EIITAB - Chapter 103 < Something to be Cautious About >
Even if it is Trampled and Broken
"How picky! Then do it yourself!"
One of the southern workers roughly put down the load he was carrying.
Part of him wanted to throw it away, regardless of whether the contents were damaged or not. However, because the herbs were so expensive, he could not do so because he was afraid that he would be held responsible for compensation later.
The worker seemed to be a little worried about the situation after shouting loudly, so he glanced sideways in the direction where D. Vito was standing.
"...!"
He noticed that Dr. Vito finally took his eyes off the ledger and looked at him.
Dr. Vito said, pushing his glasses up a little higher with his middle finger and frowning at him.
"Are you out of your mind now? This precious... Ha! That's it."
Instead of being frightened by the southern behavior, D r. Vito looked even more disapproving. This was because he was more worried about whether the herbs would go bad.
"This.....!"
If Sr. Vito had shown even the slightest bit of apology or sympathy for them, the Southerners would also have softened their minds and been willing to work again.
But such ignorance.
As if they had been waiting for this to start, dissatisfaction poured out from the mouths of everyone in the South.
"Damn it, you don't like it if I do this and you don't like it if I do that. What are you saying? Ah! Or is it just an excuse to unload the luggage and is your intention to leave us frozen here?"
At that time, the employee of Kalathi Castle, who was helping them with their work, spoke sarcastically.
"If you freeze to death like this, you will die."
"What did you say just now?"
"Ah! Did I say something wrong? If you had done your job properly in the first place, would Dr. Vito have pointed this out? Isn't that because you don't work hard?"
"Ha! Is this all our fault now?"
"No, but why do these Southerners always speak informally? Are we funny?"
Everyone was extremely nervous due to the suddenly colder weather.
Southerners and Northerners instantly glared at each other and stood in opposition.
"You damn bastards! Do you know how much we pay in taxes because of you damn northerners? You didn't even know how to thank you!"
"What? If this bastard has an open mouth, he knows it's sweet, the poor? Did you say we were a beggar?"
"Okay! I did. What are you going to do?"
An imminent situation was created as if they were about to grab each other by the collar at any moment.
At that time, a calm voice cut through the tense tension.
"Everyone, please stop."
A sonorous but calm voice.
Everyone's eyes turned toward the direction from which the sound was heard, and they were soon able to spot Hestia wearing a white raccoon coat.
Her maids Angela and Jerome were quietly following behind her.
"Well, let's meet the Saintess."
Southerners recognized Hestia at once and, regardless of their status, immediately bowed their heads and treated her with courtesy.
On the other hand, the northerners cleared their throats awkwardly and looked away, pretending not to see. Because they didn't want to bow their head to Hestia.
It was obviously rude, but she didn't grab her book.
Anyway, with Hestia's appearance, the commotion suddenly quieted down.
Hestia took a deep breath, and everyone just looked at her.
Her maid Angela, who had been quietly watching behind her, stood behind her and whispered.
"Princess, please stop."
Since the fight was stopped, it meant that they should move to a warm place.
But Hestia did not nod her head.
She caught her breath as she saw the Southerners and Northerners divided into two factions, one after another.
She's sure if she was like her old self, she wouldn't have pretended not to notice or taken anyone's side because she didn't want to get caught up in the conflict.
Hestia didn't want to do that right now.
She watched the situation from beginning to end. So she could tell who was at fault first without having to hear the circumstances.
So instead of following Angela's words and turning around, Hestia moved closer to them, putting even more pressure on her pursed lips.
Hestia took a quick breath and looked at the southerners with a stern look on her face.
"There are a lot of hardships."
She spoke to them in a friendly tone.
The people of Kalathi Castle looked like, 'That's right', then, and a wry smile appeared on their lips.
The looks the northerners exchanged with each other were full of dissatisfaction.
'Aren't she just being harsh on us?'
'Maybe so. Ugh.'
The northerners were not pleased with Hestia's appearance.
Isn't she also 'the Saintess' from the capital?
A series of uncomfortable coughs erupted from behind, but Hestia didn't care.
It occurred to her that it would be obvious that she would take the side of the Southerners and not themselves.
She continued to address Southerners.
"Your hands and feet keep freezing in the cold weather... It's hard to move, right? I know very well that it takes a lot of hard work."
A friendly and attentive tone of speech.
Anyone could see that Hestia was clearly speaking in favor of their side, so the southerners were in high spirits.
"It's okay. I'm just so touched that you think about us."
As they gave their answer to Hestia, she stretched out her chest and winked at the Northerners as if to say something.
