008 Her news (2)
Sir Elizabeth’s eyes widened at my reaction.
“Don’t you know? After all, the schedule came out yesterday, so you probably didn’t hear it.”
Canael looked crazy too, she murmured.
“The Spring Ball at the Lister Palace is the largest social event in the empire, held in the first half of the year. Many noble ladies and nobles make their debuts here. There was talk of delaying it for a while because of this attempted assassination case… While the prince was down, there was a big incline, and we proceeded as it was.”
Sir Elizabeth paused for a moment and took a sip of the pumpkin tea.
I felt a strange ominous feeling in the stillness.
“It is said that the only daughter of the Duke of Sarnez, Princess Christel de Sarnez, has finally woken up from the sick bed.”
“·················ogue.”
Unable to manage facial expressions. I put my face in the teacup, trying to show a blunt attitude.
Christel de Sarnez. The main character of ＜I retired and a princess from another world>.
A person I absolutely must avoid.
My heart was pounding in a very negative sense.
“Do you know the story of Princess Sarnez, Prince?”
“No, not at all.”
Was my voice just okay?
“There is nothing wrong with knowing. In the Lister Empire, especially in the social world, nobody knows. I heard that the Prince is also very interested in the field.”
I quietly picked up the gourd in front of me and began to eat it.
It seemed like something in my mouth would make me feel more comfortable.
“The princess fell into a long sleep due to an unknown disease right after her coming-of-age ceremony three years ago. During the first year, he often regained consciousness, but from the second year he slept like a doll and did not even move.”
“…that’s too bad.”
“Yes. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was so careful that he sent even Taeui to the Duchy of Sarnez for a long time. The Duke of Sarnez was one of His Majesty’s few barrels. Of course it still is.”
The original setting of ‘Toegye-gong’, which Eun-seo never told me about, was poured out in a pile.
It was a story that I couldn’t find in the last issue of ＜Biweekly Lister>, which I read intermittently after building up a year’s worth.
“That kind of Princess Sarnez woke up three days ago. That night the prince fell.”
I was horrified by the terrifying coincidence. Have I ever had an accident?
Did you wake up because of me?
No, it would have nothing to do with me. Finally, the main character’s narrative has just begun.
I shook my head slightly, reciting the sentence Eunseo often hummed in my mind.
Prevent excessive self-awareness and restore a healthy life.
“Rumor has it that the princess is unbelievably healthy for a person who has slept for three years. And I love spicy food. If you get sick for a long time, your taste may change.”
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Oh······. In the passage of ‘spicy food’, I was convinced.
It is said that a Korean office worker has been possessed by her body, which has risen for the first time in three years.
“Anyway. It’s only been three days since she got out of bed, and the predictions prevail that the princess will make her social debut at the prom this spring. Your Majesty seems to want to make the event as large as possible as a celebration.”
Sir Elizabeth was a small head of the Mutte family, a prominent count, and was not in a position to receive or move the rumors.
Most of what she just said is probably true.
“It’s really good.”
“Yes? However, the Confucius and Confucius who were about to debut may have different ideas. We’re calling in the Imperial tailors as soon as we can to re-tune their robes.”
I tilted my head, not knowing what that meant.
Then Sir Elisabeth made a squeaking sound.
“I don’t think Princess Sarnez will get enough attention, so I’m going to prepare more colorful clothes.”
No matter what I did, I wouldn’t be able to attract more attention than the main character.
I was surprised to hear about Kristel’s current situation without notice, but I quickly regained my composure by eating delicious food.
After all, it has nothing to do with me. ’cause I’m going to make it that way
“Of course, there are other things that we really need to watch out for.”
Sir Elizabeth smiled secretly as she tucked her olive-colored hair behind her ear.
“Prince Jesse.”
“yes?”
I was startled and dropped the fifth Guzer. Why is my name appearing?
“After one week of coming to the Imperial Palace, you were involved in an assassination, and you even managed to survive on your own. He said that not only the nobles, but also the people on the streets only talked about the prince.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“It’s not a joke. Who will the prince bring to the prom, what kind of clothes he will wear and what kind of dance he will do. I’ve heard it’s all in the very first interest.”
I closed my eyes tightly and then opened it. Cheese-flavored bread gulped down my throat.
What am I supposed to do if I’m interested?
“Hey, I won’t go to the prom. Even taking a walk in the garden is in a situation where we can barely get permission from His Majesty the Emperor.”
“There were rumors that His Majesty would formally invite the prince.”
no······. why is that so
“It is my guess, but the imperial family was also damaged by this attempted assassination. Perhaps he is trying to restore his prestige by publicly revealing the prince’s health.”
My eyes got dizzy. It’s an imperial ball, where the main character has a ceremony to declare a socialite.
I had never read Ropan, but I knew it intuitively.
This is an event that should be avoided somehow.
Perhaps this was more dangerous to me than my twin brother’s assassination attempt.
It’s a one-shot attack. Now I can open a circle and block it, but if I get caught up in the main character’s story, I won’t be able to get out no matter what.
“I don’t think it will be because I’m busy that day.”
“yes? I haven’t told you the date yet.”
“I have come to fulfill the role of a confessor. We have to listen to the confessions of those in the palace.”
I threw out anything that came to mind, but a plausible excuse came out even to me.
Although I am a hostage, I entered the palace nominally as a ‘confessional priest’, so I just need to be faithful to my duty.
The role of the ‘sub male’ is not for me to know.
