Ran caught her breath.
She was out of breath because she ran too much, so she couldn’t speak.
Jestina narrowed her brows.
“It’s frustrating, really, tell me quickly.”
“His Majesty is welcoming Lady Priscilla as Queen.”
“What!”
Jestina jumped out of bed.
“Say it again. What did you say?”
“Lady Priscilla will be the queen!”
“Oh! Queen?”
Jestina was stunned and couldn’t get her words out.
He was going to make Priscilla his Queen.
Jestina gritted her teeth.
“Are you sure?”
“I heard it from a maid planted in the Emperor’s Palace.”
“It’s real then.”
She couldn’t bear to think that Priscilla was going to a higher position than her because of her arrogance.
‘Priscilla is looking down on me?’
And to be in a position where she had to bow to Priscilla.
She was so annoyed and angry to the point of going crazy.
‘I want to kill her. You (Michael) want to get her out of my sight?’
Jestina flooded her head with terrifying thoughts.
She was so upset that her head was about to spin.
She had to do something.
Priscilla must be prevented from winning and standing next to the Emperor.
~~~~
Michael was absorbed in his work in the office.
This is because Elain came to get approval for a job at the Chancellor’s home.
“How did you deal with the Duke of Fabian?”
“As you said, Chris was taken care of and sent to the island, and a probation order was placed on the Duke of Fabian. He will not come out of the castle until Your Majesty calls again.”
Satisfied, Michael nodded his head.
“What about the other nobles who attended the hunting festival?”
“We’ve kept everyone’s mouth shut regarding the unsavory things that happened at the hunting festival.”
“Good job.”
“By the way, are you really going to welcome Priscilla as Queen?”
Elain looked at Michael.
“Yes. What, is there a problem?”
“Nothing like that, but I’m genuinely surprised. You’ve never had a woman around.”
“As I said, it’s just by necessity. Nothing more, nothing less.”
Elain wondered if that was really the case.
“Is there anything else to say?”
“Yes, there is.”
“Say it.”
“How long do you intend to leave Jestina’s spy at the Emperor’s Palace? It’s annoying.”
“Be patient. It’s still useful.”
“By now, the spy must have delivered the news to Jestina.”
“Perhaps.”
“It’s no longer a question of what else will happen.”
“There’s nothing to worry about. It’s good for us.”
Elain frowned.
“It’s good for Your Majesty, but it’s another job for me.”
“What can I do, you’re so useful.”
“I would rather not have been of any use.”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m not kidding.”
Michael smirked.
“Hold on, I’ll reward you.”
“Yes, you will. Instead, I must take a vacation this time.”
“Of course.”
“You promised.”
“Promise me. I’ll give you a vacation.”
“I believe that, and I’ll go now.”
“Yes.”
When Elain went out, Michael thought he was cute.
“You’re really simple-minded.”
Or should he say naive?
~~~~
A few days later, Priscilla met Eren in front of the stone wall at 5 a.m.
Of course, the clothes she was dressed in were the maid’s uniform prepared by Priscilla in advance.
“You look good in a maid’s uniform.”
“Are you swearing?”
“It’s a compliment.”
“Whatever, now tell me what to do.”
“Are you sure you came out without your maids knowing?”
“Of course.”
She had asked Rien and Lili not to come to wake her up because she was going to sleep without breakfast.
“All right, take this first.”
“What’s this?”
“It’s a magic bracelet.”
“Magic bracelet?”
Priscilla looked at the bracelet with surprised eyes.
Eren winked.
“I got it from a wizard I know in particular.”
With that said, Eren put the bracelet on Priscilla’s wrist.
“Does it seem a bit big?”
Her bracelet was large and dangled around her wrist.
“Wait a minute.”
Eren injected magic into the bracelet.
Then the bracelet was fastened to Priscilla’s wrist.
“Wow, that’s amazing.”
“There’s something more fascinating.”
“What’s more interesting?”
Eren took out a hand mirror and showed it to her.
Priscilla was startled when she looked in her mirror.
“Woah, amazing.”
There was a completely different woman in the mirror.
“It’s someone else. This is me, right?”
In the mirror was a freckled girl with chestnut hair.
“It’s a bracelet with an image-change spell on it. You can keep this figure until you run out of injected mana.”
It was really cool.
Who would look at her and say she was Priscilla?
She was grateful to Eren for bringing such a precious thing.
“Well, we’re running out of time. Let’s hurry up and go. You got your pass, right?”
