Chapter 83 – 23. Nobility (1)
“This is Jeong Ji-hoo, a freshman at the academy.”
I introduced myself once again, facing the uninvited guest in front of me in the room.
First of all, since we were meeting for the first time and he seemed to be an academy student, he responded in a polite way. Of course, the intimacy that wasn’t there at the time he went on a rampage in front of the front door quickly evaporated. His first impression is the worst.
“I am Scott of Count Brista. I also entered the academy this year.”
Scott looked me up and down and announced his family name and family name in a sharp tone. He made no secret of his inner displeasure. He leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and spat at me as if he were talking to someone below him.
Be cheeky.
He visited without warning, and his voice echoed across the hall until I arrived. I can’t ask for forgiveness for the rudeness that came to me, but it only stirs up my anger in real time.
“This is my family’s knight, Baron Elaine.”
At the same time as Scott said, the female knight standing behind him bowed. Since she is a baron, she must have graduated from the academy. Among the aristocratic graduates, the career path of those who cannot inherit the family is usually one of knights, magicians, scholars, and soldiers. This seems to be the case with Elaine.
Below royalty and royalty, the ranks of nobility, in descending order, are duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron. Of course, the number of families increases as you go down, and counts are usually considered high-ranking nobles.
Even though he is still a prospective nobleman, he uses a baron knight as a servant… I don’t know the details of the ecology of the count’s family, but maybe Scott has a pretty high position in the family.
But if you thought that I would be intimidated in front of him, you would be mistaken.
“So, why did he visit my room ‘out of the blue’…”
Elaine’s eyebrows twitched as she spoke, emphasizing the bastard’s rudeness, but she didn’t open her mouth. Scott didn’t notice my nuance and immediately revealed the purpose of his visit.
“I came to pick up Ireina.”
Cancer, yes He shouted Ireina’s name so loud, I couldn’t have known it.
“May I ask how you knew she was here?”
It’s better to understand the situation than to kick Scott out of the room. That way, we can better deal with his attacks and prevent similar incidents from recurring.
“You must have heard about the witchcraft that covered this city yesterday. After waking up from the curse, I wandered around the upper floors of the castle to see if there was any way to help the Cursreal family, and found her name on the travel list.”
As I waited for Hye-rin under the burning hill, he seemed to be in and out of places where city officials worked. I wonder if there was a nuisance there as well as now.
“I’m glad you woke up without any major problems. Are there any health problems?”
“Hah? That’s not important right now. Why are you asking that? Don’t talk about it—”
It’s not important, then I’m sorry. The driver behind you seems to know why.
Elaine lowered her head and whispered something into Scott’s ear. She seemed to be speaking softly so I couldn’t hear her, but she couldn’t escape my senses.
“One of the four summoners who resolved the curse is Jung Ji-hoo.”
“What?!”
Scott’s gaze at me softened slightly. Still, he seemed to have some shame, but he bent his head once at me and corrected the squeamishness he said.
“······I didn’t know. Thank you for saving my life this time.”
“I just did what I was supposed to do.”
Did the shock of discovering Ireina’s name disturb his mind right before? Scott, who seemed ashamed of his attitude until just now, became polite. The temperature in the living room seems to have warmed up a bit.
With this, the initiative of the conversation shifted to me. If he had a conscience worthy of a human being, he would not be able to pressure me with a sleazy family or military force, at least in this place.
“Then shall we go back to the main topic?”
His face hardened again at my words. Ireina, who was standing next to me, was clearly nervous.
“She said she came to pick up Ireina… Do you know that she is my maid?”
“Of course I know. But! The downfall of the family wasn’t her fault! Ireina must not have known the crimes of the family head! She fell into slavery unjustly!”
“Hmm… As far as I know, Ireina went through a formal trial and became a slave. Also, unfortunately, she couldn’t awaken her attributes. Wasn’t the entire process legally conducted according to the laws of the Empire? ?”
“That’s right. I know. But as Ireina’s childhood friend, I can never ignore her situation! I want to help her. So, as the eldest son of Count Brista, she proposes.”
Scott cleared his throat before an important statement, then continued with a serious voice.
“In exchange for taking Ireina’s body, I will give you up to five maids of your family. If you don’t find anyone you like, I will provide you with sufficient funds so that you can purchase slaves of your choice from the market.”
“Five······.”
Ireina’s body trembled at his suggestion.
It seems that Scott is not without cases.
Instead of losing my only maid, I get five others. Even with the years that suit your taste. Quite tempting, an offer that will satisfy both sides of the deal.
If it wasn’t just me.
“Hmm… That’s a good offer. If I accept the deal, what do you plan to do with Ireina?”
