105 Little Jealousy
***[Artist Investigator]***
This survey is different from the previous ones.
It exudes the energy of jackpot.
‘I think it will take something huge.’
No, it’s already being bitten by a huge guy.
The investigator tilted his head and sighed.
After hearing about the curse of the gnome from the witch, he began investigating the god.
There were few accurate records of the god.
It is rarely mentioned, either in a good or a bad way.
There are few temples dedicated to the god, and other temples are reluctant to mention it.
Even in the few documents I was able to find, the god was written only vaguely.
In some documents, it is said that it is simply a god of disaster, and in some records, it is written that it has the most beautiful appearance in the world.
It doesn’t describe what it looks like, it just says that.
Inevitably, if you collect the stories floating around in the public, this time again, in some places it is said that it is a goddess in the form of a giant snake, and in other places it is said that it is a male spider with many legs.
What exactly it looked like, where and how the god was born, was not known exactly.
‘ha.’
The investigator let out a long sigh.
I’ve been working as an investigator for a really long time, but it’s the first time I can’t get a sense of it this far.
I have no idea.
After wandering around for a while, when I suddenly came to my senses, I felt like I was back where I started.
‘There are very few gods that stick things around like this, so what is this god?’
I continued to breathe deeply.
But even if an inspector falls, he doesn’t just fall.
I found one thing in common even in the ridiculously bouncing stories of Jung-gu heating.
It is that in any story, there is a little bit of something related to the goddess of blessing.
This god and the goddess of blessing seem to have a very bad relationship.
However, this story is also somewhat embarrassing. In some stories that have been handed down, the two of them are sisters, but they love the same man, and in another legend, they were originally in love, but one of them betrayed them and said that they became enemies.
Some documents say that the two were originally mother and child.
Of course, the goddess of blessing is the mother.
However, they rotted so much that they drove them out of the kingdom of God.
Anyway, this god is the bad guy.
‘Oh, it’s a bridge.’
The investigator muttered to himself, but diligently moved his legs.
Since researching this god was difficult, he turned slightly to investigating the Goddess of Blessing.
‘If there is a relationship between the two gods, well, if you investigate the Goddess of Blessing, something will come out.’
After changing direction and wandering around in search of clues, the place I went to this time was a really small village nestled in the mountains.
It is said that a long time ago, a married couple living there wandered around to build a small temple and dedicated it to the goddess.
I heard that they stayed in one place for ten years, then another for ten years, and so on, building stone temples, and leaving for other places.
The couple seems to have been very devout believers.
It is said that the temple the two built has a mysterious power, and if you pray there, you will receive an answer from the goddess.
As the story spread from mouth to mouth little by little, people who believed in the Goddess of Blessing began to live together in the couple’s hometown.
According to long experience, it is only in places like this that you can hear real stories.
‘Well, it could be that they believed in something absurd and flocked to it.’
If there are a thousand stories, I wonder if there is one useful one among them, and if there are 10,000 people telling it, I’m lucky if I get one of them.
‘Whoa.’
Since they had already made a mistake in more than ten places, excessive expectations were not allowed.
‘But for some reason, it seems that something will come out this time.’
The inspector sighed and walked forward.
“…”
But why is this town in such a corner?
It won’t come out even if I go.
***[Heroine Oscar]***
As winter deepens, more snow falls.
The gaze of this world is very dangerous, so I had no choice but to delay going down to the dukedom.
If you move with only me and the soldiers, you can leave it in case the wagon stops moving in the middle.
However, such a thing would be impossible if Catherine and the ladies-in-waiting were together.
‘No, it’s possible with Catherine and a wagon.’
I laughed silently as I watched Katrin from the back of the mansion, in a secluded place.
Katrin rides the rhinoceros Masu Poo these days.
Training was still going on so that one day it would be useful to me.
‘Well, it looks like they’re mostly playing.’
It moves only in the back of the mansion so as not to be noticed by outsiders, but those who watch it stop their hearts twelve times a day for fear of falling.
Unaware of the feelings of those around her, Katrin, riding on the back of Pooh, was excited.
Sometimes it runs so fast that even I, who came to watch it, was startled.
