Chapter 81 (2/2)

‘What the heck? Carsein, why are you excited?’

I felt a bit embarrassed, but I walked with Sir Lars after them.

While I was following them, I suddenly felt empty and turned around. At that moment, I saw Sir Lars staring at the two with a blank look, standing still. I sighed unconsciously. What’s wrong with Sir Lars?

“Sir Lars?”

“… Ah, did you call me, Lady Monique?”

Surprised, he walked again. He hurried to catch up with them.

While I was trying to keep pace with him, I said carefully, “Sir Lars, it looks like you are in charge of the palace where the princess is staying, right?”

“Pardon? Oh, yes, I’m.”

“What kind of person is the princess? I can’t figure it out.”.

Suddenly, he got excited and began to talk about her with an excited voice, which was very unusual because he was always calm and disciplined.

“She is kind to her subordinates and the knights here. Of course, she isn’t kind to everybody. When she needs to, she shows her dignity. She had some friction with another princess, but she was very cool-headed…”

“… ”

“Although her kingdom is not comparable to our empire, she was confident and elegant as a princess from the powerful Lua Kingdom. In my eyes, she looked like a very ideal princess. ”

“Oh, I see.”

I nodded meekly, as I was a bit surprised by her fine qualities. I’ve known Sir Lars for quite some time, but I never saw him praising a lady like this. Is Princess Frincia such a great woman?

It was quite surprising to me that Sir Lars, who was blunt and cold-hearted like his father, talked about her with excitement.

With a puzzled look, I followed Carsein and Princess Frincia. When I arrived at the noble-only restaurant, the most popular restaurant in the main street, Carsein said to me before I sat down, “You will have steak and salmon, okay? I will get you if you choose that salad from last time. Got it?”

“… Why are you bugging me again, Carsein? ”

“Like I said last time, physical strength is the most important thing to a knight. You should eat well. No salad or vegetable menu, okay?”

“Okay.” I reluctantly nodded. He didn’t allow me to pick my food last time. On the day, he said he would buy dinner for me to celebrate his becoming a knight, he forced me to change the menu when I ordered vegetables. He was forcing me again today.

But regardless of whether I liked it or not, Carsein smiled with a happy expression.

Princess Frincia glanced at us and said, looking at Sir Lars, “Sir Lars, would you please choose a menu for me?”

“Me, do you want me to select the menu for you?”

Sir Lars replied, stuttering a bit, which was very unusual. When I looked at him curiously, I was surprised to see he was blushing slightly. He raised the menu with a perplexed look and said, “Well, you might like beef steak, but sometimes the meat here doesn’t taste good… Oh, how about fish? Fish dishes are very good here. Or what about the truffle pie?”

“Um?” Carsein, who was trying to choose his menu, raised his head.

Looking at his brother with a pitiable look, he said, “Beef steak tastes fine here, Princess.”

“Oh, really? Then, I’d love to have steak. I appreciate Sir Lars’ recommendation, but the fish menu is so diverse that it’s hard to pick. Let me have it next time. I’m sorry.”

“Oh, that’s fine, Princess,” Sir Lars said hesitantly, silently covering his face with the menu.

As soon as we ordered and food began to come out, three of us including me enjoyed food, chatting about various topics.

Princess Frincia mostly asked me questions, then I answered. Carsein interrupted in the middle, but Sir Lars was just eating rather in a stiff manner without joining in the conversation.

As if she was bothered by Sir Lars who remained silent, the princess, who started talking about various stuff including her private things, suddenly turned her eyes to him and said, “Sir Lars?”

“Oh, did you call me?”

Her voice wasn’t that loud, but he replied in surprise. Because of that, he dropped the knife that he was holding on the floor with a sharp noise. Looking at the knife and Sir Lars alternately, with an absurd expression, Carsein asked in a puzzled tone, “Are you sick, brother? You look very weird today.”

“Oh, nothing, ‘Sein. Never mind.”

“Hmm, if you feel uncomfortable, talk to me right away.”

Sir Lars nodded, blushing. When I put down the fork, thinking he made an absurd mistake that didn’t fit him at all, I suddenly heard a familiar voice.