"Miss?"
“...Ugh! Oh, Emma. Make this ribbon sky blue!”
“I wonder? This color really suits you, young lady.”
I gulped and watched her in the mirror while Emma tied the ribbon.
I've only seen it once since I was born.
An ordinary person, spitting and cursing at Duke Edgar Wassenberg and screaming at him.
The Windsor Castle servants were replaced in short cycles.
There were security reasons, and also a desire to prevent young people with special abilities from becoming attached to them like parents.
However, it is necessary to have an executive to train and supervise the frequently changing employees.
That was Emma and Ralph.
I hated Emma for not letting me go outside when it was cold, for not letting me eat sweets, and for putting me to bed early in the evening when I wanted to play.
I liked the other maids much better, even though they quit quickly and were kind, and occasionally brought me chocolate without her knowing.
'But it wasn't Alex.'
'She couldn't help but feel attached to Alex, who followed her so well.'
What I also found out later was that Emma and her husband had a son who was the same age as me.
He was born weak from the beginning and died before he could even live a year.
Before the regression, Alex's twelfth birthday.
My father, the Duke of Wassenberg, went to Windsor Castle.
I, who was insisting on following along, am with him.
Alex was found to be incompetent.
Then Emma held onto my father's trousers and cried and begged.
"Your Excellency! Please, I beg you this. Even if it means seeing the face of me, who served my entire life faithfully... Please! My husband and I will raise Young Master Alex in secret! Please, please!"
I was young at the time and didn't know.
Why does Emma do that?
As Alec's twelfth birthday approached, I was anxious and asked my father not to kick Alex out, even if he was incompetent...
Because my father told me not to worry.
"Alex is incompetent, but he only needed to fight the demons once for the sake of his family and return. Then he could live happily with you at your father's house."
That was the promise I received.
When I was worried that Alex might die, my father also told me that the private soldiers would protect him.
Alex won't get hurt...
It's just that be want to show the outside world that even if he's incompetent, he can still fulfill his duties as a member of the family...
If you go there just once, you will be able to spend time together without any worries...
"This can't be happening! How can humans be so heartless! He's Your Excellency's son, please! Are you sending that young master to a place like that and asking him to die!!!"
Ralph also shouted at my father like a madman.
I was so shocked and frozen watching the sight, and my father gently comforted me.
"Don't worry, Vania. Alex will return safely, just like Father said. They care about him so much that they're worrying unnecessarily."
Unlike me when I was younger, Emma and Ralph must have known.
My father had planned to naturally eliminate the incompetent Alex from the battlefield.
When the soldiers finally snatched Alex from Emma's arms.
Emma ran to my father.
“You devil! You piece of trash! Even an animal wouldn’t do something like you!!!”
She shouted in anger, ran towards my father, scratched his face, and spat on him.
Instead of stopping Emma, Ralph joined in attacking my father.
“Edgar Wassenberg!!! I curse you in hell!!!”
My father silently endured the two's angry baptisms. He continued to reassure me, surprised, that he was fine, and occasionally smiled sadly.
Soon, Emma and Ralph were dragged away by the soldiers.
That was the last I saw of them.
“Ah, Father... Are you, are you okay? Uh, uh, Emma and Ra, Ralph.”
"My daughter, you must be surprised. Don't worry. I understand how you feel."
I thought that I could not dare do something like this to my father and get away with it.
But my father told me not to worry, as he had no intention of punishing them.
'Is there anyone as generous as our father?'
I think I had such a stupid thought at the time.
There was no way to know what happened to the couple after that.
Alex, who returned late after developing this ability, looked for the two people, but was unable to meet them.
All I heard was that my father had compensated them for their hard work and helped them live out the rest of their life in comfort.
And a lot of time passed.
I felt sorry for Alex, who couldn't forget Emma and kept missing her, so I secretly looked for her and soon found out.
Ralph died a long time ago.
The very day I spat on my father.
"Take care on your way. It's cold outside, so don't take off your coat. Don't stray far from your escort, and come back before it gets too dark. And don't buy any snacks..."
Emma's pleas continued for over ten minutes. Alex looked bored, but I listened patiently.
It's the nagging I hated hearing before I returned, but it's okay.
Now that my kernel is an adult, I fully understand Emma's motherly feelings.
“Yes, you can go now!”
“Yeah, Emma!”
“I’ll be back!”
