28. Reunion, Reunion.

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Before I knew it, a week had passed since we started traveling by carriage.

I heard that the Laiser Kingdom was quite a large country, but it seems we arrived quickly because there was a major road and the carriage was driven almost non-stop.

 

 

For your information, the Lizen territory where Larnaar is located is in the southern part of the Laiser Kingdom.

 

 

 

When we arrived in front of the fairly magnificent castle walls, I saw many people lined up for inspection.

Enough to make you wonder if it was really necessary to go this far when it wasn’t even a border.

 

“What are they doing?”

“Yes?”

“The inspection. Is it really necessary? After all, there are troops inside the capital and some hotshot knights, right? Or is there some gunpowder or something, so there’s a risk of terrorism?”

 

 

The Princess looked at me with a pathetic look.

 

“It’s to prevent spies from other countries from infiltrating. The Royal Capital is the best city in the Laiser Kingdom in all fields, including economy, politics, and culture. We can’t just let anyone in.”

“Hmm…the best, huh….”

 

 

It looks small for being that.

 

Tuk.

 

 

Yuna-ssi elbowed me in the side.

 

 

“Don’t look at it from a modern person’s perspective.”

“Um…okay.”

“What’s wrong?”

“No, it’s just…it’s too small compared to my expectations.”

“….”

 

 

She’s looking at me like I’m talking nonsense.

 

 

No. Isn’t that right? I didn’t have any expectations for the Lizen Barony from the start because it was a rural backwater, so I wasn’t surprised even when I saw the shabby state of the city. But this isn’t a rural area, it’s the Royal Capital! Even if it’s not the size of Seoul or other metropolitan cities, shouldn’t it at least stretch to the horizon?

 

 

“Don’t talk nonsense. The Royal Capital Laiser is a metropolis with a population of 200,000.”

“Yeah. Seoul has ten million.”

“?”

 

 

The Princess tilted her head, not understanding what I was saying.

 

Well, from a modern person’s perspective, everything would be small. I get it.

 

 

“This is actually very big. The population of medieval Hanyang was about 100,000, so that says it all.”

“Whoa.”

 

100,000? What was Seoul doing…

 

 

“Are you talking about your world?”

“Yeah.”

 

 

I nodded lightly.

In the meantime, the soldiers who recognized the carriage waved the people away and let us in.

 

 

“If the population of the largest city is only 200,000…it would be a bit difficult to handle hundreds of thousands of monsters.”

“I feel uneasy for some reason…anyway, now that we’ve entered the capital, I hope you won’t act out of line. And at least!”

 

 

The Princess glared at me.

 

 

“Even if you don’t use honorifics, don’t call me ‘Hey’ or ‘Princess’ or anything like that.”

“Then what’s your name?”

 

Her glaring eyes twisted strangely, and she made a face like she had just eaten shit.

 

 

“I told you before!”

“I forgot.”

“Haa….”

 

The Princess shook her head, holding her forehead.

But did she tell me? Why don’t I remember? I’m not stupid enough to forget the name of a beautiful woman.

 

 

The Princess swept her long, red hair back and exuded pride.

 

 

“Ludmila El Rina von Laiser.”

“That’s unnecessarily long. Let’s shorten it to two syllables. How about Lud?”

“Your name is strangely short. There’s no such thing as a two-syllable name in the world!”

“There are many. Sea cucumber, for example.”

“That’s seafood!”

“Clam, for example. There’s also octopus.”

“Haa….”

“Pufferfish is also two syllables.”

 

I proudly held up my index and middle fingers to make a 2, and the Princess gritted her teeth.

Ah. Her reaction is so good that I want to keep teasing her. Unlike her first impression, she’s so cute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Director, you’ve arrived.”

 

It seems there’s a group waiting to greet us.

Well, she’s a princess of a country, so at least one or two people would be out here.

 

“Yes. I’ve heard about the situation.”

Ludmila treated them with a demeanor completely opposite to how she treated me, full of courtesy and grace.

Just like when I first saw her.

 

“The King said to start the meeting as soon as the Director arrives. Would you please accompany us, even though you must be tired?”

“Of course.”

“What? There’s no banquet or anything like that?”

“What kind of banquet would we have in this situation?”

 

Ludmila glared at me with a look that said, ‘Are you out of your mind?’ She’s pretty as always.

 

“…Are you Yu-eun-nim?”

“Huh? That’s right. I’m Yu-eun.”

“Yu-eun-nim, you must attend as well.”

“Why do I have to…attend a meeting like that?”

“You’ll understand when you get there.”

“How annoying.”

 

Hey. There should be a carriage with Siesta in the back, so tell her to attend instead.

