Chapter 856 – Day 98 ─ the Land Where the Devil Was Born! Agrippina!
The princess takes a long breath as she looks at Holimpia getting further and further away.
“Abama… Oh, my…”
On the day she returns to Holimpia, the princess makes a promise when it is clearly visible what day it will be.
It will be a day when the embers of rebellion will burn.
The beautiful streets of Holimpia may be filled with screams, not laughter.
“… I will make sure that the girl makes a choice that she will not regret.”
The princess clenched her fists, hoping that her mother, who had turned into a beautiful flower, would be safe until her next 100 days.
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“I was able to ride the carriage like this with Leda’s help.”
“His Majesty’s concubines and those who call themselves loyalists were probably planning to give credit to the princess as soon as she escaped from Holympia.”
Inside the clattering carriage, the princess nodded her head. Next to her, of course, was Ceres, sitting calmly.
Leda Archibald, sitting across from me, had a calm expression.
“Thanks to the carriage you prepared, she was able to get out of Holimpia and Agrippina arrived quickly.”
“She couldn’t understand what was in the air when the princess said she would go to Agrippina.”
Leda smiles her bitter smile.
“Did you hear the story from Ceres?”
“Yes, after that, I couldn’t help but think that the princess was an amazing person.”
Haha! What’s amazing is that this time, Hedone came up with something I couldn’t even think of.”
“It is also thanks to the princess that she has someone who can give such advice as her wife.”
The princess burst into laughter and touched the cup with both hands.
“Hedone is…”
“Even if it is a life created by Her Majesty, it is a different story to receive sincere love from such a being and listen to her advice.”
Leda Archibald speaks clearly and smiles.
“Using a tool is something anyone can do, but captivating the heart of a tool is something completely different.”
“Are you saying that Hedone is a tool?”
“… Yes? Oh, no! Over there!!”
Leda, startled, blushes and shakes her hands left and right.
The princess, of course, knew what she meant, so she burst out laughing and slapped Leda’s thigh for no reason.
“It’s a joke, don’t worry!! By the way…”
Realizing that her carriage, which had been running noisily for a while, has quietened down, the princess glances at her window and opens her mouth.
“Agrippina, do you know what kind of place it is?”
“Huh? Oh, I thought you knew better than any of us since you said it was where the Empress was born.”
“That’s it. When I was young, I lived in a villa, and when I got older, I lived at the academy. So, this is my first time coming to Agrippina.”
Leda’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Then the princess doesn’t know about Agrippina?”
“That’s right. You probably haven’t gotten much information about Agrippina.”
As Ceres spoke calmly, she naturally attracted attention from both of them.
“As expected! Ceres seems to know the situation as he is close to Mama, right?”
“Yes, the Empress has quite a bit of control over Agrippina’s information. Most of the information that the nobles know is about the estate producing decent wine. I guess that’s about it.”
“I also don’t have much information about Agrippina. It’s a place where various fruits are grown and wine is made… Yes, it’s really just that, it’s a fiefdom with nothing special, so it wasn’t a place to be monitored or collect information. “
Ceres raises the corners of her mouth and smiles.
“The Empress has worked hard to create such awareness.”
“Well, can I assume that there is a reason why you made such an effort?”
“Since this is the place where the Empress was born, I believe it is a place with a close connection to the devil.”
The princess nodded her head.
“But you really know it well.”
“Ah, Ceres was a friend of mine.”
“Do you know each other?”
When Leda is a little embarrassed, the princess smiles.
“Now that I think about it, wasn’t this the first time you found out that Momma was a succubus?”
“… Yes, I’m embarrassed, but even though I confidently said that I was the emperor’s shadow, I didn’t know anything about the secrets of the imperial palace.”
“There are really very few people who know that Ceres was a demon and that Eomamama is a demon, so don’t be ashamed.”
Despite the princess’s words, Leda’s cheeks were stained red.
“Anyway! She is called the ruler of the night. So, the moment she saw Ceres with her own eyes, she would have easily guessed that she had the soul of a demon and not an ordinary earthly human.”
“It is as you said. Empress Agrippa has seen me through from the first time we met, but she is a person who knows my situation and has been very considerate.”
