episode_0296

-Pudduk.

A bird, startled by the sound, quickly flaps its wings and flies away.

The blonde girl who startled the bird came out onto the veranda.

It was getting dark at night. Her sisters and mother might be awake, but for this girl, it was time to go to dreamland.

If there was a maid passing by, she would be startled and tell them to come in because it was cold.

The butler, of course, would hear the same thing if he caught the eye of the sentry in charge of security.

If my two older sisters or mother saw me, they would probably scold me and tell me that I shouldn’t be awake at this hour.

But Flora comes out again today in her pajamas, holding a lantern, and waits, even if she gets caught and gets in trouble.

“…”

The main gate is quiet.

There is no visible trace of wheel tracks.

“You didn’t come in today either?”

It wasn’t something that happened today or tomorrow.

Yesterday, the day before, and three days ago.

And even ten days ago, he didn’t come through the main gate of the mansion like he did today.

Time passed quickly and it had already been almost two weeks since the Duke had been seen at the Duke’s house.

I know.

Why doesn’t Carcein come back?

He vaguely knows the reason, since he was the last person to meet Karsine.

So, my mouth sticks out for no reason.

“Still, this is too much! Why are you so late!”

If I say that I feel pain, it won’t be a lie.

If you say it’s a little jealousy, that wouldn’t be a lie either.

“Hey! We’re here too, and your family is worried too. Why are you just clinging to your fiancee?!”

My fiancée is just an engaged person, not family.

A real family would be us who have been together for several years.

What good would it do to recuperate at the Duke’s mansion?

“That’s right! I told you to live with your fiancee for a thousand years! Don’t come near my house and just live there! Huh!”

I worried for nothing!

He’ll stick with his fiancée and treat her well!

Flora, grumbling, held onto the lantern and walked back to her room.

…should have been done.

“…”

The footsteps that had not been able to move for a few steps finally stopped again.

Within a few minutes, the gaze is fixed towards the main gate.

Even though I said that, my worries did not go away.

I don’t want to see Karsene get hurt anymore.

The sight of him bleeding, disfiguring himself, and collapsing like he had seen in that dream was absolutely unacceptable.

So it’s on my mind.

“That wound… I haven’t applied any medicine to it yet.”

The wounds caused by the rising flames would have been treated by his fiancée, Harnie.

But, apart from that, Carcein is still scarred.

An air raid by demons during the aftermath.

On that day, Karsain was fighting the demons and was injured to the point where blood was dripping down the hem of his clothes.

Perhaps the scar still remains.

The concentration of magic was quite high, so it would take some time to neutralize, and judging by the amount of bleeding, the wound must have been quite deep.

So I still have to apply the medicine.

…strangely enough, the medicine didn’t have its own unique scent. It was the scent that Flora had added herself during the mixing process.

I checked several times before we broke up, but the scent was not there.

This is something that cannot be overlooked and overlooked.

“No way…”

No?

Brother, did you apply your medicine on time?

-Tiring!

▶Hidden Episode. Cleared the unused ointment.◀

▶Flora Bagrand’s intimacy has reached 100%.◀

[ 100% Intimacy rewards are given at specific times. ]

[ Condition: After ??? ]

***

Today is an important meeting day.

There was a schedule set for the Duke and his retainers to request agenda items through communication and to process them.

As expected, eyes began to roll around in the conference room.

‘Hey. Did something happen at the Duke’s house?’

‘Who would know?’

‘You? Haven’t you ever been there to report? Don’t you know anything?’

‘Even if you ask like that… ugh.’

Even if you gossip or signal to them as if they don’t know anything, they can only reply that they don’t know anything either.

The Duke’s family, who all attended the meeting, all know.

Where their questions are directed.

That’s where carcein should be.

The seat was now empty.

It’s been over two weeks since that one vacancy has appeared.

Karcein’s seat was always empty, and this time it was empty again.

‘I guess I’ll have to just muddle through and get over it.’

Isabella sighed.

“It seems like everyone has arrived, so let’s start the meeting.”

““Yes, Duchess.””

Today in particular, the meeting time was brought forward quickly.

The meeting begins.

The claims and rebuttals follow.

As time passed and the meeting drew to a close after a long discussion, one empty seat remained unfilled.

“Then, let’s go ahead and revise the Constitution to the third plan. Any objections?”

““None, Duchess.””

“Now that we have reached a conclusion, we will now conclude the meeting.”

The meeting ended with Isabella’s declaration of a general assembly.

Then, one of the attendants who had been observing cleared his throat and asked cautiously.

“Duchess Isabella, I have a question for you.”

“Something.”

“May I ask… why Confucius did not attend this meeting?”

As soon as one person took the lead, the others followed suit.

“In fact, isn’t that a bit questionable? After all, the prince is clearly a member of the Bagrand Dukes.”

“Hmm. I agree. You’ve caused less trouble than before… and you’re more than qualified.”

“Even if that’s not the case, you might be able to give me a better answer to the current issue.”

Eventually, the question just popped up.

First, Isabella answers calmly.

“Carcein is currently resting. I ordered him to do so.”

“Rest. Hmm…”

As expected, it was an inadequate answer.

