(EP.18) How a Sheep Lives #3
018 – How a Sheep Lives in a Lion’s Den #3
“Ira, daughter of my cousin Isolde. The great queen of Angmar. welcome But, I didn’t expect it to come like this without a good escort or contact.”
“I’m going to my family’s house, and I don’t need contact or escort, Prince Reinhardt.”
“Right. Now, I’ve never been told that you’re going to visit, so I’m not dressed up modestly, but please come in.”
Reinhardt, the head of the Lioness family, presented a grand dinner to Aira, who unexpectedly visited.
After all the servants in the mansion jumped out and moved, carrying food and moving dishes, the long table was filled with menus that just looked appetizing.
I’m hungry, but it’s ok.
“Lord, today’s main menu is charcoal-grilled Orb breed pigs raised only on grain-.”
“done. Let’s go.”
Reinhardt waved at the butler explaining the menu. Only then did the butler leave with a somewhat relieved expression.
“therefore.”
Reinhardt added a few more words to Aira, who was sitting opposite him.
“I would have prepared a more grand banquet if you had sent me a hint that he would come in advance.”
It sounds good, but if we translate the language of the nobles directly, it means ‘why are you suddenly bothering me when you haven’t been invited-.’
Aira skillfully pours wine from the attendant and spoke in a languid voice.
“Thank you for the hospitality. my extrovert. As rumored, it is a wonderful detached house. I think it would have been pretty if there were a little more flowers in the garden.”
“Flowers are not difficult, so let’s plant a few more roots in support of Her Majesty the Queen. By the way, what was the purpose of your sudden arrival?”
Reinhardt did not hide his discomfort.
Oh my god, who else on this earth could express such discomfort towards Queen Aira, but this man?
As I watched, my mouth was dry and I kept drinking plain water. The same goes for the servants who spread the distance next to them.
Whether or not she knows my thoughts, Aira with a knife opens her mouth lightly as she slices through the meat on the plate.
“I think you must have heard the story from my person, Tae-oh. About my succession-.”
“Ah, that’s the problem.”
“So, that child is Prince Richard, Prince Reinhard’s treasure.”
Shrek-.
Ira turned to look at the little kid sitting next to Reinhardt.
Richard, who heard this conversation with great interest, gets up and bows his head.
“Dear Queen, my name is Richard von Lioness.”
“You are clever. It’s different from Elgar.”
Elgar, who was eating at Reinhardt’s right hand, punches the table with his fist.
“What do you mean? I’m not smart What is this? You suddenly visit me and gossip about the owner of the house… !”
Elgar was very angry for some reason.
It feels like steam is boiling over your head.
Soon after, his father, Reinhardt, said, “Be quiet,” and Ira lightly ignored Elgar’s words as if it was a good thing.
“Prince Richard, how old are you?”
“Dear Queen. I am five years old this year.”
“I see.”
“Besides, may I ask you a question?”
Sarrr-. For a moment, I could see the expressions and actions of everyone sitting at the table stop.
It will make you nervous whether the little child Richard will ask the Queen for a nuisance.
Over there, the maids who were watching this even covered their faces with their palms.
-Please protect the little lord, the god of light and salt-.
– What question do you ask the queen? .
However, unlike them, I was able to drink grape juice at a leisurely pace this time. Because Ira knew that she was more tolerant of the little ones.
“great.”
When Aira allows the question, Richard, who finally gets everyone’s attention, asks.
“Does your Majesty your Majesty, by any chance, sing like other princesses?”
“Song?”
When Aira asked as if it was a strange question, it was Reinhardt who gently drank wine instead.
“Richard. The queen doesn’t sing. Only the princess is allowed to sing. Now sit down and start eating.”
That seems to be the case.
At that answer, Richard sat down as if somehow disappointed.
“He was a very beautiful person, and I thought it would be cool if he sang.”
“Prince Richard. When I was a princess, I also sang with my sisters. Birds and deer came and listened to me.”
Aira looked into the air and seemed to be immersed in memories somewhere. Aira is singing. I can’t even imagine.
“But queens cannot sing. Because no queen will sing.”
“Isn’t there really one?”
The boy’s pure question rumbled through my head.
A singing queen
I remember about one.
He was a wizard who just spewed ice from his hand. She lost her parents in an accident and became queen at a young age, just like Aira.
If the original genre was Disney, would it be like that for children?
Anyway.
moon, moon-.
The sudden dinner was held without any other incidents or accidents.
“I’m not smart… ?”
Elgar grunted along the way, but it wasn’t impressive enough to call it something special because it was always there. But the problem was:
After the meal, when tea and cake were placed on a clean, empty table, Aira said.
“Then Oedang-sook should go to the court from tomorrow. There will be a lot of issues to deal with in order to have Richard as my successor.”
Revealing all the facts that were kept secret. Thanks to that, Elgar and everyone who was listening was astonished.
“What? Aira, why are you taking my younger brother as your heir?”
As Elgar growls, Richard, who was quietly listening to the story, asks.
“I am the heir… . So, are you saying that one day I can become a queen like Aira-sama?”
you’re a queen what are you talking about
I felt the need to correct the little boy’s knowledge.
“Prince Richard. Confucius cannot be queen. A queen is only a woman.”
“Sir Gospel. Why can’t a man be a queen? I also want to become a wonderful queen like Aira-sama.”
“That’s-.”
This was a very philosophical question.
Why can’t a man be a queen?
It was a problem that could not be solved even in the 21st century, when there were more active discussions about gender roles than necessary.
