Became a Lazy Confucius at the Academy

117 – North Road (2)

Excessively pale skin.

Silver hair and silver eyes. A cold face that shows no emotion whatsoever.

It was a maid who did not feel alive at all.

Ruby on the left. Rosalie is on the right.

They both look exactly the same, and most importantly……

It’s a vampire.

“I didn’t come to Windsor Castle right away.”

“You were very disappointed.”

“Unspoken pressure is also an order.”

“Actually, I came here because I was frustrated.”

“So, you should go.”

Victoria’s closest aides, and to the Windsor family, they were like her family.

Although they look cold, they are both tsunderes.

“This, these people… ?”

“My house maid.”

Ruid deliberately did not give her information.

Strictly speaking, Ruby and Rosalie are classified as ‘Main’.

It is an existence that should not be discovered by an empire that thoroughly rejects heterogeneous people.

“That means the head of the family didn’t directly order it.”

Irene suddenly interrupted.

The eyes of the twin maids turned to Irene.

“Irene. The head of the household was very angry.”

“Why did you go to Jedo without reporting anything?”

‘Haven’t you seen it?’

I didn’t know that.

Irene looked at Ruid and asked.

“What should I do?”

“… Of course I have to go.”

It’s been too long since I haven’t seen Victoria.

I didn’t contact Sujeonggu very often. She

She said she was mad, so she seemed better off going.

“If Louis is like that.”

Irene agreed.

“Let’s start with Windsor Castle. Then the problem is… “

The students were looking blankly this way.

The only ones who still came in were Hercy, Damon, and Ella.

The first line of defense is quite far from Windsor Castle.

If they go away, there will be no one to guide them.

“Don’t worry about that, young boy! ‘Cause I’ll bring you safety!”

“Hmm. Charles is not trustworthy.”

“Headshot!”

Charles looked shocked.

“Accepted.”

Ruid felt the same way.

Charlotte was doubly shocked.

“You’re going somewhere to play.”

Ruid gazed at Charles.

Charlotte is selfish.

Don’t be fooled by that good-natured smile.

“Then, I’ll take you there.”

Then, Amelia stepped out.

“Ame noona?”

Amelia quickly nodded her head.

“There is no alternative. I can’t leave it like this.”

That’s right.

Even Damon, the only one I could trust, was getting cold.

But for some reason, the reaction seems to be that he doesn’t want to go to Windsor Castle.

‘Why?’

She said that was odd. Because Amelia usually showed a lot of desire to go back to the North.

‘What happened with Victoria…… Oh, no way.’

A certain memory passed through Ruid’s mind.

Conversation content when she asked to release her own pocket money ban, in the past.

-Hey, when did I cry?

…… In a word, Amelia seemed embarrassed.

Seeing that she was still averting her gaze, she was certain.

Ruid decided to be considerate. As Amelia said, she had no alternative.

“Then I will follow Amelia. Her subordinates, whom she left behind in the first line of defense, also bothered me.”

Charlotte said with a thumbs up.

Ruid nodded and told the students.

“I’m going to visit Windsor Castle for a while, so I’ll rest a little when I get there. There are also cities on the first line of defense.”

The twin maid bowed her head once, then walked around behind her and walked over to her.

Irene and Louis followed them.

Then, Damon shouted from behind.

“Ruid!”

Ruid stopped her steps and looked at her with a puzzled face.

Damon asked with a serious face.

“Can I go with you?”

“That’s rude. Uninvited outsiders are not allowed to enter Windsor Castle.”

Irene answered immediately.

Since he was Ruid’s friend, he showed a friendly attitude, which was quite different from before.

“I know. In particular, people from the imperial family, except for the emperor, are not allowed to enter for security reasons.”

Irene said in a slightly softened tone.

“Yes. In the past, after a certain foolish prince visited the House of Windsor, there was a time when he tricked people into thinking that Windsor was behind him and created a great uproar. Will you understand?”

