Chapter 387 – The Guest From the North (2)

“By the way, Fei-senpai was also aware that he had no friends, right?”

“Hey!!!”

Faye screamed with a teary expression.

Faye’s rough appearance, which is rare. As I unknowingly giggled, I started rolling my short legs.

“I’m serious now?! It’s not the time to play around, junior!”

“Okay, okay. So, Fei-senpai’s father sent someone to take Fei-senior?”

“That’s right! Is it okay if you leave me like this? Junior, can you live without me? I can’t live without my juniors!”

Depending on the answer, Fay inflated her full breasts even more as if she was going to give out a lion’s roar (or not) again.

I poke Faye’s quivering side, and she collapses again like a punctured balloon.

“Pooh…”

He replied, giggling at Faye’s breath tickling her bangs.

“Please. The reason I take my time off is simple. No matter who the opponent is, she has the confidence that Fei-senpai will not be taken away, so whatever happens now is not such a big deal.”

“… Really?”

“Sure. I think you don’t know because you’re stuck in the studio every day… I’m the new slayer. Even if the emperor’s order is unreasonable, you can just ignore it. How can a noble family from Nidavalir in the north force me?”

“But I am not…”

“Oh my. Why are you so frustrated?”

She let out a deep sigh and clutched Faye’s chest.

“Hick!”

“I have no intention of letting go. What does it matter what they say? Just trust me, Fei-senpai.”

“Brother… !”

Fei nodded her head with a very impressed expression. I also squatted on Faye’s chest with a happy feeling.

“Ah, by the way, when do the guests from Fei-senpai’s family arrive?”

Fei’s family belongs to the great nobility, no matter what. It is said that everything is done to save face and move according to the procedure.

Perhaps this visit will be notified by letter first, and a visit in person will take place a long time later. Because that’s the noble way.

… But Fay was always a woman who exceeded my expectations.

“Huh? Maybe 5 minutes later? No, is it a minute late now?”

“?”

Let’s stare at the dark eyes hidden by the messy bangs, wondering what the hell this is all about.

“That is… Actually, she contacted me quite a while ago that she would visit…”

“Did you come?”

“I forgot because I was experimenting with juniors’ materials!”

“…”

“When I came to my senses, the date I was supposed to come was today. I was surprised to hear from the gate guard that the promised guest had just arrived.”

Faye scratches the back of her head with a smile.

If it was that innocent, she decided after seeing the pure expression.

“It seems Fei-senpai needs punishment.”

“Ah! Huh, junior, why do I suddenly lift up…”

“Biggie. Fay Blade… !”

Fei, who was bouncing around in the air, turned around like a top.

“Kyaaaaah!”

“I mean, tell me about such an important story right away so you don’t forget it!”

“My, I was wrong, junior! So stop this… Stop turning me around!”

“No. It can’t be. It’s good to focus on research, but don’t you think it’s too much these days? When was the last time you went out!”

“That’s right, when I went to the Great Forest the other day…”

“Apart from that?”

“… When was the last time you attended class?”

You mean I haven’t stepped out of the house since I didn’t have to go to class!

That’s what I did with Rebecca, but this is too much!

“Eight!”

“Heyhee hee! Why are you spinning faster?!”

“I think that will bring me back to my senses.”

“I don’t want to hear from the most insane junior!”

It was in the middle of punishing Fei with a feeling roughly like that.

Jump.

“Brother. A customer looking for Miss Fei came outside, so she took her in… To?”

Helena startled, holding the doorknob in her hand.

If it’s natural, it’s a natural reaction. Anyone would be surprised to see Payblade as soon as they open the door.

The problem was that Helena wasn’t the only one surprised.

“What is this…”

“Ah.”

“Omg!”

“Aye ae ae!”

It was the voices of the unknown dwarf man, myself, Carla, who was watching from the side, and Fay, who was spinning round and round.

If this was an ordinary mansion, guests would have been waiting in the drawing room.

However, the building was built as a dormitory to the last. No matter how much we live in the charter world, even the structure does not change.

In other words, when you open the door, you can clearly see the internal structure!

From the point of view of that dwarf father, I was just politely following the landlord’s instructions, but I witnessed a topless monster turning the girl he was supposed to take away like a top… !

I will turn

She let out a deep sigh and stopped Faye.

Chin.

“Top… Why is this top…”

The rotation stopped, but Fei staggered as if the dizziness was far from over. She opened her mouth only after I sat her on her lap.

“… Would you like a beer?”

“No, water is enough!”

For some reason, it was a high-spirited voice.

***

She put on her clothes that she had taken off for a while during the massage, and after putting her Faye, who was about to die of shame, into her seat, Karla made her tea.

Tea made from moss that lives on the roots of the World Tree received as a gift from Alfheim.

