A Narrow-Eyed Nobleman Is Always Misunderstood

Episode 99 – Scion’s Funeral

At the Maidern family’s estate, it was raining relentlessly as if there was a hole in the sky.

On rainy days people couldn’t do anything, so people didn’t go out and walk around on rainy days.

Occasionally, there are people who come out of the house, but those people just quickly do their own thing and go in.

Of course, it wasn’t that there wasn’t a raincoat that could be worn on a rainy day.

If you wear a raincoat, no matter how much rain falls from the sky, it will all flow down to the ground on your clothes.

Because raincoats use waterproof cloth made by applying oil to a cloth densely woven with fine threads, the price was on the very expensive side.

It was a luxury to buy and wear a raincoat unless you were a member of the aristocratic family, who collected a lot of taxes a year, or who could make a lot of money, like a large merchant family.

So people don’t go out of the house on rainy days.

It was a matter of course in this world, and doing something on a rainy day was unthinkable.

However, today it seemed that people were thinking differently.

“I’ll be back.”

“Please be careful.”

As if everyone had made an appointment, the men who seemed to be the best were coming out of the house wearing black or dark clothes.

However, most of the people were wearing coats made from the skins of animals fed with oil, which commoners often use, probably to avoid getting wet in the rain.

As they walked out of the house and walked towards somewhere, the Maydern family’s lord castle was in the direction they were heading.

To be precise, he was heading for a mansion that was set aside outside the lord’s castle.

“Felix.”

“Chapter.”

On the way to the Maidern family’s mansion, two people who seemed to know each other were talking.

The sound of the rain is a bit annoying, but not so much that I can’t hear the voice of the person walking right next to me.

“It rains a lot today.”

“Sure. I remember not doing this last year.”

The two were talking about the weather.

From Jang’s words, it seems that last year it didn’t rain as much as this.

There were quite a few people who said that it rained a lot, perhaps to represent his words.

“I remember everything. The hair is good too.”

“That’s why I run a general store.”

At Felix’s mischievous teasing, he smiled and accepted his prank.

But even that was short-lived, and a dark shadow settled on their faces.

“Mister Alberto said that on a day like this, eating something sour would make you feel better, right?”

Felix was talking about Alberto.

Felix’s voice was very quiet as he talked about it.

“Yes. Oh, he treats commoners like us with respect, and he’s always kind.”

Jang was talking about his memories of Alberto.

In his memory, Alberto always showed a kind attitude, using honorifics even for commoners.

“After listening to merchants from other regions, it seems that there are few people like Master Alberto.”

“Because to nobles and elders, commoners like us are like stones on the street.”

So, the love for Alberto emanated from the voices of these two.

Perhaps everyone heading to the mansion had the same thoughts as these two.

“Such a young boy went on an adventure to a land that people like us couldn’t dare go to, and he still hasn’t come back…….”

“That’s right… ….”

Felix brought up the story of Alberto’s disappearance.

The Maidern family told the villagers about Alberto’s disappearance that they went on an adventure to a distant land to gain more experience and never returned.

And, today was the day of Alberto’s funeral.

In the Bregern Empire, losing contact for over a week in an unexplored area was considered a missing person.

Wherever the influence of the empire’s security and administration was affected, they would search for missing people, but the unexplored areas were too far away and dangerous for the influence of the empire to reach.

Thus, a person who went missing in the unexplored area had to be regarded as dead. Very occasionally, traces were found and searches were made at the request, but most of the time they were found dead.

Alberto went missing in the unexplored region.

According to imperial law, this was the same as death, and according to related laws, a funeral must be held within three days.

It was because the funeral was a ritual to entrust the soul of the deceased to the gods.

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It was common knowledge among people living on this land that if a funeral was not held within the three-day period, that person’s soul would remain on this land and harbor a grudge and turn into an evil spirit.

And today was the third day since the news reached the Maidern family.

“Let’s go. I have to see the young master off on his last journey.”

“Yes… …. Let’s have a drink when we’re done.”

The two headed to the Maydern family’s mansion, brooding over their memories with Alberto.

The footsteps of the people of the territory continued behind the two.

–

Dittorio Harun Meidern, Countess, was looking out the window at the pouring rain.

He thought that the rain that was falling now was the tears that the sky shed for them.

“Where are you going, son… ….”

The Count was looking out the window, anxiously searching for his missing son.

The son, who picked up the sword with the intention of becoming a great swordsman like his father and developing the strength to defend himself, reached the level of a sword master at the age of fifteen.

He was very happy that his son had become a Sword Master.

Going beyond defending oneself, I now have the power to serve the family and the empire.

Of course, as a father, he was proud that his son had surpassed him.

A lot of things happened.

Wouldn’t it be a fight for honor with the Young master of the Bedoran family?

Wouldn’t you show off your skills by fighting and defeating the teaching assistant?

Wouldn’t it make you sweat to explain the rumors of infidelity with Lady Bertus?

The Marquis of Arcus’s family’s self-restraint and quarrels made troublesome things happen.

As the father of Count Meidern, he helped Alberto as much as he could.

He hoped to become a better person by meeting and experiencing many people at the Royal Academy.

However, all of that has now disappeared like a bubble.

The Maidern family is a family with the blood of a hero who fought against evil spirits and their followers.

In such a family, he thought that his son would be able to accomplish achievements comparable to those of his predecessors.

And Alberto headed to the unexplored land to chase the evil spirit follower, and fell into a trap due to the evil spirit’s conspiracy, and eventually the evil spirit took over his body.

After that, the evil spirit disappeared from the spot, and it hasn’t been revealed until now.

The count couldn’t understand why the evil spirit had stolen his son’s body.

However, if the evil spirit appeared in his form, he was ready to wield the sword as much as he could to give his son eternal rest as a father.

From the moment the body was taken over by the evil spirit, the son was dead.

“Honey… ….”

“Okay, I’ll be leaving soon.”

The count’s wife, but Alberto’s mother opened the count’s door and entered and called out to him in a mournful voice.

The Count said in her voice that he knew, that he would leave soon, and took the black hat.

Now he was wearing a black robe and holding a hat with a red sash in his hand.

The count put a hat on his head and walked slowly.

Now, it was time to let her son go.

–

Many people were standing in the rain in the front yard of the Maidern family’s mansion.

They were all attending Alberto’s funeral.

“As a father, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who came to this place today.”

The Count thanked those who attended the funeral.

Then, as a resident, he began to calmly tell people about his feelings.

“Hey, hehehe…” ….”

The count’s family stood behind the count.

His wife, two daughters, his youngest son and Alberto’s maid Nina.

Nina, too, dressed in black robes and a black veil, was attending the funeral service behind the Count.

After the count’s words, the priest, who appeared to be a priest, stepped forward and blessed the final path of the dead, ending all the funerals.

In the coffin that Alberto was supposed to be in, there were the sword he used during training and the clothes he wore as a child.

The owner of the keepsake is not in the coffin, but the keepsake is in the coffin instead of the owner.

In this way, Alberto’s coffin was buried in a cemetery that only the Maydern family could use in front of everyone.

With this, the man named Alberto Salihar Maydern is officially dead.

Amid the tears of many people, all funeral procedures were completed with the coffin being buried.

Many people who knew Alberto shed tears.

The count couple is for the child who left before his parents.

For the last path of his sister and brother who left this world first.

The people of the territory hope that Alberto, who was kind to them, will live a happy life in the underworld.

Finally, Nina, Alberto’s lover, shed tears over this devastating reality of having to bury Alberto in her heart.

As if the sky knew their sorrow, the rain showed no signs of stopping until the funeral was over.