episode_0072

“Should I take this too?”

“Okay, please. I don’t know when I’ll be back, so I’ll take as much as I can.”

“Your Majesty.”

Zeros gathers makeup tools including a hand mirror at Katlena’s words.

Although they were all flashy and expensive items, they were not simply items used by the princess.

‘Even if I say that I can take the cash right now, it’s not that much…’

In today’s situation, you may need money urgently.

So she immediately started packing up items that could be easily converted into cash.

The schedule for what will happen next has been prepared.

at that time..

-Knock knock knock!-

“Daughter. It’s me.”

“!”

The peacock’s voice is heard outside the door.

At this, a look of bewilderment began to appear on the faces of Katlena, Zeros, and the servants who were assisting them.

“Your Highness..?”

“Sigh..”

Catlena lets out a small sigh.

Immediately after that, the door opened and the peacock came in.

and..

“!.. What the heck is going on! Katlena. What are you doing?”

The peacock looks around the room, while showing confusion and disappointment on his face.

Seeing him like this, Katlena spoke quietly to Zeros and his followers.

“You guys, go out for a moment.

“Ha..But, Your Majesty. Then, me too..”

“Do so. This is between me and my father. ”

“!…”

Her appearance was filled with a seriousness that was quite different from her usual self.

For a moment, Zeros felt a little embarrassed at the mature look reflected on her face, but he accepted it for the time being and went out with the other servants.

‘I feel this for the first time, but… Katlena, you seem to be growing up every day. You’re only 10 years old…’

Her appearance is already considerably different from the original.

In other words, from Zero’s perspective, it could be said that he had become even more attractive and cool.

‘That’s true, but… what on earth do you plan on talking about when you meet the Duke one-on-one?’

A fact that Zeros is currently curious about but cannot find out.

So, he had no choice but to put aside his curiosity about what would happen next and wait quietly outside the door for his master.

*

“Father.”

“Katlena. What the hell is going on! Why are you packing your bags!”

Various items packed all over the room.

Looking at her, who looked like she was about to leave for somewhere at any moment, the Duke spoke in a voice filled with doubt and anger.

And about this.

Katlena spoke to him in a calm voice that made it hard to believe she was a ten-year-old girl.

“No big deal. I’m just planning to go on a trip for a little while. From now on… until the end of the vacation.”

“Wow… Traveling? Do you know what time it is and how you can say such things? No! I absolutely cannot allow it!”

“If you don’t allow it, what are you going to do? Are you really trying to force me to sit on the throne?”

Katlena speaks in an overly calm voice.

The Duke began to feel a momentary sense of eeriness at the fact that a mere ten-year-old girl could speak in such a way, but he soon suppressed his feelings and spoke to his daughter again in a serious voice.

“Katlena.. My daughter. Listen to me carefully. This country is in a bad situation right now in many ways. In times like these, someone as intelligent and kind as you should be the monarch..”

“So? Are you telling me to kill my sisters for the sake of the country? Just like my father did for the sake of the empire.”

“! Ka..Katle..Lena?”

Katlena brings up a story that is unexpected, terrifying, and at the same time, something that cannot be denied from a position that knows the ruthlessness of power.

The duke was speechless at his young daughter’s words, and looking at him, Katlena spoke in a cold voice.

“I’m sorry, Father. Even though the girl is young, she’s not completely unaware of how this world works. And I don’t want to step into that kind of mud either.”

“That’s not it, I’m just doing it for the sake of this country and your future..’

“If you truly care about me… Father, I hope you can let me live the life I want. Not the grandiose things like power and all, but the life I truly desire.”

“… .”

With those words, Katlena picks up one of the bags that was placed on the side.

Then she passed the Duke, opened the door, and went out. The Duke could only watch his daughter leave the room with a shocked expression on his face, unable to say anything.

*

A carriage prepared in front of the Hagia Sophia.

After loading the last of the luggage there, Zeros went into the carriage and sat down next to Katlena.

“Did you upload everything?”

“Yes, Lady Katlena. But…what on earth were you talking about? The Duke was standing in the room looking shocked the whole time I was bringing out the luggage..”

The monarch of this duchy stood there blankly, as if he were a hardened stone statue.

To be honest, as servants, it was hard to just ignore this, but from their perspective, since there were no other orders, following Katlena’s orders was the priority, so they proceeded with the work for now.

And as a result, until the situation was practically over, the Duke took no action, and Zeros and other servants had no choice but to accept this as the Duke’s tacit consent.

‘I thought there would definitely be a lot of opposition, but… this is something that makes me feel uneasy, but it went ahead without any problems…’

Zeros asks Katlena a question with such doubts.

But in response to this, Katlena simply stroked Zeros’ hair quietly and smiled.

‘I don’t need anything else.. No power. No status. All I need is you. One person, Zeros.’

With that thought in mind, I impulsively approached the man in front of me.

Catlena begins to feel the urge to kiss her most precious person on the lips.

But… it’s really unfortunate.

At this moment, she was in no position to draw such a sweet picture of a love escape between just the two of them.

The reason is…

“Okay, now that we’re all ready, shall we go?”

“Haa.. Yes.. That’s right, sis.”

Even in this situation, the person sitting across from them maintained high tension..

Looking at her second older sister, Senel Polena Dragona, Katlena asked her with a hint of regret.

“That sister… But are you really following me here?”

“Of course, who knows what might happen when a young man and woman go on a long journey together… No, no, that’s not it.. When children go on a long journey, shouldn’t there be at least one guardian?”

“Well.. that’s true..”

Katlena could only let out a deep sigh at Senel’s words that spoke the truth.

Certainly, going that far away was a dangerous situation for them, even if they brought along several servants, as they were only 10 years old.

In that respect, it was somewhat reassuring to have Senel accompany me on this trip.

Of course, that aside.

Although, for now, I can only be content with stroking this man’s head and holding his hand, I am quite dissatisfied.

And, separate from Katlena’s regret, a smile of relief was forming in Senel’s heart.

‘Huh… Thank goodness I can finally get out of Sophia, which will soon be 5 minutes before the big mess.’

I absolutely hated annoying things like power struggles and such.

In a situation like this, it’s best to wash your hands of it and leave early.

It was a good thing for Senel that she was able to get away from such annoying things and go to ‘that place’ where she was sure to have a lot of fun.

“Okay. Let’s go! Let’s go to Benessa, the city of wealth and trade!”

So, with the feeling that the originally planned trip was proceeding quite early, Katlena, Zeros, and Senel left Sofia in a carriage.

Until the rain and wind that are falling on this city and this country at this very moment calms down…