170 – [Side Story] Student from the Eastern Continent – 29
One of the drawing rooms in the imperial palace.
There, Viscount Leipert was sitting facing his daughter, Alyssa Leipert.
Her daughter, Alyssa, looked at her floor and occasionally glanced at Viscount Ray Furt, as if looking at him.
Viscount Leifert looked at the ceiling.
How long has it been since he got to see his own daughter, Alyssa, face to face like this?
If you think about it, she devoted most of her time to studying the bare minimum of etiquette and academics since coming to her home.
The Viscount was also unable to spend proper time with her daughter as she was busy dealing with the empire’s food problem.
I only heard about her daughter’s current status through her servants.
Ever since her daughter went to her academy, she has only heard bad rumors about her.
He often heard people around him criticizing his daughter, and the only thing he did when he went to visit her was to scold her.
The last time I saw her properly was probably before she left for her academy.
Although it was a busy time at that time, it was still the day when her daughter, whom she had not been able to properly care for after taking her home, left.
Viscount Leifert returned to Viscounty with the thought that he should at least give his daughter a word of encouragement that day.
‘I will do my best to live up to my father’s grace and expectations.’
‘…Don’t overdo it, but be sure to contact us if anything happens.’
Those in charge of her daughter’s education once reported how hard her daughter was working.
I’m not the type to call him a genius, but he has talent and achieves it through hard work.
It was a short conversation that didn’t go into too many details because I knew that I was not good at talking to people and that I knew about her daughter’s efforts.
Was that a bad thing?
“…How about studying at the academy?”
“No…I’m trying. For now.”
“I received a report on my grades. It seems like I’m doing well.”
“…Thank you.”
Alyssa Leipert’s grades are in the top tier.
Her magic skills themselves were largely due to the fact that her magic talent was quite high in the first place, and her handwriting was also at the top in its own right.
Of course, the reason is not to be looked down upon by others, but no matter the reason, effort is effort.
However, the part that Alyssa put the most effort into before going to her academy, she was not able to achieve at all.
“…Alyssa, what on earth happened to you?”
“What…What do you mean?”
“Do you remember when you first came to Jasakja and we talked about the education you would receive?”
“Uh…Uhh…”
Of course, there is no way she would remember.
Because she is not Alyssa Leifert, who spoke to the Viscount back then.
“Well…That’s it…”
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“… hehehe, ‘You don’t have to go overboard to get high grades, so make it a priority to learn etiquette as a nobleman.’ That’s what she said.”
“It was like that… Right?”
Viscount Ray Furt sighs at her daughter’s reaction.
You forgot.
That’s why only these unsavory rumors circulate.
“…No, it’s done. I’m not trying to scold you now.”
“……”
In fact, the person who was most confused by Viscount Leipert’s actions at the moment was the fake Alyssa Leipert.
The character of Viscount Ray Furt did not have much importance in the novel, and when we met him here in real life, he only had the image of criticizing himself.
But today he seemed to be angry again, and when he held back his anger and came out to talk, I was just embarrassed.
“Alyssa, do you remember about your mother?”
“Huh? Yes…What…”
A story about ‘Alyssa Leipert’s mother’ that suddenly pops up.
When the story came out, fake Alyssa swallowed her nervous saliva.
She doesn’t know any details about Alyssa’s mother.
All I know is the name, background, and what kind of person he was.
That’s why she was careful not to talk about that side of the story as much as possible, but she didn’t know that it would suddenly come out.
“Your mother…Elenia was a very good woman.”
“……”
“When I was going through a difficult time, she supported me and also comforted me. Although she was chosen from the common people, she was a woman of great skill…”
Viscount Leipert begins to talk about Alyssa’s mother.
However, not even half of the story reached fake Alyssa’s ears.
She was worried that someone might catch her tail, because she was so concerned about that.
“…Alyssa, this may be a painful question for you, but…”
“Ah…Yes.”
“How was Elenia’s last days?”
Viscount’s question.
The answer to that question was already within the fake Alyssa.
The final death of Alyssa’s mother, Elenia, mentioned in the novel.
Alyssa thought over the contents once again and said it out loud.
Mixed with false crying.
“Um…My mother…Got caught up in a disaster and became weak due to an illness…At the end…”
The Viscount listened quietly to Elenia’s last story coming out of her mouth.
After a long time, Viscount Ray Furt leaves the imperial palace after talking with her daughter.
There was still a banquet left, but Viscount Leifert had no intention of participating.
Well, Viscount Rapert had no obligation to participate in the first place, and most of today’s work was finished.
“Ha…”
Viscount Leifert sighed deeply.
