I Will Avoid The Death Flag [It's Published]
36. Initial Step

I got the title of saintess officially after Viten said that the priestess of the Sun Goddess Temple called me.

After my coronation, many baseless rumors began to spread. Those rumors were meant to bring me down and influence the public to change their perception of me.

After Clare's execution, most of the people and nobles supported my decision to become Queen. However, after I was officially crowned saintess, strangely there were many controversies directed at me.

Rumors whose origins are not clear are spreading rapidly, like a fire doused with alcohol.

The rumors say something like this: that I am the former Princess in the spoiled Kingdom of Matria and am completely unreliable. So putting the burden of being Queen Asher on me would overwhelm me. People are increasingly wondering if I can really prosper the kingdom as said in the word of the Goddess?

Then, there was a time when I heard that I was actually a lowly figure. That I was just an illegitimate child of Queen Matria and King's Cousin, which Angelina clearly said was just slander. Hearing it makes me even more angry.

There was also when it was said in the cheap gossip paper that I was tempting the King to win the Queen's position and the holy power was just a trick and playfulness.

I want to show off the eyes of anyone who says that holy power is just playful when the power is not at all playful, aka it is very strong.

Angelina said, why the real Serethy did not realize her own strength was because the power was sealed by Angelina herself.

This was because the strength that Serethy had was too great that it might have weighed on his weak body back then. Until the moment I was attacked in the hunting competition, Angelina's seal was partially opened so that I could properly bring out the holy power. Even if it was only half, obviously the power was very strong.

And fuck Viten's tease. All I know is I didn't flirt with him at all and I wasn't being tortured by that crazy bastard. This is all that matters.

Suddenly, I heard the door of my room being knocked. Afterwards, Jelena entered my room.

Jelena looked down briefly. "Mr Princess, your guest has arrived. Please meet him in the living room."

I grinned little. "Thank you, Jelena. Show me the place."

"Please follow me, Princess."

***

The tea poured into the classic cup still reflected thin smoke as I grabbed my cup and sipped it slowly.

After that, no, I put the tea cup on the saucer with a loud noise. Then, my violet eyes swept over the panorama until it arrived at the figure sitting before me.

"I didn't expect that in the end the Princess would send me a letter" the figure said, opening the conversation for the first time. "I feel very honored and hurried to come here even though I am in the Southern region of the Asher Kingdom."

I put on a thin smile. "Madam Kricia."

Kricia Voleyald, Countess Voleyald who owns the number one best-selling gossip newspaper company in the Kingdom of Asher. His gossip papers always contain information about me so that the gossip newspapers can become popular as they are today.

There's a reason why I wanted to see him.

"You should rest first. In any case, isn't the South directly adjacent to other kingdoms so far away from here?"

"How could I have missed this meeting?" Madam Kricia smiled. However, there was something petty in his smile. I like that. It was a smile where he was thirsty for information. As the owner of a gossip newspaper, Madam Kricia will certainly do anything to raise her company's rating.

"All right, Madam Kricia. I'm honored that you came to see me right away after receiving my letter."

"It is precisely I who feel very honored, Princess. I can meet the future Queen Asher directly like this."

I'm chanting laughter. "All right, Madam Kricia. How about we just start this interview?"

"Yes, Princess." Madam Kricia lightly grabbed her little note and the ink bottle from the bag she was carrying. "I've prepared some questions for you. I'm so glad you finally accepted my interview offer."

I nodded my head. "Say the question."

Madam Kricia nodded. "You are now declared the future Queen of Asher. Actually, what do you think of the previous second candidate of Queen Asher?"

I squinted my eyes. Why would he ask Clare after the incident of her death had passed for a week? Of course the rumors about it are still going up on the mainland, but it is no longer as hot as the first day of its beheading.

"I know for a fact that Miss Clare was obsessed with the position of Queen Asher. However, of course, justifying all means is not a path. And Miss Clare has made a terrible mistake."

"Why is that, Princess?"

"I am a saintess, I am someone who was directly chosen by the Sun Goddess to receive some part of her power. It made me believe in the Goddess. And the Sun Goddess hated the late Miss Clare because she was deceiving the people on behalf of the Goddess. Of course, for that punishment, Miss Clare deserves it."

Madam Kricia writes quickly on her notes. I was quite amazed at how quickly he wrote. The skills of a journalist are different.

"Do you regret Miss Clare's death?"

"Of course I regret it. After all, Miss Clare had once contributed to the Asher Kingdom by becoming the fiance of His Majesty the King and helping with his work. Isn't that a good thing? So losing Miss Clare is a big regret for me."

Uh, I feel a little uncomfortable talking about dead people.

"And the rumor that spread was that when you were the Princess in the Matria Kingdom, you were the spoiled and unreliable personal type. So, how can you take care of our Asher Kingdom if you have absolutely no experience to become a ruler? And what can you do is just rely on your family?"

