Chapter 472 – 38. Return of Ulstro (2)

Late night time.

Valdez, who was looking outside his camp once again.

A woman approached and sat down next to him, casually resting her head on her shoulder her.

“Huh, it’s hard.”

“Great job.”

“Suffering… Hehe.”

She, her princess knight Mercedes, said it as if it was nothing, but she tells me how much trouble she is in from the fact that it has only been a short time since the end of the day.

Unlike commoners, nobles’ hours lasted until late in the evening, but that didn’t mean it was late at night. The time when the simple banquet that started early is over, everyone is asleep, and there is no vigil but vigil. Even this time she was awake and doing her business her.

I can’t even explain how hard it is.

“How’s work?”

“Work?”

Mercedes tilted her head at Valdez’s sudden question.

“The Queen’s substitute.”

After that, her face lit up.

“Ah… You know♡”

“Even though I couldn’t contact you, I kept hearing about Ulstro.”

“Hehe, that’s right.”

Queen Beatrice is pregnant with Valdes’ child.

It was not difficult to hide the fact that she was pregnant in her early to mid-terms, but as her belly her grew larger, it naturally became difficult to hide it. In that state, after deep thought, she decided to hide even her birth except for her closest aids her.

The external reason is sickness.

She stopped revealing her body outside of her except where it was unavoidably necessary.

And Mercedes began to act as her mother’s surrogate her as her 1st princess and her next queen.

“Umm. Are you okay?”

“Huh? Suddenly what?”

“Work. You’re much busier than before. You won’t be able to do the article work you wanted to do.”

Valdez asked anxiously.

The reason why she, the first princess of the country and a determined next queen, was able to serve in the Royal Knights as her own knight, was all thanks to Mercedes making a deal with her mother her.

Thanks to this, Mercedes served as her knight her, shared some of her royal duties her, and even fulfilled her responsibilities her as a princess. Her duties as her queen’s substitute would have been aggravated to her her, who was originally busy, but it would be difficult to serve as her knight for quite some time.

“Ah, that? Are you okay? What’s this?”

The princess raised her head where her shoulder her rested.

“Marie is helping, and Captain Serenia is very considerate.”

Mercedes, who answered casually, immediately laughed bashfully.

“Ah. No. Would it be correct to say that it is difficult here?”

“There’s no right answer. Even if my sister says it’s okay, I’m not going to accept it straight away.”

Mercedes widened her eyes at Valdez’s words her.

She soon leaned back on his shoulder with her warm smile.

“Hehe, yes. That’s right… Ah, it’s fine as expected.”

The princess’s voice grew more languid.

It’s a tone that sounds relieved rather than sleepy.

“It’s good to be with my family, my teachers, and the members. I think it’s best to be with someone I like and with Valdez. My heart just calms down and my heart flutters. It’s just… It’s just comfortable. I guess this is love, right?”

Mercedes laughed lightly at his embarrassing remarks her.

Valdez, who had been listening again, was taken aback.

“Didn’t you promise Marie not to cut in line?”

“Huh? I did, but why?”

“…No.”

Is it an illusion that her skill at seducing men has suddenly increased while she has n’t seen her?

It feels more fatal because it is an unconscious charm.

“Well, anyway. The longest is a month, the shortest is 15 days. Please take good care of me during that time, sister.”

“It’s shorter than I thought… But I can’t help it. Please take good care of me too… Huh?”

“…?”

“Just, what… “

“What are you talking about. Ah. Sister?”

“Ahh… ♡”

Unlike her mother and younger sister, she is a princess knight who has a firm preference for younger people.

Hearing that she was the older sister of a lover whom he hadn’t heard in a while, her face instantly turned red.

She was flustered and at a loss for what to do, just like Marie from before.

And she made Valdez go crazy.

‘Sisters in pairs…. I really want to attack you.’

She thought of reaching out to her first, but soon he shook her head in his mind her.

It’s a trivial reason, but something hurts my pride.

Valdes decided to endure until the princess and sister of Ulstro Kingdom attacked first.

It’s not that I’m particularly offended, or I’m not curious about who’s going to lose to sexual desire. I was just looking forward to seeing how the cute girls who starved for months would come out. It would take a few days to get to the capital, but at least one of them would be blindsided.

‘If it’s not, I’ll keep putting up with it.’

For some reason, Valdez licked his lips.

So, if Mercedes and Marie heard it, they would be terrified.

She decided not to cut in line, but she was a sister who was willing to accept it if Valdez asked her to do it first. Even though they don’t agree with each other, they have similar thoughts.

Shaking off his silly thoughts of her, Valdez raised her arm of her and put her on her shoulder of her.

