66 – General Menggun (2)
It was obviously a strange sound for the imperial princess to wander alone without a guardian.
That’s right in the middle of the capital, one of the most crowded cities.
But what if I thought like this from the beginning?
In the first place, the princess had never traveled alone, she said.
In the first place, she was always with someone.
Just. In addition, they were simply invisible to the eyes of others.
[Kyaaa!!]
The surprised people screamed and ran away, and among them, Lucia and even Han, the guardian dragon, were sailing.
It was to the point that they realized a little too late what had happened in such a sudden moment.
[Les, Princess Rachel? What is this all of a sudden?]
Lucia and Yone stiffen in bewilderment.
To the point where I looked back at her in surprise at the unexpected situation.
However, the only one who was calm among them was Princess Rachel.
[Don’t worry. I’m not dead.]
As she said that, she let out a big smile.
[I’m sorry I didn’t tell you guys. Actually, I wanted to tell you, but I didn’t get a chance to. The Imperial commandos were escorting me.]
[Ho, it was in the middle of an escort…?]
[Yes. To the extent that you can’t see it, from a very far place.]
As she answered, her gaze was staring at a high mountain in the distance.
The corner of her mouth was drawn up in an arc.
However, Princess Rachel did not bear the courage to add an afterword, saying, ‘They are watching not only herself, but also the guardian dragon and Lucia.’
Because from the moment you say that.
Because Lucia and the others’ actions will no longer be natural.
So it was enough for her alone to know the truth.
Yone poked at them who were stuck in the fountain.
[Seo, I’m sure he didn’t really die, right? Look… Are you awake?]
Can’t that happen?
Guardian dragon Han looked at Yone as if he was dumbfounded.
From a cursory glance, they were already people whose eyelids were turned backwards.
You probably have no idea what’s going on.
‘Looking at the magic response, it seems that he is still alive… But he may have been crippled in one place. It wouldn’t have been a normal shock to have such a large body blown away.’
Realizing that his swordsmen were completely knocked out, Yone let out a sigh of relief.
She opened her mouth, grinning at what was so good.
[Wow. But maybe it’s because they’re definitely members of the imperial family, so their way of protecting them is different from ours.]
[Sure. It’s different from our northern country.]
The escort method they knew was to keep the escort troops by their side.
But it seemed to be different no matter what was different here.
I can’t believe it’s ‘that sniping’.
An unimaginably highly developed technology that shoots enemies from so far away that they cannot be seen at all.
Even witnessing it with my own eyes made it even more amazing.
Lucia asked.
[As expected, it’s a gun, right? A weapon with that long barrel.]
[That’s right. As expected, the Grand Duchess has a great eye for recognizing at a glance.]
‘…What, what.’
On the contrary, it was the guardian dragon, Han, who was surprised by the sound.
It was because she had no idea that the word ‘gun’ would come out of her mouth.
He looked at Lucia with her eyes wide open a little.
‘Lucia. Did you know about guns?’
Yes.
In fact, even in the North, a weapon with the concept of a gun existed. It was only that he couldn’t see it.
The concept of this world that Han had known so far was nothing more than a world with technology and culture far inferior to the modern Earth, which was his previous life.
However, the concept of a gun popped up out of nowhere, and it was natural for him to be surprised.
However, the guns used in the North were nothing more than relatively simple structures.
It was just a method of putting gunpowder powder into the muzzle and loading it together with the bullet, so it took a long time to reload and the range was poor.
For this reason, in the North, guns were only a basic hunting weapon that hunters from the territory often used when hunting winter bears or snow foxes.
* * * *
[Since you’ve roughly paid for your crimes, keep them in custody for a few days and then release them.]
The turmoil that had occurred for a while quickly subsided.
Princess Rachel passed her swordsmen to a group of her guards who appeared in front of her.
[Then we’ll be on our way, so good luck.]
[Glory to the great sun, members of the imperial family!]
She waved her hand one last time to those who were saluting her, then walked away with Lucia’s group.
While walking down the street, Yone opened her mouth.
[Wow. Still, when I come to the capital, there are all sorts of things. There are people who talk like this.]
[Whoops.]
At that sound, Princess Rachel laughed.
She looked at Yone with her coy eyes, wondering what was so interesting.
[If you need more attention, traveling to another city is a good way. After all, the capital of our empire is the safest. In other cities, more people will talk to you than this.]
[Uh, then maybe a prince from another kingdom will appear…]
[hahahaha, that will never happen. I bet you, Yone.]
Then Yone hated it all at once.
[Eh? Why?]
[…]
At that sound, Han narrowed her eyes and looked at Yone.
…This guy.
Somehow, the atmosphere is strangely lighter than before.
When he first met Princess Rachel, her military discipline was raised and he was careful of her every word, but he didn’t even look that way anymore.
On the subject of talking to the princess, Yone didn’t notice a single element of tension.
‘Has he already adjusted to Rachel in the meantime?’
For a maid to have a comfortable conversation with the imperial family.
It’s not a normal situation at least for Han, who was an ordinary person.
However, Princess Rachel did not seem to mind at all. No, rather, it should be said that she seemed to be willing to accept it.
[In fact, if you are a direct blood relative of a royal family that rules a country, you will inevitably be notified in advance no matter which city or country you go to.]
Even while Han continued her thoughts in the middle of her life, she was answering Yone casually.
[If such a person goes to another country without any notice and disappears without even a rumor, or even gets killed? Needless to say, it is an obvious development that the two countries will growl at each other like wolves in a few days.]
[Uh…]
But even that seemed a bit complicated to Yone.
After a moment of silence, she rolled her eyes and asked cautiously.
[That, so… Is there any possibility that the prince will appear?]
[It’s like that.]
[Ah…]
Yone seemed to be losing strength from her shoulders all of a sudden.
But Princess Rachel, who was giggling, added a word.
[But just in case.]
[Yes?]
[Why, isn’t it said that being a count of an empire is better than the king of a fairly small kingdom? Coincidentally, there are some people like that in the academy as well.]
[Oh! Ah, ah!]
Yone spits exclamations as if he hadn’t even thought of it that way.
As she looked at her, her eyes narrowed even more.
More and more points are being deducted.
* * * *
“…Looks like you’re doing well.”
The Grand Duke of Lucrezia.
As she read the contents of her letter, a coy smile appeared on her lips.
It is true that at first she was somewhat concerned.
No matter how excellent the escort troops were, they would easily overcome the considerable danger if it were the party that was aiming for the guardian dragon.
However, after not long after that thought, she quickly let it go.
Because I also received the news that ‘Seungnyangi’, who was one of the top 10 great powers of the continent, followed up exclusively and watched Lucia and the guardian dragon Han anytime, anywhere.
Lucrezia thought, thinking of the silent, ferocious man.
‘Then it’s safe.’
A man who never lets his guard down anytime, anywhere.
Even if it’s a surprise attack coming from behind, he’s an outstanding person who can evade it without even seeing it.
Although he was only one of the lower ranks, he was superior to anyone else when it came to ambush and assassination.
Because of this, he is a person who should have guarded the emperor’s side.
However, she gave up such a person without hesitation. To escort the young Guardian Dragon.
Starting with that, it was a part that showed how important the emperor regarded this issue.
Thanks to that, Lucia became safe as well.
The Grand Duke of Lucrezia.
Her gaze moved outside her window, out into the cold snowstorm.
‘I hope to see you soon.’
The images of Lucia and the guardian dragon flickered in Lucrezia’s eyes.