After the meeting, Prince Joshua came to see Alyssa.
He said that he would take responsibility and take Alyssa to the banquet.
Of course, the Viscount was against it.
That banquet is not a place for a child of a low-class noble like his daughter to attend.
But the crown prince was also ruthless.
He tried to be as inconspicuous as possible, insisting that he would take him with him while disguising himself as an attendant.
In fact, if the crown prince himself acts unreasonably, he cannot say anything more as a mere viscount.
She looked at Lady Martina who was sighing next to Prince Joshua, but she could only sigh, perhaps because she, too, was having a hard time.
In the end, Viscount Leifert had no choice but to leave her daughter behind, leaving only a warning to her not to act recklessly again.
“I wonder if it’s really going to be okay…”
Viscount Leipert turns around and looks at the imperial palace once again.
This banquet is an important event where precious people from all over the world participate.
At that moment, I was worried that her daughter would have another accident.
I tried to understand her daughter by having a conversation with her once, but it became more difficult to understand her.
Her daughter’s old story of missing her mother so much and wanting to imitate her mother so much does not match her daughter’s current actions.
“……”
Viscount Leifert looked towards the southeast.
… This is the village where her daughter and her mother, Elenia, lived.
A small village where her daughter was finally found after much searching.
“Elenia…”
I heard about the fate of the woman I loved from her daughter.
The grave where Elenia was buried was there.
She stopped by once when she came to pick up her daughter, but she missed it so much, perhaps because she heard the story from her daughter today.
Viscount Ray Furt, who was riding in the Viscount’s carriage, looked at his coachman and said,
“Go to the southeast…To the place where you found my daughter.”
“Huh? Now? Even if I run at full speed now, I won’t get there until night?”
“It doesn’t matter. Please go.”
Seeing the downcast expression on Viscount Leifert’s face, the coachman nodded and whipped his horse.
The carriage ran toward the southeast.
The banquet hall of the imperial palace.
It is an incredibly large place, as big as the banquet hall attached to the imperial palace of the largest country on the Western Continent.
Beautiful decorations, sculptures, and paintings were decorated throughout the banquet hall, and beautiful light was shining from the chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
As there is a nationwide food shortage, it is not possible to serve delicacies, but even so, there were plenty of luxurious meals, alcohol, and drinks available.
If it had been about ten years ago, it was a meal that might have disappointed nobles.
But now, everyone exclaimed in exclamation in front of the meals that were no different from a sumptuous feast for the high-class nobles and royal families of each country.
“…It tastes great. I hope I can taste food like this in my home country soon.”
“Your Highness, please eat slowly.”
“Hmm…”
Among them, Crown Prince Rex of the Lumiel Kingdom was also included.
He doesn’t usually enjoy eating, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t enjoy eating at all.
There has been a food shortage for over ten years, and in the Kingdom of Lumiel, where food was extremely scarce, it was common for even the royal family to starve for one or two meals at a time.
That’s why he was so excited that he let out an exclamation at the first feast he had seen in a long time.
“Mikhail, make sure you eat a lot. Opportunities like this don’t come often.”
“Well, that’s right.”
Prince Rex, who was eating, looked around the inside of the banquet hall.
Like myself, some people were concentrating on eating, while others were chatting with people around them.
This is a place where representatives of all the countries of the Western Continent gather.
It is true that the latter case is the main purpose.
However, perhaps due to the recent food shortage, many people are focusing on eating.
… And since he himself is a member of the royal family, it is right that he should prioritize exchanges with high-ranking officials from other countries.
“Uhm…Uhm…”
Rex reflected on himself while engrossed in eating and looked around.
Is there anyone I can talk to?
At that time, there was someone who spoke to Rex.
“Excuse me, are you Prince Rex?”
When he turned around at the sound of that voice, there was the face he had seen during the meeting.
Prince Joshua, the crown prince of the Ardia Empire.
At his side was his fiancé, the daughter of Duke Martina.
Rex smiled and showed courtesy.
“I am Rex Olit Rumiel, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Lumiel. Please take care of me. Your Highness Joshua.”
“hahahaha, please take care of me.”
A very typical greeting between dignitaries.
Yoshua is also the crown prince of this empire, having received education as a member of the royal family.
Therefore, she knew how to deal with royal families from other countries.
He’s been involved in a lot of accidents lately, but it looks like he hasn’t forgotten this.
Thinking like that, Martina, who was standing next to Joshua, let out a sigh of relief.
However, since Martina was standing in front of her, she missed something.
Waiting behind Prince Joshua in the attire of a servant, Alyssa smiled with her eyes shining as she looked at Rex.