I Am a Low-Class Aristocrat of a Perishing Country

6 – Danger Molecule

“Huh. It’s sunny today.”

I leisurely stretch while watching the sun rise in the middle of the sky. Then he roughly tidied up the magpies on his head and changed into a uniform in his gown.

Today has already been a month since I lived in the Eldrian Mansion.

I thought it would be a pretty busy day, but the Emperor hasn’t asked me anything since the day I met him. Thanks to that, he was frustrated because the questions only increased day by day, but he was comfortable enough to bear it.

“It’s time to come soon.”

Unsurprisingly, she wasn’t even her nobleman. I heard her knocking and immediately she came in without her hesitation.

She is an impressive woman with white hair that reaches her waist, and she is a trauma to me.

It was Ir Elp Youth.

“You must have been lazy again today.”

“It’s about being considerate to make it easier to work.”

I responded brazenly.

Early Elfi and I have lived in the same mansion ever since we had an audience with the emperor. She acted nervously at first, but now she seems to have gotten used to it and has eased up a lot.

“Did you know that because of Nefi, I cook unbelievable dishes every morning?”

“If I had known, I would have asked you to do it sooner.”

“Really? There’s nothing I can’t do.”

For some reason, Ir Elf is full of anticipation. I ignored her words and rushed into the hallway.

“Don’t ignore me!”

The fact that Ir Elfi’s cooking skills were terrible was a fact that only she herself did not know. Perhaps she had lived with only her sword all her life, and when she cooked, the smell of her iron was vibrating.

She has a clear memory of how Elfi passed by the kitchen where she was cooking by chance and passed by without pretending to know her because she was frightened by her smell.

It was a daily life in the mansion that the servants were terrified because they could not dare to give instructions to Marquis Yustiha.

“… Okay, let’s eat outside.”

“Wow, who is this for?”

“Would you be immortal if you felt unfair?”

“Quit…”

I was unfair this time. On the day we had an audience with the emperor, we moved into a mansion that belonged to a nobleman.

There were already many servants residing in the mansion, and I spoke to them shortly after.

[Please clean well. You can use the mansion like your own home, and you don’t need meals.]

At the time, all employees showed awe-inspiring reactions.

[Don’t say honorifics? Yea, it’s okay And the mansion is just an employee welfare, and you can use it as you like. Whether you’re having a party or inviting someone…]

At that time, it was IrLP that poured cold water on my opinion.

[Wait, then what about my meal?]

[Ah… Then, it may be inconvenient for the servants, but could you treat the Marquis to a meal? Oh, no. I’m fine. I don’t want to increase the number of people who are struggling!]

Listening to my words, IrLP’s face grew redder and eventually exploded.

[What is it really? I’m the only one who is needlessly bad! That’s Okay. I don’t need either. So much for a meal, I’m going to do it myself!]

Actually, there was nothing for Ir Elfi to be stabbed. It is abnormal for me to tell employees who were hired to work not to work.

Perhaps at the time, Ir Elfi was in a state of losing her mind due to her new uncomfortable cohabitation, so she must have spit out such a declaration.

‘Now I think I’ll know how to deal with Irlp.’

It was a common life due to the other’s will, but it was enough time to figure out the tendencies of the Irlp.

“I’m going to the strawberry cake shop today.”

“Did you know that two days ago lunch and dinner were all cakes?”

“It’s delicious. I heard you wouldn’t eat it anywhere anyway.”

“Woo-wook.”

Er-Elpy presented me with a dramatic compromise.

“Haa, okay. Then, from lunch today, let’s change our diet to chocolate. Strawberry chocolat for lunch and chocolate chocolate for dinner.”

“Tell me the truth. Do you have regenerative abilities like me? Or do I have all my teeth now? What about nutritional balance?”

“Are you worried?”

I seriously scratched my face.

“What?”

“Anything like that is fine. Cake and chocolate are the perfect food.”

As if not having time to talk, she turned around. She was a great dessert lover and freak eater.

As expected, Irlp is not a normal person.

‘Is it okay to be the world’s strongest?’

I followed Illelpi, assuming that I would eat it with the protection ability on my teeth.

