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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“I truly can’t help but lament the fact that she’s a princess. The future of the kingdom looks bleak.”
May put her hand to her forehead and, uncharacteristically, started worrying about the future of the Frisia Kingdom.
Honestly, I had thought about it once or twice myself, so I didn’t say anything, and judging from Rin’s expression, she seemed to feel the same way.
“Bertia, execute that wench!”
Look at her abusing her power as soon as she doesn’t have to hide being a princess anymore.
As Elise’s fingertip pointed at May with a bold smile, Bertia turned her body awkwardly and looked at me with pleading eyes.
“Shut up and stay put.”
“Yes, sir!”
Elise immediately became submissive and lowered her tail.
Behind her, May poked her and joked, “Couldn’t you become king at this rate?” – a joke that deserved immediate execution.
“I need your help with something. Was it Lavender?”
“You mean my children? Yes, they’re all on standby.”
Lavender, the intelligence organization that Elise had created and was operating.
Only talented individuals personally selected by the sharp-eyed Elise could join, so while their numbers were small, they were capable and trustworthy.
“Ask them to investigate the pirates in Bairn.”
“…Pirates? Not mountain bandits?”
In Bairn’s case, there wasn’t even a river to float a boat on, let alone a sea nearby.
At most, there might be a pond or valley where children could play with toy boats.
As Elise said, it would have been more realistic to look for mountain bandits operating in the Bairn mountains, but…
“Just find anything for now. They introduced themselves as pirates.”
“Understood. Bertia, please inform them immediately.”
“Yes, Princess.”
Bertia bowed deeply and politely excused herself before leaving the room.
I thought there was no need to stay any longer, but May stood with one leg crossed and asked Elise.
“But why are you here like this? As far as I know, you’re also a candidate for several events, right?”
“May, do you dare to speak so impertinently even knowing I’m a princess?”
Honestly, I was surprised too.
Even Tana had immediately become submissive when she learned Elise was a princess, but Elise had acknowledged her as a friend and let it slide.
I hadn’t expected May, who had bickered with Elise the most and cursed at her the most, to come out so boldly.
May shrugged her shoulders and answered, rolling a candy in her mouth:
“You like this kind of thing, don’t you? If I knelt down and apologized right away, you’d probably dislike it even more, right?”
“May’s really quick on the uptake.”
Rin agreed, apparently thinking the same thing.
When I glanced at Elise, I saw her lips curled up, but it wasn’t a sneer or a smile filled with hostility – it was a satisfied smile.
“It seems you weren’t just fawning around Master for no reason.”
“And if Daniel marries me, won’t you be dancing at my feet too?”
“That’s true, but… it doesn’t seem likely.”
“Who knows?”
“That’s enough, you two.”
Seeing signs that they were about to start fighting again, I cut them off.
I was too tired to say anything more, so I just let it go.
“Everyone, stop it. Daniel’s head is already hurting because of Eris, don’t make it more complicated with things like this.”
Thanks to Rin stepping in for me, I felt a little more at ease.
At her words, May and Elise lowered their tails and kept their mouths shut, but May took the lollipop she had been sucking on in her hand and said,
“A girl who knows that tried to kiss him in front of everyone last night?”
“Master kissed you? What about me?”
“No, that was because I thought Ares and Arni were embarrassed. It was unavoidable.”
Ah, my head hurts.
Anyway, Bertia and Lavender would be handling the search for the pirates, so I just headed out the door.
“Ah! Master!”
It was Elise’s voice, disappointed that I was leaving after she hadn’t seen me for a while.
I had already half-opened the door, but after a moment’s hesitation, I turned back.
“Try participating in this competition. It must be boring just staying here all the time.”
“……”
“Hey! Come with us!”
“Daniel, shall we get some late-night snacks? Remember the sandwiches we used to eat in the village?”
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All the lights went out in the massive Bairn Stadium in the evening.
Of course, even late at night, two huge magic lamps were installed so that operations wouldn’t be hindered, but…
Basically, when the sun went down, Bairn Stadium also took time to cool down the ground that had been heated up during the day.
As it was practically the most valuable and precious asset of the city of Bairn, they always paid meticulous attention to security, but…
Just a few days ago, Rin and Daniel had entered the stadium through an open door, and Anton’s gang had sneaked in to smoke secretly.
One might think the security of the stadium, which held the fate of the city, was too lax, but…
The culprit was elsewhere.
“Last time, I was surprised when those brats came rushing in.”
A man with a ponytail was sitting in the stadium seats, laughing.
The gold tooth visible when he opened his mouth gleamed faintly even in the darkness.
The man was twirling a pistol – something even nobles couldn’t easily obtain – on his palm, waiting for someone.
Just then, footsteps echoed from the entrance.
Glasses shining in the moonlight.
The boy’s neat attire and upright gait showed how strictly he had been raised.
A complete opposite to the ponytailed man who was laughing frivolously with his legs up on the seat in front.
“You’re here. Come early next time, kid. Don’t keep your big bro waiting.”
