166 Pooh cried out
***[Marquis Hoven, grandfather]***
The dead Duke of Weiss was an ugly man.
I had to keep competing, fighting, hating, and having heartache after marrying my daughter to that house.
However, he and the Marquis Hoven himself were similar people.
Even though the former duke was the type to use his head a little more, he was a warrior who used to roll on the battlefield anyway.
His blood boils only when he stands on the battlefield, and when it comes time to fight, he fights ahead of anyone else.
He endured when he had to be patient, but he never forgave an insult.
The same goes for himself and the duke.
‘But that guy is too slow.’
He received the blood of himself and the duke, and he is so kind.
If you see the steppe tribes up close and know their current movements, you can see how realistic the child’s words about the steppe tribes attacking are.
Both he and Marquis Patry were able to trust the child’s words because they had come into contact with the steppes while raising magic soldiers.
That’s why I prepare myself thoroughly.
However, in the eyes of those who do not know the steppe people, Oscar seems to be frightened because he only uses his head like a merchant.
No matter how smart you are, it’s only in front of your desk.
Knowing that kind of ridicule, Oscar doesn’t get angry.
Rather, he recently made his movements public, making other nobles wary.
He is too generous to those who laugh at him.
‘I have to take a shot at a time like this, but why can’t I do that?’
I knew what Oscar was thinking.
The child is trying to make the people of this country survive as little as possible, and face a little less miserable situation.
Even if it’s not his own people, even if he’s fighting with himself, he doesn’t want to die.
Even though he was ridiculed as a coward for being afraid of the steppes, he was encouraging others to survive.
but not young
Why are you acting like an old man!
I am not suggesting that you point your arms at the real royal family.
In this situation, show such courage and put a bluff so that the king or crown prince will never talk nonsense again, and that other nobles will not laugh at you again.
‘I have all the skills, wealth, and allies in one hand.’
If it were him, he would have already led soldiers to the vicinity of the capital and staged a demonstration.
‘If it was a dead duke, it would have been more, not less.’
He was a man who pretended to be prudent and gentle and laughed, but when he had to beat him, he beat him mercilessly.
‘That kid is too ripe. I became a duke when I was too young, so I don’t have a fledgling time.’
lack of vigor
‘I’m still only seventeen, but I act like I’m forty-seven.’
To be honest, when else would you run wild if not when you were young?
When you get older, even if you want to do whatever you want, you can’t do it because there are so many things at stake.
When you’re still young and young, you make mistakes, make jokes, and brag about your strength.
“If this happens, I’ll pretend to be crazy…”
While I was muttering that, my wife suddenly called out from the side when I entered the room.
“Honey, don’t you think about getting involved in this.”
“…”
“Oscar didn’t just send you a letter. He sent it to me too.”
“…when the hell did that happen.”
“The letter, of course, came with you. It was in a bouquet from the boy. He knows a woman’s heart. Flowers hand-cut for his grandmother.”
The wife smiles.
‘No, I give you flowers as a gift too.’
Is it that a hand-cut flower is so heartbreaking?
My wife was smiling like a flower.
It looks very happy.
‘Hagi, I’d be very happy if he told me that he gave me a hand-cut flower…’
Yeah, I guess I’m not kidding.
“What did it say?”
When the Marquis Hoven asked, his wife slightly rolled her eyes.
“If you think you’re going to run out of control, they ask you to stop. Maybe you know my maternal grandfather’s personality so well. He’s much more considerate of people than you think.”
The Marquis Hoven shrugged slightly.
He is somehow glad that his grandson knows him well.
My wife was laughing too.
“He’s a smart kid. He has the personality of you and the previous duke, but Annette’s cautious personality is also intact. Really… Maybe she was born with only the good things.”
The Marquis Hoven tilted his head slightly.
“Well, it’s true he’s brilliant, but he doesn’t look like me.”
That was a bit disappointing.
The appearance of the dead duke is very similar, but the child does not have his own appearance, and so is his personality.
Unlike himself who was somewhat shy, the child was willing to approach anyone and was sociable.
Maybe that’s why he instigated the child by telling him to have a spirit this time.
I want to make them have similarities with me in some way.
‘… No, I’m sure it wasn’t like that.’
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Did you have such thoughts without even knowing it?
I was a little embarrassed, but my wife opened her mouth.
“Look at that child when he was in business. There must have been voices of opposition or concern even within that family, but he was unstoppable.”
“…”
“It’s the same this time too. To be honest, is it normal nobles’ job to expose their preparations for war? No matter how big a family is, no, that’s why the duke’s family has more enemies. there is.”
“…”
“Look at how he calmly discloses this even though he doesn’t know who will attack him or how. In a way, he’s quite reckless.”
“…”
If you say so, then again.
He doesn’t come forward to fight with others, but he’s a guy with a lot of guts.
“You and the former duke’s reckless nature stood out on the battlefield. But that child is only hidden inside. The two look alike.”
“…I see. Does that child look like me?”
A smile flows involuntarily.
“You really look like a child sometimes. Are you so upset that Oscar looks exactly like the former duke?”
“… Seo, I must have thought that when I got older.”
“I don’t think that’s possible?”
It’s really hard to fool your wife’s eyes.
The wife rolled her eyes at him and crossed her arms.
“To be honest, I’m a bit sad. When I was young, I really looked exactly like Annette, but as time went by, I became more and more like the duke. .”
“…”
Even a wife who is always wise and prudent seems to become narrow-minded when it comes to her grandson.
The Marquis of Hoven hugged his wife by the shoulders.
“But we’re still alive to watch over him. We won. The dead lose.”
“You’re right. We’ll keep watching him grow up and give birth to children.”
My wife laughed and talked for a while and then left the room.
