“Hey, Mr. Jang. “Have you done all your work today?”
“Laughs. “Eat Saecham, Saecham!”
“Come on! “Rewarding farming today!”
I don’t know when this conversation started, but the black hawks have been doing this at some point.
‘Is it spreading to the surrounding areas of Nongdeokdo?’
I watched them plowing the field, giggling, and then squatted down and started doodling on the floor.
My hand automatically drew Axion.
Axion is very small compared to vanilla.
‘He should be taller than Yeoju. Sobbing.’
After realizing that Axion’s growth had stopped, I spent every spare moment I had to wrap my head around thoughts.
It seems like only yesterday that I scoffed at the sound of mothers feeding deer antlers to their babies to help their development.
I never thought I would worry so much about my child’s development.
‘Keuyeah.’
Are Ruben and Axion, who are said to thrive on misfortune, related? He slumped his shoulders as he remembered the book he had read in the study.
If we search for more related data, won’t we find some clues?
“Celia!”
When I heard Cedric’s voice, I was in the deepest depression and slumped my shoulders to the Earth’s inner core.
“I was already looking for you.”
“huh? why?”
Cedric stood in front of me with his pink hair flowing.
He was in the middle of learning rice field work and was wearing boots and a straw hat.
In the current situation, the only work to be done on the rice field is making a field and plowing the soil.
“A ball will be held soon for His Majesty’s birthday, and you have been invited.”
“huh… … ?”
That King Sejong Scarlet Emperor?
Why did she make me… … ?
When I looked at him with a puzzled expression, Cedric smiled shyly.
“For some reason, you seemed depressed these days, so I recommended you try to cheer yourself up.”
He said with a shy face and ran towards the rice fields like a rabbit. It looked like the shy back of a high school girl who had just finished her confession.
Oh, so you recommended me?
“… … .”
He would be the only one who would tell this body to go to the prom as a distraction.
Celia’s personal relationships were so narrow and narrow that she was rarely invited to the ball.
Moreover, I wasn’t the type of person who enjoyed being at the bottom of the market. So, of course, going to the prom wasn’t going to be a change of scenery.
‘But I guess that’s not the mood change he’s talking about.’
Celia had a pretty face, and she was more popular than expected at the ballroom, so men would secretly gather around her… … .
One day, Yeong-sik approached me a little rudely.
She rose to stardom with an anecdote in which she took off the shoes she was wearing and punched her in the ear.
I said this back then.
‘ah. ‘I thought it was a pest on potatoes.’
When I remembered that time, I made a serious face.
So when that guy recommended that I go to the prom for a change, he meant that I should go and beat up someone.
* * *
“You said you weren’t going, what is it?”
“what.”
Clamp-clack-clack, the sound of horseshoes was heard outside. There is also the sound of carriage wheels rolling gently on a well-paved road.
I looked at the person sitting across from me with a sullen face.
The man sitting with his legs crossed in an arrogant posture was, of course, Dazar.
‘I heard there will be a ball for His Majesty the Emperor’s birthday soon. Are you going to that too?’
‘Why am I going there? plaguy.’
I definitely said that.
Why are you in front of me?
“Do you know that someone goes because they want to go?”
Dazar muttered in an extremely annoyed voice and raised his eyebrows.
I was planning to sneak by myself.
It is said that Dazar has never participated in the ball held on the Emperor’s Birthday.
However, the Scarlet Emperor, who had remained silent about his absence until now, suddenly called him out.
‘Ugh.’
He and I both had something in common. Neither of them want to go to the prom. But I still had two reasons to go.
The list was put up through Cedric, so if he were to not attend without permission, it would damage Cedric’s reputation. This is because there was something to be sought from the islands where the imperial palace was located.
‘I said there was a famous machine craftsman in the islands.’
I was thinking of meeting the craftsman and requesting the machines needed for rice farming.
So, even if I go to the prom, I plan to just show my face and sneak out. They say it will be open for a few days anyway.
* * *
The islands we arrived at after driving for half a day were holding a festival to mark the emperor’s birthday. I passed through the noisy and ornate main street and entered the imperial palace.
After relaxing in the prepared room, we headed to the ballroom the next day.
“Duke Dazar Siaster is entering!”
The murmur of voices in the ballroom was cut off for a moment by the servant’s loud shout.
As I was watching the scene hidden behind Dazar, I saw the admiration and slight fear on the nobles’ faces and felt that his status was high.
“Oh, you’re the Duke of Siaster, right?”
