episode_0009

childhood (4)

“Now! I’ve been talking for a long time. I’m going to start the royal meeting now. Prime minister? What is today’s agenda?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. First, the Baronies of Nikana and Baron Tesida, who are in charge of the left and right defenses in the center of the Monster Mountain Range, have requested additional military support”

“Hmm~ Well… things seem to be really bad there these days. But we can no longer remove the capital defense forces, right? If that happens, there will be a shortage of reserves on the Tesseito front”

The Minister of Justice, Count Redburg, answered the Emperor’s question.

“That’s right. your majesty. So, first of all, we are pursuing a policy of sending prisoners from each region to serve their sentences instead of serving their sentences. If you tell the prisoners that their sentence will be reduced by half, they will comply”

“If that happens, won’t morale within the military drop? The soldiers may misunderstand that they are being treated like prisoners”

The question was answered by Minister of Military Affairs, Marquis Seidlitz.

“To prevent that, the prisoners try to form a unit made up of only prisoners. By naming it a punishment unit, we plan to have the commander also be a former officer who committed a crime and lead them”

“Hmm…. Are you not worried about rebellion or desertion?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. A reasonable question arises. However, they will be shackled with magical shackles. These are shackles that explode if the commander does not enter a specific password once a week. The commander plans to take a longer period of time and receive input from the lord of the territory to which he is dispatched”

“Hmm, good! Let’s deal with it that way! What’s next on the agenda?”

The emperor and his ministers processed various agendas at an incredible speed. Even to Yuno, the appearance that seemed remarkable was that of the administrative head of the current emperor Karl III, who protected the territory expanded by the previous emperor and made it even wealthier.

However, Yuno had nothing to say and nothing to interfere with, so she had to chase away the drowsiness that was coming on her by pinching her thighs.

“Your Majesty, here is the last item on the agenda. The Three Princesses of the Kingdom of Leon, who were said to be sent to study abroad at our country’s imperial family, arrived through the Capital Magic Center at 15:00 today”

“Hmm, was there anything unusual? I wonder if an assassin arrived at the magic circle together?”

To ease the emperor’s concerns, Count Liechtenauer, commander of the Knights of the Guard, answered directly.

“Your Majesty! Viscount Speyer, vice-captain of the Knights of the Guard, personally went out to meet them, but it is said that the Three Princesses of the Kingdom of Leon arrived alone without any attendant”

‘Roaring roaring’

‘No, even though the kingdom of Leon was destroyed by our empire in the war… you sent the princess alone?’

‘Honestly, studying abroad is an excuse and a pawn… but shouldn’t we send a bodyguard and an attendant or two to protect us?’

Bang bang bang!!

“Quiet, quiet! Let’s break the habit of making such a loud noise in front of the royal family whenever something is said!”

” Prime minister! Don’t be like that. Wouldn’t good policies come out in such a free atmosphere? Anyone would think that the prime minister does all the work alone. Hahahaha”

“Puhahahahaha”

Several nobles burst into laughter at the emperor’s joke.

The face of the Prime Minister, Marquis Marc, turned red, but he did not forget to glare at the various senior officials and pledged to scold his juniors after the Emperor’s retreat.

“Keuhumkeum Anyway, after the royal meeting, we have prepared a welcome party in the banquet hall on the second floor of the main palace, so I hope everyone enjoys it. ah! And I think Your Majesty can leave the palace immediately after receiving the greetings from the princess of the Kingdom of Leon”

“Hahaha, as expected, the Prime Minister knows Jim’s feelings well. My new concubine is so pretty that even at this age, I can’t control myself. Giggles”

Seeing the emperor like that, bitter smiles appeared on the faces of the imperial family and nobles, including the empress.

Karl III was the only son of the previous emperor, and he played a major role as the crown prince in the Battle of the Zenon Plain, which created the current Balkan Empire, so he had almost omnipotent imperial authority.

However, the emperor did not treat his subjects haphazardly, was not particularly extravagant, and often inspected the public sentiment, observing the people’s behavior and establishing policies, showing himself as a truly good monarch.

However, he also had one flaw: the emperor was an extremely lewd person.

Still, if it had been a normal case of lewdness, it would have been an issue that could have been overlooked, saying, ‘The emperor could reveal a bit about women,’ but the problem was that he was a terrible pedophile who did not consider women over the age of 16 to be women.

Empress Yuria also never slept with the emperor after giving birth to Marie at the age of 16, and the same was true for the concubines the emperor took in after Empress Yuria.

After the last concubine’s birthday was 16 years old, the emperor went out to inspect the people’s livelihood and took in a 10-year-old lower-class girl who caught his eye as a new concubine.

Seeing the emperor like that, Yuno also shook his head and looked at the emperor.

