Chapter 314 – 27. Elves Get Doubly Hotter as Their Numbers Increase.

“… Will be done. And this part was before…”

The office of the princess in the royal castle of Elbazon.

“…”

Princess Alicia was receiving reports from her servants.

The government system of the Kingdom of Elbazon is very inefficient.

Some simply have a lot of work, but most of the elves have the old-fashioned way of thinking unique to Jang Myeong-jong.

If we effectively organized and streamlined the department, the work would have been reduced by about a quarter of what it is now.

But it can’t be.

In elven society, there is not only the royal family and high elves, but also the senate.

And they were old people who had reached the pinnacle of elves.

Still, Alicia tried.

She took some share of the work of Queen Alencia, who worked hard but had no talent for her paperwork, and worked out what she could handle on her own line. This was the reason why the high elf royal mother and daughter were always busy.

“…And finally…”

“…”

What we have today is a report from a lower department, no different than usual.

But why?

For some reason, I couldn’t concentrate on my spiritual work.

“…We are going to do it. That’s it.”

“…”

“…Is the princess low?”

“…”

“Degrading the princess.”

“…Ah. Um. Yes, I heard you well. You worked hard.”

Alicia, belatedly coming to her senses, nods her head and bites her reporter.

However, the elf did not sit down and instead stared at the princess.

“Your princess. Do you remember the report I gave you?”

Even at the words of the disrespectful elf servant, Alicia remained calm.

Alicia, the talented and innovative elf princess, had many enemies.

While most of Elba John’s officials are older, she is very young.

Like old bureaucrats, they all live hundreds of years and have their own set of values. Because of this, she disliked Alicia’s way, and she often pointed out this and that, and it was the same this time.

‘It’s annoying.’

“Of course.”

“What am I…”

“Your lord has been dark like this.”

The words flowed out of Alicia’s mouth.

The servant’s face turned red at the action of the princess who spit out the words of the servant.

“Um. It would be too long if I did more. Shall we do more?”

“No…Sorry.”

“It could be.”

‘Anyway, they choose the tradition as they like.’

An elf princess who grumbles on the inside but smiles gently to soothe her subjects.

In the naive elven traditional view, there are top and bottom clothes, and there is also a path theory.

Alicia proceeded with the meeting, swearing at the servants who brought even this to their convenience. She couldn’t concentrate for a moment, but to a genius, it’s something that can be easily overlooked.

After that, the meeting continued for close to three hours, and I was able to finish it with barely collecting opinions.

“Whoa.”

‘Get tired.’

The elf princess, who finished one of her other duties, buried her body in her chair with a deep sigh.

Her chair artifact Ursula made for her, who often spends a lot of time sitting in one place and doing her work.

Even if you sit down and do your work, your body will be less strained.

So what was bothering her was not physical, but mental.

“It’s strange. Why can’t I concentrate so much today?”

But it’s strange that this doesn’t happen once or twice and I can’t concentrate on my work.

It is true that fatigue has accumulated, but there must be another reason.

But Alicia was not inspired by her.

“…Ha, that’s okay. I’ll have to do something to think about that.”

The princess, who had given up on thinking for a long time, called her aide.

“What’s next on the schedule?”

“I have a meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Her Highness, Your Highness.”

“Ah, the Foreign Ministry meeting…”

Princess Alicia’s eyes widened at the aide’s words.

This is a really important schedule.

The aide said with the queen, but there’s one more.

The former queen and her grandmother Ingreatia.

In other words, this meeting is expected to serve as an opportunity for Elbazon, who has been using a foreign policy close to seclusion, to finally expand the scope of opening doors and join the full-scale battle against the demons. There are many walls to overcome for him though.

‘But since Grandma is here, it’ll be fine.’

Ingredia was known not only for her prowess, but also for her charisma, which won over her subjects.

All of her now, more than the deputy ministers of her important departments, must have experienced her or heard rumors of her.

“Elbazon is finally changing.”

He’s not old enough that he feels new, but he’s eerie.

The aide cautiously spoke to the young princess with a hearty smile.

“Degrading the princess.”

“Yes, tell me.”

“Aren’t you unable to focus on your work today?”

“Ha, yes.”

“When I saw it, it was like that from yesterday.”

“…Huh?”

“And, I’m sorry to say this, but maybe the cause is…”

“Hey, wait!”

Alicia interrupted the aide, stuttering her words.

There’s no way the intelligent woman wouldn’t notice what her aide was about to say.

The elf princess shook her head at the face of a boy that came to her mind.

However, the fact that he remembered it even before hearing her words proves that it is correct.

“Ah really…”

A reality that had become undeniable, Alicia covered her face with her hand on her forehead.

She probably can’t see that her own face is very red now.

“This is, for real, … Ha.”

It’s ridiculous.

She couldn’t believe that she just came back yesterday without seeing her face and it was so disruptive.

