I’m not good at concentrating. It’s a good day here too.
“aria. The ink runs out.”
“Ah, yes.”
phew. It’s good that the spirit accepted it before the paper ran out of ink. Or it would have been difficult.
But this is all because of Adelian.
From noble mtl dot com.
‘How did you know who I was? And if you know, why are you still treating me so harshly?’
Oops. I almost broke the quill. But wouldn’t anyone think so? It’s not a thought that came to mind because I want to be treated, but it’s an objective fact.
Even though I am far from the right of succession and have no desire to improve, I am still the princess of this country.
Such a paperwork slave… No, I would have been able to bring out a lot more value than writing it like an employee in charge of paperwork.
If it’s from the Kruger family, one of the three grand dukes who are unknowingly in conflict with the Tateria royal family.
Besides, it’s not something I’m proud of, but since I went to the Labyrinth City after devising a perfect escape for quite a while, no one really would have been able to know my identity.
“Secretary Harlon.”
“say.”
“What kind of person are you, Bocchan?”
Contrary to what I usually grumbled and said in a joking tone, my question now, which is quite serious and sincere, seems strange to Secretary Harlon. It’s rare.
“A wicked employer.”
“Oh, that’s right!”
As expected, Secretary Harlon! You and I communicate so well!
He opens his mouth again as he flips through the papers with his hand that had been touching his slightly tired eyes.
“Well, you don’t have a very good reputation externally. As soon as the Caiman lord leaves, he only goes out and wanders around.”
but. I’ve often heard the ladies-in-waiting gossiping that by now you’re in a lake of booze sprinkling gold.
“But you’re not really like that, are you?”
“It’s a story that only a few people know except you and me. Especially in the inner world, it’s a story that doesn’t circulate except for the knights, but the outside is even worse.”
I’m a little puzzled. Ordinary people would be bothered by people talking badly about themselves, but Adelian-sama was proudly exaggerating it even more.
“What are you doing now? Why do you continue to hold onto a false reputation? Why are you so defenseless without gathering your vassals, meeting, and confirming your solid power, like other successors?”
There are so many problems that are unknowingly scattered. Since it has not yet been officially recognized as a definite successor, not only the competitor named Guardia, but also the collateral side will be salivating.
Why is the caiman family head, the surest deterrent, in a state of silence for reasons known only to those closest to him? Why don’t you think of coaxing people to restore your reputation and gain support?
Nothing like this comes from what I’ve been learning. It’s an incomprehensible behavior.
It’s an action that even the lord of a small country, not a monarch, would not take it easy. It’s even more incomprehensible that you’re not unaware of how deadly rumors of people squandering their wealth are.
“Bocchan… What kind of person are you?”
What are you hoping for, simply using me here as a document assistant and trying to compare yourself with the first princess, Seria, outside of the house?
Even though Princess Seria is being devalued due to her traits, she is a solid heir to the throne.
‘What the hell is he doing in the capital with his nature?’
Meanwhile, what is a siren? What is the artifact that destroys the common sense that is suddenly distributed as a benefit that is paid first only to those who work in the resistance?
“Don’t try to understand.”
“yes?”
Adjutant Harlon speaks to me as if he’s aware of my infinite thoughts.
“Because you are not someone who can be understood by ordinary people. It was like that from the beginning.”
Whether it’s a history book or the mouth of a minstrel.
The people whose names eventually go up and down somewhere are those who cannot be judged by common sense.
Adviser Harlon, who continued talking, got up and approached me as if he had finished all the paperwork for today.
“Can I help you? Instead, you buy the rice.”
“great!”
Right now, the joy of being able to finish the paperwork sooner than the resentment of Adelian-sama, all those doubts disappeared at once.
* * *
When I went out of my room at Kane’s words, there was a well-dressed middle-aged man standing there with his moustache curled up.
“Adelian Guardian Kruger, Grand Duke Caiman Jinwon Kruger, accept the words of Seria von Tateria, the first princess of Tateria.”
It’s not even an official edict from His Majesty the Emperor, so there’s no need to kneel down and pay your respects. I stood crookedly after an abbreviated greeting with respect as stipulated in the etiquette.
The messenger of the 1st princess wiggled her eyebrows as if seeing me like that was embarrassing.
What can I do? The fact that the author came to me unofficially means that he is someone Seria trusts, and then you will know about the last incident.
You know who’s in charge now.
“The princess left a message to come to the princess’s villa at 1:00 pm tomorrow.”
“Oh, really? It’s a big deal. If you call me that, wouldn’t you be spurring rumors… … . Aren’t you worried about me because I’m too anxious to care for the poor Princess Seria?”
Why did you call me? It’s probably because of the rumors that I gave you to prank on you last time for belittling me and protesting against the Kruger family.
As if my guess was correct, the mustache man’s mustache trembled at my words.
Still, since he was a messenger of the princess, even if he scratched more, he didn’t react more than this and listed the words like a machine.
In the end, there is a story to tell, so how many pieces of paper do you want to send?
“… That’s the end of the name I was given. then.”
After the lion, whose face was turning red, went back, I smiled and opened my mouth to see the children sneaking out of the room.
“Before I go, I’ll have to scratch a little more to care about anyone.”
