52. Somire
The purpose of the first day of the Imperial Party has been achieved.
I couldn’t tell many nobles because the plan went a little wrong, but the issue was resolved as the 2nd Prince and 3rd Princess showed interest. Whether you believe in this news or not, it is certain that it spreads widely.
All that remains is to show off Andrea’s dress tomorrow.
“Then I will meet some other nobles. You should go to the place where the escort knights gather and rest.”
I said yes and nodded. Frances went straight to where the nobles were gathering.
‘I did everything I had to do.’
Should I step on Somire’s back? Because we have to uncover his identity.
* * *
France walked around the party hall and exchanged greetings with nobles she knew.
“Princess Descartes, long time no see.”
“I see. How long have you been seeing it?”
“It has been quite a while. Because I did not participate in the party held in the Marquis of Eldas.”
The noble we are talking to is Teria Tenelope. She is the viscount who usually introduced and recommended various dresses and jewelry to France.
She said, ‘I heard she invested quite a bit in Frida.’
Perhaps if Frieda collapses this time, this person will also suffer a huge loss. But Frances didn’t really care. That’s also true, didn’t interest also approach it only for its own benefit?
“Come to think of it, I heard that you haven’t been visiting Frida lately. You say you don’t buy jewelry or accessories, let alone dresses…….”
Is this why you started talking? Well, if it’s not this, there’s no reason to come here. Frances replied with a smile.
“Because I don’t feel like it.”
“… Yes?”
“Did you not hear? I just didn’t want to.”
Chalk. Frances opened her fan and covered her mouth. Then she stiffened her head and looked down at her viscount.
“If you have nothing more to say, I would like you to leave. Because I have nothing to say.”
“… I’m sorry, but did I do anything wrong to the princess? It’s embarrassing to come out like this all of a sudden.”
“Okay. Wouldn’t the Viscount have to think of that himself? I’m sure you have something to point out.”
The Viscount had nothing to say. In fact, the reason she had an exchange with France was to raise Frida’s sales. It was the reason that Princess Descartes could raise the value of her name just by using it. However, she decided that the end of the relationship was inevitable as long as her purpose was discovered.
“… Let’s just step back. There were many examples.”
Nodding off. The viscount left after bowing his head. Frances looked at his back and clicked her tongue.
‘Looking only at money is so simple.’
Unlike before, Frances has a grand purpose. Originally, he didn’t want this far, but according to Jin’s words, he should achieve great things.
‘So that others won’t ignore me again.’
Frances hardened his heart and talked to various nobles again. Most of the conversations were about the recent situation and the imperial family party.
In the meantime. One good news came from the influential first lady.
“Ah, come to think of it, I heard from the third princess. She said that the princess is in charge of her clothing business.”
“That’s right. I am confident in quality and appearance. He also invested a lot.”
“From what I hear, the prince and the princess are expecting a lot. Can I look forward to it too?”
“I welcome such expectations. You won’t be disappointed.”
The conversation continued around the first lady. The content is a story about the business that Frances does.
France released information about clothing stores to raise expectations as much as possible.
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“Is that true?”
“It’s a look I’ve never seen before, so I’m curious.”
“Is the artisan who makes clothes a great genius?”
Perhaps because the first lady, who is the center of this force, is very interested in her, her followers also show interest in her. Frances continued with a grin.
“If you are curious, please come to District 13 of the Duchy of Descartes. You will never be disappointed. The craftsman at my clothing store can be called a genius.”
Finally, I leave only my curiosity behind. With this, curiosity stimulation will be maximized. At this point, it will come to me once.
“Then I’m done.”
In this way, he moved again, met nobles, and deliberately led the conversation to the clothing business. The reactions were all different, but there was a harvest.
‘Shall we take a break?’
France was handed a glass of champagne by the attendant and sat down. As he caught his breath, he tried to relax for a moment, but he ran into someone he didn’t want to meet.
“… Princess Descartes.”
Asil Priden. The man who used it for the purpose of breaking up the marriage conversation was not enough, and even insulted him horribly and sent him back.
He didn’t feel particularly sorry, but he felt some remorse for using it one-sidedly, so it was difficult to deal with.
“It’s been a while, Pryden Yeongsik.”
He politely greeted me as if nothing had happened.
“I knew she was a strange woman, but I never thought she would be like this. Is Princess Descartes a shameless and shameless type? Even though that division was there, they say hello like this.”
A sharp tone that doesn’t even show respect. Asil’s reaction was stingy. Of course. It was our first meeting and our last meeting.
“Wasn’t the one who pretended to know first, Youngsik Pryden? I just adjusted to that, but it’s a bit unfair.”
A strange current flows between the two. The atmosphere is chilly, as if the surroundings are frozen.
“Looking at your face for no reason meant you were unlucky.”
“You say that kind of thing casually.”
“Because I don’t have to be polite to you.”
“I am Princess Descartes?”
“What do you mean by that?”
Asil did not hesitate to claim her title as a princess. It was because the marriage discussion was broken anyway, so there was no need to look good to the Duke of Descartes.
“It is important for Priden Youngsik to realize his position a little more. Oh, is this also because of poor education? Or is it a characteristic of the Fryden family?”
