I Am a Low-Class Aristocrat of a Perishing Country

64 – Debutant (6)

‘Where are you? Where are you? Elfi’s older sister, Nefi’s older brother!’

Miren desperately looked around the banquet hall. Every time she looked quickly, her snow-white hair fluttered. It looked like a white snow rabbit searching for her food.

However, the snow hare standing in a winter field cannot find a suitable prey. The unmanageable beings blocked the view, so nothing could be seen.

Eventually, Mirren accepted the reality and saw her future clearly. Raden Meoric, Philiha Estern, and… Arnel Chester. There is a scene where the children of the four major dukes are waiting for their turn.

‘Whew! Calm down, Mirren. Don’t be silly with her I’m not a 16-year-old kid.’

A 16-year-old kid got hit. Even though she passed out, Mirren’s unique pride of living another eight years held her spirit.

Wouldn’t it be possible to become a lady only when you can treat younger boys lightly? At least Mirren thought so.

“I…”

As Mirren slowly opened her mouth, everyone in the banquet hall took notice. Aside from her party, it was a historical scene worthy of the Empire’s best gossip.

In the miraculous reality, Mirren proclaimed. She was the same as she tried to keep the mask as calm as possible.

“Arnel, take care of me.”

“Yes, Mirren.”

Unsurprisingly, Arnel’s facial expression did not change after being selected. Looking back, Arnel seems to have been consistent with a face that was almost straight at the banquet hall.

‘Really, what! Still, I want you to give me a hint of joy.’

Of course, it is true that Arnel was the only option. She thought it would be nice to go to her first dance with Arnelle, a familiar friend of hers.

Raden and Filiha were attractive partners, but there was no one like a friend.

But that’s it, and this is this.

At least, huh? Beating those proud people, huh? If you’re chosen, huh?

Isn’t it normal to be happy? Isn’t it not enough to pull the corners of the mouth and the cheeks wide?

In the midst of inflating the cheeks, the music started flowing. Mirren didn’t like Arnel, who was accustomed to leading. Arnell was not a dull-witted person who didn’t know Mirren’s heart.

Arnel asked cautiously.

“Mirren, did I do something wrong?”

“Not really. Not really.”

“I don’t think so…”

You know, you fool. It’s like Arnel, a fool. He usually laughs like a puppy, but he doesn’t have to be unnecessarily cold!

I don’t like it. I felt hurt for no reason, so I went into my heart to tell you. Even though it’s not a big deal, does Arnelle feel this feeling of being stabbed in the chest?

Let’s try it once. I really hope so. If you are alone, you will feel unfair.

“I’ll apologize if I’ve done anything wrong.”

“What did Arnel do wrong?”

“That’s…”

Arnel couldn’t bear to answer that he didn’t know. Because she couldn’t guess Mirren’s state of mind at all. As she worked her answer out in her spinning head, Mirren turned her head away.

“It’s fine if you don’t know.”

“Sorry…”

“You don’t know what’s wrong, but you don’t have to be sorry. I’m fine, Arnel. Ah. The music is over. See you next time.”

“… Yes.”

Mirren turned to her proudly exaggerated gestures. The way she walked proudly with her back to Arnelle was her outward appearance of being angry.

I’d rather eat a sweet cookie and forget about it. A gray-haired boy approached Mirren after she had made such a promise. Mirren could recognize him at a glance.

“Prince Meorik.”

“Raden is fine.”

“What are you doing?”

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to take on one of the ghost’s songs again. Would you allow me?”

Mirren hesitated for a moment, but that was it.

“Yes, I like it.”

In the first place, it was against etiquette to dance with the same partner consecutively. Mirren glanced at Arnel while being escorted by Raden. He was still staring into space with a cold face.

Today’s Arnel was somehow difficult to understand.

Mirren steps lightly, but her mind travels to her secluded place. She wondered if she would have floated above the clouds if Ra-den hadn’t talked to her.

“What hurt the ghost?”

“It’s just that I have a few friends.”

“Is he Chester’s second son? He seems to be close.”

“Yeah, what the heck. Just by chance.”

“Did you hate him?”

“…”

Mirren clamped her mouth shut. She was both stupid and resentful that she had to do it over a trivial matter. It would be normal to say no to today’s Arnel, but for some reason he didn’t come out of his mouth.

Ra-den seemed to interpret Mirren’s silence in her own way. He sighed deeply and began to speak on his own.

“It’s a famous story that Chester’s second son is called a deviant. There’s a reason why people around you don’t look good. I hope you don’t feel heartbroken about the disagreement with such a person.”

“… What?”

“It is said that a ghost is nothing more than an insignificant person to care about. The empire is large and there are many people who can fit in. If you choose more people…”

“Lies.”

“Hmm?”

“Princess Raden is good at lying.”

“I don’t know the meaning.”

