26.Rage

The princess was still staring blankly up at Yuna.

She hadn’t drawn her sword, hadn’t gotten up, hadn’t cursed, and hadn’t even taken her hand off her cheek.

 

Just blank.

 

 

 

 

“How dare you!!”

 

 

Seureung!

 

 

The knights were the first to act.

As if to atone for their failure to react, they immediately drew their swords.

The sturdy yet flexible blade reflected the light of the chandelier, gleaming brightly.

 

 

“We will cut you down!”

 

 

The swords flew towards Yuna, each drawing its own trajectory.

They carried a fierce energy, as if they would cut her into pieces at any moment.

 

 

However,

 

 

“Stop!!”

 

 

Just before they reached her.

At the moment when it seemed like they could advance just a little further, the princess shouted.

 

“?”

 

 

The knights paused, and Yuna, who had been about to hit the princess again, also tilted her head.

 

 

In the meantime, the princess got up, dusted off her knees, and sighed, “Hoo.”

 

 

“You seem to be close to each other. It was my rudeness to say such a thing in front of a lover.”

 

 

For some reason, she coolly admits it’s her fault.

 

“It’s just that the words themselves are the problem.”

“That’s right. I’ll apologize.”

“Your Highness!!”

 

 

Everyone in the room frowned slightly and tilted their heads.

The knights, who had been watching her from the side for several years, were even more surprised.

 

 

Although she valued chivalry and was a person of manners and grace, she was not the kind of person who would apologize after even getting slapped on the cheek.

 

 

No, there are not many people with such character in the world in the first place. How much more so for a princess who is revered by all?

 

 

But she bowed her head so neatly.

 

 

“I will be careful with my words and actions from now on.”

“Ah… okay….”

 

 

At this point, Yuna couldn’t help but feel deflated.

The anger that had soared up instantly lost its place to go.

 

“Huh? What is it?”

 

 

Yueun was also bewildered.

 

“I’ll apologize to that gentleman too.”

“Uh….”

 

 

The princess apologized a couple more times and then left with the knights.

 

“…What is it? Did you do something?”

 

 

Yueun has a system called favorability.

The princess’s behavior was so strange that he asked just in case, but he shook his head as if that wasn’t the case.

 

 

“I didn’t do anything.”

“Then why is she like that?”

“Isn’t that just her personality?”

 

 

While Yuna and Yueun were talking to each other, Larnaire sighed in relief.

The territory was almost blown away, but for some reason, the princess just let it go.

It was truly a stroke of luck and grace.

 

 

‘That woman wasn’t normal either….’

 

 

Larnaire looked down at his still trembling hands and let out a strange groan.

He had thought that he was still normal among Yueun’s group (though there were only two of them), but he was hit hard in the back of the head.

Normal my ass. He had never seen a human being slap his own country’s princess so mercilessly, and it was an absurd scene that could not be found in the history of any country or in various novels.

 

“By the way, you not only blocked the sword for me, but you also got so angry for me. I’ll give you a kiss of love~.”

 

 

Yueun closed his eyes tightly and pouted his lips. The two arms he stretched out forward were a bonus.

They had mixed bodies several times, but for some reason, Yuna found that face extremely annoying.

 

 

“…Get lost.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Your Highness!”

 

Meanwhile, the princess and the knights came out of the room.

The princess was just walking along with a gaze that seemed to be lost in thought, and the knights followed behind her.

 

 

“What the hell is going on! You not only forgave such a great sinner, but you even apologized!!”

“That’s right! We should go back right now and kill those arrogant bitches!!”

 

 

The knights were spewing out words that made their bodies tremble just by listening to them, such as killing the woman, peeling off the skin of her arrogant hand and soaking it in salt water, and cutting off her limbs to make her live as a cripple for the rest of her life.

But the princess didn’t react, whether she was listening or not.

 

 

“I’ll catch you!!”

 

 

In the end, Veronica, who had a hasty personality, grabbed the princess’s shoulder and turned her around.

 

 

“Why are you doing this!!”

 

 

At her words mixed with worry, the princess’s mouth barely opened.

 

 

“I….”

“Yes?”

“…It’s the first time.”

“What did you say?”

 

 

The knights doubted their ears.

No, they doubted their eyes too.

 

 

“It’s the first time… anyone has treated me… like this!!”

 

 

This was because the princess’s face, which should have been stained with anger, was colored with an untimely heat.

 

 

“…Yes?”

