‘I said this without thinking, but I never thought a real trap would be discovered.’
Rudyard looked quite happy after devising the trap and defeating all the bad guys, but I was quite shocked by this situation.
So I kept my mouth shut all the way to the imperial palace.
I was afraid that if I opened my mouth for no reason, I would end up doing something like an elephant chasing a mouse.
Because I couldn’t tell whether it would benefit me or not.
“Sister. Are you in a bad mood today?”
My cute little sister Lariette asked.
No matter what happens, my younger brother is the only one who takes care of me!
Normally, I would have been thrilled and chatting excitedly, but not now.
“Ugh, not like that.”
“No, I’m going to the capital. Why are you so sullen?”
“It’s just. Thinking about leaving home suddenly makes me feel better.”
“Can your sister do that?”
Lariette didn’t believe it, but I had made a promise after the trap incident just now. Let’s not run our mouths for no reason!
It would have been difficult if, after running her mouth like this to her heart’s content, she ended up in the position of a female lead who was revered as having precognitive abilities or a position where she was misunderstood as being possessed by the devil.
Because I never thought I would be able to perform such a difficult position well.
So I just smiled and shook my head.
Then Lariette asked with an anxious expression.
“Uh, sister… aren’t you thinking something strange?”
“Huh? What?”
“No. Your expression is scary, so I thought just in case.”
“What’s there to think about strange things?”
I said that and smiled. However, due to the circumstances, natural laughter did not come out.
Oh, I’m sorry, Lopan protagonists. I finally realized how difficult it is to smile naturally in various situations.
When I go to the imperial family, I will have to practice smiling naturally in the mirror.
While thinking about that, I couldn’t momentarily check what kind of expression Lariette had.
As I was concentrating on the ever-changing scenery outside the window, that brief thought was completely pushed to the back of my mind.
After traveling for quite some time, my group and I were finally able to arrive at the imperial palace.
The imperial palace was much larger than the count’s residence and was full of majesty.
The exquisitely carved beams of each marble pillar of the magnificent palace beautifully supported the ceiling, and the sunlight pouring in through the elaborately designed windows shone in a way that further added to the majesty of the palace.
Every time we stepped, the well-trained court maids and servants bowed their heads, and the finest carpets on the floor softly wrapped around our feet.
I had a feeling that the power of the imperial family in this book was incredibly strong, but after seeing the imperial palace, I could clearly see that it was more than I had imagined.
‘Absolute monarchy is amazing!’
Since we had come at the invitation of two princes, and because we had come because of a dispute between stubborn magic tower owners, our residence was chosen to be an empty room in the imperial palace.
Even so, since the palace was grandly spacious, there seemed to be a lot of nice empty rooms.
The room where I, the Count, and Lariette stayed was so large that it was embarrassing to call it a room.
There was a room assigned to each person, as well as a separate office and reception room.
“Lariette! Lariette! There are clothes in the closet!”
“Is your sister a kid? She looks very happy.”
“Would you like to change your clothes sometime?”
“Ah, great! As expected, my sister is the best!”
In the meantime, I became quite friendly with my lariat.
Lariette was arrogant and realistic, but he was basically a good younger brother who took good care of me.
Perhaps it was because the previous owner of this body, the original Elena Seves, was so immature that she sometimes gave me a motherly look.
‘Sister, I told you to be careful not to get anything on your clothes!’
‘Sister, do you think it makes a sound when you put down the teacup like that?’
‘Sister, don’t just read books, go out and meet people!’
… … Now that I think about it, I think I just got scolded.
In reality, Lariette was young, but she continued to show a more mature side than me.
In particular, the lariat stood out greatly in the area of imperial etiquette.
Even the noblewoman who had hurriedly invited him to teach him etiquette before going to the imperial palace was impressed.
‘What did they say, that it sounds like someone who has lived in the imperial family?’
On the other hand, I was harshly criticized for having barely an average level of etiquette, and with the help of Lariette and additional lessons from a noblewoman, I was barely able to maintain some respect.
However, Lariette did not criticize me as stupid or incompetent.
Rather, he said it with a surprised expression.
“This is my first time seeing you try so hard!”
How messed up was the original Elena Sebes?
Thank you, Original Elena! Thanks to you, I can live a messy life too!
For a few days after coming to the imperial court, I lived as lazily as possible, following the original Elena’s wishes.
At first, I thought, ‘What’s the use of being possessed if you can’t even date?’, but I thought I could enjoy this peace as is.
