I Am a Low-Class Aristocrat of a Perishing Country

10 – Socialite Debut (2)

A few weeks have passed since the day I wanted to beat a bean.

Fortress The mansion of a founding nobleman was a continuation of busy daily life. In fact, to put it accurately, only I and Irelp are busy.

We were doing our own business in a large room. A pile of paperwork on the desk of IrLP showed off its majestic presence. During her work, she would often look at me pathetically and avert her eyes.

I also knew the reason for the cold gaze.

Creak, creak.

“Kyaaak!? Why, why are you doing this? A sound that shouldn’t be heard from Marquis Alteon’s pelvis…!”

The woman who joined my hand was shocked. She was a baronet named Emma, hired as her handmaid. Emma was helping me with my dance practice right now at my request.

Kikii Profit!

Suddenly, the shoe rubbed violently and I rolled on the floor. It was a catastrophe in the spinning part of the dance.

“Marquis Alteon! Are you okay?”

“Hmm, that’s fine.”

I felt a thrilling pain extending from the lumbar spine to the cervical spine, but I endured it well.

“Because I didn’t teach well!”

“No way, it’s my fault. It’s not like that.”

In fact, Emma boasted that she was quite good at dancing. Ir Elfi also admits that, and she is Emma here.

But she was Emma, she did her best and she demeaned herself.

“I’m not qualified to teach anyone. A kid like me would do chores!”

“That’s not so, Emma. Let’s work hard towards our common goal. Fighting!”

I did not give up and held out her hand to Emma. As I met Emma’s eyes, the feelings of the other person were conveyed.

‘Have I fallen into infinite hell…? How long do I have to repeat this time?’

Emma must be thinking this way. But I have no intention of releasing it. As much as I don’t usually work, I didn’t have any debt in my heart.

“Now, now, one two. One two. Ugh.”

Creak, creak.

‘Is it unavoidable that Netion Peace’s body makes sounds when it dances?’

I can barely hear the sound of a rusty machine turning from a body that cannot die even if I want to die. It was truly inconceivable.

It must be because Ir Elfi severed her pelvis. I glared at IrLP who was working for no reason.

In the meantime, I accidentally stepped on Emma’s foot.

“Ahhhhh! Marquis, I was wrong. Have you always been dissatisfied with me? If so, I will correct it, so please look at it…”

“Is it really necessary to say that!?”

I was dumbfounded and asked back. Emma couldn’t answer, so she just whimpered.

Irr Elfi, who was worse than him, intervened, lamenting greatly.

“Neffi really can’t dance. To be honest, she has a devastating sense.”

“Director Nam! It’s not really an order to be cursed at, is it?”

I don’t think I can dance that far, but it was strange. However, Ir Elfi and Emma stared at me with eyes wondering where I sold my conscience.

“Good work. I don’t think there will be any further progress, so it’s good to go out.”

“Thank you Marquis Justiha! Thank you very much! Thank you!”

After Emma thanked Ir Elfi several times, she rushed off. She thought she was in trouble with some noise in her pelvis.

Wasn’t the structure of the human body originally the structure that makes sounds when dancing?

“First of all, let’s admit it. Nefi should never hold someone’s hand.”

“That can’t be!”

“No, this is the harsh reality. There is no human in this world who can handle Neffi’s dance.”

“No! No…”

To me who was desperately denying it, Ir Elfi came close to me clearing my throat. Then he reached out his hand to me, who had made a statue of 50,000 people.

“Be lucky. The only woman on earth who can accept Neffi is right in front of her eyes.”

“Do you really know how to dance?”

“Didn’t I tell you? No matter how you look at it, you’ve made your debut. Of course you know.”

“Yes, it was.”

It was a fact that she kept forgetting when she saw Ir Elfiman in uniform all the time. She dignifiedly held my hand and spoke solemnly.

“I can’t correct Neffi’s posture. But because it’s me and Neffi, there’s a way to do it.”

“Ohhh, is that true?”

“Yes.”

In an instant, the corners of the arrogant IrLP’s mouth opened slightly. I stared blankly at her for a moment. Come to think of it, it was the first time I had ever seen Ir Elfi’s face from such a close distance.

