Now, let’s see.
“This is an ointment for your back, and this is a disinfectant. I’ll talk to Maze about it so you can apply it thrice daily.”
“…”
Redian came out into the hallway and looked down at the bag I handed him.
“And from now on, if you can’t sleep, don’t ask the trainers for a sedative, but take this blue one.”
Ointments, disinfectants, sedatives using natural herbs, and candies that restore energy.
“What are you doing? Take it.”
“If I receive this…” At that time, Redian asked back. “Are you not going to come again for a while?”
What do you mean ‘again’? It was an unexpected question.
“That’s.”
“Then I won’t take it.” Redian’s voice was firm. “I will prepare for the monster hunting competition on my own until I receive instructions from Princess.”
“No. I’ll personally oversee the training. You will also need to come back to the duchy soon.”
After gathering the members, I was going to train them next to me. Four people, including Redian, and the two knights of the duchy.
“You should get better by then.” I handed the bag to Redian once again.
Redian titled his head. “When I’m fully healed…” His silver hair became disheveled, and his exposed eyes became strange. “You won’t come,” muttered Redian quietly.
I had no choice but to pause like a buffered person. The guy who gave me a straight face every time I asked him if he was waiting for me… Why is he looking so sad again? What’s wrong with his expression?
“Why? Are you waiting for me?”
“I’m not waiting.”
However, Redian became a little more determined than before. Where did the guy who fluttered his eyelashes just a moment ago become the same Redian I knew? I knew it would be like this.
“If I wait and you don’t come, I’ll…” Redian, who was saying that, swallowed back his words.
What? What if I don’t come? I never thought he would use a tactic to make people curious.
“I’ll have no reason to wait for you, Princess. In the future too.”
“…”
In the end, he didn’t want to wait because he was tired of waiting, right? His expression, contrary to his cold words, lingered in my mind. Originally, I wasn’t someone with so much affection.
“You think I’m not looking at you, right?” I whispered quietly to Redian. “I’m watching everything. Who you talk to, when you sleep, when you eat, and when you train.”
“… That’s a relief.” Then Redian laughed. “I was planning on doing that in the future too.”
Huh? What does that mean?
“I have to go now. It’s time for Nevil to come.”
“Ah, yes.”
At that moment, I remembered that I had left some nutritional supplements in the annex.
“Wait here for a moment. I have one more thing to take care of.”
Anyway, people at the duchy knew that Redian was Norma, whom the duke had given permission for me to use. Even the fact that he and I went to the eve festival together. So, at this time, they would have thought that he was waiting in the hallway at my command, not that we were sleeping together (?).
“Cover yourself just in case.”
I lightly covered Redian with his robe.
“If I don’t come out after about five minutes, you can knock on the door and come in.”
“Yes.”
We can’t have our human crystal shining with light all over his body again.
* * *
Luna quickly hid her body behind the wall. It was when Siani, who entered the annex, completely disappeared from her sight.
“…”
She stuck her head out again and looked at the man who was left alone. That person is Norma, Redian, whom Siani took to the eve festival. She also remembered the day she first saw him in Siani’s room. Luna couldn’t forget those eyes and lips that were briefly revealed under the robe for quite a long time.
What did they talk about?
Luna’s eyes didn’t fall from his back. She was curious, interested, fascinated.
For such a violent Norma, he listens very well to older sister.
She remembered Irik’s grumpy words from when he took charge of the underground castle. He said that Redian didn’t blink no matter what they did to him, and he didn’t know how to tame that monster. So how did Siani tame Norma and make him so docile when the strong Irik can’t even do it? What her older sister did was…
She called him Redian. Luna thought she would be able to do it too.
Luna was only planning to take a quick peek. But her feet were already heading towards the hallway. Walking quickly as if in a hurry, Luna eventually started to run.
“Ah!”
With a bang, two bodies collided, and Luna stumbled. The man’s robe fluttered as if to come off with the recoil. At that moment, his face was briefly revealed in the light…
Oh god. Luna had no choice but to hold back her trembling breath.
