Bullied but Popular

99 – I’ll wait

“Jack, how are you?”

“Not here either.”

A nameless canyon beyond the Plains of Abraya.

There, the current Emperor Giareid Istal Giareid and his knight Jack Gustav were together.

After receiving Jack’s report, Istal asked him back.

“Are you sure?”

“yes.”

“It’s a three-month pay cut.”

“Again?”

Jack Gustaf looked at Emperor Ishtal with a look of regret.

“How many times have I not told you that the information about being here in the first place is not certain?”

“You brought that information.”

“Because His Majesty told me to report even the smallest information!”

“It’s a four-month pay cut.”

‘Seven months in total!?’

I’m going to eat because I can’t write articles because it’s unfair.

His job is a knight, not an informant, so what should he do if he is suddenly asked to do something like this?

Jack said with a gloomy expression.

“Anyway, there’s not a single monster here, let alone a dungeon. Let’s find another place.”

“Hmm.”

Emperor Istal turned his gaze to the high towering canyon.

It was an ordinary canyon that didn’t look particularly special, but there was nothing strange about it.

“You’re not really here?”

“The artifact doesn’t detect anything, so what do I do?”

Despite Jack’s disrespectful tone, Emperor Istal calmly passed it over as if he was used to it, and looked at the canyon while stroking his chin.

It’s for a while…

aaa!!!

“What, what!?”

“I just checked.”

Istal’s aura hit the canyon.

Without any movement, he blew the canyon with only his energy.

Jack’s expression changed to bewilderment at his bold but absurd action.

“No, if you move so loudly, Britannia… will you?”

“I see something.”

The space that was obviously full of canyons shook as if twisted for a moment, then returned to its original state.

The canyon was still in its collapsed state, but it was clear that another space existed within that space.

Looking at Jack, who was mesmerized by the sight, Emperor Istal said.

“It’s a five-month pay cut.”

“…three months.”

“Come to think of it, Kun has returned?”

Istal, ignoring Jack’s words, changed the topic.

“Yes… Prince Kuhn was killed.”

“To whom?”

Jack began to report the situation of Kun and Simon, who had been sent to the Iggent Kingdom.

Upon hearing the report, Emperor Istal smiled lightly and said.

“hahahahaha, indeed, Lisbeth deserves to be greedy.”

“It’s not a situation I’d be very happy with. Prince Kuhn is still unconscious, and he couldn’t even erase the video Sir Tristan had.”

“It’s okay, it’s not a big deal. If you have an idea, you won’t do anything to provoke us. Isn’t there something more important than that right now?

At Emperor Istal’s words, Jack glanced at the shattered canyon and asked.

“Doesn’t it cut right away?”

“What if I make a mistake and break things inside?”

“Then I will send the wizards.”

“I know.”

Emperor Istal turned around and opened his mouth again as if he had suddenly remembered.

“Come to think of it, what is Simon doing now?”

***

The day before the meeting of Viscount Kelliac.

“Should I go and listen to my grandfather?”

“Yeah… can’t you come with me too?”

“… I want to go too.”

At Rachel’s words, Aren looked at Principal Tristan with a sad expression.

Naturally, Tristan simply ignored it.

Today was the day Rachel and Rai were leaving to attend a gathering of noble children.

To see the children off, Cecilia, Tia, and Lirina came out to say hello to the children.

“Should Rai take good care of Rachel?”

“Yes, Miss Lirina.”

“Kaang!”

To Lirina’s words, Rai and the albino answered bravely.

And this time, Tia stepped forward and handed out a letter.

“This. If you go there, there’s a little boy named Noah? I’m the same age as Rai, but he’s my sister’s younger brother. Give this letter to Noah.”

“Yes, please leave it to me.”

Rai carefully put the letter in his bosom and looked at Aren.

“I’ll be back bro.”

“Yeah, hit those who mess around. If you get close to Rachel, bugs will die…”

“Aren.”

After a long time, Lirina said coldly.

“… Push it. Don’t cry because you’re not there.”

“Brother, I’m really not that much?”

“Yes? But last time…”

“Oops!”

When Aren tried to say something strange, Rai hurriedly shouted and said goodbye.

“I’m coming!”

“I’ll go~”

“Kiing~”

As Rai and Rachel bow their heads, the albino also bows.

‘Cute guys.’

Aren saw off the children who got on the carriage with a hearty smile.

“Hey!”

Chew! all over again

A carriage leaving with the coachman’s whip.

Aren already felt empty as he watched the carriage go away.

“……”

“Aren, let’s go in.”

“What are you doing again?”

“Leave me alone. I want to be alone.”

The chariot was no longer visible, but Aren’s impressions did not seem to have ended yet.

Cecilia and Tia didn’t care, grabbed Aren’s arms and dragged him away.

“It’s okay, let’s go.”

“Sister, today is the day to help me with my training.”

“Profit! What kind of training tool am I!? Let go! I’m not practicing today!”

Seeing Aren struggling, Lirina smiled and followed them.

***

After seeing off the children, Aren immediately returned to the annex.

click

“Whoa…”

the house is over

It feels quieter now that Rachel and the albino, who always talk loudly, are gone.

“Didn’t you think you should have left the albino?”

The cat’s vacancy is larger than expected.

