“I hope His Majesty has been doing well lately?”
The Marquis of Barrington, who had been greeting the group warmly, suddenly became pale and smiled bitterly when asked about the Emperor's well-being.
“I still mourn that guy. He was a really old friend.”
Simone thought he was good at controlling his emotions, but I guess not.
“...”
She didn't ask to create this kind of atmosphere. She asked because he seemed to be in a good mood.
When Simone couldn't answer and just licked her lips, he smiled awkwardly as if to change the mood and scratched the back of his neck.
“I was thinking of coming to see you again, but I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to take care of His Majesty the Emperor’s business before I did. Now, since this is the place, let’s go in.”
Knock knock.
After talking to Orkan for a long time, the nobles finally gathered the courage to face Simone and began to look at her one by one.
Simone wiped away her indifferent expression and smiled.
"Hello."
Although she seems to be quite picky about herself, she is still a collaborator.
She intends to treat them as politely as possible so that they will actively cooperate.
The Marquis of Barrington, who had been greeting the group warmly, suddenly became pale and smiled bitterly when asked about the Emperor's well-being.
“I still mourn that guy. He was a really old friend.”
Simone thought he was good at controlling his emotions, but I guess not.
“...”
She didn't ask to create this kind of atmosphere. She asked because he seemed to be in a good mood.
When Simone couldn't answer and just licked her lips, he smiled awkwardly as if to change the mood and scratched the back of his neck.
“I was thinking of coming to see you again, but I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to take care of His Majesty the Emperor’s business before I did. Now, since this is the place, let’s go in.”
Knock knock.
The Marquis of Barrington knocked on the door with one hand on his back, and when he was told to come in, he opened the door himself.
Then he went in first and bowed his head politely to the people in the room.
“Your Highness, I have brought Miss Simone and the adventurers.”
Louis, who was sitting at the table, jumped up and approached the group when he saw them.
And he sent a signal to the Marquis of Barrington and the Viscount of Rangel that they could go out.
“Marquis, and Viscount Rangel, thank you for guiding them here. I will take care of the rest.”
“Yes, please call me whenever you need me. I’ll be in my office.”
Simone quietly watched the conversation between the two men as she headed towards the table where refreshments were laid out.
It's already been revealed, but it's confirmed that the Marquis of Barrington and Louis know each other.
Now that Simone had learned the whole truth, the Marquis of Barrington returned to his usual manner of addressing the Crown Prince with the utmost respect and courtesy.
Louis waited for the Marquis of Barrington to leave the room and then spoke to his companions.
“I know it’s only now that I think about it, but I can’t tell you how surprised I was when I first encountered you at the Grand Duke of Illeston’s mansion.”
“Somehow. Whenever you see the Marquis, he runs away like that.”
Abel and his party said, giggling.
From Louis's point of view, he had no choice but to watch the Marquis of Barrington's expression.
He knew that Louis was a member of the Adventurer's Guild and was gathering information, but he didn't know that he was an employee of the Necromancer.
Also, from the perspective of the Marquis of Barrington, who had known Louis since he was a newborn, it would have been heartbreaking to see the Crown Prince working under someone, even if it was a disguise.
In the end, there was a limit to how much he could avoid, so when Louis met him again at the castle, Louis ended up telling him the truth.
'Why did you do something so reckless and strange? Since His Majesty the Emperor has become like this, Your Highness should at least keep your position. An employee of a necromancer? Working for that Grand Duke's family! Stop doing dangerous things and regain your dignity and respect as a Crown Prince!'
Louis had never seen the Marquis of Barrington so angry before.
Of course, it was the first time for the Marquis to be angry at Crown Prince Louis, who was always kind and good at everything.
“Wow, so the room of the Crown Prince becomes this big. It’s bigger than Simone’s room.”
“When I see Louis as the Crown Prince, I feel something different?”
Simone asked Louis, watching the group of people each say what they wanted to say rather than converse.
“What is your schedule for today?”
The group suddenly stopped talking and focused on Louis.
When it comes to lifting curses, Simone usually gives a brief outline of the plan and gives instructions on what to do, but not today.
That's understandable because the Imperial Palace is a place where it's difficult to act freely and flexibly like other nobles' residences.
