episode_0306

A lot of time has passed.

Starting with spring, we went through a hot summer, then went through fall, and now the chilly winter was approaching.

Even so, the carriage of the four mothers and daughters leaving the duke’s residence was filled with an unseasonable heat.

“Mom. I’m suspicious that you’re coming so late. What did you say?”

“Huh, what do you think it is?”

“If you came this late…you must have secretly tipped off Karsane or something!”

“Huh…? Seriously, Mom?! You shouldn’t have told me…! We made a promise!”

A burst of laughter spread through Flora’s antics.

“Huh? Huh? What? Why is everyone laughing?”

The youngest, who had been keeping a serious expression on his face, looked around in confusion.

“No one else would do that, not even my mom. Flora. It’s just a joke.”

“Flora is so innocent that it’s fun to tease her.”

“Wow. What the heck. Were you just teasing me? Tsk!”

“Oh no. Flora got upset because you guys were teasing her.”

“Ahaha. I’m sorry. Please forgive me, I was wrong.”

“I’m sorry for teasing you too.”

The two older sisters comforting the youngest who is slightly upset and puffing out her cheeks.

Flora coughed, “Etch,” between the sisters, as a gentle heat rose between them.

“Now it’s time to cough.”

“Hmm. Isn’t it a bit chilly today?”

“I think I’m catching a cold. Flora, put on a scarf.”

“…Yeah. Winter has come.”

As the mother’s voice slightly quietened down along with the word winter, the duke sisters guessed vaguely and naturally turned their gaze to one side.

I thought that story would come up soon.

“My birthday party was really grand. I prepared so diligently that no one complained. They must have thoroughly investigated and checked everything. So that there wouldn’t be any noise. I could tell just from that how much effort the kid who prepared my birthday party put into it. Really, I’m grateful.”

Isabella brings up the agenda in a calm tone.

The three sisters listened quietly.

“But on the other hand, I wish it wasn’t so extravagant. I would have been satisfied even if it was just a small gathering of family members and a light atmosphere. Why should a mother’s birthday be more extravagant than her child’s?”

Although he didn’t specifically say anything, everyone here knows it.

Mother’s birthday party was held on a grander scale than ever before.

This means that your child’s birthday shouldn’t be shabby in these circumstances.

Currently, none of the sisters have a birthday that has not passed this year.

Claire has been in the coming of age ceremony since the first day of the first month.

Flora’s birthday was on the best day of the year, just before spring faded away.

Not only that, Arina also had a birthday.

It was before Isabella’s birthday banquet.

So there’s only one person left.

The only birthday she was referring to was Karsene’s birthday.

“I want to make the coming-of-age ceremony more splendid than ever. No. It has to be that way. That child deserves the happiest birthday.”

Because that child. Karcein.

Because I’ve never had a proper birthday in this dukedom.

Isabella couldn’t bear to remain like this, seeing Karsene without even the slightest hope or wish.

So I gathered my daughters together.

Let’s make Karsane the happiest coming of age ceremony.

Let’s all join hands to fill in what that child lacks.

As one family.

As the son of a duke.

I want to make the day you become an adult the happiest day of your life.

Despite Isabella’s strong claims, no one denies them.

This silence was a silence that meant affirmation. There was not a single bit of opposition to the idea that Karsain’s birthday should be celebrated in the grandest and most splendid way possible.

They too, still have huge debts left.

“Then you can open it wider than when you were a mom! Right?”

“Hmm. It’s possible. There’s still over a month left until December 31st.”

“Since I often go on inspection tours of the territory, there is no need to worry about getting caught. Mother.”

“Yeah. Is everyone thinking about something?”

The friendly atmosphere continues again.

A coming of age ceremony that only happens once, not just a birthday.

For that reason, things are prepared to greatly expand the scope and scale to provide greater satisfaction.

Thus begins the mother and daughter’s plan for Karsane’s coming of age ceremony.

On this day, as the chilly winter approaches, Karsain’s warmer 19th birthday and the day he becomes an adult will arrive.

But it didn’t take long for all those plans to go down the drain.

***

I had to pay for everything.

Having nothing, I calculated everything here.

I wrote down my daily schedule in just one notebook.

I wrote down everything I used, got, and ate that wasn’t mine.

Numbers without even an inch of error were created.

An endless variety of phrases were written.

Every time I turn a page. Every time I turn a page.

All of those values are accumulated and carried over to the next chapter.

As if it were a debt.

Then, I suddenly had that thought.

Can there really be a final chapter when the endless numbers keep growing like this?

In this notebook, will the records that are written and transferred to other notebooks also have a final page?

The outrageous numbers are piling up.

Even though there are things that I don’t want to happen, they keep increasing.

