no. Neither is this. This isn’t real.
I shuddered as I recalled the image of an unfortunate woman who happened to spend one night with a tyrant and then ran away, carrying his child.
Romance is good, and romance is good, but I don’t want to get caught up in that kind of development.
I jerked my head and made an X on the paper.
“The genre almost became a waste of romantic comedy….”
The only plan that can be described as sound is ‘saving Klaus when he gets hurt’.
“ha…….”
If Klaus gets hurt, let’s do it. If you get hurt.
And Klaus may have really come to me without thinking.
“You might be worrying too much ahead of time.”
okay. Klaus may not actually be a villain. He’s just a slightly gullible person.
“…So why do I have to worry about this?”
I can’t learn it.
No matter how handsome he is, a man who breaks my heart every time I see him is not a good partner.
I scribbled one more line at the bottom of the paper.
fourth. If you don’t encounter it, there’s no problem.
While staying at the imperial palace, I spent most of my time in my room.
The first reason was because I didn’t want to run into Klaus Ertikef, and the second reason was because I liked being in my room.
Naturally, I mostly spent my time borrowing books from the Imperial Library and reading them, or chatting with Lariette when I had some free time.
“Lariette. If something happens, will you protect me?”
“Yes. I am very strong, so I will protect you.”
“As expected, our Lariette is the best. I’m so happy because I’m raising my little brother well.”
“You didn’t raise me, right? Mom and Dad raised you.”
“Let’s skip the little things.”
Unlike me, Lariette seemed to be very active.
The place she went to without missing a day was the training ground. She said she would go there and practice her swordsmanship.
And with Rudyard!
My younger brother, I didn’t know, but he seemed to be the type that was very reckless in love.
I should have recognized him from the first time I saw him when I couldn’t take my eyes off him.
“Are you continuing to practice swordsmanship with His Highness Rudyard these days?”
“Yes. Sometimes I train not only with His Highness Rudyard, but also with Captain Hertha.”
“Hertha captain?”
“Yes. I guess he’s one of His Majesty Rudyard’s closest associates? I heard his injury was recently healed and he can finally come out to the training ground.”
“You meet the prince so often. Don’t you think you’ll soon marry His Highness Rudyard?”
I lay down on my stomach and cried while folding the paper crane.
For your information, the wish for a thousand origami cranes was ‘no waste’.
“What are you talking about, sister!”
“Don’t step on the folded crane, Your Highness, future princess.”
Lariette, who was trying to approach me, flinched and nudged the cranes that were almost crushed under her feet to the side.
However, his face was turning red as he glared at me.
“If you keep saying strange things, I’ll spread the word to the Hertha captain that your sister was dumped by Sir Hamel!”
“what?”
“Don’t you know how light-hearted that person is? As soon as I tell you, everyone in the imperial palace will know that you were dumped by Lord Hamel.”
“Hey, you want to give it a try?”
“So be quiet!”
Lariette and I glanced at each other.
And soon he burst into laughter.
Lariat and I had a great time.
Contrary to what Klaus said, Lariette did not mention the devil or the devil in front of me.
This damn Klaus Ertikev, I don’t know where you picked up this strange sound, but how dare you try to separate me from my brother?
‘That’s not right, you bastard!’
How long did you play like that? Lariette, who had been talking softly, stood up.
“I have to go now.”
“Are you happy to see His Highness Rudeat?”
“no it’s not?”
“The clown soared?”
“How can you be so obnoxious?”
Lariat glared at me. And soon we were laughing again.
“I’m going to go for a walk. Do you have a book for me?”
“No. If I need to, I can go to the library.”
“Okay. Then I’m leaving.”
I waved my hand at the outgoing Lariette and pushed the crane that was being folded to the side.
While talking with Lariette, I folded 27 items, and finally folded 200 items.
“I had a lot of fun folding cranes, so I should go for a walk.”
It was when I was wearing a light shawl for going out.
“Miss, His Highness Klaus has come to visit.”
Bell’s voice sounded somewhat nervous.
Something was strange. It was already Klaus’ second visit.
‘Why did Klaus visit twice?’
I opened the door to my room with mixed feelings.
Klaus was standing in front of the door. Even though he was wearing a neat shirt, he seemed to be dripping with a sense of decadent danger.
