I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 164



164 – Too Much or Too Little

A week passed after that, and Edgar kept his promise to Leonel.

After getting advice from someone in the area who was most knowledgeable about land and buildings, I found a house in a residential area near the city square and gave it to him as a gift.

The size of the house was not very spacious, but it was satisfactory enough for two people to live in.

In particular, after hearing that Enya liked to grow flowers, she came to her castle and repeatedly expressed her gratitude by helping her find a small house with a garden.

As Leonel was gradually getting used to his duties as an adjutant, and his new daily life was going smoothly, he heard some good news.

“Is it true that we succeeded in recapturing it?”

Whitewood, which had been invaded by foreigners, returned to the hands of the Robeheim family.

Above all, it was more valuable because it was achieved without much blood being shed.

What’s worse is that even Edgar, who was calmer than anyone else during the meeting, asked back with excitement.

In response, the white-haired man who was in charge of the retrieval of Whitewood, Hauteur, nodded and responded as if it was no big deal.

“That’s right. “Their resistance wasn’t as strong as I expected.”

“That’s a bit surprising. “You mean Whitewood isn’t that important to them?”

“I don’t know their intentions, but… What’s certain is that I didn’t feel like they were trying to defend me tenaciously.”

Autur expressed without hesitation the feelings he felt at the time and presented Edgar with a document detailing the process and results of the battle.

Because it was quite thick, Edgar decided to skim only the most important information.

‘It’s definitely strange.’

As Autur said, it felt too completely collapsed for the purpose of defending the castle.

No, to be more precise, I would say it feels like it is disguised to look like it is collapsing.

At least, it was quite different from the battle described in the document that summarized the time when Edgar infiltrated Whitewood.

“How is it? Is there anything you can point out?”

“I do not know. But, as Sir Hauteur said, there is something strange about it.”

Because it was decided to be respectful in front of the vassals-Ariel actually told him to take it easy, but the decision was made at Edgar’s discretion–He answered Ariel’s question with an honorific and put his hand on her her his chin her her her.

I’m not sure about anything yet, but I feel a sense of heterogeneity.

Of course, since he did not observe the battle in front of his eyes, he cannot give a definite answer, but if this is enough from the documents, it would have been even more so for those who felt the atmosphere at the time.＜ Br＞

Ariel, who was staring at him immersed in the document, turned her gaze towards Autur.

Even if we learn more about the situation later, there was something that needed to be made clear right away.

“Anyway, the recapture itself was successful, right?”

“Yes, Your Highness. I searched the surrounding area just in case, but I couldn’t even find a trace of the remaining soldiers. However, if you command me, I will give an order to clear the area.”

“No, that’s enough. Right now, whitewood restoration will come first. Above all, the soldiers should also rest.”

In the first place, as the two people said, if they had retreated easily for some purpose, it is clear that they would have literally run away.

At least within the scope of Ariel’s thoughts, there was no effective strategy of deliberately giving up the castle and taking it back.

In that case, it would be more efficient to hold back the soldiers who were supposed to search the surrounding area and take turns starting to restore the city.

In her view her her her, it was time to strengthen her her inner self her her her.

“First, give generous rewards to the soldiers and commanders who headed to Whitewood.”

“I will do so.”

Pedestrianism is always important.

This was also the part where Ariel received the most advice from Yulken.

“And Bricia.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Bricia refers to the woman who manages most of Robeheim Castle’s finances and supplies.

Her straightforward appearance her, seemingly without even the slightest compromise, was an indication of her position her.

“Get a list of commanders and soldiers who participated in the war at the time from Otur, and set aside the portion that will go to those people. “There will be room to cover it, right?”

“Yes, it’s more than enough, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Good.”

As Ariel glanced around her audience, nodding her head in satisfaction, Edgar slowly took his eyes off the document, realizing that it was time to end the meeting.

“Then, this is the end of this week’s report, and those who have further requests can come to me in person. Over.”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

As the retainers all bowed their heads, Ariel got up from her seat and left the conference room first, accompanied by Edgar.

After completing the political reports and meetings held once a week, an implicit break is given except for a few people assigned to work, and even Ariel was no exception.

‘I need to get some rest today.’

Therefore, Ariel, who had already planned out in her head how she would rest, decided not to head to her office but to her her own room her her her her.

On the other hand, Edgar looked at her documents a little while ago and had something to organize, so she was about to head to the office, but Ariel called her and stopped her.

“Where are you going?”

“In the office. “I also wanted to look at the documents from earlier.”

“We can do it together next time.”

Although there are some uncomfortable points, nothing has been confirmed yet.

Moreover, Autur, who was present at the time, will be taking a break today, so we can put our heads together and think about it together later.

However, despite her dissuasion, Edgar shrugged her shoulders with a smile on his face as if he had no choice.

“Still, it’s better to watch it when you have some free time.”

“There’s nothing particularly urgent tomorrow, so you can see me then. “Why do I have to work hard even on my days off?”

She hated not being able to be alone with him during her long-awaited break of her, but what she hated even more about Ariel was that she had to leave her work to Edgar alone.

Still, she’s been feeling a lot of dissatisfaction lately.

As she ascended to the position of head of the family, she was happy that her Edgar was in a position to support her, but as she did so, she could clearly see that she was increasingly overworking her body. ＞

In particular, something like this happened four days ago.

