Chapter 53

Chapter 53

TL-Mechatronic

He thought he forgot, he thought he had already forgotten everything, but he didn’t.

As he stepped on the scales one by one, he closed his eyes and began to play the violin.

Nina closed her eyes.

“It’s been a long time since I last heard Adrian playing the violin. That’s great.’

If Adrian hadn’t entered the Duke of Luverne, it would have been nice. She wished he hadn’t become a Duke.

Through his performance, his darkness and sparkling light poured out together. Like pearls made of mermaid tears, the beauty that moves from sorrow to splendor.

Adrian, who loosened his hands lightly, put down the violin.

“What do you think?” (Nina)

Adrian laughed a little at Nina’s question.

“Isn’t it me who should be asking you that?” (Adrian)

“It’s Adrian who played it.”

“You’re the one listening.”

“Well, so to speak, I really love Adrian’s performance.”

“Thank you for that,” Adrian smiled at Nina.

When Nina called him Adrian, he could always be just Adrian.

The illegitimate son of the Duke of Luverne, the leader of the Order of the Dark Knights, the Immoral Duke who killed his family, when she calls his name, he doesn’t need any other. Just Adrian.

Her Adrian.

“Then let’s play on a few more songs.”

Adrian, who said he had forgotten everything, set up a straight posture. Nina grinned and sat back. Then he played a song he remembered.

It was only after a few applause from Nina that Adrian stopped playing. Adrian knew that this time, the line that she drew was forgotten. Usually, when Nina calls him “Young Master,” the time with her as “Adrian” is over. But today, as much as he wants to play as Adrian, she listens to his performance,

“Nina.”

“Huh?”

The golden eyes gently look up at him. Adrian knew that it was purely for him that Nina drew that line.

The Young Master and Adrian.

Because he needed those two names at the same time.

How did Nina know that?

At that time, he wanted a friend who was free from any duties and rules, but at the same time, he was so cowardly that he wanted a vassal who would not leave

him.

“Thank you.”

Nina, who smiled quietly at his words, jumped up from her seat.

“Don’t mention it.”

“So……. Are they cute?”

Nina hesitated for a moment because she could not understand the intention of the question at first glance. Then, when she realized that he had returned to the first question, she laughed.

“Yes, Master, they are cute. Charlotte, kell, and Raja Somehow, their hair tone is similar…. The age gap between us is not so great, but it feels like seeing cute, little kids.”

“But they are not kids.”

Adrian said while arranging the violin inside the case.

“Yeah, but. They have different feels around them. You know, like… kittens……?”

If the three heard it, they definitely won’t let that thought pass, but that’s how they looked in Nina’s eyes,

Adrian closed the case saying, “If you think so.”

“Young Master, that reminds me.”

Nina tilted her head.

“If you knew that I would succeed in hiring Professor Geramim, did you knew that I would fail to hire Lorocomo?”

“I did.”

“But why didn’t you stop me?”

“Because if it’s you, I never really know. You always exceed my expectations.”

At Adrian’s words, Nina dropped her shoulders,

“I’m sorry I didn’t bring good results.”

“It’s up to me to make the results you bring good, Nina, What you bring will always be a good result.”

Nina laughed at Adrian’s words.

“That somehow sounds like permission to run wild.”

“Of course.”

Otherwise, why would he be here doing all this?

Nina laughed again because of Adrian’s expression

“Then we’ll proceed with Professor Geramim’s case as we discussed, sir.” “Do as you wish.”

Nina left the room with a light step, and he twirled the chessboard again, Professor Geramim was just the beginning.

He took the invitation out of the chess table drawer.

It was an invitation to the Imperial Summer Ball.

No invitation has ever been received since he became a Duke. However, this time it is rumored that the plains have been reclaimed, and the story of the Knights must have reached the capital.

If they go there, they will surely be treated with criticism, but it was unavoidable.

He threw the invitation back into the drawer.

Nina, who had just left the room, opened her eyes wide when she found two people standing in front of the door. Louis and Jean stood on either side of the door as if escorting.

Before Nina said anything, Jean shook his head, signaling Nina to “shush” and be quiet.

Nina naturally walked past the two as if saying, ‘So what.

Even if Adrian was listening to Nina’s steps from inside, he would not have noticed that she paused at the door.

Quietly, the two started walking along Nina’s side,

It was not until they were far enough from Adrian’s room that Jean said with a sigh.

“I thought I really went back to the old days. I was surprised.”

“I thought the same thing. I never thought I’d hear it

again.”

Nina was the only one who could have asked Adrian to play the violin. It’s been so long since they heard it, so

when the melody was first heard coming from somewhere, the flashback was strong.

When one closed their eyes, the scene of the old knights seemed to remain the same.

They felt nostalgic. “Of course if you ask me to go back I won’t. It was a hell of a knight’s life.”

Louis laughed at Jean’s words.

“Do you only miss it because it’s now just a memory? Nevertheless, after the Duke was appointed as the Knight Commander, everything got better.”

“That’s true. I even thought it was worth living even though we had to deal with a lot of bellacs.”

“The numbers are rather down now. Dame Nina’s barriers are stronger than the old one.”

“I know, right. The concern is that if I die, the barrier will break, right?”

It wasn’t until she spoke that out loud that Nina realized it.

“Oh? If that’s the case, there’s a big possibility that the cult will try to kill me soon?’

According to the novel, after the barrier is destroyed, and after the Knights are annihilated, the barrier is only restored by sacrificing some priests of the temple.

However, the cult has a connection inside the temple, so it secretly breaks the barrier again, causing a lot of disasters. But now, the original plot is twisted.

First of all, the Knights escaped annihilation.

“Sun and Winter undoubtedly made a strong Shield.”

It was possible because she signed a contract with Sun and Winter. Spirits can’t use their power without going through humans as a link

In other words, if Nina died, the barrier in the Violet Forest would collapse.

That’s of course, if she doesn’t do things like exchanging her own life force to maintain the barrier even after she dies. And if she tries to do such a thing, she doesn’t have to think hard to know that she’ll be severely scolded by everyone.

“They will need special fragments to revive the fallen Spirit King.’

Should I gather the fragments in advance?

Although finding the location of the fragments will be quite a task.

The only known place where the shattered Spirit King was buried was the “Violet Forest.”

Other small pieces are said to have become bellacs, and had become the roots of evils such as anger, envy, hatred, and malice that flow to people.

Or, it is said that it is sealed in a deep place that humans do not know, such as the barrier in the Violet Forest.

Sir Louis spoke quietly as Nina rolled her head thinking.

“We’ll have to find a way before then.”

“Yes, we should.”

Jean trembled as he looked at Nina who smiled while saying those words.

“Nothing good happened when you smiled like that.”

“Tsk tsk, Jean.” Nina walked vigorously with a smile, and Jean shook his head while following from behind.