Chapter 7. I couldn’t see you because of you 2020.02.25.
‘Bang!’ The door opened with a sound.
“Mabel!!”
I couldn’t see anything because I was lying face down, but I could tell from the voice I heard that the person who entered was the emperor.
‘Ehh. lived.’
I can’t try to kidnap you now. Footsteps quickly approached. I felt a familiar hand caress the nape of my neck.
“Montego. What did you do to Mabel?”
The emperor questioned in a bloody voice as if chewing.
“No, I haven’t even laid a finger on Your Highness.”
“What are you talking about? Then why is Mabel on her face?”
“His Highness turned himself over.”
“…what?”
A suffocating silence came. and after a while The sound of a sword being drawn was heard.
“I really haven’t laid a finger on Your Highness. I swear in the name of God!”
A kneeling sound was heard. It looked like the emperor had pointed his sword at the man. What if I die like that? Actually, it wasn’t my business, but I still didn’t feel good. It’s true that they tried to kidnap me, but they couldn’t really lay their hands on me.
‘good. Let’s help that man for now.’
…But I couldn’t. Because flipping was successful, but flipping was another matter. I groaned a few times and passed out in exhaustion. Even as I struggled, the conversation continued.
“Your Highness, even your fingertips…!”
“okay. So that is the problem.”
“…yes?”
fast. The sound of grinding teeth was heard. And the emperor said
“…you haven’t seen Mabel flipping over because of you.”
Ah… the priest and I sighed at the same time.
***
Hwangseong went into emergency mode due to the invasion of an uninvited guest late at night.
“Damn Abelardo bastards.”
The knights who bowed down to the emperor’s shock and the wizards waiting were all nervous. Montego’s access to the princess was partly due to their responsibility. Princess Mabel’s position was special. She was second in line to the throne of the Hermano family and the only heir to the Marquis of Gardenia. Since the Marquis of Gardenia had many enemies, there was a high possibility that political opponents would move to get rid of the only granddaughter who might later become the head of the household. So Esteban strengthened the security of Mabel’s palace and increased the number of reconnaissance troops. He also roasted the wizards and activated the barrier. Because of this, I thought that there was enough protection for Mabel, but it wasn’t.
“I never thought I would have created a gap in the barrier during that moment I had an audience with.”
Esteban gnashed his teeth. The difference was so minute that even the wizards who checked the barriers every day didn’t notice. From the beginning, Abelardo had planned to kidnap Mabel.
“I should have dug out my eyeballs…”
Esteban murmured coldly. The old knights and wizards sighed as they remembered Esteban in his days as the crown prince.
‘Couldn’t it be… the nightmare of that time will be reproduced!’
Those days when the wind and blood never ceased. At least for this moment, they earnestly prayed for the return of the deceased empress. But that couldn’t be possible. No matter how much she was a child of an oracle, the princess was the only daughter of the emperor. Fortunately, even if the attempt ended, it was natural to be angry because the kidnapping attempt was made.
‘But it’s difficult to dig out the eyeballs…’
They looked at each other as if they had promised. If you torture or kill Montego, you will have diplomatic friction with the Holy Nation. Who will risk their lives to testify to the emperor! After a short but suffocating battle, it was the Knight Commander Gerald who was ultimately defeated. The cause of defeat is age. Since he was the leader of the knights and had many responsibilities, the unspoken pressure to act was pressing on him.
‘Naughty young people. If I’m going to die, I’m going to tell the old me to die. This is why things these days are…’
Gerald looked up at the emperor, promising to cheer him up all day if things went smoothly.
“your majesty. Punishment of criminals is considered excessive. You should also consider your relationship with Abelardo.”
“Excessive treatment…”
Esteban briefly repeated Gerald’s words before shutting his mouth. The longer the silence lasted, the more the faces of the people except Esteban grew pale.
‘As expected, it seems wrong to go home today.’
Gerald sadly closed his eyes. The faces of the waiting family came to mind. He had no regrets about having spoken directly to His Majesty the Emperor. Seeing that humble appearance, the knights held back tears that were about to burst out.
‘I’m sorry, Captain…!’
Finally, the emperor opened his mouth with a face as if he would kill anyone.
“Mabel cried.”
“…yes?”
“He’s a kid who doesn’t cry, but when Montego approached him, he was startled and cried.”
I looked closely to see if he was joking, but Esteban was serious. Gerald hurriedly came to his senses. I was speechless for a moment, but this could really break down diplomatic relations with Abelardo.
