The Devil Who Grants Wishes - Chapter 238



238 – Love Story (4)

“Nice to meet you, Sebastian. It’s been a while.”

Juliet is doing her best acting as I said. Rather than showing the attitude of a wealthy woman who suddenly rose to prominence, she shows the attitude of an aristocratic daughter who enjoys the wealth she deserves from the start.

After all, no matter how poor one is, a noble is still a noble. If this kind of wealth had been given to a commoner, she would have been so burdened that she would have had many accidents, but the Juliet we see now does not seem likely to do such a thing.

When she talked to Romeo, she said a lot of stupid things, saying that all she needed was Romeo, so I was worried, but I’m glad. Is it just that Romeo is that special to Juliet?

“…What on earth is going on?”

“My father set up a separate business and invested in it. My father bequeathed the estate and mansion to me, so the business became mine as well.”

“You didn’t say there was such a thing, right?”

“You didn’t ask me first if there was something like this, right?”

Watching the conversation between Montague’s servant and Juliet from the side, I can almost hallucinate as if there are sparks in the air.

Wow, Juliet, you’re really good at fighting.

I can’t imagine that she was a girl who gave up everything and clung to the devil.

“…Yesterday, you said you didn’t know anything about this area.”

“Yes, that’s right. Since I didn’t know anything, I came to the Montague family’s mansion as a visitor. But after a while, I realized belatedly that our young lady had a big connection with the Montague family.”

“Didn’t Miss Capulet tell you?”

The Montague servants, who have probably only called Juliet by her first name, Juliet, refer to Juliet by her surname, Capulet.

I, who serve Juliet as my lord, may be being polite since I am right in front of her, but it is also clear that I must have had some part in being slightly overwhelmed by Juliet’s majesty.

“Yes, I didn’t know because you didn’t tell me. As a result, looking at the current situation, it seems like I lied, which is quite unfortunate, but really, what can I do about such a thing? It was only yesterday evening that I realized the truth.”

“Dinner… What…?”

“Yes, a man I had only heard of yesterday came to visit the young lady’s mansion in person.”

“…”

Hearing what I said, the attendant’s face distorted slightly, but he quickly became quiet.

I know that Romeo went out secretly last night and came back, and I don’t want to show my lord’s faults in front of me, a stranger.

I realized that fact too late and managed to control my facial expression, but it was already too late for him to show me that facial expression.

“Anyway, I hope that my young lady’s image will improve. My former lord, that is, your father, is a benefactor who supported me so that I could grow up as a merchant.”

Of course it’s a lie, Juliet’s father and I don’t even know each other. I’ve never even met him.

However, Juliet’s family was so small that not much was revealed on the surface, and since I also have the concept that she returned from doing business far away in the East, there is so little information that it would be very difficult for the attendant to deny my words.

You have to believe me, what are you going to do?

“Even if you say you’ll do it this way…”

Still, Juliet’s servant, who tried to tell her that she cannot marry Romeo, is silenced.

Once the cloth was removed from the covered wagons, there was a wealth of wealth that no one in the area could have imagined.

Starting from silk, ceramics, spices, ebony, ivory, weapons, and all kinds of rare furs and leathers, these are products that are extremely difficult to find in this area.

Since ancient times, nobility is a group of nobles who want to stand out alone.

Just wearing the same clothes as others is the ultimate insult to nobles, so not just precious metals but also goods from distant foreign countries cannot help but make nobles roll their eyes.

Your eyes won’t turn? If so, then you are a fake nobleman.

“What do you think? This is enough for a dowry-“

“Ah, Romeo!!”

At that moment, Juliet’s voice cuts off our conversation.

Juliet, who had been showing off the demeanor of an aristocratic daughter just moments ago, raises her hand and waves it like an innocent country girl, calling for Romeo.

“Jul… Riet…”

Following Juliet’s gaze, Romeo stands there with an expression that cannot be described.

Juliet’s appearance is very beautiful, but Romeo seems to think that that beauty was obtained because he paid for her with his own soul.

Like seeing a beautiful flower that blooms for just one day, Romeo feels extreme sadness.

…What is this? Why is it so funny?

When I realize the whole truth, I want to see a scene where the despair I felt so desperately turns into hope and happiness in an instant. I miss you so much.

No, I shouldn’t find this fun… Ugh…

aaah!!

“Romeo…?”

Romeo, who was walking forward with wide eyes, embraces Juliet without even paying attention to everyone’s gaze.

The servants are all looking around in confusion at what has suddenly happened, but they have no idea to stop Romeo, who is acting so suddenly and aggressively.

Even if it is extreme, it should be moderately extreme. If a person witnesses something that is unlikely to happen in reality, they will not know what to do.

“Ugh… Ugh…”

“…”

However, this is not the case with Juliet.

At first, Juliet was embarrassed and simply accepted Romeo’s touch like a stone, but soon she stretched out her arms and gently patted Romeo’s back as he hugged her. Every woman would react this way if her boyfriend, who always acted confident and powerful towards her, suddenly showed such weakness.

The place where everyone was intimidated by Juliet’s wealth is suddenly filled with Romeo’s sadness.

“What kind of fuss is this!!”

And then the atmosphere of that place is changed again by the intrusion of a new person.

You can clearly feel how angry the person who made that statement was, to the extent that you can tell just by listening to his voice without having to read his emotions.

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“Father.”

“You do this undignifiedly in front of everyone!?”

From my perspective, the person called “Father” Also seems to be the same person who screams ungracefully in front of everyone, but strictly speaking, this is not a joke.

There is no reason to find fault with screaming compared to hugging a woman like that in front of everyone else.

To that person, Romeo’s actions seem to be the ultimate shame of nobility and barbarism. In fact, he is right about that to some extent.

“…I’m going to get married.”

“What?”

“It’s a profitable marriage, my father will know very well when he sees all these carts!!”

And Romeo, who is certain that she has been oppressed by her father, begins to rebel against her father.

He declared in front of everyone that he would marry Juliet.

To others, it may seem like Romeo is just going at it without paying attention, but to my eyes, it looks quite different.

Since Juliet is certain to die soon, Romeo is trying to give Juliet the greatest happiness. This means that she is confronting Juliet’s father like this for Juliet’s happiness, not for her own desires.

“This stupid thing…!”

And Romeo’s attitude made his father bite his molars.

In a society of nobles who value face, it is impossible for a son to openly rebel against his father, and it is even more impossible for the cause of this to be a woman.

If they had simply met each other later and asked for marriage, Romeo’s father would have agreed because wealth is wealth, but if things turn out this way, Romeo’s father doesn’t have many options to choose from.

To preserve his authority, he suppresses all of Romeo’s requests, or endures the endless decline of his authority and grants Romeo’s request.

And given the characteristics of overbearing aristocratic families, the father who chooses the latter is a rare breed.

“Nobility cannot be achieved simply by having a lot of wealth. Why are you trying so hard to meet a woman who doesn’t fit your class!!”

“Father!!”

Naturally, Romeo’s father rejects Romeo’s offer.

The servants just roll their eyes at the sudden fight between the father and son and look at each other, and as there is no restraint, the father and son’s fight begins to become more extreme as time passes.

“Hello, Your Majesty the Count of Montague. May I speak?”

Hmm… I guess the atmosphere is excited enough by this point, right?

I have to take action from here.

“…It’s okay.”

Romeo’s father listens to my request in a very calm voice, in contrast to the way he had been screaming at Romeo just a moment ago, raising the blood in his neck.

Well, it may not be Romeo, but Romeo’s father must have been desperately hoping in his heart that someone would catch him. You must be so thankful for my intrusion.