Chap 33-Ah, This Has All Been Exposed.

 

What a hardship because of that damn Hero.

When I brought the army, the 3rd and 4th corps were barely holding back the Demon King’s Army.

Fortunately, considering the flow of the battlefield, the main force led by Duke Havel and the noble coalition army are elite, so they are setting up barriers and defending. If they come now to take responsibility, I will work them hard.

And.

The Empire is also facing internal threats.

‘Those bug-like anti-imperialists.’

The Demon King’s Army is right in front of us, but they are causing chaos in society from behind.

This is all because of that Hero.

If a man draws a sword, he should at least cut something. He can’t even manage his party, ends up kicking out his comrades, and can’t even fight the Demon King.

Then, something suddenly came to mind.

“Huh? Wait a minute.”

“Your Excellency?”

“It’s strange. Even if the army has been pulled out, the anti-imperialists don’t have enough forces to dare to act like this. But why are they doing this at this point?”

As if they had been waiting, they are rising up in various parts of the country, blaming this war on the incompetent imperial family and nobles.

Is this normal?

Isn’t it too convenient to be a coincidence? Why at this point? Could the anti-imperialists be colluding with the Demon King’s Army?

Duke Havel shook his head.

‘Being on the battlefield for too long has made me think too much.’

Surely, even anti-imperialists who call for revolution wouldn’t side with the enemy of humanity.

Yes. That can’t be.

Princess Luciella approached us in a friendly manner.

Smiling very kindly. In a very affable way.

“Ah, Princess Luciella of the Kingdom. Is there a reason why you came to see me separately?”

“Since I came to the Empire, I wanted to make friends with a member of the imperial family of the same age.”

Why is a woman who wants to make friends looking at me?

I’m just the daughter of a Baron Family.

For a brief moment, the princess’s eyes shone brilliantly with a golden light.

In the princess’s golden eyes, a scale appeared, swaying precariously.

It is said that only those with the same star sign can recognize when the other person is using their ability.

And the princess’s ability is to see through the other person.

She has the star sign of Libra and a kind of mystic eyes.

‘Still, that’s a bit much.’

In short, that’s rude.

It’s one thing for Arietta not to know whether she’s using her ability or not,

But it’s like suddenly looking into someone else’s mind.

The princess is subtly sinister.

Or is she just targeting me? Trying to see through me?

“Ah, I’d love to. Let me introduce myself again. I am Arietta von Feilob, the youngest princess of the Empire.”

“I am Luciella Hohen. Nice to meet you. I believe we are the same age.”

Yes. We are actually the same age.

What a coincidence. Arietta’s age, and the fact that I’m coming to Schperen. And Schperen happens to be an academy that accepts foreigners.

If she recognizes me, if she realizes who I am, she can apply for admission to Schperen right away.

If she’s a princess, she can get a special transfer with her status.

“Yes, while you’re in the Empire, how about staying at my rose hall?”

“Speaking of which, would it be okay if I stayed at your dormitory while touring Schperen?”

Ah, here it comes.

My ominous feeling is always right.

Looking at me intently here and mentioning the dormitory?

Isn’t this too obvious?

“Specifically, in Princess Arietta’s room?”

“Ah, that’s.”

“Ciel von Adelheid Bathory.”

“I see. So that’s your name. Nice to meet you.”

Shit.

Ah, I’ve been found out.

Look at her, smiling seductively and staring at me, it’s certain.

If it weren’t for Ailia, I would have run away right away, it’s all Ailia’s fault.

Or I should have just stayed with my master.

Even in this situation, my master is just chatting with the nobles, not knowing the difficulties of her disciple.

Should I just find a way to escape the Empire as soon as possible?

I was already provoking Ailia and waiting for her reaction.

Suddenly, a princess appeared as an unexpected variable.

“Um, my mother suddenly called me.”

“Instead of that, why don’t you go straight to Schperen with the princess?”

“Ah, that’s.”

I closed my mouth, trying to make an excuse.

The princess is twisting the corners of her lips.

Her eyes are smiling as much as they can.

There was nowhere for me to retreat.

And so, in the end.

I really ended up coming to Schperen.

“Schperen is amazing, as expected.”

“It’s the best academy in this country, after all.”

I watched their conversation with a soulless face.

“May I take a look around the grounds?”

“Ah, yes.”

“Bathory, would you be able to guide us around Schperen?”

Ah, what was coming has come.

There’s no way that princess, who’s been itching to talk, would leave me alone.

That’s right.

Even I would be dying of curiosity if the person I’ve been watching suddenly changed their gender and lived as a noble in a foreign country.

“It’s not impossible, but I’m afraid I have to look after the princess.”

It would be nice if the princess noticed my words here.

Unfortunately, our Princess Arietta is a very innocent and clueless person.

“It’s okay.”

“Yes?”

“Well, you used up all your energy there today, didn’t you? I want to rest because I’m mentally exhausted from those nobles. Honestly, this practice can be done lying down, unlike swordsmanship.”

