Munchkin of the Summoning Academy

Homecoming(2)

“Thought well, Lewis! It’s impossible to kick a customer out in this weather.”

“Aren’t you going, Princess? It’s fine.”

“Instead, don’t let me wear my clothes in the future.”

Fortunately, my summons greatly welcomed my decision.

It seems that he was reluctant to chase Elena out as soon as tomorrow came.

Seeing what they like gives me confidence in my decision.

If he had tried to kick Elena out as the handmaiden said, he might have met with a strong backlash.

Elena, who came down to the dining room after receiving Sylvia’s call, had a slightly puzzled expression on her face.

Did I judge that I didn’t understand the situation properly?

She spoke slowly, in a trembling voice.

“I, Count. I am grateful for my heart, but I just eat separately…”

“If you treat the royal family like that, you can’t even carry your face.”

“It’s okay! I’m not even Esshas’s contractor anymore. If you get caught with me, even the Count could be in danger.”

Elena hints at what we have been worried about all along.

Then, Medusha, who was holding the fork like a javelin, smirked.

“Your Majesty the Princess, it seems that the summoned creatures of El Cloud are unfaithful.”

“No! That’s…”

“Please rest in peace. This is originally their villa. They say they have nowhere else to go?”

As I glanced at Elfriede, he lowered his head slightly.

Elena, who has come to me at the most, is restless as if she is worried about it belatedly.

When the unseen maid whispers something to her, she finally calms down.

Perhaps it was a reminder that we were also unaware of Esshas’s purpose.

Realizing that there was nothing more to say, I felt a little more comfortable.

Eventually, as the handmaiden gestured, the ambitious dishes prepared in the kitchen began to appear in a line.

The food is food, but the drinks throughout the meal are really good.

Probably the best ones from the villa’s storage.

“What? If there was such a thing, I would have brought it out sooner!”

“I’m sorry, Medusa-sama.”

“No. Delicacies are delicacies that you have to eat occasionally…”

“Count Elcloud. Can I really stay here?”

“It is the honor of a noble family to serve the royal family.”

As if recalling the hunger she had forgotten, Elena, who cleaned the plates, borrowed the power of alcohol and checked my intentions over and over again.

Were you that anxious?

but. She is the body that was thrown away by Eshas overnight.

Considering that he was even attempted assassination by the same royal family, it was only natural that he had anxiety.

So that my thoughts like that are insignificant.

Elena’s tongue, who had been holding the drink one after another, began to soften little by little.

His usual straight figure is nowhere to be seen, and his upper body staggers slowly.

A pleasant intoxication enveloped my whole body.

‘You’re just drunk.’

but. If you don’t get drunk on a day like today, when will you get drunk again?

As I was humbly accepting alcohol, dangerous words began to come out.

Elena, who was holding my arm and pretending to cry, suddenly lowered her head deeply and complained.

“I’d rather be fine.”

“yes?”

“I’m glad I was completely eliminated from the Summoner Candidate of Eshas.”

Is this a bit harsh for a joke?

Fortunately, the servants from Beltern were not nearby.

Elfriede is busy combing Persia’s fur, and other vassals and pets are a little far away.

Elena, who witnessed me flirting, grinned.

The cold, sunken eyes gleamed through the messy hair.

“Honestly, what can you do if you become a king? Eshas takes care of the really important things anyway…”

“De, the king of the kingdom of Drakor has been a faithful adviser to Eshas since time immemorial.”

In other words, to give Eshas any advice, he had to be a king.

Elena shook her head when I answered her exemplary.

“He’s Eshas’ advisor… hahaha, it’s better to call him a hen than that.”

“… yes?”

Drunk jokes that are getting higher and higher.

Slowly thinking about whether to stop it, Elena mutters without hesitation.

It was an unstoppable tone of voice, as I had thought over and over again.

“Count Elcloud. Do you know how many candidates there are for Eshas’ next summoner?”

“… a total of 17 people.”