At my words, Riff rarely smiles. In addition, Rachel scratched her stomach and opened her mouth.
“Kuh, I don’t know who it is, but my luck is so bad. It looks like it’s going to grab the disaster mass that is trying to leave and make the outfit burst.”
When Luna winks at Rachel’s giggles, Rachel covers her mouth with her hand.
“There’s nothing I can’t say to you.”
“No, honestly, from someone else’s point of view, that’s it.”
Luna’s eyebrows go up as she sees Rachel making excuses, asking, “How many excrement have you ever splashed on the image of a high-ranking princess?”
“Isn’t the rumor with our young master is sh*t?”
Watching Rachel getting cornered and Luna getting pushed into a corner, I cheered Luna hard.
win luna win luna Rachel, I mean, I tend to roll myself too hard these days.
“But it’s fortunate that we can follow you this time, Adelian-sama.”
“Ah, they say it’s okay to bring an escort.”
In my heart, I want to put it in the sanctuary while I go in with Kane confidently.
‘I mean, the guardian who met Kane has a crush on me.’
Since the sanctuary itself is connected to a secret passage only known to the imperial family and an underground waterway to the ecliptic, approaching it vaguely could be rather embarrassing.
Judging from the flow of the original story, he’s a character who dies within a few years, so even if he infiltrated the sanctuary later, he didn’t seem to have any problems.
‘But it’s a bit too much to openly wait for death.’
Put off entering the sanctuary for now.
“Rachel, are you sure you won’t get into an accident?”
“of course.”
“I’m sorry about Luna and Leaf’s uniqueness as the ecliptic.”
-no. manager.
“Don’t worry, Bocchan.”
“Then I’ll leave the escort to Kane and Rachel. and zero.”
At my call, Zero faces me inside the green jewel.
“yes. Adelian.”
“You can ask me to do something else.”
When I open my mouth with a slow smile, Zero makes a slightly subtle face.
“What are you talking about?”
“You should go see Arman.”
I thought he was late in responding because he was more prudent than he looked, but he was more determined than he looked.
Starting with a complete survey of their fleets in the Namhae Islands and calculations made by setting the lowest point for each other’s gains when joining hands with me.
From a report that calculated the cost of replacing a ship and crew and raising the quality, to a plan for how to replace and manage them.
Arman, who contacted me after preparing everything, eventually joined hands with me.
And the Arman I know will never betray you after coming out like this.
‘That’s why I have to bring in the Innocent in moderation.’
Of course, no human work is 100% perfect. especially in real life.
The Arman I know has a personality that never betrays others, but that’s a setting from novels and games.
Now that it has become a reality, you don’t know what variables will get caught in the cogs and break.
If a ninja appeared out of nowhere and put a shuriken around Arman’s neck and threatened him, things could go wrong.
So I usually have one or two safeguards in place for anyone I win over.
Well, it’s common, a contract with a god that says there’s a way out, but most people don’t know about it. and debt of the heart. In Rachel’s case, even the oath.
How do you put the debt of your heart on that shoulder? It usually starts with providing that person with something they desperately need.
In a way, it might seem like I’m treating people too calculatedly, but I also needed a minimum safety device.
Because there is no save here.
In addition, I don’t know when my false sense of reality will come back into a trap and catch my ankle.
‘So it’s right to hang one more on Arman.’
In addition, what to do now is the same as future power increase and low-cost, high-efficiency strategies.
“Can you infiltrate Arman’s mansion?”
After I finished thinking, I asked Zero, and Zero scratched his head with his big hand.
“To be honest, we have never properly infiltrated until now, Lady Adelian. The imperial palace entered through the main gate with the alarm magic turned off, and in the case of the maze garden in the garden party, there was a part where the path was intentionally opened.”
The continent’s largest empire. Since it was the ecliptic of Tateria, it was said that most mansions would have enhanced alarm magic.
“That’s why it’s a bit difficult to infiltrate without a trace and then come out beautifully. Even if you go in and get caught, you can come out without being caught.”
and Zero smiled slowly.
You’ve got a lot of confidence, Zero. In the past, there were days when my shoulders drooped because nothing helped.
I looked at Zero with rather admirable eyes and nodded lightly when he said that it was impossible to go unnoticed but not caught.
“Rather good. Even if you said you could infiltrate without being noticed by anyone, I still have something to show you.”
At my words, Zero made a slightly puzzled face.
“Looks like you have something you want. But why do you want to entrust it to me instead of senior Kane? That’s nice, though.”
He opened his mouth after seeing Zero, who playfully said that he seemed to be trusted.
“I’ll proceed in time for my meeting with Princess Seria. In addition to that, the number of people in our party and their appearance must have all been figured out already.”
I’m a little sorry for Zero, but it was a part where I had to change into someone else and work on it.
“For the outside world, I want to keep the position of Innocent’s slightly exposed contact point.”
But the last time I met Arman, it took me a little bit to show that I’m not the rambunctious idiot as rumored.
In this situation, if I opened up about Innocent to some extent, I didn’t think I would be able to stick to the position I wanted.
So if you ask Kane to do the job, there may be some suspicion, but it will be much easier if Zero interferes with Kane and Rachel in different places.
At my words, Zero smiled and nodded as if he understood.
“All right. I will take responsibility and move as you please. Adelian.”