Chapter 86 – The Unknown Princess (3)
It is difficult. No matter how much it is said to be the princess, isn’t it absurd to suggest a draw at a point where defeat is clear?
Could it be that you are playing a joke on me? Judging that this might be a farmland street popular in the system, I smiled awkwardly.
“A funny joke-“
“I am not kidding.”
Oh My God. Was denied with a single knife.
So, did Benellia take her word for it seriously? To manipulate the outcome of chess, which is at best a simple game?
I didn’t make any bets, but I wondered if I was overreacting. It’s not understandable if Benelia’s benevolence is seriously high, but…….
‘A match is a match.’
In a fair confrontation, it was impossible to admit a draw with lies. Moreover, before Benelia played her chess her, she had urged her to ‘never look at me’.
In short, the premise of starting chess with the princess was a ‘fair match’. So she could n’t take the side of the princess, who belatedly changed her words to her.
“Your Highness, Princess. We apologize, but we cannot accept a draw.”
“Why?”
“Before chess started, Your Highness told me to push with my skills first. It means that the game started by mutual consent. If I concede a draw here, I would be giving in to coercion and breaking my promise.”
“Right. Are you saying that if you admit a draw, you will become a traitor who broke your promise to me? That’s funny. The me who made a promise before playing chess, and the me who teased for a draw would all be ‘ Her Highness the Princess’. Who are you betraying?”
“If I dare to say it, I will betray Her Highness her, the princess before playing chess. To be precise, it would be to betray Her Highness her, the princess, who made a rational decision.”
At my words, Benelia raised the corner of her mouth her in interest.
“Are you saying that I am not rational now?”
“As far as chess goes, yes. Taking advantage of the difference in status to suggest a draw when it was obvious that we would lose is an emotional choice.”
“Then, why am I rational before playing chess?”
“It is rational because it asks for the opinion of the opponent in order to obtain consent, and it is reasonable to compete with only skill regardless of rank.”
Originally, people are inconsistent and multifaceted. Maybe it’s because he repeats what he said countless times and blows away the unfavorable things to the other side of his memory.
The stronger the power one has, the easier it is to become intoxicated with the ‘multifaceted self’. Even though it’s just chess now, if the wrong experience is accumulated, you could make a big mistake later.
That’s why I wanted to correct Benelia’s mistakes her.
“If I accept the proposal of the emotional princess, wouldn’t I be breaking my promise to the rational princess? The reverse situation is also true. So, if I become a traitor no matter which side I choose, I will take the side of Her Highness her, the rational princess.”
There was silence for a while. Roylen looked back and forth between me and her Benelia her with her mouth open in her daze, and Benelia smiled softly.
“You are.”
A faint laugh emanated from Benelia’s teeth to her.
“You’re gifted with speech that makes me humble.”
“Your Highness the Princess.”
“I said it as a compliment, so there is no need to put on an unfair expression. I don’t understand why a guy like this is living in the county without advancing into the system.”
Benelia put her hand down and grabbed the handle of her chair. There was not the slightest hint of hostility toward me in his more relaxed expression of her.
“Good night. Betray me who was biased towards emotion and join hands with me who was rational. Let the outcome of chess be determined by your victory.”
“Thank you for your gracious words.”
“What is grace? It must be a game I lost anyway.”
Benelia said lightly, and flicked her hand. Then Roilen came closer and she casually took out the wand.
Just like when she summoned her chessboard her, when Roilen chanted a short chant and tapped the legboards, the light exploded and her chessboard her disappeared without a trace.
When Roylen, who had done her part her, bowed her head and stepped back from her, Benelia opened her mouth casually.
“Now that you enjoyed the game, let’s get to the point. Viscount Theorard. What do you think of the Empire now?”
What is the main point for? She could n’t know Benelia’s intentions her, but as a servant of the empire, she could n’t remain silent at her princess’s question her. As soon as I remembered, I cracked my brain.
“I don’t think it’s in good shape.”
“Why?”
“His Majesty is fighting the main battle, and the fear of the people is gradually rising. As rebels take advantage of the chaos, the borders of the empire are struggling to maintain peace. Also, with the imperial soldiers crowding in the north under the pretext of keeping demons in check, we are bound to be vulnerable to foreign invasion.”
“Invasion. Are you saying that the Republic of Isbald and the Kingdom of Agela will betray the Empire?”
“I like to think it can’t be. However, you can’t assume the worst case scenario. Now that the military has weakened due to the Orc Conquest War, if we go to war again, our national strength will be seriously damaged.”
“You mean that the principality and the kingdom won’t stand still. It is a reasonable inference. Perhaps the ministers of the imperial family had similar thoughts. They’re not stupid either.”
I was taken aback by Benelia’s passing words of her. No matter how much she was the imperial princess, she did not have the right to insult the ministers of the imperial family.
Aren’t the ministers directly appointed by His Majesty the Emperor? In addition, since they were the highest officials in the jurisdiction, their authority was not significantly inferior to that of the princess.
