I Am a Low-Class Aristocrat of a Perishing Country

8 – Charles Milotte (2)

It’s a tricky situation.

I don’t know why, but I was a sinner and they were judges. Tea and refreshments were soon ready on the table, but the atmosphere in the drawing room was heavy.

Irr Elf and Charles were sitting close together in front of me, but Ir Elfi looked quite tired.

“So… Lady Milotte?”

“Charles. I don’t like being called by my last name. Leave out the young lady.”

“Isn’t sociability too good?”

I don’t know the etiquette of this world, but is it really right to call people by name when they first meet…

“Neffi, just do as you say.”

IrLP gives advice with a resigned tone. Charles raised his voice as if he had witnessed what he had done.

“Yes~P!? What does that mean? Elfi. Why? Are you already calling each other by names?”

“…That’s not what Charles would say.”

It was always a bold voice that was not like the Illelpy. It is a truly rare sight.

“It’s okay because I’m special!”

“Haa…”

Ir Elfi sighed as she placed her hand on her forehead. I ask Charlotte, who glared at her eyes.

“Yes, Charles. What I’m curious about is that I’m an Illelpi’s wedding.”

“Justiha.”

Charle’s eyes flashed fiercely.

“… What do you mean by blocking the marriage path of Marquis U.S.T. Ha?”

At my words, Elfi shook her hand, visibly embarrassed.

“Yes, Neffi! You really need to know that-.”

“Altheon.”

“… Marquis Al.Te.On doesn’t need to know.”

‘Does the count’s daughter have more power in this country than the marquis or the founding nobles?’

It was such an incomprehensible sight that even gave me such an illusion. Charles’ gaze at me was still looking at vulgar filth.

“Hey, Marquis. I don’t know how you seduced Elfie with that smooth face, but even if you sprinkle a grudge, it’s oily!”

“Am I flattered? Really?”

“Nah… Alteon, that’s not important right now.”

“Oh, yes. That’s right.”

I was distracted by the unexpected thrilling praise (?) And lost sight of the essence. Anyway, it’s a question…

“Me? Ir… With Justiha?”

Will anyone spend a honeymoon with the Godzilla monster that cut itself in two? I feel the urge to ask you outright.

“Charles, of course, but you have to be wrong. I’m not like that… With Alteon.”

“Of course. But the world already sees you as a potential couple!”

“No, I can’t keep up with the story. Is that something that people are so interested in?”

I’m not even a celebrity…

Charles stared at me in amazement. It was like looking at a savage. She slams her desk and vomits fervently.

Thump!

“What kind of woman is Elfie? The white knight of the empire, the lake of the moon, and the white sword Mi-hee, etc. Can’t be counted…!”

“Please stop, Charles!”

Ir Elfi’s face, which blocked Charles’s mouth, seemed like lava was flowing instead of her blood. The bright red cheeks were emphasized more than necessary, contrasting with the white hair of Ir Elf.

I had to twitch the corner of her mouth because Ir Elfi’s appearance was funny and her tinnitus was also funny.

“In other words, is it a problem that the white knight, Yuu~, is living with me?”

“Not the white knight!”

The IrLP who desperately denies is a bit cute. In fact, if it weren’t for her trauma maker, wouldn’t I have always looked at her blankly?

To the extent that such a family could be possible, Ir Elfi was a woman of color. It is not unreasonable that it is certainly attracting public attention.

“Yustiha. How far can I go about this?”

I deliberately asked the question outright.

“I don’t know either. I think this will take a lot of discussion.”

In short, she needed to kiss the Emperor again. Of course, Charles noticed that there was something wrong.

“Elfie, is it difficult for you to tell me?”

“Charles.”

It was like a puppy that got caught in the rain. Ir Elfi was a little conflicted, but she eventually avoided her gaze.

“Okay. I won’t ask. I know that Elfie is not a slut and she is a proud woman who doesn’t open her heart to anyone.”

“A arrogant woman… Pooh…”

Seureung-

A silver blade appeals to its presence in my field of vision that almost burst into laughter. Then I felt a throbbing pain in my lower back.

‘I can’t even laugh because I’m scared.’

While shaking my head, I was concerned about Charles. It is because she, still trying to catch her case, is staring at this side with her defiant eyes.

Charles crossed his arms and asked in an overbearing manner.

“Then let’s say we’ll leave Elfi’s circumstances behind. But Marquis Alteon. What the hell are you doing?”

“What am I doing… Or what?”

I recalled a month after my first audience with the Emperor. He always wakes up when the sun rises in the middle of the sky, and follows the work of the LLP as a surveillance target.

That didn’t help anything either. It reminds me of the days I spent in a daze doing nothing. Even the surplus borrowed barley sack would do its job.

“I… Maybe I’m not even worth a pebble on the side of the road…”

“Ha?”

When I was in a sense of self-doubt, Charles sharply stabbed me in a painful corner.

“I mean, I’m asking how you got a title or a mansion like this. This question is a big topic even in the social world these days.”

I was desperate for an answer.

It was a body that had nothing but sins, let alone meritorious deeds. Even though it wasn’t my fault, who knows?

I don’t know if it’s an emperor who reads emotions and good and evil.

“That’s… I’m sorry it’s Marquis.”

I’m sorry that the mansion is mine as a bonus.

I couldn’t say anything, so I finally lowered my head. No matter how much Charles, this was unexpected, so he sought an answer from Irelpi.

“Sorry Charles. It’s a little difficult to say this.”

