Chapter 686 – International, Emperor, Sister-in-Law! (4)
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【The princess will be taken to our mansion.】
After showing the exaggerated show to the delegation, I kindly proposed to Yui-ling, who was spying on the franc.
[I don’t know the details, but if you talk to me, you’ll know if my wife is the sister of the princess. How about talking openly for a night or so?]
【That, can I?】
Yui Ling was delighted, but if she hadn’t said anything here, she wouldn’t have come to help. She interrupted with a look that Zhang Zhijun said she was absolutely unworthy.
【I’m sorry, Her Highness the Princess. I think it’s right to receive a separate building like other delegations.]
【… Why should it be?】
【In the Count’s mansion, our country’s soldiers cannot move as they please. It’s gross disrespect, and it’s just uncomfortable with each other. So, a place where we can finish our security responsibilities is better.]
I saw Zhang Zhijun talking passionately with sincerity.
He really seemed to think of me and the princess as equals, and he seemed to be thinking about the best way to do it in this situation.
【I will build a building near the main house of the mansion.】
So I said, being careful not to let my eyes sink.
【… What did you say?】
【As you have already seen, the level of construction is easy.】
I acted deftly, pointing the way I had walked.
There was a reason why the building was erected like a parade and showed off the technical skills of this estate.
‘Honestly, it wasn’t something I really wanted to do.’
Think about it.
When a person holding a baseball bat was caught on the CCTV in front of the front door, the feeling was different between that of a 9-year-old girl and that of a 190cm giant wearing a hat.
The potential of my estate was the latter. The baseball bat is this Atlantis.
A person who will hold Atlantis tightly and come and go in front of his country!
Isn’t that a huge difference in terms of who is being attacked, whether it’s an Asian who’s a poor count or a duke (Jin) who has a lot of power behind him?
‘If the envoys feel uncomfortable or if they see my territory as a danger, will it only cause more damage?’
That’s why appeals for technical skills are bullshit that could have a bad effect on me.
But there were a couple of things worth taking and doing that.
【My mansion is the safest place in the territory, and the princess is staying in the mansion.
One of them was for this persuasion.
‘If they’re untrustworthy, I should keep them nearby.’
It was even more so if it wasn’t an opponent that was difficult to deal with with force like Kiara.
It would be a fucking big deal if you put it near the delegation and feed it even insects.
【Indeed. The princess of Britannia is also in the mansion… Is that so.】
At my well-thought-out words, Zhang Ziqun only calmed his eyes, but was unable to object.
It’s natural that you can’t answer. The royal family of one’s own country is treated one step lower than the royal family of other countries. As a person working in the imperial family, this is the biggest humiliation, isn’t it?
‘What are you going to do? If I say no here, I will become the royal family of the other person.’
The daughter of the same king (emperor), the same guest.
But invite one to the mansion, and let the other stay in the newly built building?
If you don’t feel discriminated against and subtle lines drawn here, I recommend enlisting. Maybe you have the talent of a full-time soldier?
─Glance. Looking at the entire delegation with Odin’s eyes, I smiled.
【I would appreciate it if you would understand even for the sake of my wife and myself.】
【I-I can’t help it if that’s the case. Like. I’ll give it to my brother-in-law sir!]
Zhang Chijun nodded silently, and Yui Ling responded immediately.
It was so good that I said it with an expression as if I was going to die. I smiled and secretly inspected the body of the princess, Yui-ling. Because I couldn’t see it.
‘… Well.’
My clairvoyance control failed, so I could see my stomach for a moment, but it must be okay since I didn’t look at the strict parts.
Anyway, I was able to confirm the fact that I was worried about once again.
‘There are no bugs planted in Yui-Ling’s body.’
That’s it. It’s relatively safe to let them talk in the same room as Fran.
I thought that far and let the telepathy flow.
-Fran, I’m sorry. Entrusted with this
—I apologize again. Do not do that. I was very happy that Nord was relying on me.
Fran laughs slightly while talking with Yui-ling.
I know very well how much family means a word to Fran. There’s nothing strange about Fran being more angry than I am.
However, if you weigh risk and safety, this was the most correct choice.
─I will guarantee your safety. I also learned a new magic.
I secretly repeated the spell that I had been repeating in my head.
A detection magic I saw while observing the delegation of Gorgalia with clairvoyance.
Didn’t he see the magic, which was at the level of a national secret, with great performance through Odin’s eyes? I wouldn’t be able to use it, but if it was franc with excellent sensing ability, I would be able to learn it quickly.
Complete it before going to meet Yui-Ling and let Fran know.
-I’m fine. I really wanted to hear this kid’s story.
As she looked apologetically at the delighted Yui Ling, who thought Fran had laughed at her story, she murmured as if to draw a line she couldn’t concede.
—To use the hurt of losing a family member as a means of lying is unforgivable.
I only nodded my head at her resolute will.
Wasn’t Elizabeth, who had a thick bone in her dark fight, like that too?
Those who fight with their own will are strong.
***
The day the delegation including the princess came.
Nord and Elisabeth held talks with the Baiznian delegation.
【This is the ideal from us, Count Wolfheddin.】
【It’s a common sense request. I accept it.]
