episode_0057

As I entered the reception room, I frowned and stared at one spot.

Where did the Iron Blood woman who was supposedly waiting for us go, and why is there a little girl here…?

A girl with blue-tinged white hair and blue bridge was nodding off with her chin resting on the desk, looking exactly like a reckless brat sitting in her parents’ seat.

I was puzzled by that and glanced around.

Although the nameless one was looking at the kid with a somewhat puzzled expression, Elia and Lucius had expected this situation and their expressions did not change at all.

Hmm.

The anonymous expression began to irritate me slightly.

Really… does my disciple like that kind of kid?

My eyes narrowed as I looked at the nameless person.

As I was looking at him for a moment, Moo-myeong noticed my gaze and shook his head repeatedly in surprise.

Indeed, what does it mean to be taken in such a way that it is denied so easily?

It has reached a point where every single action of the anonymous person is being questioned.

He continued to look at the nameless man with a meaningful expression.

Although the anonymous person continued to shake his head with a look of indignation, I found his appearance suspicious and narrowed my eyes even more.

Come to think of it.

Didn’t Anonymous say that his ideal type was a woman who was about two hands shorter than him?

I thought you only liked women around my height… .

My heart ached as I recalled the time when Moo-myeong introduced Cheol-hyeol with a smiling face.

He frowned and turned his head slightly to look at the little boy who was resting his chin on his hand.

Hmm… .

No matter how I look at it, that kid is smaller than me.

Wouldn’t that be about two hands smaller than mine, or would it be an anonymous hand?

… I don’t think so.

He looked back at the nameless man with a contemptuous expression.

The nameless one shook his head with a face that was completely pale, and his appearance couldn’t be more disgusting.

”Tsk, nameless one, don’t do anything that will get you arrested.“

”That’s not true… .“

Nameless opened his mouth with a gloomy voice, and I quickly turned my head away from Nameless and stared straight ahead.

If you’re going to bring a woman like that, even if she’s your ideal type, this teacher is against it.

I hope that Anonymous will follow the right path.

Besides, will that brat be able to give birth to a child properly?

At least, it should be possible if you have a body type similar to mine.

”…?“

…what on earth was I thinking?

I shook my head at the thoughts flowing in a strange direction and kept my mouth shut.

So about 3 minutes passed,

As I still had no intention of showing up, I began to feel annoyed, so I opened my mouth.

That makes sense.

No matter what, if a guest has arrived, shouldn’t the owner of this castle not come out to greet them and make them wait like this?

He frowned and turned his head in Elia’s direction.

“Um, so where is that guy named Iron Blood?”

Anonymous also looked at Elia, as if he was curious about that, hoping for an answer.

Elia, who had been receiving our gaze, smiled bitterly and turned her head, pointing at the little boy whom I and I had been looking at just a moment ago.

“You are over there… .”

Hmm, the only thing there is is a kid… .

When he tilted his head in puzzlement, Lucius sighed deeply and approached the boy.

“… Your Majesty the Duke.”

“Hmm… .”

The little boy was dozing off, unable to hear Lucius’ voice… .

By the way… Your Highness the Duke?

That little kid?

My expression and the anonymous man’s expression were filled with shock almost simultaneously.

No, if that’s true, then does that mean that anonymous guy acted like that because he knew that kid was Iron Blood?

When I roughly turned my head to look at the nameless person, the nameless person shook his head in a thoughtful manner.

Regardless, Lucius began to gently tap the desk of the still-sleeping brat.

“…His Excellency the Duke of Valencia.”

“Ugh… .”

The little boy flinched slightly at that, removed the arm that was resting his chin on, and soon buried his forehead on the desk.

Lucius, who was looking at the sight, let out a deep sigh and knocked on the desk with more force than before.

As time went by, the force of the knocking on the desk grew stronger, and it seemed as if Lucius’ hands were starting to turn red.

The boy Lucius called the Duke of Valencia suddenly raised his head.

He started to blink and look around.

“Huh? What is it?”

and.

The little boy got up from his seat, started to crawl up onto the desk, and then smiled, baring his sharp, shark-like teeth.

“What the heck, you rascals, you’re only here now? It’s too late.”

Why is the desk up there…?

No, wasn’t it that kid who didn’t happen to that?

And what the heck is that tone?

