The Greatest Man in the World Hides His Power

30 – Friction – 3

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Esthal, who hesitated, finally accepted solitude. The way he trembled and swallowed his solitude in one bite was, to be honest, funny.

So why did you want to harm other people’s peace?

“Ouch…!!”

Is it because of the feeling of bugs digging into your body? He vomited as if he were about to vomit, but it was over because he had already swallowed it. It will soon burrow into the intestines and settle in the heart.

“Say, save me… Save me…”

“Don’t worry too much. The pain is temporary.”

“Huh… Heh…”

His expression, which had been clutching at his chest and moaning, gradually returned to normal.

“From now on, the Count will have to use his strength to keep our peace. If the Stein estate is in danger, it will be the Count’s doing.”

“What?! Ha, but.”

“So, before that happens, take care.”

If someone the size of Count Estal shows interest, there won’t be any needless pursuit of the territory by other nobles.

Of course, he doesn’t think that there will be no attacks from black alchemists or other monsters.

But I wonder if the Count will take care of that and block it to some extent.

“…To protect the Stein estate?”

“Yes. I will protect Lady Lucy and Lord Cecil on my own. Of course, while doing so, I would like to help Lord Cecil at the academy. How can I not use my strength to receive the title of great sage?”

“That’s impossible. My power doesn’t work in the academy.”

Well, no matter how strong the power of the count is, it would not be easy to use force on the side of the academy, where other countries’ influence is not small.

“Still, please do as much as you can.”

“Growl. I see. And?”

“And… Anything else I’ll let you know when I think of it.”

I smiled at him and stepped back. It seems that the tampering with the heart is afraid of the loneliness inside it.

“From now on, I hope you make a move after carefully evaluating who you can and can’t touch.”

“…Whew. Somehow like this.”

“By the way, why did you target Youngji, the star?”

“…….”

He hesitated, and I laughed.

And a light flick of his finger.

“Huh uh uh uh!!”

He clutched at his chest and sat down on the floor, groaning in pain. He seems to be out of breath quite a bit.

“I’m telling you again in case you forgot. I hold the right to your life and death. You should live a long, long life. How unfair would it be if you died of a heart attack without being able to use this much strength?”

“Whoops! Whoops! Whoops! Whoops! That, stop…! Got it… Whoops!! Kkeuh… Beep…!”

I snapped my finger again. The worm obeys orders and stops tormenting the heart.

Only then could he breathe normally again, and he looked at me with fear-stricken eyes.

The gaze I saw a lot was the gaze of resignation and submission.

“…Black Alchemist! They…!! They’re targeting the Starin estate! No, they’re targeting the twins, to be exact!”

“Um… So you’re saying that Vallonde instigated her baron to attack her star estate, and that if Vallonde captured her Lucy, she would be stolen and handed over to her Black Alchemists?”

“That’s right. I just made a deal with them… So please… Save me! Huh?! I’ll do anything…!! It’s too unfair to die like this…!!”

It is said that life is better even if you roll in dog poop, but Earl Estal was a bit excessive.

He knelt down in front of me as if he were going to lick my shoes at any moment and exclaimed urgently.

“Please! Please!! Please! I don’t want to die!!”

If anyone sees it, they’ll think I’m holding a knife to my throat.

I was more surprised by the excessively low profile.

Aren’t you a bit resolute in the face of death when you’re about the size of a count?

Anyway, I don’t intend to send a person the size of Count Estal so vainly.

Killing doesn’t solve everything. Shouldn’t we use it until we can use it?

“Come on. Get up. If you were going to kill me right now, would you use solitude? I just killed you.”

“Thank you! Thank you!”

“So, please work hard from now on.”

For our peace.

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The party ended in vain, but no nobles left the county.

It is natural. Whatever the outcome of the sparring, the party didn’t end after one day.

They say there is a party tonight too, so you can wait one more day.

“Miss Lucy. An invitation has arrived.”

While I was waiting in front of the door as Lucy’s escort, quite a few invitations arrived. Most of them were invitations to parties sent by men. Among them, there was a sweet story written about you as a lady.

“mmm…”

Lucy felt embarrassed about such an invitation and put it somewhere else.

When I asked why, he said that this was a trick to simply date, not to get married.

Looking at all the rhetoric written in the invitation, I don’t think so, but Lucy is better at this than me.

