170 – Scene 170# Banpun
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– Wake up. Helga.
When little Helga looked up, Gail’s stern face was there.
Gail forced Helga to undergo rigorous training, claiming that she was old enough to handle magical powers.
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Due to dozens of failures, Helga’s body was already in a state of disrepair.
-Mo, I can’t. father… .
-Don’t whine. If you were my daughter, it would be enough. Patrick, you should demonstrate instead.
-Yes.
Patrick, who was next to me, released his magic with a face full of confidence. Lightning crackled faintly over his skin. The mana that was about to flash violently soon subsided.
It was truly perfect magic control.
The older brothers around him saw him and nodded their heads.
– Take a good look. Helga. Unlike normal magic, lightning’s magic is fast and violent. It’s such a dangerous magic, but if you know how to handle it perfectly, it can become the strongest magic.
-But… .
-That’s not all. If you are my daughter, of course you have to do it. So get up and try again.
-… Yes.
Helga barely stood up and began to concentrate again.
This time, it will be successful.
I tried to carefully channel my magic, but it wasn’t easy. The endangered magic power eventually… .
– Aww!?
It was as hot as if the arms were on fire.
The mana just leaked out.
Gail spoke calmly to Helga, who involuntarily screamed.
-again.
-father. It’s too hot.
– Try again.
-Ha, but… .
-Do it again!
Gail’s screams made Helga tear up involuntarily.
But the father’s word is absolute.
I bit my lip and tried again, but the mana leaked out again.
-Huh… . Aww!
-again!
-sick… ! It hurts!
-Your older brothers did it long ago when they were your age. Just don’t push yourself like this.
-I, I… . Because I’m weaker than my brothers… .
Jab-!
With a thunderclap, Helga’s vision flipped.
It wasn’t until I felt a tingling pain in my cheek that I understood what had happened.
-ah… . ah… .
-If you say such a weak thing again, I will kick you out.
Gail looks down at Helga with a fearful expression.
I was afraid. Could I hit you again? I was nervous, but fortunately the hand jjigeom didn’t come flying again.
It just happened that Gail wasn’t worth dealing with.
-Patrick. Helga you are teaching. I will go to the imperial palace
-Yes. come and go father.
Seeing Gale leave so indifferently, Helga lowered her head.
Why did I disappoint my father by not doing so well?
-Are you really my brother?
When she looked up, Patrick was looking down at her in a pitiful way.
-brother… .
– I’m afraid someone isn’t half a penny.
-No one in the Wolfbert family is as weak as you.
The other brothers next to her also laughed at her. In addition, the sadness of not being recognized by her father added to Helga’s tears.
– Not half a penny! Me, if I work hard… . I can be as strong as my brothers!
-Oh yeah?
Patrick’s mouth twisted.
-Then where did you work hard? At this rate, you’re not even a member of the Wolfbert family.
-Ci… .
-Well, how much would a half-punny do?
-Don’t keep calling me half a penny!
-Nope.
– Wow?!
A sudden kick landed on Helga’s shoulder.
Patrick burst out laughing at her disrespectfully abandoned.
– Ahahahaha. Hey, now I know why your mother died right after giving birth to you.
-…what?
– It seems that you were embarrassed and followed. For giving birth to a weak b*tch like you.
-Have you finished talking!? Aww!
-Where are you messing around?
Her brother’s rude ridicule enraged young Helga, and she tried to use magic.
But Patrick trampled on her hand.
-If you get angry, try to win. You know the family motto of the Wolfbert family, right? If you want something, get it by force.
– Ugh… .
-I didn’t say it, but my father must have the same thoughts as us. I think we would be embarrassed to have a younger brother like you, but my father must be very upset. huh?
It was miserable.
It’s frustrating, but young Helga didn’t even have the ability to fight back against her brother.
Hearing such ridicule and sarcasm, he could only gnaw his teeth.
promised at the same time.
