6.5 Silent Night, Holy Night (7)
It was understandable just by looking at her dark blue hair that resembled the night sky. It was one of my colleagues, the 5th princess of the Empire, Shien.
In rare cases, another woman was accompanying the princess instead of Sir Irene.
It’s a face I miss too, so I waved my hand in admiration at once.
“Your Highness the Princess, Emma!”
Emma just waved her hand with her usual awkward smile.
It was because he had to hide his relationship with me because of the difference in status. On the other hand, the princess approached with a wobbly gait and showed off her joy without regret.
“Nice to meet you, Sir Ian! How have you been? I heard that you were also active in Seongguk. Indeed Sir Ian… The only person who can be my knight is Sir Ian!”
The image of the princess sending her shining eyes with her hands together, yes.
It was no different from the girl who met the actor she admired.
Actually, I had to put on an embarrassing smile.
No matter how much, I’m the only one who can be a knight.
It was a sound that would make Sir Irene shed tears if she heard it.
However, I didn’t want to spoil the feeling of the princess who had been reunited after a long time, so I asked her in a warm voice.
“His Highness, how have you been?”
“Thanks to Sir Ian! And again… … ”
At the same time, the princess’s eyes subtly turned to her back.
Emma was seated there, in a polite posture. Judging from the fact that she was breaking out in a cold sweat, it seemed that the princess was still awkward.
After all, it was the relationship between the imperial family and commoners.
If Emma didn’t feel the pressure, that would be even weirder.
“… … Senior Emma also helped me a lot!”
“Emma, you mean?”
I had no choice but to ask in a bewildered tone.
Even so, it was Emma who kept a distance from nobles. However, it was a composition that was not easily imagined that she was hanging out with the princess.
The mystery was solved by Emma.
It was because Emma, who had approached me somewhat, threw out a word before long.
“His Highness took care of me a lot.”
Only then did I say “Oh,” and let out a faint exclamation.
It seemed that the princess took care of Emma even while I was gone. I was worried that I might suffer from needless envy in the meantime, but I was just grateful that the princess helped.
Because Emma was one of my precious women.
Feeling guilty for no reason, I bowed my head and thanked the princess.
“Thank you, Your Highness. Even if it wasn’t so, I was worried because Emma ate too little… … .”
“Who, who said that?! He sounds really strange.”
Emma bruised me while fanning her hands, but the princess shook her head as if she agreed.
Apparently, the princess also witnessed the mushroom-colored diet.
Even so, Emma couldn’t erase the unfair look on her face until the end.
“Ji, I’m really fine… mushroom… … .”
Of course, there was no one here to listen to the murmurs of the commoners.
Everyone agreed that Emma’s diet needed improvement.
Instead, I was immersed in another worry.
How should I repay this favor?
A favor done to Emma was as good as a favor done to me. Of course, I also deserved to respond to the boeun.
It was around that time.
“Oh, Sir Ian! Perhaps… At the Holy Night Festival, did you find someone to dance with?”
It was the question the princess threw while glancing at my eyes.
I had to look at the princess with eyes that didn’t make sense. Her gaze demanded further explanation, but perhaps because the princess was too nervous, she couldn’t even meet my gaze properly.
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Just gulp, swallow, and look down at the ground.
It was then that Emma intervened.
“It’s nothing else, Your Highness is also looking for someone to dance with at the Holy Night Festival.”
“… … yes?”
Even so, the look of youthful doubt on my face was not erased.
The princess is looking for a mate for the holy night festival?
It wasn’t strange even if nobles from all kinds of families lined up. What kind of man would refuse the honor of serving the princess, who was distinguished not only by status but also by appearance?
Of course, it wasn’t Emma who didn’t know this.
Shortly thereafter, a new explanation was added.
“Aren’t you the age to be sensitive to rumors of infidelity? Also, if you want to be a pair at a prom, you have to be in the same class… So I want you, who are relatively free from rumors, to mate.”
Then I nodded and said “Ah”.
It made sense.
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Just in time, the rumor that the saintess and I were having an affair was shaking the entire continent. There was little room for doubt between the princess and me even if we were paired at the prestigious ‘Holy Night Festival’.
At most, rumors will spread that the imperial family is targeting me.
That much was tolerable.
Isn’t it a situation where neither the saintess nor Elsie-senpai can make a pair with me anyway?
So, I was willing to accept the princess’ offer.
If it wasn’t for the cool feeling of holding my hand.
It was Seria’s hand.
“… … senior?”
The junior had a smile on his face, but I knew it.
The fact that this is meant as a euphemistic warning.
It was Seria who came after being instructed by her family to take possession of me ‘by any means and methods’. I really wanted to touch the imperial family, but I didn’t know.
Because it was none other than Seria.
If Seria touched the princess, a catastrophe was certain.
