The Grand Duchess of the North Is Obsessed With Me

24 – Grand Duchess’ Birthday Party (6)

“Then please enjoy the party.”

Mate mate mate.

As soon as Illencia finished speaking, applause resounded loudly from inside the party hall.

I also raised my hand and applauded her enthusiastically, then stood up.

“Shall we go to dinner?”

“Let’s do it.”

No one will come to us anyway.

I’m not very familiar with the people here, and I don’t even know their faces in the first place.

We headed to the buffet prepared in one corner of the hall.

… Also grand duke.

All the food looks delicious, right?

Looking at the dishes, which showed that the skillful chef showed off his skills, I began to carefully select the food.

Noodles or meat… !

The standard of a buffet starts with salad, but I’m only 11 years old… You can’t eat a lot of food if you start with salad.

Then, would it be better to try as many different types of food as possible?

Or should I just fill my stomach with delicious things?

There are so many that look delicious, it’s hard to choose… !

There was no way that the food prepared by the grand duchess was tasteless. Rather, the quality is higher than the food available in the market.

However, the food I wanted to eat was the highest quality food among them, that is, the most delicious food.

The so-called chef’s recommendation… Maybe

After holding on to the plate and grunting for a while, I was startled by a sudden voice from behind.

“Today, the quality of the meat is good, so he said the steak would taste better than usual.”

“… Mr. Berman.”

Berman, who approached me with a smirk and an eerie smile, whispered softly.

“This is the top-notch information I heard from the chef.”

“I see.”

I shook my head at Berman’s words and put the meat on the plate.

Hmmm, medium rare.

Certainly, the red color looks appetizing. If it’s the chef’s top-notch information, your credibility goes up.

Seeing Berman talking about the chef’s best dishes next to me as I was diligently choosing food, I asked while putting the food on the plate.

“By the way, Mr. Berman, is it okay if I’m not next to Illencia?”

“Today is excluded.”

“…… I’m at a loss.”

There are so many people gathered, but what if there is someone with a bad heart?

Berman burst into a good-natured laugh at the inner feeling that burst out without my knowledge.

“hahahahaha, there can’t be a big guy in the grand duke’s family who would do such a thing.”

“That part is lax.”

“Maybe. But!”

Chuck! When I looked at Berman, who raised his index finger, with eyes looking at something strange, he grinned and continued talking.

“People of the grand duke’s family do it when they have to! When you rest, you rest!”

“When… Didn’t you do it right? .”

“… ….”

Having completely submerged Berman, I took the plate of food and calmly walked back to the table.

“Ah… Is it really?”

“Hmm, sure that’s interesting.”

“…… His Excellency, the barbarians.”

“The Grand Duchess’s beauty shines even more today!”

Each one quietly passes between the noisy and excited people and rolls their eyes slightly.

… It must be hard.

The image of Illensia surrounded by people caught my eye.

Illencia, who didn’t smile or put on a bright expression, but occasionally responded to people’s words and spoke up, looked really tired.

To begin with, I’m not the type to trust people yet.

Even so, there is nothing I can do. Watching now would be more helpful.

Dalgrak.

Put the plate down on the table and silently push the food.

Delicious food tickles your tongue, but surprisingly, you don’t feel any taste.

I was simply pushing food into my mouth empty.

#

Berman was looking down at the party with emotionless eyes.

[…] … I’m sorry.]

Even though he smiled bitterly at the words of a young master who suddenly heard it again, his eyes did not know to leave Illencia.

Today is the Grand Duchess’s birthday, and her first socialite debut.

I couldn’t be in the grand duke’s house twice to escort Huturu.

‘Still, there was one harvest….’

Berman looked around with a small smile at Cain’s steps and eyes as if he had made up his mind on something.

It spreads the senses widely and slowly encroaches on the inside of the party hall.

Numerous characters’ actions and gestures pass through Berman’s brain.

There were numerous escorts inside the party hall, except for those that were visible.

Some exist in conspicuous places, some exist in invisible places, and others blend in with people.

