Chapter 75: I Want to Touch What That Bastard Couldn't
Chapter 75: I Want to Touch What That Bastard Couldn't
“Y-Your Imperial Highness?”
Lacio’s eyes shook violently.
He had seen that face before at the Imperial Palace when he followed his father, or at various official events.
‘Why on earth is the Imperial Princess here…?’
He had never heard a word about the Princess being at this academy, nor about her being close with Anna.
Lost in confusion, he stared at her blankly for a moment before snapping back to his senses.
“I-I greet Her Imperial Highness!”
He quickly dropped to his knees and bowed low.
No matter if he was the son of the Minister of Internal Affairs, he was nothing before a member of the Imperial Family—the true royalty.
She was someone who could erase him with a single word…!
He instinctively realized that prostrating himself was the only option right now.
“Hmm. Sir Commoner?”
Ignoring Lacio, who was bowing in a state of extreme tension, the Princess approached the commoner man.
“This ‘Polaroid camera’ thing… it is quite useful.”
‘Honorifics… to a commoner?’
And she spoke with such familiarity, showing no sign of hesitation or discomfort.
‘……???’
What the hell was going on?
“Are they all printed?”
“Here they are. Three copies.”
“Mmm. I can’t use this one; it’s all blurry.”
“…Then that leaves two. This one is clear, isn’t it?”
“Okay. This is good enough to recognize the face. It’ll work.”
The Princess and the commoner chatted while exchanging pieces of paper between themselves.
‘Am I… seeing things right now?’
Lacio painfully lifted his handcuffed hands and rubbed his eyes.
How could this make any sense?
The Imperial Princess, the highest rank in the Empire, and an untouchable commoner, the lowest.
They were talking as closely as if they were best friends.
‘Just who the hell is that commoner…?’
Come to think of it, everything was strange.
It was strange for a commoner to be selected as the butler for Lady Anna, a Duke’s daughter.
It was strange for him, a man, to be walking boldly around this academy, which was strictly forbidden to men.
Furthermore, it was strange for him to do that with the Lady right in front of his eyes.
And now, following the female knight, even the Imperial Princess…?
‘What is his true identity…! This guy!’
Lacio could no longer comprehend the situation unfolding before him.
He considered numerous possibilities, but at best, only ‘blasphemous’ ones came to mind.
There was no way the Princess would…
“Raise your head, Lacio Callion.”
“……Yes! Y-Your Highness.”
At the Princess’s command, he lifted his head slightly.
He didn’t dare look directly at her face, given her majestic aura.
Lacio, a coward at heart, couldn’t even fathom the idea of defying the Princess.
“It feels like it has been a while.”
“I-I-I…! It has been a while, Your Highness.”
“And yet, I find you doing something quite interesting in a place like this.”
“………T-That is……”
The Princess held up a piece of paper.
Now that he looked, it was the paper she had been discussing with the commoner earlier.
“This is called a ‘photograph.’ It is a magical tool that depicts a scene exactly as it looked at the moment it was taken.”
“………?”
Lacio had never heard of such a magical tool.
However, it wouldn’t be strange for the Princess to possess mysterious items.
“Do you see this?”
“………Ah.”
The photograph the Princess held out showed his own image.
To be precise, it was a shot of him with a perverted expression, groping the chest of Anna, who was wearing a robe.
“………T-This, I mean, well……”
“Looking at this photograph, it seems you have committed a rather disgraceful act.”
“I-I-I never did such a thing! Your Highness!”
“Are you saying that I am seeing things incorrectly?”
“I-It’s not that, but……!”
He was going crazy.
He didn’t know why the Princess was here or why she had such an item.
‘I have to get out of this situation first…!’
If the Princess held this weakness over him, his head might literally roll.
He had to escape somehow, even if it meant making the most pathetic excuses…!
Lacio clenched his fists tight.
“Looking at the photo, were you trying to molest Lady Anna Catria?”
“T-T-That’s not it…! T-This was just a c-coincidence……!”
“Is it possible for both hands to accidentally touch a chest at the same time?”
“T-That… wouldn’t happen! Of course not….”
“If you say so, shouldn’t you provide a proper explanation?”
“……….”
Dammit.
Why did he have to suffer such humiliation from the Princess?
Lacio couldn’t understand.
So what if he touched a chest!
He was the son of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the eldest son of the House of Callion.
He was in a position where no one would dare say a word even if he openly harassed women of most ranks!
So why was she doing this to him over just touching a chest…!
‘Urgh…!’
The problem was that photograph.
Even to his own eyes, it perfectly captured him lusting after her chest with a truly lewd face.
If the Princess used that photo as grounds to raise an issue against him?