There were times when I wondered if the final chapter would ever be created if I kept attaching it without removing it.

But this time too, the final chapter is created.

The values that had been carried over to other notebooks were finally settled in this notebook.

The next date is no longer written.

I no longer have to save money for the next day’s food.

I don’t have to pay for clothes anymore.

Laundry fees, lodging fees, employment fees, rental fees, medical fees, etc.

All of those living expenses that were billed and attached end in this chapter.

Starting from today.

Starting from this chapter.

[ 300 million pesels ]

There is no longer any amount I have to pay.

“…Phew. So this is all that’s left?”

After pricing everything and breaking it down, there wasn’t much money left.

▶Funds in hand: 50,000 Pesels◀

“50,000 Pesels. That’s an amount that would allow me to stay in an inn for a while, but I’d have to work for a few days.”

This one was different from the start.

And the money I received was different from the money I was earning in reality.

But let’s roughly apply it to reality…

“Is this the amount of money you can afford to pay rent and live in a basement room that smells musty?”

It was a really pitiful amount of money compared to what I had been spending so far.

So it is rather more familiar.

I, too, was in a situation where I had to get out of that house as soon as possible and start working right away.

“Well, that’s okay. It’s better to leave as soon as possible.”

You are given quite a bit of free time to escape the duke’s house.

With three whole days of free time, you might think you could stay a day or two longer to save up some money before escaping.

But this is such an obvious trap.

Even though you’re given a lot of free time, this damn game doesn’t give you much leeway.

After Carcein disappeared.

Because the Duke immediately starts searching for him.

“The search has begun and no one has been caught… but maybe it’s a bad ending.”

I don’t really know what happens after this.

I was possessed by this game while trying to escape in Chapter 3.

So it was a little scary and a little overwhelming… but the worst thing was staying here for a day or two to try to save more money.

For me too.

Also to the character named Karsine.

“Hoo.”

I took a deep breath, feeling relieved.

Feeling refreshed and liberated, I left the room with lighter steps than ever before.

Then a white box immediately caught my eye.

“…”

[ Camila Deol ]

There’s no need to worry about it. I already told you that I was going to inspect the territory anyway.

However, Camilla was a very loyal maid to me.

“I will serve you only until you leave the mansion.”

Yeah, that’s right.

Camilla followed me all the way until I left the mansion.

I walked down the hallway without paying attention, as it was almost like a habit.

Then, as I was about to go out the main gate as usual, I immediately started crying.

“You shouldn’t go that way, Your Majesty.”

“What?”

“There is a separate path that the servants cannot see. Can you guide me there?”

“…”

-Tiring!

▶A selection has occurred.

[ 1. Receive guidance from Camilla . ]

[ 2. Go your own way without receiving anything. ]

As always, I’m going on a field trip, but do I really have to do that?

‘No. In fact, this is better. With fewer eyes watching, there will be fewer witnesses, so it will be harder for the Duke to chase me.’

So I was about to leave after receiving Camilla’s guidance.

For a moment, my mind snapped to its senses.

‘Yeah. This scene. It felt familiar.’

Something like this is bound to come out.

It was at that time that I confessed in a loud voice that I didn’t understand.

…this was the scene I saw right before I lost my mind and was transported into the game.

and.

At that time I…

I thought you would just leave it be.

I also thought that he had no choice but to choose it because he couldn’t die.

but.

I think I now know why this choice is the correct one.

“Please, my lord. Please, allow me to at least say goodbye.”

It’s different from Dot, who didn’t even show any expression.

It was different from back then when I was just a character in a Tsukur game.

The desperation is already evident in his voice.

Sincerity is evident from the deeply bowed head.

and…

-Stop.

“Please, Lord Karsain. Please… Since this is the last time, please allow me to do this.”

“…”

Even though it was hidden by orange hair, the clear liquid was not hidden.

-Tiring!

▶By satisfying the hidden conditions, Camilla’s intimacy will not drop below 100%.◀

▶The character shows endless loyalty to you.◀

[ Camila Deol ]

[ Intimacy: 100% ]

▶There has been a change to Camilla’s intimacy settings.◀

[ My final farewell to my benefactor. ]

***

“…”

I couldn’t turn down Camilla’s request, which she had bowed her head to, saying it was the last time, and I arrived here.

It is truly a strange sight.

What I always saw was a gray box.

The boxes with negative or dark brightness were the only ones that were mild, with gazes always filled with contempt and disgust.

But, right now, in front of my eyes…

[ Intimacy: 100% ]

Not only was it completely white, but it was also a bright box, and it was an intimacy box that was 100% full.

‘…I see.’

These people came to say goodbye to me.

I had noticed a long time ago that he was going to leave the Duke’s house.