episode_0078

Are you going to eat here?

Where should I sit?

For a moment, I was dumbfounded by this ridiculous situation.

Harnier looks at me, probably embarrassed.

Do you know anything about this situation? That’s what I’m asking.

‘I don’t know…’

What I’m most curious about is why Flora, who hated Carcein so much, decided to eat right next to her.

“Don’t do that, go back to your place. Otherwise, Lady Harnier won’t be able to sit down.”

“…”

Flora, who was looking at Harnier blankly, shook her head and curled up on the chair with her knees together and her arms as if she was going to sit down.

“I hate it! I’m going to eat here.”

“Flora…?”

“Don’t do that, come here. Let’s eat together with my sister.”

“I hate it!”

No one there is convinced of the situation that Flora is forcing.

But, I think I know.

To be exact, I know him as Kim Min-hyuk, not as Karsein.

‘Every single thing like this makes me feel really bad.’

In addition to the two changes that occurred within the game, there was one more change.

The third and final change.

This was a change for my third child, who fell asleep on my bed yesterday, exhausted from crying.

When I called Heron and asked him about this, he said that he had been pacing in front of the room several times for three days, not just yesterday.

Each time, Isabella, Arina, and Claire persuaded him to send him back, but this was the first time he entered the room.

I thought it couldn’t be true, but now I’m convinced.

It’s the mother and the child, so what’s the difference?

“I’m fine. Karsein. I’ll take the seat next to Miss Claire.”

“I’m not okay with that. Lady Harnier.”

“Yes, yes?”

After passing the embarrassed woman and pulling out the chair for her, I brought up the chair on the other side as if nothing had happened.

“It’s a meal with your fiancee, but what does it mean if you end up like this?”

“Ka, Karsein?”

Harnier was shocked and asked what I was thinking, but I naturally placed a chair next to her and sat down.

Thanks to this, the location of the dining area became ambiguous.

Carcein, who was supposed to be the star of the day right next to Isabella, was sitting below the guest table instead of at the head table.

and.

Originally, the seat next to mine was where Harnier would sit, but that seat was completely emptied.

In other words, Flora is sitting at the head table, but the seat next to her is empty, and Harnier and I are sitting side by side below it. By keeping my distance from Flora.

“…”

Flora noticed this and pursed her lips.

“If it’s like this, there’s no problem, right?”

“Carsein…”

I shamelessly sat down on the chair next to Harnier and said,

Isabella, who had aimed to place the recovered Carcein at the head of the table, was in trouble because her intentions had gone very wrong.

Arina and Claire are no exception.

It seemed like a word would come out at any moment for behavior that did not conform to the rules of etiquette.

“Flora. Let’s come and sit next to my sister.”

Claire, who was the first to raise her voice, did not scold me.

It seemed like they chose to move Flora’s place instead of me.

“Today is the day Karssein has to sit at the head of the table. You shouldn’t be there. Huh?”

“…I don’t like it.”

“Flora?”

“Woah, it’s okay if it’s not here, right?”

Flora stood up.

Then, he took the seat right next to the head of the table, where Harnier was supposed to sit, and right next to me.

“Then… I’ll sit here.”

Flora, who had listened to everything Claire said, was now talking back and refusing to give up her opinion.

‘Are you going to come out like that?’

Well, in times like this, there’s nothing better than an excuse for your fiancee.

I brought my body closer to Harnier.

Just like it used to be. As if he was showing off in front of the ladies of the social world.

This time, he pulled her shoulder in front of her family.

“What does it taste like?”

“I don’t mind sitting anywhere, but if it’s not next to Harnier, I’ll just stand up.”

“Ka, Karssein…! What is that…!”

“We haven’t been able to meet for a while because of work, right? Shouldn’t you fill your limit today?”

– Rattling.

“Cough, Cough!”

At those words, Claire dropped her utensils with her mouth open, and Arina put the cup of water she had been using to quench her thirst on the table and sneezed.

And Flora.

“…”

The lips were sticking out.

“…Next time, I will order double seats to be placed separately in various places.”

