When I left the castle, the soldiers of the frontier army were training. I didn't have any plans for today, but my body was feeling a little sluggish because I hadn't done my morning workout. I called out to the captain to get a little exercise.
How is everyone doing?
He said, "Fine! We're in great shape this morning. ... Huh?"
The captain was looking at me with his mustached mouth open. I tilted my head to see what was going on, and he came up to me and started staring at me.
'Master Ludvik, your ... face looks normal.
'My face wasn't normal?
No, it's not that, ... it's just that you look less intimidating than usual."
The captain is a sharp and usually articulate man, but today he is somewhat frustrated.
I want to exercise my body for the time being, so is there anyone I can challenge to a hand-to-hand combat?
"Yes, I have a young, lively young man.
Good, then bring me a sword for training.
I put on my military jacket over my shirt and put on my favorite leather gloves. The captain handed me a sword with a crushed blade and I swung it up and down. It's a little heavy, but just right.
Okay, you can start from the front, or anywhere else.
"Begin!"
At the captain's signal, I face the young soldier. The young man is a very strong man, and his eyes are glazed over even when he is facing me, the lord of the house.
..."
But he doesn't strike at me even though he is slowly creeping closer and closer. He seems to be trying to get me to open up, but that's not going to get anything done.
What's the matter?
He takes one hand off the sword and bends his fingers in an inviting manner. I was so agitated that I could easily see his eyes glaze over.
"Whoa!
Good."
He quickly avoids stepping into the room. The back of his neck is open, so he lightly strikes it with his sword.
The back of his neck is empty.
What?
He quickly adjusts his stance and turns around, and with a snap, he slashes his sword horizontally. The guy's got good aim. But he takes a step forward, so the tip of his sword never touches me.
Not yet.
When the blade returns, I strike it down from above. With a clank, the blades collide, and the opponent pulls the sword out of my hand due to the impact.
The sword fell to the ground with a clang. It was a fairly large sword, but he didn't seem strong enough to use it.
Thank you ..., thank you very much."
The soldier stands there and bows his head, gritting his teeth in frustration. I patted him on the shoulder and said, "You need to get stronger," and invited the next opponent.
After that, I had three more opponents, but my body was lighter than usual. My body was lighter than usual. I was so full of strength that I never felt tired.
I was so strong that I didn't feel tired at all.
I see. I see. Do you look like that, too?
I am not as sharp as usual.
The muscle tone is different.
The actuality that you just got married yesterday, you'll be full of emotion, won't you?
"Yes, you are! You!
The captain, who is ten years older than me, laughed and clapped me on the shoulder. The captain, who is ten years older than me, laughed and clapped me on the shoulder.
I heard that you took a wife as lovely as a fairy," he said. She was like a flower spirit, his wife said.
I see. ... your wife was a maidservant, wasn't she?"
If she had been a matron of honor, she would have attended the wedding. She would have seen Alyce in her dainty dress. Her face was hidden by a veil, but the innocent atmosphere was evident to everyone around her.
She said, "Congratulations, my dear. If you now have an heir, this Baruch territory will be at ease.
Nah... well, well, I guess so."
The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the first time you talk about the heir is when you talk about the first generation of the family.
I had never been able to get an erection because of the curse, but few people knew about it.
But now, I can get an erection at the top of my game. I have no enemies.
But ... children or ... and I will finally stop being a virgin. ...
I'm so happy from the bottom of my heart. If I could, I would seek out Alicia right away and bring her into the bedroom, but the sun is still high in the sky. She said she didn't want to be the first in the light, so I'll have to wait until tonight.
I'll wait until tonight," he said. You guys keep working on your training."
Ha!"
I tried to turn around, but the captain was staring at me with a fixed look in his eyes.
What's wrong?
No, Ludvik-sama has finally peeled off his skin and become an adult man.
Hey, you!
The conversation between men is nonsense, but if you're happy with my brush off, then it can't be helped. I've known the captain for a long time before he cursed me, so I'm comfortable with him.
