Chapter 119 – M. E. S. M. E. R. I. Z. E. (1)

“Duke.
Disposing of me won’t change the truth.”

“It’s not processing.
Let’s have a more sincere conversation.”

Oh shit
I hate fathers with daughters.
Especially including the previous generation of demon lords.
When they talk about their daughter, they say shit with ignorance, so the words don’t work.
Even more so when you have power.

Chuck.

“Raise your hands and kneel.”

Did you say ‘Mark’?
I have a pretty bad impression.
It must be an entourage of the duke’s escort.

“Yes. Calm down.”

I raise both hands and slowly kneel down.

“Turn around.
Tie with a rope
If you do anything stupid, you will die.”

I respond with a shout.

“Older brother!”

Jump!

“Brother!”

Oh i’m not your brother
Sir Thomas opens the tent and enters,

“Catch!!!”

Udangtang!!

They are caught by the duke’s aides who were waiting outside the tent together and pinned to the ground.
Well, 3-on-1 is impossible.

“What did you think would happen with that one guy?
Now, you too, be quiet…”

“Why am I on my knees?”

“Huh?”

“It is to gain momentum!!”

Baek!!

In the surprise head-butt, Mark, carrying a knife and rope, withdrew his nose with a broken nose.
And .

“Grow up.”

Sreung!

Master’s dagger came out of her bosom and instantly became a long sword.

“Guards!”

“Uhhh!”

Blah blah!

He slashes Mark’s longsword and slashes his temple with the head of his handle.

Sreureuk, kooung!

The duke jumps up from his seat, and his aides holding Thomas run from behind.
But.

Remembrance!

“Get those bastards out.”

It was faster for me to point the knife at the duke’s neck.

“Duke!”

“Guards!!”

Chuck and chug!

I know just by hearing the sound.
That this tent was surrounded.

Jump!

The entrance to the tent opens, and the soldiers enter.

“Duke. You can’t stop me with such dicks.”

Back. Slurp…

“I, how dare you!”

Master’s dagger is extremely sharp.
Even if you put it on your neck like this, it’s enough to make a single stream of blood flow.

“Tell me to stop.
It’s not even a job to cut your neck.”

“After that?
Neither you nor your brother will be able to go out?”

Calmness is highly praised.
But I don’t have eyes for the character.

“Really?
Isn’t it strange that you trusted Mark?”

The duke stared blankly at the escort who had collapsed on the floor.

Shit.

At my laughter, the duke slowly raises his hand.

“Everyone stop for now.”

The duke’s men hardened.

“This knife is sharp, so don’t be fooled.
Ruler. What I said before, don’t stop.
Your daughter-in-law…”

“For a moment!
Okay
I believe in that.”

Still, you don’t want to talk about your daughter’s affair in front of her subordinates, do you?

“Didn’t you believe it earlier?
If I were to tease my tongue just once, I would be the laughing stock of the world.”

“I hate to admit it, but you are right.”

Could Princess Anne’s poise be inherited from her maternal grandfather?

“There is evidence. Here.”

I reached into her arms and took out a piece of Queen Grace’s hair.

“This… ?”

“Take only one strand.
Do you know whose hair it is?”

“… No way.”

I whisper into the Duke’s ear.

“Alberic brought this hair.
He has an affair with Queen Grace, and he asked me to make medicine for her.”

“… ! You bastard!”

“It was after the work had already been done.
Did you two get along well?
Check it out at the coronation banquet.
That’s not what’s important right now.”

“… Is there anything more important?
Rather than the loss of my family’s honor and status?”

Oh, haven’t I told you about that yet?
Whispered again

“It is assumed that Alberic assassinated the former king.
Princess Anne was digging it.”

“… !!!”

Even the Duke had no choice but to change his expression at this content.

“I am on your side.
To be exact, on Princess Anne’s side.
So is our family.”

“… What do you want?”

I go behind the duke and whisper.
It’s better if you don’t show your face.

“Princess Stella ascends the throne.”

“!! … You too are ambitious.”

