Chapter 6

Episode 6

“Explain in detail.”

My head hurt. As I frown, Ellis slightly lowers her head.

“As always, at the banquet held every year, children from prestigious families made a hunting bet.”

“The Skyla family and the Millennium family were also there.”

“yes. Lady Beatrice and Master also participated despite their young age. At that time, Lady Beatrice was also an apprentice mage of the 1st Circle, and she allowed me to participate, asking me to try it out with the master...”

Perhaps remembering that time, Ellis frowned slightly and continued.

“If only the animals had appeared, there would have been no problem, but a group of orcs suddenly appeared. It was not difficult for Jerion, who was a 4th circle wizard, to deal with the orcs, but it was difficult to fight while protecting the master and Lady Beatrice.”

“Ah... So, you protected me and Beatrice until the end, but then you were attacked by the orcs.”

“Fortunately, the family owners came in time and he did not lose his life, but he is still in a coma. Even though I was depleted of mana, moving my body and fighting against the orcs was a big challenge...”

Ellis trailed off.

This situation itself is absurd.

I let out a short breath and laid down on the bed.

I don’t know how far this incompetent idiot is trying to ruin things and why he can’t even say a single word to Beatrice, who he needs to attract.

If Raymond were really in front of me, I would have kicked him like dust on a rainy day.

“I’m really going crazy.”

I messed up my hair. I feel like the plan I had up to this point is being ruined.

Ellis came over and placed a towel under his head.

Make sure your still wet hair doesn’t wet the blanket.

“Are you interested in Lady Beatrice?”

She asked vaguely.

What does this mean?

Are you interested? Of course I’m interested.

Isn’t he a person who is like a rope that will save his life?

But I’m not interested in the direction Ellis thinks.

“Beatrice is a genius.”

“You are definitely a genius.”

“You have a talent that I don’t have.”

“...”

“I just need that talent, nothing more.”

I answered casually and got up.

Ellis naturally came in front of him and dried his hair.

“You seem afraid.”

“...”

I couldn’t say anything due to Ellis’ words being so sharp.

To be honest, I was afraid.

I’m scared and my fingertips are shaking.

The thought of not wanting to die kept floating through my head.

I had no choice but to become desperate to survive, and I had no choice but to turn my head around somehow.

“Huh...”

I sighed, checked that my hair was dry, and lay back down on the bed.

“I will eat breakfast tomorrow at 10 o’clock. “Please be ready then.”

“You’re eating a little later than usual.”

He was the one who recently had breakfast at 8:30.

Because of the habit of always living regularly to take care of my body when I was an actor.

But I felt like I needed to change the schedule slightly.

“I’ll exercise and eat in the morning.”

“All right. “Then I will prepare a meal at 10 o’clock.”

“thank you.”

Something I said without thinking.

At those words, Ellis’ body trembled and stopped.

She looked at me, wondering if she had misheard.

“I’m going to sleep, so you can leave.”

“Yes, thank you. young master. “Then I’ll see you tomorrow morning.”

As she said that, there was a calm smile on Ellis’s lips as she retreated.

***

Exactly 7 o’clock.

It was time for me to open my eyes.

Although it cannot be said to be early in the morning in terms of time, it was right before the actual activities began for those in the count family.

Count Millennium always wakes up at 9 o’clock and everyone tends to follow that schedule.

The real morning probably starts at 8 o’clock.

“Hwaam.”

I yawned and changed my clothes.

Perhaps because it was too early, my eyes stung slightly.

I don’t know what capiacci tea is, but I was thirsty, so I took it and drank it down.

While drinking it, Ellis wiped away the sweat.

“The head of the house asked us to eat together... Shall we get ready at 10 o’clock as originally planned? Or...”

“No, that’s enough. “I’ll eat with my father.”

Father.

I was just at the moment when I thought it was time to meet Count Millennium.

“Yes, I understand.”

Ellis answered right away.

***

After I finished exercising, I washed my body.

Count Millennium was Raymond’s father, but that did not mean he was someone one could approach lightly.

Even when eating with your father, you must be polite.

I got dressed and walked briskly.

The door opened and the dining room came into view.

The Count and Countess Millennium came first.

As soon as I entered, I bowed my head slightly and said hello.

“sorry. “It’s late.”

“...”

Count Millennium’s eyebrows twitched.

With a strange expression on his face, he quickly gestured.

“Sit down.”

“yes.”

I answered briefly and immediately found a seat and sat down.

With that, the food began to be set.

Count Millennium looked at it with indifferent eyes, and the Countess spoke first.

“It looks like you woke up early this morning. Are you unable to sleep?”

“I just woke up early to exercise. Thank you for your concern. countess.”

I smiled slightly.

This is one of the things I’ve been thinking hard about over the past few days.

How do you address Countess Millennium?

The current Countess Millennium is not Raymond’s biological mother.

It’s okay to call her mother, but she’s not a stranger, so you can’t just call her by her name.

So what I chose was the title Countess.

“Something... has changed a lot.”

Countess Millennium looked at me with strange eyes.

Raymond was not his usual self, and it was natural for her to sense the change.

“You stopped being a bitch.”

Count Millennium blurts out a word.

I turned my head and looked at him.

Stop acting like a fool. I tried to laugh at the fact that this was just the beginning and that I had stopped, but I tried to keep my voice even.

“I didn’t stop being a bitch.”

“then?”

“I’m trying to become a conscious idiot.”

“It’s paradoxical.”

Count Millennium shook his head as if it was absurd.

His sharp eyes scanned my entire body.

“Was it your intention to be a sensible asshole when you knocked down the family’s two apprentice wizards?”

“yes. Those who were learning magic with the support of my family clearly ignored me. “We needed to be clear up and down.”

“Huh...”

Count Millennium couldn’t come to his senses as he saw his son had clearly changed.

In the end, he changed the subject without saying anything.

I paid no attention to that and turned my attention to the food.

Perhaps because he was a count, the contents of the table were extravagant.

While I was wondering what to eat first, I heard Count Millennium’s voice.

“I won’t be forcing you to attend the banquet this year either. However, I would like you to deliver an invitation to the Warrug family. “As a member of the family, I have to do my job.”

At those words, a bell rang in my head. I was looking for a way, and an opportunity like this came along.

“What now...?”

“If you don’t even bother to deliver an invitation to the Warrug family...”

Count Millennium frowned and spoke.

When I heard the words “Count Warrug” again, I quickly lowered my head.

It was to hide a wide smile.

“I will go.”

“what?”

“Delivering an invitation to the Warrug family. I will do it. And...I will also attend the banquet.”

Even if a person is completely fucked, there seems to be at least one way to survive.