“I will treat her as she deserves. First, find a way for her to free her from her slavery, and then, if not, live as freely as possible on her family’s estate. We plan to ensure that.”
“Okay.”
Emancipation and freedom of slavery. Nice
Scott cares for Ireina very much and cares for her. It touches my heart.
But,
“I’m sorry, but I can’t accept that offer.”
“Why?”
“First of all, Ireina is a gift bestowed upon me by the great Emperor himself. As a person who will live in the Empire from now on, I think I have an obligation to cherish it for the rest of my life with a grateful heart. And…”
I grabbed her slender arm of Ireina. Then, pulling hard toward me, she came with her slender body and sat on my thigh.
Enjoying Ireina’s embarrassed expression, the twitching of Elaine’s eyebrows, and Scott’s contorted face, I declared as I held her Ireina in my arms.
“I like Ireina for her. I hope she will continue to be by my side.”
Contrary to the romantic sentence, my right hand naturally sat on her Ireina’s chest. When Scott jumped up from his seat, the chair he was sitting on rolled over. Elaine put her hand on his shoulder as if to calm him down. His fists clenched in anger trembled. If you press harder, it might bleed.
I didn’t avert Scott’s gaze and faced him head on. The fierce eyes as if they were about to eat me, and the dark emotions that tried to kill me in them.
A face distorted like a demon. His shoulders swayed as if he was barely suppressing some urge. Shadowy eyes and brightly shining pupils.
The intense desire filled within it.
You, aren’t you doing this simply because Ireina is important to you?
I read the love and lust in his eyes.
In a childhood friendship between a man and a woman, one has a crush on the other. It’s a common and obvious story.
“… I’ll give you 10, no 20 slaves… I’ll give you them. If that’s not enough, money too—”
“It’s not a matter of wealth. Even if you give me 100 maids, I have no intention of giving them up.”
If Scott has her interest in Ireina, he can’t let her go.
NTR is something that will never happen in my life.
I stayed invisible behind Scott and tried to hold back Iris, who was expressing her displeasure by pretending to slit her throat. He hasn’t crossed the line yet. It’s too early to kill her.
It’s presumptuous and arrogant, but it’s because he tried to talk to me first.
A ray of light suddenly flashed through my mind.
Maybe, Scott was thinking of marrying Ireina. Her emancipation would be much easier if he, her eldest son, inherited her family and became a high-ranking nobleman, declaring his marriage to her maidservant. Love can also be achieved.
“…As the next Earl, I’ll listen to anything you want. Really anything, as long as you tell me—”
“I’m so happy with my sleep with Ireina, I don’t care what the barista family is offering.”
“!!!!!!”
Skillfully, he touches two of Scott’s vices.
One, the fact that I had sex with her already. When I hinted at this, his face became very attractive.
Is there a story you hate to hear more than the sexual act of your crush? Even in a romantic relationship, ex-lovers are never mentioned.
But he is not free to criticize me. Because it’s not wrong for a master to use a sex slave.
That’s why Scott gritted his teeth wildly, only pointing out his second offense and moving on.
“It’s not the barista… It’s the Brista family.”
“Oh, excuse me. I’ll be careful next time.”
If he can’t hold back his anger and rushes at me, I have a reason to fight back. It’s a pity that his feelings haven’t been that intense yet.
“Then, shall we finish this talk soon? I want to spend a good time with Ireina now.”
Scott couldn’t refuse the guest’s request, expressed in a twisted manner. But he spoke to me in a firm voice.
“Next time, I will definitely come with an offer that you can accept. . . . So promise me one thing. In the meantime, I will treat Ireina with care. “
“Of course.”
I nodded as if it were natural.
Negotiations are broken Scott and Elaine trudged out of the room. I saw them off with cold eyes.
He didn’t give up Will our next meeting be at the academy? He will definitely come back to me with a new offer.
Or I might prepare a violent and coercive plan that doesn’t require my response.
But Scott will never reach his goal.
I am the one who completely destroyed the Cursreal Countess who touched wisdom. The count’s scion? Barista Family? Not scary. I’m ready for anything, and he’ll either kneel before me or lose his life.
I let Ireina off the top of my leg.
She’s not my one-of-a-kind woman.
Ireina is the first monumental woman I dated in my life.
I can’t give up on her sharing her first experience with me.
“Take off your clothes and wait in bed.”
“Yes···.”
Ireina went to the bedroom without a word at my command.
Her promise to treat her with respect and never do anything she doesn’t want to do?
It’s useless.
Ireina has been living under the same roof as me for four months now.
I don’t know her heart, but her body has already been trained.
Her body wants me
I did a quick wash and opened the bedroom door.
Soon, hot moans and the smell of chestnut flowers filled my room.
