Klaus didn’t leave the banquet hall just because Elena was surrounded by people.
When Elena was first surrounded by numerous nobles, Klaus was looking at her with an unpleasant frown.
“Did I tell you to come dressed up for no reason?”
“……yes?”
The nobleman who was talking next to Klaus, trying to impress him, looked at Klaus’ face as if he was surprised, but all of Klaus’s attention was focused on Elena.
Elena, with her light blonde hair half braided and half flowing, looked even more like a fairy today.
The sight of so many noble pigs crowding around his little fairy was quite annoying, but Klaus was enduring it with desperate patience.
‘Anyway, I only have Klaus. ‘If you think something wrong, I’ll hit you.’
It was a time when I was suppressing my growing jealousy, remembering what Elena said.
Beyond Klaus’ gaze, a familiar face appeared.
“……Marquis Geltrang?”
“Huh? Oh, you’re coming.”
Ignoring the nameless nobleman’s desperate attempts to please him, Klaus hurriedly followed the Marquis of Geltrang.
To be exact, he was following the Marquis of Geltrang, Yeongsik, whose head was heavily oiled, next to the Marquis of Geltrang.
Not knowing that Klaus was secretly following them, the father and son made their way through the crowd and headed straight in front of Elena.
Speaking of the Marquis of Geltrang, he was a major figure among the capital’s nobles, so the group of nobles surrounding Elena left the place one by one.
When Elena finally raised her head, the Marquis of Geltrang and his son were standing in front of her with fake smiles.
“Your Majesty, you look even more beautiful today.”
“Oh, hello, Marquis Geltrang.”
“Why don’t you talk somewhere quiet for a while?”
Elena’s expression was slightly distorted when she saw Yeongsik, the Marquis of Geltrang, sticking his head out from behind the Marquis of Geltrang, who was giving an elegant greeting.
Why on earth did this idiot show himself in front of me again?
Moreover, it seemed like Elena would do something she didn’t want, as she raised her collar and put pressure on her head today.
‘I think I’m screwed.’
Elena broke into a cold sweat and tried to dodge.
“Well, I think I should go now….”
“Haha, why are you leaving in such a hurry, Her Majesty? I would like to talk to you.”
“Hoho, I want to go to the bathroom.”
At those words, Marquis Geltrang’s expression distorted.
The corners of Elena’s mouth twitched slightly.
How do you feel? Nobles who value these rules of etiquette.
At this level, you will think that this is a serious remark and step out of my presence, right?
Unfortunately, Yeongsik, the Marquis of Geltrang, gave the Marquis of Geltrang a determined look.
No parent can beat their child, Marquis Geltrang let out a long sigh and looked at Elena again.
“Then I will be waiting for you, Your Majesty.”
What are you waiting for? Why wait?
Elena gritted her teeth and laughed. It seems that these two people had decided to come today.
If I didn’t think I could escape, I thought it would be better to end it quickly.
“Haha, now that I think about it, I don’t think I need to go.”
At Elena’s awkward laugh, the Marquis of Geltrang laughed out loud, and the Marquis Yeongsik next to him smiled faintly.
In the end, Elena followed the Marquis of Geltrang and his son to a place where no one seemed to know.
The back garden at the back of the party was softly lit with magic lights, creating a mysterious atmosphere in combination with the moonlight.
As we entered the quiet back garden surrounded by tall shrubs, the commotion inside the party seemed like a distant experience.
Elena sent a wary look in the quiet yard.
“So, what’s going on?”
In response to Elena’s question, the Marquis of Gelton cleared his throat and said.
“From the moment I first saw Her Majesty, I felt the warm spring sunlight shining down on her. At the time, I thought she was a beautiful young lady, but now…”
“Oh, hey. Can you just get to the point?”
Why is this editorial so long?
Elena, who did not like flowery language either before or now, interrupted the Marquis of Geltrang.
The Marquis of Geltrang’s eyebrows twitched, but he maintained his smile with utmost patience.
“You don’t know much about the Marquis of Geltrang, do you?”
“No. I know it well.”
To become empress, Elena had to memorize the history of the empire’s nobles.
In the past, I studied as if I was preparing for an exam to enter college, so I knew at least a little bit about the history of families with deep roots.
Marquis of Geltrang.
It was a historic family with a lot of money and power.
