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[Episode 113] – Letter from a loved one (1)

“To my beloved daughter Titania.”

“I finally felt relieved after reading the letter informing me that I had arrived at the academy.”

“After you left for the academy, I was having trouble because I felt empty even though I was doing the same thing as usual. “I feel like I have a lot of power just because you’re not by my side, so I can’t even focus on my work, so it’s really difficult.”

“…Even if it were my story, it would be difficult because I wouldn’t have anything to write in the letter. Because I’m doing the same as usual, so much so that I can see you even when I close my eyes. Instead, when it comes to Wang Seong’s story, it seems like there’s something to write about. “I received something nice from Her Majesty the Queen a few days ago.”

*

“Whoa…”

“Why are you sighing like the earth is falling apart?”

As I was chopping the fruit I had received from my maid for a visit, I could not hold back my sighs even in front of the Queen Mother, who was a patient. That’s right, I’ve been worrying too much lately.

Taking care of state affairs on behalf of the Queen Mother was not an easy task. During meetings, ministers and nobles would shout loudly and even throw punches on the spot. It was really stressful.

The Queen Mother was almost curious as to how she had managed to control such loud-voiced beasts all this time. I glanced up and smiled bitterly at the Queen Mother and started complaining.

“As each day passes, the respect within me for Her Majesty the Queen rises to the sky. “I don’t know how he led the country with such nobles.”

The Queen Mother laughed at my complaint. He was busy smiling while looking at me, saying that he now understands his pain, and that he can’t stop laughing when he sees someone who is going through the same pain as him.

“Well… there is a good way.”

“Is that true?”

When I asked out of curiosity, the Queen Mother pointed to a drawer in the desk in the room. I put down the fruit I was peeling, opened the drawer on the desk that the Queen Mother pointed to, and checked inside.

What’s there…

“That will help you.”

“Is this what you mean? This…”

A long pole made of wood. No, woodcarving.

Next to it was a thin whip.

A whip that looks really painful when hit.

“Those are the things I used to educate current ministers when I was young.”

“With this… you mean?”

“Yes, since you can’t cut them with a knife if they don’t listen, shouldn’t you at least hit them with a stick? There’s no one I haven’t hit with that. So, if you hold it, the ministers will be shaken for a while because they will remember the old days.”

Your Majesty the Queen… I wonder how many times she beat up ministers when she was young…

It may have been used for quite a long time, but traces of time remained on each piece. As I grasped the handle, which was wrapped in bandages to make it easier to hold, a feeling of unknown confidence welled up inside me.

I thought I knew why the Queen Mother gave me this. When I held the wooden block tightly and looked at the Queen Mother, she smiled happily and nodded. I just received permission from the Queen Mother.

Permission to beat ministers and nobles with this club.

*

“I can’t tell you what the item I received is yet, but I will take good care of it so you can use it even after you graduate. I’m sure you’ll wonder what this is at first, but once you actually use it, you’ll realize its merits. “It feels like this object contains the truth of the world.”

“Anyway, after receiving this, my life in the castle became a little more comfortable. I cannot express my gratitude enough to Her Majesty the Queen. 」

“Speaking of Her Highness the Queen, don’t just write to me, write a letter to Her Highness as well. “His Majesty the Queen misses you very much.”

*

As the meeting got longer, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Education started fighting like mad dogs again. Other ministers and nobles were busy sipping the tea in front of them, sighing as if asking if this was the beginning again.

Bang Show frowned at the sound of two crazy dogs facing each other and barking. When I saw that, I thought that the time had finally come to use this item that I had received from the Queen Mother.

Okay, if not now, when will I use it?

“Now, everyone, pay attention.”

Juseomjuseom.

Before the meeting, I took out the wood carving I had hidden under my desk and placed it on the table.

At that moment, the ministers said, ‘Hi!’ Make a sound, or say ‘Hey, that’s it!’ I started making noises and looking at each tree, causing trauma. Is it because I feel a strange sense of joy every time I hear that sound?

Of course, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Education, who had been fighting like dogs just now, instantly fell silent and sat quietly as they looked at the wooden table on the desk. How on earth did you get hit with this angle?

As a heavy silence fell on the conference hall that had seemed like Dottegi Market just a moment ago, I smiled, lifted the wood carving, and slapped it in my palm! widely! It hit loudly.

“I believe that the smart ministers gathered here know what it means to have this in my hands. No, if you don’t know, I will tell you myself.”

“……”

I looked around the conference room, which was as quiet as a ghost, and continued speaking with a grin.

“I hope I never have to use this on old ministers.”

““Yes… Her Royal Highness…””

*

“Not only Her Majesty the Queen, but everyone is missing you. “Even when I was reading the letter that came to you, Bangchot came up to me and asked if I had anything of his own.”

“If possible, please send a letter to Bangchot as well. “When I heard that there was no letter from Bangchot, the way my lips were sticking out was so bad that I didn’t want to see them.”

“I’m doing really well. So, don’t worry about me. Rather, I’m worried about you. “I’m really worried about whether I’ll be able to adapt well there.”

“I’ll be fine since Ainsel and Veronica are by my side, but I can’t help but feel worried. If it’s okay, please write about your academy as well.”

“I really miss you. I will wait for your reply.

“I miss you very much, Vivian Liliensol.”

Pop. I stopped my hand from playing on the letter paper and laughed as I read the letter I had written. This was my first time exchanging letters with Titania, so I wondered if it was right to write like this.

I was confident that I could write a social invitation well, but I had no idea how to write a letter like this, so it seemed like it took too long. I sighed, folded the letter in half, and put it in the envelope I had prepared. Then, he handed the beautifully wrapped letter to the maid next to him and smiled.

