Chapter 180: Visiting Graz I (1/2)

As Conrad, Elma, and the other agent slowly made their way to Kufstein and the sanctuary it provided. Berengar was on his way to Graz, where he had planned to meet with his Uncle and discuss his plans for the future. Albeit not to their fullest extent, after all, poisoning Conrad after assuming the position of Regent was not exactly something he wanted to become public knowledge.

However, Berengar also had a far more critical goal at the moment, and that was to meet with Adela; it had been many months since he was last able to see her cute little face, and he was beginning to wonder how much she had grown in this time. Thus, in all reality, the meeting with Otto was a cover so that he could spend some time with his cute little fiancee. For this meeting, he had left Linde behind in Kufstein; after all, he was pretty sure that Count Otto would disapprove of him bringing his lover and bastard son to the meeting.

As Berengar and his Caravan approached the city of Graz, they could tell that it had seen better days. Despite the fact that the city of Graz had not been besieged; the flames of war had ravaged many of the surrounding areas, which provided it with supplies, and as such, the people were struggling to feed themselves. When the city guards noticed the banners of House von Kufstein flying in the wind, they quickly went to inform their Liege that Count Berengar of Tyrol had arrived. Of course, Count Otto was already aware that Berengar would be traveling to Kufstein; Berengar had made sure to inform him of his visit, as such, he was welcomed into the city with open arms.

Before long, he and his caravan had reached the castle, where he stepped out of the Carriage and greeted Count Otto at the footsteps of his castle. The man had an amiable smile on his face as he welcomed his nephew and future son-in-law.

”Berengar, my boy, it is good to see you. How is your father doing?”

Berengar smiled as he returned his Uncle's greeting.

”Though I have not had the time to visit my parents, I have received regular reports from the staff who tends to their needs, and they seem to be adjusting quite well to life in the countryside. Naturally, they are sufficiently protected from the potential invasion which tries to break into my lands as we speak. ”

Hearing this news Count Otto and his wife Wanda smiled; it was good to hear that their relatives were doing well. As for Adela, she was standing in line with her other siblings, ready to greet Berengar; however, before she could do so, Ava stepped forward with a sultry smile on her face and began to analyze Berengar's appearance from head to toe. She was deeply filled with regret that she was not engaged to her cousin when they were younger. Though he was sickly in the past, he had grown into an exceptionally handsome man and was far more fit to be her husband. The moment the woman stepped forward, she embraced Berengar as if she had seen her long-lost lover. She made sure to press her ample bosom, which was even mightier than Linde's, into his chest; this was an act of provocation to mess with Adela's head; as she did so, the young woman cupped Berengar's face into her hands and gave her greeting to Berengar.

”Dearest me, is that you, Berengar? You have grown so handsome over the years; I remember that you could not even stomach meat when you were so sickly! Surely times have changed.”

Berengar did not fall for her tricks; he quickly spotted the upset appearance on Adela's face and could guess Ava was using him to torment her little sister. Berengar promptly released himself from Ava's grip and hardly paid her any attention at all. After all, Ava's breasts may be larger than Linde's, but Linde's had a better shape and firmness; he could quickly tell such a thing just from having the woman press up against him. Instead, he merely accepted her greeting with a nod before pushing her aside to visit Adela.

The act greatly infuriated Ava, she thought she could use her figure to seduce Berengar and thus cause Adela some mental anguish, yet it turned out the man had no interest in her. Was he a lolicon? Of course, she had no way of knowing that Berengar was not easily impressed by Ava's attempts after being with Linde for so long. After approaching Adela, Berengar wrapped his arms around the girl and openly declared his affection for her, which caused her face to flush in embarrassment.

”My sweet little Adela, I have missed you so much!”

When Berengar hugged the girl, he made sure to check up on her development, and as such, he noticed that her chest had grown a bit larger from the last time he had seen her, which greatly pleased him for he was not, in fact, a lolicon. Of course, he would not reveal such thoughts, nor his unscrupulous actions, and instead, he merely presented himself as someone who missed his fiancee a great deal.

After latching onto Adela for quite some time, she nearly passed out from embarrassment before she was finally able to address the man she loved. Eventually, she found her voice, but she stuttered as she tried to present her jumbled thoughts.

”m... me too!”

ultimately she ended up muttering the phrase, and Berengar decided to tease his little fiancee by letting go of her and acting as if she had not heard what he said; in the process, he created some distance to allow her to state it clearly for everyone.

”I'm sorry I did not hear you. Could you repeat that?”