DYBAR - Chapter 119 < The Stealth of the Saint and Grand Duchess-to-be >

DYBAR - Chapter 119 < The Stealth of the Saint and Grand Duchess-to-be >

Do Your Best And Regret

It was a dawning morning.

"braided-."

Bethany raised her hand as if it was over. Olivia smiled brightly in the mirror and played with the hem of her dress.

A silver-white dress that sparkles as if sprinkled with pearl powder, a hairpin decorated with obsidian and rubies and a curl at the end of the hair, platinum earrings that flutter as if to emphasize her elegant jawline and a magic stone necklace hung around her neck as slender as a deer.

She was overflowing with pride. It finally dawned on her that the Young Lady had returned. The tip of her nose twitched for no reason, so Bethany made a secret joke.

"Anyway, what's going on? You gave me the strength to decorate like this first."

"It's a special day. Because it is the day of our official return."

"Yes. We're all there now. In the territory of Vikander."

Olivia smiled brightly at Bethany's affirmation.

Vikander was in front of her. Just the thought of it made her heart flutter. Meanwhile, Bethany joked.

"As you said, the formal dinner will be held when Your Highness returns. Oh no, no. The question is whether or not we will be able to enter the castle today because of the procession waiting for the Young Lady to welcome his return."

The corners of Olivia's mouth rose.

"What do you want to do first when you arrive in Vikander Territory?"

"If we go back to the territory, hmm.."

I had a lot to talk about with the people of the Grand Siege, I had to go to Jeniv Street, I wanted to meet the green-eyed people, and I had to compare Edwin's handwriting with that of an unknown knight.

There was only one thing that came to mind first now.

"...Bethany. Do you know anything about Senua's Valley?"

Bethany is a wizard, so it would be nice to go with her. I, who had been staring at Bethany as she slowly opened her mouth, closed my mouth.

Although it disappeared in the blink of an eye, Bethany's expression a moment ago was unusual.

Oops.

I made a mistake. But by the time I realized it, it was already too late. Bethany spoke in her usual friendly voice.

"How do you know that place?"

"Ah..."

"How did you know about that dangerous and rugged valley? No, who told you about that?"

Bethany's smile deepened. There was a strange power in that low, coaxing voice. I had to move on quickly.

"Just, that...When, at the last dinner party..."

And luckily I thought of a good excuse.

"I suddenly remembered at the dinner table that the knights who came back from the subjugation said that it was dangerous there." 

"Did you? Anyway, it's just as the knight said. Unlike the mine side, that side is like a really steep cliff. I was surprised again."

Bethany tilted her head and pouted. It pricked my conscience to see her so staunchly believing her own words, but I just nodded my head calmly.

The plan to go with Bethany has been canceled altogether. I felt sorry for Bethany, but my visit to Senua's Valley was a secret I could never tell.

Bethany, oblivious to my thoughts, cheerfully clapped her hands and walked towards the door.

"Well then, shall we go? By the way, Dean was supposed to come when dinner was ready. Where is he...."

Bethany smiled as she opened the door 

"Good timing. Dean, well... What's wrong with your face? What's going on?"

I was also surprised when I saw what was going on.

Dean's face, standing in front of the door, was unusually pale. He was even breaking into a cold sweat as if he had been in a huge shock. I asked as I hurried to the door.

"Lord Szellin, is something wrong?"

"Ah, Miss... Are you a Saint?"

What a Saint. What is that...?

After belatedly understanding Dean's stuttering voice, I blinked my eyes.

Did they actually find out that I was Liv Green?

If she was a Dean who always praised Liv Green every time he ate a turkey, he could well refer to Liv Green as a Saint. It's a shame, to be the first to reveal something that even Edwin doesn't know yet...

"It was all in the newspaper."

"Newspaper?"

Liv Green's story won't end up in the newspaper, will it? 

At my strange questioning voice, Dean brought out the hand hidden behind him.

I slowly reached for her newspaper.

