episode_0056

“… Ariel? Are you okay?”

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Ariel hiccups and laughs.

A face with a light blush and slightly opened eyes were the typical reaction of someone who is intoxicated.

and.

“Heh, am I still okay? Are you okay?”

It was also a typical reaction to say that he was not drunk even when he was drunk.

If it were any other place, I might be a little worried, but this is Ariel’s lodgings.

There were attendants and guards waiting, so it wouldn’t have mattered if he got drunk.

As we drank a glass or two of wine, the party fever began to rise as the night deepened.

It goes from trivial, trivial stories to deeply personal stories.

Just like drinking.

Then, Ariel suddenly brought up a new topic.

“Now that I think about it, are you all thinking about getting married?”

“Marriage?”

Well, in medieval aristocratic society, a 26-year-old daughter would have been well past the age of marriage.

In the case of Lemian, due to the curse of the monster chief, he went beyond the age of marriage and entered into a marriage battle.

However, Count Elrond seemed to have already resigned(?) considering that he was supporting his book-loving daughter’s free reading trip, and Ariel also did not pay any attention to such matters, so it was unexpected that it would become a topic of conversation during the drinking party. It was.

“Ah… This morning, the maid suddenly announced that she was getting married. I’m telling you to meet some men when you’re the prettiest.”

aha.

Was it for that reason?

That makes sense.

If you want to do it, it would be right to do it when your beauty is at its peak.

‘hmm.’

It’s marriage.

It was a topic I had never considered before.

No, it was a topic that should not be considered by someone who was planning a gastronomic trip where they would hunt and eat monsters themselves.

Marriage is something that should be done between people who want a stable future.

Wouldn’t the life of a gourmet traveler, who should prioritize military power and survival, be better suited to living alone than marriage, rather than that of a noble family head who should prioritize wealth and honor?

Of course, the gap with the justification for participating in the Battle of Marriage was too great to talk about it directly, so I decided to moderate it accordingly.

“What… If the opportunity comes again, I plan to consider it then. What about you?”

“Me? Hmm, I haven’t thought much about it either… If you absolutely have to do it… I want to be with someone who is kind to me, like my dad, regardless of the ups and downs.”

It seems that Count Elrond has a great personality.

I see that my daughter, who is free(?) from family expectations, thinks of the pillar of the family as her marriage partner.

After Ariel finished answering, she looked straight at Rachel.

“What about Lord Rachel?”

The gaze focused on Rachel, who was quietly eating her food.

Big.

Rachel cleared her throat once and had to lower her head and carefully wipe her mouth with a handkerchief.

“Are you saying this?”

“Yes. I’m curious what the purple female knight thinks. Hehe.”

The purple female knight, Rachel.

At first glance, she seemed to have no interest in men as animals, having achieved the qualifications of the best knight after enduring hardships and suffering as a woman.

no.

Because he excluded marriage from his life from the beginning, he probably became an exclusive escort driver rather than a mercenary or bodyguard at a young age.

A dedicated escort driver who has to spend 24 hours by the side of the person serving him does not even have time to look away, let alone flirt.

Although it is not mandatory, he had to do his best to fulfill his responsibilities and duties at least during the contract period, and since the contract period is usually in 10-year increments, the exclusive escort driver who serves the once-in-a-lifetime youth is usually They said they don’t get married.

In particular, it takes more than 10 years to build up the skills to be selected as an exclusive escort for a family of count or higher, so the average age of signing the first contract is about 30 years old, and once the first contract is completed, the person is already in the middle of life, at 40 years old. .

To dream of marriage, you are already in the twilight of your life.

In addition, unless the employer terminated the contract, it was common for an exclusive escort driver who successfully completed the contract period to renew the contract once.

Rachel’s case, a combination of grit, tenacity, and talent, was a special case.

She was only 23 years old when she was hired by a lecher named Elden Raphellion.

Therefore, after the contract period expires, Rachel is at an age where she can leave to find marriage if she wants to, even if it is a little late.

The problem is that he doesn’t seem to be interested in it at all.

