episode_0098

Day 1 of the hunting festival.

The first day of a festival is usually a noisy one. The chaos before the start of the festival is so annoying that I tend to avoid such places.

I was also an idiot who would feel dizzy in the midst of people going here and there. When I saw the unrest that showed no signs of getting better, I naturally reacted harshly.

“Shall we go now?”

And it was also disgusting to become the epicenter of new chaos.

“… Camilla. Do you really have to do this?”

“Would you like to get out of the carriage with your clothes loose and your breathing heavy?”

“I was stupid to ask.”

There was nothing I could do. This commotion was just a passing thing, so I had no choice but to endure it.

Any pain or suffering would pass away with a moment’s closing of my eyes, just like my happiness did.

When I think about it, even the rumors that will start to appear from now on will be nothing more than a fleeting moment to me. Before the rumors can take shape, my life will disappear without a trace.

“… If you’re going to do it, you have to do it right.”

I tend to detest people who do their jobs half-heartedly.

I got out of the carriage, holding hands with Camilla. Camilla looked a little flustered, but soon regained her composure and smiled leisurely.

People seemed quite embarrassed to see us like that, but Camilla wasn’t the type of person to care about that. In fact, she seemed to enjoy those stares.

I also saw Rosie looking at us from afar… but she quickly disappeared into the crowd.

“… Do you know why Rosie is acting like that?”

“Hehehe… Well, I’m not sure. Maybe you need to go to the bathroom?”

“I see. I hope it’s not food poisoning or something.”

It wasn’t something I had to worry about, but since she was Leila’s younger sister, I could at least hope for her health. Even if it was just that much.

Anything beyond that is not something I am in a position to get involved in, nor do I want to get involved in. This may sound a bit vulgar, but

I don’t know if such an evaluation has any meaning now.

“Ah. If you’re going to do it, you have to be more certain.”

“… What is that.”

Camilla suddenly crossed her arms and began to laugh as if she had just had a good idea.

It wasn’t just a matter of not understanding Camilla’s actions… but today it seemed a bit too much.

“Wouldn’t that prevent annoying rumors from spreading?”

“The rumors will become true.”

“You already stopped the rumors, right?”

“… This will tarnish Rosie’s reputation.”

“That would be a story when honor exists.”

“Your words are unusually sharp today.”

“You’re not normal either, talking about another woman in front of the woman you’re linking arms with?”

“….”

Cecilia, who had been brought in to serve as escort and assistant, also nodded quietly.

As we headed towards the tent village, which was basically the participants’ accommodation, palaces made of cloth appeared, despite it being just a tent village in name only.

“How gorgeous.”

“It’s only a week-long hunting festival, but if you just look at the bluff, you’d think I’d live a year.”

“… We’ve never used such a large and fancy tent on the battlefield. It’s a bit disappointing that it’s just for fun.”

Does that mean you don’t have money to send to the soldiers dying on the battlefield, but you have money to spend on this kind of entertainment?

In a sense, this empire was always new. The saying that if you don’t expect anything, you won’t be betrayed felt like absurd. It was a series of betrayals even when I didn’t expect anything.

I’m not the type of person who particularly wishes misfortune on others, but when I was younger, I once thought that it might be better for an empire to fall.

Of course, it was something that His Majesty and His Highness the Empress always said.

While I was catching my breath away from Camilla, I heard a vulgar voice.

“… Oh my, what is this? Turns out, it’s not even our blood. ”

… I felt like I would once again wish the empire would disappear.

“Aaron Berger.”

Aaron was my great-great-grandson, the son of my aunt who brought in my son-in-law. Strictly speaking, he wasn’t even my aunt. But since I couldn’t remember his name, I decided to call him that.

When I was young, when my mother’s madness got worse, I stayed at my aunt’s house for a while, so we had what could be called a connection. Although it wasn’t a good connection.

“No matter how much I think about it, this is a disgrace to the Berger family. A person of barbarian blood, not an outsider, is sitting in the prestigious position of the head of the Berger family. I’m worried that the position will be tarnished.”

“…… The scent of women’s perfume is vibrating. Have you still not broken your habit of flirting with women?”

“No matter how much I think about it, I should have taken the position of head of the household. I shouldn’t have taken the position of head of the household just because I went to war!”

I don’t know what you want, you suddenly came and got so angry.

If you ask for something legitimately, what do you want? If you suddenly come up to them and get angry, bringing up past events and saying that you should have done this or that.

Not only can I not turn back time, but even if I could, I would never give up my position as the head of the household to this man.

“In addition to women’s perfume, this sour scent is the characteristic body odor of illegal drug users that has been circulating recently. If you don’t have the self-control to not use drugs, you should have the wisdom to hide it, or at least the sincerity and cleanliness to bathe frequently.”

“Hey… I’m talking now…”

“And as an aside, uncleanness and frequent sex with women can cause sexually transmitted diseases. And such diseases can cause decreased sexual function and erectile dysfunction…”

“야 이 개새끼야!!!!”

Was it because the laughter of the other noble ladies around him was annoying?

Even though I was just giving him honest advice, Aaron grabbed me by the collar and started getting angry.

“A piece of trash that doesn’t even deserve to be a member of the Berger family? Okay, where are you today…”

“Can you beat me?”

“What?”

