Became the Escort Knight That the Princesses Were Obsessed With chapter 127

127. Student Date (1)

“The morning routine is over, let’s take a break now.”

I sat down on the leather chair with a groan.

And, I leisurely welcomed the sunlight pouring in from the window.

“It was a very rewarding day.”

The completed jams were deliberately delivered to the vice-captains rather than the princesses.

If you sent it to the princess for no reason, she might come back and use it as an excuse.

‘Besides, the way they look at me has become strange these days….’

Honestly, everyone was so good-looking that there were many times when I almost crossed the line.

Recently, he even kissed Irina’s chest.

Of course, it was a final way to silence her aurors.

However, perhaps I was mistaken, Irina’s eyes looking at me became even more dangerous.

‘But you didn’t reach the end.’

I sighed deeply.

And then, I looked at the horizon beyond the window.

By now, the baskets I sent should have arrived at the vice-captains of each knight corps.

Enclosed was a glass jar of jam and a letter.

In the letter, the date of the secret knights’ next regular meeting is written in code.

‘Their reply will arrive soon.’

I waited leisurely and closed my eyes.

And then, I went to sleep in the peaceful sunlight.

‘It’ll be okay. ‘I clearly told them to send it to the vice-captains, not the princesses.’

「――――――.」

Meanwhile, the central imperial palace.

A military conference was being held there.

Leonhardt, sitting on the throne, ordered the next agenda to be announced.

As if responding to this, the servant stood in front of several vassals of the empire and recited in a loud voice.

“The next item on the agenda is the direction of dealing with the city-states currently in conflict in the southern part of the continent.”

「….」

The empire has now unified the continent, but potential threats still remain.

In the northern part of the continent, Bakal, a nation of fighting peoples, remains, and the maritime nations that support them are alive and well.

If a war breaks out with them, the city-states located in the south may attack the empire.

The goal of today’s meeting is how to overcome this.

「Let everyone express their opinions.」

The emperor ordered in a low voice as if evaluating his vassals.

Then, the crown prince spoke first, as if he had been waiting.

“If Your Majesty gives us the opportunity, we would like to deploy members of the Capital Knights to punish the South.”

He claims that the skills of the current knights are close to 100 per day, and that their command ability is also sufficient.

“If you deploy a small number of officers and show them overwhelming futility, they will come up with a deal on their own.”

A strategy to scare people by showing off the skills of a small number of elites.

As if to support this suggestion, the crown prince confidently spoke.

「The idea is to show the clear differences in firepower between countries so that they will never even think about attacking their backs.」

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The crown prince politely expressed his gratitude to his father for understanding his wishes.

「It’s a good method, let’s refer to it.」

The vassals also seemed to agree with the will of the conquering king.

Since they were well aware of the Crown Prince’s power, he thought it would be safe to trust and entrust it to his subordinates.

“I propose sending some of the strength of the entire 7th Knights, including my knights, to the front lines.”

Leon planned to mobilize all of the princesses’ forces and send them to the front lines.

Of course, he promised to deploy his own knights as well.

But.

While everyone was in favor, someone opposed appeared.

“Please wait a moment.”

A brilliant blonde woman sitting opposite the crown prince.

That is, the operational commander of the empire and the first princess.

It was Rhea Andalusia.

“I would also like to offer my opinion.”

「Yes, let the operational commander also speak.」

“Thank you for granting us permission, Your Majesty.”

When the first princess of the empire opened her mouth, the conference hall quickly became quiet.

She raised her monocle and smiled her grin.

“I also want to praise the crown prince’s strategy. “It is very important to break the opponent’s spirit at the beginning.”

The princess soon gave up her formal smile.

And then, she spoke with cold blue eyes.

“However, that alone cannot solve the fundamental problem.”

Leon’s brow twitched at Leah’s words.

“If we press them hard from the beginning, they will become public enemies and unite even more.”

Public enemy.

At those words, several vassals nodded.

“As a result, they will gradually increase their military strength. Afterwards, if we go to war with Bakal, we will have more soldiers and a justification….”

「I guess they were just trying to scare them, but instead they only gave them a solid basis to attack.」

“That’s right, Your Majesty.”

After listening to the emperor’s commentary, the vassals looked at each other and became agitated.

A situation where the opinions of the first princess and the first prince of the empire are divided.

I wondered if I was getting into trouble for supporting someone here.

“….”

As if to prove this, the crown prince looked at the princess even more than usual.

However, Leah did not care.

She simply brushed her bangs in silence and maintained her relaxed expression.

‘Do you think I don’t know what you mean?’

Once the crown prince’s opinion is agreed, he only has to send a small number of his troops and that’s it.

About 20 elite knights.

However, compared to other princesses, their military strength is small.

In such a situation, if each person is selected just like Leon…

A total of 60 people, 20 per princess, will leave, so it is a bigger loss than the crown prince.

