Tensei saki de suterareta no de, mofumofu tachi to oryouri shimasu ~okazari ouhi wa my pace ni saikyou desu~
8. Bad news of the Lord of Letters
When I reported to my father about your fiancée revocation and deportation, I was preached and reminded of how cruel I was to you. It may be too late, but I want to apologize to you and discuss future policy. So why don't you meet me tonight? I want you to come to the right place to avoid the eyes of the chatty nobles. Make one or two of your servants discreet. "
The rendezvous point specified in the letter was a group of ruins in the western district of King's Landing.
A quiet corner lined with slanted stone columns and debris from stone buildings exposed from the ground.
It was a lonely place where there was no shadow at night and all the moonlight.
The monument remains undamaged in the prime city of King's Land because it is a monument to the glorious era of our country far back in time.
Our country's name was the Kingdom of Eltoria, but it was often called Little Eltoria from other countries.
The reason for such a name is to distinguish it from the "Greater Eldrian Empire", a historic power.
The Great Eritrean Empire, which dominated more than half of the Western continent, still had a huge impact everywhere.
What is easiest to understand is the language currently used in the Western continent.
Eldrian and its derivatives are the most commonly spoken languages in various countries.
Eldrian, like English on Earth, is the first language of choice in international settings.
Throughout the Western continent, the influence of the Greater Eldrian Empire remains intense.
And our country was where the empire of the great Ertorian Empire once stood.
The peak of the Greater Ertoria Empire was about a thousand years ago.
After that, the dark lord continued to divide the country……… I will omit the details, but at the end of the flow is the kingdom of Eldria, where we live.
The territory of the present Kingdom of Eritrea is less than one tenth of the peak of the Greater Eritrean Empire.
To be proud, it is about a long history and a high rate of sorcerers in the royal aristocratic class.
It is a myth that only one in a hundred people has enough magic to become a magician.
However, magic seems to be inherited, and when parents are magicians, children are born with a good proportion of magic.
In the end, the magic system that I am good at is also strongly influenced by the lineage.
There were many sorcerers in the ruler class of the Greater Ertoria Empire, and the aristocracy of our country, whose descendants, also had a high rate of sorcerers.
That is why the nobility of our country attaches great importance to history and lineage, and discriminatory feelings towards the civilian population are strong and easy to emerge.
Today, the rate of noble magicians in Japan is around 20%.
Considering that the magician rate of civilians and nobles of other kings was less than 1%, it was quite a proportion.
However, even civilians without a drop of magician's blood may have mutually high magical possessions.
There are very few chances, but there are many civilians.
If the probability is less than or equal to 0.1%, if the number of mothers is large, it will be a considerable number -----
"Lady, it looks like you have a partner."
Switches consciousness from the inside out to Lucian whispers.
I glanced at the figure approaching us.
"Hello, it was you after all."
It wasn't Prince Fritz, but a chestnut-haired girl.
It was Smear.
"... what do you mean?
Smear, with her sharp eyes, asked vigilantly.
The pungent tone and atmosphere were different from the innocent and adorable appearance in front of Fritz.
"After all, did you know from the beginning that it wasn't Lord Fritz who summoned you here? Then why did you answer the call?"
"The Lord of the Letters predicted that it would be you anyway. I just wanted to talk to you alone, so it was convenient for me."
"Don't bullshit me. The handwriting of the letter is based on the letter that His Highness gave me, and he wrote it. And how did you know it wasn't His Majesty's?
"It depends on the content of the letter."
Given Fritz's personality, I didn't think he would write me an apology.
Fritz's passion for Smith made his narrow vision worse.
It was incredible how much his father, His Majesty, had taught him to change his mind and offer me an apology in such a short period of time.
... or rather, in the first place.
If Fritz had been a person who realized his insanity in a short period of time and could have lowered his head to me, he would not have done anything foolish, such as declaring himself banished from public engagement.
"Smear, you know your Highness well, don't you? His Highness didn't send me such a special letter."
"......!
"Until a few days ago, I was obsessed with being Your Highness's fiancée, so I might have been fooled by letters arrayed with convenient words for me... but unfortunately, I have no affection or obsession with Your Highness right now."
With the shock of the return of the memory of the previous life and the application of Fritz immediately afterwards, the practice of Fritz is completely gone.
If I had received the letter in that state, I would have been suspicious.
"So, Smear. What is the purpose of calling me to deceive His Highness's name? I have a strange idea, but could you tell me right away?
When she laughed at Smear with intimidation, Smear was scared.
... rude.
You don't even have to act like "The Vulnerable Baroness" right now, but you're exaggerating a little bit.
