Translated by Appleot
Edited by Appleot
Episode 21
Imperial Palace Banquet with the Duke (2)
Even if there was a banquet in the evening, I had work during the day. Because of that, I had to go to Serpence’s office in the morning, and even after lunch. As usual, I knocked on the office door, Serpence’s…
“Yes, yes! Come in!”
…this voice?
Unlike Serpence’s voice, who’s very calm, a lively and refreshing voice was heard.
It’s the first time I’ve ever heard this voice, so I opened the door to find the owner of it, a head with vibrant hair color caught my eye.
It should be said that it is gold with a reddish tinge… it’s similar to the color of a goldfish I might’ve raised as a child?
“Are you Sepi’s new aide?”
“Ah, his Majesty the Crown Prince…?”
As far as I know, in [Master of the Holy Sword], only Humanus called Serpence ‘Sepi’.
‘In the original work, it was mentioned that it’s red-yellow or orange-gold, so I wonder what color it actually was…’
With his silver-blue hair, Serpence, the difference between the two is very obvious. It’s not just the hair color. Serpence is a natural beauty with a soft feeling that suits the expression “beautiful”, while Humanus is a handsome man with thick features that suits the expression “handsome”.
“Oh? You recognized me? Have you ever seen me anywhere?”
“I heard that the Duke and His Majesty are close, so I took a guess.”
“Yeah, I’m very close with Sepi! How’d you know?”
Serpence seen behind Humanus is showing an expression of absolute rejection. Of course, as soon as Humanus looked back, it turned into a smile as if it had never been like that. It was kind of strange to see the two of them, who were always aiming their swords at each other in the original work, doing this.
“Actually, that guy, even if he looks like that, he doesn’t have any friends other than me. I’m playing with him.”
As if telling a secret, he covers his mouth with his hand, giggles at an audible level, and speaks playfully. If it were a normal friend seeing such an act, they would have refuted or sweared at the other and joked around. But, Serpence just smiled awkwardly.
“Did you see that? He’s no fun. That’s why he only has me as a friend.”
“As you know, our Duke is very shy, isn’t he? There’s nothing we can do about it.”
As I shrugged and spoke eloquently, Humanus giggled and patted me on the shoulder.
“Hahaha! A pretty funny guy came in, right? I like you.”
“Yeah, I think I’ll get along well with His Majesty!”
It’s actually more fun to play together than just the two of us. It was quite fun playing with Solertia on the train as three people, right?
If it is Humanus, he has no inferior ability as an atmosphere maker. Moreover, he is also a kind person to Serpence. Except for the fact that he is the main character of the original, he is the number one character to be made an ally.
“Good, good. This is a present I prepared for you!”
As if secretly handing over a village, Humanus poked me in the side with a roll of paper. When I accepted it and opened it, it was a letter of appointment.
‘Are you really giving me something like this?’
It was absurd, but there is nothing to understand when considering the character of Humanus, who likes a sense of authority and vanity. He sometimes shows charisma enough to overwhelm the crowd when needed, but he is basically a lively and free spirit.
‘Should I say that I received a lot of care now…?’
If Serpence were respected by people for his inaccessible sacredness, Humanus attracted people’s hearts with his friendly and pleasant image.
“Viscount Shion, I’m not that good a person now, but I’ll take good care of you in the future.”
He patted my shoulder and said, pretending to be solemn. Are you doing this because you’re in front of your friend? He was much more playful than his description at the beginning of the novel, when the atmosphere was still bright.
“Don’t worry about that, I hope you will visit often and play with our duke.”
“If I have the time, I want to do that too…”
The expression on Humanus’s expression as he said that was filled with regret. Contrary to his actions like a free person, he seems to be quite busy due to his position as Crown Prince.
Unlike Serpence, who misses all social gatherings with various excuses, Humanus will be attending every day to gather his people in case he becomes emperor. Other than that, he must be helping the emperor and watching over some government affairs.
“By the way, Sepi, you picked an aide to your liking! The former aide was…. No, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say this in front of you. I made a mistake.”
“No, it’s fine.”
Perhaps he thought it was not polite to talk to Serpence about a dead aide, so Humanus stopped talking with a look of regret and immediately apologized.
‘What the hell was the former aide like, why is everyone mentioning the former aide?’
I don’t know, but Hans must have been strict with him, reciting to him the principles and rules like he does with me.
“Um, did your Majesty come here because of my appointment letter?”
“About a quarter? I was curious about what kind of person you are.”
It would be so? Those who are equal to the Crown Prince are the only ones above the Viscount. I had never even heard of a story that says he would come to drop off directly to check on someone else’s aide.
“I thought I would only see you at the dinner party later.”
At my words, Humanus kicked his tongue saying that it would be difficult for Serpence to get along with old nobles when they went to banquets.
“It would be a lot more fun to be with a younger generation like me.”
“Your Majesty is the only person he gets along with, aren’t you?”
“Hahaha, I’m so popular! Sorry, isn’t it hard for Sepi to join?”
