Chapter 298 – THIS IS THE END (6)
“You entrusted the estate to Sellu?”
“Yes.”
Sieri hesitated and looked at me. I feared more that she had entrusted her estate to Seluu than that she had sneaked out or that she was a demon. What the fuck did he do to Yeongji? Yuba and Robin must have covered it on their own, right? Shaking her hands, I ordered the coachman to hurry more. The coachman followed my orders and loaded the load faster.
It was time to go home after the war. The barracks on the ruins have disappeared without a trace. James and Albus saluted us and disappear into the distance toward the capital. A.A also came to visit me and shook my hand. She was going to send her own carriage from Ahildern and ride it back. Ei looked at me and Sieri in turn, she said.
“Look out. I know Sieri is a nice person, but she thinks it’s not a matter of how I’ll take sides, so there’s nothing she can do about it.”
“Thank you even from the bottom of my heart. On the contrary, it’s difficult for each other to get caught in the middle.”
The wizards couldn’t stop me, so I went to the hero, but A.A said, ‘This is not something I can decide’, and she clearly drew the line. It was fortunate that we drew the line because it was not good for each other if we halfway took sides or interfered vaguely. If this happens, the problem ends with me and the Daecheonsingyo line.
“Oh, that’s fucked up.”
More important than that was Youngji. The fact that Seluga Youngji was in charge came to us very heavily. Eve bit her nails and rolled her eyes when she heard that Sellu was in charge of the estate. Elsie sat on my lap and said.
“Why is it a problem that a big mermaid is in charge of the territory? Even the big mermaids are nice, so that’s okay.”
“Elsie. Worldly affairs are not solved by being nice.”
Haha…”
Soya laughed awkwardly. We had to hurry back to the manor. I glared at Soya and pushed Eve and Sieri into the carriage. Since 5 people had to fit into a wagon with a maximum capacity of 3 people, it was necessary to make good use of the space. Eve, who had big feet, and Sieri, who had big wings, entered the carriage first, followed by tall Soya. I put the relatively light Elsie on top of Eve, and I came in last.
The coachman exclaimed in admiration at the fantastic use of space from behind.
“Oops. Lord. Are you leaving then?”
“Yes. Did you deliver the horses and the wagon?”
“Yes. I told the stationmaster in the Eastern Territory to have it delivered. It will take about 15 days.”
There was a downside to having to take care of the horses when going to the first destination with Aglio Festa’s carriage. I grabbed the lever while riding on Sieri. Sieri wrapped his hands around my waist with his face blushing, as if it was a different experience for me to ride on top of him. I said with a grin.
“I’ll go. Then.”
Pulling the lever, we arrived at the corner of the mansion again. Every time I went here and summoned a wagon, there was a rectangular gold line with a sign saying, “Do not enter at all.” Sieri looked around with a bewildered face, and Eve got off the carriage with a smile.
“What. Is this your first time riding?”
“Mermaid. It’s bad to make fun of mermaids when you’ve hit them a few times.”
“Again, I only make a bad person.”
Soya took Sieri’s hand her and made her get off the wagon. The attendant who was walking around rushed to greet me when I got off, but when she saw Sieri, she screamed.
“Evil! It’s the devil!”
Sieri’s face contorted at those words, so I lightly tapped the attendant on the head of her. Hearing a crackling sound, the attendant closed his mouth and sat down. I told him who he was moaning in pain.
“Calm down. Anyone can see that it is Sierra. Yes?”
“…Yes?”
Apparently my explanation was a bit lacking, so I raised my hand. The attendant hurriedly nodded his head and said.
“Yes! Anyone can see that it is Sister Sieri! Gosh! Sister! Your horns look great today too!”
“If you know, let’s go.”
“…Groom. Isn’t this blindfolded?”
Eve sighed at my response. I clicked my tongue and shrugged her shoulders. Even if my response seems strange, there is no other way to appease the public now. We hurriedly found Sellu. Eve didn’t enter the room either and followed me to the office. It seemed that he was quite curious about what Sellu was up to.
“Sellu. We are here.”
“Uh. I’m here?”
Selu was sitting in her office chair, smiling with her elated face. From the look on her face her, she had a foreboding that she was unlucky and that she had had a major accident. Next to her stood Rosalyn Yuba, her face slightly drawn. As soon as she saw me, she bowed her head and apologized.
“I’m sorry. Lord.”
“Yes?”
“Hehe, Lucius. I noticed. Originally, if the budget is left over every year, roads are reorganized or the built house is torn down and built again? If it becomes known that there is a lot of money left over, the tax goes up.”
“Yes. Yes.”
“But isn’t that just a waste of money? So I thought of a way to use this money more efficiently?”
“What is it?”
Sellu said as she flicked up the paper she was holding. Inside the paper was a mermaid drawing a V.
“I was supposed to put up a statue,” She said. What do you think about it?”
