CH 57

When his father Dismaya came home from work that evening, he called Cain into his office after supper.

He said, “I heard that Cain, you advised the crown prince to participate in official duties…is that so?”

Dismaya, who was sitting across from me, did not seem to be angry. Though I’m not sure if he’s doing a perfect job of hiding his emotions, or if he’s really not angry.

“Yes. His Highness told me that he couldn’t spend much time with his parents, so I thought of a way to make time for Her Highness the Queen, and made a foolish suggestion.”

Cain replied, taking care to keep his voice flat. There is no way I can say that I tried to push Arundilano to Dediny, but she was a married woman, so it was the next best thing.

“I’ve been spending more time talking with you father since I started participating in sword training. I don’t follow to your work, but I realized that I could spend more time with you even if it was just riding in the carriage together, so I just suggested the same thing, father.”

I Implied father for coming up with the idea.

“I heard that you even took him to the orphanage to rehearse beforehand?”

“His Highness made Dianna fall down before. He didn’t mean to be mean, but it was the result of a misunderstanding of emotions that he took the action of yanking her hand.

In the orphanage, there are not only children of his same age, but also younger children and children as young as me. I was just hoping that His Highness will become kinder to the girls, including Dianna, by taking him to a place where the older children take care of the younger ones and where many people get along well and help each other. That’s why I brought him along.

I didn’t mean it as a rehearsal. Father.”

Cain shelved his own attempt to burn Arundilano’s brain due to a misunderstanding? of emotions. Of course, the truth is that I took him there as a rehearsal, so ‘I didn’t mean to’ is also a lie.

Fabian, the vice commander of the Kingsguard, received permission to take them out to the orphanage. The maid, who had lost sight of the two children even though she hadn’t taken her eyes off them, hadn’t noticed that they had disappeared from the courtyard until Fabian had gone to ask for permission, but there was no problem there because the paperwork said that Fabian had taken over the two from the maid.

There was no problem, because Fabian had taken over from the maid. Everyone there thought that Cain would have informed them in advance that he was going out with Arundilano.

When Dismaya heard Cain’s answer, he sighed deeply and closed his eyes. He was thinking about something.

He tapped his kneecap with the index finger of the palm of his hand on his knee. He let out another deep sigh and opened his eyes to stare into Cain’s eyes.

“Cain. You didn’t do it to improve the reputation of His Royal Highness crown prince or the royal family, did you?”

He asked the question with probing eyes.

“I’m happy that it turned out that way. But that was not my intention. I did it in the hope that His Highness Al and the Queen would get along better.”

Cain replied to Dismaya’s question.

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“Okay. I’ll talk to them about declining the offer of selecting the event. Or do you want to do it?”

“No. I can’t take on such a big responsibility. Please turn it down. I beg you.”

“Okay.”

Once the serious talk was over, Dismaya sat back down on the sofa, leaned her back and head against the backrest, and slumped.

“Huh…….”

Dismaya, sighed aloud, letting out all the air in his lungs. Cain looked as if he had seen something unusual.

I haven’t been told that I can leave the room, so I just sit there and watch what my father does.

“Cain you’re too good to be true, you’re scaring me! You pretend to be able to do everything and grow up on your own, but suddenly you start talking about ‘secret bases’ and other childish things. And when I asked you if your dream was to be a magician or a knight, you said you wanted to work as a civil servant in the royal castle. Even though you’ve got such a flashy face!”

It’s rare to see the mask of the Duke of Elgrandark come off. Cain also relaxed his shoulders and leaned his weight on the back of the couch.

“What do you mean by flashy face? I’ve got the same face as father and mother. I look like both of you equally.”

“I’m just amazed at how much beautiful it could become just by changing the placement of the parts! They all praise Cain for his studies, his magic, his swordsmanship, etc. Why don’t you wish for a job that’s more glamorous? You’re just a kid, you can dream endlessly!”

“Well, I want to be an adventurer then.”

“You’re the eldest son of a duke! You have to know that!”

“You see. Even dreams have their limits, you know.”

The first duke of Ergrandark is said to be the most powerful after the royal family. The current head of the family, Dismaya, lost his parents early in life. His grandparents are still alive and well, but they have retreated to their estate, and he runs it with his younger brother.

Dismaya had to inherit the headship of the first duke’s family at a young age, and it was quite a hardship for him at the time.

Cain’s mother, Elyse, would sometimes complain about the hardships he faced back then.

Dismaya works as an administrative vice-minister in the Ministry of Justice, but he is also a member of the Senate, an organization that consults with the king on important matters concerning the country.

The Senate is made up of the heads of seven families: four domestic dukes and three long-established marquis families that have existed since the founding of the country.

In the first half of his twenties, shortly after taking Elyse as his wife, Dismaya went through a lot of hardship. The old man of the Marquis family, who is still sitting in the Senate at the age of 70 and has not handed over the governorship to his son, has been tormenting him and trying to persuade him to do whatever he wants using his experience as a shield.

Within three years, Dismaya was able to put on the face and attitude of an unflappable duke. But sometimes, when he is out of sorts, his true nature comes out and he becomes childish.

Today was one of those times.

“The other day, Dianna came to show me how to greet like a lady, and she said, ‘Nice to meet you!’ That’s right! I’ve been her father for four years now! And I heard that she greeted you first Cain!

The conversation gradually went off on a tangent. At times like this, it’s best to just let Mother Elyse handle it. Cain stood up and tried to say goodbye.

“I’m sorry, Cain. I think I can decline to select the event, but if he’s already cleared his schedule, an audience with the king may be unavoidable. I’m sorry about that. I’d appreciate it if you could go and see him as if you were going to see your friend’s father.”

“My friend’s father, that’s not going to happen… But I agree with the audience. Can I buy some suitable clothes then?”

“Sure. I’ll tell Palepantre and you can do as you please.”

Once again, after saying goodbye to Dismaya, Cain left the room, said goodnight to Dianna, returned to his room, and fell under the covers.

He went back to his room and crawled into his futon. The futon smelled of herbs that were said to have a restful effect on sleep.