Chapter 543 – 44. The Empire of Dezac – The Darkness Falls on the Mage Tower (9)
“…Lady.”
“…”
“…The princess?”
“…”
“Your Highness, the 4th Princess!”
Flinch!
“Ah. …?”
“Are you okay? You’re so blankly…”
“Ah…”
4 Princess Theresia looked at her maid and nodded her head.
The sight of her with her head bobbing feebly at her dazed face is worrisome.
The lady-in-waiting sighed as if she was used to it.
Theresia is different from others in her words and emotional expression.
Thanks to this, many ladies-in-waiting left, but she stayed by her 4th princess until the end for over 10 years.
To that extent, she was familiar with and knew Theresia well.
Because of this, she could see that the cute princess she was serving reacted the same way as she usually did, and that she was hiding something inside her. By far, she was Theresia’s self-understanding that surpassed her friends and her mentors.
“Something seems to confuse our princess.”
“…!!”
Theresia opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Seeing that cute figure, the lady-in-waiting drew a smile on her lips.
“I can tell just by looking at you. You’ve been acting strangely for a while now.”
“…Really?”
“Really.”
“Hmm…”
Theresia was worried.
Is her own expression so easy to understand?
Even if you look at it, you can see what she’s thinking, so she said the maid.
“Don’t worry. It’s me, so I’ll find out.”
“…Huh.”
She is a lady-in-waiting, someone she likes in a different sense from the four she values most.
Her mother passed away early and she had no time to feel her motherhood, so her mother was the same.
Coincidentally, the age of her maid was over forty, an age enough to have a child the size of Theresia.
So, she nodded her head in agreement.
‘… Four?’
She was taken aback as she recalled the faces passing through her head.
‘What?’
Why are there four?
Why is his face between the faces of her precious and precious sister Wilhelmina, her friend Adele, and her teacher Natalie? He’s only been seeing a guy for a few months and he’s only taking away the people he likes.
“…”
The face of the 4th princess became quite serious.
However, the princess’s expression from the court lady’s point of view was a little different.
“Oh?”
“…?”
“Oh, oh my. I just noticed this now.”
“Huh…?”
“I was wondering what you were worried about. Could it be that the person who confused the princess was a man?”
“…?! Eh, huh?”
“Oh my! That looks like it!”
“…”
Theresia felt cold sweat running down her back.
The lady-in-waiting had a rather stubborn side, unlike a noblewoman of her age. Even so, she likes social gossip, and is particularly fond of issues such as love and romance. She’s like her aunt.
To the extent that she usually talks about whatever she wants to hear.
She was Theresia Also, I didn’t particularly hate her. She listened quietly, but there were many times when she was so frightening as to make me sick. The words that flowed out of her mouth without a break even disturbed her reason cultivated by her magic.
But how long will it be if we start talking now?
“S-I don’t like it…!”
4 The princess strongly shouted out her words of injustice after a long time.
“Ah, don’t do that.”
“Ugh…!”
But her handmaid was strong.
“You never know. With my help, the princess’s troubles might be resolved.”
“Hmm…”
The 4th Princess Theresia, who has a strong ego despite being introverted.
Normally, she would have flatly refused no matter what the lady-in-waiting said.
But today I was hesitant.
It’s been a few days since I’ve been alone with Valdez’s problem.
Even so, no results came out, and instead, she witnessed her relationship with Adele, which only added to the confusion. If a few more days pass like this, will the situation really get better? When she calmly thought about it, that was also unreasonable.
‘Alone…’
“…Okay. …I’ll listen.”
“Wow! I’m glad, Princess!”
The maid was sincerely excited.
In what kind of manhood did he make a princess who was like his own cute daughter, who had lived without a relationship for 20 years, away from men? She has been taking care of her Theresia for over ten years, but problems outside of her magic and her sister can make her this way.
“What kind of guy is that?!”
“Ugh…! Man… No…”
“Yeah? Then, could it be a woman…?”
“No…!”
“Ho-ho. Of course it’s a joke.”
The lady-in-waiting bursts into laughter.
She had already succeeded by saying that she was a man, but could it not be?
Skilled in handling Theresia, she provoked her princess with her light pranks.
It’s not about relaxing.
Rather, a little stimulation helps to open Theresia’s mouth.
“I, a man… A man… Yes, that’s right…”
Theresia hesitated and could not speak.
Her maid’s eyes twinkled.
As she saw Theresia, it was only her inability to fully acknowledge her own feelings. She may not, of course. Aren’t human emotions perfectly aligned? But maybe that’s why she needs to find out more.
‘Well then, for now…’
“Huh. May I ask who the man is?”
“…No.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
Theresia shook her head, but she expected this anyway.
The maid thought for a moment and shook her head.
The 4 princesses she serves have a very narrow range of actions.
