Chapter 10
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Well, if it’s a doll, then a doll it is.
Phew, a child’s eyes are surprisingly sharp.
“Princess.”
Oh my god, you scared .
Why is everyone coming out from all directions today? Ari, who was handing out a bouquet of flowers, froze on the spot, biting her lip. I also froze for a mont while accepting the bouquet.
I didn’t expect to see him again today.
Silver-gray hair glittered under the sunlight. As he strode through the small path between the elegant statues, Izek looked even more sensational with the peaceful scenery around him.
I could feel Ari’s body shaking as she held onto my skirt.
I get why I’m like this, but why are you so scared?
Her cousin brother, Izek, sohow stopped about two ters away from us, and spat it out in a blunt tone without a hint of courtesy, “Your Highness is looking for you. I told you last ti that you shouldn’t walk around alone.”
Huh?
The next mont, the little princess threw the bouquet into my hand and quickly ran past him, toward the palace like a scared kitten. I felt like this happened a lot, and Izek didn’t really try to hold on to her either.
My husband stood upright without looking back.
There was an absurd look in his eyes.
“You were playing with each other...”
Ah, is that what he wanted to talk about? I gently straightened myself with the bouquet in my hand. I felt bad about being treated like a six-year-old kid, but I smiled shyly on the outside.
“Were you looking for the princess?”
“No. I was looking for you. I’m not a guard.”
What? Looking for ? You were the one who left behind. Are you trying to kick out of here too, now?
I was a little scared, but I didn’t show it, and made my eyes widen.
“? Really?”
“......Yes, really.”
Just like before, the one who threw away strode forward.
God, is he really going to hit ? Well, fine, as long as he’ll let live later...
“What are you doing?”
“What?”
“Open your eyes.”
I slowly opened my eyes, which had been instinctively closed.
I could see his huge chest right in front of . When I raised my head up, I saw the face of the man looking down at with a blank look.
“Did the princess of Romagna grow up accustod to being beaten up?”
How did you know that? Hey, it’s natural to be scared when a big man like you darts forward. How tall are you? I think, probably over 2 ters.
“I thought you were going to hide and watch .”
“I-I’m good with just watching.”
“Really? Then why close your eyes? Did you expect a kiss or sothing like that?”
The way he tilted his head and muttered was very unfamiliar.
If he just stared at as he always did, I could get used to it, but the way he looked at with his red eyes open was even more dangerous. If I said that I was expecting a real kiss, he’d notice it was a lie.
Do you think I’ve lived like this for a day or two?
“That’s because, earlier, you seed upset because of ...”
“So, you thought I’d hit you or sothing?”
“Not necessarily, but if you did...”
“So... you like even when you know I’m going to hit you?”
“No? You’re the only one to protect . I’ll try my best to correct the mistakes, so please don’t hate .”
There was a short silence. While I clasped a bouquet of flowers with both hands and stared down mournfully, he gazed at with an indescribable look. Why was he staring at again?
Rough footsteps sounded.
It was clear that it was coming this way, but neither of us looked away.
“...Sir Izek!” My husband, who had been staring at , turned his head.
The boy, who gasped and approached us, paused with a slightly puzzled look, and then spoke carefully.
“I think you should co for a while.”
Hmm, was sothing happening with the Paladins in the palace?
“Wait here for a second.”
These words were spat out by my husband, who turned away.
Ho-oh, did he still have work for ? What now? Should I put the flowers in my hair and wait for him?
I glanced briefly at the giant back of the distant man and sat on a flat rock nearby.
A fresh wind blew.
I was shaken, by the way. I wondered what kind of delusion Freya’s little brother was having.
He showed such hostility simply because of rumors about . It was hard to say what triggered him.
That was all too much to say just because a senior he admired had a wife like ...maybe it was sothing to do with Freya?
While I was organizing my thoughts, I suddenly looked down at a bouquet of flowers in my hand.
Now that I see it, they were Rudbeckias.
