CH 52

Translated by SoundOfDestiny

“I will never forgive……such humiliation. I’ll never forgive …… you!”

“Haha…… don’t be so angry.”

Covering her body with a tightly woven men’s jacket, Célia glared at the man in front of her with intense hatred.

The blue eyes of the princess still have teardrops in the corners of her eyes, and the area around her eyes is red from crying.

When Raidorl saw the fire in her eyes, he scratched his head in distress. He looked down at the woman who was sitting on the floor.

“I’m sorry. No, I didn’t mean it. I didn’t know you’d hate it so much……”

“Of course I don’t like it! My breasts……”

Is it anger, or is it shame? Célia’s face is flushed red and her shoulders are shaking. 

The realisation that Raidorl was not going to  humiliate her helped her to regain her composure. She let her emotions get the better of her, and hurled a torrent of abuse at Raidorl. 

“Disgusting! How can a prince do this to a girl?…… Beast! Animals! Dog!” 

“Is that a bad word for a Dog?”

In return for her disgust, Raidorl continues to take her abuse in a quiet manner.

Athough it was Raidor who made Célia’s chest open, it was not really a malicious intent to humiliate the Imperial Princess.

In all sincerity from the bottom of his heart, he didn’t think that Célia  was reluctant to see her breasts so much.

At the age of twelve, Raidorl Zain was expelled from the capital and sent to a frontier city.

The city is full of immigrants who have no reason to be there, and there are no girls of his age, so Raidorl has spent his most sensitive years, when he is most conscious of the opposite sex, without much contact with women.

The only women he comes into contact with are female adventurers who don’t care about the male gaze, older women who can’t see him as a man, and the odd prostitute who has drifted into the city.

The exception to this is the erotic maid, who has been released from a centuries-old seal, but she, too, does not mind being seen naked by Raidorl. In fact, she is such a lascivious woman that she tries to undress at any opportunity.

Having spent his adolescence in such an environment, Raidorl has never understood the reluctance of women to be seen naked.

“No more!　I’m getting out of this house!”

“No, that will be a problem.”

Célia is allowed freedom in the mansion and is treated as if she could escape at any time if she wanted to.

But she does not want to run away, because she cannot escape without breaking the curse.

“If you run away, you’ll be killing your grandfather. I don’t like the idea of taking the life of an old man who doesn’t know how much longer he has.”

“Mu……..”

At Raidorl’s words, Célia’s shapely lips twitched in frustration.

In the battle of Blaine Fortress, Neimilia took advantage of the chaos of the surprise attack on the imperial positions, and abducted the enemy general Gracos Barzen.

He was imprisoned in a certain place and did not inform Granard and Garst that the old general was in the hands of Raidorl.

“I had ordered Neimilia to give me more material to negotiate with the empire, but I was glad to see that it would be a good card to play against …… Her Imperial Highness.” 

Raidorl learned later that Célia adored Barzen like a real grandfather, otherwise Raidorl would have imprisoned the princess to keep her tied up.

“…… Is Grandpa safe?”

“We feed him three meals a day and give him two blankets to sleep on. Which is more than I can do for a prisoner of war.”

“…… You won’t let me see him, will you?”

She looks up at him. She know it was not going to happen, Raidorl said with a wry smile.

“Don’t worry, I’ll let you go with them once the negotiations with the Empire are over. I promise.”

“What’s the point……onii-san? Just catching me and Grandpa should be enough credit for you.”

“It’s not important that the Kingdom negotiates with the Empire. It’s important that I have something to negotiate with the Empire” 

Raidorl’s lips twist in a scornful smile.

It is not the older brother, Granard, but the younger brother, Raidorl, who has taken the lead in negotiations with the empire.

It would certainly be a trump card for Raidorl to get rid of his brother.

“You can stay here for a while to rest and relax. If you want, you can go sightseeing. There is a beautiful lake in the kingdom. I’ll show you around sometime.”

“…………”

Suspiciously looking at Raidor with a smile on his face, Célia squeezed the holy sword, which no longer responded to her master.