Even the Crown Prince, whose home is here, is always restricted in his actions and movements, so how could commoners who came in as guests have the authority to run wild in the palace?
This was the imperial palace Fortress, a place where you had to obey without complaining, even if you were to be dragged off by the soldiers and thrown in prison if you were not careful.
Therefore, today, it is Louis, not Simone, who will be managing and supervising the group.
Louis ordered his secretary to tell him his schedule, then looked at Simone, who was eating the cookies, in disbelief. Then as if he had no choice, he began to explain the schedule like a secretary.
“First of all, nobles will rush in here soon.”
“Ugh! Why!”
Abel instinctively showed his dislike and shouted. Abel had always felt strangely uncomfortable with nobles. He was like a nobleman who lived in a completely different world from his own.
She guessed it was because he'd been ignored, used, and questioned by nobles so many times while on adventures.
Louis chuckled as if he knew it, and said,
“This time it’s okay. They are trustworthy and have agreed to cooperate with us.”
The Emperor's loyalists. They are nobles who would not betray the Emperor even if a sword was put to their throat. They are currently moving independently with Louis and Marquis Barrington, continuing their investigation into the strange phenomenon.
Louis looked at Simone.
“They are mostly those who work at the castle. They have probably witnessed ‘it’ more than I have, as I have traveled around the adventurer’s guild and accompanied Lady Simone. I thought it would be a good idea to hear their stories, so I’ve prepared for this opportunity. What do you think?”
Although Louis set the schedule, the decision-making was Simone's.
Even though he revealed his identity as the Crown Prince, he still acted as if he were Simone's employee.
“That’s okay. It’s important to know what kind of behavior you took.”
“Very well. Then we will have dinner and then head to His Majesty’s bedroom.”
“His Majesty’s bedroom? Is it okay? I can come in without permission.”
Louis shook his head at Orkan's question.
“Of course, that would never happen normally. But now it does. Everyone in this castle who has even the slightest contact with His Majesty is on our side.”
It means that the Emperor's behavior was so strange that anyone who had even a slight chance to see him in the castle would notice it.
After finishing his explanation, Louis continued.
“We’ll look for traces of the Occult Society there. Judging from the work of Viscount Delang, if there are any traces of the Society left, they’ll probably be in the bedroom.”
“That's right.”
“Then, I’d like to conclude the survey by taking a walk around the castle, hiding and observing its appearance to determine its condition. What do you think?”
Simone shook her head and gave a thumbs-up when Louis asked if she had anything to add.
“Perfect. Let’s do that.”
As expected of a Crown Prince, he was able to plan things neatly. If she receives another request in the future, she can leave the planning to Louis.
...Of course, once this is over, Louis will likely quit his job and return to being the Crown Prince, just like in the original.
Crunch.
The sound of the cookies being bitten and crushed sounded particularly irritating.
While Louis was away for a while on business, Simone and her party put down their luggage and enjoyed a rest in the castle.
Even though she was a commoner, she came as the Crown Prince's guest, so the room she stayed in was very pretty and the various refreshments were very delicious.
The view outside the window was bright, splendid, and magnificent, unlike the dull rose garden of Illeston Manor or the small garden of Viscount Delang.
So, it's a garden that's not enough even if she just adds all kinds of excuses.
It was such a beautiful space that she wondered if there was such a place.
'Oh, so all the protagonists in novels who are possessed by Princesses live in picturesque environments like this?'
Simone feels jealous and envious of those who do not even exist in this world.
“Simone, what are you thinking?”
“Palace infighting.”
"...What are you talking about?”
I want to be a Princess too - Make me a Princess -
When Simone was shadowboxing, feeling sad for no reason.
Knock knock.
Then he went in first and bowed his head politely to the people in the room.
“Your Highness, I have brought Miss Simone and the adventurers.”
Louis, who was sitting at the table, jumped up and approached the group when he saw them.
And he sent a signal to the Marquis of Barrington and the Viscount of Rangel that they could go out.
“Marquis, and Viscount Rangel, thank you for guiding them here. I will take care of the rest.”
“Yes, please call me whenever you need me. I’ll be in my office.”