But it was only for a moment.
This was because Hestia's atmosphere immediately changed.
"But that doesn't mean it's okay for you to slip up your tongue."
"Yes? Sa, Saintess?"
The southerners looked at her with wide eyes, quite embarrassed by Hestia's stern attitude.
"As far as I know, Dr. Vito is the person in charge who was directly entrusted with the work by Duke Kalathi. It means he's your boss, even if it's just for a little while."
That's it, but...
Southerners who didn't want to admit it let out an awkward cough.
Hestia sighed lightly as she saw their reactions and made a firm request.
"So I hope you apologize."
Her eyes first turned to the southern worker who had placed her fishing net. They asked back with a puzzled face.
"Yes? Saintess, are you telling me... Did you ask me to apologize to that guy?"
"That's right. You heard you correctly."
Hestia slowly nodded her head and opened her mouth again.
"Damn you guys."
Everyone was startled when words that did not suit her at all came out of her beautiful lips.
But Hestia did not stop and repeated like a parrot what she had heard.
"You damn northerners."
Her dignified voice let out another harsh curse.
It wasn't a loud voice, but it caught everyone's ears.
Hestia asked, looking around at everyone.
"Am I the only one who heard this?"
"..."
Regardless of whether they were northerners or southerners, everyone pursed their lips and could not make a sound.
Hestia, who had been waiting for a moment to see who would react, continued her next words.
"Those were the words that came out of your mouth. Or maybe there's something wrong with my hearing."
When the middle-aged man who first complained was pointed out by Hestia, he wrinkled his face as if he was unfair and tried to raise his voice.
"Yes, that's right. I said that. But, Saintess, how can we apologize to those northerners?"
The man whined as if asking for someone to take his side.
Hestia let out a noticeable sigh and gently closed and opened her eyes as if to listen..
The unwavering violet eyes were very strict. She asked, looking at the Southerners one after another.
"Stop. Who on earth do you think I am?"
"You are the Princess and Saintess of the Ellsworth Kingdom...."
Southerners, who noticed that the atmosphere was unusual, hesitated.
Hestia nodded and added as if she were a teacher.
"That's right. And there's one more thing."
Whether everyone admits it or not.
Hestia stilled, took a deep breath, and then she spoke more clearly.
"I am Duchess Kalathi. How can you insult my people in front of me like that?"
Hestia continued her words resolutely as if she would accuse her at any moment.
"I don't know what kind of confidence you have. Do you want to insult me?"
Then the Southerners jumped up.
"What is that! How could we dare to act so impurely?"
"But there was no doubt about your attitude just a moment ago."
She silenced Southerners in an instant.
"Remember it clearly. When you ignore the people of the Kalathi Duchy, you are ignoring me."
“Sa, Saintess...”
"Please apologize. If not, I will formally complain to the mission."
Workers in the south were taken aback when they heard that, rather than letting go of the work, they were making it worse.
The southern middle-aged man who had no choice but to start the fight first forced an apology to the northerner.
"I-I'm sorry. Because it's so cold. I acted aggressively because I wanted to get inside quickly ."
Northern people, who were about to grab him, scratched the back of her head and apologized.
"Well, that could be true. Huh. Okay, that's enough. Because we also caught a horse pod."
Although they did not shake hands, an awkward truce was formed between the two men.
At this point, Hestia nodded her head with a satisfied look on her face and looked at Dr. Vito.
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
But he immediately shook his head.
"I don't mind as long as I can finish my work quickly."
Hestia nodded once more as if she would respect his wishes.
"I hope this doesn't happen again in the future. Well then, good luck everyone."
After leaving her last short words, she turned around without any hesitation.
Angela and Jerome quickly followed behind her.
Everyone left behind remained silent with bewildered eyes.
Everyone was quite surprised by Hestia's Intervention, but if we had to make a comparison, the northerners were more embarrassed.
They took a deep breath and exchanged glances with each other as before.
"Why did she take our side?"
Someone cautiously expressed a question, but there was no answer. This was because it was a question that no one but Hestia could easily answer.
At that time, Dr. Vito caught people's attention by clapping his hands.
"Let's get back to work. I'll speed up the pace, so let's all work a little harder."
After hearing Dr. Vito's words, everyone hurriedly came to their senses and started playing with their stopped hands.
Even though the northerners were busy moving around, they couldn't take their eyes off Hestia's back.
To be honest, they continued to feel confused because they had no idea that she would take their side.
In this way, their evaluation of Hestia began to change little by little in their minds.
It was something Dulcinea was so wary of.
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