The Greatest Man in the World Hides His Power

26 – Invitation – 2

Things that have never happened before happen for a reason.

And everyone here knew.

That Baron Valonde was not killed by Shadowfang, but by my hand.

And that Count Esthtal is behind him.

But they invite us all of a sudden? That he hadn’t given up yet.

“That damn old man!!”

As if Elan couldn’t contain her anger, she gnashed her teeth and stamped her feet.

Her Lucy tries to stop her from getting angry enough to go to her county right away.

It was fun to see Lucy swaying here and there under Elan’s power, and she was also cute. So after holding her, I patted her Elan’s shoulder.

“Now, let’s not get too excited. Miss Lucy. Are you all right?”

“Ugh… Yes. It’s okay…”

It looks dizzy from being shaken around, but it doesn’t seem to be a big problem. Elan, who seemed to have calmed down her excitement, apologized to Lucy, and she huffed.

“No, but you don’t look too excited?! That damn old man is after us?!”

Unlike Elan, who seemed to have completely opened the lid, Atram’s expression was not very good.

It seems to be thinking about the power difference.

“The fact that they’re inviting us like this means they’re going to attack us in earnest.”

“Well, I guess.”

Originally, if you catch the guy in front, the guy in the back will step out.

It wasn’t a big deal, so I was calm, but Lucy couldn’t be so comfortable.

“How did this happen…”

Her staggering, her legs weak, her Lucy nearly fell, and Elan hurriedly grabbed her and put her Lucy on her chair.

She took a deep breath and caught her breath as she slightly clenched her fists.

“I must inform His Majesty the King about this.”

“It won’t change anything if I inform you. Ah. Do you have any kind of relationship with the king?”

“No…”

The way he speaks with a sullen expression is quite cute. I asked again, smiling at her.

“Then what about other forces? Are there other forces that can stop Earl Estal?”

Doridori.

With a bitter gesture, I looked at Atram. It was the same that he couldn’t erase the embarrassing expression on his face.

Originally, it’s best to ask someone with power to do this. However, although the relationship between the current king and Count Estal is not good, he will not point a sword at Count Estal for a small estate like the Stein estate.

“It would be good to inform the lord of this first.”

Although it is said that it is entrusted to an agent, the owner of the estate is Cecil. There was no choice but to inform her of the crisis in her estate.

After a moment of hesitation, Lucy nodded slightly.

“…That would be better.”

No matter how busy she is studying at the academy, if this is the case, she will come too.

Elan immediately went to send the letter, and Atram went inside to prepare her tea for Lucy, who was still white.

I spoke to Lucy in the garden where the two of us were naturally left alone.

“You don’t have to worry so much.”

“How can we not do it. Haa… Why. What did we do wrong…”

I laughed.

The strong man touching someone is only according to the strong man’s gains and losses, and has nothing to do with sin.

She clenched her fists as I told her, recalling the events that had happened in Moorim.

Although she said it as if she were complaining, she knew it too.

“…Why are they targeting us?”

“Well, you can go and ask about that.”

“Will Count Estal readily admit it?”

“It may or may not be possible. Well… We’ll have a detailed meeting when Lord Cecil returns. Or would you leave me with full power? We’ll resolve it peacefully. Through dialogue.”

Of course, if the conversation doesn’t work, I’ll assassinate you.

Aware of what I was about to say, she sighed heavily.

“If Count Estal dies, there will be great chaos within the kingdom. The other nobles under him will immediately move to obtain Count Estal’s… The chaos will grow and cover the entire kingdom.”

How about that?

Isn’t it natural that we have to destroy the peace of others in order to keep our own peace?

“There is a way to fix it without killing it.”

“Once you get back, let’s decide.”

As if she hadn’t been able to come up with a definite answer yet, Lucy could only let out a heavy sigh.

Two days later, Cecil came out of a room in the basement of the mansion. She came all the way here by teleporting from the academy, and as if she had heard of the situation, she summoned us with a stiff expression.

“I understand the overall situation. So? How is Count Estal’s movement?”

“Not much yet.”

Elan investigated Count Estal’s movements from travelers, adventurers, and merchants.

However, there has been no special movement yet.

Ah. I did have one.

I heard that they are gathering quite a few merchants to prepare for the year-end party.

This year-end party is going to be bigger than the ones we’ve had so far, and I was curious how big it would be.

“Cheonyeong. What do you think about this incident?”

“I have no idea.”

“…I guess so. Then we should think about it from now on? What if I gave you full power?”

“I think it’s better to just kill them.”

