Chapter 45

Leon, who was walking along the blue carpet, stood still there. Daniel also heard the report of the knight next to Leon, so he could see at once why.

“Your Grace, Your Grace. First of all…”

Daniel stamped his feet out of nervousness and urged him, and fortunately, Leon moved his legs again.

As he returned to where he was supposed to be, the trumpet rang long to announce that the delegation had arrived in time.

When the delegation came in, people’s eyes gathered at once. They doubted their eyes.

“I… what?”

Golden wagon.

The entire wagon painted with gold was more colorful and luxurious than the one of the Emperor of the Haschel Empire.

There were dozens of people carrying out the carriage alone, and luggage carriages were following in a row behind it.

At first glance, items that could be seen in the luggage wagon were jewelry, accessories, fur, and rugs; and food and beverages were also seen. They seemed to be objects for only one person.

“Hmm, I heard the kingdom of Elard has a famine due to drought… I guess it’s a false rumor.”

He didn’t respond to Daniel’s words, who laughed and muttered in vain, but everyone was sticking their tongues out inside.

Leon stood in one place and looked at the people who came in expressionless. Upon arrival, the delegation bowed down and greeted.

However, when the royal daughter did not get off the wagon after waiting for a long time, quiet people began to whine.

Leon breathed briefly with a lazy look and walked down the platform.

The knights escorting the wagon opened the way as soon as Leon approached.

Knock, knock.

“I’ll open the door.”

Even before waiting for an answer, Leon opened the door of the carriage. And he reached out his gloved hand to Princess Christine, who didn’t even move.

“Princess, come down.”

The royal daughter saw the opened door, but she sat upright without moving. Her frowned forehead told him that she was very uncomfortable.

Leon raised his hand over the royal daughter who seemed to have no intention of getting rid of the spirit.

“Will you stay still?”

Leon’s voice did not show many ups and downs of emotion. However, the reactions of the people around him were different.

The servants of the Haschel Empire were angry at the thought that their lord, or the Grand Duke, had been ignored and the atmosphere quickly froze.

A servant of the kingdom of Elard, who read their expressions, carefully approached the carriage.

“Princess, this is Grand Duke Tertius.”

At that, the royal daughter’s eyes shook slightly, and looked to the side. Only then did she notice who came to greet her in person.

The Grand Duke of the Empire was in a position comparable to that of the king of a country. Therefore, when viewed from abroad, the royal daughter was below the Grand Duke.

Leon’s attitude was to show respect for the Lady from the standpoint of welcoming the delegation. Of course, to go deeper, the aesthetic had a greater intention of making the royal daughter move faster.

The royal daughter quickly looked through Leon’s sharp handsome features, wide shoulders, and armor stamped with Tertius seals proving his noble status.

The expression of the princess who saw him eased, but her attitude did not change much, perhaps because of her pride.

“… I see. Grand Duke, nice to meet you. But I can’t step in such a dirty place.”

He wondered what it meant, and there was some dirt on the footrest of the wagon.

When Leon lifted his hand and looked up at the royal daughter, she even smiled slightly with a natural expression.

“Sorry!”

A maid who served the royal daughter quickly approached to dust off her sleeves. However, Leon showed his palm and stopped her from coming.

“We were going to leave right away anyway, so you can keep riding the wagon.”

Leon replied in a quiet voice, trying to close the door of the carriage. At that time, an urgent voice was heard in the carriage.

“Wait!”

Leon grabbed the door he was trying to close and looked at the royal daughter with a face asking if there was anything else to say. Princess Christine had already failed to control her facial expression, and her embarrassment was revealed on her face.

However, Leon’s face did not show any emotion. It was an absurd and difficult moment for the royal daughter.

When she asked for this, in the kingdom, someone would hug the royal daughter and drop her off, or a person of low status would lie down and give her their back. Of course, she was before the Grand Duke, so she expected to be hugged and dropped off.

“Do you have anything else to say?”

“What do you mean by leaving right away?”

“His Majesty is waiting, so there is no time to delay.”

“No matter how much.”

Princess Christine looked a little nervous. After frowning once in the middle of the forehead, she reached out her hand.

Leon stared at the hand and calmly responded.

“The foothold is still dirty.”

Christine’s face was completely red. The maid, who had stopped in the middle, hurriedly approached and fell under the carriage.

“Your Highness, step on me and come down.”

Then, perhaps in anger at her shy hand, the Princess stomped her handmaiden’s back nervously, and she fell to the ground. The maid couldn’t even make a sound with her head stuck in the ground.

Christine flipped her hair back and looked up and down at Leon. It was a very rude diplomatic attitude, but she did not care and ordered in an overbearing voice.

“Prepare the bath water first. I’m exhausted and can’t move, so I’ll take a few days off and then start.”

She came out recklessly, passed the quiet Leon, and entered the Palace’s building. Daniel, who had been keeping his mouth shut, burst into anger when the royal daughter disappeared.