124 Episode 124: The eldest daughter has the scent of high society.txt (1/2)

Dida is the person believed to be the one who framed Aeon.

From Aeon's point of view, he won't get tired of killing him.

What's more, Dida is likely to be the reason why Isaac, the leader of the Scarlet Wedge, is dead. If that's the case, Rebecca-san and Shero-san might also want to return the favor.

If that's the case, let's just do it, shall we?　Well, I guess that's a bit of a stretch, but...

Everyone's eyes are on Ion.

Naturally, Hetty, too.

'......... huh?'

Mr. Hetty's icy blank expression quickly turns to astonishment.

For a moment, I wondered if it would be a bad idea if Hetty knew about this.　I thought to myself, ”Well, it's too late now.

'No. ....... Le ...... lucrion princess ......?

It seems that Hetty-san knew about Aeon, after all.

Well, she's the eldest daughter of a large merchant family. I guess she's a social butterfly and all that. I don't know much about it.

They stared at each other for a while.

Aeon watched Hetty-san's face intently for a while, but...

'Oh!　Miss Henrietta!　Isn't that Miss Henrietta!

And suddenly, he let out a loud voice.

Henrietta was Hetty's real name.

I didn't know her to the level that Ion, who was a princess, knew her name.

''I was surprised to hear about Dida Barbacro, but I didn't know that Henrietta-san knew Ayase-san!　It's been so long, Miss Henrietta.

'What?　Ugh. Are you sure it's ......?　Are you sure it's the real Princess Lucreon?

It's real!

Hi, Princess!　............ well done. I'm sure Master Reese will be very pleased.

What? You're hurting me, Miss Henrietta!

Hetty hugs Ion.

She is unusually out of harmony and is about to shed tears. She seems to be really, truly happy to see Ion again.

Ion also has a hint of tears in his eyes and smiles softly. It seems that they were surprisingly close to each other.

The daughter of an Imperial Merchant and the Emperor's daughter. I wonder if they can be that close. I don't know how powerful a goyo-sho is, but .......

I don't know if you two know each other. If you don't mind, may I ask what their relationship was like for later study?

Somehow, I tried to be humble.

'Huh?　Didn't you know that, Ayase?

He didn't know.

'I didn't tell you about it either. My best friend Becky doesn't know about it either. Well, it was a long time ago.

Hey, what's the matter with you, Hetty?

It looks like he's got a secret. What is it?

”Master Jiro. You may have never heard of my vocation, but I'm sure I've told you before that I have three.

Yes, I hear there are three combat types.

''As I've told everyone in the mercenary group, my three vocation is 'Gladiator,' 'Hunter (Ranger),' and 'Fighter (Grappler).'

That's great, isn't it?

I don't feel like I can win at all. It's a brainiac.

''But there's actually another thing. That's why I got to know this Princess Lucreon and why I started the mercenary group: .......

Then, Hetty-san took a breath and said.

''My first vocation is 'Holy Knight (Paladin). I was once a Holy Knight with Princess Lucreon.

'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Me and Rebecca's ”yeah yeah” echoes through the meadow.

'Seh, Holy Knight!　Then why were you in a mercenary group then!

'Because I quit for a lot of reasons, Becky. I was a Holy Knight with Princess Lucreon until she was still a little girl. The reason why the princess remembers me is because I was able to be a personal friend of Lady Reese's, even after I stopped being a Holy Knight.

Who's Mr. Reese?

My question is answered by Ion.

'Rhys is my mother. Miss Henrietta was my mother's tea-drinking friend.

Aeon's mother.

So, you mean the former emperor's queen. In other words, she must be the current Empress Dowager.

Come to think of it, I think Rebecca said something about being able to get along with the royal family when you become a holy knight. She said that Holy Knights are supposed to be the Kingsguard Knights: .......

But hmmm. People have history.

Ms. Hetty is the eldest daughter of the Imperial Merchant, a former holy knight, a former head of a mercenary corps, and a maid. No, wearing a maid's outfit is a personal hobby. Or rather, a disguise.

''So why did Hetty quit being a holy knight?　I mean, can a holy knight quit once he's in the castle?

'It was father-related, you know. It was more convenient for that a**h*le of a father to marry me in a political marriage than for me to be a holy knight. Plus, I was totally leaning towards Master Reese, which was alien to my f*cking father, who was invested in the second wife's side of the family.

I see, even if it was just a holy knight, Hetty-san was able to resign because of her position as the daughter of an errand merchant. In this world, the value that women should get married and have children is still very strong. That may not change even if you are a holy knight.

''Huh?　So Hetty was a married man then?

Of course not. I'm going to be mad.

But you're not a holy knight anymore?

I quit, but there was no way I was going to do what my a**h*le father wanted me to do. I needed to be free for Master Reese to begin with, and it just worked out so well that I could pretend to be in a political marriage and get my freedom.

'Well, that's just like Hetty. Pretending to be a wife and then becoming a mercenary.

From Holy Knight to mercenary leader?

Hetty-san is a former Imperial Holy Knight, but she was commanding a mercenary corps to fight against the Empire. That's too eccentric.

''Oh, I see. I didn't know Hetty wore a mask like that on the battlefield.

'Yeah. It's true that if you fight regular soldiers, there's a chance they might find out. Well, our group rarely fought regulars, though.

As I recall, that's true. Except for the squad led by Dora's son.

That stupid son of a b*tc*. I would've killed him if Master Reese hadn't stopped me.

The Masked Warrior or .......

I was going to get Aeon to wear a mask, but there was a pioneer: .......

But it's a bit unusual that he was a former holy knight of the empire, but he joined another country as a mercenary and bowed to his own country.