Episode 108 You Picked the Wrong Opponent
Episode 108 You Picked the Wrong Opponent
Lewis paid attention to his conversation with Vettel throughout the Ferris city tour today.
I hope he treats me kindly even a little.
But unfortunately, her hopes ended in vain again today.
‘I failed again today…’ ….’
Louise sighed inside her.
Not until her teenage years did her Bethel treat her so unkindly.
But things began to change for her when she was 20, when Bettel began to become embroiled in the issue of her succession to the throne.
Vettel gradually refused to meet with her, and later it became difficult for her to even meet once or twice a year.
At the same time, the two became increasingly distant.
Actually, Lewis knew it too.
It is not easy to maintain a childhood friendship forever even as an adult.
However, there was a gap between what I knew as just knowledge in my head and reality.
The fact that she had to accept this gap weighed on her heart. Therefore, Lewis did not want to accept this yet.
‘Maybe my sincerity is still not enough.’
The issue of succession to the throne has now been resolved, and Bethel is currently ruling the Kingdom of Sergel as the king.
The situation was now stable.
At least that’s how she saw it.
So from the time she was able to come and go freely in her royal palace again, she tried to make her meetings with Bethel frequent.
At first, she didn’t even meet me.
Still, thanks to her visiting every day, I was able to at least see her face. Sometimes she could share a meal with Vettel when she felt like it.
But that was all.
Even if we ate together, she didn’t have much conversation, and even if she did meet us, she was often at work.
Lewis felt sorry for Vettel at that point.
Why is he such a cold man to himself?
When she heard the news that Her Majesty the Empress of the Eckhart Empire was coming, she felt uneasy inside.
‘If the reason why you’re cold to me is to have another woman in mind?’
But what if the target is the empress of the empire?
No matter how much she was the princess of the kingdom, she would not be able to compete with the empress.
Because of this, Lewis felt the need to know how Vettel viewed Cecilia, the Empress of the Empire.
Fortunately, he failed to win Vettel’s heart, but he achieved other results.
‘Vettel didn’t take a rational interest in the guests of the Empire.’
As a childhood friend, I could say for sure because I had known him for a long time.
At the same time, Lewis was also interested in Luke Nedville.
It wasn’t just interest as a member of the opposite s*x. The fact that the Empress of the Empire and her attendants were very fond of him piqued her interest.
‘What about Captain Nedville… ….’
All the way back to the palace in the carriage, Louise was deep in thought. Then he suddenly became curious.
By any chance, he wondered how Vettel would react if he showed himself to be friends with Luke Nedville.
Of course, there is only one man in the world in her heart, Bethel Seimer.
‘And I’m personally curious about something.’
Another thing she was curious about was the psychology of a man that women can’t understand.
I was wondering if Captain Nedville might be able to guess something.
The carriage arrived at the main gate of the palace.
With the driver’s help, Lewis got out of the carriage and turned his head to the right.
At the end of his gaze was Luke, who created a friendly atmosphere surrounded by the Empress and the ladies-in-waiting.
‘Okay.’
Louis made up her mind, clenching her fists. Then she took her stride towards Luke.
* * *
“Would you like to talk to me?”
Pointing at me, I questioned him, and Lewis said,
“Yes.”
She nodded her head once, answering in a clear tone.
What the hell are you talking about?
I looked at her expression for a moment, but she couldn’t make out either.
Well, let’s see if you’re thinking of telling a secret story or something.
“Your Highness Bethel is here, are you all right?”
I mentioned Vettel on purpose. Then Vettel immediately turned this way.
“Ah. “Don’t worry about me.”
Vettel waved her hand lightly with a polite smile.
For some reason, Louis seems a bit sad…….
Unexpectedly, however, an unexpected interruption occurred while having a conversation with Louis alone.
“Wait a minute, Princess McKenna. Where are you going with my secretary?”
It was Cecilia.
She shot her wary eyes at Lewis. The force was so brutal that I had to shrug her shoulders without even realizing it.
“Your Majesty? “Is that because of what Princess McKenna said?”
Cecilia did not give her answer to Flora’s question. Her eyes were focused solely on Louise McKenna.
Flora and Mulia must have realized then that the atmosphere was unusual, and they fell silent.
“Wait a minute, I was asking you a favor because I wanted to discuss something with Captain Nedville, Your Majesty.”
But…… Lewis was also a formidable opponent.
I never thought I would fight back against Cecilia without the slightest hesitation.
“Is that all?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Louise lowered her posture more politely this time.
“If you tell my secretary clearly what your business is, I will send it to you.”
“… ….”
Cecilia’s attitude was strong.
At this point, I couldn’t help but have questions.
‘Do you really care that much about me and Princess McKenna talking?’
-“Your Majesty. “That’s a little bit troublesome.”
“Hmm? “If that’s the case, it seems difficult to approve.”
I could feel the atmosphere becoming more and more hostile.
