episode_0016

Just as there is courtesy that a nobleman must show to a king, there is also a courteousness that a king must show to a nobleman.

Moreover, it can be said to be rude for a prince who is not a king but only the king’s son to pass by the Grand Duke without looking at the Grand Duke’s face.

The Kingdom of Alwen was not a completely centralized kingdom. Rather, it was a typical medieval feudal kingdom.

Nominally, all the land in the kingdom is the king’s land, and the land is ‘granted’ to the lords and allowed to rule, but the reality is different.

Among the families, there are those with a deeper history than the royal family, and there are those who have been living there since before the kingdom was created in the first place. In this kingdom, ‘dukes’ are usually those families.

In that sense, the Grand Duke, who inherited the blood of the royal family, had a somewhat more comfortable relationship with the royal family than other dukes, but even so, it was problematic in many ways not to have met the Grand Duke, who was a distant relative and an adult, in person. In addition, Baron Delkisi Although he was a Baron, he was actually a person under the Grand Duke.

Although it is not legally stated, it is natural to meet the Archduke first and obtain permission before meeting the Archduke’s subordinates. If he did not know this, it is simply because of poor education.

That was the reason why the Grand Duke’s family sent someone to Delki City, where the prince visited.

They send someone to convey the Grand Duke’s words, but the Grand Duke does not actually go. This is to secretly protest by appointing someone lower than the Grand Duke to meet the ‘prince’.

“Are you saying you would go knowing that?”

It was understandable to say such a thing to my father, the Grand Duke of Grattenmount. For the eldest daughter, who inherited the blood of the Grand Duke, to go to a place where someone lower than the Grand Duke is sent… … Because it dilutes his beauty.

“I don’t think there will be any major problems.”

But right now, I was in a situation where the light had fallen on my feet. I had to stay by her side and monitor the situation for at least a few days, even if it was because of Elsie, who didn’t know where I was going.

In fact, I had already prepared the red pepper to give to Elsie. It was not just red pepper, it was ‘red pepper powder’ that could be used as a spice right away. It is very disadvantageous for it to be in powdered form when transporting it by ship, but it would be better to transport it if it was dried and powdered after it arrived on land. It was easy to do, and so what the merchant brought here was in that processed form.

The price was more expensive than sugar. To be honest, it was still almost comparable to pepper.

Still, I had prepared it in advance to win Elsie’s favor.

I had no idea it would be written this quickly.

“Although he is still young, he is the one who will inherit this family.”

I have a younger brother who is two years younger than me. And he was still an ordinary five-year-old kid. Unlike me, who is an adult woman, he was not a reincarnation.

And because he is a mourner, he will become one of the many male protagonists.

“But that’s why your presence is important to our family.”

“And the other person doesn’t know that. And I also have my own thoughts.”

“Thoughts.”

I spoke to my father who was looking at me as if asking me to speak.

“I will see Baron Delkisi first, and then I will go see the Lady. The reason I am going there is to meet my friend, the Lady Delkisi.”

“Hmm.”

Of course, this is an excuse. It’s not just a cause, I’m really going to see Elsie.

I have to stop it before something happens between the prince and Elsie.

No, it may already be too late. Considering the speed at which the messenger arrived from the edge of the territory to our castle, and the speed of the prince who went straight to the Delkish territory without even passing through the castle, they will arrive before I arrive.

All I can do is hope that Elsie didn’t have an accident before that.

… … Even though we had only met once, I felt extremely anxious for some reason.

“ That’s right. Is she looking at her friend, Lady Kishi, before the prince? The reason is valid, and it’s similar to the ‘mistake’ the prince made with us.”

Grand Duke Grattenmount thought for a moment, then smiled.

It was a rather sinister smile rather than a smile at his wonderful daughter.

“But if you do that, the prince might get angry at you?”

“If you are rude to someone of the same age as me, it means that you are not a gentleman.”

“Excellent.”

My father nodded and said.

