“Yeah… I guess so?”
Frey reacted languidly, even though he said in a rather low voice, “Let’s go to the bedroom and rest.”
In her drunkenness, she was completely oblivious to the lustfulness Daniel was exposing.
‘If I make her drink more, I’m pretty sure I could kiss her blatantly, but she would say it tickled.’
Danielle put her half-empty bottle of wine on the edge of the desk.
He poured her another glass of water, pretending not to notice, and barely managed to resist the urge to carry her drunkenly into the couple’s bedroom.
“This is the evidence you said you had secured, Frey.”
While Frey quenches her thirst, Daniel checks Maria’s notebook.
‘I had only turned a few pages, but I could see why she was in such a complicated mood.’
‘It’s not a record of one or two days, and the contents are simple and clear. At this rate, even the empress won’t be able to move.’
Well, the empress was still in a state of self-reflection.
To be precise, from the moment Frey had announced in the Obelir Post that she would ‘re-investigate Lady Roselia’s death’.
The revenge she had always wanted was right around the corner.
“If it’s a note left by the empress’ maid, it should be easy to prove her identity and handwriting. We really need to toast.”
“It’s something to celebrate by emptying at least one bottle.”
Daniel glanced at Frey’s hand, which was moving towards the wine.
Frey’s eyes widened in surprise as he reached ahead of her and put his mouth to the half-empty bottle.
It didn’t seem like it would be common to see a man with manners and dignity acting like this.
‘You’re…matching my mood.’
He took a few sips of wine and put the bottle down.
Frey knew that Daniel usually stayed away from alcohol because he didn’t want to mess with the opposite sex.
Even if he did have a drink, it wouldn’t be with such a disheveled appearance.
She was grateful that he was relaxing with her instead of being stiff.
She wasn’t sure if it was the lingering effects of the alcohol or the pounding feeling in her chest that was making her feverish.
“eww…I can’t.”
Frey collapsed on the desk, thinking her drinking capacity was terrible.
Daniel got her up and carried her.
As he stepped out into the hallway, the employees bowed.
Recently, the appearance of the owner couple together used to stimulate romance, deep in the hearts of employees.
“We are almost there.”
Daniel took her in one arm and opened the door.
It was after he clearly conveyed his intent to the employees not to disturb the couple’s time with his eyes.
Though it seemed unnecessary as a drunken Frey slid like a mollusk onto the bed.
TL: Mollusk or Mollusca is a group of animals that includes gastropods (snails, slugs, limpets, etc.)
“Could you take off my shoes?”
“Okay.”
Daniel ran his hand over Frey’s ankles, then took off her shoes and put them down neatly.
His actions as he unbuttoned a few shirt buttons and lay down next to Frey were as natural as flowing water.
“The air is a bit cold, maybe because I drank.”
“Come on, Frey.”
Daniel was able to use fire magic on the fireplace with a thousand of his transcendental skills, but he didn’t.
Covered in a thick cotton blanket, Frey slipped into his arms. A moment to feel his warmth.
Frey opened her mouth in a low voice.
“I made a promise to my mother and my brother in the womb. I promise to avenge them. I thought it was impossible at the time, but thanks to you, I came this far.”
“It’s because of your ability.”
“Ever since the Duke of Gelon was detained in the basement of the Great Temple, I sometimes imagined it. What will I look like after my revenge is over?”
Daniel ran his hand through her soft blonde hair.
Suddenly, in his mind, the future of Frey, which he had glimpsed using the transcendental ability, came to mind.
White veil and dress.
But he didn’t want to mention the possibility of Frey’s remarriage at this moment.
“You will do well. There are bureaucrats, a council, and a council of elders to help you with unfamiliar tasks.”
However, he brought out a certain story of the future.
“It may not be enough, but it may be better than making Tahar emperor.”
A man who seeks to achieve his goal even by abusing his daughter does not deserve to be the ruler of an empire.
Frey’s thoughts were already clearly established.
While Frey was drowsy from the alcohol, Daniel looked at her, mesmerized by the firearm in her eyes.
“I’m curious, too. How much you will need me after your revenge.”
Frey knew that Daniel was no longer explaining his value as a contract partner.