What was the intention of insulting all of them? Since I was frozen, Benelia continued talking as if she was having fun.
“Not everyone who eats the rust of the imperial family is for the imperial family, and among those who claim to serve the empire, few truly serve the empire. As you know, the glory of the Empire commanding all people and all horses has been usurped a long time ago.”
“I’m sorry, but what do you mean……”
“It is said that the number of rats who want the empire to be torn apart is gradually increasing. Well, they must be showing affection in their own way. How much do you love the empire and want it to be divided into many parts?”
Benelia smiled, but I couldn’t agree. It was because she seemed to have heard something she shouldn’t have heard.
On the other hand, Benelia looked drowsy without the slightest sense of danger. As if she were talking about yesterday’s lunch, she was cursing the imperial ministers.
At best, it was without pretense, but at worst, it was arrogant and self-indulgent. At least she was so easy-going that it was hard to believe that she was an imperial princess.
“…… I’m sorry about this.”
Benelia, who was examining my expression her, trembled as if not to pay attention.
“She didn’t mean to force you to make choices and responsibilities. I just wanted to show that my intention was like that, even in a fragmentary way. If I have offended you, forgive me generously.”
“…… Okay. Her Highness her the Princess.”
“Okay. It’s late at night, so I’m going to go out. Let’s talk about it again tomorrow.”
“Are you talking about tomorrow?”
Instead of answering, Benelia stood up and brushed off the sleeve of her dress. She looked down at me as if it were natural for Benelia, who neatly unfolded even the folds of her uniform that had been folded from sitting down.
“To be precise, I intend to see you steadily while staying at the count’s castle. There are many stories I want to share. If possible, I would like to continue playing chess.”
“I’m fine, but……. Wouldn’t it interfere with Her Highness’s schedule her?”
“Don’t worry too much, I’ll take care of it if it gets in the way.”
Benelia, who was about to leave with her words her, hesitates. Benellia, who tapped the handle of her sword as if she had just remembered, opened her words with a sly smile.
“Viscount Theorard. Your fiancée……. When we chatted, he only chose really pretty words.”
“What if you say pretty words?”
“You don’t need to know too much. However, don’t miss her because she is a woman who is so sublime and innocent that you can’t see it often in the world. It is said to do better than now. Do you understand?”
What conversation did you have with Esily? She was full of questions, but the princess said she wouldn’t tell them, but she didn’t dare to ask.
“I will keep that in mind.”
Upon hearing my answer to her, Benelia walked towards her door with a satisfied expression. Roilen hurriedly guarded her side her, and armed knights followed the princess and left her room her.
*
Coming out into her hallway, Benelia took her steps quietly towards her own guest room her. In the space where the ironclads of the knights following her echoed regularly, Benelia thought about Theo Rad.
‘Integrity and uprightness.’
The Imperial Princess barged into her room without knocking with two armed knights. Then, it was normal for them to feel psychologically depressed, feeling that something big had happened.
In that situation, if you suggest a chess draw, nine times out of ten will nod. Because it’s normal to not want to go against the planting of the opponent who has power.
However, Theorad Deharm did not. He judged thoroughly rationally and spat out his advice.
It was different from the image of Theorad that Benelia had imagined.
‘Are you deceiving me? If not…….’
Thinking that she had waited for her father to die before perfecting the artificial rain magic, Benellia thought Theo Rad was a guy who was anxious to advance into politics.
Even though she made a statement insulting the ministers of each ministry in the sense of not joining my side, she did not bite the rice cake.
Could it be that she didn’t notice? No, it can’t be.
Prior to the story, she said, ‘I don’t understand why this guy didn’t enter the system,’ and didn’t he implicitly recommend that I hold my hand?
He’s good at speaking and when he sees his head spinning quite a bit, there’s no way he couldn’t grasp the inside of this side…….
‘I can’t quite get a sense of what he wants.’
The more I think about it, the more my back hurts. As Benelia frowned, Roylen, who was walking beside her, secretly snapped her fingers and pulled something of her own from the pocket of her suit her.
Looking down, it was a candy wrapped in a small plastic bag. Roylen smiled kindly as Benelia turned to her questioning face her.
“You look tired. Have some candy. I specially prepared it for Her Highness her the Princess.”
“What I didn’t even do…….”
I let out a sigh of relief, but since it was specially prepared, I can’t help but eat it. Benelia took her candy, scaled her, and put it in her mouth her, then she frowned and spat it out hastily.
Soggy candy drips from her saliva onto the palm of her hand her, wearing her white cotton glove. Benellia, who was very offended by her, gladed at Ilen.
“…… Doesn’t this candy taste like cinnamon?”
“Yes? That’s right. Is it really good for your body? Oh, and if you don’t like the taste of cinnamon, ginger-flavored candies too-“
“Lauren.”
Benelia’s golden eyes narrowed coldly.
“If you commit treason just one more time, know how to hang yourself.”
Thanks to this, Dunroylen’s hand her timidly slumped down as she took a ginger candy from her pocket her.