“…I fully understand His Majesty’s feelings, but you must consider diplomatic relations.”
Rumors about Mabel had already spread far and wide within the imperial castle. A legend-like story about how the emperor loved and cherished it so much that he spread all kinds of precious treasures to Ponce Castle, starting with the forest in the north of the imperial castle. No matter how much he cared for him, even if his servants asked him to meet him once, he would not listen.
‘That…wasn’t a rumor.’
It was the moment when her fierce love for her daughter was proved to the whole world.
“Is that so.”
Gerald gave a timid reply. He did not know how to react to the emperor’s excessive love for his daughter.
‘No, maybe that’s not daughter love, but daughter obsession.’
“Actually, in my mind, I’ve already torn limbs in four directions. It would have happened if Mabel wasn’t there.”
Everyone had the same thought with those bloody words.
‘Her Princess Nice.’
Mabel’s existence made it possible to overcome a diplomatic crisis. Let’s leave aside the fact that Mabel was the cause of the situation.
“But Gerald, since you are so against it, let’s put the Montego case on hold for now. We’d better keep him in prison and see Abelardo’s reaction.”
A few breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, an all-out war with the Holy Nation was avoided. Just as he thought it was fortunate that Esteban didn’t lose his temper more than he thought, he opened his mouth again.
“So, Gerald. I want to trust your eyes for once.”
“yes? It is said that it is an eye…”
“Mabel needs an escort.”
This was Esteban’s conclusion after the attempted kidnapping the night before. What would happen if the palace guards were increased to protect Mabel? that was so easily pierced. So Mabel needed someone close to him to keep him from being exposed to danger. In my heart, I wanted to do it myself, but I couldn’t be by Mabel’s side all day due to the duties of my position. Esteban scanned the prostrate knights. The knights lowered their heads and refused to make eye contact with the emperor.
‘…If you get it wrong, you die!’
Being an escort knight for the princess is a so-called honey job that allows you to skip hell training for legitimate reasons, but it was a double-edged sword where you have to take on responsibilities that you can’t handle.
“…Could it be that no one is there?”
Esteban’s low voice swept through the audience. It was so quiet that even the sound of someone swallowing saliva could be heard loudly. A man walked out.
“I will escort Her Highness.”
It was Lisandro Donovan, Duke Donovan’s younger brother.
***
on the side. At first, I didn’t understand why he was handing over his teeth, but now I understand. How happy it was to know that there was something I could drink in this harsh world. Sauerkraut was the only drug God allowed me to do.
“You’re smiling brightly. Do you like the side dish that much?”
Larimar, who was organizing my toys, smiled happily and asked. Instead of answering, I just sucked my teeth. Anyway, what happened to the man named Montego who tried to kidnap me yesterday? The last scene I saw was the emperor with a terrifying face I had never seen before, dragging Montego by the back and leaving my room. Unlike that bloody night, my room on a leisurely day was so peaceful.
“Your Highness, Princess. Now you know how to flip it.”
Xavier spat out a word as he passed by, and Larimar opened his eyes wide.
“what? lie!”
“You definitely didn’t believe me. They said there was no golden divine beast before. Trust me.”
“I also want to believe in my heart, but you have a face that I can’t trust.”
“Phew…”
Xavier sighed and headed for the doorway.
‘Poor Mercy. Cheer up.’
All I can give is this support. Seeing them stick together all day even though they argue every day, they looked like siblings. They said they were close since they were born, so it might seem more intimate. I stared blankly at the ceiling as I sucked my teeth. Having lived without siblings all this time, I was envious of people who had a place to rely on. So the relationship between Xavier and Larimar seemed better. Of course, I now have an older brother named Oscar, but I didn’t really feel it.
‘Will there come a day when I have a family I can rely on someday…’
It was then.
“Hello little princess?”
Suddenly something appeared in front of my eyes. … Took. Surprised, the side teeth escaped from his mouth and fell to the floor, rolling over and over.
“Ah, it fell.”
The uninvited guest who bent down to pick up my lice was the first man I had ever seen. A sad-eyed man with black hair and green eyes. The slightly long hair tied into a ponytail was impressive.
‘Who is it?’
There was no way an assassin could have sneaked in in the middle of the day like this, so he must not be an ordinary person.
“surprised? Even the surprised little princess is cute.”
Who the hell are you pretending to be so close to?
“Huh.”
I whined and turned around. Glancing at her, the man awkwardly grabbed his teeth and smiled embarrassedly. I’m sure he’s not an assassin, but who is he? Perhaps while I was immersed in contemplation, everyone had gone out. In the room, it was only me and a man I hadn’t seen before. He said the security was tighter, so he probably wasn’t an assassin.
