I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

17. The Princess and the Grand Duke of the North are in total chaos (6)

1.

After receiving the SOS signal from Rudrick.

Tok tok.

A slender, outstretched finger tapped lightly on the desk. Eileen’s habit that comes out whenever she’s deep in her thoughts.

“What should I do…”

She had guessed it from the moment she heard that, in fact, she had become the apprentice of the court wizard, Lorenzo Tonali.

Rudrick’s nature itself was on the freewheeling side from the beginning, and compared to other aristocratic youngsiks, they were completely different, starting with his way of thinking and his behavior.

It was Elena’s mistake in judgment that overlooked that point.

The biggest change before and after the return is that the time to meet Rudric has been pulled much faster.

Before returning, Rudrick stayed in the county of Weiss for two more years and learned magic on his own, reaching the point of self-study, and did not particularly need Lorenzo’s teaching. Because he was already stepping into the realm of a great mage from then on.

But now it’s different. He is still under the court mage of Lorenzo, if only to the level of sorcery.

That’s why it seemed like Elena had sent Rudric in as a court mage’s apprentice to try to get the timing right.

“This time, Elena was temporarily blinded by her eyes.”

Eileen relentlessly criticized Elena in a cold voice.

It is said that it is because of the constitution that is close to the curse, but Rudrick’s magical talent is at an abnormal level. As an analogy, he is like a crop that grows well even if you just leave it without watering it. And Elena, knowing that fact, was a little greedy and overused the fertilizer.

“……It would be nice to do this.”

Eileen muttered and called her adjutant.

“Did you find it, Your Highness.”

“Adjutant, I have something to tell you.”

It was a bit late, but Eileen opened her mouth with an expressionless face as usual to the adjutant who showed up right away.

“I’ll head for the capital as soon as the sun rises tomorrow. Select the people to accompany me.”

“……Are you talking about tomorrow?”

As if she had heard wrongly, her adjutant asked back with a puzzled look.

It was right before her that she left her seat without saying anything and was noisy as if he had poked her beehive. But in this situation, to head back to the capital?

“Yes.”

However, as if disappointing the lieutenant’s expectations, Eileen nodded her head.

Since they didn’t move directly by land, they simply went back and forth through the moving magic circle, so the time it took to go back and forth was all the time needed to activate the magic circle.

Besides, she replied that this time she didn’t disappear without a word, and that there was something wrong with her saying that she would leave the place.

What can I do?

The opponent is the strongest swordsman in the north, and I can’t even guess what the hell he’s thinking.

“……I understand.”

The adjutant, who was about to say something, nodded, saluted, and left the office.

Eileen, who unilaterally announced that she would go to the capital, put a faint smile on her lips.

“I can’t even guess what he’s thinking.”

She would often hear her saying that she didn’t know what the Grand Duchess was thinking about.

She didn’t mean to overhear, but she happened to overhear the conversations of her subordinates.

However, it was a strange feeling for her to change her position like this.

“……Ah.”

Inadvertently, just by thinking of Rudrick’s face, he realized that his frozen expression was broken and a smile formed on his lips.

Click.

Eileen, thinking that she might need counseling, called her adjutant again.

I heard a sound of running from outside the door, and at the same time the adjutant entered cautiously as if he had just left and asked why he called again.

“Adjutant, sit down.”

“……Yes.”

The adjutant with a confused face suddenly sat down with Eileen and her table between them.

“…….”

“…….”

A heavy silence.

Eileen was organizing what to say in her head about what to do with her rhyme, but at the moment when her adjutant had a private conversation with the Grand Duke of Nord, she was extremely nervous.

“Let’s start a family.”

“Home… You mean?”

“Yes.”

Eileen returned to her usual expressionless face and opened her mouth.

In what context did the conversation begin?

The adjutant was experiencing a serious inner conflict at the conclusion that he couldn’t come to easily, no matter how much he tried, but Aileen continued her words, not caring.

“Assume that the lieutenant is not my lieutenant and has no official relationship with me.”

“……Yes.”

“And assuming that I personally have a crush on the aide, I gifted the aide a communication artifact that connects directly to me.”

“Isn’t that a great favor?”

The adjutant, who was very nervous about Eileen’s words, immediately asked back.

As her lieutenant, of course I knew what the artifact Eileen was talking about was. And, if you think about it even a little bit deeply, it is the right to connect directly with the Norse Grand Duke.

To put it bluntly and secularly, it was like having a connection with Archduchess Eileen of Nord.

It’s not just a simple rope that the Archduke of Norse first handed over to the artifact as a sign of favor, it’s a really thick and solid rope.

