episode_0477

Princess Raini… no, Queen Raini, who returns from the palace and roams the palace every day for a week, dividing those who will be on her side and those who will not.

Even though she had only been on the throne for a few days, her eyes already seemed to reflect the charisma of royalty.

Perhaps she was reacting that way because she was angry at what happened to Laura and Neris in the villa. In order to repay the two people who trusted her and showed unwavering loyalty, she needed to punish the people who made Laura and Neris like that.

Since there were so many things that had to be taken care of first, Queen Raini’s conversation with us had to take a relatively backseat, but that didn’t mean it was particularly uncomfortable or awkward for her to live in the palace.

Not only were we given more than we needed while staying at the palace, but she had orders to treat the members of the warrior party, including Ethan and me, as state guests.

Rather, the servants who watched Princess Raini and us during our meals, beds, and other leisure times must have been more absent-minded.

“Haa, Commander Douglas! Please do it one more time!”

“Hasn’t it already been five hours since you started this morning, Miss Natalie? You should start by eating and recovering your body… .”

“Then, just one more round, please!”

“I think I’ve heard that five times already… Phew.”

Natalie, who loves swordsmanship, had a swordsmanship duel with the first knight commander of the kingdom for three days in a row.

“From here to here, make a copy and bring it to my room.”

“… Yes? All of these books, probably over two hundred… ?”

“… No?”

“… Oh, no! I’ll make it happen somehow! After all, Agnes Youngae is Queen Rainy’s benefactor! ”

“Yeah. And I want to go to the library tomorrow. I want to see the magic books there too.”

“Yes? Okay, the library is where the royal books are kept, so outsiders are not allowed to enter… .”

“… No?”

“… I will allow you.”

Agnes was busy satisfying her thirst for knowledge by pestering the head of the palace library of the Kingdom of Dephrin.

“Like this, if you wipe iron weapons with Keprin seed oil, their blades will not become dull.”

“Hmm, I see. This way of managing it will definitely keep the weapon’s edge from getting damaged. Then I would like to buy as much of this Kephrin Seed Oil as possible. Oh, and could you tell me how to make it… .”

“… You said Mr. Thomas, right? I won’t take the money, so just tell the Queen about me later.”

“I want to eat roasted venison tonight. Tender and well-cooked in wine and herbs. And roasted quail and vegetable tart. The vegetable tart with lots of spinach and cheese.”

“Okay, Silena. Is there anything else you would like to eat?”

“For a midnight snack, I want to eat thick biscuits with cheese, butter, and almond powder. And warm milk. With a little honey.”

“Okay, Silena.”

“Oh, and since I’m hungry now, for a snack, I’ll have some fresh fruit juice with apples, pears, and cherries, and a toasted baguette sprinkled with sugar… .”

Thomas, who usually takes charge of the overall management of the warrior party, is doing a similar job here as usual, and Silena, who loves to eat, seems to be trying all the royal cuisine while staying here.

Although each had different goals and desires, they each lived their lives calmly in the palace.

After all, protecting Queen Raini from so many assassins was worth this level of reward.

It seems like the guy who came to the Kingdom of Dephrin is also busy collecting artifacts while going around the palace and the capital, and with the exception of Silena, everyone is trying to strengthen the power of the warrior party in their own way.

Of course, Ethan and I didn’t do anything for three days. As a maid and as a noble, it would be a shame to miss this opportunity to freely roam the palace with the favor of Queen Raini.

Ethan, who decided that it would be a good idea to establish connections with the nobility of the kingdom, greeted and became friendly with the nobles who visited the palace to wait in line for the new queen, and in my case… .

“So now Queen Veronica… no, former Queen Veronica is now sentenced to service with her limbs cut off.”

“… Is that really true?”

“Yes. So, if I may give you some advice, I would advise you not to act rashly or calculate the pros and cons with the current queen. Among the nobles who visited yesterday, two were close associates of the former queen Veronica. What happened to them? .”

