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Episode 10.

I went to Carmel’s room right away that evening.

Carmel seemed uncomfortable, perhaps because she could not attend the regular meeting. I said with a bright smile.

“Are you at peace, Carmel? It seems like you declared severe revenge last time… I’m not sure if things are going well.”

Carmel probably had the confidence to control Fehat best in the world. But she’s not the only one who knows how to move Fehat.

“You…!”

Carmel looked at me with a bug-bitten face. But he soon lost his expression and stepped aside to the door.

“You have business, right? come in. Because I have a story to tell too.”

Carmel has something to tell me? I’m looking forward to this.

I entered the room and sat across from Carmel across the table. Carmel’s expression was very serious.

“What is the story to tell? I’m quite curious.”

Carmel’s legs cross crookedly. The lines of the legs revealed through the side slits of the dress stole my attention.

“Where and how did you find out about the secret covenant?”

“A secret covenant? What is that?”

“Don’t act like you don’t know anything. You already confessed everything last time. You must have obtained that poison from the shaman in Lurie. I learned that Lustier, who already knew about the secret covenant, had sold the poison to a young woman.”

“Oh…”

To be honest, I was surprised. I never thought I could figure it out in two days. Should I call it Carmel?

However, Carmel is currently in a position where she cannot leave the palace at will. There is no way he would have gone all the way to Lou Gehrig’s house and investigated it himself.

In that case, the story would be that a human being was created within the royal palace who could move according to Carmel’s will. Whether it’s a maid, a guard, or a servant.

Considering Carmel’s specialty, it is highly likely that he is male. To track down Carmel’s collaborators within the royal palace. An unexpected task has arisen.

“I will ask you again, Princess Sera. How did you learn about the most secret covenant of the Carcass people? That is something that a member of the Lustier royal family should never know.”

“Hehe, you say something interesting. Even if I knew that, why should I tell Carmel about it? How about smart Carmel try to guess?”

Carmel is the only one who knows that I actually had that poison. Therefore, the old man’s testimony is not evidence. Unless I can prove that the young Lustier woman is me.

Well, since Fehat was trying to ignore the incident anyway, all evidence and accusations would be meaningless.

Carmel looked straight at me with a dissatisfied expression. It’s a face I really want to torment.

“Well, okay. Because this clearly gives us a clue. I will no longer think of you as a flower in a greenhouse. No matter what secrets you are hiding, I will uncover them one by one and make you look miserable in the end. Please look forward to it, Princess Sera.”

“Of course. This is something I really wanted too.”

My angelic smile clashes with Carmel’s venomous expression. Without giving an inch.

“So? What is your business?”

“Ah, it’s about the wedding ceremony. I would like to discuss the outfit you will wear as queen.”

I took out the three sketches I had brought and laid them out on the table. Carmel looked through it in silence.

The first is Lustier’s traditional wedding dress. It is truly a noble wedding dress that makes you feel like a flower bride. Carmel, who has a strong impression of being a villainess, would seem to have lessened her spite a little if she wore this outfit.

The second is a state-of-the-art wedding dress that seems to declare a bold break with tradition. The bride wears a luxurious dress that breaks away from the traditional concept of white and uses bright primary colors and jewels.

And the third…

“What is this…? These are clothes? What to wear to the wedding ceremony to become queen?”

Carmel reacts with disgust. That’s because the third sketch was dressed like a prostitute.

There is overwhelmingly more exposed area than the previous two outfits. The embarrassing parts are barely covered, but by the standards of this era, it would be no different from being naked.

Basically, it is similar to a bikini or underwear. It was covered with a thin, silvery veil that was transparent on the inside.

It is not a wedding ceremony, but an outfit suitable only for a high-class courtesan.

Carmel was looking at me with dumbfounded eyes.

“Are you kidding me, Princess Sera? Please review something like this…”

“In my opinion, the third option is the most likely at the moment.”

“What…? Whoever wants…!”

“Didn’t I tell you? His Majesty the King has entrusted matters related to the wedding ceremony to me. Ultimately, I have the authority to choose the bride’s outfit.”

Carmel looked inside for the third time, still astonished, but with a slightly more serious face.

Perverted costumes carefully depicted from multiple angles. Princess Sera also had considerable expertise in painting. I would say it is a masterpiece that combines Sarah’s skills and my brilliant ideas.

Carmel seems to have been thinking about the wedding ceremony that would be held wearing it. Her face was quickly turning gray.

Countless people gathered from all over Lustier to see the new queen. Queen Carmel, who finally appeared in front of him, looked like a prostitute…

“Don’t be funny.”

Carmel continued speaking in a fairly calm tone.

“This can’t be allowed. Even if you are given full authority over the plan, is it appropriate to dress like this in a matter where the country’s prestige is at stake? Despite your appearance, you make dirty jokes, Princess Sera.”

“Hehe, of course there will be a huge uproar on that day. Someone might have to take responsibility and run away. Alas, poor Zbaka. He even risked his life to shame Carmel, who ignored him.”

“…are you going to blame it on the minister?”

“Yes, that’s right. Who would have thought that Princess Sera, who is like a lily, would pass up such a vulgar outfit? Well, I might have to take some responsibility for failing to properly inspect it. Isn’t it a cheap price compared to seeing Carmel wearing this?”

Carmel looked intently at the third costume again. It’s the same no matter how many times I see it. It was definitely not an outfit I would wear in front of others.

But Carmel withdrew her expression and spat out coldly.

“Do whatever you want.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Okay. Princess Sera. I won’t play with your dirty tricks anymore. If you want to make the most important event in the Lustier Kingdom a laughingstock for the whole world, then do whatever you want.”

“Really? I understand.”

I took the sketches lined up on the table. Then he got up and headed to the doorway without hesitation.

The reason Carmel is acting so brave is probably because she can’t believe that the princess of this country would do something that can only be called crazy.

But I have no particular attachment to this country. Whether or not Lustier becomes a laughing stock to the world, it has absolutely nothing to do with my happiness and satisfaction.

Rather, it would be more beneficial to see Carmel struggle with shame while wearing this perverted costume throughout the wedding ceremony.

That’s why I have nothing to be rough about. The moment I opened the door and was about to go out, Carmel called me and stopped me.

In a dejected voice.

“Now, wait…! Wait, wait!”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Are you sure you want to do this?”

“Of course. Didn’t your mother encourage you to try it too? Of course, I am willing to do it.”

In a chicken run like this, it’s over when you think, ‘What if I really commit it?’ That’s the exact thought that came to Carmel’s mind right now.

“…I understand. Let’s hear the story. Sit back there.”

I chuckled and closed the half-open door again. When I sat down at the table again, there was no longer any tension like before.

“The fact that you have prepared these three plans means… you are going to ask me for a ‘deal’ again, right?”

It seems that Carmel has now figured out my principles of action. After creating a situation that cannot be refused, an order called ‘deal’ is given. It’s already the third time, so I guess I’ll get used to it.

Last time it was breasts, last time it was naked. So what next? It was not difficult to guess what Carmel was imagining.

Carmel asked me with an anxious face.

“You… what do you want from me? If it were just to humiliate me, there would be many other ways… but why do it that way… as if I were obsessed with my body…”

That’s almost the correct answer. Carmel’s beautiful body. That’s a big part of why I want to get my hands on Carmel.

But that’s not all. The body, the face, the personality, and the countless evil deeds I have seen in novels. All of that can be said to be the reason. Although it is difficult to explain to myself.

So, I have no choice but to express it somewhat vaguely.

“Hehehe, that’s… I like you very much, mother.”