episode_0110

Elastine, with many complicated thoughts, ends up sitting with Katlena at the tea house.

Then she tried to order something, but Katlena took action first.

“Royal milk tea, and this one with date cocktail, please.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Cattlena, who orders so naturally.

Seeing her like this, a deep surprise suddenly appeared on Elastine’s face.

‘What… what is it? This woman… how does she know what drinks I always order? No… no way.’

Princess Catlena is placing an order with a clear understanding of her tastes.

At this, Elastine began to feel as if the puzzle that had been puzzling her for a long time was starting to come together again.

‘I was hoping, but is it really true? Is this Princess Katlena really…’

Ellistine began to feel a strange excitement as if, one by one, the light of understanding was being revealed in the darkness.

Meanwhile, Princess Katlena, looking at such Elastine, spoke with a voice filled with a slight sense of embarrassment, realizing her own mistake.

“Ah.. I’m sorry. I made a stupid mistake on my own.. I made a mistake for a moment..”

“Oh, no. That’s not true at all, my lady. I’m sure you heard about my tastes from Princess Maeb, right?”

“Huh? Oh… yes. That… is… right.”

“As expected..”

Princess Catlena gives an answer that seems to confirm her thoughts.

At this, Elastine nodded slowly with a smile on her lips.

Meanwhile, looking at Elastine, who was somehow showing such a satisfied expression, Katlena let out a sigh of relief.

‘Phew… Thank goodness, I reflexively placed the order without realizing it, so I think it went over well…’

Katlena felt quite embarrassed by the mistake, as they had often had tea here in their previous lives, but fortunately, thanks to the right person in the form of Princess Maeb, they were able to get away without much trouble.

‘No matter what, I’m still that old student.’

With that thought in mind, it didn’t take long for Katlena to start sipping the tea placed in front of her.

Immediately after she had simply wet her throat, Katlena looked at her former life friend in front of her and asked with a gentle smile on her lips.

“By the way.. The fact that the leader of Nobless has called me, a mere Sentinel member, means that there must be something important going on. Could you tell me what it is?”

“Ah..yes! I will do that, my lady.”

Although she was above in status, Elastine was clearly a senior within the academy and was even a faction leader.

Katlena felt a little suspicious about why she was starting to treat her so politely, but she soon stopped thinking too deeply about it and started listening to Elastine’s story.

“First of all, I would like to thank you again for accepting my invitation. To be honest, when I first spoke to Katlena, I didn’t expect her to accept it so easily.”

“Haha, what is it? Although I am currently affiliated with other forces such as Sentinels and Noblesse, strictly speaking, I am also a noble of the Empire. As someone who is in the same position, I do not have any major objections to the act of becoming friendly to some extent.’

“I see, Princess Katlena is right. No matter what, we are fellow nobles with noble blood flowing through us, so there is no need to fight over bad relations between our organizations.”

“Hehehe.. As expected, I thought that the famous Elastine would understand what I meant.”

Elastine answered Katlena’s words with a voice full of joy, and Katlena responded with a smile and words.

Of course, the story we’re telling now is just for show from Katlena’s perspective.

To be honest, if another noble of Noblesse had extended the same invitation, Catlena would have seriously declined.

In her previous life, when she was ignorant of the ways of the world, it might have been different, but in her current life, Katlena had already come to a very clear conclusion about what her position was.

Although the blood of the Imperial nobility flows through her body, her affiliation is only with the Duchy of Dragona.

Katelena Sophia Dragona, the third princess of the Dragona Duchy, not a noble of the Empire, but like her beloved older sisters.

That was the clear identity that Katlena had now, and to her, the nobles of the empire were nothing more than neighbors she didn’t feel particularly attached to.

The reason she accepted Elastine’s invitation and joined in this conversation was not because she was an imperial noble.

It was entirely due to personal intimacy resulting from connections and memories from a previous life.

‘I’m also curious as to why Elastine wanted to see me..’

