CH 23

Around noon, we entered the territory of Margrave Henkel.

Suddenly, the surroundings opened up and a stone fortress appeared.

A high stone wall and a moat surrounds it.

“High walls and moats have the effect of preventing monsters from entering.”

The knight in the carriage told me.

After crossing the bridge and passing through the gate, we entered a small town centered on the castle.

When the carriage was parked at the entrance of the castle, His Highness Gresis opened the door from the outside. Then he held out his hand to help me get out of the carriage.

Standing at the entrance of the castle was a man with a good physique who looked a lot like His Majesty King Leroy.

He had short golden hair and striking brown eyes.

“Your Highness Gresis, thank you for your support. Your Highness Princess Lilith, it’s an honor to meet you. I’m Gilbert Henkel, the younger brother of His Majesty King Leroy, the lord of this Frontier, and the Commander of the Frontier Knights. Thank you very much for the embroidered handkerchiefs for my wife and I the other day.”

Gilbert bowed politely.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Your Excellency Gilbert. Thank you for sending me so many lovely roses as a wedding gift. I’m here as an assistant to the royal doctor. Thank you again for your help.”

I respectfully return a ladylike bow.

After finishing the greetings, His Highness Gresis immediately brought up the main subject.

“Uncle, I would like to confirm the current situation right away.”

“Yes. Come with me.”

Gilbert ushered us into the great hall where balls are held.

The knights in beast form are laid out on thin mattresses of about the size of one tatami mat, and are lined up to fill the hall. It looks like there are 100 people.

“Symptoms have only gotten worse, and there have been several deaths.”

Gilbert said sadly.

I hear a lot of moaning. Some of them were helpless and exhausted, just barely breathing.

“How awful.”

If I don’t use Healer soon, it may be too late.

Seeing a Serval in the most pain, I instinctively rushed over.

“Don’t touch! You brought in a disease and tried to take over the Tenar Kingdom, and we lost all of our brethren.”

A caracal, who was lying across from the serval, yelled as if barking while breathing hard enough to shake his shoulders, so I was surprised by the power of the voice and stopped my hand.

I feel a cold gaze from my surroundings.

“””Get out human! Get out human!”””

A voice of condemnation echoes in the hall.

Pushed by the force, I had no choice but to freeze on the spot.

“Haa. . .”

Amidst the accusations, the tail of Prince Gresis, who was frowning and sighing, was moving violently up and down and hitting the floor.

“My wife, Lilith, has come by order of the king. If you are dissatisfied, I, the prince, will listen to it.”

Among the voices of condemnation, His Highness Gresis’s cold voice wrapped in anger was by no means loud. It was rather normal, but the hall became quiet in an instant.

“The epidemic was already prevalent in our country before Lilith even crossed the border. There is no basis for the rumor. The person herself is in front of you. While recuperating, you can find out the truth about what kind of person she is for yourself.”

While defending me, he does not deny the knights’ ideas.

The knights seemed to regain their composure after hearing His Highness Gresis’s words.

“Lilith, come over here and say hello.”

At the beckoning of His Highness Gresis, we lined up next to each other.

“Everyone, I apologize for not greeting you. I am Lilith, the first princess of the Seiran Kingdom and the wife of His Highness Gresis. I apologize on behalf of country for the numerous discriminatory words and actions that the people of my country have done to you.”

I paid my respects to the highest degree.

First of all, the royal family never lowers their heads to those of lower rank. But I have to show my sincerity.

The knights were noisy.

“This time, I have received a royal order to help the royal doctor. I will do my best to help everyone recover quickly.”

No matter how hard things get, a lady should never stop smiling. I was so educated that I could smile.

Now is not the time to use Healer. Until that time comes, please do your best.

I left the hall with a feeling of being pulled back by my hair.

In a separate room that was quickly prepared, His Highness Gresis and Crane, the royal doctor, decided to discuss the future.

“I’m thinking about asking my uncle, Commander Gilbert, about a proposal to attach one subjugation unit knight and two frontier knights on a daily basis as Lilith’s exclusive escort, but what do you think?”

His Highness Gresis gave a concrete idea.

He must have been thinking about it since it was decided that we would go to the frontier.

“By becoming an exclusive knight even for a day, the knights will understand Lilith’s personality. Lilith will also have the opportunity to interact with knights other than patients. It shouldn’t be a bad deal for Commander Gilbert, for them, who are busy with monster subjugation and lack education, to be able to receive guidance from the kingdom knights, who are the elite directly under the king.”

I feel compassion for His Highness Gresis’s way of thinking, which considers everyone and allows them to profit.

“Even though they’re knights, I feel uncomfortable being guarded, but I’m grateful to have the opportunity to meet various people.”

“I also agree. I feel that the Frontier Knights lack courtesy towards the royal family. By the way, Her Highness, Princess, is it true that you even want to help with meals?”

As expected of His Highness Gresis. He has not neglected to share information with Crane.

“Yes, since Crane will do it, I should do it as an assistant, and the more manpower the better.”

“That’s true, but you can also use Healer. I haven’t seen it yet, but is it okay?”

Crane must be worried about my physical strength.

Thanks to that, I remembered something important.

“That’s right. The limit for Healer is about 30 people a day. And since we want to prioritize patients with severe symptoms, I would like to divide the patients into groups of 30 people, starting with those with the most severe symptoms. Is it possible?”

“I, as a doctor, will sort out the critically ill patients.”

“Leave it to the Monster Subjugation Unit to move the patients into groups. Is it okay to use healer after everyone is asleep?”

“Well, if possible, I’d like to do it as soon as possible, but I have a feeling that they will reject letting me touch them, and I want to avoid Healer being noticed.”

“Your Highness, don’t worry. I have prepared a lot of medicinal herb tea as instructed. If it is prescribed to everyone before going to bed, they will sleep well, so they won’t notice. There is also a fatigue recovery effect, so it’s killing two birds with one stone.”

His Highness properly remembered the content of our conversation with King Leroy.

Crane must have prepared medicinal herbs in a limited amount of time.

I’m sure everyone in the medicinal herb garden also cooperated.

“Then, I will talk to Commander Gilbert. Please wait for a while.”

His Highness Gresis left the room after saying so.

After a while, when His Highness Gresis returned, three exclusive escort knights were immediately appointed.

The two frontier knights were looking at me with stiff expressions.

They don’t like being my escort, but I guess it can’t be helped because it’s attractive to receive guidance from the knights of the Royal Monster Subjugation Unit.

“I’m Lilith, the wife of His Highness Gresis. Nice to meet you.”

First, I greeted them with a ladylike smile.

No matter what people think, now I just have to do what I can with all my might.

As a member of the royal family, as the wife of His Highness Gresis, in order to be useful to the country.

Because that’s what makes me happy.

Lilith’s healing power is definitely going to be exposed. And I wonder if 30 people is the limit before she starts getting exhausted or if that’s pushing herself to the point of getting sick.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!