Chapter 81 – Imperial Palace ~ Legitimate Rights 3
Just because it was the emperor’s residence, it did not mean that all decorations were made of gold or weapons decorated with jewels.
To be honest, compared to the place where Natsuki lived, it was decorated with luxurious materials and craftsmanship.
He seemed to like the type of furniture and decoration that was faithful to its function rather than having a flashy exterior and that gave a luxurious feel without showing off.
It is said that you can tell a person’s personality by looking at their decorations, and inferring from this, the possibility came to mind that the emperor would listen to what was said as long as it made sense.
Let’s go.
When I arrived at the halfway point between the entrance and the building, the sound of stepping on the fine gravel on the floor was heard. The maid walking ahead of her turned around.
Are we going to be attacked here? Although she was nervous, the maid spoke in a relaxed manner.
“Natsuki. “Why don’t you put off your disguise now?”
Could it be that this maid, who immediately saw through the disguise that fooled not only the palace guards but even the knights from outside, was a shadow unit protecting the emperor? She was shocked and was about to move to help Natsuki.
Natsuki shrugged his shoulders and, without any excuse, took off his disguise and the hat that shaded his face from the bright moonlight.
“I thought it was strange that it was so simple to deceive. “Did you know I was coming?”
“No. I also realized this after seeing him in person. It’s just that the eyes of those outside were all focused on Fuyuki, and they didn’t pay attention to their surroundings.”
The maid is incompetent. She muttered softly, but it seemed like I was the only one who heard her.
Even though they were acquaintances, they exchanged greetings and then pointed knives at each other, so she was nervous and waited patiently without interfering.
“This is the first time I’ve met the others. Would you like to accompany me to the audience?”
“That’s right. These are the people I need to introduce.”
In particular, when Natsuki said that while looking at me, the maid’s eyes turned to me for a moment, and then she turned to Fuyuki.
“Do you feel the same way, Fuyuki?”
“… Well, that’s the way it is. “It’s been a while since the whole family gets together.”
When I said that Fuyuki was her family, I felt her looking at me secretly and responded with a smile.
Rather than being wary of suspicious women, he seduces them the moment he seems to show the slightest favor.
When I acted as if this was the ability of a woman to stand at the top of the Bobim Kingdom, I felt Ain looking at me coldly.
When the eyes were about to turn to Ain. Fuyuki seemed to be displeased, so he narrowed his eyes and moved his hands behind his waist to prevent the maid from seeing him, clenching his fists to show his anger. Similarly, in a hidden position so as not to be seen by others, the lewdness of his index and middle fingers reminded him of intense sex. He showed a movement.
“Fuyuki-sama. Are you feeling unwell? “My face is red.”
“It’s nothing. “I just remembered something a little embarrassing.”
Wouldn’t that be a little embarrassing? He was about to tease her, but the maid, who had maintained her cool-headed appearance until now, suppressed her laughter and covered her mouth, and her eyes curved like a crescent moon.
“It’s a shame when families get together. Okay. In her childhood, when she was clinging to her younger sister, Natsuki, and crying because she didn’t want to study-“
“Forget those useless memories!”
“Excuse me.”
I was sure that her maid was definitely smiling behind her covered mouth.
I wondered what kind of person he was, to the point where he joked with not only Natsuki, but also Fuyuki. Now it’s time for curiosity to outweigh suspicion and caution.
“Just because she was a nanny doesn’t mean she’s forgiven for anything.”
It was a nanny!
I finally realized why she was able to communicate in such a friendly manner. If we had been together since she was a baby, it was natural that we could get over that level of rudeness.
“Yes. “I knew you would go beyond this point.”
The maid called Nanny responded playfully, as if she hadn’t teased her yet, and made her laugh.
“In that case, shouldn’t you say you did it without knowing!”
Seeing Fuyuki, who had been teased a lot, cackling and waving her hands and feet, her Ain and Sophia couldn’t help but let out small laughs.
After a burst of laughter, Fuyuki pursed his lips to express his dissatisfaction.