Simone quietly watched the conversation between the two men as she headed towards the table where refreshments were laid out.
It's already been revealed, but it's confirmed that the Marquis of Barrington and Louis know each other.
Now that Simone had learned the whole truth, the Marquis of Barrington returned to his usual manner of addressing the Crown Prince with the utmost respect and courtesy.
Louis waited for the Marquis of Barrington to leave the room and then spoke to his companions.
“I know it’s only now that I think about it, but I can’t tell you how surprised I was when I first encountered you at the Grand Duke of Illeston’s mansion.”
“Somehow. Whenever you see the Marquis, he runs away like that.”
Abel and his party said, giggling.
From Louis's point of view, he had no choice but to watch the Marquis of Barrington's expression.
He knew that Louis was a member of the Adventurer's Guild and was gathering information, but he didn't know that he was an employee of the Necromancer.
Also, from the perspective of the Marquis of Barrington, who had known Louis since he was a newborn, it would have been heartbreaking to see the Crown Prince working under someone, even if it was a disguise.
In the end, there was a limit to how much he could avoid, so when Louis met him again at the castle, Louis ended up telling him the truth.
'Why did you do something so reckless and strange? Since His Majesty the Emperor has become like this, Your Highness should at least keep your position. An employee of a necromancer? Working for that Grand Duke's family! Stop doing dangerous things and regain your dignity and respect as a Crown Prince!'
Louis had never seen the Marquis of Barrington so angry before.
Of course, it was the first time for the Marquis to be angry at Crown Prince Louis, who was always kind and good at everything.
“Wow, so the room of the Crown Prince becomes this big. It’s bigger than Simone’s room.”
“When I see Louis as the Crown Prince, I feel something different?”
Simone asked Louis, watching the group of people each say what they wanted to say rather than converse.
“What is your schedule for today?”
The group suddenly stopped talking and focused on Louis.
When it comes to lifting curses, Simone usually gives a brief outline of the plan and gives instructions on what to do, but not today.
That's understandable because the Imperial Palace is a place where it's difficult to act freely and flexibly like other nobles' residences.
Even the Crown Prince, whose home is here, is always restricted in his actions and movements, so how could commoners who came in as guests have the authority to run wild in the palace?
This was the imperial palace Fortress, a place where you had to obey without complaining, even if you were to be dragged off by the soldiers and thrown in prison if you were not careful.
Therefore, today, it is Louis, not Simone, who will be managing and supervising the group.
Louis ordered his secretary to tell him his schedule, then looked at Simone, who was eating the cookies, in disbelief. Then as if he had no choice, he began to explain the schedule like a secretary.
“First of all, nobles will rush in here soon.”
“Ugh! Why!”
Abel instinctively showed his dislike and shouted. Abel had always felt strangely uncomfortable with nobles. He was like a nobleman who lived in a completely different world from his own.
She guessed it was because he'd been ignored, used, and questioned by nobles so many times while on adventures.
Louis chuckled as if he knew it, and said,
“This time it’s okay. They are trustworthy and have agreed to cooperate with us.”
The Emperor's loyalists. They are nobles who would not betray the Emperor even if a sword was put to their throat. They are currently moving independently with Louis and Marquis Barrington, continuing their investigation into the strange phenomenon.
Louis looked at Simone.
“They are mostly those who work at the castle. They have probably witnessed ‘it’ more than I have, as I have traveled around the adventurer’s guild and accompanied Lady Simone. I thought it would be a good idea to hear their stories, so I’ve prepared for this opportunity. What do you think?”
Although Louis set the schedule, the decision-making was Simone's.
Even though he revealed his identity as the Crown Prince, he still acted as if he were Simone's employee.
“That’s okay. It’s important to know what kind of behavior you took.”
“Very well. Then we will have dinner and then head to His Majesty’s bedroom.”
“His Majesty’s bedroom? Is it okay? I can come in without permission.”
Louis shook his head at Orkan's question.
“Of course, that would never happen normally. But now it does. Everyone in this castle who has even the slightest contact with His Majesty is on our side.”
It means that the Emperor's behavior was so strange that anyone who had even a slight chance to see him in the castle would notice it.
