Chapter 101

Episode 101

Translator : Missme

Editor : Aru

What?

‘Princess?’

Princess? Why all of a sudden?

I opened my mouth when I stared at the man who was suddenly calling out a princess.

“Excuse me, I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong person........”

Kwang!

Then the door of the drawing-room opened. The sound was so intense that I thought the door was going to break.

Fortunately, the door was fine. The door was stronger than it looked. Soon after I thought so, I saw a welcome face.

“Ash?”

Ash came straight to me without saying much.

Then he gently wrapped me in one hand and pushed me behind him, pulling out the sword from his waist with the other hand and pointing it at the man.

I was startled.

What’s going on here?

The man seemed to be surprised as well. Ash opened his mouth without lowering his sword.

“Noonim.”

Ash has decided to call me noonim only when there are other listening ears. Well, that’s not what’s important now.

“You remember those guys who were after you in the North Forest a while ago?”

“What?”

You don’t tell me those hitmen?

“They came down from a kingdom north of the Empire.”

And Ash went on to say something that couldn’t be overlooked.

“And so does this man.”

What?

I looked at the man in a different sense.

The man did not deny it. However, he only added a strange smile on his face.

“...... could you give me a chance to explain something?”

With the blade in front of his Adam’s apple, he raised his hands silently.

As if to express that he has no intention of harming this side at all.

“Please.”

I stared alternately at the man and Ash.

And at this time, the word “princess” that the man said sounded meaningfully in my head.

Soon after, I nodded.

“Let me give you a formal introduction. My name is Medel Suena.”

The man sitting in the parlour-room chair put his hand on his chest and said calmly.

“I’m the leader of the Countess Suina family of the Viroz Kingdom, which boasts a long history and authenticity, and at the same time assist the king in key royal posts.”

Count Suena.

I gave him a hard look. He took out a seal inscribed with the patterns of the royal family and Count’s family and put it on the table as if he thought I was suspicious of his identity.

I glanced at it and didn’t bother to touch it.

The Viroz Kingdom.

When I opened the map, I was greeted by a kingdom in the north of the empire.

Although it is not a friendly country, I remember hearing its name because of its close geographical distance.

I asked Ash.

“......how did you know?”

The men who were after me in the woods came from the northern kingdom, and this man is the same.

‘.......’

Her Highness The Queen wants to correct his past mistakes. Although Her Highness was forced to let the little princess leave Her Highness arms, Her Highness now has the power to ignore their protests.

‘.......’

‘Please come back to the kingdom. May you come and get back what you should have enjoyed. I came all the way here to serve the princess.’

The night breeze brushed my face.

I didn’t feel anything and was still leaning blankly against the railing.

‘Princess.......’

A sudden laugh came out.

When was it? The other day, I had a short private talk about my family while walking down the hallway with Sir Davery. I then recounted the fact that Sir Davery was an orphan and thought I was just as well. My whole biological family went to America, and I made that joke to myself.

‘It wasn’t in the United States, it was in the neighbouring country.’

It’s absurd.

It was just amazing. I thought I was an orphan, but it turns out I was a princess of a kingdom. This is just like a story from a novel.

“Whoo.”

I’m getting a headache. I was mentally exhausted after suffering from this thought all morning through night.

I relaxed myself leaning on the railing and stretched almost like laundry.

It was then.

“...Ash.”

Ignoring the dark background and the bright white hair caught my view.

Ash gazed at me from under the balcony, whether he heard a little murmur, or whether the purpose was to look this way from the beginning.

And then the next moment the optimum distance came in. I knew what Ash was going to do and opened my eyes wide.

“This is the 2nd floor...”

...... or anything like that, he doesn’t care as well.

Ash kicked lightly against a nearby wall and jumped at once to the second-floor railing where I stood.

I can’t even see with my own eyes how the wall becomes a stepping stone.

‘It’s not even the first time.’

I can feel Deja vu. Although it was not a balcony but a corridor window on the second floor at the time.

Ash sat next to me as if nothing had happened and casually spoke to me.

“Isn’t it cold?”

“Uhm...........”

I touched how thick the wool shawl I had around my shoulder was. It’s all right.

“It’s all right. But why did you come out?”

“I was wondering if you’d be doing this.”

What am I doing?

Well, I’ve been out of my mind ever since Count Suena visited me in the morning.

The butler or Bessie asked what was going on, but I just fumbled.

Ash looked into my face carefully. The persistent gaze made my cheeks glow.

“......you know, Ash.”

I chose to open my mouth instead of avoiding eye contact.

“Eung.”

“I’m the princess of the Viroz kingdom. What do you think of this?”

A princess with the modifiers “unfortunate” and “Twins.”

“Well.”

Ash came up with an answer without much pause.

“Does it matter?”

“......huh?”

“You’ll soon be the Duchess anyway.”

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