I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 185



185 – Light Shooting Out From Dark Clouds

After the situation was resolved, Ariel had time to chat with Yulken for a while.

I told Edgar to take care of Sonia by her side, but since he had someone to take care of right now, he decided to stay with me.

“He must be of considerable skill to escape from you.”

“I never thought they would use such a method. I’m sorry.”

“Well, what is there to be sorry about? Of course, it hurts not to catch it… “First of all, we should consider ourselves fortunate that there was no major damage.”

Although several people were killed, including those caught in the explosion and those whom Shepard dealt with as he invaded.

However, to put it bluntly, this was not a big blow to the Robeheim family.

“First of all, before I start talking, I would like to apologize on your behalf. Because I was negligent in my defense, I ended up hurting the child greatly…”

Before getting into the main topic, Yulken first bowed his head and expressed his deepest condolences to Edgar.

For some reason, it was only causing more and more trouble to him, so I didn’t have the courage to see him.

It was only in this way that the prestige of the Robeheim family was brought to tears.

Edgar was equally embarrassed when Yulken, who was no one else, appeared in such a low manner.

Of course, he also felt sorry for her sister, but at the same time, it was something that could not be helped.

Originally, with such a huge body, there were bound to be small gaps, and the enemy was just taking advantage of that.

It was just an unfortunate accident that Sonia was there.

I’m just glad it didn’t escalate further.

“Please don’t mind. “My parents also told me that if my father ever says something like that, they tell me not to pay attention to it.”

“… Is it. “Your family is causing a lot of trouble in many ways.”

In the past, Yulken himself had fallen into the hands of his enemies, putting Edgar in danger, and this time, his lax vigilance he had put his sister in trouble.

Nevertheless, he never said anything to either Edgar or his parents.

Of course, Yulken knows very well that they cannot speak out loud because of the relationship between the families, but in his opinion, these three were great people who would have easily forgiven the families even if they were on equal footing.

“Still, if you still want to apologize, please give my younger brother a toy to play with later. That will be enough for that child.”

“It’s a toy… “I guess I should ask her wife for advice.”

Edgar was joking to lighten the heavy mood, but Yulken took it very seriously.

In this situation, she was sure to reach out to anyone around her who would ask questions, even Helene, and ask her advice about her toys at least once.

Ariel smiled bitterly as she watched Yulken fall into contemplation with only one toy to give to the child.

In the first place, what knowledge does Yulken have about toys for children to play with?

On the other hand, Ariel surprisingly knew quite a lot about that.

It was partly because of the toys she played with when she was young, and because her friend Sylvia happened to have a younger sister, she had heard her story several times.

“Don’t do that, I’ll give you the toys instead. “Father.”

“Well, then will you just help me get something? This father has no spiritual knowledge in that area, so he will face difficulties.”

Yulken, who was angry at Ariel’s words her her, said that if only she could get the toy, she would give it to him.

Even if the other person was a child, I wanted to personally apologize for causing trouble to him and his family due to his shortcomings.

‘It would be good to use this as an opportunity to become friends.’

In fact, in her honest opinion, she found Sonia’s antics cute and wanted to use this as an opportunity to spark a conversation.

Helene seemed to have become quite close to Sonia, but he had not even had much of a conversation yet.

“Anyway, I’ll leave the introduction to this… Didn’t she have any clues about the intruder?”

“Yes, there was nothing like that.”

The three people started discussing the identity of the intruder in earnest.

Since Yulken was not present, he could only base his opinion on what Edgar and Ariel saw and heard, but the problem was that they had nothing to point out.

The only thing we can be certain of is that he was the mastermind who gave the Karbita people his hand his.

This could be seen from his testimony and the fact that the intruder’s purpose was not to do anything else but to take away Kelagh’s supplies.

“Is there any possibility that it is a self-made play?”

However, there is only one catch: all of this can only be proven through Kellag’s testimony his.

Edgar and Ariel, who arrived later, were not sure what the intruder’s real goal was because they did not hear their conversation.

That’s why Yulken also suggested the possibility that Kelagh had hired someone to make it up.

His bravery in facing the enemy with his bare hands while unable to function due to a curse deserves praise, but he had a duty to calmly assess the situation more than anyone else.

Edgar also expressed his opinion on Ariel’s behalf as this was something he had in mind for a while.

“There won’t be any. But I think the possibility is low.”

“Is there a reason?”

“It was not about defeating the enemy, but about buying time.”

If Kellagg still had the intention of stabbing the Robeheim family and was doing this to build trust as a foundation, there would have been a neater way.

Wouldn’t it be enough to take credit for it by pretending that you defeated the person caught on the spot?

However, Kellag hid Sonia as much as possible and waited for her reinforcements.

If the intruder is caught and tortured in that situation, the plan could be leaked.

Edgar thought that at least he wouldn’t have done it if he thought he was in a position to do it.

“… That’s not wrong. To be honest, I don’t really have any doubts.”

Since this was something Yulken had said before, she did not want to interrogate Edgar further or ask for the reason.

Above all, he trusts her intuition quite a bit, because he never thought that the side of her that Kelagh showed to Sonia was false.

“Besides, to put it a little worse, she doesn’t seem like a man who is bright enough to make such a fuss.”

“That’s something I agree with.”

When Yulken smiled and told her what she said, not knowing whether she was joking or serious, Edgar also smiled and agreed.

As he said, what he did when he attacked Whitewood earlier was nothing more than following a plan given by the person behind it.

In other words, this meant that Kellagg himself was not very resourceful or resourceful.

The only possibility was Berrick, and all conversations between him and Kelagh were being reported to Ariel through the guards.