“Could it be that you were hated from the very beginning?”
I heard the man laugh bitterly. You know I don’t like it. I just turned over and pretended to play with the rattle. Then there was the sound of the door opening.
“oh. Welcome Sir Donovan. You are here early.”
The nanny welcomed the man. Do you two know each other? Intrigued, I turned around and observed the two of them. The man lightly kissed the back of the nanny’s hand and smiled lightly.
“It’s been a while, Madame Loupe. You are more beautiful than the last time I saw you.”
“Ho Ho. That speech is still the same.”
Sir Donovan? Is it a knight then? No, more than that, if it’s Donovan, it’s the former empress’ last name…!
“I am already happy that I can meet Madame Lupe every day from now on.”
At the man’s words, I opened my mouth.
‘Why do you see your nanny every day? why? why?’
The question was quickly resolved.
“I am relieved to hear that the sword master, Sir Donovan, will be in charge of escorting Her Highness. Even if it wasn’t, I was very worried.”
“It is an honor for me, madam.”
That uninvited guest who appeared out of nowhere seemed to be my escort. It was nice to have an escort once I knew it wasn’t safe around me, but in many ways I didn’t like that guy. First of all, I didn’t know whether to trust him because he belonged to the former empress’ family. The former empress, the current duke, would of course hate me, but that man from the same family would probably do the same. Second, the first impression is not good. Even though it was the first time I met him, he pretended to be close to me and was overly aggressive towards the nanny. His face is very handsome, but he is so smirk! I glared at Sir Donovan with displeasure rising from within, and he looked down at me with a puzzled grin.
“But the little princess seems to hate me.”
“Oh my goodness. It can’t be. How gentle and kind you are.”
no nanny When I’m bad, I’m a bad person.
‘No matter how you look at it, this man is very contemplative. It must be a flirt!’
swish I turned around again.
“Don’t worry sir. I think His Highness was very surprised by what happened last night. Ugh. It’s terrible. Trying to kidnap your Highness…”
The nanny’s voice was muffled with pity. It seemed okay, but I guess I was feeling guilty about what I had been through.
‘I’m fine…’
It wasn’t the nanny’s fault. It’s the fault of a man named Montego who was determined and tried to kidnap me.
“Uma!”
…No one will believe it, but they called the nanny. Anyway, my nanny did see me when I called. I stretched out my arms to the nanny.
“oh! majesty…!”
The nanny was startled and hugged me. It was a kind of happy face.
“Why do you ask me to hug you first? Look at this Sir. You are a gentle and kind Highness.”
He wasn’t gentle and nice, but he felt like he had to pretend that he was. I smiled at Sir Donovan. Then Sir Donovan covered my mouth with one hand. Nanny looked at Sir Donovan as she moved me around.
“kyung?”
“Wait a minute, Madam. Take a deep breath. Let me take a deep breath…”
…? Why are you talking like that all of a sudden? Sir Donovan turned his head for a second, took a deep breath, and looked back at me. I looked at Sir Donovan with a sullen face and smiled reluctantly.
‘It’s an old laugh.’
Then suddenly Sir Donovan’s expression hardened. Then, in a low voice, she called the nanny.
“Madam.”
“yes?”
“This person is not Her Highness. It’s clear.”
“What is that…?”
‘…Is that bullshit?’
Perhaps this is the backstory that the nanny omitted. I stared at Sir Donovan’s handsome face in bewilderment. Sir Donovan, who made eye contact with me, closed his mouth again with ‘Huh!’
“It is clear that he is an angel who came down from heaven. The oracle was real!”
Alas… I swallowed a sigh inside. Can I escort this human? It was the appearance of a new fool following Emperor Oscar’s maid of honor. To say that such an idiot is my escort knight doesn’t mean the emperor really hates me. As I held on to the hem of Nanny’s dress with such reasonable suspicion, the door opened wide.
“Mabel!”
It was Oscar’s today’s attendance check. Oscar, who usually sticks to a grown-up attitude, used to become a little younger when he came to my room. Like this, he suddenly jumps in without knocking, which is not according to the etiquette. There was no one to blame for Oscar until the emperor appeared. Through the wide open door, I saw Oscar with a bright expression on his face. However, that bright face turned white before taking a few steps.
“…omg.”
Oscar let out a short breath and stood still. His frightened gaze was directed towards Sir Donovan.
“Old uncle…”
