Episode 192. exterior (1)
“You’re sure, right? “I don’t know if this is a child’s job.”
“Oh, don’t worry! “I’ve been seeing it clearly with my own two eyes for days and days!”
A cabin located in the middle of a deserted mountain.
In fact, it was a house so large that it could easily be called a mansion rather than a cabin.
“It’s something you won’t believe even if you see it in person! “It doesn’t make sense that there is such a big house in the middle of this mountain, but does it make sense that there are only two young women living in it?”
“It looks like even one man is alive! But it won’t be there now. They usually go out early in the morning and come back late at night! I saw it once in town, and it looked so awkward that it didn’t look like it had any strength to use properly! “Giggle.”
The man with the pointed beard reassured his colleague, telling him not to worry.
“If you look at my face, I’m sure you’ll get really dark too, right? Have you ever seen such a pretty woman again in the world? “She must be the daughter of some noble family!”
“Why is a woman from a noble family hiding in the mountains like this?”
“That must be a complicated situation! Anyway, what we have to do is kidnap that woman without anyone knowing! I’m sure I can sell it somewhere else for a high price! “Wouldn’t it be nice if we could use some before we sell it out!”
“I heard there’s one more? “Then let’s kidnap them all!”
The men were giggling at each other, as if the work had already succeeded.
Until I heard the voice of a delicate woman behind me.
“Do you have anything to do at my house?”
“Hmph!”
The men turned their heads in surprise and immediately stuck out their lips in a daze, as if they had lost their minds.
A woman with an innocent face and rare pink hair flowing neatly was smiling at them.
Is this the feeling of having your heart pounding just by looking at it?
She was a young but very cute woman who seemed to be around nineteen to twenty.
“You don’t have an answer? “Are you sorry for those who can’t speak?”
The woman smiled brightly and urged him to answer.
In response, the pointed-bearded man cleared his throat and stepped forward.
“Are you the owner of that house?”
“I’m not the owner, I just live there. “The owner is our Papa!”
The men internally cheered when they heard the word ‘papa’.
Without looking further, I was convinced that she was a daughter from a noble family.
“Aha, I see! We’re not bad people! Rather, can we say that they are good people who came to help? It looks like you live in a mountain like this without a guardian knight, so if something bad happens to you, it’ll be difficult, right? We’re here to help… … .”
“lie.”
The atmosphere quickly froze at a single word that came out of the woman’s mouth.
“This bad smell is wafting out, but you’re here to do something good? “You can’t fool Nana~.”
“Smell? What on earth are you saying…? … ?”
“I have to eat it quickly before Emily sees it.”
In the end, he stuck out his tongue and wet his lips, as if he was seeing mouth-watering food.
The sight was so bizarre that sweat naturally poured down the men’s backs.
“… … !”
However, such biological response is only temporary.
The strangeness the men felt soon turned into fear.
“W-what is this?”
The woman who gave them an angelic smile no longer looked human.
My heart, which had been pounding with excitement, was now pounding like a bat with fear, and unlike my desire to run away as quickly as possible, my feet, consumed by fear, did not move.
“thank you for this food… … .”
It was the beginning of a fun meal.
* * *
“what? “Where have you been?”
“Come on, let’s go outside for a moment and get some fresh air!”
Nana hurriedly wiped her mouth in fear of being caught by Emily.
“Brian is late again today?”
“I guess so. At least they’ve been kidnapped by the villagers and are doing useless labor… … .”
Emily gave a disapproving look and stirred the ladle around in the soup.
“It seems like there’s more food today than usual? “You can eat it all, kid?”
“Well, of course! “You can eat it all!”
“What is that expression? “Where did you go and what did you eat?”
“Well, what did you say you ate? “I’ll be in the room, call me when you’re done, sister!”
Nana ran away and went into her room.
“… … ?”
Without even noticing anything strange, Emily concentrated on making the soup again.
“phew… … .”
Nana rushed to the room and immediately threw herself on the bed.
Then, he slowly closed his eyes and seemed to take a rest, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he opened the drawer right next to him and took out a letter.
First of all, the exterior itself was in a very worn state.
It seemed like I had read it over and over again dozens of times.
“… … .”
Nana read the letter as if she were soaked in sentiment, but then she put it down helplessly and let out a long sigh.
“miss you… … .”
“who?”
I suddenly woke up at the sound of a familiar voice.
The look in his eyes that had been filled with sadness just a moment ago had suddenly disappeared, and had changed into a look of joy filled with surprise and joy.
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“Papa!”
Before we knew it, Xian had returned and was sitting in front of Nana with his usual calm expression.
“What were you doing that you couldn’t even smell me?”
“huh? Oh, it’s nothing!”
Nana hurriedly hid the letter she was reading behind her.
“what? “Master, when did you come?”
Emily, who was in the kitchen, also felt Xian’s energy and entered Nana’s room.
I looked around at Sian’s face, probably because she was happy to see the owner after a long time.
“Are you going to eat? “Have you lost half your face without me seeing you?”
