episode_0045

“Elsie, wait a minute.”

Amelia, who was walking down the hallway, saw that there was no one around and stopped me by grabbing my arm.

Then he looked around, grabbed one of the guest rooms in the hallway, and rushed into it.

Although she was only twelve years old, Amelia knew a lot as the eldest daughter of the Grand Duke of Grattenmount. In particular, she was already quite deeply involved in protocol. This was probably all because the Grand Duke trusted Amelia.

To me, who couldn’t be of much help due to the Delki family, Amelia seemed very capable. I also saw right away how hard she worked to get that evaluation.

So, I worked hard to learn swordsmanship to do my best as a guard, but for some reason, all the teachers who taught me quit with a look of shame on their faces. Moreover, it seems like they haven’t been able to find a new teacher since the most recent teacher quit.

Could it be that I am only strong and have no talent for swordsmanship? To be honest, I have been feeling self-deprecating these days. Among my teachers was a sword master, and perhaps he judged me as having no talent when he saw that I could not handle Aurors at all and could not even show my sword.

The fact that there is no problem as an escort is ultimately just a defense of my friend Amelia.

“He said that the first person he met with Prince Ban today was Elsie.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Has Prince Van ever talked about Elsie’s future residence?”

“About your future residence?”

I’ve never had anything like that before.

I thought about it again to see if Prince Evan had said it back, but there was no conversation about my residence in the conversation I had with Prince Evan.

In the first place, there was no reason for Prince Evan to say anything about my residence. There are already many better bodyguards around Prince Evan than me, and if he had come this far with the intention of recruiting a new knight, it would have been better to take a man from Ridelki City with him. It will be much more beneficial.

When I shook my head, Amelia asked again with a serious expression.

“Then, didn’t the prince bring up a political issue? Something he couldn’t say in front of me…? … Oh, then of course you don’t need to tell me. If it’s something that will harm Delki City—”

“No, there was none.”

All Prince Evan did was jump on the wolf in front of me, fall backwards, and show off his scar. Even as I was coming alongside him to Grand Duchy of Grattenmount, he told me that his brother was following him. They didn’t give it to me, so I was able to hear the story behind the Duke of Grattenmount, who had come out with Amelia to welcome the prince.

“… … Is that so?”

Amelia, who had placed her hand on her shoulder, stepped back slightly and looked a little dazed.

and,

“Oh, then what is it really?”

I muttered that and held my head.

I know.

What is it really?

In front of Amelia, I also thought seriously about holding my head together.

*

After the welcoming ceremony for the Grand Duke of Grattonmount, and after the conversation progressed to the idea of resting well today and the banquet tomorrow for the health of those who have traveled a long distance without much rest, Amelia and I were just about to go back to our rooms to rest—

smart.

As soon as I entered the room and sat down on the chair, there was someone knocking on the door of Amelia’s room.

“… … Please come in.”

Amelia spoke with an expression that seemed to know what was going to happen, and a slightly tired voice.

The door was carefully opened and an elderly gentleman with a very sorry expression entered the room.

It was the butler who came in during the conversation with the prince earlier and delivered the news.

It doesn’t seem like only an hour has passed since then, but the old gentleman’s face looked as if he had aged by several years. He seemed to be a few hairs stronger?

“Lady Amelia.”

The old gentleman called Amelia with utmost courtesy.

“Yes, please tell me.”

Although it might be troublesome to answer honestly, it was clear that it was not the butler’s fault that he had come to visit her like this, so Amelia politely allowed him to speak.

“… … The second prince wants to meet Mr. Elsiaga.”

Amelia’s polite smile appeared slightly cracked.

“Prince Allen?”

“Yes.”

“Did you tell me the reason?”

“… … I’m sorry. You didn’t tell me the reason. Shall I ask you a question?”

“No. Would it be rude for me to go with you?”

The butler was lost in thought for a moment in response to Amelia’s question, and then said,

“I explained the relationship between Lady Amelia and Lady Elsia to the second prince, but he did not tell me what to do.”

“That means it doesn’t matter how we get out of here.”

Amelia answered a little harshly.

“I will go with you.”

