[Episode 99 ] EP.99
“Yes… … ”
After a long nap, Euphemia woke up.
Then, he immediately checked whether Ferzen was by his side or not.
“Did you sleep well?”
Fortunately, he was sitting next to him, reading a book in the same undisturbed posture as ever.
“yes… … I slept well… … ”
squiggles.
Euphemia crawled and rested her head on his legs, smiling bashfully.
“… … ”
But that smile faded away after a while.
Because the scent of a familiar and unfamiliar woman emanated from his body.
This is clear, Yuriel Wayne Dana Ruerg.
her body odor
“Why? Where are you sick?”
“no… … ”
Because he was a Euphemia, who was able to see his inner self every time, he turned his body slightly and did not show his face.
In fact, when I woke up, I kept my request to be by my side, so I shouldn’t be fighting anymore.
‘Breakfast and lunch… … Because I had a monopoly… … ‘
You shouldn’t be jealous that Yuriel snatched Ferzen while he was sleeping.
“what time… … huh?”
“It’s 6:40.”
how long have you been sleeping
Euphemia slowly got up.
“for a moment… … I’ll get some wind and blow away the energy of sleep. next… … Let’s go eat.”
“If you are sick, don’t tell me to bring you food.”
“Yes… … no. It’s not painful.”
Knowing that excessive greed would bring anger, Euphemia shook her head and left the bedroom.
The maid who was waiting outside tried to follow her, but after she was bitten lightly, she headed to the flower bed in the back.
It was a summer day, and the sun was getting longer, so the sky was still bright despite the faint moon.
“… … ”
However, there was a guest at the back of the flower bed.
With the same black hair as Ferzen, it would be Yuriel without having to go forward and check her face.
“… … ”
Perhaps she also noticed her popularity, slowly turning her head back.
“… … Where do you like to sit?”
“no.”
At Yuriel’s question, who opened her mouth first, Euphemia denied it and sat down next to her.
“That’s fortunate. I didn’t want to get up because my back hurt.”
“… … ”
While she was sleeping, Euphemia raised her eyebrows as she implicitly emphasized the fact that she had intermingled with Ferzen.
“Looks like he was having a hard time. He was very kind at first when he was with me.”
“… … ”
and hugging with love.
What is embraced as a gratification of carnal lust.
that the treatment may be different.
With a low voice, Euphemia hurled a dagger.
… … Of course, it wasn’t friendly at first.
Because it was literally rape.
However, Euphemia forcibly erased that night from her mind.
“okay?”
“okay.”
“… … ”
“… … ”
Silence lingers for a moment.
Ferzen said that he had a subtle sadistic inclination to himself.
If he hadn’t revealed that to Euphemia, it would have been that he cared for her so dearly that he wouldn’t even cross that line.
Deep down, he excretes all the negative parts to himself.
Thinking about how he treats Euphemia kindly… … I did feel like crying.
But on the other hand, if Euphemia doesn’t notice that until the end, there’s no reason for Ferzen to leave her bedroom.
At that, Yuriel calmed her heart down and gave Euphemia a bright smile.
“… … ”
And every time Euphemia saw Yuriel’s relaxed smile, an ugly sense of inferiority raised her head… … Fortunately, it didn’t this time.
Because in the bathroom, what Ferzen does only for himself.
Because I gave him a caress that didn’t match his usual appearance.
Also, would he have heard this woman in front of him say that he loves him?
Yes, Yuriel Wayne Dana Ruerg.
She was nothing more than a means to relieve his s*xual desire.
I’m proud of myself by getting rid of it… … just a whore
So, like his wife.
Euphemia looked at Yuriel and smiled brightly.
And seeing that smile, Yuriel raised her body, clenching her fists slightly.
“this much… … Let’s go eat.”
“Go up first. I’m going to get some sleep.”
laughter and smiles.
As always, it was the best shield and most powerful weapon for women.
* * * * *
The next day, without a lecture, Ferzen rode a carriage alone to the Imperial Palace.
It is because today is the day that I stopped by here yesterday and scheduled a meeting with the second prince.
‘Looking at what was set for the very next day, it seems that the matter is quite urgent.’
Had the Lobelium Kingdom entangled with the Elmark Empire become such a problem?
I tried to roll my head, but again, guessing without any information was meaningless.
As a result, Ferzen straightened up her clothes, taking in the eyes of the imperial palace that was slowly visible.
