TPITT - Chapter 45







The residence of the 3rd Princess Brigitte is elegant like a temple.

The neat bedroom was now a tomb of flowers.

“Evienrose..."

Snips.

The neck of a blooming rose fell off due to Brigitte's scissors.

‘Apple’, a variety improved by the imperial family

The petals of 'Rosa' turn light green towards the end.

It reminded me of Eve's lime-blonde hair.

A large marble basin was filled with apple blossoms.

Brigitte was not satisfied with beheading the flower. She started collecting whatever perfume she could find from the dressing table and pouring it into the basin.

The thick, suffocating scents mixed together. The air in the room is poisonous when we got closer, but it seemed like Brigitte's sense of smell had already been paralyzed.

She casually continued to drown the flowers in perfume.

Elijah, who was watching this, sighed.

'Anyway, even once a villain is scared, she can be so quiet.'

Elijah was the only one left in the bedroom. He opened the window to ventilate.

Brigitte continued her vicious act without even paying attention.

“How dare you humiliate me like that? Quietly in the corner of the room... You don’t know the topic.”

It all started with attending a supreme council meeting. What is the Supreme Council?

Centered around the Emperor, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, and the Chairman of the Privy Council. It was an important meeting where heads of various ministries of the empire and the imperial palace, including the head of the palace affairs department, gathered.

The prime minister, with whom she had always had a bad relationship, is distant.

When she recommended the observation the Minister of Finance, with whom she had a good relationship, looked anxious.

She should have noticed the situation and avoided it.

It began when it was Marquis Limitiello's turn to report the results of the Privy Council meeting.

The Marquis of Limitiello explained about the Sand Worm Viocto, and Brigitte expressed her disapproval of farming on the corpses of demonic beasts.

From then on, the Marquis began a war of words by cleverly attacking Brigitte.

The tongue of a snake that has lived for half a hundred years is that of a Crown Princess.

It was difficult for even a strong candidate to handle. Brigitte couldn't hold back her irritation and asked.

- Who on earth came up with such an unflattering opinion?

Instead of having Marquis Limitiello represent you, you should come and assert your opinion yourself.

- The proponent proposes a peaceful migration policy.


It's the same as the person who paid it.

Brigitte's eyes widened and the audience became agitated.

Establishing the SS Sagawa Academy in the frontier area, is because the person who proposed the policy was known as Brigitte.

Brigitte thought that Eve, who only knew alchemy, would not claim political credit.

So, the place where the policy proposal came from was Brigitte.

She stole the ball by saying it was Desmond II's tea time, without mentioning Eve.

But somehow, everything was revealed.

- These are all issues on which Her Highness the 7th Princess expressed her opinion.


Marquis Limitiello's declaration seemed like the final word. Whispering noise was heard.

Inside, Brigitte's face became contemplative.

- Haha. I think it is the 3rd Princess’s achievements so far, but...

- I was really fooled by this... Hmm!


Brigitte rushed out.

- This is the result of an argument between me and Eve.


Brigitte has contributed enough, so it's her credit.

That is not wrong.

Of course, no one accepted the lame excuse. Some people even heard clucking tongues.

During the subsequent meeting, Brigitte spent time feeling like she was sitting in a torture chair.

And after the meeting ended and she took refuge in her home, she was in the same state as she is now.

Brigitte asks all the employees to leave, leaving only Elijah behind.

And she locked the bedroom door.

Clink!

As if she couldn't control her anger, Brigitte threw the perfume bottle into the marble basin, which was rare.

"Ha. How dare you stick your head into politics?”

“Your Highness, calm down.”

“I’m calming down.”

“You didn’t calm down just because you had a gentle voice..."

.atch!

“Don’t talk back.”

“...I apologize.”

Elijah's left cheek turned red from Brigitte's stabbing. He lowered his lemon-colored eyes obediently.

'I'd rather throw the perfume bottle.'

If the item had left Brigitte's hands, she would have avoided it. However, direct hand stabbing cannot be avoided.

After taking the oath of loyalty, he dared to face the violence and torture of the royal family.

He couldn't sail.

Even if it was not a directly engraved knight, this was a common characteristic of homunculus.

