A King is Born on the Road

When Sid turned around, Hayer, who was checking between the bookshelves, spotted the two.

He alternately looked at the fan in Sid’s hand and Iris, who was subsiding her anger and trying not to reveal it by digging her fingernails into the back of her white hand, then held out his hand to Sid.

“Thank you for picking it up.”

“I believe it was given to me.”

“No way. She’s going to be my wife, so she wouldn’t have given a fan to another man. I wonder if she hit you with that.”

At his words, Iris looked up at Hayer. The words that she might have hit him or that she would be his wife made her pause, so she didn’t know which part to talk about first.

As Hayer reached out again to ask for it, Sid gritted his teeth and said.

“Don’t be ridiculous. Will Iris marry you? With her good lineage, with you who doesn’t even know who your father is?”

“That’s what we can figure out gradually.”

Hayer said, then walked over and held out his arm to Iris.

He asked as Iris wrapped her hand around his arm in a daze.

“Are you saving that fan?”

“Would I have thrown it if I cherished it?”

“Ah, indeed. It’s dirty, so I’ll buy you a new one, let’s go.”

Saying that, Hayer strode forward.

Iris looked back at Sid, walking along with Hayer dazedly. She thought Sid would be angry, but his eyes were full of doubt. His eyes asked if she would really marry a man whose lineage was unknown.

Sid didn’t seem to believe that the two would get married, because the fact itself was absurd.

In any case, after leaving the library, Iris asked Hayer.

“Are we really getting married?”

“You said it didn’t matter who my father was?”

“Not at all.”

“Then let’s do it.”

Iris nodded absently. It was too easy, it bothered her.

“…do it. Do it?”

She held her tongue, and Hayer paused, cleared his throat, and said again.

“I want to do it. Really. From the bottom of my heart.”

Iris burst into laughter when he corrected it right away. Then she nodded.

Anyway, they had to go to Siere, but she knew that if two unmarried people continued to stay together, they wouldn’t hear good things.

After talking like that, the two stopped. And Hayer asked.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“Ah. Madeleine brought some medicine to the library, so I took it.”

“…You took medicine? Are you sick?”

When Hayer’s eyes widened and he asked, Iris blinked and shook her head.

“No. It’s not that I’m sick… I’m not in good physical shape. I feel a bit achy.”

“…Ah.”

Seeing Hayer’s shocked face, Iris hurriedly said.

“My stamina is the problem, I don’t have any other sore spots.”

“Is it okay to walk? Do you want me to carry you on my back?”

“Other people will see.”

Iris, who shook her head and refused, turned around.

“I’m going to see Sir Dane now. I need to ask him something.”

When she refused to depend on him, Hayer grudgingly replied.

“Yes, I also need something, so I’ll go home.”

“Hmm.”

After spending the night together, Iris felt very sad to hear that Hayer was going to his house outside the capital. So she slowly let go of him, and Hayer noticed and smiled.

Hayer grabbed Iris’s hand again, kissed her, took her to the east building, and left the palace.

Iris, who was disappointed, welcomed Agatha, who had just arrived at the east building and was a friend at the convent she had asked for the second lady-in-waiting position.

“Agatha!”

“Princess!”

As soon as Agatha saw Iris, she ran to her, her eyes twinkling.

Iris said with a smile.

“Did you come right after you received the letter?”

“Yes, Princess.”

“Just call me by my name comfortably, as a friend. Like before.”

“Hmm… shall I?”

Agatha’s expression looked so happy when she answered.

Iris thought she was a necessary person to establish herself in the royal palace.

The center of high society within the palace was definitely Iris’s mother, Celios Lepos. With her mother still in control of society, it would be quite difficult for Iris to marry Hayer. This was because Celios, who had power, was strongly opposed.

Even if it wasn’t, she wanted to have more leeway in the social world she had to deal with anyway. And fortunately, she was able to find a lady-in-waiting who was knowledgeable about high society and had strong aspirations.

Iris said.

“Umm, as soon as you arrive, I have a favor to ask you first.”

She continued with an apologetic look.

“Will you prepare a party for me?”

“Party? Ah, a party to celebrate your trip to the Traitor’s Labyrinth?”

She had been in the convent the whole time, so she didn’t know how she knew this, but for Iris, it was comfortable because there was no need to explain it.

Iris nodded.

“As large as possible.”

“Large. Very large.”

Agatha’s face looked happy as she repeated the words. Iris smiled because she seemed to have found her aptitude.

Iris first confirmed the budget Agatha could spend. Originally, the wealth she received from the royal family was large, but she decided not to touch it and to use the gold coins received from the Everhart family.

It was such a large sum of money that it could never be used up with a few parties.

In any case, she had to throw a party to ensure her name and whereabouts in this palace.

