How to Replace Dad
Yustea diligently explained the situation to clear up Aslan's misunderstanding.
Just a moment ago, Aslan's eyes, which had seemed to have lost not only his expression but his very soul, regained their sparkle.
And then, he glanced at Abel.
"You should speak properly. There will be no second warning."
"I'm doing it. Was there any wrong word?"
A black aura flickered from Aslan's body.
Black mist also seeped out from under Abel's feet.
Yustea, sitting on the sofa, was startled and half-raised her body.
To stop the fight.
But Yuis grabbed her arm.
"Let it be. It's fun."
Antonio also said with a grin.
"Young Master, this isn't something to be taken lightly."
At that moment, a sharp sound—! and the mana of the two clashed fiercely.
Yustea took a deep breath at the sight.
When Aslan and Abel's mana collided, Abel's mana was instantly repelled.
Wow. I know Abel's strength. Those who can handle him without going into overdrive are called monsters. But to be pushed aside so easily by Aslan. Abel's usually expressionless face changed. As I said, Abel seems emotionless, but he hates losing. Just as his momentum was about to sharpen again, I quickly opened my mouth.
"By the way, why did Abel come to Quaron?"
Abel glared at Aslan and answered me.
"Because there's something to receive."
"Ah."
So he came to collect.
Yuis narrowed his brows.
"Receive?"
I answered with an innocent face.
"Tiramisu. Cake."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Aslan, Vice Leader, and Yuis looked at Abel with expressions of "what the hell is this?"
But Abel just sat there with a languid face, crossing his legs.
Yuis looked at Abel devouring the cake Yustea had made with a dumbfounded expression. Should I say he's shameless or brainless? Both are the same.
"Originally, does the leader of the enemy faction come asking for snacks like this?"
She said with a mocking tone, asking the Vice Leader.
The Vice Leader must have been shocked too.
"It wasn't snacks, but there was a time when the thorniest enemy from the Colosseum destruction mission came for a similar reason."
"...Really? Who?"
"Antonio. He said he wanted food."
"..."
Yuis looked at Antonio eating tiramisu with disgust.
Antonio said with a bright smile.
"Young Master grilled a wild boar for me."
"..."
Yuis, who failed to mock, said with an annoyed face.
"So what? What's the real reason you came all the way here?"
If you really wanted to eat it, why not ask for it at the Dawn Society's base?
Abel quickly finished two pieces of tiramisu and said.
"Because it's rational."
"What?"
"Because I can eat snacks and there's a place where I can control my overdrive. It's rational to stay here."
"If that's the case, why didn't you go to the Tower? You would have been treated grandly as an experimental material. You'd get snacks and control your overdrive too."
With a cold remark, Abel looked at Yuis.
Yuis's lips curved into a yo-yo curve.
He tensed the joints in his hand.
To immediately counterattack if Abel attacked.
"I didn't think of that."
"...What?"
"It's not a bad suggestion."
Yuis gave up on fighting and held his forehead.
Having a brainless idiot obsessed with education manuals makes the day dynamic, and now there's another weird one.
Abel asked Yustea, "Is the bed in the Tower okay?"
Yustea groaned and answered, "If I go as an experimental material, I won't give the bed."
Yuis couldn't hold it in and shouted.
"Is this situation abnormal only for me!"
Why are they all silent!
Antonio said.
"There's nothing wrong with it. I like it. It seems like sparring would be fun."
The Vice Leader also nodded.
"When power reinforcement is needed, having a suitable talent come is also good."
Traitors.
Now, the only one to believe was Young Master Aslan.
'From the beginning, Young Master didn't like this guy, so it's regrettable...'
"My share."
"Yes, Dad?"
"My portion."
"You don't like that much, do you?"
...I had no interest in this topic either.
Just as Yuis was sulking and frowning.
All the communication devices in the room rang simultaneously.
Something had happened.
Yuis, the leader of Irregular's intelligence division, immediately connected the communication.
"What's going on."
[Andres's carriage has departed for Esgarot.]
What?
Everyone focused on Yuis and the communication device he was holding.
Yuis narrowed his brows and asked.
