“majesty!”
“majesty?”
“Get away from me, you idiot!”
I hit the drunk on the head with the dowsing finder I was holding tightly in case of an emergency and ran.
“majesty!”
Wow, sometimes your wishes come true!
As I hid behind Klaus, Klaus turned to me and said awkwardly.
“……Young lady. Your skill at hitting people’s heads has improved.”
“Hertha taught me.”
“ah.”
Klaus closed his eyes tightly for a moment.
Why is this such a terrible reaction?
While I was pursing my lips, Klaus soon adjusted his expression and cleared his throat.
“Are you hitting me now? Huh?!”
“That’s right.”
Klaus answered for me. An embarrassed look appeared on the drunk’s red face.
“I wasn’t talking to you, I was talking to the woman behind you… that’s it.”
“Her will is my will, and her actions are my actions.”
“……yes?”
“If you’re thinking about picking on a woman who looks weak and starting a fight, you should do it through me.”
and. cool. Klaus, good job!
While I applauded in my heart, the man blinked for a moment.
It seemed like he didn’t understand it properly.
“……Well, that’s right. Who are you in the first place and why are you acting like a loser in our house!”
“Klaus Ertikef.”
“what?”
“He is the first prince of the empire.”
Hey. This confidence that everyone will know who you are just by saying your name!
Moreover, there was some basis for this confidence. The man hiccuped once and took a step back.
“Klaus… Your Highness?”
“I finally got the title right.”
“Well, why are you at my house…”
“Do I need your permission to visit me?”
“Do you know who he is?”
I asked in a whisper, pulling on the hem of Klaus’ clothes. However, the drunk man had an unnecessarily good ear.
“Him? Did you just say him? This body is the only heir of Count Velen! This is Golterror Velen!”
“Ah. Thank you for introducing yourself.”
“You’re not bowing your head when you hear my name right now, are you?”
No, that’s right, I’m telling Prince Baek, after all, you’re the son of a count, right?
‘I’m also a count’s daughter, well.’
When I raised my head, the drunk seemed like he wanted to jump at me at once.
But then I seemed to be worried about Klaus standing in front of me.
Phew, that’s a relief. Still, I’ll hold on to my dowsing device just in case.
“Now you’re showing such a rude attitude in front of me…!”
“Who is showing such a rude attitude in front of me now, Count Gollterror Belen?”
“Well, Your Highness. But that woman….”
That was when Golterror Velen spoke up to that point.
“Until there.”
“100 million!”
Golterror Velen groaned. At his feet was the glove that Klaus had just thrown away.
Eh? Is this happening before my eyes the challenge to a duel that I only read about in that classic novel?
I wasn’t the only one whose eyes widened. Goalterrorist Velen also groaned, looking in despair at the gloves that had fallen in front of him.
“Well, Your Highness. This is….”
“I must be able to endure the annoyance of hearing you keep talking about Elena Sebes.”
Me?
I glanced up at Klaus, and there was a man I didn’t recognize standing there.
The usual gentle smile was gone, and it was scary to even glance at the eyes glaring at the other person.
Goalterror Velen also took a deep breath and trembled in front of Klaus’ anger. It seemed like the red-hot intoxication had disappeared due to fear.
“Stay behind me, young lady.”
Klaus quietly whispered to me as I pulled my head out.
‘Is it because of me that you’re so angry?’
If so, thank you and I’m sorry.
“So, will you accept my request for a duel, Velen Yeongsik?”
“Well, that can’t be possible, Your Highness. I can’t even use a sword.”
Gollterrorist Velen trembled and bowed his head.
“Well, would I have done that if I had known that the woman behind you was Your Highness’s woman? Even though I look like this, I’m the type of person who makes sure of ownership. I wouldn’t lay a hand on Your Highness’s woman… hehe!”
“There are people who won’t speak until you take out their sword and cut out their tongue.”
“majesty.”
Klaus pulled out his sword from his waist. I hurriedly called out to Klaus and grabbed his arm.
Gollterrorist Velen fell down, covering his head, as if he didn’t even dare to look at Klaus’ sword aimed at him.
“Don’t worry, I don’t plan on doing something so cruel in front of you.”
“If you talk in a friendly tone, it might sound like you’re going to cut me off from behind, so don’t talk in that tone.”
“Did you get caught?”
“Your Highness is also not good at acting quietly.”
I shook my head.
“What do you want to do?”
Klaus asked. I quietly looked at the drunk man who was lying face down.
If I leave this to Klaus, there’s a real risk that something will break down, so it would be better to patch it up properly.
“Please leave it to me.”
