17 Chapter 17: Hero’s Chronicle, Breton’s Point of View Part One (2/2)
'Up until now, I've always thought that Yuri-sama is a gentle person… But I might not have seen anything at all.' He thought
”…Right now, conducting it frequently will put a large burden on the National Treasury. This time, don't you think it'll be better to reconsider?” Breton asked Yuri when Jared left to talk some things with Silvester. Leaving behind Breton and Anders.
”Why is Breton saying something like that? Isn't it the top priority to help the lives of the people? Everyone is happy, isn't that a good thing…”
”Although it's a good thing, it won't be good if it's too frequent. Yuri, please don't say too many unreasonable things to Jared…”
”Jared is the Prince of this Kingdom. Can't a Prince do whatever he likes? If the Kingdom doesn't have enough budget, it will be fine to take it from the taxes~ Ah, and also, how about disbanding the military? Un, that's a good idea~ Since this Kingdom is peaceful, the military is unnecessary~.”
Both Anders and Breton started to tremble as they looked at Yuri with shocked expressions.
”But that does not want you to want to truly hear is it Breton” Yuri's innocent smile dropped completely as her expression became unusually clam.
”You have something to ask me don't you, Breton.”
Breton shivered. ”I wanted to ask if my sister really bullied you, she said you would tell.”
For a split second, she had a sinister smile, but both Anders and Breton both saw it.
”She didn't” Yuri smiled ”Not once did her ladyship bully me” the glint in her eyes became somewhat flushed.
'ladyship, only my sister's followers address her as a lady and not miss or young mistress' Breton thought.
”Ah! Jared, I was just talking to Breton and Anders about disbanding the military, since the kingdom is really peaceful” Yuri had a bright smile on her face as though she has thought of an ingenious idea.
”Ah, Yuri is so smart,” Jared said from behind Breton as he had just come back with an entranced smile as if Yuri captured his heart multiple time with her smile that had a vastly different meaning to them. Jared and Yuri left in a happily.
Breton and Anders sat down in shock as they took in everything, their reality has been utterly shattered.
”Hey, Anders can you listen to my story” Breton felt like he needed to talk about it.
”Yeah,” Anders said slowly as he looked at Breton trying to remain calm.
”When I was a child, me and my sister used to be somewhat close. She taught me swordsmanship and how to use magic, she was honestly the best teacher I ever had.But then the maids started pulling these pranks on me. I never told my father or my sister this, because I thought I could handle it. Until one day, I lashed out and nearly had beaten a maid to death. My sister saw this, I remember the look of disgust in her eyes when she looked at me, I stood frozen I wanted to explain to her, but she had just left, without a single word. Not long after she left the maid who was by her said to me when she left ”Young master Breton, thank you for being so easy to use. Now our Ladyship won't bother with a pest like you” before she turned around and left happily, and Then I heard the maid who I had beaten laugh. That was when I realized I had been set up” Breton said slowly.
”….”
”Anders the only people who address my sister as ”my lady or her ladyship” are her followers. Just right now Yuri had called my sister
”her ladyship.”
”That doesn't make sense, why would someone who follows your sister, go after her fiancé.”
”it makes sense to me because I have seen how terrifying my sister's followers can be. They would go extremely far for my sister. Glass never liked Jared, and he had always treated her horribly both you, and I knew this but never said anything. I should have realized my sister's followers would never have left Jared alone.”
Anders started to shiver again as his expression was getting pale.
”Anders you may not know this, but most of the students of this school are my sister's followers. That's why I believed Jared when he said that Yuri was being bullied.”
”But if Yuri is a follower…” Breton trailed off.
A few days later, Breton was in his father's office to move on to discussing some more topics ranging on the management of their territories.
”Breton, your sister received the invitation to the royal castle. To celebrate the funding of the empire, it is from the Queen Dowager. Meaning she can't refuse, I want you to escort her
”Jared and Yuri will be attending for sure.”
”I'm surprised,” his father said
”About what, father.”
”The fact that you're actually worried about your sister.”
”That is… It is certainly normal for you to think that it's a little late for me to worry her, but…”
”ha-ha, I was worried you would never get past that incident.”
”Father you knew about it.”
Maxfield shook his head. As he looked out his window to see a carriage stop and his beautiful wife and daughter came out in an arm link seemingly still chatting before Glass looked up and met his eyes and nodded at him.