Chapter 147 – Episode 146. If You’re Strong, You Can Be a Bit Stupid
– Isn’t that what the law says, Your Majesty?
Kreuz leaned deeply against his throne and closed his eyes.
Astrid raises her voice in front of Kreuz, the universal emperor, and expresses her will to the point of appearing bold.
– If Your Majesty takes personal care of the laws you have made, none of the people of the Empire will be afraid of the laws. Not being afraid of the law means not being afraid of the majesty of the imperial family, which must mean not being afraid of even the majesty of His Majesty.
If it wasn’t Astrid who said that.
If only it wasn’t Kreuz who was listening.
It was a word that he might have scorned immediately.
– Do not abrogate this law, Your Majesty. The dignity of His Majesty’s descendant, His Majesty’s descendant, Leopold von Einhafen, is completed with graduation from this academy.
– If that’s the case, you’re saying you can’t leave early, Astrid.
– That’s right.
Astrid didn’t hesitate at all.
Even in front of the emperor, Kreuz von Eindhafen, he faced Kreuz with the confidence that he should do everything he had to say, and his voice did not tremble at all.
– Rather, please give me a chance to make a mark, Your Majesty. Please give Your Highness the Crown Prince a chance to achieve a feat that will remain in posterity, even more brilliant than graduation from the academy.
– A chance to set the ball? Yes, tell me in detail.
– Please assemble His Highness the Crown Prince and me, Eranya, and Veracian cadets as Astain’s pursuit team. If so, I will certainly offer the head of the traitor Astain in front of Your Majesty.
– Huh. I know very well what you mean. Okay…
– Let it be. However, it should not be delayed too long.
– Of course you will!
In this way, Astein’s pursuit team was formed with the four people Astrid requested.
Astrid said that others would rather be in the way, and the others had no objection, so it ended up being that way.
“Anyway, this is a repetition of what I said, but Wolfgang, you really raised your children well.”
Including Kreuz, Wolfgang and Weizik were all sitting in a private room in the imperial palace.
Although the damage to the academy was not as great as expected, it was very great.
The damage to the cadets in school was only minor, with no fatalities, so it would be safe to say that it was very minor, but on the contrary, the major damage was the academy’s annex buildings.
There were a lot of collapsed and destroyed buildings, and even if the building is in good condition, all sorts of bodily fluids and debris splashed out and had to be cleaned.
Sitting in such a place would only be a hindrance, and since the emperor was away from the palace for a long time, there was nothing good about it, so the three of them returned to the palace at an appropriate opportunity.
And it comes to now—
“… It’s a pity that she’s a daughter, though.”
Wolfgang nodded his head at Kreuz’s words.
Even if you think about it yourself, Astrid grew up really well.
However, the meaning of the word well-bred means that he grew up well as a soldier who is loyal to the country and loyal to the imperial family. So, it’s a little far from saying that she grew up well as a daughter.
“Aren’t these the best qualities of a crown prince and, furthermore, an empress? Aren’t there frequent stories of women who shook the country? Compared to those women, Astrid is more than enough. Isn’t that right?”
“I would appreciate it if you would look at me like that.”
It was a bit difficult for Wolfgang to accept Kreuz’s words as they were.
He will, too, when she comes to him and thinks of the time when Astrid, who started by asking if she would really marry Ashley and Violet, ended by saying that she should not marry him before…
It is a bit difficult to accept at once what Kreuz said about raising her daughter well.
“Then it must be so. So you know.”
“… Hit that.”
Ashley learns some of Astrid’s reckless rush,
If Astrid learns some of Ashley’s shyness.
It would be really nice if it was.
I was sorry about that.
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“So I told you. A woman is a bit like that, what should I say? That… You said it’s good to be a little bit more modest.”
“Are you taking care? You know what kind of maid I am, but I honed my strength and loyalty for the sake of the Crown Princess of Einhafen, and even the Empress. A puppet who is only modest should not be in such a position.”
“Hmm… “
I’ve already searched all the inn rooms.