◇

In a store at noon when the sun is blazing, there is an eye-catching monster. She monopolized the attention of those around her. In the buzz of people, references to us constantly rise and fall.

It would be nice if it was the result of IrLP’s strikingly beautiful appearance… I sat across from Ir Elfi, but her vision was impossible to contain her Ir Elfi.

All I could see was a pile of strawberry chocolate and soda on the table. The sweet smell was so strong that the store seemed to be filled with the scent of strawberries.

It is a tortured time for me, as my five senses are outside the realm of people.

“…Is it good?”

“The taste and amount are okay.”

I shut my mouth when he said that the sheep was okay. I’ve already had dozens of meals with Irelpi, but I can’t adapt to this amount no matter how much I look at it.

Surprisingly, the chocolates that had been piled up one by one gradually decreased to where they fit, and I was soon able to face Ir Elfi’s eyes.

“Neffi should feel sorry for me.”

“Do I have to forcefully follow you to dinner?”

“There’s nothing you can do about it because it’s closely monitored day and night. Also, spreading your feelings all over the mansion when you sleep is more troublesome than I thought.”

This woman is saying that she now even feels the toss and turns of all living things in the mansion even while sleeping. Besides, it’s not tiring, it’s annoying.

Because sleeping is not possible, it must have been the second best method. The real monster is not me, but IrLP.

“…Are you afraid I’ll do something stupid?”

“Yes. Thanks to you, if I don’t eat this much, I won’t be strong.”

IrLP added quickly.

“I don’t usually eat this much.”

‘Ah… Yes…’

“And if I ate at my marquis’ residence, I could have eaten more without noticing.”

“More here?”

Ir Elfi put his hands on her chest like a girl of misfortune. She might have looked that way if it hadn’t been for the red syrup on her lips.

“It was all sacrificed for Neffi’s surveillance. Please always thank me.”

“Thank you for cutting off my back and limbs.”

“Meot.”

My unexpected counterattack made her mouth shut. She was just enforcing the emperor’s orders, but in the end she was sitting down and talking with the man she had slaughtered.

I don’t think Illelpi will feel guilty when I think of my unfortunate notoriety…

“…Thanks for that, His Majesty the Arrogant Emperor.”

“Are those words okay as a knight?”

“It’s okay. If only Nefi shuts up, who knows. In the first place. For His Majesty’s safety, I have the right to arbitrarily restrain His Majesty’s personal affairs. But all of a sudden, because the opponent is Nefi, here we go…”

It was at the height of the IrLP’s heat. A man with a troubled expression intervened from right next to him.

“Hey, I’m listening.”

“Excuse me, who are you?”

“I brought about business for His Majesty, but… Originally, I was going to tell you after dinner.”

The man took out the crest of a golden chain from his bosom. And i watched Ir Elfi’s pupils were shaking as if there was an earthquake…

I open my eyes and say.

“Oops… As His Majesty, you should report everything you’ve seen and heard.”

“Neffi?”

“I want you to tell me how I bruised Marquis Justiha, who cursed at Your Majesty.”

“Wait a minute. Nephi is also an accomplice…”

The man smiled and looked at me. Soon after, he sat at our table and talked.

“How about delivering it in person? His Majesty wants to see Marquis Arteon.”

Altheon was my new castle that I received after an audience with the emperor. Now I’m starting anew under the name of ‘Nefy Alteon’.

“That’s great. Let’s put together all the silent words and report back!”

“Yes, Nefi? You can’t say anything without it!”

The Emperor’s messenger laughed merrily, then lowered his voice and opened his mouth cautiously.

“His Majesty wants to have a private meeting with Marquis Alteon. So, Marquis Justiha, take her to the mansion-.”

“Not allowed.”

The atmosphere of Irlp, which seemed bewildered, was reversed in an instant. Even dealing with the emperor’s emissary, she was determined and calm.

The momentum was so intense that the chattering people around them fell silent in an instant. Her man did not dare to follow her words and looked at Ir Elfi.

“Marquis, that’s…”

“I refuse to accept the emperor based on my duty and right. I will accompany you to the imperial palace.”

The man swallowed her saliva and trembled her lips. Unable to see this, I started to restrain myself.

