273 – Aftermath (1)
The day after I had an audience with Maria with Dalton, Maria called me aside.
On the way to be called to her, my head was full of all kinds of complicated thoughts.
Now that I have accomplished the great feat of capturing Otto, my life will no longer be lost like a fly.
You won’t be reprimanded, so it won’t be a bad thing.
It must have been called for something good, but I can’t guess what kind of business it was called for.
Are you trying to let me know in advance the results of your business, or are you trying to treat me to a dish you made yourself, as you promised me before? Or is it both?
In the end, I couldn’t hold back my curiosity and opened my mouth.
“Chief of maid, can you tell me why Her Royal Highness called me?”
“I don’t know anything about the reason, so I have nothing to say. However, I think it would be best to be as happy as possible when receiving food and tea.”
Perhaps it was because Maria had instructed her to keep her secret, but the chief maid did not tell her exactly what kind of business she was called for.
Still, since she tells me to be as happy as possible with the dish, I know that she will serve me the dish that Maria made herself.
‘Lucia also gets upset for a long time if I don’t show that she’s happy after eating the food I made.’
When Lucia makes eye contact with me, she turns her head and wags her tail.
Perhaps the princess will get upset like Lucia if I don’t eat her cooking and praise it for being delicious…
“I understand.”
“Her Highness the Princess is waiting inside here. Please come in, Baron Cologne.”
When I entered the tent pointed out by the head maid, it was filled with so much food that I wondered if I would be able to eat it all, as I had expected.
A whole half a pig roasted on the barbecue, a basket full of bread, and even snacks like cake.
Maid Jean says that Maria made all the food here, but she probably had help from her maid or her servants along the way.
Even so, what kind of miracle did the busy princess perform to cook such a large amount of food?
“I meet Her Highness Maria. “Has anything happened so far?”
Maria laughed at those words and then looked at me with deep eyes.
“There was no problem except that I felt lonely because the Lord did not come to visit me. Even if you don’t have any special business to do, you can come visit me at any time unless you are busy with something very urgent.”
The war ended yesterday, so does that mean he had to come and show his face separately, even late in the evening yesterday?
No, seeing the smile on her face as she said that, I think she was just saying it.
“I will visit you more often in the future, Your Highness.”
Maria smiled as brightly as a sunflower.
“Be sure to do so. It’s like repeating a story that’s already been said, but honestly, the time I spend with other nobles is so boring and complicated that it makes me tired. Spending time passing is truly enjoyable and has the effect of dissipating accumulated fatigue. “What about the sutra?”
It is true that I feel the least pressure and enjoy being with the three of us, Karin, Lucia, and Hilde, and the other guys in our family who can drink and have fun without thinking.
On the other hand, when I am with Maria, her energy is so bright and charismatic that she has a fun side.
She is my boss in name and the ruler of a faction, so I have to be careful with every word I say, so it’s a bit of a burden, so it’s difficult to say anything…
‘This is social life.’
“Yes, Your Majesty. “Just seeing Your Majesty happy makes me happy too.”
Maria puffed out her cheeks after hearing what I said.
“As a man who made three beautiful women fall in love, he has an excellent talent for choosing only what I want to hear.”
What do you not like?
I obviously just responded the same way as before.
Thinking like that, I thought, as Dalton said, maybe Maria has a favor for me as a member of the opposite s*x.
These thoughts passed through her head.
As I sat there speechless, Mary took out her scroll that she had placed elsewhere.
“I need to take care of the important things first so I can enjoy chatting with my husband. “I will give you a reward according to your achievements.”
As soon as I heard those words, I got down on one knee and bowed my head to show respect.
“Martin von Cologne, Baron Cologne personally captured Prince Otto and greatly assisted in capturing Margrave Estelle during this battle. Therefore, as soon as the subjugation of the 4th Prince’s faction is completed, the title of Viscount and 3 Viscounts will be granted to him.”
Three viscountries can be seen as an appropriate reward for the achievement of capturing Otto… But I think it would be more appropriate to give him the title of count.
