Chapter 1 – Episode 1. Meet-and-Greet
If the emperor of a country is on his way, the escort is in emergency.
Even more so when it comes to Einthofen, the great empire that unified all of the central, southern, eastern and western parts of the continent, and the emperor of that Einthofen.
Hundreds of Royal Guards, the elite of the elite Royal Guards among the Royal Guards, surrounded by layers, and a squadron of anti-aircraft dragons flying above them, preparing for an unexpected surprise attack.
Whether they knew the situation outside or not, at a relatively simple table compared to the splendid chandelier, two elderly men and a man and woman who were likely to have just become adults sat facing each other.
“Long time no see. Your majesty.”
A straight back even when sitting.
His broad shoulders and massive physique clearly showed that he was not an ordinary dragon.
At the man’s words, the middle-aged man sitting across from him laughed out loud.
As large as it is.
His dignified face was reddish, and his handsomely grown beard was now mixed with sparse white beards.
“Put your words at ease, Lord Mitterien. Aren’t they close friends who used to walk together on the battlefield? Besides, this is not a meeting place for fathers with children, not emperors and servants.”
“In that case, without hesitation.”
Only then did the two men relax their straight backs and rest their elbows on the table.
“Look, Kreuz. Aren’t there too few escorts?”
“There are 50 royal guards and two squadrons of anti-aircraft dragons. If this isn’t enough, what on earth do you have to do to get enough? Besides, aren’t you here too? I am too.”
Kreuz von Einhafen.
Wolfgang von Mitterien.
The Lion King, Kreuz von Einthafen, who finally unified all but the northern part of the continent after a disorganized war.
And Wolfgang, who said that he had done his part as soon as Creutz established the empire, asked for the northern territory and chose to move away from his capital.
The two are close friends as well as creditors who made a significant contribution to the founding of Eindhofen.
And it was now that these two finally sat down for the wedding of their children.
“… I still can’t find anything feminine about her.”
Blonde hair neatly combed.
Leopold von Einhafen, a man with blue eyes sparkling like starlight, a beautifully chiseled face, and even the title of Crown Prince of the Empire.
“Is it so. For a first greeting to her fiancée after a long time, it’s an uncharacteristically soft answer.”
Silver hair with long hair braided into three strands and tied up.
The mint-colored eyes, which are hard to find, moved slightly, then headed for the teacup.
The long fingers holding the glass are as white as snow.
Astrid von Mitterien did not like this position.
As for Leopold, who is her fiancé and sits across from her, as well as the two middle-aged children who are now having a strange rivalry with each other about who is stronger in their own faction, after the children have been chatting anyway, and now they have moved on to an episode during the war.
“This is a really uncomfortable seat.”
“I agree. Rather than sitting face to face with you, I think it would be more comfortable to sit face to face with northern immigrants.”
“Under.”
Leopold let out a mocking sigh.
To be able to say this in front of the Crown Prince of Einthofen, a great empire that conquered 4/5 of the continent, not just a small and medium-sized kingdom.
“Really, that’s just rude.”
“Okay. Some say that kind of thing to her fiancée. I would like to do some self-reflection in moderation.”
Astrid raised her teacup and drank lightly, frowning inwardly.
It’s tasteless.
Originally, coffee mix was so common that people would step over it in the world, but now I want to beg for just one.
Emperor and the Emperor’s eldest son.
The Grand Duke of the North and his daughter.
The tea that came out at the meeting of these four people must have been of the highest quality, but I couldn’t believe that this kind of tea would come out.
“To talk back to the Crown Prince of Einhafen bluntly, your liver must have really come out of your stomach.”
“Is that so. But what can I do? Wouldn’t it be okay if you slit my throat?”
“No, I can’t.”
Leopold smiled.
Since the basic background is so good, it becomes a picture even if you just smile.
“The wedding should go as planned. The lineage of Einhafen and the lineage of Mitterien. The union of these two is something that must be accomplished even in the empire.”
“I will refuse.”
“Are you not going to obey the emperor? I said it as a joke, but it must be true that the liver came out of the stomach.”
