Chapter 68 – 20. At Will (2)
In the past, Ireina’s family was a countess involved in the administration of the empire. Instead of running a separately granted territory, they were a central aristocrat who lived in the imperial capital and discussed politics in the imperial palace.
That’s why Ireina’s world stopped expanding around the ecliptic. Her values, habits, hobbies, fashion, etc. Did not escape from the aristocratic gatherings in the metropolitan area, and her personal connections were no different.
There were three childhood friends around Ireina.
One of them, Emilia Cusreal, was looking at her with the same attitude as before.
“······Long time no see.”
“Ugh, it’s so awkward when you talk in honorific language. Can’t you just talk plainly to me?”
“That’s······.”
How could she dare to do that herself?
The years that have already passed have changed the relationship between the two so much.
Because Ireina is no longer the popular lady of the count. Emilia’s childhood friend, Ireina, no longer exists.
“I wish you could call me ‘Leah’ like in the past, but that would be an excessive request… Just do what you’re comfortable with.”
“·······.”
“It’s nice to see your face after a long time.”
As the performance of the orchestra gradually changed to cheerfulness, an empty space for dancing appeared in the center of the hall. Starting with a courageous couple, men and women came out in pairs one by one and began to entrust their bodies to the rhythmic music.
Faint memories of her childhood come to mind.
“Don’t you remember when we were young? Scott and Dine’s older brother, you and I met often at parties like this. The place was different each time.”
“It was…”
They first got to know each other at a banquet. The four, all children of the count and of the same status and similar ages, naturally got along and became childhood friends.
Scott was the liveliest boy among them. He had a love of adventure, and he often led the three of them out of the banquet hall and into harsh places where they were stopped.
On the other hand, Dain’s brother, smart and calm, was their encyclopedia and spiritual guide. He is the eldest of the four and is also Ireina’s first love.
Lastly, Emilia was Ireina’s best friend. The two had the same red hair color, and had very similar personalities, hobbies, and interests, so they couldn’t help but get close to each other.
“Did you know Scott was on this trip too? I haven’t seen him yet.”
“…Even if we meet, can we not talk about me? Due to his personality, it’s definitely…”
Even right before the fall of the family, he is Scott, who told him not to worry until the end, saying that he would do something about it.
Ireina is worried.
If Scott finds out that he has become a slave to another individual, not the imperial family.
So if he takes any action for himself.
If that causes trouble to the owner.
What will happen
“Ummm… That depends on your answer.”
“Answer…?”
“Yes. Ray, are you… Happy now?”
In response to Emilia’s question, who affectionately called herself ‘Ray’, Ireina couldn’t open her mouth lightly.
Be happy
‘Am I happy now?’
Never at the beginning of her maid life. Her body moving against her will at the command of mana was unpleasant, and the loss of her virginity and the almost daily sexual intercourse were painful.
Then, if you answer that you are not happy here and now,
Can you get out of your current life?
Ireina was quite skeptical about this. She herself became a slave of the imperial family in accordance with the laws of the empire, and could not awaken her attributes, and she was passed on to her master as a gift from the emperor. All these processes were just and lawful.
For Emilia or Scott to free herself, she will have to resort to violent and illegal means, which will most likely fail. It’s not just because of the law.
‘How will the master react…’
Ireina has been realizing the extraordinaryness of her master every day since her first meeting. It is because of her connections that she never stops expanding. The master is not in a position to save his allies by promoting himself. Mythic-class attributes call all kinds of people around.
She is sure that among her master’s connections, there are strong allies like Iris-sama, as well as beings higher than the Count.
That’s why Ireina couldn’t answer Emilia that she wasn’t happy. This is because her childhood friends don’t want her to get angry by messing with her master.
“Yes, I am happy now.”
But that’s not the only reason. Ireina is actually feeling happy in her current life.
Certainly, it was very difficult at first due to the separation from the past, but now I have almost adapted to it. What’s more, the master loves himself every day and rewards his body.
If you look at it for a long time, you will get used to it. During the months of mixing her words and body with the master countless times, she gradually feels love and dependence on the master.
“I see… I don’t think it’s a lie.”
After examining her opponent carefully for a while, Emilia answered with relief. Then she opened her mouth to the bewildered Ireina.
“Ray, when you lie, it’s obvious.”
“Is that so?!”
“Yeah. So, I’m really glad it wasn’t a lie…”
“Haha······.”
For a moment, Ireina lowered her blushing face, ashamed of her answer. Doesn’t this, it’s as if she let her secret out of her mouth that she loves her master?!
“Jeongjihura… It’s so amazing to have a mythical class attribute.”
For a moment, she wanted to know how he knew the owner, but since she is the princess of the estate, she must have seen the list of participants on her trip. It will be written there that she will accompany her on her journey as her master’s maid.
At the same time, her guilt flooded into Ireina’s mind. Until just now, she was distracted by her sudden appearance and question, but when she thought about it, she thought it was the master who killed her brother, Jamie.
She has not heard the details herself, but she knows that Jamie’s brother has done something wrong and that the master has avenged him.
The fact that she cannot inform Emilia of this pricks her own conscience.
“Ray, could you please do me a favor?”
Ireina couldn’t properly look at her opponent’s face because of her guilt, but Emilia didn’t notice it because she was watching the man walking towards the center of her hall.
At the end of his gaze, Jung Ji-hoo and an unknown woman were together.
“Deliver this to Jeong Ji-hoo. Would you please tell me to open it while you are alone?”
A rolled scroll was placed on top of Emilia’s hand.