If a fight breaks out between the empress of the empire and the princess of the kingdom…….
At that time, the state religion and everything else may become unprecedented!
“Your Majesty. I’m fine, so I’ll talk to Princess McKenna for a while and come back.”
I quickly bowed my head towards Cecilia.
“… ….”
Why isn’t there any answer?
As soon as I felt a doubt, the hem of the red dress came closer to my sight.
“Raise your head.”
I slowly lifted her head as she directed.
“Princess McKenna. I will place one condition. Is that okay?”
Cecilia cast her gaze at Luis, who was standing behind me. Lewis replied that she would know right away.
“I should know everything about the conversation between my secretary and the princess. “That is the condition.”
This seems like a very difficult condition, but I wonder if it’s okay…….
I gently turned her head to look at Louise. She was showing off her troubled expression.
“Yes, Your Majesty. “I accept the terms.”
“In that case, I will grant permission.”
Lewis greeted Cecilia in royal manners.
“Director Nedville. “Please follow me.”
“Yes.”
I bowed to Cecilia and then followed Luis.
Not even knowing that three women were looking at my back.
* * *
The place where Louis brought me was a small garden in the backyard of the royal palace.
Actually, it was a garden, but compared to the garden decorated in the front yard, there was almost nothing worth seeing.
“Shall we sit down for a moment?”
Lewis pointed to a nearby bench, and I said yes.
We sat on the bench at a reasonable distance apart.
Louise was trying to catch her breathing with her eyes tightly closed. Judging by her expression, it seemed like it was something very important to her.
“First of all, thank you for listening to my request, Director Nedville.”
“You can feel free to call me Mr. Nedville. “In terms of status, Princess McKenna is higher.”
“Yes. “Then I will say Mr. Nedville.”
Lewis immediately changed my title to her. After that, he got to the point.
“Actually, there is something I would like to ask Mr. Nedville. “It’s about how to capture a man’s heart.”
“Yes?”
I wondered if I might have misheard, but
“I’m curious about how to capture a man’s heart.”
The same answer as before came back.
…… Why are you suddenly asking for dating advice?
“I’m a little embarrassed. I never thought you would suddenly ask me something like this…….”
“I’m sorry. But I also don’t think it’s time to go bold. I hope you understand.”
“… ….”
Her bright pink eyes stared at me.
The emotion in those eyes is desperate.
“Do you want to win the heart of His Majesty King Bethel?”
“Yes. In fact, His Majesty Bethel and I are childhood friends who grew up together since childhood.”
“Were you childhood friends?”
Louise said yes and she nodded her head slightly.
Somehow…… I heard that Lewis approaches Vettel without hesitation.
‘It must have been because they were childhood friends… ….’
Now I was able to answer one question about the relationship between the two people.
“You probably know Mr. Nedville because you’ve been watching him for a while. Majesty…… I’ll call it Vettel here. “About how Vettel treats me.”
“Um, yes. “She tends to be blunt.”
“Originally, he was more friendly and kind to me. But after becoming embroiled in the issue of succession to the throne…….”
Lewis swallowed her words and lowered his head.
“Isn’t there some situation that needs to stay away from the princess?”
“I thought so too, so I talked to Vettel. He also said that if there is anything I can help with, I can help at any time.”
“Hmm… ….”
Maybe Lewis doesn’t know.
The fact that there are men who consider it a woman’s pride not to confide such circumstances to a woman.
‘Vettel had that kind of side.’
“Did Vettel hate me?”
Lewis let out a downcast voice.
“Probably not that I hate it.”
I came to my own conclusion based on Vettel’s attitude toward Louis and the story I heard from her.
If you really hated it in the first place, you wouldn’t even let me come near the palace.
“However, there may be some circumstances that cannot be revealed to the princess yet.”
“Then, should I just wait?”
She looked at me with a desperate expression.
How much do you love Bethel…….
“That’s not a question I can answer.”
I said it in a firm tone, but I couldn’t help but do it.
This is not something I can advise you on.
“Oh, is that so… ….”
“Yes. Because I don’t know what happened between the two of you. Also, since Her Majesty Bethel and I have different personalities and tastes, there is no guarantee that my advice will always be correct. Do you have the confidence to unconditionally follow my uncertain advice?”
“… ….”
Louis lowered her gaze, holding her mouth shut. Her neatly gathered hands on her thighs were clenched into her fists.
“Sorry, but I think you picked the wrong counselor.”
“Yes… …. Thanks for your time, Mr. Nedville.”
I looked at Louise for a moment, her shoulders slumping.
For a moment, I was worried about whether it would be okay to leave it like this. But I soon put that worry out of my mind.
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Maybe…… Maybe I should worry about myself now.
If Cecilia gets annoyed, we’ll be in trouble.
“Princess McKenna. “I’ll go in first.”
I greeted her in her kingdom’s manners and then returned to her room.