Astrid shut his mouth.
The slightly grayish lips are applied with strength and lightly dyed white.
No way.
You cannot marry a man.
Astrid sighed inwardly again, and this time he began to think of how to strike back.
‘I can’t take it anymore. I have to let the word come out of the mouth of the crown prince that I want to get married on my own.’
It is impossible to disobey the emperor’s order.
Although she is said to have been born and raised in a free democratic country, since she has fallen into this unknown world, and even as a woman whose gender is the opposite, she must somehow preserve her life until she finds a way to return to her original world. .
In order to somehow survive in this despotic country, he too must obey the Emperor’s orders.
‘You have to legally avoid marriage somehow. If you can’t destroy it at all, you have to postpone it… ‘
“Astrid von Mitterien.”
At the sound of a sudden call, Astrid, immersed in her thoughts, was suddenly drawn into reality.
Her Leopold’s disapproving gaze is directed at her. As she had called her several times, Astrid almost apologized to her without realizing it, but she managed to stop her words.
—-She has a personality that doesn’t apologize.
“Yes.”
“What do you think you can’t hear when I call you?”
It seemed to have been called several times.
Should I say i’m sorry
No, she was originally Astrid’s personality, although she was never like that.
‘Here, the opposite is true.’
“Since you have disturbed her lady’s contemplation, she might as well apologize first.”
“Speculation? Thinking in a place like this. You’re kidding too much.”
“It is contemplation because it can be done anywhere, and the fruit obtained at the end of that contemplation is enlightenment. Doesn’t it matter where you think about it?”
“You speak well. Okay. Anyway, good. Good.”
I don’t know what’s good about stretching, but one thing is certain.
Leopold doesn’t like this position right now.
Leopold leaned back deeply in the old-fashioned chair, crossing his legs.
Already, the fathers of the two are busy talking about each other because their alcohol has gone up.
It seemed that he had lost interest in what the children sitting next to him were talking about and in what condition they were in.
“What do you mean good?”
“That can only be good. Astrid, no matter how raw you are, you can never surpass me, the crown prince.”
Suddenly sticking out his upper body, Leopold rested his elbows on the table.
Raising his chin on his clenched hands, Leopold glared at Astrid, the beauty in front of him, with a look that could never be said to be gentle, with a gentle smile on his face.
“In the end, your destiny is to become the Crown Princess. And she becomes the Crown Princess, and then the Empress. It’s also destiny. You who are so arrogant and careless like you now will eventually obey me, how could this not be good.”
‘Who knows what you want… !’
“Besides, it’s so beautiful, so it’s a blessing for the empire.”
Astrid’s face was slightly irritated.
Leopold, who hadn’t missed the scene, was delighted inwardly, and Astrid lifted a teacup and emptied the cooled tea.
“Father.”
The Frozen Shield of the Empire, Archduke Mitterien—- Wolfgang von Mitterien.
He was absorbed in a chat with his close friend and emperor, Kreuz, and did not even hear her daughter’s call.
“Father.”
Continuing chatter.
“Father, I will go to the academy.”
As soon as those words were finished, the conversation between Wolfgang and Kreuz stopped abruptly.
With the momentum of making a giggling noise, Wolfgang’s head turned and turned towards Astrid.
“Astrid, what did you just say?”
“I said I would go to the academy. As the Grand Duchess of the North, she is the daughter of the Myterien family, the frozen shield that protects the empire, and she aspires to become an honorable soldier of the empire.”
Astrid thought.
You’re a soldier
I never thought the day would come when I said I would become a soldier.
I really didn’t know that going to the army twice would happen to me!
There is an imperial military academy called the academy.
The military academy, which was built under the banner of systematic training of knights through military academies like Eindhafen, a military powerhouse—- after entering the academy, secular activities such as marriage were prohibited.
In other words, if you enter this academy, your marriage with the crown prince will naturally be postponed until you graduate.
In the meantime, somehow find a way to return to the original world.
That was the conclusion Astrid had come to.
There’s the problem of having to go to the army twice, but it’s better than marrying a man.
Astrid screamed inwardly.