I reviewed a thin smile, then stroked the side of the cup holder slowly.

"The answer is simple, Madam Kricia. As you know, rumors are just rumors. It is not certain if the rumors are real or not. I live in the Royal Palace of Matria very well. And all of you need to know, the life of becoming a Royal Family is not the relaxed life that everyone imagines.

"The analogy is like this, Madam Kricia. King Matria, my father, is an extraordinary figure. Of course, his two children will follow in the footsteps of his parents. Precisely because I am the King's daughter, I have gained an extraordinary knowledge of how to take care of a country well. Although I had my brother to become Crown Prince, I was also given general knowledge of the state system and the system of government.

"I was raised with a lot of service by the servants who made my life easier. However, wasn't it normal for nobles to receive similar treatment? So, in which part am I a person who is unreliable?

"And also, as a former prisoner of war, it does not affect our Asher Kingdom at all. Why that? Because in the beginning, I was the Princess who had high dignity and social status. I am part of the Royal Family. Nothing on my agenda, being a scum in the Royal Family. So, I firmly believe that I can be a good Queen to my people."

After I said my long answer, there was only the sound of the rubbing of a quill pen on top of the notebook.

Secretly, I could see a smile on Madam Kricia that looked strange because her emotions were mixed up. I couldn't read his mind because his expression didn't represent his heart.

I also secretly hope that everyone in the Asher Kingdom can trust my one hundred percent concocted answer. More about my life in the Matria Kingdom. Because I never even set my foot there, let alone live there.

So, knowing the original Serethy lifestyle in Matria Kingdom was a little difficult. Plus, I didn't know any of Serethy's acquaintances because it was never mentioned in the novel. Therefore, making up is the answer. But I think my writing is pretty good and looks convincing.

"All right, Princess. This is the last question."

I nodded slowly.

"Former King Matria and former Crown Prince are on the run and are now fugitives in the Kingdom of Asher. What would you do if you met them both? Defend the two and save them?"

This is a slightly entrapping question.

If I were to say that I was on the side of my real family, then I could have been labeled as a traitor to the Asher Kingdom later on. After all, being a fugitive was a sign of evil.

And if I say that I am not on my family's side, then will I be considered as one who does not know the return? Either way, both are the original family of Serethy who have raised Serethy to date. Although the truth is the real Serethy was ignored by his family for thinking that Serethy was an illegitimate child.

"Depends on the situation, Madam Kricia."

Madam Kricia looked at me with a gaze: hurry up, move on! I want to spread this story quickly!

"I will answer as the future Queen Asher here. It was only natural that the ruler who lost the battle paid the price. But my father and brother ran away. They will be immediately made as fugitives. Being a fugitive means evil. I will not be blind to the laws of the Asher Kingdom. If I find both of them, of course as the future Queen Asher, I will give the punishment to both of them.

"Then I will answer as a princess and as a family. Being their family means I love them. Which daughter does not feel sad when her father and brother will be given the appropriate punishment? However, it remains that I am on the side of the Asher Kingdom and will not betray the Asher I love. So, as their families, I'll punish them, and then I love them both."

Madam Kricia chanted a satisfied laugh from her lips while closing her book. "You answered everything very well. I'm sure you'll be a good Queen in the future."

I smiled gently. "Thank you, Madam Kricia. I hope you publish what I say without exceeding or reducing it."

"Just calm down, Princess. I'm just the owner of a lowly gossip newspaper company, where I may not have followed what you said this great one."

"Don't go too low, madam."

Madam Kricia laughed again. "Then, I'll leave now, Princess."

"No, wait a minute."

Madam Kricia who almost got up from her chair sat back down. He offered a strange smile on his lips. "Is there anything else you need from me?"

"true." I grabbed the teacup, sipped the contents slowly. It was cold because I talked too much with Madam Kricia. "There's one thing I want you to do, madam."

"What is it, Princess? A lowly person like me would definitely obey him."

"alright. Spread this news. The Princess, a saintess, would heal any pain suffered by anyone. No matter it was nobles or commoners. Come to the Sun Goddess Temple on the seventeen at nine in the morning."

Yes, this is my goal to call Madam Kricia who I never really wanted to see again. Madam Kricia is a dangerous man. Once the questioner moves, then my life will be determined by it.

However, my only reason for calling that dangerous person was to attract the entire attention and support of the people to me.

Nevertheless, the holy power has the power to heal all diseases and wounds.

In the Asher Kingdom there were definitely commoners who could not cure their illnesses for not having the money for treatment. Or the dying nobles who could not have any hope of coming back alive because of the severity of their illness.

If they all come to me, then the support for me being Queen will be even more widespread.

The people will lose to someone who extends his hand to those at the lowest point, that is the law of nature.