I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 282



282 – Side Story – A Story About Creating Peace (1)

Hespania is basically a barren city.

To be precise, Hespania, which is protected by the power of the ‘symbol of domination,’ is relatively wealthy, but the northern region, including the surrounding area, can be said to be extremely barren.

The harshness serves as a background for emphasizing power, and as a result, all kinds of monsters appear in abundance in this northern land that cannot be surpassed by beasts found in the peaceful imperial capital.

Although they are sometimes considered a considerable nuisance as they sometimes exceed the power of a single army,

Phew!

After the appearance of a man, that too came to be dismissed as an old story.

The man was none other than Edgar Wilhark, the hero of the country’s salvation and the second most powerful member of the Robeheim family, who was recognized for keeping the family name despite being Daryl’s son-in-law.

“Phew, it’s finally over now.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Lord Bilhark.”

After cutting off the head of the White Wyvern, the most powerful monster in the northern region, Edgar sighed, pushing back his sweat-soaked red hair.

In response, his adjutant and close friend Leonel, approached him, left the matter to his men, and saluted him by handing him a dry handkerchief.

In private situations, people usually call each other by their first name, but in official situations like this, they always have to use their last name and an honorific title.

“Okay, thank you. By the way, is this the end for Wyvern?”

“Yes, it will be the end. As for the other one, the head of the family personally killed it a while ago because he was getting sick of it…”

“… “I will do it, so I told you to be patient, but it looks like you couldn’t tolerate that bird.”

Edgar laughed as he thought of the wyvern that would have been roasted whole.

The reason he does not leave this matter to his wife is not because he does not trust her strength. No, in some sense, Ariel may surpass Edgar through force alone.

However, her power is destructive and she often cannot control it properly, so every time she exorcises monsters, she tends to decimate the nearby area, so I told her to be patient as much as possible, but in the end, it looks like she ended up getting off her heavy ass.

“Well, they say you didn’t cause any damage to the village like last time this time.”

“I’m glad I heard it.”

Edgar was able to breathe a sigh of relief as he watched Leonel finish his report, even stuttering for words.

Still, that would be a lot to endure due to Ariel’s personality.

“Lord Leonel! The surrounding area has been cleared. How about leaving the rest to the back line and returning now…”

“I say so.”

When a soldier’s report followed, Leonel glanced at Edgar as if wondering what to do.

“Then let’s go back.” At least Ariel will be waiting anxiously.”

“You might be angry because it’s later than expected.”

“… “Stop making disturbing noises.”

He said he had no choice due to the situation, but he knew better than anyone that making excuses wouldn’t work, so he turned away with a bitter smile.

For him, it is more difficult to soothe his upset wife than to deal with the giant monster of the north.

***

When Edgar returned to the castle, the sky had turned pitch black.

As expected, at the entrance of the castle, Ariel was waiting for him with her hands on both waists as if she was angry.

“Ed! “I was supposed to be back before dinner tonight!”

“Sorry. “Unfortunately, it was a bit difficult because it was a subspecies, so it took longer than expected.”

As Edgar scratched her cheek while offering a profuse apology, Ariel only then realized her mistake and opened her eyes wide.

“Oh, it was a subspecies? “Are you sure you mean White Wyvern?”

“Yes.”

Unlike other wyverns, the white wyvern is a unique individual that only lives in the northern region.

It has a body strong enough to stand with the harsh northern climate, but it is basically reluctant to come into contact with other beings, so it is rarely seen on a daily basis.

Even Ariel, who has lived entirely in the northern region since birth, has only seen her twice in her life. Even that was just watching it fly somewhere from afar.

When even such a quiet guy gets hungry, his story changes 180 degrees. At this time, he wanders around all over the place and attacks anything he sees as food.

Compared to a normal wyvern, its size is almost twice that of a dragon, and although it is not the same size as a dragon, it can use powerful techniques such as breathing and unexpectedly spitting out a storm of ice, so it is truly called the hidden ruler of the North.

