How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 82

Even after the princess passed away, the ball continued.

Because it was only Damian and Xian who knew she had come in the first place.

Damian left with Helen, and Xian asked for cold water with ice from the attendant.

Drinking it, he cooled his feverish head.

‘I need to figure out how connected the family head and the princess are.’

The source of Helene’s confident behavior may be the covenant of the family head.

If so, the family head will probably talk about it during vacation. Help Helene to trap Damian and take over her fiancée’s place.

But maybe not.

There was not a small possibility that nothing could be said between the head of household and Helene.

‘Considering the family head’s tendencies, the latter seems likely.’

If he had talked to Helen beforehand, he would have sent the instructions right away without waiting for vacation or anything.

The fact that there is no such thing means that it is not yet at that stage… … .

Of course, I couldn’t be relieved.

There is no special basis, because it is just a judgment based on the propensity of the family head.

In any case, it is indispensable to find out the intention of the family head.

‘Because it’s vacation after the prom.’

A time when all students return to their hometowns.

He, too, must return to Agrid’s territory. In the nature where the head of household is crouching, not in the small mansion in the corner where they have lived together with Yeomno.

There are enough opportunities to try out the household name… … No, it won’t be enough, but there will be a few times.

‘I’m tired.’

Xian put the glass of ice on his forehead.

It’s not that he’s not particularly smart or hates using his brain, but to put it mildly, his preference was to simply move his body.

Rather than rolling a pen stand in the library, I prefer running in the playground and swinging my sword.

Especially if it’s a complicated, troublesome, and completely unrewarding political story, I don’t like it all the more.

In that sense, his compatibility with Princess Helen was the worst.

“… … draft.”

“huh?”

At that time, Xian turned around at the sudden sound from behind.

Ergé was there, with a dark face that was out of focus.

Somehow, the atmosphere was similar to the first time I saw her with red eyes in Gryupane, a snowy mountain.

“Who is that girl?”

Did you see the princess?

It was a little bit hot, but it shouldn’t be a big problem.

Both she and Damian were properly covering their faces.

“hmm… … I know a little bit about it.”

“senior? what grade? How many classes?”

“I didn’t even hear that. We just met.”

“Huh-”

Ergé made a disapproving expression on her face, but that doesn’t mean she can’t tell the truth.

Helen’s visit was done in complete secrecy.

Meanwhile, around that time, the next song started. Unlike the previous songs, it is a very lively song from the beginning.

It just went well.

He was uncomfortable with the constant mention of Helen, so he held out his hand, intending to gloss over it.

“It’s been a long time, but do you want to come out with a song?”

“huh!?”

Then, Ergé’s eyes suddenly returned to focus, and she nodded embarrassingly and took Xian’s hand.

“Ugh, yeah. please.”

“Please take good care of me.”

Unlike Helene, there was no conversation with her while the song continued.

Hergé was just keeping her head down the whole time, and Xian didn’t have anything to talk about either.

Still, it was kind of fun.

Without thinking, without considering complicated politics, without examining the other person’s intentions and choosing words, just moving my body, I couldn’t feel this comfortable.

Compared to when he was playing with Helen, it is truly heaven and hell.

The dance with Ergé was the last thing he did at the ball.

Slightly refreshed, Xi’an said goodbye to Hergé and returned to the dormitory without any regrets.

The ballroom lights stayed on until late at night after he had gone.

* * *

The prom is over, and now everything is really over. There are no classes or exams.

It was summer vacation.

“Send a letter, see you next time!”

“okay! Be careful on your way too!”

“Bye Bye!”

The academy, especially in front of the dormitory, was full of wagons from morning.

All of them are carriages on the way home.

Some will go and transfer to the warp gate, while others will continue to go to their hometown by wagon.

Xian also packed up and came out of the room.

He is the one who goes home through the warp gate.

It didn’t matter that the price of riding the warp was quite expensive. After all, the expenses come from the family.

“Master!”

And when he came out of the dormitory, he was greeted by two Howue siblings, Ran and Shan.

Shan waved his hand wide while looking this way, and Ran frowning as usual beside him.

Xian approached them with a puzzled face.

“what. Did you come to say hello?”