“Haa…”

Miren met Raden’s eyes with complex emotions. To be precise, she saw Ra-den’s pure and innocent soul all through the gleaming gold.

When she first heard Ra-den’s gossip, he involuntarily became furious. Apart from being outright angry, disparaging her friend Arnelle was unforgivable.

I felt the urge to step on my feet as hard as I could. It soon turned into powder and scattered like crumbling fallen leaves.

“Princess Laden.”

“Tell me.”

“You hear a lot about being overly nice, right?”

Mirren asked calmly. However, Raden’s response was truly genuine. In an instant, he blushed with blood, forgot his face and raised his voice.

“What, what! What is the ghost saying all of a sudden?! Excuse me!”

I wasn’t a Mirren who would die from a bruise. She playfully revealed her own conclusions.

“I think, if the servant is having a hard time throwing away the garbage, he will go and help.”

“How could that be…! No, no. That must be a deep misunderstanding on the part of the ghost.”

“No way. Few people have a pure soul enough to take on the role of a villain in front of such a stranger.”

“Kuu, you sound stupid! Ah, that was a mistake. It’s not that the ghost girl is stupid, so, the situation is…”

“Keuk, puhehehe. That’s all right. Contrary to his high-handed tone, he’s actually very considerate.”

“Ugh.”

Raden’s cold expression was ever-changing. It didn’t take long for the cold first impression to be completely forgotten.

After a while, Ra-den, who had captured her jagged emotions, asked.

“But… Does my tone sound overbearing to the ghost?”

“Wouldn’t everyone do that?”

“Is that so…”

After a round of music, Laden set an example for the lady. When the moment of parting came, his feet seemed to wander for a moment and get lost.

The place where his toe was fixed was in the direction of Mirren. He urgently called Mirren and spoke like a rapid-fire gun.

“As a son of a duke, I’ve often been criticized for not being dignified. I seriously tried to improve that and became the current me. If you feel disrespectful, please forgive me. I’ll fix it in the future.”

“Should I fix it?”

“What?”

“It’s just that each person’s way of living is different. I think the important thing is the core within. Just like the clean soul of Young master.”

Enough then.

Miren finished the conversation and left without regret. However, Raden Meoric had no time to move. Because the mysterious girl who recognized him for the first time caught her attention.

He just stayed there for a very long time. Looking at Mirren’s immortal footprints, he calmed the heat in his heart.

The strange heat that will remain strong for a while…

“Hey, where are Elfi and Nefi?”

Even if the banquet hall is large, the appearance of the two would be enough to be seen at a glance. Because good men and women like that wouldn’t be common.

More than anything else, the two were a couple who stood tall at the center of countless gossip. If you only look for places surrounded by people… Those around you…

“Huh?”

Mirren unconsciously frowned at her. In the other side of the field of vision, the crowd surrounded by people was noisy. It was like a donut decorated with colorful syrup.

It was an optical illusion created by the fancy dresses of the young girls who made up the crowd. And at the center of the crowd, Philly Ha Estern proudly showed off her presence.

The distance between Mirren and Filiha was considerable. Even so, Phillyha sensed Mirren like a ghost and opened her eyes round. Similarly, Mirren, who opened her eyes wide, observed the shape of his mouth.

Every time Philly Ha silently opens her mouth, Mirren subconsciously puts her interpretation into her mouth.

Do

“Even?”

“What?”

Give me

“Give me…”

Yo

“Yo…”

Help me!

“Ahahahaha.”

That must be difficult. To receive attention from young ladies as if I couldn’t breathe properly. I feel like it’s a sinful appearance.

But Mirren tried to ignore her by pretending not to understand. She had no justification to defeat them, and she couldn’t borrow her sister’s power against the powerless young ladies.

At that time, Philiha shouted loudly.

“Lady Justiha!”

“Eh?”

“Sorry for being late!”

“What promise? Something like that… Ah.”

She was an obvious trick by Philly Ha to somehow leave her place. Having gained a plausible cause, Philly broke through the waves of her daughter and approached Mirren without hesitation.

“You’re doing too much. How can you just ignore it?”

“I don’t have the hobby of catching people who are suffering from bad luck.”

“The young lady makes me speechless.”

“I’ll take it with honesty.”

“Ha ha…”

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Piliha laughed awkwardly.

Mirren was also aware that her way of speaking was different from that of other aristocrats. It’s just that her older sister was Ir Elfi and her acquaintance was Nefi.

When Mirren was still a white drawing paper, the painters she drew were Ir Elfi and Nefi.

“Then you’ve got nothing to do now? I’ve got someone looking for me…”

“Wait a minute! Even so, if we break up too soon, they’ll be suspicious. Let’s go together a little longer. Wouldn’t it be better to find people together than alone?”

“Um.”

That was a valid argument. Mirren readily accepted her offer.

