103 – Afterword – Waltz for a Happy Ending (9)
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After a long meeting, Lucy and her sister Jonah went to bed.
Lucy huffed and sat on the bed.
“After our parents died, the world seems to take it lightly on us, knowing that we only have sisters. That’s why people like that hate me.”
“This is the first proposal my sister received. sister. I couldn’t tell you at the meeting, but why don’t we meet and talk first instead of rejecting it unconditionally? You might not be able to speak.”
“Absolutely hate it!”
“Because he is the crown prince of the empire, he must have a high level of culture and personality. So while eating… ”
Lucy interrupted her sister halfway through.
“Now is not the time for me to get married!”
She looked at the desk.
It was messy with all kinds of magic books.
“I have to go on an adventure in a year to qualify for the archmage test, which is my dream. The situation is like this and he’s really annoying. What are you doing by jumping out of nowhere!”
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Jonah put his hands together with a worried face and wiggled.
“The opponent has a high status, but he is also a warrior. If we resist, force will be used, and if he uses force forcefully, we cannot be defeated.”
“So I was fully prepared. One transcendentalist and two warriors will be able to destroy that child.”
Lucy went up to Jonah and gave her a hug.
“don’t worry. As it has been so far, this time will pass safely.”
“yes… ”
“Yeongju, is your study going well? You have to study hard. After I leave in a year, I have to do everything by myself.”
“I am trying. I would be very lonely without my sister.”
“I will be lonely too.”
Lucy brushed the back of her sister, who had longer hair than herself, and thought of the prince in a corner of her heart.
His eyes were blazing.
‘Just try appearing in front of my eyes. I’ll slap him right away and kick him out.’
Lucy’s personality was literally like fire.
***
“I came for an interview.”
Chunk!
The front door of the mansion opened.
“Go in and turn right.”
“yes.”
Luciella, dressed like a commoner, entered the garden.
As the guard ordered, he passed through the dense trees and turned right, and saw a line of women like him who had come to interview for maids.
There were middle-aged women, young women, girls, and various age groups.
“Are you here for an interview?”
“yes.”
“If you just came, please come this way.”
After following the unknown woman, several women were undergoing a physical examination naked under the shade of a tree.
On the second floor of a nearby building, knights were giggling and watching.
“Please take off all the clothes you are wearing. I’ll check to see if you’re healthy.”
“All?”
“For the examination, you must not wear anything on your body. Take off all your rings and earrings.”
“It’s fun.”
Luciella took off her clothes on the spot without hesitation.
In the meantime, I saw a woman with a small tattoo on her body being scolded and kicked out.
Soon after, another woman with hives on her back was also sent home.
In contrast, Luciella’s body was dazzlingly clean.
The priestess who was in charge of the physical examination was admiring that she was beautiful.
“pass. My teeth are healthy and there is nothing wrong with my body. No vulgar tattoos.”
“thank you.”
“Put on your clothes. I will go to the interview site.”
Luciella followed the guide to the place where the applicants lined up.
I stood in line there for a while.
The line got shorter and shorter, and then it was your turn.
“What is your name?”
“This is Ruel.”
“Tell me your last name.”
“Luel… ”
Luciella thought for a moment and then spoke.
“Ruel Paravacina?”
made up of lies
“Paravacina? Is there such a castle here? Anyway, where was your birthplace?”
“I am from the North. in a cold place.”
“Do not ask for your identity, right? There’s no way a proud person would work as a maid.”
“yes.”
Luciella grinned.
I was rather glad that the interviewer skipped over it.
“If you pass, you probably know that you have no personal life from then on, right?”
“It was written on your poster.”
“Oh, you seem to be able to read?”
“To some extent. Is it a bonus point?”
Luciella laughed happily.
But a disappointing answer came.
“To be a good maid, it is better to be illiterate. go back It is unsuitable.”
“yes… ? What did you just say?”
“It is inconsistent.”
this year.
Luciella frowned slightly.
I immediately looked around and looked straight at the interviewer woman.
“Hey.”
“Don’t bother and go home.”
“Don’t look at the servant, look me in the eyes and tell me, you whore.”
“prostitute? window to me now… ”
As the interviewer opened his eyes and looked at him, Luciella’s pupils flashed and shone for a brief moment, then settled.
“ah… !”
“You’re a whore. Am I unqualified?”
The interviewer answered helplessly with blank eyes.
“Passed… ”
“What are you doing without stamping?”
bang.
Luciella picked up the stamped paper and moved on to the next location with a satisfied smile.
After a while, the interviewer who woke up from the dazzle looked around with a puzzled face.
“what? Did I sleep for a while… ?”
“I’m here for an interview.”
“Ah yes. What is your name?”
The interview continued beyond the morning, into the afternoon, and even after sunset.