So I thought there would be an obvious answer.

but.

“I’m starting to get a little more interested these days.”

What I heard was the exact opposite of what I expected.

Hmm.

When the contract period ends, will you be saying goodbye to your first teacher since possessing another world?

Suddenly, I thought it would be a shame.

**

“These days… Can you hear me?”

“Yes.”

In response to Ariel’s question, Rachel responded and drank wine.

I was also interested in Rachel’s answer and asked.

“Hoo, I thought you had no interest in men at all. Surprising?”

“I just had a higher perspective.”

“I see.”

Well, with a beauty like Rachel, it was clear that she would have received letters from many men.

Humans naturally tend to feel attracted to people who have similar sensibilities and tastes to themselves.

A beautiful female knight who enters the rough and rough world of men is probably enough to shake the hearts of men.

Among the many arrows thrown by Cupid, wouldn’t one of them hit Rachel’s heart?

Perhaps he had promised a future with the owner of the arrow in this northern great siege.

It is a romantic promise to return at the end of the contract period.

I guess I’m just saying it in private because I can’t tell the truth in front of the people who worship it.

Because you could get reprimanded for being distracted.

Anyway, I had no intention of interfering with her future, and if she was opening her eyes to a new world called marriage, I should support her.

“As a disciple, I support the Master’s eyes opening.”

But Rachel is staring at me.

I was about to pat the area around my mouth to see if there was something on it.

“Thank you.”

Rachel nodded and answered.

There’s even something to be thankful for.

I owe a lot to my teacher, and I plan to incur debt from my food trip, so if I get married, I will have to buy some wedding furniture.

If you owe a debt, it is the humane duty to repay it.

“Elden?”

Ariel, who followed Rachel in taking a sip of wine, called me.

Her eyes were half-open, and her cheeks were red as if she had been exposed to rouge.

“Huh?”

“If you were to meet a woman, what type of woman would you like to meet?”

“Type?”

“Ah… Well, I’m just curious. Hehe.”

What type of woman are you?

In modern times, it would be easy to answer by comparing celebrities, but in the Middle Ages, when there was no video media, there was nothing to answer by comparing.

Unfortunately, modern-day Lee Jun-woo was insensitive to love, to the point where he thought of gourmet trips rather than sweet relationships.

Lee Jun-woo’s life was too tight to include love in his life.

It is natural to think, ‘I should start dating!’ as compensation for that, but the food trip was also a strong compensation for my miserable past life.

More than anything.

‘Dating doesn’t just happen because you want to.’

It would be nice if love were added to a gastronomic trip, but its absence does not diminish the level of romance and relaxation, so it was a topic I had never really thought about.

The only thing I could answer was a belief that had continued since my previous life.

“A person who cares about plants and animals?”

It was a belief that was truly uncharacteristic of Elden Rapellion, but at least I looked favorably on people who cared about plants and animals.

In reality, there seemed to be a high probability that such people had warm hearts.

He may have had such beliefs even more because he had never seen anyone with good character for someone who treats animals and plants carelessly.

Caring for plants and animals does not guarantee that you are a good person, but at least in my eyes, you look better than people who treat animals and plants carelessly.

of course.

However, those who were dear to them were excluded as a means to overuse their unreasonable love and hatred, or as a means to boost their collapsed self-esteem.

After a while.

“Uh, I’m growing flowers… … .”

“Raising a baby bird in a cage… … .”

Two waves of heat rose in an instant and then disappeared in an instant.

It was a faint heat that could not reach my intoxicated earholes.

Also, the enthusiasm was quickly forgotten due to the ensuing commotion.

Clink!

“Aaaah!”

The maid who was putting the monster dish on the table accidentally knocked it over, and the dish bounced off and landed on my thigh.

I saw it in a book.

Grilled crab meat of red blue giant crab, a giant crab monster.

The skin was made up of red and blue, and even its flesh was red and green, hence the name. It only appeared on the northwest coast, so it must have been a valuable food ingredient in the Northern Territory.

The moment I recognized it.

There was only one thought in my head,

save it

I end up saving it.

