The Archmage’s Restaurant

# 52

Chapter.12 Hidden Faces and Desserts

“What are they doing?! These tools are worse than these bugs! “I can’t forgive the duke, the emperor, or you little bastards!”

Count Dedran screamed, still unable to regret his mistake. But even so, he was already in a desperate situation and there was no one to save him. No, the more he did that, the more angry the public became and he was pelted with stones, causing blood to flow from all over his body.

And of course, no one escorting him wanted to take care of him.

Duke Taiwuran is one of the three dukes of the empire, and although he has recently suffered a severe shock, he is still one of the most powerful figures.

“This can’t be happening! “This can’t be happening!”

As the blood flowed from the earl’s head, fire erupted in the castle. At the same time, everyone in the castle ran away.

“Aaaah!”

Screams echo from all directions.

The top of the burning Yeongju Castle. The maid and butler escaped. And the people of Count Dedran.

What was strange was that only the top of Count Dedran’s lord’s castle was burning.

It was controlled using El’s magic, and to ensure that there were no innocent victims, El used class 9 magic to explode the castle after enough people had evacuated.

Kwaaaaaaaaaa!

Due to an unknown phenomenon, Yeongju Castle cracked in all directions and began to collapse. Just like when a building is dismantled, it collapses using the explosive method.

The Yeongju Castle collapsed and disappeared in an instant.

The symbol of tyranny that stood in Deadran City has now collapsed.

Watching that scene, the people began to kneel, saying it was heaven’s will.

The sudden visit of Derriant was largely responsible for the progress of the matter to this point. I had many concerns about Count Dedran’s fate.

The most fitting end would be to be punished by the laws of the empire. But for that to happen, political power was needed.

However, thanks to Derriant’s information, I was confident that the matter would be resolved without El stepping forward.

Of course, Derivant’s visit brought another headache, but that had nothing to do with the current matter.

Anyway, El, who destroyed the lord’s castle on the Gray Mountain on the border between Deadran City and Gray City, opened his mouth to Verna next to him.

“Have you seen it? “Berna’s prison is now gone.”

Verna took in the scene and looked at Elle with an incredulous expression.

“how… This happens… .”

“It is the will of heaven. This means that we will return Verna to a truly free body. So forget everything about the past. This was done by an animal, not a human, so forget everything about what happens to your father. And now you can live freely.”

“But I…” I don’t deserve that. I am… “She is a woman who has done nothing.”

“So you’re saying you won’t take care of the Count?”

“that… no! The Count was the light of my life. The only thing he wanted from me was to be a beacon for Dierran. “I don’t know about such a grand thing like a lighthouse, but I will dedicate my whole life to the Gray family!”

“Look at that. “Aren’t you more qualified than anyone else?”

L smiled and turned around.

Verna looked at Elle blankly.

What kind of qualifications do you have?

L’s words somehow sounded like a spell of liberation. Perhaps that was why Verna began to shed tears without realizing it.

But those tears were not tears of sadness.

***

I understand that the Gray Boy accepted their claim in the capital and took Count Dedran away. I wasn’t aware of the political maneuvering that went on between them.

I just believed what El had told me, based on past connections, that Count Dedran would definitely be put on death row.

And the next day, Verna was invited to a dinner party at a restaurant. Not only Verna, but also the Great boy.

Of course, it does not reveal your identity. I was simply invited to become a regular at the restaurant on the hill.

The Gray boy had only worked as a lord’s agent for a short time. Therefore, her face is unknown, and since Verna has never appeared in front of people to begin with, her face is also unknown. The only person whose face is known in Gray City is Earl Gray, but he is still lying still.

“Mom, you have to use honorifics to everyone here. Because he didn’t reveal that he was a nobleman. “Master said that just seeing the people’s lives, hanging out with them, and feeling them firsthand is precious.”

At first, she hadn’t noticed that the ‘little’ was missing from the title the Gray boy called her. But now, every time I hear that name, my heart aches.

“so? Since it was your teacher’s invitation, of course I had to come… This mother… .”

Verna stammered because she was embarrassed to say that she was a mother, something she had never done before, but since the Dedran lord’s castle exploded and the prison called her fear exploded, she swore to gain confidence after watching that scene, so she continued speaking.

“Because I’m not good at hanging out with those people… .”

“are you okay. All you have to do is eat food. “You don’t even need to say anything.”

“so? If that’s the case, it doesn’t matter… .”

Verna looked around again.

“Hey El! “What on earth are you giving me today?”

“It’s a dessert dinner.”

“What dessert?”

Knoll’s face distorted.

“Did you call us all here to eat something like that?”

