“Then I will go back and learn more about the Cabellian clan. It’s been a long time since I heard my grandfather’s voice, so I’m motivated.”
‘Chuckle.’
”... don’t say anything weird when you return.”
Mulliman smirked, and Noel laughed briefly and averted his gaze. Mulliman looked at Noel happily.
You’ve definitely gotten a lot softer.
The first time he saw him was in a back alley in a village in Bukji.
Mulliman, who was travelling around the continent to accumulate knowledge, accidentally found Noel and at once recognised that he was no ordinary child.
Mulliman did him a favour by handing out warm food and clothes while in town, but he was not fond of the people he met while travelling the continent as he was Noel.
He felt he wanted to take him with him, but he had no choice but to leave Noel in the village because the young child would not handle the gruelling trek.
And after a long time, he met Noel again, under very different circumstances. He wore clothes made of high-quality fabrics and had a will of determination despite the harsh environment, and although he had gained weight, he was withered of emotion.
It was like a doll’s eyes without anything in it.
Mulliman couldn’t afford to ask him what had happened in the meantime. Rather, he felt it was his fault for not saving him at that time, and he felt guilty.
Mulliman, from that day, did everything he could for Noel and the Ram mercenaries. Of course, Noel refused, but Mulliman wanted to atone for his guilt.
In that way, Noel and Mulliman became closer and closer, and to Mulliman, who had no family, Noel became like a grandson.
Therefore, he wanted to make everything Noel wanted.
And he also wanted to help Irene as much as possible, who had melted the young man’s frozen heart. Perhaps Noel also felt his feelings for the two of them, but he merely grunted awkwardly.
He was just like a child.
“Then we’ll take our leave. Your wife will be alone, so hurry up and go,” Mulliman smiled kindly.
“I will see you then.”
“Yes. Go quickly. Ryun, let’s go.”
“Ah, Master, let’s leave together!”
Mulliman turned and got on the carriage, and the wheel hurriedly followed behind him. Soon the carriage with the two of them moved away, and Noel headed for Irene’s room. As he walked, his expression was serious.
It’s the Cabellian clan... So the former empress is from the Cabellian clan? Indeed, it is consistent with the contents of the diary. In that case, Irene...
A question arose as he listened to Mulliman’s story. If Irene’s bizarre experience was the ability passed down in the Cabellian clan, what was the relationship between the former empress and Irene?
According to what was written in the diary, the Cabellian clan had been exterminated, leaving only the former empress behind. Mulliman also said that the clan was annihilated, so there was no lie in that information.
Then, a question naturally arose.
What is the relationship between the former Empress and Irene?
-The former empress who was pregnant in the diary, and Irene, who wielded similar abilities to the disappeared Cabellian clan.
...The former empress’s daughter.
His steps stilled. With the door in front of him, Noel could not easily enter the room.
If Irene is the daughter of her former empress, it also explains the behaviour of Count Chase, who maltreated her.
Because she wasn’t his own child, she was a bastard he had to take in. ‘Clench.’
He tightened his fists. But soon, he loosened his gripe, knocked, and entered the room.
“…Irene?”
Noel entered the room and looked at Irene standing in the middle of the room, surprise on his face. He thought she was sleeping, but contrary to his expectations, she was awake.
“Oh, Noel.…”
Irene saw Noel and also hesitated for a moment. She then quietly approached him.
“Is Sir Mulliman gone?”
”...Yes.”
“I should have seen him off too….”
“It’s fine. Aren’t you supposed to be sleeping?”
“Oh, that’s...”
At Noel’s question, Irene wiggled her fingers; her expression was awkward.
“Sorry. There was something I wanted to check….”
Noel’s gaze turned to the diary placed on top of her drawer behind her. That alone allowed Noel to know what she was trying to confirm. Ah.
So it seemed, it was just the same as himself.
“... I see. Did you get an answer?”
But Noel didn’t ask for what exactly she was searching.
In response to his quietly audible question, Irene nodded.
“Yes....”
After answering, Irene bit her lips. She tried hard not to show, but now her mind was perplexed.
What do I do? Should I tell Noel?
How could she explain she was the hidden daughter of the former imperial house and that she had just finished making a contract with the Wind Spirit? She wanted to know more about the death of her parents.