Chapter 88 – The Unknown Princess (5)
Five days after the princess entered.
Castle of Count Pelgarin, Gymnasium.
— Her Highness the Princess. Shouldn’t you see the government affairs?
─ Meeting you is my duty.
—It is sophistry.
—It is not sophistry. Well, how would you know my great intentions?
─ It means a lot, so I won’t ask anymore. Rather, why did you call today?
─ The moon is bright, so I’m going to do some physical training. I will run first, so follow me.
Roilen, who was secretly hiding behind pillars in the corridor prepared near the entrance of the gymnasium and watching the conversation between Benelia and Theo Rad, could not hide her confused mind her.
Iron-Blooded Princess.
It was Princess Benellia who boasted her cold-blooded charisma to the point that her mind and body were said to be made of iron and blood.
However, no matter how you looked at Benellia now, she couldn’t be called iron-blooded.
The relaxed yet mischievous look on her face as she talked with Theo Rad made her look like a girl her age her.
‘Her Highness the Princess…….’
Thanks to that, Roylen was distraught. After spending five days hanging out with that parasitic brother, did he lose heart?
Of course, Theorard had good abilities, a kind heart, a handsome face, and since he was the head of a historic family, there was nothing wrong with being friendly with Her Highness her.
At the very least, he was certain that Theorard was not sticking to Her Highness’s side her coveting the power of the princess.
‘In the first place, Her Highness is calling Viscount Theorard every day…….’
The problem was with Benelia, not Theorard.
For the past five days, Benelia has left her forces unattended with no orders regarding her search for rebels.
Naturally, command of the army was transferred to Hildes Froheim, the leader of the Blue Banner Knights, subordinate to Count Leoberg.
In fact, it was as if he had entrusted full military power to Count Leoberg during his stay in the castle.
If the outside world finds out about this, rumors such as ‘Princess Benelia knelt down to Count Leo Berg while performing guest games’ will spread like bamboo shoots.
Even though it was obvious that her prestige her would fall to the ground, Benelia was consistently acting like she did n’t care, so from Roylen’s point of view, her outfit her was on the verge of bursting.
‘What are you thinking….’
In her worried mind her, only her sighs her flowed in succession.
‘No matter how much you want to fool your enemies, you have to cheat your allies first, but can you give me a tip…….’
Roylen, who was grunting in disappointment, looked around in amazement at the lifeblood rising nearby.
At some point, an elf dressed in a maid uniform was looking at Venelia with ferocious eyes. Roylen, who was worried about her, went to her side of her, clearing her throat.
“Hey. You seem to be Viscount Theorard’s exclusive slave, but if you’re just a slave, if you’re staring at Her Highness like that-“
“Shut up.”
Roylen’s body his trembled. She could n’t believe it because she did n’t expect to hear her words to shut up the slave.
She is angry, but strangely not repulsive. Just like a dog meeting her beast and lowering her tail on its own her, her roylen instincts her were holding her back against the elves.
“That, yes. Have fun watching.”
Roylene, who had stepped back from her out of shape, hurriedly turned around and walked back. I don’t know what she was, but she thought it was right for her to keep as far away from the elf as possible.
As we walked to the corridor opposite her, this time the maid with a familiar face was using her binoculars to observe Benelia and Theorard’s every move.
Looking closely, she was the chief maid who always stood by Lady Silly’s side of her. But why is she doing her Voyeurism in a place like this where the head of the maid is. What about her binoculars?
Roilen, puzzled by her, moved close to her maid her, Jean, and poked her in the shoulder.
“…… !”
The startled head maid lowers her binoculars and opens her eyes wide. So Illen smiled kindly and raised her hand.
“It’s been a while since I was guided to the room. It’s really nice to meet you in a place like this-“
“Shh!”
The head maid hurriedly shut Roylen’s mouth.
“Town……!”
Thanks to that, Roylen couldn’t help but panic. She was just talking to her, and out of the blue, she raised her hand and covered her mouth her, which made her embarrassed.
But the head maid watched Benellia and Theo Rad for a while as they ran around her gymnasium, seemingly disinterested in Roylen, and then, after making sure she hadn’t been caught, she sighed in relief and let go of her hand of.
“Professor.”
The dissatisfaction is on the face of her maid chief as she stars at Roilen.
“You suddenly started talking to her without warning. Aren’t they taught etiquette at the University Magic Tower?”
No, what….
Isn’t it far from polite to voyeur through her binoculars? Since she was so dumbfounded, she let out a sigh as if the head maid knew.
“I know. That this is not normal But for a noble cause, it is an unavoidable act.”
“…… A cause?”
“As you know, Professor Theorard is betrothed to our young lady. So I need to find out if Viscount Theorard is cheating on me or not.”
“Hey, if you look at it broadly, is that an insult to the imperial family and a crime?”
Cheer. The maid glared at Illen and opened her mouth.
“If you think about it that way, isn’t it the same for the professor? I saw that she had been hiding behind the pillars of her corridor watching Her Highness the Princess for a while.”
“Hey, hey! As part of my official duties…….”
“Is it okay to commit a crime in public affairs?”
I have nothing to say.
Roilen, who was silent for a moment, finally raised her white flag.
“I will keep it a secret. So she also…….”
“Yes. I will never reveal that the professor was voyeurizing Her Highness.”
“…… Okay. Then I will leave.”
After trying to convey her words to her calmly, Ellen moved her steps toward the entrance of her gymnasium. Amidst her puzzled expression her, she broke out in cold sweat.
‘Why are the women of the county so scary…….’
No matter how much I thought about it, it was an incomprehensible conundrum.
*
After about seven laps around the gym, Theo Rad felt the limit of his body his and stopped his run. As his head spins, his complexion his turns blue.