Even without doing anything, they were able to eat three meals a day on time, were able to enjoy luxuries that common people could not imagine, and had a closet full of pretty clothes and jewelry.
“Ah, it’s the best….”
I was alone in my room, mumbling to myself.
“What’s the worst?”
Lariette, aren’t you out?
When I turned around, I saw Lariette standing in the doorway looking at me with a sullen expression.
He always leaves around this time, but today he seemed to be a little late for his appointment.
I wasn’t really interested in where Lariette was going to meet, so I answered her question casually.
“It’s just this situation.”
“This situation?”
“Yes. Lariette, have you never been like that? From one day on, this world looks completely different, and I’m so excited to see what I can do in the future.”
Of course, you don’t know because you’ve never been possessed by a book. But I’m so excited right now.
The original doesn’t matter anymore. As long as I am the daughter of a count and my family loves me.
Maybe we could raise a lot of the count’s money and start a new business?
Sometimes fantasy protagonists use memories of their past lives to do things like business.
How about trying something like that?
“The world looks different…?”
“Yes. Finally, a world has arrived where I can do everything I want!”
There were so many things I wanted to do but couldn’t even try because I didn’t have the money.
Looking at it positively, being the daughter of a count’s family was a good position that could relieve me of all my resentment!
Say goodbye to the life of an ordinary office worker who used to tremble over credit card fees!
I’m going to start making money as the Countess!
“Sister, whatever you want…?”
While drawing an exciting blueprint alone, I came to my senses when Lariette muttered.
“Did I say something wrong, Lariette?”
“Huh? Oh, no. I’ll go to my room and get some rest.”
“Okay. Get some rest!”
The sight of Lariette hurriedly leaving with her hand out looked a bit strange.
Usually, when he stutters like that, he has some strange plan.
“no.”
Didn’t I do something strange a while ago, leaving Lariette’s thoughts to myself?
I apologized to Lariette in my heart at that time, but I can’t make the same mistake again.
I decided not to judge people carelessly.
And the next day, Klaus Ertikev suddenly visited my room.
“Miss! His Highness Klaus has come to visit!”
“Ugh, I understand.”
“Now is not the time to be so calm! Not even your clothes, no, your earrings, no, not even your hair…”
“…Calm down, Belle.”
Belle completely lost her composure and snorted.
I was swept away by her and had to roughly get dressed and go out to meet Klaus.
Klaus was sitting cross-legged on the wide navy blue sofa and got up when he heard me come out.
He slowly approached me.
I bowed my head deeply in greeting to the handsome prince standing before me.
“Hello, His Royal Highness Prince Klaus.”
Klaus Ertikef.
A handsome man with long horizontal eyes, impressive dark eyelashes, white skin, and black hair that is somehow languorously sexy.
Considering that he has a perfect body as well as a perfect face and the status of the first prince, it is clear that he is at least a leading role.
However, his personality is somewhat twisted.
I promised myself that I would only look at it from a distance, but it was nice to see a handsome man at close range.
“Lady Elena. I see you again.”
If it were me a few days ago, I would have actively asked, ‘Did you come to visit me?’ But not now.
This is because I was discouraged by the fact that I had already been kicked twice, twice when I thought it was a flag but it wasn’t, and a total of four failures.
In the midst of all this, this development seems to have come to me.
I’m here saying ‘Ah! If you ask, ‘Are you here to visit me?’, you might say, ‘Aren’t you too self-conscious?’
I quickly gave up my greed.
I keep getting humiliated because of my greed to become the main character of Ropanese. If you use the flag rashly, it always gets smashed.
I spoke as calmly as possible.
“My father has gone to see His Majesty for a moment. My younger brother is out. I will tell you if you need to.”
“Did you come to meet Countess Elena Seves today?”
what?
I looked blankly at Klaus Ertikev, who was sitting in front of me, raising the corners of his mouth in a relaxed manner.
Dark red eyes shining like jewels were looking at me with confidence.
“…May I ask what brought you here?”
First, let’s calmly ask what’s going on. It’s probably not a big deal. I guess I spilled some of my belongings or something?
“I have a personal story to tell you.”
As he said that, Klaus closed his eyes and smiled. The shadow cast by my long eyelashes made me dizzy for a moment.
‘It’s like there’s a halo!’
Was a handsome man’s open smile so destructive?
I swallowed my saliva and, as if possessed by something, sent out all the maids in the parlor.
Father, mother. Has the girl finally met Flag?
But the next moment, my excited heart was completely shattered by Klaus’ voice.
“Have you made a pact with the devil, Elena Seves?”
hey. teacher? Is this a strange question?
