episode_0050

There were many ways to harass the second prince who insulted Elsie.

The position of Grand Duchess was a little less powerful than that of Grand Duchess, but that did not mean it lacked authority. Moreover, thanks to the knowledge I had, I was told that I was smart since I was young. My father also educated me faithfully, and in the original work, I was told that I was smart. He also maintained a good relationship with his younger brother, whose relationship had soured.

So my position was much better than that of the original Grand Duchess Amelia.

My father listens to me carefully. My younger brother is still young, but in a few years he will grow up to be a great man who will take over the throne.

There was a way to emphasize once again that ‘my’ guard had been insulted by his father and protest directly or indirectly to the royal family, or there was a way to visit the prince in person and refute point by point what was wrong with what he said at the time.

Or, for some reason, convey your dissatisfaction to the future crown prince, who has a temperamental personality.

Those thoughts lingered in my head until Elsie said, ‘I’ll solve it myself,’ but after hearing what Elsie said, my mind cooled for a moment and I had some doubts.

Prince Allen is a cheap prince right now, but I liked him quite well in the original work. In the end, the story of him being influenced by the heroine’s comfort, throwing away the subjects who were manipulating him, and becoming a true crown prince was the kind of story I liked. .

but… … Now I feel annoyed when I think of Prince Allen.

It wasn’t just because he insulted Elsie. It was a little more than that… … It was a story that was deep in my thoughts.

… … Yes, I did.

The reason Elsie became my escort was because I brought her with me.

At the time, I felt it was a good idea. I thought it was better to keep Elsie, whom I considered a friend, by my side than to leave her in Delki City, where there would be constant fighting later.

But is it really that simple?

After I first realized what kind of world this was and what kind of person I was, I decided to move to avoid the destruction that would come in the future.

However, it felt a little awkward that I was thinking of opposing the future male protagonists.

Why?

Do I like Elsie that much?

Even after thinking about this and that, the answer did not come easily.

*

In the North, direct members of a family gather together for a meal unless there is something special to do. It does not mean that food is not brought to the room, but in such cases, people are unable to come to the restaurant on time due to work commitments or are sick enough to not come to the restaurant. Limited to

The Archduke is by no means a small place, but it is not a place overflowing with manpower either. Perhaps this custom was created a long time ago, when each person was a valuable labor force, and has been passed down ever since.

Well, originally, if a family lived together, it wasn’t strange to eat together. Still, since it was a huge space called a ‘castle’, it was honestly a bit cumbersome to gather at a set meal time.

I heard that nobles living in large southern cities eat their own meals.

I don’t know if it was because I had a Korean spirit inside me or because I had northern blood flowing through me, but I still liked the northern ways.

And, when families gather together for a meal, guests naturally also join them.

Elsie was like that, and so were the two princes who visited. Since it was not a banquet, the subjects who followed the princes and the vassals of our family did not attend.

“I’ll leave a little late. Don’t worry too much. I’ll be there before the meal starts.”

Elsie said that to me as I was getting ready to go to breakfast.

“… … Is this really a good method?”

I checked with Elsie again.

“Of course. I will clearly show you the extent of Delkisi’s power.”

I was a little uneasy when Elsie answered like that with her hand on her waist, but I still decided to trust her.

It was Elsie who was here because of me. It’s not a good thing to keep interfering with what’s going on.

Still, I was a little anxious.

“… … .”

The hallway I walk in silence… … It was a little awkward.

It was definitely a hallway I walked down every day, and even if it wasn’t Elsie, there was a maid following her.

When I think about it, over the past five years, Elsie and I have been together almost all the time, except when we sleep. It’s natural. The reason Elsie was here was because she was an ‘escort.’

Is it because the escort disappeared? Am I trusting Elsie’s skills more than I usually think?

Of course, I believed it.

She was usually a chatty maid, but today she didn’t say much, perhaps because she understood my mood.

What plans is Elsie making?

I entered the restaurant a little nervous.