“You are right. However, I am Kairos. Kairos cannot rebel against the imperial family under any circumstances. The succession to the throne was forfeited in the evening. Also, I am not foolish enough to dare to do such a trick while visiting Windsor Castle.”

Ruid looked up at Damon and asked.

“Why do you want to go to my house?”

“I miss you. How the people of the North live. It is just that.”

Ruid stared at Damon.

Her eyes were so pure, they couldn’t possibly lie.

‘There’s no reason for Damon to lie, though.’

Louise nodded her head.

“Okay. Then let’s go together.”

**

“It should take about an hour, so please wait.”

Almost reached Windsor Castle.

After hearing a story from her twin maids, Irene said so.

“An hour?”

“It is the name of the head of state. Asking me to come ahead of time is probably because she won’t be able to scold me if Louie is there. Have her friend tour the estate at least.”

Irene smiled.

Louise gave her eyes of condolence.

Victoria is very scary when she gets angry.

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“Sure.”

Her twin maid put her hands together and bowed her head.

Then, the space split and a gate appeared.

This is the gate to Windsor Castle.

“Magic?”

“Rather than magic, it’s authority. Only the two of us can use it.”

“… Right. She said that somehow the energy she felt was unusual.”

‘That’s right. A vampire who has been alive for over a thousand years.’

Irene was standing in front of the gate.

“Please go in.”

“Wait.”

“… ….”

She kept her smile on her face, but Damon could tell that she didn’t want to go in.

But then.

Mugwort.

Her white hand came out of her gate, and she grabbed Irene’s arm and pulled her in one breath.

Irene disappeared as if she was being sucked into the gate.

The twin maids also followed. The gate closed immediately.

Ruid said to Damon with cloudy eyes.

“Let’s go too.”

**

“Is this the northern part?”

Damon’s pupils shook when he arrived safely at Windsor Castle.

“Isn’t it big?”

“I heard it through rumors, but I never imagined it would be like this.”

That’s natural.

Even Ruid was surprised when he first possessed it.

Particularly developed roads and building styles.

It is similar to the architectural style of Europe, but the peculiarity is that the buildings are all large.

It is surprising that a city has developed to this extent in the northern part of the country, which is covered in cold snowfields.

“People’s expressions are bright. That means you are living an affluent life.”

“I am not rich. Because it’s cold, the grain doesn’t grow. But still… “

There is no crop tax in the North.

If you get a harvest from farming, it belongs entirely to the farmer.

There are other taxes, but they are small compared to other territories in the system.

“Is that realistically possible? Then, how does the Duke of Windsor manage the alternative estate? There must be overwhelmingly more places to put money than other territories.”

“Monsters are money. There are also a lot of mines in the north. Above all, there are almost no taxes for our people, and we take huge commissions for outside merchants.”

‘It’s still a surplus business though.’

The North is called the Holy Land of Merchants.

This is because things that are relatively easy to obtain in other territories are traded at very high prices in the north.

Because of that, merchants in the empire couldn’t stop going north even with taxes that took more than half.

“… Still, the problem of eating and living is not solved. I heard they spend astronomical amounts of money every year on food purchases.”

“That’s right. But not to the point of starving. As you said, we make a lot of money, and most of the time we make up for our meat with monsters.”

Damon flinched.

“Do you mean eat monsters?”

“It’s delicious. Would you like to eat?”

Ruid pointed to a nearby restaurant.

“… Don’t give up.”

“I will be in the north for 4 months, but if I don’t eat monster meat, I will have to starve.”

Ruid laughed.

“But, what should I say? … It seems that there is something other than simply what you said. It is the first time I have ever seen such a lively celestial people.”

Ruid raised the corners of her mouth, but she said coldly.

“Don’t call the people of the north ‘lower people’. If you do it one more time, I won’t forgive you.”

Damon’s red eyes stared at Ruid.

“…… I think you know roughly. The reason why people’s expressions are good.”

“?”

Louise tilted her head.

