Episode 75
EPISODE.38
Tap, tap, tap-.
With the sound of boot heels, a woman with long purple hair walked into the waiting room.
With proud yet wild eyes, and a beautiful appearance without even the slightest hint of crookedness.
Princess, Hecate Ratmos.
She walked into the waiting room, looked around the room, and said.
“Was everyone gathered in one place?”
It was a voice with unknown power that focused people’s attention.
An attitude of speaking as if you were visiting someone.
But Russell couldn’t hear it.
No, even though I heard the story accurately, I couldn’t concentrate.
That’s because right now, Russell’s nerves were all focused on a certain flow of mana.
It was the flow of magical power flowing from the body of the princess, Hecate.
‘Have you learned magic?’
I looked into it with that in mind, but I couldn’t feel any trace of a circle.
Instead, what I could feel was the presence of an Aura, a force slightly different from the Circle.
Even the lightly moving fingertips could be felt as if they contained theft.
He probably didn’t learn auror skills and swordsmanship simply for education.
Although it couldn’t overcome the wall, it was at a very high level for royalty.
But what really bothers me is not the auror, but the presence of magical power.
‘bracelet?’
For a brief moment, Russell’s eyes, which were discreetly examining Hecate’s entire body, glowed.
A bracelet that looks ordinary at first glance, but is as sharp as a sword.
Even though it had surpassed the magician’s wall, it was highly likely to be a fairly high-level artifact given that it could not be accurately identified.
‘Maybe it’s a relic from the Age of God.’
Russell, who was thinking so, quickly shook his head inwardly.
It seemed like a great item, but it wasn’t the bracelet that caught his attention.
‘then-.’
After a split second.
Russell was able to figure out what was getting on his nerves.
‘necklace.’
It was a necklace.
In the middle, a necklace with a gem presumed to be beryl.
Compared to the bracelet, I didn’t feel anything special.
Nevertheless, Russell could not easily take his eyes off the necklace.
A fate-like attraction.
My heart is pounding rapidly, and I feel the mana in the circle responding violently.
It was the same feeling as when I encountered the heart of a dragon at the museum the day before.
‘no way-!?’
just as expected.
A translucent green window appeared.
[mission]
The princess’s treasure.
The green necklace is the princess’s treasured treasure. Secure the ‘Princess’s Treasure Necklace’.
Secured (n)
[compensation]
Intermediate magic stone (edible) x2
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Russell’s shoulders trembled as he checked the contents of the mission.
‘It won’t be easy even if it’s just a princess’s item, so secure something that is considered a treasure?’
Should we consider it fortunate that it is not a royal treasure?
I couldn’t help but sigh, but I didn’t show it.
I quickly came to my senses.
‘for now-.’
It wasn’t that long, but it wasn’t polite to just stare at the necklace forever.
“Meet Your Highness the Princess.”
“Meet Your Highness the Princess.”
Half a beat faster than that, Allen and Spiegelman bowed their heads.
“… … “I see you, Her Majesty the Princess.”
Afterwards, Russell also greeted Hecate politely.
I was thinking about the etiquette I learned from my father when I was young.
Fortunately, as if the etiquette from old memories was correct, Hecate nodded gently.
“There is no need for such an excessive greeting in a place that is not official. “Raise your head.”
He looked at Spiegelman and Allen once and said,
“It’s been a while since you guys.”
Apparently, he was acquainted with the other two people.
“yes. It’s been a while… … . “By the way, Her Royal Highness, why did you come to the waiting room?”
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Hecate smiled meaningfully in response to Spiegelman’s question.
It was a strong yet beautiful smile, reminiscent of a rose made of steel.
“For some reason… … .”
After letting go of his words, he moved his gaze. She said, staring clearly at Russell, who was still, wondering what was going on.
“It’s not that big of a deal. “It’s simply because there is someone I want to watch closely.”
“If it’s someone you want to keep a close eye on-?”
Before he could even finish his words, plodding.
Hecate closed the distance a few steps and stared into Russell’s eyes for a moment.
“Hmm.”
After sighing once, she shook her head.
Then, he whispered in a low voice in Russell’s ear.
“I will be keeping an eye on you for the time being, so please remember that.”
“What are you saying-?!”
The moment Russell, embarrassed, was about to question,
“Well, let’s leave it at that for today.”
Hecate stepped back.
“Then we’ll see you again later.”
I shrugged my shoulders and turned around, plodding along.
With a meaningless laugh, I went back the way I came.
“See you again then.”
.
.
“Let’s go back.”
Hecate left the waiting room and gave orders to the waiting maids as if nothing had happened.
Tap, tap, tap-.
Several maids began to follow her, and after a while.
When the waiting room was far enough away, one of the maids spoke.
“Did you successfully complete what you wanted to do?”
Unlike maids who entered the palace as commoners and did chores, maids were children of noble families.
Most of the work they did was not chores, but was to serve the royal family.
However, even so.
Even though she was a maid, that comment from earlier was quite off-topic.
But Hecate did not hold that part to account.