“Don’t worry. I’ve got everything.”
“Okay. Then from now on, sister will be a priestess and leave the palace with me.”
“Got it.”
“Then give me your hand.”
Priscilla held out her hand, and Eren took her hand.
Then she crossed the stone wall of Lilith Palace with him.
He knew exactly the time when the guards sat on duty, so they wouldn’t be caught.
If she had gone through the door, there was a good chance her tail would be stepped on later*.
[*TN: Preventing her from escaping.]
What followed happened in a flash.
First, she went to Eren’s Palace, rode a carriage, and went out with him.
Naturally, there was a pass inspection, and when she handed over the prepared pass, she could easily pass.
Priscilla felt somewhat discouraged as she watched the carriage easily leave his palace gate.
“Was it this easy?”
“What do you mean easy, it’s all because I helped you.”
“Is that so?”
“Sure, if it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have come out this easily.”
“Well, yes. More than that, it’s nice that I rode out in your carriage so my legs don’t hurt.”
Eren asked.
“Sister, what are you planning to do when you leave the palace?”
Priscilla agonised for a moment.
To be honest, she didn’t really think much about what to do.
It was important to get out of there first.
“Well, first of all, sightseeing.”
“Sightseeing?”
Priscilla nodded.
“I’ll have to see how the capital city looks. I’ve never really seen it before.”
“I see. That wouldn’t be bad either.”
“But I have something to do before that.”
When Priscilla spoke solemnly, Eren listened. Was there something going on?
“What is it?”
“I have to eat. I’m starving.”
Come to think of it, she couldn’t even eat properly because sh was leaving early in the morning.
Eren smirked.
“Are you paying for it?”
“A gentleman with a lot of money, all right*. I’ll pay for it.”
[*TN: Priscilla is saying he has a lot of money yet he’s asking her but ultimately agrees.]
There must be a lot of money from the Emperor, so it’s not hard to pay.
“Let’s go eat something delicious.”
Priscilla headed to the restaurant with Eren.
~~~~
In the afternoon, Rien went to wake Priscilla.
Priscilla said yesterday that she was going to sleep all morning and urged her not to wake her up.
“Why are you sleeping so much.”
Rien, who opened the bedroom door and entered, called Priscilla.
“Wake up, Lady Priscilla. It’s already 2 p.m.”
Rien looked at the pile of blankets that were raised up and pulled them off.
“Priscil…”
When she removed the blanket, there was only a pillow.
In an instant, Rien’s face turned pale.
Rien hurried to find Lili.
“Lili!”
Lili was surprised by her sister’s call.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“Didn’t you see Lady Priscilla?”
“Lady Priscilla is sleeping in the bedroom.”
“She’s not there.”
“What are you talking about?”
Lili pushed Rien into the bedroom. There was no one in the bedroom.
“Uh, where did she go? Did she go out for a walk?”
“Let’s find her.”
“Yes.”
Rien and Lili hurried out to the front of the palace.
“Where is Lady Priscilla?”
“No more, come out.”
Rien and Lili combed through the garden.
Nevertheless, Priscilla did not even show her nose.
“Did you find her?”
“No, she’s not there”
“Where did she go.”
“This won’t work. Let’s go back to the palace. While we’re looking for her, she might already be there.”
“Yes.”
The two entered Lilith Palace again.
And took a look around for Priscilla.
And yet, Priscilla was nowhere to be found.
But Lili found something in Priscilla’s bedroom.
“I think Lady Priscilla wrote this.”
“Give it to me.”
Rien looked at the note in Lili’s hand.
The content of the note was simple.
「Lili. Rien. I’m running away.
Don’t let anyone know until I contact you.
If anyone is looking for me, tell them you don’t know. And burn this note as soon as you see it.」
“Oh, my…”
Rien’s eyes went dark.
~~~~
At that time Priscilla was eating delicious food with Eren.
She ordered a very expensive steak from a top-notch restaurant, and even ate cake and parfait for dessert.
“Oh, I’m full.”
Eren smiled pleased at Priscilla.
Priscilla was different from any woman he had ever seen.
She would be the only one acting this way in front of him.
“What are you going to do now, sister?”
“What?”
“What are you going to do from now on?”
“I don’t know in the future, but there are things to do from now on.”
“What is it?”
“A city tour.”
“A city tour?”
“I’ve never seen the city properly before.”
i love runaway arcs HAHAHA. I have a feeling this attempt won’t last long though!
Thank you for the translation!