episode_0058

When I think about it again, the phrase ‘on the verge of collapse’ meant many things.

You may think that it simply means that the family does not have money, but there are endless stories that can be derived from that ‘state of not having money’.

In the novel, it was said that he had quite a bit of debt. Of course, as he was an upright knight, he would not have borrowed money from strange places, and usually such places only lend as much as they ‘think they can repay’, so it is unlikely that debt collectors will come looking for them right now. —

—If there’s one problem, it’s that Adele doesn’t quite trust her father.

She is the heroine of a romantic fantasy web novel, and has the upright character and perseverance to match, but Adele is also a human being. And since she is a human being, she cannot help but be concerned about the fact that she is a nobleman on the verge of collapse.

It’s no wonder people wonder how a house with so little money is run.

If there were people following me while I was having such doubts, I would have strange thoughts.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The problem is how to explain why we came to visit Adele now.

Originally, I only had the idea of finding out where Adele lived. Since she is a female protagonist who will play a very large role in the story in the future, it is not strange to keep that location in mind.

Moreover, Adele’s family is a knightly family that barely maintains its noble status. They probably won’t be invited to the ball tomorrow. You won’t be able to see their faces if you look for them there.

They say that we need to put in some effort to build friendships.

In the ‘original work’, Amelia would have become extremely hated and entangled with Adele, who had begun to become entangled with the crown prince or prince, but here we had no intention of doing so.

“… … My name is Amelia Grattenmount, the eldest daughter of the Grand Duke of Grattonmount. I apologize for following you all the way.”

First, Amelia opened her mouth calmly first, but—

“Great Duke of Gratton Mount… … ?”

—Before the words continued, Adele’s reaction to Amelia’s words was too dramatic.

Adele’s emerald eyes widened as she looked at us with suspicion. It was very surprising in many ways that her slightly sharp expression suddenly became round.

Adele, whose face was filled with shock for a moment, quickly knelt down in front of Amelia.

“Hey!?”

Amelia was astonished at the sight of the heroine and cried out, but Adele immediately began begging Amelia.

“I’m sorry! I still don’t have enough money to pay you back! Could you please show the generosity of the noble family and postpone the due date just a little!?”

“No, no, that’s not it!? Could you please stand up from your seat!? Everyone passing by is staring!?”

Amelia said in astonishment that she must have been quite shocked by the fact that her favorite character from her favorite novel had knelt down to her.

“Yes?”

And Adele, who had been praying hard, stopped moving.

Adele’s mouth slowly moved as she stood still looking up at Amelia.

“Do you mean to say that you two are not debt collectors who came to collect the debt that my father owes?”

“No.”

Amelia said with a straight face.

“Then, saying things like, ‘You have a fair face, so pay the money back by selling water’… … .”

“How on earth did such a thought come to mind?”

Amelia was shocked once again.

In the novel, the character Adele is… … As the heroine of a ‘romance fantasy’, she was a character with a bit of cleverness. Sometimes, she goes in unexpected directions, but she manages to overcome the situation with her ideas.

Her somewhat stiff and sharp appearance was a way of hiding herself as the eldest daughter of the Knights family, and she often showed that strange side without any regrets in front of her friend Amelia.

“Rather than that, the Grattenmount family does not engage in lending.”

Since they have a vein of gold, there is no need to raise money in that way. The Grand Duchess also does not think about making more money than necessary.

“Then… … .”

Adele looked up at the two of us blankly,

“Oh!”

I was so surprised that I jumped up from my seat.

Adele quickly shook off the dust as she knelt on the floor and spoke with a blushing face.

“I’m sorry. I behaved rudely in front of a precious guest.”

It’s ugly. It’s ugly.

Because of what I saw just before, my image of being ‘the blunt daughter of a strong knight’s family’ was completely shattered.

“It’s okay. If the misunderstanding is resolved, that’s it.”

“Thank you.”

