195 – King Jeongjo Daejeon (8)☆
I ran outside as soon as the competition ended. I didn’t like hearing cheers, and there was no reason to accept Fenix’s complaints. We, that is, Brother Jang Pan, I, and Dick Gallery, reluctantly hugged each other.
─It was an insincere performance.
In fact, it became the scenery that decorated the coronation ceremony at Dick Gallery. Jean and Pan asked me to have dinner sometime soon, and I couldn’t tell if they were serious or joking. On the other hand, senior Dick was busy waving to those who were chanting for him.
The exhilaration of the winner and the exasperation of the loser. And the gymnasium, mixed with the father-in-law’s anger, felt like it was suffocating. I only remembered what Ain said, quickly packed my bags and got out of there.
“You said you were a royal maid, right?”
I don’t know how it is verified, but Kite will not allow visual confirmation. Since he wasn’t an Ain who didn’t know that, he must have figured it out. She put her strength into both feet and slammed them into the princess’s annex.
“It’s already started.”
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When we arrived, Maybelle answered that way. In her room are Ain and Madame Pont Padou, whom she brought with her.
“What about the kite?”
“We are together.”
I tried to ask him if he started without telling me, but I kept silent because I felt like he was making unnecessary nitpicks.
“There is something you need to know, so listen and understand it now.”
Mabel explained the history of Madame Pompadou who was involved in the verification. She is a royal maid, and she serves her queen. She came from a marquis family, and even though she had the right to inherit her property, she remained in the royal family as a maid and was famous for verifying her virginity only in person. In terms of authority, she is not a woman to be treated lightly.
“You must be polite.”
Be careful that even children are treated with respect and treated as adults.
“Yes, I will be careful.”
After sitting and waiting for about an hour, Maybelle asked me in passing how the competition was today. No matter how polite a woman she is, she seems to be curious. When asked if he wanted to know, he blurted out that it was such a bizarre competition.
“I lost.”
“Then…” … ?”
She blushes uncharacteristically. She looks to be at least twenty-seven, and Maybelle seems to be a heavenly woman.
“Dick Gallery won.”
She competed until the end, but when I told her that she didn’t win, she nodded and said:
“I should also give you 100 Luzen and a trophy.”
“Oh, that’s it.”
We already talked at the conference hall. Since there is no final winner, the prize money and trophy will be returned. It was a compromise that satisfied both me and my brother Jang Pan. Dick Gallery was also willing to accept this because it meant that although there is no perfect winner, there is an implicit winner. In conclusion, my debt is about 5 Luzen that I spent on making cheap trophies.
“Then what about the trophy?”
“I better take it.”
Where would you put that vulgar thing? That’s right. I was already worried, but he smiled and said it was good, so I smiled too. After that, we couldn’t say a word due to inexplicable awkwardness and discomfort. I just realized that talking about penises with women is completely useless.
Dalkkak──
When the door opened, a woman with an arrogant look came out. She was Madame Pompadou. Her face, which was over fifty years old, had such dignity and elegance that it gave the impression that she was a royal maid. She got up from the sofa and bowed her head deeply.
“Greetings to Madame Pompadou.”
She glanced at me and held out her hand. Just like Maybelle told me, I kissed her nails.
“Where are you from?”
When she asked in an old-fashioned way, she answered that it was Nutzhaven, a rural area in the north.
“Ah, that place is famous for the Sesin Festival!”
Madame Pompadou said she had heard of Pom, so she nodded. She smiled bitterly because the knight guarding there was so handsome. Sir Ruben’s beauty must have spread to the royal palace when he was assigned to the Royal Knights.
“Are you here?”
Ain grumbled and walked out. She was wearing a neat dress, and she was wearing frills, a necklace, and even earrings, so I just stared at her with my mouth wide open. Maybelle caught her attention, and she let out the words she had barely prepared.
“As expected, princess, you have an off-white color that even beautiful clothes can’t cover up!”
Ain raised her middle finger behind Madame de Pompadou, making a retching noise. Although she made it seem like she didn’t like it, part of what she just said was true. Ein Kamphund is definitely royalty. Just like Tyria, the expensive dress fits her perfectly rather than being awkward. They grew up well, so they don’t feel uncomfortable wearing such luxurious clothes.
“Madame Pompadou, I must first give you the answers you desire.”
The noble lady declared, straightening her back.
“I assure you on my own name that Lady Unpeisi Kite from Nützhaven is her maiden.”
She said that no objections or questions would be entertained, and that no one could know the contents of the interview she had with Kite alone except Princess Veronhardt, who was a witness. If the secret is leaked, she will demand huge compensation, so be prepared.
“I understand, Madame Pompadou.”
It was a soft tone of voice that was not typical of Ain. After changing my clothes, I felt like I had changed inside.
“Are you going back today?”
“That’s right, Princess Beronhardt. “Queen Mama wants to see you, so I hope she’ll stop by sometime.”
The difference in each other’s attitudes was clear. Ain tries to be friendly, but Madame Pompadou clearly draws a line in her tone. Somehow, she felt that Veronhart meant that he did not want to have anything to do with (her family), so an evil curiosity raised her head.