"......! Don't be such a dick! Then I'll tell you! Would you like to return your nobility and become a civilian?
"I don't want to. Why do you have to do that?"
... to be honest, now that the memory of the previous life has come back, I did not want to throw out my responsibilities as a nobleman and live as a light civilian.
But after 17 years of living as a Reticcia and being beaten with duty and pride as Duchess, I understand that it's not easy to throw.
"Fufu, don't you get it? I'm saying this for you. Do you know what happens when I ask His Highness and say," I want you to drop me as a punishment for bullying because I am afraid of Leticia, who was bullying me? "Don't you think it's better to go down to the civilians before that happens?
I'm getting a little headache from a proud smile.
I understand that this is an obstacle, but it is too much to think about.
"... are you serious? You're going to sell me off to the Duke's house with all your might for dropping me on the ground of innocence? Can't you imagine what the country would be like if you did that?
"Don't you know how sticky I am to Your Highness? If I ask His Highness, he'll ask me what I want."
"... maybe."
I had a headache because I couldn't deny Smith's words.
Fritz is lying down, and now he is blind to love.
Honestly, I can't tell you that unless you force me to be a civilian, just like in the case of an expulsion.
"Your Highness may nod too, if you ask enthusiastically."
"Isn't that right? Do you understand? In that case, be gentle from yourself to the civilians..."
Niltz Village
………
In one word, Smear's smile stretched.
"You said you were born and raised in King's Landing, but you lied, right? The real home is Niltz Village, a small village in the Baron's Land, right?
…………………
Answers to queries are silent.
But the distorted Smear's expression was, above all, eloquent in saying that my words were correct.
"That's not all you're lying about. Drawing the Baron's blood is a big lie. Neither of your parents is a clean civilian."
"... how do you know that?"
"I thought something was wrong from the beginning."
The key is about the inheritance of magic.
"Magic depends heavily on the amount and nature of your blood. But your father... the baron family, the ancestors and kinsmen of the current lord, there must be no magician of light like you."
"... what's so funny about that? Even if no one in the family has a magician of light, there are cases where a child with the qualities of light magic has been born!!"
"I don't deny mutations... but don't you think there are too many unnatural things?
"What do you want?"
"The fact that you, a rare light magician, were born suddenly into the blood of the Baron's family. The fact that until you turned 13, you were never known to the aristocratic community. No nobility, no common sense, just a baroness, and you're getting closer to His Highness Prince Fritz."
The hidden son of an aristocrat raised by a civilian is actually a talented man who meets the prince and falls in love with his destiny.
............ the royal road pattern I saw many times in the previous life's work, but when it was done in front of my eyes in reality, I could smell the smell of sex.
"One by one, it's not unlikely to be unusual, but it's too coincidental. It's natural to suspect there's something behind it, right?
Perhaps the series of leaders are the Baron's lord and the Duke of Eleger, the parents of Irius, the dark glasses.
From the Duke of Eleger, who is politically at odds with my family, Fritz's fiancée should have been in a less interesting state.
A distant baron reported the discovery of a girl of precious light magic.
Falsely advertising the return of the Virgin as the baroness and approaching Fritz, the Duke's former backup, the Crown Prince.
... I'm sure it was a futile and original plot.
But fortune or misfortune, Fritz was deceived and delighted by Smear, who played the innocent and adorable girl.
That's probably the Blueprint Street of the Duke of Eleger.
However, I'm sure the subsequent breakup of the engagement at the Volkswagen site was unexpected for the Duke of Eleger and his insidious glasses.
I suppose it was Smith's discretion to blow me into Fritz that day when he threw me down the stairs.
Perhaps Smith was anxious to get rid of me as soon as possible.
That's why I lied like that without consulting the Duke of Elegar and the dark glasses behind me.
As a result, Fritz, who believed her words, ran wild, leading to an outrage of breaking an engagement in front of the public.
............ I have the confidence that I have repeated my guess, but it is not too far off.
That day, the insidious glasses were so upset that it was funny.
Then it was natural for him to think that day's events were unexpected.
"That's why I always doubted you. So I went to Niltz Village to investigate, and I found out who you are."
"... that's a lot easier said than done."
Strictly.
Smear was biting her lips.
"My disguise of being born and raised should have been done quite carefully, right?
"More than lying on a massive scale, surely there's evidence left? It was only a matter of time since my servants were excellent."
Keep your chest up and brag about the achievements of the Servitors.
Led by Lucien, there were many excellent civilians in my service.
It is still the same civilians who are familiar with their lives and principles of behavior.
