Episode 24.
Looking back, I must have been missing. The academy must have conveyed my condition.
“I thought you had run away.”
“Are you going to leave?”
I have thought about running away, but I have no intention of doing it in this form. And why did my father think I would run away?
At least I plan to leave at least a letter when I run away.
“There was something I couldn’t tell you.”
If I told the truth that it was because I was attacked by an assassin commissioned by Sister Millia, my father’s concern would deepen.
Even considering that Milia’s condition was not normal.
“There was a story.”
My father nodded in agreement, but it was clear that he had noticed.
That my disappearance was related to Sister Millia.
“Yeah, that’s why I can’t understand what happened to Millia.”
“It is as I said in Daejeon.”
“That alone made it difficult to understand.”
First of all, I told you about Medlock in detail.
A gem that drives people crazy. The moment you completely go crazy, the demons come over to possess you.
That by chance I noticed the gem and found out about it.
“Right.”
“So, what happened to Sister Millia?”
“That’s it…”
Even though she explained briefly in Daejeon, Sister Millia started to be treated as a traitor in her family. It’s like being treated as someone who has learned black magic.
That’s natural. Medlock-like jewels aren’t common, and even those who know them in detail would only know them as jewels that summon monsters.
You would think that Sister Millia had deliberately made a contract with the demons using the jewels.
“More than that, Suhar.”
The father’s expression suddenly becomes serious. Ominousness prevailed.
“I will participate in the successor race again…”
said, interrupting his father.
“I absolutely hate it. I have no intention of participating in the race for successor again.”
Why did the retainers in Daejeon look ominous?
“A suggestion came up at the meeting. Since you defeated the demons, it would be good for the family if you became the successor.”
“Then what should I do with Dave and the other brothers who have been working hard?”
I don’t know if it was Serea’s sister or Alt-hyung, who weren’t interested in the successor race, but Dave’s brother was different. Dave’s brother sincerely wanted to become a lord.
“Actually, it was Dave who recommended you.”
“I beg your pardon···?”
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Nonsense. Dave’s brother recommended me?
“No way, I must have told Dave before. They say they are not interested in the successor.”
Dave at the time agreed. If you’re recommending me like this, there must be a reason.
“I will separately convince Dave.”
Because I will never become a lord.
To be honest, it doesn’t matter who becomes the lord, but if I had to choose someone I would suit, it would be Dave hyung. Of course, Dave’s brother should be the lord.
As soon as my father left the room, I went straight to my brother Dave.
“Hyung, I heard you were trying to bring me back into the race for successor.”
“that’s right.”
“Even though you know I don’t want to be a lord?”
Dave laughed as if he was troubled.
“Suhar, do you know why I want to become a lord?”
I’ve never heard of a reason.
“Why do you want to become a lord?”
“I want the Caldert family to grow bigger than they are now. In order to do that, the lord must first become a proper lord.”
That’s right.
“By the way, as you know, Serea and Alt have no interest in Yeongji. That’s why they aren’t participating properly in the successor race.”
“I know, because you two want to do different things.”
“And Millia…”
Dave’s expression hardened. Apparently, he remembered the horrors in Daejeon.
“Anyway, Millia has a sense of urgency. In other words, he has a short mind, so he doesn’t suit the lord. That’s why I thought there could only be two proper lords among my brothers. You and me.”
“Then why didn’t you stop me when I gave up?”
It was a small question. After giving me such a high regard, I was easily convinced when I gave up.
“Because he looked happy. I thought it would be difficult for you to continue to be tied to this family.”
“But now you want me to become a lord?”
“A proper lord is basic. If the hero who defeated the demons was the lord, the Caldert family would be able to grow further.”
Was it for that reason?
“Brother, I think you should become a lord.”
“but···.”
“Your brother is a man worthy of being a lord. The people of the provinces will prefer a hard-working lord rather than a heroic lord who needs to be praised.”
“…”
“Hyung is studying hard to become a lord, and he is also working hard for Young Ji-min. I don’t have the confidence to do that.”
Dave didn’t say anything. Perhaps it was because he was embarrassed by my praise.
“Anyway, I’ll say it again, I absolutely have no intention of becoming a lord. Of course, I have no intention of participating in the successor race again.”
“Yeah, got it.”
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Now that the first business was over, it was time to address the questions I had been hearing before.
“By the way, Dave. Milia-sama’s necklace…”
That was the biggest question about why Sister Millia’s necklace was on Sister Millia.
“Why is the necklace on Sister Millia?”
“…”
Apparently Dave had been gifted a necklace from Milia. And Dave, who realized the truth, decided to keep the necklace separately.
“Isn’t that what your brother kept for you?”
“in fact···.”
What Dave said was shocking.
In the first place, he said he didn’t even know Milia’s sister had a necklace.
When the incident happened and I urgently searched for the place where I kept the necklace, it was said that the necklace had disappeared.