There was nothing to raise the voice at the talks. Nord, who had agreed on security procedures and restricted areas and built a place for the envoys to stay, returned to Franc and the mansion.
It was only after the imperial soldiers who accompanied her as an escort checked the safety of the building that Yui-ling barely had time to talk with Fran.
【Oh! Uh, welcome! Princess!]
Her porcelain, her room decorated in her own way, welcomed her with her awkward smile.
Yui Ling winced at the atmosphere of her cutely decorated room and the white golem that didn’t seem to suit it.
【What about that golem?】
【Ah, my escort. Is it reliable?]
Fran said while pulling a chair. Yui-ling giggled slightly.
【Really. It’s also somehow cute. Ah, thank you for calling me like this today, sister.]
【Oh, well. Yes. Although I’m still not sure if I’m the princess’s older sister. Lol.】
Fran smiled as he touched her neck.
The imperial soldiers of Baiznia, who had escorted her princess to the front of her room, bowed briefly and closed the door. Those two were the ones who escorted them while they were talking.
They set their sights on Fran’s golem, then, as if they thought it was nothing to worry about – they had discussed it beforehand – and left to engage in escort work.
Yui Ling said as she was advised to sit down.
【… Actually? I can’t remember my older sister’s face either.]
Fran didn’t particularly widen her eyes.
It was natural. If your memory is clear, you won’t be able to mistake Yui Ling’s older sister for her Fran. Unless they miraculously resemble each other.
【Yes… You did, too.]
【Whoops. Is that a memory from when you were younger? If it’s a portrait of her older sister, though.]
Yui Ling showed her the portrait she had brought.
The picture frame was not luxurious for a personal possession of the princess. However, it was a portrait that she could see through Fran’s eyes that she cherished.
Could it be because of his childhood appearance and his relatively rare hair color in Western countries? Fran nodded her head to herself, saying that it would not be strange if she was mistaken.
【My mom is a dwarf from Nidavellir.】
【Yeah. My husband seems to be like that too.]
【Really? As I’ve heard, Count Wolfhedin has a great sense!]
At his skillful praise, Fran went about as if it were her own business. As if it was funny, Yui Ling laughed secretly, holding her breath.
Then, her expression darkened slightly.
【Originally, Mama came in as a court lady. She said she wore the surname Silver of Obama and became her concubine. That’s how my older sister and I were born.]
As Yui Ling was talking, her expression was not very bright, so Fran refrained from asking questions.
She was aware of the complex power struggles of her royal family, yet she did not quite realize that she was her countess.
【Your sister… She was playing hide-and-seek with me in the yard of her mother’s palace when she suddenly disappeared. So I couldn’t think that her sister would die until now.]
I still remember when I close my eyes. The girl of her childhood who played hide-and-seek and searched for her sister for hours to find her hiding place.
At that time, if Yui Ling had informed her elder sister’s disappearance in time, would the result have been different?
Such assumptions were already anguish that had been repeated thousands of times.
【But Mrs. Francesca… It doesn’t look like my older sister.]
Yui Ling smiled as she opened her closed eyes.
【… Did you know?】
【Half a day has passed since you heard what I said? If you had even the slightest thought, you wouldn’t be making the same expression right now.]
Frank, who had been stabbed in the head, covered her eyes.
She closely resembles her mother’s face from what she remembers, and she also has memories from her very childhood.
【Perhaps her wife has clear memories of her childhood or the faces of her parents?】
【… Yes. How old is the princess’s older sister?]
【Since I was 8 years old, her sister was 10 years old.】
Frank shook his head. Yui Ling smiled bitterly at her, as if she knew it.
Yui-ling’s older sister, who went missing when she was 10 years old, couldn’t be Fran. For Fran, she had dozens of precious memories from when she was much younger than ten.
【I heard that it is noisy with an island called Atlantis.】
Yui Ling said she really seemed like she had done something bad.
The expression on her face that did not show her disappointment or hurt, which she must have felt, made Fran feel extremely sad.
[I can imagine what happened. Does the Count know?]
【… Yeah.】
【Okay… Even if I say no, Zhang Ziqun won’t say yes and back down.]
Yui Ling, sighing, showed her determination on her face, where her youthful spirit remained.
【But it can’t be. I don’t know what Obama is thinking, but I will return home right away.]
【──No. Then we will be in trouble.]
The life outside the door pierced the back of Yui-ling, who was sitting with her back turned.
─Rumble!!
Wedge love liquid-!!
The back of the princess stiffened as if it had been glared at by a tiger.
The imperial spear, which opened her door at once, flew into her defenseless body. It was a quick and sudden attack that the princess, who did not know how to fight, would never be able to survive.
─Chaeeng!!!
It was Fran who stopped the inevitable death of the princess. She pulled the knife from her garter belt and ricocheted the imperial spear back through his body.
【Kuh… !!】
Hwanggun, who retreated with a groan, gave strength to his spear.
Was it quite unexpected that the surprise attack was stopped? He flicked his tongue like a snake.
【You’re responding faster than we expected, ma’am. Did you know?】
【My boyfriend said that.】
-Shaak. Fran said as she took out a new knife.