I don’t know if it’s because of that, but recently, Pooh, who has grown significantly, has a special saddle.
I’ve heard that they’ve been making them for a while, but my body grew so quickly that I couldn’t keep up with the speed of making the saddle.
This time, it is said that it was made with the expectation that it would be big from the beginning.
A horse is a saddle, but in reality it is more like a chair.
It is said that the craftsman suggested that it would be better to use a chair rather than a saddle because the back is wider than that of a horse.
Various safety devices are attached to the chair to prevent Katrin from falling.
A strap resembling a seat belt is for tying the waist, and on both sides of the chair, there are leather straps that can be tied in an X shape.
The armrest of the chair is covered with leather to prevent slipping.
When necessary, it is said that it can be transformed into a fence so that both sides are blocked.
At that point, isn’t it more like a small carriage without a roof than a chair?
In addition, it seems that many small workpieces were made in invisible places.
People around me really suffer.
Upon spotting me, Katrin shook the reins and started running towards me.
Puu was excited as well, and his ears moved all over the place.
Both are too young.
“…”
Catherine, please slow down…
I didn’t add a single lie, my heart was really beating like a grasshopper, and I was running like a grasshopper.
But, not knowing my feelings at all, Katrin, who came closer, smiled brightly and said,
“With this kid, I don’t think Oscar will worry if he falls off a cliff.”
What are you talking about, Catherine?
There is no such thing as a duke suddenly falling off a cliff.
When I laughed in amazement, he must have thought that he had said the wrong thing.
Catherine rolled her eyes in bewilderment.
“Catherine, training is good, but running too fast is dangerous.”
“It’s okay. This kid is really smart. He doesn’t drop people.”
“…”
As I watched quietly, Katrin’s shoulders dropped slightly.
“Yes, Mr. Oscar. I will be careful from now on.”
Could it be that he thought that I would be happy to see him run beautifully?
I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s a guy who would like something like that.
“Please, Katrin. My heart hurts if you have even a small wound on your body.”
When I spoke softly, Katrin quickly responded with a smile.
“yes!”
“I’d like to go out with you when the time is right.”
“song!”
Catherine called out without even asking where she was going.
He hurriedly twists his body to come down.
“Catherine.”
Surprised, I grabbed her by the waist and put her down.
It looks like he was trying to jump off.
It’s not even been a few seconds since I told you to be careful, really, even ten hearts are not enough.
The faces of the attendants and maids nearby were the color of earth.
The only thing that is fine is Anne.
‘No way, did this happen often in the marquis family?’
It may have been that I was trembling in my own way.
This year, the royal family holds a New Year’s festival for the common people.
This is to soothe public sentiment, which is anxious due to the increase in the number of locusts following the appearance of the locust monster last year.
It seems to open much more grandly than originally planned.
The collapse of the crown prince’s marriage to a foreign country may also have had an impact.
At the theater, the most popular plays are staged, and there are very few banquets, so I thought about taking her.
Come to think of it, Katrin is really unique.
On the excuse of not having time, I had never taken her to a place like that before, and she never complained.
If you don’t reward good children…
I had to work really hard for a while with that thought.
It’s a little disappointing that even though I worked so hard, I only had a few hours of free time.
When she learned that she was going to the theater and the festival, Katrin’s face literally lit up like the sun.
It seems she has never been to an event like this, as I thought.
If I was this happy, I should have taken him right away.
But at the same time, feeling a little uneasy, I looked Katrin in the eyes and said sternly:
“Catherine, promise me one thing. An escort will be on hand, but no matter how excited you are, you’ll never leave my side. If you don’t promise me this, I won’t take you to the festival.”
“I promise. I promise you, Oscar.”
Katrin answered enthusiastically, but somehow it was not reliable.
‘Wouldn’t it be better to go to the theater and postpone the festival?’
Or tie your wrists with a string and connect them.
‘I think I’ll rather like it that way.’
I laughed lightly.
The preparations were over in no time.
I was already ready to some extent, and Catherine had the most skillful ladies-in-waiting attached to her, doing her hair, clothes, and make-up at the same time.
