Episode 175

I look out from the window of the house of Eleora and stare at the afternoon sun.

Far away from the view from the south-facing window, there should be a nostalgic Miradia.

Are they all fine?

"Well, Weid-kun? Did you miss the hiding place of a werewolf? Or is it Lunehite?"

I'm bitter smile because Fern-sister says that while laughing giggle.

"Either way, I want to finish it early and come back together in the spring."

Rolmund's short summer is over and autumn is approaching.

"Veit-kun, quite a few people have recently come to Eleora's place. Security is already hard."

"I'm a clown instead of that embarrassed princess ..."

I've become quite close to the imperial nobles through Duel Diplomacy, but apparently there are some nobles who want to join the Eleanor faction.

The reason is, of course, for your own benefit.

Nobles have the duty to feed their families and large numbers of servants. It's like a business owner, so you don't run for the ideal of "I want to make this emperor!"

So, of course, getting their cooperation requires a reward.

Eleora has not been particularly rewarding in the past, but now I have a hammering hammer.

Everyone seems to be worried about the land of Miraraldia, so it seems that I'm being shaken by my casual words.

When I was thinking about that, the door was knocked and Eleora came in.

"Is it here, Lord Weid"

"What happened, dinner?"

"I wouldn't look for it myself, because I'm the owner of this mansion. I decided to postpone returning to Noviesk Castle."

She and Fern turn away from each other because the princess wants to return and says something unexpected.

"What's the matter, Eleora?"

Eleanor sighed in a distressed question to Fern's sister.

"My uncle ... Sir Kastuniev is coming here. It seems he'll come back forever, so I'll come and see him."

My worried uncle.

It's just a good opportunity, so I decided to cut out what I had been worried about for a long time.

"I think Lord Kasniev is a trusted relative, but don't you think so?"

Eleora sits down on a chair and looks away.

"I want to believe it, but I just can't believe it ... Did you ever talk about my nanny planning my assassination?"

Ah, if he met again for the first time in ten years, he was aiming for his life.

Elleora groans, placing her hand on her forehead and hiding her face.

"I couldn't tell until the end that the nanny had ordered the assassination of the nanny, but the nanny was the servant of Lord Kastniev."

That's suspicious.

"Sir Kastoniev sent me when I was born, and he returned to the Kastoniev family after my childcare was over."

Certainly it makes you want to be suspicious, but I just want to say so soon.

I tried to say that, but I couldn't say anything when I saw Eleora's painful expression.

The Lorumund nobleman throws the baby up to the nanny, so the nanny is often closer than the real mother.

If it's aimed at life, don't distrust humans.

However, assassination is generally meaningless when the mastermind is bleeding.

If someone deeply involved in the family of Kastoniev becomes the perpetrator, Lord Kasniev is first suspected.

"If I'm Lord Kastoniev and I'm going to assassinate you, don't use my house's servants."

Eleora lowers her hand and looks at my face.

"So who ordered her? The most suspicious thing at the time was the Dniesk family, but there is no contact with them."

"Isn't that up to you?"

"I was fourteen at the time? I could use military police now, but I was still a student at that time."

That's why I'm not the only one, because I'm slaying the assassin.

Elleora continued, stroking the magic book she was carrying with her.

"If you believe, you will be hurt when you are betrayed. Not only that. I also have subordinates and vassals. I have to be vigilant to protect them."

I understand her position.

But I heard a different idea.

"That's why if nobody trusts you, you won't increase your ally. Sometimes you need to take the plunge."

Eleora looks a little dissatisfied.

"I think that's possible because you're a werewolf. You can be sensitive to malice and hostility, and you'll rarely lose in direct combat. But I don't."

When I say that, I'm certainly a blessing of a werewolf and a magician ...

It can not be helped.

We are here to help you with a dependable lieutenant, and a wealthy wolf who has a reputation for his solid work.

Princess Elleora plays the Imperial Throne scenario, first in tutorial mode.

I'll make another friend who can rely on the initial bonus.

"Eleora, but you still need a reliable ally. You need to make as many competent allies as possible."

I assemble my upcoming schedule in my head.

"It's fine if Lord Kasniev comes here. I'll talk to him and make sure he's true."

Eleora pricked her eyebrows and suddenly began to smell the sweat. It is the smell emitted when a human is uneasy.

I smile to relieve Elora's anxiety.

"Don't worry, Eleora. Look at Lord Recoma. Trust my skills."

Sir Rechonja, who was at the bottom of the Ashleys, has been carrying information on the court every day since he turned to the Eleanor.

Eleora heard his name and suddenly relaxed.

"I have no connection with the palaces, so I am grateful for the work of Lord Recoma. It seems that I have increased my supporters in the court."

Perhaps the image of Lord Warmilla's head as the lord of Milaldia, a warm and affluent soul, appears in his head.

If Eleora becomes emperor, he will be able to give as much territory as he wants, both in Rolmund and in Milaldia.

"We are still a small group in the empire, but there is a trump card called the Milaldia territory. It's not difficult. Trust me."

Elleora still seemed a little lost, but finally bowed to me.

"I'm sorry, Lord Weid. I want to know the true feelings of my uncle, not only as a princess but also as a niece.

"Oh, leave it to me."

With the usual habit, I have been assured again.

Well somehow.

maybe.