“Aren’t you tired? Let’s go in and rest.”

“…Yes.”

Even while answering, she doesn’t want to go back. Mercedes sobbing while hugging Valdes.

But maybe it’s because she’s relaxed when she’s with her lover her.

The tired body and languid mind were gradually being eroded by sleep.

“Ugh. You’re still young.”

Valdes hugged her as it were.

A so-called princess hug, which is given to the princess.

Was it because she was happy or because she was drowsy, Mercedes didn’t move while holding Valdez in her arms her.

“I’ll go like this, sister.”

“Ugh…♡”

The princess complained of fatigue with her whole body as she spoke longer.

Still, the answer was enough, so Valdes immediately turned around.

‘This should be enough.’

I needed a distance to match the rumors that would spread by holding hands with her, and it was a good thing.

That’s why her step was so much lighter.

“… Hey, Valdes.”

“Why?”

“Aside from me… Do you have another older sister?”

When I said something in a serious voice, it was a question like this.

The slight tension is relieved and only laughter comes out.

I think I know why you are asking this question.

“It’s pointless to say. Don’t worry. The only person I’ll call sister is Mercy.”

Hehe, yes… ♥”

‘Maybe.’

Swallowing the words that are about to come out of my throat, I go to the entrance guarded by the watchman.

The soldiers who were watching from afar were taken aback when they saw the faces of Valdes and Mercedes.

Coincidentally, one of the soldiers was the same soldier as when he was holding hands with Mari earlier.

“Bar, Sir Valdes… ?”

“Why is it with Her Highness the First Princess…”

“I met by chance with Her Highness the Princess who was patrolling outside. She seemed to be tired and fell asleep after talking.”

“Ah…”

The soldiers looked completely distrustful.

He seems to think that Mercedes came out on patrol as an excuse to meet him.

There was no reason to make excuses anywhere, so he bowed his head to the two of them and passed the entrance. It was good that there was no detailed inspection, perhaps because he was with Mercedes because he had such a distinct appearance.

“Sister. Are you sleeping?’

“…”

“I’m really asleep.”

It’s a pity that there are few witnesses because it’s late at night unlike Mari’s time.

He was too tired to walk around her while holding the sleeping Mercedes, so he headed straight for her tent.

Somehow, after making more eyewitness accounts to several maids and soldiers, he went back after putting the princess to sleep.

Simon’s Kingdom. Goddess Church Vatican.

A meeting of the high priests was held, which was not expected to be held again in the near future.

The reason was obvious.

Death of Cardinal Luciano.

It made the atmosphere infinitely heavy.

“…”

“…”

Almost 10 minutes after the meeting, a cardinal managed to speak up.

“…… Ha. That’s ridiculous.”

It was a few words that were insignificant, but they were words that everyone except a few felt.

I would never have thought that one of the candidates for the next pope, the dwarf paladin, a former member of the warrior party, would die in vain like this.

Both his faction his following Luciano and the opposing faction following his rival his were equally disconcerted. Putting aside Luciano’s skills, the last time a Cardinal of the Goddess Church died was nearly 100 years ago, excluding this one.

“I never thought that Cardinal Luciano would die…”

“… So, the monster that was the direct cause died?”

A cardinal asked, turning his head to see Tesari, who had taken up a seat to one side.

Originally, she was only the vice-captain, so she couldn’t attend, but since Tessari was the one who knew the most about Luciano’s death, it was natural for her to attend. There is also the meaning of interrogation.

“Yes that’s right.”

“Hmm…”

“If you do not understand or have any questions, feel free to ask.”

Several cardinals frowned at her calm words her.

But that was all.

“Yes, then was that monster that strong?”

“It wasn’t weak. We will become the leader of the Holy Knights.”

“Is it…”

“If the captain was in his normal state, he would have dealt with it without difficulty, but he not only did his best to protect the members in danger…”

“The Third Alliance Lord, no. He was seriously injured by the former leader.”

After that, the atmosphere flowed closer to the questioning.

Tesari, knowing that it was not because of her sincerity of her, but because of the responsibilities of her work of her, Tesari conducted her Q & A with her calmness of her. For Luciano’s death his, he felt no remorse, so he did not tremble.

“Hmm. Shouldn’t this be enough? Vice-captain Tessaly must be tired too, so let’s get some rest.”

Hearings that lasted for an hour.

It was his rival in the candidacy, like Luciano, who put an end to it.

But no one could stop it.

‘Whoops. Things are going well.’

Saint Cloudy, who was thinking of helping Tessaly in case of emergency, was relieved.

Unlike the weight of Luciano’s death, it seemed that it would be passed over more easily than expected.

‘This has been resolved well, my Demon King♥’