‘Even though he said ‘I love you’ with the most wonderful face and voice in the world, I am not rushing my answer.’
“I want you to see me in the future even if you don’t need me.”
Daniel’s hand, which had been stroking her hair, began to slowly run over her shoulder.
At his touch, Frey’s body grew drowsy and her eyelids became heavy.
“So tell me after your revenge is completely over, Frey.”
Even as he said that Daniel laughed a little at himself.
‘What kind of future will I face? Will you be with me?’
It was none other than himself who used the transcendent’s ability several times in his life that he’d been reluctant to use them.
Daniel suddenly remembered the moment Frey needed him for the first time.
[“Princess Frey. I’ll say it again, but I…”]
[“Your personal life is more chaotic than it looks, to the point where you don’t even know who the mother of the out-of-wedlocks is, and you have no intention of settling down with one woman?”]
[“That’s right. Nothing will change after marriage.”]
[“That means…Do you think marriage is positive?”]
At that time, he answered her with a stiff face.
[“A deal with a deadline.”]
[“Oh, a deal, not a marriage. I’ll keep that in mind.”]
‘Will I be punished for that?’
Daniel smiled as he pulled up the blanket and covered Frey.
Frey, who began to doze off from tension, asked.
“Daniel. I want to hear about your mother.”
“Speaking of mother…Should I start by telling you that my father cut the throats of people who laughed at my mother?”
“….?”
“It’s not a big deal. My mother was the one who bet everything on her love to become Duncan Prause’s wife, and there are always people who laugh at romance.”
Frey thought as she fell asleep.
‘My mother, who entered the palace only after seeing the emperor even though she knew her life would be in danger, and the Grand Duchess Prause, who was a romanticist, they are the same.’
“My mother loved love. My father gave his life for the love and I—”
While he was choosing his words, a quiet, breathing sound could be heard.
Frey fell into a deep sleep in an instant, perhaps as a result of not being able to rest properly after the founding festival.
Unlike the first night when he was more reluctant, Daniel muttered, clinging to her closely.
“I used to think of love as a deadly poison, but maybe I’ve changed my mind a little…”
* * *
The Great Temple began to move as announced.
While the paladins thoroughly reviewed Lady Roselia’s work, the members of the council had a lot on their minds.
It began when several of them visited their alma mater, the capital academy, to have a meal with a teacher and give them a present.
TL: Alma mater is the school, college, or university that one once attended.
“Yesterday was the opening day of the academy. Those who received scholarships from charity auctions are already starting to hang out with classmates.”
“It’s not a charity auction scholarship, because Prause has added a lot of money.”
“They are smart, so I won’t be a member of Council by the time they graduate.”
A low-ranking noble made a self-deprecating joke.
It was because the current Parliamentary Council was more like stagnant, rotten water, but they knew that it would be completely different when passionate new members entered.
The parliamentary law stipulated in detail that lazy members could be disqualified from voting.
‘If I get kicked out like that, I’m sure I’ll be out of Prause’s eyes.’
According to what has been revealed so far, the Grand Duchess was a very practical person.
It was the same just by looking at the mobile magic circle and commercial facilities installed in the tower containing divine power.
The people didn’t know that there was once an emperor who said that divine power was the power of the emperor and that you had to bow down to it.
‘I wonder if the Grand Duchess, who values efficiency and practicality to such an extent, would look favorably on the commoners and lower nobles who have been kicked out.’
“That…I think the time has come for us to set an example for our juniors as well.”
“If the new forces are trying to push the council, I think it’s only right that we return the favor.”
“It would be best to end our time in the Council with honor.”
Rubel looked at the members of the Council who rushed in and said that to him, the chairman.
Rubel wondered if these were the same members of the Council who never showed up to parliament, claiming they had other things to do.
Looking at the unfamiliar sight, Rubel suddenly realized.
‘Maybe they didn’t intend to wait until the scholarship students took their seats in the parliament in the first place.’
A feeling of pressure. It was enough to change the attitude of the members, to make them not look bad.
It was a mistake in his calculations to think that it would take a considerable amount of time for Prause to take control of the council.
After finishing his judgment, he said with a smile.
“I was just thinking that it would be a good idea to send a letter requesting an audience with Grand Duke Prause as soon as possible.”
* * *
