These are people who came here determined to find a decent man and take him away.
No one would want to miss out on such a good treat as Klaus Ertikef.
And I have to stop them from now on… … ?
“May I ask you a question, Your Majesty?”
While I was suffering from the sudden realization that the responsibility entrusted to me was quite serious, Countess Hibben spoke.
It seemed like he was very embarrassed, as his fingertips were always shaking.
“What’s going on?”
Indeed, this is a man who speaks informally alone here! Those in power are different!
Countess Hibben, on the other hand, still seemed nervous. It must feel like a dinosaur suddenly appeared in the animal kingdom. I know, I know.
“I may be presumptuous, but may I understand that the reason you came here is because I wanted to see silk flowers being made?”
“no?”
Klaus snorted and gently wrapped his arms around my shoulders.
“I feel a little anxious if I’m away from my partner even for a moment.”
and… … Very impactful line, thank you. The eyes of my female friends who look at me have become sharper… … .
“Well, I see….”
That’s what it is.
A little while ago, the question about whether you wanted to see Countess Hibben making flowers was obvious. The question must have been whether she came here because she was thinking of meeting other women than me.
There was nothing more to say about Countess Hiben to Klaus, who appealed for his friendliness while openly engaging in skinship.
She continued the ceremony, introducing the people behind her with an awkward expression.
But everyone knew. Today’s self-introduction was ruined when Klaus, the nuclear bomb, appeared!
“……Aren’t you acting too friendly right from the start?”
“There are many ears listening, so be careful, young lady.”
Since you keep whispering in my ear, people around me are looking back!
Everyone was very sensitive to Klaus’ movements. He was only focused on how Klaus’ fingertips moved, whether the other man came in or not.
“I’m not going to say this.”
“…Don’t even whisper.”
okay. I’ll say it like this. Anyway, Klaus said he wouldn’t give room to anyone.
Most people will pick up the ax and chop it a few times before realizing that it is a shape memory alloy tree and stop cutting.
So, Klaus will be able to find peace, sooner or later.
‘But me!’
Look at those eyes on me!
Look at the curious eyes asking, ‘Who is that southern girl from the countryside who is partnering with His Highness Klaus?’
Some people want to talk to me! The question is obvious!
How did you get to know His Highness Klaus? Oh my goodness… … .
Is His Highness Klaus always doing well? Oh my goodness… … .
It’s a burden if you keep getting looks like that!
I want to fully answer my curiosity!
I really want to pretend to be friends with Klaus!
“majesty.”
“why.”
“Can I do something crazy?”
Klaus smiled and nodded.
He didn’t seem to think he was going to do anything truly crazy.
Anyway, he is a man who does not take my serious concerns seriously at all.
Of course, I was too scared of Countess Hibben to do anything crazy here.
Do you know how much it hurts to be hit with a cane? These days, corporal punishment is also banned in Korea, but it is a somewhat underdeveloped world.
I’ll get permission later and think about something crazy.
“Now then, let’s make silk flowers.”
Countess Hibben took a breath and calmly gave instructions again. Her table and silk were set up in front of her so she could make silk flowers according to her instructions.
Both Klaus and I sat calmly.
But as soon as Countess Hibben left, the calm turned into chaos.
Without a fierce fight, the girls came rushing in and surrounded Klaus.
“Your Highness, I’ve always seen you only from a distance….”
“Your Majesty, the way you smile today….”
“majesty…….”
“majesty.”
Hey, it’s popular. This man is my man.
No, I only do it with my partner. Can I call him my man?
‘But he’s my partner.’
He was half-heartedly folding the silk and watching crookedly as Klaus dealt with the girls.
“Your Highness. Would you like to get some fresh air for a moment?”
“What should I do? My partner is here.”
“I’m fine….”
I almost unconsciously said it was okay.
I quickly closed my mouth and smiled.
“I like folding silk flowers, so I want to be inside.”
“Did you hear that? So I can’t go out with you.”
The rejected girl blushed and lowered her head.
Klaus was smiling the same secret smile he had when we first met. Now that I see it, it was a slightly annoying smile.
“Your Highness. What kind of car do you like?”
“I like Elena’s favorite car. What car do you like, Elena?”
“…I, I am Lavender.”
Let’s name the most famous one.
The second girl also left with a sad expression on her face after hearing my words.
“Your Majesty, could it be…”
“Ah, my partner Elena….”
“Your Highness, then this is….”
“Unfortunately, I only have Elena….”
“Your Highness, let’s do that together….”
“Thank you. It would be nice to be with Elena….”
… … Isn’t this too ironclad?
In fact, I was skeptical when Klaus said he would build an iron wall.
‘Isn’t he a kind man to everyone?’
Representatively, from the moment he first saw me, Klaus has been a man with no formality and no walls.
However, Klaus, who was blocking the conversation of the girls who were coming in, was using my name as a shield and was shaking his head with an expression that did not allow any rebuttal.
The girls who had gathered in droves at first soon began to slowly return to their seats after realizing that Klaus would not leave his side.
When I saw that, I couldn’t bear it and whispered.
“Wow, your highness…”
“Did you do well?”
“That’s serious.”
Is it because people are so different on the outside and the inside?
“Young-ae’s partner is this popular, but you’re being harsh. You’re being too cruel.”
“It’s nice to have a popular partner, but if anyone sees you, they’ll think you’re Count Asura.”
“Count Asura…? Is there such a count?”
