Episode 14. Event Hell
Noah's prediction was right on the mark.
Leonard laughed heartily at the affectionate photo on the front page of the newspaper.
The role of the Queen in the royal family is crucial, as she is expected to attend all sorts of events and exert herself to uphold the royal authority.
But 23 years earlier, the Queen, who had given birth to Usher in January, gave birth to Noah in December of the same year. The Queen, suffering from puerperal fever, added insult to injury after repeated difficult births, and became so weak that even the light of a camera became a struggle. Lucy's birth was nothing short of a miracle.
So, who will take on the role of Queen?
Prince Usher was largely excluded from the event, following Leonard's ironclad rule that mystery breeds authority.
Leonard's two brothers, Marguerite and Walter, are one a rebel and the other a disaster, so the King always puts Noah in front of the press.
That wasn't an easy task either.
Noah had no choice but to attend because it was the King's order, but he often made the reporters sweat by spitting out various curses with his eyes and facial expressions.
But what about Olivia?!
Olivia Liberty was like a guaranteed hit.
Within two days of meeting her, Leonard was seriously considering offering her the position of spokesperson for Herod's Palace.
Of course, it was difficult in reality, so it just remained as a thought.
"Let's add another event to today's schedule. And bring forward the Royal Library charity event scheduled for next week. So we can bring Olivia Liberty along."
The secretary nodded, quickly writing down the King's wishes.
“Understood. Or, perhaps you could order Miss Liberty to postpone her departure a little?”
Then Leonard shook his head with a regretful expression.
"Margot warned me, as if she'd sensed I was about to do something like that. We'll be back together on the scheduled date, so don't even think about delaying it."
The secretary did not add any more to the name 'Margot'.
Marguerite Astrid. If the royal spirit, which even bluntly rejected the late King's will, had declared so, it could never be reversed.
“Then, I will prepare Miss Olivia Liberty.”
Well, he has no choice but to choose the easier option.
It's excessive. And it's self-righteous.
This was the feeling Olivia had when she saw Leonard.
Intelligent, quick-witted, and humble.
This is how Leonard feels about Olivia.
The King, as if he had been waiting for this day, led Olivia to various events.
As Margot put it, Leonard was like "a ghost possessed by someone who never got to attend an event."
Olivia was initially daunted by the prospect of spending all day with King Herod, but she quickly adapted.
It only takes an hour or two to be nervous, but if you spend several hours together in a row, you can't help but get used to it.
Moreover, King Leonard was a man of a choleric temperament who would say everything that was on his mind without missing a single word, so it was rather comfortable for her, and ultimately, he was very satisfied with Olivia's interview.
The greeting began with, “Miss Liberty, it was a very satisfying interview.”
“That’s right, that’s right! Interviews should be conducted like you!” he said,
“Hahahahaha! Olivia, how are you so good at talking?! You did a great job! Tomorrow’s newspaper will be worth reading?!”
“Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty.”
When Olivia greeted him politely, the King chuckled and praised her achievement once more.
The two, who had left the palace early in the morning, returned only around sunset. Olivia hadn't returned for a long time, so Margot, who had been wandering around the fountain, saw her and quickly ran over.
Leonard quickly turned around and ran away when he saw Margot running towards him, while Olivia approached Margot with a smiling face.
"Professor!"
“Ha, really!”
Margot looked back and forth between the King's retreating back and forth and Olivia's tired face, then grabbed her arm and pulled her along.
"You've worked hard. It's just too much. How many events did you attend today?"
“Um... six?”
“You must be crazy.”
“It wasn’t that bad. Everyone was friendly.”
"Let's go back right after attending the Maze Garden Party. This is my hometown, filled with precious memories, so I don't want it to turn into a hellhole of an event."
Olivia giggled at Margot's words, and Margot chuckled as well.
That evening, after a warm bath, Olivia turned on her flashlight and opened her notebook. She was so tired she wanted to fall asleep right away, but with her time at Herod's Palace running out, she couldn't afford to miss a single day.
Olivia, who was looking back on the day, thought of him without realizing it.
Noah Astrid.
A Prince more difficult than a King. A man who escaped alone from the masterpiece titled "Comfort and Love" and disappeared without a backward glance.
People who are curious about what kind of life they have lived.
Olivia kept glancing back all day, even though she wished he weren't there because he made her nervous.
She didn't get to see him in the end, though.
The thought of those red-tinged green eyes and the smooth, straight fingers revealed when the gloves were removed made her heart flutter for no reason.
“What are you thinking about?”
Olivia shook her head, laughing incredulously. Then she quickly began recording her day.