“……Yes. Normally, it would be normal to accept it that way. As long as I can go that far, I can tolerate a certain amount of favors and favors.”

“Yes, at that level, as long as you don’t cross the line… Isn’t it a kind of indulgence?”

At the adjutant’s words, Eileen quietly nodded her head.

If you use your friendship with Aileen, there are infinite ways to take advantage of her personal interests. Especially if the target of the connection is not someone else, but the Grand Duke of Nord in the world.

But by the way.

“And I got a call yesterday.”

“……To the person who gave you the artifact?”

“Yes.”

Eileen paused her words for a moment before adding with a puzzled look.

“And she said that since she was being treated unfairly, could you help improve her treatment?”

Of course, the target to use that power was the second princess and the court mage.

As Eileen swallowed her whispers, her lieutenant’s expression changed to a puzzled one.

“……Was that all?”

Seeing Eileen nod in affirmation instead of answering, her adjutant scratched her head.

“If you’re really being treated unreasonably, isn’t that something that the Archduke doesn’t even need to step forward? Of course, it’s about improving what needs to be improved, but how can I…”

Isn’t it like giving billions of dollars to a child who is satisfied with just one snack?

Aileen’s eyes twinkled at the adjutant’s words.

“……I see.”

Actually, Eileen didn’t think that Ludrick would ask her something grandiose.

She was willing to listen even if she went somewhere to hunt a dragon and bring her heart, but the Ludrick she experienced before returning was cunning enough to exploit her interests by using her acquaintance with herself. Since it was not a quick personality.

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Just.

I can give you all the expensive treasures and goods that I can play and eat for the rest of my life, but Hae-o was only curious because that was the only request.

Aileen, who confirmed her conclusion through the mouth of another person, quietly smiled.

“……!”

And when the adjutant saw Eileen smiling, her eyes widened.

For the first time at her boss, the expressionless face disappeared. It was the first time, at least to her knowledge.

2.

“Yes, Lord Tonaly. How is the boy’s education going?”

“Of course, Your Highness the Princess.”

A place where Elena and Lorenzo meet alone.

At Elena’s question, Lorenzo lowered her head and replied.

“In all things, magic is a discipline that requires mastery in many aspects to see the play. First of all, I was starting with alchemy. I plan to start slowly by helping me with my research by collecting and organizing data.”

“Alchemy? Personally, I don’t know much about magic, so I can only remember the old idea of turning stone into gold.”

“That has already been studied hundreds of years ago. The recent trend has already turned to compounding materials to prove their efficacy, and understanding the mechanism by which the effect occurs.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Isn’t magic the study of the truth?”

“Well, if it’s Kyung, then that’s it.”

Elena shook her head at the explanation that followed.

She is confident in using her body, but magic is a completely different field from her main field. If so, it would be better to leave it to the experts rather than messing around.

“How about Rudrick? I remember him being quite happy when he decided to become your disciple.”

“Genius.”

Without hesitation, Lorenzo answered immediately.

“I didn’t have the basics about alchemy at all. Even so, my understanding is very high. It’s the fact that I’m helping by sharing the research I’m doing, but I’ve been able to do it alone since the first day I’ve been told a few basic things.”

“You must have been a talent that Kyung could covet.”

“That’s true. Besides Ludrick-kun this time, there was another disciple who was not in the plan…”

“An unexpected disciple?”

Helena’s eyes were bright. It was a light of interest. As she nodded her head as if to say something, Lorenzo continued her words.

“Yes. By chance, I was able to recruit students with outstanding talents comparable to Ludrick-kun.”

“If it was at a decent level, Lord wouldn’t praise it so highly.”

“He is the son of Baron Andres. When I looked into the Baron Andres family, they were known to be no different from commoners, as their family status has declined a lot. I never dreamed that such a genius would emerge.”

“If you’re going to say that much, I’m curious too. What’s the name of your new apprentice?”

A warm smile crept across Lorenzo’s lips. Traditionally, teachers are people whose shoulders rise more when they boast of outstanding disciples rather than on their own outstanding achievements. Lorenzo, speaking naturally, was also excited.

“This is Silfia Andres. I’ll set up a place to introduce myself to Her Highness, the princess.”

And it’s scary to say that.

Clanging.

In an instant, the strength of Elena’s teacup in her hand shattered it. When Lorenzo was about to say something with surprised eyes.

“……They said it was dark under the lamp. It looks like they gave it to you with porridge.”

Helena touched her forehead and groaned as if sighing.