“… A statue?”
Eve stared at the painting, frowning her eyes. Said Rosalind Yuba, she was embarrassed.
“I’m sorry. Lord. I should have dried it, but… You even finished the budgeting in a blink of an eye…”
“…You called people to make a statue like this?”
“Hehe. Cool isn’t it It’s a mermaid statue! A mermaid statue to spread the mermaid side of Peta Lucius.”
“… Isn’t that bad?”
Both Eve and Rosalind Yuba looked at me with puzzled expressions. Selou grinned and snuggled up on her desk as she looked at me. She was now wearing a dress like a lord’s, and when she looked around, her chair was also a wheelchair. I said.
“It’s a waste of money anyway, but it’s okay to build a statue. But are you going to build only mermaid statues?”
“Yes?”
“Selu racial discrimination is bad. There are not only mermaids in this city, so you can’t just build mermaid statues.”
“Hehe… Me, I am not a racist.”
“Then let’s add cat hands to this statue. Because Elsie is there.”
“…Those aren’t mermaids.”
“Are you saying Elsie is not from our territory?”
“Oh, no, it’s not like that.”
Eve laughed. Then I pointed to the mermaid’s head and said,
“And why are there no horns?”
“Yes? Why do you need horns?”
“Cieri has horns on his head her, so we need to put them in too.”
“… Sieri has horns on her head?”
Sellu looked at Eve. Eve nodded her head. Yuba asked me with a confused expression.
“That… Excuse me, but are you referring to the Mrs. Peta Sieri you brought from the last ball?”
“Yes.”
Then, both Sellu and Yuba made even more puzzled expressions. Eve said to Sellu.
“Mom, I’ll explain later.”
I continued looking at the paper and said.
“And, since some of my wives have wings, I should put them in too.”
“I’m putting wings in?”
“Is it racial discrimination?”
“Oh, no, it’s not like that…”
“And put a knife in for the hero… I also put a wizard’s cone hat for Soya. Also, since I’m a half-elf, I also put on elf pointy ears… Finally… Well…”
I drew a human leg next to the mermaid’s fin. Said Sellu, frightened.
“Everything, why did you put your legs in?”
“Many people live in this estate. Sellu. It all has artistic meaning. The mermaid’s body is supported by two human legs, and the mermaid’s tail adds strength to support the human legs. It is a very important element that symbolizes that humans and mermaids help each other and are harmonious beings.”
“A mermaid with legs, that’s terrible.”
At Sellu’s remarks of her, Eve asked with a blank laugh as if she was dumbfounded.
“No fuck mom. Then what am I going to be?”
“You didn’t have a tail. Think about it. What is a mermaid with a tail in the front and legs in the back? How in the world can you imagine such a creature? It’s so disgusting.”
Eve did not understand Sellu’s remark her. She looked at the picture I had finished and looked back at me with a frown.
“Wow, this is a bit.”
I cleared my throat and said.
“Sellu. With the authority of the lord, the statue will be changed to this shape. Do you understand?”
“Oh, no. Tea, please cancel it.”
“No. At the bottom of the statue, the name of the builder, [Sellu], Will also be engraved.”
“Hehe…”
Sellu’s white face grew whiter. Eve laughed and teased Sellu.
“Mom will be fine. My groom also made such a large statue for her mother her.”
“…This is so terrible.”
I should have done this. I glanced at the limp tail of her cellu and took her hand her again.
“Sellu. I’ll make this a real thing if there’s a strange accident in the manor one more time. I see?”
“Ah Okay.”
So the cheerful rebellion of Sellu was suppressed. Looking at the contents of the takeover, it seemed that everything else was handled very neatly. After all, smart mermaids say that if you teach them one thing, they will get excited. I smiled contentedly and stroked her hair. As soon as Selou finished her handover with me, she took off her dress and threw it roughly. Yuba said with her sad face.
“Oh, it looked good on you.”
“Mermaids don’t wear clothes or anything like that.”
So the manor flowed smoothly. The news of Sieri’s demonization spread throughout the Awareness Territory and was finally turning into a rumor that I was insane. My image was being shattered in various ways, from dramatic rumors that I, who had gone mad after Sieri died, caught and raped a demon resembling Sieri, to persuasive rumors that I, tired of mediocre play, summoned a demon to Sieri.
I was surprised that there was another floor under the floor, and I had to try to prove to Sieri’s parents that I hadn’t corrupted them, who came running in panting after hearing the news. In the midst of this turmoil, Sieri gradually began to adjust to life on her estate again. Although it seemed uncomfortable because of her long horns and wings of her, she was struggling to regain her true self in her own way.
A month passed like that. A letter from Daecheonsingyo Headquarters was delivered with a red stigma.
It was said that if he did not kill Sieri, she would be excommunicated. Priestess or Sierra? I was finally at a crossroads of choice.
