Became the Hated Illegitimate Son of the Duke in Romance Fantasy

14 – Episode 14

“Eric?”

Xenia said that while blinking her eyes. She

She And then she looked away and she looked at the woman next to me and made a betrayed look on her face. She

She’s not the husband caught cheating on her, and she’s not the lover, so she’s embarrassed and she can’t deal with it.

“Who is that woman next to her?”

“A stranger.”

“Yes, I guess. Since she had never left the mansion, she must have been the first to see it.”

Meanwhile, Xenia nodded her head and muttered to herself.

“It has to be.”

Then she suddenly looked at me, widened her eyes, and screamed.

“That aside.

You just made eye contact with me!

After ignoring you, why are you sticking with a girl you don’t even know?

I didn’t see it at all during the opening ceremony earlier.”

Misty, who was next to me, panicked and didn’t know what to do.

“Um..?”

But Xenia doesn’t care if she has a temper, she just looks at me and starts shooting at her words.

“Hey, Eric. Today is my birthday

It’s the first time since I was born that I’ve been decorating for such a long time.

Look at me, I’m pretty, I’m beautiful! But why did you just leave after seeing it?”

Xenia said that while pointing her finger at herself.

She evoked a nuance as if she had done something wrong and that I was doing this, she said.

But she knows very well that she’s not like that.

I removed Misty from my arm and waved my hand at it, telling me to go away.

Then she nods her head and starts walking away.

What is this, talking about it and causing trouble?

“This is probably the most beautiful moment since I was born.

People who visit the mansion for the first time also wish me a happy birthday and praise me every time they talk to me!

It’s just like the believers praising their god at the church I went to with my mother before.

But you, you, you who are my family, why in the world do you not see me here, when I ask you to enjoy the banquet, you do not see me, and when I dance with my father, you do not poke your nose. You. Huh.”

Xenia started to cry.

You shouldn’t panic at a time like this.

Because I could just get caught up in my emotions and turn into a bad guy without even talking about it.

“I didn’t do anything wrong…!”

First of all, approach her and pat her on the shoulder to calm her down.

Heck, it might be sad if a friend doesn’t congratulate her properly on her birthday.

“Hey, Xenia. Calm down, sit down and talk.”

She nods.

I just walked to the side a bit and sat down on the side of the road.

Seeing that, Xenia was taken aback.

“This…This is a white dress…”

“Then we can stand and talk.”

Until now, Xenia and I had felt that we were in an almost equal relationship.

Treat me as if I were a real family member, not an illegitimate child.

But you just saw it.

The place to be is different.

Even if I go to the academy, it will get worse if I go.

Even though she was surrounded by countless nobles, seeing Xenia shining among them was too much for her illegitimate son like me.

Maybe she’s been brainwashed by listening nonstop for years, but it’s true anyway.

At least in this world, you’re a lowly illegitimate child who doesn’t deserve respect.

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“You know how much your mother hates me, right?”

“Why are you saying that all of a sudden! If you’re going to blurt out your words again… ”

“I didn’t mean to do that. The people next to you, probably all hate me like your mother.”

At that, Xenia didn’t shout or deny it, but bit her lip.

She’s already grown up enough to deny that.

As in the past, she genuinely tries to reconcile someone, make them get along better, and doesn’t try to resolve unfair points.

“When you’re surrounded by people, waving at me draws attention.

So I ran away, that’s all.”

“Then the woman next to you…?”

I am the main character of this world.

A great human who will kill everyone, including me, if you carelessly touch it.

“A person I don’t know, I don’t even know his name.

I saw your face for the first time today.”

“Okay…. You know I just got annoyed.”

Saying that, Xenia sits next to me with her butt on,

“The dress gets dirty.”

“You know what, they tell you to do the laundry.”

We looked at the moon for a while.

What is Xenia thinking while looking at the moon?

She could be seen as the moon smiling brightly for herself rather than laughing.

“I’m sorry, I just got annoyed that you didn’t show up.”

Xenia handed over her apology.

“Xenia, you know what? We will be entering the academy soon.”

“Of course I know, but we? You are younger than me!

And your mother never said that she would send you away?

Your father doesn’t care about things like this.”

Of course, the duke is indifferent to those around you.

But the Duchess is not like that.

“If you are going, there is no way I will wait on you and not go.