To put it in a good way, he is an honest man. In a bad way, he is a man who lacks a bit of intelligence.

That would be exactly the opinion of the person called Kelagh.

“I don’t think there’s any need to rush anyway. Maybe there will be a signal sooner or later.”

“A signal? “What does that mean, Ariel?”

Meanwhile, when Ariel, who had been quietly listening to the conversation between the two, opened her mouth quietly, Nam Sang-jin’s gaze was focused.

It sounded as if he had prepared a plan to find out who the enemy was behind.

At this, she smiled with a haughty expression, tilted the tea cup, and added in a relaxed tone.

She looked so relaxed that it was hard to believe that she was a woman who had almost been attacked by the enemy just moments ago.

“Actually, I wrote down a move just before the explosion occurred in the man ‘s body his, right before his magic his his completely disappeared.”

“Did you do that?”

Ed was also not present, so his eyes widened when he heard the truth.

Then, Ariel, who had been quietly tipping her teacup with her eyes closed, opened one of her eyes and asked, ‘What do you think? She winked as if asking, ‘Did you do well?’

“So, when do you think that signal will come?”

“I don’t know. It might not come, but… “I think it will come.”

“Hmm?”

Yulken tilted his head at the truly strange answer.

You say with your own mouth that a signal will come, but it may not come.

What kind of rumor is this?

“Just wait and see. Something pretty interesting might happen.”

“By the way, you have a big liver. “Do you know how big of a deal this is when you say it in such a playful way?”

“What do you think? Besides, you’ll be quite happy when you hear the news, right?”

Ariel said that she would find out later, and she just emptied the contents of the teacup and smiled as if she was really looking forward to it.

*

That night, three days later.

The emperor Bartheus, who was momentarily appreciative after seeing the moon rising brilliantly outside the window, left his bedroom and headed to the garden to get some fresh air.

Here, the surrounding scenery is so open that you can see a different world at a glance.

As he headed to the place where he and his wife used to drink tea, he seemed to feel at ease a little when he saw the flowers blooming around him.

“Your Majesty, it is cold. What you eat in bed…”

In response, Abel, the emperor’s confidant and bodyguard, followed along and quietly remonstrated.

He was concerned because he knew better than anyone else that Bartheus was not in good physical condition recently.

“Just leave it for a moment. “I feel that way especially today.”

“… “I will follow your orders.”

However, he had no choice but to retreat due to Bartheus’ gentle yet firm refusal

Who would dare disobey the emperor’s orders?

From noble mtl dot come

Moreover, on the other hand, I wanted to give him some rest as he had to travel around all day long, holding meetings and audiences with his ministers.

Because this was the only thing I could do as a poor subject.

“They say Albrich’s behavior has been strange recently.”

Meanwhile, Abel’s body was startled and trembled at the words Bartheus suddenly spoke.

I want to keep bad news from reaching his ears as much as possible, but considering his duty as a subject, that would be a deception.

So in the end, I had no choice but to tell the truth as it is.

What he thinks after hearing that is entirely up to Bartheus.

“… Yes. “He used to be that kind of guy, but the information is that he’s been showing his tail a lot lately.”

“I don’t know what he’s aiming for, but it looks like he’s right around the corner. “Children are usually like that.”

The more immature you are, the less able you are to keep still when something you want comes before your eyes.

Although I don’t know if it would be right to compare an unpleasant man whose inner thoughts are unknown to a child, Bartheus thought it was an appropriate expression, at least in this part.

“Are you still trying to hide that person?”

“I guess so. That’s the karma I have left. Why do you think he is pathetic?”

“I think it’s something that can’t be helped.”

In other words, I know it’s a necessary evil, but that doesn’t mean I don’t view it negatively.

Despite being in the presence of the emperor, Abel revealed her honest feelings.

“… I guess so. That would be a normal reaction.”

In response, Bartheus did not scold him or criticize him, but simply shook his head with a faint bitter smile.

“Even when I think about it, I think it’s ugly. The emperor of a country does not even ask for help from anyone, but he just hides evil enemies and hopes for a hero to emerge.”

“Do you think it will appear?”

“It must be a vain wish. Still, I’m dreaming.”

Bartheus smiled and looked to the other side.

Even Abel couldn’t tell what was at the end.

After that conversation, a long silence followed.

The uncomfortable time continued as I just wandered around the garden, unable to speak to anyone.

Peeing-!

About twenty minutes passed like that.

Suddenly, a beam of white light shot out with a small sound from the end of Bartheus’ gaze.

It was quite small in his ears, but considering the distance from the beam of light, it must have been quite a roar.

He opened his eyes wide at the unexpected phenomenon and asked Abel what was happening.

“What’s going on?”

“Mo, I don’t know. Judging from the distance and direction, it seems to be towards the Bertus family…”

The Bertus family’s castle is located quite close to Hildeck.

The land they ruled existed separately, but for some reason, the castle was built near a mountain with few people, and no one knew the reason for this.

Anyway, it was assumed to be there based on the location, and even though Abel was embarrassed, he answered sincerely, and Bartheus muttered in a low voice.

“It’s like Hyo-si shooting during wartime. Albrich, was it his doing?”

“I don’t think he’s the kind of guy who would do something so conspicuous.”

“Well, that’s true too. “I will ask the ministers tomorrow if there is anyone who knows the reason.”

What kind of commotion is this at this unseasonable time of night?

Still, thanks to this, it felt as if the accumulated worries had disappeared into the sky along with the beam of light, and Bartheus felt relieved for some reason.

‘Thanks to you, I had an interesting time seeing it.’

I don’t know who it is, but if the person who shot that beam of light appears in front of me, I would like to give them a small reward.

If it’s really Albrich, I’ll have to think about it.