“Ugh. Okay, Elfie. I’ll end the questioning. Now let’s just have fun talking.”

“Good idea, Charles.”

Charle smiled brightly as he clung to Ir Elfi. Looking at the two of them, I felt like I had become an uninvited guest.

I got up from my seat.

“Marquis Alteon. Sit down. Don’t think about going anywhere, just listen.”

At Charles’ high-handed words, I collapsed again. IrLP was just busy avoiding my gaze.

“Ha…”

The tea party led by Charles ended after a three-hour long journey.

It is a bonus that Charles declared that he would visit his house as if he would come and go. It was in the name of an unannounced inspection of s*xual intercourse. Since he was an acquaintance of Irelpi, there was no reason to oppose him.

Because I promised the other day that half of the mansion belonged to Ir Elfi.

I said, seeing off Charles as he disappeared in a carriage.

“By the way, Princess White Sword Mi Hee, Charles, isn’t just the daughter of a count?”

“If you call me that one more time, I won’t let you go.”

Irlp gives a sharp warning. She took her moment to organize her thoughts, then slowly explained.

“Charles… Is the empress’ hidden daughter.”

“A daughter is a daughter. What is a hidden daughter?”

“She’s a child born before her marriage to His Majesty the Emperor. So she’s not even a princess.”

“The emperor knew this…”

“I know. Her Majesty also gave me the status of a count’s daughter in the fake family.”

“Huh.”

In other words, the empress was pregnant before marriage. A child of a man other than the emperor.

Despite knowing that, the emperor passionately loves the empress, and the empress also truly loves her emperor. Whatever the circumstances, she doesn’t want to dig into it.

I just want to know that there are many forms of love in the world.

What kind of love does IrLP have?

“Well, it’s not something to be concerned with deeply. Shall we go in soon?

I just jumped out.

“I really said I wouldn’t let you go!”

Shouting, Ir Elfi ran into her mansion. It was stained with shame, but it was a very nice expression.

Udangtangtongtang!

…Since played messed up.

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There was a shabby door in an alley surrounded by silence. It was a place that even vagrants would avoid because the deep darkness that even the pale moonlight missed caused fear.

Without hesitation, the man wearing a hood entered a place deep in the alley and knocked at a steady beat. Soon after, the door opened and an orange light briefly illuminated the surroundings.

For a while, the man in the hood came in and the alley was once again immersed in darkness and silence.

“Hey, it’s been a while.”

The man who opened the door warmly welcomed the man. It was an impressive middle-aged man with an eyepatch on his right eye. On the other hand, the man who had just entered was still hiding her presence with a hood.

“How far has the work progressed? Have you gathered the materials?”

“Needless to say, I prepared the best products. I’m still planning to prepare more, so there should be enough. Since you’re such a lucky friend, where did you get such rare information!”

“You wouldn’t know even if I told you.”

“Gathering the weight. This is fitting your absurd plan.”

The hooded man turned his head toward him. Then, the man wearing an eyepatch freaked out and averted his gaze.

“Whoa, don’t look this way, friend. You don’t have the confidence to hold on.”

In response, the man in the hood lowered his head again and warned.

“We’ll have to do everything in our power to gather the manpower. If we want to take more time, even for a fleeting moment.”

“Oops, is it already treated as a meat shield? But do we really have to go that far?”

“… What do you mean?”

A prayer from the man in the hood engulfed the space. It was heavy and eerie… Yet it was a heinous prayer. The man with the blindfold stopped him in a cold sweat.

“Ugh, stop it. I just… Wondered if the white knight was the kind of person to go that far. Even if he’s famous for his pretty face, there’s no such thing as a plausible feat!”

The man in the hood slowly calmed himself down. The man in the blindfold finally came to his senses after coughing out bloody coughs.

“Nefrugia, where she is the leader of the knights, has been the imperial family’s bodyguard for generations.”

“Yes, I know, but most of them say that it is no different from an honor guard.”

“… Hmm, not wrong.”

The man in the hood also understood his feelings. The leader of the knights who are no different from the honor guard. She is even famous for her looks. That was the Ir Elpi Youth that the world sees.

In fact, not only the people, but even influential nobles expressed doubts about the powerless function of the Illelpi. But Hood’s man had no intention of being swayed by such an appearance.

“Ireelpi Justiha is an exception. The reason there is no military achievement is because the empire is peaceful. What kind of military achievement can there be in the peace that has been passed down for 200 years?”

“Okay, okay. You showed me something, so I’ll trust you. So… Give me, us confidence in the future.”

The man knelt down and kissed the shoe of the hooded man. The man in Hood accepted the series of actions calmly.

“We will all give our lives for you if you give us assurance. If you die, we die. If you kill, we kill. For you and our cause.”

“… Yes. If you believe in me, I will surely destroy the Eld Empire.”

As the man in the hood declared, he gulped down a bottle of alcohol and asked with a reddened face.

“Kuh. So, what order did you come today?”

“I need to get someone.”

“If it’s something like the family head of a powerful family, I’m running fast.”

“Don’t worry, it won’t be difficult.”

The hooded man rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a piece of paper. It was a portrait of a woman standing modestly.

She is a beauty with blonde hair that is neatly pulled back and olivine-like eyes with soft greenery that radiate youthful charm.

“Charles Milotte. She is the person who will be the starting point of the destruction of the Eld Empire.”

Leaving those words behind, the hooded man disappeared into the darkness. In the place where his man had been left, only the portrait of Charles Milotte fluttered.