“I’m a student too. It’s hard to slip out of the hotel carelessly.”
“Bullshit, I saw those Pales brats playing outside last time.”
“…Anyway, just give me the bag.”
When Hendrick, the bespectacled Pales Academy student, held out his hand, the ponytailed man chuckled and pointed to a bag.
It was the heavy money bag that Hendrick had given to Berman.
Hendrick hurriedly hugged the bag to his chest, worried someone might see, and glared at the ponytailed man.
“You didn’t touch it, did you?”
“Hey, kid. What good would it do to steal kids’ pocket money?”
The man, who had been scratching his forehead with the muzzle of his gun, suddenly stood up and loomed over Hendrick.
He hadn’t noticed when the man was sitting, but he was a span taller than Hendrick, who was 180cm.
For the first time in his life, the boy faced someone who could completely look down on him.
“You’d better keep it safe. If it gets out that you secretly took the money the kids collected, our tails might get caught too.”
“…I know.”
It was the moment when the large sum of money collected by numerous prep class students to take down Anton’s gang became Hendrick’s personal property, under the pretext of a greater cause.
Nevertheless, Hendrick felt no qualms at all.
After all, what the prep class wanted was to prevent Anton from interfering with their studies.
Since he had achieved their goal by using the money, wasn’t this good for everyone?
“Hmm, did you say you were a third-year?”
“Yes, I’ll be a fourth-year next year.”
The ponytailed man smiled with satisfaction and patted Hendrick’s shoulder.
“Let’s do this again next year. When I tell you to take down Pales’s ace, you incite the kids.”
Hendrick felt a sharp headache coming on.
“This time with Anton was just luck. Everyone’s complaints about him were so high that when it was about to burst, I suggested the idea and the money was collected…”
Crunch.
“Ugh!”
“So what?”
It was no joke – Hendrick felt pain as if his eyes were about to pop out.
His shoulder was being pressed down, but he couldn’t understand why blood was rushing to his head.
It just hurt.
“That’s for you to figure out. That’s why we’re laundering this money so cleanly for you, right?”
“…!”
“Aios always loses, so it’s fine to mess with them, but with Pales, rumors might start, you know? Like it’s all staged. That’s why we big bros are troubling you kids with these requests. You understand, right?”
“Yes! Yes! I understand!”
“You don’t need to collect money from the kids like this time, just break an arm or leg of whoever we tell you to. That’s easy enough, right? When that time comes, this big bro will toss you some crumbs.”
“Ah, I understand!”
Hendrick answered, whimpering and clutching his shoulder, having dropped the money bag.
Though he might act as a leader in the prep class, in front of an adult, he was still just a small student.
“Good, it was a pleasure doing business. Now go. I’ll have a smoke here before I leave.”
“Ah, understood!”
Hendrick hurriedly picked up the money bag and headed out.
Watching the boy’s urgent demeanor, the ponytailed man sneered and put a cigarette in his mouth.
After taking a deep drag and exhaling, the ponytailed man turned his body towards a corner of the stadium seats, a place where people’s eyes didn’t easily reach, and asked,
“Did you see well?”
There was no answer.
The man clicked his tongue, exhaling smoke as if disappointed.
“I know everything. You’re there. You seem quite skilled, if I hadn’t been careful, I might not have found you.”
They had already been completely discovered.
Finally, a white-haired assassin who had been crouching behind the seats revealed herself.
“A kid?”
The ponytailed man’s eyes widened as he saw the small-bodied girl.
She looked too young to be an assassin capable of concealing her presence to this degree.
But the moment he saw her hair color, the ponytailed man was certain.
“Ah, the Chokugen Faction? What do you royal ass-lickers have to gain by coming here again?”
“Golden-toothed Jesant.”
“Hmm?”
Sen listed the information in her head one by one in an extremely businesslike manner.
“One of the ten officers under the Pirate Lord.”
“What, did the Chokugen Faction come to assassinate me? But looking at you, your numbers seem insufficient, and I haven’t done anything particularly noteworthy.”
At his continued harping on about the Chokugen Faction, Sen corrected him.
“I’m not with the Chokugen Faction anymore.”
“…Not anymore?”
He wore a confused expression for a moment, but then Jesant burst out laughing, holding his stomach.
Even Sen, who didn’t feel emotions well, could tell it was clearly mockery.
“You never became an official member, did you? That’s why you say such things.”
“…?”
“The Chokugen Faction, you see. It’s not an organization you can leave so easily. If you think you’ve left…”
Each of Jesant’s words stuck to Sen like glue.
“They’re just letting you be for now. For some reason or another.”
Jesant smacked his forehead, genuinely pitying Sen.
He looked at her like a butterfly already caught in a spider’s web, but still fluttering its wings uselessly, unable to see its predicament.
“Of course, that’s over now too.”
In that instant, Jesant extended his right hand.
The pistol, boasting its black body, spat fire in an instant.
“Because you’re going to die here.”
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[Lol Elise’s masochism only seems to be getting worse, also this pirate dude probs about to lose that gold tooth of his]
we need pictures !!!!