“Everyone must be in the ballroom that day…”
“I don’t know, but there are probably more people in the Imperial Palace who can’t do that than those who attend the ball.”
I remembered Canael, who asked me for the sacrament of confession on the first day of possession.
The faces of the gardeners, servants, and kitchen people who always treated me with a smile passed before my eyes.
“I will remain a priest for them.”
I smiled broadly. Thinking twice, it seemed like a great excuse.
*
“Your Majesty, Cardinal Aurelie Bootier has arrived.”
“Tell me to come in.”
The Emperor of the Empire, Frederic Lister, pushed back to his stretched position on the sofa.
Seeing her sitting like this, the cardinal would have nags again about his bad posture and thinking about his age.
As soon as I was tidying up the crumpled cravat, the cardinal appeared.
Unlike when she went to Prince Jesse’s ‘visit’, she was dressed in a uniform with a bishop on her head.
“Cardinal Aurelie Boutier sees the sun descending upon the earth.”
“Laura, please stay away for a second.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The chieftain quietly answered the master’s request and left.
Soon, only the emperor and the cardinals remained in the spacious office.
Aurelie sat down on the sofa opposite the emperor, accustomed to savoring her portion of coffee prepared in advance.
“Why are you so late?”
“I came as soon as I called. Juliet Palace is far from the Imperial Palace.”
When Frederick asked dissatisfied, the Cardinal replied with a soft smile.
Aurelie Butier immediately left Prince Jesse’s room when the voice of the contractor calling her was heard in her head.
The bewildered young man’s purple eyes were still vivid.
“So, what’s the status?”
“Prince Jesse is very healthy. There are no injuries, and I think the psychological shock will recover soon.”
“I am not asking that.”
The emperor’s cherry-colored eyes filled with irritation for an instant.
Aurelie let out a small sigh at her childhood friend’s hot temper.
“Even with the runaway to a decent level, it only took three days for the etheric flow to stabilize. The total amount of ether is at a level that even I cannot estimate.”
“What is that…….”
In response to the answer beyond imagination, the emperor rarely spoke.
The cardinal continued the crest.
“It’s only natural that the servants around you have good dreams. It’s strange to feel bad with that much ether wrapped around you. It’s probably thanks to her that Sadie’s condition has improved recently.”
“It is difficult to follow the words.”
“Isn’t the fortress just wielding a sword too much? I read some books, too.”
It was a light joke, but the emperor didn’t snort as usual.
It was because the current topic was too heavy and serious to pass up like that.
“A level of ether that you can’t fathom. Does that mean he’s going to be the Pope?”
“I don’t know.”
Aurelie answered as if singing.
“It means that the total amount of ether in the vessel is the same. The current divine power is at the level of a bishop.”
“Anyway, the false bishop information was false.”
“right. Because I easily defeated a priest-level priest and a paladin by myself.”
The words were interrupted for a moment.
The emperor swept away the silver hair that had been cut short a while ago because it was offensive.
“Then did the prince really stole the ‘Sacrament of Wishes’?”
She glanced at the papers on the table in front of the sofa.
It was a report that summarized the news that the Imperial Army had received from the border a few days ago.
The ‘Temple of the Boundary’ was the largest temple on the continent located on the border of the Lister Empire and the Penetian New Kingdom.
There was also one of the few sacred objects stored on the continent in the pope’s residence, and there was a legend that if anyone made a wish with blood, the god would grant it.
This is the reason why Shinmul was given the name ‘Holy Sacrament of Wishes’.
And Prince Jesse was suspected that he might have stopped at a temple on the way to the Empire and touched the sacrament.
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Of course, it was a plan that seemed impossible due to tight time constraints, and nothing was found in the prince’s luggage.
Even if the prince and his party were the only ones who crossed the border area on the day of the incident, there was no justification for reckless theft.
If the eternal disappearing spirit does not appear, the prince will be completely free from vague suspicions.
“I still don’t know. Do you think it was stolen?”
“Okay, answer the question.”
When the cardinal refused to answer, the emperor called out her middle name and insisted.
However, it was not that the emperor did not truly understand the cardinal’s attitude.
The Sacrament of Wishes was intact.
Still at the place of the temple, he was showing off his figure with the holy light.
Not surprisingly, the sacrament was a sacred object that only the Pope could handle.
He could not even move a fingernail, let alone move the sacrament, unless he was elected Pope, and the current pope is vacant.
But the problem is… It was that the contents of the sacrament were not intact.
“Even if the Holy Sacrament is intact, the disappearance of the Holy Water is a problem that cannot be overlooked.”
“I know, Eve.”
The cardinal listened quietly.
The holy water contained in the sacrament disappeared without leaving a single drop.
According to legend, holy water was not artificially filled by man, but was a divine substance contained in the sacrament since ancient times.
This means that the sacrament and holy water have long been considered one.
The depletion of holy water meant the loss of the holy table.
“Ask again. Did the prince obtain such power by absorbing holy water?”
“The kid is innocent. I checked it myself.”
Aurelie’s calm gaze met the emperor.
Frederic didn’t know what it meant for the cardinal to ‘verify himself’.
“The last record of humans touching holy water was 600 years ago. There was a nobleman who drank holy water to gain the power of the Pope, but died from burning himself.”
“The Lord is merciful.”
The emperor scolded him. Although she was a believer, it had been a long time since she ceased to love God.
Frederic Lister had a foreboding that perhaps this case would never be resolved.