CH 281

After all, that backpack was big enough to be almost the same height as Rieta.

How many bags did he originally want to bring?

Rieta was worried that on the day she returned to the Kingdom, there would be a carriage procession.

“Elisha, when you return to the Kingdom, you shouldn’t have so much luggage. You know?”

“…!”

He seems a bit shocked. Enough to stop fanning for a while.

Of course, it wasn’t long before he started fanning Rieta gently again.

“You didn’t mean to make a carriage procession going back, did you?”

“Ah, I can’t…?”

“Don’t be silly. We will go back very simply. In a way that suits Liz.”

Hearing that, Elisha looked disappointed.

He rarely showed emotion, so for some reason Rieta felt sorry for him.

Even so, she had no intention of having a carriage procession going back.

“You know, Elisha.”

In order to divert his nerves, Rieta decided to change the topic.

“Can you help me get up for a minute? I want to sit in a chair.”

She had been sitting on the bed continuously, and her back felt a little uncomfortable.

She held out her left hand for Elisha, and he grabbed it.

She was very grateful to have someone by her side who lent a hand in such a difficult situation.

Rieta tried to stand up from the bed, putting some of her weight on him.

… She tried to do that.

“Elisha?!”

After he held Rieta in his hands, he looked around the room.

“The light on the side of the window is too strong, so can we go over there?”

“I only asked for a hand.”

She said the words in a complaint, but he bowed his head and replied earnestly.

“The Princess already owns my entire body, not just my hands. Please use it as comfortably as you would your own body.”

“I love your loyalty, but don’t be overprotective of me, Elisha.”

“That’s not possible.”

Rieta was taken aback by his sudden rejection, and asked again, “Huh?”.

Because Elisha had never rejected Rieta’s words in a heartbeat.

“During times when the body is weak, it is easy for those disturbing minds to approach. I hope you enjoy my overprotection, Princess.”

“Even if I search the whole world, I don’t think there will be any assassins who would target the Princess of Liz. There’s nothing to gain.”

“It’s not about an assassin, but… Anyway, I’ve already seen several of them.”

Rieta’s eyes widened slightly.

If not about an assassin, then what was it?

Well, she had already been carried by Elisha several times, and it was actually quite comfortable.

So Rieta leaned her body over comfortably.

She liked it, because Elisha always seemed to smell like clean soap.

Noel has to dress up like this too.

Rieta thought of Noel, who should have gone to see Princess Gabriella by now.

Gabriella arrived in the capital yesterday.

Because the crowds to welcome the Princess gathered on the main stress, the village became quite festive.

Although Rieta couldn’t go out because she injured her arm, she was told that rumors had already started to circulate about the beautiful young lady (the heroine) brought by the princess.

And today.

Darrel and Noel set out to hunt for food ingredients to use at the party welcoming Gabriella.

Offering their own meat at a banquet was a good way to show their support.

Gabriella finds out about their plans in advance and decides to join in today’s hunt.

Although, of course, it was a secret to others.

There were actually two reasons why Gabriella wanted to meet her cousins in secret.

First of all, it was because Gabriella loved hunting.

And the other one . . .

“To introduce the female lead to them.”

As the Princess’ lady-in-waiting, she also received help settling down in the capital.

Rieta recalled the first meeting between Noel and the female lead in the original story.

Noel felt deeply uncomfortable with her rebutting him without losing a word when she was just a local noble.

“Of course, he falls in love after following the cliché of romance novels, ‘You are the first woman to fight me on equal footing.’

Noel, he’ll probably be back quite blazing today.

Still, the atmosphere will be a little softer than the original story.

Princess Gabriella believed that Noel is a great gentleman, so Noel would definitely try to act like that.

By the way, she hoped Noel realized right away that the female lead was special.

“You’re here?”

At that time, Elisha, who was holding Rieta, turned his head and spoke.

While Rieta was lost in thoughts, someone entered the room.

Who was it?

Everyone in the Duchy was busy preparing to welcome Princess Gabriella right now.

Rieta, still hugged by Elisha, lifted her head.

“…?”

At the door stood ugly Noel.

Noel?!