Chapter 80 (1/2)

Chapter 80: Chapter 80

When I was hesitating to greet her first because it was a delicate situation, she stopped first and shouted to us arrogantly. I couldn’t ignore her because she spoke to us first, so I glanced at Duke Lars first and said, “What’s the matter?”

“What perfect timing! I’m not used to this place. Can you show me around here?”

‘What?’ When I instinctively looked back at the duke, I saw his red eyebrows wriggling.

After he remained silent for a moment, he ignored her coldly and moved on.

“Are you ignoring me now?”

“… Which kingdom are you from?”

There was no change in the pitch of his voice, but I knew he was in a very good mood because he was my teacher in the past and now my supervisor. He usually follows the emperor’s order, but if he feels his order is not right, he rejects it. He was ruthless in punishing anybody if his actions went against principles even if he was in the same faction, so even nobles regarded him as the most difficult person to deal with. As such, there was no chance that Duke Lars could pass over the current situation.

“Do you want me to introduce myself first? It looks like you guys are treating a foreign dignitary poorly like this.”

“Okay. Let me introduce myself to you out of courtesy to a foregin dignitary. My name is Arkint de Lars, head of the Lars family.”

I noticed that the knights standing behind the princess flinched. He was the head of the Duke Lars family, the No. 1 imperial family. The status of the duke in the empire was treated as the same as the royal family, and the head of the Lars family was as powerful as the emperor. Accordingly, this unknown princess was not in a position to treat him poorly or order him to show her around. But unlike the knights who looked at us with anxiety, the princess said confidently, “Oh, you are the head of the Duke Lars family, called the “Sword of the Empire.” My name is Moira de Date, the first princess of Eet Kingdom. I’m sorry I haven’t recognized you. I am sorry, duke, I have committed a breach of etiquette.”

“You didn’t recognize me? As a candidate of the crown prince’s wife, you came here without even understanding the major figures of this empire…. Well, let me give it a pass. Sir Monique, let’s go.”

As if he was dumbfounded, the duke said goodbye to her and walked away, but Princess Moira stopped him and said, “Wait!”

“What else do you need, Princess Moira?”

“I admit that I was rude to you, but what about the knight next to you who was disrespectful to me?”

“… What are you talking about? ”

She was staring at me coldly. Suddenly, something flashed my mind. She planned this! She knew our identities. She deliberately stopped us, pretending not to know us, and she wanted to make me bow to her with some excuses.

“If she is Sir Monique, isn’t she a member of the Monique family? No matter how highly the Monique is regarded by the emperor, they are not a duke’s family. As long as she uses the middle name ‘ la’, she is lower in rank than me as I use the middle name ‘de.’ But why aren’t you greeting me first? ”

“… ”

“I know that you are the crown prince’s fiancée. And I know I’m here as a candidate for his future fiancee, too. However, my status at the moment is the first princess of the Eet Kingdom while you are Sir Monique. As I didn’t introduce myself as the crown prince’s candidate, isn’t it the right manners for you to greet me first, Sir Monique?”

Duke Lars was silent. Strictly speaking, the princess was right. Unless she was officially introduced as a candidate for the crown prince’s wife, her status was the first princess of the Eet Kingdom. Of course, the moment she was introduced as a candidate for the crown prince’s wife, she would be lower than me as his fiancee. At this moment, she was higher than me.

Although I was treated like a princess, my official status was still the daughter of the Marquis Monique family.

I felt bad for some reason. ‘Hey, what’s the matter, Aristia? Anyway, if you become the successor of your family, you might have to serve this woman. Thanks to these queen candidates, you are one step closer to your goal of getting freed from the destiny of being the queen, which is good for you. Good for you! Wake up!’

I took a deep breath. I stepped forward to show due manners to her, but I heard someone calling coldly from behind.

“It’s been a long time, Duke Lars.”

“I’m honored to see you, the Little Sun of the Empire!”