63 – Harvest Festival
Thanks to Sir Pedro’s wit, the atmosphere at the parade ground gradually became more lively.
In that situation, Priscilla was the only one who showed a serious expression.
“Maximilian. “Hurry up and see the priest—”
“It’s okay. Because everything is healed.”
We must prepare for farewell to the Holy Kingdom.
After all that, isn’t it strange that I’m calling a priest just because I don’t know?
“But…” !”
Unlike usual, I gently held Priscilla’s shoulders, which were very disheveled, with both hands.
Then she looked into those eyes and shook her head.
“I said it was okay. “I’m fine, Priscilla.”
Then, Priscilla took off the protection on her left hand so that she could calm down.
All kinds of eyes were focused on me from around me.
Nevertheless, Priscilla paid no heed and began to stroke my wrist here and there and examine it.
Cow wow.
… I guessed it from the time he was drunk and stuck his fist in my face, but like a country girl, the taste of his hand was quite spicy.
“Ha….”
“Are we done now?”
“Ah… Sin, um… “Please be careful next time.”
“Of course.”
I felt like I was receiving some attention from an elder.
After confirming that Priscilla had slightly distanced herself, I immediately put on her protective gear.
Priscilla looked worried, but she needed to recall her sparring with Dior, which was still lingering in her mind.
Sereung.
‘When I think about it, it was the first time.’
It was the first time she had seen her body move like this since she awakened the mana of the sun.
When I cantered, I was unable to run in earnest because I was carrying Priscilla on her back.
My sparring partner was always Sir Pedro, but after Priscilla caught up with me, I took matters into her own hands.
So I had no idea how far I could go.
But when I started moving my body in earnest, I understood.
‘Consciousness cannot keep up with the changed physical capabilities.’
Dior’s sword was definitely fast.
It was as fast and heavy as the swords of the knights who were just beginning to spar over there.
But even if I didn’t know it at first, I soon began to read the sword’s trajectory.
I raised my sword, recalling that moment.
‘My body moved before I realized it.’
To give an example in the case of fitness, my body suddenly changed drastically into a body that can hit 500 or more weights in the three major weights.
But in my head, the limit for the three weights is still 300, so I try to move my body according to that weight as a habit.
Then, when the moment of crisis comes, the physical ability to hit over 500 comes out without even realizing it.
It seemed like I was in a situation where I couldn’t figure out how to move my body because of that feeling of disconnection.
“Your Highness.”
“Lord Bertrand?”
Crash.
Sir Bertrand took a stance, looking at me with a very interested expression.
That posture was when Dior jumped into me—
Kang!
Just like before, the sword moved before the mind could recognize it, and barely blocked Sir Bertrand’s sword.
“You are great!”
From then on, it was actually close to a rematch with Dior.
‘It is indeed the sword of the Empire.’
I couldn’t help but express my admiration as I struck down Sir Bertrand’s sword.
Even if they use the same sword techniques, Sir Bertrand and Dior have different basic physiques.
So even if you swing the sword the same way, there are bound to be subtle differences.
Dior from the early 170s and Sir Bertrand from the mid 180s.
If two people naturally make a horizontal cut, the path of the sword is bound to be different depending on the difference in height.
But Sir Bertrand was adjusting even the slightest differences to suit my training.
“Always pay attention to the movement of your lower body. “If the center of gravity shakes, the sword will also shake!”
At the same time, he was pointing out my problems one by one.
He was truly one of the top ten possessors of natural talent in the history of the empire.
Me and Sir Bertrand devoted ourselves to swordsmanship as if we were possessed, and the sparring only calmed down when my body caught fire.
***
The training usually started at dawn and ended when the sun began to rise.
But today, I skipped breakfast and lunch and devoted myself to training with Lord Bertrand.
Thanks to this, I am now confident that I will be able to get the match to 50-50 in the next fight with Dior.
As I focused so hard on training, Priscilla, who was supposed to keep up with me, also started skipping meals.
Since I was born, the number of times I have said words of apology can only be counted on one hand.
However, in this situation, I had no choice but to naturally offer an apology.
“I’m sorry, Priscilla.”
After finishing the meal, I saw that the clock on the wall was showing 3 PM.
If it’s such an odd time, you have to skip dinner.
Actually, I only get to eat one meal today.
“No. I too….”
However, Priscilla glanced at the bottom of her stomach as if she was glad, and then she turned her head away, pretending not to notice anything, probably because she felt my gaze.
It seemed like he was worried about gaining weight because his activity level had decreased since he was with me.
‘Isn’t it time to start showing results, so-and-so?’
There is still no news from the guy who is said to be preparing a proper magic tool, not a makeshift 10-minute magic tool.
They must have provided enough budget….
“Welcome to the dawn of the empire! “Your Highness, it is finally finished!”
Is it finally?
For some reason, so-and-so appeared with Martin and tried to explain the performance of the magic tool while making a fuss about it.
“The bracelets you two have been wearing so far—”
“Stop.”
Anyway, I live behind a wall between myself and Mana, so I can’t understand anything they say.
“Explain briefly.”
“… “Maximum of 3 hours!”
So-and-so looked slightly chagrined and shrugged his shoulders.
3 Hours….
“Great job, Bessie.”
“Uh… You remembered my name….”
“Since we have achieved this level of performance, there should be a proper reward.”
