episode_0095

The story the ninja-woman told was as follows.

Ever since he visited Delkisi when the crown prince was still a prince, he has changed as a person.

Everyone thought it was just a child’s temporary aberration, but the prince, who grew up lovingly raising the wolf he had received while visiting Delkisi, proved with his actions that it was not a ‘temporary’ aberration.

The crown prince, who was always intimidated by being compared to his younger brother, has always become a confident figure no matter where he goes and what he is good at or not. In fact, the problem is that he has gone a little too far and is not intimidated at all even in ‘moments when it is good to be intimidated’ and often comes out as a hostile person. I did, but

As time passed, when the empire offered the prince the position of crown prince, the prince refused the position once.

‘I still have an opponent to compete with.’

That was the reason.

At first, everyone thought the other person was a man.

Everyone thought that since he was a prince who had left in a hurry after experiencing such an incident in Delki City, he had at least become quite close friends there.

Originally, boys in their childhood easily become absorbed in such romances.

People thought that it would get better with time.

… … But that was a mistake.

“… … And after learning that the other person was the Lady Delkisi, people’s thoughts also changed. ”

That’s right. Actually, people don’t pay that much attention to same-sex relationships. They naturally think of them as close friends.

The problem is that the partner was not of the same sex, but of the opposite sex.

It’s me.

“If you say that you are waiting for a long woman… … That’s not just the appearance of a boy absorbed in romance. That’s because he made a declaration not against a commoner woman, but against an aristocratic woman.”

“… … .”

I forgot what to say after hearing the woman’s explanation.

Author Delki Si-nam belongs to a family for which information is extremely limited.

They rarely interacted with families other than the Grattonmount family, and even if they did send people outside, they were only sent as escorts for high-ranking families.

Although there were those who served in the war, most eventually returned to Del Kish in time. Few thought of going higher.

Because of that, little was known within the kingdom other than that it was a ‘family that produced many outstanding swordsmen’, and even more so from the perspective of foreign empires.

Famous families within the empire were on alert.

When the crown prince came to his country, he was thinking of giving his daughter as his wife, but he was faced with a situation where the imperial blood of that country would be completely changed to that of another country because of a daughter of a ‘baron’ who was not from another family.

In fact, if you look at the blood of the royal family of Alwen Kingdom, the imperial blood flows, but even leaving aside the biological story, the fact that both the emperor and empress of the country came from another country was an honor in many ways.

Because there was no heir, the crown prince had to be received from another country.

… … That was the superficial reason, and in reality, the more correct answer was ‘I want my daughter to be my wife.’ Therefore, there were people in the empire who took the risk that I was the daughter of a ‘baron’, and my height made me especially tall among the children of that baron. After realizing that it was small, some people asked if it was in fact an outcast.

In fact, it seems that there is such a rumor going around behind the scenes in the royal capital’s social circles. That’s because that information was obtained by that information guild member.

“… … .”

Amelia made an openly displeased expression.

“… … .”

And it was the same for Brother Harvey. One of the reasons his family worked so hard to fight against the barbarians was to bring me in safely after I had taken refuge outside, so it seemed like he was ignoring all that hard work.

Actually, my mood wasn’t particularly bad.

Rather, the thought ‘Why?’ was stronger.

I knew that the crown prince was interested in me in many ways, but I never thought that the empire would also be interested in me because of that fact. No, well, that’s good. Let’s say it seems plausible after hearing the story that the empire is interested.

However, I found it absurd that they were having such an argument with the crown prince over me, who did not even have the slightest sense of rationality.

“But after hearing the story, it seems plausible.”

Amelia, who listened to the woman’s story to the end, placed her hand on her chin and nodded with a serious expression.

“Marriages between nobles are not necessarily based on love, but they still have to take each other’s feelings into consideration. If you force people who don’t fit together, that’s a problem. Nobles are people too.”

At Amelia’s words, the ninja-woman nodded eagerly.