Oh, I see. That person is also a count.
“There is one. In our world. A person with half his face made up and half his face black.”
“In the world of ladies, there are titles? But why doesn’t she know the etiquette so much?”
“……I’ll explain it to you in the study.”
“Okay, then.”
There was some way to explain that Count Asura and his title were not that big of a connection.
Hey, I don’t know. it will work out somehow. That wasn’t important now.
“But Your Highness, don’t you think there’s too much attention on us?”
“…Shall we go out?”
“yes.”
Anyway, I’m better at origami than other people, so I can fold silk flowers quickly.
Just because I go out for a bit doesn’t mean I’m going to give up less than others.
Klaus also glanced at the flowers on my table, nodded, and stood up. I ran after Klaus as if I was chasing his tail.
“……Wow. I really feel like I’m being overlooked.”
“Is that so?”
“That’s what happened. You saw it.”
“I was only looking at the young lady, so I couldn’t see my surroundings.”
“There’s no one around right now, so there’s no need to talk about that.”
This guy is really good at acting too.
I looked up at Klaus’ handsome face once and shook my head.
“I’ll be able to live a bit now that it’s coming out. It was so frustrating earlier.”
“I’m glad you’re okay.”
“Are you going to go investigate now?”
“Well, okay.”
Klaus grinned.
“More than that, my lady, you are really good at folding silk flowers.”
“sure.”
“I thought the young lady would be the right person.”
“Are you the right person to fold silk?”
“Yes. You are my crane folding teacher, right?”
right. Now that I think about it, not long after we first met, we started studying together one by one.
It wasn’t that long ago, but after going through so many accidents, it already felt like it happened a long time ago.
“Ah, your highness really couldn’t learn cranes back then.”
“That was the first time I realized that I might not be talented in any field.”
“It was a truly unlucky remark. Minus 100 points.”
“Young lady, do you know that you only give out negative points every time? When are you planning on giving out plus points?”
Did I do that?
“I guess it’s because he originally had about a million points, so no matter how many minuses he made, it wasn’t noticeable.”
“haha.”
Klaus laughed more cheerfully than I expected at my random words. He looked at me for a moment with a calm smile.
Suddenly, the wind blew and my hair blew.
I pushed away the blonde hair tickling my cheek with my fingertips.
“So what are you going to do with the investigation now?”
“Shall we take a walk first?”
You don’t really want to answer right now? Then what… … I’ll be more careful and ask later.
I nodded and followed Klaus’ footsteps.
“The garden is pretty.”
“yes.”
“This is the innermost part of the duke district, so people don’t come here.”
I looked around at Klaus’ words. There was only a pretty pond and well-landscaped flower trees and no human shadows.
“But gardeners still pass by, don’t they?”
“I just set up a barrier with magic, so you can’t come in.”
No, you put a barrier in between? Is this a joke?
“It’s not a joke, it’s true.”
Klaus grinned as he said that as if he had read my mind.
“So no matter what I say here, it won’t leak out?”
“okay.”
“Is this why you brought me here?”
“okay.”
I thought about making a prank like, ‘Do you have a dark intention toward me?’, but I quit.
That’s it, that’s enough If I had played around with it anyway, it would have been leaked again.
Anyway, the garden was pretty. It was a flowering tree without any flowers, but the landscaping was done well, so it was beautiful enough to be a green tree.
The flowing clouds and the clear water in the calm pond were also refreshing.
‘It really feels like we’re on a date because we’re here like this.’
My hopes for a relationship have now been pushed to the back of my mind, but that doesn’t mean I’m not excited about times like this.
Stealing the handsome face of Klaus is also fun in its own way… … .
“Young lady.”
“Kyaah!”
Wow, what a surprise! You chewed your tongue!
“Why, why?”
“Have you been having strange thoughts again?”
“Again? This is my first time!”
“no way.”
Klaus laughed lowly.
No, of course, I often tried to tie everything into a relationship, but… … Please trust me this time.
Oh, now that I think about it, there was something I thought of a while ago.
“Your Highness, before that, there is something I would like to get permission for.”
“what?”
“Can I act like I love you immensely?”
Would it be okay to create an atmosphere where the dog walks extremely straight and has no direction, and looks like a small dog is going to beat its tail like crazy and break its tailbone?
But Klaus shook his head resolutely.
“no.”
“why!”
“The young lady can’t act.”
Unbelievable. Aren’t you being too firm?
I was heartbroken and collapsed like a tragic heroine.
“How can you say that?”
“30 points.”
“Why? Isn’t it perfect?”
“The posture of falling down is awkward. If you want to faint, you faint. If you want to collapse, you collapse. What is that ambiguous posture that makes you feel like you are sitting on a rock?”
“jeon…….”
“Difficult men are unpopular? I know. The unpopular the better right now.”
Well, you don’t give me a single word.
It was time to grunt and look around with low visibility.
… … what?
“……Well, Your Highness. There’s something strange over there.”
“80 points. I think there’s something really strange this time. But something feels a little obvious….”
“Oh, it’s no joke!”
This guy is real!
“huh?”
When I tugged at the hem of his clothes, Klaus seemed to have realized something strange and bent down.
There was a gap in the exterior wall of the building.
It was a gap at an ambiguous height and angle that would not be visible even when lying down and would not be visible even when standing or sitting, so it seemed like it would be difficult to find.
What stands out the most in that gap.
“……Isn’t that blood and human hair?”
