Chapter 141 – The Princess Who Wants a Friend (4)
…… Aside from Benelia’s impressions, the meeting hall was enveloped in silence.
It was because it was an act far beyond common sense for a mere butler to expose His Majesty’s faults her by threatening to defend her princess her.
The situation worsened to the point that even the emperor, who had been reprimanding Benelia, gasped in embarrassment.
At this point, he could have come to his senses and lowered his tail, saying that I was reckless, but Theorard was just staring at the emperor with eyes that shimmered with fire.
“Your majesty. And respected ministers.”
Theorard, who straightened his back, scanned the crowd.
Even though the eyes of high-ranking officials were focused on him, there was not an inch of trembling in Theorad’s voice.
“I don’t know much about imperial politics. Incidentally, I don’t even want to know.”
Ministers click their tongues, chatter, and frown.
All their actions and gestures…… In a space where even the sound of his breath his came under pressure, Theo Rad did not lose his faith.
Despite being surrounded by lions baring his teeth his, Theorard was not intimidated. He just humbly accepted his situation his, like a lofty wolf.
“One, since I am an ignorant person who does not know politics, I can say with certainty to whom the gravity of the crime is tilted. Your majesty. This servant dares to ask, so please don’t turn a blind eye to the truth.”
The Emperor continued to be silent. It was the attitude of wanting to hear what the deranged alien species was saying.
As it was the permission of his remarks his, Theorard’s argument continued.
“There is no way that Her Highness her, who is only six years old, could surprise Her Highness her Leonhard, who is twice her age her. Even if it was a surprise attack, there was no way you could win with your bare hands. What idiot puts a failed plan into reality.”
“Your Highness has no reason to attack Her Highness Leonhard. How could you accuse Her Highness of attempted murder of the princess, who is afraid of even an insect?”
“As a result, Highness Leonhard strangled Her Highness her and drove her to the threshold of death. Even if Her Highness her attacked first, Her Highness Leonhard is not without fault.”
So.
Maybe even really obvious.
“Your majesty. You must proceed with the investigation by telling the Minister of Marshals to summon the guards. Also, please do not make a judgment quickly, and it is considered that the priority is to call in members of the Internal Affairs Department to find witnesses.”
It is clear and straightforward. It was logically flawless, but unfortunately, the imperial family was a place where politics took precedence over logic.
The butler minister, who was standing behind the emperor, raised a bloodstain around his neck and shouted.
“What a fucking bastard! What kind of safety is this place, making fun of a lowly mouth!”
A thin man with a short beard.
‘Duke Brylt Adenoel…….’
Benelia muttered softly and bit her teeth. It was because he knew very well that something like that bastard was manipulating the emperor to eat the empire.
“Your Majesty! This is sophistry that you don’t even need to hear! The moment you listen to him, the status of the imperial family will be greatly diminished, so please, Your Majesty, proceed as you planned.”
The emperor, who had been pondering for a long time while holding his chin, finally nodded his head. He raised his massive body and looked down coldly at Theorard.
“It would be treason in the grand scheme of things to try to overturn my verdict. Jim is not gracious enough to leave his cocky mouth to rest.”
“Your Majesty the Emperor…….”
“Royal guards! Imprison him!”
At the same time as the order, the guards waiting nearby drew their swords and approached. It was an immediate situation, but Theorard didn’t get down on his knees or beg for help.
As if to some extent expected, he closed his eyes and muttered in a low voice.
“Sorry. Her Highness the Princess.”
Tone of resignation. A wet voice is heard with a slight trembling.
“For leaving me alone in this terrible hell…… I’m really sorry.”
A voice that perceived his death breaks his heart his. Although she knew that this was all a hallucination, Benelia couldn’t leave Theorad alone.
“If you leave like this, you will be left behind in hell as well. So…….”
Benelia caught two of Theorard’s fingers her in her fern-like hand. Theorard, who lowered his gaze at the sudden contact, could see Venelia’s mischievous smile in her.
“Hug me, butler.”
His hand his gripping his fingers puts a little more strength into it.
“Embrace me and run away.”
“…… Where are you talking to?”
“Wherever.”
Why is Her Highness suddenly saying such a thing? Theorad was confused, but there was no worry as long as the order was given.
Theorard, conscious of the gradually narrowing encirclement, embraced Benelia in anger.
And just like that, he kicked the floor towards the open door.
“Run away! Royal guards! Come on, catch him!”
“Don’t let them leave the imperial palace! Hurry up!”
Theorard ran desperately, ignoring the shouts behind him.
I turned corners in hallways, knocked over cabinets to block my way, went down stairs and hid in culverts, and moved nonstop to evade pursuit.
As he ran around, Theorard naturally sweated all over his body. Benelia, in Theo Rad’s arms her, felt her sweat dripping wildly down the back of her hand and onto her shoulder her.
It wasn’t unpleasant Rather, she was willing. Because she knew that the sum of Theo Rad’s sweat was her caring and loyalty her to herself.