[People with a lot of money play bluffs when the hand is bad, and when it’s bad, they try to overturn the board.]
【Like.】
The imperial soldiers admired with one mind. It was an exclamation that would be shown by those who accurately saw the purpose.
Yui Ling, noticing their purpose, murmured as his body trembled.
『… Using my death as a princess as an excuse to intervene in this country?』
“It happened. Princess.』
Deducing the result was not difficult.
Yui-ling’s older sister?
There was no evidence of that, and it was a third-rate out of a third-rate to use as a justification.
But it becomes a stepping stone for the next step.
Her older sister commotion, which Nord named ‘Pungka’, is an excuse.
Even if you force yourself to land in Heusroit, making another method after that is a piece of cake lying down. One of the planned plans was to use the half-dwarf as a throwaway word, which is worthless as a member of the imperial family.
『I can’t… That’s a lie?! Yu Chun, Laofeng!』
Yui-ling got up and shouted as if pleading.
『Since I was young, you have always protected me for over 10 years! Because you are like that, I asked you to come with me on this trip, but why on earth… !』
Escorts close enough to remember their names.
So, Yui Ling harbored distrust before feeling betrayed by her. The people Yui-Ling knew were not the people who would concoct such a thing or fall for conciliation.
『Even if I die in Lord Wolfhedin’s estate, there is no way to insist that it was an innocent death! What are you trying to achieve with such a clumsy method?!”
『Don’t worry. So that you won’t be lonely on the way, I’ll send the Countess with you.』
As if to subdue the room with a thrusting spear, the imperial troops pressed Fran and Yui Ling.
To the desperate appeal to the princess, there was no answer.
『In that case, I will surely get the wrath of the Count, who is his pathetic wife. After that, when we get killed by him, it’s perfect. He killed the imperial army who was in the way and also killed the princess. You can argue like that.”
Yui-ling shuddered at the cold plan.
If both sides insist on fairness, the mud fight rolls in a direction where it doesn’t matter who is innocent. Who is right is an unsolvable question.
A conflict in which no one will admit defeat by word of mouth.
If that’s the case, I have no choice but to fight for superiority and inferiority with a spear knife.
Yui-Ling’s death was the beginning of a war that would defuse the dispute over the ownership of Atlantis.
Wichun flicked the tip of his spear as if asking if this was enough.
【Wife. Please scream loudly. The Count said he was sleeping in his room without knowing anything. Shouldn’t you wake up the lead actor who slept late?]
【Yuchun!!】
【I’ll send it so that it doesn’t hurt. Be still.]
The men smiling kindly, and the princess crying miserably as if in contrast.
In the midst of that tragic altercation, Fran, who stood like a third person, half-opened her eyes.
【… That’s how you’ve been manipulating other people’s minds.]
The imperial soldiers’ feet stopped for a moment.
【It is very difficult to trust others. Even more so if you have trusted and then been betrayed.]
Just like Nord’s thesis was stolen.
Frank muttered in her mind the words she hadn’t spoken out of her mouth.
【So I thought. A person who can trust others while doubting them is a very strong person. Because that is more difficult than believing or doubting others without thinking.]
Yuchun and Lao Feng glared at her as if they were trying to read the true meaning of her words.
【You need help from others, but you don’t want to trust anyone. Then it’s the same as insisting that you don’t want to be betrayed again.]
【… I don’t know what you mean.]
【Are you that afraid of sharing your heart with others?】
Fran looked into their eyes and pulled her hand gracefully.
[Poor man. You and the people you serve are that weak.]
【… I will cancel what I just said.]
─Thump!!
The imperial soldiers rushed with their faces distorted like monsters.
【I will kill you in front of that guy’s eyes!!】
The knife jumped out of Fran’s hand, who was watching that anger with pity.
However, the martial arts of the emperor were not lacking enough to block even a single knife.
─Whoops!! Their spears cut knives.
I was surprised by the power that was heavier than I thought, but Yuchun and Lao Peng hit left and right without stopping. Fran or Yui-ling. I was thinking of getting it either way.
【Get down!】
Fran almost knocked Yui-Ling down and blocked Yui-Chun’s way.
‘Then the princess is this way.’
Lao Peng kicked off the wall and ran through the empty space. He intended to kill the princess while Wichun subdued the cheeky half-dwarf.
“GOGOGOGO──!!”
Raofeng, who sharpened his spear, was blocked by a golem standing like an ornament.
Lao Peng laughed through his nose. He couldn’t help but say that if he was going to stop him with a golem, he was a very cute idea.
He was skilled enough to be chosen as the escort of the princess.
Lao Peng slashed the light of the lantern and plunged the spear deep into the golem’s arm.
──Chang!!!!!
And deep within, his spear froze in a flash of fluorescent mana.
【… What?!】
【What are you so surprised about?】
Mana sprayed from the golem’s wide-open eyes and mouth.
The person who was hiding by opening a breathing hole in the
─Take it! Nord, who wrung the steel spear, laughed.
【Is it so strange that a married couple share the same room?】
─Too bang!!!
The front kick hit Lao Peng’s stomach directly.
