53. Somire (2)
The end of the first day of the royal party. Gradually, most of the nobility began to leave, and the prince and princess were away a long time ago.
The only ones left at the party were the drunken nobles and the nobles gathered around the crown prince and Somire.
“The party hall is quiet.”
“Because it is very late now.”
I watched Somire a little more to fill in the middle of the question, but there was no information to say otherwise.
‘I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.’
I have no choice but to aim for the next opportunity. There is also a way to use Seldas if necessary.
“Let’s prepare for tomorrow soon.”
“Yes, I will.”
With nothing to do at the party anymore, we left the party. The place we headed to was the outbuilding of Duke Descartes in the ecliptic. As befits a ducal family, there is also a mansion in the imperial capital. A lot of money.
“I will serve you with all my heart, princess.”
Fortunately, the butlers and attendants who manage the annex in the imperial capital were not ignored or disrespected, perhaps because Frances often used them.
“How would you like to eat?”
“Um… ….”
France looked at me at the question of the detached butler. She looked all over her face for a moment and then nodded her head.
“Prepare the meal. Oh, and what about the room? I haven’t been to the annex recently.”
“The room is always maintained so that the princess can come anytime.”
“Yes, that is good. Call me when the meal is ready.”
“Yes. All right.”
Oh, can I finally sit down and eat meat? Her heart pounded with anticipation at the thought.
The butler asked.
“Princess. Would it be all right if I ask you one question?”
“What is it?”
“Who is the person next to you… ….”
“My direct escort knight.”
“Oh, I see. I will treat this person with all my heart.”
I’m about to shed tears because it’s so touching. I finally came to this world and was treated like a human being. Until now, I have been subjected to all sorts of doubts and persecutions…….
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“Let’s go to our rooms.”
Holding back tears, I followed Frances to her room. Here, too, it was just as wonderful as the duke’s residence.
“Sit down.”
“Yes.”
I sat facing France around a small table.
“First, let me tell you the good news. The operation you said was successful. Some nobles took an interest in my clothing store. I will probably come back sometime.”
You worked hard even when I wasn’t there.
“Then rumors will spread around them. There, even the prince and the princess. I thought the plan was a bit off, but it got better.”
The result is good enough to say that it is the best among the number of cases. I gave up on the aristocrats and chose the royal family as my gambler, but I never thought I’d catch both rabbits.
“Okay, then I’m glad. Anyway. The most important thing remains. Did you find out something about her b*tch, that saint?”
I didn’t go into detail, but… He nodded his head and replied.
“Yes. It’s because there’s not just one or two suspicious things. But there is no evidence.”
“What is it about? Just tell me.”
I connected what had happened and what I had inferred and told Frances. And even what she didn’t tell her.
“Hmm. They say the Persian pattern came from the Assassins I raided before.”
“Yes. At the time, I was worried that it would turn into a big problem, so I hid it. It doesn’t look like what they did.”
Took. Took. Frances tapped her fingers on his table thoughtfully.
“The background is probably not the Persian family. Because they don’t do things that stupidly.”
Yes. Who would use such idiots for the important task of assassinating the duke’s daughter?
“It is true that the saintess investigated my background.”
“Right. Assuming that and putting things together…….”
“You mean that saintess even instigated my assassination?”
I nodded. Frances frowned in displeasure.
“They provoked me after seeing me come to the party unscathed. But I couldn’t understand what the saintess was thinking. There was no contact with me.”
That’s weird. At that time, it was before the main scenario started. France and Somire had no contact at all until the party.
‘Are you a player?’
If you’re a player, you have a reason to kill Frances. Because that is the way to clear the basic route. He probably made the decision to kill it before it even started.
Just…….
‘Then it doesn’t make sense to use such a low level guild.’
The characteristics are so bizarre that there are only deceased or persistent people left, but the player entrusts the work to such a lax guild? Nonsense.
‘Did he even make a regression?’
This assumption also makes no sense. That’s why, if you’re a regressor with a reason to kill Francee, you should know a lot of information like me. I would have entrusted the request to a much better guild.
‘His hiring of those fools seems to connect the case, but he’s hanging up.’
I think planting the mark of the Persian family was simply to stir up alienation.
“Um… ….”
“Are you still thinking?”
“Yes. There are some things I just don’t understand.”
“What is it?”
“That they hired such lax bastards as assassins.”
France agreed with my words.
“I mean. No matter how much you know my situation, it doesn’t make sense to send assassins like that when the knights of the ducal family are with you.”
There is one reason, like a cheat key, that connects all these questions.
In fact, Somire is a regressor, but it is assumed that he is just stupid and does not know how to use information, or he is a player who has just entered the game and does not know the details.
‘This is also a possibility. But it makes no sense.’
That’s right, if you live your second life, you’ll have a good mental head, but there’s no reason to use this method.
And even if you don’t have any information because you’re a newbie player, if you have the right intelligence, you won’t make that choice.
If you think about it for a bit, there are much better and more convenient methods, so why bother using this method? If she just followed the flow, Frances would die.
‘There are still many questions and contradictions, but there are certain things that have been decided.’
The reason she provoked France at the party was to use her title as a saint to make her an enemy.
Investigating her Frances and sending her dark guild members to attempt her assassination is that there was some reason to kill her.
