Chapter 148 – Episode 147. If You’re Strong, You Can Be a Bit Stupid (2)
Akemilla Ureid.
The eldest daughter of the upper Ureid.
That’s why she didn’t have to come to the academy.
In the first place, she was not a noble,
Even if she were to be crowned countess sooner or later, that would be a later story and not a story now.
It has the grandiose title of being one of the four pillars that uphold the empire,
From the Emperor Kreuz von Einhafen to the great aristocrat named Archduke Wolfgang von Mitterien did not ignore him, so even commoners could not ignore the Ureid family.
There were two reasons why Akemilla Ureid, the eldest daughter of such a powerful Ureid family, came to the academy.
One was the formation of her personal connections.
As a rule, connections with the upper ranks are of great value.
Even when entering a new area, the level of difficulty of being called changes drastically depending on whether or not there is an acquaintance with the maintenance of the area and how deep the acquaintance is.
In that sense, this academy is also a place where those who have just become adults and those who will soon come of age gather one after another, so it was the perfect place to expand this network.
Her first purpose was to have Akhemilla, the eldest daughter of the top of the Yu Raid, interact with her other nobles, get to know her, and solidify the relationship.
The second is for Akemilla to see the world a bit more, learn her trader mindset —
That it is.
Akemilla was very impetuous in her disposition.
Besides, he was selfish, so he was on the side of being selfish when the world revolved around him.
Of course, not all of these personalities were bad.
As money has the greatest value on earth, maybe the character of being infinitely selfish for the sake of money isn’t so bad, but it’s all about when that natural ability takes over.
Unfortunately, Akemilla didn’t.
Not to mention the personality that can’t properly look at the front and back of the work,
Unnecessary boldness to ignore even if the investment required is excessively large compared to the desired result,
Occasionally, a strange sense of reality that seeks more cunning even when a head-to-head battle is necessary.
She had been like this since she was young, and eventually the current head of the U Raid, who had noticed her character, sent her to her academy.
It is a place where all nobles gather.
In such a place, I sent her to her academy, hoping that she would realize that she could never always be her number one, and that if necessary, she would have to break through, even if it cost her a bit.
And it has reached now.
“Then why did you do that?”
Nails, painted light blue and neatly trimmed, were pounding on the table.
Violet, who had been glaring at Akemilla, who was speechless with her head down, turned her attention to her Emily.
Violet was in a better mood now.
That’s inevitable, Ashley, who I’ve always longed for, stood guard like this from behind as if she were a guard, and Akemilla, who was busy bickering every time we met because of her fathers, whom we had been interacting with since childhood, bowed her head in front of me like this. This look of not being able to say anything.
Looking at this little girl, something proud rises from the inside of her heart.
Emily only met Violet’s gaze for a moment, but she soon turned her attention to the book she was reading as if she wasn’t interested.
“Akemilla, you mean. What is that Astain? Did you know he was a traitor?”
“… I didn’t know, I didn’t know I really didn’t know. Just… I only cooperated with His Highness the Crown Prince to let him see me… Treason, treason.”
“Isn’t that what he said? Astrid, if you were that naughty girl, you would have been able to do it if you seduced the crown prince in moderation. Why did he do such a strange thing?”
“It hurts… “
No, it wasn’t.
Even now, when Akemilla closed her eyes, her image was vivid.
The appearance of Astrid who told me to be honest, saying that I was a traitor, and that if you dared to stick kanji on me, you would die right here.
Without even going to the imperial family, he boasted that he would make the top of the Yu Raid sit down himself.
If Violet saw that scene, he would never be able to speak like he does now.
But what’s the use of saying that now?
Akemilla kept her mouth shut after she thought that far.
That spirit,
That pressure.
If Violet had experienced it herself, it wouldn’t be so easy to say.
“Phew. Well anyway It’s Akemilla. Haven’t you been watching me since I was little?”
Violet let out a deep sigh.
It may not have been a very sweet relationship, but they are quite close, having had a lot of exchanges with Akemilla since they were young.
Born and raised in the South, her only friends were rough sailors, and she is also a precious friend to Violet.
If she goes like this, she will be accused of being a traitor without a way out.
Doesn’t she offer her carriage to Astain, doesn’t she try to help Astain attack her Violet?
“By the way, Violet.”
She was Emily, who had been looking at the book for a while.
Emily, who seemed uninterested in what was going on next to her, suddenly spoke to Violet.
“Huh?”
“I don’t think you can get an answer just by asking that. Hey, Mr. Ashley.”
“Yes… Yes?”
Ashley was startled by the sudden call.
In fact, even Ashley’s gaze toward Akhemilla was not so good.
What was expected of him was that he was also the frozen shield of the north—a man from Mitterien.
He grew up learning loyalty to the country and respect for the imperial family as basic virtues, so there’s no way Akhemilla would look pretty to him.
“How about it, does Mr. Ashley see that Akhemilla plotted her treason?”
“Well, looking at the current situation, isn’t it? No matter how you look at it, isn’t it treason? Besides, that he helped someone who dared to harm my sister, this is clear treason.”
“Yes, they say so.”
Widely.
Emily closed the book she was reading.
Pushing up her glasses again, Emily took a glance at Ashley, then at Violet, then at Arkemilla.
“Even so, I think that in the end he helped Astain, but he never thought that it would lead to treason. Akemilla, how are you?”
Even if Akemilla was a little thoughtless, she couldn’t miss this lifeline.
She was also true, she hadn’t even thought that Astain would cause an accident on such a large scale.
Leopold will make you see her.
To do so, it is necessary to put some tension in the academy, this slack academy—
Ra just fell for Astain’s sweet twist, that’s all.
I would never have cooperated if I had said that there would be an accident on such a large scale in the first place.
“So, what should I do in this case? I have a good idea.”
“What are you thinking?”
Neither Akemilla nor Violet missed the smile that appeared on Emily’s face.
Of these, if Emily, whose head is the best, is a good idea, she must be a good idea.
“Let’s catch it ourselves.”
“… Huh?”
“Astain’s head, Akemilla, you cut it yourself and present it to His Majesty the Emperor. And he said that he only lent the wagon to him, and even that was because his friend was looking for a wagon.”
“Ha, but.”
“What, other things? There are others, but the main one is… “
Emily laughed.
“The dead don’t talk. Right?”
*
“Leave this! Let go of this! You damn demon bitch!”
It’s been a while since Asti, not Astrid, lost her temper.
As soon as Asti heard that her Berashien was her soothsayer, she rushed at her in a frenzy.
Erania and Leopold stopped her as they grabbed her by the collar and shook her mercilessly, fearing that Vera Cienne’s slender neck might snap.
“How long have you been following me!?”
“That, uh, I’ve been following you from the beginning… “
Veracien’s neck trembled as if it were about to rattle.
How much pain Asti suffered because of the fortune-telling she saw at the night market.
It didn’t take a day or two for me to worry about the silver-haired wife, not knowing what the word “Two” Meant.
It is unfair that it was this Vera Sien in front of her that made her worry, so she bursts into anger.
“No, no, no! Really, I saw the two of them back then… “
“Now, how is it now!?”
“Even now, that, it’s the same, but… Well, I don’t know… Hey!”
Vera Shien, who shook off Astrid’s hand with all her strength, ran her hand over her reddened collar and frowned.
“How can I find out when you shake it like this! Besides, there is no crystal ball… Ah.”
Veracien suddenly becomes dazed.
Then she started to search inside her arms.
He searched her arms, then her pockets, then put her hand behind her back and touched her here and there, then put on a puzzled expression.
“… What?”
“Crystal ball, I didn’t bring it… “