“Then I will allow it.”

It was good.

At my father’s words, I clenched my fist in my heart.

*

Still, thanks to Snow, there was one more thing to do in the territory.

In this place where there are only large creatures, the dog was so cute that I forgot how time passed just by looking at it.

Of course, just by its size, it was already close to a medium-sized dog, but its behavior was still that of a small puppy, trembling and wiggling its body.

After returning to the territory and having nothing to do while guiding the prince, I came to where Snow was, as I always do when I have to spend time within the territory.

Then, I squatted down next to the fluffy puppies and observed them giggling.

The dog’s mouth, which did not have proper teeth, literally reminded me of the Korean consonant ㅅ. As time went by, the eyes that had closed opened wide, and now they had an expression of ㅇㅅㅇ. Since the face has not yet grown to the size of a large wolf, the eyes look relatively larger. There was also something.

Normally, he would have been holding and playing with at least one puppy, but now all the puppies were sucking Snow’s milk. I knew that it was important for any living creature to eat well when they were young, so I decided not to interfere with their meal.

Snow was quietly looking at me with those red eyes.

It doesn’t seem like he’s particularly wary. In fact, the size difference between us is too much for Snow to be wary of me. The wolf would look too funny to be afraid of a human kid who isn’t that big.

In fact, they only look a little scary, but their behavior is no different from that of a dog. I have never raised a dog, but I have often seen related videos on TV or on the Internet, so I vaguely remember it.

Did you say that there is no difference at the genetic level? Then, if you treat a wolf like a dog, does it become a dog?

While I was thinking this to myself, the door behind me opened.

“Gasp.”

And then I heard the sound of breathing in.

When I turned around, there was Prince Evan.

“Prince.”

I immediately got up from my seat and stood towards the prince. This time, though, I wasn’t wearing leather clothes like before. I thought he was more comfortable in leather clothes, but I guess it wouldn’t be right for the Baroness to stay in those clothes even inside the castle.

“De, Lady Delkisi.”

Prince Ban stuttered for a moment, perhaps surprised to learn that there were wolves in the castle.

Did you really have to come here to find me?

You might think he ended up here by chance while wandering around the castle, but I don’t think the prince had that type of personality.

Even at first glance, he seems to have a dirty personality. He is a typical example of people who get angry when what they do does not fit perfectly.

Although physiognomy is not a science, ‘facial expressions’ generally show a person’s personality.

“… … Do you keep a wolf in your home?”

When I saw the prince asking that question as if I couldn’t believe it, I tilted my head.

“Isn’t it common to keep horses in the castle?”

“Yes, that’s true.”

Well, the horses raised in the castle won’t be ‘in the middle’ of the castle. It might be a little confusing. If you want to bring the horses or deer you rode all the way here, you have to go through the castle.

Even when Snow was brought in, people were very confused, really.

I understood and said so.

“The wolves I raise do not bite people.”

“Is that so?”

Of course, that’s why I brought him here. No matter how strong of a father he is, he wouldn’t let a wolf capable of biting people into the castle.

Because my family believes in the abilities of Druids. To be honest, I think it’s a bit abnormal to believe that just by looking at the records that there was Druid bloodline before the war, but thanks to that, I felt comfortable, so I didn’t say anything.

“Why did you come to see me?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah.”

Only after I asked that did the prince react.

“When I asked him who his sparring partner was, he said it would be a good idea to go this way—”

And while the prince was saying that, Snow suddenly made a groaning sound.

“Huh? Snow, why?”

It hasn’t been long since Snow gave birth. If you count the number of days, a little time had passed, but she was still recovering. It was only natural since she had given birth to several babies.

When I crouched down and looked at Snow, the prince also seemed to understand the atmosphere and kept his mouth shut.

And the snow that met my eyes was just like that—

“King,” he said, biting my head.

“Kwaaa!?”

And a beat later, a scream was heard.

Somehow I feel like I’ve been through this situation before.