CH 164

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 164

34. While the Duke was away

We no longer talked about what happened that day.

If it were me, I would have been anxious not being able to make fun of you. Eugene only showed a small smile and walked over without saying a word.

The three of us ate together or had a cup of tea in the garden in the sunshine of June, and peaceful and quiet days continued.

Eventually, the day came when the Serpents would go out.

Serpence-sama, have a good day.

Please take care of me while I'm away.

Hold on to your worries

To Serpense's words, Euges responded with a fresh smile like a citron.

The calm answer without being overly shy or withdrawn is very reliable.

He felt that way as well as Serpens, so he nodded slightly.

'Hey, if you look closely, you're saying you're secretly trusting Eugene too?'

If we compare it to a cat, he seems to be saying with his whole body, 'You allowed me to feed it, but it's still too early to pet it.'

Did he not admit that he was being tamed or did he not become aware of it?

He approached his feet and ate a snack, keeping a close eye on him and measuring the distance.

Go carefully, Duke.

At that thought, I smiled

As I said goodbye to him, I saw his eyes telling me to be careful.

'Who is going to a dangerous place now?'

Was it because of the incident last year when a demon worshiper hid and left a letter when I was away?

Assuming that he and the elite knights were missing, he checked the security of the duke's house several times, and even Euges was attached to the mansion as the main keyword].

'Yesterday I was told not to crash and not to follow a suspicious person.

After begging wealth over and over again... .'

If anyone hears it, they'll think I'm a trouble maker.

Oddly enough, did Eugenes start to look at me like he was thinking and looking at me? I'm going to die of embarrassment

Anyway, Serpens left the expedition, and even if the duke vacated his seat, the duke's time passed. Of course, it's all about work.

As before, I worked in the administrative office.

Meanwhile, Eugene... .

Kind and gentle, friendly to everyone

bow down all good But don't you think it would be cooler to judge the wicked in a cool way?

No. The Duke's sad eyes, killing a demon worshiper, silently weeping, mourning the loss of another life suits him well!

Still, I... ah, how can I express this? With that warm face turning cold, wouldn't that be a lot more valuable? I think so.

I came out of the hallway to go to the bathroom for a while and came across a sight I shouldn't have seen

I felt like

She was preaching Serpence's Gap Moe.

What seems to be quite friendly seems to have passed the duke's declaration ceremony very well, which exhausted Zeon and made Solertia tremble.

" Is that so?"

you]. He is infinitely cruel and sharp to those who are to be punished, so the warmth and tenderness he shows to those who are to be protected stands out even more."

Oh...!

It just doesn't seem to go through.

Suddenly, I remembered the severe Otaku senior I had met in the military.

He said that it is the law to pretend that you don't know, even though you know the virtue of being ignorant.

I don't know what happened before he joined the army, but he said that whenever he had a chance.

"Shion, where are you going?"

I'm going to the bathroom. Don't worry, let's keep talking.

For that reason, I decided to pretend I didn't see the sight I had just seen.

'Yes! In the meantime, Serpense's image has been too biased.'

It would not be bad to create a more colorful image this time.

However, I am worried about whether the traditional peasant family's clash with the Shinheung Yujis faction will cause a bloody wind to blow over the serpent's clash.

'But since you are the one standing at the center of it, is there no such thing? I'll take care of mixing it well, well.'

Guberno administration outside business hours

I read the book that the coffin pulled out and wrote a report.

Unlike last year, this time it was a liberal arts book, not work-related. It is proof that I am doing well with the job.

Eugene seemed to borrow a book from the library for the first two days or so, but he got tired of it.

Mainly alcohol with high alcohol content.

Rather than being interested in the original, it seems that they are starting to pay attention now.

it was

'Looks like the last party was fun.'

Having a drink with the elves only adds a little bit of extravagance.

It's no different than having a cup of tea.

From what she heard, it was the first time they had left the Kingdom of Arche alone and came out when they met us.

'Before that, all you had to do was visit a foreign envoy?'

For that reason, they moved in groups with other elves, and exchanges with races other than elves were all about public social gatherings.

Says

It was a new experience for her in many ways.

'no wonder. He's so adaptable, quick-witted, and his age... .'

anyway.

So, why did she say it was strange because she seemed to have had a strangely inexperienced social experience back then?

It must have been because I had really little social experience.

Yes.

She's never had a winter

It must have been a citron tree that was sent and grown dearly in a greenhouse!

If Serpence is passively experiencing new experiences, Eugenes is actively creating new experiences.

'I wish I could learn such an enterprising attitude... .'

Could it be that the only way for self-improvement is to learn academic literacy and to develop armed forces?

Hobbies, rest and interests.

Even walking down the street and looking at the sky once.

That all of them are the foundation for self-growth.