“I don’t like it.”
“Come on.”
Klaus nodded, showing that he was reluctant.
I held Klaus’ wrist tightly and walked towards Velen the Goalterrorist.
Because in case of emergency, Klaus has to protect me.
“Anyway, Count Belen, Yeongsik. He didn’t respect me, so I don’t think there’s any reason for me to respect him.”
“you you.”
“If there is a problem, please formally raise it with Count Sebes through Count Belen. I would like to avoid private conversations.”
Goalterror Velen raised his head as if his pride had been hurt by my few words, but he was so frightened by the look in Klaus’ eyes that he lowered his head.
Wow, look at this. Klaus is scary and I’m not scared, right?
I whispered to Klaus.
“Would it be a problem if I hit him?”
“You were hitting me well earlier. Are you paying attention now?”
“So it’s a problem, isn’t it?”
“Even if it happens, I’ll take responsibility for it.”
As expected, Prince Baek is the best.
I rolled up the sleeves of my dress and took out a solid dowsing device.
“And hey, where does a bastard like you start manipulating me?”
Take it! Dowsers of Justice!
Cough!
A refreshing sound like hitting stones echoed through the empty hallway.
My violence came to an end when Belen the Goalterrorist not only trembled when he saw Klaus, but also when he saw me, he began to tremble as if he had post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Every time I hit him, I asked, ‘Aren’t you scared after this?’ As expected, there was no business in hitting me.
Klaus and I left Gollterrorist Velen, who was half unconscious and talking nonsense as if he had seen a ghost, and headed to my room.
“Thank you for saving me today, Your Majesty.”
“I’m sorry I didn’t see you sooner.”
Klaus frowned and shook his head.
“Still, it seems like the evasion technique Herta taught me was quite useful.”
“I said that if Hertha didn’t get even a single hit, the opponent would be very tired, but I guess that’s right.”
“Hertha has an outstanding tactical brain. The problem is that they only use that brain for battle.”
Klaus said that and smiled bitterly.
“I’m glad. The young lady was able to protect herself.”
“Ah. Your Highness helped me.”
“No. It was only for a moment, but I’m ashamed that I thought it was a shame that my daughter developed the ability to protect herself.”
Now that I think about it, there was a time when I said something like that.
Klaus seemed really sorry to me.
But it all ended well. After all, making a wish is amazing.
To cheer Klaus up, I changed the topic.
“Anyway, the wish worked properly for the first time today. Is it because I adjusted the crystals a bit?”
“You want to make a wish?”
“You usually feel it well, but didn’t you feel it this time? I made a wish earlier that a wonderful savior would show up and save me…”
While I was talking up to that point, I raised my gaze above Klaus’ head.
The white bar on the status window, visible only when the angle is carefully adjusted, did not wear out at all and the divine power remained the same.
“Oh. Your wish didn’t come true?”
Klaus stroked his cheek without answering. Under the dim lighting, Klaus’ face looked a little red, perhaps due to his mood.
“Then why are you here?”
“Oh, can’t you come?”
“No, thank you for coming. But why did you come… did you have something to do with me?”
At my question, Klaus groaned at the top of his throat.
Klaus looked at the floor and at me with a somewhat nervous look on his face, and barely nodded.
“……Yes. I came to see the lady.”
“Did I cause another accident today?”
“No, why do my thoughts jump straight to that direction?”
I must have had an accident or two in this world.
Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like there was an accident, so what?
“Do you want to tell me your schedule for tomorrow? But you said we’d look at it and discuss it in the morning.”
“Yeah. No.”
“Then what is it? Have you received any information about an important incident?”
Klaus looked at me asking with shining eyes and then sighed again.
Why do you keep pausing because it’s so difficult to talk?
When I looked at Klaus’ face while suppressing my frustration, Klaus spoke softly as if suppressing it.
“Not everything. I just… thought we could talk for a moment if the lady was awake.”
“Ah. What is it?”
Was it that simple?
Well, I couldn’t sleep today, so I just went out the door. And then I ran into that bastard.
I was nervous because I thought there was some serious reason, but I was glad.
I smiled and said to Klaus.
“You were nervous for no reason. It’s nothing special.”
“Isn’t it a big deal?”
Klaus’ voice sounded like it was shaking for no reason when he asked that question.
“uh…….”
I unconsciously raised my head and made eye contact with Klaus. The spot where my eyes touched was hot.
My mouth became dry without me even realizing it. I felt like if I asked about this feeling, I would be reaching for something I shouldn’t know.
“that is.”
Klaus took a step towards me. It felt like I could barely breathe.
My heart was pounding.
