Volume 1 - CH 15

“A~m…… Ba~ ck…….”

“I’m home!”

Finally, after they took a break and stayed overnight in a town on the way.

Julis and the others arrived safely at his residence in the Anderberg territory.

Well, when it came to Julis, he was carrying the two for a long distance, so his breathing was wonderfully ragged.

“P, please excuse me…….”

After Julis and Cecilia entered the entrance, Mirabelle also followed them walked in slowly.

There probably have been a part of her that was a little deflated by seeing a house that was too large.

“Welcome back, Julis-sama, Cecilia-sama────is the one there your guest?”

As they enter, one of the servants noticed and approached Julis and the others.

“Yeah……, a friend of mine. For now, please show her to the drawing-room────I’ll go too, I want to rest there.”

“Understood.”

Julis suppressed his desire to dive into the sofa as quickly as possible, and told the servant to show Mirabelle to the drawing-room.

Well, there was a sofa in the guest room as well, so he can rest there.

“Then please follow me. I’ll show you the way.”

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Julis and the others arrived at the drawing-room and sat down on the sofa.

Julis was lying on his back, Cecilia was enjoying a cup of tea served by the servant, while Mirabelle was looking around restlessly.

The drawing-room was decorated with portraits of the successive heads of the Anderberg family, also with the large red carpet and the shiny table gave it a luxurious look.

“Aaa, already! I can’t move any inch more!”

“T, thanks…… for your good work, Julis-kun.”

“Don’t worry…… we’re the ones who dragged you into trouble in the first place.”

Julis who was still feeling exhausted changed his position, this time he was lying on his back.

There’s not the slightest bit of nobleman’s grace in his appearance.

“By the way, Those techniques of Julis-kun aren’t magic, are they? I had a feeling they were something different…….”

“Mm?…… Yup, those aren’t magic, but sorceries. Though not as convenient as magic, but those were my only weapons.”

“Julis is strong even without magic, so don’t worry!”

Cecilia cheered Julis up, even though their conversations didn’t seem to sync up well.

“It isn’t convenient?”

“It’s not. My sorceries don’t use mana inside my body, there have restrictions.”

“Restrictions……?”

Right. Simply put, it is like “a condition that must be met” in order to activate the sorcery.

Julis turned his face to look at Mirabelle.

“My deadly sins sorcery can be activated as soon as I or my opponent is touched by that deadly sins. For example, the spell of Pride that I used today, Superbia, was activated when that pig was being arrogant and looking down on the other person, right? That’s why I was able to activate it.”

Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, Gluttony, Lust, and Sloth────these were all the deadly sins of human desire.

This was why he couldn’t exercise his sorceries as he like.

That was hard for either himself or the opponent to be so conveniently entangled in sins.

“Hee…… so that’s it.”

“Yeah…… so if anything, magic is more convenient────Haha, I envy you.”

With that in mind, magic was easier to handle and with individual effort, he could aim higher, so maybe it’s better.

That was why Julis was jealous.

And then, at that time, the door to the drawing-room was suddenly opened.

“You’ve back, my son.”

“Welcome home, you two.”

Marsha and Marianne appeared from the door.

When they saw Julis and Cecilia, they gave them a word of welcome.

“Yes, we’re home!”

“Thank you for keeping an eye on Julis, Cecilia-chan.”

“No problem! I didn’t let him go!”

(What? Cecilia came with me to monitor me?)

That’s the reason why Cecilia, who had no exam, came with him.

And the reason why she was so adamant about not letting Julis go to the brothel was that Marianne had asked her.

“Oh…… the person over there is────”

Martha noticed Mirabelle’s presence.

Feeling the gaze directed to her, Mirabelle stood up briskly.

“Ni, nice to meet you! I’m Mirabelle! I’m a friend of Julis-ku…… Julis-sama!”

Due to nervousness or tension, her tone changed more reverentially.

“Fufu, You don’t have to be so formal. I’d be happier if you loosen your shoulders and speak relaxedly.”

“Th, thank you very much…….”

Even if the other party said so, she didn’t seem to go to change her tone any time soon.

The other party she faced was a true noble with a title, unlike Julis and the other.

He somehow could understand what Mirabelle was felt a little.

“By the way, O my son.”

“What is it, father?”

“You…… isn’t it too fast to hook a girl? As expected of mine, even I didn’t think you’d get a girl in two days────and even such a cute little elf girl.”

“It’s not, you idiot!? I don’t have that kind of relationship with Mirabelle!”

Julis stood up and became upset by his father’s statement.

“Well, it’s okay for a nobleman to have two partners, but it’s going to complicate things like……the succession issue, do you know it?”

“I told you it’s not like what you think!”

Polygamy was not a problem in this country.

On the contrary, it is even recommended for aristocrats, as it makes it easier for them to preserve their lineage.

However, there were many disadvantages, such as viceregal disputes and succession problems, so Marsha did not recommend it.

“Although you’ve got a girl named Cecilia-chan there…… Really, my son is a real pain in the ass. Really…… who did he just look alike to, yes.”

“Hmm? Not alike me, okay? I’m not a bastard like my son.”

“Then whose son am I, HAAA! More importantly, I don’t have that kind of relationship with Cecilia!”

They didn’t listen to────or rather, they didn’t want to listen to at all.

“It would be rude to both of them to say such a thing!────didn’t you agree, you two!”

That was why Julis asked the two to raise an objection as well.

But────

“U, uuummm……””

“Aaa…….”

“……Why are you blushing there, you two?”

Cecilia and Mirabelle just turned their heads, their faces dyed in red.

They didn’t try to say anything back, they just looked embarrassed.

“Oh my my~”

“That’s my son for you.”

For some reason, Julis felt irritated by his parents’ words.