“Woo-wook…….”
It was impossible to go any further as the stomach his groaned and vomited up.
On the other hand, Benelia was running ahead without showing any signs of difficulty. Since she was dressed in comfortable clothes for her physical training, her voluptuous body and her looks more prominent.
After one more round of her gymnasium, her ponytail waving in a long ponytail behind her, Benelia stopped beside Theo Rad, who was catching her breath.
A mischievous smile crept across Benelia’s face her, as if it was funny that Theo Rad, who was blowing out her breath with her eyes half-open, was funny.
“The boy’s stamina is not very good. If you only read books in the mansion, that’s what happens.”
“…… If I had known in advance that I would be invited to a fitness session, I would have come dressed in comfortable running clothes.”
“It’s a high level for just one excuse. What difference would it make if a guy who is struggling just this much is wearing comfortable clothes?”
Theorard glanced at Benelia without affirmation or denial. It’s not exactly wrong, but let’s admit it, it hurt her pride her.
That she did not ask further if Benellia knew.
She said, “It has been. If running is hard, let’s walk and talk. I don’t think I will have time to see you from tomorrow.”
“Are you getting ready to go back?”
“Okay. Tomorrow you will have what you want, so there is no need for more.”
What does it mean? As Benelia moved her steps leisurely, Theorard caught up to her side her, puzzled.
The air was clear today, and the panoramic view of the night sky was beautifully colored by starlight. Benellia, who was looking up at the sky feeling the cool breeze, looked back at Theorard as if she had suddenly wondered.
“Right. What do you think of me.”
Random questions are embarrassing. Theorard paused for a moment before replying.
“What do you mean?”
“It is literally. What kind of person do you think I am? After talking for five days, I think the frame has been set to some extent.”
“I understand Her Highness’s words of her, but I do not dare to judge the imperial family.”
“Then you can think of me as not belonging to the royal family.”
Theorard’s steps stopped at the meaningful words. Benelia, who had taken two steps ahead of her, also stopped in her place her and looked behind her.
“So tell me. What kind of person am I?”
Venelia’s golden pupils erased all other backgrounds and she looked only at Theorad. This time, your firm determines to expose your true feelings was coming to the surface.
Why is the princess doing this to me? Theorad, who had been silent for a while, answered Venelia’s question without thinking.
“I think he is a very sad person.”
“I’m sad?”
Benelia let out a mischievous laugh. I’d seen countless people praising her beautiful appearance of her and people who revere her of her achievements, but Theorard was the first one to express sadness.
“Why am I sad?”
“Because I went to war at the age of twelve. Furthermore, the sadness is multiplied because he was active on the front line.”
“Tell me why.”
“I don’t know much about the imperial family. However, a typical father would not take his twelve-year-old daughter to war. Even more so, Her Highness her, the princess, went to the forefront.”
“…… It was I who asked His Majesty the Emperor to engage in war as a soldier.”
“That’s right. So sad.”
Theorard’s light brown eyes approached as if they were looking right through.
“Why would Her Highness her, who is only 12 years old, want to engage in war as a soldier? Why didn’t His Majesty the Emperor reject it? I cannot dare to count the pain and wounds that have settled in the gap between the plain reality.”
Theorard was sympathetic. He had pure pity for the princess, who had so much power and wealth that anyone in the world could look up to him, without any purpose.
“We just think it’s great that lions drop their cubs off cliffs. From the point of view of a fallen cub, it is hellish pain and horror.”
“…….”
“Just because great achievements cover up the past doesn’t mean the scars will disappear. That’s why I think Her Highness the Princess is a sad person. I also feel that I am a soft-hearted person.”
One of Benelia’s eyebrows her twitched.
“It’s weak. I.”
The rule of thumb was that it was a threat, but Theorard didn’t care.
“Yes. I have observed for five days that Her Highness of her, the princess, always wears white cotton gloves when going outside. Even now when she comes out to do her fitness of her.”
“This is just…….”
“Probably to hide the calluses and scars on her hands her. On the first day I entered my guest room, I confirmed that Her Highness ‘Highness’ sword handle was worn around her waist. It’s not a ceremonial longsword. From the past to the present, he must have constantly wielded the sword.”
Benelia was silent.
Because there was nothing wrong with Theorard’s words her.
In order to survive, Benellia had to become an all-time, unprecedented genius. She must play a great leader so she can rally soldiers under her command her.
She thereby concealed her scars and erased the traces of her efforts. She has fooled everyone as if she defeated her enemies only with her genius her.
‘Is Theorard aware of all this?’
It won’t be. There was a limit to finding out everything with fragmentary information. Indeed, some of Theorard’s words are mere speculation and fantasy.
Even so, Benelia couldn’t help but be surprised. It’s only five days. She found it absurd that in that short amount of time she had come close to a secret the other person was trying to hide.
‘What on earth do you want?’
Even this smart guy doesn’t want to go into politics. Over the past five days, I tried to persuade and invite him in various ways, but Theorard consistently refused.
That led Benelia to a new reasoning. The inference that the completion of artificial rain magic might not be the trump card that Theorard possesses, but just one of many paddles.
‘Somehow, are you watching the whole world, not the empire?’
What is hiding behind that innocent face? He was a man I hadn’t even imagined, but there was nothing good to do away with.
Besides, Benelia did n’t hate Theo Rad too much for hiding her identity of her. Because if they were of the same kind, they were of the same kind.
Also, isn’t he the one who comforted him, at least by guessing, about his own miserable past his?
“Theorad Deharm.”
In a space where everything stopped except for her wind-blown hair her, Benelia felt a certain pleasure and smiled sadly.
“It seems like we should have known each other for a long time.”
