I Possessed The Villain’s Childhood Friend

64 – Reina Rogelia – 4

“I want to talk to you for a moment.”

It was a late morning.

Then it would be normal for Reina to be sent back.

If there was anything I wanted to say, I had to go back to the mansion tomorrow and say it.

But as if Raina would never go back, she entered the room as soon as the door opened.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t stop it.

“Now, here.”

Raina quietly accepted the teacup I handed her.

As befits a top-notch inn, the refreshments provided were expensive in their own way.

“So, what happened?”

I sat down at the table and looked at Reina.

Reina had a cold atmosphere as always.

Her magic tool-dyed light brown hair and her blue eyes couldn’t hide it at all.

“The reason I ran away. I didn’t tell you.”

At that, I quietly nodded her head.

Since Reina lived with the Duke of Axus, she had been thinking about him every day.

But there was no answer at all.

I had Noel gather information about her, but the walls of the Roselia duchy were stronger than I thought.

So I was waiting for Raina to tell me first.

It seemed like it was now.

“Maybe I will take a leave of absence from next semester.”

And then Reina’s words were shocking.

“What does that mean?”

“Exactly as I just said. I will probably continue to stay at Heros’ mansion.”

“Why?”

“… Maybe it’s because I’m friendly with Miss Sophia.”

At Sofia’s name that suddenly popped out, my head became even more confused.

I couldn’t understand that Reina would be taking a leave of absence from next semester, but the reason was Sophia.

If this was a joke, it wasn’t even funny.

Reina saw my stiff expression, and she sighed and continued her words.

“Do you remember what happened at the prom? Miss Sophia’s dress was torn.”

“I did.”

“It seems that the response I took at that time reached my father’s ears.”

Bringing a new dress to Sophia and arguing with the sons of nobles from the same faction.

Duke Rickard found out about all of them.

“As a noble, you shouldn’t prioritize your friends over your faction. He said that until he realized that, she couldn’t be sent to Arcana.”

So, saying that she had run away, Reina slowly drank the tea.

“This is the first time I’ve rebelled like this. But in the end, she must obey her father’s will. Because I am the eldest daughter of the Roselia duchy. There are no options.”

As if nothing was wrong, Reina said very calmly.

Then, after she completely emptied the teacup, she slowly left her room.

I couldn’t catch Reina.

It was definitely summer.

But for some reason, her air felt cold.

★

We got up in the morning and went back to the mansion without talking to each other.

Fortunately, Count Vex had returned.

After returning, I sparred with Alex as usual.

After the sparring, Reina took care of me as usual.

As if she hadn’t said anything at dawn.

“I plan to return to Heros tomorrow.”

After lunch, Rayna spoke to her father.

“… I get it.”

My father did not dry her lei or her sheep.

Feeling sorry for her mother as well, she stroked Reina’s hand once, but did not hold her.

Just like that, another day passed.

“See you later, Your Excellency Duke of Addos. Duchess.”

“Yes. It’s okay to come over anytime, Miss Raina.”

“I’ll be waiting for you.”

Reina bowed her head in front of her carriage, and her father and mother saw her off with a smile.

After that, Reina looked at me and waved her hand gently.

“See you later, Ike.”

“… Okay.”

When will the next one be?

I didn’t bother to say that.

I knew very well what a cruel question that was.

“Enough then.”

After Reina lifted the skirt of her dress to say her final goodbye, she got into the carriage.

“Wow!”

The carriage departs with the sound of the coachman’s spirit.

Slowly, Reina’s back moved away.

I quietly reached out my hand, but couldn’t grasp anything.

“About 30 minutes left. I must hurry.”

My father turned his back when he saw that the wagon was completely gone.

“Ike, I have something to tell you. Follow me.”

And he called me.

“Do you remember what I said about Axus and Roselia the other day, Ike?”

The place my father took me was not the office, but the library of the mansion.

“Yes. I remember.”

The 2nd dukes, Axus and Rogelia, have been like childhood friends since they were children.

Me and Raina.

My father and Duke Rickard.

It was already a custom.

But for some reason it was very one-sided.

I had never visited Heros except for the dance competition.

Only Reina visited Akkad unilaterally.

That is. Axus and Roselia were called the second dukes, but in reality they meant that they were not equal.

I couldn’t figure out why.

“Why is it a one-sided relationship that comes from one side while being called the second duke? The answer lies in this.”

My father went into the corner of the library and took out a book and handed it to me.

It was a very old history book.

Immediately after being possessed by this world, a history book of the empire that even I, who had read numerous books to study, had never seen before.

“On the second page there will be a map of the empire. Look at it.”

I opened the second page of the book at my father’s command.

And there were things I had never seen before.

It was obviously the map of the empire that was drawn.

But what was written in the description of the map was different from what I knew.

It was a matter of course.

Looking at the year written below, it was a story from hundreds of years ago.

But these things shouldn’t have been different.