Not only himself… but his father could very well be impeached for failing to manage his son.
On top of that, the honor of the House of Callion would be dragged through the dirt…!
‘I can’t let that happen…!’
Lacio stole a glance.
The Princess was holding the photo loosely.
If he moved quickly, he could definitely snatch it.
Just then, the Princess turned toward the commoner.
“Sir Commoner? What shall we do? How should this man be disposed of?”
“Well~. There’s something I want to make him do, so let’s leave him for a… Whoa!?”
“Now!”
Dash!
Using his kneeling position as leverage, Lacio lunged forward and snatched the photo from the Princess’s hand.
“T-The photo…!”
Rip! Shred!
Before the Princess could even react, he quickly tore the photo in his hand to pieces.
“Heh, hehe……. N-Now the evidence is gone. Hehe……!”
“I wondered what you were up to.”
The Princess looked at him as if he were pathetic.
“Sir Commoner? Wasn’t there one more earlier?”
“Huh? I have it right here.”
“……!?”
There was another one?
“W-Wait……?”
There was.
And this time, it was in the commoner’s hand.
It was a clear photo, so sharp that his expression was visible even from a distance.
“Wow. This one came out better, so it’s fine. The face is even clearer.”
“Is that so?”
He had to snatch that one too for the evidence to be completely gone.
Lacio no longer cared about appearances.
He had to take it by any means necessary!
“G-Give it to me……! That photo or whatever it is!”
The moment he lunged toward the commoner.
“Lord!”
“Guh!?”
Angelica, clad in armor, tackled Lacio.
She grabbed the arm he was reaching out and twisted it behind his back.
His handcuffed hands were bent at an angle that should have been impossible.
“Aaaaaggghhh!!”
“Do not act rashly. Next, I will break your fingers.”
“Aaaargh…!! Argh!!”
“I warned you not to move!”
This time, a finger was snapped.
Crack.
“GYAAAAAAAGH!!”
Lacio writhed in agonizing pain.
Forgetting all etiquette and honor in front of the Princess, he rolled around on the floor.
For a young master who had grown up without ever feeling real pain in his life, it was an unbearable agony.
“Angelica? It’s distracting, so hold him tight so he can’t move.”
“Yes, Lord.”
Press.
“K-Kugh!!”
Angelica pinned Lacio’s arm down firmly.
the pain remained, but he couldn't move.
Whether they cared about his suffering or not, the Princess and the commoner spoke nonchalantly.
“How will you dispose of him?”
“Dispose of him……. Hmm.”
“Normally, one who touches the purity of a noblewoman cannot escape death.”
“………That sounds like it’s directed at me?”
“It would be a different story if you made her feel good, though.”
“……….”
Urrgh…….
He couldn't understand what they were talking about.
He just wanted to move and escape this place.
“If you move, the index finger is next.”
But he couldn't, because of Angelica, who was holding him down firmly.
Moreover, look at that.
Doesn't it look like the Princess is taking orders from the commoner?
Even this female knight is following him, calling him ‘Lord.’
‘Just what kind of bastard is he…!’
“I’ve thought about how to handle him. Anna?”
“Ah…, yes. Mr. 6.9.”
“If you’ve taken off all the armor, come over here.”
Even Anna was moving according to the commoner’s command.
Furthermore, it seemed she had taken off the armor she wore under the robe.
Which meant… she was naked?
“Y-Yes…….”
Anna, clutching her robe tightly, approached the commoner.
And she looked shy while doing it.
“Angelica, keep holding him.”
“Yes, Lord.”
“Ah. Force his head up so he has to watch.”
“Yes.”
Angelica grabbed Lacio by the hair and yanked his head up.
“Kugh!”
To be completely subdued and have his hair grabbed by force.
What a humiliation.
“Hehe…….”
The commoner, Anna, and the Princess approached him.
The three of them looked down at him as if he were a piece of vermin.
“W-What are you planning to do……! To me!”
“There was something I’ve always wanted to try. I’m going to do it now.”
“Something you wanted to try…?”
The commoner smirked, then turned his head toward Anna.
“Anna. What we promised before. I can do it now, right?”
“……Pardon?”
Before her answer could even finish.
Squeeze~♡
The commoner’s hand grasped Anna’s breast.
This time, there was no hard armor—it was her real breast.
“I want to touch the thing that bastard couldn't even lay a finger on.”
“A-Anna……!”
Lacio squirmed, but he couldn't budge an inch.
Anna was supposed to be mine.
That was the chest I tried to claim first!
‘By such a filthy commoner bastard……!’
Anna nodded her head.
“……Yes. Since it was a promise. Mr. 6.9….”