That’s why I can’t give an answer right, so I’m just waiting.
He let out a small sigh as if broad-minded Richard couldn’t do it.
“Then what about the princess? I think it would be nice for the princess to be able to sing to her heart’s content… . Actually, I’d rather be a princess than a queen. Could that be?”
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No, why is he so obsessed with the princess?
And Elgar, who is like a maniac. The same goes for the son who is obsessed with the princess.
At this point, there is something wrong with the home education of the Lioness.
Ira said.
“Richard-kun, I’ll try to make special arrangements for you to become a princess.”
“Wow.”
Well.
As I swallowed a sigh, Reinhardt said, stroking his face with his palm.
“This, won, there are too many issues to deal with.”
To this, Aira sips her tea and answers lightly.
“If you are a foreigner, you will do well.”
It was an answer that didn’t seem to have much meaning, but surprisingly it made a lot of people think.
* * *
“Hey, Ira. What does that mean? Is my father in the prime minister’s seat? And my brother Richard as your successor? Why are there so many stories I don’t know?”
after dinner is over.
Elgar looked at Ira, who was looking at the garden, and asked sternly.
There must be only Elgar who can ask Aira like that. However, Ira was calm.
“Now that I know, it’s okay.”
“It doesn’t sound like that. Why did a story that I didn’t know go on behind the scenes, this is it.”
Elgar’s eyes like that now turn to me next to him. Elgar’s eyes were very blue, but somehow it felt like it was burning.
“Hey, Tae. did you know?”
“Yeah-.”
That’s what I thought, of course I knew.
But I didn’t explain it because I didn’t need to tell Elgar about it. On the contrary, I didn’t know how things would change if Elgar had known.
Elgar doesn’t stop and gets even more angry.
“This is how my little brother looks like a princess! Just blowing in a strange wind!”
Oh, I swear I didn’t know that. It is acceptable to be angry.
“So, Aira, is it true that you are going to the academy?”
“… … .”
This time, even the child did not answer.
That Aira is going to the academy.
That’s because it hasn’t been decided yet.
“Ira, if it was the academy, it wouldn’t be there in the Holy Kingdom of Gracia. How strict and harsh are the rules there. There, you can’t just act the way you want to now.”
“Elgar, I’ve never just acted.”
“Do not lie. Anyway-. Think carefully. Even for a year, it would be possible to live a boring and boring life like the gangsters.”
“… … .”
Aira’s brow twitches. Driven by that momentum, Elgar spoke as if excited.
“Hey, there they say you have to get up at 6 in the morning and start praying. And, I had to make a timetable myself, and listen to the lectures every day as set-.”
“… … .”
“I have to beg every day. I also have to roll call before going to sleep. I don’t know if it’s a country spent in the field, how are you going to lead such a life? How is living in the dormitory?”
“… … .”
A shadow gradually fell on Ira’s face.
It means that the evil stories Elgar whispers are making Aira’s heart negative for the academy.
“Hey, go there again. Princes, princesses, nobles, and grand dukes of neighboring countries would squeal and stretch out. Are you sure you can stand it all?”
“Perhaps… , Kasim, he’s not coming, is he?”
“Ah, Casim-. Aira, if you say you go to school, he will definitely come. Same lecture as Casim. Imagine listening for a year.”
“Well… .”
Ira’s expression darkened noticeably.
At the same time, it felt like a cool chill was passing through my back. This feeling of cold blood dripping down my body.
Elgar, you naughty b*tch.
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Now Elgar is about to destroy my old plans!
There is nothing more effective than turning the story into a different genre to twist fate and come back to life in a dark hero movie with a confirmed execution ending.
The academy was the best of those genres I thought.
Then, someone might ask why the genre is an academy thing. That’s for very subjective reasons.
At least, most of the academy movies I remember end with a happy ending.
Also, in this land, there was actually an academy that professionally nurtured the warriors and paladins in the denomination.
The name of the academy is Ark, Ark.
Ark is the only place that was not destroyed and was used as a defensive base even when the wall fell and the forces of darkness came.
For the safety of Aira and myself, there was no better place than there. It must have been named Ark because it was a defense base in the first place, right?
So, me and Ira had to go there no matter what.
“Ira and Kasim, the same lecture every day, the same group. Imagine doing the same task. That oily bastard would woo you every day.”
“Casim… . that’s a bit… .”
damn it.
I was definitely determined to do something about Elgar holding Aira’s ankle.
The decision, as always, comes after Aira goes to bed early.
“I’m sleepy. Where is the bedroom?”
“Queen-. That Tae-oh Gospel will guide you.”
I led Queen Aira to the most luxurious and safest room, and watched her lay down on her bed and fell asleep.
“See you tomorrow, Tae-oh.”
“good night.”
Perhaps tired from today’s sudden visit, Ira immediately falls asleep as soon as she puts her eyes on the pillow.
Sage-. Sage-.
You might wonder if it’s too dangerous and defenseless in a foreign land, but it’s okay for a high-ranking wizard like Aira to always cover her body with magic.
Even sleeping like this, a wizard is more dangerous than a hungry lion.
The problem isn’t Aira, it’s that guy.
“Hey, Tae. I have a lot to talk to you about today. You better stop thinking about getting a good night’s sleep.”
When I opened the door and came out, Elgar clenched her hand and made a clunking sound as if she was holding on tight. I also had something to see with Elgar today.
taken from noblemt l
Grab Elgar’s leash for dinner tonight.
by any means.
for me to live