49 41. In self, the princess judges.

The door opens again with Mother's signal.

Then one man was brought in as the guard pulled him abusively. On his mouth he was bitten by monkeys, and the man with his body tied with rope was brutally grabbed on his knees as he was walked to our front.

A bunch of survivors who ambushed the Knights... Val.

The man, who would not have known the name had he not remembered the game, turned his eyes as if surprised as soon as he confirmed my appearance. Because of the monkeys, they only sound like molasses, but they probably even call them "bucket things".

Well... it will, won't it?

"Sinner, the name is Val. This man said that the Knights of Anemone Nation that he had taken prisoner were still alive. And he said he's holding them away from the cliff zone of the case.

Chancellor Gilbert looks down at Val with cold eyes.

Keep saying, "However, the place is hidden in a place that is difficult to explain with your mouth, so if you want to help them out, you need his directions.," he added.

"Bye, my dear daughter. First, say and see what you can think of about the treatment of that sinner.

I see, I mean, is this like an exam to me? Your power as the next queen must be being tested now. I take a small, deep breath and slowly think about guilt as I sort out the situation in my head.

"... First of all, this Knights ambush is a felony. Permanently imprisoned, even better. Is it bad and executed, or something like that? This time it could have affected the alliance with neighbouring countries, so I was wondering if the execution was reasonable.

Val opens his eyes in my words.

But that's the law in my country. However…

"However, if he knows the location of the Knights of Neighbourhood he took prisoner," the contract of servitude applies.

"Contract of servitude." In the game, I was cheating on Stiles.

Originally punished as our country's own special offender punishment.... it's really evil because it went to a young style with no sins whatsoever.

If the sinner has useful information in the country, the "contract of servitude" is valid in order to obtain and move that information without falsehood. Because if we sign a contract, at the end of the day, we cannot resist all the Lord's commands for the rest of our lives. I don't have to worry about being lied to and escaped the other way, ambushed, trapped.

"There are three possible procedures.

One, the prisoner shall be an unknown fact and executed as such.

Two, make a contract of servitude, rescue the Knights in captivity, and then execute them.

Three, if you make a contract of servitude, you won't be able to do evil in the future. Is it something like liberating after the Knights rescue...

Small, just eyes, look at Val staring at me. Keep your eyes running blood and keep your eyes off me.

I wouldn't be able to say this clearly in my previous life. I can't even make a decision. But this is how I, as a pride, am utterly unmoved as I say cruel things about this sinner.

After all, I am reminded that I am a ruthless princess of extreme evil, Pride.

Tiara lined up next to me staring at Val frightened and holding my hand.

"Okay, Pride. Choose for yourself which of them is the right punishment for him. As the first princess, let me entrust you with the judgment of that sinner.

The look on your mother's face remains the same. A serene, elegant look.

The life and death of the sinner Val has now been entrusted to me.

"First, the Knights in captivity should be rescued. Even though the joint recruiting exercise with the Anemone country did not materialize, the opponents remain the same in our allies. Instead, we should rescue them because joint exercises did not materialize and show cooperation from our country.

Most importantly, if the Knights are still alive, you can't abandon them. If the Knights of our country are safe, how can they be so confident with such a self-centered country?

"And then..."

Execute Val or not after entering into a contract of servitude.

What he did is unacceptable. Even if it wasn't an accidental cliff collapse, there could have been casualties among the Knights Commander and other recruits as a result of their ambush. Moreover, the Knights of both countries would have been wiped out if they had been as their prospects were, and even their alliances with each other would have been jeopardized. It's a sin that doesn't even redeem you for death.

But...

I still hid the frightening tiara behind my back and slowly approached Val. Orders the guards who are still capturing Val to take the monkeys.

"If you say anything extra, I will punish you on the spot. Just answer my question.

Please don't tell me about one of the cliffs. I peek into Val's eyes hoping so in my heart.

"Val... I hope so.

If you look nearby, there are already wounds everywhere I don't know. Perhaps some of them were close to being tortured in order to be spit on previous information.

He's staring at me. Naturally, it is my fault that I failed this request and that I was captured in this way.

