The villa was neatly built. Can I call a two-story small mansion a villa, Ran thought, but it doesn't matter. As it was the last time, Ran was completely worn out.
Now that the last patrol is over, all I have to do is go back home, should I say all I have to do.
Dimodia said when she saw Ran, who was glued to the sofa like a candle.
"Ms Ran, don't stay like that, just wash up."
"Huh? Can I wash up?"
"Of course. There's a bathtub, and the Knight gave me water."
Ran felt sorry for the words. It's not easy to get enough water to fill the bathtub.
"I've boiled enough water."
"Thank you."
Ran greeted like that and went into the bathroom. There was a pot of boiled water and a container of cold water.
'I'll save it and use it well.'
Ran thought so and began to mix the water slowly.
*******
Eustaf felt a stinging hostility. It's not convenient to have only one knee bending, but if you get up from your seat, things will be more troublesome.
This was what Ruth, the new emperor, was doing these days. Call it officially authorizing the title and leave it alone for an hour or two after making your knees bend in the conference room. Rather than feeling insulted, it was boring and time-consuming.
'What should I do?'
He thought so, but the door to the real world opened and a light footstep.
"Get out of your seat, Duke."
When Eustaf looked up, it was Olivia who was standing with a smile.
"Empress."
When he lowered his head, Olivia pulled his hand.
"Come on, get up. It's not like your legs hurt and you can't get up."
When she said with a smile, Eustaf got up slowly from his seat.
"I didn't expect you to come."
"Is that so?"
She asked with purple eyes and glitter. Eustaf continued.
"I'm here to get to know Your Majesty."
"His Majesty is busy right now. It's been a long time since he went out to see the baroness."
"Ah."
Eustaf made a short sound, but there was no change in his expression. Olivia said, looking closely at the young duke.
"Why don't you stop doing this here and talk to me?"
Eustaf's blue eyes looked indifferently at the purple eyes. Olivia looked at him with a shady look, and Eustaf nodded.
"I'm thirsty, too."
"Good."
Olivia smiled and reached out to him, and Eustaf politely accepted the request for an escort.
Olivia took him to the room where she had already prepared refreshments, and Eustaf sat down. Olivia smiled meaningfully after filling her own teacup.
"I apologize for the rudeness."
"It's none of our business."
"Is that so?"
Olivia said with an innocent face, smiling.
"Or should I?"
Olivia looked at Eustaf. The young duke, who was younger than herself, still had a look of no idea what he was thinking.
'It's good to clean up the Emperor.'
Olivia thought so and slowly cut the cake with a fork. In fact, she tried to get rid of her husband, Ruth, but changed her mind.
She gave the emperor the poison she had to get rid of Ruth. The food served by the troubled prince and his partner, the heartbroken finger, the crown prince swallowed without much knowledge, and the emperor just changed his name to a heart attack one day.
The only thing that the nagger, Empress Dowager, can clean up the back room and run the emperor Ruth is herself, the clever empress.
Olivia let Ruth turn outside as much as she wanted. And I didn't let the disgruntled forces come to me and appeal.
He listened deeply, and sometimes used his strength. Ruth was not very interested in state affairs even after he became emperor, and he didn't even know that he looked at the documents and paid them instead.
'Dumb guy.'
Little by little Olivia was in control of the palace. Therefore, I wanted to pay enough debt to the Duke of Lazia in front of me and get what I could get.
'And more.'
Olivia smiled an innocent smile that made her stand out the most.
'It's my cup of tea, too.'
"I think I can help the Duke."
"Empress."
"Yes, why don't I set up a reconciliation position of reconciliation?"
"The place of reconciliation with His Majesty."
"Yes, of course, the Duke knows what to do. I heard that the Duchess of Lazia was no longer a Lazia."
Olivia felt happy when she heard the news. But soon after hearing that Eustaf had given her the Earl, Olivia thought of two possibilities.
1. Eustaf highly appreciates Ran's ability.
2. Eustaf likes Ran.
'Or both.'
But at least, one person.
The value is not that high.
"Why don't you let her come to the capital? Her presence in the reconciliation place will make her happy, and her work will be done well. Lazia will be treated with the same imperial respect as before."
In short, it meant to dedicate Ran to the emperor. Then all your problems will be solved.
"I see."
Eustaf answered so and drank tea. It's been a long time since the tea table was set up, so the tea water was lukewarm. Eustaf put down the glass and said, "For now, it's between she and me. And."
Eustaf said casually.
"Not getting approval doesn't mean Lazia isn't Lazia."
Olivia flinched at the arrogant words. She quickly covered her face with laughter.
"You're saying something scary, Duke. Could it be treason?"
"Is that so?"
Eustaf said so and got up from his seat. It was rude not to ask her to leave.
"Then I'm going to get going....to the Empress Dowager, I will listen to her opinion."
He left after saying so and greeting lightly. Olivia's face hardened when he left.
Heung!
She snorted and leaned against the chair.
'Okay, let's see how much I can do with my power.'
She smeared her mouth.
Eustaf looked up at the sky as he left the palace. Before I knew it, the sun was going down. Along with the carriage, Ross came up and made a grim face.
"He wasn't here again today?"
"I heard he went to play with the baroness."
Ross's face turned red when Eustaf said nothing.
He was so angry that he couldn't even speak. A few times he murmured, 'Shit!' 'Oh!' he said.
"He's going to keep coming out like this, isn't he? So what is he gonna do?"
"So, what is he going to do?"