The diary, which seemed to be a record of her visits from one event to another, continued for quite a while.
Unfortunately, Olivia's notebook contained entries like a visitor's diary the next day, and the day after that.
And on that day, Noah Astrid was nowhere to be seen.
Time passed, and the day before the maze garden party arrived. Five days had already passed since the guests arrived at Herod's palace.
Usher, who was riding in a carriage with Noah to the Admiralty, opened the newspaper.
Olivia's face was on the front page, the second page, and the third page of the newspaper. Her story had been abuzz in Harlington recently.
But still, what's the point of making a newspaper look like a photo album?
Usher laughed in amazement and then opened his mouth.
"My aunt is furious. Her Majesty never leaves Miss Liberty alone, dragging her around everywhere. And you know what? My father even calls her Olivia."
Noah, who was looking out the window, glanced at Olivia's photo on the store shelf and chuckled.
"Why not? They'd want to delay her departure by even a day. People don't even mention my uncle's name."
“It would be impossible since my aunt is here.”
After Usher's words, the brothers each lost themselves in their own thoughts for a moment.
As the carriage sped along and the Magic Dome began to appear in the distance, Usher spoke.
"Reading the interview, I can understand how my father feels. And surprisingly, he seems much less nervous. It's not easy."
“...”
"I'm talking about Miss Liberty. Even though Pulder is a republic, class and gender discrimination are still severe. And yet, she managed to graduate from Harlington College at the young age of twenty. I think she's amazing."
Noah, who had been looking out the window, rolled his eyes at Usher's honest words.
Usher gazed down at the photo of Olivia smiling brightly. His brother's face, lowered, was so gentle and affectionate that Noah tilted his head.
“Why? Did you fall in love with her?”
Usher, who was looking down at Olivia's photo, raised his head and frowned at Noah's sly tone.
“Honestly, I admire her, but do you really have to say it like that?”
Noah crossed his arms and legs, his long legs barely touching Usher's shins.
"You understand our Father? That woman must have attended at least fifteen events in three days. And that's just from what I've read in the newspapers. She's probably worn out and worn out by now. Even if she's smart and determined, he's dragging a commoner, not even his own child, around like that, Usher."
Of course, it is not something that he should say, as he called Herod to use that woman as a shield.
“I didn’t mean it like that, Noah.”
Usher responded calmly.
"I'm not saying it's okay for your father to force her around. I'm just saying it because I think she's amazing."
Then Noah narrowed his eyes, raised one corner of his mouth, and asked slowly.
“Did you really fall in love?”
“Stop whining, Noah Astrid.”
Finally, Usher's tone became sharp.
The brothers stared intently at each other. Their eyes gleamed with vulgar profanity, but neither of them uttered a word.
Noah shook his head and turned his gaze out the window. It was he who had provoked Usher, seemingly out of nowhere. Why had he been so angry? There was no reason for him to do so.
Beyond the carriage that had stopped for a moment, her face was visible again.
Olivia Liberty. What a name that shakes up so many people.
Event hell.
Leonard managed to hold off on Olivia's event until the morning of the maze garden party, only to face the protests of an indignant Margot and the Queen.
"Why are you doing this, Your Majesty?! Olivia's event is scheduled until this morning?!! Tomorrow is her departure date, so you really didn't schedule the event until tomorrow?! Since when has Astrid been treating guests like this?!"
"Shut up, Margot! And Olivia didn't seem to be having much trouble either! I'll just keep an eye on her and see how she's doing..."
When Leonard suddenly lost his temper, Queen Beatrix stepped in.
"How can you be so rude to the Princess?! You're right! I wanted to make up for Lucy's mistake by giving Miss Liberty a beautiful dress, but do you know that all the events made it difficult to get the dress fitted? You're just being too harsh."
“Ugh..."
"Even if I spend all morning sewing, there's not enough time. Let's stop now. Lucy has been wanting to see Miss Liberty so badly. How can you do this every single day? And how tired must Miss Liberty be?"
“She said she wasn’t that tired, Trixie...”
“Don’t call me by my nickname!”
At the always gentle Beatrix's fierce rebuke, the secretary quickly took out his notebook and drew a long line over the event with Olivia's name on it.
Wow, there were three just this morning. Leonard, who had been so excited about creating an event out of nothing, sighed like an auditory hallucination.
The King always protests that he has no choice but to attend events for the sake of royal prestige, but honestly, at this point, he has to agree that he loves the event itself.
“Let’s go, Princess.”
The Queen turned with a regal air and left the King's office, followed by Margot. The King's grumbling, seemingly aggrieved, could be heard from behind, but neither woman blinked.
