045 Live Twice (3)
Life is unknown.
Until just yesterday, I thought it would be nice to be able to have a meal with Canael, Benjamin, and Demi, but this morning I came down for breakfast voluntarily.
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Of course, it wasn’t a buffet that is common in modern times.
I sat around a round table with Kristel, Sir Elizabeth and Prince Cedric.
Meals were usually served in a leisurely manner.
It would have been quite a commotion at any other time, but the four of us had some discussion last night before returning to the inn.
Eventually, the plates on the table were exposed, and the prince put the dishes down.
I took a big bite with whipped cream and blackcurrant jam on a warm croissant.
“Really delicious.”
I said it clearly, but Kristel smiled at me.
Then someone knocked on the restaurant door.
– Tick Tick
“Come in.”
It was a woman who appeared in response to Sir Elizabeth’s answer.
Behind him were five guards. The prince had called the innkeeper.
“I see you, His Majesty the Noble Prince, Prince of Penetian, Count Mutte So and Princess Sarnez.”
Upon entering the restaurant, the innkeeper, Claudine Green, bowed deeply.
I looked carefully at her face.
She looked like she was in her mid-thirties, who showed the prince directly to the guest room yesterday, and had a gentle impression, resembling Morris, an inn employee.
It was difficult to imagine at first glance that he would do such a thing.
“I would like to thank the village of Lucca and the hospitality of the Le Sipre Inn.”
“It’s crazy. It was an insignificant effort compared to the silver we wear, Your Majesty.”
Under the prince’s control, Claudine lowered her head even more and answered humbly.
I heard that he was a commoner, but his attitude and tone were elegant, probably because he had experience serving nobles and the royal family.
The prince narrowed his orange eyes a little and uttered the prepared words.
“So I thought I would stay one more day.”
“······Yes?”
Claudine raised her face in a slightly bewildered voice, then realized who the other person was and quickly lowered her eyes.
“Princess Sarnez said that she was tired soon after waking up from the sick bed, so it would be good to take a little rest.”
The low-pitched tone of reciting the memorized lines was not cold, but Claudine shook his head, thinking that there was a lot of truth in the prince’s words.
The fact that Kristel had been asleep for three years was a story that no one in the Empire knew.
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Our outing last night was a secret known only to Benjamin and David.
“I will do my best to repay the Crown Prince’s trust!”
Claudine said in a higher and brighter voice. The prince looked away from her without saying a word.
Perhaps it was a signal, the guards took her out of the restaurant.
Then, the staff of the inn entered in a row. It was to clear the dishes and serve dessert.
While Kristel played sickly, ‘Oh, you iron deficiency anemia,’ I scoured the faces of the staff.
found.
“Hello, Maurice.”
“Good night, Prince Jesse.”
Maurice, startled by my call, shrugged his shoulders.
I smiled and watched him put down the sorbet-topped tulips.
Then, by the time the staff bowed and left the restaurant,
“Moris, I have something to tell you about what happened yesterday.”
and called him up. Don’t forget to raise the palm of your right hand and wave it.
Then he nodded his head and walked over to me.
The leaving staff thought I was scolding Morris, so they closed their eyes and closed the restaurant door.
– Clap
Canael, who had been standing quietly all along, quickly locked the doorknob.
Maurice rolled his calf-like eyes as if frightened.
“Are your hands okay?”
“Yes? yes yes All thanks to the prince. Thank you for your generosity.”
“That’s fortunate. Then I will ask you something else.”
“Yes, please feel free to ask.”
He politely put his hands together. I looked straight at him and opened my mouth.
“Last night at the night market, a man named Felix threatened the owner of the tavern. I would like to hear an explanation.”
The young man took a deep breath.
He cautiously raised his eyes, then realized that we were all looking at him, and then turned pale in an instant.
*
“So, Claudine Green, the innkeeper, is Maurice’s aunt.”
“That’s right. The age difference isn’t much, but… My grandfather and aunt took me as an orphan.”
Morris explained.
He was sitting crouching in a small chair, being interrogated by us rather than being interrogated.
The ‘grandfather’ he refers to was the man who ran this place before Claudine took over the inn.
According to Benjamin’s explanation, he was extorting money from the villagers in a bad way, and Cardinal Bootier, who was staying here, discovered the scene.
Emperor Frederic, who was with him, immediately sent him to the lord’s prison, which was more than a dozen years ago.
It was Claudine, the sinner’s daughter, who was in charge of the inn afterwards.
“’Fees’ are… This is the money that Le Sipre Inn receives from the villagers. Every time the royal family or the nobles come, my aunt unwinds people in the night markets and shops.”
A look of surprise crossed Elizabeth’s face.
“Is it possible that you took away some of the bounties that your majesty gave to the villagers?”
“Yes, Count So.”
Morris answered with a sad face. The guilty voice grew heavier and heavier.
“As a token of repaying for the welcome of the villagers, noble people always give away valuable items. My aunt thinks it’s possible luck with the Le Sipre Inn. Without the inn, they would not come here, and the residents would not receive any bounty.”
Hearing his explanation, the four of us frowned at the same time.
What Claudine said was not quite wrong.
It is a place where the imperial family and the great nobles have occasionally stayed for many years, so it was not unreasonable to think that it was the inn’s virtue that each time a bounty was given.