Ah, since there are factions of other princes besides Otto, does it mean that Otto’s value is relatively lower and he can’t be promoted to a title?
Still, even if I set the minimum number of 3 Viscounty Territories, it would be more than twice as large as my current territory, so it’s not bad.
You can slowly increase your rank by fighting with other guys.
“Thank you, Your Majesty. “I will continue to work harder and be more loyal.”
“I look forward to your future activities, Viscount Cologne.”
“Yes.”
Maria stood me up and asked.
“Do you want anything more? If it were a request from you, I would like to do as much as possible. “God is the savior of my life.”
If the person in front of me was Otto, I would have thought about pulling out more spines somehow.
Because we were both in a relationship where we used each other, and it wasn’t a relationship where we truly trusted and were loyal to each other.
However, in Maria’s faction, there is a clear relationship of trust between the lord and vassal.
‘I am especially favored…’
But then you use that favor to pull out the spine?
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I didn’t want to commit such an evil act.
“No. “What you gave me is enough.”
“You are not greedy.”
“It’s not that I don’t have greed. However, I would like to continue to remain close to Her Highness Maria based on trust. “To do that, I think it’s important to keep the line I have to follow.”
If my friendship breaks up, my life will not be immediately in danger, but if my relationship with Maria goes wrong, my head could be blown off immediately.
When Mary heard me, she brought her chair near me and sat down on it.
The distance between us suddenly became close enough to fit one person.
They weren’t very close, but they were close enough to hear each other’s breathing.
“As expected, Lord Viscount Cologne is really different from other nobles. Others who are close to me, even her chief maid who has served me since she was young, are using their close relationship with me to send hints asking me to bestow her domain on her son. Sir is not like that. “I like you like that.”
“I just don’t want to do anything that would abuse Her Highness Maria’s favor.”
You may not have known it when I was a low-level mercenary under Dalton, but now I have succeeded in rising to a position so high that it cannot be described in this world as having a golden spoon.
I have three beautiful wives who catch the attention of passers-by just by passing by on the street, and I even have subordinates who are willing to go to their deaths if I ask them to die for me.
It is foolish to be needlessly greedy for more power when you already have everything that others would envy.
There are many things to be ashamed of when I look up to the sky, but I should not do anything shameful to myself.
Because you can live well without being greedy.
Maria gently held my hand.
She blushes and even twitches the corner of her mouth as he holds her hand.
“Thank you for saying that. As expected, Kyeong-eun….”
Maria said that in her whole life she has never held the hand of her father, her family, her relatives, or any other man except for ceremonial occasions, so it is natural for her to feel ashamed.
Even though I am a human being who has already done everything, when Maria showed such a shy appearance in front of me, her fresh love flooded into me and I felt a shiver run through her whole body.
And I also felt like I had begun a fresh first love.
‘…… Ah, I unintentionally told the truth to Captain Dalton.’
Now that we’ve come this far, if Maria doesn’t notice what she thinks of me, she’s not a human being.
“I don’t know about anyone else, but Kyeong is someone I feel like I can truly trust and rely on. It’s like my father, no, it’s like the shade of a tree where I can rest when I’m tired and tired. “I would like to ask you an unreasonable favor.”
Maria blushed profusely and she asked.
“Can you be my friend? “You may not do this in the presence of others, but you may call me Maria when we are alone.”
When I didn’t answer for a while, Maria was completely embarrassed and started talking gibberish.
“But like any other noble, you shouldn’t talk dirty or do anything like that to lighten the mood. I’m not good at that kind of thing. Aside from that, you can talk about anything else. “If you have any concerns, you can come to me directly and tell them. Instead, if I have any concerns, I will tell them to you, Sir, or Martin…”
For my own safety, no, if something has already been done, I have no choice but to push forward.
The princess said she was a ‘friend’, but she honestly said that the term ‘friend’ does not apply between people of the opposite s*x.
Even more so if that person is a noble princess.
“I will, Maria.”
When Maria heard what I said, she opened her big eyes in surprise and smiled, letting a single tear drop fall from her face.
“Please take care of me… Martin.”
she fallen already deep with this