Val appears among the games. Seven years from now. It had never been captured in this way, and had been moved as a maneuver of pride. I'm sure he'll survive a cliff collapse but with special abilities, and he'll be back in the country at least seven years. If you think so, maybe he's someone I've become more unhappy with than the game because I remember my previous life.

Of course, there is no room for regret or sympathy about that.

"Sister..." Tiara muttered in a small voice. You must be worried about me.

Would it have been a failure to bring Tiara with me? Should I still return to my room now... no, she is a person who will be true queen in the future. Then I have to show you, even if it's over my back.

As the next queen, I need tough judgment.

His sins are heavy. Originally, it was themselves who took the Knights prisoner. Even if I could save the Knights thanks to his directions, that would never be his feat. How much damage will be done because of him, the Knights of Anemone Nation, whose families still suffer.

"Val, which punishment would you prefer?

Val opens his eyes. It's like you don't know what my question means.

Live or die. You won't even have to ask. Normally it is decided that I want to live. But I wanted to hear it right from my own mouth.

"At the time of the covenant of servants, you can no longer sin. You will not be able to leave the country, and you will only be allowed to earn a living in a legitimate job. If you live, your life will never come true, and even if it suits your irrational eyes, you cannot retaliate with your power. No matter how much you are beaten or deprived of something important, your fist will never reach your opponent. Depending on the way of life, a hell harder than death will await you.

Yes, a slave contract is never a sweet punishment. Besides, he has a rare brown skin in our country. From now on, no. Maybe even now I've been seen with strange eyes because of the color of my skin.

Val had a flashy, but thoughtful look. And after a while, I moved that heavy mouth.

"... I don't want to die... A slave or whatever... do. So..."

The bitter decision, and the look on his face, which devoured and bound his teeth, was also full of humiliation.

I snort.

He still wants to live. If that's what you wish.

"Okay. Let him go to liberation after the covenant of his servants.

For a while, silence ensued.

Val, Chancellor Gilbert, Uncle Vest, Father and Mother are all staring at me without saying anything. It was a surprise, a gaze that laid down something.

And after more than a minute of silence, my mother laughed and nodded.

"That's pride, is that your decision?

Having said that, I now reached out to Uncle Vest, the Regent. Then his uncle takes out a scroll and a pen from his nostalgia and hands it to his mother.

"My beloved daughter. You have now judged him as the First Princess. Then you must also make the contract of servants now.

Normally, if a sinner is to be punished by the covenant of subordination, the Lord will always do so by Her Majesty the Queen. To prevent non-Queen humans from creating multiple counterforces by contract of servitude. The current Queen's mother has also made this servile covenant with dozens of sinners who have ever been given special treatment and have been punished by the covenant of servitude.

And now my mother is telling me to make that contract with Val.

The scroll my mother gives me, I don't have to open inside to know. It's a servant's contract. Write my name on this, and if Val writes his name, he will be enslaved to me for life.

Receive the contract and pen from the mother and check the document.

Write it down on this and I can't undo it anymore.

Even though it is a sinner, it makes no difference to let one human being fall into slavery.

Honestly, I'm afraid.

Having control of the whole of human life.

The lowest, worst, worst, outrageous queen, pride. I went stile this. And I... she ruined the lives of not only the attackers, but of all the people. Yes, so much so that what Val did doesn't seem like a big deal, I'm an extremely evil big sinner.

Grasp the pen and write your name down on the contract so as to dampen the shivering hand movement.

Afraid, if this is the beginning of my, my sin of pride.

But if I don't write, Val will sign with your mother. I don't know if they'll let you live afterwards, if they do.

Above all, as the next queen, if I don't do this right.

If you're going to be a queen, you can't just be beautiful. Sometimes tough, brutal decisions must also be made. Because it is also the Queen's job to hand over executions to sinners, as opposed to contracts of servitude.

Not as good as Pride, Val is another big sinner.

But if he wants to live,

If he wants to live in this country.

I want to reach out to him.

If this country is still allowed to live as the next queen that I will sin in seven years.

If this is the country where I am now allowed to live surrounded by loved ones who should be tried with death.

I suppose we could allow Val one more chance.

Finish writing your autograph and I'll give the guard a pen and a contract. Hand untied and handed that pen by the guard, Val wrote and hit the contract with a trembling hand more than I did.

And the moment I finished writing, Val and I connected in a heartbeat.