Geumui’s Return (5)
Act 4, scene 7. The final boss of the invasion of Gregol’s Cathedral. Selaha, Princess of Frost.
A scenario that becomes the starting point where Crepin’s true nature is revealed to the world and the Ross-Taylor family begins to collapse in earnest.
He is a person who symbolizes that the end of the Ross Taylor family is slowly approaching.
“I don’t need to talk about Fenia in detail. Since they are my precious flesh and blood, I don’t want to say anything bad about them. However, if you have lived closely, you would know Confucius well. She doesn’t deserve to become emperor… “I think too much.”
When I saw Selaha in my room, I was sure. The story was steadily entering its fourth act.
It was at this point that it became clear that the final battle of Act 3, the battle against Lucy, had been omitted.
The story has been twisted enough so far, but it has now reached a point where it is difficult to even guess anything remotely similar.
Is this really okay?
In my mind, the final scene of Act 3 flashed again.
This is Lucy looking up at the sky in the rain at the top of the mountain. It is only at the end of her third act that she shakes off the burden of her past.
As always, twists give rise to new twists.
Tailie’s growth is surprisingly fast, but at this point, the boss battle in Act 3 has been completely omitted… He doesn’t know if he will be able to perform Acts 4 and 5 normally.
The final boss of Act 4 is Crepin Rothtaylor, who wields the power of evil gods, and the final boss of Act 5 is Belbroke, the Holy Spear Dragon who eats gods. If the current Tailley can subdue those two… Now I can’t help but shake my head.
It was the end of a scenario that seemed far away, but the story has already reached the turning point and the end is fast approaching. At this point, when we are more than halfway through the race, if we remain idle, a really big disaster could occur.
That fact once again instills a new sense of pressure in my heart.
“Stick to me. “This is just a proposal from me to Confucius, but it will be a great opportunity for him.”
Selaha flicked his thin fingers a few times, then held out his hand to me.
The royal family rarely shakes hands. At most, five or six times a year.
This is because there are almost no people in this empire who can make eye contact and exchange hands on an equal footing with the royal family.
Therefore, allowing a handshake was an expression of maximum respect on Selaha’s part.
“How dare you hold the first princess’s hand with your lowly hands? Even though I am a member of the Rosstaylor family, I cannot touch that precious body.”
“Haha, that sounds good. In that case, it doesn’t matter if you do it orally… .”
After speaking up to that point, Selaha became speechless.
When he saw me kneeling on one knee and not even moving, my eyebrows trembled slightly.
“… “You refused.”
“I just respected its dignity.”
“Penia has no intention of becoming emperor. However, as for me, I tend to be very ambitious.”
Did they tell you to get off the sinking ship?
However, I know very well that the ship that will sink is Selaha, not Fenia.
“Confucius’s father, Lord Crepin, will also take my side, so Confucius, who is under him, will also have to choose wisely.”
Selaha, the Princess of Frost, cooperates with Crepin’s plan and obtains the power of the evil spirit, but in the end, she is unable to fully control that power and is eaten alive by Mebula.
Among the characters in Act 4, his words are the most terrible.
“As Princess Selaha said, Princess Fenia has no interest in the imperial throne right now. “It’s literally just for now.”
“Do you think that child will be suitable for the position of emperor?”
“In these days of peace, we need a virtuous person like Princess Fenia.”
However, you can’t confidently say, ‘I know your future, but your words are terrible, so I won’t take your side.’
In the end, I have no choice but to come up with another excuse to get out, and I guess there’s a letter I brought… There is no other excuse more appropriate than Fenia.
“I have no doubt that Princess Fenia will be an emperor worthy of the position. Even if you say that you have no intention of taking the position of emperor right now, I will just quietly trust and wait for Princess Fenia.”
“under… “I don’t know what happened in Sylvania, but I’m surprised that Confucius supported that boy so much.”
I thought I would just accept everything if I got angry, but to my surprise, Selaha turned her bluish eyes straight at me and smiled softly.
“Your mouth is watering.”
“yes?”
“To put it bluntly, I enjoy looting.”
It was Yenika who responded to those words. He shook his shoulders and looked at Selaha’s face and mine in turn. He looked like a frightened rodent, and I almost felt sympathy for him.
I looked at Yenika and shook my head. First of all, I was told to stay still.
“I’m not sure what you meant.”
“In general, loyalty is most beautiful when it is broken. “I want to see how far Confucius’ faith in Fenia will go.”
Selaha is completely mistaken.
The reason I spoke out in support of Fenia was not because I really supported Fenia with all my heart and would follow in her footsteps… Just for my own comfort. First of all, I have absolutely no intention of sticking to Sellaha’s side.
“Well, we have plenty of time. This social gathering will last for five days… Please fully feel how big the gap is between me and Fenia. “If you change your mind, you can always tell me.”