“Oh my, don’t run...!”
Alex and I ran out of the room.
It was time for Jean, who had agreed to meet, to come twelve more times!
“Huh.”
When we came down to the first floor, all we could see was Kali waiting for us, and Merchen doing the dishes.
“What about dad and brother?”
I asked Klai, and the good-hearted Merchen answered while washing the dishes.
“I heard someone high up outside came?”
“... High up?”
"Who is it?" I felt a sudden sense of foreboding, then Kali spoke.
“You are the Commander of the Imperial Knights.”
“...?”
"He said he was on his way to be stationed at Schacht. He's talking to Mr. Ryan outside... no, the lord. It seems he's concerned about your presence in Belzer. My brother is in the basement."
“...”
"... Miss?"
“Sister?”
Kali and Alex tilted their heads at me, my mouth wide open in surprise.
“The commander of the super super super rifle division is out there right now...?”
“Yes. The commander of the Super Super Rifle Division is outside.”
“Phhot!”
Alex laughed as he watched Kali tease me about my stuttering.
But I couldn't laugh. To be precise, my heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of my chest, and I couldn't calm down.
‘Nike...’
I'm outside now.
I can see it when he goes outside.
This time, he's not the leader of a secret society, but the commander of the General Staff, so there's no need to hide my identity. It won't be like our last meeting, with a masked face.
So, if I just open that door... I can see that face I miss.
I ran out.
And I saw.
"Ah."
Nike is standing beyond the open gate.
I could see it from afar.
No, I could see it from far away.
A familiar sight, always armed with silver armor and a black cloak.
Tall, neat face...
Lips moving as they say something...
I barely managed to move my weak legs and approach.
As I got closer, other things came into view.
Like Sir William Saxony hiding behind Nike with a look of disbelief on his face, or Ryan's back with only his back visible...
When I was halfway across the front yard.
Nike, sensing my presence, turned his head towards me.
"Ah."
Oh my gosh.
Our eyes met...
“...”
Nike immediately looked at Ryan, who was talking again without any interest.
'...Hmm.'
It was a bit embarrassing, but it was okay.
Don't give in, I expected that kind of reaction!
“...Ugh! Oh, Emma. Make this ribbon sky blue!”
“I wonder? This color really suits you, young lady.”
I gulped and watched her in the mirror while Emma tied the ribbon.
I've only seen it once since I was born.
An ordinary person, spitting and cursing at Duke Edgar Wassenberg and screaming at him.
***
The Windsor Castle servants were replaced in short cycles.
There were security reasons, and also a desire to prevent young people with special abilities from becoming attached to them like parents.
However, it is necessary to have an executive to train and supervise the frequently changing employees.
That was Emma and Ralph.
I hated Emma for not letting me go outside when it was cold, for not letting me eat sweets, and for putting me to bed early in the evening when I wanted to play.
I liked the other maids much better, even though they quit quickly and were kind, and occasionally brought me chocolate without her knowing.
'But it wasn't Alex.'
Alex liked Emma. He used to follow her around, calling her “Mom, Mom,” but every time he did, Emma would sternly scold him, telling him not to call her that.
What I also found out later was that Emma and her husband had a son who was the same age as me.
He was born weak from the beginning and died before he could even live a year.
‘That’s why Alex must have stood out even more...’
My father, the Duke of Wassenberg, went to Windsor Castle.
I, who was insisting on following along, am with him.
Alex was found to be incompetent.
Then Emma held onto my father's trousers and cried and begged.
"Your Excellency! Please, I beg you this. Even if it means seeing the face of me, who served my entire life faithfully... Please! My husband and I will raise Young Master Alex in secret! Please, please!"
I was young at the time and didn't know.
Why does Emma do that?
As Alec's twelfth birthday approached, I was anxious and asked my father not to kick Alex out, even if he was incompetent...
Because my father told me not to worry.
"Alex is incompetent, but he only needed to fight the demons once for the sake of his family and return. Then he could live happily with you at your father's house."
That was the promise I received.
When I was worried that Alex might die, my father also told me that the private soldiers would protect him.
Alex won't get hurt...
It's just that be want to show the outside world that even if he's incompetent, he can still fulfill his duties as a member of the family...
If you go there just once, you will be able to spend time together without any worries...
"This can't be happening! How can humans be so heartless! He's Your Excellency's son, please! Are you sending that young master to a place like that and asking him to die!!!"