“I heard you changed your schedule in a hurry to attend. “You really came.”
“What’s going on? “Until now, you have never shown your face on His Majesty’s birthday.”
“Hmm. Didn’t you hear the news? That kid. “Maybe you thought the child needed a mother?”
“Oh my goodness!”
As soon as he appeared, voices were heard everywhere looking for my daughter.
I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who heard that, but Dazar just stood there smiling softly.
But I could hear his small voice.
“you. “Don’t go anywhere, just stay next to me.”
“Why me?”
“It takes a notoriety like yours to stop that mommy unit.”
“… … .”
Thank you for acknowledging this body’s reputation.
But I don’t want such troublesome things.
I conveyed my true feelings with sad eyes, but he hurried inside without even looking.
I, who was hiding behind him, also took steps.
“The Lady of Viscount Cilia Evanroire is entering!”
The attendant, who was standing in a straight posture, shouted loudly with a blunt expression on his face. Then the ballroom was once again filled with silence.
I felt so many eyes focused on my face.
“Hehe… … !”
A frightened voice was also heard.
It probably reminded me of myself hitting Youngsik Han on the ear with a shoe at the last dance I attended.
I smiled awkwardly, checked my name off the list of nobles, and went inside.
‘It feels like I’m doing magic.’
I saw the nobles in front of me retreating as if a tsunami was breaking apart.
‘The notoriety of this body is definitely high.’
I also knew from Elston that this body was not well received, and through memories that came to mind at first glance, I recognized it as an unusual body.
Looking at the nobles desperately trying to avoid eye contact with me… … .
‘Good?’
Since I usually hate crowded places, I was able to walk very comfortably once the surroundings cleared up.
Unlike me, there were a lot of people around Dazar.
I saw his eyes roll over and land on me. The golden eyes were speaking.
Come right next to me!
but.
I had no intention of following his opinion. It walked sideways like a crab, gradually moving away from him.
“Why should I be next to you?”
I shrugged my shoulders and secretly left the ballroom.
Cedric, the kind-hearted man, suggested to the ball that I go and beat up someone to change my mood.
I had no intention of changing my mood like that.
I am a non-violent person!
“Is this the right place?”
As soon as I entered the ballroom, I literally stamped my feet and left.
Since I had to leave the imperial palace to go to the islands, I walked through the spacious imperial palace with great strides.
Instead of taking the straight road, I planned to take a side road through the garden on the side. I was afraid that Dazar might come to catch me.
But it was just as I was wandering around the garden that I heard a strange sound from somewhere.
Rustle!
Rustle rustle!
It was a message that seemed to convey the message that you must see this place or you are not human.
“… … .”
I decided to ignore it.
For some reason, I felt like I would get caught up in something troublesome.
As I was taking steps with a sad look on my face, I heard a small voice shouting behind me.
“Hey, look!”
Even though I only uttered one sentence. She was a woman with a very suspicious tone.
I reluctantly turned my head.
And what caught my eye was a woman tangled in the bushes in a strange posture.
The woman, who was wearing a yellow cloth and large-rimmed glasses, probably to cover her face, looked suspicious even at first glance.
“… … “Please help me.”
“… … .”
The radar signaled that if I helped this woman, I would be in trouble. But she felt like if she didn’t help, she would get into more trouble.
I decided to help.
“thanks. Huh.”
“no. “People should help each other.”
I smiled kindly as I watched her remove the leaves from her clothes.
“Did you sneak out of the ballroom too?”
I tried to help her and quickly leave, but the woman seemed to be heading in the same direction as me.
What is this old man’s way of talking?
I nodded.
“yes. “That one too?”
“That… … ?”
“Oh, your lady too? Women’s food too? Even a nobleman? “What should I call you?”
Celia had no friends other than Cedric, and of course she had no female friends.
Additionally, as Carl said before, he did not receive proper etiquette training.
Since I was a possessor, of course I didn’t know the etiquette here.
That’s why I couldn’t figure out how to talk to noble ladies.
“Hmm. I’m just a scal… … Oh no. “You can call me Carl.”
“That’s not possible.”
“what? “Why?”
“My wife and I have the same names.”
I’m sorry, but as someone who was once a fan of Ropane, I couldn’t tolerate someone with the same name.
“… … .”
The woman looked a little embarrassed. Then she muttered, “Well, that makes sense,” and she opened her mouth again.
“Then call me Letsy.”
“all right. Letsi. “My name is Celia.”
“Celia? Celia Evanroir?”
It felt like he knew me.