“Thank you for your opinion.”
“It’s nice to see you showing courtesy until the end. How great it would be if that loyalty and discipline were broken. what… Are you fine… .”
Selaha stroked my cheek with his cold hand and smiled with a strangely faint smile. Even her smile is infinitely cold.
“It’s so easy to make flowers bloom in a flower bed. “The human mind is so treacherous that it pays more attention to the silver grass that blooms on a cliff than to the roses in a flower bed.”
“This is an undeserved assessment.”
“Okay, see you again.”
Saying that, Selaha flicked her hair a few times and left the room with a smile.
Her head deacon, Dest, was already waiting in front of the door.
* * *
“When I think about it, I feel bad… .!”
Yenika was pressing her skirt and getting angry.
I couldn’t get that angry in person, but after the situation was over, I thought, ‘Ah, I should have said that then.’ And regretting it… In fact, this behavior is nothing short of a trademark of timid people.
Even though my cheeks were blushing at the mention of being in a romantic relationship and having a baby right in front of me… When you reminisce about the past, your emotions change.
When you think about it, you feel bad? Come to think of it, you were ignored? uh? Are you feeling bad?
I understand that such gradient anger arises, but… Unfortunately, getting angry at the First Princess will only hurt you.
“I’ve been at the top of my grade for a long time, I’m not that weak, and I’m a commoner, but I shouldn’t have gotten angry because I’m not someone who deserves to be ignored… ? No, I can’t be angry because she’s the princess… A little, softly… ? In an adult way… ? I’m not that easy of a person either~, should I have tried to do it so cleverly? Like Lortel… ?”
“Yenika… .”
“But I’m not good at that… Still, I think I stayed quiet while I was angry… Ugh… Ugh… !”
“Yenika, you don’t have the personality to get angry that much in the first place.”
“But you keep being mean to Ed~!”
After speaking in a stream of consciousness, he started shaking and suddenly looked at me.
I took a deep breath and pushed the table towards the chair where Jenica was sitting. Suddenly, the table was pushed aside, and the cup of tea that the maid had made was clearly visible.
Yenica took a deep breath, drank some tea, and… she asked subtly as she fanned her face with her hand.
“Still, Princess Selaha is truly beautiful, isn’t she?”
“There are several servants who stick around all day, so they will take care of that level.”
“I think you came here because you wanted to recruit Ed… oh my god… ? “If you keep refusing like that, aren’t you doing me harm?”
Yenika looked at me subtly as she said that. She seemed to be feeling a strange sense of anxiety, so I decided to tell her clearly at this time.
“I’m telling you, I will never fall for Princess Selaha.”
“Well, that’s about it… ? I didn’t know that Edgar supported Princess Fenia so much. She was like that during the student council election… .”
“That too, well… “The reasons are complicated.”
I decided to leave that behind and continue with what I meant to say earlier.
“so? Did you get any results from looking through the mansion?”
“huh. The mansion was so big that it was a hassle… “Mug asked for some information.”
“A mug?”
“I heard that a strangely high magical power response was felt below Duke Crepin’s personal study. however… Due to the structure of the mansion, the kitchen is located below the study. “There is no way such enormous magical energy can be felt in the kitchen where the employees work.”
“… “It’s definitely suspicious.”
The core purpose is to collect physical evidence that can accuse Crepin of his evil deeds. It won’t be easy to find irrefutable evidence, but I feel like I have some clues.
“I think it would be better to go and see for yourself. however… That study is where Duke Crepin comes and goes all the time, and it always seems to be locked when it’s empty. “I don’t think it will be easy to investigate.”
“okay. First of all, we have five days, so let’s take our time and take our time. “I will attend social gatherings as faithfully as possible so as not to look suspicious.”
There is a lot of work to do in five days.
I must faithfully participate in the social club schedule and leave no room for suspicion about me, find out what Crepin’s intentions are in trying to reinstate me, investigate the identity of the magic source located below Crepin’s study, and at night, check out the desk. Letters found in should also be read as quickly as possible.
I haven’t even read half of the letters between Arwen and Ed yet. Since most of them were formal greetings, it was necessary to categorize them. There wasn’t enough time to understand the contents of the letter in the first place.
If I stay up all night like I did today, the users will think it’s strange, so I need to split my time more. It is important to never be suspected. Crepin will already be wary of me, so even the slightest anomaly will be immediately reported to him.
“I will always leave the door open, so if anything happens, you can come to my room and talk. “It doesn’t matter at any time, day or night, so remember this location.”
“W-here… ? In Ed’s room… ? whenever?”
Jenica blushed again and looked around at the view of my room. Then she bowed her head and nodded quickly.
“Ah Okay… .”
The strange groping was very unsettling.
* * *
The first night of Ross Taylor Social Church.
The social church schedule is the simplest on the first day.
