I Will Become the Queen of the Enemy Country

“Really, you’re leaving.”

Deboa spoke in a regretful tone.

“I’ve told you several times, Deboa.”

Elise firmly held and shook Deboa’s hand.

“Sniff, when you leave, when will you come back?”

Jasmine’s face was soaked with tears from the moment she saw Elise.

“Well, I’ll have to see how things go.”

Elise looked at Karan, who was inspecting the carriage that would take her.

Karan’s gaze was careful. His subordinates moved swiftly as he spoke.

“Elise, is this all the crowd to see you off?”

Deboa looked back at the empty entrance of the Worton Mansion and asked.

Deboa’s face crumpled at the poor treatment of Elise.

“They’re bad people! I don’t know the circumstances, but it’s really not good.”

Jasmine was furious as if she had been ignored.

“I’m fine.”

Elise calmed Deboa and Jasmine.

The reason why the Worton couple and Iris did not come out was because of a quarrel a week ago.

Viscount Worton wanted Elise to stay in Bedrokka until Iris’s engagement ceremony.

It was because it would make a decent picture if Elise, her sister, gave her blessings at the engagement ceremony.

Elise flatly refused.

Elise didn’t want to see Iris and Chase being happy, and she was also eager to establish herself in Tetris.

Then Viscount Worton threatened not to give her a single penny of allowance.

Elise, who had no expectations from the start, gladly said she would just leave, and as you can see, they didn’t even come to see her off.

Naturally, they didn’t even send a single maid with her, let alone an allowance.

‘It’s a relief that Regina resigned.’

Regina quit her job as a servant of the Worton family and became Elise’s personal servant.

Elise only loaded the money she had secretly saved from Viscount Worton, the dress and shoes that Karan had given her as a gift, and the accessories that Jasmine had given her as a gift into the carriage.

“We should have taken better care of you…but this will do.”

Jasmine pointed to a place where there were five chests and a person sitting.

It was a farewell gift that Jasmine and Deboa had prepared separately for Elise.

“It’s not just that. It will be a great help to me.”

“You should have asked for gold instead. All I prepared was just salt.”

Jasmine made a sad face.

Thanks to Elise, Jasmine had achieved her dream and her business was flourishing day by day.

She wouldn’t mind giving Elise gold and treasures, but she only wanted salt.

And it wasn’t expensive salt, but salt that could be easily bought in the market.

Elise could have bought it with her own money, but she needed to save every penny now, so she asked Jasmine.

“I really need that. Thank you, Jasmine.”

Elise hugged Jasmine tightly, let go, and turned her body towards Deboa.

“I really didn’t expect you to persuade Leber. I asked, but I didn’t expect it.”

The person sitting discontentedly in the chest was Leber.

He was Deboa’s childhood friend, and Elise had asked her to persuade Leber to go to Tetris.

“He owes me a debt. I threatened him a bit.”

Deboa bent down and whispered. Elise knew what that debt was.

Illegal surgery.

Leber often performed surgery on poor commoners without permission.

Surgery is not only risky but also against the sentiment of Bedrokka, so it must be approved by the administrative agency.

However, the bureaucrats who looked down on Leber, a street doctor, did not grant permission kindly.

So Leber had to perform surgery secretly.

It was a violation of the law, even though it was done with good intentions.

Several reports had been filed against Leber.

Deboa said she threatened him, but in fact, she gave him a chance to run away.

‘Thanks to the reports received from various places through the Phon Newspaper, Leber was able to help.’

“By the way, about Lord Richter you introduced. What should I watch out for?”

Elise introduced Richterr to Deboa. Richter was a person who claimed to be Iris’s relative and was going to watch around her.

‘Iris seems to be on guard now.’

It was Richter’s job to break through that guard. If he couldn’t even do that, he would be a useless person.

“Let me know if you notice anything suspicious.”

Elise entrusted Richter to Deboa. Deboa didn’t fully understand Elise’s intentions, but she nodded.

Deboa, Jasmine, and Elise talked a little more.

Only now did they realize how close they were, which was frustrating. Elise had a long talk for the first time in a long time.

“Elise.”

Karan approached. Deboa and Jasmine quickly straightened up and showed respect.

After having tea together at Elise’s introduction, Deboa and Jasmine treated Karan favorably.

Karan greeted the two with his eyes and then draped a cardigan over Elise’s thin shoulders.

“It’s time to leave. Do you need more time?”

Elise looked at Jasmine and Deboa and then shook her head.

She knew that the more she delayed, the harder it would be to say goodbye.

“Take care.”

The three of them hugged at the same time.

In the end, tears welled up in Deboa’s eyes, who had vowed never to cry.

Elise had to look at the sky to keep herself from crying.

“Be sure to contact us!”

“We’ll wait for you!”

Elise climbed into the carriage and opened the window.

She watched Deboa and Jasmine waving fervently until they were as small as a fingernail.

The carriage carrying Elise left Bedrokka.