“Rather than saying hello, I have something to ask of you!”

“ask?”

“Can’t we go to Master’s house!”

Xian blinked at the sudden request.

Looking at Ran behind Shan, I saw that she slightly averted her gaze.

“Aren’t you going home?”

“My father told me to go on a training trip instead of thinking about being stuck at home for vacation!”

Gen Aslaga?

Ran added to Xian who was puzzled.

“Originally, we beastmen tend to roam outside rather than stay attached to the house.”

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Jakarta, the kingdom of beasts, is a mercenary country where more than half of the people have dipped their toes into the life of a mercenary at least once.

As such, there were many people who continued to wander rather than settle down in one place.

Even if you have a settled home, there are not a few cases where you spend more days walking around than staying at home.

The culture itself as a tribe was not at all burdensome to leave home and go abroad.

“I see. But why in our family?”

“There is a reason I want to go to Somer at least once, and I don’t know if I’m alone, but I’m going with Shan.”

“Are you saying you want to go somewhere safe?”

“What is it? Besides, if it’s the sword king’s family, isn’t it the perfect place for a training trip?”

ichi is right

The Agrid family was originally a place where free knights and mercenaries often visited for training.

In addition to the fact that the head of the house was the Sword King, there were other reasons for the high quality of the Agrid family’s knights and soldiers.

Well, the reason why people flock to the place of training trip in the first place is because of the existence of the sword king, so if you go upstairs, it’s because of the housekeeper.

‘hmm.’

Xian thought for a moment.

It’s not like there’s anything against inviting them, but is it really okay to invite people to your family without hesitation?

There is such a thing as a one-in-a-kind case… … .

In the meantime, the image of Yeomno from the past came to mind in his mind.

-Fortunately, the. I was worried that he was always alone because he was bad at dating people. It’s so moving to see you hanging out with such wonderful people.

When handing over Verium that was redeemed from the Purification Church’s ghoul extermination quest.

When I saw him with Ian, Rayna, and Droned, I was happy to talk about it.

When the scene came to mind, Xi’an no longer pondered.

“Yes, come. It’s not a house that will stumble just because you’re bringing in some guests.”

“Wow! thank you!”

“I’ll take care of you.”

After readily accepting, Ran’s frown eased a little.

There were some concerns about the training trip. If Shan’s condition deteriorates during the trip, there’s nothing bigger than that.

However, if it was Xian’s family, there would be no need to worry so much.

The sacred magic of the Purification Church in Somer is also of great help to Shan’s condition.

“There is a warp that goes directly to the territory. I’m going to ride it, do you have your money?”

“There is that much.”

“Enough!”

“Then let’s go.”

So, Xian took the two of them and headed to the Warp Gate of Everwhale.

As it is a city in the center of the continent, there are numerous warp gates.

The management office that managed the warp was also the largest on the continent.

“Are you talking about the Agrid estate? This way.”

Following the wizard’s guidance, the three headed to the Warp connected to Agrid.

The wizard manipulated the panel and eventually the warp was activated.

“It’s dangerous, so please go in slowly, one at a time.”

It’s not impossible to move all at once, but then the warp will shake and become very unstable.

Entering one by one was the safest way to ride the warp.

And so, one after another, the three entered the gate that glowed blue.

“Wow!”

“here… … .”

When I opened my eyes, I was already at Agrid’s estate.

* * *

“I’ve been waiting for you, Young Master.”

“Sir Wilfried?”

Waiting at the Warp Management Center was Sir Wilfried, the Commander of the Knights of the Territory.

As a disciple who studied under the family head, he was a master-level knight like Isaac.

The strongest among the knights of the Territory – except for the family head – the knight.

“Who are the people next to you?”

Seeing Ran and Shan following him, he asked a question.

Xian introduced them roughly. They are acquaintances I met at the academy, and they are the sons and daughters of Jakarta’s Aslaga.

Then, there was a slight movement on Wilfried’s expressionless face.

“If it’s Aslara… … You mean the descendants of Gen Asla, the head of the Howe tribe?”

“It’s Shan!”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Ran Asla.”

Surprisingly, Ran greeted her normally without grumbling. No, on the contrary, it even seemed more polite.

