164. Growing Rosnante (2)

Honey dripped from her eyes, and her moist eyes peeked at her face as if she were lovable.

It was not going to break, so the thick hand couldn’t bear to stroke it, and hesitated at the edge of the red hair.

“… … All the time we’ve been mean to you… … . I’m so sorry… … . Now that I think about it, I think I was possessed by something… … . Fame, money, power… … . I was so preoccupied with such insignificant things that I forgot what was really important… … .”

“A cow, something precious… … ?”

“Yes, my daughter. Iriel Justia, you.”

Oh so so.

Chicken meat sprouted along Iriel’s white skin.

This unbearable awkwardness felt like my whole body was tickling and my throat was choking every moment.

It’s to the point where I wish I could just look up and down with cold eyes like before, tsk tsk, and kick my tongue!

“Oh, are you cold? Iriel? Look at the chicken skin sprouting!”

Iriel’s dead eyes turned to the side this time.

‘It’s all because of you… … .’

The blade-like tongue, which had always been sharpened, was gone, and a gentle lady with a soft impression was sitting next to her.

‘Ahh… … . My aunt, why are you doing this again? … .’

Duke Justia. In a situation where the father alone is daunting, even the aunt makes this mess.

It seemed that she was going to lose her mind.

I even heard the suspicion that there might be souls that I hadn’t seen before in the bodies of the two.

‘It’s true that I want my father or aunt to treat me well, but… … ! I didn’t want this much… … !’

The previous appearance suddenly overlapped, and I felt rather frightened by the sense of gap.

‘Why, why are you doing this… … . really… … . both. I heard satan… … ? this, what… … . Is this a new type of bullying? … ?’

Suddenly, Iriel remembered what Soyi had said earlier.

A commoner friend who came with a completely different image from before after going outside with Zeke.

[Uh… … . Honestly, did I do something I couldn’t… … . I didn’t have the heart to do it, but I think I did well… … . ]

If so, this must be something Soi and Zeke were up to!

‘Don’t let go… … !’

Although he made up his mind firmly inside, on the one hand, a tickling and warm heart that he hadn’t felt before was slowly filling up in his family who took good care of him.

Well, a little more than now… … . I wish I could keep my distance, but… … .

‘Ugh. I-I’ll take care of ten loaves of bread for now.’

Still, the desire to escape fiercely from this place has not changed.

It could have gotten better with a little more time, but I just couldn’t stand it right now.

But my father and aunt showed no cracks at all.

at that time.

“Your Excellency Duke Justia!”

Rosnante appeared at just the right time.

Huh Eok-

Huh Eok-

Rosnante took a deep breath as if he had been chased by something.

Then, the eyes of Duke Justia and Hella, who had been interrupted by their intimate time with Iriel, became wild at once.

The corners of his eyes, which had softened a little while ago, were nowhere to be found, and his face was the same as before.

“… … 2nd Prince?”

“… … Yeah!”

“What’s going on? Now I am busy.”

“Now, let’s talk for a moment… … .”

“If it’s not urgent, I’ll do it next time. 2 prince. I don’t want our time to be interrupted anymore.”

Duke Justia was polite because he was a direct descendant of the imperial family in his own way, but his tone was very cold and cold.

Rosnante couldn’t hide the bewilderment on his face.

‘… … Yes? I knew that Joheiden cared for Serena… … . Wasn’t Justia not like this… … ?’

In his eyes, Duke Justia’s and Joheiden’s faces overlapped perfectly.

It is the face of the daughter-in-law.

‘what… … . What… … .’

Rosnante can’t keep his mouth shut while trying to figure out the situation.

“Rosnante?”

Iriel, who did not miss the opportunity to escape now, spoke out.

“Uh, Iriel.”

“Did you come because you have something to say to my father?”

“uh… … . Yeah, that’s right, but… … .”

“Oh, I see! Then I’ll get out! Because I don’t know the difficult stuff. Where is Zeke?”

“Uh, back there… … . But help me… … .”

“Okay, I get it! thanks! Father, aunt, see you later~!”

It took less than a second for Iriel to get up from her seat and say hello.

With a fresh face, she offered Rosnante as a sacrifice and left the scene.

Pan-!

Duke Justia and Hella reached out to catch her, but Iriel, who ran away using mana, was no longer there.

A scene that repeats itself exactly as it did earlier.

‘Fuck.’

Rosnante cursed inwardly.

*

“… … How dare you interrupt my time with Iriel… … . 2 Prince… … .”

“Ha, really… … . You haven’t even earned the title of crown prince yet, so what’s the point of this?”

Rosnante’s hair stood on end as the two Justia heavyweights gave them stern glances.

However, unlike Yoheiden, who implied appropriate adjustments, they had no such thing as moderation.

‘Oh no… … ! Iriel wasn’t really close with his family at all! Why are you doing this all of a sudden!!’

Rosnante was unfair.

However, if you step back from here and now, you really have nowhere to go.

Joheiden managed to bring up the story of the magic stone, but I heard that it had already been used up.

So, unless I borrow from Justia, I have no choice but to open my hands to my father as a last resort.

‘Don’t be scared! can do. Rosnante Leonine! you have grown up! I’m speaking confidently!’

“Ugh… … . In fact, it’s because I’m getting more support from the current nobles than 1st Prince Ilios… … .”

Contrary to his thoughts, the voice that came out of his mouth was pathetic.

Of course, if he really became the crown prince, he would be able to have a new relationship again, but Rosnante was in a perfect position for Eul now.