I must completely control my magic power and be recognized by my father and older brothers.
The stigma of being half penny and the contempt for being weak will never let you speak to yourself again.
And… . After that day, while practicing magic control alone, she lost her left eye in an accident.
Looking back, it was a terrible memory.
The dark days when no one took her side.
No, there was only one support.
That’s the mother you don’t even know, May.
-Your mother was the woman who loved you more than anyone else.
Gail’s words made her mother a precious presence to Helga.
I knew it was a lie.
I heard that my mother passed away without even having time to see her face.
But Helga wanted to trust her mother.
If my mother was alive, wouldn’t she have taken his side? If you don’t even think so… . At that time, there was no one on her side.
yes… . It was then.
“Hello.”
“Ah yes. Count.”
“Are you tired?”
When she looked up, the black nobleman sitting at the desk was looking at her.
It looks like he fell asleep.
Helga wiped the saliva that was about to run down her mouth.
“Nope. Count. You know my fitness. I can’t even move without sleeping for three days.”
“is it.”
“of course. You can even sleep standing up.”
“… you are not talking He is my escort.”
“Ahahahaha… . That’s right.”
Come to think of it, it was already dark outside.
By the time they returned to the mansion from Tangmar, it was already past evening.
It’s probably past midnight now.
Tristan was still going through the papers, though.
“It is late. Go in first and rest.”
“It can’t be. If the Count gets attacked while sleeping… .”
“attack? There must be no one in this country who would do such a big thing anymore.”
“hehehe. That’s right. I’m the only one who can raid the Count’s sleeping quarters.”
“… … .”
“Ah, ah… . I really like the count’s belittling gaze… .”
“Wrong. I’m not selling, I’m just looking at you indifferently. It’s no different from looking at the pebbles on the side of the road.”
“… … Is there anything more attractive than that stone?”
“If you keep your mouth shut, you are more attractive than stones.”
“Huh.”
When Helga pretended to cover her mouth, Tristan shook his head.
“Enough with the joke and get off work. I had a hard time going to Tangmar today.”
“Nope. I want to stay with you today until I see the Count sleeping.”
“… Hmm.”
“Oh, do you care about me?”
“yes.”
“Do not worry. I’ll keep my mouth shut like a stone-. no, wait… . What did you say just now?”
“I said yes.”
“uh… Well. So… . If I’m not mistaken, the Count says he cares about me… .”
“yes. I can’t work because you care.”
“ah… . sorry… do. I’ll go in soon… .”
“It seems you didn’t understand what I was saying.”
“Yes?”
Tristan said in a dull voice to Helga, who was trying to get up.
“If you stay up this late, it will definitely interfere with work tomorrow. You can’t help but pay attention to me.”
“uh… ? then… .”
“I never said you were in the way. I just said it bothered me that you couldn’t get a break.”
“… ah.”
He must have said it out of consideration for the efficiency of his work, but it was a delight to Helga.
No, should I say something strange… .
Tristan closed the paper he was reading.
“… I can’t help it.”
“Count… ?”
“I have to get up early tomorrow too, so let’s get some sleep.”
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Did you decide to put it off until tomorrow?
Tristan got up and lay down on the sofa in the corner of the office.
“Hello. Go back to your room and sleep.”
“Nope. I’ll sleep here too. Even if I go now, I won’t be able to sleep much.”
Helga leaned back in the chair she was sitting in.
To be honest, I was too tired to go back to my room. If you just need to close your eyes for a while, a chair like this is enough.
Besides, Tristan didn’t go to bed either, and it was strange that only she, a vassal, was sleeping comfortably… .
“is it.”
“Yes. whooping… . Now that this has happened, the Count, don’t worry and go to sleep first. The night air is cold, so make sure to cover yourself with a blanket… .”
“Hello.”
“Yes?”
Tristan, who was lying on the sofa, lifted the blanket and said to her.
“Let me come in.”