He used to come to her room every morning and head to the office with her, but for some reason he didn’t come, so Ariel went to the office alone and found out that he was working alone.

When she asked him why he did not go with her today, Edgar brushed it off with a somewhat awkward tone, and later, from Eline, he said that he had spent the night in his office and never returned to his room her her her her.

“Just give me a day. “I’ll cover it on my days off next week.”

“That’s not it… Sir, I don’t know!”

Even during this time, he couldn’t spend his days off with her, so she thought she was angry.

In the end, Ariel could not stand it anymore, pounded her bare bottom with her foot, turned her head, and headed to her room her.

It seemed as if a cold wind suddenly blew between the two.

*

Ariel sat on the bed with a distressed expression.

The look in her eyes was so sharp that Shuri, who had been waiting for her, flinched for a moment.

“It looks like something happened with you today as well.”

But that’s only for a moment.

Shuri then spoke to her with a gentle smile in a tone that seemed to roughly guess what had happened.

At this, Ariel’s cheeks swelled up.

“Why do you always think it’s his fault when I’m angry?”

“You are the only person who is sincere enough to let your emotions out freely.”

“…”

Ariel pursed her lips in response to this perfectly correct argument.

As Shuri said, she didn’t experience any stress from her work at all.

In other words, it meant that since she was treating Man purely as a matter of business, she did not receive any emotions.

On the other hand, she can easily become happy with Edgar, who treats her with pure love, but she also sulks.

“So, what did you do wrong today, Master?”

In any case, since Ariel is her master her, Shuri basically asked her based on the premise that if there was any problem between the two, it would be Edgar’s fault her her her.

If you listen to her her story her her her, it’s usually Ariel’s fault her, but she can’t ask her her master her her her, ‘What did you do wrong today ?’

And in times like this, the answer that comes back is usually fixed.

Ariel immediately picked up the pillow she was holding and told her to lift it, and she began to quickly reveal what happened that day.

Therefore, Shuri thought that it would be like that again today and decided to give her some warm tea to help her calm down.

But the answer that came back was quite unexpected.

“I didn’t do anything wrong. “It was just because I was stupid.”

“… Yes?”

Ariel is not always unaware of her own mistakes, but when she sulks like this, she usually thinks that Edgar was the one who made her mistakes her first.

However, what kind of wind blew today, wouldn’t she be the first to pout her lips, admitting her mistake?

Shuri thought for a moment that her hearing she was wrong.

When she turned her head towards Ariel to check, she was looking at Shuri with a sullen expression as if there was a problem.

“Just… What can I say? That guy is working too hard these days. Do you know?”

“How can you not know? “It was a rumor in the castle to begin with.”

Recently, the rumor that Edgar was busy running around was widespread among the knowledgeable users.

In particular, among the employees walking in the hallways at night, there were numerous people who saw the lights in the office remain on until dawn.

However, Shuri was curious as to why that story was being told at this time.

It sounded like there was something wrong with working hard.

“She heard from Ellie the other day when Ed couldn’t come to my room. “I guess that idiot stayed up all night in the office without going back to his room in the morning.”

“This is my first time hearing that too.”

“Yeah, but it turns out it wasn’t the first time. After she took over work, she didn’t come back to her room quite often… I think she probably stayed up all night in the office and came to my room the next day.”

In other words, she finished her work without being noticed by Ariel, and if she did not show her face, she would arouse her suspicions, so she even went as far as accompanying her in the morning.

But that day, either because she fell asleep in her office or for whatever reason, she couldn’t come to her room and that’s why she ended up getting caught.

After hearing this story, Shuri was able to realize that this was not an unusual situation for her.

You could say that it was wrong to just work hard, but she also knew well how much responsibility Edgar had for his current duties.

If things continue like this, she will work harder and work harder, and she will never reduce her workload.

“It’s pretty serious… Did that have anything to do with what happened today?”

“That’s right. The story gets a bit long…”

After Ariel finished briefly explaining the process of today’s meeting and Edgar’s actions meant afterwards, Shuri realized what she and nodded.

In other words, rather than being angry at Edgar for trying to take on too much of her work, Ariel is angry at herself because she feels like she is the one who put him in this situation.

Moreover, since it is a position that she and her Yulken asked her to take on, she cannot just say that she should quit now, which would be even more troublesome.

“Because if I just say it, you’ll never understand.”

“Who said it wasn’t?”

Even if Ariel advises her to reduce her workload and take care of her her her her body her her in her current situation, he only pretends to reduce her workload at first to reassure her, and she will return to her her original state her her her.

Since this was a complete reversal, something definite was needed.

“Umm… So how about this?”

“What is it?”

“It may be a bit excessive, but you have a stubborn side, just like you… I don’t think it will work unless it’s like this.”

“Say it. “It’s up to me to decide whether to do it or not.”

Ariel asked Shuri for advice, feeling like she was grasping at straws.

No matter what, there were many cases where the words she said without thinking were helpful.

“That’s it…”

Although Shuri didn’t say it was a sharp move, she whispered a small plan that was brilliant, and Ariel’s eyes began to widen.

It seemed like a pretty good solution.

As she said, if it weren’t to this extent, Edgar would hardly change his mind.

“Good. “I’ll try it right away.”

A light appeared in Ariel’s red eyes as she agreed to her plan.

As she nodded, her cheeks seemed to have a slight blush, but that was probably due to the bright sunlight coming through the window.