“This is the only time I can relax by using this body as a laughingstock.”
“I will deeply engrave your generous grace.”
The maid, who seemed to have been Fuyuki’s nanny in the past, lowered her head once and looked down at us, her unfamiliar guests, with cold eyes.
“I don’t know who it is or why she came with you two. I’ll keep watching. Please be careful about your behavior.”
I guess it’s not just a nanny? After exuding her mood, the maid turned her body and started walking.
Slowing her pace slightly, she approached Ein and Sophia.
“Sophia. What do you think about it? “Is it that way?”
“I don’t know. It seems like she simply treats her like a child… Seeing how you connect everything to obscenity, it’s just like my love. “It’s more like a succubus than a succubus.”
As she said that, she glanced at Sophia, who was subtly groping my buttocks, as if to tell her to report the situation, and then she looked at Ain.
“The surrounding troops are all deployed to prevent them from entering here. There are no visible signs of enemies inside. “Master.”
At the same time, Ain tried to put his arms around him as if competing, so instead, he satisfied himself by stroking his head to show that he had a hard time looking around.
“Okay. Keep looking around. “Maybe I should focus on the story.”
After giving a kiss on the cheek as encouragement to the two people who told them to leave it to them without a problem, he snuggled in between Natsuki and Fuyuki.
“You are truly frivolous.”
“Setsuka is basically a walking pornography. “Sister.”
“Can you please stop suddenly making personal attacks as soon as you get close…” ?”
I protested by wagging her fox tail as if I was unfairly treated as a walking pornography for no reason. They grabbed each other’s tails from both sides as if asking me to talk back.
I made a whining sound and quietly observed the two people.
If she were to be pulled, it would be much more painful than if she stubbed her toe on the furniture in her sleep. The sister who held her tail gave strength to her tail every time I tried to open her mouth, making her follow without saying a word.
After passing through a maze-like twisted hallway, perhaps for the purpose of disorienting me, I was finally able to stand in front of a door with light coming from inside.
“Your majesty. “I brought you here.”
After a while, the maid who was the nanny opened the door to allow us to enter. Then, a person who appeared to be the emperor was sitting behind a thin cloth that showed a shadow, as if he was not going to reveal himself.
Natsuki and Fuyuki gave a small message for them to follow and then bowed politely. As we followed suit and said hello, we were immediately told to raise our heads.
However, it was only the first time that etiquette was followed. As soon as Natsuki raised her head, she immediately blurted out her business.
“You know what’s going on outside, right?”
“… “
“Even though she gave up her right to succeed to the throne and made her older sister the only heir, you can’t say that she doesn’t know about the bureaucrats who are blinded by the power struggle and try to undermine her, and the injustice that comes from their failure to do their job.”
Let Natsuki talk aggressively. A sigh escaped from beyond the tent.
“So. Have you come to ask me for help?”
“Isn’t it also the emperor’s duty to crack down on corruption and set the imperial family straight?”
“No. It is the duty of the entire imperial family. Use the power given to you, take down your enemies, and sometimes cooperate with them. But what have you done so far? “I watched how to overcome the crisis, but there was no solution that stood out.”
“That-“
“You. I just gave up and walked away. I underestimated that it would stop once the other person was satisfied. If you don’t fight back, your opponent will only become more greedy. Until you cross the very line you can’t stand.”
Cutting off Natsuki’s words, the emperor held out his finger and blamed her for her actions.
“And the other side was deceived by those below them and fell under a curse that distorted their perception, but they did not notice it and locked themselves in. “Why should I help when neither of them has shown the ability to rule?”
When Fuyuki remembered the time when the curse was placed, she was so angry that she held on tightly to the hem of his clothes and her body trembled.
“But, there was someone who made you foolish people move.”
Even though it was beyond the thin fabric, I could tell that their eyes were on me.
“You. Ambitious wizard. “Why did you come here to help my children?”
I gulped, thinking that I could now explain the plans for the Bovim Kingdom to the current emperor.