“Go, Duchess…?”

“The two of you are so close, and I feel sorry for not knowing about it before.”

“Hey… that’s…”

Two rounds of applause followed before Harnier could say anything.

There was no one to talk to Isabella about returning to meal time.

Of course, Harnier’s gaze is stinging and warm, but… since we said we’ll help each other, you’re not going to say anything like this, right?

Anyway, this is the end of the discussion about seats.

I saw Flora go back to her seat with her head down, but that’s none of my business.

When meal time began in earnest, Isabella called all the newly hired servants to the dining room.

‘Carsein. That won’t happen in the future.’ As if to say:

Judging from the fact that they were neatly grouped and introduced so as not to interfere with meal times, and the list of new knights being selected, it seemed that the harassment of Karssein within the dukedom really ended here.

“Finally, the new head maid was a nobleman in the past. There will be no disruption of hierarchy in the future.”

During the introduction, my mind suddenly flashed when I heard that he used to be a nobleman.

‘wait for a sec. Deol, Deol… What is this castle…?’

When I turned my head, Tasha smiled brightly.

‘Is that something like that?’

Now I understand why you said I received great favor.

“Hey, Karsein?”

“Why are you doing that?”

“I don’t know if it’s my mood, but when I look at the etiquette and elegance of the maid named Camilla and the head maid named Tasha, the atmosphere seems similar. What is your relationship?”

This one was also quite quick-witted. I can’t believe he just noticed that we were in a similar mood and started whispering to me.

“It’s a mother-daughter relationship.”

“Mother and daughter… yo?”

“Yes. It would be clear if you look at the fact that he suffered from magical panic disorder.”

Harnier seemed to have vaguely realized that they were both former nobles, so he covered his mouth with his hand.

“Deol… I understand now. When I first heard the last name, I was shocked, but I never thought it was the last name of a noble family in the past.”

Although it was a coincidence, I had seen it when Arina showed the maids’ profiles.

Camilla Deol.

That was Camilla’s full name.

Tasha Deol, who is included as an ally of Karssein from Chapter 2, is actually Camilla’s mother. Should I say that this too is strange?

“I see. The newly appointed head maid is the mother of the dedicated maid… You must be reassuring, right?”

Don’t worry. In Chapter 2, Tasha was one of Karssein’s main assistants.

So if you look at the intimacy box.

[Tasha Deol]

[Intimacy: 52%]

It is already 50% filled. Looking at Isabella, who has reached that level only after this incident occurred, we can see how friendly she is to Carcein.

Well, I don’t think I need to think about the reason.

***

The meal is over.

Perhaps their goal was achieved by participating in this breakfast.

The fact that the new knights were presented with employment certificates and introduced to them meant that all those who carried out Emma’s request were eliminated from here.

Since I had to attend the Eastern Noble Meeting, he called me to dinner to check on my physical condition and see how much I had recovered.

Other than that, it was a small request that something like that wouldn’t happen in the future, or a question about how his relationship with his fiancee Harnier was progressing…

‘There is only one person who has not achieved any purpose.’

I assure you, it will definitely come to me. Even if it doesn’t appear in the progress window.

“Harnier. I’m sorry, but could you give me an excuse to dress up before I come?”

“Excuse?”

“I have a customer coming to visit me.”

“Um… Okay. Are you asking for time?”

Harnier, who noticed, returned to the room he had stayed in for a night at the Duke’s house.

I plan to go out as soon as the meal is over to help her, but it’s okay to delay that.

After waiting for about 5 minutes while reading the book of etiquette, there was a knock on the door.

-smart.

“Carcein, can I come in?”

Flora asked, knocking on my door with her small hand.

‘It came pretty quickly.’

I thought you were thinking about what kind of trick you would pull this time.

I rested my chin and calmly told him to come in.

– Sweet.

The door is opened cautiously.

I noticed that he was bigger for a moment, so I noticed that he was holding a teddy bear that I had given him for intimacy during the Snow Festival.

“…!”

When their eyes met, Flora hid her face behind the teddy bear she had previously received, as if hiding behind it.