“‘Everyone here right now is in danger.’”
“Okay···.”
Engraving her incomprehensible sentence in her head, feeling her strange power, Ireina carefully took the scroll and put it in her pocket.
“It was so nice to see your face ‘finally’, Ray.”
When a maid raises her head towards her partner,
“Be sure to live a happier life than me…”
The princess of the castle disappeared as if it were an illusion, and only her voice remained and resounded in my ears.
‘It was also nice to meet you after a long time, Lia…’
Her friend, who left as suddenly as her appearance, was seen off in her heart by Ireina.
* * *
“Oh, by any chance! Can you dance with me?!”
Hyerin, who received the courageous request of a brave male student,
“Nope.”
Immediately she flatly refused.
“Yes… Excuse me…”
The man, who had been blacked out at once, went back the way he had come from with a gloomy expression on his face. Apparently, the other men at the table he was at were gesturing and booing at him.
And our table…
“Wow······.”
“Wow! Hyerin is awesome!”
“What the hell did I just see…?”
“Moyamoya, what’s going on! Do you know him?!”
It is full of excitement and admiration. The issue of gender was enough to attract the attention of all the kids here.
“It’s just… He’s from the same club. I’ve said it a few times, and I’m not interested at all.”
“Your club must have been… ‘Chivalry’?”
“Yes. It’s a place where swordsmanship is trained.”
Certainly, if Hye-rin had the same level of physicality, it would be strange for her to not have a man who pushes her with ignorance. Currently, her clothes are not exposed at all and are relaxed, but they cannot hide her voluptuous curves at all.
At this level, it wouldn’t be strange to have a ‘Min Hye-rin fan club’.
Anyway, I’m not feeling very well. The obvious fact that other men covet the woman I marked in advance is uncomfortable.
“…I don’t like them. I hate them.”
Hyerin tilted her head towards me and quietly whispered to me. I really like her iron wall.
‘I want to eat it quickly…’
My head is at war now. The sexual desire to taste a mythical female body as soon as possible and the desire to savor the feelings of love for as long as possible are in a tense tug-of-war.
Of course, there’s no way she will open her legs just because I want to.
It requires meticulous and thorough planning.
‘I also need to gather information about the [Earth] Attribute.’
“Dancing…”
At that time, I heard a quiet murmur from the other side of me. There, Seong Ah-young, who is next to Hye-rin, is glancing at Park Min-ho.
Apparently she wants to dance in the center of her hall with her boyfriend and her boyfriend.
However, Minho is in a situation where he is chatting with his friends without notice.
I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of it.
* * *
Three hours had passed since the banquet began.
The table where the summoners were seated tightly together began to scatter one by one as time passed. This is a natural phenomenon because the party was originally designed to move around rather than stay still in one place.
It seems that everyone made a friend from another world at the academy. Well, that’s why I must have participated in this trip.
Since then, Hye-rin has been offered the same offer five times, and she has rejected all of them. The last of her men was a little overzealous, so she went up to her room in her tantrum.
I was also offered three times. They were pretty decorated young ladies, but I politely declined. It’s because they weren’t cool enough to give up my dignified image.
Quite a bit of time has passed and not many students are left at the party now. There are only two people close to me. Minho shows off his in-person side from far away and is having a drinking party with male seniors,
“Did I, hick, do something wrong…?
In front of me, Ah-young is drinking a glass of wine.
“I don’t think so, but uhm… Minho, are you and I dating for the first time?”
“Ugh, it’s the first time for both of us…”
“······He’s on the insensitive side.”
Park Min-ho is just and confident, like the good harem protagonist of La Novel, but he lacks a sense of humor. He builds up a schedule so busy that he can’t even go on a date properly, and doesn’t pay special attention to his girlfriend’s condition while drinking.
Or, are you mistaken that you’ll be fine because I’m by your side now? Even the personality that doesn’t doubt others well… It’s really like the main character.
“Hasn’t he seen a drama on Earth? Or a romance novel.”
“I know you’re not interested in that…”
Is it just because of lack of love common sense?
As soon as I replaced Ah-young’s empty glass with a new one, she put her mouth on her glass.
He gets drunk very quickly and likes to drink.
He is a dangerous character.
From my point of view, thank you very much.
“Minho is also in a relationship for the first time, so he must be doing that because he doesn’t know. Will it gradually get better?”
“Hyuk, it’s already been 3 years…”
In order to avoid suspicion or questioning in the future, my remark to shield Minho attacks him like a boomerang. According to my plan
“That’s a bit harsh. I think I might need outside help…”
“Can’t you help me?”
“Is that so? As long as it’s okay with you.”
“Because you’re smart and trustworthy… That’s good…”
I know that it’s not good to do leisurely relationship counseling right here and now.
This is an enemy camp, so we must not lower our guard on all sides.
But opportunities like this are really rare. The usual sesame seeds are falling apart between the two, and Ah-young complains about Min-ho with her poor judgment.
‘Should I touch you just a little bit?’
Dig into the gap between the two little by little.
“I’ve come up with a way. It’s using a man’s jealousy.”
“Jealousy…?”
“Yeah. He might take it for granted that you’re next to him. I don’t think it’s bad to stimulate this.”
The maid got her a new glass and handed it to her, and Ah-young took a sip right away.
Alcohol seeps into her stomach, and my poison is sucked into her ears.
Her I got up from her seat and stretched out her hand to her.
“Ayoung, would you like to dance with me?”
Ayoung looked at me with slightly blind eyes, then she gently grabbed my finger.
“Uh······.”
Her cheeks were red.