“He asked me if I could win a fight.”

I didn’t like people who just talk the talk but don’t have the ability to do it.

“This kid really ignores me until the end. You’ve been like that since you were little…!”

“I just said it was pathetic that you went to the red-light district since you were little.”

The moment Aaron raised his right hand, a heavy woman grabbed his wrist.

“I have eyes for my son, so it would be difficult to do this here.”

“But Mama…”

The heavyset woman he called Mama was my aunt.

She was my father’s sister, but… that was all.

“… Let’s go back.”

“Oh, Raul, stay a little longer.”

“Until just now there was no reason not to go back, but now there is.”

Then my aunt grabbed my wrist and started laughing sinisterly.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen your aunt. Why don’t you try to act a little nicer? You’re not the head of the household anymore, so you’re probably going to be poor. If you want, I can help you out a little. Just a little bit with your aunt…”

The moment my expression almost crumpled because I hated my aunt’s sinister smile, I heard a cold voice.

“Raoul Bergé.”

It was an empty but familiar voice.

“Latri, with what face did you come here…?”

“Raoul Bergé. Even though we’re no longer related. I would have taught you not to hang out with worthless people. I’m a little disappointed.”

“What is worthless? Are you done talking now…? Raul, what did you say too…!”

I also did not give in and responded accordingly.

“I also don’t have a hobby of hanging out with livestock. You judge just by looking at them. Your eyesight seems a little clouded.”

“What livestock? Raoul, you fucking bastard…!”

“I didn’t know you cared more about reputation than the truth.”

Aaron’s grip on my collar tightened, but I didn’t care one bit.

“You don’t know that sometimes what’s more important than the truth is the gaze. Sometimes what you see is the most important. These filths can spread the stench just by being nearby.”

“Filth? Stink? Did you really finish the rattle?”

“You know that sometimes the truth doesn’t work, right?”

We exchanged sharp words without paying attention to the surrounding noise.

As they exchanged sharp words, a bloody scene unfolded that was no different from a sword fight, and the other nobles nearby only made a noise and did not come closer.

“I wanted to make her pretty because she was my little brother’s favorite child, but her hat is really something to behold. That’s why she’s a prostitute who was raped while holding a knife, or a monster with savage blood…!”

At that moment.

With a loud bang, my aunt was blown far away, breaking three trees.

I don’t know about others, but I saw the Countess hitting her aunt’s face with the back of her hand.

“… I didn’t do it for you. If I did, that would be hypocrisy. ”

“You’re always wise.”

The Countess suddenly left, and Aaron began shaking his aunt’s heavy body to wake her up.

“Mama! Mama! Open your eyes, Mama!”

“If you listen to the heartbeat, it seems like he just fainted.”

“You… no, you guys, you better be prepared. This is the price you’ll pay for touching our hats…!”

Then Kyle and Liesel, who had been watching the situation from afar, approached.

“Lisel…!”

Come to think of it, Aaron was one of the humans who had proposed to Lizel. Even though the two were cousins.

“Oh, Miss.”

“Why?”

“Can you listen to this for a moment?”

Kyle pretended to pass the staff he was holding in his left hand to Lizel on his right, and hit Aaron on the side of the head.

“Ah …

“Oh, sorry.”

” This dog is now …! ◦ ◦ ◦

Lizel sighed as soon as she received Kyle’s staff.

“It’s a little heavy…”

“Shall I take it back?”

“Would you do that?”

And Kyle pretended to accept the blow again and hit Aaron on the other side of the head.

“Kkaaah!!!”

“Oh, mistake.”

Kyle said that and turned around to leave.

“Hey you little shit!!!”

“Yes?”

Kyle pretended to turn his back again and hit Aaron on the head.

At that point, it would be natural to give up, but that arrogance seemed to have reached a certain level. To the point of being respectable.

“Do you think you can mess with me and get away with it?”

“Well? Since you are a noble, you might not be safe, right?”

Then Kyle asked Lisel a question with a puzzled expression.

“Miss. I’m just a lowly brat so I don’t know much. If you’re already screwed, it’s better to hit you a few more times, right?”

“Probably so.”

“Wow~.”

Then Aaron abandoned his fallen aunt and started running away.

“You idiot…”

Kyle spat on the rock as if he was not amused and began to scratch his head.

“Kyle…”

“Yes, Raul?”

“That’s not a rock, it’s my aunt… no, that’s the mother of the guy just now.”

“Ah. I thought there was some kind of huge rock… But I don’t think it’s fundamentally that different, right? ”

Then, Lizel also began to nod her head vigorously and agree.

Now that I think about it, my aunt kind of disliked Lizel. There must be many reasons, but I think it was mostly because of her looks.

“Then should I spit too? What’s wrong with spitting on a rock?”

“Do whatever you want? I have phlegm too…”

Kyle is definitely one of the smartest guys, but sometimes he can be so dumb, which is a problem.

I decided to head to the hunting grounds, leaving the two idiots behind who were obsessed with spitting.

As I headed towards the entrance to the hunting grounds where Camilla was waiting, I saw Camilla lifting Aaron up and strangling him.

Given Aaron’s nature of liking women, it was obvious what would happen…

I’m feeling a little tired.

My head started to hurt when I thought that this scene would repeat itself for a week.