The Villain Changed the Ending

028 Diplomat Martin GET

*****[Oscar, the main character]*****

The ex-diplomat Benno brought was a good-looking guy.

He greeted me politely when he saw me, and then suddenly made an expression thinking of the distant past.

“I met the dame… I met the duke’s mother. She was a very beautiful woman. Seeing the duke makes me feel like I’m repeating that day.”

The former diplomat said that and smiled.

Perhaps this man had met his mother as a young girl.

The eyes looking at me felt as if I was groping for the image of a child in my memory.

It’s kind of strange to see another person’s face in one person’s face.

“…”

They say I resemble my beautiful mother.

When I looked in the mirror, I could see the corner that resembled my father, of course.

But at the same time, it also means that he resembles his grandfather.

Because it’s a bloodline that leads to one.

So most of the people who see me say that I resemble my mother a lot, and that I resemble my grandfather.

However, if I look closely at every nook and cranny, I can see parts that only resemble my father in the lines of the face, the fingers, and the very small part of the mouth.

Thinking about it made me feel a little strange.

If they are simply related by blood, they cannot be called parents.

My parents, connected by blood, from my previous life abandoned me, and even if I met them somewhere, I have no way of knowing if they were my parents.

Even if the blood flowing in your body seems to be part of it, it doesn’t mean that it flashes and tells you that ‘you guys are of the same blood’.

Just as stones rolling on the side of the road or clouds floating in the sky have no meaning even if they look the same, the blood flowing in the body is just a red liquid that both humans and animals have.

Family is made of relationships, not blood.

So, when I hear that I look alike, I often feel like my thoughts are denied.

“…”

Well, though, I’m honestly happy to say that I resemble my mother.

But when I hear that, it also reminds me that my father is attached to a part of me.

It was a really strange feeling, not knowing if I was happy or depressed.

I don’t really like my father who makes my mother unhappy, and when I think of my mother who will find a father figure in me, I get angry with him for some reason.

‘It’s not his fault that I resemble my father.’

I offered a seat to a former diplomat.

Unlike Earth, this world does not regard the bedroom as only a personal space.

Sometimes, it becomes a room to show family or one’s prestige.

The guest room in the palace where he was staying now was a typical such space.

Long wooden poles were attached to the top of the bed, and curtains woven with colorful patterns hung down, and carpets brought in from abroad were spread on the floor of the room.

The cabinets and tables that stood against the wall were decorated with ornate silver cups and kettles and delicate ornaments.

The space for entertaining guests is a little far from the bed.

As if it had been prepared for my age, an exceptionally low table and small chair were placed alongside those of adults.

When we sat down, Benno put the tea where he got it from.

The eyes of the former diplomat and Benno meet.

The smiles in their eyes seemed like they knew each other well.

“Sorry for calling you at this hour.”

At my words, the former diplomat immediately lowered his gaze to the floor.

“No, thank you, duke. I’ve been called this time to interpret and explain to the steppes, but I’ve never done my job. Because no one wants to talk to the savage steppes, nor does anyone want to know about them. “

He is said to be an interpreter for the nobility of the kingdom, not the steppe people.

On the grassland tribe side, there is another person attached.

“In the meantime, this is a message from Viscount Kruger. Would you consider it an exaggeration if I said that I shed tears of joy?”

The former diplomat smiled softly.

He said his name was Martin.

However, the family name was not disclosed.

In this country, the nobility mentions the family name first and then adds who they are.

That was a proper greeting.

‘He said he was a diplomat, so it’s not like he doesn’t know how to write, is he a commoner?’

It’s a strange thing.

Even if he was in charge of the grassland tribes, if he was a diplomat, he would not have been a commoner.

It is not that there are no commoners in the kingdom management, but it is very rare, and most of the diplomats are nobles.

It was not a place to be in the hands of commoners.

In this world, both nobles and commoners find jobs through personal connections and connections.

I heard that there is almost no public recruitment system like Hyundai, and there are many cases where decisions are made through bribery.

‘Besides, looking at his actions, he’s obviously from a noble family.’

In a way, you can see the strictness that seems to have raised him as an heir to the family.

But first, learning about the grassland tribes is a priority.

I pushed the question to a corner of my consciousness and opened my mouth.

“First of all, I want to learn how to greet the Choo people. Then, tell me what you shouldn’t do, what insults are like for them, what you need to pay attention to to maintain a relationship with them, and such general things.”

“Gladly.”

“I want to know as much as possible as soon as possible, preferably within today.

At my words, Martin bowed his head.

“Okay. Duke. Then it would be quicker to show you directly than to explain in words. Please forgive me for touching the body of the Duke.”

Martin got up from his seat and came in front of me.

“Their greeting is simple. Just stand with each other, yes, look at me like that.”

As I stood upright, Martin lightly grabbed my arm.

Reach out to each other, grab each other’s elbows, and say nice to meet you.

After that, you can lightly overlap your body.

It was similar to a foreign hug.

“This greeting is only for men.

“How do you greet women?”

“that….”

Until dawn, Martin and I hardly rested.

If Benno hadn’t stopped halfway and fed me something, I might have been exhausted.

When I was away from Martin for a drink, I asked Benno.

“Isn’t that someone Benno knows well?”

“Yes, he is someone I have known since childhood.”

“Can you believe it?”

Benno narrowed his eyes and smiled.

“Of course. If you want to interact with the steppes, it’s best to keep him around. Martin lives with a steppe wife.”

“Women from the steppes?”

When I was startled, Benno lowered his head slightly.