“No one has ever treated me like this… Even the confident gentleman would only bow his head in front of me… That woman was so resolute and dignified….”

“….”

 

 

Complete silence.

They were frozen like statues, beyond silence.

 

 

What the hell is that heated face?

She hadn’t even given a glance to the countless noble men and sons who had approached her, but now she had such a red face just because she had been slapped once.

People would be horrified if they knew.

And men would be unable to contain their lament if they knew.

 

 

“I’m just saying this just in case.”

“Hmph. I know. Homosexuality is illegal.”

 

They were barely relieved that even her common sense hadn’t collapsed.

It’s true that nobles secretly have same-sex concubines, but even the women of the royal family shouldn’t do that.

Even more so for her, who is even called the flower of chivalry.

 

 

“Maybe they’re a couple of mercenaries with excellent skills? We should try to recruit them.”

 

The princess decided to bring Yuna into the Knight Kingdom.

She had already seen her skills. The moment she blocked Veronica’s sword with the back of her hand, she had already far exceeded the passing line.

 

 

“Isn’t there a possibility that Baron Amar might covet them?”

 

The princess shook her head at Veronica’s concern.

 

 

“That pervert would probably do that, but there’s no justification.”

“If we’re talking about justification, the territory war itself is an error in the first place.”

“The list submission is already over. Unless there is a mutual agreement between the two parties, the list will not be added to. Besides, if they’re mercenaries, they wouldn’t have a military-vassal contract with the baron, so it’s even more impossible.”

She widened her eyes after speaking.

 

 

“If he ignores all of that and uses some petty trick to covet our mercenary-ssi….”

“‘Our’ mercenary?”

“I’ll cut up his waddling body into pieces and make skewers.”

 

 

A chilling sound.

 

 

What the hell was it about getting slapped that made her so captivated?

All the knights around her had dumbfounded faces, but the princess was unfazed by the atmosphere.

 

 

“It won’t taste good, so let’s not do that.”

“Oh my, are you going to eat it?”

“Of course not. I was going to throw it to the stray dogs, but wouldn’t I be sorry to the stray dogs?”

“Then bacon?”

“If you slice it that thinly, it will take 100 years. It has to be a little fat.”

“Then… whole roast? With pepper sprinkled on it!”

“Let’s stop.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Time passed, and finally, the day of the knight battle arrived.

Baron Amar and Baron Ryzen gathered at the neutral territory with their respective knights.

Of course, the surrounding territories were virtually connected to Baron Amar, so it was not a completely neutral territory.

 

 

Still, it was much better than doing it in Baron Ryzen’s or Baron Amar’s territory.

 

 

 

 

“Do you hate it?”

“…How many times… How many times are you going to ask? I said I hated it all the way here.”

 

Yuna looked frustrated at the sulking princess.

She wanted to slap her on the cheek again, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it because she thought she would fall even more in love.

 

 

Falling in love just because you got slapped, what kind of novel heroine is that?

 

 

“I’m not even a mercenary in the first place. I think I’ve said that at least ten times.”

“That doesn’t matter. As long as you have the skills.”

“No… I said I don’t want to;”

 

She shook her head, saying, “Eueu!” and ran away to where Yueun was.

Fortunately, the princess didn’t even come close to Yueun.

 

Although she apologized, it seems like she still looks down on him.

 

“Tsk.”

 

 

When Yuna goes to Yueun’s side, she clicks her tongue like that and moves away.

 

“Try to get along. I think she likes Yuna-ssi.”

“Are you even saying that?”

 

 

She hit Yueun on the back as if to tell him not to say useless things, and her face turned red.

 

 

“…You still only ignore you… Why would I get along with you?”

“Oh! Is it because of me? Yuna-ssi is so lovely!”

 

Yueun, who was unnecessarily excited, hugged her tightly, and she struggled to get out.

 

 

“Hiiik! Let go of me!”

 

 

 

The princess watched the two of them with a sour face.

She glared at Yueun with a displeased expression.

 

 

“Tsk… To our Yuna-ssi, such a strange… Keueu…!”

 

Her dignity was gone.

 

 

“…Keep your composure.”

 

Realizing her disgrace at Veronica’s words, she looked at the Amar fatty as a substitute (?).

It’s not that she has any feelings of liking him at all, but looking at his grotesque body and disgusting appearance naturally helps her train.

 

 

“…What is that bastard.”

 

 

The word “bastard” came out of the princess’s mouth.

This was because the Amar fatty was looking at Yuna with lustful eyes.