‘I guess I should consider it fortunate for my brother that all of his concubines are from commoners, so there will be no interference from his maternal relatives… He has no children… Well, it doesn’t have much to do with me…’

As Yuno was thinking about this and that for a while, a trumpet sounded, announcing the position of the princess of the Kingdom of Leon.

Tap, tap, tap, tap.

The sound of military boots, which did not suit the princess, echoed in the hallway, and soon the princess appeared. Her body was covered in brilliant blonde hair, perky breasts that did not suit her age, and a military uniform that was definitely not suitable for the title of princess.

“I would like to offer my greetings to His Majesty, Emperor Karl III, the only absolute ruler of the Balkan Empire. The third princess of the Kingdom of Leon. My name is Eliza Sinclair de Leonhart.

Eliza, the three princesses of the Kingdom of Leon, bowed to the emperor with her small body.

“Yes. Welcome to study in the empire. Princess Eliza. You had a hard time coming this far”

“No. your majesty. I came to the Space Magic Circle and Vice-Captain Speyer, who was in charge of my escort, treated me well, so I didn’t have any inconveniences”

After greeting, Princess Eliza delivered an official letter from the Kingdom of Leon to the emperor. When Secretary Marquis García took over the letter and delivered it to the Emperor, the Emperor roughly read the letter and then handed it back to the Prime Minister and said:

“Hmm~ The Kingdom of Leon wants to increase trade goods. Increased trade in rubber, steel, and glue. And since the farmland was destroyed by the war, they asked me to provide them with some wheat. What do you think, Prime Minister?”

“Rubber is quite possible, but glue, a strategic material, seems a bit difficult. First of all, it looks like all production this year will be used up just to arm our imperial army. Instead, we will negotiate with the ambassador of the Kingdom of Leon to send more wheat. Your Majesty”

“Well, I think the prime minister can handle that issue on his own”

After saying that, the Emperor ordered the Minister of Finance to consult with the Prime Minister and then turned his attention to Princess Eliza again.

“Ah. I’m sorry I made the princess wait while I was talking about the Kingdom of Leon’s proposal”

“It’s okay, Your Majesty”

“Yes. How old is the princess? I only heard that you were still young, but looking at you now, you don’t look that young”

“I am now eleven years old. Your Majesty”

Eliza continued to maintain a rigid attitude befitting her attire, and the emperor’s lust, which had been slightly aroused at first when he was curious when he heard that the young princess was coming, was completely killed thanks to Eliza’s attitude and large breasts.

“You’re the same age as our Yuno. Hmm~ From what I heard, they didn’t bring any escorts or attendants. Is there a reason?”

“Even if I bring a bodyguard, it wouldn’t be a big deal for the empire to kill me if they wanted to, so would the bodyguard be of any help to my safety? And I don’t think the empire is so petty that it doesn’t give a servant or two to the princess who came as a hostage. And since the purpose is to study abroad, I think they will give me a similar education as the prince and princess.”

“What.. what? What do you think of our empire now!!”

“A hostage!! Are you saying that the Kingdom of Leon is saying that the Balkan Empire will take hostages?”

The nobles were in an uproar at Princess Eliza’s rude remarks. However, the emperor himself calmed them down by drawing his hand, and the emperor burst into laughter.

It was the laugh of an old man over 80 years old, but the power contained in that laugh made many nobles hold their breath as they watched it.

“Hahahaha what a bold princess. Hahahaha. Charles, it seems like he gave his daughter a good education. He looks exactly like Charles in that he doesn’t have any hair. okay! You are right. It’s a hostage. And our empire isn’t that small”

“Your Majesty”

“But if you made such a statement, you will have to take responsibility! Yuno!!”

Yuno was taken aback by the emperor’s sudden search for him, but soon calmed down and stood up to wait for the emperor’s orders.

“Yes, Your Majesty, please give your order”

“From now on, please spend all of your educational schedule with Princess Eliza. That will include your physical training and military science classes!”

Then the Minister of Military Affairs stood up and refuted.

“Your Majesty! Military studies also includes information on military operations, which are confidential to the empire… Wouldn’t that be difficult?”

“Tsk! Even the Kingdom of Leon will already be fully aware of the level of military operation contained in basic military science that the prince can learn! Our empire isn’t the only one running an intelligence department, right?”

“That’s right. Your Majesty”

“Looking at the princess’s attitude, attire, and needs, it would be good to give her an education similar to Yuno’s. That kid seems to want that too. So, let’s move on to the generosity of the great nation when it comes to basic confidentiality”

‘Normally, if the princess was taken as a hostage, she would be the princess’s tea time partner, or put her in a corner of the imperial palace… My father has a secret agenda. You asked me to follow my training… That princess will be dead starting tomorrow.’