Noah's prediction was right on the mark.
Leonard laughed heartily at the affectionate photo on the front page of the newspaper.
The role of the Queen in the royal family is crucial, as she is expected to attend all sorts of events and exert herself to uphold the royal authority.
But 23 years earlier, the Queen, who had given birth to Usher in January, gave birth to Noah in December of the same year. The Queen, suffering from puerperal fever, added insult to injury after repeated difficult births, and became so weak that even the light of a camera became a struggle. Lucy's birth was nothing short of a miracle.
So, who will take on the role of Queen?
Prince Usher was largely excluded from the event, following Leonard's ironclad rule that mystery breeds authority.
Leonard's two brothers, Marguerite and Walter, are one a rebel and the other a disaster, so the King always puts Noah in front of the press.
That wasn't an easy task either.
Noah had no choice but to attend because it was the King's order, but he often made the reporters sweat by spitting out various curses with his eyes and facial expressions.
But what about Olivia?!
Olivia Liberty was like a guaranteed hit.
Within two days of meeting her, Leonard was seriously considering offering her the position of spokesperson for Herod's Palace.
Of course, it was difficult in reality, so it just remained as a thought.
"Let's add another event to today's schedule. And bring forward the Royal Library charity event scheduled for next week. So we can bring Olivia Liberty along."
The secretary nodded, quickly writing down the King's wishes.
“Understood. Or, perhaps you could order Miss Liberty to postpone her departure a little?”
Then Leonard shook his head with a regretful expression.
"Margot warned me, as if she'd sensed I was about to do something like that. We'll be back together on the scheduled date, so don't even think about delaying it."
The secretary did not add any more to the name 'Margot'.
Marguerite Astrid. If the royal spirit, which even bluntly rejected the late King's will, had declared so, it could never be reversed.
“Then, I will prepare Miss Olivia Liberty.”
Well, he has no choice but to choose the easier option.
***
It's excessive. And it's self-righteous.
This was the feeling Olivia had when she saw Leonard.
Intelligent, quick-witted, and humble.
This is how Leonard feels about Olivia.
The King, as if he had been waiting for this day, led Olivia to various events.
As Margot put it, Leonard was like "a ghost possessed by someone who never got to attend an event."
Olivia was initially daunted by the prospect of spending all day with King Herod, but she quickly adapted.
It only takes an hour or two to be nervous, but if you spend several hours together in a row, you can't help but get used to it.
Moreover, King Leonard was a man of a choleric temperament who would say everything that was on his mind without missing a single word, so it was rather comfortable for her, and ultimately, he was very satisfied with Olivia's interview.
The greeting began with, “Miss Liberty, it was a very satisfying interview.”
“That’s right, that’s right! Interviews should be conducted like you!” he said,
“Hahahahaha! Olivia, how are you so good at talking?! You did a great job! Tomorrow’s newspaper will be worth reading?!”
“Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty.”
When Olivia greeted him politely, the King chuckled and praised her achievement once more.
The two, who had left the palace early in the morning, returned only around sunset. Olivia hadn't returned for a long time, so Margot, who had been wandering around the fountain, saw her and quickly ran over.
Leonard quickly turned around and ran away when he saw Margot running towards him, while Olivia approached Margot with a smiling face.
"Professor!"
“Ha, really!”
Margot looked back and forth between the King's retreating back and forth and Olivia's tired face, then grabbed her arm and pulled her along.
"You've worked hard. It's just too much. How many events did you attend today?"
“Um... six?”
“You must be crazy.”
“It wasn’t that bad. Everyone was friendly.”
"Let's go back right after attending the Maze Garden Party. This is my hometown, filled with precious memories, so I don't want it to turn into a hellhole of an event."
Olivia giggled at Margot's words, and Margot chuckled as well.
That evening, after a warm bath, Olivia turned on her flashlight and opened her notebook. She was so tired she wanted to fall asleep right away, but with her time at Herod's Palace running out, she couldn't afford to miss a single day.
Olivia, who was looking back on the day, thought of him without realizing it.
Noah Astrid.
A Prince more difficult than a King. A man who escaped alone from the masterpiece titled "Comfort and Love" and disappeared without a backward glance.
People who are curious about what kind of life they have lived.
Olivia kept glancing back all day, even though she wished he weren't there because he made her nervous.
She didn't get to see him in the end, though.
The thought of those red-tinged green eyes and the smooth, straight fingers revealed when the gloves were removed made her heart flutter for no reason.
“What are you thinking about?”
Olivia shook her head, laughing incredulously. Then she quickly began recording her day.