I never thought I would have had the misfortune of encountering someone like that.

“Bo, the report clearly says it’s a wyvern…”

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Ariel clearly showed her uncharacteristically embarrassed expression as she recalled her memories from the day before yesterday.

That’s because the report that Edgar must have posted said that it was just a wyvern, not a white wyvern. Since she couldn’t have written down the person she had already observed incorrectly, she just thought it was an ordinary wyvern.

“Otherwise, aren’t you going to say you’re going too? “I deliberately told them to fix it up a bit and then submit it.”

However, it turns out that it was under Edgar’s breath.

When Ariel, who realized this later, made an expression as if she had been hit on the head with a hammer, Edgar narrowed one of her eyes and revealed that there was a reason.

“Eww…”

Ariel made a sad expression as if she was angry.

It’s not that she didn’t like that she lied because she didn’t want to inconvenience herself, but it was because she felt shameful that he was clearly looking into her inner thoughts of her.

When we were younger, I thought we both hid our true feelings after becoming adults, but I feel like we became more prone to revealing our true feelings after we got married.

“S-sorry. I didn’t even know it was happening and I just got angry… “You’re not hurt anywhere, are you?”

It was true that she had become a bad woman who scolded her husband, who had fought a fierce battle without knowing her situation, so Ariel immediately approached him with an apology.

Blood-colored eyes that only seem scary to others, but when looking at him, his eyes are as warm as the sun, and he looks at all the places where his skin is exposed and has a worried expression.

‘I think I’m finally going to buy something.’

Only then did Edgar smile, feeling as if the hardships of today had been washed away. Anyway, this is the Grand Duke who exudes cuteness in strange places.

“I’m the one who was late for the appointment. To be honest, I thought I would finish it quickly even if it was a white wyvern. “No one got hurt, so don’t worry.”

Then he wrapped it around Ariel’s waist and held her close to him.

An action only allowed to him in this country. The attendants who were watching this all smiled happily.

“Oh, you idiot. There are also people…”

“Something to say from someone who even kissed in front of people… Eup-eup!”

“Joe, be quiet! Why do you keep bringing up something that has been so hard to forget!”

Angered by her husband, who kept reminding her of her her her dark history her, she urgently tried to silence her, but the people around her were dumbfounded.

Do we really believe that such a shocking scene can be forgotten? Perhaps this Grand Duke has a surprisingly pure personality, he thought.

“I… Lady, I’m sure Lord Bilhark is getting tired, so it would be better if you come in now…”

Anyway, it is true that it was a pleasing sight to see, but it was impossible to leave the great duke of the world and his wife standing outside the castle for this long, so Shuri, who could not see it, came forward.

After all, she was the only one who could boldly offer her advice to Ariel in this place.

This was proven by the fact that Ariel’s title has not changed since she was a child and even now when she became the Grand Duke.

“Oh, that’s right. Then, let the soldiers rest quickly, and make sure to reward those who came. They say it was a white wyvern, so it was a lot of damage. “Understand, right?”

“Do you have any orders, Your Majesty?”

Knowing her her her her thorough personality her her better than anyone else, the attendant who followed her bowed low and led her soldiers away through the opposite path.

“Let’s go too, Ed. Serena can’t sleep and is waiting anxiously.”

“Still? It’s already quite late…”

Edgar’s eyes widened at the words hinted by Ariel, who gently touched her chest with her arms and crossed her arms.

Serena, who is only four years old, is at the peak of her sleep. She must have been so exhausted by Evan that she fell asleep. That’s why Ariel only mentioned her old name Serena.

“I know very well that I’m a kid who needs to see my dad’s face before I go to bed. “Why don’t you at least sing me a lullaby?”

“I can’t sing as well as you.”

“Then I’ll sing you a lullaby.” Just give me a pat from the side.”

“Is that so?”

Edgar was able to enter the castle, fully enjoying the warmth of his wife, with the corners of his mouth raised at her suggestion.