She has nowhere to go to the capital. Usually, the site of the imperial family, that is, the extent to which it extends from the imperial castle to the mage tower. Although the imperial castle was large and the distance to the mage tower was not short, it was still within the range that could be said to be at best.
‘In other words, the people you meet are always the same. I don’t think he’ll suddenly look like a man.’
Was there a man who appeared around Theresia recently?
It was quick to come up with an answer.
“…Ah. Sir Valdes.”
“…?! Uh, uh, uh…?!”
The 4th Princess Theresia, who is astonished and frightened.
The lady-in-waiting burst into laughter at the face she had never imagined before.
“Ahahaha!!”
“Ah… What, what… Why… Are you laughing…!”
“But, haha! How funny is the princess’ expression right now!”
“Profit…!”
“Whoops, now. So, what does the princess like about Sir Valdes?”
“…”
She slipped her handmaid with her sullen expression, her mouth tightly shut.
Only then did the maid feel sorry for her.
I had so much fun that I made a lot of mistakes.
But she couldn’t help it.
Even now, from her cheeks to her ears, she had the opportunity to make fun of this cute princess, but how could she stay still? She herself is old, so it’s not strange when she retires from her maid service. So she was overjoyed and teased.
“Aww, sorry.”
“…”
“I was wrong, princess!”
“…Once, only…Only.”
“Yes!”
I want to joke more, but if I do more here, I won’t be able to talk to you for a few days.
She slowly turned serious and asked Theresia.
“Princess. Can you tell me what happened with Lord Valdes? I don’t know anything.”
When the lady-in-waiting became serious and listened to her, Theresia gave her a slight nod.
“…Huh.”
The princess held her mouth for a moment to organize her thoughts before she began to speak.
It was discovered that the other person was Valdez anyway, so there was no need to talk back.
Instead, there was something to hide.
Representatively, the story of seeing him and her sister Wilhelmina, or seeing him and her friend Adele in a relationship. It’s not that she doesn’t trust the lady-in-waiting, but she’s embarrassing and difficult to say apart from him. Even if it’s a mistake, if the words get leaked, things can get bigger.
But there are also parts that are difficult to explain without this.
‘Mmm. For now…’
To resolve this part, Theresia has carefully chosen her words, especially her words.
And she eagerly racked her brain and went on to replace her story.
Fortunately, the lady-in-waiting nodded her head and listened carefully to her story.
After a short conversation of about 20 minutes like that.
“Um… That’s difficult…”
The lady-in-waiting made a sound of pain with a puzzled look on her face.
The story of the princess was not long.
It took 20 minutes just because she was slow in her speech.
The problem was that the story was less real than I thought and it was difficult to be sure.
‘Was it my mistake? No, but…’
Difficult.
As she had hoped, Theresia’s feelings were ambiguous to conclude that they were simply love.
However, she is not an expert or a scholar, and she cannot easily draw conclusions. She said, moreover, that she would be subtly helpful, if not to the point of boasting, but she didn’t know. She couldn’t say.
‘What? Come to think of it, I think I heard rumors that Lord Valdes has a lover…’
“What’s the matter…?”
“Yes? Oh, no.”
‘Mo, I don’t know. Let’s stay still.’
“Princess.”
“Huh…”
“What would the princess want to do with Sir Valdes?”
“…? I am…”
She thought it was an incomprehensible question, but since she was a lady-in-waiting like her mother, Theresia pondered seriously.
“…More…”
“Yes.”
“Let’s talk some more… Share… I want to…”
“A story?”
“Yeah… And, um… I want to know…”
“…?”
What else does this mean?
As her lady-in-waiting, she couldn’t understand it, but unexpectedly, Theresia’s expression brightened.
“…Thank you.”
“Uh, yes? … Yes?”
“Really… Yes. My worries… Have been resolved…”
“…? Uh, yes…”
The maid nodded her head without knowing why.
What is it that has been solved? Will a genius be full of talent in the self-reflection part?
Still, it could be said that it was fortunate in some way, so her maid decided to move on.
“So, what are you going to do now?”
“Find… I’ll go…”
“Yes? Now?”
“Huh…!”
With a lively reply, Theresia jumped up from her seat.
She was full of her will now.
A conversation that came about as a result of thinking about the maid’s question.
That, Teresia concluded, was what was most needed.
Come to think of it, she hadn’t even talked to Valdez alone. And since the Wilhelmina incident, she can even count on her hands the number of times she has spoken to him. Until now, she has always been scared and avoided by herself.
‘Me too… It will change… You can do it… !’
As soon as she takes her heart, she moves right into her actions.
She immediately turned around and headed for her door.
“Uh, Princess? Princess!”
The destination is the guest palace where Valdes is staying.
The lady-in-waiting called her out of embarrassment, but her Theresia was very quick.
She must have used some magic, and with that little body she ran down her hallway in an instant.
“No, what time is it now…!”
With her lady-in-waiting calling her anxiously behind her.