I was debating whether to remove the Elpentus or not, but I ended up removing it.

Fortunately or unfortunately, Elena didn’t care.

She leans slightly against me and nods her head vigorously.

“17 people! Did you really have a lot?”

“…”

“Eshas didn’t order it directly, but the basic rule is that the king has 10 or more children. If there is no suitable candidate for Esshas among his children, he may hand over the kingship to another family… We want to increase the odds of winning by increasing it.

Was there such an unspoken rule in the royal family?

but. Considering Essha’s presence, it’s strange not to do that.

Elena, who was spinning the empty glass in her hand, sighed.

“There were a lot of queens in Korea, but most of them died during childbirth. Men like fathers wouldn’t be comfortable with them. I wonder if she even touched her mother, who was a maid in the royal palace?”

“Elena…”

In the case of a servant of the royal family, it is common to use a person from a noble family, but…

Elena’s mother is a simple worker.

He was a real commoner who worked in the corner of the royal palace.

Thanks to this, Elena must have gone through all sorts of hardships while growing up.

As I search for words to comfort her, she shakes her head.

“I’d rather be lucky. I don’t want to imagine what the end would have been like if I had become a queen. I’m glad that I was spared the burden of giving birth to Eshas’ pets.”

“…”

“Louis. My knight. If I…”

“The Handmaiden! I think the princess is sleepy.”

“I’ll drive you to the bedroom.”

I’m afraid to hear any more.

Elena, who was leaning on me, was dragged to the maidservant with a smirk.

A sigh escaped my lips involuntarily as I recalled the complaints of the princess who staggered helplessly.

“Is this country… Oh, it shouldn’t be like this.”

After receiving private lessons for two weeks, the dean’s manner of speaking became too accustomed to.

In the beginning, there were too many rebels near me.

When one drunkard left, this time two new drunkards approached.

Rarely, he escapes to the bedroom after accepting Sylvia and Persia’s drunken alcohol.

Everyone was suffering from a hangover, so the schedule for the next day started late overall.

There was no need to rush as the midterms were already over, but…

In a way, that was the problem.

I started the day with lunch, still feeling my vision blurring a bit.

Elena couldn’t even raise her face properly in front of me, as if she had memories of yesterday.

Enjoying the rare and beautiful sights, I hit the glass with a spoon as soon as I finished eating.

The sound of squeaking signals the start of the El Cloud family meeting.

“Attention everyone. As we all know, I have an agenda that needs to be dealt with right now.”

When I got out of luck, Elena moistened her lips with a hard expression.

I asked everyone, trying not to be too conscious of her.

“What are you doing this short vacation?”

“yes?”

“Yeah, of course we should go on a trip!”

It seems that the expectations were wrong. While Elena tilted her head, Medusha spoke vigorously.

I just wanted to stay quietly inside the villa… but the window outside was already cleared.

It’s a short vacation for two weeks from today, and my summons can’t stand still for such a long time.

The other guys are already lighting their eyes.

“What about Maria and Christine?”

“I went back to the family by train this morning. The two of them had already been away from the family for nearly half a year…”

The two of them spent time at El Cloud’s mansion during last summer vacation, so it was imperative that they return home for this short vacation.

Therefore, it is impossible to travel with a nap group.

In the first place, I can’t go far because I’m the last two weeks.

“Then it’s kind of like going to the Duke of Beltern…”

“You went there a while ago.”

“Can’t we just go one more time?”

Even while the underworld Medusa gave up prematurely, Persia chastised her without notice.

It’s funny and cute to see the front paws sticking to my legs.

I picked it up and gave it to Elena.

“It’s a little difficult to visit other families.”

“ah…”

We are currently protecting Princess Elena…

Going into another family’s estate with her could lead to political problems.

While Elena was speaking passively, the maid raises her hand.

“Hey, don’t worry about me…”

“Just go home.”

“yes?”

“Lord, didn’t you restore the Count of Elcloud last time? You can’t leave the estate for too long, neither is the master.”

