I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 160



160 – The Story Immediately After Returning

After a somewhat confusing but very satisfying trip, the group headed their separate ways again.

Sylvia followed Hagel’s parents to say hello, and they returned together to where Hespania and the others were. 6b47dd94189a”＞

When the two returned to the castle, Yulken and Helen, who had gone on a trip, had already returned.

The four people asked each other how their trip was going well and got together for a long time to talk.

As expected, the main interest was what happened in the imperial palace.

“Wow, I didn’t expect it to get that far…” ” “You gave me a pretty big award.”

When Yulken heard that Edgar had engraved his name on the hero’s monument, he stroked his chin and said in a very surprising way.

Since he was quite close to the emperor during his childhood, I thought he would give him a fairly large award, but this was beyond expectations.

“It seems like having your name engraved on the Hero’s Monument is a great honor.”

“Yes. Of course, the size of the contribution is great, but it is usually an award given to those who have played a significant role as loyalists of a country.”

Yulken smiled happily as if it were his own business

Although he was also the one who had his name engraved on the Hero’s Monument, it was correct to say that Edgar had built up his name solely on the value of his name, whereas he had many opportunities in the first place, both in terms of location and name.

It was obvious that with this, the rumors that he was an unsuitable person for the Robeheim family would soon die down.

In the first place, those who uttered such words to Yulken’s face or even made it known through rumors will receive their full punishment.

“It’s been a long time coming, so I thought you’d come to Ardenum to tell me this good news. I’m sure Katria would have been happy too.”

“I already said it. But he was stubborn until the end.”

As Ariel spoke, Ariel responded to Helen’s words by looking at Edgar with somewhat disapproving eyes.

Just as her mother said she was his daughter, Ariel felt similar to Helen and suggested that she stopped by Ardenum on her way, but Edgar flatly refused. ＞

“It hasn’t been long since I inherited the position of head of the family, so right now I have to focus on internal affairs… ” “Ugh.”

“You’ve always been a child who thought about yourself first. There’s nothing wrong with what Ed said, so you can move on, my daughter.”

Helen tried to mediate so that the two people would not feel bad about each other.

From long ago, while pretending not to be Edgar, he always cared for Ariel first. Even when we are not lovers.

So, in a way, she was Helen who felt proud to see his unchanging side of her.

As people change over time and become more comfortable with each other, there are times when they become less considerate, but she thought that she had done well with her son-in-law.

“I’m not saying anything either. It’s just because I think about myself too much.”

“Oh my, are you bragging about how good you are now? Even mom and dad don’t lag behind.”

Here, Helen’s age was revealed.

At this time, if you take one side’s side, the other side might be offended or angry, but instead, they changed their method by naturally changing the topic and teasing Ariel.

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And her effect she was so good that Ariel, who was taken in by her skill her her her, quickly turned bright red and screamed.

“Uh, um… “No, mother!”

“It’s okay if I call you mom like you used to. “This mom does not want to see her daughter overdo it?”

“Well, it’s not unreasonable! “I’m not even a child anymore!”

Ariel, who could not win over Helene either before or now, had to be toyed with by her today as well, with her bare body her exposed.

Meanwhile, on the other side, a conversation was going on between the men, and the atmosphere on this side was quite serious.

“Hmm, it’s Marquis Bertus… “It’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time.”

After hearing Edgar’s question about Albrich, Yulken muttered while taking a sip of the warmed Vinchot.

“It looks like we’ve met before.”

“Because we are based on each other’s positions, we end up meeting even if we don’t like each other. “You probably know it well.”

“I thought so. “If you don’t mind, may I ask who you are?”

Yulken’s perception of people is quite accurate.

Rather than saying that she is good at distinguishing whether a person is good or bad, it is more correct to say that she has insight into a person’s personality or inner thoughts through the way they speak or act.

Edgar also knew this well, so she wanted to borrow his insight and asked about her opinion of the man named Albrich Bertus.

Because he was hoping that his character review was just unfounded.

“What kind of person are you?” That’s a pretty tough question.”

However, as he was uncharacteristically unable to speak, Edgar guessed that it was because Yulken did not have much experience meeting Albrich.

“Is it because you haven’t met often?”

“No, no. On the contrary, sometimes a person you have only met a few times is engraved in your mind more clearly. Of course, that would be important in order to understand the essence of the person.”

In other words, the number of times you meet or the bond you have is not everything.

In addition, Yulken was relatively good at understanding people even when meeting them for the first time, perhaps due to his intuition from having lived on the battlefield for a long time.

However, the problem is that the man named Albrich Bertus is so ambiguous that it is difficult to even give a personal review.

“Three times so far… No, it would be four. We’ve never met, but we’ve talked quite a bit. “He was quite an unusual man.”

“In what sense do you mean this?”

It’s unique.

It is an expression that can be interpreted in a good or bad sense.

In the first place, Edgar’s personal evaluation of Albrich could be expressed with just one word, ‘unique,’ so he wanted to listen to Yulken’s words more.

“He was a man who seemed to have both madness and emptiness. I can guarantee you that I will never see someone like that again in my life.”

“Madness… “You mean it.”

It was difficult for Edgar to sympathize with that expression.

However, there was quite a bit of sympathy in the word ’emptiness’ that followed.