“I just hate Catherine and Alberic.
You can make your choice later.
Give enough deadlines.
You may go to the coronation banquet, check the facts, and answer.”

Seruk.

I lowered my sword, shortened Master’s dagger and put it in my bosom.

“I’m sorry I made you bleed.
But be generous with your allies.
Because our family hates kneeling.”

“Hmm. I’m sorry too.
Keep everyone out of the way.”

“Duke!”

“It’s not possible!
They’re the ones who gave blood to the Duke’s body!”

“Get these guys right away… !”

“Didn’t everyone tell you to get out of the way!!”

“””!!!”””

Everyone froze at the Duke’s roar.

Whiyu~
You have a charisma.

“Duke…”

“Don’t make me say it twice.”

Seruk.

The duke’s men get out of the way, and I raise Sir Thomas and leave the tent together.

“For a moment.
Did I mention your name is Kamu Abubakr?”

“Yes.”

“To meet, Count Abu Bakr’s
Can I send a messenger to the garrison?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Hey, are you married?”

What kind of random question is this?
I turn around at the tent entrance.

“It is still.
Why are you asking that?”

Under… Even if it weren’t for the previous demon lord, I did it with Rumika a long time ago.
… If Master was infertile and I hadn’t worried about anything, I would have done it with Master first.

“How about my grandson, Ann?”

“?!?!?!?!”

No, why is this old man in such a hurry?
Even in front of subordinates?

“Duke!”

“Quiet.
That’s what I asked.
Camus.
What do you think?”

“… This is a sudden proposal.
She’s definitely a great woman.
I’m just wondering why you’re making such an outrageous proposal to me, a bastard.”

I’m going to listen to this

Dump.

Duke Dupre sat back in his chair.

“Anne is sick.
He also lost the right to succeed to the throne.
… There’s something like that you said.
It’s not something to tell anyone about.
If that’s the case, Anne won’t refuse.
Shouldn’t you think about it too?”

And. Look at this grandpa’s determination.

“… Thank you for your words,
I have someone else in mind.”

“You mean Stella?”

“…”

That’s not part of the plan either.

“Hey, you are ambitious.
Like it.
Suggestion, think about it.
You too should consider my proposal.
If you confirm, I’ll send a messenger to your family.
Either way.”

“I will be waiting for you.”

I nodded and left the tent.

… A gentleman with short words and heavy thoughts.
Please be on our side
Reach you!

* * *

“The banquet is gorgeous.”

I was busy today too.
I stopped by Princess Anne’s villa to renew my hypnosis, and also looked into Princess Anne.
Perhaps Duke Dupre will come to see it.
Please tell me well, sick princess.

“There are so many people.”

The palace, open to commoners for the coronation banquet, is part of the southern palace.
I am supposed to be the bastard of the Abu Bakr family, but I did not dare to enter the social world because I did not want to show off because of my false identity.

“Uh?! Angela. Here.”

Raise your hand slightly. And…

“Lord. You are here.”

“…”

Unusually, her blonde hair was braided to one side.
White gloves that cover up to the elbow.

“Lord?”

“I thought you were a princess.
Very pretty…”

Above all, an off-the-shoulder dress that exposed the shoulders and collarbones.
There is lace on the chest and arms.
The light blue dress, not the usual dark blue, is very refreshing.
It is a princess dress that emphasizes the slender body and narrow waist by tightening it, and gently spreads down.
Maybe it’s because I’m wearing heels, but my proportions are better than usual.

“Uh… Hmm…
Lord, you are exaggerating.”

I hold out her arm beside her.

“Shall we go, Princess?”

“Of course, lord.”

Despite the mischievous escort, he still looks nervous.

“… Braiding your hair down also suits you very well.
It’s sweet.”

“… Awesome!
Oh, praise is overrated today.”

“You say what you see, what you feel.
Oh, there the clown is performing.
Let’s go.”

Carefully holding her in my arms, she walks cautiously, holding the hem of her dress with one hand.
I don’t wear heels often, so it must be difficult to move.
Hmm. Go slow
I’ll have to check the wiring.
My feet hurt if I move too much.

