Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

11 – Festival (1)

After the conversation in the garden that day, I could say that Irene and I got along pretty well.

For once, of course, she didn’t treat me harshly, and I didn’t have to do training she didn’t want to do by saying that she was avoiding her for nothing.

Sir Chris would sometimes yell at me for being lazy, but

I don’t know if it’s right to see trying to insert a knife into someone’s throat as training.

As time passed, it was around the time when the greenery turned bright yellow and the sky soared high.

The time has come for the ladies-in-waiting of the duke’s residence to be busy.

It was because the day of the establishment of the empire was approaching.

It was especially busy this year when the festival held with the capital once every five years was held.

Thanks to that, Irene, the owner of the small household, was doing the clerical work that the duke would normally have done.

Naturally, her mood also began to subside. According to Lopena, she said that she should never touch Irene now.

Sure, that seems to be true.

Irene’s gaze as she was looking through her documents was so cold that it seemed like she might get frost.

She looked at me as Lopena, who was standing next to him, trembled, shaking her body for a moment.

‘It’s cold.’

I looked at Pena with pity as she opened her mouth slightly to send me a request for her help, then she laughed bitterly and shook her head.

Perhaps the reason she is cold is because it is really cold.

Even though she’s not an expert, she was Irene who realized mana in her own way, so she probably moves mana unconsciously depending on her mood.

After listening to the teacup for a while, Irene opened her mouth as she looked at the tea that soon cooled down.

“Lopena, the tea is cold again. Bring it back.”

“Yes!”

“…Why does the tea keep getting cold? It hasn’t been long since I followed you.”

Maybe it’s because of mana that he doesn’t know that yet. Obviously, her sword was at a fairly high level, but surprisingly, her ability to realize and handle mana was below expectations.

Hey, even in the original work, her level was only at the beginning of Expert. Mana can be said to be the realm of true talent.

In that sense, the talent this body of Evan Fried possessed reached an inexplicable level.

A talent that allows you to feel mana just by taking her breath.

Although I was completely ignorant about mana before,

Just looking at the lines in the novel, I was able to notice that this is not normal.

So, maybe it was something the crown prince said to her mistress.

When the girl who said she had learned her magic began to feel her mana feeble after a week, the prince praised her as the ‘genius of her century’.

Of course, since it was said by a person with pods in his eyes, the credibility was very low, but

Even taking that into consideration, it could be said that this body’s ability to sense mana just by breathing was enormous.

However, when she became aware of such a talent, one question always popped into her head.

Why on earth have I never seen Irene’s escort knight named Evan Fried?

She was a famous genius. I was feeling it, and it could be said that it was a talent enough to easily rise to the level of a master if I worked hard.

However, why didn’t the name Evan Fried appear in the time period of the novel in which the heroine appeared?

In many ways, there was no choice but to remain in doubt.

However, there was nothing she could know now, so she just kept her mouth shut and lived her life doing what she had to do.

Haven’t you even found a way to return to the original world yet?

It would have been better if it was displayed as a status window like other novels. Unfortunately I didn’t see anything like that.

Only through training, you can feel the subtle changes little by little.

“Evan, what do you think?”

But soon the thought was broken, because Irene looked at me and opened her mouth.

She must have been quite bored, too. She had blank eyes and stared at me with her chin resting on her chin. Since when was she watching?

“I was just thinking about this festival.”

“…This damn festival.”

She looked at her papers again, then she let out a sigh and threw her head back.

Irene, who looked even more agitated by the thick darkness under her eyes, sipped the tea Lopena brought back and she opened her mouth to me.

“I heard Count Glaskan is coming in a while, so let’s rest a bit after he goes. You will be bored too.”

“Thank you for your concern.”

“…I don’t care. It’s just that I’m uncomfortable. I’ve been standing there for hours.”

Aren’t you usually a little tipsy? When she asked me that, I just tilted her head.

Speaking of tips, what tips would a person who has only been a knight for a month use?

Anyway, after clearing up the misunderstanding at the tea party, Irene has been very nice to me.

She may have cared quite a bit about the harsh treatment she had before, but,

Sir Chris looked at me strangely, as if this attitude had never been experienced by her escort knights.

-Evan, what the hell did you do to the lady? I don’t know if it’s a lady-in-waiting, but I can’t believe it’s true of an escort knight. Perhaps he found a weakness, or did something so blasphemous…!

-If you do, your limbs will get caught on the wall. It’s broken one by one.

-…That’s right.

For a while, the corners of my mouth twitched as I recalled the conversation at that time, but for a while, Lopena, who was eating cookies, looked at Irene, as if something came to mind.

Irene, who was looking at Pena’s gaze with her, sighed lightly and opened her mouth toward her door.

“Prepare to receive her guests.”

Anyway, it seemed that the time had come for Count Glaskan to come.

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The Earl of Glaskan was a handsome man.

On the outside, although he was virtuous, he looked like a good man, and he was a dignified person befitting the title of count.

However, the problem with his dignity was that he was nothing more than an ant in front of the name Julis.

“That’s rude.”

Those were the first words Irene spat out when she met Countess Glas Khan.

As Count Glass Khan’s face turned yellow at those cold words, I sighed as I covered his face with his hands.

