I Am a Low-Class Aristocrat of a Perishing Country

21 – Two big-bodied children (1)

“Keah! Heh.”

I regained consciousness with a moan of pain. The Emperor stared at me with a puzzled look, and Ir Elfi was looking for the knights outside the greenhouse.

“The Prince of the National Noble? No, this time it’s the Marquis of Alteon.”

“Yes, did you have a good conversation?”

“The founding nobleman said he would help, but he didn’t tell me how. How should I accept it?”

“You don’t have to worry because I’ve been receiving the bloody injections instead. More than that, Your Majesty, I have an urgent request for you.”

“Tell me.”

I had a detailed discussion with the Emperor about his future plans.

The only thing that Netionpeace injected was Charles’ tracking method. He hoped that something more would be given, but it was a vain hope.

In the end, I had to decide what to do after chasing Charles. It is up to those left intact to cope with various variables, including the battle with Siegharun.

“Then Marquis Justiha…”

“They must remain in the imperial palace unconditionally. Their purpose is still unclear, but if something goes wrong in the imperial palace, everything is over.”

As the fundamental mission of IrLP is to escort the emperor, this is a matter of necessity. As a bonus, it is the optimal condition that can guarantee the absolute safety of her younger sister, Mirren.

“And arrest Duke Peita of Trope right away. They know the secret passage of Duke Peita’s mansion.”

“I’ve already been reported, but there’s a problem.”

“Your Majesty and his companion suffered such a thing at the duke’s residence. Is it a problem?”

Seeing me showing signs of being difficult to understand, the emperor tightened his eyes and lamented.

“The problem is that they are descendents of the four great ducal families that established the first emperor. Peita, Meoric, Chester, and Estern. These four families are forbidden to mix blood, but they have maintained close ties for hundreds of years. .”

‘Did you ban family unions to keep the power in check?’

The descendants of the four major dukes might have cooperated more closely because they knew the ulterior motive.

I suddenly had a question.

‘Did Netionpis have no successors or descendants? He is old enough to grow old and has become immortal, so he must have a partner or descendants.’

If it existed, the emperor would have already told me about it. I cleared my mind and listened to the emperor’s explanation again.

“If Duke Peyta is detained, the rest of the dukes will feel threatened. They will think that if there is a just cause, they will have to suffer the same fate.”

“Yes, of course, if you do something like that, you will be investigated and punished… Ha.”

I couldn’t help but sigh even as I spoke. How good would it be if the world only went back to principles?

Bondi said that he does not share power even with his children. It is unknown how the Duke’s family, feeling the crisis of long-standing power, will come out.

Even if they gave the excuse!

“At least the Duke of Chester might be quiet. It’s a family of inborn warriors.”

“I see…”

The Duke of Chester deserves it. In fact, in the original work, the first-class contributor who killed Ir Elfi along with Sieg Harun was the bastard of the Chester family. He was a man who had lived his life with the mission of beheading Elfie.

The emperor, who had no way to know such a situation, maintained the opinion that it would be difficult to arrest Duke Peita. I made a rather radical claim to this.

“Still, the detention of Duke Peita is an essential procedure. Your Majesty, please send Ir Elfi to Duke Peita’s mansion immediately.”

“You mean the Marquis of Justiha?”

The emperor was so embarrassed that his saliva flowed.

“The Marquis of Justiha is like the last bastion. I don’t want to lose the value of the royal family’s hidden power…”

I gave a passionate speech to the hesitant emperor.

“Why do you think Ir Elfi’s inaction will be exposed? Perhaps, if Ir Elfi goes, Duke Peita will be taken safely. Because he knows that the royal family is sincere enough to send an escort commander himself.”

“Mmm!”

“Above all, the justification is on this side. Even if Duke Peita rebels by force, it is self-evident that public opinion will be on Your Majesty’s side. Therefore, Duke Peita will obediently obey even if it means clearing the charges and blaming the imperial family. .”

The Emperor rested his chin on his chin and pondered. You will be thinking over my words and evaluating their validity.

The emperor, who finished his thoughts in a short time, intensely burned his eyes.

“The Marquis of Alteon is right! The Marquis of Justiha and the Prince of Founding Nobility supported me, but I was just scared for nothing!”

Ox horns were also supposed to be removed quickly. After making a decision, the emperor left the greenhouse and gave a roar.

“The Marquis of Justiha uphold the throne!”

