Chapter 179

Power is good to keep close, but it is dangerous to abuse it. Because you never know when and where the daggers of those without power will come and strike.

As a person in the position of the next emperor, Esmuer knew this fact better than anyone else.

“Even if you do something friendly, shouldn’t you always be considerate and courteous? There is nothing wrong with what you said to that child.”

I smiled and looked at Esmuer sitting next to me, but I didn’t know what to say, so I didn’t say anything.

It’s just a problem that the ‘information sharing to make things right’ she said was over in less than 3 minutes.

“I didn’t think I had a strong desire to monopolize it, but it’s not like that because it’s connected to the situation. I started to feel strangely fun in the process of using my head to make a reasonable reason and making time to make time just for the two of us. If I’m more successful, I can actually spend time with you, so it’s perfect from start to finish.”

Seeing a look that fits the expression of smiling brightly, I feel embarrassed.

“Isn’t this against the agreement that the three of us did it?”

“Then wouldn’t it be too advantageous for Asillie? Of course there is no problem.”

It seems that there is no gap in their own contract after thoroughly examining it.

“Rather than that, I’d like to hear what happened. Even if you include the time you were in the detention center, it’s barely over a week, but there must have been many incidents.”

“...I did.”

In the end, I ended up spending time talking about things that happened after I broke up with her in Empire. We talked quite carefully, but in the end it was in the form of a conversation, not an explanation.

And Asilie, who was away to help Ragnis, returned.

“Why did you say the mansion was in a commotion, so Esmuer was there?”

“I decided to ask the Sogaju of Ogatorp to stay overnight.”

“Hmm. Oh, come to think of it, I heard that you actively stepped up for Eldy this time. Thank you.”

“...Whoops. It’s only for the sake of my future husband, so how can I say thank you?”

“...huhuhu. It’s sharp as expected.”

I’m going to have dinner in a while, but I’m afraid I’ll get indigestion if I keep going like this, so I quickly changed the topic.

“Sister quickly come and sit down. Something really unexpected happened today.”

A passing wizard whom I met when I was young. In fact, he was a court wizard of a country and a well-known magic researcher. The story of how they happened to meet again after 10 years was enough to make even Asilie widen her eyes in surprise.

However, after a short period of time, an inexplicable shadow began to cast on Asillie’s expression.

“...Eldy? Elves have a saying, ‘the end of childhood’.”

Originally, I was going to talk to Cheryl and ask Sir Ekaf for understanding when the future plan materializes, but no matter how busy I am, I thought that if the princess of the empire stayed at home and went, the royal castle would forcefully send it back, so I decided to wait and see.

Well, after thinking about it a bit more, there is no such thing as a proper communication device, so maybe I can’t reach you? Because not everyone has a crystal ball.

“In some cases, I might quit my job at the mansion, set up an inn, and just observe training.”

“Wouldn’t Ragnis come to pick you up right away if you said you were going to leave the Ogatorp Mansion?”

“It makes sense... there is...!”

Even when he first came to the capital, Ragnis was very angry at the word that he was going to be indebted to Ogatorp. If I say I’m leaving, I think they’ll try to take me by any means.

“But I think we need to get away from the high-end life soon...”

No matter how adaptable humans are, it’s hard to adapt to anything if it changes too rapidly.

Even if you don’t get the honor of being a wandering knight, you’ll get it in the first half of next year, but considering that you’ll be traveling to the front after that, it seems like you need to get used to normal life from now on.

Working as a butler at the mansion, I learned about the approximate prices, market prices, knowledge, and common sense through voluntary effort, so it seems appropriate to free up that time and devote it to adventure work and magic.

“Wouldn’t it cost quite a bit to live out of the mansion?”

“I have a lot of money.”

It’s not something to say in front of the imperial princess, but from a general point of view, it’s true that I have a lot of money.

Even if the price of the capital is not at an acceptable level, if you combine the money I have earned, the rewards from the abandoned dungeons that I have not received yet, and the official rewards from the empire, even the travel funds are sufficient, so it is an issue worth considering.

“I still wanted to keep my distance from the royal family, but that might be better.”

I really like it for a plan that I organized in a stream of consciousness without much thought.

After that, like friends who decided to go on a group trip after a while, we were chatting while thinking about whether to do this or that, and then the servant came and informed that the meal was ready.

Unsurprisingly, Sir Ekaf was not there at the restaurant where the servant arrived. Looking at Cheryl, who was uncomfortably sitting in the chair, she didn’t seem to like the situation too much.

Fortunately for me, who was contemplating whether to act out a halfway distance in the tense atmosphere of the restaurant, thanks to his etiquette, Esmuer was busy conversing only with Cheryl, who welcomed her as a Sogaju.

Thanks to that, I was able to pass on all the inconvenience to Cheryl and enjoy the meal while fully savoring the special dinner for the princess. Often Cheryl noticed and seemed to send out a redemption signal asking her to join the conversation, but she turned away.

If I’m not like this, when will I see Cheryl in trouble? It’s so much fun that I want to grab some popcorn in the middle of my meal.

“Anyway, he gets grumpy in the weird part.”

Only Asilie, who noticed me like a ghost, clicked her tongue and looked at me with a look that she couldn’t stop.

This kind of thing is originally only me!