Perhaps it was because I had a clear picture in my head of what would happen next.

At the words of Irene, who was a lot younger than me, the face of Count Glaskan, who at first glance seemed to have passed over his infidelity, turned red.

Saying that her own honor was seriously hurt, Irene continued her words to him who roared.

“I think you better keep your head down.”

“How can this be an insolent attitude! No matter how much Sogaju is, I can’t put up with this attitude-“

“If I can’t stand it, what will I do? Could it be that you’re thinking of having a fight with Julis?”

“That’s right, isn’t it!”

“If you don’t like it, keep that raised head down. Making a deal is next.”

As if filled with indignation, the count dug into his hand, which he had clenched tightly enough to turn it white, then clenched his teeth and lowered his head.

The spectators sighed over and over again at the pitiful sight, but on the other hand, it was necessary, so I had no intention of saying anything to Irene.

Currently, she is the one who was ordered by the duke to act on behalf of the authority.

For this moment, not just the next shield of Julis, it was literally the same as the shield itself.

It was just an act to imprint that on everyone.

However, the position of Count Glaskan, who was sacrificed for that, would be embarrassing.

“Now I am in the mood to talk a little bit.”

She opened her mouth without even looking at Count Glass Khan.

“Keep in mind that this is Julis, and now I am the head of Julis. Count Glascan.”

“…I understand.”

After the situation was settled, the transaction, which was the original purpose of the interview requested by Count Glaskan, began to proceed.

Sapphire owned by Count Glaskan, and the magic stone mine. That and the huge amount of capital that Julis had were the objects of the transaction.

It’s true that it’s a sapphire, but since magic stones are the basis of magic items, they must cost quite a bit.

As Irene watched in anticipation of how she would handle this, she couldn’t help but let out a weak sigh at the content of the conversation that soon followed.

Is this how it ends? In fact, it is not a transaction, but a level close to blackmail.

“If the mining rights of the mines in that area are permanently owned by Julis, there is nothing I can’t do to give you money.”

“…However, if you do that, you will not be able to maintain the territory. How about extending the contract every five years?”

“How long will it take to lead the knights and trample the Glascan area, three days? I think it will all be over by then.”

After saying that, Irene twisted the corner of her mouth and showed a cold sneer.

She said she had only said it once, then raised her hand slightly and opened her mouth again.

“So, what is your answer?”

The raised hand, the one that was tucked into her index finger, was a mark that only the head of household could possess.

The answer of Count Glaskan, who was completely white, was so easily expected.

“I will give you… Forever.”

Only then did Irene smile as if she liked her, and for a moment I stared blankly at Irene at that enchanting smile.

When her red lips drew an arc, it looked like a painting. After all, isn’t it much better when she smiles?

“I finally like it.”

Unlike Glas Khan’s face, which made her cry, Irene’s expression on her face looked more satisfied than ever.

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“…I am very sorry for Count Glaskan.”

Unlike before, when she opened her mouth to her as she reviewed her documents with her sparkling eyes, Irene replied without taking her eyes off her documents.

“Do you think he is pitiful?”

“……”

“When you do something for the territory, there are many things to take care of. There are dozens of people belonging to the duke’s residence besides money and yeongjimin. Should I care?”

“No.”

She took her eyes off her papers, then looked at me and continued her words.

“It’s okay if someone calls me a villain. Magicite mines have been important since the beginning, and besides, I needed to own them completely this time.”

Because this festival will consume more.

I couldn’t help but nod my head at her words.

She didn’t have the slightest intention to say anything about this deal, which was for the sake of her own estate.

Wouldn’t the empire’s founding day, a week-long festival be held in the Duchy of Euris, one of the five major families along with the capital of the empire?

To brighten up that dark night like day, you’ll probably need an enormous amount of magic stones.

“By the way, aren’t you interested in festivals?”

However, while she cares so much about the festival, she doesn’t seem to be interested in participating herself. When I asked, she opened her mouth with a slight frown.

“Rather than not being interested, it’s because I can’t participate in the festival. Will I ever be able to get out of this room during that week?”

Looking at the token on her finger, Irene smiled bitterly and looked away from her.

I wonder if it’s resignation, but I heard that the establishment day festival is held once every five years in the Yuris Territory.

No matter how much she is, she can’t be interested in anything.

She looked at her for a moment, then she opened her mouth cautiously.

“I don’t think it’s bad to go once.”

“Not bad, but the circumstances are,”

“Isn’t the duke coming back on the last day of the festival? If that’s the case, can’t you come back?”

Now the duke went to the capital because of the establishment day event held in the capital,

If he comes back, Irene’s role as acting head of household will probably end.

As I stared at Irene, she narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth.

“…That sounds right too.”

The eyes that could be seen through those squinted eyes were so bright that a smile leaked out inadvertently.

Did she really want to go? Hagiya, the other day when I went out to the bookstore, she seemed very interested in the people around me.

Maybe it’s because I stared at the twinkle in my blue eyes too much,

As if noticing the gaze she was looking at, Irene, who flinched at her, turned her head around and replied nonchalantly.

“Anyway, I don’t have time to worry about that right now. I’ll think about it again next time.”

“…I understand.”

Anyway, it seemed very embarrassing that his true feelings were revealed.