The diary, which seemed to be a record of her visits from one event to another, continued for quite a while.
Unfortunately, Olivia's notebook contained entries like a visitor's diary the next day, and the day after that.
And on that day, Noah Astrid was nowhere to be seen.
Time passed, and the day before the maze garden party arrived. Five days had already passed since the guests arrived at Herod's palace.
Usher, who was riding in a carriage with Noah to the Admiralty, opened the newspaper.
Olivia's face was on the front page, the second page, and the third page of the newspaper. Her story had been abuzz in Harlington recently.
But still, what's the point of making a newspaper look like a photo album?
Usher laughed in amazement and then opened his mouth.
"My aunt is furious. Her Majesty never leaves Miss Liberty alone, dragging her around everywhere. And you know what? My father even calls her Olivia."
Noah, who was looking out the window, glanced at Olivia's photo on the store shelf and chuckled.
"Why not? They'd want to delay her departure by even a day. People don't even mention my uncle's name."
“It would be impossible since my aunt is here.”
After Usher's words, the brothers each lost themselves in their own thoughts for a moment.
As the carriage sped along and the Magic Dome began to appear in the distance, Usher spoke.
"Reading the interview, I can understand how my father feels. And surprisingly, he seems much less nervous. It's not easy."
“...”
"I'm talking about Miss Liberty. Even though Pulder is a republic, class and gender discrimination are still severe. And yet, she managed to graduate from Harlington College at the young age of twenty. I think she's amazing."
Noah, who had been looking out the window, rolled his eyes at Usher's honest words.
Usher gazed down at the photo of Olivia smiling brightly. His brother's face, lowered, was so gentle and affectionate that Noah tilted his head.
“Why? Did you fall in love with her?”
Usher, who was looking down at Olivia's photo, raised his head and frowned at Noah's sly tone.
“Honestly, I admire her, but do you really have to say it like that?”
Noah crossed his arms and legs, his long legs barely touching Usher's shins.
"You understand our Father? That woman must have attended at least fifteen events in three days. And that's just from what I've read in the newspapers. She's probably worn out and worn out by now. Even if she's smart and determined, he's dragging a commoner, not even his own child, around like that, Usher."
Of course, it is not something that he should say, as he called Herod to use that woman as a shield.
“I didn’t mean it like that, Noah.”
Usher responded calmly.
"I'm not saying it's okay for your father to force her around. I'm just saying it because I think she's amazing."
Then Noah narrowed his eyes, raised one corner of his mouth, and asked slowly.
“Did you really fall in love?”
“Stop whining, Noah Astrid.”
Finally, Usher's tone became sharp.
The brothers stared intently at each other. Their eyes gleamed with vulgar profanity, but neither of them uttered a word.
Noah shook his head and turned his gaze out the window. It was he who had provoked Usher, seemingly out of nowhere. Why had he been so angry? There was no reason for him to do so.
Beyond the carriage that had stopped for a moment, her face was visible again.
Olivia Liberty. What a name that shakes up so many people.
***
Event hell.
Leonard managed to hold off on Olivia's event until the morning of the maze garden party, only to face the protests of an indignant Margot and the Queen.
"Why are you doing this, Your Majesty?! Olivia's event is scheduled until this morning?!! Tomorrow is her departure date, so you really didn't schedule the event until tomorrow?! Since when has Astrid been treating guests like this?!"
"Shut up, Margot! And Olivia didn't seem to be having much trouble either! I'll just keep an eye on her and see how she's doing..."
When Leonard suddenly lost his temper, Queen Beatrix stepped in.
"How can you be so rude to the Princess?! You're right! I wanted to make up for Lucy's mistake by giving Miss Liberty a beautiful dress, but do you know that all the events made it difficult to get the dress fitted? You're just being too harsh."
“Ugh..."
"Even if I spend all morning sewing, there's not enough time. Let's stop now. Lucy has been wanting to see Miss Liberty so badly. How can you do this every single day? And how tired must Miss Liberty be?"
“She said she wasn’t that tired, Trixie...”
“Don’t call me by my nickname!”
At the always gentle Beatrix's fierce rebuke, the secretary quickly took out his notebook and drew a long line over the event with Olivia's name on it.
Wow, there were three just this morning. Leonard, who had been so excited about creating an event out of nothing, sighed like an auditory hallucination.
The King always protests that he has no choice but to attend events for the sake of royal prestige, but honestly, at this point, he has to agree that he loves the event itself.
“Let’s go, Princess.”
The Queen turned with a regal air and left the King's office, followed by Margot. The King's grumbling, seemingly aggrieved, could be heard from behind, but neither woman blinked.
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