"Entering the estate requires permission, right? Has the permission for the main residence been revoked?"
[This matter does not require permission. It is an imperial order.]
"Imperial order? Did the Emperor issue an order?"
[Yes. A large-scale contamination has occurred in Andres. It is an order to have the Holy Maiden confirm if the contamination can be purified.]
The Irregulars burst into laughter.
"Contamination suddenly?"
"Mad talk."
"I haven't heard any such information."
Viscount Rochet, Antonio, and Yuis said in turn.
Yustea frowned.
'I deliberately triggered the contamination.'
To bring me to Andres.
Even though the previous wife had contacted me so much in the system, she ignored it, and this is how it came out.
Aslan said to Yustea.
"You don't need to go."
"It can't be... ."
If it's an imperial order, it can't be ignored.
If it is seen as the Empire trying to monopolize the Holy Maiden's power, it's a confrontation with the Emperor.
"I'll do well and return."
Yustea said this boldly, but Aslan's eyes burned quietly.
Until then, the Imperial Palace and Andres didn't know.
A butterfly's wings sometimes create storms.
The incident that brought Yustea to Andres temporarily caused a storm later.
The bad relationship between the father and son had united.
It would spread to the Emperor's neck as bad news too.
...So, the place where I am is Andres. Andres Castle. As I got off the carriage, I looked at the castle.
"Wow, I don't want to go in."
"Then, why not turn back now?"
Yuis said with an unsatisfied expression.
During the time I stayed in Andres, Yuis would be my escort.
"Your heart would have burned out... ."
I quickly covered his mouth.
Yuis frowned.
What?
"The surveillance devices inside the castle are enormous."
So, never talk about Young Master or Irregular.
With that expression, Yuis sighed.
"This place is really full of surprises."
"I think the same."
Just as we were talking, a presence was felt.
The vassals of Andres Castle had come to welcome us.
In other words....
"Holy Maiden, we welcome you. Thank you for coming such a long way."
...It was Baron Yopis who had come.
"Contamination site?"
I asked abruptly, and the vassals behind Baron Yopis had displeased faces.
Yuis's eyebrows twitched.
What are these guys doing, openly being rude to the guests we invited.
'It's Stella's personal guard.'
With a sunny personality and extreme affinity, they built enormous connections.
Those melted the ice-like vassals.
It was possible because she was the game's protagonist.
Baron Yopis smiled faintly.
"There's no need to rush. We've prepared lunch, so please take a break first."
"Lunch is fine, give me the contamination data."
I said it bluntly, and Baron Yopis's smile deepened.
"Yes. First, please come in."
I entered the reception hall with them.
It was exactly the same as in my memory.
There was another group of vassals in the reception hall.
The vassals who came to pick me up at the carriage stop were young elites, and those waiting in the reception hall were older elders.
Viscount Rochet, the leader of the Andres vassals, greeted me.
"It's been a long time, young lady."
"It's been a while, Viscount."
"Good news has been heard a lot. Haha. Your shoulders are puffed up."
He smiled kindly.
If Baron Yopis is a snake, this man is a bear.
Not a gentle bear, but a beast that tears enemies apart with bare hands.
"Let's go to the dining room."
Baron Yopis said with a gentle smile.
"You seem tired. It seems you need rest, so let's have dinner later."
"Is that so. What a pity."
The two had such a conversation.
Unlike them, the other vassals' expressions became more and more unpleasant.
The skinny vassal clicked his tongue.
"What are you complaining about? You must have moved through the portal, why are you so tired?"
"You."
Viscount Rochet gave a quiet warning.
But the skinny vassal's attitude didn't change.
"That's right. How can you refuse the lunch prepared by the previous wife with so much care during such a busy time?"
"Even if I say stop, it is."
"No, I was saying that this is not proper etiquette—."
At that time, I opened my mouth.
"Why no food safety inspection?"
The vassals looked at me with puzzled expressions at the words that didn't match the context.
I sighed deeply and pointed at the skinny one.
"Black lines on the gums, anxiety, weight loss. All symptoms of mercury poisoning, so do a food safety inspection first."
"...!"