Eustaf thought so and said, pulling on his Cravat and loosening it.
"It's already getting hot."
"Because summer in the capital city is fast."
"Yes, it is."
Eustaf said so and smiled coldly.
"Have you looked around the palace?"
"Huh?"
Ross blinked at the sudden question. Did you look around the palace?
Eustaf said as he got on the wagon.
"He's using a lot of magic tricks."
*******
Lumiere looked around, avoiding blood splashing. I could see Blaine getting rid of the last one.
Lumiere said in a relaxed tone.
"Who are they? The attackers."
Blaine said with a frightening look on his face, kicking the body.
"I should have kept one alive."
"I would have killed myself."
Lumiere said so and began to rummage around the body of the missing body.
"There's nothing to tell we exactly who is he. What a midnight raid. Besides, how did he know we were staying here tonight?"
Blaine groaned and said.
"The itinerary of Ms Ran's tour is known to everyone."
"Oh, my."
"This is not gonna happen-"
"She wouldn't have thought about it. Me, too. In Lazia, you're a person who's praised, aren't you?"
Whether he was being sarcastic or not, he took a glass bottle out of the body's pocket. There was something liquid inside.
"It's an expensive glass bottle and an unidentified drug."
He opened the lid on, Lumiere smelled it, frowned and closed the lid back. He said, throwing it to Blaine.
"It's sleep pills."
"Sleep pills?"
"It's a kind of anesthetic. Was the purpose of the kidnapping?"
"Is that so?"
Blaine had a puzzled face. He was also guilty of kidnapping the aristocrat. Lumiere said, undressing the body.
"Maybe he was confident that he would kill everyone and kidnap them because we brought out a small number of people. They were actually quite talented."
Blaine frowned as he watched Lumiere undress.
"So you've been attacking five or six people?"
"I didn't think it would be this easy to spot."
Blaine flinched and sighed at Lumiere's words. Obviously, it might be.
"And I don't think all he had was sleeping pills."
Blaine and Lumiere looked back because they heard a woman's voice from behind. Dimodia approached him with an irritated face and offered Blaine a bunch of cotton balls.
"I heard this was installed on the stove."
"Scent?"
"It's a sleeping scent. If you had smoked the stove without knowing, everyone would have drank it and boiled it down."
Dimodia's words hardened Blaine's face. Lumiere looked at the naked body and said.
"They're definitely trained. A guild of assassins?"
Lumiere mumbled and wondered if they were connected to his past. But the worry quickly disappeared. However, they are not brave enough to kidnap the count.
"Master?"
Dimodia laughed at Lumiere's words.
"Lady, she's sleeping well. She must have been tired."
Lumiere laughed at the words.
"She must be tired."
And Dimodia said,
"Both of you go first. I'll clean this up."
Blaine asked, "Alone?" and quickly corrected himself.
"All right."
Lumiere also shook his hand and got up from his seat. When the two disappeared into the mansion, Dimodia looked back, and The Viridescent Shadow began to show one or two images in the dark.
"Is there anything else besides them?"
One of The Viridescent Shadow answered Dimodia's question.
"One or two."
"Is he alive?"
"Of course."
Dimodia smiled bloody.
"Then we can take the body with us and study it."
At her words, The Viridescent Shadow put the body in a sack without saying a word and began to clean up the bloodstains.
Dimodia was lost in thought, tapping her lips. The Viridescent Shadow has a long history. Blue flame and greening.
The history of these two began with the beginning of Lazia. It is a little later that The Viridescent Shadow on the back was formed than the front blue flame knights.
Originally, the name was greening, but later changed to The Viridescent Shadow.
In the early days when the name was "Greening," it was said to be a group belonging to the Duchess.
Since then, the duke took direct command and renamed it The Viridescent Shadow. As it is a historic group, The Viridescent Shadow was proud of themselves.
'He's got that kind of ability.'
Dimodia smiled coldly.
"Whoever it is, you'll regret having a fight."
*******
Ran fell asleep at the sound of a humming on the second morning. When I woke up, Dimodia smiled and said hello.
"Are you awake?"
"Yes..."
Mumbling with a yawn, Ran saw Dimodia. Whatever it was, Dimodia looked as excited as she could.
'Is it because it's the day we go back?'
Even if it's The Viridescent Shadow, they make us follow the maid to this place. It must be hard.
Ran smiled and said to her with a feeling of sorry.
"I'll give you a vacation when you get back to the castle. I think only Dia is having a hard time."
At her words, Dimodia laughed, "Oh my?"
"It's my pleasure to work for you. Come on, get up. The weather is nice today."
Ran stretched out her legs.
I approached the window and opened the window, and there was a really pleasant spring breeze. It was spring in Lazia, too.
'Today is the day I will go home!'
Ran is excited.
*******
Bam!
The low table fell with a loud noise. Ruth huffed out.
"Fail? Do you know how much money I've given to you guys? Huh?!!"
"I'm sorry."
He approached his flat opponent, and Ruth kicked him wildly. His personality, which had been a complacent since the crown prince, blossomed more when he became the emperor.
"I didn't say anything difficult! It's so hard to bring a weak woman!"
Ruth's eyes were glistening. As he kicked and huffed a few more times, his favorite, Cortizan Sarah, approached Ruth's arm.
"Your Majesty, relax, okay? You'll have another chance."
She knew how to please him like a whore.
"I'm sure he knew your majesty from this. Don't that right?"
When I saw Sarah shaking her nose, Ruth was relieved. It always feels good to know his greatness.