Well, well,..., I'll work hard at best. And don't expect me to be at the forge tomorrow morning either."
Ha!"
He salutes me, but the corners of his mouth are turned up. It's somewhat uninteresting, but this is also a newlywed, so it can't be helped. If nothing had happened, I would have scolded him, but now I am the man who knows that longed-for "paisley".
I lifted my chin somewhat proudly and left the training ground. My next stop was the nursery.
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The nursery, built in a corner of the castle, has a yard and playground equipment inside an enclosure. The children were always crying, but he tried to fulfill the requests of the nursery staff as much as possible.
Occasionally, I have just watched the groups strolling around the castle from a distance with a smile, but today I went up to the wooden fence. I walked up to the wooden fence and saw Zephir standing at the entrance, the man I had ordered to stay with Alicia.
Ludvik-sama, Alethe-sama is here.
Oh, Zephir. How is she?
Yes, she was reading a storybook to the children just a few minutes ago, but now she is in the yard like that ...."
Zephir pointed to the center of the yard without changing his usual stiff expression.
There, Alicia is spinning a long rope and playing with the children. Her hair was parted in two, and she was wearing a one-piece dress with an apron attached. She rolls up the hem of her arms and talks softly to the children.
She's my angel. ...
'Lady Ludovic? She's a rare whore and a famously evil woman, you know?"
'What, you care about such things?
I am not surprised! I thought my father had finally become an old geezer when I heard that he had taken such a woman as his wife.
Zephyr wrinkled his brow, hating her as if she were unfit to be the wife of a frontier countess.
I see ... that, but seeing her so innocent, I don't think she's all she's cracked up to be.
Isn't that the whore's trick?
That may be so. But she has not been inside the castle for the past ten days, dragging men into the house. On the contrary, you have been cleaning up the house.
I suppose so," he said. But you never know when he will show his true colors. The Countess of the Frontier should be the daughter of the Peach-colored Handkerchief, the love of Mr. Ludwig's life.
My aide Zephir knows that I will always cherish my peach-colored handkerchief. For this reason, he once told me that I should find someone I fell in love with and ask her to marry me.
But I can't let go of her, Aliche, who has the ability to give me this boner.
I'd better not put this guy Zephir on Alicia, judging from the way he's all pouty and angry. Besides, she may be a whore, but she may have changed her mind after getting married.
'Zephir, you go back to your normal work. I'll send someone else to watch her. Yes, wasn't there a skilled lady knight?"
"... understands. I'll see about the knight right away.
Thank God you're a man of your word.
He patted him on the shoulder, but Zephir still looked disapproving. The most important thing to remember is that you can't take away the woman who is going to take me away from my first love, the daughter of the first love.
As I watched the children in the pleasant breeze, Alicia noticed my appearance.
Oh, Mr. Ludvik! Look, everyone. Come on, my lord, let's say hello.
Oh, you're my lord? Do you know him, sister?
Yes, Master Ludvik is my husband.
He smiled at me like a flower in full bloom, and my heart leapt when he called me "master. The smile of a flower blooming in full bloom, the thought that she is my wife makes my heart leap.
'But you said I shouldn't get close to your lordship ....'
'Yes, he always looks scared, so I just watch him from afar.
The children are honestly talking about me. It's true that my cursed face makes them fear me, so I can't help it.
When I waved my hand widely to say I didn't care, one of the children who looked in my direction shouted, "Hiccup.
See, I'm still scared."
Sis, your lord is mad at me.
As I thought, children are honest and easy to understand. But since there are no children who cry out, they are not so frightened, but it seems that the effect of the curse has not changed after all. I was a little discouraged, but I turned my back and said that this is what I always do.
"Zephir, let's go.
Ha."
Alicia's eyebrows were lowered, but this is normal, so it can't be helped. As usual, I leave the children and return to the castle. Still, in my mind, the dazzling image of Aliche is burned into my mind.
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