They used their power and the Duke's legacy and power that your father had cultivated.
That was supposed to have been a pretty good team for the civilian investigation, and actually hit Smith's traits.
"Smear, if you try to interfere with us any more, I won't forgive you. You are now accepted as His Highness's fiancée because you are the blood of nobility, albeit subordinate. You know the roots of identity discrimination in this country. Do you know what would happen if His Highness and His Majesty found out that you had not actually drawn the blood of the Baron's family and had deceived the entire country?
"... ah, it's clear!!"
Smear screamed.
"If you have evidence of my identity, you should publish it right away." But you lied about not publishing it all!! The truth is, there is nothing definite about it, so it's all clear!! "
"............ I'm sorry about my routine."
Sighing, Lucian presents the folded documents from her pocket.
While thanking Lucian, a capable servant, I read out the text of the document.
"My real name is Mellow. I was born 17 years ago in Niltz Village as the three daughters of my father, Griada, and my mother, Dielsen-"
As you read it out, Smear's complexion passes through blue and turns white like a wax.
It seemed that I was able to understand the accuracy of the information we were grasping by being told in detail.
"---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If we care, we can always charge you with aristocratic fraud and hunt you down."
"... that's a lie."
Smear's lips trembled and opened.
If you don't believe it, you don't want to believe it. The eyes of the chased are open.
"Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why don't you, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, you can't you can't you, even kick me all the time!"
"Because it doesn't make sense, does it?
I'll explain to Smear how to teach her.
"If I had known you a month sooner, I would have told His Highness in secret. But I can assure you I didn't make it public."
"Why?"
"I mean, you're too dumb. I can't believe you lied about your innocence, that His Royal Highness Prince Fritz had a crush on you... nothing but a scandal for the royal family and for this country."
"......!!!"
"And if I had known just before the date of the breakdown, the end would have been the same. 'Cause that's right, isn't it? When I accused you of your nature, I didn't think Fritz would choose to re-engage me. The only thing left to accuse you of is the bad reputation of the foolish prince who was deceived and the fact that the prince despised and insulted me, the Duchess' daughter, and therefore the Duchess."
I'll shrug your shoulders.
"And that's still the same thing now. Now that I'm accusing you of something else, all I have to do is paint Fritz and the royal sign with more mud. Don't you think a new decent fiancée will come to Fritz, who's so softly reputed? I thought it would still be better if you stayed fiancée."
Regardless of who Smear is, there is the Duke of Elegar with dark glasses behind him.
Smear can't be selfish, and the puppets are no better than the Duke of Eleger.
Besides, my Duke is selling a great deal to the royal family by accepting my irrational expulsion.
I didn't intend to let the insidious glasses do whatever they wanted, and I believed your father could keep it down enough.
"Smear, you summoned me here today because it was your decision, right? That's a shady thing to say... but I'm going to report it to Ilius. That should make your surveillance even stronger, so you should think about your future behavior."
I told Smear that I should tell her.
Turning his heel back and taking Lucian away from the scene------
You've come to exercise your powers.
A wall of light stood up, covering all directions.
Looking back, he sighed.
Smear sees me trapped in a shining cube with her bloody eyes.
"It's all your fault!!"
"So, what? What do you want?
"That wall can't be torn by your magic!! While I'm trapped and stuck, I'll call for backup!!"
"Are you going to seal my mouth? I think it's too bad.
Of course, Smith's identity is also documented in the Duke's Mansion.
If I had been killed here, the culprit would have been obvious.
... but I'm not going to let you do it honestly.
The wall of light formed a cube about five meters long.
The airspace is also closed and sealed.
Regardless of her personality, Smear should be good at her magic amount, and the wall in front of her should be strong.
Breaking down such walls required a powerful shock.
However, the neck is trapped and there is no escape.
Using flashy magic such as flames and cacophony, I would die in the aftermath.
"... then, let's try one."
Confirming that Lucian had fallen behind him, he looked at the front wall.
The thing to deal with is water magic.
With dramatically improved magic efficiency, we can use water magic, which is supposed to be bad.
Focus, focus, and chant.
The target is forward, slightly off the winning Smear, and at an angle that does not hit the ruins.
---------------- Fire.
"Eh...?
The wall of light cracked in front of Smear with her mouth wide open.
There are holes.
The magic I used is the water version of Refinement that I used the other day.
It was a magical technique that freely transformed and manipulated the water produced by magic.
It compresses and releases water thinly and thinly.
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It was a useful moment to practice light magic as a countermeasure against smear.
"That's not true...?
The wall of light was shattered to pieces in front of Smear, who had no idea.