“If you pass, you will have to wander all over the country with the crown prince. People with families won’t be able to.”
“Think of it as being on a deep-sea fishing boat. After a few months of hard work, you will be able to make a lot of money.”
The interviewers were not interested in the applicants’ backgrounds.
There were quite a few women who returned with a serious face when they were told that they would have to live a wandering life, and the interviewers even made vagabonds interview first to recruit more applicants.
However, other than birth, they were examined very precisely and meticulously.
“Let’s brush up on what kind of lifestyle you have. Everyone, take the broom in front of you and sweep the floor.”
“This is a culinary proving ground. Cooking skills are very important.”
“A maid must have good strength. Walk two hundred meters with a bucket full of water in each hand. It doesn’t matter if you wear it on your head.”
As a result, only twenty women were selected out of three hundred applicants.
Twenty women were immediately given maid uniforms.
Luciella was also included in it.
“You worked hard at the interview all day. You will perform glorious service for the great crown prince in the future. But one thing you must keep in mind. In this, the Iskan Daria maids and the Elamite maids will be thoroughly distinguished. In other words, only imperial-born maids like me can approach and wait on the crown prince. If you run into him, even by chance, never raise your head or open your mouth. We, the Iskan Darians, will serve the Crown Prince.”
In short, the maids selected today were to sit in a corner and do chores.
“We recruited you in a hurry because there was not enough hands to help the crown prince on his journey. Know that, work hard and earn big money. We will pay you well.”
Luciella yawned while the maid spoke.
‘It’s boring.’
I want to see the crown prince soon.
I want to go and attack him right away, but he is a warrior.
A careful approach was needed because if you went without preparation, you could be beaten back by the warrior’s divine power.
So, I deliberately hid.
I’m planning to set a trap and dig a trap to seal his power and kidnap him to his place of residence.
‘Hehe, I hope that day comes soon. I can’t stand it.’
She smiled wickedly.
***
‘The procession of the prince who goes to meet the bride must never be shabby.’
As instructed, Carlisle completed preparations in a week.
With the money exchanged for treasure, he bought an expensive carriage, bought fancy clothes, bought several horses, hired a lot of servants to carry luggage or do chores, and brought in mercenaries to serve as escorts.
He also hired a band to keep people excited on the way.
About 100 people gathered like that.
Including the subordinates and servants Carlisle originally had, there were a total of about 150 people.
“Now, let the festival begin. let’s go!”
“Waa!”
Maru proudly led the marriage proposal procession to Sitvania, where Lucy lived.
His procession was a fun spectacle that gave comfort to those who were tired of demons, and it drew great attention wherever it went.
Every time I passed by the street, people cheered and cheered.
“Cheer up, Crown Prince! I wish I could have all three girls!”
“Take a devil bitch like Luciella as your bride and raise it like a dog!”
“One floor! Lucy! One floor! Audrey! One floor! Luciella!”
One day I was passing through a country road.
A naive boy who worked in the fields ran toward the head of the procession.
The escort knight intercepted.
“go away. You shouldn’t come any closer.”
“it’s okay. Please come this way.”
When Maru, who was riding a horse, beckoned, the boy jumped up.
“Nari, where are you going? Are you the prince I heard about?”
“Yeah, you know that. I am on my way to propose to Lucy of Sitvania.”
“Wow.”
“If you want to go too, follow me. I will provide you with a delicious meal and a comfortable bed, so please go with me and cheer me on.”
“really?”
The boy smiled brightly and shouted.
“I’ll ask my mom and come back!”
The boy ran straight home and soon returned with his peers.
“My friends want to go too!”
While going to Sitvania where Lucy is, Maru’s procession gradually increased in number.
All of them were people who voluntarily gathered to watch the eccentric prince’s historic marriage proposal.
They cooked their own meals if they gave them ingredients, and slept well anywhere if they gave them rugs and blankets.
-The crown prince is the best man ♪ All the women are his ♪ Lucy of Sitvania will stand to the right of the crown prince in a wedding dress embroidered with gold ♬
The boys sang wedding hymns while waving leafy branches, signifying fertility.
In this way, after a splendid procession that drew public attention for several days, they finally arrived in front of Sitvania Castle.
Early evening with bonfires lit everywhere.
Thousands of soldiers lined up in front of the castle were fully armed and were giving cold eyes to Maru and the others.
their commander shouted.
“Go back! You cannot enter the castle! If you disobey the order, you will be prepared for death!”
Maru responded leisurely.
“Awful! This body will definitely enter the castle and propose to Lucy!”
Behind him, a large number of people enthusiastically cheered and shouted.
“Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”
“One floor! Lucy! One floor! Lucy! One floor!”
“marriage! marriage! marriage!”
Thanks to the well-fed and well-slepted, everyone’s voices were full of energy.