“Ah, I’m sorry. You must be surprised because I ran in a hurry.”
Hiding her nervousness, she spoke her words as calmly as possible. But the man just took a step back and said nothing.
“…”
Silence passed between the two.
She was sure those red lips had moved beautifully to Siani. But why are those closed so tightly in front of her?
“Ah, they said you went out to see the Eve festival with older sister. I heard there was an accident outside. Are you okay?”
Luna’s voice was soft. Her natural smile was also bright.
“I’m so glad that older sister came back safely. It’s all thanks to you.”
“…”
Again, there was no reply. Even Luna could feel that the eyes beneath the robe had become very cold. Still, he’s listening to me. That alone was enough.
“You too, you almost got in trouble.”
Luna smiled like an angel. Everyone would be wary at first but eventually open their hearts to her smile.
“Maybe it’s because my older sister gets bored with things so quickly that she sometimes does such reckless things—”
“In front of me.” At that time, a low voice came out of the black robe for the first time. “Don’t talk nonsense about my master.”
“…”
The man answered just like that. But Luna felt as if her whole body was frozen by his words. A tone voice that says that he doesn’t care about anyone in here and a cold look that tells you not to invade his territory.
“…That’s not it.”
Without a chance to recover, the man brushed past her. A cool yet chilly scent overwhelmed Luna.
It was exactly five minutes. After the time set by Siani had passed, the man simply walked past her.
He said master. I’m sure. Luna stared blankly at the man who had disappeared.
So in the end… He wasn’t listening to her but was following Siani’s orders.
* * *
“There’s no training these days, so most Norma spend their time as they want.”
“Is there no big problem?”
“Yes. There are no collisions, so there’s no trouble.”
“by the way, you’ve compiled the list of the researchers and trainers here, right?”
“Yes, Princess.”
“Bring it to me.”
“Yes? Why?”
“There’s no need to hire unqualified and clueless people.”
I remembered the death note hidden away in my drawer. It’s time to take them out one by one.
“Soon, I’m going to make some changes to the layout of this underground castle. Keep that in mind.”
In addition, massive construction of the underground castle would begin. For Redian, I need to prepare a modern bed and new material bedding.
At that moment, Maze, who uttered a sound of realization, pointed somewhere. “The person over there is Francis.”
As I followed Maze’s finger, I saw someone. He totally looks like he’s coming out from a youth comic. A boy with pale purple hair was sitting on the back of a tree.
“He looks very gentle.”
“Gen… What, gentle?!”
With a languid gaze, he looked up at the sky with a book on his lap, which made the scene like a poster.
How can a kid like that be a Norma? Is he really one of the four people who survived?
Born to a maid of the count’s family, he deeply hated the nobility. As a result, he later became Redian’s tactician and took the lead in destroying the central nobility.
He seems to have a formidable personality. Although Francis’s role in the original story wasn’t large, he had quite a big impact. Because he played an important role in making Luna the crown princess.
“Did you know that there’s a Norma who survived from the cliff? That person is Francis.”
“Really?”
Oh… Is that him?
“Wait here.” I left Maze behind and walked away.
He must have heard the rustling grass and the sound of someone stepping on the grass, but Francis didn’t look away.
“Hello.”
Only then did his calm eyes look at me. He has the innocent side.
“…”
But Francis only looked at me still. He had cold eyes that didn’t match his cute appearance.
“Do you want some candy?”
“…”
“Or chocolate?”
What is this? At least Vallentin and Redian looked bothered when I presented something like this. But this person didn’t give any reaction.
“You don’t like it that much?”
“…”
Francis just stared at me. He had an elegant look, like a prince trapped in a glass castle.
“Then what do you like?”
He’s neither like a cat nor a dog… It’s hard. I had no idea how to approach him.
“For me.” After a long time, the prince in the glass castle opened his mouth. “I prefer jelly.”
Oh, he has a very clear preference, doesn’t he?
