I decided to head to the dungeon.
I knew the location.
But there was one person who stood in my way.
Sophia. She was following me.
"Where are you going, Master Elias? And what do you mean by 'statu oupun'?"
Oh, shit, she heard me.
She looked at me like I was a complete idiot.
"No, I mean, I was wondering if maybe I could go out there and kill some monsters. Is that all right?"
"What's the matter, Master Elias? You usually lead a lazy life where you just eat and sleep, but all of a sudden ......"
Elias von Dietrich was a lazy noble.
Even though he was a bastard, he definitely had the blood of Leon von Dietrich.
He grew up spoiled by his surrounding.
He lived separately from his father Leon von Dietrich, his main wife, and their children, who resided in the main estate, but he shared meals with them and had access to the main house whenever he wanted to enter.
Maybe I probably shouldn't have told Sophia the truth.
But I decided to be honest with her.
"Sophie, please hear me out. I want to be strong. I want you to allow me to leave without saying a word."
"I knew that one day you would come to that, Master Elias. You have Leon's blood in your veins, ...... but it doesn't have to be now. You are only seven years old".
'Age does not matter. I want to be strong now. No one can change my mind about this."
If so, at least let me accompany . You know that I am not only a maid, but also a "bodyguard for you, right?"
"Yes, I know that you are protecting me according to my father's order. If something happens to me, Sophie will be in trouble."
"If that is the case, will you change your mind ? Won't yo just go back leading a lazy life, ?:
"I'm sorry, but .. I don't want to go back to my old lifestyle. I hate it. Besides, I can't put you in danger".
"
What are you talking about? I don't mean to be rude, but I am much stronger than you. I will cut down anyone who attempts to hurt you, Master Elias."
"Sophie, that is no good. I will never be able to get stronger like that ".
"It is fine. It's everything is here. Money, good food, clean clothes, a big house, a safe life. What's wrong with that?"
"That's what I hate. I don't want to have such freedom. I need to get it with my own two hands".
'I am not saying this because I want to be loved. Master Elias is the center of my life. Please, don't leave!"
'I'm sorry, Sophie. I'm leaving. I can't stop the urge inside me to become stronger."
What a lucky man I am!
To have someone who cares about such a lazy and useless person as me .
Sophia stood in front of me with her arms outstretched.
"Sophia, please allow Elias to go".
Then a voice calls out to me from the side.
It's my father, Leon von Dietrich.
"What are you doing here?"
Why is he here? It is unusual for my father to be in the annex, or rather, it must be the first time he is there.
"'Master Leon, ......."
'Sophia, thank you for your worry about Elias. I am glad to have a maiden like you here. Don't worry, Elias will come back safe and sound. If anything happens to him, it won't affect your situation. Rest assured."
"But ......"
Sophia still hesitated, even though Father had given his permission.
I simply wondered why he had allowed it, so I asked him the reason for it.
"I am the only heir to the Dietrich family. If I die, there will be no heir to the Dietrich family, even though I am a bastard."
"What are you talking about? You said you will go, didn't you? What's the matter ? Or you want to tel me that you changed your mind ?"
"No!"
He said in a very strict tone .
He was strict as if he was a different person from the one when he was speaking to Sophia in a gentle manner.
But he was right.
I had said that I was going to be strong and then made an unfortunate comment right before the meeting.
It was my fault completely.
"I am sorry, Father. I was naive in my thinking. Please pretend you didn't hear that."
"Very well. I will forgive you just once."
"Thank you very much. Then, I shall be on my way."
Sophia, who had been standing in front of me a moment ago, moved to the side.
With a worried Sophia and a strict look in my father's eyes at my back, I moved forward.
I decided to head to the dungeon.
I knew the location.
But there was one person who stood in my way.
Sophia. She was following me.
"Where are you going, Master Elias? And what do you mean by 'statu oupun'?"
Oh, shit, she heard me.
She looked at me like I was a complete idiot.
"No, I mean, I was wondering if maybe I could go out there and kill some monsters. Is that all right?"
"What's the matter, Master Elias? You usually lead a lazy life where you just eat and sleep, but all of a sudden ......"
Elias von Dietrich was a lazy noble.
Even though he was a bastard, he definitely had the blood of Leon von Dietrich.
He grew up spoiled by his surrounding.
He lived separately from his father Leon von Dietrich, his main wife, and their children, who resided in the main estate, but he shared meals with them and had access to the main house whenever he wanted to enter.
Maybe I probably shouldn't have told Sophia the truth.
But I decided to be honest with her.
"Sophie, please hear me out. I want to be strong. I want you to allow me to leave without saying a word."
"I knew that one day you would come to that, Master Elias. You have Leon's blood in your veins, ...... but it doesn't have to be now. You are only seven years old".
'Age does not matter. I want to be strong now. No one can change my mind about this."
If so, at least let me accompany . You know that I am not only a maid, but also a "bodyguard for you, right?"
"Yes, I know that you are protecting me according to my father's order. If something happens to me, Sophie will be in trouble."
"If that is the case, will you change your mind ? Won't yo just go back leading a lazy life, ?:
"I'm sorry, but .. I don't want to go back to my old lifestyle. I hate it. Besides, I can't put you in danger".
"
What are you talking about? I don't mean to be rude, but I am much stronger than you. I will cut down anyone who attempts to hurt you, Master Elias."
"Sophie, that is no good. I will never be able to get stronger like that ".
"It is fine. It's everything is here. Money, good food, clean clothes, a big house, a safe life. What's wrong with that?"
"That's what I hate. I don't want to have such freedom. I need to get it with my own two hands".
'I am not saying this because I want to be loved. Master Elias is the center of my life. Please, don't leave!"
'I'm sorry, Sophie. I'm leaving. I can't stop the urge inside me to become stronger."
What a lucky man I am!
To have someone who cares about such a lazy and useless person as me .
Sophia stood in front of me with her arms outstretched.
"Sophia, please allow Elias to go".
Then a voice calls out to me from the side.
It's my father, Leon von Dietrich.
"What are you doing here?"
Why is he here? It is unusual for my father to be in the annex, or rather, it must be the first time he is there.
"'Master Leon, ......."
'Sophia, thank you for your worry about Elias. I am glad to have a maiden like you here. Don't worry, Elias will come back safe and sound. If anything happens to him, it won't affect your situation. Rest assured."
"But ......"
Sophia still hesitated, even though Father had given his permission.
I simply wondered why he had allowed it, so I asked him the reason for it.
"I am the only heir to the Dietrich family. If I die, there will be no heir to the Dietrich family, even though I am a bastard."
"What are you talking about? You said you will go, didn't you? What's the matter ? Or you want to tel me that you changed your mind ?"
"No!"
He said in a very strict tone .
He was strict as if he was a different person from the one when he was speaking to Sophia in a gentle manner.
But he was right.
I had said that I was going to be strong and then made an unfortunate comment right before the meeting.
It was my fault completely.
"I am sorry, Father. I was naive in my thinking. Please pretend you didn't hear that."
"Very well. I will forgive you just once."
"Thank you very much. Then, I shall be on my way."
Sophia, who had been standing in front of me a moment ago, moved to the side.
With a worried Sophia and a strict look in my father's eyes at my back, I moved forward.