It will turn into a large-scale incident involving not only Seria, but also the princess and senior Delphine.
A drop of cold sweat ran down my back as I realized this.
What should I do?
when I’m stumbling around
“Yurdina senior?”
Seria’s blue eyes slowly returned at the low name.
The eyes staring at the princess were cold. It was a look that blatantly felt the will to cut it off without hesitation if it kept bothering him.
Even so, the princess did not yield in the slightest.
Rather, as if he knew this would happen, he showed a smile of repentance.
Soon, something came out of the hand of the princess who was rummaging through her bosom.
“… … Voila!”
It was a doll imitating me.
When I saw it, it was an ordinary thing. Above all, if it was a doll that looked like me, Seria would already have dozens of them.
In the end, should I step in?
As I sighed and looked away, I had to witness an amazing sight.
“Ah, ah… … !”
Seria’s eyes widened.
Surprised as she was, Seria covered her mouth with both hands. The uncontrollable trembling eyes revealed Seria’s astonishment.
why the hell
However, there was no one who could answer my questions.
On the contrary, the princess only showed a proud smile.
“As expected, Yurdina-senpai… You recognize it at once, this precious limited edition!”
“Uh, how much?!”
Seria asked in an urgent voice.
A trembling hand was rummaging in his arms. As if a drug addict had found something valuable.
He was ready to pay whatever he wanted.
“Ah, it was still there… It’s an early work made to commemorate the performance during the Homecoming Festival! It’s a prototype, so I heard that there are only three of them… … .”
“Huh, that’s right. This item is one of only three limited editions.”
The princess’s coy conciliation made Seria even more distressed.
It was around the time that Seria, unable to bear it any longer, took out the entire pouch of gold coins.
“… … By any chance, are you planning to pair up with senior Lee An during the Holy Night Festival?”
Pop, Seria’s gestures stopped.
Like a broken automaton.
“When it comes to gold coins, I have enough to overflow. I do have one condition… Ugh, that’s all right.”
“Ah, that, uh… … .”
Every time the princess spoke, cold sweat began to form on Seria’s forehead.
It was a figure he had never seen before, even with the evil god’s family in front of him.
“Hey, Seria-senpai must be aiming for that ‘superstition’ too, right? It is said that men and women who pair up during the Holy Night Festival develop their relationship after that… Huhu, it’s just a superstition, right? This doll is not only tangible, but also eternal.”
“Ugh, ah, ugh… … !”
Before anyone knew it, Seria’s pupils could not find focus and were spinning.
It means your brain is overheating. I was so dumbfounded that I couldn’t help but laugh.
what the hell is that doll
But to Seria, a doll that resembled me seemed to have more value than I could have imagined.
“… … please.”
“Yeah?”
Pretending not to know anything, the princess tilted her head.
Seria’s body was trembling. It was very resentful, but the trend had already passed.
In the end, Seria had to hold back her tears and raise her voice.
“please! Come on, the holy night festival… I will yield!”
Since then, it’s been a breeze.
The princess handed over the doll with a satisfied smile, and Seria held the doll in her arms as if she felt relieved only then.
“Everything, I’m glad… There was just one thing missing.”
It was so good that there was even dew on the corners of Seria’s eyes.
I shook my head and turned my gaze to Emma. The number of people who could sympathize with me here was the limit.
Emma was approaching the princess and whispering in her ear.
“That, Your Highness? Do you have any left over from that doll?”
Yes, that’s right.
I decided to give up on the idea.
**
And on the day of the Holy Night Festival that approached.
The princess, who arrived at the banquet hall with an excited face, soon had to face an ambush.
It was a girl with dark hair and golden eyes.
As soon as she saw her, the princess’ complexion turned blue. Eventually, after the girl whispered a few words in the princess’s ear, she dropped her shoulders in visibly despondency.
I don’t know what’s going on, but it looked pretty good.
However, the time I paid attention to the princess was extremely short.
Rather, it was because I had to focus all my attention on the girl who was lightly approaching me. Soon after, the girl approached me, grabbed the skirt with both hands and politely bowed her knees.
“So, shall we dance? My wonderful knight.”
I was silent for a while.
I thought about what to say for a long time.
My hand grabbed the handle of the sword hanging from my waist.
“Are you crazy? Where is this place, dare… … !”
At the threat that flowed from her vocal chords, the girl just giggled and laughed.
Although no one is noticing
As much as I knew the true identity of this girl.
“Don’t be too hard on me, brother… … .”
Golden eyes burned alone in the air.
It was an intense gaze, as if absorbing the light of the whole world.
“Today, isn’t it the day when a man and a woman in love become a pair?”
An uninvited guest who visited out of nowhere on a holy night.
Its name was ‘greed’.
Happiness is temporary, dolls are eternal.
Seria… how can you give up the real thing for a doll…