“That… Incredible.”

“I know.
I don’t watch stunts often either.
It’s so strange.”

“Hmmmm, I guess that can be applied to combat as well.”

No… Do not do that.

“Oh oh. That’s great.
It’s like magic.
Ugh, that looks dangerous.
What if it catches on fire?”

“Hmmmm.
When dealing with fire magic…”

Guess I got it wrong
The Knight of the Moon, who is an unmanned man to the bone, has a different perspective.

“Do you want a cookie?”

“Just a little.”

I pick up cookies from a tray in a passing market.

Pop.

“Okay, I’ll give you half.
I will only taste it.”

Mess.

“It is delicious. Than you think.”

“I know. Would you like another one?”

Nod

Pick up one more

Mess.

She chews carefully.
Always small movements, no exaggeration.
Even when we first met, his restrained movements gave off a light feeling.
The feeling that does not change even if I wear a dress.

“It is delicious.
I want to try something else.”

“Okay?
Don’t force yourself to eat it
Let’s eat something else~”

Tup. Soil.

“!!!!”

If you leave something to eat, you will be punished.
I snatched the half-eaten cookie from Angela and put it in her mouth.

“It is delicious. Hmm?
Did you want to finish eating?”

“… Oh no!
It’s not like that…
No. Nothing.”

Why are you so staring?

***

The sun is already setting.
It’s not even summer yet,
Because I wasted a lot of time today.

“How was the noble banquet hall?”

“It’s even more splendid.
Would you like to go with me?”

“Huh?
Hmm… I’m a bit worried about running into you.”

“You just have to look around quietly.”

“… I can’t look back quietly with a beautiful woman.
Would you like to come and talk?”

“My lord, even if I praise you, I won’t do anything for you.”

“You don’t have to.
Just stay by my side
Hmm… Shall we go then?”

It’s boring because the common people’s seats are all about watching the palace and drinking.

Tight.

Angela giving strength to her hand that held my arm.
It’s not even stairs, so why?

“Next… I’ll be there
Let’s go.”

Using Angela Valentine’s name value and my family ring, I was able to enter the central palace, the banquet hall.

“And.
The garden here is really nice.”

It is full of all kinds of vaporizers.

“The name of this place is ‘Summer Garden’.
It is a garden that the former king had decorated for the deceased queen.
It’s spring now, but here the trees…”

For me, who was looking around with her eyes shining, Angela explained the places.

“Wow, the water also runs on the floor.
Where do you get this water from?”

“I bring it by connecting the waterway from the river that passes through the middle of the castle in Amity.
I use a water wheel to draw up water.”

Angela also answers my curiosity.

“Hey, that’s amazing.
Look at that flower
Hmm… Excited to see flowers.
Am I old Tina?”

“Pu-huh, no.”

“Uh? Why are you laughing?”

“No, I didn’t laugh.”

“Hey. Did you see it?”

I also show you how to smile.

“This flower goes well with you.
Hey, put flowers on your ears.”

“Eh, like this?”

“Huh. Nice
He seems a bit crazy.”

“Joy. Do the lord too.
Here… With this flower.
Ego…”

“I think this is crazy like us.”

Also joke
I’m having fun playing for a while.

“Hungry.”

“Would you like to eat?
The banquet hall is across a small bridge.”

“If we didn’t run into each other, wouldn’t we meet someone who does?”

“I will protect you, lord.”

I don’t have to say it so strongly.
It’s like watching a young Shepard.
Even when she wears a dress, she exudes loyalty.
After passing the beautiful stone bridge that crosses the garden’s waterside, you will reach the banquet hall.

“Ike, don’t run into that grandpa.”

“This is Duke Dupre. Do you know?”

“I saw you for the first time today.
A knife was pointed at her throat.
I’m the one who put the bandage on that neck.”

“… What are you doing?
Anyway, move this way.”

Angela grabs her dress and leads me.
We moved stealthily along the pillars and walls.
However, there was no need to make such an effort.

“Oh, isn’t that the herbalist?
Long time no see.”

The one we bumped into in front of us was Queen Catherine.