ARCHDEUS

LESE NOBLESSE(4)

After finishing watching the theatrical, Alex was about to return to the mansion.

It was night and the horse-drawn carriages of the visitors had used the lanterns as lights. Some chariots belonging to the rich like the nobles used magic lanterns filled by tier 1 magic [Continual Light] while the middle class people only used ordinary lanterns as a source of light.

Alex was currently walking while carrying two boys in his arms. Both Merry and Alven fell asleep during the event.

Alex who was about to exit the opera room stopped because Merry suddenly woke up.

"What's up, honey? Why are you awake?"

"Dad, Merry wants to pee."

"ah! Wait a minute, honey."

Alex swiftly searched the opera staff to inquire about the restroom.

The staff leads Alex to a restroom used exclusively for women.

"Son, let's go down."

Alex was about to take Merry down but the girl grabbed Alex's shirt.

"Dad, accompany Merry" said Merry expectantly.

For a long time he and his father had no time together like this. Her father has always been busy lately so somehow Merry became a little selfish and wanted to continue being a spoiled child in front of Alex.

While Alex had no idea why Merry had suddenly become spoiled like this. But seeing his son's face, Alex could only sigh.

He looked to the right and left, then peered into the public toilet in front of him. Making sure no one was around, Alex ended up going in with the two boys he still held in his arms

"Alright, Merry get down first."

Merry sits in a typical WC of Midgard civilization that is lined up straight without a partition with each other.

Alex with Alven still sleeping in his arms is currently waiting while watching Merry urinate.

Suddenly the door opened from outside.

"Damn, I'm claustrophobic!"

Shirley suddenly ran in just like that not even she saw Alex who was just standing around her.

Shirley then sat on top of the toilet and began to urinate.

"Ahh .. leganya."

He had been holding her off during the drama show. That's why when he pulled it out, the sound of the water flow was like a giant reservoir leaking.

When he was done and about to leave, he saw Alex staring right in front of him.

The two of them just kept quiet while looking at each other.

"...."

Before the end ....

"Yeah!! Bawdy!?"

People accidentally passed in front of the toilet shocked as suddenly a loud shout sounded from inside the toilet.

Before long, a jakun man carrying two boys in his arms came out of the toilet.

Meanwhile, a red-haired woman caught up with him while continuously nagging and accusing the man of being a pervert.

Shirley's voice was so loud and loud that many interested people immediately gathered to see the show.

"Basic perverted man! What are you doing in the ladies' room!?"

Alex did not answer Shirley's rant. He dropped off the two boys he was hugging.

Alven who had awoken from hearing Shirley's cry stood in front of Alex as if protecting his father.

"I was just accompanying my son to pee" Alex said calmly.

"That's right! You are! You must have deliberately walked in there to peek at me right?!" shouts Shirley.

"Huh .. shit, how could I be stuck in a situation like this" Alex murmured.

While Alex is still silent on Shirley's accusations, the two boys who have always been with Alex can no longer remain silent after hearing all the evil things that the woman said to their father.

"Dad ain't that guy!" shout Merry.

"Dad is not the person you say he is!" said Alven anyway.

"Look! Now her children also dared to fight against a more mature person!" shirley's Scratch.

You are only 15 years old, Alex thought.

"Go ugly aunt, don't bother dad anymore" Merry said.

"Sugly aunt!?"

Shirley walked over to Merry as if to catch him.

Merry quickly hides behind Alex.

"What are you doing?!"

Alex stops Shirley from arresting Merry

"So get away, get away from me!"

Shirley tried to take off Alex's hand that wanted to hold her back.

"Don't move!" yell Alven.

"Alven don't do it!" yell Alex.

While still holding Shirley, Alex realizes Alven will use his magic to attack Shirley. That's why he quickly banned Alven if it wouldn't cause new problems.

Alven and Merry are shocked by Alex's voice. This was the first time their father was angry with them.

Shirley had no idea that she had just been spared from trouble thanks to Alex. He was still trying to escape Alex's grip.

"I said step aside!"

*Plak!

Shirley gave a pretty harsh slap to Alex.

"Wow!"

The audience was shocked and amazed. No one disbanded the two men. This was the first time they had seen two nobles fighting openly. Better just enjoy the show.

But what they saw next was beyond everyone's expectations.

This time a much louder slap was heard.

But it wasn't Shirley who did it but Alex.

Alex just slapped Shirley to make her fall.

Everyone was shocked to see this happen.

It was the first time they had seen a noble man full of etiquette commit a savage act of physical violence against a noble lady.

"Alex what are you doing!"

Suddenly an angry voice from Harol sounded.

Harol and Clara along with the nobles appeared shortly after the incident just now happened.

They heard from one of the staff that two nobles were fighting. The staff was afraid of divorcing the nobleman so he asked for help from other nobles.

So when Harol and the others arrived, what they saw was very embarrassing.

The count's eldest son had just slapped the niece of one of the count's wives.

"Hiks .. hiks ...."

Shirley who saw the count and his father coming immediately cried.

Liana hugged Shirley and helped her up.

"Alex, this is unforgivable."

"Stop! What are you going to do to my son!?"

Harol was about to head over to Alex and teach him a lesson. But Clara held him back while shouting furiously.

"Didn't you see he just hit my niece?!"

This time it was Liana who could not hold back her emotions.