As she was about to indulge in her sentimental thoughts, Ir Elfi’s body stirred.

“This, Ir Elfi?”

I called her with her voice dripping with embarrassment. Her next words were spectacle.

“With force, I lead one-sidedly from my side. It doesn’t matter whether I hit it or not. Let me hit it on its own.

“Uh, uh uh oh oh!?”

That was the first dance between me and Irelp. The center of her body was harassed by her, and her feet moved relentlessly to be guided by her.

“Me and Nefi’s physical abilities, so it’s possible. In particular, Nefi can play as much as she wants even if her joints are twisted by my physical strength. So don’t accept dance requests from women other than me at the banquet.”

“Unfair!”

“Not unfair at all.”

To be honest, I expected a little bit. Netion Peace’s face, which gave me only an evil impression, was unexpectedly evaluated as smooth.

Of course, I’ve never heard of anyone other than Charles… Charles wasn’t the type to talk nonsense. Because she hates me

So I was dreaming of a rosy future where I received quite a few dance requests, but it all turned out to be futile.

‘I can’t be happy outside the Great Void…’

Leelfi saw my serious expression and said a word.

“Phew, it’s an honor. You’re taking my first and last official dance.”

“What? I heard you debuted… Ohhhhh!?”

I ended up chewing my tongue because I suddenly rushed into the rotating part. It regenerated quickly, but the chewing moment hurts.

“So many people should have given me a hand. The other ladies didn’t even get attention, so they just went out to the terrace.”

“How unlucky, wow!”

It’s strange, the rotation part shouldn’t be now? Ir Elfi had an innocent face, as if asking what was wrong.

I must have misremembered. It should be.

“It was a debut show that was criticized a lot for having a bad personality. For a few years, it was talked about like a legend. After joining the Knights, I didn’t go to banquets often, so I gradually withered away.”

“You’re very opinionated too. You could just snatch someone up and dance roughly.”

“Then the rest of the people aren’t fair. If so, wouldn’t the man who accepted the dance be quite jealous?”

“You… You…!”

IrLP’s unique personality continued to emerge. I couldn’t bear to speak, and I brainwashed myself.

‘This guy is an outrageous princess soldier. Besides, he knows his power, so he’s even worse!’

Isn’t it true that he enjoys nicknames like Lake of the Moon and Mihee with the White Sword? Ir-Elpy was so natural that I thought that way.

“I knew that he had a confident personality in everything, but… Is it because he is the lake of the moon?”

“Meot!”

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt a strange sense of empathy. Below, I can see Ir Elfi’s cheeks full of blush. Before long, everything in his field of vision spun around.

‘One… Two… Triple axel!?’

After landing on the ground, I was again led by the hand of IrLP.

“Noisy! Seriously, who gave me a nickname like that…”

“Huh…”

I let out a sigh while watching Irlp.

Now, Ir Elfi was looking up at me from close range. When she looked at it carefully, it seemed like she knew it all over again.

The fluttering white hair seems to be soaked in the soft moonlight, and the jewel-like blue eyes are as refreshing as a lake. Although he himself did not like it, it was a plausible nickname.

In the middle, the dance, which had a lot of Irlp’s supervisor, was finished soon. While she was still polished, I was mentally exhausted.

“Let’s do our best on the day with this kind of feeling.”

“You do the triple axel that day?”

“Triple… What is that? Anyway, I’m pretty good at it. Please don’t just scream.

It was a very unreasonable bruise, but the answer was fixed.

“…Yes.”

Elfi looked satisfied as if he liked her answer.

“Okay. Shall we go one more time, gentleman?”

“I really hate it, lady.”

“The right to veto?”

“… None.”

Meanwhile, a servant in a tailcoat was passing by the door.

As I desperately glanced at him, the servant raised his thumb. Then he quietly closed the door and left leisurely with a wink.

Her lilting hum was caught by superhuman hearing. I don’t even want to know what the hell the servant was thinking.

The abuse, which started with the excuse of being for me, finally ended after lunchtime. Elfie took a mountain of macaroons she had ordered in advance and volunteered to go back to the swamp of documents.

Truly, she was a woman worthy of being called the Iron Lady.

The next day, I and I had to receive the coy eyes of the servants. Of course, Ir Elfi didn’t even notice.