Ralph also shouted at my father like a madman.
I was so shocked and frozen watching the sight, and my father gently comforted me.
"Don't worry, Vania. Alex will return safely, just like Father said. They care about him so much that they're worrying unnecessarily."
Unlike me when I was younger, Emma and Ralph must have known.
My father had planned to naturally eliminate the incompetent Alex from the battlefield.
When the soldiers finally snatched Alex from Emma's arms.
Emma ran to my father.
“You devil! You piece of trash! Even an animal wouldn’t do something like you!!!”
She shouted in anger, ran towards my father, scratched his face, and spat on him.
Instead of stopping Emma, Ralph joined in attacking my father.
“Edgar Wassenberg!!! I curse you in hell!!!”
My father silently endured the two's angry baptisms. He continued to reassure me, surprised, that he was fine, and occasionally smiled sadly.
Soon, Emma and Ralph were dragged away by the soldiers.
That was the last I saw of them.
“Ah, Father... Are you, are you okay? Uh, uh, Emma and Ra, Ralph.”
"My daughter, you must be surprised. Don't worry. I understand how you feel."
I thought that I could not dare do something like this to my father and get away with it.
But my father told me not to worry, as he had no intention of punishing them.
'Is there anyone as generous as our father?'
I think I had such a stupid thought at the time.
There was no way to know what happened to the couple after that.
Alex, who returned late after developing this ability, looked for the two people, but was unable to meet them.
All I heard was that my father had compensated them for their hard work and helped them live out the rest of their life in comfort.
And a lot of time passed.
I felt sorry for Alex, who couldn't forget Emma and kept missing her, so I secretly looked for her and soon found out.
Ralph died a long time ago.
The very day I spat on my father.
***
"Take care on your way. It's cold outside, so don't take off your coat. Don't stray far from your escort, and come back before it gets too dark. And don't buy any snacks..."
Emma's pleas continued for over ten minutes. Alex looked bored, but I listened patiently.
It's the nagging I hated hearing before I returned, but it's okay.
Now that my kernel is an adult, I fully understand Emma's motherly feelings.
“Yes, you can go now!”
“Yeah, Emma!”
“I’ll be back!”
“Oh my, don’t run...!”
Alex and I ran out of the room.
It was time for Jean, who had agreed to meet, to come twelve more times!
“Huh.”
When we came down to the first floor, all we could see was Kali waiting for us, and Merchen doing the dishes.
“What about dad and brother?”
I asked Klai, and the good-hearted Merchen answered while washing the dishes.
“I heard someone high up outside came?”
“... High up?”
"Who is it?" I felt a sudden sense of foreboding, then Kali spoke.
“You are the Commander of the Imperial Knights.”
“...?”
"He said he was on his way to be stationed at Schacht. He's talking to Mr. Ryan outside... no, the lord. It seems he's concerned about your presence in Belzer. My brother is in the basement."
“...”
"... Miss?"
“Sister?”
Kali and Alex tilted their heads at me, my mouth wide open in surprise.
“The commander of the super super super rifle division is out there right now...?”
“Yes. The commander of the Super Super Rifle Division is outside.”
“Phhot!”
Alex laughed as he watched Kali tease me about my stuttering.
But I couldn't laugh. To be precise, my heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of my chest, and I couldn't calm down.
‘Nike...’
I'm outside now.
I can see it when he goes outside.
This time, he's not the leader of a secret society, but the commander of the General Staff, so there's no need to hide my identity. It won't be like our last meeting, with a masked face.
So, if I just open that door... I can see that face I miss.
I ran out.
And I saw.
"Ah."
Nike is standing beyond the open gate.
I could see it from afar.
No, I could see it from far away.
A familiar sight, always armed with silver armor and a black cloak.
Tall, neat face...
Lips moving as they say something...
I barely managed to move my weak legs and approach.
As I got closer, other things came into view.
Like Sir William Saxony hiding behind Nike with a look of disbelief on his face, or Ryan's back with only his back visible...
When I was halfway across the front yard.
Nike, sensing my presence, turned his head towards me.
"Ah."
Oh my gosh.
Our eyes met...
“...”
Nike immediately looked at Ryan, who was talking again without any interest.
'...Hmm.'
It was a bit embarrassing, but it was okay.
Don't give in, I expected that kind of reaction!
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