Episode 89

As if almost kidnapped, the place Elisha was brought to was an unexpected place for her. It was Jacob's mansion.

“Holy Head, are you also staying at my house? Carola is so happy. I decorated the guest room for the head of household for three days. Carola wants the head of the family to stay here for a long time.”

Elisha was confused for a moment whether it was painful to hear Carola's chatter, or whether it was more painful to be dragged into Jacob's mansion, which was like hell for her. Because both were downright terrifying.

“Correspondence has gone to the general. If you hear about the current situation, you will take action somehow.”

Nora whispered.

“Maybe Lucerne won't come here.”

Elisha whispered to her face. Nora's eyes widened.

“Yes?”

Lucerne said as he went out in the morning.

'Sooner or later, the head of the household will attack or call us. And he'll try to separate you and me.'

'Why between us?'

'Even the head of the family has heard rumors.'

'Ah. The rumor that after you married me, you were blinded by women and started a reckless fight with the legitimate members of the Cartier family?'

To be precise, it was a rumor that Elisha was corrupting Lucerne. Lucerne is a popular person among the people of the empire who does not love anyone, so his wife, Elisha, is rapidly becoming a villainess.

At the same time, she also had a reputation as a rare beauty who charmed Lucerne. Either way, Elisha wasn't interested and she didn't like it.

'Okay. Anyway, you should cover my eyes and let me know you can't control me.'

'I know. I won't mind if you treat me coldly in front of the family head. You can't just misunderstand that we're passionate about each other.'

'Why are you listening so quickly? It makes people feel sad.'

Saying that, Lucerne looked at Elisha and she touched her lips a few times. Elisha helped her button up her military uniform while receiving his incomprehensible gaze.

That was the end of our conversation this morning.

'The governor is worried that Lucerne might have fallen for me. There's nothing good about causing useless misunderstandings, so they won't come to help me out of my plight.'

Come to think of it, there was no particular reason why her Lucerne would come to pick her up, even if it wasn't to show it to her family head. If she dared to come, she would have been worried that Elisha would make a mistake in front of the family head.

There was no Jacob in the house.

“Her husband is also very happy to do the job the head of the household ordered! You're entrusting me with inspecting local businesses. Carola is so grateful and happy. My husband will come back when he is older.”

At Carola's babbling words, Elisha learned Jacob's whereabouts with a slight headache.

'Carola, how can you keep your mouth shut?'

Jacob's house was overly elegantly decorated, and rather smelled like a douchebag. Jacob and Carola had different tastes, and both liked different kinds of glamour. So, the two, not knowing the proper line, competed to decorate the inside of the house, and the inside of the house was completed so colorful that the inside was clogged.

'These stairs.'

As she climbed the white marble stairs with golden handrails in the center of the mansion, Elisha hesitated for a moment.

Elisha in her previous life could never climb these stairs. If caught snooping here, it was a bad day for Carola and her maids.

Elisha recalled the room she lived in under the old creaking wooden stairs of the Hire.

She said, “Come on, what are you doing without coming up.”

The family head looked at Elisha and asked. Elisha conceals her feelings and she climbs after him.

Elisha was ushered into a large drawing room with the householder. When Carola tried to follow her, the family head stopped her.

“Carola, you can go and see.”

“But Carola…….”

“Hurry.”

When Carola reluctantly left, the householder looked at Elisha coldly. The holy energy emanating from his body was not lacking even if he was a butcher rather than the head of a prestigious family. Elisha also had sweat on her hands.

“Did you breathe in from the side of Lucerne?”

“I don't know what you are talking about.”

“Pretend you don't know.”

The housekeeper said as if shouting.

“I know you grew up in the monastery of Rosaria, and I know that Lucerne recently took you to the monastery of Rosaria. Do you think I'm stupid enough to not be able to see the front and back of it? Since you dared to despise the Katie family and take the temple out of our hands, we must punish you severely.”

“…….”

Elisha was quietly listening to the householder. Her eyes trembled slightly, but she still had a detached expression.

“Even that guy from Lucerne knows that I can't easily touch bloodlines. But you are different. Depending on your answer today, I will decide whether to send it back or not. Why the hell did you do that?”

“I don't know what her husband does. What I have to do next to the general is to make him a count, not to dictate his will.”

“Are you treating me like a fool? Know that if you talk more, your tongue will disappear.”

Elisha calmly met his eyes. The housekeeper flinched. Why the hell did Elisha not get scared? He thought it was even strange.

“I am the wife we ​​married to make him a nobleman. I know that I am someone who shouldn't be thinking.”

“…….”

“Since you asked, can I think about it this time?”

At the same time as her words, Elisha's eyes took on a subtle contrast. The family head looked at Elisha as if she was dumbfounded. Her attitude of politeness was even provocative, like that of a knight with a sharpened sword.

“Yes, tell me what you think.”