Lea, who noticed this, opened her mouth with a stern expression.

“I would like to suggest a much simpler method without having to go that far.”

Leah clapped her hands lightly.

Then, Operation Chief Damian approached and unfolded the map he had prepared in advance.

「What is that map?」

The emperor asked with serious eyes.

Following him, the vassals all focused on Leah’s guidance.

“It is a secret passage to the southern countries. “This is exactly what my technicians and I have been analyzing for months.”

Leah drank the tea with his elegant touch.

Then, he slowly put down his glass and said.

“We will send knights through this route to assassinate some of the successors of each country.”

Assassination operation.

In some ways, the conference room became quiet as the words were more insidious and bloody than those of the crown prince.

“Oh, and the operational forces that will be deployed….”

However, her remarks were just the beginning.

Leah upset the already upset prince even more.

“I think it would be good if it were the Dark Knights.”

“… !”

A black knight.

The crown prince’s associates flinched when they heard those words.

“If we succeed in assassinating the heir, they will suspect each other before making us public enemies.”

Leah emptied her teacup as if it was a problem that could be easily solved.

“If we start subjugating them according to Leon’s plan, they will surrender to us first.”

The intention is to elevate the crown prince’s opinions and at the same time enhance one’s own right to speak.

Leon, who understood the intention, showed a cold expression.

“I also agree with the Opinion Commander.”

“I can trust and entrust the Dark Knights to you.”

Vassals praising the Black Knights, one of their greatest forces.

They didn’t know that Leia’s plan was to keep the crown prince in check, so they just nodded without even noticing.

「Jim, also, the operation commander’s opinion is quite interesting.」

“However, Your Majesty. “This is a very dangerous operation.”

When even the emperor was tempted, Leon calmly opened his mouth.

“If the assassination fails and it is revealed that the empire is behind it, then war is truly irreversible.”

Hearing the crown prince’s opinion, Leah smiled and raised her hand.

“You don’t have to worry. The passage I suggested is so safe that there has been no record of its use for 10 years. Furthermore….”

The first princess of the empire took off her monocle.

And then, she said, smiling broadly as she entered the beautiful dragon.

“Is it possible that the Dark Knights of the World could fail in their operation?”

The princess’s smile made the retainers purse their lips.

Because they all knew the majesty of the Dark Knights and the thoroughness of the princess.

I looked at the collaboration between the two royal families with great satisfaction.

「….」

The emperor also gazed happily at the two children.

「We will discuss this issue in more depth during the imperial meeting.」

The emperor rose from the throne first.

「We will end the meeting here. Leon and Leah will need to prepare more specific strategies during the imperial meeting.」

“Yes, Your Majesty. Thank you for your hard work.”

The two children politely greeted their departing father.

They raised their heads only after the emperor had completely left the conference room.

“Isn’t it too easy to say it’s not your power, Leah?”

On her way out, Leon asked her.

“When will I use the best power of the empire except at times like this?”

1 The princess crossed her arms alone and smiled with her mature eyes.

“And I am the operations commander. “I just said let’s utilize the power available in the empire, so what’s the problem?”

Hearing Leia’s confident words, the crown prince stopped walking.

Then, looking at her younger brother who was ahead of her, she spoke.

“Do you think you can get away with offending me?”

The crown prince showed his will to kill at the mention of his hidden weapon.

“Why do I have to look at your opinions when writing articles for the Empire, Leon?”

However, Leah was not particularly scared or anxious.

“Do you really think that the Black Knights you own are your personal property?”

Rather, he leisurely looked back at the crown prince and said.

“Don’t be mistaken. “Everything you have comes from your father.”

Leaving a warning to the crown prince, the princess calmly turned the corner.

Then, she left the central imperial palace and went down to ride her carriage.

“I… “Her Royal Highness?”

Damian looked worriedly at Leah, who was wearing a white uniform, walking leisurely.

He opened his mouth cautiously.

“May I ask why you offended His Highness the Crown Prince?”

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The princess did not even look at Damian.

She simply answered calmly, walking forward in silence.

“It’s no big deal. “I don’t want to be seen doing something foolish.”

“….”

The staff looked curious as to whether that was really the reason.

The Dark Knights are like the crown prince’s vice.

Just mentioning them in front of his father would have offended the crown prince.

“Is that really all…? ?”

The two people boarded the carriage.

And finally, when only the two of them were left, Leah revealed her hidden intention.

“Actually, the Black Knights attacked Vale recently.”

“Yes… ? That means, do you know, Leon, that Lord Veil is the Grand Master?”

The staff’s lips parted.

Then, Leah shook her head resolutely.

“That can’t be right, because the two Black Knights approached Veil alone.”

She knew real-time information from all over the capital.

She knew the whole story of the incident.

