episode_0074

In the evening, the Lord of Bastogne called me to the dining room.

When I entered the restaurant, I saw that my seat was diagonally across from the Lord of Bastogne at a table large enough for 20 people to sit and eat together.

“Did you call me?”

“Come and sit down.”

When I said hello, the Lord of Bastogne smiled and welcomed me.

“Everyone, step back!”

At his shout, the servants all came out of the restaurant.

“Uh…? Leah, where are you going?”

When I got the feeling that I would be left alone with the Lord of Bastogne, I hurriedly called Leah and stopped her.

“Enjoy your meal.”

Leah bowed and said hello and left the restaurant.

‘It’s uncomfortable to be alone with the Lord of Bastogne…’

I slightly turned my head to the side.

The Lord of Bastogne was looking at me with a smile.

When I saw the atmosphere he gave off and the look in his eyes that completely thought of me as his daughter-in-law, I felt like I was going to die from the burden.

“Now, eat quickly.”

“Ah… Thank you.”

I picked up a fork and knife and cut the meat.

“That’s right, you eat well.”

As soon as I put a piece of meat in my mouth, the Duke of Bastogne groaned.

“Ahaha…”

‘Please, if someone would come…’

I forced a smile and started eating.

While eating without knowing whether the food was going into his mouth or nose, the Lord of Bastogne put down his utensils.

“I heard a lot about you through Laurent’s letter.”

“Is that so.”

“ Since Laurent failed to enter the Musketeers, he arranged another route.”

“The Cardinal had ordered that if anyone was good, they should be brought in.”

“And you also taught Aurors?”

I raised my head and looked straight into the eyes of the Lord of Bastogne.

“It seems like they didn’t teach Laurent how to be an Auror on purpose.”

“Yes, I didn’t teach it on purpose.”

Lord Bastogne wrapped the auror in his hand and showed it to me.

The auror did not simply cover the hand, but the saw blade-like auror blade was moving like lightning.

“Wow…”

I was impressed by that sight without even realizing it.

“Is it interesting?”

I nodded to his question.

“It seems like you too are helpless.”

Lord Bastogne smiled and lowered his hand.

“Bloodline doesn’t go anywhere, so if Laurent trains, he will be able to handle an Auror at a similar level to me.”

Clearly, looking at Laurent’s growth rate, his words are not bluffs.

“But what is the use of training Aurors like this? I will fall helplessly from gunfire…”

He made a sad expression and started eating again.

“Still, I am grateful that Laurent taught Auror skills instead of me.”

“My instructor said that even if it is a battlefield full of bullets, you must learn Auror skills.”

“Ah… you mean that old man?”

“Do you know him?”

“Aren’t you talking about Andolf?”

“Yes, that’s right. But how do you know him?”

It was amazing that I knew that damn guy.

“I was trained by him too, so I know it well.”

The Lord of Bastogne looked into space, as if he was reminiscing about the old days.

“At the beginning of the 30 Years’ War, they did not recognize that the fighting style had changed at all and insisted on continuing to train Aurors even as time passed.”

“You have always been the same human being.”

“Yeah… He was always a fucking guy.”

The Lord of Bastogne ate the last piece of steak.

“Stop talking about old people like that.”

I nodded at his words.

“Not eating any more?”

He looked at me intently as I left about a third of my steak.

“I’m not feeling well…”

It was so uncomfortable that I didn’t want to eat to my heart’s content.

“I was not considerate enough toward my future daughter-in-law.”

“Ugh…!”

At his words, my face instantly became angry and heated.

“Not yet…”

“Not yet? Since I said not yet, it will be soon.”

Count Rajouran and the Lord of Bastogne, why on earth are they doing this to me?

I rubbed my forearm at his cheesy words.

“Oh, that’s right, I didn’t ask about this.”

“What is it?”

“You refused to share a room with Laurent?”

‘Isn’t that obvious…?’

I thought it was even weirder to share a room even though we weren’t a couple or a lover.

“Well… no matter what, sharing the same room…”

“I knew that would happen, so I told my servant in advance to move it to the next room.”

“Yes?”

I opened my eyes wide and looked at the Lord of Bastogne.

“Tomorrow is the day we go on a mission, so let’s talk a lot together.”

“Okay.”

“You can just go back.”