“Okay, okay. I’ll go with you. Can you lighten up? Don’t interfere with business.”

“I don’t feel like…”

I ignored Ir Elfi’s words and pulled her lion’s hand.

“Come on, let’s go. Hey, have you prepared a wagon or something?”

“Yes, yes! It’s right in front of the store, so you can get on.”

“Okay, let’s get on.”

In that way, the incident was settled as if hiding from Maparam. Ir Elfi and I rode in the carriage, but the lion refused to sit with her, saying that he was forced to stay outside with the coachman.

Not long after we set off, we heard a conversation between a lion and a coachman.

“… This happened and I think I was stamped by the Marquis of Justiha.”

“Don’t worry, it’s better. High-ranking people don’t even remember our faces. You’ll be fine.”

“You should have seen that angry marquis… Oops, oops. Ma’am… I’m sorry.”

Of course, it was a conversation that could only be heard by me, whose hearing is outside the realm of humans. Ir Elfi was still staring out his window with a blank face.

‘The sorrow of Ga-eul is still present here.’

With those bitter thoughts in mind, I stepped into the imperial palace.

◇

“Welcome, Marquis of Alteon… And Marquis of Justiha.”

The emperor was embarrassed to have an uninvited guest with him. However, I put off my tired eyes and guessed the circumstances, and nodded my head.

“How are you, Your Majesty?”

“Meet the Emperor.”

Me and Irelp were greeted in turn. Unlike Ir Elfi, who got down on one knee, I stood upright.

I missed the timing to kneel because I was not familiar with the etiquette, so the emperor beckoned me.

“I haven’t had time to call the Marquis of Alteon because the construction has been busy. Let’s go in and talk more.”

We are now in front of a huge glass greenhouse. The Emperor, I, and Ir Elfi were about to enter the greenhouse. The emperor restrained Illelpi.

“Marquis Justiha wait outside.”

“Your Majesty, that is not to be said…”

“Because of you, I deliberately chose the glasshouse as a place to have a private conversation. Everyone here will know about the sudden change.”

As an emperor, it meant that he had made enough concessions. In other words, it was also the trust in the ability of Irlp.

Even if I change suddenly, I’m sure that Ir Elfi will be able to save him.

“… I will serve you.”

Since it wasn’t an Irelpy who didn’t know that, she understood and stepped back.

Entering the glasshouse, the emperor locked the door with his own hands. Ir Elfi flinched at that action, but as soon as the greenhouse was closed, the emperor laughed out loud.

“Actually, that’s only half an excuse, and this conservatory is my favorite place.”

“It’s nice because it’s quite tasteful.”

“That’s good!”

The emperor sat down at the table where refreshments were prepared and invited me to sit down as well. As soon as I sit down, the emperor makes a spire with his hands and says.

“Actually, I don’t really want the knowledge of a nobleman… No, a marquis.”

I was a little embarrassed because I didn’t know how to get straight to the point.

“Why?”

“Exactly, it’s not the right time to do it yet. Rather, I called it here because I wanted to hear the opinion of the Marquis.”

“I don’t know if my opinion will help.”

“Whoops, tell me without hesitation.”

“… Please Xiamen.”

The emperor’s eyes settled down. Meeting their eyes, I once again tasted the mysterious feeling I felt during my first audience.

‘It feels like the whole inside is exposed.’

Then the emperor’s mouth opened.

“What do you think is the biggest threat to the security of the Eld Empire right now?”

I thought about it for a while before answering carefully.

“Well, there are some neighboring countries that are growing steadily, and there is a ‘chain reach’ phenomenon…”

Then the emperor asked me back as if he was very interested.

“Do you really think so? Any other opinions?”

“That’s… Um.”

I looked straight into the emperor’s eyes. He must be aware that I don’t mean it. It was only now that I was convinced that the sense of déjà vu that I could see through wasn’t just my mood.

This is not a logical reasoning, but rather a judgment close to the animal instinct latent in Netionpis’s body. The Emperor asked for my ‘opinion’ rather than my ‘knowledge’, but the answer I chose was knowledge.

The emperor let out a low exclamation at the answer that came after much thought.

“Iru Elfi Yustiha. She is the greatest strength and threat to the Eld Empire.”