“I have a carriage waiting.”
“Princess, I am old and it would be difficult to ride without a four-wheeled carriage.”
“Because I rode it, there won’t be any problem. “Please charge all costs to Lord Beronhardt.”
After Madame de Pompadou covered her face with her fan, she wrote down her assurance that she would do her part and go. What happened before the signature “Madame Pompadou” Was written? As I was staring blankly, the noble lady called me.
“Ah, yes!”
“I have something to tell you briefly. Would you please follow me to the next room?”
The tone of voice was an invitation, but in reality, it was no different from an order. When I look at Ain and Maybelle, she nods her head as if saying yes. When Rosa came to the room where she often slept, Madame Pompadou was standing still. As I was doing the same, she said to herself that she might not know the etiquette because she was from the countryside and sat down. I also sat in her chair in front of her.
“I have something to tell you about Lady Kite.”
Now my tone of voice has calmed down a bit.
“Please understand if I’m rude because I didn’t learn well.”
“I feel relieved because he seems like a sincere person.”
She spread out her fan and covered half of her face. Now that I see it, it was an action to avoid being noticed by her expression.
“As verification must be conducted solely through interviews, I am asking this question to eliminate any uncertainty, so please answer truthfully.”
I swallowed my saliva when I heard that if I lied, not only would my reputation be tarnished, but I would also be charged a large amount of compensation. Come to think of it, it must be a burden for her too. I know for sure that Kite is her virgin, but Madame de Pompadou is only vouching for her party’s answer.
“Has she ever put her hands where they shouldn’t?”
I was in trouble as soon as I heard it. When she showed signs of hesitation, she urged in her stern voice.
“Any appearance of worry or a false attitude can be detected, so tell only the truth.”
“Have you heard the story about Madame Pepe?”
“Ah, I know full well that she’s talking about a low-level teacher who says she’s a noblewoman.”
She said as she knew, if she didn’t speak honestly, she would withdraw Kite’s virginity guarantee and she was afraid of losing it. She just nodded the whole time and didn’t ask any questions. She seems to have a knack for detecting lies, as she keeps scanning my entire body.
“Did you know that the young lady was misunderstanding?”
I blinked, not knowing what kind of misunderstanding it was.
“I thought I was having s*x in an unclean place.”
It looks like the question was really merciless, but Kite must have been hurt in his own way, just because she didn’t spread her legs. She nodded her head heavily. She doesn’t ask any further questions when I confess that when she was young, she saw a metal ball being hammered and that she confided in me.
“There was a misconception that children were born there, but I explained that well and taught them the correct common sense.”
─Stupid Kite, don’t you think that if you do that, there will be a bunch of dead fetuses in the poop?
“I’m glad.”
“So, she has never touched her daughter Kite’s body?”
“No…… She was touched when she was immature. Belly or breasts. “It’s not intentional, it’s because we don’t know.”
“You know what I’m asking, right?”
“There has never been anything like that. “She hugged me and carried me, but there was no s*xual contact whatsoever.”
I said that there was a note in the dormitory from the Lord of Nutzhaven. She said she would have a midwife on standby, but she still has it so she can show it to her. Madame Pompadou seemed cute, and she smiled arrogantly at me.
“It’s okay, Madame Pompadou.”
She lowered her fan. At one time, her face, which must have been of great beauty, was revealed.
“I’ve never misunderstood people, so I’ll trust Young lady and Young-sik’s words.”
He wakes up and says don’t worry, he will be your guarantor. When I stood up and thanked her, she turned around. Said Pompadou, who was staring at me with a warm gaze, revealing her entire face.
“Lady Kite’s skin is thin and weak, so please tell her to stop training her unclean areas.”
─Did you even talk about something like that?
“I didn’t hear it.”
“You can just tell them to stop doing anything that a b*tch like Pepe told them to do, from exercising with a towel.”
Startled by her crude accusation, she spewed out even more vicious invective.
“A b*tch like Galbo was your tutor and only taught you vulgar things. Yeong-sik, please tell this clearly to Young lady.”
Avoid that you have never used it or been interested in it. When her entire body was so ashamed that her blood boiled and she could not even speak, the lady looked at me meekly and whispered, as if she felt some kind of confidence.
“A woman is a pitiful and pitiful being who listens to everything the man she loves says.”
Her words, telling her not to hurt Kite or make her focus on the wrong things, somehow brought tears to my eyes. Madame Pompadou came to my crying side and wiped away my tears with a silk handkerchief. When I asked her what I should do if she cried like a child, she apologized and said that I had done it without realizing it, and she handed me a handkerchief with the royal emblem engraved on it.
“I will trust you two.”
After thanking the Federation, Madame Pompadou opened the door and went out first. They talked in the living room, and she stopped crying until the lady left. When she came out, she looked at me with Ain crossing her arms and grinned.
“You idiot.”
“Why are you swearing?”
“Seeing as you’re complaining about not winning, it seems like you’re the only one.”
If it was a misunderstanding like this, I would have been happy to not explain it.