Anyway, I kept my eyes fixed on the book and asked as I turned one page.

“What’s going on?”

Then Flora popped her head out of the teddy bear.

“…I didn’t throw this away.”

“So?”

“Well, that’s just the way it is…”

He seemed to think about it for a while, but that’s all that came out of his mouth.

This little guy is still the same.

“If you just came here to talk about that, I want you to just leave.”

“…”

“Or something. Are you sad that there is no way to harass you now that Emma, Theo, and the maids who did everything you asked are gone?”

Tuk.

The teddy bear fell to the floor.

“That can’t be possible! I-I just wanted to ask if you were okay…”

Even if you gloss over it like that, it’s just an excuse to waste time.

Everyone at the restaurant saw that I was fine, but there was no way they were the only one who didn’t see me.

“Then that’s the end of the story. Since there were no Kelbia fruits that someone had deliberately fed, the business was over, right?”

“No. Still, I still have something left to say.”

Charak.

I turned another page. I read it all while Flora was talking nonsense.

Why did you come here?

That’s my guess, too.

This time, I answered directly without repeating the question.

“There is no need to worry about my body. Harnier helped me inside the Duke’s house, where no one would trust me anyway. Oh, there will be no problem with meals. He brought that too. Looking at it this way, I feel very comfortable because my fiancee helps me with everything?”

“…”

“Why do you care? There is nothing to do. Harnier will do everything for you.”

Then Flora pouts her lips again and watches me intently.

Without saying anything.

Just quietly watching me.

-Charak.

“Go back now. I’m not going to bring up your story in the future anyway.”

“What?”

“You came here because you were worried about that, right? You came here because you were worried that your actions that you helped Emma with through my mouth might be passed on to your family, and that they might scold you for that, right?”

Golden hair twitched.

okay. You probably don’t like it.

I was dissatisfied with being the center of attention from my family, but I must have hated it when I was even scolded.

“I said it back then too. I am just a thorn in your eyes. From now on, I will live quietly without having anything.”

“I never said I wanted that from you…!”

“Well. Aren’t you hoping that nothing happens? I’m hoping that memory will disappear from my mind. Now and forever, I hope that just like you said, I will forget the fact that you tormented me without having anything, right?”

-Charak.

“I will take you to the grave as you wish. The story that you bullied me will never come out of my mouth.”

I will never say I need it, and I will never ask you to reach out for me.

Even so, Karssein’s stupid words will pop up in the options.

But I won’t take that literally.

“I don’t need your help either.”

Flora cried out at that one word.

“Fool. You stupid idiot! You are a stupid idiot who knows nothing!!”

This ends this story.

At this breakfast, my relationship with Flora finally returned to square one.

Now that he has expressed his anger, he will soon return in a fuss. Then, I will proceed with the episode by taking the second branch of CHAPTER 2, which I knew.

Closing the book, it was time to go out.

‘hmm?’

But it feels like there’s something foreign on my hand.

I felt like my fingertips were tingling for some reason.

Red liquid was tearing through the skin.

‘damn. I think I know why there are such clear cut marks on Harnier’s fingers.’

It’s not the first time I’ve been cut by paper. I got cut countless times while flipping through papers during my school days.

But the paper of this world is much sharper.

I don’t know if it’s because of lack of technology or because it’s a game world view, but the edges of the paper in this world aren’t polished well.

When I saw blood forming, I thought I would have to bother applying medicine for a while.

however.

-Tiring!

Flora came right in front of me and suddenly grabbed my hand.

[Flora Bagland]

[ ??? : 65% ]

▶Flora’s intimacy box changes!◀

▶Stop the bleeding on your fingers!◀

▶It will be impossible to go out until the bleeding stops!◀

A simple and seemingly meaningless progress window appeared telling me to stop bleeding from my finger.

Surprisingly, this was a message I had never seen before.

But, what’s even more surprising is.

“Ah, don’t be in pain… Don’t be in pain…!”

He took out his handkerchief, pressed it tightly to his bleeding fingers, and spoke in a trembling voice, very frightened.