I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 186



186 – Her Plan

This news quickly spread throughout Hill Deck and beyond.

Originally, it would have taken quite a while for this rumor to reach Hespania, but the case was different for the Robeheim family.

The intelligence they dispatched to the capital, and people from families who were familiar with them, told stories about this every time they came.

The representative person was this woman.

“Did you come from so far away just to deliver that news?”

“That’s not true. “I just brought it because I thought it was interesting news while I was stopping by.”

Sylvia shakes her head and responds with a refreshing smile to Ariel, who asks with a faint smile on her face.

In fact, she was not originally a resident of Hildeck.

However, she had her lover Hagel, and his family home his happened to be near Hildeck.

That night, he witnessed a beam of light shooting out nearby and relayed the news the next day, and with this he stopped by the Robeheim family on the third day.

“I heard the news a long time ago. Anyway, it seems to be true that even Hagel saw it.”

“That’s right. But what happened? Something like that is happening in the Bertus family, and not anywhere else…”

There were different stories among people about this.

Some religious people said that Artyrion, the god of light, came down for a moment during the night, and the location happened to be near the foot of the mountain, while others said that they simply saw a falling star from a distance and mistakenly thought it had shot up from the bottom.

In any case, there was nothing that could accurately explain the situation.

Sylvia also has a good sense of humor in this area, but she didn’t have anything to point out.

That’s why she brought it because she thought Ariel would give a good opinion.

“Well. After all, he is a man called the greatest wizard in the empire… Couldn’t there have been an accident during the magic experiment?”

However, contrary to Sylvia’s expectations, the answer Ariel gave was something that could be considered a straight answer and something that anyone could guess.

Of course, there are countless people who say that this is the most appropriate reasoning, but Sylvia’s thoughts her thoughts were a little different.

“I thought that was the case at first too? But after hearing the recent rumors, her thoughts changed a bit.”

“What is this rumor?”

“It’s true, but His Majesty recently called the man and asked him about that incident. But I guess they dismissed it as something they didn’t know about.”

“Why is that?”

Ariel asked back with a faint smile as if she knew something interesting.

Rather than an expression of curiosity, wanting to know more about Sylvia’s story, it felt as if someone who knew her answer was looking at her intently guessing.

“Isn’t it strange? If it were just an accident that occurred during an experiment, it would be easy to just reveal it. Moreover, there were only a few people who saw it, including residents of the capital, so they took it away…”

What she meant was that if it was something significant, she would have revealed it openly.

In other words, she was completely oblivious to the fact that there was something confusing about it.

Ariel shook her head and tilted her teacup, thinking that it was a very good answer.

There weren’t many days recently when she felt good about the taste of tea, but listening to Sylvia’s words made her feel like a ten-year-old problem was going away.

“But why were you smiling so heartily earlier? Is something good happening?”

Sylvia, who was watching Ariel with her strange eyes, pointed out a question she had been feeling for a while.

In fact, she could not be said to be intelligent, but rather she said it with the intention of sharing something good with others.

That’s because the smile that had been on Ariel’s lips for a while she had no intention of leaving.

“Well. Is it because Sonia came to the castle recently? “She feels good.”

“Oh, by the way, Edgar’s sister is here. “Where are you now?”

“Because I saw her face before I stopped by her office her her in the morning … She might be playing with that guy.”

“That man?”

Considering that people around Ariel still call her by her first name her, it is a title that feels quite distant.

When Sylvia tilted her head and asked again, Ariel seemed to not be bothered to explain any further and quickly called her Shuri who was standing outside her.

“Did you call me, lady?”

“Huh. “Where is Sonia now?”

“He’s probably with his wife.” Recently, some good clothes came in and he wanted to give them to Sonia as a gift…”

She seems to have a sharp side, but like Shuri, who knows most of what happens in the castle, she quickly answered.

“I see. “I want to take a look too.”

“Speaking of which, would you like to go together? “I also wanted to see this girl named Sonia at least once.”

“Is that so?”

Since Sylvia came anyway, Ariel also planned to rest for a while today.

Besides, it was quite boring to just talk to her, so she was thinking about going to see Edgar. If she did this, she wouldn’t have to go looking for him and she would have a reason to call him from here.

“Then Shuri, I will go with Sylvia to see Sonia, so you can call Ed and come over there.”

“Master… Are you talking? You must be busy working right now…”

Shuri knew better than anyone how sharp Edgar was at work.

When she expressed her reluctance, thinking that it would be difficult to convince her because he did not have time to spare for her personal affairs, Ariel raised one corner of her mouth with a confident expression and added her words.

“How can you disobey the orders of the head of the family? That’s it, so tell me to take a day off today and come back.”

“Yes…”

In response to Ariel’s tone as if she would refuse to rebel, Shuri responded in a quiet voice and carefully left the living room.

In the end, it was up to her to call him out under the guise of an urgent matter.

But what can you do? This is the life of a worker full of joys and sorrows.

*

Upon hearing the unexpected call, Edgar immediately put on her coat and followed Shuri to where Ariel was waiting.

As soon as I arrived there, what I saw was Sonia standing in the center, and women lined up around her as if attending to her.

The problem was that the faces of those women were truly dazzling.