A short time to receive a newspaper. The newspaper was fluttering, and in the big headline above it, my name, Olivia, was clearly there.

My heart was pounding uncontrollably. While I was reading the newspaper quickly, Dean muttered in a rough voice as if scratching his neck.

"It said Young Lady restored a retail estate that had fallen into the spring crisis."

"Really?"

I could feel Bethany looking at me with startled eyes.

But even that couldn't be bothered. The hand holding the newspaper became tense. How did this come to light?

The Princess herself revealed this during the banquet. Even so, I know better than anyone else that everything that happens in the imperial palace is partially filtered out when it appears in the newspapers.

No way, this is Edwin too...?

"The summer banquet was all hosted by you, and the good harvest in the Tristan granary area was also hosted by you. You are the one who suggested the relief system."

"No, but why are you crying? It's a good thing that what the Young Lady did was found out!"

Only at Bethany's words did I raise my head. Dean's voice was shaking, and the area around his eyes was really red.

"Miss..."

While I was startled by his muffled voice, as if he was barely holding back his ears, Dean hurriedly added to his words.

"Everything I said in the past, I didn't mean it. Actually, I believed that you were a good person, and even before I said my oath, I tore down all the articles that contained nonsense..."

Bethany blinked at the gibberish excuse. Dean didn't stop talking even when people looked at him asking what are he doing now.

This newspaper he read while out for an early walk made Dean feel like he wanted to sew up her past.

If he didn't know, he shouldn't have said anything.

Past days of hating and criticizing this saintly Young Lady who had done such great things. Just by reading the newspaper flashed through his mind. Dean's eyes became dizzy.

"Why did you covet what belonged to others and why did you behave in a tea party? Why......"

At the same time, I also remembered Dean's angry voice and muttered.

"Oh, no way then. Are you the one who asked me why I covet other people's things?"

"Yes? Did Dean say that?"

Bethany looked at Dean with a puzzled look at my words and then shook her head. Dean, who was biting his lips like a child holding back tears without even having time to scold him, eventually turned his head.

After the sound of snoring, there was a sound like a whimpering sound.

My embarrassment that I had suddenly become a saint disappeared in an instant. I couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

As the carriage departed, I became a little worried.

"Could it be possible that there were rumors in Vikander Territory as well? I, this......."

"Ah, you mean you're a Saint?"

My cheeks quickly became heated. I cleared my throat loudly and looked at Bethany. Bethany, who was looking at me intently, smiled.

"What are you worried about? There is no difference."

"Yes?"

"Whether or not you have restored the spring crisis of the retail estate. Whatever work iu did in the Tristan granary. Or something else. Anyway, you did a lot of good deeds."

Her light blue eyes were extremely kind.

"Even before we knew that, you were already more than a Saint to everyone, including the green-eyed children."

Her serious voice touched my heart. With nothing to say, I just smiled with my lips twitching.

"Bethany. How can she say such kind words?"

"Well, what if I live long?"

Bethany shrugged her shoulders slyly.

And in the middle of the day, when the sunlight sparkles. I was momentarily speechless as I looked through the previously opened gate.il I thought as the shouts from afar got louder.

"Miss! I'm glad you came back safely!"

"Her Highness the prospective Grand Duchess has returned!"

"Look, it's Vikander's knights!"

The line of people standing on both sides of the wide road was endless. People cheered and threw bright flowers.

I knew there would be a welcome parade, but experiencing it once didn't ease the overwhelming feeling.

I didn't know what to do first, and with my head turning white, I looked at the faces of the people of Vikander who welcomed me one by one.

"What are you doing? Wave your hands outside."

The first day of entry suddenly comes to mind.

Edwin's mischievous voice came to mind clearly that day, and I waved my hand with all my might.

and-!

The cheers grew even louder.

Pop-.

Beautifully sparkling fireworks write a welcome message for me.

"Miss!"

The green-eyed children are smiling because they fit in better than anyone else on this street.

It was all a scene from a day I had dreamed of. 

Olivia's bright green eyes sparkled under the sunlight.