Reaching the emperor’s name, Elfi hurriedly knelt down on one knee.

“Send Duke Peita of Trope to the Imperial Palace. Now, immediately!”

Short and concise commands. Ir Elfi just calmly accepted it.

“I will honor the emperor.”

It was a clean conversation with no coordination between doctors.

Irelpi stands up straight away and comes to me.

“Neffi is waiting for you at the imperial palace. She’ll be back soon.”

It was a confident and dignified attitude. I asked Irelpi in case of an emergency.

“Irelpi. What will you do if Duke Peita rebels?”

“Should I annihilate them?”

“What?”

I asked in a daze for a moment. If she hadn’t seen Ir Elfi’s mischievous smile, she might have grabbed her by the shoulders.

“I’m kidding. Don’t worry Neffi.”

‘The guy who destroyed the Eld Empire should stop making such bloody jokes!’

I screamed in my heart. It was a laughable joke that made me sweat profusely.

Leelfi turned his back on me, leaving me speechless.

Just as she was walking away, one of her knights approached her.

“Captain, get the wagon for the convoy right now…”

“I don’t need it. I need to save time, so I’ll take Duke Peita’s carriage.”

‘Are you going to humiliate yourself by being escorted by your own family’s wagon? I guess there was a side like that too…’

The new type of IrLP soon became an afterimage and disappeared. She’ll probably get to the Duke of Peyta in less than half a day.

The emperor and I went back into the greenhouse and began to secretly coordinate our future plans.

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Suddenly.

The translucent blue surface formed as if the waves were drawing a disk shook.

The identity of the surface was a disposable portal.

Four hundred years ago, in what was called the Age of Great Chaos, there was a saintess. The lost item that her authority is concentrated on is the one-time portal. It was a tool that could be described as a sacred object that connects the two spaces that were installed only once.

Three people appeared on the swaying surface. It was the huge assailant, Siegharun, and Charles that Siegharun was holding like a princess.

“Hey buddy. They told us to bring them in, so in the end they did it themselves. To be honest, I’m a little dumbfounded. Ileaa must be… Dead.”

The man wearing an eyepatch over his right eye was sarcastic. Zikharun’s ruby-red eyes turned to the man.

The man with the blindfold shook his hands and hurriedly stopped him.

“Whoah, don’t look this way. As always, I don’t have the confidence to handle it.”

Ziekharun looked at Charles, who was sleeping with his back to the man who was making fun of him.

As long as you see her sleeping peacefully with a thin face, she was a pretty girl. Her well-made doll-like face was slender, and her golden hair flowed softly.

The man smiled sinisterly at Siegharun.

“He sleeps well without a single scar.”

“Is there a problem?”

“No, it’s just surprising that there is no trace of intimidation. Isn’t it an unwritten rule for an angry noble lady to start off with a low spirit? Besides, isn’t she such a beauty?”

“Tell me what you want to say.”

Unexpectedly, Ziegharun was insipid without a sign of discomfort.

“Didn’t you hate bullying because it’s your friend’s taste?”

“Yes.”

“Ha?”

With the unexpected nod, the man was momentarily at a loss for words. But right away she grabs her stomach and bursts out laughing.

“Pup, puhahahaha! A friend who ate one shot. I never thought such a joke would be possible. Always a new friend!”

“Above all, there is no reason.”

“Reason? Alas, yes. No need to interrogate.”

“If you have time to tell a vulgar joke, prepare well.”

“There is no such thing. Things will arrive soon, so let’s celebrate it grandly!”

Her man’s cry resounded loudly throughout the great hall. The Great Hall was the perfect place to hold her ceremony, as the reverberation of the powerful witchcraft remained thick.

It was a pure coincidence that I found the Great Hollow. It was a place their underlings had discovered just before executing the plan.

Therefore, no one could know the identity of the Great Commonwealth.

About four hundred years ago, an era of chaos called the Age of Great Chaos. At the time, there is a mysterious place where unknown beings were sealed in fierce battles.

The land of promise, where the worst creatures conceived by hatred and tainted with evil promised eternity.

The secret archives of the imperial family recorded the place like this.

It’s called ‘the grand community of the nation’s aristocrats’.

“Let’s turn it upside down. The damned Eld Empire!”

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It was in the afternoon when the sun rose in the middle of the sky when Irelpi returned. It was very shabby to see the wagon carrying the head of the four major dukes enter the palace.