‘Axus Duchy’

‘Duchy of Roselia’

Axus and Rogelia, the 2nd dukes, started by helping the first emperor at the founding of the empire.

And the name has been handed down to this day.

To put this differently, it meant that the territories bestowed by the first emperor, ‘Akkad’ and ‘Heros’, were the same as before.

“What do you mean, father?”

Obviously, each person calls it differently.

Some call it duchy, others call it Akkad or Heros.

I also went around calling whatever came to my mind depending on the situation.

However, the official name must be used on the map.

But why does this map say the Duchy of Axus and the Duchy of Roselia instead of Akkad and Heros?

“The family name begins with being bestowed by His Majesty. After that, when you receive the territory for the first time by making additional achievements, it is a form of attaching the name of the family.”

I knew that too.

Usually, territories governed directly by lords are named after their families and titles.

The exception is the one under the direct jurisdiction of the 2nd Duke, but with the names of Akkad and Heros.

“But that’s because our achievements were highly valued, and His Majesty the first emperor gave us the privilege of directly naming the territory….”

“It’s usually known that way, but the reality is different, Ike. Isn’t there evidence here?”

“Then what happened?”

“About 200 years ago. There was a civil war between the Dukes of Roselia and the Dukes of Axus.”

What my father said with a sigh was a completely different history from what I had known until now.

Rogelia was obsessed with honor as an aristocrat.

That obsession eventually reaches out to access.

However, there was no way they could beat Axus as a knight family.

In the end, Roselia is defeated in the civil war, but Axus proposes to the imperial family.

Let’s pretend this civil war never happened.

The bigger the uproar, the more dangerous the Empire’s position becomes.

So I had to do something that didn’t exist at all.

The imperial family accepts this, and Roselia also accepts the fact.

But here, the Huang family bet two proposals.

The first step is to give the second duke’s territory a new name.

It was one of the ways to completely erase the records of the civil war.

And the second, the first restraint of the Duke of Roselia was to visit and exchange with the Duke of Axus at regular intervals.

“This is the truth, Ike.”

“….”

“And the reason I am telling you this is simple.”

My father continued as he grabbed my shoulder as I was organizing my thoughts.

“Because Roselia needs to change.”

“… You told me about that last time.”

“Yes. Roselia must change. And I think it started with Miss Reina.”

“What the hell does that mean?”

“That….”

Cut the wind.

The time has already exceeded my father’s estimate by 10 minutes.

Isn’t it already too late, or is it not over after arriving? Shaking off such despairing thoughts, I blindly follow the road. Follow the wagon wheels

“There will be an inspection.”

“Sorry!”

“What?!”

There was no time to hesitate.

Immediately spreading his magic all over his body, he jumped off his horse and passed Heros’ checkpoint at once.

And then, without hesitation, I ran toward a mansion so large that it could be seen from a distance.

The guards followed from behind.

But he had no intention of getting caught now.

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People around me were surprised.

Fortunately, no one was walking on the road, as if a carriage had passed by before.

Finally, the carriage I had left about an hour ago began to appear.

At some point, the carriage had crossed the gate of the mansion.

The gate began to close slowly.

Run faster.

Don’t miss it.

However, my prayers did not reach.

★

“Raina. You have arrived.”

“Okay.”

Following the words of the maid sent by the Duke of Axus, I slowly got off the carriage.

I couldn’t feel any emotion at the mansion when I returned after about a week.

Now it’s really over.

That was the only thought I had.

“By the way, it’s a little noisy outside.”

When I listened to the maid’s words, it was clear that the front door was a bit noisy.

There was no problem until I just came in.

“… Me! Reina!”

“… Why?”

Why can I hear Ike’s voice?

Nonsense.

As if possessed by something, I moved my feet toward the gate I had just passed.

There.

“Reina!”

There was Ike holding on to the gate, calling my name.

Three guards tried to remove Ike, but he didn’t budge.

“Raina. We’ll take this one, so it’s okay to go in.”

The servant standing in front of the gate saw my face and approached me.

“… He is my close friend. Please let go.”

I spoke to him, barely keeping a calm expression.

“… Yes? Oh, I see. Hey!”

He immediately approached the gate and reported the situation.

Then the gate slowly opened and Ike entered.

“Young master Ike. What the hell is this….”

“I haven’t heard the answer yet.”

I warned him not to do that here, but Ike didn’t listen at all.

“Are you okay with that?”

He sighed and looked at me.

“What is that….”

“Are you okay with taking a leave of absence from Arcana?”

Unwavering blue eyes seemed to see right through me.

With those eyes, knowing that I couldn’t.

Though I thought nothing would change.

“… Now, I hate being alone.”

I told my heart.

★

“Now, I hate being alone.”

“Yes.”

Reina lowered her head and wept.

I passed her and gently stroked her hair.

“Ike? What the heck is this….”

“Anna.”

Maybe I came to meet Reina, but Anna was surprised to see me.

“Guide me to His Excellency, Duke Rickard.”

I told Anna her purpose for coming here.

“There is something I want to tell you.”