Common Sense of a Duke’s Daughter

The newly built church, it was a splendid one. Luxurious decorations, like representing the power of the territory… it is too worn or the man inside laughs poisonously.

For him, it was his first time visiting here. That also stems from the origins from which this place was established. He abandoned his job and dwelt on his own to protest the actions of the Lords' Agent, who demolished the Church. with the like-minded.

If you express their feelings then, profanity. Iris acted against a place that showed the right path for a man called the Church... and believed that justice was for us.

Even though I knew that this new church had been built instead, I did not visit it rebelliously, whether it was to fix it.

… even after the Lord's proxy in the matter was announced to be innocent.

No, it was after it was announced that I felt resistant to coming. What now?

That doesn't change that I disparaged her for holding the position of Lord's Proxy. Even if she wasn't the direct perpetrator of the church's... face-to-face rebellion against her, she was one of the ones who disparaged her.

No... while on her side, he thought it was worse than touching her because he abandoned her.

During that breaking disturbance, if you were to rebel against her, you should have told her instead of staying...

Even if I bought anger, I should have hit her on the word myself rather than giving up everything from the beginning if I didn't get the word...

But it's all too late.

That's why I stay stuck. Eventually you'll have to file a retirement application, no, that's what they'll see you do without acting like that...... yes, I thought.

In the meantime, the invitation I received. The sender is the Lords proxy for the matter… Iris Larna Armenia. Rather than an invitation, it would be a convocation, he laughed bitterly when he first saw it.

Perhaps it is easy to guess, even if it is not written, that it would involve one's own progression or retreat. If you're going to ask one question, why is the place designated in the church?

You have to put on some kejime.

Yes, I excited myself and came here today.

As you can see, the potpourri and the chapel are lined with faces that have renounced their duties as well as themselves.

Though there were some faces I saw, they carried heavy air on each other and I never talked to them. It also encompasses the surroundings in a heavy atmosphere.

"... thanks for coming today"

Like ripping it apart, she... Iris showed up.

She smiles in harmony, looking around.

"Some of you haven't come, but the time has come, so let me get started."

Her words echo in her body echoing the walls and ceilings of the chapel.

"You who are here abandoned your consular duties during my breaking and entering disturbances. I called today because I wanted to talk to you guys... Anyone have anything to say to me?

From anyone's mouth, there were no words. Even though I was unsure whether I should declare my retirement here, I closed my mouth to this bitter atmosphere.

"Now let me ask you. What is a consular officer?"

Her expression, it doesn't change. Keep smiling. But on the contrary, it makes me feel the pressure.

"There you are."

Nominations came in from her to see if she had boiled the business in a face where no one would open their mouth.

"Yes, a consular officer is a lord's hand, leg, and duty."

The person said an answer that he thought was exemplary with a smile that just said he had been waiting.

"Yes... so what about you?

In contrast, she frowned and pointed to the person next to her.

Pointed, he shakes his shoulder for a moment with Pickle.

"Wow... I think so too"

"Assuming you're right, you're no longer consular officers as a result of this commotion."

She laughed as she raised her voice to Couscous. While fanning and hiding your mouth like an aristocratic woman.

"'Cause, right? You abandoned your consular duties against my head. If it's your job to just listen to your head, then you don't have to listen?

To the words, I could lose my blood from their faces.

"Let's change the question. Why did you abandon your duties and stay in the midst of this disturbance?... you there, can you answer me?

Finally, from her, I got a nomination for myself. I'm not allowed to stray from my gaze or anything...... though I do, I have myself to the pressure of being released from her and wanting to do so.

"... as I cross the border, I would like to inquire of you from me. A lord is something."

The arrowhead that managed to arouse me and try to answer...... even though I tried to answer an unscrupulous word, the word out of my mouth was a question. Myself, I don't think I would do such a bold thing, I'm heartily surprised.

"I don't like to be asked questions back."

"But the answer to your question is important to my answer."

Perhaps I had strong feelings about what to do anymore.

I'm already proud of nothing. She was right, I could even lose that at the time I abandoned my consular job. All I have is a similar give up to self-abandonment.

