Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy - Chapter 988



988 – Reassemble – 2

The Counts of Deast, the home of Uncle August, are a prestigious military family located in the eastern part of the empire, and are the in-laws chosen by his cold-blooded and mechanical grandfather.

And my uncle August was the second of seven children. If my father had suffered a misfortune before I was born, he would have become the head of the Crassius family instead of my father. It is unlikely that such a person’s wife would have been chosen carelessly, so he must have chosen her after much deliberation and made a decision after thorough verification.

In fact, the Count Deast family has been the pillar of the East for decades, and even now. No wonder my eldest father-in-law and my older brother, who are practically the heads of the Eastern nobles, trust the Count Deast family.

‘It is not well known that he is actually one of Crassius’ people.’

When he became the son-in-law of the Count Deast family, Uncle August changed his name from August Crassius to August Deast. He even focused on supporting his mistress, and avoided active external activities.

That is why, before my father summoned the seven siblings, many people did not know that the husband of Count Deast was from the Crassius clan. The wall the seven siblings held in their hearts was so high and high.

But the wall collapsed faster than expected. Perhaps at a speed that even the father, uncle, and aunts involved could not have predicted.

‘It was a wall that could collapse so easily.’

It was a happy but bitter thing. I grew up under a strict and oppressive family for about 20 years, so I couldn’t have a proper friendship. For the next 20 years, I didn’t even talk to him because of the physical and psychological distance.

The wall that had been built in that way collapsed less than a year after my father’s summons. In just a year, a wall that had been built for about 40 years collapsed.

As a child, how could it not be bitter? If everything had gone according to plan, the seven Crassius siblings would have been amicable from the beginning. If they had grown up in a slightly more normal environment, they would have been smiling from the beginning without having to wait for 40 years.

Just like our children.

‘It’s fortunate that the generation gap didn’t break out.’

I let out a sigh of relief without thinking.

My father did not resemble my grandfather, and I resemble my father more. If my grandfather’s blood had been transmitted to his grandson, omitting his son, how terrible it would have been. With six wives and more than ten children, I would have lived in a depressing home.

No. If I had been someone like my grandfather, I would never have married for love. Wouldn’t I have married for political reasons and had the obligatory child-bearing?

“Oh my god!”

I was imagining that if I had made a strategic move and planned it out, the Emperor would have broken his head. I turned my head at the sound of Pedi’s voice.

‘oh.’

Then, a colorful and cute Pedi came into view.

The corners of my mouth went up naturally. Our Pedi, she’s cute as usual, but she’s even cuter when she’s dressed up.

“Mom! This is weird! Keep putting clothes on me!”

‘ah.’

The desperate cry brought laughter in another sense.

It was just one sentence, but it made me realize the eons of time and pain Pedi had endured. At the same time, I could guess what the other kids were going through.

It’s a place where great-grandfathers, great-aunts, cousins, and sixth cousins ​​gather. Since it’s a wonderful and monumental place where all the Crassius bloodlines gather, our children must be dressing up as the cutest in the world.

For example, trying on dozens or hundreds of outfits to find the best one, or adding small, safe accessories that suit the child.

‘That’s hard.’

Even as an adult, I get dizzy when I get caught up in Mar’s serious dress-up. Everything looks fine to my eyes, but Mar’s eyes immediately recognize the subtle differences in color, even if it’s just a drawing board. It’s to the point where I wonder if he can see RGB values.

In addition, we chose clothes by considering the color, texture, shape that matches the place, and even the atmosphere that matches the season. It must be difficult for our children, the oldest of whom is only 6 years old, to endure.

“master!”

Soon, Kindness came running from the direction where Pedi had appeared.

“You must not run away! The madam is looking for you!”

‘Oh, like that.’

Our Pedi. It wasn’t that he was released after the dress-up, it was that he escaped.

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‘How did you escape?’

Honestly, I’m impressed. A six-year-old child is staging a great escape show in a room full of other ladies and servants, including Mar? Judging by the fact that Kindness is immediately chasing after him, it seems like the holy beasts are also guarding him.

As expected, the sons of Crassius and Valenti are different. Whether they walk the path of an inspector like me or the path of a weapon master like their eldest father-in-law, they show the potential to succeed.

“Shira! I’m not wearing it anymore!”

“Oh, Master! Even the Madam is doing everything for you…!”

“I don’t know! I really hate you!”

At those words, the kindness that had been running towards me in a hurry suddenly stopped.

“Purrrrrr…”

Then he fell to the floor, sobbing as if he was suffocating.

He was Peddie’s closest confidant, loyal horse, and steed, and he was very active. Because of his kindness, he seemed to have been mentally shocked by Peddie’s declaration.

“Purrrr… purrrrrr…!”

‘It’s serious.’

However, I didn’t know that the shock would cause me to lose my ability to speak.

What do you have left if you take away the fact that you can speak? As a former demon, the only advantage you have over Titi, a 100% pure animal, is the ability to use language, so what if you blow that?

“Jji, Jjijeol-i. Are you okay?”

Anyway, Pedi was surprised by this gruesome sight and cautiously approached Kindness.

“I’m sorry. I don’t hate you. I’m just happy that you play with me.”

Before he knew it, Kind’s eyes, which had been freestyle dancing on the hallway floor, turned to Pedi.