Now, the amount of funds I can personally manage has increased significantly.
In the past, I would have bought it as a work of art, but now I can’t hang it in this flying dragon crown, so I’ll have to use it for times like this.
I wrote 3,000 gold coins on a blank check and handed it to so-and-so.
“Wow! Go, thank you!”
“From now on, try to find an essential solution rather than increasing time.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
‘With this, I bid farewell to Chariot of the Sun.’
As I was thinking that, Priscilla said in a low voice, “3 Hours…” “She muttered.
I thought he would be happy to be freed from an uncomfortable life, but that wasn’t necessarily the case.
Rather, it felt a little disappointing.
“….”
When Priscilla made eye contact with me, she pouted her lips as if she was slightly pouting.
I reacted positively to so-and-so’s performance, so I guess he didn’t like it at all.
He knows one thing but doesn’t know the other two.
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‘Was it 100 days?’
According to memories from a past life, there was an article that said a lover who was with her 24 hours a day fell out of love with her and broke up after about 100 days.
It is said that, similar to us, they tied their arms with chains and moved together wherever they went.
Then he said that all the little things that he normally didn’t worry about became stressful.
That can happen to us too.
Actually, there have been a lot of changes since we started hanging out like this.
I could no longer enjoy horseback riding as a hobby, and Priscilla could no longer paint, which had been her passion for so long.
There were other inconveniences, big and small, but I just tried not to be conscious of them.
I had to keep my distance.
‘3 Hours…. But we still have to sleep together.’
… I decided to put aside the thought that I was glad it wasn’t 6 hours.
“Your Highness, I have something important to tell you.”
After so-and-so finished his business, Martin opened his mouth with a slightly serious expression.
It didn’t seem like it was something that could be shared with the employee.
I ordered the employee to leave and then received Martin’s report.
“It is said that the saint came into contact with His Highness Dior.”
“… “What?”
How did the saint build the castle?
‘Oh, it’s an opening.’
Now that I think about it, there was a route where Dior left the imperial castle and headed to the orphanage.
You managed to find it.
Is that also knowledge of the game?
‘What are you thinking?’
The saint clearly wanted to follow the game’s scenario.
Then you shouldn’t meet Dior at this time….
“Is there any other information?”
“It is said that scenes of the saint using divine power were also witnessed.”
It must have been difficult to approach any further than that.
I don’t think it was possible to confirm what conversation the two had.
“It’s divine power….”
Hitting her chin with a pommel will make her feel tingly.
However, because he jumped backwards right before he was hit and lost the shock, he would not have been injured enough to need to be treated with divine power.
Nevertheless, she accepted the saint’s treatment….
“Have the contents of the meeting been conveyed to Dior?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Even if all the nobles had turned their backs on him, even the officials of the County of Norbia, his maternal family, would not have turned their backs.
‘Are you saying that she knew the danger of being a saint and yet allowed access to her?’
Dior is kind.
That is the perception in the world, and in reality, he speaks in a friendly and gentle manner.
But, as befits a member of the royal family, he is very wary.
Do you mean that access was allowed so easily?
I was thinking about that.
Knock knock.
─ Your Majesty, His Highness the Second Prince Dior has come to visit.
It seems like there are a lot of people around me who wouldn’t be noble.
“Say, let’s go.”
Everyone looks a little worried.
But I had a strange confidence.
“See the dawn of the empire.”
“What’s going on, Dior?”
Dior looked at me with a somewhat energetic expression, different from before.
“I came here because I had a favor to ask my brother.”
“I cannot give up the throne, Dior.”
If it had been Dior at dawn, he would have been enraged by these words and raised his voice.
But Dior seemed to have had a change of heart in that brief moment, as he chuckled and shook his head.
“A flame cannot become the sun, brother.”
They say that if a person suddenly changes, the day of death is close….
Where did you pick up rat poison, Dior?
I felt like I needed to prepare for the tears of the sun.
“But after the sun sets, you can become a being that brightens the world in place of the sun.”
“So?”
“So, I want to do what I can as a flame. Please allow me to attend the government management meeting as well.”
What on earth happened to you, Dior?
I opened my mouth with an expression of admiration.
“Did you plan on crawling into hell on your own? This guy also has nasty hobbies. Yes, try whatever you want.”
“Thank you, brother.”
It must be thanks to you, Saint Cynthia, that Dior, who was in a semi-desperate state, changed so much in less than a day.
… I guess I should at least see him off before I leave.
……
…
With permission from his father, Dior also attended the state administration meeting.
The theme of the informal meeting this time was the harvest festival at the end of October.
Now I have to come to a conclusion….
I was watching the meeting while suppressing a yawn while thinking about that.
“Yes, Your Highness Dior.”
Dior requested the right to speak, and the Prime Minister allowed him to speak.
“The harvest festival is the festival most awaited by the subjects of the empire. Shouldn’t it be as flashy as possible? If you spend a lot of money, it’s easy to think it’s a waste, but if you invest more in food than decorations, you can use the leftover food or ingredients after the festival to provide daily bread to hungry subjects—”
Tingling.
The Prime Minister glared at me with sharp eyes.
He looked like he wanted to scream and ask why on earth he brought this person here.
Because I was also a shameless person, I had no choice but to turn my head away to avoid the Prime Minister’s gaze.