episode_0047

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The second and third daughters both headed to the Marquis of Hohenberg.

He was probably following that guy.

Barbarossa was very upset by the unexpected behavior of his daughters, who left without even a word or warning from their beloved father. It’s like the unpleasant feeling of being abandoned by one’s own relatives.

“Hohenberg! Hohenberg! Hohenberg… !! Just hearing your name brings a thousand dollars to my heart!!”

A middle-aged man with a mustache gritted his teeth and slammed the table.

Pretzel Gwang-!

Ink and pens poured out.

It was not possible to overcome the emperor’s punches, which were as hard as iron.

If Otto, the head of the Hohenberg family, had seen it, he would have fallen to the floor in astonishment. The sight of Barbarossa burning the quarters boasted a spirit that could only appear in nightmares.

“Father, please fix it.”

“Keuhum!”

A beautiful lady with flowing red-brown hair smiled softly and tried to dissuade him.

Barbarossa then showed signs of disapproval, but also showed his anger.

“Mila and Lisa are adults now. Of course, Mila has been a saint since long ago… . Anyway, my father, please stop being overprotective.”

“Overprotection! Now the Imperial family of Valtaria is being played by the playboy of the Hohenberg family… !”

“You are making a hasty judgment. Nothing has happened until now, right?”

“… … .”

The anger that was rising like lava disappeared as I heard a voice gently admonishing me.

The violent emperor is frozen.

If the prime ministers who were always suffering had seen this scene, they would have stuck out their tongues.

It was a miracle that was only possible because she was the eldest daughter of the imperial family.

Isabel von Valtaria.

The first princess of the Valtaria Empire.

Countess of the County of Mobia and Countess of the Countess of Divener.

Is it because her appearance exactly resembles that of Empress Carolina, who passed away several years ago? Even in his angry state, Barbarossa showed a particularly tolerant attitude towards Isabel.

“The eldest daughter hurriedly rushed to see if the Emperor would be hostile, right? Stop getting angry.”

“Keuhum! Since you say so, I will follow suit… .”

The eldest daughter, who became a monk at an early age, visited Hwangseong and showed affection to her father. Barbarossa, who was shocked at being abandoned by his daughters, soon relaxed his grim expression as if his anger had subsided.

I don’t think I can win either.

I muttered while letting out a heavy sigh.

If the third daughter, Elizabeth, was the emperor’s ‘pretty finger,’ the eldest daughter, Isabel, was the emperor’s ‘exceptionally painful finger.’

This is because Isabel was born with a physical defect called infertility.

Barbarossa always looked majestic, but he always felt guilty towards Isabel. This is because it was thought that the terrible karma that accrued in the past while purging numerous political opponents had been inflicted on Isabel, who was in the womb at the time.

“The second son of the Hohenberg family turned out to be a holy sword user, right? I heard that he was Riza’s benefactor who saved her from the cruel Demon.”

“What is the benefactor… . He’s a day robber!”

Barbarossa became angry again.

Then Isabel smiled and comforted her father.

It’s like watching Beauty and the Beast.

The maids muttered as they watched the father and daughter having tea time after meeting each other for the first time in a long time.

“Her Majesty Isabel really resembles Her Majesty the Empress.”

“Is that so?”

Reddish-brown hair as lovely as fallen leaves in early fall and chestnut brown eyes filled with kindness.

Resembles.

The older we got, the more we seemed to resemble each other.

The First Princess turns 30 this year, so she will look even more like the Empress.

The maids who had worked for over 10 years looked at Isabel and thought of the person they missed.

“It’s been a while since I got together with my family and had a cozy meal.”

“I’m sure Mila and Lisa will be happy to hear that you came.”

The benevolent lady clapped her hands in joy.

Then, a happy smile appeared on the face of the emperor, who always had a frowning expression.

“I heard that Alec is coming back from Seonghwangguk today?”

“I took the train yesterday… It will probably arrive late today.”

My younger brother, who had gone to study abroad in Gael’s Imperial Kingdom, was scheduled to return today.

Alexis Imperator Valtaria.

The imperial palace was greatly excited by the news that the crown prince of the Valtaria Empire was returning. The guards were deployed to escort the train and even tightly surrounded the platform where the locomotive would arrive.

Aren’t you the only prince who will one day inherit a vast empire?

As the news had already spread, the citizens of the castle were busy preparing to welcome the crown prince.

“Mila’s lover will also arrive today… The Hwangseong must be very crowded.”

“A lover! Luggage was never allowed!”

Barbarossa reacted strongly to Isabel’s playful words.

There is no way.

Even if dirt gets into my eyes, I cannot tolerate it.

Recognizing the rare playboy who seduced Mila and even Lisa as her son-in-law… . Barbarossa even went as far as to go on a rampage, saying that he would never have anything to do with the Hohenberg family.

* * *

Currently, Ludmilla was so excited that she wanted to hum a song.

This is because the First Lady, who was a thorn in her eye and an annoying opponent, remained in the Marquis of Hohenberg for a while. I didn’t know why, but I was satisfied that the smirk on my face was gone.

And so did Elizabeth.

It was to help the Ruinongs who had begun to coexist with humans. Perhaps because of her strong sense of responsibility, the Platinum Princess, who could not leave Ruinong unattended, decided to remain in the marquis’ territory.