“… … Okay, then I will guide you.”

The butler answered with a slightly tired expression.

*

In the novel, Prince Allen had an inferiority complex.

If Prince Evan was a cheap guy who lived for his own pride, Prince Allen was a copycat who was jealous of Prince Evan.

And of course, like Prince Evan, he wasn’t cheap. However, the type of ‘cheapness’ was somewhat different. In the case of Prince Evan, no, Crown Prince Evan, it was a cheapness that came from the arrogance of having everything and of course he should have it all. In the ‘original’ setting expressed in the novel, the relationship between Crown Prince Evan and the heroine was a typical ‘you are the first woman like this to me’ type of story.

The heroine can have everything, and because of that, she looks at Prince Evan, who every woman looks at with admiration, like a stone. And the crown prince falls in love with her without even realizing it.

Yes.

It was the story of a strong commoner heroine and the president’s son, who are often seen in dramas.

On the other hand, Prince Allen’s ‘shamelessness’ came from a sense of inferiority. He felt jealousy and inferiority when he saw his older brother, who could have everything and was inferior to him in the past, but at some point became much better than him. Even though he was the next king, he had such feelings. Although I felt embarrassed, the relationship between the two brothers was fraught with such emotions.

The problem is that Prince Evan’s skills, according to his own words, are still inferior to Prince Allen’s.

However, Prince Allen, who greeted us in one of the guest rooms, seemed very nervous in many ways.

In the novel, it was clearly described as ‘Before that, I had a laid-back personality.’ If this is already the case, isn’t the problem a bit serious?

Of course, Prince Allen in front of me has the air of a ‘little Prince Evan’, so I think he must have been compared a lot in many ways. Still, other than his height, he’s still inferior, isn’t he? There’s already something to be jealous of.

“This is Amelia Grattenmount, the eldest daughter of the Grand Duke of Grattenmount. It is an honor to meet Prince Alen, the second prince of the glorious Alwen Kingdom that God protects.”

“… … This is Prince Allen. I am delighted to meet the eldest daughter of the famous Grand Duke of Grattenmount.”

It seems that Prince Allen has no intention of denying our relationship.

Well, the relationship between the Grand Duke of Grattenmount and the writer Delkisin seems to be quite famous in the world. In fact, there was a story in the novel explaining the relationship between Brother Harvey and Amelia.

“Perhaps I could speak alone with the Lady of Delkisi? The Lady of Grattenmount would like you to leave a little space.”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that. Lady Elsie is my bodyguard. As the owner, it would be difficult if there was something I didn’t know.”

“No matter how much you are an escort, I think you still have some privacy.”

“If that private part comes from a being much higher than yourself, I don’t think it can be called private.”

When Prince Allen saw Amelia giving a stiff answer, the wrinkles between Prince Allen’s forehead deepened.

“And, I don’t know if the prince has ever heard of it, but the family motto of Delkisi is ‘Nature does not lie’. And Lady Elsi is a very good Delkisi person. I’m sure she has nothing to hide from me.”

… … I won’t lie, but I might as well not say anything.

Of course, I was much more comfortable with Amelia standing next to me, so I decided to just stay still.

“Is that really true? Even if it’s a secret story shared with the prince of the country?”

“… … .”

I decided not to answer because it would be awkward to lie.

“Huh.”

Prince Allen looked at the two of us and made a sound of bewilderment, then sighed.

However, it was the two princes who visited without saying anything. And the princes who visited know very well how inconvenient it was. I don’t know if Prince Evan is deliberately pretending not to know or if he really doesn’t care, but Prince Allen still seems like a civilized person. does not exist.

Moreover, she is a woman from a grand duke’s family who cannot be treated carelessly by others.

I can’t say anything about reacting somewhat rudely.

Otherwise, Amelia wouldn’t have been able to become a ‘villain girl’ because she would have gone to jail before that.

“Then… … I can’t help it.”

Oh, are you sending it to me?

If it’s a secret you don’t want to share in front of others, there may be a way to just let it go.

“I heard that the wolf you received was raised by the Lady of Delkisi. Is that correct?”

But disappointingly, Prince Allen chose to just say it.