Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga - Chapter 179

Power is good to keep close, but it is dangerous to abuse it. Because you never know when and where the daggers of those without power will come and strike.

As a person in the position of the next emperor, Esmuer knew this fact better than anyone else.

“Even if you do something friendly, shouldn’t you always be considerate and courteous? There is nothing wrong with what you said to that child.”

I smiled and looked at Esmuer sitting next to me, but I didn’t know what to say, so I didn’t say anything.

It’s just a problem that the ‘information sharing to make things right’ she said was over in less than 3 minutes.

“I didn’t think I had a strong desire to monopolize it, but it’s not like that because it’s connected to the situation. I started to feel strangely fun in the process of using my head to make a reasonable reason and making time to make time just for the two of us. If I’m more successful, I can actually spend time with you, so it’s perfect from start to finish.”

Seeing a look that fits the expression of smiling brightly, I feel embarrassed.

“Isn’t this against the agreement that the three of us did it?”

“Then wouldn’t it be too advantageous for Asillie? Of course there is no problem.”

It seems that there is no gap in their own contract after thoroughly examining it.

“Rather than that, I’d like to hear what happened. Even if you include the time you were in the detention center, it’s barely over a week, but there must have been many incidents.”

“…I did.”

In the end, I ended up spending time talking about things that happened after I broke up with her in Empire. We talked quite carefully, but in the end it was in the form of a conversation, not an explanation.

And Asilie, who was away to help Ragnis, returned.

“Why did you say the mansion was in a commotion, so Esmuer was there?”

“I decided to ask the Sogaju of Ogatorp to stay overnight.”

“Hmm. Oh, come to think of it, I heard that you actively stepped up for Eldy this time. Thank you.”

“…Whoops. It’s only for the sake of my future husband, so how can I say thank you?”

“…huhuhu. It’s sharp as expected.”

I’m going to have dinner in a while, but I’m afraid I’ll get indigestion if I keep going like this, so I quickly changed the topic.

“Sister quickly come and sit down. Something really unexpected happened today.”

A passing wizard whom I met when I was young. In fact, he was a court wizard of a country and a well-known magic researcher. The story of how they happened to meet again after 10 years was enough to make even Asilie widen her eyes in surprise.

However, after a short period of time, an inexplicable shadow began to cast on Asillie’s expression.

“…Eldy? Elves have a saying, ‘the end of childhood’.”

As soon as I heard it, I thought of Arthur C. Clarke’s novel, but of course, a story that had nothing to do with it continued.

“Elves give birth to very few children, so they are very precious. In particular, when they don’t communicate with the spirits and can’t even detect mana, they tend to protect them morbidly. At the same time, hold a ceremony to honor that the future of the child, who will be less protected than before, is always safe.”

“Is that the end of childhood?”

“No, it means right before that time comes. There is a time of unexpected teaching, enlightenment, and enlightenment.”

Not all elves suffer from it, but Asilie added that it was not a rare phenomenon that could be applied to any tribe.

“But the lives of the elves who have gone through such a thing are difficult.”

She explained that they had a strange commonality of being the hero of a heroic story that almost came out of a legend or living a dramatic life that was hard to believe that it was an elf’s life.

“That’s why some call it God’s last care. It’s the last moment to be directly protected under God’s blessing, and the God who foresaw their fate and felt sorry for them… They see it as a process of mercy.”

“I’m in a similar situation.”

“…huh.”

I could understand right away why he had to bring it up.

It was a chance meeting that even I decided to pray to God every day from now on. From the point of view of Asilie now, she must have been worried that a sudden thorny road would unfold in front of her like the characters in the examples explained earlier.

“What’s wrong with that? My life has been messed up since I was 8 years old anyway.”

In fact, it must have been right since I was born. Even after that, many incidents and accidents followed me, but it is no exaggeration to say that an unfortunate fate is a word that refers to my life now.

“Actually, even I already think my future will not be smooth, but I don’t think there is a need to worry about that.”

Rather, as Asilie said, if God really prepares the final blessing, it should be welcomed with open arms.

If it wasn’t for that, I would have had to sit back and think about how I could become even a little stronger than I am now.

Whether it is a sign of misfortune or a gift to prepare for misfortune, it is unconditionally the latter.

“Because I don’t want to die while acting.”

“And we won’t let you die easily either. It’s a pointless worry.”

Esmus also opened his mouth to help me and reassure Assilie, as if the momentary emotional change was so sudden.

It may not be perfect, but Asillie responded to our consolation with a smile.

“Yes. There are acquaintances who have been through bad things in the past, so I may have thought too badly. So Eldi’s daily life now includes magic lessons?”

“I don’t know how much time I’ll spend specifically… but it will take quite a bit of time. I’m going to talk to Cheryl or Sir Ekaf about this.”

Originally, I was going to talk to Cheryl and ask Sir Ekaf for understanding when the future plan materializes, but no matter how busy I am, I thought that if the princess of the empire stayed at home and went, the royal castle would forcefully send it back, so I decided to wait and see.

Well, after thinking about it a bit more, there is no such thing as a proper communication device, so maybe I can’t reach you? Because not everyone has a crystal ball.

“In some cases, I might quit my job at the mansion, set up an inn, and just observe training.”

“Wouldn’t Ragnis come to pick you up right away if you said you were going to leave the Ogatorp Mansion?”

“It makes sense… there is…!”

Even when he first came to the capital, Ragnis was very angry at the word that he was going to be indebted to Ogatorp. If I say I’m leaving, I think they’ll try to take me by any means.

“But I think we need to get away from the high-end life soon…”

No matter how adaptable humans are, it’s hard to adapt to anything if it changes too rapidly.

Even if you don’t get the honor of being a wandering knight, you’ll get it in the first half of next year, but considering that you’ll be traveling to the front after that, it seems like you need to get used to normal life from now on.

Working as a butler at the mansion, I learned about the approximate prices, market prices, knowledge, and common sense through voluntary effort, so it seems appropriate to free up that time and devote it to adventure work and magic.

“Wouldn’t it cost quite a bit to live out of the mansion?”

“I have a lot of money.”

It’s not something to say in front of the imperial princess, but from a general point of view, it’s true that I have a lot of money.

Even if the price of the capital is not at an acceptable level, if you combine the money I have earned, the rewards from the abandoned dungeons that I have not received yet, and the official rewards from the empire, even the travel funds are sufficient, so it is an issue worth considering.

“I still wanted to keep my distance from the royal family, but that might be better.”

I really like it for a plan that I organized in a stream of consciousness without much thought.

After that, like friends who decided to go on a group trip after a while, we were chatting while thinking about whether to do this or that, and then the servant came and informed that the meal was ready.

Unsurprisingly, Sir Ekaf was not there at the restaurant where the servant arrived. Looking at Cheryl, who was uncomfortably sitting in the chair, she didn’t seem to like the situation too much.

Fortunately for me, who was contemplating whether to act out a halfway distance in the tense atmosphere of the restaurant, thanks to his etiquette, Esmuer was busy conversing only with Cheryl, who welcomed her as a Sogaju.

Thanks to that, I was able to pass on all the inconvenience to Cheryl and enjoy the meal while fully savoring the special dinner for the princess. Often Cheryl noticed and seemed to send out a redemption signal asking her to join the conversation, but she turned away.

If I’m not like this, when will I see Cheryl in trouble? It’s so much fun that I want to grab some popcorn in the middle of my meal.

“Anyway, he gets grumpy in the weird part.”

Only Asilie, who noticed me like a ghost, clicked her tongue and looked at me with a look that she couldn’t stop.

This kind of thing is originally only me!