The girl with an expressionless face opened her mouth. She showed no signs of being intimidated even after facing the bloody knights.
"Are you a bitch? How dare you interfere with my punishment? What are you doing! Get her!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Although he could hear the Princess acting viciously, Jason could not take his eyes off the girl he was seeing for the first time.
The Princess's escort knight walked towards the girl without hesitation.
However, before the knight could open his mouth to threaten him with a large, rough figure, a sword was pointed at her neck. She was a female knight who protected the girl.
"Stand back."
It was an amazing firing speed. The Princess's knight could not even catch his opponent's unsheathing of her sword with his eyes.
"Are there only scum in Valdina? How dare a lowly woman interfere in this place?"
The Princess's face became even redder when she saw the guard faltering.
"Who is it that you insult Valdina every time you say something? I guess you are either a traitor who does not know the honor of your country or you are not from this country."
"What, what? How dare! I belong to a great empire!"
When the Princess, who had fallen for the girl's provocation, tried to reveal her true identity, Kensington grabbed her arm and muttered softly.
"Stop. Have you forgotten, Your Highness? Where are you?"
No matter what was said behind their backs, they had to somehow hide the identity of those who caused today's mess.
While covering the Princess's mouth, Kensington looked suspiciously at the silver-haired girl who suddenly appeared.
"It's because you're being stupid! I wish I had just killed her from the beginning!"
Meanwhile, the Princess, who was very upset about the situation where she could not move, pinched the guard and kicked him in the shin.
It felt like tears were falling from the strong kick, but the escort couldn't say anything.
The girl had a calm expression the whole time, so people could see the gap between the two at a glance.
Princess Angelique frowned.
"Shit! I have no say in this shitty place, let's go!"
When the sick Princess disappeared, an aura of peace finally came to the streets.
"Thank you. Thanks to you, I lived with Tippi."
“Peeee, peeee!”
The tiger cub also made a cute cry.
The girl nodded indifferently and left immediately.
Jason, who was looking at the scene as if fascinated, took a hasty step forward.
"Your Highness? Where are you going?"
He couldn't even hear the knight's voice calling him from behind. As he left the tent, he saw a girl walking not far away.
"Wait, wait a minute."
Jason urgently chased after the girl. The sight of the girl's silver hair flowing like silk made his mouth feel dry for some reason.
"Excuse me, may I know the lady's name?"
The sight of the girl's back was somehow disappointing, as if he was walking without stopping and sweating in his hands that he couldn't grasp.
The bravery of stopping ruthless evil at a moment when no one else would. The calmness that silenced the arrogant Angelique.
The girl was beautiful and wise.
"..."
Please, stop for a moment and look back at me.
At the moment Jason had hoped for, the girl's steps stopped.
Ah, thank goodness. In an instant, an inexplicable feeling of relief passed through Jason's heart.
"The person who just made a fuss is my cousin. She grew up too precious and had no manners. Let me apologize on behalf of my cousin."
It was a sweet and thoughtful voice that melted away the other person's wariness.
Eventually, the girl who had stopped turned around.
The moment Jason saw the beautiful green eyes, he was mesmerized.
And at the same time, a fierce feeling of death passed by the back of his neck.
"What?"
Shocked, Jason raised his head and looked around. It was a poison so vivid that he wondered if it was a killer targeting him.
However, he found no trace and focused again on the girl in front of him.
For a split second, the big green eyes trembled in shock. Fear, anger, and unexplained regret all passed by in an instant.
"Young Lady? Are you okay?"
It was strange. Why is the girl surprised to see me?
Jason was surprised by the variety of emotions in the girl's eyes, but he thought back to his memory to see if he had ever met her somewhere.
No. If I saw a face like this, there would be no way I could forget it.
"Young Lady."
Jason stretched out his hand. He swore he didn't mean to be harsh.
It just seemed pitiful that the water droplets in her trembling eyes were hanging precariously as if they would fall at any moment...
"I just..."
Slap!
However, the outstretched hand hung down coldly.
A stinging pain remained on the back of his hand. Jason noticed that she had slapped his hand away.
"It doesn't hurt. Don't worry."
Jason muttered unconsciously to reassure the girl.
Meanwhile, the girl had returned with an expressionless face, as if it had never happened before.
The water that had been floating around had long since dried up. Nothing could be read on the white face as if a thick veil had been drawn over it.
In that split-second, the girl's emotions that were revealed were so disappointing that Jason clenched his fists without realizing it.
It would be nice if you could look at me with those eyes just once, just one more time.
"It was not my intention to alarm you. I just wanted to apologize on behalf of my cousin, I would also like to thank you if you could tell me the lady's name-"
Ha.
He thought he heard a snort from somewhere.
Did I hear it wrong?
That was when Jason was wondering.
"What is the point of belated gratitude or apology?"
The girl shot back coldly.
"I am offended, but if you were watching the incident from the beginning, shouldn't you have stopped your cousin? Not just sitting by and pretending it's not your job."
"Yeah...?"
"If you have free time, take a look at yourself first, as your words and actions do not match."
Still, he is the Grand Duke of the Empire.
This was the first time such a reprimand had been received in his presence, as he had been raised in a lineage second only to that of the Emperor.
When the dazed Jason came to his senses again and looked for the girl, she had already disappeared.
***
From the green building where the branch office was located on the facade, Gallo could see all the commotion that Angelique was doing.
"The 4th Princess is still the same. She doesn't change whether it's Katzen or Valdina, so I guess I should praise her for her tenacity."
"Checkmate."
Cesare's cold voice rang out. He didn't even look at the noise outside, as if he had no interest in it at all.
A chessboard was in full swing on the table next to the window where they sat.
Black ate up all of White, so there were only a few pieces left.
"Boss, please take a look. You're winning so hard."
Gallo was crying and tearing out his hair.
"Oh, there's Archduke Castullo over there too. Look, Boss."
As if he wanted to divert Cesare's attention, Gallo peeked his head out the window.
"He was secretly holding hands with the Prince Regent behind his back, and it looks like he brought Jared with him on this trip to Valdina."
"Jason, Jared?"
Cesare's eyebrows rose slightly. Soon, as if he understood, he chuckled and laughed.
"It looks like my dear cousin is starting to stretch out now, isn't he?"
He saw through Jason's ambition at a glance.
"He's been living like a rat all this time, but since there's no boss, he's sneaking out and spreading his hands in and out of Katzen. If he gets Jared from the regent palace, then they won't be able to ignore him."
Gallo grumbled as if it was annoying.
"Well. anyway, now he has to go around and please the 4th Princess, so it won't be all that comfortable uh?"
Gallo tilted his head.
"Hey, aren't she the Princess?"
The hand that was moving the chess piece stopped.
Cesare looked up. Silver hair flickered beyond the window and then disappeared.
"Did I see it wrong? Well, she can't be here, Boss...?"
When Gallo turned around, Cesare had already left.
"Suddenly go somewhere other than playing chess!"
Gallo shouted into his back with no response.
"Hey, checkmate! Checkmate!"
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