Chapter 185 – Even if Everyone Else Denies Me (4)
At Benelia’s mischievous yet bittersweet smile, Theorad was conflicted, not knowing how to answer.
If she said yes, she would be admitting that Benelia’s revolution might fail, and if she said no, she would be rejecting Benelia’s favor of her.
In addition, the given time was too short to absorb all the waves of information Benelia brought out.
Theorard, who had been choosing his words her for a while in the confusion, came up with an answer with difficulty.
“I will follow Your Highness’ will. But…….”
“But?”
“I hope that Your Highness’s favor does not reach me.”
This is a satisfactory answer. Benelia laughed softly, resting her elbow on the arm of her chair and resting her chin on it.
“Let me hear the reason.”
She could have let it go, but she didn’t have much of a reason to ask the question. I just want to talk for a long time with Theorard, so I’m going to have a sad conversation.
Unlike the eunuchs who unilaterally bowed down or could only flatter, I could feel the sincerity in Theorard’s words. He had fun continuing the story.
However, there was no way Theorard could know Benelia’s intentions her. Theorard, who wondered if this was also some kind of testimonial, calmly spoke while clearing his voice.
“Your Highness has already shown me many favors. He provided lodging and meals at the villa and even prepared for any surprise attack by using his personal troops. In addition, we cannot believe that the saintess came here without the influence of Her Majesty of her.”
“I just did what I was supposed to do.”
“If you mistakenly assume that it is a natural right just because the other person takes it for granted, what is the difference between stupidity and stupidity? I am not stupid, so I am fully grateful for Your Highness’ grace. However, since you are trying to show me grace again, Seong-eun cannot hide her despair.”
It’s a funny sophistry to hear. He risked his life to protect his loyalty to his, and since he was only satisfied with this, it was hard to tell whether he had a narrow bowl or he was kind.
“You keep making me look shabby.”
Benelia smiled faintly.
“But I don’t hate it. If you come out like that, I’m willing to continue to be shabby. Theorad Deharm. Did you say that my grace is admirable?”
“That’s right.”
“If so, repay the favor.”
“…… Are you saying something in return?”
“Okay. If I succeed in the revolution and usurp the throne, I will make a wish for you. Will you listen?”
Wish? It is the wish of Venelia who became emperor…….
No matter how much I think about it, I have no idea what it could be.
I don’t know why, but I feel uncomfortable, but I can’t refuse blindly.
Plus, Benelia seemed to have thrown her words in her half-joking tone, so Theorard nodded her head meaninglessly.
“If I can, I will do it.”
Benelia’s eyes narrow. She then closed her eyes and giggled like she was having fun. She behaved coquettishly, like a fox, not a lion.
As I stared at her in wonder, Benelia opened her eyes, not hiding her smile.
“Does she have the confidence not to regret it?”
“Majesty? What do you want from me……”
“That’s something you’ll know when the time comes.”
After uttering her meaningful words, Benelia turned her head away. Before she knew it, the twilight of the early evening covered her living room her.
The sound of rain is no longer heard. Benelia, who had been lazily staring out her window, opened her mouth.
“The rain has stopped. Looks like it’s time to go.”
“The road at night is dangerous. Wouldn’t it be nice to spend the day at the villa and leave?”
“I would love to, but there are a lot of issues to deal with. Even now, I was forced to take my time, so it is right to go back.”
Benelia stood up on the arm of her chair and pulled down the sleeves of her shirt. Theo Rad also stood up and prepared to see off her Benelia.
Benelia, who had tidied up her dress, looked at Theorard. Geum-an, which contains strange affection, creates a lyrical feeling.
“It seems I’ve come to like you. I hope to see you often.”
“It is good to see it often, but you will have to see it for a long time.”
In order to see it for a long time, it is necessary to lead the revolution to success. The inner meaning of Theorard’s words made Benelia smile.
“Okay. I will have to see you for a long time.”
Benelia, openly affirming, turned around and headed for her hallway. As Theorard tries to follow, she is restrained by Benelia raising her hand.
“I was sent off. You look tired. Go upstairs and go to sleep.”
“Even if you say so…….”
“It is an order.”
At the word command, Theorard became a mute who drank honey.
Theorard, forced to stop in her seat, stared blankly at Benelia’s back her.
Her neat black hair that reached her waist her fluttered softly, and the spirit of a king could be seen in her straight waist and confident gait her.
‘I’m glad you seem to have recovered your energy.’
Theorad was very proud that Benelia, who had relieved her guilt of her, had returned to her original self of her.
*
Roilen, who was waiting near her, handed over her uniform to her, and Benelia immediately changed her clothes to her. She was damp because she had hastily dried her with magic, but not so much that she was unwearable.
Afterward, Benelia heads to the entrance of her villa to find her unexpected guest waiting for her.
