“Hah?”
Victor looked dubious at my words.
“So what are you going to do for ? You will do sothing reasonable for now that I have told you my secret, right?”
“Who the hell do you think I am?”
“You are the prince of Ravaal Kingdom. So, there’s nothing you can’t do, right?”
I was always the one who was pushed around, but now I finally have the opportunity to stir things up.
Seeing the prince’s stunned state, Grandfather held back his laughter.
“How dare you talk to His Highness like that!”
Vice Captain Neil interjected, looking a little flustered.
“It is true that we have all sworn allegiance to Prince Victor, but isn’t it the Prince who would be troubled by my absence?”
I looked at Victor as if testing him. No soldier would have this attitude.
But I do hold so value. I’ve trained myself so that I can be proud of being Alicia Williams. I deserve so freedom to be able to express myself.
Suddenly, Victor started laughing out loud.
“It’s super rare for a prince to laugh like this, isn’t it?”
“When the prince is with Ria, I see many expressions on his face.”
I could hear Captain Marius and Ceres whispering.
“Really, father picked up sothing extraordinary.”
Victor was trying to suppress a laugh with tears in his eyes.
Is he complinting or mocking … I was sure it was the latter, since there was no way Victor would complint .
“Yes, I need you now. How can I let go of soone so useful? …The only people who could take that attitude with would be that trio of old n or this kid.”
“”Oi””
My voice and the old n’s voices overlapped beautifully. It was Victor who needed to correct his language.
“So, what exactly do you want, young lady?”
Books, was what I was about to say, but I stopped.
There were people who would teach . So, I don’t have to choose books… maybe a sword?
But the prince was the one I was negotiating with. I need sothing more profitable… right!
“I’d like to form a squad that I can lead.”
“…What?”
Victor raised his eyebrows as high as he could in response to my answer.
“You an, you want my position?”
“I’m not aiming for Captain Marius’ position.”
“That’s supposed to be a good thing, but why does that sound rude?”
Ceres muttered beside him. Victor grimaced and opened his mouth to speak.
“No, you can’t. Now that there’s no chance of you siding with my brother, I’m uncertain if I’m willing to make it that easy for you.”
That was true. …But I couldn’t break down here, either.
I produced the best smile I could muster. I had studied and practiced the villainess smile all this ti. I wouldn’t be disturbed by anything they say.
“Even if I don’t form a squad, Victor-sama will be at a great disadvantage if I switch sides to the first prince. To begin with, I do not belong to any side…”
“What?”
I belonged to the king.
“You said earlier that you were loyal to .”
“I did say that. But what I really ant was that I hadn’t sworn allegiance to you.”
Victor remained frozen and said nothing back.
Not only Grandfather, but also Kate and Mark, struggled to hold back their laughter. They had their hands on their mouths, but their shoulders were shaking.
Prince, I’ve got you!
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