Emily asked worriedly, seeing her face becoming thinner than before.
[Do you think a man can be successful just by eating well? Sometimes I also absorb it regularly, so it tastes better. Don’t you know what you’re going to use it for?]
Kayram, who suddenly materialized, stretched out on the bed and said.
Sian didn’t even look at me, as if he didn’t even bother to respond.
“Papa! Let’s go out! “I want to go for a walk!”
“OK got it.”
Nana jumped up with joy and quickly went outside.
Even as he glanced at her back, Sian’s eyes immediately turned to the drawer next to the bed.
Apparently, she was reading the letter until he arrived.
Even if you don’t necessarily want to take it out and check the contents,
I couldn’t just ignore the name written on the outside of the letter.
* * *
Azelda, the northern border city of Garam Kingdom.
It is also the closest city to the neutral city of Ruwen, where the Royal Academy is located, and was also the place where people from the Usif Empire and the Garam Kingdom gathered to negotiate after the ‘Day when the Fog Removed the Light’ incident seven years ago.
Coincidentally, the two people who were present at the time met each other as representatives of this negotiation.
Before the imperial delegation arrived, a written agreement had already been reached on the compensation treaty regarding this incident.
In other words, the face-to-face meeting now taking place was merely a confirmation of the treaty.
“… … .”
Runab and Arin remained in the conference hall, with all of the academy members, guardian knights, and vassals who accompanied them to conclude the treaty being bitten.
-Wooow.
In order to have a complete conversation between the two, Lunav immediately created a limiting barrier.
“It’s been a while, Lunav? “I didn’t know you would be the representative for these negotiations.”
“It’s the same for both of us. “I also had no idea that the princess would come as a representative of the delegation.”
Compared to Lunav, who could hardly let go of her stern expression, Arin’s face never lost her smile.
Lunav didn’t know that it wasn’t a natural smile that came from relaxation, but a fake smile to hide one’s self.
“It’s the first time since I graduated from the academy, so it’s been almost 4 years? I’ve really felt this before, but Lunav, you look different every time I see you. “He’s always grown noticeably.”
I didn’t arrange a meeting just for the two of us to talk about trivial things about growth.
Without replying to her compliment, Runab took out a letter from her pocket and handed it to Arin.
Arin read the letter right away without asking any questions.
There was no sign of much surprise, and the reaction was generally calm.
“Are you just pretending not to be surprised? Or is it because it’s not surprising?”
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I didn’t know. But just like you said, Lunav, I don’t think it’s all that surprising.”
It was a document that contained the truth about Saint Nephrodite’s evil deeds, which were not discussed in the negotiations, and her attempt to cover them up with the Kingdom of Garam.
“I hope you don’t misunderstand. “Our imperial family has nothing to do with this.”
“Isn’t it only the princess who is involved, not the imperial family?”
Despite Lunav’s direct question, Arin responded with a bitter smile.
To be honest, this was not something that could be solved just by cutting off the tail.
If this spread, it was an issue that could lead to a major conflict between countries, as it could give the Kingdom of Garam a justification to directly investigate the Knights of Light belonging to the empire.
However, all of this was blocked by members of the Garam Society.
Under Lunav’s leadership.
“The reason you’re showing this to me is because Lunav doesn’t want this truth to spread, right?”
Lunav agreed silently.
“That’s amazing. It’s not easy to prevent the truth from leaking out… … .”
“Don’t misunderstand, princess. “This was not done for the Usif Empire.”
However, it was not done for the Garam Kingdom.
This was purely for Runav himself.
To prevent Xian’s involvement in this incident.
“If you have any additional demands beyond the compensation paid through this negotiation, please let me know at any time. “I will resolve everything on my own.”
“I guess indiscriminate compensation isn’t something even the imperial family wants?”
“It’s okay because it’s what I want. “I am also a member of the imperial family.”
Arin flatly dismissed it, saying there was no problem at all.
“I have to get up now. “It’s been a while since we last met, so I’d like to have a more interesting chat, but I don’t think we’ll have time for that.”
Arin decided that her business was over and got up without any hesitation.
“See you next. Lunav. “It was nice meeting you.”
I don’t know why, but the word “daum” didn’t sound good.
Is there really a next thing between these two?
I wasn’t sure whether or not she would be able to hold the title of princess the next time we met.
“I met senior Xian.”
“… … !”
Arin, who was about to leave the room while saying hello, stopped at that single word.
“okay?”
There was a tremor that could not be hidden in the calm answer.
“well… … How are you doing?”
Not where, how, or why we met,
Just a simple question asking how you are doing.
It was the best question Arin could ask right now.
“It was still the same. You just passed by without saying a word? “I don’t know if it was intentional, but while I wasn’t seeing him, he also picked up a new girl.”
“It’s still the same… … .”
The empty smile contained a sad emotion that had not yet been erased.
“You’re lucky if you’re doing well… … .”
Arin left the room after saying those words.
(Continued in the next part)
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