“Yes. He now has a wife from the same tribe as his wife. Because of that, he was cut off from his parents’ house.”

“Just like that?”

“Face and honor are very precious to a nobleman. If it had only been done in the meadow, Martin brought the woman to the kingdom.”

“…”

“It showed everyone that he took a steppe woman as his wife. It was like putting mud on the family name. He was originally the heir to the family, but his father disqualified him and put all the families insulated. I did.”

“…Are steppe tribes so despised?”

“That’s right.”

I looked slightly towards Martin.

‘The fact that he was summoned to the palace even though he had done something to the point of being cut off from his family means that his ability was that good.’

And it would be fair to say that very few people knew about the Steppe Tribe.

“Is he looking for a job by any chance?”

Benno smiled lightly at my question.

Maybe that’s why I brought him to my side.

“Of course he wants a job, but he’s not quick to accept the money. He has his own standards.”

After saying that, Benno kept his mouth shut.

The rest seems to be up to me to take care of.

Hmm, Benno is a loyal person, but sometimes he gives me homework to answer on my own like this.

What do you do if you fail in practice?

Isn’t education too heavy for a five-year-old?

‘Of course I’m not really five years old.’

It seems Benno asked for something to eat.

It’s still early, but a simple meal has arrived.

Soup, easy-to-eat cuts of meat, and some fruit.

Before getting my hands on it, I asked Martin.

“How do you eat with the grassland tribes’ method?”

Martin gave a slightly odd look.

And after a while, he smiled softly.

“Meat is caught by hand. And soup is eaten like this.”

Martin lifted the bowl of soup, put it to his mouth, and drank a little.

After drinking the soup in the same way, I opened my mouth.

“I’ll be honest. I want to get close to the steppes. How can I get into their minds?”

“…”

Martin straightened up and looked at me.

“You have to be faithful. They are just like us. They cheat and bluff. But if you treat them sincerely, they return something much truer than the nobility of our realm we call civilized.”

“Okay. I’ll keep that in mind.”

“…”

“I plan to continue to interact with the steppe tribes in the future. I want independent exchanges in the dukedom, not the kingdom. Would you like to work under me?”

Martin stared at my face.

“Benno probably explained me. Does the Duke know that my wife is a steppe tribe?”

“Yes. I heard it a while ago.”

“I have no intention of abandoning her. I live with her now and in the future. Can you accept that?”

“Yes. I intend to treat her as your wife.”

“…”

Martin took a moment to catch his breath.

And asked with a hard face.

“Forgive me for being rude. The duke is young. Do you really, truly know what it means to be a steppe tribe? What is it like to be despised, what is something everyone shuns, what kind of human beings are blamed even when they are innocent? Do you know? Do you understand?”

Martin probably thought that I was too young to fully understand that the steppes were despised.

Knowing something by hearing it and actually understanding it are two completely different things.

But I know right.

It doesn’t just mean knowing the facts.

I came from an orphanage, and I knew from experience that humans look down on humans, despise them, and can harm them for that reason.

“I know. I know that people hate people and hurt people simply because they hate them. I can’t guarantee that there are no such people in our dukedom. You and your wife will probably be exposed to that gaze. Until then, my hand may not reach.”

“…”

“But I, the duke, promise you that you will not suffer any disadvantages in terms of work. Give me the authority to do the work, and I will listen to your advice properly. That’s why I’m entrusting you with the work.”

As I spoke, Martin stared at my face, as if trying to find the truth under my skin.

Moisture filled Martin’s eyes as he pondered my words for a moment.

He got up from his seat and bowed deeply.

“Thank you, Duke.”

Through tears, he smiled and said.

“My allegiance, I give you my whole life.”

“The work hasn’t even started yet, but it’s too heavy, Martin. Give it your life after you’ve done it right.”

When I said that, Martin laughed softly.

The interpreter’s day at the palace ends with the end of the banquet.

From then on, Martin officially served as an official of the Duchy.

“Martin, please arrange a meeting between me and the Steppe Reaper. The sooner the better.”

“All right.”

“If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs interferes, it is okay to disclose the name of the duchy.”

Martin smiled a little badly.

“Thank you, I will use it.”

Hmm, it seems to have accumulated quite a lot.

A person who used to be a diplomat wouldn’t look like an innocent child, so he might be thinking of retaliation in moderation.

‘Well, good.’

I stretched out my legs.

My butt hurts from sitting all the time.

“You’d better get some sleep. There are shadows under your eyes.”

Benno hugged me gently.

“Shades under the eyes at the age of five are no good, master. Please stay out of bed until at least noon.”

“okay.”

Ha-am, I yawned, and Benno rinsed my mouth with lukewarm water, then quickly undressed and pushed me into the bed.

*

When I woke up past noon that day, I heard that a meeting with the steppe tribes had been decided for tomorrow.

Okay, we finally meet the barbarian from the novel.

Perhaps this will be an important meeting that will determine my future.

With a lot of spirit, I slapped the cheek with both hands.

Benno is startled.

“Benno, can you set up a meeting with the second queen? I want to meet you after meeting the steppes.”

“I know the schedule of the 2nd queen. Unlike the 1st queen, she has almost no external exchanges. You can visit on the date you want.”

Indeed, it is Benno.

You know it before I even say it.

I called Martin once again to hear about the Steppe Tribe and the people who came as messengers this time.

I’m 5 years old, so when I hear something, there are many things that stay in my head.

I desperately swept the information.

I spent the whole day being careful not to forget what I remembered if I bumped into something.