Fortunately, Agatha disappeared immediately to prepare for the party, jumping with joy as soon as she checked the budget.

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Hayer immediately headed for his house on the outskirts of the capital.

There were two things that had to be done.

One is to get jewellery to formally propose to Iris again. This was perfectly natural from Hayer’s point of view.

The second, a bit cautiously, was to find out about his father, whom Iris said she didn’t need. If his father was a merchant of Siere or a slave of Luwan, he had to keep his mouth shut to prevent the fact from leaking.

The best situation, he hated to admit, was when his father was Kernin Lepos. There may be a fight between the brothers, but at least the lineage will be certain.

《t/n: absolutely NOT we do not need another #related moment》

But that didn’t seem very likely. To do so, he did not possess the traits of a Lepos family member.

Even if he wasn’t from the Lepos family, it would be a great relief if it was someone who was wandering around the palace, especially from a great noble family…

Thinking so, he arrived home.

With the king watching, the Knights of Tejas could not all be stationed in the house. Some still remain on the southern border, while others have been sent out to take care of the capital’s trashy security if they have nothing to do.

As soon as the order was received, the people of the Tejas Knights, who liked to fight, were excitedly going out to the streets and beating up the ruffians. Just as earthworms thinned the ground to make good soil, the Knights of Tejas believed that they would thin out the capital.

Hayer beat up the ruffians and inspected the empty house. As expected, Cadella was lying on the bed and sleeping coolly.

“Cadella.”

“Huh…”

“Cadella, stop sleeping and wake up.”

“Huh?”

Cadella, who had been sleeping happily, opened his eyes. Then he looked around and smiled.

“Right, it’s not the Traitor’s Labyrinth anymore, is it?”

“Did you dream about being in the labyrinth again?”

“Well, I’ll keep dreaming for a while.”

Cadella said so and jumped off the bed. Then ran towards the window in the direction of the corridor where Hayer was leaning against and asked.

“What are you here for?”

“I came to my house, what do you think I’m doing here?”

“I’m saying this because you don’t come often, you bastard.”

Hayer laughed merrily at Cadella’s words and said.

“Did you find anything to do from now on?”

“Not yet. I really don’t know what to do. I don’t have anyone to take care of anymore. People keep trying to take care of me because I look like a child.”

“There’s nothing bad about it.”

“That’s not a good thing.”

One way or another, the Knights of Tejas adored Cadella. It’s just a little…

Cadella muttered under his breath.

“…I feel like I’ve become a pet kept by the Tejas Knights.”

“You’re a human being, don’t you think so?”

Hayer said, though he fully agreed with Cadella.

Cadella grumbled.

“Even the nameplate that the knights put on my door is also like a dog house for some reason.”

“Take it off.”

“……”

“Ah, you can’t reach it.”

When Hayer nodded, Cadella threw another punch.

He wasn’t kidding, but Hayer fully understood how he felt about being teased. And that fact made Cadella even angrier.

Cadella, who was punching like that as a greeting, asked.

“But didn’t you really come here because you had something to say to me?”

“Ah, there is. I have something to ask.”

Hayer nodded and continued.

“My mother’s mind is a little chaotic.”

“Uh-huh.”

“But I heard that hallucinogens can help such people sometimes. I was looking for it.”

“Uh-huh.”

“Only my mother knows who my father is. But I can’t communicate with her. Could your hallucinogen possibly make a conversation work?”

“I haven’t tried it, but I’ll try it now.”

“It’s not really bad for you, is it?”

“It’s not bad. Not at all. Rather, it’s good for you after a good night’s sleep.”

Hayer nodded at Cadella’s words.

“Let’s go, then, to the royal palace.”

“Okay!”

Cadella, who was bored, excitedly said as he packed his things.

“If this works well, it could be helpful to others as well.”

“You surprisingly like to help people.”

“It feels good.”

“Not everyone feels joy in helping others.”

Knowing that Hayer’s words were a compliment, Cadella laughed without realizing it, then quickly wrinkled his face and said.

“I don’t want to hear it from a young man!”

“I see, old man.”

“Carry this old man on your back because it’s too troublesome to walk, young bastard.”

“Of course, I’ll carry you on my back.”

Hayer was fundamentally a person who lost unconditionally to women, the elderly, and children, and Cadella was both an old man and a child.

Hayer picked up Cadella, who came running with his baggage. And headed to the horse.

By the way, Cadella was a child on the outside now, but in about four years, he would be a young man on the outside, even if he was an old man on the inside.

‘Then do I have to lose?’

Is that necessary?

‘But he’s an old man…’

Hayer was confused, but he delayed his decision to go and think about it for now.

afterword 

LMFAO HAYER AND CADELLA ARE SO FUCKING FUNNY HELPP hayer wanting to propose to iris properly too ugh screw pure lineage being related would be the worse thing ever