A carriage bearing the duke’s coat of arms pulled up in front of the mansion, and I reached out to Catherine, who was wearing a long coat.
“Ma’am, shall we go?”
“Yes, husband.”
I heard from my husband after a long time.
Were you that happy?
With the smiles of the ladies-in-waiting and attendants lined up behind us, we climbed into the carriage.
They say it’s a play, but the play of this era is an opera.
The music played by the orchestra resounded majestically throughout the theater, and the actors sang with exaggerated gestures, going back and forth from one end of the stage to the other.
It was a tragedy in which a man and a woman in love were torn apart without being able to come true. I’m sorry, but I wasn’t very interested in it as I’m used to Earth movies.
It was really hard to hold back a yawn.
But Katrin was watching intently, with tears dripping from her big eyes.
I don’t know where to drop the tears, but she looks really sad.
Catherine seems to cry more than the main character of the troupe.
By the end of the play, he seems to have become a huge fan.
Her face was red and she looked like a girl in love.
“…”
somehow not funny
Currently, the theater company that plays is sponsored by the Duke’s family.
It’s not me, I heard that it’s a theater company that my mother has been supporting for a long time.
Every year, a sincere invitation comes to the artist’s family for every performance.
That’s why I decided to go this time.
Because of that, after the play ended, the lead actor and the director came to greet us at our seats.
“The Duke and Duchess of Weiss. Thank you so much for coming. I am always grateful for the grace of the godfather.”
The captain bowed his back deeply, making a fuss.
“Today’s play was really good. The performance of the two of them was also very good. My wife was very happy.”
At my words, the male and female actors bowed deeply and expressed their gratitude.
The male actor leaned over and looked at Catherine with a strange smile.
I don’t just look at it, but I look at it with my eyes slightly open.
For some reason, it’s a bit creepy and it’s a bad look.
It didn’t feel like this on stage, but somehow it felt like a host.
It seems to be tempting, but no, it’s actually tempting.
‘Come to think of it, actors in theater companies often have strange relationships with aristocratic women.’
Catherine was so engrossed in watching the play that it must be quite popular with the wives.
Nowadays, when mass media is less developed, these actors must be playing the role of idols.
That kind of self-confidence must be backed up by such blatantly flirting eyes.
But are you sane?
My husband is right in front of me.
His eyebrows furrowed in displeasure.
When I remembered the look on Catherine’s face as she looked at these actors a moment ago, my heart grew colder.
Then, as if a little excited, Katrin opened her mouth.
“The play was good. Both of them were great.”
I am aware that my feelings are jealousy.
Like a fool.
I swallowed my emotions a little and looked at Katrin.
Even a little bit of her eyes towards this actor… It was time to think that way.
Katrin laughed and looked up at me slightly.
Her eyes, which had been shedding tears just a moment ago, were shining brightly.
“Thank you for bringing me, Oscar. It was a great time.”
Then, he lightly intertwined his fingers on my arm and said softly.
“Now I want to go to my next destination.”
“…”
These are the actors of the theatrical troupe that is gaining the most popularity in the capital right now.
I heard that there are a lot of wives who want to talk to these actors.
Besides, wasn’t Katrin going crazy for these actors just a moment ago?
Although the behavior of this actor was unpleasant, it was not that he did not understand the young girl’s admiration for the actor.
If she wants to talk, you can concede a little.
if in front of me
“Are you all right, ma’am?”
When I asked with that kind of heart, Katrin tilted her head slightly.
You seem a little perplexed.
He leaned close to me and whispered lightly.
“What?”
“You seem to have enjoyed the play very much. Wouldn’t you like to talk a little more with the actors?”
Catherine’s eyes widened and she giggled.
“The play was fun, of course, but… It’s the first time I’ve been with Oscar, so it’s really fun.”
“…”
is it.
Was that why today’s Catherine looked so happy?
‘This child is really only looking at me.’
My heart, which had been rough a moment ago, calmed down in an instant.
“There are several firsts today, so I want to hurry before time runs out. After this time, I don’t know when the next one will come again.”
At Catherine’s urging, I left the theater.
It’s probably the first time you’ve been treated like this.
The lead actress was looking at Katrin with her eyes wide open.