 

 

“He specifically requested that you come in person.”

“Who the hell?”

“His Majesty the King.”

“My father?”

“I don’t know, I don’t care.”

“Yu-eun-nim may be the key to this situation.”

“Wait a minute. I know you’ve become quite well-known because of this incident, but is it really enough to attend a meeting? Your skills are undeniable, but….”

“It’s not because of skills.”

“Then…?”

 

The knight hesitated for a moment and whispered in the Princess’s ear.

I want to hear what he’s saying…I can’t hear it. Is he using some kind of telepathy?

 

 

“Um…!”

 

After hearing the knight’s words, Ludmila frowned and groaned, then looked at me with a serious face.

 

 

“It seems you’ll have to attend in person after all.”

“….”

 

 

Hmm.

What is it?

 

It feels like something new is about to happen.

 

 

Or is it just a scheme to end this as soon as possible by flaunting my power? That’s also possible.

 

“Well, fine. If my wife says so, I have to listen.”

“Wife?”

“Who’s your wife!”

 

I nonchalantly pointed at her, who was getting angry.

And Veronica next to her as well.

 

 

“You nagged me, so you’re my wife.”

“……Are you capable of daily life?”

“Yeah.”

 

Ludmila shook her head from side to side and closed the window, saying, ‘Let’s go for now.’

Hehe. Should I just pounce on her tonight?

 

 

 

 

 

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After about an hour of passing through roads and moving around, we were able to get off in front of a building inside the palace.

There were several luxurious carriages besides the one we were riding in, probably the meeting attendees.

 

 

The entrance was very large, befitting a palace building. It was as tall as stacking one or two people, and several strong men could easily fit side by side.

 

 

“Everyone is waiting.”

 

 

A man in a suit who looked like a butler greeted us with a polite bow.

Several maids attached themselves to Ludmila, Veronica, and even us, tidying our clothes and dusting us off with brushes.

 

 

“Let’s go in.”

 

When the preparations were roughly done, her lips opened, and the butler opened the huge door and announced our presence loudly.

 

 

“Her Highness Princess ‘Ludmila El Rina von Laiser’, the 3rd Princess of the Great Laiser Kingdom, Director of the Knights Bureau, and Geneva-class National Talent, Veronica-nim, Deputy Director of the Knights Bureau and Clavatino-class National Talent, and National Talent Candidates Lee Yuna and Yu-eun-nim have arrived!”

 

That’s so long. They could have just said, ‘Hi! The Princess is here!’

Ah, by the way, the two knights and Larnaar who were riding with us weren’t qualified to participate here, so they were guided to another room.

 

 

 

 

Ttokak Ttokak.

 

 

 

 

Ludmila walked forward, accepting the pouring gazes with a haughty expression, and Veronica stuck close to her side.

Yuna-ssi and I walked behind them at a moderate pace.

 

 

It’s a meeting…or rather, it feels like looking at the inside of a parliament building rather than a meeting room.

You know, that place where members of parliament come out and fight each other on TV sometimes. Yeah. That kind of atmosphere.

 

 

There’s someone sitting on the platform at the front, whether it’s the host or the king, and fan-shaped seats are arranged in front of him.

There are probably a little over 30 people.

 

 

 

“But what’s Geneva or Clava? What’s that about?”

 

 

I poked Veronica in the side and asked.

 

 

“I assume you’ve heard what National Talent means.”

Veronica answered without turning her head back, walking forward.

 

“There are six separate classes for the strongest to the 35th strongest among the National Talents. ‘Geneva’ and ‘Clavatino’ are the names of those classes.”

“Heh.”

 

 

There’s all sorts of things.

 

 

“You’re saying they ranked them childishly? How did they rank them? Did they have sparring matches or something?”

“It’s not necessarily proportional to skill. Performance and political aspects are also reflected to some extent.”

“I see. So are they all knights or nobles?”

“No. There are also mercenaries.”

“Ah.”

 

I see.

The butler called Yuna-ssi and I National Talent candidates earlier…so if I become number 1 and Yuna-ssi becomes number 2, that would be perfect. Absolutely clean.

 

 

“What rank are you?”

“I’m 6th.”

“Huh? You, a kid, are 6th?”

“…Kid, you say.”

 

She turned her head and glared at me, looking displeased.

Oh. That was a bit thrilling just now.

 

“But don’t worry. Now that you’ve become my wife, I’ll raise you to 3rd or 4th place along with the Princess.”

“…Who’s your wife.”

 

Veronica shook her head.

It seems she still thinks it’s a joke.

What should I do?

 

 

I’m really going to fuck you. Very deliciously.