Chapter 104
way back (1)
Returning to the lodging from the banquet hall, Fernando immediately called Count Armada, who had come with him as his adjutant.
The commands were short and concise.
“Call the knights who came with you as an escort immediately.”
“yes? What are you doing, Your Highness the Prince? … ?”
“… … Things went wrong. We have no choice but to use the method that was put off for the last time.”
Count Armada’s face was wrinkled for a moment at Fernando’s words as he stiffened his face, but it soon straightened out again.
“Only day 2! Things are going wrong already?!”
“The princess has changed her mind… … .”
“A change of heart, what… … ?! Didn’t you say something like that before you left!?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have time to talk about this and that right now. Isabel is not Count Grabach… … . I chose the famous Beast Bag.”
Fernando’s eyes were infinitely serious as he looked at Count Adria, an old vassal and political ally.
Astonishment appeared on the face of the old count, who tried to understand the situation by examining his eyes.
“… … Are you willing to change your mind? Even though it is a virtual enemy country, it is kidnapping the princess of a country. The aftermath can’t be that light. And it’s only the second day now… … .”
“I know that too. but… … .”
Fernando bit his lip.
“… … If she’s not there, what the hell have I been doing all this time?”
Armada grabbed his forehead.
“If the prince commands that, I will send someone right away… … , No, I will go there myself. Now I can’t trust anyone except the prince and myself.”
“… … so And I’m sorry.”
Receiving the rebuke of his old companion, Fernando closed his eyes.
After silently bowing, Count Armada grabbed his shoulders.
“Just remember this.”
“Something?”
“Purpose must not be swallowed up by cause. It seems that the title of Princess Isabel has swallowed up the purpose of ascending the throne of the unified Aragon-Adriatic prince.”
“… … Isabel is not a cause!”
Armada turned her gaze from Fernando, who had raised her voice for a moment, to the visit and looked back at him one last time.
“… … I’ll be back. Please remind me of the prince’s promise when he first visited me. I still cannot forget the ambitious and lively eyes of the prince at that time.”
“Come back, and then don’t say that in front of me again.”
– Knocked up.
Inside the door that closed quietly, Fernando rubbed his greasy face with both hands.
The sooner the plan is designed, the better.
Because you don’t have to worry about being exposed to others, and the momentum when you’ve made up your mind is stronger than anything else.
He pulled his hand up to the top of his head and brushed his bangs back.
Laughter escaped from his mouth.
It was an unrestrained laugh, like slightly opening the mouth of a balloon that was half full of air.
* * *
The second night of the banquet. Clouds covered the moon in the night sky.
A thick darkness fell on Adria’s royal castle.
Near the royal castle, there were several military barracks spread out in pitch darkness, where one could not see an inch ahead.
Made up of mercenaries or knights hired by party goers called great nobles, each of them hung the owner’s pattern high above the tent.
Colorful flags occasionally flutter in the wind.
If there was no such action, the royal knights would immediately mobilize and carry out the subjugation, so it was a mixture of an attempt to prevent a collision and a warning to be careful because he was serving a certain master.
Among them, a flag in the shape of a golden crown symbolizing the royal family of Aragon also belongs.
Inside the military barracks that could accommodate twelve people in the dark, Doria, the commander of the Royal Knights of Aragon, was taking care of today’s business.
– flutter.
She rubbed her hand with saliva and turned the report, feeling the rough texture of the paper.
There was nothing unusual, but administrative procedures were essential for the military, so as a commander, he was often forced to work overtime.
– flutter.
The pleasant sound of paper turning over filled the barracks.
No matter how overtime it was, he focused on his writing with a relaxed mind because it was new blood compared to the events and work that continued in his home country.
“I was worried because it was a foreign country… … . How far have you been?”
“It’s unfortunate news for you, but your worries have become reality. Captain Doria.”
Doria burst into the tent to see who had interrupted her conversation, and narrowed her eyes to see the owner of the voice.
The face revealed at the same time as he took off the deeply pressed hood was a face he knew well.
He is definitely a person who should have entered the main palace of the royal castle with the prince, but he did not know why he was here now.
“Count Armada. Too much disrespect. The prince is very fond of you, but you are not the prince, are you?”
At Doria’s words, Count Armada laughed and pulled back the chair placed across from him and sat down.
Then he held out a letter sealed in wax in front of him.
“It’s the prince’s order you’re looking for. Prepare to mobilize reliable knights right now.”
“That means… … ?”
After checking the prince’s seal, Doria hurriedly opened the rolled up letter and checked the contents.
His eyes, which were busy moving from side to side while reading, grew larger than his age, as evidenced by his gray hair.
I put the finished letter into my pocket.
“Unfortunately, the prince has failed. It’s time for you to show your loyalty.”
“Eventually… … , That’s right.”