“Haa. I understand.”

Well, Arietta doesn’t know anything about this situation.

If the fire has already fallen on my feet, I can only put it out now.

No matter how much I made excuses, it didn’t seem like the princess would back down, so I had no choice but to take on the task of guiding her around the academy.

We passed through the well-decorated marble corridor on the first floor of the rose hall and entered the cafeteria.

Expensive tables that you wouldn’t see in an inn or a small town restaurant are neatly arranged.

The female students sit around those tables, chatting and socializing or eating.

“This is the student cafeteria of the rose hall.”

There wasn’t much to introduce in the rose hall.

As for the women’s bathhouse in the dormitory, there are private rooms and public bathhouses for socializing, so I just skipped that point.

As a man, I can’t possibly guide them to the women’s bathhouse.

There will be more to introduce when we get to the academy’s main building.

Well. If there’s anything to introduce.

It’s that there’s a spell installed in the building itself to protect you even if you accidentally fall down the stairs.

“Oh, that’s amazing equipment. We can’t even dream of such equipment in the kingdom’s academy. We can only see it in the royal palace.”

“Is that so.”

In the case of Schperen, it’s an academy that receives not only support from the Empire itself, but also significant sponsorship from other countries that send international students.

The Magic Tower and the temple, as well as various countries, provide support, so they have to have this kind of top-notch equipment.

“Rather than that, I’m very interested in you.”

“Yes?”

“Hehehe, Ciel von Adelheid Bathory. A Baron Family, a young lady. Hmm.”

“Princess?”

Why are you smiling in such a creepy way?

If you already know, you should have just revealed it from the beginning so I could respond.

“It’s not cross-dressing or transformation. It’s true that you’ve changed, but it seems a little different from the original Sien.”

“Yes?”

“In short, it’s like this. How on earth did our thief come here and become the daughter of a Baron Family?”

The princess rests her chin on her hand and stares at me. Very intently.

Her eyes roll up and down, scanning my body, and all I can do is make excuses.

“Hahaha. I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“I know the location of the gold bars that thief hid. If I tell the kingdom’s monarch, they’ll be lenient enough.”

Lenient or not, that means, ‘I can hand over all the gold bars you collected to my father. Tell me the truth while I’m being nice.’

The princess knew the location of the gold bars?

Ah, Libra. I keep forgetting that.

I was planning to quickly grab those gold bars and move them to the Bathory family separately whenever I visited the kingdom as Ciel.

“That is.”

“In what way should I give those gold bars to my father to make it a good gossip story?”

She’s saying it cutely, but she’s purely a devil.

I could see her strong will to hand over the gold bars to that damn king at any time if I didn’t tell the truth quickly.

There’s no choice.

In the first place, even if the opponent has no combat power, she’s a Libra. In terms of seeing through the other person’s identity, she’s the strongest.

But continuing to lie is like giving her the gold bars as a gift.

So I had no choice but to submit to the princess.

“That’s right. I’m Sien, Princess. So please don’t do that.”

“Oh, really. You should have said that sooner. But a woman, your taste is quite something.”

“It’s not like I wanted to be like this.”

I can hide my identity, and I’m used to it now, so it’s okay, but it’s not like I wanted to be like this.

“I see. You stole things because you were resentful of being kicked out by that Hero bastard.”

“I’ll tell you in advance.”

“I know. Even if you hadn’t robbed the Holy Sword, you would have lost to the Demon King anyway, right?”

“Yes.”

I smiled bitterly and held back the rest of my words.

That’s why I like Libra.

I don’t even have to say it, she would have seen through me.

That’s why the princess hates the Hero.

She would know all the Hero’s sinister intentions.

The princess has been against the Hero’s ridiculous advance against the Demon King’s Army.

The result is obviously what it is now.

“Well, that doesn’t matter. Honestly, you’re stronger than those four, right? Even in that body, your strength is still the same. If you say so, then that’s how it is.”

“No, that’s me.”

It’s like she has infinite faith that even if the hero party screws up, you’ll do it all alone?

Libra is her strength, but at the same time, it’s the worst for me.

“But your taste has changed a lot. Or are you used to that body? A coat with your stomach showing. And that hateful chest, if you take off your coat, you’ll be seducing men.”

That’s right. This outfit is a bit awkward for me, who used to be a man.

This outfit, full of my teacher’s taste, even showed my stomach. I can’t help it.

“My master gave it to me. It’s well enchanted, and I can’t buy women’s clothes myself.”

So I just take what I’m given.

At least this outfit, unlike its appearance, has good defense, and the coat is completely immune to magic.

“I have a lot of dresses.”

“No way.”

“How about underwear? I even have a garter belt if you want.”

Unlike men’s underwear, it’s tight and feels strange, but I only wear what my master prepared in advance and haven’t bought any myself.

It’s a kind of resistance as a man.