Chapter 31
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 31
Entry (3)
Meanwhile, there was a person watching all scenes from far away.
"I didn't expect much, but she moved well for me."
It was really a hair's breadth. If Iris hadn't approached and disturbed the relationship between the two, wouldn't she herself have stepped out to that spot directly.
Lucia imagined for a moment. How the atmosphere would have been if it were herself, not Iris.
Let alone how the situation would have continued.
"The moment it even reaches His Majesty's ears, it would have become the worst."
Just because the Emperor values skill doesn't mean he neglected pride and honor.
Rather, those who know knew. That what the Emperor cares about most is honor.
Skill was merely a reluctant compromise to maintain the system.
Perhaps that's why, even if they maintained a good relationship before, he cut ties mercilessly with those who lost honor.
No matter if it's his child, if failing to keep dignity enters his ears, there would be no exception.
'Well, even if His Majesty doesn't give it, there are ways to obtain it though.'
Things like the Emperor's opinion were not important.
Partly because she had already solidified her support base well, but there were few figures in the Empire who could suppress her with power.
One of them is Aniel Windelof, but she didn't need to care about her.
Aniel had no interest in politics. Unless she bothers her first, it was possible to be certain that she wouldn't move.
Next is Lily. It could be said it's unexpected. Because she is from the Believer side which is a non-combat type.
But Lucia knew. She is not simply an ordinary Saintess chosen by the Goddess.
For a Saintess, she was distorted somewhere. She was capable of handling things more complex and troublesome than magic.
'Of course, she is also already in a state of being co-opted though.'
If she makes up her mind, she can usurp the throne. But staying still was because there was no justification and becoming troublesome was declined.
Always the first priority was inheriting the throne peacefully.
Just that if that didn't work out, she would cause a bloodshed situation.
"Princess Your Highness. They say His Majesty the Emperor will arrive soon."
"If so, I should prepare to receive him too."
She wanted to make Allen her partner, but couldn't. Eventually, she had to decide on a new partner, but no one caught her eye.
So the person chosen was exactly the Emperor. Entering side by side with the Emperor, the master of the Empire, to show what her authority is like.
"Before that, there is someone who requested a face-to-face meeting with the Princess Your Highness."
"Right now?"
Even though the banquet started, a face-to-face meeting now. A hollow laugh came out because it was absurd, but Lucia was curious.
If it was to a level the maids couldn't cut off at their line, the person requesting must belong to a quite high side.
So Lucia asked who it was.
"It is the Marchioness Robiesh. She said she has contents to earnestly request of the Princess Your Highness."
"Ha."
Hearing the name, Lucia's fine brow narrowed.
Marchioness Robiesh. A figure positioned as a magnate of high society capitalizing on the point of being the Emperor's younger sister.
But she wasn't on good terms with Lucia.
Because she was a person claiming her sons, not Lucia, should succeed the throne.
Nevertheless, Lucia endured and tried to get along well with her, who is her aunt.
"The person who turned me away at the door when I requested a meeting, to request of me coming to now."
However, Marchioness Robiesh is a figure who not only made all these efforts of Lucia into bubbles but even gave humiliation.
But such a figure suddenly requested a meeting urgently. What does this mean? Lucia didn't hold back her rising corners of mouth.
"What should we do."
At the maids' question, Lucia said.
"Say that I cannot meet because His Majesty is coming soon. The time to meet is already too late. Still, if she really wants to meet...."
Lucia thought while letting out an eye smile as if feeling regretful.
"Tell her to wait in the Caldesa Garden."
If one continues to rely on the strong, can that really be called living.
'It's too late to turn back, Aunt.'
Not knowing when one will be abandoned, and at the moment of being abandoned, there is nothing one can do.
Like the Marchioness Robiesh right now, there is nothing she can do except solely wait for fate.
'I told you, why did you stubbornly insist on making Aniel a partner.'
***
"What on earth did she misunderstand."
At Aniel saying she had a story to share alone with Iris, I withdrew stealthily bringing up words that I would go to the restroom.
Iris sent a gaze asking where I was going and to save her too, but that was blocked by Aniel.
If you created trouble, you should know how to take responsibility too.
While wondering what misunderstanding Iris had, I intended to stay outdoors until people's interest cooled down.