The usual frown was also released, and the corner of the mouth was drawing a faint arc.

On the contrary, Shan looked just as strong as usual.

‘Am I the polite type to adults?’

Or it could be that he feels a great sense of responsibility as Shan’s protector.

“This is Vilfrit, the leader of the Knights of Agrid. Welcome to Agrid Manor.”

Wilfried spoke politely and then began guiding the three.

A wagon was already waiting outside, and the three of them got on it.

All the way to the lord’s castle, Shan was curious to see the outside.

So far, he has only seen the city of Jakarta and Everwhale. The city of Somer, which he had never seen before, came to him in a strange way.

“There are similarities though! I see a lot of people with knives on the road!”

“Because it is the city of the Sword King.”

“As expected, Master has a great father too!”

“Your father is a similar person.”

“Come to think of it, I did, hahahaha.”

After looking around the outside and answering Shan’s boisterous words, he arrived at the castle right away.

Entering the castle, the three of them got out of the carriage.

There were a lot of servants lined up to welcome the boy who returned from vacation.

… … burdensomely.

Xian talked to Wilfried.

“Next time, don’t do anything like this.”

“What are you talking about? The family successor is coming back, but I don’t think this is enough.”

“It’s overflowing with the fact that the knight commander came out to greet me personally.”

As he said that, Wilfried opened his eyes wide and looked at Xian.

Xian’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

“why?”

“no… … no. I never thought that words like that would come out of your mouth.”

“… … done Rather, it is enough to send an escort knight to the kwanliso. Why did Kyung come directly? Is it worth it?”

“Oh that… … .”

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Just as Wilfried was about to answer, an old man opened the door inside the castle and led the wizards of the territory outside.

As he came out with a cane, he frowned at the many bowing servants lined up.

Then, as if remembering, he hit his forehead.

“Achacha, is today the day Confucius said he would return?”

Xian looked at him.

One of Agrid’s vassals, like Wilfried. The oldest of the vassals, an old man who served the family since the lord of the previous war.

It was Azlet, the master of magic in charge of the magic team of the territory.

“It’s been a while, Lord Azlet.”

Originally, Azlet, who has a lower status, should speak first, but Azlet was a difficult existence to deal with as a successor.

Because he was the head of the previous generation, that is, the one who had served the family since the father’s generation of the current head.

He was the one who even saw the family head cutting the umbilical cord after he was born.

The old man looked at Xian.

Then, when he saw Ran next to him, he rang his nose.

“Hey~ You showed up with a woman next to you again, saying you couldn’t change my habit.”

A moment of tension flowed among the servants at his tone.

When the two superiors start fighting, the only people under them die.

But on the other hand, they also sympathized with Azlet.

‘That’s right.’

‘As expected, people don’t change just because they go to the academy.’

‘Sir Azlet is a nerd, he’s tough, picky, annoying, and his way of thinking is old-fashioned and he’s a frustrating boss, but I think he said the right thing this time.’

One person was pouring out selfish curses at this opportunity, but overall, the atmosphere was sympathetic to Azlet’s words.

Xian stays still, whether or not he knows the mood of the workers.

As if he thought his bluff had worked, Azlet fired another shot.

“Are you a beast woman this time? I don’t know where they ate the horse bones, but they play very internationally.”

At those words, Wilfried also hardened his expression.

He took a step forward to say something to Azlet.

But there was a hand blocking it.

“Azlet.”

Xian looked at Azlet without even using the title of honor anymore.

“It’s hard to ignore the current rudeness. I hope you will formally apologize.”

Azlet blinked, as if he didn’t know how to listen to the answer.

He was an old man who had been in this territory much longer than the family head, and as he said, he was a difficult existence to deal with as a successor.

Even from the Thunder Demon Tower, the distribution there is quite high.

Thanks to that, he was able to act as a bridge between the Agrid family and the Tower of Thunder, thanks to his existence alone.

Those things had nothing to do with Xian, who had no regrets about succession.

“I wonder if the only way to apologize is with a single kick.”

“profit… … !”

When I said that, remembering that I had kicked Allen, Azlet’s face began to redden.