
...***...
I left the mansion while humming.
"Your mood is good today?" Lea smiled and asked.
I raised my arm and shouted, "I'm so excited!"
Every time I go out, I have to be with my father and my two brothers, but today I went out alone without them. In other words, I can go wherever I want.
'After going to the shopping mall, I will stop by the top of hope.'
Finally, I was able to walk confidently without having to use those red carpet rolls again.
I went to the shopping area on a horse-drawn carriage. Dubbede luxury train arrives in no time. Before getting off the train, I knocked on the side of my small bag.
This is the money my father gave me. He told me to buy whatever I wanted, so I would enjoy the luxury of the day.
I went around shopping with Lea and Laura.
As I looked at the brooch in front of the stall, I pointed at the rose-shaped brooch, the sword, and the lion.
"I want this one."
I took some money from the bag and paid for it.
I kept a lion-shaped brooch for me. The rose brooches and swords I each gave to Laura and Lea.
"Can we accept something so precious?"
"Little girl…"
They looked at me with teary eyes.
It's a cheap brooch for 10 francs.
I thought I could spend money as I pleased, but it wasn't easy for me, who used to live as a beggar.
'I used to think of buying things unless absolutely necessary.'
I have to be wasteful in the next shop!
I made up my mind and walked with passion.
"Little lady, there's a tea shop nearby. I heard the food and tea were very good. The place was frequented by nobles and young children."
I-i know.
Duchess Vallua and Mina loved the teahouse.
'Place to sell information.'
Since it was a place where nobles came and went, they sold some information secretly.
‘I will buy information someday, so let's check.’
I also want to taste the food there. They sell tea and very special food.
Their green tea is said to have a sweet taste, unlike the Kingdom's black tea.
There are many interesting foods. Some chewy rice cakes are full of honey and sesame seeds, and there are some that are box-shaped with chopped red beans.
‘He, hee... Sweet honey and red bean jelly filling rice cake!’
I was too cool to think about food and as a result my feet tripped over rocks.
'Well!'
Falling in the middle of the road, I groaned, "Oh..."
"Little lady!"
"Geez!"
Lea and Laura ran towards me in surprise.
Dugm! Dugm! Dugm! Dug (sfx: foot step :v)
"Little lady!" I could hear the cries of pedestrians everywhere.
'What a fuck!'
Surprised, I lifted my body.
"Little lady, are you okay?"
"Are you hurt?"
"There's dirt under your nails!"
"Are you okay?!"
"Are you bleeding?"
"Your knees are scratched!"
"How's your hand?"
"Doctor! Doctor!"
"Bring little miss!"
Countless people from all directions looked at me with pale faces.
In an instant, I was swept away in a crowd of knights, and I hardened.
I can't even see Lea and Laura's faces.
Some of them were even wearing Dubbede's iron robes. They were knights whose ranks were higher than company commanders.
'The fact that these people are here...'
That meant there were at least 5,000 knights in the shopping mall!
I was dumbfounded, and the knights looked at me while making a fuss.
"Knee! The knee!"
"Hand!"
"Is there dirt under his nails!"
They hugged me and cried as if the sky had collapsed, I remembered the words Javelin.
“As soon as I left the mansion, I felt the presence of the Dubbede knight. I thought there was a war.”
I gritted my teeth, realizing that every time I went somewhere, 5,000 people were watching me.
'Dad... Sister.!'s sister...!'
...***...
The people in the shopping mall looked with frightened faces towards the Dubbede knights. They probably thought there would be a civil war because so many knights gathered. They started screaming in panic.
"We're going to die!"
"Ah, Mommy... Your ugly son will soon go to heaven."
After such a commotion, a man stood up and lowered his head.
"So, we've all been following you secretly since day one."
"How could I not know if there were 5,000 people around me?"
"Some were dressed as farmers, merchants, clowns, and guards."
And they're all besieging this whole place.
Leblaine closed her eyes tightly after hearing the man's reply.
"By the way, little lady, aren't your fingernails exposed to dirt? We'll check it out..."
"Why do you keep asking that?"
"Every time there's dirt under your fingernails, Master will kill us one by one!"
"……"
"Save me, little lady! I haven't seen my son enter the academy!"
Then the other knights yelled sadly, "Save me!"
Leblaine, who saw them sigh.
"Let's go."
"Where…?"
"Boiled my father and my two brothers."
The knights wiped away their tears as they watched Leblaine walk confidently.
That dignified figure!
Doesn't he look like a warrior who will defeat the demons?
...***...
I sat down and looked at my father and brother who were avoiding my sight.
"If all the knights escort me, who will guard this place?"
"Sir, we've had enough..."
"Who! Who said that?"
"……"
Isaac fell silent and lowered his head.
"Leblaine, we're just worried about you..."
"Then who would care about this mansion?"
Then Javelin, who was reading a book with legs crossed on another sofa, replied bitterly.
"Just me."
Henry frowned at Javelin, but fell silent again as I glared at his eyes.
"Dad."
".... Five thousand troops could defeat the Paladin."
Why should he defeat the holy knight…
Even if the Pope had gone mad, he would not have tried to kidnap me by ordering a Paladin.
‘Can't.’
If this keeps happening, I can't leave freely.
I can't keep going like this.
I wonder what level of intimidation I should give them.
I'll sleep with the blanket.
I'm not gonna eat.
I'm gonna hate you guys.
—Three choices work well, but they'll think I hate them.
'It is better to exclude the last option.'
“Oke, wait a minute.”
I took a breath, and exhaled it.
"I don't want—"
"I'm wrong, Brother!"
"Sorry!"
"I'll form a new bodyguard!"
I have not completed my threat. The employees were surprised to see them act like that.
I was stunned without making a sound.
I said while sighing,
"Don't scold the knights too?"
"…..."
"…..."
"…..."
"I don't want—"
"I won't scold them!"
"Never!"
"Yes!"
Goody.
As I nodded, the deputy commander of the troops, who stood up tremblingly, shed tears of relief.
After they left with gloomy faces, I sat on the sofa, feeling tired.
‘You did a good job today, myself.’
As I was daydreaming, suddenly someone's laughter sounded.
That's Javelin.
'He laughed!'
I covered my cheeks with my hands in amazement at her smile that I had never seen before.
"I've never seen them tremble like that before, even when Risette was alive. That's fun."
Then Javelin, who closed the book in his hand said,
"You're going back to Dubbede tomorrow."
"Yes, dad said that he had to arrange something."
I received a lot of letters from the Queen Mother. He tried to call me to the palace every day.
The Queen Mother completely cut off her relationship with the church, many people from the church asked her to save Adolf's life, but the Queen Mother was furious and expelled them.
No wonder. It was obvious that the luminous medicine they had given him had completely destroyed his body.
He did not go to worship, and all the goods that the church gave him were thrown away.
‘And if Father confirms Adolf's deeds there, the church will not move for a while.’
So you'll never miss this opportunity.
Now the Queen Mother is turning her back on the church. I'm one step closer to making Dubbede an independent family.
After achieving one goal, I laughed inwardly.
"Good." He replied, touching the end of the book slowly.
"Son."
"Yes?"
"Can you show me your legs?'
Right, Lea said there was something on my leg that was similar to Risette's.
I nodded and took off my socks.
Javelin's face became solemn as he closely watched my feet.
"If her daughter was born safely, would she be like you?"
His voice is the same as usual.
‘I wish I was that princess.’
...***...