‘In particular, he was known as the leader of the capital’s aristocratic faction, and it was said that he often led the fight against the imperial faction.’
I didn’t want to hear the truth that I had memorized to the point of vomiting again, so I cut it off firmly, and the Marquis of Geltrang’s eyebrows twitched once again.
“Ahaha, is that so? I guess Her Majesty doesn’t know what family our marquess belongs to.”
“I know.”
“Ah, ahaha, is that so?”
“I don’t think I came here to tell you about the history of the Marquis, but do you have some business with me?”
Elena was annoying.
Even so, the Marquis of Geltrang did not have good memories.
When discussing the punishment of Duke Cisena, the Marquis of Geltrang was the one who raised his voice and said that Rinoa should be punished.
In addition, he was famous for constantly holding Klaus back.
Yeongsik, the Marquis of Geltrang, added. At the salon, she suddenly came to me and started an argument, asking if I knew who I was, and this time, she suddenly said she would become my lover and was a jerk who forced me into an affair that she had no intention of having.
An empress must have the dignity appropriate for the position, but Elena had no intention of catering to people without dignity.
Besides, Klaus said there was no need for that.
Making eye contact with the Marquis of Geltrang, who was full of embarrassment, anger, and shame, Elena spoke confidently.
“I think I need to go to the bathroom, so I would appreciate it if you could just get to the point.”
why. If you get upset, go to Klaus and argue with him.
“……You speak.”
Hearing Elena’s words, Marquis Geltrang snorted loudly and pushed Marquis Yeongsik’s back.
Then Yeongsik, the Marquis of Geltrang, who had no shame, proudly crossed his arms in front of Elena and opened his mouth.
“You rejected me because you don’t know much about my family, right?”
“……yes?”
What kind of nonsense is this again?
For a moment, I thought my ears were wrong.
Even for Elena, hearing bullshit from the same person for two days in a row would make her lose her mind.
I wonder how he accepted Elena’s attitude of not being able to find the words to reply, as Yeongsik, the Marquis of Geltrang, arrogantly raised his chin and raised his voice.
“You rejected me because you don’t know much about the status of Marquis Geltrang. I would be a good match for you as a lover.”
“Hey, didn’t His Highness Klaus say that if something like this happens one more time, he will kill you?”
At Elena’s point, the Marquis of Geltrang became even more cheerful, and Marquis Yeongsik puffed out his chest with a proud expression and spoke.
“I told my father, and he said that no matter how much I tell him, he won’t be able to kill Marquis Geltrang’s spirit!”
“Keu….”
Marquis Geltrang groaned lowly.
How many noble families did Klaus dig up and ruin?
Although the Marquis of Geltrang was talkative and difficult to communicate with, he was not the type of person who committed illegal acts and brought destruction upon himself.
‘Of course, Klaus really looked like he was going to cut his own throat… … .’
While I was thinking about how to reject this, Marquis Yeongsik added another word.
“Is there a man you have already chosen as your lover?”
“His Highness Klaus.”
“Don’t be so stiff. Even if you don’t, other young people also want to be Her Majesty’s lovers… eup.”
“Haha, let’s stop. Our stupid son was rude.”
The Marquis of Geltrang, who could not bear to listen, covered his son’s mouth.
No matter how much her love for her son clouded her judgment, it seemed like she couldn’t bring herself to protect him this far.
‘If that’s the case, then don’t bring him here in the first place.’
Elena tried hard to raise the corners of her mouth, but ultimately failed to hide her disdainful expression.
“Yes. You’re being rude a lot.”
“……haha.”
The Marquis of Geltrang also did not hide his contempt this time and disappeared towards the banquet hall, dragging his son with him.
Elena, who was left alone, stood and muttered.
“Hmm… So you’re saying I’m popular?”
Other guys are also rushing to become lovers. Anyway, even though I know the ethics of this world, I don’t know.
“Well, it’s good if you’re popular.”
But I have no intention of dating another idiot.
Thinking like that, Elena passed this incident off without much notice.
Not even noticing a shadow disappear behind her.
When Klaus left the banquet hall, people were embarrassed, but soon regained their composure.
This was because everyone knew that the new emperor sometimes behaved strangely.
But it came back as a big tsunami.
“Not the emperor.”
“Haha. You’re good at telling jokes, Your Majesty.”
“It’s not a joke?”
Klaus started to be stubborn.
