Chapter 114 I don’t want to be misunderstood
Chapter 114 I don’t want to be misunderstood
We arrived before Cecilia’s visit. She let out a heavy sigh as she tried to hold her doorknob in her hand.
“Even if you try not to pay attention, you still care…” ….”
As she muttered, Flora and Mulia agreed.
“Come to think of it, Highness Bethel hasn’t had a queen yet, has it?”
“Right.”
I answered Flora’s question.
“Did you say Princess Cordelia? Could he also be childhood friends with Her Highness Bethel?”
This time Mullia groaned with her troubled face on her face.
Her expression was interrogative, but in fact her utterances to organize her own thoughts were closer to her utterances.
‘Honestly, I wonder if it’s a double leg.’
Lewis is childhood friends with Vettel, so let’s say that.
When did Cordelia start getting acquainted with Vettel?
And why can’t Vettel choose one of the two women clearly?
That’s the conclusion I came up with roughly inferring like this.
By the way…… To be honest, I don’t think Vettel is going to be straddled. Although he was handsome enough to be annoying.
If it’s true that Vettel crosses her legs, then she should curse as much as she wants. Of course, only inside so as not to be noticed.
Because I am a person who knows that my life is precious.
“For now, let’s try to trust King Bethel. Until something comes out, everyone should keep quiet about what they witnessed.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Everyone responded in unison to Cecilia’s instructions.
“Let’s take care of lunch yourself. Maybe it’s difficult to have lunch with King Bethel right now.”
“Then I will eat with Your Majesty.”
Flora raised her hand in her flash. After that, Mulia also joined.
“Luke. You?”
Why doesn’t Cecilia force herself on me?
Then the answer I will give has been decided.
“I will eat in my room, Your Majesty.”
“Hmm… ….”
Not only Cecilia, but even Mulia showed a slightly disappointed look.
“Mr. Luke. You might feel lonely if you eat alone. Eat with us.”
Flora tried to catch me with her long eyes.
However, my mindset to eat alone has not changed at all. They always ate together here as well as in the imperial palace, so it wouldn’t matter if they missed it at least once.
To be honest, I also wanted to think more about how to plan for the future.
“I will be with you this evening, Lady Flora.”
“Hi-ing.”
An instant of disappointment flashed across Flora’s face.
The way she puffed out her cheeks was so cute that I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Yes. Then let’s have dinner together.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
I went to my room only after I saw the three women entering her room.
As soon as I got inside, I tried to call her maid by pulling on her tongue. Then, Ilaina appeared before my eyes.
“Ilayna?”
“Aren’t you going to have lunch soon?”
“Uh. It is, but…….”
And then I took one look at her, Reina, from her head to her toes.
“Is it because you are hungry?”
Nodding.
With an expressionless face and only his head moving like that, he looked a little cute unlike usual.
“Okay. She will ask the maid for a large portion.”
“Thank you, secretary.”
Her disrespect to me Reina put her black cloak back on. Soon after, she disappeared without a trace.
Then I yanked her by the string and called the maid.
* * *
“Whoa… ….”
Vettel sat at her desk in her office and let out a deep sigh. Then she wrung her own red hair with both hands and tore it off in agony.
“Your Highness. What happened?”
When Fonta decided that she couldn’t let her go, she moved closer to him. But instead of answering her, Vettel merely shook her head.
Looking at it, Fonta sensed that it was not usually serious.
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“Have you had any problems during the field trip?”
“… ….”
Vettel still kept her mouth shut.
“Do you have a headache? Or not… ….”
“What should I do?”
Vettel then turned her attention to Fonta. A look of bewilderment flashed in his blue eyes.
No, you have to tell me what it is before I can give you proper advice…….
“Your Highness. Let me tell you more about it first.”
Ponta demanded an explanation from him in a calm voice.
The reason he spoke more comfortably than usual was that there was no one else in the office other than them. He was also a cousin.
“I mean… ….”
Vettel let out a deep sigh as soon as she let go of her haste.
At this point, Fonta was convinced. This usually isn’t a big deal.
“Please tell me, Your Highness.”
Vettel hesitated for a long time before opening his mouth.
“Today, after a long time, Princess Cordelia came to visit…… Coincidentally, Louis also came to visit me at that time…….”
“Ah… ….”
Ponta sighed involuntarily.
“If only… ….”
“Yes. Of course, that’s how it happened.”
“Perhaps the princesses fought each other, didn’t they?”
To Fonta’s cautious question, Vettel replied that it wasn’t and sighed again.
“We didn’t fight, but the atmosphere got so weird…… Louis didn’t say anything, and then he suddenly ran out of the palace.”
“You didn’t follow me, did you?”
“… ….”
Vettel, at a loss for words, chose to keep his mouth shut. In the wind, Fonta shook her head while holding her forehead.
“What did Princess Cordelia do?”
“She said she would come to say hello next time and she went back.”