My troubled days passed very slowly. As I spent each day feeling anxious, the day of the banquet at Duke Peita’s residence was finally approaching.

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IRLP asked to confirm.

“How are you feeling?”

“I’m nervous… Ha ha.”

I looked out of the wagon with a big smile on my face. Looking at the surrounding scenery, he hoped that Duke Peita’s residence would be visible as late as possible.

“Is that so? First of all, it looks pretty plausible because he’s a noble.”

“Because I dressed up.”

Irelpi was still the uniform of the Nelfrugian Knight Commander as usual. It is a graceful fabric with a pattern that seems to embroider the night sky on a pure white background. Her hundred-silver chair sword swayed across Ir Elfi’s shoulder.

On the other hand, I am wearing a black and gray suit except for the shirt. Every time I touched the surface, the soft texture was pleasant.

“Neffi will probably get a lot of attention.”

“Is that so?”

“Basically, I’ll improvise the conversation, but if I’m vague, give me a wink.”

“Okay, that’s a strong point.”

“And again… Show off the special dance you learned for today.”

Irelpi said playfully. I confidently accepted it.

“As long as you don’t do the triple axel, it’s enough.”

“Triple…Don’t worry if you don’t know what it is, I’ll give you the lead.”

The conversation between I and Irelp went on and on. Many topics of conversation, including people to be wary of and good and bad attitudes, came and went. In the meantime, the outside of the wagon captured the scenery of Duke Peita’s residence.

“Get off. …No, get off.”

“Really…”

I got off the carriage first and bent down to hold Ir Elfi’s hand. Eventually, he got off the carriage and escorted her with his arms crossed.

The moment she put her arms around me and leaned against me, goosebumps ran through her whole body. Leaning next to me was the world’s strongest monster.

I had no way of knowing whether I looked shrunken or proud. Therefore, I brainwashed myself.

‘I am a stone. I am a tree I am water.’

It would be unusual for a man in a suit to escort a woman in uniform. Several impressions from the surroundings instilled confidence.

We headed towards the banquet hall of the duke’s residence. In front of the large door, two soldiers were serving as gatekeepers.

I pulled out an invitation from my pocket and showed it. The doorkeeper carefully checked the invitation and announced loudly.

“I’m in the position of Marquis Ireelpi Yustiha and Marquis Nephi Alteon!”

As soon as the door opened, all the chairman’s attention turned to us. Some people made interesting faces, while others showed jealous eyes. Most of them had disbelief in their eyes.

I rather got an itch and put an iron plate on my face. He took the bad eyes straight on and kept a calm smile on his face.

The elf whispered so that only I could hear it.

“It looks good. That’s all you need to do.”

“Say nothing.”

Looking at the crowd surrounding us reminded me of donuts. People who want to catch their eyes because they are curious surround them in a circle, but they do not come close, leaving a blank around them.

Since neither I nor Elfi are seen in the social world, it seemed difficult to talk casually.

It was when I was thinking about what to do first. The crowd split into two and opened the way like the miracle of Moses. The one walking slowly from the open crowd was a middle-aged man.

“My name is Trope Peita. Thank you for accepting my invitation.”

“You must be Duke Peyta. I am Nephi Alteon, and this is the Marquis of Ire Elfi Justiha.”

I looked up at Duke Peita. A sturdy new type like a well-trained knight stood out, one hand taller than me.

What impresses him most of all is the eyepatch covering his right eye. Thanks to that, even though the sense of distance would be unclear, his hand to shake hands was unstoppable.

“hahahahaha, please… I hope it will be a fun banquet.”

With those words, Duke Peita headed to the podium. The people watching us were serenely silent, and the light gave off a feeling like the eve of the storm.

The banquet hall soon became lively again as if it had never happened before. At that time, Ir Elfi asked a surprise.

“Neffi? Why?”

“Huh? Why?”

“Your expression… Is dark for some reason.”

I instinctively moved my hand to the cheek at the words of the Elf. It was as if he was trying to avoid a crumpled expression with his hands.

“It’s nothing. Yes… It’s nothing special.”

I smiled lightly at Irelpi. I emptied my doubtful mind and hung on the arm of Irlp again.

The long night had just begun.