When he also described a man named Albrich to Ariel, he called him ‘a man who seems to have no heart’.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t help you. In any case, it can be said that he is a person who is difficult to describe.”

“No. It was very helpful.”

“I’m glad that’s the case… But may I ask why you are so curious about him?”

Edgar wondered whether he should talk about this or keep quiet.

Ariel has infinite trust in him, and since they are lovers, they can talk more openly, but with Yulken, their relationship is a little more distant than that.

Moreover, Albrich Bertus was, on the surface, a man in the position of a marquis.

I was wondering whether it was the right choice to carelessly criticize such a person in a negative light.

However, seeing Yulken’s eyes staring at him intently, Edgar eventually decided to speak honestly about what happened in the imperial palace.

Because it was a look similar to when Ariel looked at him.

“Actually…”

As Edgar continued to tell her story, Helen, who had been talking to Ariel, suddenly turned her head and listened quietly to her story.

It was truly unusual.

She has been following Edgar’s footsteps since he was young, but she has never once seen him criticize anyone.

In other words, it would mean that my intuition about Albrich Bertus was shouting so strongly in my head.

“… It’s quite strange, if you say so. However, there is a part of me that feels more different than that.”

“What is that?”

Edgar asked again, wondering if there was something he wasn’t aware of.

And Yulken’s next answer was unexpected to him.

“The fact is that the Marquis Bertus, and no one else, was in the imperial palace at the time. He even expressed friendliness toward you. “Everything about it is strange.”

“Sylvia already said that. “She’s quite the butt-heavy person.”

When Edgar first heard this, he thought it was just a whim, but seeing Yulken say it this way, he realized that it was not an issue that could be ignored.

“It’s not usually that heavy. Besides, I’m not the type of person to carelessly show interest in others. “I can be sure of that much.”

“Jeon… “Are you saying that in front of your father too?”

“Hmm. “I am quite friendly with His Majesty the Emperor, but other than that, I find it difficult to talk to him.”

After hearing that he didn’t even speak to Yulken of the world first, Edgar realized that it was definitely quite strange.

The man who was famous for his heavy hips and refused to step off his feet his his happened to arrive at the imperial palace on the day Edgar was invited by the emperor, and he followed suit by asking him to greet him first and expressing interest .

Even though he came to the imperial palace under the influence of the emperor, the situation after that was quite heterogeneous.

“Besides, that man is famous for never doing anything that bothers him. What’s worse is that even on His Majesty’s birthday his other day, not even a nosebleed was seen.”

“Indeed… It’s strange in many ways.”

Edgar narrowed his eyes, feeling the need to revise his earlier thoughts.

Now I see that he is someone who hardly even pays attention to the emperor.

If so, it can be said that he was a man who had no reason to be in the imperial palace that day.

“Is there anyone who spoke with Albrich that day or was with him? “Except for the people who went with you.”

“I do not know. Other than my acquaintances, there is no one in particular that comes to mind…”

Edgar had a relatively good memory for people, but his remaining memories were blurry, perhaps due to his impression of Albrich.

So, just when I was frowning and searching my head without any results, Ariel intervened and firmly mentioned a person’s name.

“There was Lord Orman. “Father.”

“If Orman… “Lord Ludrick?”

“Yes that’s right.” When he first entered the imperial palace, he met him first, and then Marquis Bertus came.”

When a rather unexpected name came out, Yulken fell silent for a moment.

The character Rudrik Orman is a person who is devoted to his duties, so it is highly likely that he is not interested in anything else.

So I don’t know if I’ll be able to hear a story that could provide a clue, but it wouldn’t hurt to ask.

“I understand first. I will send someone to ask people who met with Marquis Bertus in the imperial palace at the time, including Lord Ludric, to see if they have heard anything.”

“He seems like a very mysterious person… Could it be that he told others about it?”

“You don’t know. Even if I didn’t hear it directly from him, there may be news I picked up.”

In short, the question I was curious about now was why Albrich Bertus came to the imperial palace that day.

If it’s just a whim, you can keep what we just shared in your heart and look forward to the future. If there is some kind of reason, you can find out a little more.

“Sorry. Because I said something pointless…”

“Well, don’t think like that. “It’s just to resolve my personal doubts.”

Yulken also had a strange feeling about the man named Albrihi for a long time.

And that’s mainly not in the good side, but in the bad side.

However, he simply felt it was his own luck and pretended not to know.

This time, I’m just using Edgar’s words as an excuse to satisfy my personal curiosity and try my best.

It would be even better if I could help my future son-in-law and her daughter.

“Just trust it and wait. Even though I’m like this, I’m a person who puts in a lot of effort.”

“Her wife is right. Although he may have passed on the position of head of the family, he is not yet an old man who has retreated to the back room, so don’t worry.”

“Would it be possible? “I’m just sorry for putting a burden on her.”

Still, Edgar was finally able to smile with relief, feeling as if he had won a thousand things.

Let’s believe and wait since this is Yulken’s rant and not anyone else’s. With that promise.

“Now, let’s stop talking about the heavy stuff and tell me in more detail. My daughter seems to have become particularly pretty, but for whatever reason…”

“Mom!”

“…”

The ending wasn’t as serious as it always was.