***

"As you said, the formal dinner will be held when Your Highness returns."

Again, Bethany's words were lies.

"Hey. I heard Bethany open a cask of cider?"

"Miss, come back and have dinner. Plus fruit wine? What day is it today?"

"I did not know? In fact, they say the Young Lady was a Saint! Until now, the Princess had made the Young Lady do all the work and kept all of her achievements for herself!"

The loud voices of the knights could be heard outside the window.

Returning to my own room after a long time.

I chuckled at the excited voice that came before I could rest in bed for a while. For a moment, I wondered what had become of the Princess. That was when I thought, did she say she would come first for no reason?

"I have the honor of escorting the Young Lady and has come to collect you."

Dean smiled brightly and bowed politely. He was dressed in his uniform and his hair was neatly slicked back.

I said mischievously as she looked at his excited face.

"The face that was crying has already disappeared, Lord Szellin."

"Miss!"

Dean's face became as hot as the color of his bright red hair. I burst out laughing, finding the innocent reaction amusing.

"By the way, did you hear that, Lady? Today, Bethany brought a barrel of fruit wine to the banquet hall first!"

***

The path to the banquet hall.

Dean chattered, unable to hide his excited face. It was the result of a combination of the tension of escorting a Young Lady for the first time, the excitement of drinking fruit wine, and the joy of returning to Vikander after a long time.

Oh, there was one more thing.

"And by any chance, Miss."

There was no sign of anything other than the maids coming and going in the hallway. There were few opportunities to be alone with the Young Lady. Dean lowered his voice and asked.

"If you have a secret you haven't told me yet, please feel free to tell me. I'm definitely on your side!"

It was only a few months ago that Dea himself thought he knew the best about the Young Lady in the entire Vikander territory. As for the green-eyed Princess, she even scrapped all the knights in the system.

"There are a lot of secrets."

Dean's mood was lifted a little more by her soft voice.

No matter how much Sir Winster Calter took the knight's oath a second time, he was still the Lady's escort.

"There are some secrets that only we know."

She also had a bond of having the same Lowell blood. Dean nodded his head triumphantly.

It was then. The Young Lady's eyes narrowed as if she had seized her opportunity.

"Valley of Senua. You didn't forget to go, right?"

In an instant, Dean's excited mood subsided. 

Oh my God. He forgot.

The Young Lady seemed to have noticed that fact and spoke sweetly and firmly.

"So, I'm afraid I'm not allowed to drink alcohol today, Dean."

"Didn't you hear me clearly?"

Dean honestly couldn't believe his ears.

Olivia, who was smiling, whispered something softly so that only Dean could hear, and she entered the banquet hall first.

Soon, with the lights of the gorgeous chandeliers twinkling, applause broke out so loud that it made the banquet hall reverberate.

"I am grateful to everyone for honoring His Highness's position despite His Highness's absence."

A soft but dignified voice rang through the banquet hall. The speech that captured people's attention was short but powerful.

When the small but louder-looking Young Lady finished her speech, thunderous applause erupted.

Dean, who would normally have been at the forefront as if he were worshiping, was unable to concentrate.

"Late at night, two hours past midnight. Look under my bedroom balcony, outside in the first-floor hallway."

The words the Young Lady left behind continued to linger in Dean's mind.

No way... Is she really thinking of going to the dangerous Senua Valley?

No, that's also a problem, but how could the Young Lady break through the strict security of the Grand Siege of Vikander and come down to the first-floor hallway?

Dean shook his head with difficulty.

That can't be possible. It would be difficult to even come out of the bedroom, let alone go downstairs. Because Vikander's knights were famous for their ironclad vigilance.

To shake off his worries, he tore off a large turkey leg and took a bite.

The wonderful flavor filled his mouth.

After all, no matter what, the turkey was the right choice.

But late at night.

Dean went down to Olivia's bedroom with a feeling of hopelessness.

"No, Miss. How did you get here?"

After breaking through the tight security, the Young Lady was waiting for Dean under the bedroom.

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