“Sonia, how about this outfit this time? Her older sister thinks she will suit Sonia well.”

“Oh my, Ariel. “Wouldn’t this outfit be much better for Sonia?”

“No. On the contrary, Sonia resembles Edgar in some ways, so she might look good in clothes like this.”

In that order: Ariel, Helen, and Sylvia.

At the sight of each of them holding a piece of her clothing in their hands and trying to seduce Sonia, Edgar thought there might be something wrong with his eyes and rubbed her eyes with both hands.

“Oh, are you here? “Don’t just stand there, hurry up and find some clothes that will suit Sonia.”

Still, Ariel was her lover, and even while she was in the midst of falling for Sonia, she was the first to notice that Edgar had arrived.

The problem was that rather than welcoming him because he noticed the problem, he was busy pointing to the endless clothes hanging next to him and asking and ordering him to find the clothes first.

‘You want me to find it among all those clothes?’

Edgar laughed and headed towards the hanger where various clothes were displayed.

I already had something to ask Ariel, so I came on my own and wondered what all the fuss was about, but I thought that such a noisy day wasn’t that bad.

“Ugh… Sonia wants to wear this outfit!”

“Hehe, I heard that Sonia has eyes that look just like Katria.”

Among these, Sonia chose the clothes she liked among the clothes given by the three people.

That was the light blue dress that Helene proudly wore, and it had an appearance that perfectly suited Sonia’s lively personality.

While Sonia was changing into the clothes she had chosen, Edgar approached Ariel, hoping that he could finally take his mouth off her.

It was only then that I said hello to Helen and Sylvia.

“What on earth is this fuss about? “What are all these clothes?”

“I guess her mother asked her tailor to get some clothes for her to wear to Sonia. I found out later too.”

“Well… Even if you look at it, it’s not a common ready-made suit.”

Of course, there may be items for sale, but even so, the only decorations on clothes I could find were barely worth buying for a small amount of money.

They are already growing up, so even if you dress them in precious clothes now, they will soon be wearing new ones.

However, Edgar could not bring himself to say those words without Helen hearing them.

That’s right…

“Unlike when Ariel was young, Sonia seems to like clothes like this. Hehe, then this time these clothes…”

“…”

Saying something like that to someone who is so excited would be like pouring cold water on them.

At this point, it seemed like she was seeing Sonia as her second daughter after Ariel.

‘Because you have cared for me a lot since long ago… Then, she says Sonia is her third daughter.’

While thinking about such trivial thoughts, Edgar secretly called Ariel aside.

The news from the imperial capital last night also reached his ears, so I wanted to ask him about it.

“What happened in the Bertus family?”

“Okay. “Did you do that too?”

“Huh. That’s what I told you to do. “I’m not sure, but something interesting might happen.”

Ariel raises her nose and shrugs her shoulders, showing off as if asking, ‘Did I do a good job?’

At this, a smile formed on Edgar’s lips.

They said there would be a signal so I waited and never thought it would explode like this.

However, it is true that although the method is quite rough, it cannot be refuted that it is effective.

“I guess they did it on purpose to have as many witnesses as possible.” But how did you do it?”

“To show him her magic, I planted another one when I touched her her shoulder her her her her. “I knew she had a strange body that regenerates even after death.”

The magic that Ariel cast on Shepard was like a trap that would be activated when it was dispelled.

If the person behind him was Albrihi, when the two met, he would sense the difference and cancel the magic, as he is Albrihi, who is said to be the best magician in the empire.

However, since it was a complex technique, there was a limit to the magic that could be contained within it.

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At best, it’s a low-level magic like sending out a ray of fire or freezing the surrounding area.

However, Ariel took a different approach.

“Don’t you think it’s more effective than most types of magic? Most residents of the ecliptic would have seen the beam of light, so even if Amman himself tried to catch it, it would be useless…”

“… Moreover, it is known that an intruder came into the Robeheim family, so you will use that as an excuse to interrogate me?”

When Edgar realized her intention and added to her words, Ariel smiled.

“Well, it might be difficult to interrogate. Anyway, it looks like the guy is having quite a bit of trouble… Besides, there’s a possibility that our family may say it was something we made up, right?”

“That’s right. Because the opponent is not an easy family.”

Since the Bertus family is the third most powerful family in the empire after the Robeheim family, it is difficult to use this as an excuse to criticize them.

However, Ariel was just satisfied with this situation.

Albrich will have to move as carefully as possible for the time being, and in any case, the fact that he found out that they were behind it was a great harvest.

“Anyway, what was unsettling for us was the fact that we didn’t know the enemy, right? Now that that has been revealed, there is no need to worry.”

“But that’s not something to take it easy on.”

“Hi, I know.”

Ariel, who smiled mischievously for the first time in a while, leaned her head on his shoulder and asked in a coy tone.

“Then you made such a big contribution… “Isn’t there some kind of award?”

“Wasn’t the award given by superiors to subordinates?”

“Where is that law? “If a superior does a good job, he or she should receive a reward.”

Ariel touches his forearm with her index finger and draws it with a somewhat erotic touch.

In response, Edgar first appeased her by saying that he would prepare something to her satisfaction, and then walked towards Sonia, who had already changed her clothes.

This was the story three days later when loud news began to spread in Hill Deck.