I will definitely save it.

Hot!

I quickly picked up the grilled red and blue giant crab crab meat that was sliding from my thigh toward the floor and placed it on the bowl.

Mom said that.

Even if it falls on the floor, it’s okay as long as you pick it up within 5 seconds.

Since I had only eaten land monster dishes so far, I wanted to eat it right away, but I couldn’t do it in the dead quiet hall.

Tsk.

I’m fine.

**

Maid Evian was a veteran who had served Count Elrond for 16 years.

“Evian, Maren, Riedel, you are in charge of attending this party.”

It was natural that she would be selected as the party’s dedicated maid.

I was worried, but I thought I could do it well.

I thought I did well and would get a bonus.

It didn’t take long to realize how complacent and conceited that thought was.

Clink!

“Aaaah!”

The vibrations in his body that began the moment he encountered a madman named Elden Rapellion eventually led to an accident.

The bowl fell on the table, and the food it contained spilled out and landed on Prince Elden’s thigh.

My legs, which I had been struggling to support, gave out and I had to sit down.

And I had to pray.

“Yo, please forgive me! I have committed a mortal sin-!”

Soon, the head maid, who had been checking and observing the entire situation at the entrance to the banquet hall, came up in a huff and bowed.

“, Prince Elden. It’s my fault. Please reprimand me… !”

The situation I was most worried about happened at the most inopportune time.

The moment the bottle of alcohol is sufficiently emptied and the feeling of intoxication blooms.

Of course, a maid from another family could not be sentenced to death just because she had made a mistake, but it was clear that at least a sword would be thrown at her.

no.

It was clear that the bastard named Elden was going to kick the prince, not stab him with a sword.

But.

“… It’s okay, so stand up.”

Instead of kicking the prone maid, Prince Elden personally helped her up.

The head maid thought it was meant to be a punch.

However, Prince Elden put a silver coin in the top pocket of Evian’s maid’s uniform.

The head maid thought it would be a lot of money.

However, Prince Elden comforted and supported Evian.

It was hard to believe even after seeing it, and hard to believe even after hearing it.

“The head maid will not give you a bonus due to your current mistake, so take this.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Everyone makes mistakes in life, so don’t be intimidated. And the head maid?”

“Yes, yes. Confucius.”

“Don’t criticize this friend too much. How nervous must you be? Since the tension was caused by me, I am also responsible. So, rather than reprimand, I ask for comfort.”

“Yes… … , Ah, I understand.”

A bewildering situation.

Apparently, the rumor that Prince Elden spread in the world was that the maid who was kicked out of Lapelion Mansion for being crippled because he could not tolerate even a moment of mistake was full of 10 carts.

Wherever you go, you hear the same sound, so it may not be an empty rumor, but the person in front of you couldn’t help but overlook the mistake and took responsibility for it.

I guess.

It seems that the fact that my young lady ran around until her feet were sweating and preached about Prince Elden’s change was not the mistaken belief of someone who was weak in worldly affairs.

“Thank you… . Confucius.”

Evian bowed his head and expressed his gratitude to Elden, and the situation came to an end.

No one could tell that this was Yellowy’s quick response to the incident, as he wanted to quickly indulge in the sea monster dish he was about to taste for the first time.

and.

Heat blooms in Ariel’s eyes as she likes people who are kind, regardless of whether they are up or down.

No one could tell that heat was blooming in Rachel’s eyes as she saw him becoming stronger on the inside as well as on the outside.

like that.

The early summer night party was coming to an end.

“Please call the person who served me a monster dish today.”

Did “ not suit your taste? Please forgive me… !”

“Here, take 2 silver coins. I’m sorry that’s all I brought. It was a great dinner.”

“… … !!”

Instead of the night fading away, an unexpected wave of emotion was blooming in Ariel’s dorm.

“Aren’t you planning on going on a trip?”

“Yes?”

“It’s a gourmet trip full of freshness where you can cook and eat monsters you’ve hunted yourself.”

“Well, I have a wife and children… … .”

“I see. Hmm.”

also.

It’s not easy.