*

And, I soon found out what Elsie was thinking.

Prince Evan came first and was waiting, followed by Prince Allen, his father, and his mother.

There was little time left, but in fact, it was not polite in aristocratic society to make someone higher than oneself wait.

As I waited anxiously, watching Prince Allen’s expression, the restaurant door burst open.

“Sorry!”

Elsie, who apologized as soon as she entered the restaurant, ran towards me very quickly—

So, make full use of that ‘very good’ physical ability and hurry.

“Oh!”

And when he got almost to the front of the table, he very unnaturally stepped over his right foot with his left foot and fell.

Bah!

“Elsie!?”

The sound of Elsie’s forehead hitting the table was so loud that I jumped up in shock and called for her.

No, it wasn’t just the sound.

The table, which was not as thick as those used in banquet halls, but was still sturdy enough to accommodate several people’s meals, split with a snapping sound.

It wasn’t just the top of the table. The legs supporting the middle part of the long table were also completely broken in two by the impact.

To put it simply, the table fell in a V-shape, centered on the area where Elsie struck with her forehead as hard as she could.

“Oh, sorry—”

As if she had achieved her goal, Elsie tried to get up right after that, but the problem was the things on the table.

The candlestick’s fire was not dangerous because it turned over and went out at the same time as the table broke, but there was more than just a candlestick on the table.

A silver cup full of drinks rolled down the broken table. Of course, the drinks inside were also there.

The worst things were the drinks on the edge of the table, and while the middle was bent, the end slightly bounced upward, shooting the drink cup into the air like a siege catapult.

And one beat later, it fell on Elsie’s head.

“Ex.”

By the time Elsie realized it, it was already too late, and all the wine inside had spilled all over Elsie’s head.

The pure white hair turned red.

Looking at that situation, I definitely had to worry about Elsie, but—

“Inhale!”

When I saw Elsie standing up as if she was fine and looking down at her clothes with an upset expression, I had to hold back laughter for a moment.

It wasn’t just Elsie.

Prince Allen, who was holding a glass as if he wanted to drink water, froze with his eyes wide open.

Could it be that we are not yet able to use our Auras perfectly?

No, even if it was used perfectly, it might not have mattered much.

Because I remember the lamentations the sword masters who taught Elsie gave when they quit.

‘There is no need for technique in the face of perfect power.’

This was the conclusion they came to after seeing Elsie, the young Delkisi, who had not yet grown up.

At first, the people who had come this far were excited at the thought of becoming the swordsmanship teacher of the people of Delki City, but they lost their motivation when they saw Elsie, who could not even use a sword, splitting a wooden training doll in half or breaking it with a wooden sword.

If you have that kind of power, there is no need to learn swordsmanship. In the first place, swordsmanship is meant to gain the upper hand in a fight with someone of equal strength.

But what if the opponent has ‘overwhelming power’?

Of course, I don’t know what it will be like if I can recreate ‘overwhelming power’ with Auror in a few years from now, but until then, I can never win. I will be able to achieve complete victory over my opponent just by swinging my sword.

The reason I burst out laughing for a moment was because I let go of the tension.

It was a bit funny that I thought that Elsie was worrying about her clothes after smashing a high-end wooden dining table with her forehead, and that she was going to fight with the second prince.

“Fuha.”

And, in the end, there was one person who couldn’t stop laughing.

“Hahahaha!”

Fortunately, Prince Evan, who burst out laughing, was not looking at Elsie, but at the expression of his younger brother sitting next to him.

No, isn’t that fortunate?

Well, what else can I do?

So it’s obvious that we’re going to have to fight.

Feeling my ribs hurting as I tried to hold back the laughter that was about to burst out, I got up and walked over to Elsie.

“Are you okay?”

“Oh, that’s the clothes… … .”

“Don’t worry. When it comes to clothes, there are more.”

Even in this situation, Elsie worrying about the clothes I gave her seemed a little cute.