I bowed my head in greeting and left the restaurant.

#

While lying on the bed before going to bed, absentmindedly analyzing the patterns on the ceiling, I heard the sound of someone quietly walking down the hallway.

“What is it?”

I came out of the room and looked down the hallway.

In the distance, a large man was walking carefully down the hallway.

“Laurent?”

“Ah…!”

When Laurent made eye contact with me, he was startled and startled.

“Why are you going in so carefully?”

“No… in the next room… I mean…!”

Laurent glanced at me and started talking gibberish.

“I really didn’t do anything wrong…”

I came out of the room and approached Laurent.

“No… Mari’s clothes…!”

He blushed profusely, was embarrassed, and went into his room.

“What is it?”

I looked at Laurent’s door, which was tightly closed.

smart

I knocked on Laurent’s door.

“Why do you stop talking?”

“No… Mari!”

Laurent’s panicked voice was heard through the door.

“Laurent, open it for a second.”

Then Laurent burst open the door, grabbed me, and dragged me into the room.

Laurent grabbed my shoulder and stopped me in front of the door.

“What do you do if you go out in that outfit?”

“How do you like my clothes?”

I lowered my head and looked at my clothes.

Immaculate skin was visible beyond the white negligee.

The fabric area was not enough compared to her large breasts, so her cleavage was clearly visible.

Moreover, something pink was also visible at the end of the chest.

“I wore it because it was comfortable…”

I covered my chest with both hands.

“Really…”

Laurent turned his head to the side and grumbled.

“So, I ran out during the day and couldn’t see you, but did you eat?”

“Yes, I ate outside.”

“Well, I’m glad… Don’t you have something you need to talk to me about?”

“Ha… This is why I didn’t want to run into you…”

Laurent scratched his head.

“First… let’s sit down and talk.”

Laurent took the blanket out of the bed and draped it over my shoulders.

“Thank you.”

Laurent and I sat side by side on the bed.

I sat quietly until I got used to the heavy silence between me and Laurent.

“After…”

Laurent let out a long breath, probably because he was nervous.

After staring at the floor in silence for a while, I was the first to speak.

“Well, what’s good about someone like me…”

Even when I think about it myself, I don’t know what I like about it.

All I could think of was going crazy from the aftereffects and attacking Laurent, or asking him to take care of the aftereffects.

“Laurent.”

“Yes.”

“Am I that good?”

Laurent blushed bright red and nodded.

“Isn’t it because you fall in love with appearances?”

“It’s not like that…”

“Really?”

I sighed and laid down on the bed.

“I’m a little tired, but can I say this?”

“Do whatever you want.”

“I don’t know why you like me?”

“…”

“Although I did take some care of him, I treated him as if I were a friend, like Lotus or Aramis…”

Wow

The sound of Laurent grinding his teeth was slightly heard.

“Well… even if it were me, I think I would like it if a pretty girl treated me well.”

What man wouldn’t fall in love with a woman he was interested in who was nice to him?

If there is a man who does not do this, you should check whether the water is intact.

“It’s not that light-hearted.”

Laurent clenched his fists.

“I guess so…”

Wouldn’t it be obvious to ask why Laurent, who hasn’t been together for nearly a decade like Lotus or Aramis, is able to stay together like this?

Laurent turned and looked at me.

When I looked at Laurent with a serious expression, my heart tingled.

It was uncomfortable to look at Laurent while lying down, so I slightly raised my upper body.

“I’m not sure.”

“What do you mean?”

“Laurent I understand that you like me, but I don’t know how I should accept it…”

I didn’t think I was qualified to accept Laurent’s heart.

I felt like I was deceiving him by receiving his heart.

“You don’t have to accept it now.”

Laurent grabbed my shoulder.

“If you’re confused, you can think about it some more and then talk about it.”

Laurent brought his face closer.

Just before his lips touched mine, he lifted his head and kissed my forehead.

“Uh…?”

I was shocked and touched my forehead.

“Now that I think about it, I’ve kissed a lot of people’s backs and thighs when dealing with aftereffects, but I’ve never actually kissed their forehead.”

“What is that…”

I fanned my hand to calm my burning face.

“I wanted to do it with my lips, but I held back.”

Laurent lifted me in his princess arms and carried me to the room.