The reason why the pattern of the Persian duchy came out of the assassins was that they tried to separate them as expected.
Lastly, there is a possibility that it is a player or a regressor, but it must be assumed that Somire is a simple asshole.
‘It’s small, but there is a harvest.’
Okay. I have sorted out some information.
“Princess. I will tell you the information I have compiled.”
I conveyed to Frances the core of the information I had in mind. The assumption of a player or a regressor is omitted.
“Yes. I know why you provoked me She must have wanted to be labeled as a princess who was jealous of the saintess. But why did she want to kill me?”
France’s voice was filled with perplexity and doubt. Well, that would be confusing. For no reason, she knew that the saintess was trying to kill herself.
“That is the biggest question. I’ve thought about it while citing various assumptions, but they all don’t match.”
As I was talking, it suddenly came to my mind. Is Somi-re different by any chance because of the hidden route? I can’t rule this out either.
“I got caught by a strange woman and only her head hurts.”
That’s right. I tried to run away with only you, but a strange b*tch gets in the way.
“Anyway. Let’s talk about this here. Because there is still not enough information, there is only useless speculation.”
In an investigation, maintaining the beginning is the most important thing. If you repeat assumptions like this, the data will be damaged.
“Yes. I have something to focus on right now.”
Somi-re’s work is also work, but you must not skip the most important business. The outcome of this work will determine our future.
‘I don’t worry too much about failing, but… ….’
I tend to always think of the worst.
At that time. Someone knocked on the door
-Princess. Your meal is ready.
It was the butler. It’s good that the meal is prepared in good time.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
Let’s go eat meat.
* * *
The meal prepared in the annex of the Duke of Cartesian was truly luxurious. It feels like you are in a high-class restaurant where you have to pay 200,000 won in modern times.
“Did you always eat like this in the annex?”
“Yes. After I got a certain age, I only stayed here.”
Until I came here, did I only eat the trashy food I saw then?
“Still, I’m glad. It’s here too.”
“Right. It’s fortunate that the servants here are different from the main family.”
I cut the meat with a fork and knife. Yes, this is how it feels This meaty texture with juicy oozing out and appetizing flesh revealed.
“Eat a lot. Didn’t you only eat steamed potatoes and milk at your home?”
You knew… ….
As expected, you are the only one who thinks of me.
“Then thank you for your meal.”
I put the meat in my mouth. Maybe it’s because I’ve been eating meat for a long time. Tears flowed without my knowledge.
“… Why?”
“Just… Because it is so touching.”
Ha, this tender meat. Flavor that spreads throughout the mouth. This feeling as if the muscles are bulging out. How long have you been waiting to eat this?
“I’m sorry about something. From now on, let’s go to restaurants more often when we go out.”
“Yes… ….”
I’ll have to ask Frances for pocket money later. I use it to buy food, save money, and prepare to escape. Nice
“I’m sorry while I was eating well, but tell me about your plans for tomorrow in detail. Could I make a mistake?”
Um. Plan for tomorrow All I can do is walk around in a dress. However, in case you don’t know, let me elaborate.
“The most important thing is to make an impression from the position. To do that, we need to focus our attention.”
“That won’t be easy. Because the imperial party doesn’t call your name when you enter.”
Mmm. What could be done to attract the attention of others while protecting the honor of a princess?
‘The best way is for the royal family to mention it right away.’
The 2nd Prince and the 3rd Princess will do that…….
“Let’s go the safest way.”
“How safe? What is that?”
“The last to show up to the party.”
The original protagonist appears late. I will use it to draw attention.
Among the imperial family and nobles, the story that Frances is in the clothing business has already spread widely. Here, he said that he would show the results tomorrow, so expectations were met.
It’s the last one to appear in this state.
“What does that have to do with showing up late?”
“Isn’t the story of the Princess’s business now widely spread?”
“Yes.”
“Let’s assume that it doesn’t appear until late in that state.”
“… I’m going to make a fuss about my story. Where did the confidence she showed then go?”
I smiled and nodded.
“That’s it. I’m taking advantage of the fact that everyone’s attention will be on you.”
“Then, when he appears at the end, all eyes will be on me.”
“That’s right. Then you will naturally see Andrea’s dress.”
Francesca nodded her head, indeed.
“It’s a good strategy. But what if the other nobles weren’t interested in me from the start?”
That’s not going to happen. There is something I overheard while walking alone at an imperial party. Asil continues to spread bad rumors about Frances, and the place where her Frances passed is full of her gossip about her.
France’s going to laugh at the results of her business. In the first place, they had no idea that Frances would beat Frieda.
“That will never happen. They are probably expecting failure and thinking of laughing at or slandering the Princess.”
If not now, when will I see that Princess Descartes? She normally couldn’t stand it and had to hold back no matter what she said.
“Because there are usually a lot of nobles who have a grudge against me?”
“Yes. So it will go as expected.”
Even if this doesn’t work, it’s enough as long as it attracts the empress’ attention. And this is not the only reason for entering at the end.
The emperor and empress, the protagonists of the imperial party, will always appear late. If we go in a little early according to that time, won’t the interest be ours?
‘The plan is perfect. Finally, the France Corporation will be known to the world.’
It’s time to sit on the money cushion.