I lowered my head to hide my once again admiring face.
“Welcome, His Royal Highness Prince Klaus.”
“Thank you for your hospitality, my lady. I don’t know if I was intruding.”
“No. I was planning to go for a walk earlier. But what happened?”
I asked, pretending to be polite. If it’s a standard romantic version, it could be that he wants to go on a date with me or something.
If I am a victim, they may be using some excuse to put me in prison, so I have to run away… … .
I was watching, but Klaus’s attention didn’t seem to be directed towards me.
“majesty?”
“Young lady, what is that?”
Klaus asked me slowly while I was watching.
I also got nervous and moved my eyes along Klaus’ fingertips.
and… … .
“…A table?”
No matter how you look at it, it’s a table, right?
Klaus was pointing to the table where I had placed the origami crane I had just folded.
I looked to see if there was anything valuable on the table, but all I could see was a paper crane.
I took a close look at the well-shaped wooden table.
There were colorful gems embedded in the well-carved relief of the goddess on the table.
However, it was also a common item in the imperial family. It was not a valuable item that the prince would be interested in.
“I think there’s a misunderstanding, but this table has been here from the beginning. I didn’t bring it personally, so I don’t know of any hidden secrets.”
I calmly explained to Klaus. I guess you understand this much, right?
“If you need to investigate, feel free to take it and investigate. I am innocent.”
Anyway, if you don’t have a table, you can make origami cranes by squatting on the floor.
Klaus’ dark eyebrows twitched at my words.
He turned to me and asked, still smiling.
“Really?”
“Of course. It’s not even mine in the first place.”
“In that case, let’s investigate in peace. Thanks to you, I’ve saved you some trouble.”
Troublesome thing?
Oh, maybe this will be the key information to guess what this novel is!
“Your Highness, if you inspect this table, could you tell me a little about its secrets?”
“what?”
“Oh, of course, I’m not asking you to tell me important information that could harm the royal family! I just thought it would be possible to bring a little joy to my boring life if you just told me information that can be disclosed to the public.”
“Is the imperial family boring?”
Oh, I said it wrong.
He hurriedly held out his hand to Klaus, who was still smiling and calmly asking questions.
“Oh, no. I didn’t mean that.”
“It’s a boring place. But unfortunately, I can’t accommodate your request.”
“Oh, yes. Of course it is! Confidential information is dangerous….”
“It’s not the table we’re investigating.”
“yes?”
I was the one who blinked at the unexpected answer, and Klaus was the one who left me alone and looked behind me.
Klaus’ voice pierced my ears as I did not understand the situation.
“come in.”
With that voice, three soldiers came running in from behind.
“……?”
What’s this?
“Have this servant here move all the birds to the office. I will search them thoroughly, so make sure not a single one is missed.”
“yes!”
… … what?
While I was taking a moment to assess the situation, the soldiers started sweeping up the paper cranes.
wait for a sec! no! Waste material must be avoided! I folded two hundred! Now all I have to do is fold eight hundred more!
“Wait a minute, Your Highness! This is just folding to make a wish!”
“Didn’t I say I could investigate at my convenience?”
“I thought you meant a desk!”
“Get over this little misunderstanding, young lady.”
Oh no!
I tried so hard to fold the origami crane to avoid the waste, but this guy made my dream… … !
How did I fold two hundred!
“Your Majesty, why on earth are you doing this?”
That’s all I could say.
This is because in no book I’ve read has there been anything like a prince taking away a paper crane.
Regardless of my resentment and resentment, the soldiers picked up the paper cranes like machines.
Meanwhile, Klaus was looking at me calmly with his dark red eyes.
“Why did you do that?”
“If I did something wrong, could you please tell me?
I was dumbfounded, frustrated, and at a loss. Does it make sense to be treated like this just because I folded some origami cranes?
Ah, when will I fold all the thousand origami cranes again?
As I looked at the back of the soldiers carrying my paper crane with a miserable expression, I felt Klaus coming towards me.
“Do you have anything else to say to me?”
I asked, holding back the urge to cry. She couldn’t even ask politely.
It was because my heart was cold because two hundred of my beloved origami cranes had already been lost.
Can’t we just get out of something that’s already ruined?
But Klaus shook his head.
“I’m sorry, but I have something left to say, young lady.”
… … What this time?