“It is true that Rosaria thought it would be nice to run for the election of the great pope. However, that was a vague thought when I did not know that High Priest Merha and High Priest Gunner would be caught up in such an unsavory thing. Furthermore……. Shouldn't Miss Rosaria become the great pope?”

“What do you mean?”

“The Archbishop of Rosaria has no integrity, and there are no people in the temple to call his own. Then what's wrong?”

“…….”

“Anyway, you will need people who will take your side and work for you, who will play the villain. Does it matter who in the family plays that role?”

Gaju narrowed his eyes.

“Keep talking.”

“The Archbishop of Rosaria is a survivor who wandered the battlefield. If Miss Rosaria was truly a person of integrity without compromise, would she have survived? Just because the meaning is good doesn't necessarily mean that the words don't make sense. Rosaria became the great pope as a fisherman, and before that, my wife and I accidentally revealed that we support Rosaria, so we will not forget our grace.”

“What do you mean Lucerne exerts influence over Rosaria?”

The housekeeper said coldly.

“He didn't rank among the enemies of our family. You must be an illegitimate child.”

Elisha's hands trembled. She caught her breath and took a deep breath. He must not collapse even once in front of the head of household.

He is a man with no next chance. He likes people who say everything he has to say, even if he puts a knife to his throat.

“What does it matter? Illegitimate or not. Have you forgotten the origins of the Cartier family?”

There is a reason why the Cartier family dominates the temple. The beginning and first head of the Cartier family. He was the illegitimate son of the Great Pope a few hundred years ago.

At that time, high priests were not allowed to marry, so all the children of high priests were illegitimate children. Because the power of the temple was great at the time, the pope established a ducal family and put his son in the house of Cartier.

After that, the family's power increased as they started usury, and now the power of the Cartier family is much stronger than the temple.

'Anyway, the beginning of the Cartier family is also an illegitimate son, so how can Lucerne, an illegitimate son, know whether or not he is in charge of the temple?'

Elisha's logic was this. The family head looked at Elisha as if she was dumbfounded.

“You really……. She is a fearless woman. Is this why you fell in love with Lucerne? Huh true. Really……. Sometimes he's my granddaughter, but there are moments when I wonder if he's crazy in Lucerne. Bring me a girl who's worse than that?”

“…….”

Elisha listened to the head of the house in silence. She couldn't tell if it was an insult or a compliment.

“Keep talking.”

“Since the people of the Cartier family have monopolized the position of the pope for too long, the temple has been corrupted too much. The Cartier family is right, but the high-ranking clergy who believe themselves to be members of the Cartier family are arrogant. If you appoint an outsider who can exert the influence of the Cartier family as the Pope just this once, the temple will be purified and people's eyes will be softened.”

Elisha suppressed her tension and said. Gaju seemed to be lost in thought. She seemed to know what Elisha was thinking.

If Gunner or Merha became the pope, the head of the household would have had the temple fixed anyway. But what if Lucerne exerts its power in the temple instead? He is counting the moment.

“Are you insane? Are you referring to the origins of the Cartier family in front of me now?”

“…….”

“You insulted our entire family. If I was really angry, I could bite you right now and slit your throat.”

“You didn't do that, so thank you.”

Elisha didn't blink an eye.

Only then did the householder pick it up and smile. Elisha almost gave up in her legs as she seemed to have let go of his anger.

“Really, all the laughter comes out because of you. It's amazing.”

“…… I'm glad you complimented me.”

“It's ridiculous, I'm laughing. Ha, true.”

Ga-ju said as if he was amazed. Then, naturally, he called Jacob's butler and asked Elisha to give her car.

“Sit down.”

Elisha was relieved by that and sat down in her chair. In a short time, her back was covered with sweat.

“Okay. You are a woman who thinks.”

The family head looked at Elisha for a while. Elisha was more afraid of that. The head of the household thought of everyone other than himself as a dog or cat.

He was staring at Elisha as if he were looking at a human being.

“How is your married life?”

“…… Marriage life…… What?”

“Although he did not rank as an enemy, Lucerne is my grandson. Is it strange to wonder if your grandson is married and doing well?”

“No, it is not. Just……. Ordinary. Everything.”

Elisha told the biggest lie today.

“I won't even trust a passing dog.”

Gajoo smiled.

“To live with a woman who cooks me like this with three tongues, and Lucerne goes out for dinner and walks with her wife like her normal couple, and goes to her conjugal gatherings?”

Surprisingly, I went for a walk every day, but Elisha didn't bother to correct it. Come to think of it, recently her Lucerne has become a bit obsessed with her. Why the hell did they go for a walk every day? That was something that Elisha was also curious about.

It was then.

She's smart

There was a knock on the door. Soon, Jacob's butler said.

“The general has arrived.”

Elisha almost dropped her hand holding the teacup.

'Why are you here? Didn't you say you would treat me coldly in front of the head of household in the morning?'