There are more than one or two corners to tackle.

In disbelief, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the little boy, Cheolhyeol.

Now, I cover my mouth with one hand and start cracking it open, making a ‘pfft, pfft’ sound.

“…”

Looking at that sight, it’s easy to get excited… .

Rather, I actually saw something like that.

I couldn’t believe my eyes because the actions were so unrealistic, and I lost my mind.

No, was it even possible to use that kind of speech in reality in the first place?

My head was pounding.

And according to what I heard from Elia.

Shouldn’t it be another woman, not that brat, who is the Iron Blood?

When I asked Elia about Ironblood’s age, I was told that Ironblood’s age was 31.

Besides, from what I heard from Elia, she had a prickly and cold personality, so I was expecting a woman with a cold impression… .

The little boy I see in front of me right now is… .

To clear my mind, I closed my eyes tightly and shook my head.

… So isn’t this a world in a novel?

What could be impossible?

Oh… Yeah, that’s the Messagaki that often appears in subcultures?

Anyway, it wouldn’t be strange at all if one or two of those things appeared.

Hmm, right.

I nodded my head.

Just as I was reminded once again that this was a world in a novel, I began to calm down.

The little boy’s voice in my ear irritated my nerves.

“What the hell~ Why are you so late? Did you call me and make me wait? You’re a total piece of trash~”

“Your Majesty the Duke… We are not late.”

“Phew, now you’re lying? You’re so immature~”

A little kid, slightly lower than me in height, was giving Lucius a coquettish grin and making fun of him, and Lucius just nodded and accepted it silently.

I wondered how he could hold it in so well. – Looking closely at Lucius, I saw a vein on his forehead, and it seemed like he was holding it in too.

Hmm, I understand everything.

I nodded my head.

So I was comforting Lucius in my heart.

The bratty-speaking kid now started staring at me and the nameless one.

“What? Weren’t there more sloppy ones?”

… How did I become so sloppy?

I had a lot to say, but I barely held back because I was a sensible adult.

Lucius looked at me with his eyes tightly shut, then opened his mouth with a somewhat anxious expression, as if he was worried about something.

“Your Highness, these are the people I would like to introduce to you.”

“Huh? Really?”

After hearing Lucius’s words, the little boy, no, Ironblood, came down from the desk, groaning, and began to toddle towards me and Nameless.

… Even though I’ve lived for 31 years, I still act like a brat.

Tsk, what’s so good about a girl like that?

I didn’t like any of it, but I didn’t come here to fight the author, so I didn’t show it.

Cheol-hyeol, who was standing in front of the nameless man, tilted his head for a long time and looked into the nameless man’s eyes, then once again showed his characteristically bewitching smile.

“Hey… You have sinister eyes.”

“… Yes?”

Moo-myeong tilted his head as if he didn’t understand Cheol-hyeol’s words at all, but after hearing Cheol-hyeol’s words, I couldn’t just sit still.

By the way… Didn’t you just say that the nameless eyes are sinister?

He looked at the nameless man with a shocked expression.

Moo-myeong, who felt my gaze, quickly shook his head, but… .

Whether or not, Cheol-hyeol continued to open his mouth.

“Wow~ Are you horny just looking at that brat? It’s so disgusting~”

“… What do you mean by that?”

… Cheolhyeol glanced at me, perhaps it was because he was in a bad mood.

Nameless frowned slightly at Cheolhyeol’s words and looked at her. Cheolhyeol, meeting Nameless’ gaze, raised one corner of his mouth and turned to me.

“Okay, I get it~”

and.

He started staring into my eyes like he had done to the anonymous person.

I also thought this was the moment, so I looked into the eyes of this unlucky brat and began to gauge his strength.

Didn’t you say he had the greatest military power in the empire?

Earlier, when I took a quick look, I didn’t feel any strong aura, so I didn’t notice that this kid was Iron Blood.

If we examine it up close like this, we will be able to clearly confirm that this guy is indeed Iron Blood.

And you will be able to indirectly understand the power of the Empire’s greatest military force… .

I will be able to grasp the power balance in this world to some extent, which is what I have been longing for.

So Cheolhyeol and I looked into each other’s eyes for a while.

The first one to speak was Cheolhyeol.

“Wow… I feel sick… Was that grandma?”

“… What?”

A vein appeared on his forehead.