However, the pleasant escape did not last long. In the hallucination, Theorad, whose personal strength was not much different from that of the Royal Guard, was in the palm of the emperor’s hand even when he had to fly and crawl.
“Fury…… Her Highness, Princess……”
The last place where the out of breath Theorard arrived was the garden of the imperial palace. In the center of the garden, where all kinds of flowers were in full bloom and butterflies fluttered, Theorard was frustrated with a miserable expression.
— Theorad Deharm! You are surrounded! Don’t take Her Highness as a hostage and bow down!
─If you admit your wrongdoing even now and cooperate obediently, I will spare you the death penalty!
– Do you know what you’ve just done! Dare to take the imperial family hostage, aren’t you afraid of the sky!
Voices raised by amplification magic came from all directions. Everywhere he looked around was full of soldiers, so there was no room to escape.
One fortunate thing was that they were all aware that ‘Theorad was holding Her Highness as a hostage’, so they could not approach him easily.
It wasn’t that he was particularly worried about Benelia. It was just that if the princess was killed by a butler, the dignity of the imperial family would be crushed to the ground, so be careful.
Of course, that was not important information at all, neither to Theorard nor to Benelia.
The important thing was the foolish feelings that each other had for each other.
“Now this is the limit. I don’t think I can take Her Highness of her and run away any longer.”
“Is it. There was a lot of hardship. Put me down.”
Theorard put Benelia down on her pavement without a word. Benellia, with her feet on her floor, stared at Theo Rad with her curious eyes.
“You are truly a strange person. Why are you devoting yourself so much for me?”
Throwing back his sweaty forelock, Theo Rad answered, catching his breath.
“Can I be honest with you?”
“Of course.”
“It’s because Her Highness’s life was injustice.”
Interesting answer, as always. Said Benelia, holding back her smile her.
“It is injustice. What do you mean?”
“The princess was discriminated against in everything from simple meals to the provision of clothing and accessories to education in general. The fact that she said it is an out-of-wedlock child is one thing. That’s why I applied.”
“Support? You mean you came under me by applying?”
“Yes. Fortunately, no one but me applied, so I was able to take the seat next to Her Highness her.”
Venelia couldn’t help but feel embarrassed at Theorard’s sad smile at her.
This is because I did not know that I had personally applied for a position that was avoided by everyone. Even if it was just her hallucination of her, it was Theo Rad’s choice of hers.
‘So the role was my butler.’
Among the numerous roles in the imperial palace, the reason why Theorard was deliberately assigned to the role of the butler was the result of Theorad’s unconscious choice after reading Benelia’s memories of her.
“That’s stupid.”
The appetite is bitter Benelia let out an empty laugh and snapped her hand.
“Sit down. Eye level is not right.”
“Yes. Majesty…….”
Theorard gets down on one knee and sits down. After staring at him for a moment, Benelia took her handkerchief from Theo Rad’s bosom and wiped the sweat from her forehead to her.
“I am very afraid of your kindness. If I had a butler like you when I was young, I might have hanged myself because I couldn’t forget the warmth you gave me.”
“Majesty?”
“So from now on, don’t put your life out there in order to stand up for me. Just because you sacrifice your life doesn’t mean you’re loyal.”
“I understand Her Highness’s words of hers, but there is no next time.”
“No, there is another one.”
The condition to wake up from this hallucination is to meet and talk with the emperor and then leave the meeting room.
Things were a bit complicated, but the conditions were met. Thanks to this, the hallucination gradually collapsed from the outside.
For example, right now, the blue sky was shattering and falling like glass.
However, Theorard, who didn’t know that, couldn’t help but wonder.
“If you say next…… Are you talking about the afterlife?”
That’s an interesting interpretation. Benelia nodded her head, not wiping her laugh.
“Okay. Let’s have a more comfortable relationship in the next life. For example…….”
A rain of shards of glass begins to fall. The royal guards, who were only hallucinatory figures, panicked and made a fuss, but Theo Rad did not turn his head.
The light brown eyes only reflected the princess in front of him.
Faced with Theo Rad, Benelia, lost in her troubles, pursed her small lips.
“Friend.”
A wish I couldn’t have, so I longed for it very much.
“Okay. A friend would be nice.”
Pass-
The guardsmen and garden flowers begin to disappear into dust. White light was seeping through the collapsed background.
A fantasy-like landscape unfolded, but Theo Rad silently nodded his head, keeping only the princess in his eyes.
“I swear. In my next life, I will become Her Highness’s irreplaceable friend her.”
This is my favorite answer. Benelia was satisfied and dropped her handkerchief. And without knowing it, I grabbed Theorard’s hair and gave him a short kiss on the forehead.
Theorard was taken aback, but Benelia remained unconcerned throughout. It was something she wouldn’t remember anyway.
Benelia lowered her head and whispered in Theo Rad’s ear.
“Thank you for turning a nightmare into a lucid dream. Then I’ll see you in the next life.”
It’s time to get back to reality.
In the pure white world where everything was falling into pieces, Benelia leaned back and smiled as beautiful as a flower.
“My butler.”
For the first time in her life, it was her sincere smile in her.
