278. King of the Desert (1)
If it is a royal family, it is the Grand Duke and his sons and daughters.
There are many suspects, even the twins we met a while ago.
However, among them, there was no one who planned something like this to stab the empire.
In fact, they wanted to maintain an amicable relationship with the empire.
“Few people probably know that Dilma has been distributed yet. “Because it is not confidential through the intelligence articles that I also distributed.”
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“If what Your Highness says is true, the relationship between Samad and the empire may collapse.”
Lydia calmly agreed to what I said.
Her black hair swayed to one side following the wind.
The appearance gave off a strange aura, like an Oriental goddess.
“Don’t worry, I will stop it.”
Lydia held out her hand to me.
Holding her palms together, the princess spoke confidently with her half-closed eyes.
“My brother, the second prince from Samad, will be attending tonight’s party.”
2Nd prince.
Actually, I don’t know who he is.
Even though he is the son of Leon and Vanessa, he has spent very little time in the Empire.
He was given the title of crown prince as soon as he was born, so it is said that he headed straight to Samad.
“I honestly doubt him.”
Lydia held one of her hands with mine and looked at the elegant mansion built on a hill.
It boasted a beautiful appearance like a huge castle.
Below there, a huge city spreads out.
It looked beautiful on the outside, but there were many back alleys, so there were many shady places.
Just as the light is strong, the darkness is also dark.
“This is a guy who has rarely visited the empire in his entire life, and has never even visited his mother, his biological mother. “There must be a reason for him to suddenly come here.”
Lydia’s red eyes flashed intensely.
Every time she spoke, her sharp fangs were as fierce as a black panther.
“Today we will find out his true intentions.”
I thought I came here simply to celebrate the fireworks festival.
There was another reason why Lydia was so special.
“I understand. “Let’s enter together.”
We slowly inspected various parts of Rubinsk and headed to the mansion.
However, no one addicted to Dilma was seen in any of the back alleys or shadows.
The alley was quiet, like a calm beach before a tsunami.
It is just crowded with ordinary people preparing for the event.
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After the inspection was over.
Lydia and I entered the Rubintsk mansion, which was busy preparing for the party.
Usually, the secretary or closest aide, who had a good understanding of the royal family’s tastes, was in charge of organizing the party.
So, as soon as I entered, I thought the person who caught my eye was that type of person.
But.
Lydia approached him calmly.
As if he was treating someone higher than the secretary general alone.
“All the water served at the table must be Samad’s. “It would be better to have one in the capital Kaiu.”
Slightly tanned skin wearing a black suit.
A man with short black hair neatly slicked back with pomade was standing at the entrance of the party and taking charge of everything.
“I understand, Your Majesty.”
“Yes, it was an unreasonable request, but thank you for accommodating it all.”
He directly expressed his gratitude to the attendants with a kind smile.
Looking at him taking on the work of a middle manager, he seems to be quite a well-planned person.
“It’s been a while, Liam.”
Liam.
The moment she heard that sound, her man turned his head towards her.
Then, the red eyes characteristic of the Samad royal family sparkled under her lights.
The energy in those eyes was very detailed and sharp, like an adult leopard.
“Lydia… ?”
However, contrary to the caution of the 3rd princess, he smiled kindly upon seeing her younger sister after a long time.
“How long has it been like this? “This is the first time since my last visit to Samad.”
He was the same height as me and had similar narrow eyes.
However, if there is something else I feel about him….
It was intense mana located in the center of the chest.
A mana sphere that has been carefully trained to the point of directly planning the party location.
The children of the emperor I met so far did not have much talent in swordsmanship.
He exuded a powerful force as if all of his talent belonged to the man in front of him.
“We didn’t meet even when I visited back then.”
An ordinary woman would be intimidated by that momentum.
Lydia did not flinch at the sight of him at all.
As a descendant of the same emperor, he only looks at him with colder eyes.
“Oh, yes…” ? So, is it just 5 years? ?”
Liam, the 2nd prince of the empire, said with an apologetic expression.
Even though it was still early fall, he still wore his gloves, hiding all of his skin except his face.
“I’ve never been to the empire in my life, so what’s going on now?”
At Lydia’s question, Liam chuckled and turned his head towards her.
And she offered him a table that had been cleaned very cleanly to his order.