Damon looked back at Windsor Castle.

I saw a lot.

People sweeping their eyes.

Children running around.

Advanced architectural style.

Above all-

“The roads are well paved.”

“Yeah, it’s hard to sweep your eyes when the roads are messy.”

“People are big too. Is the building huge because of that?”

“Right.”

‘But why am I small… ?’

Ruid was unfair.

It’s common to see people taller than 2 meters tall even if you just watch passers-by.

“I see a lot of people riding horses. Are they knights?”

“These are people who just live. Because our territory is large.”

“I can’t believe that. How can common people own such an expensive commodity as horses?”

‘In the first place, all the northerners are commoners.’

Ruid didn’t bother to say anything.

Because Damon seemed to realize that right away.

“Worries were for nothing, I mean.”

Damon muttered in a low voice.

He smiled and put his hands in his pockets.

He seems to have adapted to the cold now.

“I feel relieved that I am leading a decent life.”

“Were you worried about that?”

“Of course. I am also a member of the imperial family. If the people who live in the rugged mountains don’t live properly, it doesn’t feel good.”

‘It’s surprising.’

Louise blinked her eyes.

“Oh, is it Gongja?”

At that time, the parents of a child passing by stopped walking.

He seemed to have managed to recognize him even though he was wearing a robe.

She crouched down in front of Louis, looked around her and said in a very low voice.

“I’m glad you’re healthy.”

“Thank you.”

“I heard you went to Jedo, did you come back?”

She seemed to ask if she was expelled as quickly as Irene was.

“It’s vacation.”

The child’s parents laughed and stood up.

“For the time being, we can see Young master sleeping on the snow again. And Gongja. Rob, it’s up a little bit.”

She pointed to her bangs.

Ruid lowered his robe with a puzzled face.

“Okay, I’ll go. Have a good day.”

“You too.”

“Leaf, you should say hello to Young master.”

“Don’t worry!”

The small child politely bowed her back.

They waved their hands brightly and disappeared.

“You are quite casual.”

“Nobles are rare here, and there is no such thing as blasphemy against nobility.”

So, the people living in the north do not suffer from ‘gap-jil’ or ‘unjust things’ that often act as clichés.

“And look over there.”

Ruid pointed somewhere.

It was a group of knights who had just returned from work.

People passing by bowed their heads in unison.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you.”

“You worked hard.”

Damon looked at Ruid and asked.

“That one?”

“Northern greetings. Originally, it was ‘Thank you for your dedication’, but I recently changed it to say it was cheesy. It is too long.”

“… It’s a rare sight. Are knights treated the most in the North?”

“Of course. Several people die every day. Someone’s parent, child, friend, lover.”

Ruid’s eyes sank deeply.

“The people you greeted with a smile yesterday may not see you tomorrow.”

Besides, this place where Windsor Castle is located, the 4th line of defense is where monsters are most powerful.

30% Of the population here were or were knights. These are people with families of knights.

“That’s why the people of the territory give the knight the utmost praise. To the point where if there is even an insult to a knight here, they will be buried in real time.”

I’ve seen it while sleeping.

A certain merchant challenged the knight of Windsor, and the tavern owner put the merchant and the mercenaries guarding the merchant upside down in an oak barrel.

It is said that the owner was a knight who worked in the 5th line of defense in the past.

“…… It would be scary if there was a war.”

“Right. Even if I gave the sword to anyone, it would be stronger than most knights of the empire?”

Ruid said with a little pride.

Then, Damon stopped walking.

He ran a trembling hand across his face.

I looked at the floor with a strange expression.

“I was a frog in the well.”

‘… What is the expression of the Joseon delegation when they first set foot on American soil?’

Damon looked so shocked.

“… Anyway, I like the North.”

Ruid looked around with a soft smile.

“To protect this place, I can do anything. Well, I wonder who would dare to touch the North.”

‘Something dangerous would happen if I said this.’

Ruid shook her head.

Oh, no way.