I should have decided the same age as you. Because I don’t even have a birthday.”

When I said that, Xenia opened her mouth, but she asked again, thinking that she would never find her.

“…….”

“You know… Actually, you shouldn’t treat me this well.

Look down and ignore me, yes, treat me the way the Duchess always said and did.”

Of course not.

Who would love me?

I wonder if it’s you.

I ruminate on those thoughts myself.

If you have high self-esteem, you will have self-esteem, and then it will be difficult to live.

If you think that you are precious, it will be difficult for you to endure being treated carelessly.

“No matter what anyone says, you are…My one and only best friend in the world.

How could I do that to you?”

“You just have to belittle and gossip in front of others.

When the two of us are together like this, we just have to be close like we used to be.”

“I hate it.”

Xenia firmly refused.

I’m not in a position to force anything, so if you don’t like it, you probably don’t like it.

That’s why I didn’t like the way Xenia treated me.

Because if you get used to this kind of kindness as if it were natural, you’ll get hurt.

“Come to think of it, when is the closing ceremony?”

“Maybe soon?”

“Then go inside. Because I’m going to be trembling here.”

Xenia got up from her seat and brushed her butt.

She starts running to the banquet hall again.

I looked at the back for a while.

There is a rustling sound in the grass.

When she turned her head, Misty was back.

“Well, since he’s the heir, should I call him the minor duke?

Anyway, you seem to be very close with that lady.”

“Have you heard?”

At that, she put on a slightly troubled face.

It looked very contrived.

“I heard from the part that it’s okay to look down and gossip in front of others. What does that mean?”

“I’m a bit of a low status compared to other people. I’m living here because I was raised by a duke.

So treat me according to my status, that’s what I meant.”

At those words, Misty made a complicated expression.

Of course, since you’re an illegitimate child too.

But I won’t sympathize at all.

You must have lived a life where everyone in your family loved you.

I don’t want to be envious.

But I can’t help but feel envious inside.

It is said that instead of living being beaten, he grew up being treated with love, and yet he has all sorts of talents and beauty, so it feels like something else beyond the fact that the world is unfair.

“I… I don’t know. Anyway, the banquet will be over soon, so I need to go too. Shall we go together?”

I took her hand.

And when I give strength and stand up, I rather fall.

“Why did you hold out your hand?”

“I didn’t expect it to give me so much power!”

I got up, brushed the dust off my butt, and picked Misty up.

“Come to think of it, what was your name?”

“Eric, just call me Eric.”

“That’s a nice name.”

You heard it earlier.

In the banquet hall, the finishing touches were in full swing.

The humans who had left their luggage here and there ordered servants to pack it, and the maids put the food bowls, the table in the middle, and the chairs that had been moved here and there back.

Some drunken nobles were tyrannical and indecent, but people didn’t seem to care much.

Worried that they might not be able to get married and live with children, the maids’ work speed became even busier.

It seems that the closing ceremony is already over.

Drunken staggering humans were leaving the banquet hall.

It seemed accurate to say that the banquet hall was filled with an unpleasant smell of sweat, wine, and perfume.

And I saw a human still sitting in a large chair, sipping wine.

The Duchess watches me wandering around and gestures for me to come here.

“Oh, baby. That goddamn face, the more it grows, the more it resembles Elena.”

Drinking all the wine he was holding, he poured the wine back into his glass.

“Aren’t you excited that your life in the mansion will be over soon?

The acceptance of the hysteria of a human like me will soon end.”

Saying that, the Duchess handed me a cup.

I accept that.

“Drink it, it doesn’t matter because it’s not poisoned.”

I literally emptied my glass.

Then the woman pours her another drink.

Let the wine overflow from the cup.

“Drink.”

As soon as the alcohol went into the empty stomach, my head started spinning slightly.

Should I say the feeling of being paralyzed?

“Did you feel anything after watching this banquet today?”

“You seem to be a much taller person than I thought.”

“Yes, and baby, you should lie down rather than stand next to such a human being.”

“Where is Xenia?”

“You will have to remove your makeup, change your clothes, and wash your body, so it will take a lot of time.

Get a chair over there, let’s talk.

Haven’t you ever talked about the academy in a proper way?”

The woman pours wine into the empty glass once more.

“Drink.”

I drank it again without saying anything.