“So. You’re not going anywhere?”

“I plan to participate in the afternoon tea time today. The tea party hosted by the daughter of Baron Heindal…”

“Is there any particular reason?”

“You can get a lot of information from the tea party over there.”

There is certainly a lot of information that can be obtained from social circles.

“You’re working hard as the lord’s deputy.”

“I have to do this.”

“But I heard that you get tired when you go out to a place like this…”

“Ahahahaha… Did you hear from your sister? Hmm. But I’m an adult now.”

Are you saying you can laugh at verbal insults? Looking at her awkward smile, I shook my head.

“Then, why don’t you escort me from door to door? Since yesterday, people’s eyes must have changed. If there’s something wrong, I’d recommend selling my name.”

“But aren’t you tired?”

Well, how tired must you be? I smiled and said it was okay, and she smiled.

After lunch, it was time to join the tea party.

The dress she wore was the red dress she had worn yesterday.

This is also an artifact Cecil made, and it is said to have similar performance to the suit I am wearing. It’s just that it’s not a trend because it was made in the past… Well, the hanger is so luxurious, so I wonder if it’s a trend.

“Okay. Shall we go? I’ll ask for an escort.”

“Yes.”

I took her to her meeting place.

As if the tea party had already been prepared, some young ladies and noble ladies were laughing and talking. And the escorts to protect them were also gathered separately.

“The deputy baron Lucy Stein has entered!”

As we entered the tea party, one of the attendants shouted. It is seen that the people who heard it hardened for a moment. Either way, Lucy and I went to the seats in the middle.

Lucy bowed as politely as possible to a woman with light brown hair who was sitting there, looking a bit ferocious.

“Hello. Lady Srein Heindall. This is Lucy Stein. I received the invitation letter from you. Thank you for inviting me.”

“Oh my God! I didn’t expect you to participate like this. What should I do? There are no seats… Could you wait a moment?”

“Yes. It’s fine.”

“Because this is not our territory… I was negligent in preparation. I’m sorry.”

“No. Waiting for a while is fine. Then I’ll wait.”

As she took a step behind her and stood quietly with her hands together, exclamations of admiration flowed from the men’s side.

Well, the picture must be very good.

Perhaps thanks to her beauty enough to steal people’s attention just by standing there, some male aristocrats started coming this way.

“Greetings from Sullivan Twellan, Miss Lucy Stein. It’s an honor to meet you. I heard that the Stein family has two white roses, and they are so beautiful…”

“This is Rodiak Keron. My family is having a party next month, so if you don’t mind partnering with me…”

“Trinkelion. You know me? I met you before at Baron Toiro’s party…”

There are many bugs that cling to a single flower. I wondered if I should step forward soon, but a young lady next to Thrane said bluntly.

“Aren’t they twins anyway?”

“Evil gods are beautiful, but they say they have sharp blades…”

“You participated shamelessly well. Hohoho…!”

You’re jealous. Ugly

I tried to snort, but I saw Lucy’s expression darken slightly.

Once or not, the men continued to approach me, and I glanced at the host of the party, Srain, hoping to stop it, but she just watched with delight.

I have no intention of stopping the gossip of the young ladies, nor of stopping the flirting of the men. She just stays happy as if she found something interesting to see.

Hmm. You’ve come to a nasty place for this.

Anyway, if no one else does, I’ll do it.

“There lady.”

“So the twins… Yeah? What?”

The woman with freckles, who was talking about her gossiping about Lucy, trembled slightly and asked, and I pointed to the spot with a smile.

“Looks like you’ve finished your tea. Would you mind stepping aside?”

“…How rude is that!”

Isn’t what you’re saying more rude?!

Anyway, that’s it and this is this.

I smiled and picked up the bread cutter that was lying on the table. Then he lightly shook it and smiled, and he looked at me with a bluish face and shouted urgently.

“Shane! Shane! Where are you!”

The man called Shane, who sipped tea in her corner without flirting or insulting Lucy, clicked his tongue briefly and shook his head.

Then hesitantly approached, swallowed a gulp, and growled at me.

“You dare to intimidate my lady…”

“Are you… Twisted?”

Shane didn’t answer any of my questions.

Choose it. Does it mean that the question of whether or not is a difficult question?