"There must be a reason, Alex wouldn't do that without a reason" said Clara.

Both Harol, Clara, and Liana are now fighting each other by raising their voices. They don't seem to care about the people who see them in public.

"Master Count and the Madam, please stop. The three of you are the great nobles. Please take care of your attitude."

This time speaking was the eldest son of the Duke of Sandwealth, Franz Maximilian Sandwealth. He followed the group of count who moved here after hearing that there was a riot between nobles that occurred . It was unexpected that he had to see the family quarrel in public.

"What Eldest Young Master Sandwealth said is true, my Lord. Let my Lord and the Madam maintain the attitude" Regis said

Regis and Clotildy who also came after hearing their friend had a fight with a woman.

Now so many nobles are gathered. Even the Count of Yorksall who originally came to attend Alex's celebration as a baron held in Fertiphile also did not escape to see all the excitement that existed.

"I suggest that we hear the reasons for the actions of the Baron of Alexandreia first before judging something we don't see fully" Clotildy said.

Everyone agrees with Clotildy.

They waited for Alex's explanation.

"He wanted to beat my daughter and then slap me for blocking her. So I slapped him" Alex said calmly.

"Hiks .. hiks ... Lying! I didn't slap his daughter! She was in the ladies' room and wanted to peek at me!"

Despite still crying, Shirley denied Alex's words.

"I didn't peek at him. I'm accompanying my daughter who wants to pee."

"Daddy's words are right! Father accompanied Merry. It's not Dad's fault!"

Merry hugged Alex's pants tightly while crying.

Merry's cry made everyone who had been angry with Alex feel guilty.

The condition seems to be reversed. This time it was as if Shirley was the wrong person. Quickly, Liana tries to turn things around by keeping Alex on.

"Even so, still slapping a woman is unjustified! We never taught you such barbaric behavior!"

This time it was Liana who denied Alex's words. He still hugged Shirley and looked at Alex with a hateful look.

"The Countess' words were correct, As a parent of Shirley, I and representing the Lord Viscount of Alchera expressed reservations over what happened to Shirley."

Shirley's father and brother from Liana spoke before everyone especially to Harol. Viscount Alchera, Shirley's grandfather, nodded in agreement with his son's words.

"Preferably the Ladies and gentlemen do not muddle the atmosphere. What happened is clear. It's just a misunderstanding. And Miss Alchera was so impulsive that she dared to raise her hand in front of a baron!"

Regis realizes the actions of Liana and the Alchera family who want to bring down Alex. He also intervened to defend his friend.

"Governor Morhust's words were the right thing. Miss Alchera has just lashed a blow to a Patriarch of the Noble Family who is a member of our Alliance, I as the Heir of Otilia object to the barbaric actions committed by Miss Alchera who has dropped the dignity and dignity of the Baron of Alexandreia" said Clotildy.

Unlike Regis who knows of the internal quarrels in the Fertiphile family, Clotildy does not know with Liana's ambition that wants to bring down Alex as the heir to the Fertiphile Family. Nevertheless, he can feel the displeasure of the countess and the Alchera Family to Alex. So just like Regis, he defended Alex.

The alignment of the two heirs of the two great county lords, Morhust and Otilia, must have surprised everyone. The situation is not good especially with the support of Regis and Otilia coupled with the underlying reason for the non-acceptance of both of Shirley's actions to Alex that is the status of Alex who is a baron.

Although the baron was a low noble status, it was still a title held by a noble dynastic family head who had a say in the House of Lords.

So even though Shirley was the son of a viscount, she could not afford to have Alex who was in fact a noble Family Head and owner of peerage[1] peerage noble title.

But not to get here. The Count of Yorksall unexpectedly also defended Alex.

"Baron of Alexandreia is the savior of my territory. He was a great orator in parliament. Of course the unwarranted accusation given to him by a still-labile daughter was something to be ashamed of. Although I am not his parents but since losing all the heirs and descendants I have, I have considered the Baron of Alexandreia as my own son."

"!!"

This surprised everyone. It is true, all the Count of Yorksall's children had died in the feudal war against Canadia. But the remarks Yorksall just said were like a declaration that he had just set Alex as his adopted son by making himself a godfather to Alex.

Everyone including Liana, the Viscount of Alchera, even until Harol was speechless with all of this.

Three important people representing the three counties in the Sandwealth Coalition have just expressed their support for Alex.

Not only Harol, even Franz was shocked as well.

He had gathered the people who were on his side. Really, this fellow is extremely potential as the successor of the Count. I better leave a good impression on him.

"Master Count, I also agree with the words of the Count of Yorksall, Governor Morhust, and Young Miss Otilia. The actions of Miss Alchera who attacked the Baron of Alexandreia as well as being the successor of my Lord is something unacceptable. I suggest taking the case to the court of nobility on lese noblesse's charge."

"!!"

Harol did not refuse or agree.  He could see fear in Liana's eyes and in the eyes of the entire Alchera family. But none of them dared to argue especially seeing the pressure of the four great men representing the four great regions clearly expressed their support for Alex.

Harol never thought, it turns out his son has the talent to make great people take his side.

Note:

peerage[1]: a legal system that is historically composed of several titles of nobility (usually hereditary). For example the hierarchy of European nobility (from low to high): baron > viscount > count > marquess > duke > king