"Not doing your job. That is even more improper etiquette."
"...!!"
The skinny vassal's face turned red.
The vassals' eyes widened as if they were about to pop out as they stared at me.
Or not, I said to the servant lined up along the wall.
"Guide me to the room."
"...Yes."
The servant, seeing the vassals' warning, came to me.
I followed the servant walking ahead and climbed the stairs.
After Yustea climbed the stairs, a commotion broke out in the reception hall.
"How did you immediately know Lady Namia's condition?"
"I knew it from the black lines on the gums, anxiety, and weight loss."
"I didn't know there were black lines even when I saw Lady Namia every day. Look. It's ambiguous even if I look closely."
The vassal who chased Yustea after she was driven out.
A vassal who, at the time Yustea was in the family, hadn't been promoted enough to meet the direct line.
The commotion started mainly around such people.
"What is that person?"
The vassals who had known Yustea since she was young cleared their throats.
"Well, it's not that great. I was lucky to figure it out... ."
"Don't you know there's mercury in food! Mercury poisoning isn't only from ingestion. But you guessed it exactly."
"It could be a misunderstanding."
"No. Food safety inspections weren't conducted only in Namia jurisdiction. That's why Lady Namia got mercury poisoning!"
A young vassal got excited, and the grumbling vassal cleared his throat again.
Other places also had discussions.
"Don't praise too much. Stella-nim would be upset."
"Since you mentioned it, actually, comparing Yustea-nim and Stella-nim is difficult... ."
"What?"
"Apparently, this time you exterminated the heretical cult that was a headache in the north. In just three days."
"That is... ."
"Stella-nim, on the contrary, pitied the heretical cult and brought them into the village..."
"Eh, this person!"
An old vassal scolded, and the young vassal made an awkward expression.
Even if they couldn't say it, they all thought the same.
When it was there, they didn't know, but when it fell into someone else's hands, there was no one more pitiful.
"Moreover, the Holy Maiden... ."
A young man who became a vassal in place of his late mother at the end of last year muttered.
"Why did you drive out such a person?"
"Ah, it's because you couldn't see Stella-nim! If you knew how lovely and kind she is... !"
At that time.
Someone said.
"If you know, it would help the family."
The vassals fell silent.
There are some who feel her open personality as attractive, but most lead to thoughts.
When Yustea was there, they didn't know.
Because she perfectly handled all the things a family daughter should do.
But after Yustea disappeared, only Stella remained, and men began to appear.
Stella is attractive, but insufficient as a family daughter.
The vassals let out a sigh.
Watching this, Viscount Rochet chuckled.
And he said to Baron Yopis, who was silently watching the situation.
"You are still smart."
"Do you mean you figured out the mercury poisoning?"
"Play dumb. You can't not know that the young lady was pretending to tell about the mercury poisoning to induce this situation."
"..."
Yes.
The vassals' murmurs were because Yustea had induced it.
Otherwise, how could she tell a rude person who blames herself?
If she wanted to shut their mouths, she could have used the Holy Maiden's authority.
"What are you aiming for?"
"Well, but what is certain is... ."
Baron Yopis smiled faintly.
"If you know this situation, our lord will gradually miss Yustea-nim more."
I looked out the window. The vassals were gathered in small groups, chatting. Smiling brightly, they looked at Yuis.
"Will you talk about mercury poisoning?"
"Probably. But why did you tell that guy about mercury poisoning?"
"Because I need the vassals' favor."
"Favor?"
"There is someone among them who has the ."
Essence of Joy increases mana capacity by 200 MP.
'Since I came to Andres anyway, it's good to take some advantage?'
I didn't have mana anyway, it was a headache.
But the problem is I don't know who has it.
Stella accidentally discovers the in the pocket left by the vassal in the castle.
When I said that, Yuis had a disgusted face.
"What kind of luck is that?"
It's a crazy game only the protagonist knows.
Yuis made an incredulous expression.
Then, "Ah." he opened his mouth.
"Should I ask to investigate?"
"Do you have an information book?"
"There is an elite infiltrating Andres."
"Who is that—."
Just as he was saying that.
Knock knock.
A knock was heard.