“… What happened?”

“… Ah, it’s time to go clean up now. That’s all I can give you. Well… if your Majesty would pay my allowance instead, I could tell you a little more… .”

“Ah, I see! I’ll give you more, more, so please tell me the next story… !”

… In this way, she originally pretended to be a royal maid and sold information to the nobles coming and going from the palace, making a considerable profit.

She didn’t really bring up anything really important. She kept quiet when asked about things like the names of Queen Raini’s associates or the specific powers of her abilities.

Just giving advice on the current state of the kingdom and which side to take was enough to earn me a gold coin or two.

If you do something like this about ten times a day, you can pocket about ten to twenty gold coins every day, so this is probably the best free money you can get. Well, since you can keep what’s hanging from your neck by getting a few words of advice from me, I think it’s a good deal for them too.

So, a week passed in which each person grew and took care of their own interests, and with the coronation ceremony to inherit the throne of the Defrin Kingdom, Queen Raini officially ascended to the throne as the queen of the Defrin Kingdom.

The members of the warrior party, including Ethan and I, naturally joined in. After all, at this place, we were the ones who made her the queen.

Lydia, Laura, and even Neris, who still has a fear of men, had a hard time getting to the throne of Queen Raini, and perhaps out of consideration for her, the coronation ceremony was held quickly and simply.

Including the presentation of individual rewards to us for our hard work and dedication together over the past week.

“Argentia Empire’s warrior, Gyeomjossegi Gyeom Bolt. I will award you and your companions with one thousand gold coins and a prize for helping the Kingdom of Dephrin inherit its rightful blood.”

“… I will gratefully accept it, new queen of the kingdom of Dephrin.”

“… A thousand?”

“How much is a thousand? Um, our family’s monthly living expenses are one gold coin, but a thousand is almost 80 years’ living expenses… .”

“… It certainly seems like excessive compensation for what I did.”

Everyone couldn’t hide their surprise when they heard the word “one thousand gold coins.” Even Ethan, the son of the Blackwood family, seemed not to have expected a reward of one thousand gold coins.

It was a dismal reward for a mere ten-day escort mission, but after all, the person being escorted was the queen of a country.

Excluding Lydia, who had been Queen Raini’s confidant from the beginning, there were seven of them, which meant that the amount returned to each person was at least 142 gold coins.

Considering that my annual salary is 40 gold coins, that’s almost the equivalent of four years’ allowance.

It was almost the same amount of money I had saved while working for the Blackwood family for the past three years. It was enough to make Nana Natalie and Thomas, who had a commoner’s sense of money, dizzy, even if the nobles didn’t know about it.

‘At this point, even if I become independent, I won’t have to worry about money.’

It was ten days of hardship and suffering, but the compensation was more than enough.

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After receiving our reward from Princess Raini, we stayed at the palace for a few more days.

There was nothing urgent enough to warrant returning to Blackwood Manor early, and since I was being treated like a VIP while I was here, it would be a shame not to enjoy it as long as possible.

Here, I am receiving all sorts of benefits for saving Queen Raini’s life, but when I return to Blackwood Manor, I must return to being Ethan’s personal maid.

It’s not that I particularly disliked being Ethan’s maid, but it was clear which side I was more comfortable with: caring for someone or being cared for.

The warrior party also stayed for a few more days to strengthen their own power (or satisfy their desires), so our choice wasn’t particularly strange.

… So, about two weeks had passed since we started staying at the palace of the Kingdom of Dephrin.

“Silena and I will be heading back soon. We need to stop by the World Tree Forest for a bit this winter, so we should leave tomorrow.”

“… I can stay a few more days.”

“Ah, then we will also return to the Argentia Empire. It is a bit burdensome for us to remain behind and continue to cause trouble without the warrior.”

“I also finished making copies of the magic book, so we can go.”

Members of the warrior party have begun to express their intention to return to the Argentia Empire.