“Let’s go to Mom. I want to ride a scooter.”

“Yes, Master! Let’s go right away!”

‘Ugh.’

The rapid recovery rate made people burst into laughter.

It’s a shame that the horse’s intelligence is as low as a bird’s. Looking at the way he acts, I think it would be okay to use the expression “horse brain” rather than “bird brain.”

‘I guess that means he’s that loyal.’

Still, I tried to think as positively as possible, considering the honor of kindness.

Because his loyalty to Pedi is sincere, he gets hurt easily and recovers quickly. He won’t show this kind of behavior in other matters.

I’m sure that’s true. Otherwise, it would be a bit of a shame.

‘If this continues, when Pedi grows up, he’ll even tour the empire.’

I looked at the kindness of the person leisurely returning home with a Pedi.

Perhaps when Pedi becomes an adult, he will suddenly leave to travel the empire with Kindness. Considering the subtle rivalry between Kindness and Charity, Charity may join as well.

A nobleman who walks around with a talking horse and leading a deer. It’s a story that seems to come out of a legend or a fairy tale.

Uncle August’s invitation was sent to all of Crassius.

This means that an invitation was sent to any unemployed person who was just breathing in the system.

“I don’t know if I can go here.”

Erich, a freeloader in the system, kept touching the invitation and rolling his eyes here and there. While worrying about useless things like whether he should accept this invitation or not.

I understand Erich is awkward. The first Crassius banquet was held at my mansion, so I greeted them. But I didn’t see Erich.

But Erich is not the only one who feels awkward around his uncles and aunts. Our cousins, whom we have never even met, are in the same situation as Erich. Rather, I am the one who feels strange.

“If you miss this banquet, you are no longer Crassius.”

That’s why I consoled Erich with all my heart.

If you have the blood of Crassius, you are entitled to attend the banquet. There is no need to be concerned.

“That’s quite a banquet.”

Erich obediently put the invitation in his bosom, comforted by my words.

It is satisfying. It means that Erich’s identity, pride, and sense of duty as Crassius are clear.

“Brother. But do you know who’s coming? I don’t even know my cousins’ names, let alone their faces.”

“I don’t know either, so it’s okay.”

Erich’s eyes trembled slightly at my answer.

What do you want me to do when I don’t know anything? Since we’re meeting for the first time anyway, it’s better to shake hands and introduce ourselves at the banquet hall.

“Aren’t you the head of the household? Isn’t it okay for the head of the household to not know the names of the family members?”

“How would you feel if the inspector general you met for the first time knew your name and family relationships?”

“ah.”

He smiled bitterly at the reassuring words.

I am still the head of the household and not the cousin to my cousins, but the real power in the empire and the inspector general. If I show an attitude that suggests that I have already figured out their names, faces, or other special characteristics, they are likely to be terrified.

That’s a difficult situation. It’s a place that was prepared only because my father, uncle, and aunts barely broke down the wall in my heart. In such a precious place, a guy called Gaju is creating a sense of oppression? I should bite my tongue and make an emergency escape to my grandfather’s side.

‘It’s time to act like the wild Karl Crassius.’

After a while, I calmed my mind by repeating this to myself over and over again.

From the moment I enter the Deast Counts’ house, I am no longer an Imperial Count. I am not the head of the household, nor a minister, nor a saint. I am just one of the children who must serve many adults. I am just one of many nephews, one of many cousins.

Let’s never forget this. For a successful banquet.

***

While I was wondering if mixing vodka with tea would help me get less drunk, the Minister of the Imperial Household submitted an unusual report.

“The Count of Deast is holding a banquet.”

“This is a banquet hosted by the Count’s husband, August Deast. As Your Majesty knows, August Deast─”

“The count’s uncle.”

He is also a very high ranking figure within the entire Crassius family, being the younger brother of the previous Count of Tylglehen.

‘Hmm.’

Of course, the lineage within the Crassius family is meaningless when it comes to taking him as a son-in-law, but that doesn’t mean that the blood he carries will completely disappear. To the Count, whether it’s August Deast or August Crassius, he’s still his uncle.

And this uncle invited all those who had descended from Crassius.

“Your Majesty. The Crassius family has had a strange lack of interaction between its members. But isn’t it the Count’s will that all members gather as soon as the new year begins?”

“The minister is right.”

I nodded to the Minister of the Imperial Household’s words. The Minister of the Imperial Household’s reasoning was certainly reasonable and sound.

The Empire’s representative noble family and the Imperial Count family, Crassius, suddenly holds a meeting. And that too right before the Count becomes the Duke’s deputy. This is by no means an ordinary event,

“But there is no need to worry. I will prepare a gift to send to Count Deast when the banquet is over.”

If the subject is a count, there is nothing to worry about.

The Count is not the type of person to plot by mobilizing his blood relatives. If he had wanted to do something, he would have done it very secretly, not in such a blatant way.

Just send a congratulatory message at the end of the banquet, congratulating the Crassius family on their meeting, and put it in a gift or pocket. That’s it.

“Yes, Your Majesty. I will do so.”

The Minister of the Imperial Household also bowed his head obediently, as if he was not suspicious of the Count.

Anyway, the Count is a trustworthy nobleman in many ways.

Trust that he is not the kind of person who would plot such a thing.