“Oh my honey? What’s wrong with dessert? “Where is such a great guy?”

“what? How could that be! When it comes to dinner, it’s meat! meat. Hang on. I have to go to the store and get some delicious parts. “How can you only eat dessert?”

“Hehehe, my wife wants to get hitched. How do you feel, everyone?”

Verna looked at the bickering couple. It felt like fighting, but it felt so natural. Is this a real couple? Verna had that thought.

For her, who rarely remembers seeing a married couple from the sidelines, Knoll and Raine were simply amazing and envious.

“Well, Laine, you’re right. I don’t know anything else, but I can’t agree with you about the dessert. It’s a revolution! It’s L’s revolution. It’s definitely a revolution for an elf like me who can’t eat meat!”

Another person next to me. person?

Verna flinched in surprise again. Because of their pointy ears, I understood that they were elves, something I had only seen in books, but since I was experiencing so many things for the first time, I felt like my brain couldn’t keep up.

“That Dieran… “You’re an elf, right?”

“that’s right. mother. I’ve seen this person a few times… .”

“okay?”

It was truly beautiful, Verna thought. A couple who looks natural with an elf. And myself sitting close to my son.

Everything was like a dream in reality.

To the point where I wonder if I can dream this dream again.

“Here we are.”

El presented everyone with strawberry tarts made with strawberries she had obtained from far away. A true king of sweet and sour. And strawberry shaved ice was also presented in front of him.

Verna almost lost her eyes when she saw that.

What a dessert with such beautiful colors. Plus, the strawberry shaved ice seemed to sparkle.

Knoll angrily scooped up a large bowl of shaved ice and put it in his mouth.

“Aaaah!”

Then I held my head as I felt a sharp pain in my brain.

“what’s this! Ugh, that’s ding… !”

“Oh, you shouldn’t eat that all at once. It’s cold. “You should eat a little bit of it with strawberries like Elena over there, right?”

“Yumma! “You have to say that first!”

“Iknow, right?”

When El laughed, Reine and Elena laughed along. The Gray boy carefully scooped up the strawberry shaved ice, thinking that he shouldn’t end up like that. Sweet. Sweet and sour. And cold. It was so cool.

It feels like my heart is being blown open.

It was the same for Berna.

this is.

This kind of dessert.

And without realizing it, tears flowed again.

She even decided to commit suicide.

No, he was the one who actually chose death.

Of course, his happiness was over. Because Count Gray is still lying down. But time spent with Dieran, another sun. And this moment when I feel alive again.

Verna was once again worried about whether she deserved to enjoy a life like this. She was afraid that the seeds of unhappiness would come again from somewhere. I just felt hesitant and anxious.

“You deserve it and you deserve to be happier. “Don’t make that face. I’ll bring you some dessert, so you can eat it with the Count.”

Verna was startled and flinched. This strange man must have read his thoughts, because he always spoke as if he had seen into his inner thoughts.

But it was true that every time that happened, I felt at ease. I nod my head, thinking that I really hope so.

***

After returning from dinner, Verna went straight to the bedroom where the Count was lying. And then he took the count’s hand. I put a strawberry tart in his mouth.

Although it is in a dazed state, even though its brain is injured, it still has the survival instinct of an animal, so it chews when food comes in.

Seeing that, Verna began to sob.

“you… You know what? I had so much fun today. Just me… No, Dieran was there too, so I wasn’t alone. Still, how I wish you were together. But it worked out. Dieran has a great person as his teacher. So your son… You can’t go wrong. Rest assured. I also… No matter what happens, I will take care of you and Dieran. “I have been a member of the Gray family ever since the day you first smiled at me and the day I first smiled at you.”

Verna said that and wiped away her tears. And then he began to comb the count’s tangled hair. With all my sincerity, one by one.

Verna stared straight at Count Gray. With a face full of great determination.

Because I stood upright and opened my mouth to that fearful father.

“to you… Dare I say it? I wanted to tell you when you could understand. But I feel fortunate to be able to talk about it now. If I had hung myself that day, I wouldn’t have been able to take care of you like this. therefore… ! Moreover, there are people who told me that I am qualified, so I will try to be more courageous. “You must listen.”

Verna knelt down and looked up at the Count, holding his hand. My hands were shaking slightly. However, when the warmth came from the Count’s hand, he opened his closed mouth and let out a confession.

“Your wife, Great Verna… I love my husband, Great Lyden, with all my heart. “I really love you.”

Tears flowed from Verna’s eyes again. And yet, she continued to say those words that she had not been able to say for 10 years. I kept saying the words, “I love you,” out of my mouth.