“Isn’t this a situation that was already planned? You will be able to do well enough.”
“Easy to say… … , If it gets caught in the middle, it won’t end with the necks of one or two people.”
“Isn’t that why I gave you honor and put you in that position? Would it have been possible for an illegitimate child to join the Royal Knights without the halo of a prince?”
“… … You will.”
Armada frowned as she watched Doria slump on the chair.
The wrinkles on his now faded skin urged Doria.
“This morning. i will run it right away Please take good care of the prince.”
“I know that. You only need to do your job well.”
Doria crumpled up the letter, put it in her pocket, and stood up.
Watching him head out of the tent, Armada also stood up.
After being saluted by the knight standing guard in front of the tent, Doriya threw Fernando’s letter into the bonfire.
After confirming the destruction of the evidence, Armada put the hood back on and left.
* * *
Early in the morning on the day of dancing with Geum Taeyang, Lee Yoo-ra was lying on the bed and fell asleep.
Her chest rises and falls with each inhalation and exhalation.
slowly.
very slowly.
Breathing in and out was repeating the cycle.
Her eyes flashed momentarily.
Her bright blue eyes let her know that she was circulating mana.
The senses of the whole body are talking.
Someone is coming into the room.
If it was a maid or servant patrolling at night, there had to be only one person. But not now.
I focused my magic on my hearing and listened to the sound of footsteps moving across the wall.
One, two, three… … . no, four?
I immediately got up from my seat and clung to the wall next to the door.
Through the gap in the door, I could hear them whispering among themselves.
‘leader. Will the princess be quietly captured?’
‘I have to knock him out and take him. Isn’t that the barley bag you brought?’
‘… … I don’t like this very much.’
‘Who do you like?’
is a kidnapper
It was something Sega’s children sometimes experienced, so she was able to notice it at once.
However, they got the day wrong.
If the present Isabel was the ‘original’ Isabel, she would have been kidnapped without resistance. No, in the first place, he would feel the presence and there would be nothing to happen.
Although the appearance is Isabel.
Content is the reason.
– Kiki profit.
As soon as he saw a head sticking out of the crack in the door that opened quietly, Lee Yu-ra immediately began to act.
-bang!!
He immediately kicked the door with his foot.
‘Fuck!’ With the sound of something breaking, the unfortunate first masked man’s face fell to the ground.
The door that bounced back from being caught on the neck of the masked man who had fallen on the floor was wide open.
Lee Yoo-ra’s eyes half-opened in blue as she clenched her fists.
There was no need to destroy them.
The royal knights would come soon if we dragged out the time.
But her expectations were shattered when she saw the knights stretching beyond the wide open door.
A quick look around, but unfortunately no usable weapon was found.
… … I think it’s a really big deal.
“Go, don’t come any closer!”
Immediately, right next to me, I picked up an iron skewer lying on the fireside.
It was not suitable as a weapon, but it was not the time to cover cold or hot rice.
“princess… … , Please don’t do that and come with us.”
I don’t know how skilled the royal knights are, but they are nobles who are said to be the best in the Han Dynasty.
If it’s enough to defeat even those people, then even if I can’t do it, I’ll have to be prepared for at least one limb… … .
The best defense is offense.
The skewer Lee Yu-ra was holding spewed out sharp light.
I hope the sparring with the golden sun will be effective.
Could it be because one of the masked crowd was taken for granted?
I took a moment to catch my breath among the messy people and jumped in with a skewer.
* * *
The day after dancing with Lee Yoo-ra to win the king. My eyes were forced open by the untidy atmosphere outside.
My sensitive senses did not allow me to sleep in the tumultuous outside atmosphere from the fresh wind in the morning.
‘Princess, well… … .’
‘Does that make sense?’
‘No, it’s real?!’
To lie down any longer, I saw the sun already rise in the middle of the sky through the window, so I got up from my seat.
What the hell happened to be so upset? I’ll have to check it out myself.
I put on some cotton clothes, opened the door, and came out.
After briefly saying hello to So Ain and the maids, I went out… … .
There was a spectacle that made me wonder if this could happen near the accommodation.
Those arrogant nobles are gathering and looking at one place.
My gaze also moved according to inertia to where people’s eyes were heading.
Four naked men in underwear are tied to a huge wooden cross and hung as if on display.
Bruises and long torn scars all over her face and body indicated that something unknown had happened.
And finally, under it, there was this phrase written in the middle of the day.
-Aragorn is Adria’s enemy as of this time. After today’s banquet, the princess has a choice, so prepare for war tomorrow.
“… … .”
I was speechless, so the words didn’t come out.
I hurriedly ran into the inn, dressed in a tailcoat, and headed for the castle.
They said that war would be cleared as long as they got married, so it had nothing to do with me, but I felt the need to see her face and talk about it.
My biggest rival has been eliminated.