“ah…”

Despite the fact that the person who held the territorial award ceremony was sitting right next to him.

I completely forgot that fact.

This is because the fact that the family’s estate was restored was not at all realistic.

“The agent who currently manages the count is…”

“You don’t have to worry about that. The royal family deliberately put people from commoners down there.”

“That’s nice.”

The Earl of Elcloud is a place I’ve been tired of visiting since I was a kid, but…

Going back to the owner there is a little different.

I adopted the maid’s opinion without much objection.

As soon as the words came out, I decided to pack my bags and leave.

It’s the afternoon of the first day of short vacation, so the train is already full, but if you take Elfriede, it will create a train that didn’t exist.

“Then we all pack our bags and leave within an hour…”

“Louis, it’s a communication request.”

After being pointed out by Laurie, I opened the Summoner’s Book.

It was none other than Ersa Cutter’s card that vomited the familiar vibration.

I wondered if I could have caught the culprit in the Newton Green case, so I quickly accepted it, and a stinging horse flew in.

“El Cloud. Are you going home this vacation? Can’t you take me too?”

“Again?”

“I’m a good listener. Because you were re-granted the Youngji last time…”

“How’s the case?”

As she asked the question while suppressing the rising headache, Ersa’s voice became a little perplexed.

“Right now, we are in the stage of narrowing down the suspects. First of all, the professors and staff of the academy are clean. Since they rarely go to the library, the investigation was easy. The culprit is probably among the students.”

“If you catch the culprit, I’ll open the library.”

Ersa drooling in response to difficult conditions.

After a moment’s hesitation over the communication card, she warned me.

“And… for the time being, watch out for the author who drew it. That headman is going crazy right now.”

“Yes? What do you mean…”

“So, Viscount Green thinks you killed Newton in the middle of the battle. Our professors are accomplices in covering up the atrocities.”

The back of my head tingled at the words that weren’t too sarcastic.

Without even realizing it, my strength goes up.

“What kind of bullshit is that? How many witnesses of that Dalian!”

“I mean! Even if the professors and students who were observing at the time testify, I won’t listen. The Viscount Green is a vassal of the Duke of Beltern, so they will control it, but… Be careful anyway.”

Ersa ended the communication with a voice full of guilt.

Everyone in the restaurant was staring at me at some point.

I lean back helplessly and take a deep breath.

“what…”

I don’t dare understand the heart of a father who lost his son, but…

No matter how hard it is, to turn a strict person into a sinner.

Isn’t it easier to think that the eldest son of the family was killed by an insidious conspiracy rather than dying by touching a forbidden book?

Persia, who was still sitting on her lap, clapped my hand to comfort me.

“Master. Don’t worry too much. Just because the Viscount Green says that doesn’t mean there’s no guilt.”

“Of course not. But that’s not the problem.”

Realizing the identity of the discomfort that tightened my chest from earlier, I gritted my teeth and spoke.

It’s obvious why the author of the drawing chose me.

“It’s because I’m happy.”

“yes?”

“That person… I decided that it was easier to take my anger out than to catch the real culprit who hid the forbidden book in the library. If Elfriede had fought with Newton, would he have been able to talk like he is now?”

Elfriede flinched at my words.

I gestured to her that I was sorry and clicked my tongue.

“The name of El Cloud has certainly fallen to the ground.”

Friendship with the 4th generation is also useless.

Also, if you don’t have the strength, you will be looked down on.

“Master. Will you kill Viscount Green? If you only give me three days…”

Sylvia cut into my complaint.

I closed my eyes tightly and shook my head.

“If Viscount Green is assassinated, it doesn’t give us the dignity we didn’t have. Feel free to do whatever you want.”

“Yeah. Let’s see if I can dare say something like that in front of Lewis.”

Medusha who clenched fists next to me and waved indignantly.

Seeing us like that, the maid smiled quietly and left to prepare for the trip.