France sharply countered Asil’s attitude. There was no need to speak nice to someone who didn’t even have basic manners because they were in a bad mood.
“… Now you see what you saw.”
“What do you see? Did I just speak at your level?”
Asil shook her head.
“Tsk. Today is a very unlucky day.”
With that last word, she took strides and moved her seat.
‘I’m not lucky.’
Not only was it not enough to meet her ex-fiancé, Cassus, she also met the damn saint and the immature prince. Even in the midst of this, marriage talks are broken.
‘What kind of day is today?’
Frances shook his head and drank the champagne.
“Tsk.”
It’s a very bad day even if you don’t have luck. Are you glad that things are going well? Frances thought so and comforted his bitter heart.
‘But what is Jin doing now?’
France looked around the wide party hall and found Jin. He was nowhere to be seen where the escort knights gathered. Where the hell are you?
‘I’ll have to go around looking for it.’
He got up and he wandered from place to place. And, he found Jin in an unexpected place.
‘Why are you hiding there?’
He hides his presence behind the pillars supporting the party and watches someone. Frances followed Jin’s gaze and turned his head.
There was a saintess, Somire.
* * *
‘So far, there hasn’t been any suspicious movement.’
Somire is walking around with the crown prince, meeting other members of the royal family, and chatting with nobles. I wish she would show some different behavior.
I listened to their conversation, focusing all my senses on hearing.
―It is an honor to meet you.
―I am truly honored. I’m worried that I’m not rude because I’m a lowly person.
―How could that be! You are the saintess of the empire!
―hahahaha! Yes. Somire is the future of the Empire.
It was a conversation between the nobles who tried to impress Somire and the prince who only praised them out of ignorance.
―I heard that you did a great job in the last war.
–No. Thanks to the knights and soldiers.
―hahahaha, Somire is humble too.
―Come to think of it, there wasn’t much damage to the Empire, right? Is it because of the saintess?
―hahahaha! That’s right. It’s all thanks to that transcendent wizard and saintess.
―Have you seen the magic of the transcendent wizard? I heard that Warenberg couldn’t even resist properly…….
‘Hmm?’
I heard unexpected information. The only thing that came out of the game was that Warenberg was horribly defeated.
But you lost without being able to resist properly? Was it a situation where victory or defeat was decided before even entering the battle? Jean Barenberg deserves to be caught in vain.
‘Transcendent Wizard.’
The Transcendental Wizard they are talking about is a wizard who carved a slave mark on me when I was captured.
‘The important thing is… ….’
The point is that I don’t know the detailed information about the Transcendence Wizard. It did not appear directly in the game, and there were no related quests. The only thing he knows is that he is the best wizard in the world with a little mention.
‘I’ll see you again someday.’
When unengraving a slave by force, if Khazar Gai fails to perform, he may have to go find the old woman.
‘I’ll have to find out more information later.’
But the strange gaze I felt from behind. I reacted momentarily and looked back.
France was staring blankly.
‘What is it?’
Is the job done? I approached Frances and asked.
“Have you finished your work?”
“Yes. I saw a lot of faces I didn’t want to see.”
“You worked hard.”
“What is suffering? But why was the saintess watching?”
Francece staring at me with her eyes shallowly open. I told the truth.
“I was watching because it was so suspicious.”
“Suspicious? What is it?”
“Didn’t you know the princess’s circumstances?”
Francesca nodded her head, indeed.
“I wonder how you knew. Did you use the Information Guild?”
Information Guild, it’s a valid hypothesis.
No matter how much information players know about the game, they don’t know about Frances past. Even I, who saw the end of this game, didn’t know, but how could a mediocre player know?
“But that is also questionable. Why did that saintess need to investigate the princess’ background?”
“I don’t know about that. Seeing that it came out like that at the last party, I wonder if there was a special purpose?”
It’s a special purpose, so what is it?
“Um… ….”
Let’s continue the strange things that have happened so far.
While Frances was on her way to a party held in the Marquis of El Das, she was attacked. To the assassins who looked stupid because they were so lax.
And the patterns that came out of them were Persian patterns.
At the party, Somire approached first and even insulted France and provoked her.
Connecting all of these…….
‘Is Somi the one who instigated the assassination and tried to stir up the alienation?’
I don’t know why in detail, but if we put the assumption that Somi Re is her culprit, it fits right in front of her and behind her.
‘The key is to use low-level guilds.’
Somire is from a commoner, unlike the great nobility. She has no connections other than the prince. However, the prince did not know about Frances.
Then it was Somire’s single act that instigated this investigation and assassination.
‘It wouldn’t have been a problem to investigate France’s background. I just need to give the attendant some money and dig up information.’
I wouldn’t have dreamed of information about dukes, Eden, and Lines, but I would have sold enough information about Frances, who was ignored by the family.
‘I don’t know why.’
It is true that it is a possibility that cannot be ruled out.
However, there are still many things I don’t understand, so I’ll have to look into it in more detail.
“Princess. I guess I’ll have to wait a little longer.”
“About that saintess?”
“Yes. There are speculations, but the evidence is lacking.”
“Huh. Won’t you tell me your guess?”
“It’s a long story, so I’ll tell you later.”
I need more information. The core that leads to the result is missing.
‘Somire, what the hell are you?’
