[TKOSINM] 141 - Recognised By The Empire

“I’ll help you with the rear.”

They stood in front of Noel and bowed their heads, but for some reason Noel did not put Irene down.

No matter how much time passed, when Noel stood still, the servants exchanged glances. Irene was also bewildered and spoke in a low voice.

“Noel?”

“Oh.”

Noel came to his senses at her prompt and approached the carriage with Irene in his arms. The servants quickly opened the door of the carriage, and Noel carefully lowered Irene into the carriage. Sitting in his chair, Irene looked at Noel.

“…Then, Irene, I’ll see you later.”

“Yes. See you later.”

After saying goodbye, the servant closed the door of the carriage. Soon the carriage with Irene in it moved away.

“My Lord.”

Tom approached Noel, who was watching the carriage constantly rolling further away.

“...yes.”

“He is waiting. Let’s go.”

“...yes.”

Noel sighed deeply after giving a half-hearted answer and turned around. He then started walking with Tom.

He headed towards his office and Noel opened the door.  Inside, he frowned slightly at the person who greeted him.

“What the hell happened?”

“Heh heh, is that what you’re supposed to say as soon as you see me?”

“Then, did you know what I was going to say?”

“Please sit down first. Oh, Tom. Can I get you some tea?”

At Mulliman’s words, Tam glanced at Noel and bowed his head then left the room. Taking a deep breath when Tom left, Noel sat down across from Mulliman.

“First of all, how are you feeling?”

“What do you mean?”

“Marriage ah. Now that you are a husband with a family, are you not pleased?”

At his words, Noel lowered his gaze. If he asked him if he was pleased…

There’s no way I’m not happy.

Noel looked down at his hand. The feeling of holding Irene was still vivid. Her light weight weighed heavily on his mind. But Noel quickly folded his hands and raised his head. His face turned businesslike.

“The fake ring has been robbed.”

“Isn’t that what you expected?

One assistant had to be sacrificed in order not to find out that it was fake. Oh, and it seems that the officiating priest was also involved. We will charge for labour and wedding expenses separately.”

“...all right. You suffered. and...”

Noel muffled his speech for a moment, then whispered.

“Did you find out about the ‘it’ I talked about last time?”

Mulliman, who had been light-hearted throughout Noel’s question, grew serious in an instant.  Noel, who was silent for a moment, added.

“Actually, there’s really nothing I can find out. Blue energy. A voice. That’s all, isn’t it?”

“Yes.”

‘It’ was none other than about the bizarre things Irene experienced during the 700th anniversary banquet. Noel had asked Mulliman, who had the most extensive knowledge regarding the field of magic, to find out what the blue energy he had only known through Irene’s description and the voice that resonated in her head was.

But Mulliman was also troubled. It was the first time Noel saw such an appearance of this great wizard.

“I first thought about the blue energy, but I’m wondering if she may have seen the mana flowing through nature.”

“Is that something you can see?”

“Of course it is impossible. Even me, I cannot see natural mana with the naked eye. So it’s just an assumption, and it’s practically impossible. It cannot be explained theoretically. Above all, a voice. I have no idea what that voice is.”

“So you’re saying you did not find out anything.”

“Hey, I’ll find someone to bother in this world and ask. An acquaintance yeah. But… there is one thing that bothers me.”

“What is it?”

“It is said that the clan I know of possesses such an ability. Not only can they use the magical powers of the natural world, but they can wield nature itself. Anyway, we need to investigate more for the details. Madame, no… please bring your wife one day. I want to check a few things for myself.”

“...all right.”

In the end, they had to solve the origin to get to the crux of the events. Noel’s expression darkened. What was this phenomenon that Irene went through? It may be that something was happening in her life without her even realising it. Mulliman glanced at Noel who lost in his thoughts, and asked with a smirk plastered on his face.

“By the way, how was it?”

 “What else do you mean?”

“The first kiss.”

 “Excuse me!”

BANG!

Tom, who came into the room with refreshments, was startled and left again. Noel’s eyes widened in surprise at his unexpected question. The sight was so funny that Mulliman burst out into laughter.