Vol 2 Chapter 9 (1/2)
[VOL.2] CHAPTER 39 – SECRET AGREEMENT
I was invited into the King’s living room together with Fraudia.
The King, General Dolus and Minister Walles were walking before us.
So that’s the King’s living room.
As I expected it’s luxurious and solemn.
I can’t really relax with such an atmosphere.
The first to open their mouth was General Dolus.
“About Gerg, are you sure?”
“Yes, I am sure. And there’s something else I want to tell His Majesty.”
There’s something I wasn’t able to say back then.
“Viscount Gerg had connections to Duke Armandi.”
“Is that true?”
Minister Walles asked for confirmation.
As Duke Armandi is the present King’s greatest enemy they should be bothered by this.
“This is also something I heard from the person himself. Fraudia was to be sent to Duke Armandi soon. She herself should know best about this.”
“Is that so, Fraudia?”
Fraudia answered Minister Walles question in a clear voice.
“That’s what the Viscount told me. I should be prepared because I’ll soon be sent to Rejum-sama”
“Fufu, Rejum, he must have planned to use this girl as bait.”
The King who heard this laughed in a gloomy, low voice.
I’m not good at dealing with people with such dark personalities.⌈1⌋
I feel depressed just talking to them.⌈2⌋
We were talking like this when suddenly the door was opened and a person jumped in.
“Father, is it true that Frau, that Fraudia returned?!”
“Princess……”
“Aah, Frau, Frau, you’re safe! This is……”⌈3⌋
The beautiful, blond girl had her eyes filled with tears as soon as she jumped into the room and embraced Fraudia.
”That” must be Princess Charlotte.⌈4⌋
“Where on earth were you, Frau? Do you know how worried I was? Are you alright?”
“I’m sorry, Princess. I was caught by some bad people while I was on my way home. But I was thankfully able to come back safely.”
“Well, like I thought! I knew that something bad must have happened for you to suddenly disappear in front of me. That’s why I asked the Minister and General to send out some soldiers countless times!”
As the Princess said so she glared at Minister Walles and General Dolus.
Though she is a stunningly beautiful girl she seemed strong-willed.⌈5⌋
The way she changed from a happy expression to glaring that quickly was scary.
“Well, if we don’t have any evidence we aren’t able to do anything……”
The Minister tried to hastily explain himself but the Princess seemed to ignore him.⌈6⌋
“It must have been hard on you, right, Frau? But you did well to survive. How did you manage to escape?”
“Margrave Medici who also came here helped me.”
After hearing Fraudia’s words the Princess seemed to finally notice me.
Do I really have that thin of a presence?
“This should be our first meeting, Margrave-sama. I’m Princess Charlotte.”
“My name is Carlo de Medici. His Majesty the King generously gave me the position of Margrave. Please forgive my rudeness as I come from a rural area.”
I greeted her with a cool expression.
Though it’s a little rough I used Lunos as my reference.
That guy’s popular after all.
Anyway, being disliked by the princess would be bad.
“I heard you helped Fraudia. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
The princess thanked me elegantly and smiled.
s.h.i.+t, that smile is exactly like that of an angel.⌈7⌋
I can’t fall in love with her, I can’t fall in love with her, I can’t fall in love with her.
Because this girl will marry the Hero in the future.
“No, it’s only natural as one of His Majesty’s faithful subjects to also serve Her Imperial Highness the Princess.”
As I answered to her politely a gloomy voice drifted over from the side.