Episode 143
“It is said in the history book of the family that the ancestors were blessed with the dragon beneath the earth and their ability was recognized and they established a family here.”
The music with harmonious instruments was set as the background sound, small enough not to affect the sound.
“There’s no way to prove him because it was hundreds of years ago and it happened during the turbulent times. But the important thing is that Dragias is here.”
The splendid dinner and the faces of the formal participants showed that the status of the people here was unusual.
“Dragias has been here for hundreds of years, and he will be here in hundreds of years. So…”
Allen looked at the people around him with an interesting look.
One of the twelve chieftains of the Beast Man Federation, Hughes, son of King Hubert.
Contrary to what I had heard while coming, his son, not the chieftain, was aiming for a meal.
‘Are you saying that you won’t be hasty at this time?
He concentrated on eating, as if he had no interest in other people. He then glanced at the terrace once in a while, and he seemed to want to enjoy the festivities.
When he turned his head to the other side, he saw a figure from the Aldnia Empire.
Chief Executive Johann Lachenbach.
If the Empire’s strongest, Pierre Bernaf, shows off his power in the sun, the Executioner quietly takes care of things under the surface.
Even investigating corruption in the nobility, local rebellion, and various accidents.
Among them, Chief Executioner was a title given to those who excelled at the task at hand.
Also located here is the site of the annual event held every year.
He, too, was not reckless, as if he knew what he had to do, and didn’t show any gaps.
There were many others whose names were known.
The elves also sent one of the forest keepers’, and many kingdoms and families, including the Libre Kingdom, also sent attendees.
Fimbulvetr was still undecided, and Lupinus rejected this right-of-way as an excuse.
That’s why it looked smaller than last year.
‘At this time, it will be difficult for the strong to lose their body.’
Allen’s gaze passed through many people and turned to the man who was talking in the center.
“•••I hope that you can enjoy this harvest season to your heart’s content. Okay, I’ll finish my speech.”
A tall face and the characteristic purple-black hair of the Dragias family.
Elif smiled and talked to the people around him.
He captured the attention of those around him with a face not different from the one he saw yesterday.
It was obvious that most of them were hiding their intentions that they might get anything, but he didn’t care and took them against them.
did.
‘The other side… .,
Rachel said she would get some information, and it would take a little longer as she turned to the other women.
“Allen over there, over there. There was that person yesterday in the corner
yo. this?”
Looking around the corner at Bestla’s words, Elos was stuck in the corner with a gloomy face.
As if the people around him sensed his atmosphere, they avoided his seat without touching him.
Allen glanced at Elev for a moment and then stood up.
“Would you like to contact me?”
「…What important conversation is possible here? or only separately
for me?”
‘It’s a prejudice that secret conversations are impossible in a public place.’
It was the nobles’ specialty to speak indirectly and not express their inner feelings.
Allen seldom had such conversations, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t.
I didn’t even want to know the deep inside, but I just wondered what he was thinking about talking to him.
“Wait, can you tell if this seat is empty?”
Elros rolled his eyes at Allen’s visit and opened his mouth slowly.
“•••Of course, there will be no one to sit down in the future, so it will remain empty.”
“Then I’ll sit down for a while.”
As Allen sat down, Eloth looked at his brother behind him. The El Reef only glanced at them, and seemed unwilling to approach them.
“I saw you yesterday and I see you again today. Archduke Reinhardt.”
He narrowed his eyes and looked at Allen.
There is no way that he couldn’t have guessed the relationship by looking at himself and his brother yesterday, but when he asked why he came back, Allen answered without hiding his purpose.
“Isn’t it said that curiosity kills cats?”
“Uh…” a
“They say don’t open Pandora’s box, but if that was possible with will, the many misfortunes in the world wouldn’t have happened.”
Simply put, I came here out of curiosity.
He saw the open surroundings and Allen’s light demeanor, and he knew what he was going through.
‘It doesn’t matter if you tell me, or it doesn’t matter if you don’t:
It is difficult to have a secret conversation here. So if he said he would be able to listen to the information without being deeply involved, and if not, he would just step back.
I won’t be as desperate as you.
Elros opened his mouth with a smile on his face.
“Gee, then I guess I should give you a present first. Hahaha.”
Originally, Pandora’s Box was a gift.
“It could be interpreted that way.”
Allen nodded lightly, and he made up his mind. After all, if P. Eliph wanted to prevent the meeting, he would have gone first.
Wouldn’t it be a bad idea to float your luck lightly here?
“Did you have dinner?”
“After that, I plan to enjoy the eve…”
When Allen implicitly refused, he opened his mouth as if he had just said something.
“Then there’s nothing for men to do, so I’ll tell you a funny story.”
Allen nodded as if to listen.
“It’s a story from our neighborhood.”
I could see the people around me paying attention. Elos continued to speak as if he didn’t care.
“It is said that when King Seonjo established a family in this area, there were many powers located nearby.”
Allen listened to him and tried to figure out what he meant.
“Since there is a huge plain, it must be a natural law. What if a new force enters such a place?”
“Of course there will be quarrels.”
When Allen gave an answer that anyone would have expected, he nodded as if he wanted it too.
“That’s right. But you know what’s weird? They came under our forefathers without a single battle.”
It came down and became the pillar that supported Dragias.
It seemed that the story Elros told was quite famous, and the interest of the people around him seemed to wither in an instant.
