Chapter 127: Chapter 35. Confusion and Rumors
The black raven that landed on the Dark Host Knight’s shoulder flew away as soon as it completed its task. The man with the disheveled dark hair replied:
??I accept Her Highness’ order.??
Jacob Osman followed the silhouette of the bird with a thoughtful look until it completely disappeared from sight. A little later, he also inford his partner:
??g.??
— Yes? What’s the matter?
His colleague, as usual, was busy eating a variety of food, and Jacob was already tired of watching this spectacle. Instead of pulling it away, Jacob just sighed and said:
— I’m going to have to leave for a while. You’ll keep an eye on Lady de Walt while I’m gone.
— what? ??leave??? — he asked in surprise.
??I received an urgent order from Her Highness today,?? the knight said, ??it seems she needs my presence on so important matter. For that reason, I’m going to leave imdiately.
After listening to him, Mag hesitantly nodded his head.
— Oh, good. I’ve got it all figured out.
However, the commander of the sixth division of the Dark Host found this response insufficient, and his gaze narrowed suspiciously.
— Anyway. Are you sure you understand ? — Jacob asked.
— Of course!
??When I said you should keep an eye on Lady de Walt, that’s exactly what I ant, not your endless food runs!??
His partner had a confused expression on his face.
— Jacob, you underestimate
too much! — He muttered resentfully, — I take my duties quite responsibly!
— Well, I hope so...
The knight sighed again, hoping only that nothing would really happen during his short absence.
***
I was standing in a long queue at one of the most famous bakeries in the city, known for its airy croissants and amazing cakes.
The sweet sll of fresh pastries wafted around , and I couldn’t help but smile, anticipating how I would soon enjoy these magnificent delicacies. In the end, the joy of life is based on such small things.
Since this place was so famous, there was almost always a long queue at the entrance, and so I had to co early on purpose before everything was sold out. In total, I’ve been standing here for half an hour now.
anwhile, the people in the queue in front of
were talking animatedly, discussing the latest news of the empire. Such gossip hardly interested , and therefore for quite a long ti I just ignored them, instead admiring the beautiful display cases with pastries in front of .
At least, that’s how it was up to this point.
Among the conversations, I accidentally caught a phrase that caught my attention:
— Did you hear that? It’s said that the Crown Princess still hasn’t shown up at the imperial palace!
— What are you talking about? Was this just another trick of hers?
— Most likely, it is. Otherwise, why hasn’t she taken the throne that rightfully belongs to her...?!
At that mont, I involuntarily narrowed my eyes, trying to focus on the conversation between the two won in front. One of them continued:
— Yes, it’s obviously not for nothing! The tyrant Princess is clearly up to sothing. And that’s not good at all... It seems that chaos will descend upon our empire again soon.
Knock. Knock.
My heart started beating faster when I heard all these conversations.
Of course, when I heard any news about my forr ??fiancee??, I could not remain indifferent. After all, this woman had a grudge against
and was probably still after . In other words, I just couldn’t forget even for a mont about her existence. However, that wasn’t the focus of attention right now.
It was no secret that the current Crown Princess had always aspired to power and had long been eager to take control of the empire. Therefore, the idea that she could now so openly disregard the throne seed incredible to many people. And, to be honest, neither do I. Despite the fact that I was almost not interested in politics, I still had to stay inford about so global events for the sake of my own well-being. And therefore, the current situation really raised a lot of questions.
??Really??? The other woman asked in disbelief. ??Are you sure it’s not a rumor???
— No, there’s clearly sothing wrong here! — The first one replied, and her voice was filled with excitent, — In any case, isn’t the whole situation extrely suspicious? After the death of the emperor, the whole country has been on its ears lately. And the Crown Princess, who had been waiting for this mont, still hadn’t taken any steps... I can’t find any other explanation other than the fact that sothing truly terrible can be expected from her soon.
??Yes, you’re right,?? the other agreed with a sigh, ??Since recently, and until now, too, this empire has definitely been going to hell...
At that mont, I stopped listening to this conversation for the simple reason that it was the turn of these won, and they were distracted from the stormy dialogue to order themselves pastries. I remained in deep thought the whole ti.
And by the ti the queue finally reached , I had almost missed that mont.
In the end, I ordered the bakery’s famous croissant with strawberry filling, but thoughts of the Crown Princess still wouldn’t leave my mind. For so reason, I continued to feel a strange excitent that I couldn’t explain to myself. With this thought in mind, I left the bakery, holding the long-awaited package of pastries in my hands, but at the sa ti all my thoughts were filled with sothing completely different.
At the mont, the Ruthven Empire was in a clearly tense situation, as the forr emperor had passed away not so long ago, and his successor’s place had not yet been occupied. For this reason, unrest continued throughout the country. And even I couldn’t ignore the general concern about this, because every now and then I heard so rumors. The rivalry between the main character and the main villain was clearly in full swing right now.
And even if I was rooting for the second princess with all my heart in this situation, my anxiety still wouldn’t leave .
In fact, since the original plot of this novel had already gone to hell a long ti ago, now I couldn’t even begin to imagine how all this would eventually be resolved. Now that the main villain was still alive, should we all have expected the civil war that was about to unfold here due to the rivalry between the two? Thinking about all this, I just sighed heavily.
It seems that all those rumors about the coming of troubled tis in this empire were not so contradictory. Of course, this was also one of the reasons for my concern, because I didn’t want to be in the middle of a raging uprising at all. But...
??Well, anyway, in this world, I’m just a small fry who can’t influence anything globally anyway.??
So I thought I should just accept the inevitable future that was going to happen one way or another.
When I returned to our store after a short walk, I was surprised to find that none other than my older brother had t
there. It was amazing that this asshole actually deigned to leave his room in the middle of the day and co down here.
??Brother, where are Jeremy and the others???
I looked around, but there was no one else but Yufil.
??How do I know where they are? Am I their secretary??? he grumbled. ??They must be hanging out sowhere and taking ti off from work.
??....??
??Rather, it would be more accurate to say that about you.?? A thought flashed through my head, but of course I didn’t say it out loud.
— Anyway, where have you been all this ti? I’ve been waiting for you, by the way.
After making this unexpected statent, the guy crossed his arms on his chest with an important look.
— ??Waiting??? ? — I asked with considerable surprise.
— Exactly.
I opened and closed my mouth, puzzled.
??But why???
He was silent for a mont.
— ...I wanted to talk to you about sothing.
??And what is it???
Yufil hesitated for a mont before speaking slowly:
— You... Are you really not involved in the attack on our estate?
??.....??
At that mont, I barely managed to keep my emotions under control.
??How many tis can you ask the sa questions!?? I felt like I was really going to lose my patience with all this. No, really. How much longer can this hurdy-gurdy go on? Especially when I’ve said it all a long ti ago.
Although inside I was annoyed by this, I tried to respond as calmly as possible:
??...No.??
The guy paused before asking the next, equally predictable question:
— I... Are you not involved in our father’s death?
I took a deep breath, but shook my head.
— no.
Yufil looked at
carefully, but I also continued to look directly at him, without looking away. In the end, the guy quietly said:
??I see.??
After my answer, the duke’s eldest son seed to withdraw into himself for a while and stopped noticing . He had a complicated expression on his face that even I couldn’t decipher. It was serious and anxious at the sa ti. Finally, the guy slowly opened his mouth:
??Co on.??
— ...What? Where to?
I continued to be surprised by my brother’s ambiguous behavior, which was not quite the sa as usual.
— We need to go to a place. I... — Yufil hesitated for a mont, — I’m going to show you sothing.
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