There were more than a dozen escorts within reach of the grand duke’s family, and only those who existed inside the party reached a hundred.

Berman couldn’t be relieved.

To the barbarians, the grand duchess of the north was like a thorn in their eyes.

Of course, the opposite is also true.

Then, the reason why they want to eliminate the grand duchy is the same as why the northerners want to eliminate the barbarians.

Unlike the savages, the grand duchy called ‘iron-blooded’ also had a fatal weakness.

Berman took a deep breath as he looked at Illensia, who was at the end of his gaze.

[A grand duchess can only have one child in her lifetime. It is both a curse and a blessing that this cold and cold North gives itself instead of allowing itself.]

Only one child in his entire life.

She must have been Grand Duke Atrian in the previous generation, and Grand Duchess Illencia in this generation.

One child. In other words, it means that if one of them dies, the lineage of the grand duke’s family will be cut off.

That is a fatal weakness given to the grand duchess.

There was no way the savages were unaware of that fact.

And the best chance for them is… Probably when the Grand Duke’s family is in a commotion like now.

Commonly mistaken is that barbarians are stupid and proud, so they know that they don’t do mean things like behind the scenes.

That is an obvious prejudice.

Barbarians in the northern part of the empire or beyond invade each other’s territory because it is for my country to live more comfortably and prosper.

There will be no country that will confront such a matter head-on.

If there was, it would have perished long ago.

Shaking off useless thoughts, Berman quietly put his hand inside the knight’s cloak.

Firmly gripping the familiar and cool handle felt inside the splendid cloak, Berman looked away.

While passing by, I felt as if I briefly met the eyes of Archduke Atrian.

Atrian nodded slightly, and Berman disappeared.

At the same time as Berman disappeared, several people inside the party disappeared, but no one realized that they had disappeared except for the talented people with excellent senses.

No, not even the fact that they existed in the first place.

#

“…… Where is the bathroom?”

I stopped in a panic in the hallway and muttered, scratching the back of my head.

Even if the mansion is large, it is too wide. .

What the hell is the reason for building the mansion so wide? I can’t find the bathroom.

I grumbled and looked around.

However, there was no way he was memorizing the structure of this spacious mansion, and there was no way he would get an answer even if he looked around.

“What can I do?”

“… Cain?”

I hear a lot of familiar voices these days.

When I turned my head to the voice calling me, Illencia, who looked a little tired, was standing there.

“Where are you going?”

“… Restroom. But it’s so wide, I don’t know where it is.”

“I will guide you.”

Illensia trudged and moved without strength.

The light that used to shine so big and bright was now shining detachedly.

Suddenly seeing Illencia’s small and slender figure, I bit her lower lip and followed her.

“Have you eaten?”

“No… She kept getting harassed by people and then ran away….”

Phew.

Seeing Ilensia let out a deep sigh, even I felt pain.

“I wanted to stay with Cain a little longer….”

“I can’t help it. It’s a party.”

A party gathered for the purpose of socializing, not just to celebrate a birthday….

I can’t even imagine what Illencia must be like, who can’t even comfortably celebrate on the spot.

“But… She wanted to hang out with Cain like last year, but——”

So what can I do?

“Yeah, I couldn’t talk to you because I was surrounded by people.”

“So. Hold on to me and won’t let go.”

“hahahaha, are you done being popular?”

I guess it’s just to stay by my side.

I congratulate you as you are, because my only job is to look at you.

“Don’t make fun of me….”

“The most popular girl in the north, Illencia, said this, so I will follow it!”

“Don’t make fun of me… !”

Take a picture.

“Ugh!”

I was twisted by Illencia’s sudden stab in the side, and only then was I able to smile quietly as Illencia burst into a bright smile.

I want you to stay as Illencia, not the Grand Duchess of the North who stood in front of me, nor her next successor.

It was the time I longed for.

“Ha ha ha ha.”

The moment she saw the wall distorting behind Illencia who burst into laughter.

Kicking off her ground.

Quaang———!

An explosion resounded.