Two wagons with only a coachman and no convoy. One belonged to Troph Feyta, and the other belonged to Ir Elfi’s wagon.

When she thought of the image of Ir Elfi entering the four dukes alone and tearing off her carriage, her body trembled.

Irelpi handed over the trope feita to the guards and approached me.

“Neffi. Is everything okay?”

“No matter how heinous the world is, this is the imperial palace. Nothing special.”

“Actually, I wondered if Neffi did something, but she’s a habitually suspicious disease. I need to fix it soon, but it’s not easy.”

“It’s okay. I understand.”

Illelfi has been with me for months and has seen me as a target for surveillance. Even if I trusted Charles with his case, it wouldn’t be easy to change his attitude in an instant.

Even the past actions of Netionpeace are vicious things that will forever hold their ankles.

Considering that, I think even this kind of attitude from Illelpi is a miracle. Isn’t the way you keep trusting me really upright?

“But what is that?”

“Where? Oh, those diggers over there?”

Irelpi pointed to a place where a human figure would appear as a dot to an ordinary person. This garden is quite close to the main gate of the imperial palace.

They were burying something in a pit deep enough for a person to fit into.

“Just in case it might be useful later.”

“Useless… Is it?”

IRLP looked up at me with curiosity. But I had no choice but to avoid her gaze.

“Sorry. This is a bit too much to tell.”

“For Your Majesty’s safety, I need to know everything about the Imperial Palace.”

“Oops, that’s right, but…”

IRLP’s argument is valid. Still, I had a reason I didn’t want to talk about it.

If you look at it from the eyes of the general public, it’s a very embarrassing secret. I was afraid that Irrelpi would think that my existence itself was unpleasant.

If those blue eyes contain contempt, you might get a wound that is difficult to recover from.

“Ill Elf. Look at me… Just once, huh? Never, no one, never! I swear no harm. And I’ve already talked to you…”

“Hmm.”

I begged and begged. Ir Elfi crossed her arms and glared at her for a long time, then she opened her mouth.

“I’ll trust you to talk with your Majesty. Don’t be fooled next time.”

“Yes, then! Thank you so much, Irelfi.”

I bowed down to my waist and expressed my gratitude. Even so, the disapproval of Ir Elfi was widespread.

She glared at me.

“By the way, Nefi.”

“Huh?”

“Have I ever hidden anything from Neffi? I’ve always been honest when I spoke, no matter how much I was under surveillance.”

Ir Elfi’s way of speaking had her thorns sprouting sharply.

Even with her eyes closed, she couldn’t help but realize. That Ir Elfi was really offended by her.

“No, of course.”

“I show and tell you everything, but Nefi has so many things to hide from the beginning until now. Is it the kind of thing that would be a big deal if I found out that Nefi asked me to go over?”

“That’s… No.”

Similar things have happened several times over the past few months. At that time, the relationship between a complete observer and a target of surveillance was natural, so self-defense was natural.

Even if I hide anything, ‘it’s because it’s Netionpis, a nobleman of the founding.’ She used to go overboard a lot with the thought of doing it.

Especially because I was a possessed person, common sense in this world and my previous life was contradictory, so it often happened. In addition, there were many times when he had a private meeting with the emperor after ostracizing the Illelpie.

Even at that time, IrLP was always honest. Therefore, it is extremely human that she complains about her resentment. The little emotions that had built up turned into resentments and finally burst out.

“I deserve to know, and there’s nothing wrong with knowing, but Nefi blocks information for very personal reasons.”

“Irelp, that’s not true…!”

“As I just said, it’s an agreed upon matter with His Majesty, so I’ll just skip it. I’m not asking you to tell me anything.”

“…”

Ir Elfi didn’t even give him a chance to add to his words, and fired fiercely.

“But now I understand. Rather, Neffi doesn’t trust me. I don’t know how much I’ve done to discredit me.”

“It’s not like that! Listen to me for a minute…”

This time too, Ir-Elfi cut off his words with a single blow.

“I’ll be on my way. I have to go see Duke Peita. As I go, I’ll ponder what and how much I did wrong to Nephi, so don’t worry.”

“Oh must! Wait, Irelp!”

I reached out my hand to catch her, but in vain. Ir Elfi easily dodged with her graceful movements and quickly left her seat. She felt a chilling pressure from Ir Elfi’s back, and she did not dare to pursue.

I blankly muttered her name.

“Irelp…”

And she remembered it belatedly.

“There… I have to go with you…”