The woman with her well-maintained blonde hair, blue eyes sparkling like jewels, and dressed in an old-fashioned dress, was none other than Esyl Pel Garoin.
The problem was that Esily’s gaze at Benellia was not good. As she moved closer, wanting to know what was going on, she greeted Essilly gracefully.
“It is an honor to meet you by chance. Her Highness her the Princess.”
“It doesn’t seem like a coincidence to me. Do you have anything to say?”
After her greeting her, Essily stares at Benelia. She looked at me asking why she knew but she pretended not to know.
However, Benellia treated Essilly with a constant expression of ignorance throughout her life. Inevitably, Esily revealed her own heart her first.
“As far as I heard, she heard that her brother joined Her Highness’s side of her.”
“It happened. He had no hesitation in holding her hand because what she wanted was the same. Of course, this is only possible because you acted as a good liaison in the middle. So if I seize power, I will of course grant your request.”
“My request is…….”
“Isn’t it about becoming the head of the Pelgarin family? It won’t be an impossible goal if I, who became the emperor, breathes in on Count Leoberg.”
Esily bit her lower lip. Superficially, Benelia was right, but more fundamentally, it was because her ark was different.
“Majesty. The reason I wanted to become the head of the Pelgarin family was to ensure the safety of my fiancé, Lord Theorard. However, it is no longer necessary.”
Who are you securing your safety from? What do you mean by saying that it is no longer necessary? I didn’t understand, but Benelia nodded her head, because there was no time for a long conversation.
“It sounds like you’ve changed your mind. Let me know if you have any other wishes. I am deeply grateful to the Pelgarin family for helping me, so I’ll do whatever you want.”
“Thank you for your generosity. But it’s not grandiose enough to be called a wish.”
“What if?”
As a matter of etiquette, the gaze that had been staring at Benelia’s chin her moved up. The blue eyes that narrowed narrowly contained sharp momentum like a general wary of any unknown danger.
“I hope that Your Highness will create a peaceful country where there will be no fierce battles.”
He was roundabout, but it wasn’t hard to guess what he wanted.
She’d beg her not to take away the man who would be her own husband her. If they tried to take her husband away, the Pelgarin family would threaten to turn back.
‘Did you see me kneel down to Theorard?’
I didn’t think there would be no onlookers at all because the numerous windows in the villa were also eyes.
Even so, it is embarrassing to find out about it from Theorard’s fiancée, Esily. Benelia, who had been trying hard to keep her calm face on her face her, nodded her head.
“I will.”
She had nothing more to say. Benelia, with her unassuming steps, opened the door past Esily. Benelia, who was speeding down her steps, hesitated in her heart her.
‘You…….’
A silver-haired elf squatting in the middle of the stairs caught her attention on her. She wore a sky-blue dress now, but in the past, she was definitely an elf who wore a maid uniform and stood by Theorad’s side.
When I looked at her curiously, wondering why she was in distress in a place like this, the elf, feeling her presence in her and looking away from her, stared at Benelia.
Even though he is wearing the military commander’s uniform, there is no greeting. She must have been unaware that she was a princess, but this maid was just staring at her with her red eyes flashing.
Then he turns her head around and lifts her knees and hugs her. The elf, who had a blank expression on his face somewhere in her, muttered quietly.
“…… Don’t get too close to the master.”
“Is this advice?”
“It’s a warning.”
The absurd answer makes me cringe. This elf is probably the first and last maid to answer the imperial princess in this way. Isn’t she crazy beyond being fearless…….
Benelia, who had no strength for her anger her, went down her steps her, ignoring her elf. Mounted on her white horse her, which had been waiting for her, Benelia turned her head away, not hiding her uneasiness her.
As she heads toward the front door in the cool breeze, a crow flies in. The big crow climbed atop a pillar in the porch and rolled its red eyes after Venelia.
‘Isn’t it the crow that gave me the crystal ball?’
Nervous, Benelia tugged at the reins and said to her crow her.
“Do you have any news to tell me?”
The crow shakes her head. Then he opened her mouth wide and let out her loud cries.
Caw—!
The sound was so loud that if she hadn’t been conscious of it, she might have fallen off her horse. Benellia frowned as she plugged her ears, and she looked behind her just in case.
Gyyyying-
I can see the elf who gave her the warning just now looking at me with a very displeased expression.
‘I can’t believe this familiar belongs to that elf.’
Why is a being who is so talented that he can command a familiar role as a maid? She was full of things that didn’t make sense, but she didn’t want to dig any further.
‘It seems I’m being hated by the women around Theorard for some reason.’
Sighing in her weariness her, Benelia steered her horse again and out of her front door.
‘Next time I meet Theorard…….’
It seemed like it would be better to meet secretly.
