75 - The Bride of the Great Lord is a Warrior from Hell
Grand Duke's Bride is a Warrior of Hell 75
Marquis Reine's seal.
Alisha didn't fully understand why her father had entrusted it to her.
Valdemar Rein wasn't a flawless marquis, but he was skilled at wielding power.
He was a Head of the family who made ruthless choices for the sake of the family.
That's why he acknowledged the family's rapidly changing situation in the first timeline and designated Harry as his successor.
And this time, he passed the choice on to Alisha.
It was a moment of choice again.
Alisha found it difficult to escape her bewildered grief, but she couldn't afford to wallow in it.
She had to choose and take responsibility for her decisions.
She had to fight and jump into the fray to claim her share.
The carriage carrying the Reine family stopped in front of the main house.
Harry was the first to get out and take care of the Marquis Reine, followed by Felix.
With Felix's help, Alisha got out of the carriage.
The servants who had come to greet the Reine family in front of the mansion bowed their heads in unison.
But they couldn't bring themselves to utter words welcoming the new marquis.
They only showed their respect for the Baronet with gestures.
Following the Marquis Reine, Felix headed into the mansion.
"Felix."
Alisha called out to Felix, who was walking through the servants.
Felix turned his gaze at the call, wondering if something was wrong.
Alisha paid her respects to Felix as the Marquis.
"I greet Marquis Reine. May Your Excellency lead the territory well."
Felix, who had been watching Alisha with a surprised expression as she paid her respects, took a step closer and said,
"Alisha, get up. Don't stand on ceremony like this between family."
His face, flustered by the formal etiquette, seemed too kind to be the head of the Marquis family.
So he seemed weak at first glance.
But he wasn't just indiscriminately kind.
"As you command."
Alisha handed Felix the velvet pouch containing the key to the Head of the family's office and leisurely paid her respects.
Watching Felix's troubled face, Alisha decided to trust her choice.
She wouldn't regret her choice.
However…
Harry, who had been attending to the Marquis Reine, approached Alisha and paid his respects to Felix.
"I greet Marquis Reine."
There was a relaxed air about Harry's face as he paid his respects.
On the other hand, Felix was disgusted by being revered by his brothers.
"Stop it, you guys. You are…"
All the servants of the Marquis family paid their respects to him.
"I greet Marquis Reine. May Your Excellency lead the territory well."
With the elegant words welcoming the new marquis, responsibility was added to Felix's face.
Alisha liked that face.
Only those who knew their duty could rise to a position where they could make decisions.
Alisha knew one more person like that.
That's why she didn't regret her choice, but she felt sorry.
She felt even more sorry because she knew that he knew the gravity of his duty and tried to fulfill his responsibilities while suffering from tremendous pressure.
"…Alisha."
Harry awkwardly looked at the crying face across the tea table.
"I'm sorry."
Alisha whispered an apology and cried like a sad child.
"What are you sorry for?"
Harry was flustered.
He felt sorry for his crying sister, and it was difficult and troublesome.
He felt pathetic that he couldn't even comfort his crying sister.
Alisha stubbornly refused the hands and warm words that were trying to comfort her crying.
And she kept crying.
She just cried because she was sorry and sorry.
"I'm sorry, Harry. I'm so sorry…"
Alisha felt sorry and afraid that she had completely erased a certain possibility in one person's life.
The more she felt fear, the greater her regret grew.
"What do you have to be sorry for?"
Harry was puzzled by Alisha's endless apologies.
It was a natural procedure for the Baronet to become the marquis.
The Baronet sometimes failed to inherit the marquis title.
So perhaps Alisha, not Felix, would inherit the marquis title.
The Baronet was an important position, but if support for the two was similar, the one who was directly designated as the successor by the marquis had more legitimacy.
But from Harry's point of view, he had nothing to do with the marquis.
He had recently become much closer to his father psychologically, and although he had become more intimate than before, the successor had nothing to do with him.
Harry liked doing small things by his father's side and establishing himself as a member of the family, but he placed more meaning on getting closer to his father and experiencing various people in Baden.
Seeing Alisha sincerely apologizing, only one thing became clear.
Alisha could have become the marquis herself.
Harry had been carefully watching Alisha, who had completely changed in the past year.
It was also a topic he often discussed with his father.
Harry liked Alisha, who had come to say what she had to say, but he also liked Alisha from a few years ago, who was shy.
Even then, Alisha had different thoughts and perspectives, even if she didn't say it.
He wondered if it was just a difference between expressing it or not.
Looking at it now, Alisha, who clearly expressed her intentions, had grown much more than in the past.
There was a strange conviction in Alisha's actions.
"I have a favor to ask."
Alisha said, barely suppressing her tears.
"I have a favor to ask too. Let's stop crying soon. I'll do whatever you tell me to do if you stop crying."
"Go to Galla."
Alisha carefully wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Galla?"
Harry looked at Alisha's wet handkerchief and took out his own handkerchief and handed it to her.
Alisha took Harry's handkerchief and wiped away the remaining tears.
