"You are talentless."
These were very familiar words to me. A lot of people used to tell that to me in my previous life. But I would have never thought that same trait will follow me out in this life too.
But, why me.
The Gracefall family is a family that's supposed to have a higher aptitude towards the Sun element than anyone else in the empire. That's precisely what the Gracefall family is known for.
Then why can't I use the Sun element? No. It's not only just the Sun element that I am less talented for. It's that I don't have talent for any element.
What in the world is this situation? I, a pure blooded Gracefall, am talentless?
My sister, Isabelle Von Gracefall. An illegitimate kid. But she has become one of the most prominent figures when it comes to Sun elements in the empire. But why not me.
I am the Count. The one who's supposed to be the main powerhouse of the family. But am I this powerless?
"Count, I fear this may offend you, but this is the truth.. You are truly talentless when it comes to elemental magic." The middle-aged man stroked his white beard and sighed.
It was a bitter truth. One, that was hard to swallow.
But hearing that all my life during my time on Earth. It didn't take long enough for me to come to terms with it.
Letting out a defeated sigh, I left that room and went towards my office.
Sitting on top of a chair, I started going through some paper work. Currently I was surrounded by piles of files and documents that I had to finish checking and signing till midnight.
Even if I had been for a short time, I am undoubtedly a Count. Thus I should at least do the basic work.
Doing this type of work also broadens my insights on how this world actually works.
Like right now, I am reading a letter from the Snow Moon Temple asking for some financial help. But at the same time, their opposition from the west, Sweet Lotus Temple, is advising me not to provide any type of help.
Well they did mention it was just 'an opinion' but I very well know this situation. So what will I do?
Just wait. Sometimes it's better to wait. Just wait until you can be sure.
Though I did say that it's not like I will live for more than the next three days anyways.
Beep beep
Well if I somehow didn't die and ended up living. Being a Count could be fun.
[Warning! You are going to die in three days.]
ugh.
There is a way I can live but. I don't know…
I still remember the scene from this morning so clearly.
[QUEST ACTIVATED: FUCK ISABELLE VON GRACEFALL]
[REWARD: LIFESPAN INCREASED BY THREE MONTHS]
[FAILURE: DEATH]
I'm still confused about what I saw this morning. So much so that I had to constantly stare at her. Though she completely ignored my existence. Her personality is as cold as I thought it would be after hearing about it from everyone.
I don't know how to react to this situation. I died and came to this new fantasy world and I was yet again supposed to die but now I can live but in exchange I need to have sex with my sister?
Did I get reincarnated into a smut novel or something.
All I can do is just wait for now.
Thinking about this absurd state I was put into, I began finishing all the paper work for today.
I hadn't realized it but it was already cold and dark outside.
Seeing this I pressed a bell button on the bottom side of my desk and invited Evlyn. And soon enough she came.
Knock knock
"Evelyn."
"Yes, count."
"This is all the paperwork that had to be finished today and I have completed most of it. Take all the files from the left table and neatly organize them in order."
Hearing me, Evelyn started to neatly place each document into their own respective shelves in a clean order. Every movement she made,it was elegant and a sight to behold.
As she reached for the upper shelf, she lifted her arms, revealing her slender, beautiful armpits. They glistened as if lightly oiled, and a faint, flowery aroma slowly spread through the room. When she rose onto her toes to reach higher, her plump buttocks gave a small heavenly jiggle.
But my eyes had fooled me, it wasn't only that part that was a sight to behold. Some other stuff was also begging to be noticed.
While this is clearly wrong, and eying out your secretary like this is bad, I can't really help it.
I am soon to be a dying man, and if this could help me forget all my pain, then I don't really care anymore.
It was weird. Normally, I am never this degenerate, even though I am a proud degenerate. But for me to eye out my secretary like this isn't like me at all.
It's as if something entirely else is influencing me to act like this.
"Are you alright, Count?" As if she could notice my gaze upon her, she inquired.
"Yes."
Everything just feels too weird. Maybe I should just sleep for today.
"Everything seems done for today. If this is all, I would like to head to bed."
"Would you like me to bring your dinner to your room?"
Evelyn asked me while she was still going through the files to be organized.
She wasn't really a person with a lot to say. She mostly only talked when needed, and strictly when it came to work. For a lot of people, this might be a bit strange and difficult to handle, but personally, it gives me a lot less headache.
Like, I don't necessarily have to explain everything about what I'm doing and why I'm doing it to my secretary. She herself adjusted to my own settings and schedules, saving me a lot of time.
"No, I will skip dinner for today."
While I wasn't really hungry, it wouldn't be all that bad to munch on some luxury delicacies. But then again, I don't really want to interact much with Evelyn. I know she has some type of suspicion regarding me, and I don't want to give her any advantage regarding that.
Needless to say, she's a lot stronger than me, who is talentless. She is an awakened individual, after all.
Evelyn Ashborn. A dual-elemental prodigy—someone who surely could've gotten into a more favorable position in the empire than the one she is currently in, with ease and far more benefits. Yet she still chooses to be loyal to the Gracefall family, even after the death of the supposed strongest, Noah Von Gracefall.
A person like her is truly wasted on the current Gracefall family. But she still does all of her work and finishes it diligently, with no complaints whatsoever.
What does she even see in this current Gracefall family? I, a talentless count. My sister, who couldn't care less about anything. And my aunt's faction, which is ready to eat up the entire family if given even the slightest chance.
I am thinking too much. I won't even be alive for this stuff to even affect me. Yes, today is such a weird day–
Just as I was about to leave the room I mistakenly hit my foot on the desk.
'Not my handsome face'
I was just about to fall but, Evelyn out of nowhere who had just been on the other side of the room suddenly came to catch my hand. But pity me, I think she was a little late.
Uh-
Why is the ground kinda squishy?
Do floors in fantasy worlds be protected with some kind of magical power for times like this.
'Hm, but this floor is very soft and warm.'
"Oh it smells nice too."
"Count, if you're okay please get off of me."
Huh?
I was wondering what this warmth was. I never would imagine it to be my secretary's chest
[HIDDEN QUEST COMPLETED: TOUCH EVELYN'S CHEST]
[PROCESSING REWARD FOR THE HIDDEN QUEST.]
[REWARD: LUST TOUCH (SKILL)]
[LUST TOUCH: ANYONE YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH WILL DEVELOP SEXUAL URGES FOR YOU]
'What the fucking hell is going on?'
Suddenly, numerous blue, translucent windows started popping up in front of me.
[SKILL: LUST TOUCH (ACTIVATED)]
"Activated?"
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room took a 180-degree turn. The room started feeling warm, and Evelyn in front of me began breathing strangely, her whole face turning completely red. And the words that I wouldn't even imagine in my wildest dreams came out of Evelyn's mouth.
"Since you're skipping dinner… would you like to eat me tonight?"