48-2. A social gathering under the moonlight.
***
The spectators began to whisper after seeing Fine’s actions.
“Is that person the princess’… Dance partner?”
“It is unexpected. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it except when I was a kid.”
I am half surprised and half puzzled. And sometimes there were people who recognized my face.
“Oh, no way.. You caught the demon king this time..?”
“I saw it at the academy too. It’s just that guy.”
Ugh, there were classmates here too. Pine, why did you do this?
“Pine, isn’t that too much? There is no need to announce this…”
I whispered a little to her.
Emperor Locke seems to be busy and couldn’t come, but formally, it’s a social gathering of nobles from the upper classes.
Fine is in danger at this rate. There may be people who target her and approach me.
“..Why? You are my knight.”
She snatches her elated expression at her black choker, which I put on, and looks at her catch.
That’s right. What is she going to do when rumors about her dating at the academy come out?
“Licht, tell me if you have any difficulties in the future.”
Despite my concerns about her, Fine held her hands in mine and took a prayerful pose.
A princess with her soft tail and fluffy wolf ears.
“Because I will be the first person to believe in you.”
What she said was something she had heard before.
“….”
My eyes are cold. Fine’s white hair, glistening in the light of the chandelier, overlapped with someone else’s.
As she kept looking at her soft smile, she felt that her death would come again.
“Licht..?”
As if to repay Fine with the meaning of her oath, she got down on her knees once and got up.
“..Pine, wait a minute, let’s go somewhere.”
If you don’t complete the grand route, the bad ending is confirmed.
‘There is a future that the sage saw, and I won’t be happy if I see that the penalty is maintained.’
If this game were a comfortable world, Fine, who was a nameless saint, could not have been unhappy.
I went down to the first floor again and headed to where Asha was. She is a woman with an impressive gold phoenix-shaped seal.
“Long time no see. Duke.”
The living sun. Asha Aureus.
I caught her secretly watching her son and spoke to her.
***
Asha Aureus suffered pain from the war.
Despite possessing the powerful Phoenix among her spirits, she couldn’t protect the person she loved the most.
After the death of her husband due to her demon lords, she has always lived with regret.
If she had been a little stronger, what if she hadn’t done anything called love?
Sorry, this kind of regret, isn’t it common?
“It’s been a while, Nex.”
She thus played her part in order not to repeat the same wound to her children.
“My lord. I heard that you will not attend this social gathering.”
“Hello.. Asha Aureus.”
Asha was sitting on an uncomfortable cushion of thorns.
Asha sits with Nex and Chartines. With the advice of the black knight, the rest of the characters avoided their seats.
‘That child, the 2nd generation saintess….’
Even if you cover it up with a black nun’s uniform and a purple rosary, the vampire’s bad reputation will not be erased.
Red irises and pointed ears.
The fangs that are slightly visible in the mouth clearly show its characteristics.
“The god of light worshiped by humans…. It was true that Ain was promoted as a saint.”
Tuk, the thorny words came out of Asha’s mouth. It was a natural thing for her, as she knew her first saintess, who was her human being.
How could such a palpun be revered as the next saint? Won.
“Am I looking at something in vain? Or has the social church become too soft to invite anyone? Nex.”
Asha, with a displeased expression, wanted to jump out of her seat right away.
“That statement insults the princess. Lord. Please be careful with your words and actions.”
I couldn’t because of a man wearing a golden wolf brooch.
There was also a phoenix of the Aureus family as a symbol made by melting gold, but that chest was different.
A VIP among VIPs. A brooch meant to be the partner of a person who wields absolute power in the empire.
When I saw the princess appearing wearing a choker in addition to that, she couldn’t help but be astonished.
‘Originally, asking a spouse or lover, the old Yinrang tribe even indicated that they completely trusted the other person….’
A close enough relationship that they even gave up their tails. It was also the reason why Asha had no choice but to speak differently to Licht in the north.
If Emperor Locke were here, he would have gone to great lengths to slaughter Licht.
“..Hey, Mr. Asha. I have heard the word well.”
“Nex tells my story? Ha, you’re not even laughing It must be a lie.”
Herring, Chartines attempted to break the mood.
“The protagonist who led the victory together with His Majesty the Emperor in the Demon War…. You are the living sun. Asha.”
