I Don’t Trust My Twin Sister

“Of course, there was a legitimate and valid reason. The person in charge of temporary management of the Okstein region was the Marquis of Alpensia. Therefore, it would not be surprising if he visited Budum in advance and confirmed it. Moreover, among those trapped in Budum this time was the Crown Prince. It is also included.”

Uh? What? Then what and how…

In an attempt to calm his confused mind, he closed his mouth for a moment, pondered, and then looked away. When I checked the list of missing persons written on the front page of the identity card, the name Deoreden was clearly written on it. He just didn’t notice, not at the top,

“The crown prince is also trapped inside?”

“Yes. So, there are a few points that make it a bit odd to believe that it was the Marquis of Alpensia’s doing. So, I can’t be sure.”

“I understand… So you’re saying it wasn’t the Crown Prince’s faction’s doing?”

“I’m not sure, but I guess I’ll have to do some research to find out.”

It couldn’t have been that way, unless Beralt wanted to stab the crown prince in the back and bury him with him. Maybe Beralt has something else planned?

“Third force…”

I remembered Princess Pervi, whom I met not long ago. She didn’t take her words seriously, that she was with the crown prince and her pretenders, and she wondered what was going on, but she found it difficult to come to her senses in such a complicated and hectic situation, and her liver She sat down lightly with her butt on the bed and looked up at Fievel.

“Any other reports?”

“This is it for now.”

“Okay… For now, let me know as soon as more information comes out. Whether my grandfather is alive or dead comes first. Find out that first.”

“All right.”

“And I am planning to send a letter to Ian and visit the imperial court, and if it is okay, I ask him if he can dispatch someone to the Okstein region. If it is something that could be politically sensitive like this, Berdian Gabun is more trustworthy than us. I’ll be able to send it to you.”

I will do that. Fievel responded briefly and immediately turned her body around. Fievel, who opened her closet and disappeared, looked at her back, then lowered her upper body and buried her face in her palm. How on earth did things turn out like this? Things that I thought would be no problem came to the surface again. Her grandfather’s funeral, which took place that day, is played slowly. The past was endlessly sad and painful, but I couldn’t shed a single tear. I buried my grandfather in my heart that day and place.

“Grandfather.”

I immediately got up from my seat, feeling like I had stopped breathing. There was no time to stay like this. He sat down immediately and opened his mouth.

“Knight Commander!”

He looked at the knight commander who opened the door and opened his mouth quickly.

“Please select the available knights and prepare to move quickly.”

“Where are you going?”

“To the capital.”

I never imagined I would end up in that trash hole again so soon.

“There’s someone I need to meet.”

But I thought the answer might be there.

* * *

No matter how noble a person was, it was not easy to meet the royal family of a country. It was quite difficult to meet a member of the ruling family of the most powerful country on the continent. Only after passing through three components was it possible to enter the inner city where members of the imperial family resided. Even if you went there, you had to contact them in advance to meet them, and even if you did meet them, if the royal family told you to go back in less than a minute, you had to turn back without saying a word.

This was the same no matter how uninfluential the royal family was. It was almost impossible to easily meet and have a conversation with them, who literally stood at the center of all divisions. I couldn’t meet you like this if you just went looking for someone like me. But I assured Pervi that he would meet me.

That day, even though Ian and I expressed our refusal and showed caution, I thought there would be no problem with the kindness Pervi showed me and Duke Safeldrick’s help. The imperial palace was quiet without the crown prince or Beralt. No, it was noisy and hectic, but at least I didn’t have to quickly roll my eyes and get nervous out of fear of meeting those two people.

Therefore, the road to Pervi’s palace was quite monotonous. Because it was spring, I walked quietly and slowly along the stone wall path of her palace, which had an impressive garden with five-colored flowers in full bloom. Given the time it took to get to the capital and when Ian said he would send someone to the Okstein area and come pick me up, there wasn’t much time to talk to Pervi. She may have her own schedule, but she prioritized my pressing needs.

In fact, I wanted to run straight north without seeing Pervi. I wanted to quickly travel to the border of the Okstein region and use all my means to rescue my grandfather.

“Damn.”

Unable to control the anger rising at the thought of her grandfather, I quietly muttered a curse and ran my fingers through my hair. There was no time to rejoice at the fact that the relationship between Ercia and Benson seemed to have progressed a little. I had no choice but to urgently entrust Ercia as my plenipotentiary representative, convey the matter about her grandfather, and then leave the castle. I understood that Ercia wanted to go with me, but I had to stop her. Now that my grandfather and I were gone, Ercia was the only one in charge of the castle.

If it were a normal business, the butler, Fievel, would take care of it to some extent, but now that there was talk of her grandfather being at fault, it was obvious that all sorts of businesses would be demanding answers. At least one person who was related by blood had to remain in the household. It had already been three days since I left the castle without hesitation after leaving the confused Ercia in the care of Benson. He ran day and night, writing letters along the way, meeting Pervi, gathering information, and sending people. I literally struggled like crazy to resolve the situation. But the situation did not improve. There was no way to know whether her grandfather was alive or dead, or what happened to the rest of the people trapped there.