“Haa… ….”
Fonta felt his head pounding even though he wasn’t the one.
Princess Louise McKenna and Princess Cordelia Hennessy.
Your Highness probably won’t be able to choose between the two.
Vettel and her cousin Fonta knew him well because they had been watching him for a long time.
In the succession battle, the Dukes of McKenna and Hennessy gave their strength to Vettel. The Duchess of McKenna was supported by her loyalty because her princess, Louise, was a childhood friend of Vettel.
In contrast, the Duke of Hennessy had little contact with Vettel. However, based on Bethel’s character and qualities, they judged him to be the right person for the throne and supported him.
In a nutshell, Vettel is beholden to two duchy families.
If the forces on either side were relatively weak, he might have been able to choose comfortably.
However, among the three ducal families that existed in Sergel Kingdom, McKenna and Hennessy’s forces were boiling.
This meant that there was a possibility that choosing one side could lead to the loss of the other side.
‘And our Highness wants to avoid such a danger as much as possible.’
Ponta stared at Vettel with pity.
Now that he’s been on the throne for almost two years, he couldn’t put off getting a queen any longer.
Vettel was well aware of this.
For this reason, he was preparing to welcome one of the two as his queen while resuming trade with the Eckhart Empire.
However, due to an unexpected situation, the two women misunderstood.
That’s what has happened so far.
“Lewis shouldn’t continue misunderstanding like this… ….”
“How about clearing up the misunderstanding yourself?”
“Would you really want to listen to my story?”
“… ….”
When Vettel asked, Fonta was at a loss for words.
Considering Vettel’s attitude towards her Louise, she was probably offended by her sarcasm.
“Ha ha. What to do…….”
“Your Highness. I think it would be better to finish today’s work and go back to rest.”
“But there is a meeting scheduled for resuming diplomatic relations tomorrow. How can I rest?”
Ponta had an agenda that he had discussed with various servants, so he told me to believe in it and rest.
Only then did Vettel nod his head and rise from his throne.
“I’ll take care of the rest… ….”
“Yes, Your Highness. Rest in peace.”
Fonta fixed his eyes on Vettel’s back as she walked toward the door of the office.
It had been a long time since my lord had seen such a drooping face, so I felt embarrassed and strange.
‘Even if you wear a crown, nothing always comes loose.’
* * *
The next day, Cecilia and I headed to Vettel’s office. It was to hold talks to resume trade.
We greeted each other politely.
Then, the meeting proceeded immediately.
Our main agenda was setting up import items and customs duties.
Imported items are shown organized by each other, and divided into those that can be done right away and those that need to be done over time.
Unfortunately, rice was excluded from this primary trade item.
I was personally very disappointed, but what can I do?
The leaders of the two countries agreed to subtract it, so the only thing left to do is to cry and eat mustard…….
As a rule, customs duties are not applied to other countries. Considering the transportation cost, the value of the goods inevitably rises, but it was fortunate that at least the tariff was waived.
An agreement was also reached to apply the currency exchange rate the same as it was 30 years ago.
In other words, 1 gold of the empire was recognized as the same value as 10 darks of the kingdom.
All the contents decided through this meeting were also written by me and Fonta as official documents, and the two leaders stamped their seals on them.
It took about an hour to reach the final agreement.
“You have worked hard, King Bethel.”
“His Majesty also went through a lot of trouble accepting the meeting.”
The two leaders shook hands.
I checked Vettel’s expression just in case. It’s because what happened yesterday kept bothering me.
“Captain Nedville? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Oh, no, Your Highness.”
In fact, unlike the last meeting, Ponta actively intervened in this meeting.
Vettel had a serious expression on his face the whole time, but he thought he might actually be worried.
Perhaps it was just my misunderstanding.
“Since the meeting is over, I will stand up now.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
When Cecilia stood up, Vettel and Fonta followed suit.
“Ah, Her Majesty Cecilia. Could I borrow Secretary Nedville for a moment?”
“You mean me?”
I asked back, and Vettel nodded. Cecilia stared at Vettel and at me alternately.
“Hmm. I’m careful to say this, but…… Is it because of what happened yesterday?”
“Yes… ….”
Vettel replied in a crawling voice. Then Cecilia immediately hardened her expression.
“I don’t want to misunderstand you. I don’t know how helpful my secretary can be, but for those women, I’m happy.”
“Congratulations, Your Majesty.”
After Cecilia was greeted by Vettel, she turned towards her.
“Luke. Do whatever you can to help King Bethel.”
“I will follow your orders.”
After Cecilia nodded, she walked out of her office with a commanding gait.
“Ha ha. In the end, she listened.”
Vettel sighed and scratched the back of her head.
“First of all, I need to hear Your Highness’ story.”
“Yes. Please, Captain.”
Vettel sent Fonta out of her office, and she beckoned me to a seat.
Let’s see what the hell is going on.
-Continued