Why didn't anyone teach him?

So, he needs to break the seemingly perfect frame and break free from the obsession once in a while.

It was an experience for him to relax and sag as much as possible, and to let go of himself in a tangled mess.

For that reason, I threw away the book I was reading and went through the catalog with her.

" Didn't I say that I had to read it all by myself earlier?"

"Oh, come to think of it, how about a whiskey bonbon?

If you don't finish the report by tomorrow, the amount of homework will double...

I heard that the kingdom of Prune is a cold country, and there are many alcoholic drinks. I'll try to find that catalog later.

It's not that I never want to study.

This is all for Serpens. No matter what, no matter what!

Shion, aren't you too passionate about it?

No? Absolutely!

I never got stabbed.

It's bad for Euges to see something like that next to a person studying.

It's late and I don't think Zion will study anymore, so I'll just go back to my room.

Her room is right next to mine. It's the perfect location to jump through the window.

It is clear that Serpens and Eugenes are thinking of windows as a second door.

He quickly organized the catalogs that Euges had spread out.

Fortunately, it wasn't an emergency, so she had no intention of going out through the window until now, and she took the last catalog in my hand and left the room normally through the door.

I'll leave you with one...

My self-talk must have reached her.

but no answer came back,

I got up from the empty table and sat down at the desk.

And how long has it been?

- Knock, Knock, Knock.

There was a knocking sound in the empty bathroom.

It would have been terrifying had I not known that there was a secret passage there.

Even as he entered through the secret passage, Xeon was the only one who could knock on him politely and politely.

Yes, listen...

It's dangerous!

The one who disobeyed was not Zeon who came into the bathroom, but Eugene, who came in silently through the open window.

The series of processes of gently stepping down to the floor and carrying, pulling, and releasing an arrow from her bow were almost simultaneous.

- Pak-!

The first step is for containment, opening the bathroom door

and passed by Zeon's cheek as he was about to enter the room.

The arrow went straight across the bathroom and locked into the tiled wall.

The arrowhead vibrated resiliently, and pieces of broken tiles fell to the floor.

Surprised, Xeon stumbled and fell to the floor.

'How come he doesn't fall when he comes to my room... .'

That look is very sad

"Were you the deputy butler?

Are you hiding?"

As for when the new arrow was loaded, Eugese said, this time aiming directly at Zeon.

He gulped dry saliva at the gleaming cold metal arrowhead.

Well, I just have something to tell you...

Xeon wisely said, 'I thought you were back in your room, but how ?', which seemed suspicious, did not come out of my mouth.

"Then, can't you come in through the proper door?"

Jeon, who knocked politely and opened the door facing the floor, asked Jeon, who came in silently through the window off the floor.

It's a very personal story.

After watching for a few days, the two of you didn't seem close enough to talk privately. What's going on?

Surprisingly, while interacting with the people of the Duchess, no one seems to have informed her that Zion and Zeon were related by blood.

Of course I talk to them a lot

I thought I'd heard it, but they must have thought that I was talking to her because I'm close to her.

Me, Eugene?

I'm stepping back. The armed forces I have are not good enough, but maybe there's something like a hidden weapon!

Suddenly, I'm asking this out of curiosity, but this time, the duke and the deputy butler and the three of you came back together, didn't you?

Yes, I heard. Zion's younger brother was born with divine powers and went down to his hometown to protect him.

"Then who is the deputy butler?"

"I went back to my hometown "

The strength in Eugene's arm, who was pulling the chord, loosened slightly.

Didn't you meet by chance on the way back?

It was a very common sense reaction.

I was worried that a conspiracy-theoretic story like 'Then you had contact with someone at that time!'

The deputy butler is my younger brother. My full name is Xeon Rivelon.

"Ah Rivelon."

And the reason we haven't been close in the meantime is that Xeon came in after [I] got a job at the duke's residence, so we're keeping our distance on purpose.

Of course, it was true that he came by blood. This is the part that Serpens meekly acknowledged.

Also, no one questioned it.

Even with Hans, the position of butler has been passed down from generation to generation, and even Governor Guberno has not put in his grandson.

go

Ah, ah-- yes. I understand.

Eugene, who had not yet had the time of the world, quickly retrieved the arrow and raised Zeon.

I'm sorry, I didn't even know that... You came up to the room through a strange passageway, so stop being suspicious...

It's okay, it's okay.

Zeon, who got up from her seat with her help, calmed her startled heart and calmed her breathing.

But what happened...?

Little I have something to tell you about my brother.

Yeah, yeah. A baboon, cute and cute like a little fairy, right?

uh.

Stop trying to calm me down somehow... .

Suddenly, Zeon makes a fuss about the little fairy every time he calls his younger brother. My younger brother was so cute that he was in serious trouble without knowing what to do.