She couldn’t even make eye contact with her, and she was a vampire saintess who could barely speak, but she wasn’t completely wrong.
“I heard Nex admired the family head from before.”
“Char….”
Before she despaired because her spirit didn’t come out, Nex as a child was right that she longed for the family head.
Slightly lifted by the flattery, she took a sip of black tea.
“So, why did you call me here? Nex?”
She tried to treat her son with a more relaxed expression than before.
“Chartines over here…. Please allow me to marry. Lord.”
Kook, the two of them raised their hands on the table and held each other, resolutely speaking.
The Count and the Vampire Saint.
Asha saw with her own eyes what could be called forbidden love.
“..Why should I?”
Fire, a golden flame that flickers behind Asha.
“Are you taking the position of the eldest son too lightly? I have a question. Nex.”
The hot heat spread to the surroundings as if it would burn down the social gathering place at any moment.
“My Lord..!!”
Shortly, Nex took out a purple phoenix and blocked the front of Sartines with his wings.
“I, Mr. Asha.. But we… love each other….”
Asha frowned at the sight of the vampire saintess, who was still hiding behind her wings.
“The saintess of this generation only lived with her mouth. She was just a slut who was aiming for the position of the wife of our family.”
The fact that his son was taken over by such flattery made him angry.
Of all things, it’s that vampire saint who is no one else. I heard that the cardinal picked up what was abandoned in front of the church because she was an orphan.
Unaware that Licht was listening by her side, Asha began to spit her vitriol.
“I said love, love. Do you know how easily it wears off?”
The teacup I was holding cracked. Asha’s eyes start to overlap with someone.
“Do you think that if I look after you and allow you to get married, you will be able to overcome the difference in social status?”
A master-servant relationship that barely started between a servant and a master.
A purple-haired man who restored his gray hair back to its original color strand by strand.
“A saintess of a race is getting married? The cardinal’s church won’t burn down because of the humans.”
Nex’s father. Because it was similar to what Asha did to get her lover, whom she loved, to be recognized in her society.
“..If that’s the only thing, I’ll refuse. Nex.”
Because I know how catastrophic the end will be. She kept trying to break her heart.
“My lord, please reconsider. Wouldn’t it be possible with you?”
“Asha….”
As Asha had memories with her husband that she couldn’t see anymore, she couldn’t allow it.
“I refuse. I will try to get out of here.”
It was then. There was a sign of someone stopping Asha from pushing the chair and leaving.
“..What’s wrong with a subhuman saint?”
A boy with more terrifying eyes than anyone else.
His teeth were gritted, but far from angry, his tone was cold.
“Lee, Mr. Licht. It is a problem between parents and children. Please stop interfering.”
Licht, wearing the black knight’s helmet, approached me emitting vicious blood.
“Pray Aureus. Know?”
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Tuk, the name that fell from his mouth was like a bolt from the blue sky.
Nex Father’s name. It must have erased all records from the world.
“..I don’t know the name.”
“I told you before. I can reveal hidden information.”
I don’t know why he’s getting so angry, but Asha didn’t know what to do.
“Can I tell you more? Duke. There is a study in your mansion. Arrange the books in a certain order….”
When Frey was an attendant, there were books he read to Asha, who was unable to sleep because of anxiety that her spirit would not come out.
“..Stop it! What do you want? Licht.”
A secret room that appears when you list it under the exact name of ‘Pray’.
It is a hidden place behind the library where memories with my husband are kept intact. Asha was stunned to see Richt pointing out exactly.
“I want the engagement between the two of you. Asha.”
“I will refuse. I’d rather cut my throat.”
But she couldn’t back down either. After all, it’s good to make her spirit strong by creating a harem.
That way, the unfortunate death of someone you love like yourself won’t happen.
“….”
Asha, who had previously asked that young man to see the true nature of Nex, also had a part that he could not tolerate.
“..Nex senior. Let’s talk for a while.”
“Okay. Junior.”
At a loss for words, Richt took the purple-haired man and left the social hall for a while.
“Hey, Nex..?”
“Ha, this is bothering me…. Being single with a vampire, the first saintess would cry.”
Leaving Asha and Chartines behind at the table, the two men had time to plan a strategy to persuade the duke.