The moment Aren sat down on the sofa with a smile.

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“What are you doing? Today is the day to help me train?”

“…Do I have no personal time?”

Tia simply ignores it and comes in and sits on the sofa as if it were her own home.

“I can’t do it. Let’s rest a little and then train.”

“Can’t you do it with your sister? Why are you doing this to poor me?”

“Isn’t it because you feel sorry for me? How lonely would it be if I didn’t have a country?”

‘Isn’t that wrong?’

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Certainly, if Tia hadn’t come, I think I would have been mortified by myself.

As Aren stared blankly at his face, Tia blushed slightly and said,

“Why, why? Why do you look like that?”

“Why do you like me?”

“What, what?”

Did I say it too suddenly?

When Tia stuttered in embarrassment, Aren spoke again.

“I don’t understand a little bit.”

“what…?”

“I thought you liked Carol.”

Tia’s face contorts in irritation at Aren’s words.

“Didn’t I say no? How many times do I have to tell you to believe it?”

“Were you interested?”

“… well… but you’re asking me that kind of thing right now?”

Sparks bloom in Tia’s eyes.

“How long has it been since I confessed! Shopping with Frey!”

“… those bastards…”

Aren smokes while chewing on Luke and Anna, but Tia suddenly blushes and murmurs softly.

“Well… I like the reason, so I’ll forgive you.”

Tia shakes her head in embarrassment.

Aren saw that and opened his mouth thinking that he should speak now.

“Tia, I don’t intend to get married yet.”

“……”

At Aren’s words, Tia’s head turned to Aren again.

Aren continued to speak.

“I’ve said it before, but I’m not in a rush to get married. When I first accepted Rai and Rachel, I made up my own mind and accepted it.”

Aren said seriously.

I can’t keep running away just because it’s hard to say.

“It’s not an excuse. At least until Rai and Rachel grow up, I have no intention of taking on someone else’s responsibility or getting married. I have no intention of entrusting the children to others. So…”

“know.”

When Aren tried to express his refusal, Tia cut him off plainly.

“I know how much you care for Rai and Rachel. I’ve seen it so far, and I saw it just a while ago, don’t I know?”

It looks like he’s talking about what he said in the hospital room with Rai.

Tia looked into Aren’s eyes as if it was okay and said.

“I know all about your circumstances, so don’t tell me now. I’ll wait, so answer properly then.”

“…… really?”

“Is it fake then? Do you want to keep embarrassing me?”

Tia grumbled, probably embarrassed, and lay down on the sofa.

Looking at Tia like that, Aren asked a stupid question.

“Since when did you start liking me?”

“Mr. Woo… If you’re arrogant about this. Why do you ask about that? If you want to know, ask for my confession.”

“I’m just curious. If you don’t like it, don’t.”

“…Probably after the eavesdropping incident…”

‘Wiretapping?’

It’s been half a year already, so I can’t remember.

‘What did I say?’

Aren is lost in his thoughts, Tia asks.

“Did you tell my sister that too?”

“huh.”

“what?”

“… Let’s grow together.”

“… If you touch my sister, I will kill you.”

“… what kind of situation is this.”

Aren got up from his seat as it became increasingly difficult to talk.

“Let’s go out, they say we’re training.”

“It’s okay, yes.”

***

The mansion of the Marquis of Valentine.

“no!”

“Oh, is that so? Then…”

“I hate it!!”

Alice Valentine, the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Valentine, roughly took the clothes the lady-in-waiting was holding and threw them away, shouting.

“This is what you wore last time! It’s all out of fashion!”

“My lady, I haven’t bought this for a month yet…”

“No!! No! No! No!”

Alice was choosing a party outfit to attend the meeting being held at Viscount Kellyac’s house this time.

The problem was how many times the maids threw or tore the clothes they brought to see if they didn’t like them.

‘How much is all this…’

All the clothes Alice threw away were expensive clothes worth hundreds of gold.

The maid looked at the torn dress sadly and sighed inwardly when a knock sounded in Alice’s room.

smart

“Ah yes!”

As soon as the maid heard a knock, she hurriedly ran to open the door.

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“Oh, Marquis?”

“Is Alice still there?”

“dad?”

The family head of the Marquis of Valentine, Bled Valentine.

Upon his appearance, Alice approached him as if wondering.

“Why did you come?”

“……”

He’s a guy who doesn’t have aegyo for a six-year-old.

Bled thought about what he always did and said to Alice.

“Let’s go with Dad today.”

“Huh? With Dad? You don’t like it?”

“…why don’t you like it?”

Alice said it as if it were natural.

“Because I like my mother better. I want to go with her.”

“…Mom is not feeling well today, so she is going to rest. Let’s go with Dad.”

“No! Then I won’t go!”

At Alice’s words, the Marquis of Bled spoke nonchalantly.

“Then do it.”

“huh?”

“Anyway, today’s meeting is not because of you, but because of other plans. There is no need to go all the way to you.”

After saying that, the Marquis of Bled really turned around, and Alice’s cry broke out.

“aaa!!!”

“ha.”

“……”

Why the hell are you crying?

It was Alice who cried strangely sadly at a strange timing.

However, the Marquis of Bled and the lady-in-waiting sighed as if they had expected, and began to soothe her again.