If you think about it, as the aide said, since yesterday, I was strangely concerned, as if a thorn had stuck in my throat.

‘Entire… It was because of Siwoo’s younger brother.’

How could I be so concerned that I didn’t see a single face?

“…”

The princess’s aide, who prided herself on being smart, carefully opened her mouth.

“Lowering.”

“…Why.”

“Let’s adjust our schedule right now.”

“What?”

Alicia turned her head and glared at her aide with her ferocious expression, and she soon realized her mistake and apologized to her. It was a stupid thing to take out your anger on the harsh thing you just said.

“Whoa, sorry.”

“No. What should I do instead?”

“…”

The elf princess is smart enough to be called a genius.

She herself is well aware of that fact, and thanks to her, she has the ability to realize what she seeks.

However, this was the first time such a situation had arisen, so it was not easy to make a decision.

The aide smiled lightly at the conflicted princess.

Until now, she had always been doing what her princess told her to do and organizing her schedule. However, she saw that the real aide she thought she had to be was literally able to help her master. And this was the first opportunity.

‘I’d be a fool if I missed this opportunity.’

“If you allow it, I’ll make a request to Ursula Changgwan and make time for it.”

The aide’s sweet voice tickled the princess’ ears.

“What, what? Make time?”

“Yes. In principle, Yggdrasil’s level 2 or higher staff can only be booked for 3 days. So, with Ursula-sama’s help, it can be done in 4 days at least.”

Alicia looked at her aide with her dumbfounded face.

Was she such an aide that she was so good at talking?

Until now, she always answered briefly and only made me work, so I didn’t know.

“…”

The princess, who was briefly conflicted with her advice, said with shame.

“…More quickly, can’t it…?”

“I’ll ask for that as well. If the conversation goes well with the elf who made the reservation in advance, we’ll be able to take over the reservation time.”

“Whoa. Yes. That part… I’ll ask. I’ll allow you to talk with the person who made the reservation earlier, well, if nothing else, it’s within the scope of my personal resources.”

“All right.”

The aide clenched his fists and cheered inwardly.

She knew that as a princess with a clear distinction between public and private affairs, she would not use power for her own personal purposes.

So, even if it is within the scope of private property, it is a really big change.

Here she threw her seduction, which greatly stirred the heart of her princess.

“And, if possible, we’ll organize a celebration party.”

“…? A celebration party?”

Alicia, who is close with Ursula of the Changgwanju, and has been dating the No.1 S-class male hero of Yggdrasil until recently.

Even so, she knew little about Changgwan. That’s because Ursula is in charge of that side’s work, and reports go directly to the queen. She is ignorant of internal matters even though she actively tries to use Chang-gwan to raise her national prestige.

The aide briefed the elf princess about the celebration party.

“In other words, there will be a party to celebrate Siwoo’s first-class promotion soon.”

“That’s right.”

“Celebration party…”

I remember.

Didn’t his mother, Alencia, monopolize his entire time during the 2nd grade promotion celebration party?

“That, maybe…”

“Even if you are the Queen, you cannot monopolize the first class.”

“That’s right.”

Even though the princess is speechless, she puts on an embarrassed expression that makes her unable to say anything.

The aide was delighted because it would have been unimaginable if it had been the same before.

“Then what about the reservation for the celebration party?”

“Because 1st level promotions are very rare, we have parties all over the Changgwan. However, only a few of them can be in the same room as the person who has been promoted to 1st level. There are roughly 20 of them, but word spreads so quickly that competition can be fierce. “

“Yeah. I’ll ask for that, too, right away.”

“Yes.”

“And…”

“Deterioration? Is there anything else you want me to do?”

“No, that’s not it… That, ha ha… Thank you.”

“…It was nothing.”

But it was a big deal.

Alicia herself hates the old elves’ wayward ideas and arrogance, but unconsciously, she herself acts high-handedly towards low-status elves and servants. She doesn’t have many enemies because she’s innovative by elf standards.

‘It’s been 6 years since I started working with you. Hearing thank you for the first time, I guess I succeeded too…’

Not even noticing that her darling and her aide closed her eyes and was thrilled, the princess lost herself in her thoughts.

‘Something was decided in an instant.’

She quietly closes her eyes and recalls Han Xiu.

She thought it was a bit regretful that she couldn’t meet her yesterday morning, but she had no regrets.

She must have been like that, but why is her heart like this all of a sudden?

‘No way, I’m Siwoo’s brother… ?’

“…”

Could this be the famous feeling of love?

Alicia wasn’t sure.

Who would be able to easily assert her own feelings?

Moreover, she was very dull in her emotions.

The princess thought over and over again with her eyes closed.

And this time, too, she procrastinated.

‘If I meet my younger brother, something will come out.’

With that conclusion, Alicia opened her eyes.

Now it was time to prepare for the next schedule.