After finishing his explanation, Louis continued.
“We’ll look for traces of the Occult Society there. Judging from the work of Viscount Delang, if there are any traces of the Society left, they’ll probably be in the bedroom.”
“That's right.”
“Then, I’d like to conclude the survey by taking a walk around the castle, hiding and observing its appearance to determine its condition. What do you think?”
Simone shook her head and gave a thumbs-up when Louis asked if she had anything to add.
“Perfect. Let’s do that.”
As expected of a Crown Prince, he was able to plan things neatly. If she receives another request in the future, she can leave the planning to Louis.
...Of course, once this is over, Louis will likely quit his job and return to being the Crown Prince, just like in the original.
Crunch.
The sound of the cookies being bitten and crushed sounded particularly irritating.
***
While Louis was away for a while on business, Simone and her party put down their luggage and enjoyed a rest in the castle.
Even though she was a commoner, she came as the Crown Prince's guest, so the room she stayed in was very pretty and the various refreshments were very delicious.
The view outside the window was bright, splendid, and magnificent, unlike the dull rose garden of Illeston Manor or the small garden of Viscount Delang.
So, it's a garden that's not enough even if she just adds all kinds of excuses.
It was such a beautiful space that she wondered if there was such a place.
'Oh, so all the protagonists in novels who are possessed by Princesses live in picturesque environments like this?'
Simone feels jealous and envious of those who do not even exist in this world.
“Simone, what are you thinking?”
“Palace infighting.”
"...What are you talking about?”
I want to be a Princess too - Make me a Princess -
When Simone was shadowboxing, feeling sad for no reason.
Knock knock.
Someone knocked on the door and came inside.
The first one to enter was Louis. After him, the nobles came in one after another and stood.
“...”
Unlike before when he had been so noisy, Abel kept his mouth shut in front of the nobles.
Simone wasn't the type of person to talk to strangers first.
“Oh, hello.”
The first to speak to the nobles were the sociable Bianchi and Orkan, who were a renowned researcher and knew them well.
“It’s been a while.”
“Yes, it’s been a while. I didn’t expect to meet you again for something like this. You seem to have some knowledge of this sort of thing.”
They were particularly good at carrying on a conversation with Orkan, but Simone and her party probably felt awkward and somewhat scared, as they could only carry on a conversation with people they were familiar with.
That makes sense since one side is a necromancer and the other side is a sword master...
Meanwhile, Simone quietly counted the number of nobles.
'How many people are there in total?'
She thought there would be at most two or three nobles who would cooperate, but it seemed like they were just gathering together all the nobles in the castle.
What they can know based on this.
First of all, there were quite a few loyal subjects who followed the Emperor, and the Emperor's strange behavior was frequent enough that all of these people witnessed it.
“...You are a necromancer.”
The first one to enter was Louis. After him, the nobles came in one after another and stood.
“...”
Unlike before when he had been so noisy, Abel kept his mouth shut in front of the nobles.
Simone wasn't the type of person to talk to strangers first.
“Oh, hello.”
The first to speak to the nobles were the sociable Bianchi and Orkan, who were a renowned researcher and knew them well.
“It’s been a while.”
“Yes, it’s been a while. I didn’t expect to meet you again for something like this. You seem to have some knowledge of this sort of thing.”
They were particularly good at carrying on a conversation with Orkan, but Simone and her party probably felt awkward and somewhat scared, as they could only carry on a conversation with people they were familiar with.
That makes sense since one side is a necromancer and the other side is a sword master...
Meanwhile, Simone quietly counted the number of nobles.
'How many people are there in total?'
She thought there would be at most two or three nobles who would cooperate, but it seemed like they were just gathering together all the nobles in the castle.
What they can know based on this.
First of all, there were quite a few loyal subjects who followed the Emperor, and the Emperor's strange behavior was frequent enough that all of these people witnessed it.
“...You are a necromancer.”
After talking to Orkan for a long time, the nobles finally gathered the courage to face Simone and began to look at her one by one.
Simone wiped away her indifferent expression and smiled.
"Hello."
Although she seems to be quite picky about herself, she is still a collaborator.
She intends to treat them as politely as possible so that they will actively cooperate.
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