewed each other as rivals and competed to see who would reach that position first.
“Honestly… You have no talent for magic, Kyle….”
Ludwig adjusted his glasses and pointed a point at Kyle.
I felt like I was so drunk that I couldn’t even see myself.
“So you’re learning hard?”
“Stuck in the mountains… Playing in the mud… Wow, is that going to work?”
“I’m better than you, who groaned because you couldn’t even ride a horse properly.”
“This bastard…” .”
This is what it felt like.
I sipped my tea and gathered my thoughts about how the two of them were doing on a daily basis and how I should treat them in the future.
“Yanma! “You said you shouldn’t be rude in front of His Majesty?”
While they were fighting each other, Kyle pulled out a rather cowardly move.
Then Ludwig looked at me with relatively clear focus and bowed his head.
“I am devastated, Your Majesty….”
I’ll be amazed.
“Keep it as hard as your dick.”
Kyle said that and started giggling.
This feeling….
‘A mercenary in itself.’
I heard that Sir Pedro feels exactly like that when I am not around.
Anyway, are you a dick?
“Ludwig seems to have great things despite his appearance.”
As I grinned, Kyle laughed out loud, her eyes sparkling.
“hahahahaha! Don’t even talk to me, Your Majesty! “It’s an absolute monster!”
When three men gather together and drink alcohol, dirty talk naturally begins.
And when you have a conversation about such a shallow topic, it feels stupid to even be formal.
“It’s a new encounter at Soleil…. Come to think of it, doesn’t your highness already have a fiancé?”
“That’s right.”
“Which do you like best? “Is it really your appearance?”
“Hey, bastard… !”
Ludwig threw a cookie at Kyle with a surprised expression.
Then Kyle opened her mouth to take the cookie and ate it, looking at Ludwig with a strange expression.
“You can’t even ask this much of a question? “Aren’t we supposed to meet women at Soleil too?”
“Whoa, whoo…” Still, I have to keep my words to myself…. This idiot… !”
‘This is quite an important issue.’
I don’t know if it will be helpful, but I thought it would be okay to give some advice.
“This is not a very rude story. “Isn’t this an important story for the future of the empire?”
“It is indeed the dawn of the empire! So what do you think?”
“I think appearance is a very important factor. “I think it will account for at least 50%.”
The two people looked at me with wide eyes, as if something quite unexpected had been said.
“Is this unexpected?”
“Yes, yes…” .”
For some reason, Kyle broke into a cold sweat as she said that.
When he turned his gaze toward Ludwig, the boy bowed his head as if he had committed a crime.
What is it?
“Bigamy is allowed for nobles, but it is not very desirable in terms of social norms. “Most people take a second wife only when there are unavoidable circumstances.”
“Uh… Yes, that’s right….”
“So, I think it is better to first filter out the parts that are visible on the outside.”
“Uh, um….”
Why is this guy like this from earlier?
When I thought about it like that, I felt a creepy feeling.
‘There’s someone behind you…’ .’
There is a high probability that it will be Priscilla.
Because me and him can’t be apart for more than 3 hours, I guess Priscilla got worried about me and came all the way here.
‘I didn’t say anything wrong.’
So we have no choice but to push forward confidently.
“You should only embrace one woman in your life. “Getting into trouble with someone of the opposite s*x that you don’t like will only lead to embarrassment.”
“Uh, uh… So, can I assume that this also applies to Your Majesty?”
I sighed in relief at Kyle’s witty question.
“Hmm… “My case can be seen as a bit special.”
“Uh, uh, um…” Is that so?”
Kyle gave a slight hint with a stern expression.
Priscilla was looking quite cruel?
It’s okay.
I also have that level of insight.
“The woman I fell in love with happened to be so beautiful that it tickled my aesthetic sense. So it will be difficult to use as a reference.”
“Uh… “Didn’t you fall in love with me because I liked your looks?”
“Of course there is that too. But I met him when I was not even 10 years old. “I guess there was something more appealing to me than just looks.”
“Whoa…” .”
Kyle sighed in relief.
And it wasn’t long before that.
“Maximilian. “Please excuse me for a moment.”
Priscilla, who seemed as if the corners of her mouth were going to ascend to the sky at any moment, came to my side, managing her expression with all her might.
Then, she naturally stretched out her hand to the magic tool strapped to my wrist.
“Excessive drinking is harmful to the body.”
“… “This is just a car.”
“Is excessive drinking even harmful to the body?”
“I know.”
“Don’t push yourself too hard.”
Priscilla said that, gave a quick hello to me and the two people drinking her tea, and left.
Kyle and Ludwig looked at Priscilla blankly, then looked at me with a complicated expression and slumped down in their chairs.
There is no need to worry about me like that.
Even though he looks like that, he has a surprisingly cute side to him.