The Imperial Palace is such a place. There are monsters everywhere who can do anything in front of power. If you decide to live here, you'd better eat your heart out alone.
Theoric patted him on the shoulder.
Edrick, frozen from the impact, slowly raised his head and stared into his superior's face.
"Does Lord Sheerkhan know that?"
"Of course. It was he who ordered us to investigate all of these facts."
"Then why...."
Edrick blurted out the words as if he didn't understand.
The man who was looking down at his face shrugged his shoulders and said.
"I don't know... We have no way of knowing what he is thinking."
"..."
"But if he doesn't know, there must be some reason why he should accept marriage to the Second Princess."
Edrick furrowed his brows.
What is the reason for this?
He thinks of the face of a man who can't figure out what's inside, and he has a serious expression on his face, but a heavy blow hits his back.
Edrick looked back at him in surprise.
Lord Hardt slammed his thick palm on his back and said in a light tone as if to evoke the atmosphere.
"Anyway, I don't care about the Second Princess's affairs anymore."
Then he added rather seriously.
"Sooner or later, the 2nd Princess will leave the Imperial Palace. If that happens, we won't have to face each other again. So shake off your stuffiness and worry about your future."
The last words were almost a pin.
Theoric shook his head.
"You showed a strong hatred of the Second Prince during the pilgrimage. Your nose is three, so who are you worried about?"
Edrick blurted his face.
When he pointed out the parts he was worried about, his shoulders became heavy
Seeing his limp, Theoric laughed in amazement.
"Uh-oh, I thought you didn't have any intention of getting ahead because you were acting like a back and forth, but it doesn't seem like that's necessarily the case, right?"
"Well, then... It's because I think I have to do my duty as a guard knight. After all, I was her knight."
In his naive reply, a complex emotion flashed over Sir Hardt's face.
He stared into his subordinate's face and let out a long breath.
"Once again, the role is over. It's time to get back to your place."
Edrick looked up at his resolute face, then turned to look at the towering walls among the trees.
Through the dark green trees, he could see the roof of the palace where the Second Princess lived.
He was a person who had only paid attention for a couple of months.
If he hadn't seen her hurt so horribly in front of him, he probably wouldn't have cared so much.
"Sir Hart is right."
His role as an escort is over.
The cruel environment surrounding her was a bad thing, but there was nothing he could do.
'Maybe it's a good thing.'
As Sir Hart said, this imperial palace was infested with monsters blinded by power.
Moreover, she was not thoroughly hated.
If she marries Lord Sheerkan and leaves for the East, she will at least be able to escape from the hostile people around her.
Edrick, who had shaken off his vague guilt with a heavy sigh, immediately nodded.
"I understand what you mean."
As if satisfied with his answer, a bright smile appeared on Sir Hart's lips.
He put an arm on his subordinate's shoulder and said.
"Yes. Then let's go do our own thing."
As if being dragged by him, Edric looked over his shoulder at the roof of the villa once more. However, he immediately straightened his head and took a striding step.
***
I lay on the bed and looked at the dust floating in the air.
The shimmering particles floated slowly in the air with the shimmering air flow and landed on my body as they sprayed onto my body.
I stretched out my hand, lifted it back into the air, and watched it slowly fall.
I didn't know why I was doing such a strange thing.
It seemed like I was like seaweed.
Meaningless gestures continue like floating water grass with the current.
Maybe it was the head that hurt, not the legs.
As I was lost in such thoughts, I heard the sound of the door opening and closing.
I turned my eyes to look at the intruder.
The nanny who came in with a pile of cloth in her arms gave me a fierce look.
"What if you're still doing that!"
A tearing voice scratched my eardrums unpleasantly.
I pulled the blanket and covered it over my head. The nanny who snatched it up continued to pour out a leaky voice.
"Get up and wash up right away! Even if you die, you go on a rampage saying that you won't leave your body to anyone else, so you kicked out all the maids, and what are you doing now!"
I glared at her with a frown.
I couldn't understand what she was saying. I think I just slept all the time, but who came in the meantime?
I looked around the room with unfocused eyes. Broken bowls and objects were scattered everywhere. It seemed that I was going on a rampage.
"Get up!"
The nanny forced my sobbing body to stand up.
I stared at the nanny's red face from a distance with drowsy eyes.
The nanny hit her chest with her fist, as if she was frustrated by the sight.
"How many herbs did you burn while I was away? You can't walk properly, so how can you enter the ceremony hall like this!"
"Ceremony hall?"
"You have to have a wedding!"
"Who is getting married?"
The nanny's round face turned red like a plum. It was funny to see how she looked really angry.
I teased my half-loose tongue casually.
"Congratulations on your marriage, nanny."
"It's the young lady who is getting married today!"
The nanny screamed like a goose with a twisted neck.
"Why are you doing this when you say you will do it!"
I frowned.
Come to think of it, I decided to marry Barcas.
When did 8 say that?
I do not understand. It seemed that the concept of time had melted into the smoke and disappeared.
I, who had been blinking my eyelids slowly with a stunned face, immediately got off the bed.
Anyway, today is my wedding day.
Then, I don't think I should be like this.
She stumbled and walked behind the screen.
"I'll just help you take a bath and put on your underwear. You should leave the rest to the maids of the Empress."
"...Yes."
"You must never scratch or hit me."
"What kind of uplifting am I? Why scratch people?"
Even if the nanny couldn't eat it, she looked like she had put it in her mouth.
The silly expression was funny, and the nanny let out a sigh and took off my pajamas.
"Please wash it quickly."
I stepped into the bathtub.
Soon after, a baptism of cold water poured over my head.
I brushed the hair covering my eyes and rubbed my stinging eyes.
The nanny seemed to be in a hurry.
The nanny, who had poured out all the bottles of balm on me, began to rub my whole body with a large brush. It was more like washing a dog than a Princess's bath.
However, I accepted her service without much complaint. It didn't hurt much because of the dullness of the senses.
"Come on, come here."
The nanny, who had poured cold water over my head four times in a row, urged me nervously.
I got out of the bathtub dripping with water.
The nanny wrapped my body in a large towel, wiped off the water, and put on the underwear and skirt in the blink of an eye.
Today, I knew for the first time that a nanny who is more slugly than a slug can move so quickly.
As I looked at it curiously, the nanny, who had wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, rushed out of the bedroom and called the maids.
I was soon surrounded by dozens of women.
Do you know... It won't be dozens. One person looks like two, two people three, four people, so in reality, it must be less than that.
In any case, in my eyes, there were dozens of them.
I stared at my dizzy eyes and then lowered my eyelids.
After a while, the maids, having made all the preparations, led me somewhere. I felt like I was being swept away by the current, drifting into the vast sea.
When I came to my senses, I was heading somewhere in a large carriage.
I looked out the window with hazy eyes.
I saw the sky dyed in ink and the huge chapel below it.
The moment the blurry scenery came into view, an inexplicable anxiety raised its head.
I looked at the entrance of the chapel that was right in front of me, broke out in a cold sweat, and grabbed the doorknob.
Just as I was about to slam the door and jump outside, the carriage stopped moving without warning.
The sudden stop caused me to stumble and fall to the floor.
The stinging pain spread to my pelvis as I kicked my knee. I chewed my lips and swallowed my moan.
At that moment, the door of the carriage swung open, and a thick shadow poured over my head.
With a flash, I lifted my head and stopped breathing when I saw Barcas surrounded by a gray veil.
Wearing a loose coat of arms embroidered with the family coat of arms on top of her pure white robe, Barcas bent down towards me
I could feel his blue eyes rolling down my face.
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