As if that wasn’t enough, the people who left seemed to want to hear a more convincing answer.

Isabella pursed her lips in thought, but someone spoke coolly.

“I understand how you all feel, but if you bring her here by force, you’ll get in trouble.”

“Claire Youngae. What do you mean?”

“You can’t just bring a kid who’s injured, right? Right?”

“No, are you saying that Confucius was injured?”

“Huh. How could that be…”

“Erm. If you said you were hurt, then that could be possible.”

When he said he was injured, everyone started to feel a bit more understanding.

However, this is not something that can be solved by answering like that.

“But, if you can’t come to this meeting, are you seriously injured?”

“Where and how much did you get hurt that you can’t even come to this meeting…”

“I can’t believe it.”

“Hey.”

“Please understand this, Princess Claire. We need to know this, as she has a history of pretending to be sick in the past.”

Of the vassals, not only those who turned friendly to Carcein were there.

There were still a few people who viewed Carcein negatively.

but.

Someone who can speak with some credibility here can dispel those concerns.

“Making a fuss. No.”

“Princess Flora…?”

“I examined her myself and prescribed the medicine myself. If you still say she was faking it, does that mean I lied?”

“Oh, no! How could you do that to Princess Flora… Ahem.”

Flora put pressure on the middle-aged vassal with fierce eyes.

No matter how difficult it was, Baghdad was Baghdad.

“Watch your mouth. I’m saying this because I was the last person to see Carcein.”

“Uh… hmm… I didn’t know that. Sorry.”

The one who had been aggressive towards Karsain swallowed his words in a hurry.

“I understand that the Master is not feeling well. However, the problem is not solved yet.”

“That’s right. What’s ahead is the founding of the nation.”

“Geon-guk-guk is not a place you can miss out on because you are sick.”

Although he clicked his tongue at the previous rude remark, the vassals who defended Karsain also shared the same opinion on this matter.

“If you fall into a situation like this… the royal family will not look upon you favorably.”

“In fact, isn’t Prince Karsain the most suitable person for this position?”

“I agree. Confucius is the one who brought great light to the empire this year.”

It is a commemorative day for the founding of the Peselos Empire.

It is also a historic day when the current imperial family created the current empire.

No nobleman ever misses this day.

But is it even possible that someone from the empire’s only ducal family would not participate?

It was a serious matter that could have easily caused the royal family’s reputation towards the Duke to decline.

Besides, there are several reasons why Karsain should attend the founding ceremony.

This is because the imperial family would select the most influential figures in the empire and reward them at this time.

Based on these grounds, the statements of the deceased were all just plain remarks.

‘But I have to force myself to call a child who is resting because of an accident.’

That… didn’t really appeal to me.

As the child’s mother.

“I understand your opinion that the founding of the nation is important. However, the relationship between the Bagrand Dukes and the Imperial Family is not that smooth.”

“Madam…!”

“Don’t worry, I will personally go to the imperial family and ask for their understanding. The meeting will end here.”

Just then, Isabella made up her mind and was about to declare a general meeting again.

Someone suddenly interrupts with a shrill voice.

“You’ll be all better by then, Mom.”

“…Arina!”

“It’s already been two weeks. I don’t think I’ll be able to spend that much time rolling around in the mansion with my fiancée.”

Isabella opened her eyes wide.

The attendants were agitated by this and became confused, asking what was going on.

“Please call me in, Mother. We cannot break ties with the royal family simply for that reason. Otherwise.”

-chuck.

“I’ll bring him over myself.”

“There’s no need for that.”

Someone responded immediately after Arina’s words by opening the door to the conference room and coming in.

“Oh…?”

“The founding of the nation. Why should I get caught up in something like that? I just finished recovering, so you don’t have to worry.”

It was a moment when the worries that had been lingering in a corner of the hearts of the deceased completely disappeared.

***

-Tiring!

▶Episode VIII. The Blatant Goal is in Progress◀

▶He stormed into the conference room and put an end to the concerns.◀

▶The intimacy of the deceased increases slightly.◀

A message appeared saying that the first trap had been destroyed.

After clearing the Family Trip episode, you will be given some free action time, and you can increase that time just like before.

However, even if you pay the price, there are cases where you don’t return to the Duke’s house and end up in a pit.

That was when the content related to the founding of the country was created, just like now.

Somehow I managed to resolve the situation while showing everyone at the conference room that I was fine…

“You said you were hurt, but it wasn’t that bad.”

“Thank goodness. The person who should receive the award at Geon-guk University. Hahaha!”

“Ahem. So, do you have any other plans? Just give us a little hint.”

These reactions, which could not be seen because they were skipped scenes, had to be addressed one by one.

I passed it on to the deceased through appropriate conversation.

There was no particular choice, so there was no problem. It seemed that those who were in an antagonistic position could just say things that did not offend them.

Then suddenly I realized something.

‘…Wait a minute. Can’t we start preparing this from now?’

Events that take place in Episode VIII.

There was no better timing to prepare for that.

“Hmm. I don’t know if I can call it a tip, but I guess I have a favor to ask.”

“Please?”

“I think it would be a good idea to bring some self-defense equipment.”

That way I’ll be comfortable.