The sa flower as my na. Eternal happiness in the flower language, but it’s ironic.
Cold water splashed on from behind.
Just as I tried to get up reflexively, sothing wet and slippery wrapped around my torso and literally pulled into the water in an instant.
There was not even enough ti to scream or struggle.
Splash!
The water was cold to the bone.
My heart seed to stop for a mont. It was worth thinking about whether I was going to die like this and what kind of empty ending it was, but strangely, I didn’t feel any fear. I was caught up by so crazy pond monster. I felt empty, but the thing that was holding tight right now, didn’t have the purpose of killing , it was just...
When I struggled a little, the monster’s arm relaxed a little.
It felt ridiculous, as if it would just let go of it if I just swam up like this.
What was this, kid? Did it just want to play with ... or was I just so terrified that I beca delusional? Or was I being attacked by so kind of psychological attack? As the oxygen in my lungs decreased, I instinctively tried to shake off the pond monster and climb up.
I was about to move my hands in the water and grab the arms that twisted around my waist.
As if a torpedo had exploded, a blindingly intense light flashed, sending a tingling feeling everywhere. The arms holding my body completely disappeared, but this ti, sothing held from the top and pulled up with strong force.
Poa-ha, my blocked breath burst out at once.
My head was all dizzy and my surroundings were noisy.
“How the hell did this happen here...”
What were they talking about? When I managed to wake up, my husband was in front of , looking down at . But, why did he suddenly get shorter?
Oh, he was holding up. His eyes, which were indescribably complex, stared at .
I didn’t know what’s going on, but the pond monster was just a monster, and I didn’t call it out on purpose.
Like the last ti the torch went out...
“.....Waah!”
I scread loudly as I clung to Izek’s neck, bursting into tears, thinking that I would be hit.
Regardless, I choked him to death and burst into tears.
“Oh, I was scared! You’ve protected again, you’re the only one!”
As it beca silent everywhere, only the sound of Izek’s sigh rang loudly.
A sigh that sounded very tired.
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The appearance of a monster in a pond containing the romantic legend of Angvan Palace seed to have spread to quite a serious disturbance.
Inside the palace, where absolute safety is essential, it was also a case of a sudden attack, a pond that had been free of problems for decades, so everyone was shocked.
Besides, no matter how bad my reputation was as the Pope’s favorite daughter here, it would have been quite embarrassing for Brittany if it had gone wrong.
Looking back on my vague mories, I didn’t think there were any of these things that ca out in the original
The heart of Elendale, where the nobles’ sagas, temples, and palaces were close, belonged to a fairly safe clean zone. What happened on the first night of arriving here was strange in many ways.
Of course, Rudbeckia in the original, did not experience the first night of the torch being extinguished or leave the palace banquet and go near the pond, but if this continued to be the case, they’ll misunderstand that I was a witch who attracted the creatures.
“Whoo...”
The annual event had co. I didn’t feel anything until the night I fell into the pond, but I felt a little strange from the next day.
I thought it was just a cold at first, but it wasn’t.
My body was burning hot, as if soone was poking my whole body with a needle. It was a symptom that ca twice a year after I possessed this body. I thought it would co back at the end of the year, but it ca early at a ti like this, damn it.
At first, my family called the physician because I had said I was sick, but he just tilted his head and repeated that he had never seen such symptoms before. The sa was true of others.
The next ti sothing similar happened again, everyone started to think I was faking it because I didn’t want to get engaged. So I decided to put up with it.
I was used to holding back my pain anyway. It was a symptom that would disappear in just a few days. It would be the sa to call a physician here, but it would be tough to be branded as a “foolish faker”.
Only
Especially my dirty husband, who might think I’m up to sothing else, haa. What was he trying to tell at the pond, though?
The conversation wasn’t completed because the monster appeared... Whatever the reason he told to wait, it was unexpected coming from a man who didn’t bother with annoying people.
So, I had to know what he wanted from .
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