* * * * *
“Have you come?”
“Ferzen von Schweig Ruerg, I see you, Prince.”
“… … It has become a façade. First, let me sit down. count.”
“Yes.”
Not the drawing room, but the second prince’s bedroom.
By what I’m talking about here, it means that the weight of the matter is considerable.
“Where should I start? … ”
“I will listen.”
“Yes, Count. Do you know why we unofficially invited the Empress of the Elmark Empire to the banquet at that time?”
“… … ”
To be honest, Ferzen couldn’t quite figure it out on that point.
“It was meant to inquire inside.”
“… … ”
I wouldn’t be the kind of woman who would spit it out if I asked.
But Ferzen did not ask any questions about this.
The imperial family has no need to question Brutein’s ancestry.
Brutein’s bloodline also had no reason to doubt the imperial family.
This was a link of trust that long history has proven.
“What do you think is the reason why the Elmark Empire was obsessed with getting rid of the Ufan in the southeast for a long time?”
“… … Territorial expansion, isn’t it?”
“It is a secondary reason. Exactly, there lies a vast amount of gold veins.”
“… … ”
weird.
With this kind of information, it was strange to leak out.
Even if it had leaked out, there would have been no way that he could not have obtained it with Brutein’s intelligence.
Of course, it was natural for Ferzen to be embarrassed inside.
He didn’t know yet that Princess Elizabeth could read the insides of others.
“count.”
“… … ”
“Golden rain will fall on the Elmark Empire.”
“… … ”
“And Gremory Eldin Ishtar Elmark, she is considering war.”
This is what Gremory was reading at the banquet hall at the time.
“Three Kingdoms, a bridgehead between two empires. If the balance of the flag we pick in this era is broken… … There is a high probability that a war will break out.”
“okay.”
“Even if we get out of balance, I can’t say for sure what will happen.”
Seeing his worried face, Ferzen leaned back comfortably.
“I can’t say for sure about the future right now, but I will tell you about the Lobelium Kingdom so that we can receive more support.”
“Thank you.”
“And, don’t worry too much. Have you ever heard of this?”
“Well?”
“In the not-so-distant future… … It is said that a simple piece of paper replaces the value of gold, silver and copper coins.”
“… … Is this a recently published paper?”
“I don’t think it’s terribly impossible. In a society where people live, the value of things is always given.”
And, to those who stand in a position to give and control that value… … There must have been Bruteins too.
If such people colluded and tampered with the value of food, even if it rained golden rain, they wouldn’t be able to fill even the well.
Even if gold veins exist, it takes time to cast and distribute them.
In addition, in the Ernes Empire, the northern part——isn’t there a place in the shallow sea to store food?
At least, if there are signs of war between spring and summer, not fall and winter… … The result can be said to be a victory without a doubt.
“I feel safe… … ”
“… … ”
“A wall that the imperial family can always lean on… … Is this the bloodline of the crown prince?”
“Don’t paint too hard on your face.”
“It’s not gold. My shoulders are very heavy. If I had been a princess and not a prince, I would have gladly flirted with you.”
“… … ”
“Anyway, you don’t mix blood with the imperial family, so it doesn’t make any sense.”
“… … I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”
The second prince laughs bitterly.
Then… …
“Oh, I had something to give you, but I forgot.”
He takes something out of his arms.
It was a small letter.
“Next week there is a masquerade. For the nobles in the capital, it will be shipped within tomorrow, and for those who haven’t, we’ve already sent it out.”
“ah… … ”
“I must have forgotten.”
“Yes.”
Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
Masquerade.It’s usually a banquet where you hide your identity, but… …
The masked ball before the battle for the throne has a slightly different meaning.
Because there, the only princes who have the right to heir to the throne do not hide their identities.
Yes, in a word, it was a place to fully listen to the inner feelings of the nobles who supported them.
As such, there were not a few people who borrowed the abilities of the impersonators living on the first floor of the underworld to participate.
or completely disguise their gender.
Deliberately sitting in a wheelchair and pretending to have a disability.
Participate in the form of a small child.
etc… … What they have in common though is that they wear masks.
“Are you going to participate?”
To the words of the second prince who asked politely, Ferzen responded with a smile.
“Probably… … It seems so.”
The mask seemed to be good for sheep.
That too.
lamb.
That way you won’t be scared.