Chapter 78 – Ep.4 – The Queen’s Story (2)
“In the old days? So when I was very young. Back then, I was always busy and had no room for anything in my life.”
“I see… ?”
Delrin cut the tender veal into bite-size pieces and held them in her mouth. Now she was no longer hungry, but as she listened quietly to the queen and her eyes, she felt awkward and had to eat something.
Delrin couldn’t understand why the atmosphere had become so strange all of a sudden, but she just sat still and listened to her story in silence. She pretends to be listening and she nods eagerly.
“I don’t know if Delrin knows, but she needs a lot of effort to get her place as queen. For a young and inexperienced girl to become a queen who will lead a country.”
“Yes… “
The meat still tastes good, but the great juices are starting to bite.
No matter how good the food is, if your stomach is full, it will eventually turn into something disgusting.
Delrin began to feel full. Even so, the fork he held did not stop. It slowed down, but it still moved diligently.
“If I were to talk about what I learned, from basic moral education to things like history, geography, politics, socialism, swordsmanship and magic… I learned all the important things like that.”
“Wow, that’s great.”
Drink wine. It raises the mood and calms the anxiety a little. However, after drinking, regrets rushed in. I couldn’t drink more.
“Your face is red. You don’t seem to be good at drinking, do you?”
“Uh… It’s not like that, but I think I drank a little too much today… “
“Are you okay. Wouldn’t the story be more enjoyable if you were drunk?”
The queen immediately emptied her own cup as well. The maids also rushed over and stained each other’s empty glasses red with wine again.
“So… To say it again, as she learned so many things and prepared to succeed to the throne, she thought of this. How long will she have to live learning these annoying things? I already know everything.”
“Ah… The queen must be very good with her hair. IM jealous.”
“Thank you for the compliment. But in the end, I ended up living a little distorted because of that thought. Why, everyone has times like that, right? Is it also called puberty?”
“Yes? So did I.”
“I think Delrin would have been much cuter when she was younger. I wasn’t very cute when I was younger. A tomboy princess who has accidents here and there. I heard that a lot.”
She’s a tomboy princess…
Considering the image of the queen sitting in front of her right now, it’s a nickname that doesn’t suit her at all.
“Ears, you must have been cute. Really.”
“Are you comforting me? Thank you.”
The queen smiles A benevolent and warm smile is beautiful.
“Anyway… I met a knight named Neva at the end of a fairly long period of puberty. Her mother, who was her king, personally made him an escort.”
Has Neva been that strong ever since… ?
Is questioned, but the Queen smiles as if she even knows the question.
“Since both of us were still young and immature, we didn’t ask for much even if we were escort knights. I only had to keep one, one.”
“One?”
“Yes. You will always stay by my side. When you sleep, when you eat, when you take a bath… Neva has always been by my side. Always.”
Delrin nods her head and munches the meat again. There is a taste.
Even the queen at last carefully cuts her meat and gently puts it in her mouth to enjoy its flavor.
The story stops for a while.
The two chew the meat moderately, pass it down their throats along with the wine, and start talking again.
“That’s how Neva and I became very close. I’ve always considered Neva like her friend. Neva always soothed the boredom of her lonely childhood. The two of us were really happy. I was so happy.”
The more the Queen thinks of Neva favorably, the more Delrin grows anxious.
Wouldn’t she suddenly get angry when the knight she cared so much for betrayed her?
Delrin gulps down her saliva, examining her mood.
In no time, the atmosphere of the feast has become like walking on thin ice.
“What… I did. Neva eventually abandoned me and left. Has Miss Delrin ever felt the sadness that her friend, who was always there for her, is gone?”
“Oh, no… Must have been hard… “
The Queen smiles and takes a sip of her wine into her mouth with a slightly serious look on her face.
About 15 seconds before she swallowed the wine.
Delrin shook her head thriftyly during the 15 seconds she was given.
She said, ‘Good job saying I don’t know. Phew… If she said she knew, she might have been executed for treason.’
‘From now on, let’s focus on [Reaction] While [Listening] As much as possible. That will make you feel a little better. She is careful not to go against planting… ‘
“How is it?”
The queen asks To her question, Delrin stops her thoughts and immediately nods her head in response.
“I am so sad! It might be a bit inappropriate for me to dare to say anything, but I still think it’s very sad. Being betrayed by her friend… “
“Is it so. That’s right. Betrayal… “
“That person called Neva was too much… !”
“Isn’t it? Really, I just knew my heart was breaking. Ha… “
The queen picks up her knife and holds it close to her own chest. The blade doesn’t stand very tight, but it gives a slightly eerie feeling.
“So, how did it go?”
“Yes?”
“How do you think it would have been? An old friend of mine named Neva and an escort driver.”
“Uh… That, well… “
“Can you think about it? I want to hear Mr. Delrin’s answer.”
“In jail… Are you locked up?”