"I appoint Harry Molston Reine as the agent of Baronet Galla."
Harry had a bewildered expression, but his head was reacting quickly.
Galla was under the authority of Count Juma.
"I'll send you the title certificate and seal when you arrive in Galla."
Giving the title certificate and seal meant that she wasn't just entrusting him with the agency.
First, she would put him forward as an agent, and then give Harry the baronet title.
"Oh, okay."
Harry was dazed as to what he was hearing.
He doubted whether he had heard correctly.
"Juma peaches are delicious, Harry."
Alisha said nonchalantly, having wiped away her tears.
"Is there anything else you want to say to me, Alisha?"
After talking to Alisha last time, Harry also looked up various information.
Juma was a key point in the central region.
On the surface, Juma was stable.
"How about becoming a faithful person in a new place? Be a kind person who helps people in need. Take your umbrella with you, be polite, and be nice."
Alisha said in a calm voice, with no coherence.
"I will."
Harry became a kind older brother and nodded his head wildly.
He repeatedly promised to follow her faithfully without breaking any of them.
Harry, who seemed like he would follow anything Alisha said, hesitated a little and said,
"I'll leave for Galla in a month. I'm going to help Felix until the family stabilizes for a while. Is that okay?"
"Of course, it's okay. You have to find out who Reine's enemies are."
Harry immediately understood Alisha's words.
The reason he was staying in the Marquis family a little longer was different, but he also had doubts about his father's fall from his horse.
Alisha was convinced that the Marquis Reine's fall from his horse was not a simple accident.
Enemy.
Harry moved only his lips without making a sound.
"The fall from the horse was not a simple accident."
Alisha doubted the attitude she had changed.
The past and the present have changed.
Something changed because of her, and her father died.
"We must repay the attacks sent by the enemy."
Deeply sunken purple eyes coldly stared out the window where the sunlight was shining.
"The Reine Marquis family has its own laws. Head of the family, you have the right to make decisions with the late Marquis Reine? She should pass the position on to the new Marquis Reine and spend a peaceful life."
"Excellent opinion, Baron Duns. As you know, Baron, I suddenly became the marquis. Therefore, since I am still unmarried, I have decided to ask my mother to take care of the affairs in the mansion until I get married. I thought I would be the Baronet for another 10 years, and you all thought so too. Marriage should be taken seriously, so let's deal with urgent matters first and talk about it. I believe that no one will talk about marriage against my will. I am not worried because there are people who have the ability to answer me whenever I ask for their opinion. "
"Haha, the Head of the family's words are excellent."
"Still, marriage is one day... I'm sorry."
"Please consult with my mother about this matter for the time being. Shall we move on to the next one?"
"Lady Alisha is scheduled to marry a member of the imperial family. I am worried that the Lady is a participant in the Reine descendants' Small Council. Head of the family, shouldn't you prepare for the future?"
"Lord Elgin. Stop the rude words. Alisha is not married yet. Even after marriage, she is a party that needs consultation because of the relationship between Reine, Apel, and Echeveria. Of course, even if Echeveria didn't exist, even if she was married, Alisha is qualified to attend the Small Council. I don't like it when you talk about my family as if they were spies sent by the imperial family. How is the person in charge of protecting Echeveria's agent and mediating between the agent and the count? Should Harry and I continue to hold both positions?"
"I didn't think of the Lady as a spy! These days, young people don't know the importance of family. Head of the family, please calm down."
"We are doing our best to find the right person."
"Um, but Head of the family. Grand Duke Tessen is leading the cavalry from Baden to Reine. The reason is to congratulate the new Reine Head of the family, but he is a member of the imperial family, so he is leading the cavalry. It is a disregard for the North."
"Ah, that's right. Lord Alloa. Thank you for bringing it up first. Since a member of the imperial family, the Grand Duke of Tessen, and a guest who is a family fiancé are coming, we must prepare a banquet with formality even in the midst of difficulties. I have always just gone out and greeted you when you prepared it, so I don't know much about this. Lord Alloa, please recommend someone to decorate the banquet. The period is tight, so I would like you to quickly select a good person and let me know. Is it possible by this evening? If you have nothing more to say, let's stop here today. Go do your own thing."
Felix Lane's face resembled Valdemar Rein as if he had been copied.
But the new Head of the family and the former Head of the family were completely different.
Compared to Valdemar, who had a sharp and strong impression, Felix was strict in observing formalities and was stiff, but he was calm and could not hide the freshness of youth.
He directly expressed what he didn't know and revealed his difficulties.
He listened to all the words of his vassals until the end and then expressed his opinion.
He smiled slightly and expressed his gratitude when expressing his gratitude.
The new Head of the family's first impression was that he was a gentle and polite young man.
Even when he was the Baronet, Felix got along well with the family.
He did not act as autocratic as the previous Head of the family just because he became the marquis.
It was positive that he listened to other people's words.
It was like that for a day, two days, and three days.
But after five, six, and seven days, I thought something was wrong.