‘I never considered Liza as annoying as the first saintess, even though she was my romantic enemy… Let’s enjoy the train journey alone with Edanant.’

It was clearly not ‘just the two of us’.

Because Edanant’s partner, Lu, was also there.

Let’s leave the kid aside for a moment.

The princess only sees Edanant in her eyes.

So Ludmilla suddenly defined it as a situation where it was just the two of them.

‘Your appearance is truly outstanding. Is it because he is the younger brother of a warrior called a peerless nobleman? Until now, I have seen many princes from prestigious families, but he was not even close to Edanant’s feet.’

I muttered as I stared at Edanant’s figure.

Currently, Edanant was looking at the window while stroking Lue, who was sleeping, so he could fully enjoy her handsome features.

Is it because bean pods were used?

Edenant was given priority over Maximilian, who boasted the highest probability.

If you had heard it, you would have reacted incredulously.

However, Ludmilla was looking at Edanant with a level of single-mindedness.

“Your Majesty definitely said that you like hunting.”

“Well, that’s right… . Enjoy it to the point of madness.”

Edanant turned his head and asked Ludmilla.

Then Ludmila, who was distracted for a moment, stuttered and raised her head.

Were you caught staring?

I don’t think I looked at him that blatantly… .

I couldn’t help but look nervous, like a child who got caught trying to protect himself.

“Ah! You said you had a natural talent for hunting!”

“These are words of high praise.”

“Then this is your chance to score points with the Emperor! Don’t worry, I don’t know much about my father!”

“… … .”

Ludmilla shouted with sparkling red eyes.

He even went so far as to shout again while putting his hand on his chest.

It wouldn’t be a bad thing to gain the emperor’s favor.

Edanant nodded, even though he felt embarrassed by the strangely energetic appearance of Ludmilla.

“First of all, I have to see His Majesty when I arrive at the imperial capital… .”

“… … !”

Edanant and Ludmilla, who had been talking while facing each other on the seats, turned at the same time with astonished expressions.

It happened in an instant.

Edanant hugged Lue, who was sleeping.

And Ludmilla turned her shoulders and looked straight ahead.

Kkeeek──!!!

There was the sound of the wheels being forced to a stop.

This was followed by the sound of metal grinding on the monorail leading to the ecliptic.

A strong shock swept through the locomotive.

It was the result of rapidly suppressed kinetic energy being released like an explosion.

Edanant, who was holding Lue with one hand, was thrown forward. Edanant, who had been thrown forward like that, unintentionally overlapped his body with Ludmilla.

“Ugh… !”

It seemed as if their faces were touching each other.

If Edanant hadn’t held on to the seat, our lips would have collided.

A truly irreversible situation almost occurred.

Ludmilla’s face turned red.

A rush of heat rushed to my face, as if it would explode at any moment.

The shock that swept through the locomotive quickly stopped. The engineer must have sensed the unexpected situation and urgently applied the brakes.

In an unexpected situation, Edanant and Ludmilla became stiff in an overlapping position. All that can be heard is the sound of rough breathing coming out irregularly.

If I lower my head like this, our lips will touch… .

The princess with flowing blonde hair swallowed dry saliva and stared quietly at Edanant. And it was the same with Edanant. There was only silence in this very strange situation.

“Hehehe… ! Ah, the pain! What’s going on?!”

Lue woke up and screamed.

I shed tears as I rubbed the lump on my head with both hands.

“Your Majesty, are you okay?”

“I, I’m fine… ! Huh! There must be some kind of commotion!”

Edanant opened his mouth.

Then Ludmilla cleared her throat awkwardly and answered.

The locomotive running on the monorail suddenly stopped.

It was clear that something had gone wrong on the journey to the ecliptic.

Edanant and Ludmilla stumbled as they took steps at the same time, as if they had lost their strength, as if they were synchronizing each other’s rhythm. Ludmilla, who almost lost her lips in an instant, collapsed to the floor.

“Well, Your Highness… ! I am so grateful!”

A middle-aged man wearing a black uniform appeared with his employees.

It was the engineer in charge of operation.

“What’s going on?”

Ludmila asked, standing up while shaking off the dust.

I kept lowering my head to hide my fiercely heated face.

However, the driver and employees seemed to think that Ludmila was trying hard to suppress her anger, and their whole bodies were shaking as if they were about to commit the grave crime of plaster.

“I don’t know the reason, but… We received a call that the monorail was cut off due to a mysterious explosion.”

“Could it be the work of a cultist again?”

The monorail broke.

The driver’s decision to urgently apply the brakes was correct.

If it had been left unattended, the worst disaster would have occurred, with the locomotive leaving the monorail.

“Maybe… It may not be the work of a cult member.”

“What does that mean?”

Edanant said in a stiff voice.

Ludmila asked him.

“At best, it’s a sinister plan to destroy the monorail. Isn’t it too sloppy and timid to be called a masterpiece by cultists? If he was a real cultist, he would have blown up the whole locomotive.”

“… … .”

It is seriously petty and cowardly.

Are you saying that they targeted the red dragon of the empire in such a passive way?

no,

Maybe we are not the target.

I was accidentally caught up in a plan to assassinate another person… .

With a heavy sigh, I hugged Lue.