"... lord's work is to make you proud. Protect, be merciful, and develop abundantly the people. By guaranteeing the lives of the people, we make them feel vested in the realm and govern the people… I believe that is the role of the lords"

"Ruri. It is precisely because it is a lord that I have relinquished my duties"

"I don't have enough words."

She looked dissatisfied, and she frowned.

"Excuse me. Me too... the lord thinks it's something that protects and guides the inhabitants. And that's why I relinquished my duties in this commotion. If one is to be held accountable from a place that is one of the bases of our hearts and minds: the Church, we cannot lead the people or anything else. Making reforms, that's fine. However, that incident was too much for the residents to distrust the Lords… and hence your reforms. There must be no such thing as a lord to dream of breaking that dream. So I stayed with you to protest."

"You're good at saying things like that."

In her words, the fever lights up in her. Before she uttered her own words, which she tried to defend, she went on to utter them.

"Wasn't it in you that a little girl like me stood on top and didn't mind giving instructions with her face because she knew?

However, the heat of anger, which was inside the word, also cools rapidly.

In my own mind I didn't even notice... No, I was uncovered by her feeling that I had a lid on without trying to notice... yes, think.

Sure, I can't deny what she says.

In the first place, I even disagreed that she would take up the position of Lords proxy. Why bother to set her up as a lord's deputy when the royal family has not educated her to do so? I thought I had given you the status of a decorator at the whim of my lord.

She began to speak to the consular government one after the other. At first, she thought it bitterly, but eventually the territory was enlivened, and she found out that she had given her word more than Queen Wang, and put a lid on the feeling of bitterness about her presence.

And the lid opened again due to the church's broken doors disturbance, which held back the action of dwelling.

... but.

"Sure, you can't deny that you had such thoughts. But what I said earlier, no doubt about it, is what I meant."

"Yes... then what is a consular officer to you?

"To defend the lives of the inhabitants and to develop the territory in abundance, it is to be the hands and feet of the lords"

Well, she sighed. Pickles and shoulders shaken to that reaction.

I saw the look on her face in horror.

Don't show any emotion, no expression. That gave me the best grin of this meeting the next moment.

I guess that grin she floats neat is something she would love to be beautiful if it were meant to be. But then I thought I was more spectacular than I thought I was beautiful... but I just got in a war.

"I see, I see. Then you don't have to put your fears on your face like those awaiting execution."

To her point, I started to know that I had that look on my face.

"A consular officer is a limb. It is unacceptable to defy a lord whose hands and feet are heads. But it is sin not to spare the people more than that. If so, you can only be proud of what you protested against me, and you don't have to be ashamed of yourself. Rather, it is not for the good of the people that you abandon your jobs now that the disturbances have come to an end, and consequently the territorial government lags behind. If it is to be a consular officer for the people, it is sin"

"But... I want you to be innocent..."

"Stop wasting your sentiments, regretting that you have now disputed me. It's annoying even if you come here and have such feelings now. I've never wanted you to be on my side since the beginning."

"It's..."

I was shocked by her words.

"I'm not asking you for loyalty or righteousness. All I ask is for the results of your work."

She whispers as she sings.

"For the sake of the inhabitants, do your work. To destroy me and to serve the public. You are no longer in a position to be merely protected. I'm in a position to protect you. Be proud of that."

Her words were gradually becoming powerful.

As if, before it moves.

My heart, it's hot. Unlike earlier, the heat was different.

No, I think I saw that fever behind her, too.

Where did she hide such calories, the fine one that seemed to fly if blown...... I didn't think so.

"I do not seek loyalty. So I'm not gonna ask you about this one. Get back to work."

"... that you will forgive us?

Another man asks respectfully. I wondered why I didn't know the question was pointless.

"Forgive me or not... I'm not asking you to be faithful, so the question is pointless. Who acted with anger against me, who just acted flushed... whatever thoughts he was acting with, good. Only one thing, if you haven't betrayed the territory and the people, that's good. You're here now, you were the former... so I'm asking you to come back. Otherwise…"

"... else?

To the words, she deepened her grin.

Conflicting feelings of wanting to hear, but not wanting to hear.

"You don't need to know. Or is that even what you plan to do?

Everyone shook their necks sideways without putting their hair in between.

"Yes, that would have been nice. Then let's get back to work. Time is finite."