From Yuno’s perspective, the emperor was looking forward to having tea time with a delicate young princess and going for a walk while holding her soft hand, but when the princess, who looked like a stiff servant girl, came and started talking rudely, he seemed a little upset.

‘No matter how much of a pawn you are, you wouldn’t have touched her since she’s Leon’s princess… but you’re clearly upset. That’s giggling.’

Yuno secretly liked the hairless Three Princesses of Leon. And I was already looking forward to tomorrow’s class.

As soon as Princess Eliza’s greeting was over, the emperor left the palace and headed to his concubine, and a grand banquet was held in the imperial palace to welcome the princess of Leon.

However, perhaps because of her flashy appearance at the royal palace just now, the nobles did not approach Princess Eliza, and only Baron Legasota, head of the Imperial Intelligence Department, and Marquis Vello, Minister of Foreign Affairs, remained next to her, asking questions to obtain information.

“Hmm hmmm…”

Yuno walked up behind her, cleared his throat, and asked the two ministers to step aside for a moment.

“Ah! Your Majesty Yuno! Please sit here! We didn’t know you were coming…”

“We will leave for a moment. The two of you, let’s talk”

Yuno sat down next to Princess Eliza, who had an empty seat, and said hello.

“Nice to meet you. This is Juno Alexander Windrage von Balkan, the Third Prince of Balkan. As you heard from Your Majesty, we are the same age, so please feel free to call me Yuno”

“Yes, nice to meet you. This is Eliza Sinclair de Leonhart. Please call me Eliza too. Your Majesty”

The conversation between the two stopped here, and Yuno, unable to think of anything to say, began to think about how to get through this awkward atmosphere.

At that time, older sister Isabella and younger sister Marie, who appeared like saviors, arrived at the banquet hall and ran to Juno.

“Oppa~~ We’re here!”

“Yuno~ Did you miss your sister?”

“It’s only been 5 hours since I saw this, but what… wow!!”

Isabella and Marie simultaneously threw themselves into Yuno’s arms and hugged her, so much so that even Yuno, who had such a strong body, was shocked for a moment.

“Oppa! But who is this girl here?”

In response to Marie’s question, Isabella only then realized that there was a princess from the Kingdom of Leon in front of her and tidied up her clothes.

“Marie!! After hearing the story earlier!! Excuse me. This is Isabella Erica Windrage von Balkan”

Isabella said hello and touched Marie’s side.

“Hiing… I’m the only one who has it… This is Marie Erika Windrage von Balkan. Please just call me Marie. At first, I was mistaken because it was so different from what I had imagined. sister. Please take care of me. Hehehe”

“Marie!!”

“It’s okay. Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella. My name is Eliza Sinclair de Leonhart. Please feel free to call me Eliza too. i look forward to. Princess Marie”

Seeing Marie’s naturally virtuous appearance brought a smile to Eliza’s mouth for the first time.

As I said earlier, Isabella and Marie were holding Juno’s hand tightly and wouldn’t let go, so Juno forcibly removed their hands and said,

“Hahaha Princess Eliza. My older sister and younger sister are immature… so they make mistakes…”

“Hey! Yuno! wanna die? Why are you leaving me with Marie? Huh?”

“Well… my sister did the same thing at first, running towards me and clinging to me… but now it’s like that…”

“That’s right! brother! No matter what, I’m better than you!”

The three siblings bickered as usual in front of the princess of a foreign country, and this continued until Empress Yuria came and scolded them.

“You guys really!!! What do the princes and princesses do on official occasions? I’m sorry. Princess Eliza”

“Oh…no. Please speak lower. Empress Mama”

Eliza couldn’t bear to sit down and greet the Empress, so she stood up and greeted Yuria politely.

“Hohoho, is that so? Since you will be staying at the Empress Palace where I live from now on, I will treat you comfortably. It must have been very difficult for you to come to the Empire, so please come with me and rest. It’s just going to be hard to stay here”

Yuria said that and raised Eliza from her seat.

“Mama Empress! If Princess Eliza, the main star of the banquet, wakes up already…”

“Eight! When I looked from above, no one was around and only the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were sitting next to me and talking nonsense, so I sent the kids myself! What are they doing to an 11-year-old kid who came all this way alone!!”

The nobles bowed their heads in embarrassment at the anger of the empress, whom they had never seen before.

“I know that you will handle it on your own even if there are no children anyway, so I will take Princess Eliza and let her get some rest. Minister of Foreign Affairs, please finish the banquet appropriately”

“Yes! mama. I will obey your orders.”

Princess Eliza followed Empress Yuria with a confused expression, and her three siblings, Isabella, Yuno, and Marie, also headed to the empress’ palace with them.

*Childhood illustration of Eliza Sinclair de Leonhart, 3rd princess of the Kingdom of Leon