The duke is the noble of all nobles.

Even if he was an emperor, he had power and a position that was difficult to treat carelessly.

“You say you have better qualities than 1st Prince Ilios?”

Duke Justia looked suspiciously up and down at Rosnante.

Then he spat it out as if it didn’t matter.

“Well, whether that’s true or not doesn’t matter. What do you mean now? No matter how many aristocratic support you have. If I step forward and support the 1st prince, it would be nothing to bring you down again that day. What was your reason for saying that? 2 prince. No way, other nobles support you, so did I come to ask you to support me too?”

Duke Justia’s eyes seemed to be looking at something like garbage.

‘Ah, Shiva. Isn’t this… … .’

“Oh no! That’s not what I came to ask for today, so please forget it! Let’s get right to the point! Perhaps… … . If you have any magic stones left… … . I will buy it at a high price. I need about 20… … . Can you sell it?”

“Well? 20 magic stones… … ? That would be pretty expensive… … .”

“Oh oh! First of all, it means that you have 20 magic stones!”

Rosnante’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Duke Justia thoughtfully bounced the abacus in his head.

20 magic stones.

It was by no means a small deal.

If you sell it at the current market price, you can make a lot of profit.

If you buy a present for Iriel with the money you earned… … ?

Duke Justia’s eyebrows twitched, as if interested.

But, next to him, Hella intervened as if she didn’t understand.

“… … By the way, do you have money to pay? 2 Prince?”

“… … that, that.”

gulp.

Dry spittle ran down his throat.

“I said… … . If I become the crown prince, I will repay you at a high price… … .”

“Now, are you kidding me? 2nd Prince.”

Duke Justia interrupted Rosnante.

Rosnante, unable to back down, spoke desperately.

“If only I could borrow it! I will never forget the debt I owe to Justia… … !”

“Haa, it wasn’t even the basics of negotiations. 2 prince. It’s really disappointing. For us, now… … . Bet that big money on your uncertain future, isn’t that what you mean? And if you want to get it back, you can make yourself the crown prince? Ha, really… … . If you were wasting my time with such lies, you must be prepared for that… … .”

hostility that can be clearly felt

Rosnante closed his eyes tightly.

‘Rosnante! think!’

In an instant, a flash of lightning flashed in his head.

A firearm that might come out once every 10 years flashed with good timing.

“Iriel Justia!”

flinch.

At that cry, Duke Justia and Hella’s expressions hardened.

“… … You crossed the line. You mention my daughter here… … . No way, to be engaged to Iriel is such an absurd idea… … .”

“Oh My God. Los Nante Leonine… … . Really, you crossed the line.”

Now, beyond unpleasantness, the timing of anger began to overflow.

“Not that!!!”

Duke Eustaia and Hela withdrew their anger at Rosnante’s quick denial.

It seemed like he wanted to hear it once. It was clear that he was determined not to let go of nonsense.

Not wanting to lose that momentum, Rosnante quickly continued.

“Information! I’ll give you the information!”

“… … Ho?”

“Ugh, information… … . information… … . 2nd Prince Do you know that? Are we Justia?”

Hella smiled and said to him.

The Duke of Justia, who is said to be one step ahead of Yoheiden when it comes to intelligence.

Justia’s servants were hiding in the shadows of the country, and that information is gathered in real time to Hella.

Of course, a large number of knights were lost in this expedition, but they were a loss of military force, and not a big loss in terms of intelligence.

However, Rosnante’s eyes still did not lose their light.

“but… … . This is Ramielli Academy. Information about this place would not be easy to obtain, even for Justia.”

“Ugh. It’s a bit tricky, but if you try, it’s not too difficult, right?”

Hella replied, covering her mouth with the fan in her hand.

“I am in the same class as Iriel.”

“?”

“I am a classmate taking the same swordsmanship class. No matter how good Justia’s intelligence is, she proudly conveys what she sees and hears right in front of the scene, and the information she finds through background investigations. Which quality is better?”

“Hoo… … .”

Duke Justia let out a low exclamation.

Don’t you know how to negotiate?

However, Rosnante’s real wedge was different.

“Video recorder.”

“!”

“I will send you a video record of Iriel training.”

Rosnante had previously watched the Duke of Joheiden taping Serena’s fight in the midterm sparring match.

I thought that if Duke Justia had really turned into an idiot, he wouldn’t be able to refuse this offer.

And as expected, the eyes of the duke and Hella widened.

“Iriel’s… … .”

“Training video… … ?”

You can vividly see Iriel’s sweating and growing little by little on the recorded screen… … ?

The lost time flashed through their minds.

Looking back, I couldn’t remember how Iriel had grown and what memories he had.

Just as Iriel grew up in an instant from when he was very small,

It felt like little Iriel and mature Iriel were cut and pasted together.

Because of that, irreversible self-reproach piled up.

Rosnante’s proposal hit the middle of Justia’s target perfectly.

‘Ha, you’re an outsider… … .’

The Duke looked at Rosnante with a laugh.

“… … this is true yes i admit it You have a better side than Ilios.”

“Iknow, right. Ilios definitely doesn’t take that swordsmanship class.”

“Yeah, good. Rosnante 2nd Prince. 20 magic stones. don’t let it hang in debt I will send you by your side. However, keep in mind that you will have to pay a pretty high price later.”

“yep!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Rosnante replied in a booming voice.

‘done!!!! Finally, I also get mana!!!!’

poke at his eyes. Tears flowed.