“It’s a story that is evaluated as one of the great ancestors’ achievements. But…”
He asked softly when the interest around him became less.
“What if that could be a lie?”
“••• That means.”
“The conversation will end here.”
He stood up as if Allen didn’t want to ask a question. Allen closed his mouth, and he looked again at Elef and Allen, then opened his mouth.
“It is said that a crow is black on the outside but white on the inside.
Elros lowered his head and firmly opened his mouth.
“Then I’m busy, so I’ll just leave.”
Allen didn’t catch him. Bestla looked up to him as if he didn’t understand their conversation.
“Allen, tell me quickly. What did she say? At the end of her, who is she talking to?」
‘I think I’m telling you to watch out for Confucius Ellip… , I don’t know what the previous story is trying to say.’
No, he may be trying to say something else rather than such an obvious story as he said it openly.
“Allen!”
Allen looked at him with a thoughtful expression for a moment.’
“Why are you alone in the corner. Have you ever been bullied?”
Allen laughed out loud.
“Then let’s get going. It’s time, and we’ve heard some stories, right?”
He nodded and followed her.
In the direction they went out, Eliff’s eyes followed and then looked back.
Finally, the eve festival began.
“Did Confucius Elos said so?”
“Why, is there anything strange?”
Red lanterns were densely floating in the sky, forming a cluster of red stars. The lamp rising through the black night veil was nothing less than the bright starlight in the sky.
Allen looked back at the eve with her, and talked about what had happened.
“That’s… Usually, when it comes to the achievements of our ancestors, we don’t say that it’s a mysterious thing or that it’s a strange thing to pretend that we succumbed to the power of our ancestors.”
“That’s right.”
“And at the end of the day, it could be a lie. If I say it wrongly, I would be beaten to death by the grown-ups of the family. Who says that, really.”
She grumbled that she was also suspicious and that she was glad she got out of there.
“But what about the story you heard earlier?”
“Oh, that’s right. I’ve heard a few from the maids here, not the other princesses…”
Thousands of people’s voices were mixed and spread, and their conversations could not be heard unless you were paying close attention.
Still, she clings to Allen as if she’s not reassured.
“It seems that the fight between Confucius Elif and Confucius Elos is more serious than I thought.”
Allen wrapped her arms around her waist with interest. She wanted her eyes to twitch, and she ended up saying nothing.
“•••Anyway, you mentioned that Confucius Eliff was a bastard 10 years ago and then changed.”
“But right after the change, Confucius Elos seems to have been arguing that Elif is not his real older brother.”
Allen’s body paused for a moment. She, who was close to her, looked up at him with her puzzled eyes as if she had noticed the trembling.
“Why? Anything come to mind?”
“•••No, I’ve been on my feet for a while. Please continue the story.”
She looked at his face without saying a word, and spoke again.
It was. ‘
“During the life of Confucius, Confucius Elef, he was in a riot for several months, probably because of the actions he had done to him, and he forcibly dropped him for several years.
It only subsided after I left.” u n
It was a very similar story.
“Well, even now, we don’t get along very well, but Confucius Ellos still looks down on his brother. Confucius Elef says he understands him the way he has changed.”
“•••Right.”
A story that seems to have been heard somewhere and experienced firsthand.
“Allen, this story is with you… .”
‘quiet.,
As in the case of Woojin Kim, it is not likely that Eliff is the possessor or anything like that. Then there’s no way the black book and the white book wouldn’t have been a riot.
However, it was clear that there were similar places.
“Perhaps the reason I was trying to bring you in is because I hear that you are doing well at the academy these days, so I think it might be because you are trying to get me into a succession dispute.”
“•••Are there any other stories?”
“What are you talking about? Elif went mad?”
“All.”
As he nodded, she heard the story she had heard as if she had nothing to say. loose
It is said that Elros had a talent for alchemy, and made a special medicine with it. “
An anecdote that even after seeing the impeccable manners and etiquette after the change of Eliff, I was arrogant.
Even though he always attacked, Confucius Eliff never got angry.
Her story was similar to someone else’s but different.
“Once you see the purpose, don’t approach it for nothing. Let’s quietly enjoy the festival. There is also an auction in the middle.”
“Okay…”
Just as Allen was about to say yes, someone bumped into him.
The person he bumped into was a man with no character that you can see everywhere. He looked down at Allen’s outfit and bowed her head in dismay.
“Oh, sorry.”
“It’s fine. But…”
Allen felt the touch of the note in his hand the moment it hit.
asked floatingly. ‘
“There are many people like you here too.9M “Allen, why is that?” ° ‘
Feeling a little strange for Allen’s sense of humor, she met his son.
it was ” place
But Allen stared at the man without saying a word.
He looked at Allen and replied with a smirk.
“•••Yes, there are always many people who have the same dream as me.” “Okay. You can go now, so be careful next time.” “Thank you. Confucius.”
When he left, she walked back to Allen.
“•••Allen, did nothing just happen?”
she asked in her usual voice. Allen responded as usual.
“…okay?”
Rachel bit her lip for a moment. Then he held his hand tighter and smiled.
“Well then, let’s go. We haven’t looked around yet. ••• We’re not going back here, are we?”
As her voice reached the end, there was a trembling she couldn’t hide.
He ignored Bestla’s voice.
“I’ll stay with you as long as you want.”
“Let’s go. Tonight, I don’t feel like going back.”
I gave her strength to hurt her hand.
“Overnight.”