“That’s the kind of person Momma is. After all, she received Abamama’s gift and bragged about it to me. Even so, she worked hard to love me and Abamama equally.”
The devil, who can be said to be the most evil person in the world, actually loves everyone equally.
The princess smiled, feeling her strange irony.
“… You are truly worthy of being called the mistress of the empire. For a long time, I thought you were a little… Strange about your beauty.”
“Haha! It’s a valid question because you wouldn’t have had a single wrinkle even after 10 or 20 years!!”
The princess smiled vigorously and as soon as she saw Leda briefly glance at the driver, she looked at Ceres.
“It looks like we have arrived in Agrippa. Princess.”
“Okay, okay. Then let’s act quickly. Even if Leda was just fooling around for a moment, if Abama is determined, finding us won’t be a big deal.”
Ceres smiled and got out of the carriage first and opened the door.
Leda noticed her for a moment and got off first, and the princess followed suit.
“Hmm! As expected, it’s past the harvest season, so the fruit doesn’t look as nice as it should.”
What greeted the princess was the scenery of a beautiful village with beautiful fields filling the horizon as the background.
‘The appearance and feel of the village is not much different from that of people, is it?’
The place where the devil was born.
As it was a land where the Empress controlled information to not leak, she was a princess who expected that her appearance would exude a ‘devilish’ feeling.
“I’m not particularly disappointed.”
“It’s so ordinary.”
When Leda spoke her words clearly, the princess nodded her head.
“Isn’t this a village scene that can be commonly seen anywhere in the empire?”
After looking around, the princess points to the village with her finger.
“From the inn with the big sign you see over there, to the church of the Church of the Virgin Mary, to the blacksmith shop, to the large well and even the market!! Everything is normal, isn’t it?”
“I can’t possibly see it as a village where demons live.”
“If you think about it, you said it was the place where Eomamama was born. I don’t think you said it was a place full of demons.”
The princess, feeling strangely embarrassed, scratched the back of her head.
“Ceres, Leda. Can you get information quickly?”
The princess gives orders very naturally.
“Find out who rules this village and where Abamama’s gift is stored. It would be nice to wander around here as the princess, but since it is a quiet village, let’s not make a fuss as much as possible.”
“Yes, I understand. Princess.”
“Please wait a moment. I will sort out the situation with the children.”
Ceres and Leda were, as expected, capable people.
The two naturally disappeared in completely different directions, but in the end, they were going to be of great help to the princess.
‘Well, I don’t think I need to stay still either. A quick look around the hometown where Eomamama was born would also help put her mind in order.
No matter how strong the princess was, the scars left by almost losing her beloved mother right before her eyes did not go away easily.
“Wow. She’s a pretty sister.”
“Sister! Sister!!”
Less than five minutes after the princess got out of her carriage and walked down the streets of her village, children in her one-piece dress approached her, waved her hands, and shouted.
“Thank you for the compliment. You are beautiful children.”
When the princess spoke with a smile, the girls giggled among themselves and then disappeared.
‘I thought you’d beg for at least some candy.’
They are surprisingly calm kids. The princess didn’t pay much attention and calmly headed to the blacksmith shop where the sound of hammering could be heard.
‘Hoo! The blacksmith here is a woman? It’s not a common sight! Still, it seems like a peaceful place as there are more farming tools hanging around than weapons!’
This time, the princess naturally passes by the inn where she hears a commotion.
There were quite a few women inside, gulping down beer while pointing and dancing with their arms around each other.
‘There are women here too…’
With strange thoughts in mind, the princess headed to the market where the road was strangely clogged with bustling people.
People were seen chatting noisily as they placed goods on stalls centered around a large fountain. A little further inside, there was also a store selling fancy clothes.
“How on earth did this happen?”
Bustling people, children laughing and talking, merchants making noise to sell goods.
After seeing them all, the princess is embarrassed by the question that naturally arises and takes a step back.
“How is it that there are only women in this village?! How can there be no men at all!!!”
Even without listening to the information brought by Ceres and Leda, the fact that there were only women in this village was strange and strange.