Instead of scolding her, I responded to her question.
“Is there anything I can say about finishing it? We haven’t even started yet.”
The three maids who followed now were like sisters who had grown up together since childhood.
“Ciel.”
The maid who spoke first, called Ciel, answered politely.
“yes. “Her Royal Highness.”
“I know my place quite well. “I am fully aware of the position I was born into so that I can enjoy things that others cannot.”
Conversely, what you need to do to enjoy them.
“Being in a relationship or falling in love with the man I want is definitely a luxury for me.”
In order to do something that others take for granted, we have to think about the scales over and over again.
That’s what royalty was like.
“But on the other hand, as long as I use my position well, it’s not that bad.”
As long as the scale is right, you will be able to find the person you want as your partner.
“In that respect, Sir Russell Raymond can be said to be a man with a large number of fairly reasonable weights.”
First of all, his skills were extraordinary.
According to the report from the Flame Tower a few days ago, he was already a 5th Circle wizard.
Even if you calculate the entire history of the continent, there would be no one who reached the 5th circle at that age.
‘Unless it’s from the mythical era.’
Besides, the rest of the background wasn’t bad either.
“Yamtapju, Lord Daria Snowwhite’s youngest disciple. “He is the heir of the now fallen Raymond family.”
The Raymond family was a family that contributed to the founding of the country and was a strong ally of the royal family.
If he has not defected, there is no need to doubt his loyalty, and there is no reason to worry about his in-laws.
“The eyes were also special. “He’s much better than the idiots I’ve seen from noble families who say he’s someone’s son or eldest son.”
Above all, even the face is his own taste, just as a line is about to be drawn along the corner of the mouth.
“!”
Towering, Hecate stopped walking.
An unexpected problem caught up with her.
“majesty?”
Seeing her like that, the attendant, Ciel, who was following her, tilted his head and-.
“Oh my, you didn’t consider Sir Russell’s feelings at all considering only my position.”
-Hecate muttered as if she was embarrassed.
“Ciel. “There is one thing I want to ask you.”
“yes. majesty. “Please order.”
“Two years younger than me… … .”
He hesitated for a moment, as if he was taking a pause.
“-So what kind of women are younger men attracted to?”
Hecate Latmos.
She was two years older than Russell.
“… … .”
* * *
After Hecate returned.
The three men remaining in the waiting room kept their mouths shut, as if they had been glued to their mouths.
It felt like a storm had passed.
Alan was the first to break the silence.
“It seems that Her Highness became interested after hearing rumors about Lord Russell.”
“Oh, it’s worth it. 5th Circle at the age of less than 20, and he has already made several achievements… … . Isn’t this a move that seems like something out of a heroic novel? “It’s even more surprising that it’s reality and not fiction.”
“Okay… … “Did you?”
Spiegelman responded as if he had been waiting, but the conversation did not continue any further.
This is because the aftereffects caused by the princess’s presence were stronger than expected.
“… … .”
In that strange silence, Russell recalled the rumor about Hecate that he had heard before returning.
This and that story about the royal family and nobles was a topic of gossip that did not easily cool down in the world.
Among them, Hecate was a princess who caused quite a few rumors.
In a good way too.
‘It wasn’t just because he was the first heir to the throne.’
A woman with literal noblesse oblige.
Perhaps – a successor who may have greater qualities than his father, Alfonso Ratmos, who is considered a great monarch.
It is said that he has a bit of an aggressive side, but his ability to push things forward based on his strong action skills is truly that of a king.
I don’t know anything else, but I felt like I knew at least one thing.
‘Adamant, excellent action skills… … .’
What I’m curious about is why he exercised his power of action and came all the way here.
‘It seemed like he wanted something from me.’
Because I couldn’t figure out what it was.
‘hmm.’
I thought about Hecate for a while, and then the voice she left behind came into my head.
“Don’t forget. “I will keep an eye on you for the time being.”
Watching? for what reason?
Depending on how you interpret it, it was a statement that could easily lead to misunderstanding.
Russell moved his hands, feeling his cheeks getting hot for no reason.
Tup, he covered his face with his palm and sighed.
‘Let’s not think about unnecessary things.’
It was important to know what the princess, Hecate, was thinking when she came to visit him, but now was the time to pay more attention to other things.
‘necklace… … .’
Moreover, it is not just a decoration or a national treasure, but the princess’s treasure.
Depending on your opinion, it may be more difficult to obtain than the polyp heart stored in the museum.
‘But is there anything else?’
We have no choice but to find a way.
As before, the matter was too ambiguous to ask my teacher, Daria, for help.
That’s right, even if it’s an object stored in a museum…
‘If the princess said she wanted a necklace that she considered a treasure… … .’
Isn’t there really no excuse to make?
The corners of Russell’s mouth quivered as he remembered fragments of what would happen next.
Knock knock-.
At that time, a light knocking sound rang from outside the waiting room.
“His Majesty the King is asking you to stop by the conference hall.”
The king’s call.
It was the chamberlain’s voice.
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