“…”
He may have lost to the joint strategy of his grandson and his wife.
In fact, he had no resentment toward his wife at all, and it occurred to him that the words might have just been brought up to appease himself.
Perhaps his wife wanted to tell him that the role of grandparents was to watch over the children, not to motivate them.
The Marquis Hoven shrugged and gave a small smile.
Just then, the eldest son came to the room.
“Dad, I heard you said to train soldiers for war. Is that true? What happened?”
“That’s done. Your mother blocked me. Instead, I’ll go to the capital.”
“Yes? Right now, the royal capital is very chaotic. It is said that there are not one or two places where the demons appear and block the road. Besides, going at a time like this is not good politically, father.”
“I know.”
“…”
“I’m going because it’s a time like this. I need to lend an arm to Prince Emile.”
“Father, now rumors are going around the royal road that the duke has turned to Prince Emil’s supporter. If your father joins in, rumors will circulate that it’s absolutely confirmed. There are people who criticize the duke for abandoning the crown prince in difficult times. will happen.”
The son, the heir, said that and looked at the Marquis Hoven and sighed lightly.
“Father, you have already made up your mind.”
“I mean, I don’t think it’s good to be sneaky like this. Rumors have already spread anyway, so it’s better to just expose it. You’ll have to burn some of the crown prince’s sh*tline. So won’t you make mistakes and show your tail?”
“It’s too radical, father. Dukes are originally the type to secretly take care of things under the surface…”
“Heh heh heh.”
“Annette might resent it.”
“…”
The Marquis Hoven’s movements flinched and stopped.
that’s a bit difficult
He shrugged and looked at his son’s face.
“Be careful not to go too far.”
“It is said that the royal capital is overflowing with monsters, so please be careful there as well.”
“That’s the reason I’m going. At this point, I need to show some of Prince Emil’s acting splendidly. The duke won’t be able to go to the royal capital right now.”
“That’s also true. Besides, Count Becker’s performance has been quite noticeable lately. It would be good to appeal to the Duke that we are of help.”
“yes.”
“If you go too far, you will become a nuisance rather than an appeal, so please be very careful, Father.”
“I know. Who raised you? Are you saying that?”
“…”
The son looked at him with a strange expression.
Could it be that the son wants to say that he grew up on his own, doing what his father did?
“We will set up a rank with soldiers who are good at hunting beasts. We should be able to set off within a few days. But… please consider your age and be careful not to over-hunt.”
This guy got a lot more talkative as he got older.
‘Before, no matter what I said, he was a guy who moved without muttering.’
As time goes by, it seems that I am becoming more like my wife.
The Marquis Hoven glanced at his son’s worried face and tapped him on the shoulder.
“I get it.”
“Father, are you sick?”
“This guy!”
“But my father said nothing to me…”
When I left my son who was making a fuss and came out, a cool wind was blowing.
Alright, let’s show our son and grandson and everyone that old soldiers don’t die.
Even though my body is old, I am still alive.
***[Heroine Oscar]***
The Marquis of Hoven contacted me.
It seems that the grandfather’s interest has shifted to Prince Emil and the royal capital’s magic beast.
Letters arrived from the next marquis, the eldest uncle and grandmother, but the next marquis seemed apologetic and the grandmother seemed to be smiling.
Receiving their letters made me even more chilled.
‘I couldn’t believe it.’
If left as it is, there is a risk that Grandpa may have really done something.
‘Is it the difference between a generation that has never experienced war and a generation that experienced it physically?’
How is the current situation reflected in the eyes of those who went through the war when they were young?
Maybe I was thinking too easily.
It is fortunate that the Marquis Patry and his wife accurately pointed out what I was thinking.
It is said that the mindset of the protesters was written in the letter that the Marquis and Marquis of Patry sent to Catherine not too long ago.
Since her mother’s education continued right after that, Catherine seems to have been passed on lightly, but the hearts of the Marquis Patry must have been very heavy.
Neither Catherine nor I had experienced war, so I had a feeling that I was passing this situation lightly.
‘I have to be careful.’
Living in an era where a single misstep can ruin an entire family, it is terrifying to be unable to predict the actions of others.
I looked over the list of letters I had sent once again to make sure there were no weak corners, but Benno entered the office.
“Master, the grains purchased from abroad have arrived.”
“You’re finally here. You’re much faster than I thought.”
“I heard that you were in a lot more hurry than usual because the ship was blocked.”
A sigh of relief came out spontaneously.
Grains purchased from abroad are brought into Korea over several months.
This year, grain was sent to other families in preparation for the steppe tribes, so more supplies were needed.
For that reason, I bought it from other foreign merchants at a rather high price, but I was nervous inside because there were a few places where the ship route was blocked.
“They said they had a lot of trouble locally.”
“I guess so. Give them enough compensation.”
“yes.”
Grain will continue to arrive for some time to come.
“Master, I’m sorry, but could you give me a minute? If you don’t mind, I’ll go to the food storage for a while…”
“Why? What happened?”
“Poo is carrying grain. But he seems to want to show it to his master and wife.”
A tired expression appeared on Benno’s face.
“A lot of people stopped Pooh from trying to come here with food on his back, but now it seems like it’s difficult anymore.”
Then a commotion was heard outside.
I quietly got up from my seat.
As he approached the window, he saw Pooh running with a bag of wheat much higher than himself.
The servants chase after him.
“He’s kind and listens well, but since he’s strong, there’s no one to stop him once he’s stubborn… I’m sorry.”
Benno lowered his head.
But I was the one who brought him to a human habitation.
I took a small breath and turned around.
“No, I’m sorry. I’ll go and make him quit.”
“sorry.
I was about to leave the room, but it seemed that I saw myself by the window from far away.
A loud cry was heard.