In the previous life, Katlena first approached Elastine when she was in crisis and offered her a helping hand, thus forming a relationship with her.

However, now, it is the opposite, Elastine has approached Katlena first, and Katlena is feeling curious and questioning about this.

And, looking at such a Catlena, Elastine asked her in a cautious tone.

“Then, Katlena-sama… This question may be a bit rude, but…”

“It’s okay, feel free to ask me anything.”

Katlena speaks with a light smile based on the intimacy from her previous life.

Elastine asked Katlena a question as if she had shaken off her last remaining hesitation.

“If that’s the case… may I ask what kind of relationship Katlena and Princess Maev have?”

“With Princess Maev…you mean?”

As Elastine is a passionate follower of Maeb, this was a question that was already on the expected list.

And of course, Katlena knew very well that she had no intention of answering Elastine honestly, and that it was not the situation for her to do so.

‘To be honest, she’s just a fucking bitch. A bitch who’s still struggling to seduce our pure and good Zeros. That’s all.’

With that thought in mind, Catlena spoke with the utmost courtesy, maintaining a smile on her lips as she looked at Elastine in front of her.

“Of course.. considering the relationship between Princess Maev and my older sister, I can’t say it’s that good. But personally, for me, what should I say.. yes. Should I say it’s a relationship where we compete with each other for the same goal?”

“Same…goal?”

“Yes, that’s right. I can’t tell you the details because both he and I have our privacy. But for now, I think that’s about it.”

“I see.. I think I know what you mean.”

First of all, the fact that it is not a very good relationship

It was Katlena who indirectly brought up her personal grievances in the conversation.

Strictly speaking, if the other person was simply someone I was meeting for the first time, I would have just let this obvious question slide or scolded them, saying they didn’t even know, without even feeling it was worth answering.

However, since Katlena felt an instinctive sense of intimacy and comfort with the Elastine in front of her, she added a little bit as if she was slightly complaining to a close friend.

‘It wasn’t that big of a secret to begin with… As Elastine is Maev’s confidant, she probably already knows the situation to some extent. Perhaps the reason she called me today was to make that fact clearer.’

It was Elastine who already knew the history related to her birth in her previous life.

From her perspective, with Princess Maev returning and the Noblesse faction once again gaining ground, it might be natural to take a quick look at Katlena, who is Elios’s younger sister and a big shot who could potentially come over if she does very well.

Katlena expressed her opinion in her own way, and thought that this would make Elastine abandon her obsession with her.

At that moment, without even thinking about what Elastine was thinking as she listened to his answer…

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Elastine nodded slowly after hearing Katlena’s story.

‘I see… Since we are in a competitive relationship with the same goal… The same goal. In the current situation, if it is something that the Imperial Princess and the Princess can both aim for, then it is definitely…’

On one side, she is the owner of Noblesse and the princess with the greatest magical talent in the imperial family.

On the other hand, she is the third daughter of the Duke’s family and the granddaughter of the prime minister who holds the real power in the empire.

Considering that these two were such big names, there was only one thing that came to Elastine’s mind right away.

That is… the rule of this Academy Adelan.

Elastine naturally began to think that what Chairman Elios was now holding in his hands was the ultimate goal that the two were aiming for.

‘However, in order to achieve this goal, the power of the powerful Princess Elios must be broken at all costs. In order to do so, since each of them cannot do it on their own, they will eventually have no choice but to join forces to achieve their goal, and in the process, as I saw, that man named Zeros is mediating the relationship between the two. Is this it?’

Perhaps the face of Princess Maeb that he had seen.

Now that I think about it, it wasn’t so much my feelings for Zeros as it was the person in front of me.

It may have been directed at Princess Katlena.

The feeling of excitement and anticipation when an unexpected person reaches out to you.

Elastine began to feel slightly embarrassed at the thought that she had mistaken it for love.

‘Well… anyone can make mistakes. Anyway, now that I know the truth, I better hurry up and think about what I should do from now on. How can I help Princess Maeb somehow? And… her too.’