Some time after the innkeeper told her that she had been cleared of everything, and Vera Shien told her to wait as he would return her detection —
They weren’t particularly nervous as they headed to a place where traces of Astain were faintly felt.
At least here is Erania, who defeated Astein in a direct fight,
There is also Veracian, who was on the same side as Astein.
Besides, as long as Astrid is here, it is clear that if Astain can find only traces of it, the rest will go smoothly for her.
As a result, there was no tension at all, and rather, a chatter between Astrid and Veracien was unfolding inside the carriage.
“Yes, that might be an essential virtue for the Empress or Crown Princess, but would Leopold really do that?”
“… Why am I involved?”
Leopold had an angry expression.
Up until now, Leopold had not been particularly interested in what Astrid and Veracien were talking about, and rather had been fond of Astrid, who raved about her endless loyalty to the imperial family, the Crown Princess, and even the behavior she would have as an empress.
However, Veracien’s sudden question of whether Leopold would be like that was a bit far-fetched.
“Except for the crown prince and the crown princess. As a man and woman. Who do you like better, the current Astrid or the modest Astrid?”
At that moment, there was silence in the carriage.
It was an unexpected question, but Leopold was unexpectedly unable to answer it.
“So to speak, that is it. Astrid or Asti, who do you like better?”
“No, is that important in this situation?”
“Honestly, it is.”
Vera Shien shrugged her shoulders.
In her purple eyes, there was a mischief that could not be hidden.
Like Leopold and Astrid, at that moment, they were making absurd expressions without answering anything.
“No, even though they are actually the same person. It’s a bit different, though.”
“That, that.”
Vera Shien’s words were unexpectedly persuasive.
So, in the case of Asti, there was a worldly and feminine charm.
Sometimes she has a slutty side, sometimes she’s wise, and she has a charm that makes a man’s heart beat.
On the other hand, Astrid is also courageous and bold, and it is an unmistakable fact that if things continue as they are now, she will become the country’s guardian deity.
But if that’s attractive as a woman…
If there had been Astrid without Asti, would Leopold and Astrid have improved their relationship as dramatically as they do now and could have improved between them, would they have been able to get close enough to discuss the great human affairs of marriage? Could it have been such a relationship that we could talk about?
If you think about it, it was all the more so because it was an unknown thing.
【Honestly, it’s far from being a girl that a man likes.】
‘Poem, it’s noisy.’
Because Astrid knew, she couldn’t refute what Asti said.
I mean, it can’t be helped.
Things like that, she never learned in the first place.
[Wouldn’t it be nice to change it soon?]
‘… Joy.’
“Please don’t bully Astrid like that. I don’t know how great Astrid has been since she was born, and how great her contribution has been in stopping the aliens in the north. Your Highness shouldn’t be so hesitant.”
“… It’s Astyro.”
“Yes. She doesn’t want Astrid to be feminine, and she doesn’t either, so why does she ask such an embarrassing question?”
Asti glared at her chirit verashien.
She looked out the window of her car, avoiding her gaze, as if Vera Ciendo was stung by her gaze.
“That is not wrong. Hey, Asti is smart when she’s like this. Isn’t this a perfect match between internal affairs and external affairs?”
It was Erana.
She was usually her chattering elf who chattered incessantly, but until now she hadn’t said much and had only climbed into her wagon, she finally opened her mouth.
“Astrid can be said to be superior to Astrid in terms of military skills, and Asti can support Leopold in terms of femininity, so isn’t she perfect?”
I heard that’s right.
Leopold involuntarily touched his chin and let out a low, hoarse voice.
Come to think of it, Erania was right.
Astrid’s power and
Asti’s femininity.
Having these two in one body is such a huge advantage.
“Somehow, at that time, Astrid wanted to see the two of them.”
Hearing Veracien’s murmur, Leopold turned her gaze to Veracien.
Fortune telling.
“Fortune telling, what… No, that… “
I remembered something.
Leopold had only read fortunes once in his life, that day at the night market.
And when she sees Vera Shien in the light of her words, her words are clear —
“Could it be that the fortune teller was you, Berashien?!”