“Okay. Let’s hang out together for a bit.”

“You’ve made a good decision. Who are you looking for, Lady? Even if I look like this, there are many people I know.”

“My sister and brother.”

“If you’re a sister, you must be the Marquis of Ir Elfi Youth Tiha. Her brother is…”

“This is Nefi’s brother.”

“Are you the Marquis of Alteon? I heard that your Majesty favors her especially.”

“Although Nefi oppa doesn’t seem to think much of anything. He always thinks of Elfi unnie.”

At first glance, it was a tone that could sound like ridiculing. Instead, Mirren’s affectionate voice fully conveyed her intentions.

At this time, Philiha felt a sense of crisis that the topic of conversation could be biased towards her family and acquaintances. He anxiously diverted his words before the topic got bogged down.

“But the young lady doesn’t ask for an escort.”

“It’s just cramped, but what?”

“I’m afraid you might get hurt.”

“Hmm.”

Mirren raised her head as if pondering for a moment. At the same time, Filiha’s expectations were raised equally.

The answer Mirren came up with after a short thought was difficult.

“You know what?”

“I’ll listen carefully.”

“There are no more than ten people stronger than me in the banquet hall.”

“…Yes?”

“In other words, it’s a useless worry. In terms of strength, I’m stronger than the knights.”

For Philiha, that was something I couldn’t quite understand. How strong would a thin and delicate girl be if she were strong?

“hahahaha, the young lady is even joking…”

“Do you want to try it? If you put on a pod and give it strength, the one who screams first loses.”

“Good.”

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Piliha exclaims excitedly. Unfortunately, that was his last appearance at the banquet.

She thought it was a subtle expression of goodwill until she put the pod on.

She was so confident that Philly Ha’s beauty was the best in the world, and she was a handsome man worthy of being called the most beautiful in the empire. If her perspective was different, it was a natural mistake.

But fast-! The voice soon revealed the reality. He fell to his knees, fervently expressing the truth that even the screams of a handsome man are sweet.

“Ugh, keuheugh?!”

“Haa. Look at that. Am I right?”

Mirren kicked him up, and she pushed him to find an empty room. The status of being a son of the four major dukes was an advantage in physical power that was of no use to anyone.

Mirren left Bungchin Filiha and left with an appropriate greeting.

In the empty room, only Filiha’s moaning, who was left alone, was scattered.

“Ha…”

It was as if he had suffered a great loss.

So, in other words, it was an attitude that could be mistaken for having suffered a great loss. No one would have known that the face covered by his palms was showing an excited smile.

“I never thought such a charming young lady could exist! What should I do with this? Ha ha…”

Since his childhood, the modifiers describing him have been splendid. His innate beauty, wealth, and power are just that. He was the heir of an impeccable family, even as he excelled in his own talents.

Therefore, the surroundings of Filiha were always overflowing with flatterers.

Is that why? He used to develop an unspeakable desire.

He had a secret taste that sprouted like a sprout from the old days.

In fact, he preferred being treated coldly rather than receiving attention, and he liked being conquered.

Although no one recognized his shady desire.

“This must be a match made in heaven. Mirren Justiha… No, Mirren-sama…!”

That day was a warm spring. It was a chaotic debutante day.

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“Damn it…”

The saliva I spat out disappeared into the ground and lost its trace. No matter how crazy it was, this couldn’t have happened.

“I’m out of my mind.”

Bartlante asserted with a serious look. I too strongly agreed.

“It would be better to stop the debutant banquet right now.”

There was no room for opposition to IrLP’s opinion.

Of course. The knights’ squad, whose lower body was frozen in frost, made them aware of the seriousness of the situation.

The identity of the intruder was clear. Only the power of the spirits can perform such feats. It is said that there is a special method called magic in other continents, but it has nothing to do with the Eld Empire.

“Ir Elfi, Little Duke, and me are there, so they openly invade in broad daylight?”

“Isn’t it spreading the blood of the spirits like the commotion in Peita Mansion?”

“That’s probably not the case. The turmoil at the time was held under the premise that you were the only one with an asymmetric force, the ILP.”

“For now, both of you should enter the banquet hall. I will inform Your Majesty immediately of the danger.”

We nodded to Bartlante’s opinion. Ir Elfi’s face was already young and pensive.

I gently held the hand of Ir Elfi, who had lost focus. Perhaps it was because her warmth touched her cold hand, and her eyes lit up.

“Let’s go, Irlp. I’m worried.”

“Yes, that’s right. I need to find Mirren quickly.”

There is no way to know what kind of confidence that guy had to be so bold. However, if Mirren or Charles did something stupid…

‘Catch up. Must.’

It doesn’t matter if it’s a person of the same trend or the same person. Now my world is circulating purely based on the ILP.

Her Once I almost lost her, I can’t lose her again.

Repeating a mistake once is enough.