episode_0027

Crown Prince Alex checked his appearance once again in front of the mansion’s gate.

When I took out the hand mirror and checked it, it was impressive.

In case someone recognized him, he changed his black hair, which is a symbol of the royal family, to brown through a leap of faith.

It was a preparation for the crown prince to trouble Rupert, the author of a comic book.

If you visit his family in disguise and intentionally behave rudely, Rupert blames you for being rude or gets angry.

Only then does he reveal his identity and threaten to insult the imperial family and, by extension, himself, the crown prince.

It was also an opportunity to get to know the person’s true nature, as it would be obvious if he visited openly.

In fact, when it comes to rudeness, it would be worse if the crown prince himself came to visit without any warning and got angry.

Since the rumor was spreading that he was an asshole in the first place, it wouldn’t be that strange for him to act like this.

“Hello, is there anyone here?”

In case he thought he was a noble person, he deliberately brought only one guard knight disguised as a servant.

I prepared a concept accordingly, so the story was about a local noble who visited the Somerset estate and became indebted to him for a day because he had no place to stay.

It would be rude for a nobleman to kick out a visiting guest, so he would probably suggest that he stay the night, and if he behaved arrogantly at that time, he would probably not be able to control it and would get angry.

‘I already feel relieved thinking about scolding that arrogant bastard.’

Originally, he was the Earl of Somerset, who would have had no ties to him, but now he was going to be reprimanded for insulting the imperial family for a while, or for ignoring himself, the crown prince.

All of this is because of Rupert Somerset, who arrogantly hid behind the princess and mocked her.

I was very curious as to whether I could do that even if I placed myself somewhere.

“Excuse me, what business do you have?”

The two soldiers guarding the front of the mansion first ask for their identity.

Alex gives a chin gesture to the escort driver dressed as a servant.

“This is Prince ‘Rax’, the eldest son of Baron Clazen of the West, and he is currently visiting the Earl of Somerset’s estate, and he has come to say hello.”

“Hello, Prince Lax. Could you please show me your identification card?”

chuck

Alex took out the camouflage identity card he had requested from the Magic Tower for this occasion.

It’s exactly the same as the real thing, so you’ll never be able to tell it apart.

After the soldier’s confirmation process is completed, the door to the mansion opens and a person guides the person.

‘It’s quite nice for a country manor house,’

Of course, it was impossible to directly compare it because the conditions of the capital’s mansion and the land were different, but it was still a size that would not be defeated no matter where it was offered.

“What is that?”

However, Alex’s gaze quickly turned to a place other than the mansion.

Two large single-story buildings that do not fit into the mansion grounds.

Even though it was now night, the lights were on and bright, and a loud noise could be heard from inside.

“Ah, that place is a factory that makes books and goods.”

“Why is it in the mansion?”

“That is what the Master decided… .”

It’s a strange thing. Usually, the grounds of a nobleman’s mansion have a garden or a zoo where you can see rare animals.

Why would something so noisy and noisy, like a factory, be built on the grounds of a mansion?

It can’t be because the land is expensive.

‘It’s probably for security reasons. ‘He’s more wary than I thought.’

I had vaguely heard rumors about Rupert.

Unlike the books he creates, he is a very cold-blooded person and is rumored to have turned his father, the Earl of Somerset, into a puppet.

That one thing was definitely surprising.

In the world of nobles, such rumors are a flaw that can have a fatal effect on one’s reputation later, but they are not afraid of it and boldly take control of the family.

“Welcome, Prince Lax Classen. A warm welcome to the Somerset family.”

As soon as I arrived at the mansion, I saw a butler coming to meet me.

“I ended up being rude in the middle of the night. I’d like to say hello to the matriarch, is that okay?”

“Sorry. The head of the house and the prince are both going out right now, so it seems inevitable that I will have to entertain them.”

Sheesh.

There was no use being rude to the butler.

Even if the butler gets angry at the rude behavior, isn’t it obvious that he will later accuse the butler of having been trained or hired incorrectly?

“Oops, I guess I came at the wrong time. Is it possible that you won’t come back today?”

“No. He’ll probably be back soon, so please wait inside.”

As I entered the mansion under the guidance of the butler, a portrait hanging in the central entrance caught my eye.

“What is that?”

Alex was surprised. The imperial family also had court painters, and I had admired their paintings a few times, but that portrait was of a much higher standard than that.

“This is a portrait of Madame painted by Master Rupert, the second son of the family.”

“… You drew it very well.”

It was a drawing skill that even Alex could not help but acknowledge. As I was admiring the portrait for a moment, a question suddenly occurred to me: why the family’s mistress did not appear.

“Now that I think about it, shouldn’t I at least say hello to the hostess?”

“… Madam already passed away 5 years ago.”

“I was rude.”

“No. Of course you have no choice but to not know.”

I thought, Oops.

This part was clearly rude on his part, so he apologized to the butler.

“Then, I will guide you to the reception room.”

“Thank you.”

As Alex went to the living room, his mind became confused.

It was because of a hypothesis that came to mind.

‘Did he lose his mother too?’

For some reason, it resembles me. His mother, who gave birth to him, had already passed away when he was young, so looking at the portrait earlier made him feel complicated.

I thought that maybe that was why he overthrew his father and took over the family.

This was understandable because he himself had feelings of resentment toward his father.

To this day, I still hate my father, who took a new woman as his wife as soon as his mother passed away, saying that he could not leave the position of empress empty.

At that time, he was only 5 years old. A child who couldn’t even understand why I had to call this woman my mother.

I didn’t want to forget my mother who passed away, so I threw a tantrum and complained, but my father just firmly pushed me away and didn’t change his decision.