To carry out the King of Tetris’s command, the carriage carrying Elise headed for the Dex territory, which was rumored to be barren among the lands of Tetris.

****

Two days after leaving Bedrokka, their carriage reached the border post.

The knights guarded the wall erected to distinguish between the territory of Ragnaros and the territory of humans day and night.

“Wouldn’t it be better to go back?”

The border post knight who confirmed Karan’s identity asked. Karan shook his head.

The border post knight reluctantly opened the door of the post.

“We are not responsible for what happens inside. And even if you ask for help, we cannot help you.”

Karan spurred his horse at the explanation of the border guard.

The party that had stopped began to move slowly.

“Miss, the atmosphere is fierce.”

Regina, who had been sticking her head out of the window and watching the situation, said.

“I guess this place can be seen as the land of Ragnaros rather than the land of humans.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means that it wouldn’t be strange if a monster jumped out anywhere, anytime.”

Gulp, Regina swallowed.

Elise reassured Regina with a faint smile.

“His Highness Karan is with us.”

“But he’s a human. No matter how strong he is, if a monster attacks…And we have a small number of people. Isn’t there another way?”

There was another way. There was a relatively safe and wide road that merchants used.

But if they turned around, it would take too long.

Karan had to go to the place commanded by the king within a set time.

That’s why Karan opposed Elise’s companionship. Because they had to cross a dangerous road.

But Elise really wanted to follow Karan. It wasn’t just because she wanted to leave Bedrokka quickly.

‘The date when His Highness Karan’s party leaves Bedrokka is the same as in the past.’

On this journey, Karan’s party was attacked by monsters.

Because it was an unexpected attack, the damage was severe.

‘Losing half of the warriors.’

The reason why Elise knew about this incident was because of the report from the border post that had just passed.

Karan knocked on the door of the Bedrokka post to treat the injured warriors, but the guards refused their request for help.

‘It must have been a principle.’

A principle that puts people’s lives first.

Elise closed her eyes with a sour mouth.

The report on this incident did not reach the royal palace until almost six months later, and no one questioned this matter.

Elise recalled that memory when she heard the date of leaving Bedrokka.

And she made a vow.

To prevent their damage.

But Elise didn’t tell anyone about what was going to happen.

‘Maybe it won’t happen. Like Deboa taking over the Phon Newspaper, it could change.’

If Karan believed Elise’s words and prepared and then the incident did not happen, his trust could have fallen.

‘I’ll try it with my own strength first.’

The sun was setting. Elise had to concentrate, so she strained her eyes.

“Elise, we have to camp here today.”

“Elise.”

Karan approached as Elise opened the door of the carriage she was in.

He looked very apologetic and seemed a bit angry at the same time.

He was resenting himself for making Elise sleep in the wilderness.

“We hurried, but the road was so muddy that we couldn’t speed up. It may sound like an excuse, but the weather has warmed up earlier than usual this year.”

It wasn’t an excuse, but a fact.

This year, which was warmer than usual, the road that should have been frozen solid had melted and become muddy.

Because of this, neither the horses nor the carriage could speed up.

“I understand, Your Highness. I should prepare dinner. Is there anything I can help with?”

“There’s nothing. Everyone will do well on their own.”

The people Karan brought with him were different from the knights guarding the palace.

They were more accustomed to sleeping outside than in a warm house, and they were more proficient at making their own food than eating food prepared by others.

“But I want to help.”

“Being here is helping.”

Elise gave up on insisting further. As Karan said, there wasn’t much she could do.

“Miss, I’ll go out.”

“Regina, you?”

“Yes. You’re worried too much, Miss. And since it’s food for you, I should check it out too.”

Elise was not at ease. It seemed that Regina was doing something she didn’t have to do.

“You rest as well. I’ll take care of the food for Elise.”

“Your Highness?”

Elise’s voice faltered in surprise.

“So you’re going to do it yourself?”

“Yes, is that something special?”

Karan asked back so calmly that Elise, who asked the question, felt awkward.

It was surprising enough that a prince was cooking, but the reason was because of her.

“If there’s nothing more to say, see you later. Rest well, Elise. Call me if you need anything.”

He even didn’t mind doing the work of a servant.

Karan looked at Elise, who had become quiet, and then moved away from the carriage.

Regina carefully closed the door.

“Miss.”

“Yes, Regina.”

Elise was still in a state of shock. She answered while looking at the floor of the carriage.

“Miss, you are greatly loved.”

Is that really the case?

As Haltbin said, maybe the people of Tetris are just affectionate.

Elise opened the window and looked at the receding back.

Watching Karan making a fire and preparing food with a large pot was never boring.

‘I won’t be able to stop watching.’

Elise folded the unexpected regret and opened the door of the carriage.

“Miss, where are you going?”

“Regina, shall we take a walk?”

“Yes, Miss.”

It would be more of an exercise than a walk, but Elise swallowed the rest of her words with a smile.