Aniel bothered me a little, but regarding that part, it seemed it would be okay since Iris is next to her.
"I never thought I would come to this place again."
I looked around.
Everything was exactly the brilliant appearance I saw when I was young.
Usually, as one lives, childhood memories are bound to fade. So memories were blurry, but there was one thing I remembered clearly.
'I think there was a space with a good view here.'
A space that was beautiful but rare in human presence.
I contemplated for a moment. If I go back now, I will receive people's piercing glares, and next to Aniel is Iris.
Since coming to the Imperial Palace will be the last time anyway, how about going to that place in my memory one more time.
"Would anything happen if I go."
Like that, bringing up words likely to set a flag, I searched around.
"To dare step foot into a place where only royalty can enter and leave, who are you!!"
"Heok."
Without even knowing what kind of place that space in memory was.
***
"Why do I have to suffer this humiliation...."
If he had his way, he wanted to go to the banquet hall right now and pour out words of criticism towards Aniel who abandoned him and left first.
But reluctantly at the Marchioness Robiesh's murderous warning, he was waiting in the Caldesa Garden.
Encountering the whole situation, the Marchioness Robiesh spoke.
That now is not the time to argue with Aniel, that doing it later wouldn't be late.
First he had to meet Lucia and request her to become a partner.
She said if they couldn't make Lucia a partner, they would definitely be abandoned by the Emperor.
"Mother. That is a big misunderstanding. Seeing how much His Majesty cherishes me, what do you mean abandon."
But Albert thought the Marchioness's judgment was wrong.
With just a matter like this, the Emperor will absolutely not abandon himself, his nephew.
Rather, he would humiliate Aniel in a public setting. Asking if she is insulting him, a royalty.
Then that woman will surely receive punishment. Nevertheless, there was one reason Albert headed to Caldesa.
'I cannot enter that place alone.'
He unconditionally must be accompanied by a partner to enter. He didn't know what words he would hear from those snobbish nobles if he entered alone for no reason.
But he couldn't enter with just anyone either. The reason Albert obediently followed the Marchioness's words was truly to make Lucia his partner.
'Hmph. That woman probably doesn't have a partner either anyway.'
Lucia's partner had not been revealed yet.
Usually, among gossips, words went back and forth about who became partners with whom, but in Lucia's case, there was really no word.
She is a royalty and favored by the Emperor. Because saying such words itself could lead to a situation where one has to risk their life later, everyone spared their words as much as possible.
In the first place, if she had a partner, that family would have widely propagated it first long ago. Since forming a partnership with a royalty was a tremendous honor for a family.
'But that woman kicked away the glory with her own feet!'
So Albert intended to show clearly. Who the man she missed is, and what kind of person the man called Albert Robiesh is.
"But why is this woman not coming this much!"
Clearly the Marchioness said she was coming. Because she would come, she even brought up words to keep waiting at that spot.
But just like Aniel's time, no matter how much he waited, no one came.
At this, firmly angry Albert intended to head to the palace where Lucia is right now.
First urgently, drag her and enter the banquet hall.
"Barely found it."
But a voice caught his ankle. Albert turned his head and examined the direction of the voice.
"It seems cooler here than in my memories."
The person who entered was a man whose face he had never seen once.
Seeing that he is not in his memory, he must probably be a noble who had never been to the Imperial Palace even once.
And look. If he were a child of a grand noble, there's no way he would do such a rustic action.
He should stay maintaining elegance like himself.
'Before that, it would be good to relieve my irritation a little.'
Usually, he would have just ridiculed and ended it, but for Albert who was fully accumulated with stress, a fishy smile spread on his lips.
"To dare step foot into a place where only royalty can enter and leave, who are you!"
Albert approached and shouted loudly, but didn't wait for an answer.
"Seeing there is no answer, you are not a royalty. You must be prepared!"
So that the opponent couldn't even respond, he flew a punch straight away first.
After that, he intended to knock down the opponent who got hit by the punch and apply unilateral violence.
Solely to relieve his own stress.
'What, he dodged?'
But Albert's punch couldn't reach the opponent at all.
There was something Albert didn't know.
"A, ah wait a moment!"
That the opponent was a person who receives Aniel Windelof's attacks every day.
"I am absolutely not a suspicious person!"
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