But that was never an excuse to steal people’s money.
Besides, it wasn’t just the locals playing around.
From the time our schedule was announced, I was told that they would come out every dawn to clean the streets and beautify every corner of town.
Although no one paid for it, he made roads and baked bread for the guards.
Even the bouquet that the prince received yesterday, at least, was selected and presented by the residents themselves.
“You have committed a sin to death, Your Majesty. I tried to dry my aunt many times… To no avail. Please punish me from me.”
Maurice shrugged and shook his head.
He said he was 13 when his grandfather went to jail.
The only bloodline he had was his aunt, and he was also a minor, so it would not have been easy to change the situation.
If he was in a position to pay for even the inn’s medicine, he could roughly guess how he was being treated as a nephew by Claudine.
“I can’t be sure just by hearing your story.”
The prince, who had been listening silently the whole time, opened his mouth. Maurice’s back twitched.
I noticed that the glowing iris was burning with still rage.
“I’m going to open a luncheon. To convene the village representatives.”
he declared It was the moment when the second phase of the operation began.
*
Prince Cedric summoned Claudine Green to congratulate him on his hard work and declared an extra night, and then invited two village leaders to have a luncheon.
It was the attitude of the imperial family who were very satisfied with the service of the village and the inn.
Thanks to this, Romero’s palace chef, who accompanied the prince, was busy working all day.
It’s been really good so far.
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
The problem was that the two village leaders who sat in the inn restaurant couldn’t even say a word in fear.
I looked at them with a bitter smile.
Christel opposite me was contemplating something.
The situation would have been different if the two middle-aged men had only noticed the prince.
Because I would have told the prince to lessen the pressure.
But what they are conscious of now is clearly,
“The last main dish is coco vin. have a good meal.”
it was that person Claudine Green smiled warmly and waited for us.
As it is a special place, at first I thought that it was just the innkeeper who came out and provided hospitality.
But less than five minutes after the hors d’oeuvres came out, I knew her purpose was elsewhere.
Middle-aged people would stick their noses in the plate whenever they made eye contact with her, and Claudine looked at them for a long time each time she saw them.
With a face that was more compassionate than anyone else, he was threatening the village representatives without words.
It was a threat not to think of any nonsense.
The prince quietly contemplated the table.
First of all, Claudine had to be sent out so that the village representatives would be able to hear the story.
As I was rolling my head, I saw Kristel smirking at Sir Elizabeth sitting next to me.
‘Pretend to be sick.’
It was an easy and distinct mouth shape.
At the unrecognizable words, Sir Elizabeth widened her gray eyes.
She pointed to herself with her index finger and moved her mouth.
‘Me?’
‘Yes, pretend to be sick.’
Kristel winked alternately with her left and right eyes. It was great. I can’t do both.
“Hmm.”
Sir Elizabeth coughed lowly.
The biting of his lips seemed embarrassing and funny to suddenly act.
I looked at her nervously.
“Five. suddenly. Abdominal pain. Lee….”
ね. I quickly pretended to wipe my mouth with a napkin so as not to laugh.
In a sudden smoke, the prince could be seen fixing the knife.
it’s okay? Are you surprised too?
“Oh, Count So-kun. Are you okay?”
Claudine, who was explaining the food, paused and asked Sir Elizabeth.
In time, our protagonist transformed into MC Kristel.
She stroked Earl Soh’s hair and cheeks over and over again, and began to beat the beat with a bitter face.
“As a lieutenant guard, it was not enough to take care of the Prince, but Count Mutte Soh suffered a lot to help me, both physically and mentally, when I was weak. Come to think of it, my complexion has not been good since breakfast. I had nothing to worry about. Even now, Count Sou should be taken to the guest room and have a attendant to rest in peace, Your Majesty.”
Wow······. Is it coming out as an ad-lib? I blankly opened my chin, and the prince, who grasped the circumstances of what was going on, looked at Claudine and shook his head.
“Count So is my friend, so you should check it out yourself.”
“Yes? Yes, my lord. I will do my best.”
She seemed to be perplexed for a moment, but she did not dare to speak up to the prince’s orders.
To those who didn’t know, the red face of Sir Elizabeth with her lips closed must have felt unusual.
Claudine immediately helped her out of the restaurant.
Soon, only me and Christel, Prince, Benjamin, Canael, David, and two village leaders remained indoors.
Canael, who was standing behind, whispered to me in an urgent voice.
“Prince, Georges just got really sick…”
The boy’s face turned white as never before.
George? Are you talking about Sir Elizabeth?
“Sir Elizabeth is fine. Don’t worry, I’m a fool, Canael.”
I hurriedly comforted Canael.
Then his golden eyes blinked slowly and then calmly subsided.
Then, a smile as clear as the sky came to mind. There are others who believe in the acting.
I smiled and turned my gaze to Kristel.
“································································· Cleared up, Princess Sarnez.”
“You’re welcome. Later, give Sir Elizabeth a big chin. It will be difficult to pass the time.”
Blue-gray eyes gleamed dazzlingly.
I looked at today’s guests without smiling.
Two middle-aged men were looking at us with almost crazy faces. Well, I must have been surprised.
“I’ve heard about it from Morris.”
I spoke without hesitation. From now on, it was a speed battle.