As the schedule progresses little by little, the number of VIPs visiting increases and the venue moves to a larger venue.
It is a process of gradually building excitement ahead of the long five-day schedule. So, most of the first-day social church attendees do not feel excited, but rather feel like they are simply taking a break in anticipation of the upcoming event.
A neatly prepared dinner in the first floor lobby of the mansion, and a band playing quiet music. And nobles clinking wine glasses between tables.
There were voices here and there chatting, laughing, and lightly asking for a dance.
The people already gathered in the lobby were full of nobles who were famous in my territory, but even they did not carelessly try to become the center of the room.
Even though it is only the first day, quite a few famous people are here.
In particular, a large number of border nobles gathered around Margrave Zahoor, who had a chubby figure and was stylishly dressed.
He was so favored by Emperor Cloel that he single-handedly managed a large granary area at the southern tip of the empire.
Several conversations took place around Margrave Zahoor for a while, and soon the atmosphere had reached a certain level.
The Princess of Frost, Selaha, parted the crowd and entered. There was a cold silence among the audience.
Selaha, neatly dressed in a pure white dress, was so beautiful that everyone, from young nobles to elderly wealthy people, clicked their tongues in admiration.
With an elegant yet confident elegance, she breaks through the crowd and walks to the center. But no one was allowed to speak first.
A half-baked nobleman or something like that is not someone you can talk to. The opponent is the royal family.
However, since it was impossible to leave such a noble guest alone, it was necessary for someone worthy of the rank to carry the gun.
However, who can deal with Selaha, the Princess of Frost? It’s still the first day, so the VIPs haven’t even arrived, but she’s not very satisfied with the list of potential partners.
“Hello, Princess Selaha. “It is an honor to meet you like this.”
At that time, Tanya, who was chatting with nobles in a corner of the lobby, came out through the crowd.
Tanya, beautifully dressed in a neat frilly dress, slightly raised the hem of both skirts and bowed her head politely.
“My name is Tanya Rosstaylor, the current heir to the head of the Rosstaylor family.”
“Oh, nice to meet you. I’m already on my way back from meeting Confucius in the afternoon, and I also get to see the princess… It’s definitely reliable. “I think the Ross Taylor family’s glory will last for at least a few decades.”
“Thank you for a good look. However, since it is still the first day, I apologize for the simple size of the venue.”
“Well, I don’t know about the social club hosted by Ross Taylor Mansion. “I’ve heard rumors that it gets bigger the further you go, and since I came too early in the first place, you don’t have to worry too much about it.”
Selaha smiled and looked around.
To the average person, this alone may seem like a splendid luxury, but it is certainly small in scale for a dinner presented to such a large group of distinguished guests.
This would also be to adjust the tempo for later events, so Selaha happily accepted it.
― ‘Is that boy? The old successor who is being reinstated this time.’
– ‘surely… You seem a bit harsh. But it looks like your physique has grown a bit bigger than before.’
– ‘I think I’ve become much smarter. You really seem like a completely different person.’
At that time, a murmur was heard from the audience. Because Ed Rosstaylor entered.
I couldn’t leave Selaha, the most noble girl in this place, and enter without making a fuss.
He just stood next to Crepin, chatted with him, and quietly attended the dinner.
However, it is inevitable that the public’s attention will be focused for a moment.
Looking at the blonde hair neatly pulled back, the impression is completely different from usual.
The well-dressed brown banquet jacket has gold stripes here and there. The fit was perfect and he looked slim, but if you look closely, his shoulders were quite large and his height was taller than expected, a typical handsome man.
‘Wow, the impression definitely changes when you dress it up.’
Selaha grinned and clinked glasses with Tanya.
“You have a good brother.”
“Yes, I am proud.”
Selaha thought it was an empty remark, but Tanya was quite sincere.
“Yes, this would be a great opportunity for him. “I hope he realizes many things.”
Carefully putting the glass to his mouth, Selaha smiled.
Anyway, there aren’t many VIPs on the first day. In Selaha’s eyes, the only person to be trampled on is Senir Bloomriver.
Sinir also doesn’t have much contact with the Rosstaylor family, so it feels like his attention is focused more on Selaha.
That’s pretty much the extent of my interest in Ed Ross-Taylor. Selaha sipped from her glass and lost herself in her thoughts.
Considering it was a first-day banquet, it was simple in scale and there were no events large enough to stand out. It’s still just a preliminary battle.
After tonight, if big names start to flock in, Selaha will be busy without a second’s notice.
In some ways, today will be the last day to purely enjoy a banquet.
Thinking about that, the food tasted even better, and Selaha spent some time intoxicated by the atmosphere of the banquet.
* * *
Morning of the second day of social church.
After breakfast, it was time for the morning sun to slowly clear the fog.
The banquet held the night before ended quite early. It was just a time to get to know each other and get to know each other.