Adele thanked Amelia for her consideration, then tilted her head again and asked.

“By the way, then why did you two follow me? And the person behind you… … .”

“Ah.”

Amelia deliberately looked a little exaggeratedly surprised, as if she had forgotten. I wondered why she looked like that.

“This is Elsie Delkisi, the eldest daughter of the writer Delkisi. She serves as my guard.”

… … As I slowly introduced myself, it seemed like he needed time to come up with a reason.

“My name is Elsidelkisi. I am the eldest daughter of the family that has the honorable duty of protecting the northern part of the Kingdom of Alwen, but I am now down in the royal capital for the reason the Grand Princess told me about.”

And, in line with Amelia’s intention, I intentionally spoke slowly and for a long time, but I introduced myself while maintaining a line that the other person would not find strange.

“North… … Delkisi… … .”

And for some reason, after hearing my introduction, Adele muttered like that,

“Ahh!?”

I was suddenly surprised by myself.

And before we could ask why, he spoke quickly.

“When you say Delkisi, do you mean Delkisi?”

What on earth is gdelkisi?

Does this mean that there is another Del Kishi besides the one I belong to?

While I was looking at him with a slightly dazed expression, Adel rushed towards me without being able to hide her excited expression.

No matter how beautiful a blonde woman is, if her face suddenly approaches me, I feel embarrassed. In particular, when Adele, who is around 160 centimeters tall, puts her face towards me, who is around 170 centimeters tall, I feel extremely close and it is a burden.

Adele exclaimed, as if she hadn’t noticed me slipping about half a step backwards.

“Guardian of the North! A prestigious family that produced the strongest knights! Writer Delkisinam, who holds the names of the greatest heroes in the history of the Alwen Kingdom! Right?”

Did you do that?

No, well, it wouldn’t be strange if we were called the strongest knights if we were the men of the clan. It’s also right to protect the north.

However, this is the first time that anyone has heard of taking the names of the greatest heroes in the history of the Alwen Kingdom.

Rather, did Adele like the Rodelki family this much? In the original work… …

Oh, I mentioned it.

Every time Brother Harvey and Adele met each other, there was a description of Adele’s eyes shining brightly. Moreover, it was said that this was a family that produced many of the strongest swordsmen.

I kept my mouth shut and didn’t say anything, but when I saw that Adele liked it so much, I thought it was just because she was good-looking, but was it actually because Adele liked the family in the first place?

In the novel, I didn’t really recognize it because it was just a quick mention, perhaps to emphasize the lily element. Moreover, since the novel was told from Amelia’s point of view, there weren’t that many details that came out.

… … They say she is a ‘family of upright knights’, but Adele’s way of thinking really seems to be that of a knight to her core.

When I glanced back, I saw Amelia looking at me from afar from behind Niadell.

Oh yeah.

I have to explain why I came here. Even though it was an escort, the reason I followed Adele was not just to escort her.

I quickly put my mind to it and came up with an answer that Adele would like.

“… … The sight of him walking ahead was a model of a knight, so I followed him without realizing it. The Grand Duchess was so considerate of me that she didn’t say anything.”

“… … .”

Adele froze for a moment at my words.

uh.

Did I say something wrong? Was it too much nonsense?

I felt that way for a short period of time, but fortunately, Adele didn’t seem to be angry at what I said.

“Really!?”

uh… … .

I didn’t think the reaction would be this extreme.

“Yes?”

Without realizing it, the answer ended up being in the form of a question, but Adele didn’t seem to care about that.

Adele took a few steps back, but her sparkling eyes did not change at all.

“Two of you, if you don’t mind being rude, would you like to have a cup of tea at my house?”

For some reason, the image was completely opposite to when I first saw it.

Although it’s been a while since I first saw it.

“… … .”

I made eye contact with Amelia. Amelia looked at the two of us with a blank expression for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders and said,

“… … Then, would you please excuse me?”

I answered in a slightly weak voice.