“Shall we sit down and talk?”
“….”
Lydia glanced at me.
Then, I followed her and sat down at her table with her and Liam.
“Who are you?”
Intense red eyes looked at me expressionlessly and asked.
Just like her twin brother and sister, who glared at me when I accompanied Lydia, I knew he would be wary of me.
But, as she said, he was definitely a different person.
If it felt like the twins were looking at me like an animal targeting Lydia.
I felt no emotion from this man in front of me.
It was dry, as if she didn’t even care what my relationship with her sister was.
“This is Bale Mikhail.”
As if responding to this, I also revealed only my name.
“Ah, it’s the rumored Imperial First Sword. “He’s close with the princesses.”
He nodded as if he already had all the information about me.
He, who had a similar build to me, took a sip of water.
At the same time, I secretly checked my expression through the bottom of the glass.
He was an elegant suspect who even hid the hint of observing others.
“The reason I came here is simple, Lydia.”
Liam looked at Lydia again and opened her mouth.
He said, wiping his lips with a handkerchief as if he didn’t even like the feeling of getting wet.
“As I will soon be officially recognized as the crown prince, I will gradually begin to appear in international settings.”
“Ha, only now at the age of 24?”
Lydia immediately refuted this, saying that it didn’t even work for her.
“If it were a meeting or a party, it could have been done long before that, right?”
The Third Princess grinned, as if to prove that she was a formidable opponent.
Her pointed fangs flashed as if aiming for the opponent’s neck.
“There is another purpose. For example, checking to see if the decoration work is going well.”
Come to think of it, it was Liam who was in charge of all plans, to the point where he personally hosted the party.
If you think about those features, the puzzle roughly fits together.
“Lydia. “You seem to have been particularly wary of me since childhood.”
Liam looked at his sister, who was alone with her arms crossed, and then chuckled.
“I’m also accompanied by such a wonderful escort driver.”
The way he changes the topic flexibly.
Lydia, who was shocked by this, immediately tried to get an answer to her question again.
However, the moment Liam opened her mouth, contrary to her gentle exterior image.
The princess was speechless for a moment.
“Lord Veil, how far have you gone with our Lydia?”
“Yes… ?”
When I asked with a confused expression, Liam added with an innocent smile like a young boy.
“hahahaha…. “It’s okay, I can easily tell if the two of you are dating.”
Liam said slyly, taking off her gloves.
Afterwards, she wiped her hands with the lemon water from the plate and whispered quietly.
“If this child starts her relationship, she really wants to support the other person, so she only asked.”
“Liam, what on earth are you talking about!!”
Lydia became angry at her older brother changing the subject.
However, he didn’t care.
She had a playful look in her eyes, unlike the emotionless doll-like look she showed just a moment ago.
“Lydia used to say that if she met a man she liked, she would have at least three children.”
The youngest princess’s serious eyes widened like those of a female cat at her brother’s mischievous prank.
In an instant, her face heated up and she shouted in an angry voice like her younger sister.
「Hey!!!」
The sound was so loud that it shook the water in the wine glass.
She looked at me with her new red face and hastily shook her head.
“Bale, don’t even listen to that guy’s lies. “It’s just a speech tactic to change the subject!”
Lydia’s pigtails shook violently as she shook her head so quickly.
Her constricted red eyes darted back and forth.
“Oh, I definitely saw it. How she always asked her mother how to have children.”
Liam, unaware of this, continued to speak slyly.
It was as if she was reliving a distant memory.
“Also, didn’t she say from a young age that she would meet a handsome man who looked exactly like me and live a prosperous life?”
I looked at Lydia blankly.
Then, without realizing it, I slowly buttoned up her Y shirt all the way.
‘Three of each….’
When the princess saw me like that, she grabbed my arm and shook it back and forth.
It looked like a very confused leopard cub.
“You don’t believe it either…? !! “I’m not that perverted b*tch!!”
She has been teasing me and teasing me like a little devil.
It felt quite different from the way we always discussed the dignity of the royal family.
“Liam you guys…. “Today, I will reveal your secrets in detail!!”
Lydia huffed and shouted at her brother.
Looking at his younger sister like that, Liam shrugged his shoulders and said, “I don’t know who revealed her secrets.”
‘They are definitely biological siblings….’