Visitors rest in their assigned rooms in the morning, enjoy some refreshments in the garden, on the rooftop of the mansion, or on a nearby hill in the afternoon, and then attend the next banquet after dinner.
The natural environment of Ross Taylor Estate is beautiful and gentle, so just walking around it feels like your mind is being healed.
So, even though the schedule was somewhat loose, each visitor was able to spend time and relax in their own way.
The users may be busy and hectic, but since it is an annual event, it feels like they are coping quite well.
The busiest among them was, of course, the head of the family, Crepin Rosstaylor.
Every time a famous guest entered the mansion, he had to personally go out and welcome them.
A number of minor nobles would not even be able to see Crepin’s face, but there were certainly some distinguished guests who should not have been able to do so.
Selaha, the Princess of Frost, was like that, Margrave Ja’hur was like that, and so was Senir Bloomreaver.
However, the distinguished guests who arrived on the morning of the second day were completely different from the noble ones, and not only Crepin, but also Ed and Tanya had to be dragged out and lined up.
It is said that the most powerful person on the continent, the head of the Rosstaylor family, is the one who must be welcomed by all of his immediate descendants… It doesn’t seem realistic.
However, when the front door of the mansion made of iron bars opens and you see the majestic, huge carriage, it feels real.
Ed had already seen that carriage.
– Squeak, squeak.
The carriage stopped, and the band started playing music. It looks like a military general is on his way.
One of the carriage drivers quickly jumped down from the driver’s seat, climbed the stairs leading to the carriage door, and politely opened the door. Then, from inside, Archbishop Samuel, dressed in holy clothes, appeared first.
He was a man with a slim appearance and a slightly gloomy appearance, but he seemed hesitant as he was guided by the servant, as if he was not very used to this type of situation.
He is the new archbishop who took over after the original archbishop, Verdio, was excommunicated. He is not yet accustomed to the position of archbishop.
Archbishop Samuel came down the steps of the carriage, and then the true guest of honor appeared inside the door.
– ‘Oh oh.’
– ‘That person… !’
― ‘It’s my first time seeing poetry in real life…’ !’
Whispers could be heard among the workers. If it had been heard by me, it would have also been heard by Crepin standing next to me. It was a big mistake, but Crepin did not yell right away considering the atmosphere of the scene.
The majesty of the person who came down from the carriage was so surprising that even veteran users made such beginner mistakes.
Although he is small in stature, the divine elegance that flows through his body is impossible to match.
A neatly dressed, dress-like uniform gently wraps around the body, and hair as white as the uniform covers the shoulders. Although she is a pure white girl, her eyes full of presence and the butterfly pin on one side of her head are infinitely red, making her look like a rose blooming alone in a snowy field.
Clarisse, a saint who represents God’s will from the top of Saint Cloeron, safely comes down to earth.
“It must have been a long journey, but I am extremely honored that you visited us like this. Clarice.”
“It’s been a while, Lord Crepin. “I feel at ease because you seem to be getting healthier.”
So Clarisse said hello to Crepin.
Then he turned his gaze towards me and Tanya.
“This is my official successor, Tanya Rothtaylor, and my son, Ed Rothtaylor, who has been reinstated to the Society. I heard that the saint is also a student at Sylvania. “It must be spherical.”
“yes. “Tanya is a proud student council president, and senior Ed is also a senior whom I have great respect for.”
Senior Ed.
Clarisse, a saint who even responds by calling Crepin “sir,” honors Ed.
Although he didn’t show it off as much as possible, just that title gave off a strange sense of discomfort to the audience.
Clarice grinned, walked past Crepin, and walked towards Tanya, shaking her hand.
“Stand, stand, saint… .”
“Thank you for your hard work, Miss Tanya, for always working hard as the student council president. “I’m always watching.”
“Thank you… .”
You might think that saying that I am always watching is something a saint would say out of courtesy, but it is actually true.
of course… Tanya, who had no way of knowing that fact, simply greeted her saint with a look of reverence.
Clarisse smiled like that, then came over to me and shook my hand.
“It’s a special feeling to be able to meet you at your home like this. “It feels romantic, as if we met by chance on a faraway travel destination.”
“It is an honour.”
“It is an honor. “I am honored.”
I said that and quietly waited for the handshake to end.
It’s not polite to push away a superior’s handshake first, so I waited patiently for him to loosen his hand… Instead, Clarisse lifted her other hand up to hold my hand and held it, looking at me with sparkling eyes as if stars were falling.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Just like that, Clarisse held my hand tightly and made eye contact with me for a long time, not paying attention to the people around her.
As the murmur spread, the eyebrows of Crepin, Tanya, and the employee, who were staring intently at me, began to narrow little by little.
Day 2 of social church.
There were already signs of things starting to get noisy, and my spine started to heat up little by little.
