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Episode 52.

“Hee, heee…”

Poor Sinia almost seemed to have forgotten to breathe.

Well, even if it isn’t, it’s Sinia who is afraid of Carmel. It would be difficult to calm down Carmel if she had a face like this. It just looks cute to me.

“You, you, Sinia, you…”

“Yes? Yes yes yes!”

“Why do you dare knock… Ah, no, that’s more… I know that if you tell me what I just saw somewhere else, I’ll kill you!”

“Yes? Ah, yes, yes! I will never tell you!”

Although she was responding as urged, Sinia seemed confused as she did not know where Carmel was angry.

Maybe that’s the same for Carmel. You may not even be able to understand why you feel ashamed of your actions.

Actually, I don’t know exactly. From Carmel’s point of view, who had to look like a perfect queen, the scene just played could not have been more appropriate.

Two people who are so confused in different directions. As I cut between them, I cleared my throat.

“Hmm, come on, Sinia. Aren’t you here because you have some business to run?”

“Ah, yes, yes… uh, about that…”

Sinia hesitated and could not easily open her mouth. It seemed like he wasn’t just embarrassed in front of Carmel.

Carmel also seemed to have noticed the suspicious smell. Carmel urged Sinia in a voice that had regained some of its calm and dignity.

“Say it straight.”

Sinia took out a letter from her bosom with trembling hands.

“Gi, I received a request from the Knights. Please tell Princess Sera…”

Hmm… aren’t you blowing it too gently, Sinia?

Carmel quickly snatched up the letter. Then, without asking, my doctor, the rightful recipient, tore open the envelope and began reading the contents.

“Mother, even though I am on pension, I have the right to send and receive letters. The owner of this room is my mother, but why would you open a letter from me so carelessly…!”

When I got there, I discovered something strange.

This is Carmel’s expression as she reads it. It wasn’t a face that captured my weaknesses.

If that were the case, a smile of conversion would have appeared. But Carmel’s expression was frowning.

Even after hitting the bottom, Carmel’s gaze returned to the beginning. As if trying to find a cleverly hidden password in a sentence.

At that point I could tell.

That’s a fake letter, a dummy prepared in case Carmel discovers it.

In that case, you must be looking worried here. I looked at Carmel, who was reading the letter with nervous eyes.

“…It’s trivial content.”

After reading it through about five times, Carmel handed the letter to me. As Carmel said, the letter I received did not contain much content.

It was written in a formal way that it was regretful that they had to take on the role of detaining the princess as a bodyguard, and that they would do their best to ensure safety and no inconvenience. Not as an individual Philgret, but with the seal of the Knight Commander.

There was no mention of the commotion that occurred moments ago. Well, it must have been a letter written a long time ago.

“It looks like the guards are really free. When I see you writing down such trivial content. I need to check if I’m working properly at least once.”

Carmel muttered dissatisfiedly and turned to Sinia. Sinia, who had been standing awkwardly, trembled.

“Do you still have errands left to do?”

“He, his wife, have not cleaned yet…”

“That’s enough. Go out and do something else first.”

“Ah, yes, I understand.”

Sinia quickly bowed her head as if she felt relieved to be out of Carmel’s sight. Carmel spoke from behind Sinia, who was about to turn around and leave.

“I’ll say it again, Sinia. Forget everything you just saw here. Do you understand?”

“Yes, I’ll forget everything! Wow, actually I didn’t see anything! Really!”

With that, Sinia left the room. Make a fuss as if you’re running away.

Judging from Sinia’s actions, there must be more hidden letters. Probably a real letter conveying the trends of Carmel and Laurentia yesterday and today.

It would definitely be difficult to convey this in front of Carmel. But as long as she’s here, Carmel won’t be able to move.

Rather, it is more advantageous for me to take my time. It will give William time to research the Laurentian family.

Carmel turned around and was glaring at the potage, which was still steaming, with an indescribable expression on her face. Are you feeling like it’s sage time?

I spoke with a natural smile towards Carmel.

“Okay then, mother… would you please continue? Now there will be no one to disturb you.”

“Ugh…”

There were plenty of spare spoons next to the dishes, but Carmel couldn’t easily pick them up. It seemed like he still couldn’t get over the confusion about the shame he felt.

“Ho, it’s not something you can’t eat alone… Do I have to do all that?”

“But didn’t you give it to me willingly earlier? It seems like it’s very fun too.”

“Pfft…”

It seems like he’s embarrassed to even think about himself from before. Carmel was staring at a corner of the floor with a redder face than when Sinia first came in.

“Actually, I was very happy, Mother. I felt like I was doing mother-daughter things with my mother for the first time. Please, mother. Just at this moment… yes?”

mother and daughter. Maybe this is a fundamentally wrong approach.

Carmel is a villainess who is never swayed by such emotions. If the settings were strictly the same, there would be no way this type of appeal would work on Carmel.

However, if Carmel was really that kind of person, there would be no reason to be upset just because the scene before was discovered. Rather, he probably used it as a golden opportunity for camouflage.

Carmel slowly picked up a new spoon.

“…Just this once, Sarah…”

The still warm potage is put on a spoon and reaches my mouth. I took it and ate it, controlling the twitching corners of my mouth.

Mutter…

Although her actions were the same as before, Carmel’s expression was completely different. It almost looks despondent. Carmel herself seemed to have difficulty understanding what she was doing right now.

But all the while, the spoon was moving steadily. During the continuous transport, the bowl soon ran out.

“…That’s enough now, right?”

“Yes, thank you, mother.”

It was truly a satisfying time. The potage filled with Carmel’s agony is probably the most extravagant food I’ve ever eaten here.

“Don’t make any strange illusions, Sarah. Because this was just a formality. You don’t expect me to have any sympathy for you, do you? If the commotion was done with that intention, all I can say is that it was a foolish act.”

As usual, Carmel’s voice is cold and arrogant. While I was feeding it, Carmel’s insides seemed to be quickly recovering from the shakes caused by external shocks.

Well, this is enough for now. Because it was a worthwhile experience.

“Of course, mother. What I want is not sympathy.”

“I will not back out of my plan to take you down. I will destroy you, your family, and your entire country.”

It almost sounded like Carmel was speaking to herself. To steady myself, who is shaking. Or to kill something sprouting within yourself.

“And… I will take back everything you did to me.”

…Wait, you’re giving me back everything I’ve done? I guess Carmel herself knows what that means, right?

Of course, even in the novel, Princess Sera suffered all kinds of abuse by Carmel. Torture and humiliation that leave you literally devastated. However, the humiliation I inflicted on Carmel was somewhat different from that.

In the novel, the humiliation suffered by Princess Sera was no different from trampling with muddy feet. It was a humiliation aimed at thoroughly destroying the body and mind.

But I am different. I have absolutely no intention of destroying Carmel. This can never happen. The purpose of my humiliation is to taste every inch of Carmel’s body and mind.

Did Carmel know the difference? If so… it may mean that something is changing within Carmel. A change that cannot be suppressed no matter how hard one tries to suppress it.

Before I knew it, Carmel had returned with a cold face. With the face of a beautiful evil woman who looks as if she would trample on me without hesitation.

“I hope you remember that fact, Sarah. I will take everything from you without any hesitation.”

Carmel finished speaking and immediately stood up. I passed by the potage that had spilled when I dropped my spoon a moment ago and headed toward the door.

I spoke to Carmel’s back.

“Please wait, mother.”

“Is there still something left to talk about?”

“Of course. I haven’t told you yet, right? Why did I bleed? It’s a very important story that’s also related to your mother.”