CH 28

Chapter - 28 || I'm Done Spending So Much Time Picking Dresses

Alexander ran out of the office and gave instructions to those nearby as he walked,

"We're going to the temple, get ready, and tell the High Priestess so."

"Yes." came the reply. I don't know who said it. It didn't matter who it was. As long as we could get to the temple.

Roberto rode in the carriage that had been prepared for us.

Roberto asked in a leisurely tone,

"It is unusual for you to call on me. Is Jacek-sama in his office?"

Alexander did not answer.

"Are you on your way to the temple to discuss the wedding or something?"

He didn't answer that either. Roberto looked curious, but he didn't open his mouth any further and looked at the scenery outside.

The High Priestess was already waiting for him in the temple.

"Your Majesty, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

"I have a report. Gather the people."

Once they were alone, Alexander cut her off.

"Elvira has become the Crown Princess of the Zomer Empire."

"Crown Princess! I see, at that time..."

The High Priestess seemed to have guessed it before.

"You shouldn't have looked for her. You could have been killed."

Alexander glared at the Priestess.

"It's your fault."

"My fault?"

"You told me to let her swim and see what she does."

The High Priestess looked dismayed, and Alexander said even more annoyed,

"See if you can keep Elvira in this country somehow."

The High Priestess tilted her head.

"What do you intend to do with her?"

"Of course, I want Elvira to serve as the country's saint."

The High Priestess paused, and then said,

"It's impossible, Your Majesty."

"Why not?"

"The Crown Prince would never allow it. There's nothing good about having an Empire watching us now."

"Then what should we do! Just accept the visit and let her go?"

"Isn't that normal?"

"No!"

The High Priestess let out a disgusted sigh, but muttered in a slightly lower voice,

"...Well, it's certainly disturbing... that the Empire has Elvira-sama."

"Right?"

But the High Priestess said something different than what Alexander had expected.

"There's a possibility that they will try to interfere with the disasters in the country. Can't we just refuse their visit?"

'What the hell is she talking about?', Alexander thought.

Elvira had just shown up. But to refuse her visit?

If he did that, he might never see Elvira again.

Alexander lost his temper and said,

"It's the temple's negligence that's causing the disaster! Do something about it!"

The High Priestess looked surprised for a moment, but quickly nodded in agreement,

"You want to stop Lady Elvira at all costs, don't you?"

"Of course."

"But it's a difficult thing to do. She's the Crown Princess of the Empire."

"I'm asking if there's anything the Temple can do about it!"

"Authority..."

In the first place, there is an overwhelming difference in national power. It would be impossible to take it into consideration.

However, the High Priestess said,

"It's not impossible."

"Are you sure?"

"All we need is for Elvira herself to say she's staying."

"That's right! Can you do that?"

"I have an idea. But there's one problem."

"A problem?"

"It would be better if Natalia would pray honestly and not complain, but she seems to be in a bad mood lately."

"Natalia needs to pray? Is that all you need?"

"Yes. In order to keep Elvira in the country, we need to bring Natalia to the place of prayer."

"...Okay."

Alexander's eyes dimmed darker.

Natalia, who hadn't been told anything about Elvira's visit yet, worked day in and day out to prepare for the wedding.

Today, she had another meeting with the designer.

"I'd like the dress to be more brightly colored."

"But..."

Daniel Novak, who was said to be the best dressmaker in the capital, was baffled by Natalia's wishes from beginning to end.

"Since it's the wedding of His Majesty and the Saint, I thought white would be the traditional color..."

"'Traditional' sounds good, but it's a color that everyone has worn before."

White is the color that symbolizes the Maiden Lily, so in the Kingdom of Turku, even the commoners wore white dresses at weddings.

Those who can afford it, such as the nobility, wear blue jeweled ornaments on it.

"It's fine that the ornament is that sapphire necklace, but why don't you make the dress blue?"

"Then the sapphire won't stand out."

"Red, then?"

"A red dress?"

Daniel exclaimed.

"I'm going to wear a color that no one else has worn before. Can't I?"

Of course not.

But in Daniel's position, he couldn't say so even if he wanted to. Instead, he smiled a salesman's smile.

"Why don't you ask His Majesty?"

"It's Natalia who will wear the dress..."

At that moment,

There was someone who intruded into the scene.

There was only one person in the court who could do such a reckless thing.

"Your Majesty?"

Natalia smiled broadly at the sudden appearance of Alexander.

"Oh, my God! I'm so happy. I was just about to ask you, Your Majesty, do you want me to wear a dress that's not white?"

"I don't care what color the dress is."

Natalia smiled, but Daniel looked desperate.

Natalia ran up to Alexander,

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

But Alexander did not hug Natalia as he usually did. Instead, he said in a cold voice,

"I'm done spending so much time choosing a dress. Decide on other things as you see fit. It's a waste of time."

"Randomly? No! That's terrible!"

Alexander ignored Natalia's pleas.

"You should go pray at a few places near here for a while. The temple has come up with a new way of praying. It's a good way to practice."

"Oh, prayers...?"

Natalia looked disgusted.

I told you before that I didn't want to go out and pray, let alone in a temple. The crowd always complained.

"Natalia doesn't want to do i——"

Pang!

Suddenly, a harsh sound echoed through the room.

Natalia felt the heat on her cheek and fell to the floor.

Alexander had slapped Natalia on the cheek.

"Hey, Lady Natalia!"

Daniel flew in.

The maids started to move in a panic.

Natalia was stunned and could not move.

While Alexander said in an emotionless voice,

"The Crown Prince and Princess of the Zomer Empire are coming to our wedding."

The Zomer Empire?

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess?

Who the hell is that?

Despite Natalia's doubts, Alexander continued,

"Do you remember him? Elvira is now the Crown Princess."

'Oh,' Natalia thought.

But she didn't know why Natalia had to go through this.

"...I'll take the Crown Princess out to the prayer hall, and you pray there perfectly. Understood?"

Without answering any of Natalia's questions, Alexander left the room.

"Lady Natalia, take this."

The maids finally brought her a cool cloth.

Tears spilled from Natalia's eyes.