“So, are you saying Sister Millia took it secretly?”
“That will never happen. I told you otherwise. If Millia comes to my room, tell me separately.”
Who the hell had returned the necklace to Sister Millia?
It never occurred to me that Dave was lying. It was strange.
‘It’s not like the necklace has feet on it either.’
I rested in my room for a while and thought.
“What should I do now…”
A painful thing happened. Dave’s older brother suggested putting me back in the race for succession, but many of his vassals also had the same idea.
As proof of that, the vassals began to visit me every day.
smart.
“Ah, if it’s about the successor competition, please go back.”
“Bocchan, please think about it again…”
“No, please go.”
A different vassal came to visit one by one every day, enough to make you think that they had a separate rotation.
They were mainly vassals who added strength to Sister Serea, Brother Alt, and Sister Milia.
It wasn’t that I didn’t understand them.
“As much as you helped me during the successor race, coming back later is big.”
But this is serious. Everyone seemed to have gone mad with the lust for power, and they kept trying to get me to participate in the competition for successor.
Separately, even my father asserted that I had no interest in competing for succession, but the vassals did not change.
“Mistress, what should I do?”
I even thought about going back to the academy. But this was just an act of procrastination.
There is no fundamental solution. This is because the race for succession has now stopped because of me.
Even if I did go back to the academy, it was clear that I intended to wait until I graduated.
smart.
There was a knock again.
“Ah, because there is no heir. Please go somewhere else.”
“Suhar…”
Uh… this voice.
It was Tessier’s mother.
I hurriedly opened the door.
“Mother, what are you doing here…”
“…”
It was a mother who was about to cry. Maybe it’s because I told her I was a mother. Or did he misunderstand what I just said to himself?
“Oh, what I just said was not what I meant to tell my mother. The vassals kept coming…”
Tessiar’s mother, who had calmed down a bit, spoke up.
“I came to see you for a cup of tea.”
“yes···.”
I looked around my room. It was not a space for two people to drink tea leisurely.
It was Tessiar’s mother who noticed my thoughts.
“Let’s go to my garden.”
“Yes, Mother.”
And when I arrived at the garden, I found refreshments and two cups of tea on the table.
‘He prepared it first.’
I sat quietly in my chair. And Mother Tessiar also sat opposite.
“Then why did the car suddenly…”
Tessiar’s mother, who had paused for a moment, spoke.
“How is the academy?”
“yes···?”
“How are you doing at the academy?”
Did you ask me to drink tea because I was curious about that?
“It was hard, but it was fun.”
“Yeah, that’s good.”
Tessiar’s mother smiles softly. I realized Mother Tessiar’s intentions.
It was clear that he wanted to have a conversation between mother and son.
To do that, I need to tell you a lot. Unlike in the past, Tessiar’s mother treats me cautiously, so I can’t help it.
“Sometimes doing mercenary work is also a good thing.”
“Did you do mercenary work?”
“Yes, I also caught monsters and wanted criminals. It made my pockets a lot thicker.”
A shadow fell on the face of Tessiar’s mother who was listening to me.
“Suhar, if you run out of pocket money, tell me. Don’t do anything so dangerous.”
Words that worry about me. He was caring for me no different than before.
The person who gave birth to me with her heart, who gave me affection to the point where I thought she was my real mother.
Seeing this, I felt resentful of myself for treating me harshly before returning.
“There is not enough pocket money. I just wanted to experience many things as a mercenary.”
“Then I won’t stop you, but be careful.”
That’s how Tessiar’s mother and I unraveled the accumulated stories.
It was mainly in the form of me telling a story, but this wasn’t bad.
“It is late now. I think I should go back to my room now.”
“That would be nice.”
Unlike when she came to my room, it was Tessiar’s mother with a much relaxed expression.
Seeing it made me feel better too.
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The courtship of the vassals became more and more intense as the days went by. Some vassals even said they would introduce their daughters.
It was a hellish day for me, who was thinking of taking a break and returning to the academy. Doesn’t give you any time to rest.
It was time to kick out the vassal who came and try to rest in the room again.
smart.
“Bocchan, it’s me.”
It was Dale’s voice. I opened the door and greeted Dale with a bright smile.
“Dale, why are you here so late?”
“A little about Miss Millia…”
“ah···.”
Currently, Milia’s sister is imprisoned. Since it showed signs of assimilating with the demons, the knights were standing guard.
“I said you don’t have to worry…”
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No one believes me when I say I have nothing to worry about anymore.
“Why are you suddenly here?”
“There is someone I can introduce you to.”
Who are you introducing? Could Dale have a fiancé?
ah, no I have a newlywed, so why introduce me?
“Jacob, come in quickly and say hello to the young master!”
Hesitantly outside the open door, Jacob entered. I had never seen anything like that before returning, so I almost laughed.
‘The world’s Jacob is hesitant.’