Chapter 28

The reason Ruid thought of Irene Windsor as a fool was because her behavior was unpredictable.

It still is.

The reason Irene suddenly attacked me was...

“I’m worried.”

I’m worried.

Is the barrier strong and does it work well?

I tested it.

“How can I survive in the system when I am this weak?”

“...I think I would live well if it weren’t for my sister.”

Irene responded with a deep smile.

“Daddy?”

“That’s not it.”

Ruid responded immediately. Then, with a disapproving look on his face, he crossed his arms and asked.

“So, why did you come?”

Irene walked up to Ruid and stroked his head. I caressed her cheek, lifted her chin slightly with my thumb, and forced eye contact.

“I want to see.”

But Ruid knew. This idiot never moves without justification.

I stared intently, and Irene answered with slow timing.

“The matriarch said she wanted to have the video sphere that contains you. “By the way, I also came to see my younger brother.”

‘That was the purpose.’

Ruid sighed lightly.

Irene made eye contact with Hersy, who was trembling next to Ruid.

“Are you a new friend?”

“huh.”

“That’s cute. Similar to my childhood friend in the North. “My younger brother’s tastes are the same.”

Hercy was honestly scared of Irene.

The atmosphere was scary. He certainly has a soft voice and a smiling face.

...I felt a cool sensation on my neck just by looking at it.

However, not following the rules of etiquette just because you were scared was disqualifying you from being a noble. I answered as politely as possible.

“thank you. It’s an honor to meet you. My name is Hercy Minerva. “Boo, if I get a chance, I’d like to meet Ruid’s childhood friend in the north.”

Irene nodded.

“They both have white, fluffy fur, so they’ll become friends quickly.”

“...sister.”

Ruid glared at Irene.

“I don’t mean that as a friend, but as a female friend. “Does Hersi look like an arctic fox?”

Irene slowly turned her head and looked at Ruid.

Lee Chae appeared in her emotionless pupils.

“You weren’t the type of kid to raise.”

Irene realized that she had misunderstood.

The only thing that can be equal to Windsor is Windsor. The only thing that can compare to it is the emperor.

So I never imagined that we were friends in the sense that we were equals. Because basically, Ruid calls monsters his friends.

It wasn’t particularly malicious.

“Excuse me. My brother’s friend. “The name is...”

Irene had just heard the name but couldn’t remember it.

Ruid helped.

“Hercy.”

“Hercy.”

Irene smiled brightly. He also stroked Hercy’s head.

“Take care.”

“Hey, hey.”

Hercy hiccuped. Irene looked at Ruid again without paying any particular attention.

“Where is Amelia?”

“I don’t know either. “It’s probably somewhere where the swordsman club members are.”

“where are you?”

“...You know because my older sister went to the academy too.”

Irene slowly shook her head.

“I was expelled from school in one day.”

“...withdrawal from the school?”

This was something that even Ruid didn’t know about. Irene blinked, still smiling.

I just looked at him in silence for a long time.

Ruid waited without saying anything. Only then did Irene open her mouth.

“Do you really want to know?”

“...no.”

Ruid shook his head in disgust.

“thank god. Well, see you later, Louis.”

Irene walked slowly.

Hercy, frozen, turned around to say hello.

But by then – it was already gone.

“OMG.”

Ruid shook his head.

“No matter how much money you have, you spend 50,000 gold on luxury items.”

“I’m thinking the same thing! “If I were your fiancee, I would think it was pathetic for a man to waste 50,000 gold on an artifact like that.”

Hersy smiled brightly and responded.

“I thought about it before, but Ruid has a good connection with me!”

In fact, Hersey thought that people were important and that such things were not that important.

If Ruid gave it to himself, if it was cheap, he would think it was good because it was frugal, and if it was expensive, he would think that he put a lot of thought into it and he would like it.

“I really don’t understand spending money on useless things. “Money eventually decreases as you spend it.”

With that in mind, Ruid calmly watched the auction.

Perhaps because it was the largest auction house in the system, the amount was extraordinary. Expensive ones used to be traded for 1 million gold.

If it was worth the price, I would have been satisfied, but from Ruid’s perspective, it was truly useless.

-Next is not an object, but a pet. You could say it’s time to take a break! They only live in small quantities in the north, so we put a lot of effort into acquiring them. This is a very cute arctic fox!

Luid’s eyes widened.

A white and plump fox came in, wiggling her buttocks.

Compact size. From the perspective of Arctic fox lover Ruid, it appears to be about a year old.

The face was clean, and the highlight was that the black nose, which looked especially moist, was twitching.

Hercy helped just like Ruid had done so far.

“Cute. But buying a pet like that at such a high price is a luxury no matter how you look at it...”

-Let’s start with 100 gold....

Ruid repeatedly hit the red button on the seat.

-Si, 100,000 gold... successful bid number 34.

**

“I should have brought one from home.”

Irene smiled quietly as she looked at Ruid, who had won the bid for the arctic fox and liked it.

At times like that, I was a helpless kid.

“Did you miss the North?”

I tilted my head.

Even though Amelia had an unusual personality, I couldn’t understand why Ruid, who hated annoying things the most, was attached to the academy.

If you think like yourself, you’ll get kicked out of school after one hit.

‘hmm. Should I take the whole Ruid with me instead of just the video sphere?’

Irene has a moment of dangerous thoughts.

Next to her, a mysterious person wearing a white robe sat down.

Irene spoke softly without even looking to the side.

“It looks like you’re undercover, so I’ll skip the etiquette.”

The man in the robe chuckled and pulled back his hood.

It was Lucius, the young emperor of the empire.

“You can’t fool me. Or, the effectiveness of this robe, which is said to be able to fool even an archmage for a while, is incorrect.”

“Because not many people can sit next to me.”

Irene smiled quietly.

The first row where she sat was completely empty. It was because of the pressure Irene was feeling.

The only people who can withstand this momentum are those with a certain level of skill or an absolute ruler.

“Do you really have to sit like that?”

Irene turned her head and looked directly at the emperor and said.

“If you are rude, I will take it away.”

The emperor waved his hand.

“It is done. “Jim doesn’t like crowds of people either.”

Irene is always smiling. However, his eyes could not sense any emotion, and his tone of voice was also dry.

Also, while daring to deal with the emperor, his confident attitude is rude, but he does not cross the line and his tone of speech is also polite.

Although he usually follows the etiquette, he sometimes pulls out a rope and jumps at unexpected times.

In short, he was a person whose thoughts were completely unknown.

So the Emperor always says this when describing Irene Windsor.

You’re crazy.

‘Someday, if I inherit the title... it will be a pain in the ass.’

To be honest, the emperor hoped that Amelia would inherit the title rather than Irene.

Because Irene is a person I am reluctant to face.

However, no matter how emperor he is, he cannot interfere with Windsor’s succession plan.

‘I’m not expecting much from this, but it might make the Duke of Windsor a little disappointed.’

Luid’s crystal ball.

The reason he came in person to get it was because he wanted it in itself, but also because

he knew that anyone he knew, the Duke of Windsor, would definitely send Irene to get it.

The Duke of Windsor is quite an idiot.

The emperor asked Irene to find out her intentions.

“I guess you came for ‘that’ too.”

“If you mean my sister’s crystal ball, then yes. you’re right.”

The Emperor opened his eyes and spoke without any expectations.

“...Hand it over. This is the emperor’s order.”

Irene Windsor smiled brightly and answered immediately as if the words were not even worth mentioning.

“I don’t like it.”

The emperor sighed.