186 – A person who is already dead.
Plan.
Aurora felt goosebumps rise over her body as she listened to the whispers of her maids. Of course, the maids, who had no way of knowing that, just kept busy talking.
“Well…. “It’s natural.”
“Right? “The situation is the situation.”
Aurora avoided her spot as if running away.
She chewed her thumb nail in her helpless mind, but scenes that were difficult for her to bear continued after that.
Not only the professors of the Faculty of Magic, but even Cornette, the president, occasionally visited Fritz’s estate. Every time she met their gazes, Aurora felt like she wanted to hide in her mouse hole.
The expressions on the visitors’ faces were all dark.
He sighs while stroking Mer Til, who has stiffened, and lists her worries about Flan one after another. Every single element became a dagger and stabbed Aurora.
In the end, Aurora bowed her head at some point. This is because she is afraid of observing other people’s facial expressions.
But there was a moment when she raised her head again.
“Finally… !”
[It was confirmed late that there were no problems at all with the construction of the Magic Tower. This is clearly a mistake on the part of the imperial family, so we take responsibility and allow the rest of the work to be completed….]
Finally, an official letter came from the imperial family to resume construction. Even though the order was given not by her but by her third princess Yusia, Aurora was just happy.
There is a big difference between situations where construction can be resumed and situations where it cannot. After returning to the field, Flann’s feelings will ease slightly.
This was not just Aurora’s fuss; it was actually a great achievement. Even Trixie, the matriarch of the estate, looked relieved.
However, it wasn’t long before Trixie’s composure began to crack. It was because Aurora, who was anxious, kept urging her.
“Have you checked the imperial family’s official documents?”
“Yes. “I plan to start work right away.”
“Is there enough manpower? You’ll need a place to store the new materials coming in, and you’ll need the skills to clean up Mertil. This is if you mobilize a court wizard….”
Trixie’s face, which had been nodding politely, gradually became cold. Strictly speaking, Trixie had already given up a lot to the princess.
In the first place, it was because of Aurora’s stubbornness that Flan participated in the water reception ritual. Of course, that was fine up to that point. In any situation, Flan was a man who would prove his skills.
However, the Faculty of Magic was paralyzed, the construction of the Magic Tower was halted, and Flan’s whereabouts became unknown…. This was a problem that could never be ignored.
The residents of the territory worked hard all day, and the students themselves were anxious all day waiting for Plan, and the cadets of the magic department were wandering around day after day.
Seeing the excitement in this situation made the anger that had been suppressed rise again.
She wanted to treat Aurora as invisible, but even that was not easy for her because her status was a princess. Even the princess would often sigh as she touched the ruined estate every time she caught her eye.
Trixie was dumbfounded.
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… Aurora, wasn’t this all your doing?
Even Trixie, who struggled to maintain her composure at every moment, was now reaching her limits. I was so angry because I knew Mr. Plan and Gori’s passion better than anyone else.
Eventually, a vein appeared vertically on Trixie’s forehead.
Meanwhile, Aurora just continued her conversation without paying any attention to Trixie’s expression.
“Looking at it, it would be nice to have a warehouse over there. If you start making it right now, you can do it today….”
“… What is he saying now.”
Aurora’s body stiffened at the cool tone.
Aurora just rolled her eyes and looked at her Trixie. Her eyes were full of embarrassment.
‘What do you mean?’
Aurora’s embarrassment could not have been greater. This is because Trixie muttered with a calm expression, no different from usual. In other words, cognitive dissonance occurred.
At first she couldn’t believe her ears. Even so, would she have said such a thing in front of herself, the princess?
It was not easy to spit out harsh words even though you clearly knew that the other person had a high status. Either she hated her partner to the point of death, or she was so angry that she even forgot her identity.
But the current Trixie was both.
Trixie continued calmly.
“I think you know better than anyone else why the situation has come to this. But now you are even giving advice. “Maybe the goal was to control the territory like this?”
“No, no…” ?”
Aurora didn’t know how to act.
If the other person was angry, Aurora was even more angry. If the target showed force, she used greater force to defeat it. She had lived her life that way every moment, so when she suddenly tried to find a different way, her eyes became dark.
It was so difficult for her to focus on the present. Even as Aurora was thinking about how to deal with it, Trixie’s words continued.