It’s okay if I get hurt, it’s okay if it’s hard, so I let out my breath with a selfish heart that just wants to stay alive. The knight standing in front of me turned his eyes to me.

“Are you Lady Laurencia Ajstain?”

“Yes.”

“Her Royal Highness Princess Pervi is waiting inside.’

“Please open the door.”

I slightly twisted my body to open the closed door and followed him inside, pushing myself into the room. Pervi rolled her impressive gray eyes and smiled at me. She still had bad eyes.

“Her Royal Highness Princess Pervi, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you. Thank you for your quick response to my request to visit.”

“Don’t be too formal. I still have a crush on Miss Laurencia. Would you like to sit down?”

As she ordered the maids around her to serve her tea, I slowly walked over to her, scanning her with my eyes, and sat down opposite her in keeping with the imperial etiquette. Her eyes narrowed as she carefully examined my appearance.

“I guess you visited the royal family a lot?”

She stretched out her finger and pointed at me.

“It’s natural to greet someone who has worked in the imperial court for a long time. As far as I know, Miss Lawrence has hardly ever been to the imperial palace.”

It was a useless remark. There was no need to answer every word here and there. Slightly, I bowed my head.

“I received a strict education in Gabun.”

“No matter how much education girls receive, they tend to be a little awkward.”

What do you want to say? She closed her eyes slightly, looking quietly into the gray eyes that were difficult to fathom.

“I received a summons from the imperial family not long ago, so I guess I got used to it then.”

“Hmm.”

She let out a snort and her eyes slanted as she looked at me. I was perplexed by Princess Pervi’s attitude of persistently digging into the behaviors that were already ingrained in her body and bringing up her point of view. You’re paying attention to random places.

She felt like if she continued like this, time would go on indefinitely, so she hurriedly opened her mouth and changed the subject.

“I can’t take up much of the noble princess’s time, so can we move on to the main topic?”

“As much as you want.”

I smiled and looked at the princess who was lifting and tilting the teacup brought by her maid.

If she was the princess’s maid, she was one of her noble daughters, so it was basic to listen to her story next to her and later give her related advice during these receptions. However, Pervi’s maids all went over to the other side and disappeared, as if to say that their work was done, and the knights were also positioned outside the room.

Pervi and I were alone in the room. If I decided to harm her, she could have taken her life. Assuming you have the skills to do that, why are you doing this? She had a random thought for a moment, but thinking it wasn’t that important, she quickly shook her head and opened her mouth.

“Did you come across an incident that occurred in the Okstein area some time ago?”

“I heard it. Not only your status, but also the atmosphere in the imperial castle is scary. Didn’t you feel it when you came in? People are very busy.”

“I felt it.”

“It’s all because of the explosion in the Okstein area. I don’t know if anyone else knows, but the crown prince is trapped. Everyone is going crazy trying to resolve the situation. Even the wizards were dragged away.”

She paused her words slightly, looked at me with wide eyes, and gave me an apologetic look. I caught sight of Pervi changing her expression slyly. Pervi covered her lips with her palm and let out an exclamation as she anxiously extended her hand to me.

“Now that I think about it, I think I saw it in his social status. I heard that Viscount Velda/Lun was also involved… He is Lawrence’s grandfather, right?”

“You’re right.”

“Oh my.”

She briefly clicked her tongue and looked down at Fer Vi’s hands, which were holding my hand tightly.

“You must be very heartbroken. But don’t worry. The imperial family is also on the move, so we will be able to rescue you soon. Everyone will be safe.”

“I think so too.”

“I’m glad that’s the case.”

I let go of her hand and moved to her teacup again, this time I extended my hand to her. As I grabbed her right wrist, Pervi’s eyes rolled towards me.

“Why are you doing this, Miss Lawrence?”

“Can I ask you something, Princess Pervi?”

“As much as you want.”

Putting my hands on the princess’s body was so rude that I had nothing to say even if she was angry. If I wasn’t in a hurry, I would have approached slowly, even if I had to go back a bit. But now I was urgent and impatient. I could have done something like this a hundred more times. And more than anything, I didn’t think Pervi would be angry at me for something like this.

“Not long ago, Princess Pervi told me that she had the same enemy as me.”

“That’s right.”

“You said that enemy would be His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“There is no need to use the title ‘His Highness’ here. We are just ourselves, so is that necessary?”

Look at this. It was so absurd that her laughter was slightly captivating. But I couldn’t back down like this. Her eyes narrowed and she looked at me.

“You probably know that the Crown Prince Marquis of Alpensia is among the forces mentioned above, right?”

“He’s quite a handsome guy. Although he’s not my preferred type of man.”

She grinned.

“But you’re not asking this, are you Lawrence?”

Pervi nodded once and continued her sentence.

“According to the information I have received, the Marquis of Alpencia was very upset and very upset after the crown prince was trapped there. It was as if he had not expected it.”

 

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