“Send it to me as quickly as possible.”

“Yes, Her Majesty the Queen.”

As soon as the maid left the room, Vinchot knocked on the door and stuck his head out. When I asked him to come in, Bang Show approached me with a tired expression. Bangchot, who smiled bitterly with an expression not much different from mine, was a co-worker who had been feeling the absence of Her Majesty the Queen the same way as me over the past few days.

“Her Royal Highness, do you have a moment?”

“Okay, come sit here.”

Since all I had left was time, it wasn’t difficult to make time. I asked another maid behind me to prepare some new tea and invited Vinchot to sit down. Bangchot, who was sitting in front of me, sighed for a moment, then sighed as if he didn’t know how to say something.

Vinchot, who was sipping the tea the maid brought him, pursed his lips and then spoke to me.

“Her Royal Highness, this is a story about ‘promise’…”

“…Okay, it would be better if we just talk together.”

At my words, the perceptive maid slipped out of the room. When only Bangshaw and I were left in the room, Bangshaw scratched the back of his head and continued speaking. Without even having a head to scratch.

“…According to promise, Her Majesty the Queen is supposed to stay here until Princess Titania graduates from the academy.”

“Yes, I decided to do that.”

“By any chance… if Her Majesty the Queen allows, would you be willing to stay here a little longer…?”

I, who was sipping tea, looked at Bang Show with wide eyes. Then he smiled and smiled at the corners of his eyes and answered Bang Show.

“Is that just your opinion? Or is this what all the ministers think?”

“…For now, this is just my opinion.”

Well then.

There were ministers and nobles who did not think it was appropriate for me to work on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen. They said that we had to quickly bring Titania, the remaining royal family, out of the academy, and that now was not the time to hang out at the academy.

Fortunately, the remark is still being buried as it is a minority remark, but depending on Her Majesty the Queen’s health, it was unknown when it would become a majority remark. If Her Majesty the Queen falls into a coma…

“However, I will do whatever it takes to change the minds of the opposing ministers and nobles. And, I will make a request to Her Majesty the Queen. So, if Her Majesty the Queen allows…”

“Bang show.”

I carefully put down the teacup I had lifted and made eye contact with Bangchot.

“…Isn’t Her Majesty the King in very good condition?”

“…They said it would be one year at the shortest and three years at the longest. “It may not be exact, but it is clear that time is running out.”

“okay…”

I felt like I knew why Bangsho came running towards me with a nervous heart. If I leave here and Her Majesty the Queen dies, Titania, who has just graduated from the Academy, will remain in the castle alone.

Titania is left alone with no one to rely on.

It was clear that Bangchot was also worried about that and asked me for a favor. I also didn’t want to leave this place. I wanted to welcome Titania after she graduated from the academy and watch her become queen. but…

“…What you are asking me to do is essentially asking me to ‘cleanse’ you until Titania becomes queen after Her Majesty the Queen Mother passes away. “Am I wrong?”

“……you’re right. “It is as it is said.”

“Would the nobles just watch that? Since Titania is no longer young and has even graduated from the academy, do you think it is possible for the second queen to not even receive the royal family name? You won’t say I’ve forgotten why I have to get out of here, will you? Bang show?”

There was no way Bankshow didn’t know this. There’s no way he didn’t know, but he must have come to see me because he was anxious and anxious about the news about Her Majesty the Queen. I completely understand that feeling, but…

“…Your Majesty the Queen has not passed away yet, so stop thinking about that and go out and do your work. “What you need to do now is not to ask me this favor, but to serve Her Majesty the Queen with all sincerity.”

“…I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Let’s go out.”

Bangchot bowed his head to me and quietly left the room. After Vinchot went out, he sipped the tea and felt that the tea was bitter for some reason.

My appetite was so bitter that I couldn’t drink any more.

*

Ta-da-da-da-da! bang!

I thought I heard a running sound outside the door, and then the door slammed! With the sound of the door opening, someone entered the room. Titania sighed, saying that there was only one person who came into her room without knocking, and turned her head to look at Viola, who was panting at the door.

Viola, who was out of breath with her hair scattered from running, smiled, took out a letter from her arms, and handed it to Titania. When Titania looked at the back of the letter, she noticed that it was a letter from the royal castle and smiled.

“While I was receiving my dues, I also brought your letter. “Did you do well?”

“Yes, thank you, Viola.”

As Titania was looking at the letter from the royal castle, Viola took out a book she had hidden in her arms as if smuggling it and smiled. Titania looked at the book Viola had taken out and made a bewildered expression.

“Really, did you sneak it in again? “If I get caught, I’ll be scolded…”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. “As long as I don’t get caught, that’s fine, right?”

“I’ve already been caught once…”

Titania sighed and shook her head. I thought it was great that Viola kept secretly bringing in romance novels that were designated as ‘seditious books’ by the Academy. It was clear that if Viola used that passion to study, winning first place at the academy would be a piece of cake.

“If you keep saying that, I won’t lend it to you?”

“That’s a different thing. “If you don’t lend it to me, I won’t help you with your assignments in the future either.”

“ah! princess! sorry! “That’s it…!”

Phew, Titania and Viola burst into laughter at the same time.

After laughing for a while, Viola took the book and returned to her room, saying, ‘I’ll read it first and lend it to you.’ After the storm-like Viola passed, Titania stared at the letter Vivian had sent in a quiet room.

“Really, it takes almost a month just for the letters to come and go.”

Titania giggled, saying that three years would pass quickly as she waited for her mother’s letter. Then, he stroked the letter and smiled bitterly because he wanted to see his mother.

“The next three years…”