Translated by Appleot
Edited by Appleot
Episode 21
Imperial Palace Banquet with the Duke (2)
Even if there was a banquet in the evening, I had work during the day. Because of that, I had to go to Serpence’s office in the morning, and even after lunch. As usual, I knocked on the office door, Serpence’s…
“Yes, yes! Come in!”
…this voice?
Unlike Serpence’s voice, who’s very calm, a lively and refreshing voice was heard.
It’s the first time I’ve ever heard this voice, so I opened the door to find the owner of it, a head with vibrant hair color caught my eye.
It should be said that it is gold with a reddish tinge… it’s similar to the color of a goldfish I might’ve raised as a child?
“Are you Sepi’s new aide?”
“Ah, his Majesty the Crown Prince…?”
As far as I know, in [Master of the Holy Sword], only Humanus called Serpence ‘Sepi’.
‘In the original work, it was mentioned that it’s red-yellow or orange-gold, so I wonder what color it actually was…’
With his silver-blue hair, Serpence, the difference between the two is very obvious. It’s not just the hair color. Serpence is a natural beauty with a soft feeling that suits the expression “beautiful”, while Humanus is a handsome man with thick features that suits the expression “handsome”.
“Oh? You recognized me? Have you ever seen me anywhere?”
“I heard that the Duke and His Majesty are close, so I took a guess.”
“Yeah, I’m very close with Sepi! How’d you know?”
Serpence seen behind Humanus is showing an expression of absolute rejection. Of course, as soon as Humanus looked back, it turned into a smile as if it had never been like that. It was kind of strange to see the two of them, who were always aiming their swords at each other in the original work, doing this.
“Actually, that guy, even if he looks like that, he doesn’t have any friends other than me. I’m playing with him.”
As if telling a secret, he covers his mouth with his hand, giggles at an audible level, and speaks playfully. If it were a normal friend seeing such an act, they would have refuted or sweared at the other and joked around. But, Serpence just smiled awkwardly.
“Did you see that? He’s no fun. That’s why he only has me as a friend.”
“As you know, our Duke is very shy, isn’t he? There’s nothing we can do about it.”
As I shrugged and spoke eloquently, Humanus giggled and patted me on the shoulder.
“Hahaha! A pretty funny guy came in, right? I like you.”
“Yeah, I think I’ll get along well with His Majesty!”
It’s actually more fun to play together than just the two of us. It was quite fun playing with Solertia on the train as three people, right?
If it is Humanus, he has no inferior ability as an atmosphere maker. Moreover, he is also a kind person to Serpence. Except for the fact that he is the main character of the original, he is the number one character to be made an ally.
“Good, good. This is a present I prepared for you!”
As if secretly handing over a village, Humanus poked me in the side with a roll of paper. When I accepted it and opened it, it was a letter of appointment.
‘Are you really giving me something like this?’
It was absurd, but there is nothing to understand when considering the character of Humanus, who likes a sense of authority and vanity. He sometimes shows charisma enough to overwhelm the crowd when needed, but he is basically a lively and free spirit.
‘Should I say that I received a lot of care now…?’
If Serpence were respected by people for his inaccessible sacredness, Humanus attracted people’s hearts with his friendly and pleasant image.
“Viscount Shion, I’m not that good a person now, but I’ll take good care of you in the future.”
He patted my shoulder and said, pretending to be solemn. Are you doing this because you’re in front of your friend? He was much more playful than his description at the beginning of the novel, when the atmosphere was still bright.
“Don’t worry about that, I hope you will visit often and play with our duke.”
“If I have the time, I want to do that too…”
The expression on Humanus’s expression as he said that was filled with regret. Contrary to his actions like a free person, he seems to be quite busy due to his position as Crown Prince.
Unlike Serpence, who misses all social gatherings with various excuses, Humanus will be attending every day to gather his people in case he becomes emperor. Other than that, he must be helping the emperor and watching over some government affairs.
“By the way, Sepi, you picked an aide to your liking! The former aide was…. No, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say this in front of you. I made a mistake.”
“No, it’s fine.”
Perhaps he thought it was not polite to talk to Serpence about a dead aide, so Humanus stopped talking with a look of regret and immediately apologized.
‘What the hell was the former aide like, why is everyone mentioning the former aide?’
I don’t know, but Hans must have been strict with him, reciting to him the principles and rules like he does with me.
“Um, did your Majesty come here because of my appointment letter?”
“About a quarter? I was curious about what kind of person you are.”
It would be so? Those who are equal to the Crown Prince are the only ones above the Viscount. I had never even heard of a story that says he would come to drop off directly to check on someone else’s aide.
“I thought I would only see you at the dinner party later.”
At my words, Humanus kicked his tongue saying that it would be difficult for Serpence to get along with old nobles when they went to banquets.
“It would be a lot more fun to be with a younger generation like me.”
“Your Majesty is the only person he gets along with, aren’t you?”
“Hahaha, I’m so popular! Sorry, isn’t it hard for Sepi to join?”