Upon hearing Delrin’s reply, the Queen smiled and took another sip of her wine.
Again there is silence for a while.
It’s better to pour out the words.
Silence is painful.
“It is a prison. Speaking of prison, I wonder if I should bring up another person’s story. It seems like I’m the only one talking, is that okay?”
Phew.
The silence is broken.
“Ah yes… Of course! Please speak comfortably.”
“Coincidentally, Neva freed a woman from prison, and she is now wanted for her crime. He’s a famous thief, do you know his name?”
Philmark.
“Uh… I don’t know I’m good at that… “
“Oops. I don’t know. That’s too bad. Then where should I start talking… “
Her fork squeezes through the head of one of the fish. The fork went through her eye socket and pierced her head, and as the queen lifted the fish, a maid came running and cut her throat.
“He has no eyes. Why not?”
“Cheap… Fighting… ?”
The queen smiles
“Well? Anyway.. It’s such a pity, right? You can’t see properly without eyes. What are you all doing? Empty Mr. Delrin’s glass with both eyes open? Follow me more.”
“I-I stop… “
“Don’t hold back. Sometimes you have to be sober.”
Delrin’s glass was filled with wine. His eyes, already drunk, do not feel the strangely changed color of the wine.
“I like Delrin. I was able to endure it because of Delrin-kun even though I had a lot of mental hardship these days. I think I know why people are crazy about love. Do you feel comfortable like this?”
“Ah, yes… “
“Delrin, were you happy when you were with me? How was it?”
“I-I liked it too. We ate a lot of delicious food, and with a pretty lady like the queen… Sleep… “
“Then I’m glad. Then… “
Even the queen’s goblet contains wine. She carefully tilts her glass and savors it gracefully, but her eyes do not take her eyes off Delrin.
The silence lengthens. She stares at Delrin as she drinks her wine very slowly.
The full cup gradually becomes empty, and the Queen’s face is reflected through the empty cup.
Finally, when all the red wine disappeared and even the glass only reflected the beautiful face of the queen,
Said the queen
“Would you like to live with me for the next few months? I mean it like this. Eat delicious things, share your body with fun… “
How many months
It’s not even a very difficult request.
“I feel like my complicated thoughts are sorted out because Delrin is by my side. I need Mr. Delrin.”
It’s a great suggestion that you can nod your head at right now. Obvious.
But reluctant
“Ever since the incident with Neva, I’ve always been disturbed… Delrin’s presence makes me feel at ease. How is it? Will you live here for me for a few months?”
“Uh… “
“Drink at once. Drink and answer me.”
She urges Delrin with a gesture. Delrin tries to buy her time to think and she eventually lifts a glass of wine that is thicker than before.
One sip, two sips, three sips…
“You drink well. Cute.”
Another sip, two sips, three sips…
Delrin thinks as she drinks.
‘Why are you cutting off about Nevada and Philmark?’
As you must have known, the queen seldom spoke of her.
It’s not just them. What happened to Chichina and Kaede-san?
“Puk! Kek, Khehe… “
The signal that you can no longer drink comes from your body and pours out in the form of clearing your cough.
Half of it was drunk, but there was still plenty of wine left in Delrin’s glass.
“Well, I will stop drinking wine now… “
Her face heats up.
The clear image gradually blurs, as if her eyes have lost their strength.
Is it because of the amount of alcohol that exceeded the limit? Her mouth is stuffy
“Is it so. That’s too bad. So… What is the answer?”
“Yes, yes… I’m fine… “
Delrin couldn’t say no and she accepted her offer.
In a situation where it is difficult to speak properly, he works hard with his mouth and tongue.
“Like a queen… Be nice… A beautiful person… Same… This… “
What?
Words don’t come out well.
My head is foggy.
“Is it so. It’s good. I believed that Delrin would stay by my side.”
And the queen,
Even Delrin’s smile made her look very cute.
However, that smile starts to distort little by little as time goes by.
“Puff… “
At first, a very benevolent smile soon turned into a giggle,
“Ahahahahaha!”
“Moose… “
When laughter turns to sneer, sneer turns to roar, and roar turns to table-slamming violence,
Said the queen
“Ah… It’s funny. I think it’s the first time I’ve laughed out loud like this. Mr. Delrin? The expression that seems to have passed well is so cute! Are you doing it on purpose? Are you being stupid on purpose?”
“Ah… Eh… “
“Yes, yes… I don’t know. May not know. Should I not know? No, I would be happier living without knowing. Fools are always happy. But, in order to talk to each other, you have to know.”
Delrin slowly closes her eyes. Her body naturally begins to sag, and her body weight shifts downward.
“I do this. Mr. Delrin. Let me explain in an easy-to-understand way.”
His ears listen to the Queen’s words until his consciousness is blown away.
“It’s better to see it once than to hear it a hundred times. You will know everything when you go. Rest in peace.”
Delrin knocked him unconscious and slammed his face into the salad plate.