Of course, this is only for me to drink. They said it would be fine, but there is no need to share it. It’s an absolutely precious car, so it’s not a waste. I’m just trying to keep an eye out for it to turn off.

Did you notice my thoughts? He must have been reading a fantasy novel, but he was a dwarf man with a grotesque expression, like a person who had watched only TMI, a useless platypus.

He hesitated for a while, looking alternately at the tea I was drinking and his cold water, then took a shot of fresh water with some ice cubes in it and stood up.

Thump thump!

He hit his left chest twice with his lightly clenched fist and lowered his head so that he could see the top of his head.

It was the most polite of all the Dwarven greetings.

“I was late in greeting because I was not in a hurry. I’m Baru Lokhan. Lokhan Jarnshad I am Huskarl, who was given the name by Jarl. It’s an honor to meet a god slayer with such a high reputation.”

“Yah… ? Fusca… ?”

Helena, who was apologetic and wriggling in her corner, tilted her head at her unfamiliar title. It was Fay who still half-covered her face with her hands to answer.

“Hey, Jarl is the title of lord of Nidavalir. Even in the same jarl, there are slight differences depending on the owner of the territory, but it is still a high-ranking aristocrat that is generally equivalent to a count in an imperial duke. Huskarl is that kind of Jarl’s bodyguard.”

“Aha. I was still young, so I didn’t know much about it. Thanks for the explanation, Sister Fay.”

“Yes. Not a big deal. After all, if it’s Helena, you don’t have to care about her.”

“Even if it is, it doesn’t change the fact that Sister Fay kindly explained it to me.”

“그, 렇게 되나? Lol…”

자기가 사고 친 줄 알고 멋쩍어하던 헬레나와 수치사 하기 직전이던 페이가 한결 편안해진 표정이 되었다.

잘됐네 잘됐어.

Nodding her head inside her, she opened her mouth.

“거기에 조금 덧붙이자면, 다른 나라도 과거에는 각자의 체계가 있었지만 지금은 제국의 공후백자남 체계로 바뀌었죠. It’s kind of an international standard. Just Alfheim, Nidavalir, and Krasius. These three countries were the exception.”

In Alfheim, except for the queen, there is almost no difference in status. Wasn’t it a half theocracy in the first place? It is a way of thinking that everyone is the same child in front of a circulating life, and that the talents they have and the roles given to them are just different.

The reason why high elves are treated noblely is that they inherit the circulating blood of life.

Krasius is acting like a man now, but their ancestors were assholes. 국가의 여력 대부분을 무력에 투자한 미친 군사 국가.

신분이 존재는 하는데, 실력만 있으면 얼마든 윗사람 대가리를 깨버리고 본인이 더 좋은 자리를 꿰찰 수 있는 그런 구조다.

That’s why, at best, a warrior, a great warrior, and a king. There is only this simple distinction. 수시로 사람이 바뀌는데 굳이 작위가 복잡할 필요가 있겠는가.

물론 백성 전부가 전사였으면 나라가 굴러가지도 않았겠지. 당연히 비전투 생산 계급도 있긴 하다. Although relatively lenient.

하여 굳이 신분을 나누자면 전사와 민간인 정도이리라.

Lastly, Nidavallir. 여기는 약간 명칭만 다를뿐 다른 중소 국가와 크게 다를 것 없는 계급 체계였다.

그렇기에 보통은 국제 정세에 따라 공후백자남 체계로 바뀌어야 했다.

다른 수많은 나라가 제국의 체계를 들여오는 과정에서 계급이 세분되고, 기존 작위에 대응하는 작위가 많이 생겼으니 어려운 일도 아니고.

But someone is a dwarf. 고집이라면 에우렐리아 대륙 최고로 손꼽히는 전통주의자 아닌가.

국제적 정세고 나발이고 그냥 전통이라는 이유로 여전히 왕-야를-후스카를-일반 백성으로 이어지는 체계를 유지하고 있는 놈들이다.

아, 뛰어난 대장장이에게는 마이스터라는 칭호를 내리는데 이게 또 야를에 맞먹는 권위를 지닌다.

가진 영지에 따라 어느 정도의 권세를 누리느냐의 차이가 있는 야를처럼, 마이스터 또한 대장장이의 실력에 따라 지니는 위상이 달라지지만.

“Yes?”

Traditionalist, to put it mildly. To put it bluntly, it’s out of date.

대장 기술이 최고라는 전통을 들먹이며 페이를 쫒아낸 놈들이 이제 와서 무슨 염치로 다시 페이를 찾느냐.

그런 의미를 담아 묻자, 바루가 고개를 끄덕이며 대답했다.

“Jarl is in critical condition. As much as the current situation is turbulent, he said he wanted to see your face at least once before anything happened, so he came running here.”

“…”

No.

그렇게 말하면 한껏 빈정댄 내가 뭐가 되냐.