Even though he couldn’t do anything until now because he couldn’t do anything about his father, who was the emperor.

Unlike himself, Rupert was definitely expressing that anger.

‘The Cinderella and Snow White he created both had main characters who lost their mothers.’

Now I understand the background behind the creation of those works.

These stories, which seemed peaceful and warm on the outside, are all hopeful accounts of the author’s own autobiographical background.

Da da da!

The sound of loud footsteps broke the prince’s thoughts.

Alex catches the eye of a girl running around the hallway as if it were a horse riding range.

Who is that little boy running around in the hallway?

She looks too young to be a maid.

However, it was difficult to regard her as the daughter of an aristocratic family, as her clothes were too shabby and her figure was chubby.

“Who are you?”

“I am Elsa Ada! Who is you?”

“Lady! This person is a guest.”

The butler spoke urgently to the kid and looked at him, but Alex was already in a state of shock.

‘ah… mister?’

It was a truly absurd title. Looking at myself, who just turned 25, I thought he was an old man.

“Who is this kid?”

“Oh, excuse me. This is Lady Ada Somerset, the third child of the Earl of Somerset.”

Ah, that guy’s younger sister.

Alex looked at the kid who dared to call him by the rude title of uncle.

Eyes looking at you with a bright face.

‘Why are the clothes I’m wearing so tattered?’

Even though she had a chubby body that was not suitable for a noble lady, the light blue dress was very messy, and I had no idea where she got it from.

When Alex saw that, his anger filled him.

‘Why on earth does her father, the Earl of Somerset, not care about his daughter?’

Even the emperor who persecuted him and didn’t even care about his second son at least cared about what was visible on the outside.

Could it be that the Earl of Somerset is going around promiscuously?

It occurred to Alex that the contents of the books he had read might all be based on true stories.

Suddenly, I felt sorry for this little girl named Ada.

‘It’s a pitiful thing. It’s a time when you need a mother’s love.’

Ada, perhaps unaware of Alex’s feelings, smiled brightly and pointed to herself with what she was holding in her hand.

“Start freezing!”

“What?”

A bewildered question suddenly came out of nowhere, but Ada’s expression quickly became glum.

“Confucius, I am sorry. Lady, this is a guest, so you shouldn’t play pranks like that.”

The butler who was watching this quickly stopped Ada and repeatedly apologized to Alex.

Alain quickly continued explaining to Alex, who was dumbfounded and didn’t know what kind of joke it was.

When Alex was explained that he was imitating the main character from the popular comic book , it was only then that he understood.

‘Is this how it is done?’

As she stopped moving and remained still as if frozen, Ada began to smile contentedly again.

But as if that wasn’t enough, Ada poked various parts of Alex’s body with the cane she was holding.

“No, how dare you be in someone’s prison right now!!!”

The guard knight who had been imitating the whole time saw it and was horrified and tried to stop it.

When Alex quietly signaled with his eyes to stay still, Howie could only watch, fidgeting.

‘It’s a poor child, so I can do you a little favor.’

Because he himself experienced a childhood like this child, he knows how difficult and unhappy it must be now.

“Free! Yap!!!”

When Alex does not respond even when she pokes him, Ada becomes relieved and shouts to cancel the magic.

When Alex saw that, he felt something in his heart relax a little.

Looking at him again, he’s a bit kinky, but he’s got a cute side to him, including his cheeks.

So I patted his head and he shook his head.

“Huh?”

“No! Ada is going to compete with the prince, so no one can pet her!”

Alex burst out laughing at Ada’s answer.

You would be surprised if you found out your identity.

A prince like that cannot be compared to me, the crown prince of an empire.

“Child, wouldn’t it be better to dream of marrying a prince rather than a prince?”

“Sear! Ada likes the prince, but the prince doesn’t know!”

I am speechless.

How can you like a prince more than a prince? Just as 2 is naturally a higher number than 1, there is an incomparable difference.

“Why is the prince better?”

“So Cinderella, Snow White, and the Little Mermaid are all competing against the prince?”

Damn children’s book.

It seems like there are more things I have to say to the author.

***

“Are you here, master?”

“Yes, it was a simple meeting. By the way, nothing happened, right?”

“Oh, a guest visited and just passed away.”

customer?

These days, there are so many customers coming for children’s books and comic books, so I thought that was why.

“What brought you here?”

“I was a guest visiting the estate and came to say hello.”

“You’re an amazing person. There is something to see in this corner of town.”

“He left a letter, saying it was late and he would say hello later.”

I opened the letter I received from Alain.

“To Sir Rupert Somerset.

I originally came to visit you because I had something to say to you, but since you said you don’t have anything to say, I’ll just leave a letter here.

Originally, I was going to point out your behavior, but now that I know a bit about your situation, I’m going to skip it this time.

I hope that you will continue to pursue your actions without paying attention to the rumors. Even if other people don’t know, I can understand.

Oh, and when writing future works, it would be better to use the male protagonist as a prince rather than a prince.

An anonymous understander.⌟

“What are you crazy?”

There was something unsettling and ominous about leaving a letter whose contents I did not understand.

‘Now that I think about it, I think this has happened before.’

I folded the letter and was about to throw it away, but I kept it in my arms just in case.

It feels very uncomfortable. A prince rather than a prince?

Could it be that the prince is in our territory?

No, then there’s no way rumors wouldn’t spread.

The more I thought about it, the more my headache hurt.

‘Should I really be more self-respectful?’

These days, I tend to feel braver without realizing it, perhaps as a side effect of drinking too much vitality potion like water.

It was a moment when I thought I needed to be careful again.