“Then it will add to the chaos in the kingdom. In that case, I will have to return from the academy…”

If that happens, everything I’ve been studying at the academy up until now will be a joke.

Anyway, the country is in chaos and the territory is in danger, so the lord can’t just study outside the territory.

Then killing Earl Estal would be more of a serious matter than a good thing.

“Then it would be better to go first. I wanted to see your face.”

“As expected. Then the problem is a gift… What should I do?”

“Wouldn’t it be nice to add one more to this letter? Something like a cheap knife.”

If the other person is arguing, wouldn’t it be polite to respond right away? At my words, Cecil nodded his head expressionlessly, Atram sighed, and Elan giggled.

The only one with a pale complexion was Lucy.

“Wouldn’t that be too dangerous…?”

Of course, what I am about to do is a declaration of war.

‘I know you’re going to attack us from behind Ballonde.

So, if you don’t want to get hit with a knife, don’t mess around.’

“I’ll be prepared in the event of an emergency, so it’s okay. Chunyoung. Can you do it?”

“Leave it to me.”

“But sister!”

“My studies are important, but I can’t give up the stability of the territory.”

Cecil said it clearly, and Lucy hesitated before lowering her head. After looking at her younger brother for a moment, Cecile turned to me.

“Then it would be better for me to join the party… Cheonyoung. Will you go with me?”

“Of course.”

If you don’t participate in this kind of event, where will you participate?

I smiled and nodded at Cecil’s request. While we were talking, Elan, who had been looking at the invitation for a while, said curtly.

“…Is this a must? Can I just ignore it?”

Of course, you don’t have to go like she said.

But maybe the reason Count Estal throws a big party is because he wants us to not attend.

Ignoring the invitation of Count Esthal, who is not just a nobleman and is considered to have obtained more than half of the kingdom?

The biggest party ever?

On its own, it is considered an insult and gives room to be attacked.

There is a high possibility that it will be the Yeongji War itself, and in that case, the damage will be enormous.

As Cecile finished her explanation and was about to get up to finish her story, Lucy raised her hand.

“…Sister. I’ll go.”

I wasn’t the only one surprised by her reaction. As everyone looked at them with their eyes wide open, she rubbed her white face with her hand and nodded her head and said confidently.

“Cheonyoung will be able to get out of here by herself even if something happens… Yeongji needs her sister. Even if something happens and she gets caught, it’s better for me to be caught. Without her, I won’t be able to protect Youngji.”

Even if it doesn’t matter because I’m strong, she will walk herself to the place where she might die.

For my sister and Young Ji-min.

The look of a person who is determined is beautiful. The light that filled his black eyes was so dazzling that it was hard for me to face.

“So Cheonyoung.”

Holding my hand tightly, she said earnestly.

“It’s dangerous… But can you join me?”

Well… I don’t think it’s too dangerous.

“That’s right.”

“Thank you…”

After the meeting, we headed to the garden.

As long as Cecil has returned, her current missions have been suspended. She said that she would rest until she could figure out her current situation and assign her tasks accordingly, so she would try to meditate in the garden.

She did so and when she reached the garden, she heard someone chuckling behind her.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“Ah… That’s it. Over there.”

It was Lucy. She hesitated, not knowing what to do, and then reached out to me and held out her hand. She then opened her mouth cautiously, holding my hand lightly.

“I’ve been collecting holy power. I hope this will lighten Cheonyeong-nim’s burden a little…”

A soft light emanated from her as she slightly closed her eyes. It is a warm light. She felt similar to when she received the blessing at the academy, but with a warmer and more relaxed vibe.

Hmm… I think it’s going to be purified.

“Huhhhhh…”

The light disappeared as if the prayer had ended. It seems that the fact that the already white face has become even whiter has been overdoing it. No way. If that’s the case, just don’t do it.

“…I haven’t cleaned them all yet.”

“Are you okay? You seem to be overdoing it…”

With her sullen face, she let out a small sigh and looked up at me.

“Cheonyeong. You’re always overdoing it.”

No.

“Ha ha ha. Impossible. Not at all.”

“…Don’t say that. Chunyoung. You said you think of us as family, right? I think so too. So…”

Lucy’s eyes were filled with feelings of sorry and gratitude.

“Please don’t overdo it for me. I’m… A twin. I’m no different than an evil spirit…”

She smiled at her bitterly at her, and shook her head.

“To me, you’re just a substitute for the lord who always works hard. Don’t talk about evil spirits or anything like that.”

To my words, she didn’t answer anything, just quietly lowered her head.