“But if we investigate the two dead knights, Vale will become dangerous again.”

Damien was silent for a moment after listening to the princess.

Then, as if realizing what she meant, she raised her glasses.

“Oh, no way…” .”

Leah raised the corner of her mouth with a grin at her smart advisor’s analogy.

“Yes, we will divert the attention of the Black Knights from Vale and at the same time force them to leave the capital.”

The princess crossed her legs gracefully.

Her stockings were bulging.

“Then, the plan from a moment ago was all for one person, Lord Bale.”

Damian agreed and said.

Then, Leah immediately refuted her.

“No.”

It’s so fast that it seems a bit excessive.

“I just made it clear that the Black Knight is not Leon’s property, but belongs to the empire.”

After saying that, the princess got off at the Western Imperial Palace.

And then, she boldly went ahead.

“….”

Damian stared at the back of the 1st princess whom she had served her entire life.

Then she laughed and followed her back to her western imperial palace.

“You must be embarrassed.”

An elegant and beautiful western office.

There were many gorgeous gifts piled up in front of the front door.

The knights were wondering what to do with the gifts.

When she saw Leah returning, she lowered her head in unison.

“What are those?”

When the 1st princess wearing a white uniform asked coldly, the members responded with nervous expressions.

“Ah, that is…” . “These are gifts from the nobles who met Leah at the last party.”

Leah tilted her head when she heard that the nobles had sent her.

Until now, no one had dared to send him a gift.

“Probably, they are trying to stand in line because of the confrontation they had with the other princesses at the party.”

Damian spoke confidently as her closest associate.

“Of course, the princess looked especially beautiful that day.”

“You’re joking too much.”

Leah responded to her friendly advisor’s words with a blank expression.

And then, she looked down at the gifts.

Crystal shoes that are extremely uncomfortable.

A fur coat that I rarely wear.

Plus, there are even cumbersome jewels.

“That’s amazing, you did a great job picking out only the useless things.”

The princess looked coldly.

Then, she nonchalantly motioned for me to clean it up.

“Distribute everything to the members as meritorious gifts. “You have one too.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The commander left his back and entered the office alone.

Meanwhile, Damian distributed her gifts equally among the knights who worked hard to carry them.

After those expensive luxury goods disappeared.

The last gift left on the floor was a small, plain basket.

“Who sent this…?” ?”

Damian picked up the basket.

Then, she looked at it closely and took it into her office.

――――――.

“Ha….”

Leah, left alone in her office, took care of her newly accumulated government affairs.

She was tired after fighting with Leon.

Furthermore, all the chocolate and tea on the table were gone.

“Oh my….”

She got up and said she had just finished her work.

And then, she came out into the hallway to get a quick bite to eat.

The moment we enter the Chief of Staff’s office.

“Hmm?”

She made eye contact with Damian, who was sitting at the table eating biscuits with apple jam.

“Ah, did you call me? Majesty?”

“No, but… “What is that you are holding now?”

The princess pointed to the sweet jam on the biscuit.

“Oh, one of the gifts I received was jam, so I tried it myself.”

“He sent ‘jam’ as a gift… ?”

When Leah asked with a puzzled expression, Damian smiled and showed the glass bottle.

“Yes, and it’s very fresh, as if it was just made.”

Leah stared at the jam, which looked sweet to her.

Her sweet, shiny flesh welcomed her.

“Hmm….”

Leah’s pride did not allow her to eat her meals during her work hours.

However, the saliva that kept forming in my mouth eventually….

“Give me one too.”

“Yes, I am here.”

She returned to her office with a basket of bread and jam.

“Ha…. “It’s really strange to me too.”

When she was on duty, she was completely thorough.

These days, she keeps looking for sweet things, and her interest in strange places has increased.

“I have to take responsibility for military discipline first….”

Leah carefully spread the jam on her bread.

And, the moment she took a bite.

“… !”

She was surprised by the taste of the jam, which was much more delicious and fresh than she expected.

“It’s sweet.”

The first princess smiled and looked at the gift basket.

Who on earth sent such a cute gift to the Western Imperial Palace?

She suddenly became curious and found a gift card in her basket.

And, inside it….

「There are a lot of apples growing in the mountain behind, so I am sending this to you, Sir Damian.」

“Bail Mikhail?”

The sender’s name was clearly written on it.

“Ha….”

Leah chuckled at the name of her man.

Then, I put my nose to the paper and smelled a faint scent.

“As expected, you always subvert my expectations.”

When the princess realized the owner of her gift, she smiled much softer.

She has beautiful eyes like a lady, not a commander.

“But….”

However, she soon began to have doubts.

“Why did they send it to Damian and not me?”

Leah pursed her lips.

Then, she stood up from her seat with a mischievous look in her eyes.

As if you were going to scold someone.