“Can you please not get involved in the affairs of the territory? To be honest, everyone is feeling uncomfortable with the princess.”
Each word pierces Aurora’s heart like a dagger. Aurora took a deep breath without realizing it.
“If she’s going to be punished for what she just said, she’s willing to take it. Therefore….”
After getting her permission, her once good heart sinks into the abyss in an instant.
“… Please leave. Please.”
Those words hurt Aurora so much.
As much as a death sentence. No, not as much as the blade of the guillotine.
“….”
The princess clutched her porcelain breasts. It was because she couldn’t breathe well.
The girl in front of her was also shaking. Trixie also seemed to be quite nervous as she was dealing with her princess.
Nevertheless, Trixie did not back down like a loyal dog protecting something precious. Aurora became even more breathless as she seemed to know what that ‘precious thing’ was.
Yes, she was just an obstacle to her plan.
“Please stop.”
At that time, a voice intervened.
The person who calmed Trixie down was President Cornette.
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There was a moment of awkward silence as Cornette joined in.
“Whoa.”
Cornette slowly ran his palm down his face. However, in the meantime, she only glances at Trixie a few times and does not even glance at Aurora.
She said, blinking inside her strange station.
“Trixie. “You will have a lot of luck as the head of the family.”
“….”
Trixie looked at Cornette with an expression that had a lot to say, but the confrontation did not last long.
Trixie, who was sighing deeply, eventually bowed her head politely towards Aurora.
“… Sorry. “I will take care of myself.”
With those words, Trixie left the place with a dark expression on her face. Aurora just looked at Cornette with a bewildered expression.
For a moment, he wondered if the Dean of the Faculty of Magic had taken his side, but such expectations were soon shattered.
Along with the headache, I can see some glimpses of Cornette’s future.
And the scenes observed were all ones that pushed Aurora into the abyss of despair.
The sight of him sighing in his office, the sight of him quietly letting go of his anger in a place where no one is around, the sight of him gazing at the imperial emblem with extremely cold eyes….
This time too, there was only resentment towards Aurora. If you think about it, it was natural. Because he was the one who paralyzed the Faculty of Magic.
Cornette stepped forward and opened his mouth.
“Princess, please understand. “It seems he was sensitive due to the situation, but I will discipline him.”
The words seemed soothing, but the princess felt them. In this space, she is nothing more than an impurity who must be comforted like a child.
Cornette handed Aurora a map.
“A separate residence has been prepared so that the princess can live in a manner befitting her formality. “There will be no more mishaps like this in the future.”
Aurora quietly studied her map with her eyes.
She could tell right away that this was not true consideration. This is because the location of the residence was located at the edge of the territory.
“….”
In fact, it was a friendly order to congratulate guests. The president, Cornette, stepped forward and legally kicked Aurora out.
“I will write and post a report on changes in the situation within the territory. First of all, stay there….”
“Okay.”
Accepting was all Aurora could do.
“… “I will make sure you do not leave your home.”
In the end, Aurora was alone again.
Then Cornette glanced sideways at the attendants next to him.
“Chief maid.”
“Yes. “Matriarch.”
Although it was only the maid who was called, about three of her additional maids quickly came and lined up.
“Please guide me. Please provide as much convenience as possible.”
“I understand.”
To Aurora, those words sounded like she was telling her not to let her wander around the estate no matter what convenience it might be.
It probably meant that in reality.
The reason she has maids is probably because she wants to see with her own eyes that she is confined to her residence and then report back to her.
The maids carefully came to Aurora’s side.
“Let’s go. Princess.”
“Yes.”
All around her was anger and lies.
“President, Plan has returned… !”
“What is the current condition of the parlor?”
The moment when Flan returns to Fritz’s territory.
Aurora was kicked out again.
When she recognized that fact, her entire body seemed to be twisted.
“Wow….”
Aurora stumbled a few times and then vomited her stomach with a loud cry. The maids patted my back and muttered urgently, but I couldn’t hear them because of my tinnitus.
“….”
She walked unsteadily toward her own residence.
“It’s all my fault. Something like me…. Something like me is just….”
The princess’s eyes were sunken and dull as she repeatedly muttered words that no one could hear.
As if someone was already dead.
I don’t like this.