“Well, that’s why the empire made this request. To give me information about the Lady of Veiledelkisi.”

“… … But, why send an assassin like a sword master to find out such information?”

“That’s because I received that much money.”

“… … .”

When the topic of money comes up, it suddenly sounds like a reasonable story.

Yes, if you receive a lot of money, you should do your best to dig up information even if it is an insignificant request.

“… … But you said you were going to kill me a little while ago.”

Is it really necessary to say that just because of this mission?

“That’s a kind of business term! They say they’ll kill you, but who really thinks they’ll kill you? When people negotiate, they call it so loud that the other party can’t listen, and then negotiate by reducing it little by little!”

“If we have too much money, there is no need for such negotiations.”

After saying that, Amelia touched her forehead and sighed.

“The reason is so absurd and pathetic that I thought, so I don’t know what to do.”

“But I think it is too dangerous to release it like this.”

Brother Harvey said.

… … Apparently, his face looked a bit angry.

Does it feel so bad that you’ve been spying on me? Thank you for your concern, but I wish you wouldn’t just kill me without answering questions.

“If you let me go, I will live without ever coming here.”

The woman spoke to us who were worried. Her expression was extremely serious.

“Is there any guarantee that that will happen?”

“We have a deferred payment system. The money is in the guild, and I haven’t received my money yet, so I have no regrets.”

“… … .”

I have no sense of loyalty.

“… … Let’s discuss that issue later.”

“Yes?”

“For now, please stay where you are. We will notify you again when your treatment is decided.”

“Yes? Like this? Are your arms and legs tied?”

“I should leave it as is, of course. How can I believe what you say?”

“Ah, yes, that’s right. I’ll assume that’s true up to the point that you don’t trust me. But then, what about the bathroom later…? … ?”

“Don’t people who usually do this learn to endure it for a few days? You can’t leave traces.”

“Usually, instead of enduring it for a few days, you learn to erase traces! How do you tolerate menstrual symptoms?”

That’s a fair statement.

Because even the people of Delki City can’t stand the phenomenon of urgent menstruation.

Well, if you hold it in too long, like when you were at the military training center, there are cases where you become constipated and don’t come out, but when it comes to urination, you can’t just hold it in like that.

“Anyway, bear with me. We’ll talk a little more.”

“Yes?Hey?Grand Duchess?Grand Duke—town!”

When my older brother ninja put the gag on the woman’s mouth again, she struggled, but when my older brother hit her on the head, she fell limp.

… … If that’s the case, is there any reason to gag?

I wondered why a woman who could even use Auror skills couldn’t escape, but when I thought about it, I realized that she had fainted when she was in the bag, and now here, my older brother, who knocked me out like that, was next to me.

It seems he thought he might die if he tried to escape.

“Harvey, I am truly sorry, but could you please keep an eye on that woman while we talk?”

“Of course. I will keep an eye on you so that you never escape.”

“Thank you so much.”

As Amelia bowed and expressed her sincere gratitude, my brother’s cheeks turned a little red.

*

“If you believe that.”

Immediately after that, as soon as I came up to Amelia’s room, I opened Amelia’s account.

“The reason why the crown prince didn’t come to class yesterday or why he wanted to talk to me like that today must have been because of that woman. I think he realized the truth a little later and tried to tell us.”

“Definitely… … .”

In fact, the crown prince also said something like that right before he parted ways with us.

“… … How about you?”

“Huh?”

Amelia suddenly asked, and I blinked.

“No, if the crown prince really thinks of you that way, do you have any intention of following him to the empire? ”

“… … Are you telling me to become empress?”

“I don’t know what will happen, but isn’t there a possibility?”

I immediately frowned.

“I have no intention of getting married yet. If possible, I plan to spend a more relaxed time like I am staying here. I also plan to return to Delkish in the future.”

“… … Really?”

Amelia seemed to like my answer, with a slight smile on her lips.