However, contrary to his obedient attitude, Elijah was disloyal in his head.

‘I chose the wrong master. Both viciousness and humanity are like that of a Princess. It was something I could tolerate when she was powerful. Now I see that it is another Princess who is favored by the Emperor.'

Elijah is an unusual homunculus.

He was once in danger of being disposed of when he was 9 years old. After his dramatic survival, he was unable to harbor any loyalty to the imperial family.

He was brainwashed in the name of an oath of loyalty ceremony, but it was no use, and it was the same even now that the imprinting ceremony was completed.

'Are there any more people like me?'

The first thing that came to mind was Michaelis Agnito, the monster of the public prison.

But when Elijah compared to him, it was unpleasant to be.  Michaelis foolishly refused consciousness and ended up in a public prison.

He couldn't accept that he was the same as the idiot who had been locked up for three years and the clever person who played loyalty.

'Now that I think about it, that guy's owner was the 7th Princess.'

Not long ago, he remembered the person he had personally kissed by asking for the back of her hand.

He felt a little better when he remembered the shocked face that she had made for making a little noise.

“By the way, Eli.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Brigitte's soft call dragged Elijah down to a reality filled with the smell of perfume.

Before he knew it, Brigitte had stopped acting out and sat down on the bed.

Brigitte asked, raising her chin arrogantly.

“What is the role of the direct knight?”

“It is to serve the lord with all my body and all my heart.”

“I am very uncomfortable now. What do you have to do?”

“...It is to comfort my lord.”

“You know me well.”

Brigitte twisted her lips and smiled.

Elijah saw this and realized that tonight would be a very long and tiring night.

***

Today, a very hard schedule awaited me.

The schedule is to go to the townhouse on Amelos Street and meet Julia.

It was about choosing a dress and accessories to wear to the beast hunting competition.

Julia had me sit in the largest living room in the Marquis's residence, and there were dozens of costume designers and jewelry designers come and go.

Despite my concerns, Julia treated me well.

What she had shown in social circles so far seemed to be closer to a ticking nag rather than a vicious argument.

“Silver decorations are not appropriate for Your Royal Highness, who has a coral skin tone. Give it to Lord Agnito, who has a cherry skin tone. Unfortunately, everything here is yours."

"That's too bad."

“It’s unfortunate. Instead of thinking about Lord Agnito, first of all, Your Highness, you have to become the flower of society. How long are you going to be treated like a leaf out of society?”

“Leaves..."

It was clearly a mockery directed at my greenish-blonde hair.

I sighed softly at the consistent thinking of the gossipers.

Julia, who saw this, thought it was a mistake and started to take care of it.

“I think lime blonde is beautiful. I keep telling you, the reason why my eyes were drawn was because of that unique blonde hair.”

I naturally changed the subject so as not to make her uncomfortable.

“Ah, well, Lady Ameloth likes green. So in the letter, I sent the reply in green pearl ink. Did you like it?”

"Yes, yes. I really liked it. They call it pearl ink. It was my first time seeing it. The other ladies were very amazed, saying they had never seen it before.”

“You showed off your letter to the ladies?”

I was satisfied that everything went according to plan, but Julia was surprised and made an excuse.

“Woah, the ladies kept pestering me so I couldn’t help it. Now, I no longer show His Highness's letters to anyone. There will be no such thing as giving. I’ll just hide it and watch it myself!”

That wasn't right. Julia had to help Pearl Ink become popular under my leadership.

“Precious things should be enjoyed together.”

“But..."

“If the problem is the private content of the letter, there is no need to worry. I brought emerald pearl ink as a gift for my visit.  Lady Ameloth could also show it off to other ladies. I hope you spread the beauty of beauty.”

“Well, if Your Highness says so.”

Julia was active in social activities and had beautiful handwriting, making her a good candidate for a public relations ambassador.

While talking about various things, I and Julia were able to build some intimacy.

Julia gave a harsh evaluation of my fashion sense. But let's talk about other topics

At that time, the reaction was generally naive.

Sometimes, I even noticed what she said.

I found her cute in her own way.

“Now then, let’s pick out the accessories again, Your Highness.”


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